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As you may have noted, the Lord has marked me as a sort of pioneer. None of
the things that SGP has done could have been done without the blessings of the
Lord and his leading of many Christian brothers and sisters to lend a helping
hand financially or volunteer work. When I was suddenly made alive in Christ
Jesus in 1949, my past was dissolute. In no way was I prepared to do Christian
work. Yet being moved to read the Bible through and through, and being put
under the tutelage of a sound, godly preacher who introduced me to the
Puritans, and then being accepted as a student-by-mail by A. W. Pink, all this
within 2 years of my conversion at age 30, my first effort was to put out a bi-
monthly magazine (I trust this is not presuming on your time too much), in
which I reprinted Puritan works, and Pink’s works by his permission.
In 1955 the Lord moved me to start reprinting Puritan works (Prayer, Bunyan;
Keeping the Heart, Flavel). At that time the U.S.A. had very little access to
Puritan works. This accelerated quickly.
This new emphasis on the Classics caused me to sell two titles to Baker Book
House. They became interested and eventually printed 40 of so of the titles in
mass paperback, and sold more than a half-million copies before dropping them.
My own publishing was hampered by lack of funds, but from time to time
others helped. Our first cloth back was Haldane on Romans, but we had to print
only a third of it at a time, then later another third, etc. Then eventually we did
it in 2 vols., and finally got it into one volume. We did the same with The
Saints’ Everlasting Rest. Altogether we published over 150 titles between 1955
and 1973, several editions of some of the titles.
Until 1959 I was secularly employed, selling typewriters. I worked 40 hours for
Remington, then put in 40 hours or more on the fledgling publishing effort. By
1959 I was only having to work 20 hours to keep my sales up, and spent 60
hours on publishing. When I resigned, my boss begged me to continue, and said
that it would be all right to work only 20 hours a week.
The occasion for leaving secular work was the call for me to put out The
Children’s King James New Testament.
This was started because my second child kept asking me as I nightly read the
King James Version Bible to my children, "Daddy, What means that?" (She
was 4 years of age). So I continued reading the King James Version to my
children while removing the Elizabethan English difficulties. When she first
began to read, she immediately challenged me, saying, "Daddy, if that is what it
means, then why doesn’t they put out the Bible that way." So for my children I
did put out the Book of Acts that way. So the Modern King James is a word for
word translation from the King James Version with the thees, thous, and other
Elizabethan English replaced with modern English words.
It escalated and in 1960, the Lord caused Harper Publishing (NY) to become
interested in the Children’s King James New Testament. We sold the
publishing rights to Harper. They contracted me to do the Children’s Old
Testament, a Teen-Age Version, and The Modern King James Version.
Ever since 1963 Family Radio has read The Modern King James Version over
the air on their radio stations (31 of them) daily.
In 1963 (if this wearies you, I am sorry, but it seems that you may be interested
in the nurture of the saints in the same way that I am), we attempted to publish
the first Biblically sound, Reformed, Encyclopedia of Christianity. Remember,
I did not have any funds for such a huge project, but by this and that lift at the
right time, we managed to publish the first volume in 1964. It was praised by
those who read it. Naturally it was my thought that all these scholars would
then recommend the work to their students. They simply refused to do it,
saying, Yes, it is very well done, and it will be a great thing when it is
completed, but I can’t recommend that my students buy it until the set is
complete. Yet we struggled and got out Vol. II in 1968, and again Volumes III
and IV in 1971, 72. Still it seems the people who needed or desired these most
would not buy them, waiting for completion. After having lost over
$100,000.00 on the project, we had to stop. But, God willing, we will do it
again.
In 1964, being at home to take care of my sick wife, and 3 children, and the
Sovereign Grace books insufficient to support us, I started The Religious Book
Discount House, which was the first nation-wide, comprehensive religious
book discount operation at that time. This accelerated very quickly, and
between 1964 and 1973 we established 14 religious book supermarkets, with
shelves filled with books, thousands of feet of Christian books. We put two
semi-trailers on the road, outfitted as air-conditioned bookstores and visited
campuses around the nation.
Our sales in 1972 reached 3 million dollars. But the margins were thin, of
course. It was at that time I selected the articles and content for the Classic
Bible Dictionary.
In 1970 we published the King James II Bible, and altogether sold 250,000 of
them. This was an updating of the Modern King James Version, again working
from the King James Version English.
In 1988 CLW was started, the only in-depth review magazine (outside the
scholarly journals which did not have a wide distribution).
In 1988 also we initiated The Fifty Greatest Classics Series, and so far have
done five volumes. Classics on the Trinity is still awaiting funds from the Lord.
In 1990 the Modern King James Version was published again, a revision in
1993 and again in 1999. In 1990 the Unholy Hands Series began. Telling the
truth about Textual Criticism in the public arena had just about ceased.
In 1992 the second volume appeared. The scholar who was supposed to do the
third volume became ill and was unable to finish it. So I decided to write the
third volume myself. We also have Dr. Pickering’s revised The Identity of the
New Testament Text due out yet this year.
In 1992 we printed our first four years of CLW book reviews in a paperback
book.
In 1993 we also published the LITV in the ONLINE Computer Bible, and also
a bonded leather edition. Since then we have published The Gnostics, The New
Versions, and The Deity of Christ, and have revised the Interlinear Greek-
English New Testament.
To hurry on, please allow me to list the unique projects with which the Lord
has blessed me: The first Interlinear Bible ever accomplished. The first literal
translation of the Bible since Young’s in the last century. The first Reformed
encyclopedia ever attempted, with four volumes done. God willing, we will
print these in two volumes, and complete the set in three more volumes.
The first to put Strong’s numbers into the Bible, the concordances, and the
lexicons to the biblical languages.
The first to publish large numbers of titles of the Puritan writers in the U.S.A.
in this century.
The first to publish in-depth reviews in a review magazine, over 200 titles a
year, over 1,200 to date.
The first to number all the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek words in the Bible
itself, which is the basis for all of the computer bibles now available, making it
possible to quickly access the Scriptures, and study aids easily, quickly.
The first lexicon which has both Hebrew and Greek entries, with grammatical
helps, etc.
Forgive me if I have been presumptuous in laying all this out to you. Never
before have I put it all together in a list as above, and it is not my intention to
commend myself, but to always wait to allow the Lord to issue whatever He
might consider worthy of commendation (2 Cor. 10:17, 18). If I glory, it in the
Cross of Christ that I glory, that He might be magnified.
Now and again He has some dear soul send an encouraging letter, and I know
that there has been some good done by something He has enabled me to do.
Dear brother and sister, you can see the kind of work that our precious Lord has
given to me, a person you would have said was an unlikely choice if you had
known my background.
A dedicated plugger on behalf of the saints, but a poor financial manager with
it all. As you will sense, these are huge projects, costly, time and energy
consuming. Along the way there are individuals who have helped us with
prayers and finances. Much of the financing has come from pre-selling what we
are working on, and people have had to wait as long as 5 years on the
Interlinear volumes. Yet few have ever complained, for which I thank the Lord
fervently.
These days we have about eight beloved saints who have taken part in
financing our projects, several had to drop out, but others have taken their place,
each time rolling over their money into a new project. This has been a
tremendous help. Really, there are advantages in working hand to mouth, so to
speak, for it forces one to lean upon the breast of the Lord day by day.
One learns to pray, and to exercise faith according to the Scriptures. Presently, I
am working on the revision of the Interlinear Old Testament volumes. Then
this past month I have been putting the final touches on Classics on the Trinity.
It is a tremendous collection, one that it is hoped will be around through re-
printings until the Lord Jesus comes to gather up His elect saints.
In closing, I am now asking for your prayers and help in continuing this
ministry.
This is the translation that appears in the side margins of Jay P. Green, Sr.'s best-selling series of
The Interlinear Hebrew-Greek-English Bible. This is the fourth edition of this most accurate of all
versions. Due to additional intense study, and the suggestions of others, we feel confident that
this version has now been perfected.
The difference between the KJ3 Bible and all other English versions ever created in the past is
this: This is the first time that any version has contained all of God’s words, as He wrote them,
with no words added, and no words deleted. Note that God has commanded this several times.
See Deuteronomy 4:2, 12:32, Proverbs 30:6, Revelation 22:18, 19. KJ3/LITV ''You shall not add
onto the Word I command you, neither shall you take away from it, to keep the commandments
which I have commanded you.'' When a version adds words to the words that God breathed out
or fails to translate what God has written, and hides from the reader what they have added or
subtracted from God’s word, they are deceiving the reader by in effect saying, ''These are the
words that God wrote,'' when the truth is that God did not write many of the words that they have
put into their Bibles.
This is especially grievous in the Bibles like the NIV that use ''Dynamic Equivalence'' as their
translation methodology. Basically, ''Dynamic Equivalence'' is storytelling or a short commentary
of what God has breathed out to us. The alleged translator reads a passage of the Bible in its
native language (Greek or Hebrew), perceives or interprets the meaning, and writes in his own
words what the alleged translator believes the Bible is saying. There is no effort to translate each
word of the Hebrew or Greek. For example, the translator; ''uses the Greek genitive-case form
with the corresponding use of the English preposition "of" to illustrate how to eliminate
ambiguities. "Cup of the Lord" (1 Cor 10:21) is rendered "the cup by which we remember the
Lord," "wisdom of words" (1 Cor 1:17) is taken to be "well arranged words," and "sons of wrath"
(Eph 2:3) becomes "those with whom God is angry'''' Nida, Toward a Science 207-208; cf. also
Nida and Taber, The Theory 35-37; Wonderly, Bible Translations 163. This is directly from the
works that our seminaries are using in teaching our future Christian leaders, pastors, professors,
headmaster, teachers, et al. We are not talking about the luke-warm religions or the luke-warm
seminaries, but rather virtually every seminary in the free world has been infected with this
rationale.
It is the modern world Pharisees and Scribes at work. Only they may interpret what the Word of
God truly states and then they tell us in their own words. Martin Luther would roll over in his grave.
He and our other forefathers fought to bring the Word of God out of the priests and monks hands
directly to the hands of Christ’s flock. Now our modern day Pharisees and Scribes are trying to
take the Word of God back away from that flock. Kid yourself not, this is a Holy War we are
fighting.
The amazing thing is how many sound Christian leaders have fallen for this rationale. We have
not been able to discern whether they just don’t know any better, haven’t had time to investigate
these translations, or what other reason they continue using the NIV. But the NIV has penetrated
and been accepted by some very good churches with pastors sound in every area except the use
of God’s text. The whole foundation of Christianity lies in the Bible and what God has written to us.
If we can’t trust that, then what can we trust. Another example of this mistranslation is found as
follows: Jesus said to his brothers, ''I am not yet going up to the feast, for my time has not yet
been fulfilled.'' (John 7:8) Despite the overwhelming evidence of all but two Egyptian manuscripts,
the New Versions follow the Gnostic Egyptian codices which deliberately remove the word ''yet''
leaving Jesus saying ''I am not going up to the feast.'' In the first example, Jesus says that I am
not going to the feast yet, which implies that he will be going to the feast later. In the second
example, Jesus will not be going to the feast at all. This makes Jesus lie to His brothers. But
Jesus is God, and ''It is impossible for God to lie'' (Hebrews 6:18) It is just one more way to deny
that Jesus is God.
This new KJ3 version is the version that lovers of God and His Word can safely use with the
approval of God. You and every person will be judged by ALL of the words that God has written.
Add to this, that God wrote in grammatical forms (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, etc.)
Our Lord Jesus was always careful to keep the grammar of the Old Testament words He quoted
in the New Testament. No other Bible version has ever strictly given the reader these
grammatical forms as God has written them. In all other versions printed before there is a
consistent failure to report to the reader the precise use of these word forms (verbs have been
falsely translated as nouns, and vice versa; adjectives have been largely ignored; when reported
the previous translations do not tell the reader whether they are plural or singular. Hundreds of
adverbs have been inserted which are not in the original Greek of Hebrew words.
When a verse contains two verbs, invariably they falsely add an adverb, saying ''you shall surely
die'', but there is no adverb in the Hebrew here, but correctly translated is says ''Dying you shall
die''. Hundreds of time the other translations mistranslate ''seed'' as offspring or other plurals.
Verses containing double negatives (not, not) have been mistranslated by inserting words that
falsely translate one of these emphatic words such as ''By all means''; or, ''not at all'' words that
are not in the Greek, or they will not translate the second negative (''not, not''). In an attempt to
avoid the English rule that two negatives make a positive. But there is a way to avoid this
violation: e.g. ''And the light of a lamp will not still shine in you, not ever'' (Revelation 18:23); using
both ''nots.'' In Isaiah 24:19 there are four verbs that need no added words, but the New Versions
do it anyhow: NIV: ''The earth is utterly broken up, the earth is [split asunder], the earth is
[thoroughly shaken]. The earth [reels] like a drunkard . . . .'' The adverbs are added without cause.
KJ3/LITV: ''The earth is breaking, breaking! The earth is crashing, crashing! The earth is tottering,
tottering! The earth is staggering, staggering; like a drunkard the earth is staggering.'' The worst
mistranslations: ''Lord'' for the divine name (''I am Jehovah, that is my name,''). God’s name is
mistranslated more than 6,000 times.
Every nation had their lords, but only Israel had Jehovah as their God. All other countries were
''the nations.'' In the New Testament ''Gentiles'' is falsely put for the ''nations.'' ''Church'' is a word
God never wrote: instead he called the meeting place ''the assembly'' both in the New and Old
Testament. ''The children of Israel'' never existed as such, for the word, for ''sons'' is badly
translated as ''children.'' In many versions this occurs more than 500 times. Dead is either an
adjective (''dead ones'') or a verb (''to die''), (e.g. ''he has died''). Also (''put to death'') is from this
verb, and most often translated as ''cause to die''. Usually, with most translations which have the
same verb twice, one of the verbs will be replaced with an adverb. Charles Spurgeon had the
following to say about translation:
“Concerning the fact of difference between the Revised and Authorized Versions, I would say that
no Baptist should ever fear any honest attempt to produce the correct text, & an accurate
interpretation of the Old/New Testaments. For many years Baptists have insisted upon it that we
ought to have the Word of God translated in the best possible manner, whether it would confirm
certain religious opinions and practices, or work against them. All we want is the exact mind of
the Spirit, as far as we can get it. Beyond all other Christians we are concerned in this, seeing we
have no other sacred book; we have no prayer book or binding creek, or authoritative minutes of
conference — we have nothing but the Bible — and we would have that as pure as ever we can
get it. By the best and most honest scholarship that can be found we desire that the common
version may be purged of every blunder of transcribers, or addition of human ignorance, or
human knowledge, that so the Word of God may come to us as it came from his own hand.” [Src:
Charles H. Spurgeon from Heart-Disease Curable MTP Vol 27, Year 1881, pgs. 341, 342-3,
Isaiah 61:1]
Only by going back to the each and every word of the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts can we
ever attempt to have the pure translation that Charles Spurgeon above desires. This is what we
have tried to do with the KJ3 – Literal Translation of the Bible.
1
Exodus 11 Exodus 12
1 God tells the Israelites to ask for articles of
1 The beginning of the year is changed. 3 The Pass-
silver and gold from the Egyptians. 4 Moses
over is instituted. 15 Unleavened bread.
tells Pharaoh all the first-born in Egypt will die.
29 The first-born are slain. 31 The Israelites are
1 ¶ And Jehovah said to Moses, I will driven out. 43 The ordinance of the Passover.
bring still one more plague on Pharaoh 1 ¶ And Jehovah said to Moses and to
and on Egypt. Afterward he will send Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
you away from here. When he sends you 2 This month shall be the chief of months
away completely; driving he will drive for you. It shall be the first of the months
you out from here. of the year for you.
2 Now speak in the ears of the people, 3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel,
and let them ask, each man from his saying, On the tenth of this month, they
neighbor, and every woman from her shall each man take for themselves an ani-
neighbor articles of silver and articles mal of the flock for a father’s house, a flock
of gold. animal for a house.
3 And Jehovah gave favor in the eyes of 4 And if the house is too small for a flock
the Egyptians toward the people. And the animal, he and his neighbor next to his
man Moses was very great in the land of house shall take according to the number
Egypt, in the eyes of the servants of Pha- of souls, each man according to the mouth
raoh, and in the eyes of the people. of his eating, you shall count concerning
4 ¶ And Moses said, So says Jehovah, the flock animal.
About the middle of the night I will go out 5 A flock animal, a male without blem-
in the midst of Egypt. ish, a son of a year, shall be to you. You
5 And every first-born in the land of shall take from the sheep or from the goats.
Egypt shall die, from the first-born of 6 And it shall be for you to keep until the
Pharaoh, the one sitting on his throne, fourteenth day of this month. And all the
to the first-born of the slave-girl who is assembly of the congregation of Israel shall
behind the handmills, and every first kill it between the evenings.
born of animals. 7 And they shall take from the blood, and
6 And a great cry of distress shall be in all put it on the two side doorposts and on the
the land of Egypt, such as never has been, lintel, on the houses in which they eat it.
and nothing like it shall be again. 8 And they shall eat the flesh in this night,
7 And a dog shall not sharpen his tongue roasted with fire, and they shall eat it with
against all the sons of Israel, toward man unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
and toward livestock, so that you may 9 Do not eat it raw, or boiling, boiled in
know that Jehovah distinguishes between water, but roasted with fire; its head with
Egypt and Israel. its legs and with its inward parts.
8 And all these servants of yours will 10 And you shall not leave any of it until
come down to me, and bow to me, say- morning. And you shall burn with fire that
ing, Go out, you and all the people at left from it until morning.
your feet. And afterward I will go out. 11 And you shall eat it this way: with
And he went out from Pharaoh in the your loins girded, your sandals on your
heat of anger. feet, and your staff in your hand. And
9 And Jehovah said to Moses, Pharaoh will you shall eat it in haste. It is the Pass-
not listen to you, so that My wonders may over to Jehovah.
multiply in the land of Egypt. 12 And I will pass through in the land
10 And Moses and Aaron did all these of Egypt in this night. And I will strike
miraculous signs before Pharaoh. And every first-born in the land of Egypt,
Jehovah hardened the heart of Pharaoh, from man even to livestock. And I will
and he did not send away the sons of execute judgments on all the gods of
Israel from his land. Egypt. I am Jehovah!
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After Passover, Jehovah kills the first-born 69 Exodus 12
13 And the blood shall be a sign to you, not allow the destroyer to come into your
on the houses where you are. And I will houses to strike you.
see the blood, and I will pass over you. 24 And you shall observe this Word for
And the plague shall not be on you to de- an ordinance for you, and for your sons
stroy, when I strike in the land of Egypt. forever.
14 And the day shall be a memorial for 25 And it shall be, when you come into the
you. And you shall celebrate it as a feast to land which Jehovah shall give to you, as He
Jehovah, for your generations. You shall has spoken, you shall observe this service.
celebrate it as a law forever. 26 And it shall be, when your sons say to
15 You shall eat unleavened bread seven you, What is this service to you?
days. Indeed, on the first day you shall 27 Then you shall say, A sacrifice of a
cause leaven to cease from your houses. passover of Jehovah, who passed over the
For anyone eating any leaven, that soul houses of the sons of Israel in Egypt when
shall be cut off from Israel, from the first He struck Egypt. And He delivered our
day until the seventh day. houses. And the people bowed and wor-
16 And on the first day shall be a holy shiped.
gathering, and in the seventh day a holy 28 And the sons of Israel went out and
gathering shall be to you. Not any work did as Jehovah commanded Moses and
may be done on them. Only what must be Aaron. So they did.
eaten by your soul, that alone may be done 29 ¶ And it happened at midnight. Jeho-
by you. vah struck every first-born in the land of
17 And you shall observe the unleavened Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh, the
bread, for on this very day I brought out one sitting on the throne, to the first-born
your armies from the land of Egypt. And of the captive who was in the prison house,
you shall observe this day for your gen- and every first-born of animals.
erations, a statute forever. 30 And Pharaoh arose by night, he and all
18 In the first month, on the fourteenth his servants, and all the Egyptians. And
day of the month, at evening you shall eat there was a great cry in Egypt, for there
unleavened bread, until the twenty-first day was not a house where there was not one
of the month, at evening. who had died.
19 For seven days no leaven shall be found 31 And he called to Moses and Aaron by
in your houses. For anyone eating any night, and said, Arise, go out from the midst
leaven, that soul shall be cut off from the of my people, both you and the sons of
congregation of Israel, among the aliens, Israel. And go serve Jehovah according to
and among the natives of the land. your word.
20 You shall eat no leaven, not any. You 32 Take both your flocks and your herds,
shall eat unleavened bread in all your dwell- as you said, and go. And bless me also.
ings. 33 And the Egyptians were strong on the
21 ¶ And Moses called to all the elders of people, to hasten to send them away from the
Israel and said to them, Draw out and take land. For they said, All of us are about to die.
of the flock for you and for your families, 34 And the people took up their dough
and kill the passover. before it was leavened, their kneading-
22 And take a bunch of hyssop and dip in troughs being bound up in their clothing
the blood in the basin. And touch some of on their shoulders.
the blood in the basin to the lintel and on 35 And the sons of Israel did according to
the two doorposts. And you shall not go the word of Moses. And they asked from
out, anyone from the door of his house until the Egyptians articles of silver and articles
morning. of gold, and clothing.
23 And Jehovah will pass through to strike 36 And Jehovah gave favor to the people
Egypt. And He will see the blood on the in the eyes of the Egyptians. And they
lintel and on the two doorposts, and Jeho- granted their requests. And they plundered
vah will pass over the door. And He will Egypt.
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Exodus 13 70 Israelites plunder Egypt and leave
37 ¶ And the sons of Israel traveled from
Rameses to Succoth, the men being about Exodus 13
six hundred thousand on foot, apart from 1 The first-born are promised to God. 3 The memorial
little ones. of the Passover is commanded. 17 The Israelites
38 And also a mixed multitude went up leave Egypt with Joseph’s bones.
with them, and flocks, and herds, very 21God guides them by pillars of a cloud, and fire.
many livestock. 1 ¶ And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
39 And they baked the dough which they 2 Set apart to Me every first-born, the one
brought out from Egypt into unleavened opening the womb among the sons of Is-
cakes. For it was not leavened, because they rael, among men and among livestock; they
were driven out from Egypt, and they were shall be Mine.
not able to delay. And also they had not 3 And Moses said to the people, Remem-
prepared food for a journey for themselves. ber this day in which you went out from
40 And the time of the dwelling of the Egypt, from the house of slaves. For by
sons of Israel, which they dwelt in Egypt, the might of His hand Jehovah brought you
was four hundred and thirty years. out from here. And no leaven shall be eaten.
41 And it happened, from the end of four 4 Today, in the month of Abib, you are
hundred and thirty years; it was on this going out.
very day, all the armies of Jehovah went 5 And it shall be when Jehovah brings you
out from the land of Egypt. into the land of the Canaanite, and the
42 It is a night of celebration to Jehovah, Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite,
for bringing them out from the land of and the Jebusite, which He swore to your
Egypt. This night is a celebration for all fathers to give to you, a land flowing with
the sons of Israel to their generations. milk and honey, you shall observe this ser-
43 ¶ And Jehovah said to Moses and vice in this month.
Aaron, This is the ordinance of the Pass- 6 Seven days you shall eat unleavened
over. No stranger may eat of it. bread, and on the seventh day keep a feast
44 And every man’s slave, a purchase of to Jehovah.
silver, you shall circumcise him, then he 7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten the
may eat of it. seven days. And leavened bread for you
45 A foreigner and a hired servant may shall not be seen; yea, no leaven shall be
not eat of it. seen among you in all your boundaries.
46 It shall be eaten in one house. You shall 8 And you shall tell your son in that day,
not carry any of the flesh outside from the saying, It is because of what Jehovah did
house. And you shall not break a bone in for me when I came out from Egypt.
it. 9 And it shall be for a sign to you on your
47 All the congregation of Israel shall pre- hand, and a memorial between your eyes,
pare it. so that a law of Jehovah may be in your
48 And when a sojourner shall stay with mouth. For with a strong hand Jehovah
you, and will do the Passover to Jehovah, brought you out from Egypt.
let every male to him be circumcised, and 10 And you shall keep this ordinance at
then he may come near to prepare it. And its appointed time, from days to days.
he shall be like a native of the land. But 11 ¶ And it shall be when Jehovah brings you
any uncircumcised one may not eat of it. into the land of the Canaanite, as He swore to
49 One law shall be to the native, and to you and to your fathers, and gives it to you,
the sojourner, the one staying in your midst. 12 you shall set apart to Jehovah every
50 And all the sons of Israel did as Jeho- one opening the womb, and every first-
vah commanded Moses and Aaron; so they ling, the offspring of animals which are
did. yours; the males are Jehovah’s.
51 And it happened on this day, Jehovah 13 And every firstling of an ass you shall
brought out the sons of Israel from the land redeem with a flock animal. And if you do
of Egypt by their armies. not redeem, you shall break its neck. And
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God leads them in a way to trap Pharaoh 71 Exodus 14
every first-born of men among your sons return and camp before Pihahiroth, be-
you shall redeem. tween Migdol and the sea, before Baal-
14 And it shall be when your son asks zephon. You shall camp opposite it, by the
you in the future, saying, What is this? You sea.
shall say to him, Jehovah brought us out 3 And Pharaoh will say as to the sons of
from Egypt by the might of His hand, from Israel, They are entangled in the land, the
the house of slaves. wilderness has shut them in,
15 And it happened when Pharaoh hard- 4 And I will make Pharaoh’s heart strong,
ened himself against sending us away, Je- and he will pursue you. And I will be hon-
hovah killed every first-born one in the land ored through Pharaoh, and through all his
of Egypt, from the first-born of men even armies. And the Egyptians shall know that
to the first-born of animals. On account of I am Jehovah. And they did so.
this I sacrifice to Jehovah every one of the 5 And it was told to the king of Egypt
males opening the womb, and I redeem that the people had fled; and the heart of
every first-born of my sons. Pharaoh and his servants was turned as to
16 And it shall be for a sign on your hand, the people. And they said, What is this we
and frontlets between your eyes. For Jeho- have done? For we have sent away Israel
vah brought us out from Egypt by the might from serving us.
of His hand. 6 And he prepared his chariots. And he
17 ¶ And it happened, in Pharaoh’s send- took his people with him.
ing away the people, God did not lead them 7 And he took six hundred chosen chari-
by the way of the land of the Philistines, ots, even all the chariots of Egypt, and of-
though it was near. For God said, Lest the ficers over all of them. And Jehovah made
people repent when they see war, and re- Pharaoh king of Egypt’s heart strong. And
turn to Egypt. he pursued the sons of Israel. And the sons
18 But God made the people turn toward of Israel were going out with a high hand.
the way of the wilderness, to the Sea of 9 And the Egyptians pursued them. And
Reeds. And the sons of Israel went up they overtook them camping by the sea,
armed from the land of Egypt. all the horses and the chariots of Pharaoh,
19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph and his horsemen, and his army, by
with him. For taking an oath he made the Pihahiroth, before Baal-zephon.
sons of Israel swear, saying, visiting God 10 ¶ And Pharaoh came near, and the sons
will visit you, and you shall cause my bones of Israel raised their eyes, and, behold! The
to go up from here with you. Egyptians were pulling up after them! And
20 And they pulled up stakes from they were greatly afraid. And the sons of
Succoth, and they camped at Etham, in the Israel cried to Jehovah.
edge of the wilderness. 11 And they said to Moses, Were there no
21 And Jehovah was going before them by graves in Egypt, that you have taken us
day in a pillar of cloud, to lead them in the away to die in the wilderness? What is this
way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give you have done to us, to bring us out from
light to them, to go by day and by night. Egypt?
22 The pillar of cloud did not cease by 12 Is this not the word which we spoke to
day, and the pillar of fire by night, before you in Egypt, saying, Go away from us,
the people. and let us serve the Egyptians. For it is
good for us to serve the Egyptians, than to
Exodus 14 die in the wilderness.
1 God instructs the Israelites in their journey. 13 And Moses said to the people, Do not
5 Pharaoh pursues them. 19 The cloud goes be afraid. Take your stand and see the sal-
behind the camp. 21 The Israelites cross through vation of Jehovah, which He will prepare
the Red sea, 23 The Egyptians drown. for you today. For as you see the Egyp-
1 ¶ And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, tians today, you shall not continue to see
2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and let them them again forever.
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14 Jehovah will fight for you, and you be waters return on the Egyptians, on their
silent. chariots, and on their horsemen.
15 ¶ And Jehovah said to Moses, Why do 27 And Moses stretched out his hand over
you cry to Me? Speak to the sons of Israel, the sea, and the sea returned to its usual
and let them pull up stakes. flow, at the turning of the morning, and
16 And you, raise your staff, and stretch the Egyptians were fleeing to meet it. And
out your hand over the sea, and divide it Jehovah shook off the Egyptians into the
so that the sons of Israel may go in the middle of the sea.
midst of the sea on dry ground. 28 And the waters returned and covered
17 And behold! I am hardening the heart the chariots and the horsemen, together
of the Egyptians. And they will go after with all the army of Pharaoh, those going
them. And I will be honored through Pha- after them, into the sea. And not even one
raoh and through his armies, through his was left among them.
chariots, and through his horsemen. 29 And the sons of Israel walked on dry
18 And the Egyptians shall know that I ground in the middle of the sea, the waters
am Jehovah, in My being honored through being a wall for them, from their right and
Pharaoh, through his chariots, and through from their left.
his horsemen. 30 And Jehovah saved Israel in that day
19 And the Angel of God withdrew, the from the hand of Egypt. And Israel saw
One going before the camp of Israel. And the Egyptians dead on the lip of the sea.
He went behind them. And the pillar of 31 And Israel saw the great hand with
cloud withdrew from before them, and it which Jehovah worked against Egypt.
stood behind them. And the people feared Jehovah, and they
20 And it came between the camp of Egypt believed in Jehovah and in His servant
and the camp of Israel. And it was cloudy Moses.
and dark. And it lit up the night; and this
one did not come near to that one all night. Exodus 15
21 ¶ And Moses stretched out his hand 1 Moses’ song. 22 The people want water. 23 The
over the sea, and Jehovah caused the sea to waters are bitter at Marah. 25 A tree sweetens
go back by a strong east wind all night. them. 27 Twelve wells and seventy palm trees at
And He made the sea dry land, and the Elim.
waters divided. 1 ¶ Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang
22 And the sons of Israel came into the this song to Jehovah, and spoke, saying, I
middle of the sea on dry ground, the wa- will sing to Jehovah, for He is highly ex-
ters being a wall to them from their right alted. He has thrown the horse and his rider
and from their left. into the sea.
23 And the Egyptians pursued, and all the 2 My strength and song is Jehovah, and it
horses of Pharaoh came after them, his happened, He was salvation to me; this is
chariots and his horsemen, into the middle my God and I will glorify Him; the God of
of the sea. my father, and I will exalt Him.
24 And it happened in the morning 3 Jehovah is a Man of war; Jehovah is His
watch: Jehovah looked on the camp of name.
the Egyptians in the pillar of fire and 4 He has cast Pharaoh’s chariots and his
cloud. And He confused the camp of the army in the sea; and the choice ones of his
Egyptians. officers are drowned in the Sea of Reeds,
25 And He took off the wheels of their 5 the depths cover them; they have
chariots, and made them drive with diffi- dropped into the depths like a stone.
culty. And the Egyptians said, I will flee 6 Your right hand, O Jehovah, is glorious
from the face of Israel, for Jehovah is fight- in power; O Jehovah, Your right hand
ing for them against the Egyptians. dashes the enemy to pieces.
26 And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch 7 And in Your majesty’s greatness You
out your hand over the sea, and let the pull down those rising up against You; You
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People sing praises, then start murmuring 73 Exodus 16
send forth Your wrath; it consumes them 22 ¶ And Moses pulled up Israel from
like stubble. the Sea of Reeds. And they went out into
8 And by the spirit of Your anger waters the wilderness of Shur. And they went
were heaped up; the running waters stood into the wilderness three days and did
like a wall; the depths congealed in the heart not find water.
of the sea. 23 And they came to Marah. And they
9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will were not able to drink water from Marah,
overtake, I will divide the spoil; my soul for it was bitter. Therefore, one called its
shall be filled with them; I will draw my name Marah.
sword; my hand will destroy them. 24 And the people murmured against
10 You blew with Your wind, the sea cov- Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
ered them; they sank like lead in mighty 25 And he cried to Jehovah, and Jehovah
waters. showed him a tree. And he threw it into
11 Who is like You among the gods, O the water, and the water became sweet. He
Jehovah? Who is like You, glorified in ho- made a statute and an ordinance for them
liness, fearful in praises, O Worker of won- there, and He tested them there.
ders? 26 And He said, If listening you listen to
12 You stretched out Your right hand; the the voice of Jehovah your God, and do what
earth swallowed them. is right in His eyes, and you give ear to
13 In Your mercy You led the people whom His commandments, and keep all His stat-
You redeemed; You guided in Your strength utes, I will not put on you all the diseases
to Your holy dwelling. which I have put on Egypt; for I am Jeho-
14 Peoples heard; they tremble; trembling vah your Healer.
seized those dwelling in Philistia. 27 And they came to Elim. And there were
15 Then the chiefs of Edom were terrified; twelve springs of water and seventy palm
the leaders of Moab were seized by trem- trees. And they camped by the waters.
bling; all those dwelling in Canaan were
melted. Exodus 16
16 Terrors and dread fell on them; by the 1 The Israelites come to Sin. 2 They murmur for
greatness of Your arm they are silent as a lack of bread. 11 Quails are sent, 14 and manna
stone, until Your people pass through, O 16 The ordering of manna. 25 not to be found
Jehovah, until pass through the people on the Sabbath. 32 They preserve an omer.
whom You have bought. 1And they pulled up stakes from Elim.
17 You shall bring them in and plant them And all the congregation of the sons of Is-
in the mountain of Your inheritance, the rael came into the Wilderness of Sin, which
place You have made for Your dwelling is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth
place, O Jehovah; the sanctuary which Your day of the second month after their going
hands have prepared, O Lord. out from the land of Egypt,
18 Jehovah reigns forever and ever! 2 And all the congregation of the sons of
19 For the horses of Pharaoh had gone in Israel murmured against Moses and against
with his chariots and his horsemen into the Aaron in the wilderness.
sea, and Jehovah brought back the waters 3 And the sons of Israel said to them,
of the sea on them; and the sons of Israel Would that we had died by the hand of
walked on dry land in the midst of the sea. Jehovah in the land of Egypt, in our sit-
20 And the sister of Aaron, Miriam the ting by the fleshpots, in our eating bread
prophetess, took the timbrel in her hand, to satisfaction. For you have brought us
and all the women went out after her with out into this wilderness to cause all this
timbrels and with dances. assembly to die with hunger.
21 And Miriam answered to them, Sing 4 And Jehovah said to Moses, Behold, I
to Jehovah, for triumphing He has tri- will rain bread from the heavens for you.
umphed gloriously; He has thrown the And the people shall go out and gather the
horse and its rider into the sea. matter of a day in its day, so that I may
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test them, whether they will walk in My a head. By the number of your souls you
Law or not. shall take for each man who is in your tent.
5 And it shall be on the sixth day they shall 17 And so the sons of Israel did. And they
prepare what they bring in. And it shall be gathered; the one gathering much and the
double what they gather day by day. one gathering little.
6 And Moses and Aaron said to all the 18 And they measured with an omer. And
sons of Israel, At evening you shall know the one gathering much did not have too
that Jehovah has brought you from the land much. And the one gathering little did not
of Egypt; have any need. Each man gathered accord-
7 and in the morning you shall see the ing to the mouth of his eating.
glory of Jehovah, in His hearing your 19 And Moses said to them, Do not let
murmurings against Jehovah. And we, what anyone leave from it until morning.
are we that you murmur against us? 20 And they did not listen to Moses. And
8 And Moses said, When Jehovah gives some left from it until morning; and it be-
you flesh to eat in the evening, and bread came rotten with maggots, and stunk. And
in the morning, to satisfaction; when Je- Moses was angry against them.
hovah hears your murmurings which you 21 And they gathered it in the morning,
are murmuring against Him, you will see. each man in the morning according to the
And what are we? Your murmurings are mouth of his eating. And it melted in the
not against us, but against Jehovah. heat of the sun.
9 And Moses spoke to Aaron, Say to all 22 ¶ And it came about on the sixth day,
the congregation of the sons of Israel, Come they gathered double bread, two omers for
near before Jehovah; for He has heard your one. And all the leaders of the congrega-
murmurings. tion came and reported to Moses.
10 And it happened, as Aaron was speak- 23 And he said to them, That is what Je-
ing to all the congregation of the sons of hovah said, Tomorrow is a rest, a holy sab-
Israel, they turned toward the wilderness. bath to Jehovah. What you will bake, bake.
And, behold! The glory of Jehovah ap- And boil what you will boil. And lay up
peared in the cloud! for yourselves all that is left over, to keep
11 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, it until the morning.
12 I have heard the murmurings of the 24 And they laid it up until the morning,
sons of Israel. Speak to them, saying, Be- as Moses commanded. And it did not stink
tween the evenings you shall eat flesh; and and no maggot was in it.
in the morning you shall be satisfied with 25 And Moses said, Eat it today, for to-
bread; and you shall know that I am Jeho- day is a sabbath to Jehovah. Today you
vah your God. will not find it in the field.
13 ¶ And it happened in the evening: the 26 You shall gather it six days, and on the
quail came up and covered the camp. And seventh is a sabbath; in it none shall be found.
in the morning a layer of dew was around 27 And it happened on the seventh day,
the camp. some of the people went out to gather, and
14 And the layer of dew went up, and, did not find any.
behold, something small was on the face 28 And Jehovah said to Moses, Until when
of the wilderness, scalelike, small like the do you refuse to keep My commandments
hoarfrost on the earth. and My laws?
15 And the sons of Israel looked. And they 29 Behold! Because Jehovah has given the
said, each man to his brother, What is that? sabbath to you, therefore He is giving to
For they did not know what it was. And you two days of bread on the sixth day.
Moses said to them, That is the bread which Each man of you remain in his place. Do
Jehovah has given to you for food. not let anyone go out from his place on the
16 This is the thing which Jehovah com- seventh day.
manded. Gather from it, each man accord- 30 And the people rested on the seventh
ing to the mouth of his eating; an omer for day.
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31 And the house of Israel called its smite the rock, and water will come out
name, Manna. And it was like the seed of it; and the people will drink. And
of coriander, white; and its taste like Moses did so before the eyes of the el-
cakes with honey. ders of Israel.
32 ¶ And Moses said, This is the thing 7 And one called the name of the place
which Jehovah has commanded, Fill an Massah, and Meribah, because of the quar-
omer from it, to keep for your generations, reling of the sons of Israel, and because of
so that they may see the bread which I their testing of Jehovah, saying, Is Jeho-
caused you to eat in the wilderness, as I vah in our midst, or not?
brought you out from the land of Egypt. 8 ¶ And Amalek came and fought against
33 And Moses said to Aaron, Take one Israel in Rephidim.
pot, and put there the fullness of an omer 9 And Moses said to Joshua, Choose men
of manna, and lay it up before Jehovah, to for us, and go fight against Amalek. To-
keep for your generations. morrow I will stand on the top of the hill,
34 Even as Jehovah commanded Moses, and the staff of God in my hand.
Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to 10 And Joshua did as Moses had said to
keep it. him, to fight against Amalek. And Moses,
35 And the sons of Israel ate the manna Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the
forty years, until their coming into an in- hill.
habited land. They ate the manna until their 11 And so it was that when Moses lifted
coming to the border of the land of Canaan. his hand, Israel prevailed. And when he
36 And the omer was the tenth of an ephah. rested his hand, Amalek prevailed.
12 And the hands of Moses became heavy.
Exodus 17 And they took a stone and put it under him.
1 The people murmur for water at Rephidim. And he sat on it. And Aaron and Hur held
5 God sends Moses to a rock in Horeb, 8 By up his hands, one from this and one from
Aaron and Hur holding up Moses’ hands Amalek that side. And his hands were steady until
is overcome. 15 Moses builds an altar. the going of the sun.
1 ¶ And all the congregation of the sons 13 And Joshua defeated Amalek and his
of Israel pulled up stakes from the Wilder- people by the mouth of the sword.
ness of Sin, according to their journeys, 14 And Jehovah said to Moses, Write
by the mouth of Jehovah. And they camped this, a memorial in a book, and set it in
in Rephidim. And there was no water the ears of Joshua, that I will utterly wipe
2 for the drinking of the people quarreled away the remembrance of Amalek un-
with Moses, and said, Give us water that der the heavens.
we may drink. And Moses said to them, 15 And Moses built an altar. And he called
Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you its name, Jehovah My Banner.
tempt Jehovah? 16 And he said, A hand is on the throne of
3 And the people thirsted there for water, Jehovah; war is to Jehovah with Amalek
and the people murmured against Moses, from generation to generation.
and said, Why, then, have you caused us to
go up from Egypt, to cause me and my Exodus 18
sons and my livestock to die with thirst? 1 Jethro meets Moses with his wife and sons.
4 And Moses cried to Jehovah, saying, 7 Moses entertains him.. 27 Jethro departs.
What shall I do to this people? Yet a little 1 ¶ And Jethro the priest of Midian, the
and they will stone me. father-in-law of Moses, heard all that which
5 And Jehovah said to Moses, Pass on in front God had done for Moses and for His people
of the people, and take with you some of the Israel, that Jehovah had caused Israel to go
elders of Israel. And take in your hand your out from Egypt.
staff with which you smote the River, and go. 2 And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took
6 Behold, I will stand before you there Zipporah, Moses’ wife (after Moses had
on the rock in Horeb. And you shall sent her away,)
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3 and her two sons; one’s name was neighbor. And I make known the statutes
Gershom (for he said, I have become an of God, and His laws.
alien in a foreign land); 17 And the father-in-law of Moses said to
4 and one’s name was Eliezer (for the God him, The thing which you do is not good.
of my father was my Help, and delivered 18 Wearing you will wear out, both you
me from the sword of Pharaoh). and this people with you. For the thing is
5 And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, and heavy for you. You are not able to do it by
his sons and his wife came to Moses, to yourself.
the wilderness where he camped, at the 19 Now listen to my voice. I will counsel
mount of God. you, and may God be with you. You be
6 And he said to Moses, I, your father-in- for this people before God, and you bring
law Jethro, and your wife, and your two the matters to God.
sons with her have come to you. 20 And you warn them as to the statutes
7 ¶ And Moses went out to meet his father- and the laws, and make known to them the
in-law, and bowed, and kissed him. And they way in which they should walk, and the
asked each man to his neighbor, as to their work which they should do.
welfare. And they came into the tent. 21 And you, you shall look on men of
8 And Moses told his father-in-law all that ability out of all the people, who fear God,
Jehovah had done to Pharaoh and to Egypt men of truth, hating unjust gain. And you
on account of Israel, all the trouble which place these over them as rulers of thou-
they had found in the way, and Jehovah sands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties,
had delivered them. and rulers of tens.
9 And Jethro rejoiced regarding all the good 22 And let them judge the people at all
which Jehovah had done to Israel whom He times. And it shall be that every great matter
had delivered from the hand of Egypt. they shall bring to you, and every small
10 And Jethro said, Blessed be Jehovah matter they shall judge. And you make it
who has delivered you from the hand of easy on yourself, and let them bear with you.
Egypt, and from the hand of Pharaoh; He 23 If you do this thing, and God command
who delivered the people from under the you, you will be able to stand; and also this
hand of Egypt. people will go in peace to their place.
11 Now I know that Jehovah is greater 24 And Moses listened to the voice of his
than all the gods; truly, in the way in which father-in-law, and he did all that he had
He acted proudly against them. said.
12 And Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, 25 And Moses chose men of ability from
took a burnt offering and sacrifices to God. all Israel and gave them heads over the
And Aaron and all the elders of Israel came people; rulers of thousands, rulers of hun-
to eat bread before God with Moses’ fa- dreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
ther-in-law. 26 And they judged the people at all times;
13 ¶ And it happened on the next day that the hard matters they brought to Moses, and
Moses sat to judge the people. And the every small matter they judged themselves.
people stood beside Moses from the morn- 27 And Moses sent his father-in-law
ing until the evening. away, and he went to his own land.
14 And Moses’ father-in-law saw all he
was doing to the people. And he said, What Exodus 19
is this thing which you are doing to the 1 The people come to Sinai. 3 God’s message to
people? Why are you sitting by yourself, the people. 10 The people are sanctified. 16 The
and all the people standing beside you from fearful presence of God on the Mount.
morning until evening? 1 ¶ In the third month of the going out of
15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, the sons of Israel from the land of Egypt, on
Because the people come to me to seek God. this day they came to the wilderness of Sinai.
16 When they have a matter, they come 2 And they pulled up stakes from Rephidim
to me, and I judge between a man and his and came to the wilderness of Sinai. And
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they camped in the wilderness. And Israel 16 ¶ And on the third day, it being morn-
camped there before the mountain. ing, it happened: There were thunders and
3 And Moses went up to God. And Jeho- lightnings, and a heavy cloud on the moun-
vah called to him from the mountain, say- tain, and the sound of a rams’ horn, very
ing, You shall say this to the house of Jacob, strong! And all the people in the camp
and tell it to the sons of Israel. trembled.
4 You have seen what I did to Egypt; and 17 And Moses caused the people to go up from
I bore you on wings of eagles and brought the camp to meet God. And they took their
you to Me. stand at the lower part of the mountain.
5 And now if listening you will listen to 18 And the mountain of Sinai was smok-
My voice, and will keep My covenant, you ing, all of it, because Jehovah came down
shall become a special possession to Me on it in fire. And its smoke went up like
above all the nations, for all the earth is Mine. the smoke of a furnace; and the mountain
6 And you shall become a kingdom of quaked exceedingly.
priests for Me, a holy nation. These are 19 And it happened while the sound of
the words which you shall speak to the sons the rams’ horn was sounding, and becom-
of Israel. ing very strong, Moses spoke. And God
7 And Moses came and called the elders of answered him by a voice.
the people. And he put all these words be- 20 And Jehovah came down on the moun-
fore them which Jehovah commanded him. tain of Sinai, to the top of the mountain;
8 And all the people answered together and Jehovah called Moses to the top of the
and said, All which Jehovah has spoken we mountain, and Moses went up.
will do. And Moses returned the words of 21 And Jehovah said to Moses, Go down,
the people to Jehovah. warn the people lest they break through to
9 ¶ And Jehovah said to Moses, Behold, I gaze at Jehovah, and many of them fall.
come to you in a darkness of clouds, so 22 And also the priests, those approach-
that the people may hear My speaking with ing Jehovah, let them sanctify themselves
you, and in you they may believe forever. that Jehovah not burst forth among them.
And Moses returned the words of the people 23 And Moses said to Jehovah, The people
to Jehovah. are not able to come up to the mountain of
10 And Jehovah said to Moses, Go to the Sinai. For You warned us, saying, Set lim-
people and sanctify them today and tomor- its to the mountain and sanctify it.
row. And let them wash their clothes. 24 And Jehovah said to him, Come, go
11 And be ready for the third day. For on down. And you come up, and Aaron with
the third day Jehovah will go down before you. And let not the priests and the people
the eyes of all the people on the mountain break through to come up to Jehovah, lest
of Sinai. He burst forth among them.
12 And you shall set limits to the people 25 And Moses went down to the people
all around, saying, Be careful for your- and spoke to them.
selves, not going up into the mountain and
touching its border; everyone touching the Exodus 20
mountain dying shall die. 1 The Ten Cmmandments. 18 The people are
13 Not a hand shall touch him, but ston- afraid. 20 Moses comforts them. 22 Idolatry is
ing he shall be stoned, or piercing he shall forbidden. 24 An altar shall be made.
be pierced. He shall not live, whether ani- 1 ¶ And God spoke all these words, saying,
mal or man. At the sounding of the rams’ 2 I am Jehovah your God, who has brought
horn, they shall go up into the mountain. you out from the land of Egypt, from the
14 And Moses went from the mountain to house of bondage.
the people. And he sanctified the people, 3 You shall not have any other gods be-
and they washed their clothes. fore Me.
15 And he said to the people, Be ready 4 You shall not make a graven image for
for the third day. Do not approach a woman. yourself, or any likeness in the heavens
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above, or in the earth beneath, or in the test you, and so that His fear may be on
waters under the earth; your faces, that you may not sin.
5 you shall not bow to them, and you shall 21 And the people stood from a distance,
not serve them; for I am Jehovah your God, and Moses went near the thick darkness
a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of fa- where God was.
thers on sons, on the third and on the fourth 22 ¶ And Jehovah said to Moses, You shall
generation, to those that hate Me; say this to the sons of Israel, You have seen
6 and doing kindness to thousands, to those that I have spoken with you from the heav-
loving Me, and to those keeping My com- ens.
mandments. 23 You shall not make gods of silver along
7 You shall not take the name of Jehovah with Me, and you shall not make gods of
your God in vain; for Jehovah will not leave gold for yourselves.
unpunished the one who takes His name in 24 You shall make an altar of earth for
vain. Me, and you shall sacrifice your burnt of-
8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it ferings and your peace offerings on it, your
holy; sheep and your cattle. In every place in
9 six days you shall labor and do all your which I cause My name to be remembered,
work; I will come to you and will bless you.
10 and the seventh day is a sabbath to Je- 25 And if you make an altar of stone for
hovah your God; you shall not do any Me, you shall not build them of cut stones.
work, you, and your son, and your daugh- When you swing your tool on it, you de-
ter, your male slave and your slave-girl, file it.
and your livestock, and your stranger who 26 And you shall not go up by steps to
is in your gates. My altar, that your nakedness may not be
11 For in six days Jehovah made the heav- uncovered on it.
ens and the earth, the sea, and all which is
in them, and He rested on the seventh day; Exodus 21
on account of this Jehovah blessed the sab- 1 Laws for servants. 12 For manslaughter.
bath day and sanctified it. 16 For thieves. 17 For cursing parents. 18 For
12 ¶ Honor your father and your mother, striking another. 22 For an accidental injury.
so that your days may be long on the land 1 ¶ And these are the judgments which
which Jehovah your God is giving to you. you shall put before them:
13 You shall not murder. 2 When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall
14 You shall not commit adultery. serve six years And in the seventh he shall
15 You shall not steal. go out free for nothing.
16 You shall not testify a witness of false- 3 If he comes in with his body, he shall go
hood against your neighbor. out with his body. If he was the husband of
17 You shall not covet your neighbor’s a wife, his wife shall go out with him.
house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s 4 If his master gives him a wife, and she
wife, or his male slave, or his slave-girl, bears sons or daughters to him, the wife
or his ox, or his ass, or anything which and her children shall belong to her mas-
belongs to your neighbor. ter; and he shall go out with his body.
18 ¶ And all the people saw the thunders, 5 And if saying the slave says, I love my
and the lightnings, and the sound of the master, my wife and my children; I do not
rams’horn, and the smoking mountain. And desire to go out free,
the people looked, and they trembled, and 6 his master shall bring him to God, and
they stood from a distance. one shall bring him to the door, or to the
19 And they said to Moses, You speak doorpost; and his master shall pierce his ear
with us, and we will hear. And let us not with an awl, and he shall serve him forever.
speak with God, that we not die. 7 And when a man sells his daughter for a
20 And Moses said to the people, Do not slave-girl, she shall not go out as the male
be afraid, for God has come in order to slaves go out.
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8 If she is bad in the eyes of her master 26 And when a man strikes the eye of his
who has appointed her for himself, he shall male slave, or the eye of his slave-girl and
allow her redemption. He shall not have destroys it, he shall send him away free
power to sell her to a foreign people, in for his eye.
his deceiving her. 27 And if he causes the tooth of his male
9 And if he chooses her for his son, he shall slave, or the tooth of his slave-girl, to fall
do to her as is the custom of daughters. out, he shall send him away free for his
10 If he takes another for himself, her tooth.
flesh, her clothing, and her conjugal right 28 And when an ox gores a man so that
shall not be diminished. he dies, the ox stoning shall be stoned, and
11 And if he does not do these three for its flesh shall not be eaten, and the owner
her, she shall go out for nothing, without of the ox is innocent.
silver. 29 And if he was an ox apt to gore from
12 ¶ He that strikes a man so that he dies, yesterday and the day before, and its owner
dying he shall die. is given warning, and he does not watch
13 But he who does not lie in wait, and him, and he causes a man or a woman to
God lets fall into his hand, I will appoint a die, the ox shall be stoned, and its owner
place for you where he may flee. also shall die.
14 And when a man seethes insolently 30 If a ransom is put on him, he shall
against his neighbor, to kill him by deceit, give the redemption of his life, according
you shall take him from My altar to die. to all which is put on him.
15 And he who strikes his father or his 31 Whether he gores a son or he gores a
mother dying shall die. daughter, according to this judgment it
16 And he that steals a man and sells him, shall be done to him.
or if he is found in his hand, dying he shall 32 If the ox gores a male slave or a slave-
die. girl, he shall give thirty silver shekels to
17 And he who curses his father or his his master, and the ox shall be stoned.
mother, dying he shall die. 33 And when a man opens a pit, or when
18 And when men strive, and one strikes a man digs a pit, and does not cover it, and
his neighbor with a stone, or with a fist, an ox or an ass falls into it,
and he does not die, but falls on his bed, 34 the owner of the pit shall pay; he shall
19 if he rises and walks about in the street give silver to its owner, and the dead shall
on his staff, the one who struck him shall be his.
be innocent; only he shall pay his sitting; 35 And when a man’s ox strikes against
giving he shall give for his healing. the ox of his neighbor, and it dies, they
20 And if a man strikes his male slave or shall sell the living ox, and they shall di-
his slave-girl with a rod, and he dies under vide the silver; and they shall also divide
his hand, avenging he shall be avenged. the dead.
21 But if he continues a day or two, he 36 Or if it was known that he was an ox
shall not be avenged, for he is his silver. apt to gore from yesterday and the third
22 ¶ And when men fight, and they strike day, and his owner does not watch him, he
a pregnant woman, and her child goes shall pay ox for ox, and the dead shall be
forth, and there is no injury, being fined his.
he shall be fined. As much as the husband
of the woman shall put on him, even he Exodus 22
shall give through the judges. 1 Of theft. 5 Of damage. 7 Of trespasses. 14 Of
23 But if injury occurs, you shall give life borrowing. 16 Of fornication. 18 Of witchcraft.
for life, 19 Of bestiality. 20 Of idolatry. 21 Of strang-
24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for ers, widows, and fatherless.
hand, foot for foot, 1 ¶ When a man steals an ox or a sheep, and
25 branding for branding, wound for kills it, or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for
wound, stripe for stripe. the ox, and four sheep for the sheep.
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Exodus 22 80 Laws on theft, loans, idolatry
2 If the thief is found breaking in, and is 17 If refusing her father refuses to give
stricken and dies, no blood shall be shed her to him, he shall weigh money accord-
for him. ing to the bride-price of virgins.
3 If the sun has risen on him, blood is due 18 You shall not allow a sorceress to live.
for him; repaying he shall repay. If he has 19 Anyone lying with an animal, dying
nothing, then he should be sold for his theft. he shall die.
4 If finding the stolen thing is found in his 20 One sacrificing to a god shall be de-
hand alive, from ox to ass to flock animal, stroyed, unless it is only to Jehovah.
he shall pay double. 21 You shall not be violent toward a so-
5 When a man burns a field or a vine- journer. You shall not oppress him, for you
yard, and he lets loose his beast and it feeds were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
another’s field, he shall repay the best of 22 You shall not afflict an orphan or a
his field and the best of his vineyard. widow.
6 When a fire breaks out and finds thorns, 23 If afflicting you afflict him, if he at all
and a stack of grain, or standing grain, or cries to Me, hearing I will hear his cry,
the field is burned up, repaying the one 24 and My anger shall glow, and I will kill
kindling the fire shall repay. you with the sword; and your wives shall
7 ¶ When a man gives silver or vessels to become widows, and your sons orphans.
his neighbor to keep, and it is stolen from 25 If you lend money to my people, the
the man’s house, if the thief is found, he poor one with you, you shall not be a credi-
shall repay double. tor to him; you shall not put interest on him
8 If the thief is not found, the master of 26 If you indeed take the clothing of your
the house shall be brought to God, to see neighbor as a pledge, you shall return it to
whether or not he put out his hand to his him by the going of the sun,
neighbor’s goods. 27 for that is his only covering, that is his
9 In every matter of transgression, for ox, garment for his skin. In what shall he lie
for ass, for sheep, for clothing, for any- down? And it shall be, when he cries to
thing lost of which it is said that it is his, Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
the case of both of them shall come to God. 28 You shall not revile God, and you shall
Whom God declares guilty, he shall repay not curse a ruler among your people.
double to his neighbor. 29 You shall not delay giving the fullness of
10 When a man gives an ass or an ox to your crops and juices of your vintage. You
his neighbor, or a sheep, or any animal to shall give to Me the first-born of your sons.
keep, and it dies, or is injured, or is cap- 30 So you shall do to your oxen, to your
tured, no one seeing it, sheep: it shall be seven days with its mother;
11 an oath of Jehovah shall be between on the eighth day you shall give it to Me.
them both, that he has not put his hand to 31 And you shall be holy men to Me. And
his neighbor’s goods. And its owner shall you shall not eat flesh torn in pieces; you
take it, and he shall not repay. shall throw it to the dogs.
12 And if it is indeed stolen from him, he
shall repay to its owner. Exodus 23
13 If it is completely torn in pieces, he 1 Of slander and lies. 3, 6 Of justice. 4 Of chari-
shall bring it as a witness; he shall not re- tableness. 10 Of the year of rest. 12 Of the Sab-
pay that which was torn. bath. 13 Of idolatry. 14 Of the three feasts.
14 And when a man borrows from his 20 An Angel is promised.
neighbor, and it is hurt, or dies, its owner 1 ¶ You shall not utter a false report; You
not being with it, paying he shall repay. shall not put your hand with the wicked
15 If its owner is with it, he shall not re- one, to become a violent witness.
pay. If it is hired, it comes for its hire. 2 You shall not run after many to gain
16 ¶ And when a man lures a virgin who is not evil things. And you shall not testify as to
betrothed, and lies with her, paying he shall pay a lawsuit, to turn aside after many in order
her bride-price for a wife to himself. to pervert justice.
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Lying, suing, kindness, feasts 81 Exodus 23
3 And you shall not favor the lowly one 17 Three times in the year every one of
in his lawsuit. your males shall appear before the Lord
4 When you happen on the ox of your Jehovah.
enemy, or his wandering ass, returning you 18 You shall not offer the blood of My sac-
shall return it to him. rifice with leaven. And the fat of My feast
5 When you see the ass of your enemy shall not pass the night until morning.
crouching under its burden, you shall re- 19 The first, the firstfruits of your ground
frain from leaving the matter to him; loos- you shall bring to the house of Jehovah
ing you shall loose it from him. your God. You shall not boil a kid in its
6 You shall not pervert the judgment of mother’s milk.
your poor one in his lawsuit. 20 ¶ Behold, I am sending an Angel before
7 You shall keep far away from a false you, to guard you in the way, and to bring
matter. And do not kill the innocent one you to the place which I have prepared.
and the righteous one; for I will not justify 21 Be on guard before Him, and listen to
the wicked one. His voice. Do not be rebellious against Him,
8 And you shall not take a bribe, for the for He will not lift up your transgressions;
bribe blinds the seeing ones, and it per- for My name is in Him.
verts the words of the righteous ones. 22 For if listening you listen to His voice,
9 And you shall not oppress a sojourner; and do all which I speak, I will be an en-
and you know the life of a sojourner, emy to your enemies, and will distress ones
since you were sojourners in the land of distressing you.
Egypt. 23 For My Angel shall go before you and
10 ¶ And you shall sow your land six bring you in to the Amorite, and the Hittite,
years, and you shall gather its produce. and the Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and
11 And the seventh year you shall let it the Hivite, and the Jebusite; and I will cut
rest and let it alone, and the needy one them off.
of your people shall eat. And what they 24 You shall not bow down to their gods,
leave, the animals of the field shall eat. and you shall not serve them. And you shall
So you shall do to your vineyard, to your not do according to their works. But tear-
oliveyard. ing you shall tear them down, and smash-
12 You shall do your work six days, and ing you shall smash their pillars.
on the seventh day you shall rest, so that 25 And you shall serve Jehovah your
your ox and your ass may rest, and the son God, and He will bless your bread and
of your slave-girl and your sojourner may your water. And I will remove sickness
be refreshed. from your midst.
13 And be watchful in all that I have said 26 There shall not be one miscarrying,
to you. And you shall not mention another and not one barren in your land. I will ful-
god by name; it shall not be heard from fill the number of your days.
your mouth. 27 I will send My terror before you, and I
14 Three times in the year you shall feast will confound all the people among whom
to Me. you come. And I will give the neck of your
15 You shall keep the Feast of Unleav- enemies to you.
ened Bread. Seven days you shall eat un- 28 And I will send hornets before you
leavened bread, as I have commanded you, which shall drive out the Hivite, the
at the set time of the month of Abib. For in Canaanite, and the Hittite before you.
it you came out from Egypt, and they shall 29 I will not drive them out from before
not appear before Me empty. you in one year, lest the land become a
16 Also the Feast of Harvest, the first waste, and the beast of the field multiply
fruits of your labor, of what you sow in on you.
the field. Also the Feast of Ingathering, at 30 I will drive them out before you little
the end of the year, at your gathering your by little, until you are fruitful and possess
work from the field. the land.
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Exodus 24 82 God writes the Commandments on stone
31 And I will set your border from the 10 And they saw the God of Israel. And
Sea of Reeds as far as the Sea of the Phi- under His feet was as the work of a pave-
listines, and from the wilderness as far as ment of sapphire, and the same as the es-
the River. For I will give the people of the sence of the heavens for clearness.
land into your hand. And you shall drive 11 And He did not stretch out His hand to
them out before you. the chiefs of the sons of Israel. And they
32 You shall not cut a covenant for them saw God, and they ate and drank.
and for their gods. 12 ¶ And Jehovah said to Moses, Come
33 They shall not dwell in your land, lest they up to Me to the mountain, and be there.
cause you to sin towards Me. If you serve their And I will give to you the tablets of stone,
gods, then it will be a snare to you. and the Law, and the commandments which
I have written, to teach them.
Exodus 24 13 And Moses rose up, and Joshua his at-
1 Moses is called into the mountain. 4 Moses builds tendant. And Moses went up to the moun-
an altar and twelve pillars. 6 He sprinkles the tain of God.
blood of the covenant. 9 The glory of God ap- 14 And he said to the elders, Wait for us
pears. 14 Aaron and Hur are left in charge. in this place until we return to you. And,
1 ¶ And He said to Moses, Come up to behold, Aaron, who is a master of matters,
Jehovah, you and Aaron, Nadab, and and Hur, are with you; let him with diffi-
Abihu, and seventy from the elders of Is- culties approach to them.
rael. And bow yourselves from a distance. 15 And Moses went up into the mountain.
2 And let Moses approach by himself to And a cloud covered the mountain.
Jehovah, and they shall not approach. And 16 And the glory of Jehovah dwelt on the
the people shall not go up with him. mountain of Sinai. And the cloud covered
3 And Moses came and told all the words it six days. And He called to Moses on the
of Jehovah to the people, and all the judg- seventh day from the midst of the cloud.
ments. And all the people answered with 17 And the appearance of the glory of Je-
one voice and said, We will do all the words hovah was like fire burning on the top of
which Jehovah has spoken. the mountain before the eyes of the sons
4 And Moses wrote all the words of Jeho- of Israel.
vah. And he rose early in the morning and 18 And Moses came into the midst of the
built an altar below the mountain, and cloud, and he went up into the mountain.
twelve memorial pillars for the twelve And Moses was in the mountain forty days
tribes of Israel. and forty nights.
5 And he sent young men of the sons of
Israel. And they offered up burnt offer- Exodus 25
ings, and sacrificed sacrifices of bulls, 1 What the Israelites must offer to make the taber-
peace offerings to Jehovah. nacle. 10 The form of the ark. 17 The mercy seat
6 And Moses took half of the blood, and and the cherubs. 23 The table and the furniture.
he put it in basins. And he sprinkled half 31 The candlesticks and instruments.
of the blood on the altar. 1 ¶ And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
7 And he took the book of the covenant, 2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and let them
and read in the ears of the people. And take an offering for Me. From every man
they said, We will do all that Jehovah has whose heart impels him, let them take My
spoken, and we will hear. offering.
8 And Moses took the blood and sprinkled 3 And this is the offering which you shall
on the people, and said, Behold, the blood take from them: gold, and silver, and
of the covenant which Jehovah has cut with bronze;
you concerning these words. 4 and blue, and purple, and crimson, and
9 ¶ And Moses and Aaron went up with fine linen, and goats` hair;
Nadab and Abihu, and seventy from the 5 and rams’ skin dyed red, and dugong
elders of Israel. skins, and acacia wood;
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God directs building of the Tabernacle 83 Exodus 25
6 oil for the light, spices for the oil of 22 And I will meet you there, and will
anointing, and for the incense of per- speak with you, above the mercy seat, from
fumes; between the two cherubs which are on the
7 onyx stones, and stones for setting, for ark of testimony, all which I shall com-
the ephod, and for the breast-piece. mand you concerning the sons of Israel.
8 And let them make a sanctuary for Me, 23 ¶ And you shall make a table of acacia
that I may dwell in their midst. wood, its length two cubits, and its width
9 According to all which I am going to a cubit, and its height a cubit and a half.
reveal to you, the plan of the tabernacle, 24 And you shall overlay it with pure gold,
and the plan of all its vessels, even so you and you shall make on it a wreath of gold
shall do. all around.
10 ¶ And they shall make an ark of acacia 25 And you shall make a border of a hand’s
wood, two and a half cubits long, and a breadth for it all around. And you shall
cubit and a half its width and a cubit and a make a wreath of gold all around on its
half its height. border.
11 And you shall overlay it with pure gold; 26 And you shall make four rings of gold
you shall overlay it inside and outside. And for it, and you shall put the rings on the
you shall make a wreath of gold all around four corners which are to its four feet.
on it. 27 The rings shall be near the border for
12 And you shall cast four rings of gold housings for the poles to lift up the table.
for it, and shall put it on its four feet; two 28 And you shall make the poles of acacia
rings on the one side, and two rings on the wood, and you shall overlay them with
second side. gold. And the table shall be lifted up by
13 And you shall make poles of acacia them.
wood, and you shall overlay them with 29 And you shall make its platters, and its
gold. bowls, and its pitchers, and its sacrificial
14 And you shall put the poles into the cups with which to pour out a drink offer-
rings on the sides of the ark, to lift up the ing. You shall make them of pure gold.
ark by them. 30 And you shall put the Bread of the Pres-
15 The poles shall be in the rings of the ence on the table before Me continually.
ark; they shall not depart from it. 31 ¶ And you shall make a lampstand of
16 And you shall put the testimony into pure gold. The lampstand shall be made of
the ark, which I shall give to you. beaten work; its base and its shaft, its ca-
17 And you shall make a mercy seat of lyxes, its knobs, and its blossoms shall be
pure gold, its length two and a half cubits, from it.
and its width a cubit and a half. 32 And six branches shall go out from its
18 And you shall make two cherubs of sides, three branches of the lamp from its
gold; you shall make them of beaten work one side and three branches of the
from the two ends of the mercy seat. lampstand from its second side;
19 And make one cherub from the end 33 three almond-like calyxes on the one
here, and one cherub from the end there. branch with knob and blossom; and three
You shall make the cherubs from the mercy almond-like calyxes on the one branch with
seat, on its two ends. knob and blossom, so for the six branches,
20 And the cherubs shall be spreading out those going out from the lampstand.
wings above, covering the mercy seat with 34 And on the lampstand shall be four
their wings, and their faces each toward its almond-like calyxes, each with its knobs
brother; the faces of the cherubs shall be and its blossoms;
toward the mercy seat. 35 and a knob under two branches of
21 And you shall put the mercy seat on it; and a knob under two branches of it;
the ark from above. And you shall put the and a knob under two branches of it, to
testimony into the ark, which I shall give the six branches, those going from the
to you. lampstand.
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36 Their knobs and their branches shall be you shall double the six curtains before the
of it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold. front of the tabernacle.
37 And you shall make its seven lamps, 10 And you shall make fifty loops on the
and one shall set up its lamps, and they edge of the one curtain, the last at the junc-
shall give light on its face. ture; and fifty loops on the edge of the
38 And its tongs, and its pans shall be of second curtain that joins.
pure gold. 11 And you shall make fifty hooks of
39 One shall make it of a talent of pure bronze. And you shall put the hooks in the
gold, with all these vessels. loops and join the tent together. And it shall
40 And see that they are made by their become one.
patterns which you were caused to see in 12 And the overlapping part of the rest of
the mountain. the curtains of the tabernacle, the half cur-
tain that remains, shall hang on the back
Exodus 26 of the dwelling place of God.
1 The ten curtains of the tabernacle. 7 The eleven 13 And the cubit from this side, and the
curtains of goats’ hair. 14 The covering of rams’ cubit from that side that remains in the
skins. 15 The boards of the tabernacle. 31 The length of the curtains of the tent shall be
veil for the ark. 36 The hanging for the door. hung over the sides of the tabernacle from
1 ¶ And you shall make the tabernacle this and from that side, to cover it.
with ten curtains. You shall make them with 14 And you shall make a cover for the
cherubs, the work of a skilled workman, tent of rams’ skins dyed red, and a cover-
of twined linen, and blue and purple and ing of dugong skins from above.
crimson. 15 ¶ And you shall make the boards for the
2 The length of one curtain shall be tabernacle of acacia wood standing up.
twenty eight by the cubit; and the width 16 Ten cubits shall be the length of one
four by the cubit, for the one curtain; one board; and a cubit and a half the width of
measure to all the curtains. one board.
3 Five curtains shall be joined together, 17 Two pins shall be in one board, each
each to its sister-piece. And five curtains connected to her sister. So you shall do to
shall be joined each to its sister-piece. all the boards of the tabernacle.
4 And you shall make loops of blue on the 18 And you shall make the boards for the
edge of one curtain, from the end at the junc- tabernacle; twenty boards on the south side,
ture; and so you shall do at the edge of the southward.
last curtain, at the second juncture. 19 And you shall make forty sockets of
5 You shall make fifty loops on the one silver for the twenty boards; two sockets
curtain; and you shall make fifty loops in under the one board for its two pins, and
the end of the curtain at the second junc- two sockets under the one board for its
ture; the corresponding loops each to its two pins.
sister-piece. 20 And for the second side of the taber-
6 And you shall make fifty hooks of gold. nacle, on the north side twenty boards;
And you shall join the curtains, each to its 21 and their forty silver sockets; two sock-
sister-piece, by the hooks. And it shall be- ets under the one board, and two sockets
come one tabernacle. under the one board.
7 ¶ And you shall make curtains of goats’ 22 And you shall make six boards for the
hair for a tent over the tabernacle; you shall sides of the tabernacle westward.
make eleven curtains. 23 And you shall make two boards for
8 The length of the one curtain shall be the corners of the dwelling place of God,
thirty by the cubit; and the width four by in the sides.
the cubit for the one curtain; one measure 24 And they shall be double from beneath.
to the eleven curtains. And in like manner they shall be joined on
9 And you shall join the five curtains sepa- the top, to the one ring. So it shall be to both
rately, and the six curtains separately. And of them; they shall be for the two corners.
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25 And there shall be eight boards, and
their silver sockets, sixteen sockets, two Exodus 27
sockets under the one board, and two sock- 1 The altar of burnt offering and the vessels.
ets under the one board. 9 The court of the tabernacle inclosed with
26 And you shall make bars of acacia hangings and pillars. 18 The size of the court.
wood, five to the boards of the one side of 20 The oil for the lamp.
the dwelling place of God; 1 ¶ And you shall make the altar of aca-
27 and five bars to the boards of the cia wood; five cubits long and five cubits
second side of the dwelling place of God; wide. The altar shall be square, and its
and five bars to the boards of the side height three cubits.
of the tabernacle for the rear, westward. 2 And you shall make its horns on its
28 And there shall be a middle bar in the four corners. Its horns shall be a part
midst of the boards, going through from of itself. And you shall overlay it with
end to end. bronze.
29 And you shall overlay the boards with 3 And you shall make its pots to re-
gold and you shall make their rings gold, move its ashes, and its shovels and its
housings for the bars. And you shall over- sacrificial bowls, and its flesh forks, and
lay the bars with gold. its firepans. You shall make all its vessels
30 And you shall set up the dwelling place to be bronze.
of God according to the decree which you 4 And you shall make a grating for it, a
were made to see in the mountain. network of bronze. And you shall make
31 ¶ And you shall make a veil of blue four rings of bronze on the four ends of
and purple and crimson, and twined linen. the net.
One shall make it by the work of the skilled 5 And you shall put it under the ledge of
workman, with cherubs. the altar from beneath. And the net shall
32 And you shall put it on four pillars be as far as half of the altar.
of acacia wood overlaid with gold. Their 6 And you shall make poles for the altar,
hooks shall be gold, on four sockets of poles of acacia wood. And you shall over-
silver. lay them with bronze.
33 And you shall hang the veil under 7 And its poles shall be brought into
the hooks. And you shall bring the ark the rings. And the poles shall be on
of the testimony there inside to the veil. the two sides of the altar, for lifting
And the veil shall divide for you be- it up.
tween the sanctuary and the Holy of 8 You shall make it hollow with boards;
Holies. as you were made to see in the mountain,
34 And you shall put the mercy seat on so they shall make it.
the ark of the testimony, in the Holy of 9 ¶ And you shall make the court of the
Holies. dwelling place of God; for the south side
35 And you shall set the table outside the southward, hangings for the court of
veil, and the lamp across from the table twined linen, a hundred by the cubit in
on the side of the dwelling place of God length, for the one side.
southward. And you shall put the table on 10 And its pillars shall be twenty, and
the north side. their sockets twenty in bronze; the hooks
36 And you shall make a screen for the of the pillars and their bands of silver.
door of the tent of blue, and of purple and 11 And so for the north side in length,
crimson, and twined bleached linen, the hangings a hundred in length; and its pil-
work of an embroiderer. lars twenty, and their sockets twenty in
37 And you shall make five pillars of aca- bronze; the hooks of the pillars and their
cia wood for the screen. And you shall bands of silver.
overlay them with gold, their nails gold. 12 And the width of the west side of the
And you shall cast for them five sockets court shall have fifty cubits of hangings;
of bronze. their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
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13 And the width of the court for the east ments of Aaron to sanctify him for his serv-
side eastward fifty cubits; ing as priest to Me.
14 and the hangings to the side fifteen 4 And these are the garments which they
cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets shall make: a breast-piece, and an ephod, and
three. a robe, and a tunic of woven stuff, a miter,
15 And to the hangings for the second side, and a girdle. And they shall make holy gar-
fifteen; their pillars three, and their sock- ments for your brother Aaron and for his
ets three. sons, even for him to serve as priest to Me.
16 And for the gate of the court a screen 5 And they shall take the gold, and the
of twenty cubits, blue, and purple, and blue, and the purple, and the crimson, and
crimson, and twined linen; the work of an the bleached linen.
embroiderer; their pillars four and their 6 ¶ And they shall make the ephod of gold,
sockets four. blue, and purple, crimson and bleached,
17 All the pillars of the court round about twined linen, work of one who invents.
shall be banded with silver, their hooks sil- 7 It shall have two shoulder-pieces at its
ver, and their sockets bronze. two ends; and it shall be joined together.
18 The length of the court shall be a hun- 8 And the band of the ephod which is on
dred by the cubit, and the width fifty by it, like its work, shall be of it, gold, blue,
fifty, and the height five cubits, twined and purple, and crimson, and bleached,
linen; and their sockets bronze. twined linen.
19 As to all the vessels of the tabernacle, 9 And you shall take two onyx stones; and
in all its service, and all its pins, and all you shall engrave on them the names of
the pins of the court, bronze. the sons of Israel.
20 ¶ And you shall command the sons of 10 Six of their names shall be on the one
Israel, and let them bring to you pure oil stone, and six of the remaining names on
of olive beaten for the light, to set up lamps the second stone, according to their birth.
perpetually. 11 You shall engrave the two stones, the
21 In the tabernacle of the congregation work of a stone engraver, the engravings
from outside the veil which is by the testi- of a signet, according to the names of the
mony, Aaron and his sons shall arrange them sons of Israel; you shall make them set in
from evening until morning before Jehovah; plaited work of gold.
a never-ending statute for their generations, 12 And you shall put the two stones on
from the sons of Israel. the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, stones
of remembrance for the sons of Israel. And
Exodus 28 Aaron shall bear their names before the
1 Aaron and his sons are set apart for the priest’s face of Jehovah, on his two shoulders for
office. 6 The ephod. 15 The breast pocket with a remembrance.
twelve precious stones. 30 The Urim and 13 And you shall make plaited work of gold:
Thummim. 31 The robe of the ephod. 36 The 14 and two chains of pure gold, you shall
plate of the miter. 39 The embroidered coat. make them twisted, a work of cord; and
40 The garments for Aaron’s sons. you shall put chains of the cords on the
1 ¶ And you shall take to yourself your plaited work.
brother Aaron, and his sons with him, from 15 ¶ And you shall make a breast-piece of
among the sons of Israel, for him to serve judgment, skilled work, like the work of
as priest to Me; Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, the ephod you shall make it: gold, blue,
Eleazar, and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron. and purple, and crimson, and bleached,
2 And you shall make holy garments for twined linen you shall make it.
your brother Aaron, for glory and for 16 It shall be square, being doubled, its
beauty. length a span and its width a span.
3 And you shall speak to all the wise- 17 And you shall fill in it settings of
hearted whom I have filled with a spirit stones, four rows of stones: a row of ruby,
of wisdom; and they shall make the gar- topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row.
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18 And the second row: emerald, sapphire 32 And the mouth in its top shall be in
and diamond. its middle; a binding shall be all around
19 And the third row: jacinth, agate and its mouth, of woven work; it shall be
amethyst. like the mouth of a corselet; it may not
20 And the fourth row: chrysolite, onyx be torn.
and jasper. They shall be plaited with gold 33 And you shall make pomegranates of
in their settings. blue and purple and crimson on its hem,
21 And the stones shall be according to all around on its hem; also bells of gold
the names of the sons of Israel, twelve ac- shall be among them round about:
cording to their names, the engraving of a 34 a bell of gold and a pomegranate; a
signet; they shall be each man according bell of gold and a pomegranate, on the hem
to his name for the twelve tribes. of the robe round about.
22 And you shall make chains of woven 35 And it shall be on Aaron for minister-
work on the breast-piece. ing; and its sound shall be heard in his go-
23 And you shall make two rings of gold ing into the sanctuary before the face of
on the breast-piece. And you shall put the Jehovah, and in his coming out, that he
two rings on the two ends of the breast-piece. should not die.
24 And you shall put the two cords of 36 And you shall make a plate of pure
gold on the two rings, at the end of the gold. And you shall engrave on it the
breast-piece. engravings of a signet: HOLINESS TO
25 And you shall put the two ends of the JEHOVAH.
two cords on the two plaitings. And you 37 And you shall put a ribbon of blue on
shall put them on the shoulder-pieces of it, and it shall be on the miter, to the front
the ephod, to the front of it. of the miter it shall be.
26 And you shall make two rings of gold, 38 And it shall be on Aaron’s forehead,
and you shall put them on the two ends of and Aaron shall bear the iniquity of the
the breast-piece, on its edge, inward aside holy things which will sanctify the sons
from the ephod. of Israel to all their holy gifts. And it
27 And you shall make two rings of gold, shall be on his forehead continually, for
and you shall put them on the two shoul- acceptance for them before the face of
der-pieces of the ephod, from beneath, at Jehovah.
its front, near its joining, above the band 39 And you shall weave the tunic of
of the ephod. bleached linen, and you shall make a miter
28 And they shall fasten the breast-piece of bleached linen, and you shall make a
from its rings to the rings of the ephod girdle, the work of an embroiderer.
with a blue ribbon, to be above the band; 40 ¶ And you shall make tunics for the
and the breast-piece may not move itself sons of Aaron; and you shall make girdles
from the ephod. for them; and you shall make turbans for
29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the them, for glory and for beauty.
sons of Israel sons of Israel on the breast- 41 And you shall clothe your brother
piece of judgment on his heart, in his go- Aaron with them, and his sons with him;
ing into the holy place, for a memorial and you shall anoint them, and you shall
before the face of Jehovah continually. consecrate them, and you shall sanctify
30 And you shall put the Urim and the them. And they shall minister as priests to
Thummim into the breast-piece of judg- Me.
ment; and they shall be on the heart of 42 And make bleached linen breeches for
Aaron in his going before the face of Je- them, to cover the naked flesh, from the
hovah. And Aaron shall bear the judgment loins as far as the thighs they shall be.
of the sons of Israel on his heart before the 43 And they shall be on Aaron and on his
face of Jehovah continually. sons in their going into the tabernacle of
31 ¶ And you shall make the robe of the the congregation, or in their drawing near
ephod all of blue. to the altar to minister in the sanctuary,
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and so that they shall not raise up iniquity with your finger. And you shall pour out
and die. It is a never-ending statute to him all the blood at the base of the altar.
and to his seed after him. 13 And you shall take all the fat that covers
the inward parts, and the lobe on the liver,
Exodus 29 and the two kidneys, and the fat on them,
1 The sacrifice and ceremonies of consecrating and you shall burn them on the altar.
the priests. 38 The continual burnt offering. 14 And you shall burn the flesh of the
45 God’s promise to dwell among the sons of bull, and its skin, and its dung, with fire
Israel. outside the camp; it is a sin offering.
1 ¶ And this is the thing which you shall 15 And you shall take one ram, and Aaron
do to them, to sanctify them to minister as and his sons shall lay their hands on the
priests to Me: take one bull, the son of the head of the ram.
herd, and two rams without blemish, 16 And you shall slaughter the ram, and
2 and unleavened bread, and unleavened you shall take its blood and shall sprinkle
cakes poured over with oil, and unleav- it on the altar all around.
ened wafers anointed with oil; you shall 17 And you shall cut the ram into pieces;
make them of fine wheat flour. and you shall wash its inward parts, and its
3 And you shall put them into one basket legs, and shall place them on its pieces and
and shall bring them near in the basket, on its head.
and the bull and the two rams. 18 And you shall burn all the ram on the
4 And you shall take Aaron and his sons altar; it is a burnt offering to Jehovah, a
to the door of the tabernacle of the con- soothing fragrance; it is a fire offering to
gregation. And you shall wash them in Jehovah.
water. 19 And you shall take the second ram,
5 And you shall take the garments, and and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands
you shall clothe Aaron with the tunic, and on the head of the ram.
the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and 20 And you shall slaughter the ram; and
the breast-piece. And you shall bind it to you shall take of its blood and shall put it
him with the band of the ephod. on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on
6 And you shall put the miter on his head; the tip of the right ear of his sons, and on
and you shall put the holy crown on the the thumb of their right hand, and on the
miter. big toe of their right foot; and you shall
7 And you shall take the oil of anointing sprinkle the blood on the altar all around.
and shall pour on his head, and shall anoint 21 And you shall take of the blood on the
him. altar, and the oil of anointing, and you shall
8 And you shall take his sons and clothe sprinkle on Aaron and on his garments, and
them with tunics. on his sons, and on his sons’ garments with
9 And you shall gird them with girdles, him and he is holy, he and his garments,
Aaron and his sons; and you shall bind on and his sons, and his sons’ garments.
turbans for them; and it shall be a never- 22 And you shall take the fat from the ram,
ending statute for them in the priest’s of- and the fat tail, and the fat that covers the
fice. And you shall consecrate Aaron and inward parts, and the lobe of the liver, and
his sons. the two kidneys, and the fat on them, and
10 And you shall bring near the bull be- the right leg; for it is a ram of consecration;
fore the tabernacle of the congregation. 23 also one loaf of bread, and one cake of
And Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands oil bread, and one wafer, from the basket
on the head of the bull. of unleavened bread which is before the
11 And you shall slaughter the bull be- face of Jehovah.
fore the face of Jehovah, at the door of the 24 And you shall put all on the palms of
tabernacle of the congregation. Aaron and on the palms of his sons. And
12 And you shall take of the bull’s blood you shall wave them, a wave offering be-
and shall put it on the horns of the altar fore the face of Jehovah.
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25 And you shall take them from their 37 You shall make atonement seven days
hands, and you shall burn the burnt offer- for the altar, and shall sanctify it; and the
ing on the altar for a soothing fragrance altar shall become most holy, all touching
before the face of Jehovah; it is a fire of- the altar becomes holy.
fering to Jehovah. 38 ¶ And this is what you shall offer on
26 And you shall take the breast from the the altar: two lambs daily, sons of a year,
ram of consecration which is on Aaron. And continually.
you shall wave it a wave offering before the 39 The one lamb you shall offer in the
face of Jehovah; it shall be your portion. morning, and the second lamb you shall
27 And you shall sanctify the breast of offer between the evenings.
the wave offering, and the leg of the heave 40 And a tenth of fine flour anointed with
offering, which is waved and which is lifted beaten oil, a fourth of a hin; and a drink
from the ram of consecration, from what offering, a fourth of a hin of wine, for the
is Aaron’s, and from what is to his sons. one lamb.
28 And it shall be for Aaron and for his 41 And you shall offer the second lamb
sons for a never-ending statute from the between the evenings; you shall do to it
sons of Israel; it is for a heave offering, like the morning food offering and its drink
and it shall be a heave offering from the offering, for a soothing fragrance, a fire
sons of Israel from the sacrifices of their offering to Jehovah.
peace offerings, their heave offering to 42 This shall be a continual burnt offer-
Jehovah. ing to your generations, at the door of the
29 And the holy garments which are tabernacle of the congregation before the
Aaron’s shall be his sons’ after him, for face of Jehovah; there where I meet you to
anointing in them and for filling their hands speak to you there.
in them. 43 And I will meet the sons of Israel here
30 The priest shall put them on seven days, and it shall be sanctified by My glory.
the one from his sons taking his place; the 44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle of
one who comes into the tabernacle of the the congregation and the altar. And I will
congregation to minister in the sanctuary. sanctify Aaron and his sons to minister as
31 And you shall take the ram of conse- priests to Me.
cration, and you shall boil its flesh in a 45 And I will dwell in the midst of the
holy place. sons of Israel; and I will be to them for
32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the God.
flesh of the ram and the bread which is in 46 And they shall know that I am Jeho-
the basket at the door of the tabernacle of vah their God, who brought them out from
the congregation. the land of Egypt, that I may dwell in their
33 And they shall eat those things by midst. I am Jehovah their God.
which atonement is made to consecrate
them, to sanctify them; and a stranger shall Exodus 30
not eat, for they are holy. 1 The altar of incense. 11 The ransom of souls.
34 And if any is left of the flesh of conse- 17 The bronze laver. 22 The holy anointing oil.
cration, and of the bread, until the morn- 34 The ingredients of the perfume.
ing, you shall burn what is left with fire; it 1 ¶ And you shall make an altar, a place
shall not be eaten, for it is holy. for burning incense; you shall make it of
35 And so you shall do to Aaron and to acacia wood.
his sons, according to all which I have com- 2 It shall be a cubit in length and a cubit
manded you; you shall consecrate them in width; it shall be square. And its height
seven days. shall be two cubits, its horns from itself.
36 And you shall offer a bull of a sin of- 3 And you shall overlay it with pure gold,
fering daily for atonement; and you shall its top, and its walls all around, and its
purify the altar in your making atonement horns. And you shall make a wreath of gold
for it; and you shall anoint it to sanctify it. for it all around.
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4 And you shall make two rings of gold face of Jehovah, to make atonement for
for it under its wreath; on its two sides your souls.
you shall make its two corners on its two 17 ¶ And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
sides; and they shall be housings for poles, 18 And you shall make a bronze laver for
to lift them up by it. washing, and its base bronze. And you shall
5 And you shall make the poles of acacia put it between the tabernacle of the con-
wood; and you shall overlay them with gregation and the altar; and you shall put
gold. water there.
6 And you shall put it in front of the veil 19 And Aaron and his sons shall wash
which is beside the ark of the testimony; from it, their hands and their feet;
in front of the mercy seat which is over 20 as they go into the tabernacle of the
the testimony, there where I meet you. congregation they shall wash with water,
7 And Aaron shall burn incense of per- and shall not die; or as they draw near to
fume on it morning by morning; when he the altar to minister, to burn a fire offer-
dresses the lamps he shall burn it. ing to Jehovah.
8 And when Aaron sets up the lamps be- 21 And they shall wash their hands and
tween the evenings he shall burn it, a per- their feet, and shall not die. And it shall be
petual incense before the face of Jehovah a never-ending statute to them, to him and
for your generations. to his seed for their generations.
9 You shall not offer up strange incense 22 ¶ And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
on it, and burnt offering and food offer- 23 And you take spices for yourself, the
ing; and you shall not pour out a drink best, five hundred of pure myrrh, and its
offering, to go up on it. half of spicy cinnamon, two hundred and
10 And Aaron shall make atonement on its fifty shekels, and two hundred and fifty of
horns once in a year; from the blood of the aromatic calamus;
sin offering of the atonement once in the 24 and five hundred of cassia, by the
year he shall make atonement on it for your shekel of the sanctuary; and a hin of olive
generations; it is most holy to Jehovah. oil.
11 ¶ And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying, 25 And you shall make it an oil of holy
12 When you lift up the head of the sons anointing, ointment compound, the work
of Israel, of those numbered, each man of a perfumer, an oil of holy anointing it
shall give the ransom of his soul to Jeho- shall be.
vah when numbering them; and there shall 26 And you shall anoint with it the taber-
not be a plague among them when num- nacle of the congregation and the ark of
bering them. the testimony,
13 They shall give this, everyone passing 27 and the table and all its vessels and the
over to those numbered: half a shekel, by altar of incense,
the shekel of the sanctuary, twenty gerahs 28 and the altar of burnt offering, and all
being a shekel; half a shekel as an offering its vessels, and the laver and its base.
to Jehovah. 29 And you shall sanctify them, and they
14 Every one passing over to those num- shall become most holy; everything touch-
bered, from a son of twenty years and up- ing them shall become holy.
ward, shall give the offering of Jehovah. 30 And you shall anoint Aaron and his
15 The rich one shall not give more, and sons, and you shall consecrate them to min-
the poor one shall not give less than half a ister as priests to Me.
shekel, to give the offering of Jehovah, to 31 And you shall speak to the sons of Is-
make atonement for your souls. rael, saying, This shall be a holy anointing
16 And you shall take the silver of atone- oil for Me for your generations.
ment from the sons of Israel and you shall 32 It shall not be poured on the flesh of
give it to the service of the tabernacle of man, and you shall not make any like it in
the congregation; and it shall be for the its proportion; it is holy. It shall be holy to
sons of Israel for remembrance before the you.
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33 If a man prepares any like it, or who 10 and the woven garments, and the holy
gives from it to a stranger, he shall be cut garments for Aaron the priest, and the gar-
off from his people. ments of his sons, to minister as priests;
34 And Jehovah said to Moses, Take per- 11 and the oil of anointing, and the in-
fumes for yourself, spices, stacte, and cense of perfumes for the sanctuary; ac-
onycha, and galbanum, spices, and pure cording to all which I have commanded
frankincense, a part shall be for a part. you, they shall do.
35 And you shall make it incense, an oint- 12 ¶ And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
ment, a work of a perfumer, salted, pure 13 And you speak to the sons of Israel,
and holy. saying, Keeping you shall keep My
36 And you shall grind some of it fine, sabbaths; for it is a sign between Me and
and put some of it in front of the testi- you for your generation; to know that I
mony in the tabernacle of the congrega- am Jehovah your sanctifier.
tion, where I meet you. It shall be most 14 And you shall keep the Sabbath, for it
holy to you. is holy for you; the profaners of it dying
37 And the incense which you make, in shall die; for everyone doing work in it,
its proportion, you shall not make for your- that soul shall be cut off from the midst of
selves; it shall be holy to you for Jehovah. his people.
38 If a man makes any like it, to smell of 15 Work may be done six days, and on
it, he shall be cut off from his people. the seventh day is a sabbath of rest, holy to
Jehovah; everyone doing work on the Sab-
Exodus 31 bath day dying shall die.
1 Bezaleel and Aholiab are called for the work on 16 And the sons of Israel shall observe
the tabernacle. 12 The observation of the Sab- the Sabbath, to do the Sabbath for their
bath is commanded. 18 Moses receives the two generations; it is a never-ending covenant.
tablets. 17 It is a sign forever between Me and the
1 ¶ And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying: sons of Israel; for in six days Jehovah made
2 Behold, I have called by name Bezaleel, the heavens and the earth, and on the sev-
the son of Uri, the son of Hur, to the tribe enth day He rested and was refreshed.
of Judah. 18 And when He finished speaking with
3 And I have filled him with the spirit of him on Mount Sinai, He gave to Moses the
God in wisdom, and in intelligence, and in two tablets of the testimony, tablets of
knowledge, and in all workmanship, stone, written by the finger of God.
4 to devise designs, to work in gold and
in silver and in bronze, Exodus 32
5 and in carvng of stones for finishings, 1 The people asked Aaron to make a calf. 7 God is
and in carving of wood, to work in all angered. 11 Moses prays to God. 15 Moses
workmanship. comes down with the tablets. 19 He breaks them.
6 And behold! I have given with him 20 He destroys the calf. 25 Moses causes the
Aholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe idolaters to be killed. 30 He prays for the people.
of Dan; and in the heart of every wise-hearted 1 ¶ And the people saw that Moses de-
one I have given wisdom; and they shall make layed to come down from the mountain.
all which I have commanded you: And the people gathered to Aaron. And they
7 the tabernacle of the congregation, and said to him, Rise up, make for us gods who
the ark of the testimony, and the mercy may go before our face. As for this Moses,
seat which is going up over it, and all the the man who brought us up from the land
vessels of the tabernacle, of Egypt, we do not know what has be-
8 and the table and its vessels, and the come of him.
pure lampstand and all its vessels, and the 2 And Aaron said to them, Break off the
altar of incense; rings of gold which are in the ears of your
9 and the altar of burnt offering and all wives, your sons and your daughters; and
its vessels, and the laver and its base; bring them to me.
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3 And all the people broke off the rings of 15 ¶ And Moses turned and went down
gold in their ears, and they brought to Aaron. from the mountain, the two tablets of the
4 And he took them from their hand and testimony in his hand, tablets written on
formed it with an engraving tool. And he their two sides, on this and on that side
made it a molten calf. And they said, These they were written.
are your gods, O Israel, who made you go 16 And the tablets were the work of God,
up from the land of Egypt. and the writing was the writing of God; it
5 And Aaron saw, and he built an altar was engraved on the tablets.
before it. And Aaron called and said, A 17 And Joshua heard the voice of the
feast to Jehovah tomorrow. people in their shouting. And he said to
6 And they rose early on the morrow, and Moses, A sound of war in the camp!
they offered burnt offerings and brought 18 And he said, It is not a sound of a cry
near peace offerings. And the people sat of might, nor a sound of a cry of defeat; I
down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. am hearing the sound of singing.
7 ¶ And Jehovah spoke to Moses, Come, 19 And it happened, as he came near to
go down, for your people whom you the camp and saw the calf and dances, the
caused to go up from Egypt are corrupted; anger of Moses was hot. And he threw the
8 they have quickly turned aside from the tablets from his hands, and he broke them
way which I commanded them; they made below the mountain.
for themselves a molten calf and have bowed 20 And he took the calf which they had
to it, and have sacrificed to it. And they have made and burned it with fire and ground it
said, These are your gods, O Israel, who until it was fine, then he scattered it on the
made you go up from the land of Egypt. face of the water. And he made the sons of
9 And Jehovah said to Moses, I have seen Israel to drink it.
this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked 21 ¶ And Moses said to Aaron, What has
people. this people done to you that you have made
10 And now leave Me alone that My to come on them a great sin?
anger may be hot against them, that I 22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of
may consume them. And I will make you my lord be hot. You know the people, that
a great nation. it is in evil.
11 And Moses prayed before the face of 23 And they said to me, Make for us gods
Jehovah his God, and he said, Why, O Je- who may go before us; as for Moses, the
hovah, does Your anger be hot against man who caused us to go up from the land
Your people whom You caused to go up of Egypt, we do not know what has be-
from the land of Egypt with great power, come of him.
and with a mighty hand? 24 And I said to them, Whoever has gold,
12 Why should the Egyptians say, For evil let them break off. And they gave to me,
He has caused them to go up, to kill them and I cast it into the fire, and this calf came
in the mountains, and to consume them on out.
the face of the earth? Turn from Your 25 And Moses saw the people, that it was
fierce anger and be moved to pity as to the unloosed, for Aaron had let it loose for a
evil to Your people. derision among their enemies.
13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, 26 And Moses stood in the gate of the
Your servants to whom You swore by camp and said, Who is for Jehovah? Come
Yourself, and You spoke to them, I will to me! And all the sons of Levi assembled
multiply your seed like the stars of the heav- to him.
ens, and all this land which I have said, I 27 And he said to them, So says Jehovah,
will give to your seed. And they shall pos- God of Israel, each man put his sword on
sess it forever. his thigh; pass to and fro from gate to gate
14 And Jehovah was moved to pity con- in the camp, and each man kill his brother,
cerning the evil which He had spoken to and each man his neighbor, and each man
do to His people. his kindred.
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28 And the sons of Levi did according to 5 And Jehovah said to Moses, Say to the
the word of Moses. And about three thou- sons of Israel, You are a stiffnecked people;
sand men of the people fell on that day. in one instant I will go up among you and
29 And Moses said, Fill your hand today I will consume you. And now lay off from
for Jehovah, since each man has been against you your ornaments, that I may know what
his son and against his brother, and so as I shall do to you.
to give you a blessing today. 6 And the sons of Israel pulled off their
30 ¶ And it happened on the morrow, Moses ornaments, from Mount Horeb.
said to the people, You have sinned a great 7 ¶ And Moses took the tent and pitched it
sin. And now I will go up to Jehovah; per- outside the camp, far off from the camp.
haps I can make atonement for your sin. And he called it the tabernacle of the con-
31 And Moses went back to Jehovah and gregation. And it happened that everyone
said, Oh, this people has sinned a great sin, seeking Jehovah went to the tabernacle of
and they have made for themselves gods the congregation which was outside the camp.
of gold. 8 And it happened as Moses went to the
32 And now, if You will, lift up their sin. tabernacle, the people all rose and stood,
And if not, I pray, blot me out from Your each man at the door of his tent. And they
book which You have written. looked after Moses until he had gone into
33 And Jehovah said to Moses, Whoever the tabernacle.
has sinned against Me, I will blot him from 9 And it happened as Moses went into the
My book. tabernacle, the pillar of cloud would come
34 And now go, lead the people to that down and stand at the door of the taber-
place which I have spoken to you. Behold, nacle. And He spoke with Moses.
My Angel shall go before your face. And 10 And all the people would see the pillar
in the day of My visitation I will visit their of the cloud standing at the door of the
sin on them. tabernacle. And rising all the people rose
35 And Jehovah plagued the people be- up and bowed themselves, each man at the
cause they made the calf, which Aaron door of his tent.
made. 11 And Jehovah would speak to Moses face
to face, as a man speaks to his friend. And
Exodus 33 he would return to the camp. And his atten-
1 Jehovah refuses to go with the people. 4 The dant, Joshua the son of Nun, a young man,
people mourn. 7 The tabernacle is removed from did not leave the middle of the tabernacle.
the camp. 9 Jehovah talks with Moses. 12 Moses 12 ¶ And Moses said to Jehovah, Behold,
desires to see His glory. You are saying to me, Cause this people to
1 ¶ And Jehovah spoke to Moses, Come, go up. And You, You have not told me
go up from this place, you and the people whom You will send with me. And yet You
whom you have caused to go up out from have said, I know you by name, and also
the land of Egypt, to the land which I swore you have found favor in My eyes.
to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, say- 13 And now, if I have found favor in Your
ing, I will give it to your seed. eyes, I pray, make me see Your ways, and
2 And I will send an Angel before your let me know You, so that I may find favor
face, and I will drive out the Canaanite, in Your eyes, and see that this nation is
the Amorite, and the Hittite and the Your people.
Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite; 14 And He said, My presence will go with
3 to a land flowing with milk and honey. you, and I will give you rest.
For I will not go up among you, for you 15 And he said to Him, If Your presence does
are a stiffnecked people, lest I consume not go, do not cause us to go up from here.
you in the way. 16 And now by what can it be known that
4 And the people heard this evil word, I and Your people have found favor in
and they mourned, and did not put any or- Your eyes? Is it not in Your going with
naments on themselves. us? And we are distinguished, I and Your
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Exodus 34 94 God promises; writes Commandments again
people, from all the nations which are on 6 And Jehovah passed by before his face
the face of the earth? and called out: Jehovah! Jehovah God!
17 And Jehovah said to Moses, This thing Merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and
which you have spoken I will do. For you great in goodness and truth,
have found favor in My eyes, and I know 7 keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving
you by name. iniquity and transgression and sin, and not
18 And he said, I pray, let me see Your leaving entirely unpunished, visiting the in-
glory. iquity of fathers on sons, and on sons of sons,
19 And He said, I will cause all My good- to the third and to the fourth generation.
ness to pass before your face. And I will 8 And Moses hurried and bowed to the
call out the name of Jehovah before your earth and worshiped.
face. And I will be gracious to whom I 9 And he said, If now I have found favor
will be gracious, and I will have mercy on in Your eyes, O Lord, please let my Lord
whom I will have mercy. go in our midst, for it is a stiffnecked
20 And He said, You are not able to see people; and You forgive our iniquity and
My face; for no man can see Me and live. our sin, and take us as a possession.
21 And Jehovah said, Behold, a place by 10 ¶ And He said, Behold, I am cutting a
Me! And you shall stand on a rock. covenant; I will do wonderful things before
22 And as My glory is passing it will be all your people which have not been done in
that I will put you in a cleft of the rock; all the earth, and among all nations. And all
and I will cover My palm over you during the people in whose midst you are shall see
My passing. the work of Jehovah, for that which I am
23 And I will remove My palm, and you about to do with you is awesome.
shall see My back; but My face cannot be 11 Take heed for yourself what I am com-
seen. manding you today. Behold, I am about to
drive out from before your face the Amorite,
Exodus 34 and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the
1 The tablets are renewed. 5 The name of Jehovah Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
proclaimed. 8 Moses asks God to go with them. 12 Take heed to yourself, that you not cut
10 God makes a covenant with them. 28 Moses a covenant with the people of the land to
comes down from the mount with the tablets. which you are going in, that it not be a
1 ¶ And Jehovah said to Moses, Cut out snare in your midst.
for yourself two tablets of stone, like the 13 But you shall cut down their altars,
former. And I will write on the tablets the break their pillars, and you shall cut off
words which were on the former tablet, their Asherahs.
which you broke. 14 For you shall not bow to another god,
2 And be prepared in the morning, and for Jehovah whose name is Jealous, He is a
go up in the morning to Mount Sinai. And jealous God;
place yourself here by Me, on the top of 15 that you not cut a covenant with the
the mountain. people of the land, and they fornicate with
3 And a man shall not go up with you. And their gods, and they sacrifice to their gods,
also let no man be seen on all the mountain. and they call to you, and you eat from his
Also do not allow the flocks and the herds sacrifice;
to feed before that mountain. 16 and you take from their daughters for
4 And he cut out two tablets of stone like your sons, and their daughters fornicate
the former. And Moses rose early in the with their gods, and they lead your sons to
morning and went up into Mount Sinai, as fornicate with their gods.
Jehovah had commanded him. And he took 17 You shall not make for yourself mol-
in his hand the two tablets of stone. ten gods.
5 ¶ And Jehovah came down in the cloud. 18 ¶ You shall keep the Feast of Unleav-
And he placed himself there with Him, and ened Bread; seven days you shall eat un-
he called on the name of Jehovah. leavened bread, which I commanded you,
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God instructs Moses; Moses’ face shines 95 Exodus 35
at the time appointed, the month of Abib; 31 And Moses called to them. And Aaron
for in the month of Abib you went out from and all the leaders among the congrega-
Egypt. tion turned back to him. And Moses spoke
19 All opening the womb is Mine, and all to them.
your male livestock, a firstling of ox or sheep, 32 And afterwards all the sons of Israel
20 and a firstling of an ass, you shall re- drew near. And he commanded them all
deem with a lamb. And if you do not re- that which Jehovah had spoken with him
deem, you shall break its neck. You shall in Mount Sinai.
redeem every first-born of your sons, and 33 And Moses finished speaking with
they shall not be seen before My face empty. them, and he put a veil on his face.
21 You may work six days, and on the 34 And as Moses came in before Jehovah
seventh day you shall rest. In plowing time to speak with Him, he took off the veil
and in harvest you shall rest. until he went out. And he would go out
22 And you shall observe a Feast of Weeks and speak to the sons of Israel that which
for yourself, the firstfruits of the harvest he was commanded.
of wheat; also the Feast of In-gathering at 35 And the sons of Israel would see the
the turn of the year. face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face
23 Three times in the year every male of had begun shining brilliantly. And Moses
yours shall be seen before the face of the would put back the veil on his face until
Lord Jehovah, the God of Israel. he went in to speak with Him.
24 For I will dispossess nations from be-
fore your face and will make broad your
territory; and no one shall covet your land, Exodus 35
as you go up to appear before Jehovah your 1 The sabbath. 4 The free gifts for the tabernacle.
God three times in the year. 20 The readiness of the people to offer.
25 You shall not slaughter the blood of 30 Bezaleel and Aholiab are called to the work.
my sacrifice with leaven, nor shall the sac- 1 ¶ And Moses assembled all the congre-
rifice of the Passover Feast pass the night gation of the sons of Israel and said to them,
until morning. These are the words which Jehovah has
26 You shall bring the first of the commanded, to do them:
firstfruits of your ground to the house of 2 Work may be done six days and on the
Jehovah your God. You shall not boil a seventh day it shall be holy to you, a sab-
kid in the milk of its mother. bath of rest to Jehovah; everyone doing
27 And Jehovah said to Moses, Write these work in it dying shall die.
words for yourself, for on the mouth of 3 You shall not kindle a fire in all your
these words I will cut a covenant with you dwellings on the day of the Sabbath.
and with Israel. 4 And Moses said to all the congrega-
28 ¶ And he was there with Jehovah forty tion of the sons of Israel, saying, This is
days and forty nights; he did not eat bread the thing which Jehovah commanded,
and he did not drink water. And He wrote saying,
on the tablets the words of the covenant, 5 Take from among you an offering to
the Ten Commandments. Jehovah. Everyone willing of heart shall
29 And it happened as Moses was going down bring it, the offering of Jehovah: gold and
from Mount Sinai, the two tablets of the testi- silver and bronze,
mony being in Moses’ hand as he went down 6 and blue, and purple, and crimson, and
from the mountain, Moses did not know that bleached linen, and goats’ hair,
the skin of his face had begun shining brilliantly 7 and rams’ skins dyed red, and dugong
through His speaking with him. skins, and acacia wood,
30 And Aaron and all the sons of Israel 8 and oil for the light, and spices for the oil
saw Moses. And, behold! The skin of his of anointing, and for the incense of perfumes;
face had begun shining brilliantly. And they 9 and onyx stones, and stones of settings,
were afraid to draw near to him. for the ephod and for the breast-piece.
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10 And every wise-hearted one among yarn, blue, and purple, and crimson and
you, let them come and make all which bleached linen.
Jehovah has commanded; 26 And all the women whose hearts were
11 the tabernacle, its tent, and its cover, lifted up in wisdom spun the goats’ hair.
its hooks, its boards, its bars, its pillars, 27 And the leaders brought the onyx
and its sockets; stones, and stones for the setting, for the
12 the ark, and its poles, the mercy seat ephod and for the breast-piece,
and the veil of the covering, 28 and the spice, and the oil for the light,
13 the table and its poles, and all its ves- and for the anointing oil, and for the in-
sels, and the Bread of the Presence; cense of the perfumes.
14 and the lampstand of the light, and its 29 And every man and woman whose hearts
vessels, and its lamps, and the oil of the light; made them willing to bring for all the work
15 and the incense altar and its poles, and which Jehovah commanded to be done by
the oil of anointing, and the incense of per- the hand of Moses; the sons of Israel brought
fumes, and the screen of the door, at the a willing offering to Jehovah.
door of the tabernacle; 30 ¶ And Moses said to the sons of Israel,
16 the altar of burnt offering, and its Behold! Jehovah has called by name
bronze grating, its poles, and all its ves- Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of
sels, the laver and its base; the tribe of Judah.
17 the screens of the court, its pillars, and its 31 And He has filled him with the spirit
sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court; of God, in wisdom, in intelligence, and in
18 the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins knowledge, and in all workmanship,
of the court, and their cords; 32 and to devise designs, to work in gold,
19 the woven garments to minister in the and in silver, and in bronze,
sanctuary, the holy garments for Aaron the 33 and in cuttings of stones for finishings,
priest, and the garments for his sons, to and in carving of wood, to work in all
serve as priests. workmanship of design.
20 ¶ And all the congregation of the sons 34 And He has put in his heart to teach,
of Israel went out from Moses. he and Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of
21 And they came, every man whose heart the tribe of Dan,
was lifted up, and everyone whose spirit made 35 He has filled them with wisdom of
him willing. They brought the offering of heart, to do every work of a smith, and an
Jehovah for the work of the tabernacle of artisan, and an embroiderer in blue, and in
the congregation, and for all its service, and purple, and in crimson, and in bleached
for the holy garments. linen, and a weaver; doers of every work
22 And the men came in together with and devisers of designs.
the women, everyone willing of heart.
They brought in bracelets, and nose rings, Exodus 36
and rings, and ornaments, every gold ar- 1 The offerings are given to the workmen. 5 The
ticle, and every man who waved a wave liberality of the people restrained. 8 The cur-
offering of gold to Jehovah. tains of cherubs. 14 The curtains of goats’ hair,
23 And every man with whom blue was 19 the covering of skins. 20 The boards with
found, and purple, and crimson, and bleached their sockets. 31 The bars. 35 The vail.
linen, and goats’ hair, and rams’ skins dyed 1 ¶ And Bezaleel and Aholiab shall work
red, and dugong skins, they brought. with every man wise of heart, to whom Je-
24 Every one rising up with an offering hovah has given wisdom and intelligence,
of silver and bronze, they brought the of- they who know how to do every work of the
fering of Jehovah; and everyone with service of the sanctuary, concerning all which
whom was found acacia wood for any work Jehovah had commanded.
of the service, they brought. 2 And Moses called to Bezaleel, and to
25 And every wise-hearted woman spun Aholiab, and to every man wise of heart, to
with her hands; and they brought spun whom Jehovah had given a heart of wisdom,
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everyone whose heart had lifted him up to 17 And he made fifty loops on the edge
come near the work, to do it. of the last curtain at the juncture; and he
3 And they took every offering before made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain
Moses which the sons of Israel had brought that joined the second.
for the work of the service in the holy place, 18 And he made fifty bronze hooks to join
to do it. And they brought to him still more the tent, to unite it in one.
willing offerings morning by morning. 19 And he made a cover for the tent of
4 And all the wise men came, those doing rams’ skins dyed red; and a cover of dug-
every kind of work for the sanctuary, each ong skins from above.
man a man from his work they were doing. 20 And he made the boards for the tab-
5 And they spoke to Moses, saying, The ernacle, standing planks of acacia wood.
people are bringing more than enough for 21 The length of the board was ten cu-
the service of the work that Jehovah com- bits, and a cubit and a half was the width
manded, to do it. of the one board.
6 And Moses commanded, and they caused 22 The one board was connected by two
it to be voiced in the camp, saying, And let pins, one to another; so he did to all the
no man and woman make any more offer- boards of the tabernacle.
ing for the sanctuary; and the people were 23 And he made the boards for the taber-
held back from bringing. nacle: twenty boards for the south side
7 And their property was sufficient for all southward.
the work, to do it, and it was too much. 24 And he made forty sockets of silver
8 ¶ And every wise-hearted one among the under the twenty boards; two sockets un-
doers of the work of the tabernacle made ten der the one board for its two pins.
curtains, twined, bleached linen, and blue, 25 And for the second side of the taber-
and purple, and crimson; he made them with nacle, to the north side, he made twenty
cherubs, the work of an artisan. boards,
9 The length of one curtain was twenty 26 and their forty silver sockets; two sock-
eight by the cubit; and the width was four ets under the one board, and two sockets
by the cubit; the one curtain was the same under the one board.
measure for all the curtains. 27 And he made six boards for the sides
10 And he joined five curtains one to one; of the tabernacle westward.
and he joined five curtains one to one. 28 And he made two boards for the cor-
11 And he made loops of blue on the edge ners of the tabernacle, in the sides.
of the one curtain, from the end to the junc- 29 And they were double from below, and
ture; so he did at the edge of the last cur- in like manner they were complete to its
tain at the second juncture. top, to the first ring. So he did to both of
12 He made fifty loops on one curtain; them, for the two corners.
and he made fifty loops on the end of the 30 And there were eight boards, and their
curtain which was at the second juncture; silver sockets, sixteen sockets; two sockets
the loops corresponded, one with one. and two sockets under the one board.
13 And he made fifty hooks of gold; and 31 And he made bars of acacia wood; five to
he joined the curtains by the hooks, one to the boards of the second side of the tabernacle;
one. And the tabernacle became one. 32 and five bars to the boards of the sides
14 ¶ And he made curtains of goats’ hair of the tabernacle westward.
for a tent over the tabernacle; he made them 33 And he made the middle bar to go
eleven curtains. through the middle of the boards, from end
15 The length of the one curtain was thirty to end.
by the cubit, and four cubits the width of 34 And he overlaid the boards with gold.
the one curtain; one measure to the eleven And he made the rings gold, housing for the
curtains. poles; and he overlaid the bars with gold.
16 And he joined the five curtains sepa- 35 ¶ And he made a veil of blue, and
rately, and the six curtains separately. purple, and crimson, and twined, bleached
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linen. He made it the work of an artisan, 12 And he made for it a border of a hand’s
with cherubs. breadth all around. And he made a wreath
36 And he made four pillars of acacia for of gold for its border all around.
it. And he overlaid them with gold, their 13 And he cast for it four rings of gold;
hooks gold; and he cast four sockets of sil- and he put the rings on the four corners,
ver for them. which were to its four feet.
37 And he made a screen for the door of 14 The rings were near the border, the
the tabernacle, blue, and purple, and crim- housings for the poles, to lift up the table.
son, and twined, bleached linen, the work 15 And he made the poles of acacia wood;
of an embroiderer; and he overlaid them with gold, to lift up
38 and its five pillars, and their hooks; the table.
and they overlaid their tops and their bands 16 And he made the vessels which were
with gold; and their five sockets bronze. on the table, its platters and its bowls, and
its sacrificial cups, and its pitchers by which
Exodus 37 a drink offering is made, with pure gold.
1 The ark. 6 The mercy seat with cherubs. 10 The 17 And he made the lampstand of pure
table with the vessels. 17 The lampstand, and gold; he made the lampstand of beaten
instruments. 25 The altar of incense. 29 The work, its side, and its branch, its calyxes,
anointing oil and sweet incense. its knobs and its blossoms were from it.
1 ¶ And Bezaleel made the ark of acacia 18 And six branches went out from its
wood; two cubits and a half long, and a sides; three branches of the lampstand from
cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a one side, and three branches of the
half high. lampstand from its second side.
2 And he overlaid it with pure gold, in- 19 Three almond-like bowls were on the
side and outside. And he made for it a one branch, with knob and blossom; and
wreath of gold all around. three almond-like bowls on the one branch,
3 And he cast four rings of gold for it, on with knob and blossom; so for the six
its four feet; two rings on its one side and branches, those going out from the
two rings on its second side. lampstand.
4 And he made poles of acacia wood; and 20 And on the lampstand were four almond-
he overlaid them with gold. like bowls, its knobs and its blossoms.
5 And he put the poles into the rings, on 21 And a knob was under two branches
the sides of the ark, to carry the ark. of it, to the six branches, those going out
6 And he made a mercy seat of pure gold; from it.
two cubits and a half long, and a cubit and 22 The knobs and the branches of it were
a half wide. one beaten work of pure gold.
7 And he made two cherubs of gold; he 23 And he made its seven lamps and its
made them of beaten work, from the two snuffers and its pans of pure gold.
ends of the mercy-seat; 24 He made it and all its vessels from a
8 one cherub here at one end, and one cherub talent of pure gold.
here at the other end. He made the cherubs from 25 ¶ And he made the altar of incense of
the mercy seat, from its two ends. acacia wood; its length a cubit, and its
9 And the cherubs were spreading out width a cubit, square. And its height was
wings above, covering the mercy seat with two cubits; its horns were of it.
their wings, their faces each man toward 26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, its
the other; the faces of the cherubs were top and its sides and its horns all around.
toward the mercy seat. And he made for it a wreath of gold all
10 ¶ And he made the table of planks of around.
acacia; two cubits long, and a cubit wide, 27 And he made for it two rings of gold,
and a cubit and a half high. from beneath its wreath, on its two cor-
11 And he overlaid it with pure gold; and ners, on its two sides, for housings for
he made for it a wreath of gold all around. poles, to lift it.
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28 And he made its poles of acacia wood; 13 And for the east side eastward fifty
and he overlaid them with gold. cubits,
29 And he made the holy oil of anoint- 14 curtains of fifteen cubits to the side,
ing, and the pure incense of fragrant spices, their pillars three and their sockets three.
the work of a perfumer. 15 And for the second side on this side
and on that side to the opening of the court,
Exodus 38 curtains of fifteen cubits, their pillars three
1 The altar of burnt offering. 8 The laver of bronze. and their sockets three.
9 The court. 21 The sum of what the people 16 All the curtains of the court all around
offered. were twined bleached linen.
1 ¶ And he made the altar of the burnt 17 And the sockets for the pillars were
offering of acacia wood; five cubits its bronze, the hooks of the pillars and their
length and five cubits its width, square; and bands of silver. And the overlaying of their
its height was three cubits. capitals were silver; and all the pillars of
2 And he made its horns on its four cor- the court were banded with silver.
ners; its horns were of it. And he overlaid 18 And the screen of the opening of the
it with bronze. court was an embroiderer’s work, blue and
3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, purple and crimson, and bleached twined
the pots and the shovels and the sacrificial linen, and twenty cubits long, and the
bowls, the flesh-forks and the firepans. He height was five cubits in width; the cur-
made all its vessels of bronze. tains of the court joining.
4 And he made a network of bronze grat- 19 And their pillars were four, and their
ing for the altar, from below under its ledge, sockets four, of bronze; their hooks silver,
as far as its middle. and the overlaying of their capitals and their
5 And he cast four rings in its four ends bands were silver.
to the bronze grating, housings for the 20 And all the pins for the tabernacle and
poles. for the court all around were bronze.
6 And he made the poles of acacia wood; 21 ¶ These are the numbered things of
and he overlaid them with bronze. the tabernacle, the tabernacle of the testi-
7 And he put the poles into the rings on mony, which were numbered at the mouth
the sides of the altar, to lift it with them. ofMoses for the service of the Levites in
He made it hollow with planks. the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the
8 And he made the laver bronze, and its priest.
base bronze, from the mirrors of the serv- 22 And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son
ing women, those assembling, who served of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that
at the door of the tabernacle of the congre- Jehovah commanded Moses.
gation. 23 And with him Aholiab the son of
9 ¶ And he made the court. To the side of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver
the Negeb, to the south, the curtains of the and a craftsman, and an embroiderer in blue
court were twined bleached linen, a hun- and in purple and in crimson and in
dred by the cubit. bleached linen.
10 Their pillars were twenty and their 24 All the gold used was for the work, in
sockets twenty, of bronze. The hooks of all the work of the sanctuary; and it was
the pillars and their bands were silver. the gold of the wave offering, twenty-nine
11 And for the north side, a hundred by talents and seven hundred and thirty shek-
the cubit, their pillars were twenty and their els, by the shekel of the sanctuary.
sockets twenty, of bronze. The hooks of 25 And the silver of those numbered of
the pillars and their bands were silver. the assembly was a hundred talents, and a
12 And for the west side, curtains of fifty thousand seven hundred and seventy- five
cubits; their pillars ten and their sockets shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary,
ten; the hooks of the pillars and their bands 26 a bekah for a head, half a shekel, by
were silver. the shekel of the holy place, for everyone
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passing over to those numbered, from a 6 And they made stones of onyx set in
son of twenty years and upward, for six plaited work of gold, engraved with en-
hundred and three thousand, five hundred gravings of a signet, according to the names
and fifty persons. of the sons of Israel.
27 And the hundred talents of the silver 7 And he put them on the shoulder-pieces
were for casting the sockets of the sanctu- of the ephod, memorial stones for the sons
ary, and for the sockets of the veil, a hun- of Israel, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
dred sockets for a hundred talents, a talent 8 And he made the breast-piece, a work
for a socket. of an artisan, like the work of the ephod:
28 And the thousand, seven hundred and gold, blue, purple, and crimson, and twined
seventy-five shekels he made into hooks bleached linen;
for the pillars; and he overlaid their capi- 9 it was square. They made the breast-
tals and joined them. piece double; its length a span and its width
29 And the bronze of the wave offering a span, doubled.
was seventy talents and two thousand and 10 And they set it in four rows of stones:
four hundred shekels. one row, the first row: a ruby, a topaz and
30 And he made with it the sockets of an carbuncle.
the door of the tabernacle of the con- 11 The second row: an emerald, a sap-
gregation, and the bronze altar and its phire and a diamond.
bronze grating, and all the vessels of the 12 And the third row: a jacinth, an agate,
altar. and an amethyst.
31 And the sockets of the court all around, 13 And the fourth row: a chrysolite, an
and the sockets of the opening of the court, onyx, and a jasper; these set in their set-
and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all tings, plaited work of gold.
of the pins of the court round about were 14 And the stones were according to the
bronze. names of the sons of Israel; they were
twelve according to their names, the en-
Exodus 39 gravings of a signet, each according to his
1 The cloths of service and holy garments. 2 The name, for the twelve tribes.
ephod. 8 The breast-piece. 22 The robe of the 15 And they made cords of chains on the
ephod. 27 The coats, mitre, and girdle of fine breast-piece, a work of pure gold cords.
linen. 30 The plate of the holy crown. 16 And they made two gold plaitings and
1 ¶ And from the blue and the purple and two golden rings; and they put the two rings
the crimson they made woven garments for on the two ends of the breast-piece.
serving in the sanctuary. And they made 17 And they put the two golden cords on
the holy garments which were for Aaron, the two rings, on the ends of the breast-
as Jehovah commanded Moses. piece.
2 And he made the ephod of gold, blue, 18 And they put the two ends of the two
and purple, and crimson, and twined cords on the two plaitings. And they put
bleached linen. them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod,
3 And they beat out sheets of gold, and on the front of its face.
cut threads to work into the midst of the 19 And they made two rings of gold, and
blue, and into the midst of the purple, and they put them on the two ends of the breast-
into the midst of the crimson, and into the piece, on its edge, on the inward side of
midst of the bleached linen, the work of the ephod.
an artisan. 20 And they made two rings of gold, and
4 They made shoulder-pieces for it, joined they put them on the two shoulder-pieces
together; it was joined on its two ends. of the ephod from beneath, on the front of
5 And its fastening band was on it; it was its face, near its joining; from above to the
of it, like its work, gold, blue, and purple, band of the ephod.
and crimson, and twined bleached linen, 21 And they fastened the breast-piece
as Jehovah commanded Moses. from its rings to the rings of the ephod
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with a blue ribbon, to be on the ephod band, 37 the pure lampstand, its lamps the lamps
that the breast-piece not move itself from of arrangement and all its vessels, and the
the ephod, as Jehovah commanded Moses. oil of the light,
22 And he made the robe of the ephod, 38 and the altar of gold, and the oil of
skilled work, all of blue. anointing, and the incense of fragrant
23 And the mouth of the robe in its middle spices, and the screen of the door of the
was like the mouth of a corselet, the edge tabernacle,
of its mouth all around, that it might not 39 the bronze altar and bronze grating
be torn. which was to it, its poles and all its ves-
24 And they made on the hems of the robe sels, the laver and its base,
pomegranates of blue, and purple, and 40 the screen of the court, its pillars and
crimson, bleached, twined linen. its sockets, and the screen for the opening
25 And they made bells of pure gold, and of the court, its cords and its pins, and all
they put the bells in the midst of the pome- the vessels of the service of the tabernacle
granates, all around on the hem of the robe, for the tabernacle of the congregation,
all around, among the pomegranates, 41 the woven garments for serving in the
26 a bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a sanctuary, the holy garments for Aaron the
pomegranate on the hem of the robe all priest, and the garments of his sons for
around for ministering, as Jehovah com- serving as priests.
manded Moses. 42 According to all which Jehovah com-
27 And they made the tunics of bleached manded Moses, so did the sons of Israel,
linen, skilled work, for Aaron and for his all the work.
sons; 43 And Moses saw all the work. And be-
28 also the miter was of bleached linen, hold, they had done it; as Jehovah com-
and the turban of the caps of bleached linen, manded Moses, so they had done. And
and the breeches of bleached, twined linen. Moses blessed them.
29 And the girdle was of twined bleached
linen, and blue, and purple, and crimson, Exodus 40
the work of an embroiderer, even as Jeho- 1 The tabernacle is commanded to be raised,
vah commanded Moses. 9 and anointed. 13 Aaron and his sons to be
30 And they made the plate of the holy sanctified. 16 Moses performs all things ac-
crown of pure gold, and they wrote on it cordingly. 34 A cloud covers the tabernacle.
the writing of the engravings of a signet: 1 ¶ And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
HOLINESS TO JEHOVAH. 2 On the first day of the month, on the
31 And they put a blue ribbon on it, to first of the month, you shall raise up the
fasten it on the miter from above, as Jeho- tent of the tabernacle of the congregation.
vah commanded Moses. 3 And you shall put there the ark of testi-
32 ¶ And all the work of the tabernacle of mony. And you shall cover the ark with
the congregation was finished, And the sons the veil.
of Israel did according to all which Jeho- 4 And you shall bring in the table and set
vah commanded Moses; so they did. in order its arrangement. And you shall
33 And they brought the tabernacle to bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps.
Moses, the tent and all its vessels, its hooks, 5 And you shall put the altar of gold for
its boards, it bars, and its pillars, and its incense before the ark of testimony. And
sockets, you shall set up the screen of the door of
34 and the cover of rams’ skins dyed red, the tabernacle.
and the cover of dugong skins, and the veil 6 And you shall set up the altar of burnt
of the covering, offerings before the door of the tent of the
35 the ark of the testimony, and its poles, tabernacle of the congregation.
and the mercy seat, 7 And you shall put the laver between the
36 the table and all its vessels, and the tabernacle of the congregation and the al-
Bread of the Presence; tar. And you shall put water there.
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8 And you shall set up the court all around. 23 And he set the bread in order on it
And you shall place the screen of the open- before the face of Jehovah, as Jehovah com-
ing of the court. manded Moses.
9 And you shall take the oil of anointing, 24 And he put the lampstand in the taber-
and you shall anoint the tabernacle and all nacle of the congregation, opposite the
that is in it. And you shall sanctify it and table, on the side of the tabernacle south-
all its vessels. And it shall become holy. ward.
10 And you shall anoint the altar of burnt 25 And he set up the lamps before Jeho-
offering and all its vessels. And you shall vah, as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
sanctify it and the altar shall become most 26 And he set up the altar of gold in the
holy. tabernacle of the congregation, before the
11 And you shall anoint the laver and its veil.
base, and you shall sanctify it. 27 And he burned on it incense of fra-
12 And you shall cause to draw near grant spices, as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Aaron and his sons to the door of the tab- 28 And he set up the screen of the door to
ernacle of the congregation. And you shall the tabernacle.
wash them with water. 29 And he put the altar of burnt offering
13 And you shall clothe Aaron with the at the door of the tent of the tabernacle of
holy garments. And you shall anoint him the congregation. And he offered up on it
and sanctify him. And he shall serve as the burnt offering and the food offering,
priest to Me. as Jehovah commanded Moses.
14 And you shall cause his sons to draw 30 And he put the laver between the tab-
near. And you shall clothe them with tunics. ernacle of the congregation and the altar.
15 And you shall anoint them as you And he gave there water for washing.
anointed their father. And they shall serve 31 And from it Moses and Aaron and his
as priests to Me. And their anointing shall sons washed their hands and their feet.
be for an everlasting priesthood for their 32 As they came into the tabernacle of
generations. the congregation, and as they drew near to
16 ¶ And Moses did so, according to all the altar, they would wash, as Jehovah com-
that Jehovah commanded him; so he did. manded Moses.
17 And it happened in the first month, in 33 And he raised up the court all around
the second year, on the first of the month, the dwelling place of God and the altar.
the tabernacle was raised up. And he gave the screen of the opening of
18 And Moses raised up the tabernacle, the court. And Moses finished the work.
and he gave its sockets, and he set up its 34 ¶ And the cloud covered the tabernacle
boards, and he gave its bars, and he raised of the congregation; and the glory of Je-
up its pillars. hovah filled the tabernacle.
19 And he spread out the tent over the 35 And Moses was not able to come into
tabernacle. And he put the cover of the the tabernacle of the congregation because
tent over it from above, as Jehovah com- the cloud dwelt on it. And the glory of
manded Moses. Jehovah filled the tabernacle.
20 And he took and gave the testimony 36 And as the cloud went up from the
into the ark. And he put the poles on the tabernacle, the sons of Israel pulled up
ark. And he set the mercy seat on the ark stakes in all their travels.
from above. 37 And if the cloud did not go up, then
21 And he caused the ark to go in into the they did not pull up stakes until the day it
tabernacle. And he placed the veil of the went up.
covering, and he covered over the ark of the 38 For the cloud of Jehovah was on the
testimony, as Jehovah commanded Moses. tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by
22 And he gave the table into the taber- night, before the eyes of all the house of
nacle of the congregation, on the side of Israel in all their pullings up of stakes.
the tabernacle, northward outside the veil.
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103
The Book of
JOSHUA
aged, for Jehovah your God is with you in
Joshua 1 all places where you go.
1 Jehovah appoints Joshua to succeed Moses. 5 10 ¶ Then Joshua commanded the offic-
Jehovah promises to assist Joshua. 8 He gives ers of the people, saying,
him instructions. 10 He prepares the people to 11 Pass through the camp and command
pass over Jordon. the people, saying, Prepare food for you.
For within three days you are crossing
1 ¶ And it happened after the dying of this Jordan to go in to possess the land
Moses the servant of Jehovah, Jehovah which Jehovah your God is giving to
spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ you, to possess it.
minister, saying, 12 And Joshua spoke to the Reubenites,
2 My servant Moses has died. And now and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe of
rise up, cross over this Jordan, you and all Manasseh, saying,
this people, to the land which I am giving 13 Remember the word which Moses
to them, to the sons of Israel. the servant of Jehovah commanded you,
3 Every place on which the sole of your saying, Jehovah your God has given you
foot shall tread, I have given it to you, as I rest, and He has given to you this land.
spoke to Moses. 14 Your wives, your little ones, and
4 From the wilderness, and this Lebanon, your livestock shall remain in the land
even to the great river, the Euphrates River, which Moses has given to you beyond
all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great the Jordan. But you shall cross over
Sea toward the setting of the sun, shall be armed before your brothers, all the
your border. mighty ones of strength and shall help
5 No man shall be able to stand before them,
you all the days of your life. As I was with 15 until Jehovah has given rest to your
Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail brothers, as well as to you, and they, even
you and not will I forsake you. they have possessed the land which Je-
6 Be strong and brave. For you shall cause hovah your God is giving to them. And
this people to inherit the land which I swore you may return to the land of your pos-
to their fathers to give to them. session, and may possess it, which Moses
7 Only be strong and very brave, so that the servant of Jehovah has given to you
you may take heed to do according to all beyond the Jordan toward the rising of
the Law which Moses My servant com- the sun.
manded you. Do not turn from it to the 16 ¶ And they answered Joshua, say-
right or to the left, that you may act wisely ing, We will do all that you command
wherever you go. us; and we will go everywhere you shall
8 This book of the Law shall not depart send us.
out of your mouth, and you shall medi- 17 According to all we heard from Moses,
tate on it by day and by night, so that so we will listen to you. Surely Jehovah
you shall be on guard to do according to your God is with you, as He has been with
all that is written in it. For then you shall Moses.
prosper your way, and then you shall act 18 Whoever rebels against your mouth,
wisely. and will not listen to your commands in
9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong all that you say to him, he shall die. Only,
and brave. Do not be terrified or discour- be strong and brave.
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Spies go to Jericho; Rahab saves them 225 Joshua 2
in any man, because of you. For Jehovah
Joshua 2 your God, He is God in the heavens above,
1 Rahab receives and conceals the two spies sent and in the earth below.
from Shittim. 8 The covenant between her and 12 And now, please swear to me by Jeho-
them. 23 Their return and report. vah, since I have dealt with you in kind-
1 ¶ And Joshua the son of Nun sent two ness, that you will also deal with my
men out of Shittim to spy secretly, saying, father’s house in kindness, and shall give
Go look over the land, and Jericho. And to me a token of faithfulness;
they went and came into the house of a 13 and shall keep alive my father, and my
woman, a harlot; and her name was Rahab. mother, and my brothers, and my sisters,
And they lay down there. and all that is to them, and shall deliver
2 And it was reported to the king of Jeri- our souls from death.
cho saying, Behold, men have come here 14 And the men said to her, Our life in-
tonight from the sons of Israel, to search stead of yours, if you do not tell this mat-
the land. ter of ours, then it shall be, when Jehovah
3 And the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, gives this land to us that we shall deal with
saying, Bring out the men who have come you in kindness and truth.
in to you, who have come into your house. 15 And she let them down by a rope through
For they have come in to search out all the the window, for her house was in the side of
land. the wall, and she lived in the wall.
4 And the woman took the two men and 16 And she said to them, Go to the moun-
hid them, and said, This way the men came tain lest the pursuers come upon you. And
in to me, but I did not know from where you shall hide there three days until the
they were. pursuers return; and afterward you shall
5 And it happened as the gate was to be go on your way.
shut at dark, even the men went out. I do 17 And the men said to her, We will be
not know where they have gone. You go innocent from this oath of yours which you
after them, and hurry, for you may over- made us swear.
take them. 18 Behold, we are coming into the land;
6 But she made them go up on the roof, you shall bind this scarlet thread of line in
and hid them with stalks of flax, which the window by which you have let us down.
she arranged on the roof. And you shall gather your father, and your
7 And the men went after them the way mother, and your brothers, and all your
of the Jordan, by the fords. And they shut father’s house to you, to the house.
the gate afterwards, when the pursuers had 19 And it shall be, anyone who goes out-
gone after them. side from the doors of your house his blood
8 ¶ And before they had laid down, she shall be on his head, and we shall be inno-
came up to them on the roof. cent. And anyone who is with you in the
9 And she said to the men, I know that house, his blood shall be on our head, if
Jehovah has given the land to you, and that any hand is on him.
your terror has fallen on us, and that all 20 But if you declare this matter of ours,
those living in the land have melted before then we shall be guiltless from your oath
you. which you have made us swear.
10 For we have heard how Jehovah dried 21 And she said, Let it be according to
up the water of the Sea of Reeds before you, your words. And she sent them away. And
as you were going out of Egypt; also that they went. And she bound the line of scar-
which you have done to two kings of the let thread in the window.
Amorites who were beyond the Jordan; to 22 ¶ And they went and came to the moun-
Sihon, and to Og, whom you devoted to tain, and stayed there three days, until the
destruction. pursuers had returned. And the pursuers
11 And we have heard, and our heart has searched in all the way, but did not find
melted, and there still does not rise spirit them.
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Joshua 3 226 Joshua goes to Jordan; waters rise in a heap
23 And the two men returned and came And surely He shall dispossess from be-
down from the mountain, and crossed over, fore you the Canaanites, and the Hittites,
and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and re- and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the
ported to him all that had happened to them. Girgashites and the Amorites, and the
24 And they said to Joshua, Truly Jeho- Jebusites.
vah has given all the land into our hands. 11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of Je-
And also, all those living in the land have hovah of all the earth shall pass over be-
melted before us. fore you into the Jordan.
12 And now, take for yourselves twelve
Joshua 3 men out of the tribes of Israel, one man
1 Joshua comes to Jordan. 2 The officers instruct for each tribe.
the people for the passage. 7 Jehovah encour- 13 And it shall be, when the soles of the
ages Joshua. 9 Joshua encourages the people. feet of the priests bearing the ark of Jeho-
14 The waters of Jordan are divided. vah, Lord of all the earth, come to rest in
1 ¶ And Joshua rose up early in the morn- the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the
ing. And they pulled up stakes from Shittim Jordan shall be cut off, the waters which
and came to the Jordan, he and all the sons come down from above. And they shall
of Israel. And they stayed there before they stand in one heap.
crossed over. 14 ¶ And it happened, as the people pulled
2 And it happened, at the end of three days, up stakes from their tents to cross over the
the officers passed into the midst of the camp. Jordan, and as the priests bore the ark of
3 And they charged the people, saying, the covenant before the people,
When you see the ark of the covenant of 15 and as those bearing the ark came into
Jehovah your God, and the priests, and the the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bear-
Levites bearing it, even you shall pull up ing the ark were dipped in the edge of the
stakes from your place and shall go after it. waters (and the Jordan was full, over all
4 Only, keep a distance between you and its banks all the days of harvest),
it, about two thousand cubits by measure. 16 that the waters stood still, those com-
You shall not come near it, so that you may ing down from above rose up into one heap,
know the way in which you are to go. For very far above the city Adam, which is
you have not crossed over this way yester- beside Zaretan; and those going down by
day and the day before. the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were
5 And Joshua said to the people, Sanctify completely cut off. And the people passed
yourselves, for tomorrow Jehovah will do over opposite to Jericho.
wonders among you. 17 And the priests bearing the ark of the
6 And Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, covenant of Jehovah stood firm on dry
Take up the ark of the covenant and go be- ground in the middle of the Jordan. And
fore the people. And they took up the ark of all Israel crossed over on dry ground until
the covenant and went before the people. all the nation had completely passed over
7 ¶ And Jehovah said to Joshua, This day the Jordan.
I will begin to make you great in the eyes
of all Israel, so that they shall know that as Joshua 4
I was with Moses, I am with you. 1 Twelve men are appointed to take twelve stones
8 And you shall command the priests bear- for a memorial 10 The people pass over.
ing the ark of the covenant, saying, When 20 The twelve stones are pitched in Gilgal.
you come to the edge of the waters of the 1 ¶ And it happened, when all the nation
Jordan you shall stand still in the Jordan. had completely crossed over the Jordan,
9 And Joshua said to the sons of Israel, Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
Come near here and hear the words of Je- 2 Take twelve men for you out of the
hovah your God. people, one man of each tribe.
10 And Joshua said, By this you shall 3 And charge them, saying, Lift up twelve
know that the living God is among you. stones from this place, from the middle of
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People cross on dry land, waters return 227 Joshua 5
the Jordan, from the place where the feet 14 In that day Jehovah made Joshua great
of the priests were fixed. And you shall pass in the sight of all Israel. And they feared
them over with you and lay them down in him all the days of his life, even as they
the lodging place which you stay in it to- feared Moses.
night. 15 And Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
4 And Joshua called to the twelve men 16 Command the priests who carry the
whom he had readied from the sons of Is- ark of the testimony, that they rise out of
rael, one man, one man of each tribe. the Jordan.
5 And Joshua said to them, Cross over be- 17 And Joshua commanded the priests,
fore the ark of Jehovah your God to the saying, Rise out of the Jordan.
middle of the Jordan, and each man of you 18 And it happened when the priests who
lift up one stone on his shoulder, accord- bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah
ing to the number of the tribes of the sons had come up out of the midst of the Jor-
of Israel, dan, and the soles of the feet of the priests
6 that this shall be a sign among you, when had been lifted to the dry land, the waters
your children ask hereafter, saying, What of the Jordan returned to their place, and
are these stones to you? went over all its banks, as before.
7 You shall say to them, Because the wa- 19 And the people came up out of the
ters of the Jordan were cut off before the Jordan on the tenth of the first month,
ark of the covenant of Jehovah, as it crossed and camped in Gilgal, in the east border
over into the Jordan, the waters of the Jor- of Jericho.
dan were cut off. And these stones are for 20 ¶ And the twelve stones which they
a memorial to the sons of Israel all the days. took out of the Jordan were raised up in
8 And the sons of Israel did as Joshua or- Gilgal by Joshua.
dered, and took up twelve stones out of the 21 And he spoke to the sons of Israel, say-
middle of the Jordan, as Jehovah had spo- ing, When your sons ask their fathers here-
ken to Joshua, according to the number of after, saying, What do these stones mean?
the tribes of the sons of Israel, and crossed 22 Then you shall make your sons know,
over with them to the lodging place, and laid saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry
them down there; land,
9 even the twelve stones that Joshua lifted 23 because Jehovah your God dried up
up in the middle of the Jordan, in the place the waters of the Jordan before you, until
where the feet of the priests bearing the you crossed over, as Jehovah your God did
ark of the covenant stood firm. And they to the Sea of Reeds, which He dried up
are there until this day. before you until we crossed over;
10 ¶ And the priests bearing the ark were 24 so that all the people of the land shall
standing in the middle of the Jordan until know that the hand of Jehovah is strong,
everything was finished that Jehovah had so that you may fear Jehovah your God all
commanded Joshua to speak to the people, the days.
according to all that Moses commanded
Joshua. And the people hurried and crossed Joshua 5
over. 1 The Canaanites are afraid. 2 Joshua renews
11 And it happened, when the people had circumcision. 10 The Passover Feast is kept at
finished crossing over, the ark of Jehovah Gilgal. 12 Manna ceases. 13 The Angel of God
and the priests crossed over before the people. appears to Joshua.
12 And the sons of Reuben, and the sons 1 ¶ And it happened, when all the kings
of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh of the Amorites beyond the Jordan, toward
crossed over in battle array before the sons the sea, and all the kings of the Canaanites
of Israel, as Moses had spoken to them; which were by the sea, heard how Jehovah
13 about forty thousand armed men of the dried up the waters of the Jordan before
army crossed over before Jehovah for the sons of Israel, until they crossed over,
battle, to the plains of Jericho. their heart was melted. And there was not
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Joshua 6 228 All are circumcised; manna ceases
any more spirit in them before the sons of 13 ¶ And it happened, when Joshua was
Israel. beside Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes
2 At that time Jehovah said to Joshua, and looked. And, behold! A Man stood
Make for yourself flint knives, and turn in front of him, and His drawn sword
back, circumcise the sons of Israel, the sec- was in His hand. And Joshua went to Him
ond time. and said to Him, Are You for us, or for
3 And Joshua made flint knives for him- our adversaries?
self, and circumcised the sons of Israel at 14 And He said, No, for I now come as
the hill of the foreskins. the Commander of the army of Jehovah.
4 And this is the reason Joshua circum- And Joshua fell on his face to the earth
cised: All the people who had come out and worshiped. And he said to Him, What
from Egypt, who were males, all the men does my Lord speak to His slave?
of war, had died in the wilderness, in the 15 And the Commander of the army of
way, as they came out of Egypt. Jehovah said to Joshua, Take your shoe off
5 For all the people who had come out your foot, for the place on which you are
were circumcised. And all the people who standing is holy. And Joshua did so.
were born in the wilderness, in the way, as
they came out from Egypt, had not been Joshua 6
circumcised. 1 Jericho is shut up. 2 God instructs Joshua how
6 For the sons of Israel had walked forty to beseige it. 11 The city is surrounded. 20 The
years in the wilderness, until all the na- walls fall down. 22 Rahab is saved. 26 The
tion, the men of war who had come out rebuilder of Jericho is cursed.
from Egypt were consumed, those who 1 ¶ And Jericho was closed, and was shut
did not listen to the voice of Jehovah, to in from the face of the sons of Israel; no
whom Jehovah had sworn to them not to one going out, and no one coming in.
cause them to see the land which Jeho- 2 And Jehovah said to Joshua, See I have
vah swore to their fathers, to give to us, given Jericho and its king, mighty ones of
a land flowing with milk and honey; strength, into your hand.
these were consumed. 3 And you shall go around the city, all the
7 And He raised their sons up in their place. men of war, going around the city once; so
Joshua circumcised them, for they had been you shall do six days.
uncircumcised; for they had not been cir- 4 And seven priests shall bear seven rams’
cumcised in the way. horns of trumpets before the ark. And on
8 And it happened, when all the nation had the seventh day you shall go around the
finished being circumcised, they remained city seven times, and the priests shall blow
in their places in the camp until they revived. with the rams’ horns of trumpets in front
9 And Jehovah said to Joshua, Today I of the ark.
have rolled the reproach of Egypt off of 5 And it shall be, when they blow long with
you. And he called the name of that place the rams’ horn, and when you hear the sound
Gilgal to this day. of the rams’ horn, all the people shall shout
10 ¶ And the sons of Israel camped in with a great shout. And the wall of the city
Gilgal, and prepared the Passover on the shall fall underneath; and the people shall
fourteenth day of the month, at evening, go up, each man in front of him.
in the plains of Jericho. 6 ¶ And Joshua the son of Nun called the
11 And they ate the old grain of the land on priests and said to them, Lift up the ark of
the morrow of the Passover, unleavened bread the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven
and roasted grain, in this same day. trumpets of rams’ before the ark of Jehovah.
12 And the manna ceased on the next day 7 And he said to the people, Pass on, go
after they ate of the old grain of the land. around the city, and he who is armed shall
And there was no more manna to the sons go on before the ark of Jehovah.
of Israel, but they ate the produce of the 8 And it happened, when Joshua spoke to
land of Canaan in that year. the people, the seven priests bearing seven
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trumpets of rams’ horns before Jehovah 20 And the people shouted, and blew with
passed on and blew with the rams` horns. the rams’ horns, and it happened, when the
And the ark of the covenant of Jehovah people heard the sound of the rams’ horn,
went after them. the people shouted a great shout. And the
9 And he who was armed went before the wall fell underneath it; and the people went
priests blowing the rams’ horns. And the up into the city, each man in front of him;
rear guard after the ark, going on and blow- and they captured the city.
ing with the rams’ horns. 21 And they destroyed all that was in the
10 And Joshua had commanded the people, city, from man even to woman, from young
saying, You shall not shout, nor cause your even to aged, and to ox, and sheep, and
voice to be heard, and not shall there go from ass, by the mouth of the sword.
your mouth a word until the day I say to 22 And Joshua said to the two men who
you, Shout! Then you shall shout. had spied out the land, Go into the house
11 And the ark of Jehovah went around the of the woman, the harlot, and bring the
city, going around one time. And they came woman out from there, and all whom she
into the camp, and remained in the camp. has, as you have sworn to her.
12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, 23 And the young men, the spies, went
and the priests bore the ark of Jehovah. in and brought out Rahab, and her fa-
13 And seven priests bearing seven rams’ ther, and her mother, and her brothers,
horns of trumpets were walking before the and all whom she had; yea, they brought
ark of Jehovah, going on, and were blow- all her family, and set them outside the
ing with the rams’ horns. And he who was camp of Israel.
armed went before them. And the rear 24 And they burned the city with fire, and
guard went behind the ark of Jehovah, go- all that was in it. Only they gave the silver
ing on and blowing with the trumpets of and the gold, and the vessels of bronze,
rams’ horns and of iron, to the treasury of the house of
14 And they circled the city on the second Jehovah.
day one time, and returned to the camp. 25 And Joshua kept alive Rahab the harlot,
So they did six days. and the house of her father, and all whom
15 And it happened on the seventh day, she had. And she lives in the midst of Israel
they rose early, at the dawning of the day, to this day. For she hid the messengers whom
and went around the city seven times in Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.
the same way. Only on that day they circled 26 And at that time Joshua adjured, say-
the city seven times. ing, Cursed be the man who rises up be-
16 And it happened at the seventh time fore the face of Jehovah and builds this
the priests blew with the rams’ horns. And city of Jericho. He shall lay its foundation
Joshua said to the people, Shout! For Je- at the cost of his first-born, and he shall
hovah has given you the city. set up its doors in his youngest son.
17 ¶ And the city shall be devoted to Je- 27 And Jehovah was with Joshua, and his
hovah, it and all that are in it. Only Rahab fame was in all the land.
the harlot shall live, she and all who are
with her in the house, because she hid the Joshua 7
messengers that we sent. 1 The Israelites are smitten at Ai. 6 Joshua’s com-
18 And you shall certainly keep clear of plaint. 16 Achan is taken by the lot. 19 His con-
the devoted things, that you not become fession. 24 He and all he had are destroyed in
accursed by taking from the devoted things, the valley of Achor.
and shall make the camp of Israel become 1 ¶ And the sons of Israel sinned a sin in
devoted, and trouble it. the devoted things. And Achan, the son of
19 And all the silver and gold, and vessels Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah,
of bronze and iron, they are holy to Jeho- of the tribe of Judah took of the devoted
vah; they shall come into the treasury of things. And the anger of Jehovah glowed
Jehovah. against the sons of Israel.
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2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to row. For so says Jehovah, the God of Is-
Ai, which is near Beth-aven, on the east of rael, A devoted thing is among you, Is-
Bethel, and spoke to them, saying, Go up rael; you are not able to stand before your
and spy out the land. And the men went up enemies until you take away the cursed
and spied out Ai. thing from among you.
3 And they returned to Joshua, and said to 14 And you shall be brought near in the
him, Do not let all the people go up. Let morning, by your tribes. And it shall be,
about two thousand men, or three thou- the tribe which Jehovah takes shall draw
sand men, go up, and they shall strike Ai. near by families. And the family which Je-
Do not cause all the people to labor there, hovah takes shall draw near by households.
for they are few. And the household which Jehovah takes
4 And about three thousand men of the shall draw near by men.
people went up there. And they fled be- 15 And it shall be, he who is taken with
fore the men of Ai. the devoted thing shall be burned with fire,
5 And the men of Ai struck thirty-six men he and all that he has, because he has trans-
of them, and pursued them before the gate gressed the covenant of Jehovah and be-
to Shebarim. And they struck them in the cause he has done disgraceful folly in Is-
descent. And the heart of the people was rael.
melted, and became as water. 16 ¶ And Joshua rose early in the morn-
6 ¶ And Joshua tore his clothing, and fell ing, and brought Israel near by its tribes.
on his face to the earth before the ark of And the tribe of Judah was taken.
Jehovah until the evening, he and the elders 17 And he brought the family of Judah
of Israel. And they threw dust on their heads. near; and he took the family of the
7 And Joshua said, Oh Lord Jehovah, why Zerahites. And he brought near the fam-
have You at all caused this people to cross ily of the Zerahites by men, and Zabdi
over the Jordan to give us into the hands was taken.
of the Amorites, to destroy us? And, Oh 18 And he brought near his household by
that we had been willing, and that we had men, and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son
dwelt beyond the Jordan! of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of
8 Oh Lord, what shall I say, after Israel Judah, was taken.
has turned its back before its enemies? 19 And Joshua said to Achan, My son, now
9 And the Canaanites, and all the ones liv- give glory to Jehovah, the God of Israel,
ing in the land shall hear, and shall come and give thanks to Him, and please tell me
around against us, and shall cut off our what you have done. Do not hide it from
name out of the earth. And what shall You me.
do for Your great name? 20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said,
10 ¶ And Jehovah said to Joshua, Get up! Truly I have sinned against Jehovah, the
Why do you fall on your face this way? God of Israel, and this I have done:
11 Israel has sinned, and they also have 21 When I saw among the spoil a goodly
transgressed My covenant which I com- robe of Shinar, and two hundred shekels
manded them, and have also taken of the of silver, and a wedge of gold, one of fifty
devoted thing, and have also stolen, and shekels in weight, then I coveted them, and
also deceived, and also put it among their took them. And behold, they are hidden in
stuff. the earth, in the middle of my tent, and the
12 And the sons of Israel have not been silver under it.
able to stand before their enemies; they 22 And Joshua sent messengers, and they
have turned the back before their enemies ran to the tent; and behold, it was hidden
because they have become a devoted thing. in his tent, and the silver under it.
I will not be with you again if you do not 23 And they took them out of the middle
destroy the devoted thing from among you. of the tent, and brought them to Joshua,
13 Rise up, sanctify the people, and you and to all the sons of Israel, and laid them
shall say, Sanctify yourselves for tomor- out before Jehovah.
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24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, 8 And it shall be when you have taken the
took Achan the son of Zerah, and the sil- city, you shall burn the city with fire. You
ver, and the robe, and the wedge of gold, shall do according to the Word of Jeho-
and his sons, and his daughters, and his vah. See, I have commanded you.
oxen, and his ass, and his flock, and his 9 And Joshua sent them away, and they
tent, and all that he had. And they made went to the ambush, and stayed between
them go up to the valley of Achor. Bethel and Ai, on the west of Ai. And
25 And Joshua said, How you have Joshua remained that night in the midst of
troubled us! Jehovah shall trouble you to- the people.
day! And all Israel threw stones at him, 10 And Joshua rose early in the morning
and they burned them with fire, and they and called up the people, and they went
stoned them with stones. up, he and the elders of Israel in the sight
26 And they raised over him a great heap of the people of Ai.
of stones to this day. And Jehovah turned 11 And all the people of war with him went
back from the heat of His anger. On ac- up and drew near, and came before the city.
count of this, the name of that place is And they camped on the north of Ai, and
called The Valley of Grief until this day. the valley was between him and Ai.
12 And he took about five thousand men
Joshua 8 and set them as an ambush between Bethel
1 Jehovah encourages Joshua. 3 The strategy to and Ai, on the west of the city.
take Ai. 29 The king is hanged. 30 Joshua builds 13 And they set the people, all the camp
an altar. on the north of the city; and its rear on
1 ¶ And Jehovah said to Joshua, Do not the west of the city. And Joshua went
fear and not be afraid. Take all the people into the middle of the valley on that
of war with you, and rise up, go up to Ai. night.
Behold, I have given the king of Ai, and 14 And it happened, when the king of Ai
his people, and his city, and his land into saw, the men of the city rose early and hur-
your hand. ried to go out to meet Israel in battle, he
2 And you shall do to Ai and to its king as and all his people at the appointed time
you have done to Jericho and its king. Only, before the plain. He did not know that an
its spoil and its cattle you shall take for ambush was against him behind the city.
yourselves. Set yourself an ambush for the 15 And Joshua and all Israel were stricken
city behind it. before them, and they fled the way of the
3 ¶ And Joshua rose up, and all the people wilderness.
of war, to go up to Ai. And Joshua chose 16 And all the people who were in the city
thirty thousand men, mighty warriors and were called to run after them. And they
sent them away by night. ran after Joshua, and were drawn away out
4 And he commanded them, saying, See, of the city.
you will be an ambush against the city, be- 17 And there was not a man left in Ai and
hind the city. You shall not go very far off Bethel who had not gone out after Israel.
from the city, and all of you shall be ready. And they left the city open, and ran after
5 And I and all the people with me shall Israel.
draw near to the city. And it shall be, when 18 And Jehovah said to Joshua, Stretch
they come out to meet us as at the first, out the javelin in your hand toward Ai. For
and we have fled before them, I will give it into your hand. And Joshua
6 and they will come out after us until we stretched out the javelin in his hand toward
have drawn them out of the city. For they the city.
will say, They are fleeing before us, as at 19 And the ambush rose up quickly out of
the first. And we will flee from them; their place, and they ran as soon as he had
7 and you shall rise from the ambush and stretched out his hand, and entered the city,
shall possess the city. And Jehovah your and took it. And they hurried and burned
God shall give it into your hand. the city with fire.
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20 And the men of Ai looked behind them, 32 And he wrote there on the stones the
and saw; and, behold! The smoke of the city copy of the Law of Moses which he had
had gone up into the heaven. And there was written in the presence of the sons of Israel.
no power in them to flee here or there. And 33 And all Israel, and its elders, and au-
the people who had fled to the wilderness thorities, and its judges were standing on this
turned back against the pursuers. side, the alien as well as the native, and on
21 And Joshua and all Israel saw that the that of the ark, before the priests, the Levites,
ambush had captured the city, and that the who bore the ark of the covenant of Jeho-
smoke of the city had gone up. And they vah, half of them in front of Mount Gerizim,
turned back and struck the men of Ai. and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as
22 And the others came out from the city to Moses the servant of Jehovah had com-
meet them. And they were in the midst of manded at the first, that they should bless
Israel, some on this side, and some on that. the people of Israel.
And they struck them until not a survivor 34 And afterward he read all the words of
was left to them, not one that escaped. the Law, the blessing and the curse, ac-
23 ¶ And they caught the king of Ai and cording to all that was written in the book
brought him alive to Joshua. of the Law.
24 And it happened, when Israel had made 35 There was not a word of all that Moses
an end to slaying all the ones living in Ai commanded which Joshua did not read be-
in the field, even in the wilderness where fore all the assembly of Israel, and the
they pursued them (and they, all of them, women, and the little ones, and the aliens
fell by the mouth of the sword until they that walked among them.
were consumed) all Israel turned back to
Ai, and struck it with the mouth of the Joshua 9
sword. 1 The kings join against Israel. 3 The Gibeonites
25 And all who fell during that day, of obtain a league. 15 For which they are con-
men and of women, were twelve thousand, demned to perpetual bondage.
all the men of Ai. 1 ¶ And it happened, when all the kings
26 And Joshua did not draw back his hand who were beyond the Jordan in the hills
with which he stretched out the javelin until and in the Lowlands, and in all the coast
he had destroyed all the ones living in Ai. of the Great Sea toward Lebanon, heard
27 Only, Israel seized for themselves the of it, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the
livestock, and the plunder of the city, ac- Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the
cording to the Word of Jehovah which He Jebusite,
commanded Joshua. 2 they with one mouth gathered them-
28 And Joshua burned Ai, and made it a selves to fight with Joshua and with Israel.
heap forever, a desolation to this day. 3 ¶ And the ones living in Gibeon heard
29 And he hanged the king of Ai on the tree what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai.
until evening time. And at sundown Joshua 4 And they acted slyly, and they went and
commanded, and they took his dead body acted like envoys, and took old sacks for
down from the tree, and threw it into the their asses, and old wineskins, even torn
opening of the gate of the city; and raised and bound up;
over it a great heap of stones until this day. 5 and old and patched sandals on their feet;
30 ¶ Then Joshua built an altar to Jeho- and old garments on them. And all their
vah, the God of Israel, in Mount Ebal, provision of bread was dry; it was crumbs.
31 as Moses, the servant of Jehovah, 6 And they went to Joshua, to the camp at
commanded the sons of Israel, as it is Gilgal. And they said to him and to the men
written in the book of the Law of Moses; of Israel, We have come from a distant land.
an altar of whole stones, on which had And now cut a covenant with us.
been wielded no iron. And they offered 7 And the men of Israel said to the Hivites,
upon it burnt offerings to Jehovah, and Perhaps you are living in our midst, and
offered peace offerings. how shall we cut a covenant with you?
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8 And they said to Joshua, We are your 20 We shall do this to them, and shall
servants. And Joshua said to them, Who keep them alive, and wrath shall not be on
are you? And from where do you come? us because of the oath which we have
9 And they said to him, Your servants have sworn to them.
come from a very distant land, because of 21 And the leaders said to them, They shall
the name of Jehovah your God, for we have live and be woodcutters, and drawers of
heard of His fame, and all that He has done water for all the congregation, as the lead-
in Egypt. ers spoke to them.
10 Also what He has done to the two kings 22 ¶ And Joshua called for them; and he
of the Amorites beyond the Jordan, to spoke to them, saying, Why have you de-
Sihon the king of Heshbon, and to Og the ceived us, saying, We are very far from
king of Bashan who was in Ashtaroth. you, yet you are living in our midst?
11 And our elders and all the people of 23 And now, you are cursed, and none of
our land spoke to us, saying, Take provi- you shall fail to be slaves, and woodcut-
sions in your hand for the way, and go to ters, and drawers of water for the house of
meet them. And you shall say to them, We my God.
are your servants; and now, cut a covenant 24 And they answered Joshua and said,
with us. Because it was certainly told to your ser-
12 We provided ourselves with this hot vants what Jehovah your God commanded
bread out of our houses on the day we came His servant Moses, to give you all the land,
out to go to you. And now, behold, it is and to destroy all the ones living in the
dry and it is crumbs. land before you; and we were greatly afraid
13 And these are the wineskins which we for ourselves, because of you. And we did
filled new; and, behold, they have torn. this thing.
And these garments of ours, and our san- 25 And now, behold, we are in your hand.
dals, have become old because of the ex- Do whatever is good, and as is right in your
ceeding greatness of the way. eyes to do.
14 And the men took of their provision, 26 And he did so to them, and delivered
and did not ask at the mouth of Jehovah. them from the hand of the sons of Israel.
15 ¶ And Joshua made peace with them, And they did not kill them.
and cut a covenant with them, to keep them 27 And on that day Joshua made them
alive. And the leaders of the congregation woodcutters, and drawers of water for the
swore to them. congregation, and for the altar of Jehovah
16 And it was at the end of three days after at the place which He should choose, to
they had cut a covenant with them. And it this day.
happened that they heard that they were their
neighbors, and they were living in their Joshua 10
midst. 1 Five kings war against Gibeon. 10 God fights
17 And the sons of Israel pulled up stakes against them with hailstones. 12 The son and
and came to their cities on the third day. moon stand still at the word of Joshua. 16 The
And their cities were Gibeon, and five kings flee to a cave and are brought out and
Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjath- hanged. 28 Seven kings more are conquered.
jearim. 1 ¶ And it happened, when Adoni-zedek
18 And the sons of Israel did not strike king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had
them, for the leaders of the congregation captured Ai, and had destroyed it (as he
swore to them by Jehovah the God of Is- had done to Jericho and to its king, so
rael. And all the congregation murmured he had done to Ai and to her king) and
against the leaders. that the ones living in Gibeon had made
19 And all the leaders said to all the con- peace with Israel, and were in their
gregation, We have sworn to them by Je- midst,
hovah the God of Israel; and now we can- 2 they were greatly afraid because Gibeon
not touch them. was a great city, as one of the royal cities,
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and because it was greater than Ai, and all middle of the heavens, and did not hasten
its men were mighty. to go down for a full day.
3 And Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent 14 And there has not been a day such as
to Hoham king of Hebron, and to Piram king that, before it or after it; for Jehovah lis-
of Jarmuth, and to Japhia king of Lachish, tened to the voice of a man. For Jehovah
and to Debir king of Eglon, saying, fought for Israel.
4 Come up to me and help me. And we 15 ¶ And Joshua returned, and all Israel
shall strike Gibeon, for it has made peace with him, to the camp at Gilgal.
with Joshua, and with the sons of Israel. 16 And these five kings fled, and were
5 And the five kings of the Amorites as- hidden in a cave at Makkedah.
sembled, the king of Jerusalem, the king 17 And it was told to Joshua, saying, the
of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king five kings have been found hidden in a cave
of Lachish, the king of Eglon, they and all at Makkedah.
their camps. And they camped against 18 And Joshua said, Roll great stones to
Gibeon, and fought against it. the mouth of the cave, and set men over it
6 And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua, to watch them.
and to the camp at Gilgal, saying, Do not 19 And you, do not stand still. Pursue your
withdraw your hand from your servants. enemies, and you shall strike the hindmost
Come up to us quickly, and save us, and of them. Do not allow them to go into their
help us, for all the kings of the Amorites cities, for Jehovah your God has given them
living in the hills have gathered against us. into your hand.
7 ¶ And Joshua went up from Gilgal, he 20 And it happened, when Joshua and the
and all the people of war with him, even sons of Israel had finished them with a very
all the mighty ones of strength. great blow, until they were consumed, and
8 And Jehovah said to Joshua, Do not be the survivors of them who escaped went into
afraid of them, for I have given them into the fortified cities,
your hand. Not a man of them shall stand 21 that all the people returned to the camp
before you. in peace, to Joshua at Makkedah. Not one
9 And Joshua came to them suddenly (he sharpened his tongue against the sons of
had traveled all night from Gilgal) Israel, against any man.
10 and Jehovah troubled them before Is- 22 And Joshua said, Open the mouth of
rael, and struck them with a great blow at the cave, and bring out to me these five
Gibeon, and He pursued by the way of the kings from the cave.
ascent of Beth-horon, and struck them to 23 And they did so, and brought out to
Azekah, and to Makkedah. him these five kings from the cave, the king
11 And it happened, as they fled from the of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king
face of Israel, they were in the descent of of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, the king
Beth-horon, even Jehovah cast great hail of Eglon.
stones on them out of the heavens, to Azekah; 25 And Joshua said to them, Do not fear
and they died. The many who died by the nor be afraid. Be strong and brave, for so
hail stones were more than the sons of Israel Jehovah shall do to all your enemies with
had killed by the sword. whom you are fighting.
12 Then Joshua spoke to Jehovah in the 26 And afterward Joshua struck them, and
day when Jehovah gave the Amorites up caused them to die, and hung them on five
before the sons of Israel; and he said, trees. And they were hanging on the trees
Sun, stand still before the eyes of Israel until the evening.
in Gibeon! And, Moon stand still in the 27 And it happened at the time of the go-
valley of Aijalon! ing of the sun, Joshua commanded, and
13 And the sun stood still, and the moon they took them down from the trees, and
stood still, until the nation was avenged on threw them into the cave where they had
its foes. Is it not written in the Book of the been hidden, and put great stones on the
Upright? Yea, the sun stood still in the mouth of the cave until this very day.
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28 ¶ And that day Joshua captured not leave a survivor, but he destroyed all
Makkedah. And he struck it by the mouth that breathed, as Jehovah the God of Israel
of the sword, and he destroyed its king, had commanded.
them, and every person in it. He did not 41 And Joshua struck them from Kadesh-
leave a survivor. And he did to the king of barnea, even to Gaza, and all the land of
Makkedah as he did to the king of Jericho. Goshen, even to Gibeon.
29 And Joshua passed on, and all Israel 42 And Joshua captured all these kings in
with him, from Makkedah to Libnah. And their land at one time, for Jehovah the God
he fought with Libnah. of Israel fought for Israel.
30 And Jehovah also gave it into the hand 43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with
of Israel, and its king. And they struck it him to the camp at Gilgal.
by the mouth of the sword, and every per-
son in it; he did not leave a survivor in it. Joshua 11
And he did to its king as he did to the king 1 Many allied kings are taken at waters of Merom.
of Jericho. 10 Hazor is taken and burnt. 16 All the country
32 And Jehovah gave Lachish into the taken by Joshua. 21 The Anakims cut off.
hand of Israel, and he captured it on the
second day, and struck it by the mouth of 1 ¶ And it happened, when Jabin the king
the sword, and every person in it, accord- of Hazor heard, he sent to Jobab the king
ing to all that he did to Libnah. of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and
33 Then Horam the king of Gezer came to the king of Achshaph,
up to help Lachish. And Joshua struck him 2 and to the kings that were on the north
and his people until there was not left to of the heights, and in the plains south of
him a survivor. Chinneroth, and in the low country, and in
34 And Joshua passed on, and all Israel the hills of Dor on the west;
with him, from Lachish to Eglon. And they 3 to the Canaanite on the east, and on the
camped against it, and fought against it, west, and the Amorite, and the Hittite, and
35 and captured it on that day, and struck the Perizzite, and the Jebusite in the heights,
it with the mouth of the sword. And he and the Hivite below Hermon, in the land
destroyed every person in it on that day, of Mizpeh.
according to all that he did to Lachish. 4 And they went out, they and all their
36 And Joshua went on, and all Israel with camps with them, a people plentiful as the
him, from Eglon to Hebron. And they sand on the seashore in number, and very
fought against it, many horses and chariots.
37 and captured it, and struck it by the 5 And all these kings met together. And
mouth of the sword, and its king, and all they came and camped together at the wa-
its places of defense, and every person who ters of Merom, to fight with Israel.
was in it; he did not leave a survivor, ac- 6 And Jehovah said to Joshua, Do not fear
cording to all that he did to Eglon, and before them, for about this time tomorrow
destroyed it and every person in it. I will give all of them up wounded before
38 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with Israel. You shall hamstring their horses, and
him, to Debir, and fought against it. burn their chariots with fire.
39 And they captured it and its king, and 7 And Joshua came, and all the people
all its places of defense And they struck of war with him, against them by the
them by the mouth of the sword, and de- waters of Merom. And they suddenly fell
stroyed every person in it; he did not leave on them.
a survivor. As he did to Hebron, so he did 8 And Jehovah gave them into Israel’s
to Debir, and to its king; even as he did to hand, and they struck them, and pursued
Libnah, and to its king. them to the great Sidon, and to the burn-
40 And Joshua struck all the land: the ing waters, and to the valley of Mizpeh
heights and the Negeb, and the Lowland, eastward. And they struck them until they
and the slopes, and all their kings; he did did not leave a survivor to them.
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9 And Joshua did to them as Jehovah said Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and
to him. He hamstrung their horses, and from all the mountains of Judah with all
burned their chariots with fire. their places of defense, Joshua com-
10 ¶ And Joshua returned and captured pletely destroyed them with their cities.
Hazor at that time. And he struck its king 22 There were none of the Anakim left
by the sword; for Hazor was formerly head in the land of the sons of Israel; only
of all these kingdoms. some remained in Gaza, in Gath, and in
11 And they struck every person in it by Ashdod.
the mouth of the sword. He destroyed them, 23 And Joshua took the whole of the land,
he did not leave anyone breathing; and he according to all that Jehovah had spoken
burned Hazor with fire. to Moses. And Joshua gave it for Israel ac-
12 And Joshua captured all the cities of cording to their divisions, by their tribes.
these kings, and all their kings. And he And the land had rest from war.
struck them by the mouth of the sword.
He destroyed them, as Moses the servant Joshua 12
of Jehovah had commanded. 1 The two kings whose countries Moses took and
13 But as for all the places of defense which disposed of. 7 The thirty-one kings on the other
stood by their mounds, Israel did not burn side Jordan which Joshua smote.
them; but Joshua only burned Hazor. 1 ¶ And these are the kings of the land
14 And the sons of Israel seized for them- whom the sons of Israel struck, and they
selves all the plunder of these places of seized their land beyond the Jordan, at the
defense, and the livestock. But they struck sunrising, from the torrent Arnon to Mount
every human being by the mouth of the Hermon, and all the Arabah eastward:
sword, until they had destroyed them; they 2 Sihon the king of the Amorites who
did not leave anyone breathing. lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer,
15 ¶ As Jehovah commanded His servant which is on the lip of the torrent Arnon,
Moses, so Moses commanded Joshua, and and from its valley floor, and half Gilead,
so Joshua did. He did not turn aside from even to the torrent Jabbok, the border of
anything of all that Jehovah commanded the sons of Ammon;
Moses. 3 and from the Arabah to the sea of
16 And Joshua took all this land: the Chinneroth on the east, and to the sea of
heights, and all the Negeb, and all the land the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward,
of Goshen, and the Lowlands, and the the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and on the south
Arabah and the mountains of Israel, and under the Slopes of Pisgah;
its lowlands, 4 and the border of Og the king of Bashan,
17 from Mount Halak, that goes up to Seir, of the rest of the giants, who lived at
even to Baal-gad in the Valley of Lebanon, Ashtaroth and into Edrei,
below Mount Hermon. And he took all their 5 and reigned in Mount Hermon and in
kings, and struck them, and killed them. Salecah, and in all Bashan, to the border
18 And Joshua made war many days with of the Geshurites and the Maachathites, and
all those kings. half Gilead, the border of Sihon the king
19 There was not a city that made peace of Heshbon.
with the sons of Israel except the Hivites, 6 Moses the servant of Jehovah and the
ones living in Gibeon. They took all in battle. sons of Israel struck them. And Moses the
20 For it was of Jehovah to harden their servant of Jehovah gave it for a possession
hearts, so that they should come against to the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the
Israel in battle, so that they might be de- half tribe of Manasseh.
stroyed, so that they might have no favor, 7 ¶ And these are the kings of the land
but that He might destroy them, as Jeho- whom Joshua and the sons of Israel struck
vah commanded Moses. beyond the Jordan westward, from Baal-
21 At that time Joshua came and cut off gad in the Valley of Lebanon even to Mount
the Anakim from the mountains, from Halak that goes up to Seir, and Joshua gave
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Thirty-one kings stricken; not all land taken 237 Joshua 13
it to the tribes of Israel for a possession 3 from Shihor which fronts on Egypt, and
according to their divisions; to the border of Ekron northward (it is
8 in the mountains, and in the Lowlands, counted to the Canaanites) five lords of the
and in the Arabah, and in the slopes, and Philistines, of Gaza, of Ashdod, of
in the wilderness, and in the Negeb; the Ashkelon, of Gath, and of Ekron; also the
Hittites, the Amorites, and the Avim.
Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, 4 From the south, all the land of the
and the Jebusites: Canaanites, and Mearah which belongs to
9 the king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, the Sidonians; to Aphek, to the border of
which is beside Bethel, one; the Amorites;
10 the king of Jerusalem, one; the king of 5 and the land of the Giblites, and all
Hebron, one; Lebanon, toward the sunrising, from Baal-
11 the king of Jarmuth, one; the king of gad below Mount Hermon to the entering
Lachish, one; into Hamath;
12 the king of Eglon, one; the king of 6 all the ones living in the hills, from
Gezer, one; Lebanon to the burning waters; all the
13 the king of Debir, one; the king of Sidonians; I will dispossess them before
Geder, one; the sons of Israel: Only, cause it to fall to
14 the king of Hormah, one; the king of Israel for an inheritance, as I have com-
Arad, one; manded you.
15 the king of Libnah, one; the king of 7 ¶ And now divide this land for an inher-
Adullam, one; itance to the nine tribes, and the half tribe
16 the king of Makkedah, one; the king of Manasseh.
of Bethel, one; 8 With him the Reubenites, and the Gadites
17 the king of Tappuah, one; the king of received their inheritance, which Moses
Hepher, one; gave to them beyond the Jordan eastward,
18 the king of Aphek, one; the king of as Moses the servant of Jehovah has given
Sharon, one; to them;
19 the king of Madon, one; the king of 9 from Aroer on the lip of the torrent
Hazor, one; Arnon, and the city which is in the middle
20 the king of Shimron-meron, one; the of the valley, and all the plain of Medeba,
king of Achshaph, one; to Dibon;
21 the king of Taanach, one; the king of 10 and all the cities of Sihon the king of
Megiddo, one; the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, to
22 the king of Kedesh, one; the king of the border of the sons of Ammon;
Jokneam in Carmel, one; 11 and Gilead, and the border of the
23 the king of Dor in the coast of Dor, Geshurites, and of the Maachathite, and all
one; the king of the nations of Gilgal, one; Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salcah;
24 the king of Tirzah, one. All the kings 12 all the kingdom of Og in Bashan, who
were thirty-one. reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei; he re-
mained of the remnant of the giants. And
Joshua 13 Moses struck them and dispossessed them.
1 The bounds of the land not yet conquered. 13 But the sons of Israel did not dispos-
15 The bounds of the inheritance of Reuben. sess the Geshurites and the Maachathite,
22 Balaam slain. 24 The bounds of the inherit- but Geshur and Maachath live in the midst
ance of Gad, 29 and the half tribe of Manasseh. of Israel until today.
1 ¶ And Joshua was aged, going on in days. 14 Only, he has not given an inheritance
And Jehovah said to him, You have become to the tribe of Levi. The fire offerings of
aged, you are far along in days; yet very Jehovah the God of Israel are its inherit-
much land remains to be possessed. ance, as He has spoken to it.
2 This is the land that still remains: all the 15 And Moses gave inheritance to the tribe
regions of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, of the sons of Reuben, for their families;
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16 and their border was from Aroer on of Bashan, and all the small towns of Jair
the lip of the torrent Arnon, and the city in Bashan, sixty cities;
which is in the middle of the valley, and 31 and the half of Gilead, and Ashtaroth,
all the plain by Medeba: and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in
17 Heshbon, and all its cities in the table- Bashan, belonged to the sons of Machir,
land; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Beth- the son of Manasseh, to the half of the sons
baal-meon; of Machir for their families.
18 and Jahazah, and Kedemoth, and 32 These are they whom Moses caused to
Mephaath; inherit in the plains of Moab, beyond the
19 and Kirjath-aim, and Sibmah, and Jordan, opposite Jericho, eastward.
Zareth-shahar in the mountain of the valley; 33 But Moses did not give an inheritance
20 and Beth-peor, and the Slopes of to the tribe of Levi. Jehovah the God of
Pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth; Israel Himself is their inheritance, as He
21 and all the cities of the tableland, and has spoken to them.
all the kingdom of Sihon the king of the
Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Joshua 14
Moses struck with the rulers of Midian, 1 The nine tribes and a half are to have their
Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and inheritance by lot. 6 Caleb by privilege obtains
Reba, chiefs of Sihon, those living in the Hebron.
land. 1 ¶ And these are they of the sons of Israel
22 And the sons of Israel killed Balaam who inherited in the land of Canaan, whom
the son of Beor, the one divining, with the Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun
sword, among their wounded. and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of
23 And the border of the sons of Reuben the sons of Israel caused to inherit.
was from the Jordan, and its border. This 2 Their inheritance was by lot, as Jeho-
was the inheritance of the sons of Reuben vah commanded by the hand of Moses, for
for their families, the cities and their vil- the nine tribes, and the half tribe;
lages. 3 for Moses had given the inheritance of
24 And Moses gave to the tribe of Gad, to two of the tribes and the half tribe, beyond
the sons of Gad, for their families: the Jordan; and he did not give any inher-
25 And their border was to Jazer, and all itance to the Levites among them.
the cities of Gilead, and half of the land of 4 For the sons of Joseph were two tribes,
the sons of Ammon, to Aroer, which is be- Manasseh and Ephraim. And they did not
fore Rabbah; give a portion to the Levites in the land,
26 and from Heshbon to Ramath-mizpeh, except cities to live in, with the open land
and Betonim, and from Mahanaim to the around them for their livestock and for their
border of Debir; substance,
27 and in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth- 5 as Jehovah commanded Moses, so the
nimrah, and Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest sons of Israel did, and they allotted the land.
of the kingdom of Sihon the king of 6 ¶ And the sons of Judah came near to
Heshbon; the Jordan and its border, to the Joshua in Gilgal, and Caleb the son of
edge of the Sea of Chinnereth, beyond the Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, You
Jordan, eastward. know the word that Jehovah spoke to Moses
28 This is the inheritance of the sons of the man of God as to me and as to you in
Gad, for their families, the cities and their Kadesh-barnea.
villages. 7 I was a son of forty years when Moses the
29 And Moses gave inheritance to the half servant of Jehovah sent me from Kadesh-
tribe of Manasseh. And it was to the half barnea to spy out the land. And I brought
of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, for him back word as it was in my heart.
their families: 8 But my brothers who went up with me
30 and their border was from Mahanaim, caused the heart of the people to melt, yet
all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og the king I fully followed after Jehovah my God.
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9 And Moses swore in that day, saying, 5 And the east border was the Salt Sea to
Surely the land on which your foot has trod- the end of the Jordan; and the border on
den shall be an inheritance for you and for the north side was from the bay of the sea
your sons forever, because you have fully at the end of the Jordan.
followed after Jehovah my God. 6 And the border went up to Beth-hoglah,
10 And now, behold, Jehovah has kept me and passed on the north of Beth-arabah;
alive, as He said, these forty-five years since and the border went up to the stone of
Jehovah spoke this word to Moses, when Is- Bohan, the son of Reuben;
rael went in the wilderness. And now, be- 7 And the border went up toward Debir
hold, today I am a son of eighty-five years; from the valley of Achor, and northward
11 yet I am as strong today as in the day looking toward Gilgal, which is oppo-
Moses sent me. As my strength was then, site to the ascent of Adummim, which is
so is my strength now for war, both to go the south side of the torrent; and the
out and to come in. border passed to the waters of En-
12 And now, give to me this mountain, of shemesh, and its boundary line was at
which Jehovah spoke in that day, for you En-rogel.
heard in that day how the sons of Anak 8 And the border went up to the valley of
were there, and great walled cities. If Je- the son of Hinnom, to the side of the
hovah shall be with me, then I shall dis- Jebusite on the south (it is Jerusalem) and
possess them, as Jehovah has spoken. the border went up to the top of the moun-
13 And Joshua blessed him, and he gave tain which is before the valley of Hinnom
Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for westward at the far end of the Valley of the
an inheritance. Giants northward.
14 Therefore, Hebron has belonged to Caleb 9 And the border was drawn from the top
the son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, for an of the mount to the fountain of the waters of
inheritance to this day, because he fully fol- Nephtoah; and it went up to the cities of
lowed after Jehovah the God of Israel. Mount Ephron; and the border was drawn
15 And the name of Hebron before was to Baalah (it is Kirjath-jearim).
City of Arba: that one was a great man 10 And the border turned around from
among the Anakim. And the land had rest Baalah westward to Mount Seir, and passed
from war. toward the side of Mount Jearim on the north
(it is Chesalon) and went down to Beth-
Joshua 15 shemesh, and passed along by Timnah;
1 The borders of the lot of Judah. 13 Caleb’s 11 and the border went out to the side of
portion and conquest. 16 Othniel has Achsah, Ekron northward; and the border was
Caleb’s daughter, to wife. 21 The cities of Judah. drawn to Shikkeron, and passed along to
63 The Jebusites not conquered. Mount Baalah, and went out to Jabneel.
1 ¶ And the lot for the tribe of the sons of And the boundary line was at the Sea.
Judah for their families was to the border 12 And the west border was to the Great
of Edom, the wilderness of Zin southward, Sea, and its coast. This is the border of the
in the extreme south. sons of Judah all around, for their families.
2 And their south border was from the 13 ¶ And he gave a portion to Caleb the
end of the Salt Sea, from the bay that looked son of Jephunneh among the sons of Judah,
southward. according to the command of Jehovah to
3 And it went out southward to the ascent Joshua: the City of Arba, the father of
of Akrabbim, and passed on to Zin, and Anak; it is Hebron.
went up on the south of Kadesh-barnea, 14 And Caleb dispossessed from there the
and passed to Hezron, and went up toward three sons of Anak, Sheshai, Ahiman, and
Adar, and turned toward Karkaa, Talmai, the sons of Anak.
4 and passed on to Azmon, and went out by 15 And he went up there to the ones liv-
the torrent of Egypt; and the boundary line was ing in Debir; and the name of Debir for-
at the sea. This shall be your south border. merly was the City of Sepher.
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16 And Caleb said, He who strikes the City 41 and Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and
of Sepher, and captures it, I shall give my Naamah, and Makkedah, sixteen cities and
daughter Achsah to him for a wife. their villages;
17 And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the 42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,
brother of Caleb, captured it. And He gave 43 and Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,
his daughter Achsah to him for a wife. 44 and Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah;
18 And it happened, as she came, that she nine cities and their villages
persuaded him to ask from her father a field. 45 Ekron with its daughter-villages;
And she dismounted from the ass, and Caleb 46 from Ekron even to the sea, all that were
said to her, What do you desire? at hand by Ashdod, and their villages;
19 And she said, Give a blessing to me. 47 Ashdod with its daughter-villages; Gaza
You have given me the land of the south, with its daughter-villages, to the torrent of
then you shall give to me springs of water. Egypt, and the Great Sea, and its coast.
And he gave to her the upper springs and 48 And in the hills: Shamir, and Jattir, and
the lower springs. Socoh,
20 ¶ This is the inheritance of the tribe of 49 and Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, which
the sons of Judah, for their families: is Debir,
21 And the cities at the furthest border of 50 and Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,
the tribe of the sons of Judah were to the 51 and Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh;
border of Edom in the south: Kabzeel, and eleven cities and their villages,
Eder, and Jagur, 52 Arab and Dumah, and Eshean,
22 and Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah, 53 and Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and
23 and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan, Aphekah,
24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, 54 and Humtah, and the City of Arba,
25 and Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, and which is Hebron, and Zior; nine cities and
Hezron, which is Hazor, their villages,
26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah, 55 Maon, Carmel and Ziph, and Juttah,
27 and Hazar-gaddah, and Heshmon, and 56 and Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,
Beth-palet, 57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities
28 and Hazar-shual and Beer-sheba and and their villages;
Bizjothjah, 58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor,
29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem, 59 and Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and
30 and Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, Eltekon; six cities and their villages;
31 and Ziklag, and Madmannah, and 60 Kirjath-baal, which is Kirjath-jearim,
Sansannah, and Rabbah; two cities and their villages.
32 and Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, 61 In the wilderness, Beth-arabah,
and Rimmon. All the cities are twenty-nine Middin, and Secacah,
and their villages. 62 and Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and
33 In the Lowlands were: Eshtaol, and En-gedi; six cities and their villages.
Zoreah, and Ashnah, 63 As for the Jebusites, the ones living in
34 and Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tappuah, Jerusalem, the sons of Judah could not dis-
and Enam, possess them. But the Jebusites dwell with
35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and the sons of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.
Azekah,
36 and Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Joshua 16
Gederah, and Gederoth-aim: fourteen cit- 1 The borders of Joseph’s sons. 5 The border of
ies and their villages: Ephraim’s inheritance. 10 Canaanites not con-
37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdal-gad, quered.
38 and Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel, 1 ¶ And the lot of the sons of Joseph went out
39 Lachish and Bozkath, and Eglon, from the Jordan at Jericho, to the waters of
40 and Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Jericho eastward, to the wilderness which went
Kithlish, from Jericho to the hills of Bethel.
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2 And it went from Bethel to Luz, and passed of Manasseh, had no sons, but daughters.
on to the border of the Archites, to Ataroth; And these were the names of his daugh-
3 and went down westward to the border ters: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah,
of the Japhletites, to the border of Beth- and Tirzah.
horon the lower, and to Gezer, and its 4 And they drew near before Eleazar the
boundary line was at the sea. priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun,
4 And Manasseh and Ephraim, the sons and before the rulers, saying, Jehovah com-
of Joseph, inherited. manded Moses to give to us an inheritance
5 ¶ And the border of the sons of Ephraim among our brothers; and at the mouth of
was by their families; the border of their Jehovah he gave to them an inheritance
inheritance on the east was Ataroth-addar among their father’s brothers.
to Beth-horon the upper. 5 And ten portions fell to Manasseh, be-
6 And the border went out at the sea to sides that from the land of Gilead and
Michmethah on the north; and the border Bashan beyond the Jordan;
went around eastward to Taanath-shiloh, 6 because the daughters of Manasseh had
and passed by it eastward to Janohah; inherited an inheritance among his sons;
7 and went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and the land of Gilead belonged to the sons
and to Naarath, and touched on Jericho, of Manasseh who remained.
and went out at the Jordan. 7 ¶ And the border of Manasseh was from
8 From Tappuah, the border went west- Asher to Michmethah, which fronts on
ward to the river Kanah, and its boundary Shechem. And the border went up to the
line was at the sea. This is the inheritance right to the ones living in En-tappuah.
of the tribe of the sons of Ephraim, for 8 The land of Tappuah belonged to
their families. Manasseh, but Tappuah on the border of
9 And the separate cities of the sons of Manasseh belonged to the sons of Ephraim.
Ephraim were in the midst of the inherit- 9 And the border went down to the tor-
ance of the sons of Manasseh, all the cities rent Kanah, south of the torrent; these cit-
and their villages. ies of Ephraim were in the midst of the
10 And they did not dispossess the cities of Manasseh, and the border of
Canaanite who lived in Gezer. And the Manasseh was on the north of the torrent,
Canaanite lives in the midst of Ephraim to and its boundary line was at the sea.
this day, and is serving under tribute. 10 Southward, it was Ephraim’s. And
northward, it was Manasseh’s, and the sea
Joshua 17 was its border. And they met in Asher on
1 The lot of Manasseh. 7 His coast. 12 The the north, and in Issachar on the east.
Canaanites not driven out. 14 The sons of Jo- 11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in
seph obtain another lot. Asher, Beth-shean and its daughter-towns
1 ¶ And the lot came for the tribe of and Ibleam and its daughter-towns, and the
Manasseh, for he was the first-born of Jo- ones living in Dor and its daughter-towns,
seph, to Machir the first-born of Manasseh, and the ones living in Endor and its daugh-
father of Gilead, for he had been a man of ter-towns, and the ones living in Taanach
battle, and he had Gilead and Bashan. and its daughter-towns, and the ones liv-
2 And there was a lot remaining for the ing in Megiddo and its daughter-towns;
sons of Manasseh, for their families, for three regions.
the sons of Abiezer, and for the sons of 12 But the sons of Manasseh had not
Helek, and for the sons of Asriel, and for been able to dispossess these cities, for
the sons of Shechem, and for the sons of the Canaanite determined to live in this
Hepher, and for the sons of Shemida; these land.
being the sons of Manasseh the son of Jo- 13 And it happened, when the sons of Is-
seph by their families. rael became strong, they put the Canaanites
3 But Zelophehad the son of Hepher, the to tribute, but did not completely dispos-
son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son sess them.
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Joshua 18 242 Joshua sends men to map the land
14 ¶ And the sons of Joseph spoke with south, and the house of Joseph shall stay
Joshua, saying, Why have you given to me within their border on the north.
one lot and one portion as an inheritance, 6 And you shall map the land in seven
since I am a numerous people? For Jeho- parts, and shall bring it to me here. And I
vah has blessed me until now. shall cast a lot for you here before Jehovah
15 And Joshua said to them, If you are a our God.
numerous people, go up to the forest for 7 For there shall be no portion to the
yourself, and you shall cut down for your- Levites among you, for the priesthood of
self there in the land of the Perizzite, and Jehovah is their inheritance. And Gad, and
of the giants, if Mount Ephraim is too nar- Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh have
row for you. received their inheritance beyond the Jor-
16 And the sons of Joseph said, The hill- dan eastward, which Moses the servant of
countrywill not be found by us. And ev- Jehovah gave to them.
ery Canaanite who lives in the land of 8 And the men rose up and went. And Joshua
the valley has a chariot of iron, those commanded those who were going to map
that are of Beth-shean and its daughter- out the land, saying, Go, and walk up and
towns, and of him who is in the valley down through the land, and map it, and re-
of Jezreel. turn to me. And I will cast a lot for you here
17 And Joshua spoke to the house of Jo- before Jehovah at Shiloh.
seph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, 9 And the men passed through the land,
You are a numerous people, and have great and mapped it by cities into seven parts, in
power; you shall not have one lot, a book. And they came to Joshua, to the
18 because the hill is yours; because it is a camp at Shiloh.
forest, you shall cut it down, and its outer 10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh
limits shall be yours; for you shall dispos- before Jehovah. And Joshua apportioned
sess the Canaanite, even though it has chari- the land to the sons of Israel there, accord-
ots of iron; even though it is strong. ing to their divisions.
11 ¶ And the lot of the tribe of the sons of
Joshua 18 Benjamin came up, according to their fami-
1 The tabernacle is set up at Shiloh. 2 The re- lies, and the border of their lot went out
mainder of the land is divided into seven parts. between the sons of Judah and the sons of
10 Joshua divides it by lot. 11 The lot and bor- Joseph.
der of Benjamin. 12 And their border was at the north side
1 ¶ And all the company of the sons of from the Jordan, and the border went up to
Israel were gathered at Shiloh. And they the side of Jericho on the north, and went up
established the tabernacle of the congre- through the hills westward; and its bound-
gation there. And the land had been sub- ary line was at the wilderness of Beth-aven;
dued before them. 13 and the border went up from there to
2 ¶ And seven tribes were left among Luz, to the side of Luz (it is Bethel) south-
the sons of Israel who had not shared ward, and the border went down to Ataroth-
their inheritance. adar, near the hill that is on the south of
3 And Joshua said to the sons of Israel, the lower Beth-horon;
Until when will you fail to go in to possess 14 and the border was drawn and went
the land which He, Jehovah the God of your around to the sea coast southward, from
fathers, has given to you? the hill which faces on Beth-horon south-
4 Give from among you three men of a ward; and its boundary line was at the
tribe, and I shall send them. And they shall city of Baal; it is Kirjath-jearim, a city
go up and down through the land, and map of the sons of Judah; this is the west side.
it according to their inheritance; and then 15 And the south side was from the end
come to me. of Kirjath-jearim; and the border went out
5 And they shall divide it into seven parts. westward, and went out to the spring of
Judah shall stay within their border on the the waters of Nephtoah.
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16 And the border went down to the end 2 And they had for their inheritance, Beer-
of the mountain that is before the valley sheba, and Sheba, and Moladah,
of the son of Hinnom, which is in the Val- 3 and Hazar-shual, and Balah, and
ley of the Giants northward, and went Azem,
down the valley of Hinnom to the side of 4 and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
the Jebusite on the south, and went down 5 and Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and
to En-rogel. Hazar-susah,
17 And it was drawn from the north and 6 and Beth-lebaoth, and Sharuhen; thir-
went out to En-shemesh, and went out to- teen cities and their villages;
ward Geliloth, which is across from the 7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan;
ascent of Adummim, and went down to four cities and their villages;
the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, 8 and all the villages that were all around
18 and passed on to the side opposite to these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramah of the
the Arabah northward, and went down to south. This is the inheritance of the tribe
the Arabah. of the sons of Simeon according to their
19 And the border passed on to the side of families.
Beth-hoglah northward, and the boundary 9 The inheritance of the sons of Simeon
line was at the north tongue of the Salt was out of the portion of the sons of Judah.
Sea, to the extreme south of the Jordan; For the part of the sons of Judah was too
this was the southern border. much for them. Therefore, the sons of
20 And the Jordan borders it on the east Simeon had their inheritance within their
side. This was the inheritance of the sons inheritance.
of Benjamin, according to its borders all 10 ¶ And the third lot came up for the
around, according to their families. sons of Zebulun according to their fami-
21 And the cities for the tribe of the sons lies. And the border of their inheritance
of Benjamin, by their families, were Jeri- was to Sarid.
cho, Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, 11 And their border went up toward the
22 and Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and sea, and Maralah, and reached to
Bethel, Dabbasheth, and reached to the torrent in
23 and Avvites, and Parah, and Ophrah, front of Jokneam,
24 and Chephar-haammonai, and Ophni 12 and turned east from Sarid toward the
and Gaba; twelve cities and their villages; rising of the sun, to the border of The
25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, Flames of Tabor, and goes out to Daberath,
26 and Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and and goes up to Japhia.
Mozah, 13 And from there it passes on along
27 and Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah, on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-
28 and Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which kazin, and goes out to Remmon-methoar
is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath- to Neah.
jearim; fourteen villages. This is the in- 14 And the border goes around it on the
heritance of the sons of Benjamin, by north side to Hannathon, and its bound-
their families. aries are in the valley of Jiphthah-el,
15 and Kattath, and Nahallal, and
Shimron, and Idalah, and Bethlehem;
Joshua 19 twelve cities and their villages.
1 The lot of Simeon, 10 of Zebulun, 17 of Issachar, 16 This is the inheritance of the sons of
24 of Asher, 32 of Naphtali, 40 of Dan. 49 The Zebulun according to their families, these
sons of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua. cities and their villages.
1 ¶ And the second lot came forth to 17 ¶ The fourth lot came out to Issachar,
Simeon, for the tribe of the sons of Simeon for the sons of Issachar according to their
according to their families. And their in- families.
heritance was inside the inheritance of the 18 And their border was toward Jezreel,
sons of Judah. and Chesulloth, and Shunem,
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Joshua 19 244 Borders of Asher, Napthtali, Dan
19 and Hapharaim, and Shihon, and 37 and Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor,
Anaharath, 38 and Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and
20 and Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez, Beth-anath, and Beth-shemesh; nineteen cit-
21 and Remeth, and En-gannim, and En- ies and their villages.
haddah, and Beth-pazzez. 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of
22 And the border reaches to Tabor, and the sons of Naphtali by their families, the
Shahazimah, and Beth-shemesh. And the cities and their villages.
boundaries of their border were at Jordan; 40 ¶ The seventh lot came out for the tribe
sixteen cities and their villages. of the sons of Dan by their families.
23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of 41 And the border of their inheritance was
the sons of Issachar according to their fami- Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,
lies, the cities and their villages. 42 and Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,
24 ¶ And the fifth lot came out for the 43 and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron,
tribe of the sons of Asher, according to 44 and Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and
their families. Baalath,
25 And their border was Helkath, and 45 and Jehud, and Bene-berak, and Gath-
Hali, and Beten, and Achshaph, rimmon,
26 and Alammelech, and Amad, and 46 and Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the
Misheal, and reaches to Carmel westward, border before Japho.
and to Shihor-libnath. 47 And the border of the sons of Dan came
27 And it turns toward the rising of the sun out too little for them. And the sons of Dan
to Beth-dagon, and it reaches to Zebulun, went up to fight against Leshem, and took
and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the it, and struck it with the mouth of the
north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goes sword, and possessed it, and lived in it.
out to Cabul on the left hand, And they called Leshem Dan, after the
28 and Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, name of their father Dan.
and Kanah to great Sidon. 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of
29 And the border turns to Ramah, and to the sons of Dan by their families, these cities
the strong city Tyre. And the border turns and their villages.
to Hosah, and the outer limits of it are at 49 ¶ When they had made an end of di-
the sea from the line to Achzib, viding the land for inheritance by their bor-
30 and Ummah, and Aphek, and Rehob; ders, the sons of Israel gave an inheritance
twenty-two cities and their villages. to Joshua the son of Nun among them.
31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of 50 According to the mouth of Jehovah,
the sons of Asher according to their fami- they gave him the city which he asked,
lies, these cities and their villages. Timnath-serah in Mount Ephraim. And he
32 ¶ The sixth lot came out to the sons of built the city and lived in it.
Naphtali, for the sons of Naphtali by their 51 These are the inheritances which Eleazar
families. the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and
33 And their border was from Heleph, the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the
from Allon to Zaanannim, and Adami, sons of Israel divided for an inheritance by
Nekeb, and Jabneel, to Lakum. And its lot in Shiloh before Jehovah, at the door of
boundaries were at Jordan. the tabernacle of the congregation. So they
34 And the border turns west toward finished dividing the country.
Aznoth-tabor, and goes out from there to
Hukkok, and reached to Zebulun on the Joshua 20
south side, and reaches to Asher on the west 1 Jehovah commands 7 and the sons of Israel
side, and to Judah on Jordan toward the appoint the six cities of refuge.
rising of the sun; 1 ¶ And Jehovah spoke to Joshua, saying,
35 and the fortified cities are Ziddim, Zer, 2 Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, Give
and Hammath, Rakkath, and Chinnereth, cities of refuge for you, as I have spoken
36 and Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor, to you by the hand of Moses,
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3 that the manslayer who in error strikes ies to us to live in, and their open land for
anyone mortally, without knowledge, may our livestock.
flee there. And they shall be your refuge 3 And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites
from the avenger of blood. out of their inheritance these cities and their
4 And he shall flee to one of those cities open land, at the mouth of Jehovah:
and shall stand at the entrance of the gate 4 And the lot came out for the families of
of the city, and shall declare his matter in the Kohathites. And the sons of Aaron the
the ears of the elders of that city. And they priest, of the Levites, had by lot out of the
shall take him into the city to themselves, tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of
and shall give him a place, and he shall Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin,
live with them. thirteen cities.
5 And if the avenger of blood pursues him, 5 And the rest of the sons of Kohath had by
then they shall not deliver the manslayer lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim,
into his hand, for he has struck his neigh- and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the
bor without knowing, and did not hate him half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
yesterday and the day before. 6 And the sons of Gershon had by lot out
6 And he shall live in that city until he of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and
stands before the congregation for judg- out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the
ment, until the death of the high priest who tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe
is in those days. Then the manslayer shall of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
return and come to his city, and to his 7 The sons of Merari by their families had
house, to the city from where he fled. out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the
7 ¶ And they set apart Kadesh in Galilee, tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of
in the hills of Naphtali; and Shechem in Zebulun, twelve cities.
the hills of Ephraim; and Kirjath-arba; (it 8 And the sons of Israel gave by lot to the
is Hebron) in the hills of Judah. Levites these cities with their open land, as
8 And beyond the Jordan, at Jericho east- Jehovah commanded by the hand of Moses.
ward, they gave Bezer in the wilderness, 9 ¶ And they gave out of the tribe of the
on the tableland out of the tribe of Reuben; sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the
and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of sons of Simeon, these cities which are called
Gad; and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe by name,
of Manasseh. 10 which the sons of Aaron had, being of
9 These were the appointed cities for the families of the Kohathites, who were
all the sons of Israel, and for the alien of the sons of Levi. For theirs was the first
who was living in their midst, that any lot.
who had struck a life in error might flee 11 And they gave them the City of Arba,
there, and not die by the hand of the the father of Anak (which is Hebron) in the
avenger of blood, until he stood before hills of Judah, with its open lands around it.
the congregation. 12 But the fields of the city, and its vil-
lages, they gave to Caleb the son of
Joshua 21 Jephunneh for his own.
1 Forty-eight cities given by lot, out of the other 13 So they gave Hebron and its open lands
tribes, to the Levites. 43 Jehovah gave the land, to the sons of Aaron the priest as a city of
and rest to the Israelites. refuge for the slayer, and Libnah and its
1 ¶ And the heads of the fathers of the open lands,
Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and 14 and Jattir and its open lands, and
to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads Eshtemoa and its open lands,
of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of 15 and Holon and its open lands, and
Israel. Debir and its open lands,
2 And they spoke to them in Shiloh, in 16 and Ain and its open lands, and Juttah
the land of Canaan, saying, Jehovah com- and its open lands, and Beth-shemesh and its
manded by the hand of Moses to give cit- open lands; nine cities out of those two tribes.
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17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, 34 And to the families of the sons of Merari,
Gibeon and its open lands, Geba and its the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of
open lands, Zebulun, they gave Jokneam and its open
18 Anathoth and its open lands, and Almon lands, and Kartah and its open lands,
and its open lands; four cities. 35 Dimnah and its open lands, Nahalal
19 And all the cities of the sons of Aaron and its open lands; four cities.
the priest were thirteen cities and their open 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer
land. and its open lands, and Jahazah and its open
20 And the families of the sons of Kohath, lands,
the Levites who were left of the sons of 37 Kedemoth and its open lands, and
Kohath, even they had the cities of their Mephaath and its open lands; four cities.
lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth
21 And they gave them Shechem and its in Gilead and its open lands as a city of
open land in Mount Ephraim as a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Mahanaim
refuge for the manslayer, and Gezer and and its open lands,
its open lands, 39 Heshbon and its open lands, Jazer and
22 and Kibzaim and its open lands, and its open lands; four cities in all.
Beth-horon and its open lands; four cities. 40 All the cities for the sons of Merari by
23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh their families, those left of the families of
and its open lands, Gibbethon and its open the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
lands, 41 All the cities of the Levites within the
24 Aijalon and its open lands, Gath- possession of the sons of Israel were forty-
rimmon and its open lands; four cities. eight cities and their open land.
25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, 42 These cities were every one with their
Taanach and its open lands, and Gath- open land around them. So it was to all
rimmon and its open lands; two cities. these cities.
26 All the cities were ten, and their open 43 ¶ And Jehovah gave to Israel all the land
land, for the families of the sons of Kohath which He swore to give to their fathers. And
that were left. they possessed it, and lived in it.
27 And to the sons of Gershon, of the fami- 44 And Jehovah gave them rest round
lies of the Levites from the half tribe of about, according to all that He swore to
Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan and their fathers. And not a man of all their
its open lands as a city of refuge for the enemies stood before them. Jehovah de-
manslayer, and Beesh-terah and its open livered all their enemies into their hand,
lands; two cities. 45 and nor did fail a word from any good
28 And from the tribe of Issachar they gave word which Jehovah had spoken to the
Kishon and its open lands, and Daberath house of Israel. All came to pass.
and its open lands,
29 Jarmuth and its open lands, En-gannim Joshua 22
and its open lands; four cities. 1 The two and a half tribes are blessed and sent
30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal home. 10 They build the altar of testimony in
and its open lands, Abdon and its open lands, their journey. 11 The Israelites are offended.
31 Helkath and its open lands, Rehob and 21 They give them good satisfaction.
its open lands; four cities. 1 ¶ Then Joshua called for the Reubenites,
32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh and the Gadites, and the half tribe of
in Galilee and its open lands as a city of Manasseh,
refuge for the manslayer, and Hammoth- 2 and said to them, You have done all that
dor and its open lands, and Kartan, and its which Moses the servant of Jehovah com-
open lands; three cities. manded you. And you have listened to my
33 All the cities of the Gershonites ac- voice, to all that I have commanded you.
cording to their families were thirteen cit- 3 You have not left your brothers these
ies and their open land. many days until today, and have kept the
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Three tribes cross Jordan to their lots 247 Joshua 22
charge of the command of Jehovah your 13 And the sons of Israel sent Phinehas
God. the son of Eleazar the priest to the sons of
4 And now Jehovah your God has given Reuben, and to the sons of Gad, and to the
rest to your brothers, as He spoke to them. half tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead,
And now you turn and go to your tents, to 14 and ten rulers with him, one ruler each
the land of your possession, which Moses for the house of a father, for all the tribes of
the servant of Jehovah has given to you Israel, and each of them a head of the house
beyond the Jordan. of their fathers, for the thousands of Israel.
5 Only, be very much on guard to do the 15 And they came to the sons of Reuben,
commands and the Law which Moses the and to the sons of Gad, and to the half tribe
servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and
Jehovah your God, and to walk in all His spoke with them, saying,
ways, and to keep His commandments, and 16 So says all the company of Jehovah,
to cling to Him, and to serve Him with all What is this unfaithful act with which this
your heart and with all your soul. unfaithfulness to the God of Israel is done,
6 And Joshua blessed them and sent them to turn back today from after Jehovah, in
away. And they went to their tents. that you built for yourself an altar so that
7 And to the half tribe of Manasseh, Moses you might rebel today against Jehovah?
had given possession in Bashan. And to its 17 Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us,
other half Joshua had given possession with from which we have not been cleansed un-
their brothers beyond the Jordan westward. til this day? Yea, a plague came on the com-
And also when Joshua had sent them away pany of Jehovah;
to their tents, then he blessed them. 18 that you turn away today from follow-
8 And he spoke to them, saying, You ing after Jehovah? And it shall be that to-
are returning to your tents with great day you rebel against Jehovah, and tomor-
treasures, and with very much livestock, row He shall be angry with all the com-
with silver, and with gold, and with pany of Israel.
bronze, and with iron, and with much 19 And surely, if the land of your pos-
clothing. Divide the spoil of your en- session is unclean, you may cross over
emies with your brothers. to the land of the possession of Jehovah,
9 And the sons of Reuben, and the sons of there where the tabernacle of Jehovah
Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh turned dwells, and have possession among us.
and left the sons of Israel from Shiloh in the But do not rebel against Jehovah, and
land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, do not rebel against us, by building for
to the land of their possession in which they yourselves an altar besides the altar of
have possession, according to the command Jehovah our God.
of Jehovah by the hand of Moses. 20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah com-
10 ¶ And when they came to the regions mit a sin in the devoted thing, and was there
of the Jordan in the land of Canaan, then not wrath on all the company of Israel?
the sons of Reuben, and the sons of Gad, And he was not the only one to die in his
and the half tribe of Manasseh built an al- iniquity.
tar there by the Jordan, an altar of grand 21 ¶ And the sons of Reuben, and the sons
appearance. of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh an-
11 And the sons of Israel heard it said, swered and spoke with the heads of the
Behold, the sons of Reuben, and the sons thousands of Israel,
of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh have 22 Jehovah is the God of gods; Jehovah is
built an altar across from the land of the God of gods! He knows, and Israel shall
Canaan, in the regions of the Jordan, at the know, if it is in rebellion, and if it is an
border of the sons of Israel. unfaithful act against Jehovah, you shall
12 And the sons of Israel heard, and all not save us alive today.
the company of the sons of Israel assembled 23 If we built an altar for ourselves to turn
at Shiloh to go up against them to war. away from following after Jehovah, or to
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Joshua 23 248 Three tribes explain reason for the altar
sacrifice on it burnt offering and food of- out of the land of Gilead to the land of
fering, or to offer on it sacrifices of peace, Canaan, to the sons of Israel, and brought
may Jehovah Himself require it. word back to them.
24 But surely from anxiety, for a reason, 33 And the thing was good in the eyes of
we have done this, saying, In the future your the sons of Israel, and the sons of Israel
sons shall speak to our sons, saying, What is blessed God and none said to go up against
to you and to Jehovah the God of Israel? them to war, to destroy the land which the
25 For Jehovah has put a border between sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad were
you and us, O sons of Reuben, and sons of living in.
Gad; it is the Jordan. You have no portion 34 And the sons of Reuben, and the sons
in Jehovah! And your sons will cause our of Gad proclaimed regarding the altar, that
sons to fail, not fearing Jehovah. it was a witness between us that Jehovah is
26 And we said, Let us now prepare for God.
ourselves, to build an altar, not for burnt
offering or for sacrifice, Joshua 23
27 but it shall be a witness between us 1 Joshua talks before his death. 3 of former ben-
and you, and between our generations af- efits, 5 of promises, 11 and of threats.
ter us, to do the service of Jehovah before 1 ¶ And it happened many days after Je-
Him with our burnt offerings, and with our hovah had given rest to Israel from all their
sacrifices and with our peace offerings; that enemies all around, that Joshua was aged,
your sons may not say to our sons in the going on in days.
future, You have no portion in Jehovah. 2 And Joshua called for all Israel, for
28 And we said, And it shall be, when its elders, and for its heads, and for its
they say this to us, and to our genera- judges, and for its officers, and said to
tions hereafter, that we shall say, See the them, I have become old, I have gone
pattern of the altar of Jehovah, which on in days;
our fathers made, not for burnt offering 3 and you have seen all that Jehovah your
or for sacrifice, but it is a witness be- God has done to all these nations because
tween us and you. of you, for Jehovah your God was He who
29 Far be it from us to rebel against Jeho- was fighting for you.
vah, and to turn away today from follow- 4 Behold, I have caused to fall to you these
ing after Jehovah, to build an altar for burnt nations that are left to be an inheritance
offering, for food offering, and for sacri- for your tribes, from Jordan, with all the
fice, apart from the altar of Jehovah our nations that I have cut off, as far as the
God, which is before His tabernacle! Great Sea, toward the going of the sun.
30 ¶ And Phinehas the priest, and the rul- 5 And Jehovah your God will thrust them
ers of the congregation and the heads of out from before you, and will expel them
the thousands of Israel with him heard the from before you, and you shall possess their
words which the sons of Reuben, and the land, as Jehovah your God has spoken to
sons of Gad, and the sons of Manasseh had you.
spoken. And it was good in their eyes. 6 And you shall be very strong to keep
31 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest and to do all that is written in the book of
said to the sons of Reuben, and to the sons the Law of Moses, so as not to turn aside
of Gad, and to the sons of Manasseh, Today from it to the right or to the left;
we have known that Jehovah is among us, 7 so as not to go in among these nations,
because you have not unfaithfully done an these who are left with you; and that you
unfaithful act against Jehovah. Now you have shall not mention the name of their gods,
delivered the sons of Israel out of the hand and you shall not swear, and you shall not
of Jehovah. serve them, and you shall not bow yourselves
32 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the to them.
priest, and the rulers, returned from the 8 But you shall cling to Jehovah your God,
sons of Reuben, and from the sons of Gad as you have done until today.
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Warning not to mingle with natives 249 Joshua 24
9 And Jehovah has dispossessed from be- thers have in the past lived Beyond the
fore you great and mighty nations. As for River (Terah the father of Abraham and
you no one has stood before you until today. father of Nahor) and they served other
10 One man of you shall pursue a thou- gods.
sand; for Jehovah your God is He who is 3 And I took your father Abraham from
fighting for you, as He has spoken to you. Beyond the River, and caused him to go
11 ¶ And you shall be very watchful for through all the land of Canaan, and multi-
yourselves to love Jehovah your God. plied his seed, and gave Isaac to him.
12 But if you at all turn away and cleave 4 And I gave Jacob and Esau to Isaac. And
to the remnant of the nations, of those who I gave Mount Seir to Esau, to possess it. And
are left to you, and intermarry with them, Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
and go in to them, and they to you, 5 And I sent Moses and Aaron and plagued
13 know certainly that Jehovah your God Egypt, as I did in its midst. And afterward
shall not continue to dispossess these na- I brought you out.
tions from before you, and they shall be 6 And I brought your fathers out from
snares and traps to you, and scourges in Egypt, and you went into the sea, and the
your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until Egyptians pursued your fathers with chari-
you perish from this good land which Je- ots and with horsemen, into the Sea of Reeds.
hovah your God has given you. 7 And they cried to Jehovah, and He set
14 And, behold! Today I am going in the thick darkness between you and the Egyp-
way of all the earth, and you know with tians, and brought the sea on them, and
all your heart and with all your soul that covered them. And your eyes saw that
there has not failed one thing of all the which I had done in Egypt. And you lived
good things which Jehovah your God has in the wilderness many days.
spoken concerning you; all of it has come 8 And I brought you into the land of the
to you; there has not one thing failed of it. Amorite who lived beyond the Jordan. And
15 And it shall be, as every good thing they fought with you, and I gave them into
which Jehovah your God has spoken to you your hand, and you possessed their land.
comes to you, so shall Jehovah bring on And I destroyed them before you.
you every evil thing, until He destroys you 9 And Balak the son of Zippor, the king
from off this good land which Jehovah your of Moab, rose up and fought against Is-
God has given to you, rael, and sent and called for Balaam the
16 when you transgress the covenant of Je- son of Beor to curse you.
hovah your God which He commanded you, 10 And I was not willing to listen to
and when you have gone and served other Balaam, and he greatly blessed you. And I
gods, and have bowed yourselves to them, delivered you out of his hand.
then the anger of Jehovah shall glow against 11 And you crossed over the Jordan and
you; and you shall perish quickly from off came to Jericho. And the masters of Jericho
the good land which He has given to you. fought against you, the Amorite and the
Perizzite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite,
Joshua 24 and the Girgashite, the Hivite, and the
1 Joshua assembles the tribes at Shechem. 14 He Jebusite; and I gave them into your hand.
renews the covenant between them and Jeho- 12 And I sent the hornet before you, and it
vah. 29 Joshua’s age, death, and burial. cast them out before you, two kings of the
32 Joseph’s bones are buried. 33 Eleazar dies. Amorites, not by the sword nor by your bow.
1 ¶ And Joshua gathered all the tribes of 13 And I have given you a land for which
Israel to Shechem, and called for the el- you have not labored, and cities which you
ders of Israel, and for its heads, and for its have not built, and you live in them. You
judges, and for its officers. And they placed are eating of vineyards and oliveyards which
themselves before God. you did not plant.
2 And Joshua said to all the people, So 14 Now, then, fear Jehovah, and serve
says Jehovah the God of Israel, Your fa- Him in sincerity and truth, and turn away
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Joshua 24 250 Joshua swears Israel to Jehovah; he dies
from the gods which your fathers served 24 And the people said to Joshua, We will
Beyond the River, and in Egypt; and you serve Jehovah our God, and we will listen
serve Jehovah. to His voice.
15 ¶ And if it seems evil in your eyes to 25 And Joshua made a covenant with the
serve Jehovah, choose for yourselves to- people on that day, and laid on them a stat-
day whom you will serve, whether the gods ute and an ordinance in Shechem.
whom your fathers served Beyond the 26 And Joshua wrote these words in the
River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose book of the Law of God, and took a great
land you are living. But as for me and my stone and raised it up there under the oak
house, we will serve Jehovah. by the sanctuary of Jehovah.
16 And the people replied and said, Far 27 And Joshua said to all the people, Be-
be it from us to forsake Jehovah, to serve hold, this stone shall be a witness against
other gods. us, for it has heard all the sayings of Jeho-
17 For Jehovah our God is He who has vah which He has spoken with us. And it
brought us and our fathers out of the land shall be against you for a witness, that you
of Egypt, out of the house of slaves, and not lie against your God.
who has done these great signs before our 28 And Joshua sent the people away, each
eyes, and has preserved us in all the way in man to his inheritance.
which we have gone, and among all the 29 ¶ And it happened after these things,
people through whom we have passed. the servant of Jehovah, Joshua the son of
18 And Jehovah has cast out all the Nun died, being a son of a hundred and
peoples, even the Amorite inhabiting the ten years.
land before us. We also will serve Jeho- 30 And they buried him in the border of
vah, for He is our God. his inheritance, in Timnath-serah, which
19 And Joshua said to the people, You is in the hills of Ephraim, on the north of
cannot serve Jehovah, for He is a holy God; the Hill of Gaash.
He is a jealous God. He will not lift up 31 And Israel served Jehovah all the days
from you your transgressions or your sins. of Joshua, and all the days of the elders
20 When you forsake Jehovah, and shall whose days were prolonged after Joshua,
serve strange gods, then He will turn away and who knew all the work of Jehovah
and do evil to you, and consume you, after which He did to Israel.
He has done good to you. 32 And the bones of Joseph which the sons
21 And the people said to Joshua, No, but of Israel brought up out of Egypt, they bur-
we will serve Jehovah. ied in Shechem, in the portion of the field
22 And Joshua said to the people, You which Jacob bought from the sons of
are witnesses against yourselves, that you Hamor the father of Shechem, for a hun-
have chosen Jehovah for yourselves, to dred silver pieces. And they were for an
serve Him (for they said, We are wit- inheritance to the sons of Joseph.
nesses). 33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died,
23 And now turn away from the strange and they buried him in the hill of Phinehas
gods among you, and incline your heart to his son, which was given to him in the hills
Jehovah the God of Israel. of Ephraim.
The Book of
JUDGES
they struck Sheshai, and Ahiman, and
Judges 1 Talmai.
1 The acts of Judah and Simeon. 8 Jerusalem 11 And from there he went against the
taken. 10 Hebron taken. 13 Othniel marries ones living in Debir, and the name of Debir
Achsah. 17 Hormah, Gaza, Askelon and Ekron formerly was City of Sepher.
taken. 21 The acts of Benjamin. 22 Of the house 12 And Caleb said, He who strikes the
of Joseph, who takes Bethel. 30 Of Zebulun. City of Sepher and captures it, I shall give
31 Of Asher. 33 Of Naphtali. 34 Of Dan. my daughter Achsah to him for a wife.
1 ¶ And it happened after the death of Joshua, 13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the
the sons of Israel inquired of Jehovah, say- brother of Caleb, the younger one, cap-
ing, Who shall first go up for us against the tured it. And he gave his daughter Achsah
Canaanites, to fight against them? to him for a wife.
2 And Jehovah said, Judah shall go up. 14 And it happened as she came, she per-
Behold, I have given the land into his hand. suaded him to ask a field from her father.
3 And Judah said to his brother Simeon, And she dismounted from the ass. And
Go up with me into my lot, and we shall Caleb said to her, What do you desire?
fight against the Canaanites. And I also will 15 And she said to him, Give a blessing to
go with you into your lot. And Simeon me. Since you have given me the land of
went with him. the Negeb, also you shall give springs of
4 And Judah went up, and Jehovah deliv- water to me. And Caleb gave the upper
ered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into springs and the lower springs to her.
their hand. And they struck them in Bezek, 16 And the sons of the Kenite, the father-
ten thousand men. in-law of Moses, had gone up out of the
5 And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek, city of palms with the sons of Judah to the
and fought against him, and struck the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south
Canaanites and the Perizzites. of Arad. And they went and lived with the
6 And Adoni-bezek fled, and they pur- people.
sued him and caught him, and cut off his 17 And Judah went with his brother
thumbs and his big toes. Simeon, and they struck the Canaanites liv-
7 And Adoni-bezek said, Seventy kings with ing in Zephath and destroyed it. And the
their thumbs and their big toes cut off used name of the city was called Hormah.
to be gathering scraps under my table. As I 18 And Judah captured Gaza and its bor-
have done, so God has repaid me. And they der, and Ashkelon and its border, and Ekron
brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. and its border.
8 And the sons of Judah fought against 19 And Jehovah was with Judah, and he
Jerusalem, and captured it, and struck it dispossessed the hills, but did not dispos-
with the mouth of the sword, and set the sess the ones living in the valley, for they
city on fire. had chariots of iron.
9 ¶ And afterward the sons of Judah went 20 And they gave Hebron to Caleb, as
down to fight against the Canaanites who Moses had said. And He dispossessed the
lived in the mountains, and the Negeb, and three sons of Anak from there.
the lowlands. 21 ¶ And the sons of Benjamin did not
10 And Judah went against the Canaanites dispossess the Jebusites living in Jerusalem.
who lived in Hebron (and the name of And the Jebusites live with the sons of
Hebron was formerly City of Arba) and Benjamin in Jerusalem until this day.
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Judges 2 252 Nations not expelled; Place of Weeping
22 And the house of Joseph went up, they 35 But the Amorites willed to live in Mount
also against Beth-el. And Jehovah was with Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim. Yet the
them. hand of the house of Joseph was heavy, so
23 And the house of Joseph sent to spy that they became forced laborers.
around Beth-el, and the name of the city 36 And the border of the Amorites was
formerly was Luz. from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock
24 And those keeping watch saw a man and upward.
coming out from the city and said to him,
Let us see the entrance of the city, and we Judges 2
will do kindness with you. 1 The Angel of Jehovah rebukes the people at The
25 And he let them see the entrance of the Place of Weeping (Bochim). 6 The wickedness
city. And they struck the city with the of the new generation after Joshua. 14 Jehovah’s
mouth of the sword; and they sent away anger and pity toward them. 20 The Canaanites
the man and all his family. are left as a test of Israel.
26 And the man went to the land of the 1 ¶ And the Angel of Jehovah came up
Hittites and built a city, and called its name from Gilgal to The Place of Weeping, and
Luz; it is its name to this day. said, I caused you to come up out of Egypt
27 And Manasseh had not dispossessed and brought you into the land which I had
Beth-shean and its daughter-villages, and sworn to your fathers, and said, I will not
Taanach and its daughter-villages, and break My covenant with you forever.
the ones living in Dor and its daughter- 2 And you, you shall cut no covenant with
villages, and the ones living in Ibleam the ones living in this land. You shall break
and its daughter-villages; and the ones down their altars. Yet you have not listened
living in Megiddo and its daughter-vil- to My voice. What is this you have done?
lages. For the Canaanites willed to live 3 And I also have said, I shall not dispos-
in that land. sess them before you, and they shall be-
28 But it happened when Israel became come thorns in your sides, and their gods
strong that they put the Canaanites to trib- shall become a snare to you.
ute, but did not completely dispossess them. 4 And it happened when the Angel of Je-
29 And Ephraim did not dispossess the hovah spoke these words to all the sons of
Canaanites who lived in Gezer, and the Israel, the people lifted up their voice and
Canaanites lived among them in Gezer. wept.
30 Zebulun did not dispossess the ones 5 And they called the name of that place
living in Kitron, and the ones living in The Place of Weeping: and sacrificed to
Nahalol; but the Canaanites lived among Jehovah there.
them, and they became forced laborers. 6 ¶ And Joshua sent the people away, and
31 And Asher did not dispossess the ones the sons of Israel each went to his inherit-
living in Accho, and the ones living in ance, to possess the land.
Sidon, and Ahlab, and Achzib, and Helbah, 7 And the people served Jehovah all the
and Aphik, and Rehob. days of Joshua, and all the days of the el-
32 And the Asherites lived among the ders who prolonged their days after Joshua,
Canaanites, the ones living in the land, for who saw all the great work of Jehovah
they did not dispossess them. which He had done for Israel.
33 Naphtali did not dispossess the ones liv- 8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant
ing in Beth-shemesh, and the ones living in of Jehovah, died, being a son of a hundred
Beth-anath, and they lived among the and ten years.
Canaanites, the ones living in the land. But 9 And they buried him in the border of
the ones living in Beth-shemesh and Beth- his inheritance, in Timnath-heres, in the
anath became forced laborers to them. hills of Ephraim on the north of Mount
34 And the Amorites pressed the sons of Gaash.
Dan into the hill country, for they would not 10 And also all that generation was gath-
allow them to come down to the valley. ered to their fathers, and another generation
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Jehovah forsaken for idols; nations left 253 Judges 3
arose after them who had not known Jeho- 21 I also will not any more dispossess any
vah, and not yet the works which He had from before them any more of the nations
done for Israel. that Joshua left from before them when he
11 And the sons of Israel did evil in the died;
sight of Jehovah, and served the Baals. 22 so that by them I may test Israel, whether
12 And they forsook Jehovah, the God of they are keeping the way of Jehovah, to go
their fathers, who brought them out from in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.
the land of Egypt. And they went after other 23 And Jehovah left those nations without
gods, of the gods of the peoples who were dispossessing them quickly. And He did not
around them, and bowed themselves to deliver them into the hand of Joshua.
them, and angered Jehovah.
13 Yea, they forsook Jehovah, and served Judges 3
Baal and the Ashtoroth. 1 The nations that were left to prove Israel.
14 And the anger of Jehovah burned 6 They commit idolatry. 8 Othniel delivers them
against Israel, and He gave them into the from Chushan-rishathaim, 15 Ehud from Eglon,
hand of plunderers; and they plundered 31 Shamgar from the Philistines.
them. And He sold them into the hand of 1 ¶ And these are the nations which Jeho-
their enemies all around, and they were not vah left in order to test Israel by them, all
able to stand before their enemies any who did not know all the wars of Canaan;
longer. 2 only that the generations of the sons of
15 Wherever they went, the hand of Je- Israel might know, to teach them war, only
hovah was against them for evil, as Jeho- those who did not before know them:
vah had spoken, and as Jehovah had sworn 3 five lords of the Philistines, and all the
to them. And it distressed them very much. Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the
16 And Jehovah raised up judges, and they Hivites that lived in Mount Lebanon from
saved them from the hand of their plun- Mount Baal-hermon to the entering of
derers. Hamath.
17 But they also did not listen to their 4 And they were there to test Israel by
judges, but fornicated after other gods, and them, to know whether they would listen
bowed themselves to them. They quickly to the commands of Jehovah, which He had
turned aside out of the way in which their commanded their fathers by the hand of
fathers walked to obey the commands of Moses.
Jehovah. They did not do so. 5 And the sons of Israel lived among the
18 And when Jehovah raised up judges to Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites,
them, then Jehovah was with the judge, and and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the
saved them out of the hand of their en- Jebusites.
emies all the days of the judge. For Jeho- 6 And they took their daughters to them-
vah took pity because of their groaning selves for wives, and gave their daughters
before those oppressing them, and those to their sons, and they served their gods.
crushing them. 7 And the sons of Israel did that which
19 And at the death of the judge, it hap- was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and for-
pened that they would turn and act more got Jehovah their God, and served the Baals
corruptly than their fathers, to go after and the Asherahs.
other gods, to serve them, and to bow them- 8 ¶ And the anger of Jehovah burned
selves to them. And they did not fall away against Israel. And He gave them over into
from their own doings, and from their stub- the hand of Chushan-rishathaim, king of
born way. Mesopotamia. And the sons of Israel served
20 And the anger of Jehovah burned Chushan-rishathaim eight years.
against Israel. And He said, Because this 9 And when the sons of Israel cried to
nation has transgressed My covenant which Jehovah, Jehovah raised up one to deliver
I commanded their fathers, and has not lis- the sons of Israel, Othniel the son of Kenaz,
tened to My voice, Caleb’s younger brother, who saved them.
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Judges 4 254 Othniel, Ehud first judges appointed
10 And the Spirit of Jehovah was put on 23 And Ehud went out to the porch, and
him, and he judged Israel. And he went out shut the doors of the roof room on him,
to war, and Jehovah gave Chushan- and locked them.
rishathaim the king of Mesopotamia into 24 And when he had gone out, his ser-
his hand. And his hand had power over vants came. And they looked, and, behold,
Chushan-rishathaim. the doors of the roof room were locked.
11 And the land had rest forty years. And And they said, Surely he is covering his
Othniel the son of Kenaz died. feet in the roof room of coolness.
12 ¶ And the sons of Israel did evil again 25 And they waited until they were
in the sight of Jehovah. And Jehovah made ashamed. And, behold! He did not open
Eglon the king of Moab strong against Is- the doors of the room. So they took the
rael, because they had done evil in the sight key and opened them. And, behold, their
of Jehovah. master had fallen down to the earth dead.
13 And he gathered to him the sons of Ammon 26 And Ehud escaped while they waited.
and Amalek, and went and struck Israel. And And he had passed by the images, and had
they possessed the city of palm trees. slipped away to Seirath.
14 And the sons of Israel served Eglon 27 And it happened, when he had come,
the king of Moab eighteen years. he blew on the horn in the hills of
15 And the sons of Israel cried to Jeho- Ephraim. And the sons of Israel came down
vah, and Jehovah raised up one to de- with him from the hills, and he before them.
liver them, Ehud the son of Gera, a son 28 And he said to them, Follow me, for
of the Benjamite, a man with his right Jehovah has delivered your enemies the
hand impeded. And the sons of Israel sent Moabites into your hand. And they went
a present by his hand to Eglon the king down after him and took the fords of the
of Moab. Jordan against the Moabites. And they did
16 And Ehud made a sword for himself, not allow a man to pass over.
and it had two mouths, a cubit in length. 29 And they struck about ten thousand
And he girded it under his long robe, on men of Moab at that time, every stout
his right thigh. man, all men of strength. And not a man
17 And he brought the present to Eglon escaped.
the king of Moab; and Eglon was a very 30 And Moab was subdued that day under
fat man. the hand of Israel. And the land had rest
18 And it happened, when he had finished eighty years.
offering the present, he sent away the 31 ¶ And after him was Shamgar the son
people, the bearers of the present. of Anath, who struck six hundred men of
19 And he himself turned back from the the Philistines with an ox goad. And he
carved images at Gilgal, and said, I have a also delivered Israel.
secret word for you, O king. And he said,
Be silent! And all those standing beside him
went out from him. Judges 4
20 And Ehud came to him. And he was 1 Deborah and Barak deliver them from Jabin
sitting by himself in the roof room of cool- and Sisera. 17 Jael kills Sisera.
ness which was his. And Ehud said, I have 1 ¶ And the sons of Israel did evil again in
a word from God to you. And he rose out the sight of Jehovah when Ehud was dead.
of his seat. 2 And Jehovah sold them into the hand of
21 And Ehud put out his left hand and Jabin the king of Canaan, who ruled in Hazor.
took the sword from his right thigh, and And his army commander was Sisera; and
thrust it into Eglon’s belly. he lived in Harosheth of the nations.
22 And the haft also went in after the blade; 3 And the sons of Israel cried to Jehovah,
and the fat closed on the blade; for he did for he had nine hundred chariots of iron.
not draw the sword out of his belly; and And he oppressed the sons of Israel with
the dung came out. force twenty years.
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4 ¶ And Deborah the wife of Lapidoth, a 16 And Barak pursued after the chariots
woman prophetess, was judging Israel at and after the army, to Harosheth of the
that time. nations. And all the army of Sisera fell by
5 And she lived under the palm tree of the mouth of the sword; there was not even
Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel, in one left.
the hills of Ephraim. And the sons of Is- 17 ¶ And Sisera fled on his feet to the
rael went up to her for judgment. tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite.
6 And she sent and called for Barak, the For there was peace between Jabin the
son of Abinoam, out of Kedesh in Naphtali, king of Hazor and the house of Heber
and said to him, Has not Jehovah the God the Kenite.
of Israel commanded? Go and draw toward 18 And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and
Mount Tabor, and take ten thousand men said to him, Turn aside, my lord; turn aside
of the sons of Naphtali, and of the sons of to me; do not fear. And he turned in to her
Zebulun with you. into the tent; and she covered him with a
7 And I will draw to you at the torrent rug.
Kishon, Sisera, the army commander of 19 And he said to her, Please give me a
Jabin, and his chariots, and his multitude, little water to drink, for I am thirsty. And
and shall give him into your hands. she opened a skin of milk, and gave him
8 And Barak said to her, If you go with drink, and covered him.
me, then I will go. And if you will not go 20 And he said to her, Stand at the door
with me, I will not go. of the tent, and it shall be if any man comes
9 And she said, I will surely go with you; in and asks you, and says, Is there a man
only, your glory shall not be on the way here? And you shall say, There is not.
which you are going, for Jehovah shall sell 21 And Jael the wife of Heber took a tent
Sisera into the hand of a woman. And peg, and took a hammer in her hand, and
Deborah rose up and went with Barak to went to him quietly. And she drove the peg
Kedesh. into his temple, and she beat it into the
10 ¶ And Barak called Zebulun and ground. And he had been fast asleep, and
Naphtali together to Kedesh. And he went faint; and he died.
up with ten thousand men at his feet. And 22 And, behold, as Barak followed Sisera,
Deborah went up with him. Jael came out to meet him, and said to him,
11 And Heber the Kenite had broken away Come, and I will let you see the man whom
from the Kenites, he being of the sons of you are seeking. And he came in to her,
Hobab, the father-in-law of Moses. And and, behold! Sisera had fallen and died and
he pitched his tent by the oak in Zaanaim, the peg was in his temple.
near Kedesh. 23 And on that day God humbled Jabin the
12 And they told Sisera that Barak the son king of Canaan before the sons of Israel.
of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor. 24 And the hand of the sons of Israel went
13 And Sisera called up all his chariots, on, going on and pressing hard on Jabin
nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the the king of Canaan, until they had cut off
people with him, from Harosheth of the Jabin the king of Canaan.
nations, to the torrent Kishon.
14 And Deborah said to Barak, Rise up, Judges 5
for this is the day in which Jehovah has The song of Deborah and Barak.
given Sisera into your hand. Has not Jeho- 1 ¶ And Deborah and Barak, the son of
vah gone out before you? And Barak went Abinoam, sang on that day, saying:
down from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand 2 For the loosing of locks of hair in Is-
men after him. rael; for the willing offering of the people,
15 And Jehovah confused Sisera, and all bless Jehovah!
the chariots, and all the army, by the mouth 3 Listen, O kings; give ear, O princes. I,
of the sword, before Barak. And Sisera came even I, will sing to Jehovah; I will sing
down from the chariot and fled on his feet. praise to Jehovah the God of Israel.
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4 O Jehovah, when You went forth out of at the shore of the seas, and remained by
Seir, when You marched out of the fields of his havens.
Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens 18 Zebulun, a people who despised his
dropped. Yea, the clouds dropped water. life, even to death; also Naphtali on the
5 The mountains quaked before the face high places of the field.
of Jehovah, this Sinai quaked from before 19 Kings came; they fought; then the
Jehovah the God of Israel. kings of Canaan fought in Taanach by
6 ¶ In the days of Shamgar the son of the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain
Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways of silver.
ceased, and those going in the paths trav- 20 The stars fought from the heavens;
eled in byways. from their courses they fought with Sisera.
7 The leaders ceased in Israel; they ceased 21 The torrent Kishon swept them away,
until I, Deborah, arose; I arose as a mother the ancient river, the torrent Kishon. You
in Israel. trod, my soul, in strength.
8 They chose new gods; then war was at 22 Then did the hooves of horses beat
the gates! Neither a shield nor a spear was from the galloping, galloping of his mighty
seen among forty thousand in Israel. stallions.
9 My heart was toward the lawgivers of 23 Cursing, curse Meroz, said the Angel
Israel, who freely offered themselves of Jehovah; curse the ones living in it be-
among the people; bless Jehovah! cause they did not come to the help of Je-
10 You that ride on white asses, you that hovah, to the help of Jehovah among the
sit on rich carpets, and you going on the mighty ones.
way, sing out! 24 ¶ Most blessed among women is Jael,
11 Louder than the voice of those divid- the wife of Heber the Kenite. She is blessed
ing between the watering places there, they among women in the tent.
shall tell of the righteous acts of Jehovah, 25 He asked for water; she gave him milk;
the righteous acts of His leaders in Israel. in a lordly bowl she brought curd.
Then the people of Jehovah went down to 26 She put her hand to the tent peg, and her
the gates. right hand to the workmen’s hammer; and
12 ¶ Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, she hammered Sisera; she smashed his head;
awake, utter a song! Rise, Barak, and lead she struck through and pierced his temple.
your captives captive, son of Abinoam. 27 Between her feet he bowed; he fell; he
13 Then the remnant that remained tread lay down. Between her feet he bowed; he
on the noble ones of the people; Jehovah fell! Where he bowed, there he fell down
trod for me among the mighty ones. devastated.
14 Out of Ephraim they came, those 28 Through the window she looked out;
whose root was against Amalek. After you, yea, she cried out, the mother of Sisera,
Benjamin, among your peoples; and out through the lattice; Why does his chariot
of Machir came down commanders; and delay to come? Why have the steps of his
out of Zebulun the ones that hold the staff chariot tarried?
of the scribe. 29 The wise ones of her princesses answered
15 And my commanders in Issachar were her; yea, she returned her words to herself:
with Deborah; as was Issachar, so was 30 Do they not find and divide the plun-
Barak. They were sent into the valley at der? A womb, two wombs to each man’s
his feet. Among the divisions of Reuben head; a plunder of dyed cloths to Sisera, a
resolves of heart were great! plunder of embroidered dyed cloths, two
16 Why did you sit between the sheepfolds embroidered dyed cloths for the necks of
to hear the bleatings of flocks? At the di- the plunder?
visions of Reuben searchings of heart were 31 So all Your enemies shall perish, O Je-
great! hovah, and those who love Him shall be as
17 Gilead remained beyond the Jordan; the sun when it goes forth in its might.
and why did Dan stay in ships? Asher sat And the land had rest forty years.
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12 And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to
Judges 6 him, and said to him, Jehovah is with you,
1 The Israelites are oppressed by Midian. 11 The mighty one of strength.
Angel of Jehovah sends Gideon to deliver them. 13 And Gideon said to Him, Oh my Lord,
25 Gideon destroys Baal’s altar and offers a if Jehovah is with us, then why has all this
sacrifice on the altar [Jehovah-shalom] Peace happened to us? And where are all His
of Jehovah. 33 Gideon’s army. 36 His signs. wonders which our fathers recounted to us,
1 ¶ And the sons of Israel did evil again in saying, Did not Jehovah bring us up out of
the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah gave them Egypt? And now Jehovah has left us, and
into the hand of Midian seven years. has given us into the hands of Midian.
2 And the hand of Midian was strong 14 And Jehovah turned to him and said,
against Israel. And the sons of Israel made Go in this strength of yours, and you shall
dens for themselves before the faces of deliver Israel out of the hand of Midian.
Midian, in the mountains, and the caves, Have I not sent you?
and the strongholds. 15 And he said to Him, Oh my Lord, with
3 And it happened if Israel had sown crops, what shall I deliver Israel? Behold, my fam-
that Midian, and Amalek, and the sons of ily is the weakest in Manasseh, and I the
the east came; yea, they came against them, least in my father’s house.
4 and camped against them, and destroyed 16 And Jehovah said to him, Because I am
the produce of the land until you enter Gaza. with you, you shall strike Midian as one man.
And they left no food in Israel, either sheep, 17 And he said to Him, Please, if I have
or ox, or ass. found grace in Your eyes, then You shall do
5 For they came up with their livestock, for me a sign that You are speaking with me.
and with their tents. They came in like lo- 18 Please do not move from here until I
custs for number, and there was no num- come to You and bring my food offering
ber to them, to their camels. And they came and lay it before You. And He said, I will
into the land to destroy it. abide until you come back.
6 And Israel was brought very low before 19 And Gideon went in and prepared a
Midian. And the sons of Israel cried to Je- kid of the goats, and unleavened bread of
hovah. an ephah of flour. He put the flesh in a
7 ¶ And it happened when the sons of Is- basket, and he put the broth in a pot. And
rael had cried to Jehovah about Midian, he brought it out to Him, under the oak,
8 Jehovah sent a man, a prophet, to the and offered it.
sons of Israel. And he said to them, So says 20 And the Angel of Jehovah said to him,
Jehovah the God of Israel, I have brought Take the flesh and the unleavened bread
you up out of Egypt; and I have brought and place them on this rock, and pour out
you out from a house of slaves. the broth. And he did so.
9 And I have delivered you out of the hand 21 And the Angel of Jehovah put forth
of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of the end of the staff in His hand and
all those oppressing you; and I have driven touched the flesh and the unleavened
them out before you; and I have given you bread. And the fire rose up out of the
their land. rock and burned up the flesh and the
10 And I said to you, I am Jehovah your unleavened bread. And the Angel of Je-
God. You shall not fear the gods of the hovah went out of his sight.
Amorite among whom you are dwelling 22 And Gideon saw that He was the An-
in their land. But you have not listened to gel of Jehovah. And Gideon said, Alas, Lord
My voice. Jehovah! Because I have seen the Angel of
11 ¶ And the Angel of Jehovah came and Jehovah face to face!
sat under the oak which is in Ophrah, which 23 And Jehovah said to him, Peace to you,
belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. And his son fear not. You shall not die.
Gideon was beating out wheat in the 24 And Gideon built an altar to Jehovah
winepress, to hide it from the eyes of Midian. there, and called it Peace of Jehovah
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[Jehovah-shalom]. It is still in Ophrah of Zebulun, and to Naphtali. And they came
the Abiezrites until today. up to meet them.
25 ¶ And it happened on that night, Jeho- 36 And Gideon said to God, If You are to
vah said to him, Take your father’s bull, deliver Israel by my hand, as You have spoken,
and the second bull of seven years; and you 37 behold, I am placing the fleece of wool
shall throw down the altar of Baal which on the grain floor; if the dew is on the
belongs to your father, and you shall cut fleece only, and dryness on all the ground,
down the Asherah beside it. then I will know that You will deliver Is-
26 And you shall build an altar to Jehovah rael by my hand, as You have spoken.
your God on the top of this stronghold, in 38 And it was so. And he rose early on the
an arrangement, and shall take the second next day and wrung the fleece, and drained
bull and offer a burnt offering with the wood dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water.
of the Asherah which you have cut down. 39 And Gideon said to God, Let not Your
27 And Gideon took ten men from his ser- anger glow against me, and I shall speak
vants and did as Jehovah had spoken to him. only this time. Please let me try only this
And it happened, since he feared his time with the fleece; please let there be dry-
father’s house and the men of the city, to ness on the fleece alone; and let there be
do it by day, that he did it by night. dew on all the ground.
28 And the men of the city rose early in 40 And God did so on that night, and there
the morning. And, behold, the altar of Baal was dryness only on the fleece, and there
had been torn down and the Asherah be- was dew on all the ground.
side it had been cut down. And the second
bull had been offered on the altar which Judges 7
was built. 1 Gideon’s army of thirty-two thousand is sifted
29 And they said, each man to his neigh- down to three hundred. 16 His strategy of trum-
bor, Who has done this thing? And they pets and torches in jars. 23 The men of Ephraim
asked and sought. And they said, Gideon take Oreb and Zeeb.
the son of Joash has done this thing. 1 ¶ And Jerubbaal (he is Gideon) rose
30 And the men of the city said to Joash, Bring early, and all the people with him. And
out your son, and he shall die, because he has they camped by the spring of Harod, and
torn down the altar of Baal, and because he has the army of Midian was north of him on
cut down the Asherah beside it. Mount Moreh, in the valley.
31 And Joash said to all that stood against 2 And Jehovah said to Gideon, The people
him, You, will you contend for Baal? Or with you are too many for Me to give
you, will you save him? He who contends Midian into their hands, that Israel not glo-
for him shall be killed by the morning. If rify itself against Me, saying, My hand has
he is a god, let him contend for himself, delivered me.
because one has torn down his altar. 3 And now please cry in the ears of the
32 And on that day he called him people, saying, Whoever fears and trembling,
Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal contend against let him return and leave Mount Gilead. And
him, because he has torn down his altar. twenty-two thousand of the people returned.
33 ¶ And all Midian and Amalek, and the And ten thousand were left.
sons of the east, were gathered together, 4 And Jehovah said to Gideon, The people
and crossed over, and camped in the valley are still too many. Bring them down to the
of Jezreel. water, and I will refine them for you there.
34 And the Spirit of Jehovah clothed And it shall be, he of whom I say to you,
Gideon with Himself, and he blew with a this one shall go with you, he shall go with
rams’ horn. And the Abiezrites were called you. And any of whom I shall say to you,
after him. This one shall not go with you, he shall
35 And he sent messengers to all not go.
Manasseh, and it also was called after him. 5 And he brought the people down to
And he sent messengers to Asher and the water. And Jehovah said to Gideon,
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Everyone who laps of the water with his 16 ¶ And he divided the three hundred
tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set him men’ into three companies. And he put a
apart. And everyone who bows on his knees rams’ horn in the hand of all of them, and
to drink, set apart. empty jars, and torches inside the jars.
6 And the number of those lapping with 17 And he said to them, Look at me, and
their hand to their mouth was three hundred do this; even behold, I am coming to the
men. And all the rest of the people bowed edge of the camp. And it shall be, as I do,
down on their knees to drink water. so you shall do.
7 And Jehovah said to Gideon, I will de- 18 And I shall blow with a rams’ horn, I
liver you by the three hundred men who and all who are with me. And you shall
lapped, and shall give Midian into your blow with the rams’ horns, you also all
hand. And all the people shall go, each man around the camp, and shall shout, For Je-
to his place. hovah and for Gideon!
8 And the people took the food in their 19 And Gideon came, and the hundred
hand, and their rams’ horns; and he sent men with him, to the edge of the camp at
away every man of Israel, each man to his the beginning of the middle watch. Only
tent. But he kept hold on the three hun- newly rising up they had made rise the
dred men. And the camp of Midian was watching ones. And they blew with the
below him in the valley. rams’ horns, and shattered the jars in their
9 ¶ And it happened on that night, Jeho- hand.
vah said to him, Rise up, go down to the 20 And the three companies blew with
camp, for I have given it into your hand. their rams’ horns, and broke the jars, and
10 And if you fear to go down, you and held the torches in their left hand; and in
your young man Phurah go down to the their right hand the rams’ horns, and they
camp. cried out, A sword for Jehovah and for
11 And you shall hear what they say. And Gideon!
afterward your hand shall be made stron- 21 And they each man stood in his place,
ger, and you shall go down against the all around the army. And all the army ran,
camp. And he went down, he and his young and they shouted, and they fled.
man Phurah, to the edge of the battle ranks 22 And the three hundred blew the rams’
by fives who were in the camp. horns, and Jehovah set a man’s sword
12 And Midian and Amalek, and all the against his companion even in all the army.
sons of the east, were lying in the valley, And the army fled to Beth-shittah, at
as the locusts for multitude. And there was Zererath, to the border of Abel-meholah,
no number of their camels being as the sand by Tabbath.
on the lip of the sea for multitude. 23 ¶ And the men of Israel were called
13 And Gideon came; and, behold, a man from Naphtali, and from Asher, and from
was telling a dream to his companion. And all Manasseh, and pursued Midian.
he said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream. 24 And Gideon had sent messengers to all
And, behold, a cake of barley bread was tum- the hills of Ephraim, saying, Come down
bling into the camp of Midian. And it came to meet Midian, and capture the waters be-
to the tent and struck it, and it fell, and turned fore them as far as Beth-barah and the Jor-
it upside down; and the tent fell down. dan. And every man of Ephraim was called
14 And his companion answered and said, up, and they captured the waters as far as
This is nothing but the sword of Gideon Beth-barah and the Jordan.
the son of Joash, a man of Israel. God has 25 And they captured the two rulers of
given Midian and all the army into his hand. Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. And Oreb was
15 And it happened when Gideon heard the slain at the rock of Oreb; and they killed
telling of the dream, and its interpretation, Zeeb at the winevat of Zeeb. And they pur-
he worshiped. And he returned to the army sued to Midian. And they brought the heads
of Israel and said, Rise up, for Jehovah has of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon beyond the
given the army of Midian into your hand. Jordan.
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Jogbehah, and struck the army; for the army
Judges 8 was at ease.
1 Gideon pacifies the Ephraimites. 4 Succoth and 12 And Zebah and Zalmunna fled; and he
Penuel refuse to feed Gideon’s army. 10 Kings chased them and captured the two kings of
Zebah and Zalmunna taken. 13 Succoth taught, Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna. And he
Penuel destroyed. 29 Gideon’s sons, death. caused all the army to tremble.
1 ¶ And the men of Ephraim said to him, 13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned
What is this thing you have done to us, not from the battle, at the ascent of Mount Heres.
to call us when you went out to fight 14 And he captured a young man of the
against Midian? And they contended with men of Succoth, and questioned him; and
him sharply. he wrote out to him the rulers of Succoth,
2 And he said to them, What have I done and its elders, seventy-seven men.
now in comparison to you? Are not the 15 And he came in to the men of Succoth,
gleanings of Ephraim better than the vin- and said, Behold, Zebah and Zalmunna,
tage of Abiezer? about whom you taunted me, saying, Is
3 God has given the rulers of Midian, the palm of Zebah and Zalmunna now in
Oreb and Zeeb, into your hand. And what your hand that we should give bread to your
was I able to do like you? Then their weary men?
spirits quieted toward him when he said 16 And he took the elders of the city,
this word. and the thorns of the wilderness, and the
4 ¶ And Gideon came to the Jordan, he briers, and taught the men of Succoth
crossing over, and three hundred who were with them.
with him, being weary, yet pursuing. 17 And he broke down the tower of
5 And he said to the men of Succoth, Please Penuel, and killed the men of the city.
give loaves of bread to the people at my 18 ¶ And he said to Zebah and to
feet, for they are weary; and I am pursu- Zalmunna, How were the men whom you
ing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of killed in Tabor? And they said, As you are,
Midian. so they; each one as a king’s son in ap-
6 And the rulers of Succoth said, Is the pearance.
palm of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your 19 And he said, They were my brothers,
hand, that we should give bread to your sons of my mother. As Jehovah lives, if
army? you had kept them alive, I would not have
7 And Gideon said, Therefore, when Je- killed you.
hovah has given Zebah and Zalmunna 20 And he said to his first-born, Jether,
into my hand, I shall thresh your flesh Rise up, kill them. But the young man did
with thorns of the wilderness and with not draw his sword, for he was afraid, for
briers. he was still a youth.
8 And he went up from there to Penuel, 21 And Zebah and Zalmunna said, You rise
and spoke to them in this same way. And up and fall on us, for as the man, so is his
the men of Penuel answered him as the men might. And Gideon rose up and killed Zebah
of Succoth had answered. and Zalmunna, and took the moon crescents
9 And he also spoke to the men of Penuel, which were on the necks of their camels.
saying, When I come back in peace, I will 22 ¶ And the men of Israel said to Gideon,
break down this tower. rule over us, both you and your son, and
10 And Zebah and Zalmunna were in your son’s son, for you have delivered us
Karkor, and their armies with them, about from the hand of Midian.
fifteen thousand, all who were left of all the 23 And Gideon said to them, I shall not
army of the sons of the east. And those who rule over you, and not shall my son rule
fell were a hundred and twenty thousand men over you; Jehovah shall rule over you.
drawing sword. 24 And Gideon said to them, Let me
11 And Gideon went up the way of those ask of you a request, that each man give
who live in tents, on the east of Nobah and to me a ring from his plunder; for they
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had gold rings, because they were 2 Please speak in the ears of all the lead-
Ishmaelites. ers of Shechem, Which is best for you,
25 And they said, We will certainly give. seventy men ruling over you, all the sons
And they spread out a garment and each of Jerubbaal, or one man ruling over you?
threw a ring from their plunder there. And you should remember that I am your
26 And the weight of the rings of gold bone and your flesh.
which he asked was a thousand and seven 3 And his mother’s brothers spoke all these
hundred shekels of gold, apart from the or- words about him in the ears of all the lead-
naments, and the pendants, and the purple ers of Shechem, and their heart inclined af-
clothing that was on the kings of Midian; ter Abimelech. For they said, He is our
also apart from the necklaces on the necks brother.
of their camels. 4 And they gave to him seventy silverlings
27 And Gideon made an ephod of it, and out of the house of Baal-berith. And
put it in his city, even in Ophrah. And all Abimelech hired worthless and reckless
Israel went fornicating after it there, and it men with them; and they went after him.
became a snare to Gideon and to his house. 5 And he went into his father’s house at
28 And Midian was subdued before the Ophrah, and killed his brothers, the sons
sons of Israel, and they did not lift up their of Jerubbaal, seventy men on one stone.
heads any more. And the land had rest forty But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal,
years in the days of Gideon. was left; for he had hidden.
29 ¶ And Jerubbaal the son of Joash de- 6 And all the leaders of Shechem were
parted and lived in his own house. gathered together, and all the house of
30 And seventy sons were born to Gideon, Millo. And they came and caused
coming out of his loins; for he had many Abimelech to reign as king at the oak of
wives. the outpost which is in Shechem.
31 And his concubine in Shechem bore a 7 ¶ And they told Jotham, and he went
son to him, she also; and he called his name and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim.
Abimelech. And he lifted up his voice and cried, and
32 And Gideon the son of Joash died in a said to them, Listen to me, leaders of
good old age, and was buried in the burial Shechem, and God shall listen to you.
place of his father Joash, in Ophrah of the 8 Going the trees went forth to anoint a
Abiezrites. king over them. And they said to the olive,
33 And it happened, when Gideon Reign over us.
died that again the sons of Israel for- 9 And the olive said to them, Should I
nicated after the Baals, and appointed cease from my fatness, by which they
Baal-berith for a god for themselves. honor God and man, and go to hold sway
34 And the sons of Israel did not remem- over the trees?
ber Jehovah their God who had delivered 10 And the trees said to the fig, You come,
them out of the hand of all their enemies reign over us.
round about; 11 And the fig said to them, Should I cease
35 and they did not act with kindness on from my sweetness and my good fruit, and
the house of Jerubbaal, Gideon, according go to hold sway over the trees?
to all the good which he did with Israel. 12 And the trees said to the vine, You come,
reign over us.
Judges 9 13 And the vine said to them, Should I cease
1 Abimelech conspires with the men of Shechem from my new wine, which rejoices God and
to murder his brothers, is made king. 22 Gaal men, and go to hold sway over the trees?
conspires with the men of Shechem against him. 14 And all the trees said to the bramble
1 ¶ And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal bush, You come, reign over us.
went to Shechem, to his mother’s brothers, 15 And the bramble bush said to the trees,
and spoke with them, and to all the family If you truly anoint me king over you,
of the house of his mother’s father, saying, come seek refuge in my shade. And if not,
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let fire come out of the bramble bush and their god and ate and drank, and cursed
burn up the cedars of Lebanon. Abimelech.
16 And now if you have acted in truth 28 And Gaal, the son of Ebed, said,
and integrity when you made Abimelech Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem,
king; and if you have done well with that we should serve him? Is he not the
Jerubbaal and his house; and you have done son of Jerubbaal, and Zebul his com-
to him as his hands did, mander? Serve the men of Hamor the
17 in which my father fought for you, father of Shechem! And why should we
and cast aside his life, and delivered you serve him?
from the hand of Midian; 29 And who will give this people into my
18 and you have today risen against my hand? And I would remove Abimelech.
father’s house and have killed his sons, sev- And he said to Abimelech, Multiply your
enty men on one stone, and have made army and come out.
Abimelech the son of his slave-girl king 30 And Zebul, the leader of the city, heard
over the leaders of Shechem, because he is the words of Gaal, the son of Ebed; and
your brother, his anger burned.
19 yea, if in truth and in integrity you 31 And craftily he sent messengers to
have acted toward Jerubbaal and his house Abimelech, saying, Behold, Gaal, the son
this day, rejoice in Abimelech; and he shall of Ebed, and his brothers have come to
rejoice, he and you. Shechem. And, behold, they are fortifying
20 If not, fire shall come out from the city against you.
Abimelech and consume the leaders of 32 And now rise up by night, you and
Shechem and the house of Millo. And fire the people with you, and lie in wait in
shall come out from the leaders of Shechem the field.
and from the house of Millo and consume 33 And it shall be, in the morning, about the
Abimelech. sunrise, you shall rise early and charge against
21 And Jotham hurried and fled, and went the city. And, behold, he and the people with
to Beer and lived there, away from the face him will come out to you; and you shall do to
of his brother Abimelech. him as your hand shall find.
22 ¶ And Abimelech ruled over Israel three 34 And Abimelech rose up by night, and
years. all the people with him; and they lay in
23 And God sent an evil spirit between wait against Shechem in four companies.
Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. 35 And Gaal, the son of Ebed, went out
And the leaders of Shechem acted deceit- and stood at the opening of the gate of the
fully with Abimelech; city. And Abimelech and the people with
24 that the violence against Jerubbaal’s him rose up from the ambush.
seventy sons, even their blood, might be 36 And Gaal saw the people, and he said
put on their brother Abimelech who to Zebul, Behold, people are coming down
killed them, and on the leaders of from the top of the mountains. And Zebul
Shechem who made his hands strong to said to him, You are seeing the shadow of
kill his brothers. the mountains like men.
25 And the leaders of Shechem set for him 37 And Gaal spoke again and said, Be-
ambushers at the tops of the mountains; hold, people are coming down from the
and they robbed all who passed by them high part of the land, and one company is
on the way. And it was told to Abimelech. coming by the way of the Sorcerers’ Oak.
26 And Gaal, the son of Ebed, and his 38 And Zebul said to him, Now where is
brothers came. And they passed on into your mouth with which you said, Who is
Shechem. And the leaders of Shechem Abimelech, that we should serve him? Is
trusted in him. this not the people you despised? Please
27 And they went out into the fields and go out now and fight against it.
gathered their vineyards, and trod out, and 39 And Gaal went out before the leaders
made a festival, and went into the house of of Shechem and fought against Abimelech.
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40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled 53 And a certain woman threw a piece of
before him. And many fell down wounded, a riding millstone on Abimelech’s head and
to the opening of the gate. crushed his skull.
41 And Abimelech remained in Arumah. 54 And he quickly called to the young
And Zebul threw Gaal and his brothers out man bearing his weapons, and said to him,
from living in Shechem. Draw your sword and cause me to die, that
42 And it happened on the next day, the they not say of me, A woman killed him.
people went out in the field and told And his young man thrust him through,
Abimelech. and he died.
43 And he took the people and divided 55 And when the men of Israel saw that
them into three companies, and lay in wait Abimelech had died, then each man went
in a field and watched. And, behold, the to his place.
people were coming out from the city. And 56 And God returned the evil of Abimelech
he rose up against them and struck them. which he did to his father, to kill his sev-
44 And Abimelech and the companies with enty brothers.
him rushed forward and stood in the open- 57 And all the evil of the men of Shechem
ing of the gate of the city. And the two God turned back on their heads. And the
companies charged against all who were curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came
in the field, and struck them. on them.
45 And Abimelech fought against the city
all that day, and captured the city. And he Judges 10
killed the people in it; and he broke down 1 Tola judges Israel in Shamir. 3 Jair, whose thirty
the city and sowed it with salt. sons had thirty cities. 6 The Philistines and
46 And all the leaders of the tower of Ammonites oppress Israel. 10 In their misery
Shechem heard, and went into the high God sends them to their false gods. 15 Upon
place of the house of the god Berith. their repentance he pities them.
47 And it was told to Abimelech that all the 1 ¶ And after Abimelech, Tola the son of
leaders had gathered into the tower of Shechem. Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar,
48 And Abimelech went up to Mount rose up to save Israel. And he lived in
Zalmon, he and all the people with him. And Shamir, in the hills of Ephraim.
Abimelech took the axe in his hand and cut 2 And he judged Israel twenty-three years.
off a bough of the trees, and lifted it up, and And he died and was buried in Shamir.
set it on his shoulder. And he said to the 3 And after him Jair, a Gileadite, rose up.
people with him, You have seen what I have And he judged Israel twenty-two years.
done; you hasten and do the same. 4 And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty
49 And all the people also, each man, cut ass colts. And they had thirty cities, which
down his bough, and went after Abimelech, are called The Towns of Jair to this day,
and set them at the stronghold, and kindled which are in the land of Gilead.
the stronghold with fire over them. And 5 And Jair died and was buried in Kamon.
all the men of the tower of Shechem also 6 ¶ And the sons of Israel did evil in the
died, about a thousand men and women. sight of Jehovah again, and served the Baals,
50 ¶ And Abimelech went to Thebez and and the Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria,
camped against Thebez, and captured it. and the gods of Sidon, and the gods of
51 And a strong tower was in the middle Moab, and the gods of the sons of Ammon,
of the city. And all the leaders of the city, and the gods of the Philistines. And they
and all the men and women fled there. And forsook Jehovah and did not serve Him.
they shut it behind them, and went up on 7 And the anger of Jehovah burned against
the roof of the tower. Israel. And He sold them into the hands of
52 And Abimelech came to the tower and the Philistines, and into the hand of the
fought against it. And he drew near to the sons of Ammon.
door of the tower in order to burn it with 8 And they crushed and oppressed the sons
fire. sons of Israel that were beyond the Jordan
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in the land of the Amorites, which is in threw Jephthah out, and said to him, You
Gilead. shall not inherit in the house of your fa-
9 And the sons of Ammon crossed over the ther, for you are the son of another woman.
Jordan to fight against Judah also, and against 3 And Jephthah fled from the face of his
Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim. brothers, and lived in the land of Tob. And
And Israel was greatly distressed. worthless men were gathered to Jephthah,
10 ¶ And the sons of Israel cried to Jeho- and went out with him.
vah, saying, We have sinned against You, 4 ¶ And it happened after some time, the
even because we have forsaken our God, sons of Ammon fought with Israel.
and have served the Baals. 5 And it happened when the sons of Ammon
11 And Jehovah said to the sons of Israel, fought with Israel, the elders of Gilead went
Did I not save you from the Egyptians, and to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
from the Amorites, and from the sons of 6 And they said to Jephthah, Come, and
Ammon, and from the Philistines? you shall be our commander, that we may
12 And the Sidonians, and Amalek, and fight against the sons of Ammon.
Maon have oppressed you, and you cried 7 And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead,
to Me, and I saved you out of their hand. Have you not hated me? Yea, you threw
13 Yet you have forsaken Me, and served me out from my father’s house. Why have
other gods; therefore, I did not save you you come to me when you are in distress?
again. 8 And the elders of Gilead said to
14 Go and cry to the gods which you have Jephthah, For this reason we have come
chosen; let them save you in the time of back to you now; and you shall go with
your distress. us and fight against the sons of Ammon.
15 And the sons of Israel said to Jehovah, And you shall be our head, to all the
We have sinned. Do to us whatever may be people of Gilead.
good in Your eyes; only please deliver us 9 And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead,
this day. If you take me back to fight against the
16 And they removed the gods of the alien sons of Ammon, and Jehovah gives them
from among them, and served Jehovah. up before me, shall I be your head?
And His soul was shortened with the mis- 10 And the elders of Gilead said to
ery of Israel. Jephthah, Jehovah shall be witness between
17 And the sons of Ammon were called us; surely we will do according to your word.
together, and camped in Gilead. And the 11 And Jephthah went with the elders of
sons of Israel were gathered, and camped Gilead, and the people appointed him head
in Mizpeh. over them, and as commander. And
18 And the people said, the chief men of Jephthah spoke all his words before Jeho-
Gilead, a man to his neighbor, Who will vah in Mizpeh.
be the man who will begin to fight against 12 ¶ And Jephthah sent messengers to the
the sons of Ammon? He shall be head over king of the sons of Ammon, saying, What
all the people of Gilead. have you to do with me, that you have come
in to me to fight in my land?
Judges 11 13 And the king of the sons of Ammon
1 The covenant between Jephthah and the men of said to the messengers of Jephthah, Because
Gilead. 12 The treaty of peace between him and Israel took my land when he came up out
the men of Ammon is in vain. 29 Jephthah’s of Egypt, from Arnon even to the Jabbok,
vow. 32 He defeats the Ammonites. and to the Jordan. And now, restore them
1 ¶ And Jephthah the Gileadite was a in peace.
mighty warrior. And he was the son of a 14 And Jephthah again sent messengers to
woman, a harlot; and Gilead fathered the king of the sons of Ammon,
Jephthah. 15 and said to him, So says Jephthah,
2 And the wife of Gilead bore sons to him. Israel did not take the land of Moab, and
And the sons of the wife grew up, and they the land of the sons of Ammon.
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16 For when they came up out of Egypt, me. Jehovah the Judge shall judge today
Israel went in the wilderness to the Sea of between the sons of Israel and the sons of
Reeds, and came in at Kadesh. Ammon.
17 And Israel sent messengers to the king 28 And the king of the sons of Ammon
of Edom, saying, Please let me pass on did not listen to the words of Jephthah
through your land, and the king of Edom which he sent to him.
did not listen. And Israel sent also to the 29 ¶ And the Spirit of Jehovah was on
king of Moab, and he was not willing. And Jephthah. And he passed through Gilead
Israel remained in Kadesh. and Manasseh, and passed through Mizpeh
18 And he went through the wilderness, of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he
and went around the land of Edom, and passed on to the sons of Ammon.
the land of Moab, and came in at the rising 30 And Jephthah vowed a vow to Jeho-
of the sun to the land of Moab. And they vah, and said, If You will indeed give the
camped beyond Arnon, and did not come sons of Ammon into my hand,
into the border of Moab, for Arnon was 31 even it shall be that anything which
the border of Moab. comes out from the doors of my house to
19 And Israel sent messengers to Sihon meet me when I return in peace from the
the king of the Amorites, the king of sons of Ammon, it shall belong to Jeho-
Heshbon, and Israel said to him, Please vah; and I will cause it to go up as a burnt
let us pass on through your land, to my offering.
place. 32 And Jephthah passed over to the sons
20 And Sihon did not trust Israel to pass of Ammon to fight against them. And Je-
on through his border. And Sihon gathered hovah delivered them into his hand.
all his people and they camped in Jahaz, 33 And he struck them from Aroer until
and fought with Israel. you come to Minnith, even twenty cities,
21 And Jehovah the God of Israel gave and to the Meadow of the Vineyard, a very
Sihon and all his people into the hand of great slaughter. And the sons of Ammon
Israel, and they struck them. And Israel took were humbled before the sons of Israel.
possession of all the land of the Amorites, 34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh to his
the ones living in that land. house. And, behold his daughter came out
22 And they dispossessed all the border to meet him with timbrels, and with cho-
of the Amorites from Arnon and to the ruses. And she only, she alone; there was
Jabbok, and from the wilderness, and to no other son or daughter to him.
the Jordan. 35 And it happened when he saw her, he
23 And now, Jehovah our God has dis- tore his garments, and said, Alas, my daugh-
possessed the Amorite from before His ter! You have brought me very low, and you
people Israel. And would you possess it? are among those making me low. And surely
24 Whatever Chemosh your god causes you I have opened my mouth to Jehovah, and I
to possess, do you not possess it? And all am not able to take it back.
that which Jehovah our God has dispossessed 36 And she said to him, My father, you
from before us, we will possess! have opened your mouth to Jehovah. Do
25 And now, are you at all any better than to me whatever has gone out of your
Balak the son of Zippor, the king of Moab? mouth, since Jehovah has taken vengeance
And striving, did he strive with Israel? for you on your enemies, on the sons of
Fighting, did he fight against them? Ammon.
26 When Israel lived in Heshbon and its 37 And she said to her father, Let this thing
daughter-towns, and in Aroer and in its be done to me. Leave me alone two months,
daughter-towns, in all the cities by the sides and let me go and go down on the hills,
of Arnon three hundred years, then why and let me weep for my virginity, my
have you not delivered them in that time? friends and I.
27 And I have not sinned against you, and 38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away
you are doing me wrong to fight against two months. And she went, she and her
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friends. And she wept for her virginity on 8 ¶ And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem
the hills. judged Israel.
39 And it happened at the end of two 9 And he had thirty sons. And he sent
months, she returned to her father. And he thirty daughters abroad, and he brought
did to her his vow which he had vowed. thirty daughters in from abroad for his sons.
And she never knew a man. And it is a And he judged Israel seven years.
fixed custom in Israel, 10 And Ibzan died, and was buried at
40 from days to days, the daughters of Bethlehem.
Israel go to tell again of the daughter of 11 And after him Elon of Zebulunite
Jephthah the Gileadite, four days in a year. judged Israel. And he judged Israel ten
years.
Judges 12 12 And Elon of Zebulun died, and was
1 The men of Ephraim, quarrel with Jephthah and buried in Aijalon, in the land of Zebulun.
are killed. 7 Jephthah dies. 8 Ibzan ,11 and Elon, 13 And after him Abdon the son of Hillel,
13 and Abdon, judge Israel. of Pirathon, judged Israel.
1 ¶ And the men of Ephraim were called 14 And he had forty sons, and thirty grand-
together, and went northward, and said to sons, who rode on seventy he-asses; and
Jephthah, Why have you passed over to he judged Israel eight years.
fight against the sons of Ammon, and you 15 And Abdon the son of Hillel of Pirathon
have not called on us to go with you? We died, and was buried in Pirathon, in the
will burn your house over you with fire. land of Ephraim, in the hills of the
2 And Jephthah said to them, I have been Amalekites.
a man of strife, my people and I, having
great strife with the sons of Ammon. And I Judges 13
called you, and you did not save me out of 1 Israel made to serve the Philistines. 2 An Angel
their hands. appears to Manoah’s wife. 8 The Angel ap-
3 And seeing that you did not save us, I pears to Manoah. 15 Manoah’s sacrifice, by
put my life in my hand and passed over which the Angel is revealed . 24 Samson is born.
against the Ammonites, and Jehovah de- 1 ¶ And the sons of Israel did evil again in
livered them into my hand. And why have the sight of Jehovah, and Jehovah gave them
you come up to me today to fight with me? into the hands of the Philistines forty years.
4 And Jephthah gathered all the men of 2 And there was a certain man of Zorah,
Gilead, and fought with Ephraim. And the of the family of the Danites, and his name
men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because was Manoah. And his wife was barren, and
they said, You Gileadites are fugitives from had not borne.
Ephraim, in the midst of Ephraim, in the 3 And the Angel of Jehovah appeared to
midst of Manasseh. the woman, and said to her, Behold now,
5 And Gilead captured the fords of the you are barren and have not borne. But
Jordan before Ephraim. And it happened you shall conceive and bear a son.
when the fugitives from Ephraim said, 4 And now take heed, and please do not
Let me pass over, even the men of Gilead drink wine or fermented drink; and do not
said to him, You are an Ephraimite. And eat any unclean thing.
he said, No. 5 For, behold, you are pregnant and bear-
6 And they said to him, Please say Shib- ing a son. And a razor shall not go on
boleth. And he said, Sibboleth, and could his head, for the boy shall be a Nazarite
not frame to speak so. And they would seize to God from the womb. And he shall
him and kill him at the fords of the Jor- begin to save Israel out of the hand of
dan. And at that time forty-two thousand the Philistines.
of Ephraim fell. 6 And the woman came and spoke to her
7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. husband, saying, A Man of God has come
And Jephthah the Gileadite died, and was to me, and He was seen as the appearance
buried in the cities of Gilead. of the Angel of God, very terrifying. And
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I did not ask Him where He was from, and 19 And Manoah took the kid of the goats,
He did not tell me His name. and the food offering, and offered on the
7 And He said to me, Behold, you are rock to Jehovah. And He did wonderfully,
being pregnant and will bear a son. And and Manoah and his wife were watching.
now do not drink wine or fermented drink, 20 And it happened as the flame from off the
and do not eat any unclean thing, for the altar was going up to the heavens, that the An-
boy shall be a Nazarite to God from the gel of Jehovah went up in the flame of the altar.
womb, until the day of his death. And Manoah and his wife were watching. And
8 ¶ Then Manoah prayed to Jehovah, and they fell on their faces to the ground.
said, O my Lord, the Man of God whom 21 And the Angel of Jehovah was not ever
You sent, please let Him come again to us seen again to Manoah, or to his wife. Then
and direct us what we shall do to the boy Manoah knew that He was the Angel of
being born. Jehovah.
9 And God listened to the voice of 22 And Manoah said to his wife, Dying
Manoah, and the Angel of God came again we shall die, because we have seen God.
to the woman. And she was sitting in a 23 And his wife said to him, If Jehovah
field; and her husband Manoah was not pleased to cause us to die, He would not
with her. have received a burnt offering and a food
10 And the woman hurried and ran, and offering from our hands, and not made us
told her husband, and said to him, Behold, see all these things; and He would not now
He has appeared to me, the Man who came have caused us to hear things like these.
to me that day. 24 ¶ And the woman bore a son, and called
11 And Manoah rose up and went after his name Samson. And the youth grew, and
his wife, and came to the Man. And he said Jehovah blessed him.
to Him, Are You the Man who spoke to the 25 And the Spirit of Jehovah began to
woman? And He said, I am. move him in the camp of Dan between
12 And Manoah said, Then let Your words Zorah and Eshtaol.
come about. What shall be the way of the
boy, and his undertaking? Judges 14
13 And the Angel of Jehovah said to 1 Samson desires a wife of the Philistines. 5 he
Manoah, Let her be watchful of all that I kills a lion. 8 Later he finds honey in the car-
said to the woman; cass. 10 Samson’s marriage feast. 12 His wife
14 she shall not eat of anything that came reveals his riddle. 20 His wife is given to an-
forth from the grapevine; and she shall not other.
drink wine or fermented drink; and she shall 1 ¶ And Samson went down to Timnath
not eat any unclean thing. She shall be care- and saw a woman in Timnath, of the daugh-
ful of all that I commanded her. ters of the Philistines.
15 ¶ And Manoah said to the Angel of 2 And he came up and told his father
Jehovah, Please let us keep You, and pre- and mother, and said, I have seen a
pare before You a kid of the goats. woman in Timnath, of the daughters of
16 And the Angel of Jehovah said to the Philistines. And now get her for me
Manoah, If you keep Me, I will not eat of for a wife.
your bread. And if you prepare a burnt of- 3 And his father and his mother said to
fering, you shall offer it to Jehovah. For him, Is there not a woman among the
Manoah did not know that He was the An- daughters of your brothers, and among all
gel of Jehovah. my people, that you must go to take a
17 And Manoah said to the Angel of Jeho- woman from the uncircumcised Philistines?
vah, What is Your name? When Your words And Samson said to his father, Get her for
come about, then we shall honor You. me, for she pleases me very much.
18 And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, 4 And his father and his mother did not
Why do you ask this about My name? Yea, know that it was from Jehovah, that He was
it is Wonderful. seeking an occasion against the Philistines.
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For at that time the Philistines were ruling love me. You have riddled the riddle to the
over Israel. sons of my people, and you have not de-
5 And Samson and his father and his clared it to me. And he said to her, Behold,
mother went down to Timnath. And they I have not declared it to my father and to
came to the vineyards of Timnath. And, my mother, and shall I declare it to you?
behold, a young lion roaring to meet him. 17 And she wept before him the seven
6 And the Spirit of Jehovah came might- days on which they feasted. And it was on
ily on him. And he tore it as the cleaving the seventh day, he told her, for she dis-
of a kid. And there was nothing in his hand; tressed him. And she told the riddle to the
and he did not tell his father and his mother sons of her people.
what he had done. 18 And the men of the city said to him on
7 And he went down and talked with the the seventh day, before the sun went in,
woman. And she was pleasing in the eyes What is sweeter than honey? And what is
of Samson. stronger than a lion? And he said to them,
8 And some days later he returned to take Unless you had plowed with my heifer, you
her, and turned aside to see the remains of would not have found out my riddle.
the lion. And, behold, a bee-swarm in the 19 And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon
carcase of the lion, and honey. him. And he went down to Ashkelon and
9 And he took it out on his hands, and struck thirty men of them, and took their
went on, eating and walking. And he went plunder. And he gave the changes to those
to his father and to his mother, and gave who told the riddle; and his anger burned.
some to them. And they ate, but he did not And he went up to his father’s house.
tell them that he took the honey out of the 20 And Samson’s wife became his
body of the lion. companion’s, who had been his friend.
10 ¶ And his father went down to the
woman, and Samson made a feast there, Judges 15
for so the young men usually did. 1 Samson is denied his wife. 3 He burns the Phi-
11 And it happened when they saw him, listines’ grain. 6 The Philistines burn his wife
they took thirty companions, and they were and her father. 7 Samson smites the Philistines.
with him. 9 The men of Judah bind him and deliver him to
12 And Samson said to them, Please let the Philistines. 14 He smites a thousand Philis-
me riddle a riddle to you. If declaring you tines with the jawbone of an ass.
declare it to me in the seven days of the 1 ¶ And it happened afterward, in the days
feast, and find it out, then I shall give you of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his
thirty linen blouses and thirty changes of wife with a kid of the goats. And he said, I
garments. will go in to my wife, to the inner room.
13 And if you are not able to tell me, then And her father would not allow him to go
you shall give me thirty linen blouses and in.
thirty changes of garments. And they said to 2 And her father said, I said that hating
him, Riddle your riddle, and we shall hear it. you would hate her, and I gave her to your
14 And he said to them, Out of the eater companion. Is not her sister, the young one,
came forth food, and out of the strong came better than she? Please let her belong to
forth sweetness. And they were not able to you, instead of her.
declare the riddle in three days. 3 And Samson said to them, This time I
15 And it happened on the seventh day, will be blameless regarding the Philistines,
they said to Samson’s wife, Entice your though I am doing evil with them.
husband, that he may declare to us the 4 And Samson went and caught three hun-
riddle, lest we burn you and your father’s dred foxes, and took torches, and turned
house with fire. Have you called for us to tail to tail, and put a torch between the two
make us poor? Is it not so? tails, in the middle.
16 And Samson’s wife wept before him, 5 And he kindled fire on the torches, and
and said, You only hate me, and do not sent them out into the grain-stalks of the
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Philistines, and burned from the stacks and 18 ¶ And he was exceedingly thirsty, and
the grain-stalks, and to the vineyard and called to Jehovah and said, Surely You have
the oliveyard. given this great deliverance by the hand of
6 And the Philistines said, Who has done Your servant. And now I am dying with
this? And they said, Samson, the son-in- thirst and will fall into the hand of the un-
law of the Timnite, because he took away circumcised.
his wife and gave her to his companion. 19 And God broke open the hollow place
And the Philistines went and burned her which is in Lehi, and water came out of it.
and her father with fire. And he drank, and his spirit returned, and
7 And Samson said to them, Though you he revived. Therefore its name is called
do this, yet I shall be avenged on you, and the Fountain of the Praying One, which is
afterwards I will stop. in Lehi to this day.
8 And he struck them hip on thigh, a great 20 And he judged Israel twenty years in
slaughter, and went down and lived in the the days of the Philistines.
cleft of the rock Etam.
9 ¶ And the Philistines went up and pitched Judges 16
in Judah, and were spread out in Lehi. 1 Samson escapes from Gaza. 4 He loves
10 And the men of Judah said, Why have Delilah; she entices him to tell the secret of
you come up against us? And they said, his strength. 15 At last she persuades him.
We have come up to bind Samson, to do to 21 The Philistines take him, and put out his
him as he has done to us. eyes. 22 He pulls down the stadium upon the
11 And three thousand men of Judah went Philistines, and dies.
down to the cleft of the rock Etam, and said 1 ¶ And Samson went to Gaza, and saw a
to Samson, Do you not know that the Phi- woman there, a harlot, and went in to her.
listines are rulers over us? And what is this 2 The Gazites were told, saying, Samson
that you have done to us? And he said to has come here. And they encircled and set
them, As they did to me, so I did to them. a trap for him all the night at the gate of
12 And they said to him, We have come the city, and kept quiet all night, saying,
down to bind you, to give you into the Until the light of the morning, then we will
hands of the Philistines. And Samson said kill him.
to them, Swear to me that you will not fall 3 And Samson lay down until the middle
on me yourselves. of the night, and rose up in the middle of
13 And they spoke to him, saying, No, but the night. And he took hold on the leaves
binding we will bind you and will give you of the gate of the city, and on the two side
into their hand. But we will not cause you to posts, and plucked them up with the bar,
die. And they bound him with two new ropes, and put them on his shoulders and took
and brought him up from the rock. them up to the top of the mountain that is
14 He came to Lehi, and the Philistines before Hebron.
shouted to meet him. And the Spirit of Je- 4 ¶ And it happened afterward that he
hovah came upon him, and the ropes which loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, and
were on his arms were as flax which they her name was Delilah.
burn with fire. And his bonds melted from 5 And the Philistine rulers came to her
his hands. and said to her, Entice him, and see in
15 And he found a fresh jawbone of an what lies his great strength, and by what
ass, and put out his hand and took it. And can we prevail against him, so that we
he struck a thousand men with it. may bind him, to afflict him. And giv-
16 And Samson said, With the jawbone ing we will each man give to you eleven
of an ass, a heap, two heaps, with the jaw- hundred pieces of silver.
bone of an ass I have killed a thousand men. 6 And Delilah said to Samson, Now tell
17 And it happened when he finished speak- me in what your great strength lies, and
ing, he threw the jawbone out of his hand. with what you may be bound in order to
And he called that place Jawbone Height. afflict you.
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7 And Samson said to her, If they bind the Philistine rulers, saying, Come, for this
me with seven green bowstrings which time he has told me all his heart. And the
have not been dried, then I shall be weak Philistine rulers came up to her, and
and shall be as any man. brought the silver in their hand.
8 And Philistine rulers brought to her seven 19 And she made him sleep on her knees,
fresh bowstrings which had not been dried, and called for a man, and had him shave
and she bound him with them. seven braids of his head, and began to afflict
9 And the ambush was sitting for her in him. And his strength departed from him.
an inner room. And she said to him, The 20 And she said, Samson, the Philistines
Philistines are upon you, Samson! And he are upon you! And He awakened from his
broke the bowstrings like a thread of tow sleep, and said, I will go out and shake my-
when it smells fire. And his strength was self free as time after time. But he did not
not known. know that Jehovah had departed from him.
10 And Delilah said to Samson, Behold, 21 And the Philistines seized him, and
you have trifled with me, and have told bored out his eyes, and brought him down
me lies. Now, please tell me with what you to Gaza. And they bound him with bands
may be bound. of bronze. And he was grinding in the
11 And he said to her, If binding they bind house of prisoners.
me with new ropes, by which no work has 22 ¶ But the hair of his head began to
been done, then I shall be weak and shall grow, for he had been shaved.
be as any one of mankind. 23 And the Philistine rulers gathered to
12 And Delilah took new ropes and bound offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon,
him with them, and said to him, Samson, and to exult. And they said, Our god has
the Philistines are upon you! And the am- given our enemy Samson into our hand.
bush was sitting in the inner room. And he 24 And the people saw him, and praised
tore them off his arms like thread. their god. For they said, Our god has de-
13 And Delilah said to Samson, Until now livered our enemy into our hand, even he
you have trifled with me, and have told who devastated our land, who multiplied
me lies. Tell me with what you may be our wounded.
bound. And he said to her, If you weave 25 And it happened when their heart felt
the seven braids of my head with a web. good, they said, Call for Samson, and he
14 And she fastened it with a pin, and said shall entertain us. And they called for
to him, Samson, the Philistines are upon you! Samson from the prison house. And he
And he awoke out of his sleep and pulled entertained them. And they made him stand
out the pin, the hand-loom, and the web. between the pillars.
15 And she said to him, How can you say, 26 And Samson said to the young man
I love you, and your heart is not with me. grasping his hand, Let me alone, and let
These three times you have trifled with me, me feel the pillars on which the house rests,
and have not told me where your great that I may lean on them.
strength lies. 27 And the house was full of men and
16 And it happened, because she distressed women, and all the Philistine rulers were
him with her words all the days, and urged there. And about three thousand men and
him; and his soul was shortened, even to women were on the roof watching Samson
death, entertaining.
17 that he told her all his heart, and said 28 And Samson called to Jehovah, and
to her, No razor has come on my head, for said, O Lord Jehovah, remember me, I
I am a Nazarite to God from my mother’s pray, and please make me strong only this
womb. If I were shaved, my strength would time, O God. And I shall be avenged with
go away from me, and I would be weak, one vengeance on the Philistines, because
and be like any one of men. of my two eyes.
18 ¶ And Delilah saw that he had told her 29 And Samson grasped the two middle
all his heart. And she sent and called for pillars on which the house rested, and on
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which it was supported; one with his right 9 And Micah said to him, From where do
hand, and one with his left. you come? And he said to him, I am a
30 And Samson said, Let my soul die with Levite of Beth-lehem-judah, and I am go-
the Philistines! And he bowed mightily, and ing to live where I may find a place.
the house fell on the rulers, and on all the 10 And Micah said to him, Live with me,
people who were in it. And the dead that and be a father and a priest to me. I will
he killed in his death were more than those give you ten silver pieces for the days, and
he killed in his life. an order of garments, and your upkeep.
31 And his brothers and all his father’s And the Levite went in.
house came down and lifted him up and 11 And the Levite was willing to live with
brought him up. And they buried him be- the man, and the young man was to him as
tween Zorah and Eshtaol, in the burying one of his sons.
place of his father Manoah. And he judged 12 And Micah consecrated the hand of the
Israel twenty years. Levite and the young man was a priest to
him; and he was in Micah’s house.
Judges 17 13 And Micah said, Now I know that Je-
1 Of the money that Micah first stole, he returned; hovah will do me good, for the Levite is a
his mother makes idols, and the ornaments for priest to me.
them. 7 He hires a Levite to be his priest.
1 ¶ And there was a man of the hills of Judges 18
Ephraim, and his name was Micah. 1 The men of Dan seek a place. 3 At Micah’s
2 And he said to his mother, The eleven house they recognize Jonathan. 7 They find Laish
hundred pieces of silver which were taken unprotected. 11 Six hundred men are sent to
from you, and you uttered a curse, even seize it. 27 They take Laish, and call it Dan.
also speaking in my ear; behold, the silver 1 ¶ In those days there was no king in
is with me. I have taken it. And his mother Israel. And in those days the tribe of the
said, Blessed be my son by Jehovah. Danites was seeking an inheritance for it-
3 And he gave back the eleven hundred self to inhabit. For to that day it had not
silver pieces to his mother. And his mother fallen to them by inheritance among the
said, I have wholly consecrated the silver tribes of Israel.
to Jehovah from my hand for my son, to 2 And the sons of Dan sent out of their fam-
make a graven image and a molten image. ily five men from their whole number, men,
And now, I am returning it to you. sons of strength, from Zorah and from
4 And he returned the silver to his mother. Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it.
And his mother took two hundred silver And they said to them, Go, search the land.
pieces and gave them to a refiner. And he And they came to the hills of Ephraim, to
made it a graven image, and a molten im- Micah’s house, and lodged there.
age. And it was in Micah’s house. 3 They were near the household of Micah,
5 And the man Micah had a house of gods. and they recognized the young man’s voice,
And he made an ephod, and household the Levite. And they turned in there, and
idols, and consecrated one of his sons. And said to him, Who has brought you here?
he was a priest for him. And what are you doing in this place? And
6 And in those days there was no king in what have you here?
Israel; each man did the right in his own 4 And he said to them, This and this Micah
eyes. has done to me. And he hired me, and I am
7 ¶ And there was a young man of Beth- a priest to him.
lehem in Judah, of the family of Judah; 5 And they said to him, Please ask of God
and he was a Levite. And he resided there. and we will know whether our way in
8 And the man went out of the city, out of which we are going will be prosperous.
Bethlehem-judah, to live where he might find 6 And the priest said to them, Go in
a place. And he came to the hills of Ephraim, peace. Your way in which you go is be-
to the house of Micah, to work his way. fore Jehovah.
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Judges 18 272 Men from Dan take priest, all from Micah
7 ¶ And the five men walked, and came ing at the opening of the gate, and the
to Laish. And they saw the people living six hundred men who were girded with
securely in its midst, according to the weapons of war.
custom of the Sidonians, quiet and in 18 And when these went into the house of
security. And there were none to humili- Micah and took the carved image, the
ate in any thing, none possessing ability ephod, and the household idols, and the
to restrain; and and they were far away molten image, even the priest said to them,
from the Sidonians, and they had no word What are you doing?
with any one of mankind. 19 And they said to him, Be quiet! Lay
8 And they came to their brothers at Zorah your hand on your mouth, and go with us,
and Eshtaol. And their brothers said to and be a father and a priest to us. Is it bet-
them, What did you do? ter for you to be a priest for one man’s
9 And they said, Rise up, and we shall go house, or for you to be a priest to a tribe
against them, for we have seen the land, and a family in Israel?
and, behold, it is very good. And would 20 And the heart of the priest was glad.
you be quiet? Do not hesitate to go to en- And he took the ephod, and the household
ter in to possess the land. idols, and the carved image, and went
10 When you go you shall come to a se- among the people.
cure people, and the land is large on both 21 And they turned and walked, and put
hands; for God has given it into your hand, the little ones, and the livestock, and the
a place in which there is no lack of any- valuables before them.
thing which is in the land. 22 They had gone far away from Micah’s
11 And six hundred men of the family of house, and the men who were in the houses
the Danites from Zorah and from Eshtaol near Micah’s house had been called together,
girded themselves with weapons of war, and had overtaken the sons of Dan.
pulling up stakes from there. 23 And they called to the sons of Dan,
12 And they went up and camped in and they turned their faces and said to
Kirjath-jearim, in Judah. Therefore they Micah, What ails you, that you have been
called that place a camp of Dan until this called together?
day. Behold, it is behind Kirjath-jearim. 24 And he said, You have taken my gods
13 And they passed on from there to the which I made, and the priest, and you are
hills of Ephraim, and came into the house going, and what more do I have? What is
of Micah. this you say to me, What ails you?
14 ¶ And the five men who had gone to 25 And the sons of Dan said to him, Do
spy out the land of Laish answered and said not let your voice be heard among us
to their brothers, Do you not know that lest we, men bitter in soul, fall on you,
there are in these houses an ephod and and take away your life, and the lives of
household idols, and a graven image, and your household.
a molten image? And now, you know what 26 And the sons of Dan went on their way.
you are to do. And Micah saw that they were stronger than
15 And they turned in there, and came he, and turned and went back to his house.
into the house of the young man, the Levite 27 ¶ And they took that which Micah
in Micah’s house. And they asked him for had made, and the priest he had, and
the peace. came against Laish, against a people
16 And the six hundred men of the sons quiet and secure. And they struck them
of Dan girded with their weapons of war with the mouth of the sword, and burned
were standing at the opening of the gate. the city with fire.
17 And the five men, those who went 28 And there was no deliverer, because it
to spy out the land, came in there, and was far from Sidon, and they had no word
they took the carved image, and the with any one of mankind. And it was in
ephod, and the household idols, and the the valley which is beside Beth-rehob. And
molten image. And the priest was stand- they built the city and lived in it.
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29 And they called the name of the city 8 And he rose up early in the morning to
Dan, by the name of their father Dan, who go on the fifth day. And the young
was born to Israel. And yet Laish was the woman’s father said, Please refresh your
name of the city at first. heart. And they stayed until the turning of
30 And the sons of Dan raised up for the day. And they ate, both of them.
themselves the graven image. And Jonathan 9 And the man rose to go, he and his con-
the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, cubine, and his young man. And his fa-
he and his sons were priests to the tribe of ther-in-law, the young woman’s father, said
the Danites until the day of the captivity to him, Please notice that the day has faded
of the land. toward evening. Please stay the night. Be-
31 And they set up for themselves Micah’s hold, the day is declining. Stay here, and
graven image, which he had made, all the let your heart be good, and you shall rise
days that the house of God was in Shiloh. early tomorrow for your journey. And you
shall go to your tent.
Judges 19 10 But the man was not willing to stay the
1 A Levite goes to Beth-lehem. An old man, a night. And he rose up and departed, and went
sojourner, lodges them. 22 The sodomites de- until he was opposite Jebus (it is Jerusalem)
mand he come out to them.26 they rape his con- and with him was a team of saddle asses.
cubine;she dies. 29 He cuts her into twelve And his concubine was with him.
pieces, sending them to the twelve tribes. 11 They were near Jebus, and the day was
1 ¶ And it happened in those days when spent. And the young man said to his mas-
there was no king in Israel, there was a man, ter, Please come and we shall turn to this
a Levite, living on the further side of the city of the Jebusites, and stay in it.
hills of Ephraim. And he took a wife to him- 12 And his master said to him, Let us not
self, a concubine out of Bethlehem-judah. turn to the city of alien men that is not of
2 And his concubine fornicated against the sons of Israel, but we shall pass over to
him. And she walked away from him to Gibeah.
her father’s house, to Bethlehem-judah, and 13 And he said to his young man, Come
there many days passed, four months. and we shall draw near to one of the places,
3 And her husband rose up and went and shall stay in Gibeah, or in Ramah.
after her, to speak to her heart, to bring 14 And they passed on and traveled on.
her back. And his young man was with And the sun went down on them near
him, and a team of asses. And she brought Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.
him into her father’s house. And the 15 And they turned aside there, to go in
young woman’s father saw him and re- to stay the night in Gibeah. And he went in
joiced to meet him. and sat in a broad place of the city. Yet
4 And his father-in-law, the young there was no man that took them into his
woman’s father, detained him. And he house to spend the night.
dwelt with him three days. And they ate 16 ¶ And, behold, an old man, a sojourner,
and drank, and lodged there. came from his work from the field in the
5 And it happened on the fourth day, they evening. And the man was from the hills
rose up early in the morning, and he rose up of Ephraim; and he was sojourning in
to go. And the young woman’s father said to Gibeah. But the men of the place were sons
his son-in-law, Sustain your heart with a bit of Benjamin.
of food, and afterward you shall go on. 17 And he lifted up his eyes and saw the
6 And they sat and ate, both of them to- man, one sojourning, in a broad place of
gether, and drank. And the young woman’s the city. And the old man said, Where are
father said to the man, Please be content and you going, and where do you come from?
stay all night, and let your heart be good. 18 And he said to him, We are passing
7 And the man rose up to go; and his fa- from Bethlehem-judah to the other side of
ther-in-law pressed him, and he turned back the hills of Ephraim. I am from there, and
and stayed there. I am going to Bethlehem-judah. And I am
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Judges 20 274 Homosexuals of Gibeah lust after Levite
going to the house of Jehovah. Yet there is And he cut her in pieces to her bones, into
no man to take me into the house. twelve pieces, and sent her into all the bor-
19 But there is straw and food for our ders of Israel.
asses, and also there is bread and wine for 30 And it happened that all who saw it
me, and for your concubine, and for the said, There has never been, and never was
young man with your servants; there is no seen, a thing like this from the day the sons
lack of anything. of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt
20 And the old man said, Peace to you. until this day. Set yourselves on it, take
Only, all that you lack shall be on me. Only, counsel, and speak.
do not spend the night in the open.
21 And he brought him to his house, and Judges 20
mixed fodder for the asses. And they 1 The Levite in a general assembly declares his
washed their feet and ate and drank. wrong. 8 They demand the rapists.12 The
22 ¶ They were making their hearts merry. Benjamites defy the assembly. 18 The nen of
And, behold, men of the city, sons of Benjamin kill 22,000, then 18,000 men of the
worthless men, went around the house, eleven tribes. 26 In the third battle, they destroy
beating on the door. And they spoke to the all the men of Benjamn except six hundred.
old man, the master of the house, saying, 1 ¶ And all the sons of Israel went out,
Bring out the man who has come into your and the congregation was assembled as one
house, and we shall know him. man, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and
23 And the man, the master of the house the land of Gilead, to Jehovah at Mizpeh.
went out to them and said to them, No, my 2 And the leaders of all the people, of all
brothers, please do not do evil, since this the tribes of Israel, presented themselves
man has come into my house; do not do in the assembly of all the people of God,
this grave sin. four hundred thousand footmen drawing
24 Behold, my daughter, a virgin, and his sword.
concubine. Please let me bring them out, 3 And the sons of Benjamin heard that the
and you humble them. And do to them that sons of Israel had gone up to Mizpeh. And
which is good in your eyes, but do not do the sons of Israel said, Speak up. How did
this disgraceful thing to this man. this evil happen?
25 And the men were not willing to listen 4 And the man replied, the Levite, husband
to him, and the man took hold on his concu- of the woman who had been murdered, and
bine and brought her to them outside. And said, I came into Gibeah which is to Ben-
they knew her, and rolled themselves on her jamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
all night, until the morning. And they sent 5 And the men of Gibeah rose up against
her away at the dawning of the day. me. And they turned around the house against
26 And the woman came in at the dawn- me at night; they thought to kill me, and
ing of the morning, and fell at the door of they raped my concubine, and she died.
the man’s house where her master was, till 6 And I took hold on my concubine, and
it was light. cut her in pieces, and sent her into all the
27 And her master rose up in the morn- land of the inheritance of Israel. For they
ing, and opened the door of the house, and have done lewdness and disgraceful folly
went out to go his way. And behold, the in Israel.
woman, his concubine, had fallen at the 7 Behold, you are the sons of Israel. Give
door of the house, and her hands were on here your advice and counsel.
the threshold. 8 And all the people rose up as one man,
28 And he said to her, Rise up, and we saying, Not one of us shall go to his tent,
will go. But there was no answer. And he and not one of us shall return to his house.
took her on the ass, and the man rose up 9 And now, this is the thing which we shall
and went to his place. do to Gibeah, going against it by lot.
29 And he came to his house, and took 10 And we shall take ten men of a hun-
the knife and lay hold on his concubine. dred of all the tribes of Israel, and a hun-
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dred of a thousand, and a thousand of battle in order in the place where they set
ten thousand, to take food for the people, themselves on the first day.
that they may act, when they come to 23 And the sons of Israel went up and wept
Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the before Jehovah until the evening, and asked
disgraceful folly which it has done in of Jehovah, saying, Shall I again draw near
Israel. to battle with the sons of my brother Ben-
11 And every man of Israel was gathered jamin? And Jehovah said, Go up against
to the city, knit together as one man. him.
12 ¶ And the tribes of Israel sent men to 24 And the sons of Israel drew near to the
all the tribes of Benjamin, saying, What is sons of Benjamin on the second day.
this evil which has happened among you? 25 And Benjamin came out to meet them
13 And now, give up the men, sons of from Gibeah on the second day, and again
worthlessness, which are in Gibeah, and destroyed to the earth eighteen thousand
we will cause them to die. And we shall men of the sons of Israel; all these were
consume evil from Israel. But Benjamin drawers of sword.
was not willing to listen to the voice of 26 ¶ And all the sons of Israel went up,
their brothers, the sons of Israel. even all the people, and came to Beth-el,
14 And the sons of Benjamin were gath- and wept. And they sat there before Jeho-
ered out of the cities to Gibeah, to go out vah, and fasted on that day until the
to battle with the sons of Israel. evening, and caused burnt offerings and
15 And the sons of Benjamin counted peace offerings to ascend before Jehovah.
themselves on that day. Out of the cities 27 And the sons of Israel asked of Jeho-
were twenty-six thousand men drawing vah (and the ark of the covenant of God
sword, besides the ones living in Gibeah was there in those days,
who counted themselves seven hundred 28 and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the son
chosen men. of Aaron was standing before it in those days)
16 Among all this people were seven hun- saying, Shall I again go out to battle with
dred chosen men who were impeded in the the sons of my brother Benjamin, or shall I
right hand, each of these able to sling a cease? And Jehovah said, Go up, for tomor-
stone at a hair, and he did not miss! row I will give him into your hand.
17 And the men of Israel numbered them- 29 And Israel set ambushers against
selves, besides Benjamin, four hundred Gibeah all around.
thousand men drawing sword, each of these 30 And the sons of Israel went up against
a man of war. the sons of Benjamin on the third day, and
18 ¶ And they rose up and went up to Bethel set themselves in order against Gibeah, as
and asked of God. And the sons of Israel at other times.
said, Who shall go up for us at the begin- 31 And the sons of Benjamin came out to
ning of the battle with the sons of Ben- meet the people. They were drawn away
jamin? And Jehovah said, Judah, at the out of the city, and began to strike the
beginning. people down wounded as at other times, in
19 And the sons of Israel rose up in the the highways, of which one goes up to
morning and camped against Gibeah. Beth-el, and one to Gibeah in the field,
20 And the men of Israel went to battle about thirty men of Israel.
with Benjamin; and the men of Israel set 32 And the sons of Benjamin said, They
themselves in order against them, to battle are destroyed before us as at the beginning.
against Gibeah. But the sons of Israel said, Let us flee and
21 And the sons of Benjamin came out draw them away out of the city, into the
from Gibeah. And on that day they de- highways.
stroyed twenty-two thousand to the earth 33 And all the men of Israel rose from
in Israel. their place and set themselves in order at
22 And the people, the men of Israel, Baal-tamar. And Israel’s ambush came out
made themselves strong, and again set the of its place, out of the meadow of Gibeah.
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34 And they came in across from Gibeah, 46 And all the ones of Benjamin who fell
ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel. were twenty five-thousand men drawing the
And the battle was heavy. And they did sword on that day; all of these men of strength.
not know that evil was striking against them. 47 And six hundred men turned and fled
35 And Jehovah struck Benjamin before into the wilderness, to the rock of Rimmon.
Israel. And the sons of Israel destroyed And they lived in the rock of Rimmon four
twenty-five thousand, one hundred men on months.
that day in Benjamin; all these were draw- 48 And the men of Israel turned back to the
ers of sword. sons of Benjamin, and struck them by the
36 And the sons of Benjamin saw that they mouth of the sword, from the entire city to
were stricken. And the men of Israel had livestock, to all that was found. Also they
given place to Benjamin, for they trusted set fire to all the cities which were found.
to the ambush which they had set against
Gibeah. Judges 21
37 And the ambush hurried and came 1 The people bewail the desolation of Benjamin. 8
against Gibeah, and the ambush drew it- By the destruction of Jabesh-gilead they provide
self out and struck all of the city by the them four hundred wives. 16 They surprise the
mouth of the sword. virgins that danced at Shiloh.
38 And there was a sign set to the men of 1 ¶ And the men of Israel had sworn in
Israel with the ambush, to make it great, Mizpeh, saying, Not one of us shall give
their causing a rising of smoke to go up his daughter to Benjamin for a wife.
from the city. 2 And the people came to Bethel, and sat
39 And the men of Israel turned in battle, there before God until the evening. And
and Benjamin had begun to strike, causing they lifted up their voices and wept a great
some to be slain of the men of Israel, about weeping.
thirty men. For they said, Surely they are 3 And they said, O Jehovah, God of Is-
stricken down before us, as at the first rael, Why has this happened in Israel, to
battle. be lacking one tribe today from Israel?
40 And the rising of smoke began to go up 4 And it happened on the next day, the people
from the city, a pillar. And Benjamin turned rose early and built an altar there, and of-
around, and, behold, the whole city had fered burnt offerings and peace offerings.
gone up toward the heavens. 5 And the sons of Israel said, Who is he that
41 And the men of Israel turned, and the did not come up in the assembly out of all
men of Benjamin were troubled. For they the tribes of Israel to Jehovah? For a great
had seen that evil had struck them. oath had been undertaken concerning him
42 And they turned before the men of Is- that did not come up to Jehovah to Mizpeh
rael toward the way of the wilderness. And saying, Dying he shall die.
the battle followed them. And those who 6 And the sons of Israel repented concern-
were from the city were destroying them ing their brother Benjamin. And they said,
in their midst. One tribe from Israel has been cut off today.
43 They surrounded Benjamin, and they 7 What shall we do for them, for those
pursued them without rest. And they trod who are left, for wives? For we surely have
them down until they were opposite Gibeah, sworn by Jehovah not to give them of our
at the rising of the sun. daughters for wives.
44 And eighteen thousand men of Ben- 8 And they said, What one is there out of
jamin fell, all of these men of strength. the tribes of Israel did not come up to Je-
45 And they turned and fled toward the hovah to Mizpeh? And, behold, no one had
wilderness to the rock of Rimmon. And come into the camp from Jabesh-gilead to
they gleaned five thousand men of them the assembly.
in the highways, and caught them, to 9 And the people numbered themselves.
Gidom. And they struck two thousand And, behold, there was not a man of those
men of them. living in Jabesh-gilead.
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10 And the assembly sent twelve thou- 19 And they said, Behold, there is a feast
sand men there of the sons of strength, of Jehovah from days to days in Shiloh
and commanded them, saying, Go, and you which is on the north side of Beth-el, to-
shall strike of those living in Jabesh-gilead ward the rising of the sun, by the highway
with the mouth of the sword, even the which goes up from Beth-el to Shechem,
women and the little ones. and on the south of Lebonah.
11 And this is the thing which you shall 20 They told the sons of Benjamin, say-
do. You shall destroy every male and ev- ing, Go, and you shall lie in wait in the
ery woman who has been known by lying vineyards.
with a male. 21 And you shall watch. And, behold, if
12 And among those living in Jabesh- the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance
gilead they found four hundred young in dances, then you shall go out from the
women, virgins, who had not known a man vineyards and each of you catch his wife
by lying with a male. And they brought from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to
them into the camp at Shiloh, which is in the land of Benjamin.
the land of Canaan. 22 And it shall be, when their fathers or
13 And all the assembly sent and spoke to their brothers come to strive with us, we
the sons of Benjamin who were in the rock shall say to them, Favor us with them, for
of Rimmon, and called out peace to them. we did not take for each man of them a
14 And Benjamin came again at that time. wife in battle, for if you did not give to
And they gave the women whom they had them as at this time, you would be guilty.
kept alive, of the women of Jabesh-gilead. 23 And the sons of Benjamin did so, and
But they did not find enough for them. took women according to their number
15 And the people repented as to Ben- from those dancing whom they had seized.
jamin, for Jehovah had made a breach And they went and returned to their inher-
among the tribes of Israel. itance, and built the cities, and lived in
16 ¶ And the elders of the assembly said, them.
What shall we do to the remnant for wives, 24 And the sons of Israel went up and
for the women have been destroyed out of down from there at that time, each to his
Benjamin? tribe, and to his family. And they went out
17 And they said, A possession must be from there, each man to his inheritance.
for the survivor of Benjamin, that a tribe 25 In those days there was no king in Is-
may not be blotted out from Israel. rael; each man did that which was right in
18 And we surely are not able to give his own eyes.
wives to them from our daughters, for the
sons of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed
is he who gives a wife to Benjamin.
The Book of
RUTH
10 And they said to her, Indeed, we will
Ruth 1 go back with you to your people.
1 Elimelech driven by famine into Moab, dies there. 11 And Naomi said, Turn back, my daugh-
4 Mahlon and Chilion, having married wives of ters. Why should you go with me? Are there
Moab, die also. 6 Naomi returns homeward,, yet sons to me in my belly that they should
advising her daughters-in-law to seek husbands be husbands for you?
there. 14 Orpah leaves her, Ruth goes with her. 12 Turn back, my daughters, go. For I
1 ¶ And it happened in the days of the am too old to belong to a husband. Though
judging, of those judging, there was a fam- I should say, There is hope for me, and I
ine in the land. And a man from Bethlehem- should be tonight with a husband, and also
judah went to live in the fields of Moab, I should bear sons;
he and his wife, and his two sons. 13 will you wait for them, that they might
2 And the name of the man was Elimelech; grow up? Will you shut yourselves up for
and the name of his wife Naomi. And the them, not to belong to a husband? No, my
name of his two sons were Mahlon and daughters, for it is much more bitter for
Chilion, Ephrathites from Bethlehem- me than for you, for the hand of Jehovah
judah. And they came into the fields of has gone out against me.
Moab, and remained there. 14 And they lifted up their voice and wept
3 And Naomi’s husband Elimelech died; again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law,
And she was left, and her two sons. but Ruth clung to her.
4 And they took wives to themselves, 15 And she said, See, your sister-in-law has
women of Moab. The name of the one was turned back to her people, and to her gods. You
Orpah, and the name of the second, Ruth. turn back after your sister-in-law.
And they lived there about ten years. 16 And Ruth said, Do not entreat me to
5 And they also died, both of them, Mahlon leave you, to turn back from following you.
and Chilion. And the woman was bereaved For where you go, I will go. And where
of her two children and of her husband. you stay, I will stay. Your people shall be
6 ¶ And she rose up, she and her daugh- my people, and your God my God.
ters-in-law, and turned back from the fields 17 Where you die, I will die, and there I
of Moab. For she had heard in the fields of will be buried. May Jehovah do to me, and
Moab that Jehovah had visited His people, more so, if anything but death part you
to give food to them. and me.
7 And she went out from the place where 18 And she saw that she had made herself
she had been, and her two daughters-in- strong to go with her; and she ceased to
law with her. And they went in the way to speak to her.
return to the land of Judah. 19 ¶ And they went, both of them, until
8 And Naomi said to her two daughters- they came into Beth-lehem. And it hap-
in-law, Go, each return to the house of her pened as they came into Beth-lehem, all
mother. May Jehovah deal kindly with you, the city was moved at them. And they said,
as you have done with the dead, and with Is this Naomi?
me. 20 And she said to them, Do not call me
9 May Jehovah grant to you that you find Naomi. Call me Bitterness, for the Al-
rest, each in the house of her husband. And mighty has dealt bitterly with me.
she kissed them, and they lifted up their 21 I went out full, and Jehovah has brought
voice and wept. me back empty. Why do you call me Naomi,
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since Jehovah has set His eye against me, found grace in your eyes, that you should
and the Almighty has done evil to me? notice me, and I a foreign one?
22 And Naomi returned, and Ruth the 11 And Boaz answered and said to her, It
Moabitess, her daughter-in-law with her, has been fully revealed to me all that you
who returned from the fields of Moab. And have done with your mother-in-law after
they came to Bethlehem at the beginning the death of your husband. And you left
of barley harvest. your father and your mother, and the land
of your birth, and came to a people which
Ruth 2 you had not known before.
1 Ruth gleans in the fields of Boaz. 4 Boaz obtains 12 Jehovah shall repay your work, and
knowledge of her, 8 shows her great favor. your reward shall be complete from Jeho-
1 ¶ And Naomi had a kinsman of her hus- vah the God of Israel, under whose wings
band, a mighty man of the family of you have come to take refuge.
Elimelech. And his name was Boaz. 13 And she said, Let me find grace in your
2 And Ruth of Moab said to Naomi, Let eyes, my lord, because you have comforted
me now go to the field and glean among me, and because you have spoken to the
the ears of grain after him in whose sight I heart of your handmaid. And I surely am
shall find favor. And she said to her, Go, not as one of your handmaids.
my daughter. 14 And Boaz said to her, At mealtime
3 And she went. And she came and gleaned come here, and you shall eat of the bread
in the field after the reapers. And she came and dip your morsel in the vinegar. And
to meet by circumstance on the parcel of she sat at the side of the reapers, and he
the field belonging to Boaz, who was of reached out roasted grain to her. And she
Elimelech’s family. ate and was satisfied, and had some left
4 ¶ And, behold, Boaz came from over.
Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, Je- 15 And she rose up to glean. And Boaz
hovah be with you. And they answered commanded his young men, saying, She
him, Jehovah bless you. shall glean even between the sheaves, and
5 And Boaz said to his young man who you shall not cause her to be ashamed.
had been set over the reapers, Whose is 16 And pulling you shall also pull out for
this young woman? her of the bundles, and shall leave; and she
6 And the young man who had been set shall glean, and you shall not restrain her.
over the reapers replied and said, She is a 17 ¶ And she gleaned in the field until the
young woman of Moab who came with evening, and beat out that which she had
Naomi from the fields of Moab. gleaned. And it was about an ephah of bar-
7 And she said, Please let me glean, and I ley.
shall gather among the sheaves after the 18 And she took it up and went to the
reapers. And she came and has remained city. And her mother-in-law saw that which
since morning, even until now. She sat in she had gleaned. And she brought out and
the house a little while. gave to her that which she had reserved
8 And Boaz said to Ruth, Do you not hear, after she was satisfied.
my daughter? Do not go to glean another 19 And her mother-in-law said to her,
field, and also do not pass through this. And Where have you gleaned today? And where
you shall stay close to my young women. have you worked? May he who noticed you
9 Your eyes shall be on the field which be blessed. And she told her mother-in-law
they shall reap, and you shall go after them. with whom she had worked, and said, The
Have I not commanded the young men not name of the man with whom I have worked
to touch you? When you are thirsty, then today is Boaz.
you shall go to the vessels and shall drink 20 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-
from that which the young men draw. law, Blessed is he of Jehovah who has not
10 And she fell on her face and bowed to forsaken his kindness with the living and
the earth, and said to him, Why have I with those who died. And Naomi said to
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her, The man is near of kin to us; he is of spread your skirt over your handmaid, for
our redeemers. you are a kinsman redeemer.
21 And Ruth of Moab said, And he surely 10 And he said, Blessed be you of Jeho-
said to me, You shall stay close, near to the vah, my daughter. You have dealt more
young men whom I have, until they have kindly at the latter end than at the begin-
completed the whole harvest which I have. ning, not to go after the young men, either
22 And Naomi said to her daughter-in- poor or rich.
law Ruth, Good, my daughter, that you go 11 And now, my daughter, do not fear.
out with his young women, and that men All that you say I will do to you, for all
may not attack you in another field. the gate of my people know that you are a
23 And she stayed close to the young women woman of virtue.
of Boaz to glean, until the end of the barley 12 And now, surely it is true that I am a
harvest, and of the wheat harvest. And she kinsman redeemer. But there also is a re-
lived with her mother-in-law. deemer nearer than I.
13 Stay tonight, and it shall be in the
Ruth 3 morning, if he will redeem you, well;
1 By Naomi’s instruction, 5 Ruth lies at Boaz’s he will redeem. And if he does not de-
feet. 8 Boaz acknowledges the right of a kins- light to redeem you, as Jehovah lives,
man. 14 He sends her away with six measures then I will redeem you. Lie down until
of barley. the morning.
1 ¶ And her mother-in-law Naomi said to 14 ¶ And she lay at his feet until the
her, My daughter, do I not seek rest for morning, and rose up before one could
you, that it may be well with you? discern another. And he said, Let it not
2 And now, is not Boaz of our kindred, be known that a woman has come to the
with whose young women you have been? grain floor.
Behold, he is winnowing the threshing 15 And he said, Give me the covering
floor of barley tonight. which is on you, and hold on to it. And she
3 And you shall bathe, and anoint your- kept hold on it, and he measured six mea-
self, and put your garments on you, and sures of barley, and lay it on her. And she
go down to the threshing floor. Do not let went in to the city.
yourself be known to the man until he has 16 And she came in to her mother-in-law. And
finished eating and drinking. she said, Who are you, my daughter? And she
4 And it shall be, when he lies down, you told her all that the man had done to her.
shall know the place where he lies down. 17 And she said, He gave me these six
And you shall go in and uncover his feet, measures of barley, for he said, You shall
and lie down. And he will tell you that not go empty to your mother-in-law.
which you are to do. 18 And she said, Sit, my daughter, until
5 And she said to her, All that you say, I you shall know how the matter falls, for
will do. the man shall not rest until he has finished
6 ¶ And she went down to the threshing the matter today.
floor and did according to all that her
mother-in-law directed her. Ruth 4
7 And Boaz ate and drank, and his heart 1 Boaz calls into judgment the next kinsman. 6 He
felt good. And he went to lie down at the refuses the redemption. 9 Boaz buys the inher-
end of the heap. And she came secretly and itance. 11 He marries Ruth. 13 She bears Obed
uncovered his feet, and lay down. the grandfather of David. 18 The generation of
8 And it happened in the middle of the Pharez.
night, that the man trembled and turned 1 ¶ And Boaz went up to the gate and sat
himself. And, behold, a woman was lying there. And, behold, the near kinsman of
at his feet! whom Boaz had spoken was passing by.
9 And he said, Who are you? And she said, And he said, Such a one, turn aside, sit
I am your handmaid Ruth, and you shall down. And he turned aside and sat down.
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2 And he took ten men of the elders of his brothers, and from the gate of his place.
the city, and said, Sit down here. And they You are witnesses today.
sat down. 11 And all the people who were in the
3 And he said to the near kinsman, Naomi, gate and the elders, said, We are witnesses.
who has returned from the fields of Moab, May Jehovah make the woman who is com-
will sell a portion of the field which be- ing into your house to be as Rachel and as
longed to our brother, to Elimelech. Leah, both of whom built the house of Is-
4 And I said I would uncover your ear, rael. And may you do worthily in
saying, Buy it before those sitting, and Ephratah, and proclaim the Name in Beth-
before the elders of my people. If you lehem.
will redeem, redeem. But if you will not 12 And let your house be as the house of
redeem, tell me so that I may know. For Pharez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the
there is no one besides you to redeem, Seed which Jehovah shall give to you of
and I after you. And he said, I will re- this young woman.
deem it. 13 ¶ And Boaz took Ruth, and she be-
5 And Boaz said, In the day you buy the came his wife. And he went in to her, and
field from Naomi’s hand, even you have Jehovah gave her conception, and she bore
bought from Ruth of Moab, the wife of a son.
him who died, to raise up the name of him 14 And the women said to Naomi, Blessed
who died, over his inheritance. be Jehovah, who has not left you this day
6 And the near kinsman said, I am not without a redeemer; and may his name be
able to redeem for myself, that I not mar called in Israel.
my own inheritance. You redeem for your- 15 And may he be to you a restorer of life,
self my right of redemption, for I am not and a nourisher of your old age, for your
able to redeem. daughter-in-law who loves you has borne
7 And this formerly was done in Israel him, who is better to you than seven sons.
for redemption, and for changing, to lift 16 And Naomi took the child, and laid him
up every matter. A man would draw off in her bosom, and became nurse to him.
his sandal and give to his neighbor. And 17 And the neighboring women gave him
this was the attestation in Israel. a name, saying, This is a son born to
8 And the near kinsman said to Boaz, Buy Naomi; and they called his name Obed. He
for yourself, and drew off his sandal. is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
9 ¶ And Boaz said to the elders, and all 18 And these are the generations of Pharez:
the people, You are witnesses today that I Pharez fathered Hezron;
have bought all that belonged to Elimelech, 19 and Hezron fathered Ram; and Ram
and all that was to Chilion and Mahlon, fathered Amminadab;
from the hand of Naomi. 20 and Amminadab fathered Nahshon; and
10 And also Ruth of Moab, the wife of Nahshon fathered Salmon;
Mahlon, I have bought for myself for a 21 and Salmon fathered Boaz; and Boaz
wife, to raise up the name of him who died, fathered Obed;
over his inheritance. And the name of him 22 and Obed fathered Jesse; and Jesse fa-
who died shall not be cut off from among thered David.
The Book of
EZRA
surer, and numbered them to Sheshbazzar,
Ezra 1 the prince of Judah.
1 The proclamation of Cyrus for the building of 9 And this is the number of them: thirty
the temple. 7 Cyrus restores the vessels of the platters of gold, a thousand platters of sil-
temple to Sheshbazzar. ver, twenty-nine knives,
1 ¶ And in the first year of Cyrus King of 10 thirty basins of gold, four hundred and
Persia, so that the Word of Jehovah by the ten silver basins of a second kind, and a
mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, Je- thousand other vessels.
hovah stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king 11 All the vessels of gold and of silver were
of Persia, and he caused a voice to pass five thousand and four hundred) Sheshbazzar
throughout all his kingdom, and also in made to go up all, when the exiled were
writing, saying, caused to go up from Babylon to Jerusalem.
2 So says Cyrus king of Persia, Jehovah
God of Heaven has given me all the king- Ezra 2
doms of the earth. And He has commanded 1 The number that return of the people, 36 of the
me to build Him a house at Jerusalem, priests, 40 of the Levites, 42 of the Nethinims,
which is in Judah. 55 of Solomon’s servants, 62 of the priests which
3 Who is there among you of all His could not show their pedigree.
people? His God is with him, and let him 1 ¶ and these are the sons of the province
go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and who went up out of the captivity, of those
build the house of Jehovah, God of Israel who had been exiled, whom
(He is God) which is in Jerusalem. Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had
4 And all who remain in any of the places exiled to Babylon. And they came again to
where he resides, let the men of his place Jerusalem and Judah, each man to his own
lift him up with silver, and with gold, and city,
with property, and with animals, besides 2 who came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua,
the free-will offering for the house of God Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai,
that is in Jerusalem. Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah.
5 ¶ Then the heads of the fathers of Judah This is the number of the men of the people
and Benjamin, and the priests, and the of Israel:
Levites, and everyone whose spirit God had 3 The sons of Parosh, two thousand, one
stirred up, rose up to go up to build the hundred and seventy-two.
house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem. 4 The sons of Shephatiah, three hundred
6 And all those who were around them and seventy-two.
made their hands strong with vessels of sil- 5 The sons of Arah, seven hundred and
ver, with gold, with property, and with seventy-five.
animals, and with precious things, besides 6 The sons of Pahath-moab, of the sons
all that was freely offered. of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand, eight
7 Also Cyrus the king brought forth the hundred and twelve.
vessels of the house of Jehovah, which 7 The sons of Elam, a thousand two hun-
Nebuchadnezzar had brought out of Jerusa- dred and fifty-four.
lem and had put them in the house of his 8 The sons of Zattu, nine hundred and
gods. forty-five.
8 Even those, Cyrus king of Persia brought 9 The sons of Zaccai, seven hundred and
forth by the hand of Mithredath the trea- sixty.
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10 The sons of Bani, six hundred and fifty-two.
forty-two. 38 The sons of Pashur, a thousand, two
11 The sons of Bebai, six hundred and hundred and forty-seven.
twenty-three. 39 The sons of Harim, a thousand and
12 The sons of Azgad, a thousand, two seventeen.
hundred and twenty-two. 40 The Levites: The sons of Jeshua and
13 The sons of Adonikam, six hundred Kadmiel, of the sons of Hodaviah, seventy-
and sixty-six. four.
14 The sons of Bigvai, two thousand and 41 The singers: The sons of Asaph, a hun-
fifty-six. dred and twenty-eight.
15 The sons of Adin, four hundred and 42 The sons of the porters: The sons of
fifty-four. Shallum, the sons of Ater, the sons of
16 The sons of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety- Talmon, the sons of Akkub, the sons of
eight. Hatita, the sons of Shobai, a hundred and
17 The sons of Bezai, three hundred and thirty-nine.
twenty-three. 43 The temple-slaves: The sons of Ziha,
18 The sons of Jorah, a hundred and the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,
twelve. 44 the sons of Keros, the sons of Sisha,
19 The sons of Hashum, two hundred and the sons of Padon,
twenty-three. 45 the sons of Lebanah, the sons of
20 The sons of Gibbar, ninety-five. Hagabah, the sons of Akkub,
21 The sons of Bethlehem, a hundred and 46 the sons of Hagab, the sons of Shalmai,
twenty-three. the sons of Hanan,
22 The men of Netophah, fifty-six. 47 the sons of Giddel, the sons of Gahar,
23 The men of Anathoth, a hundred and the sons of Reaiah,
twenty-eight. 48 the sons of Rezin, the sons of Nekoda,
24 The sons of Azmaveth, forty-two. the sons of Gazzam,
25 The sons of Kirjath-arim, Chephirah, 49 the sons of Uzza, the sons of Paseah,
and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty-three. the sons of Besai,
26 The sons of Ramah and Geba, six hun- 50 the sons of Asnah, the sons of
dred and twenty-one. Mehunim, the sons of Nephusim,
27 The men of Michmas, a hundred and 51 the sons of Bakbuk, the sons of
twenty-two. Hakupha, the sons of Harhur,
28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hun- 52 the sons of Bazluth, the sons of Mehida,
dred and twenty-three. the sons of Harsha,
29 The men of Nebo, fifty-two. 53 the sons of Barkos, the sons of Sisera,
30 The men of Magbish, a hundred and the sons of Thamah,
fifty-six. 54 the sons of Neziah, the sons of Hatipha.
31 The sons of the other Elam, a thou- 55 The sons of Solomon’s servants: The
sand, two hundred and fifty-four. sons of Sotai, the sons of Sophereth, the
32 The sons of Harim, three hundred and sons of Peruda,
twenty. 56 the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon,
33 The sons of Lod, Hadid and Ono, seven the sons of Giddel,
hundred and twenty-five. 57 the sons of Shephatiah, the sons of
34 The sons of Jericho, three hundred and Hattil, the sons of Pochereth of Zebaim,
forty-five. the sons of Ami.
35 The sons of Senaah, three thousand, 58 All the temple-slaves, and the sons of
six hundred and thirty. Solomon’s servants were three hundred and
36 ¶ The priests: The sons of Jedaiah, ninety-two.
of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred and 59 And these were they who went up from
seventy-three. Tel-melah, Tel-harsa, Cherub, Addan and
37 The sons of Immer, a thousand and Immer (but they were not able to declare
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their father’s house and their seed, whether 2 Then Jeshua the son of Jozadak stood
they were of Israel): up, and his brothers the priests, and
60 the sons of Delaiah, the sons of Tobiah, Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and his
the sons of Nekoda, six hundred and fifty- brothers, and built the altar of the God of
two. Israel in order to offer burnt offerings on
61 And of the sons of the priests were the it, as it is written in the Law of Moses the
sons of Habaiah, the sons of Koz, the sons man of God.
of Barzillai who took a wife of the daugh- 3 And they set the altar on its bases, for
ters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was fear was on them because of the people of
called after their name. those lands. And he offered burnt offer-
62 These looked for their register among ings on it to Jehovah, burnt offerings morn-
those who were counted by genealogy, but ing and evening.
they were not found. And they were pol- 4 They also performed the Feast of
luted from the priesthood. Booths, as it is written, and the burnt of-
63 And the governor said to them that ferings by number, days by days, accord-
they should not eat of the most holy things ing to the ordinance, the thing of days in
until a priest stood up with Urim and its day.
Thummim. 5 And afterward the continual burnt of-
64 ¶ The whole congregation together was fering, both of the new moons, and of all
forty-two thousand, three hundred and sixty, the set feasts of Jehovah that were set apart,
65 besides their male slaves and their slave- and of everyone who willingly offered a
girls, these were seven thousand, three hun- freewill offering to Jehovah.
dred and thirty-seven; and among them two 6 From the first day of the seventh month
hundred singing men and singing women. they began to offer burnt offerings to Je-
66 Their horses were seven hundred and hovah. But the foundation of the temple
thirty-six, their mules two hundred and of Jehovah was not laid.
forty-five, 7 They also gave silver to the hewers and
67 their camels four hundred and thirty- to the craftsmen; and food and drink and
five, their asses six thousand, seven hun- oil to the Sidonians and to the Tyrians, to
dred and twenty. bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea
68 And some of the heads of the fathers, of Joppa, according to the grant which they
when they came to the house of Jehovah at had from Cyrus king of Persia.
Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of 8 ¶ Now in the second year of their com-
God to set it up in its place. ing to the house of God at Jerusalem, in
69 They gave according to their ability to the second month, Zerubbabel the son of
the treasury of the ministry, sixty-one thou- Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak,
sand drachmas of gold, and five thousand and the rest of their brothers the priests,
minas of silver, and one hundred garments and the Levites, and all they who had come
for the priests. out of the captivity to Jerusalem, began.
70 And the priests, and the Levites, and And they made to stand the Levites from a
many of the people, and the singers, and son of twenty years and over, to oversee
the gatekeepers, and the temple-slaves lived the work of the house of Jehovah.
in their cities, and all Israel in their cities. 9 Then Jeshua stood up together with his
sons and his brothers, Kadmiel and his sons,
Ezra 3 the sons of Judah, to oversee the workmen
1 The altar is set up. 4 Offerings frequent. 7 Work- in the house of God, the sons of Henadad
men repaired. 8 The foundations of the temple with their sons, and their brothers the
are laid in great joy and mourning. Levites.
1 ¶ And when the seventh month had 10 And when the builders laid the foun-
come, and the sons of Israel were in the dation of the temple of Jehovah, they made
cities, the people assembled as one man to stand the priests in their robes with trum-
Jerusalem. pets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph,
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with cymbals to praise Jehovah, according 7 And in the days of Artaxerxes, Bishlam,
to the ordinance of David king of Israel. Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their
11 And they sang, praising and giving companions wrote to Artaxerxes the king
thanks to Jehovah, because He is good, for of Persia. And the letter was written in
His mercy endures forever toward Israel. And Aramaic, and translated from Aramaic.
all the people shouted with a great shout 8 Rehum, the master of counsel in charge,
when they praised Jehovah for the founda- and Shimshai the scribe, wrote a letter against
tion of the house of Jehovah was laid. Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king, thus:
12 But many of the priests and Levites, 9 Then Rehum the master of counsel, and
and heads of the fathers, the aged men who Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of their
had seen the first house, when the founda- associates, the judges and the emissaries,
tion of this house was laid before their the consuls, the officials, the Erechites, the
eyes, wept with a loud voice. And many Babylonians, the men of Susa, (that is, the
shouted aloud for joy, Elamites),
13 So that the people could not tell the 10 and the rest of the nations whom the
noise of the shout of joy from the noise of great and noble Asnappar exiled and set in
weeping of the people. For the people the cities of Samaria, and the rest of the
shouted with a loud shout, and the noise province Beyond the River, and now,
was heard afar off. 11 this is the copy of the letter which they
sent to him, to Artaxerxes the king: Your
Ezra 4 servants, the men of the province Beyond
1 Adversaries try to hinder the construction. the River, and now,
7 Their letter to Artaxerxes. 17 The decree of 12 let it be known to the king that the
Artaxerxes. Jews who came up from you to us have
1 ¶ And when the adversaries of Judah come to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding the
and Benjamin heard that the sons of the rebellious and the evil city and are com-
exile built the temple to Jehovah the God pleting its walls, and have joined the foun-
of Israel, dations.
2 even they came to Zerubbabel and to 13 Now let it be known to the king that if
the head of the fathers and said to them, this city is rebuilt, and the walls completed,
Let us build with you, for we seek your they will not give tax, tribute, and forced
God, as you. And we have not sacrificed labor, and it will cause the king’s revenue
to Him since the days of Esar-haddon king to suffer.
of Assyria, who brought us up here. 14 Now because we have eaten of the pal-
3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest ace salt, and it is not right for us to see the
of the heads of the fathers of Israel said to king’s dishonor, therefore we have sent and
them, It is not for you and for us to build a notified the king,
house to our God. But we ourselves will 15 so that he may search in the book of
together build to Jehovah the God of Is- the records of your fathers, and you shall
rael, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has discover in the book of the records and shall
commanded us. know that this city is a rebellious city, and
4 And the people of the land weakened hurtful to kings and to provinces; and in-
the hands of the people of Judah and terri- surrection was stirred up in it in the past;
fied them in building, for which reason this city was destroyed.
5 and they hired counselors against them 16 We notify the king that if that city is
to break their purpose all the days of Cyrus built, and its walls completed, then you
king of Persia, even until the reign of shall have no portion Beyond the River.
Darius king of Persia; 17 ¶ The message the king sent to Rehum
6 ¶ even in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the the master of counsel, and to Shimshai the
beginning of his reign, they wrote an ac- scribe, and to the rest of their associates
cusation against those living in Judah and who dwell in Samaria, and to the rest Be-
Jerusalem. yond the River: Peace! And now,
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18 the letter which you sent to us has been Darius. And then they sent back a letter
plainly read before me. concerning this.
19 And I gave a decree, and search has been 6 The copy of the letter which Tatnai, gov-
made, and it is found that this city has lifted ernor of the province Beyond the River,
up itself against kings in the past, and rebel- and Shethar-boznai, and his associates the
lion and revolt have been made in it. officials who were Beyond the River, sent
20 And mighty kings have been over to Darius the king:
Jerusalem, and have ruled over all Beyond 7 They sent a letter to him, and this was
the River. And tax, tribute, and forced la- written in it: To Darius the king, all peace.
bor were paid to them. 8 Let it be known to the king that we went
21 Now make a decree to cause these men into the province of Judah, to the house of
to cease, and that this city not be rebuilt the great God, and it is being built with
until the decree shall be set out from me. rolling stones, and timber is being laid in
22 And beware of being at fault, to act on the walls, and that work is being done per-
this. Why should damage grow to the hurt fectly, and is prospering in their hands.
of the kings? 9 Then we asked those elders, saying this
23 Then as soon as the copy of the letter to them, Who set for you an order to re-
of Artaxerxes the king was read before build this house, and to complete this wall?
Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their 10 And we also asked their names in or-
associates, they hurried to Jerusalem to the der to inform you so that we might write
Jews, and made them stop working by force the names of the men who are at the head
and power. of them.
24 Then the work of the house of God 11 And they returned the answer to us this
which is in Jerusalem stopped. So it ceased way, saying, We are servants of the God of
until the second year of the reign of Darius Heaven and earth. And we are rebuilding
king of Persia. the house that was built many years before
this, and the great king of Israel built it
Ezra 5 and finished it.
Zerubbabel and Jeshua start the building of the 12 But because our fathers had provoked
temple. to wrath the God of Heaven, He gave them
1 ¶ And the prophets, Haggai the prophet, into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king
and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied of Babylon, the Chaldean, and he tore
to the Jews who were in Judah and Jerusa- down this house, and he exiled its people
lem in the name of the God of Israel who to Babylon.
was over them. 13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king
2 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, of Babylon, King Cyrus set out a decree to
and Jeshua the son of Jozadak rose up and build this house of God.
began to build the house of God in Jerusa- 14 And also the vessels of gold and sil-
lem. And with them were the prophets of ver from the house of God, which
God helping them. Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple
3 ¶ At that time Tatnai, governor of the in Jerusalem, and brought them into the
province Beyond the River, and Shethar- temple of Babylon, those Cyrus the king
boznai, and their associates, came to them, took out of the temple of Babylon, and
and said this to them: Who has commanded they were delivered to one Sheshbazzar,
you to build this house and to complete his name, whom he had made governor.
this wall? 15 And he said to him, Take these vessels
4 Then we spoke to them in this way, What and go. Deposit them in the temple that is
are they, the names of the men building in Jerusalem, and let the house of God be
this building? built on its place.
5 But the eye of their God was on the 16 Then that Sheshbazzar came and laid
elders of the Jews, and they could not cause the foundation of the house of God which
them to stop until the matter came to is in Jerusalem. And from then even until
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now it has been building, but is not fin- the River, so that they may not have to cease
ished. working.
17 Now, therefore, if it is good to the king, 9 And that which they need, both young
let there be a search made in the king’s bulls and rams and lambs, for the burnt
treasure house which is there at Babylon, offerings of the God of Heaven; wheat, salt,
whether if was given from there a decree wine, and oil, as say the priests in Jerusa-
from Cyrus the king to build this house of lem, let it be given them day by day with-
God which is at Jerusalem. And let the will out fail,
of the king concerning this be sent to us. 10 so that they may offer sacrifices of
soothing fragrance to the God of Heaven,
Ezra 6 and pray for the life of the king and of his
1 Darius finds the decree of Cyrus and makes a sons.
new decree for the advancement of the building. 11 And I have set out a decree that who-
13 The temple is finished. 16 The feast of the ever shall change this word, let timber be
dedication is kept, 19 and the Passover. torn out from his house, and let him be
1 ¶ Then Darius the king made a decree, impaled and stricken on it. And let his
and they searched in the house of the scrolls, house be made an outhouse for this.
where the treasures were laid up in 12 And may the God who has caused His
Babylon. name to dwell there destroy any kings and
2 And there was found in Achmetha, in people who shall put their hand to change
the palace that is in the province of the or to destroy this house of God in Jerusa-
Medes, a scroll, and it was so a record was lem. I, Darius, have set out a decree. Let it
written in its midst: be done exactly.
3 In the first year of Cyrus the king, Cyrus 13 ¶ Then Tatnai, governor of the prov-
the king set out a decree concerning the ince Beyond the River, Shethar-boznai, and
house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house their associates exactly did so, according
be built, the place where are offered sacri- to that which Darius the king had sent.
fices and let the foundations of it be laid. 14 And the elders of the Jews were build-
Its height shall be sixty cubits; its breadth ing. And they were succeeding through the
sixty cubits; prophesying of Haggai the prophet, and
4 with three layers of rolling stones, and a Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built,
layer of new timber. And let the expenses and finished, according to the command-
be given out of the king’s house. ment of the God of Israel and according to
5 And also let the gold and silver vessels the command of Cyrus, and Darius, and
of the house of God, that Nebuchadnezzar Artaxerxes the king of Persia.
took out of the temple which is in Jerusa- 15 And this house was finished on the third
lem, and brought to Babylon, be given back day of the month Adar, which was in the
and go to the temple in Jerusalem, to their sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
place. And put them in the house of God. 16 And the sons of Israel, the priests, and
6 Now, Tatnai, governor of the province the Levites, and the rest of the sons of the
Beyond the River, Shethar-boznai, and captivity, kept the dedication of this house
your associates, the officials who are Be- of God with joy.
yond the River, you be far from there. 17 And they offered at the dedication of
7 Let the work of this house of God alone. this house of God a hundred bulls, two hun-
Let the governor of the Jews, and the el- dred rams, four hundred lambs, and twelve
ders of the Jews, build this house of God male goats, for a sin offering for all Israel,
in its place. according to the number of the tribes of
8 And a decree is set out by me as to what Israel.
you shall do to the elders of these Jews for 18 And they raised up the priests in their
the building of that house of God, that the sections, and the Levites in their divisions,
exact expense be given to these men from for the service of God which is in Jerusa-
the king’s property, out of the tax Beyond lem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
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19 And the sons of the exile performed the Babylon, and on the first of the fifth month
Passover on the fourteenth of the first month. he came to Jerusalem, according to the
20 For the priests and the Levites were good hand of God on him.
purified together; all of them were pure. 10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek
And they slaughtered the passover lamb for the Law of Jehovah, and to do it, and to
all the sons of the exile, and for their broth- teach statutes and judgments in Israel.
ers the priests, and for themselves. 11 ¶ And this is the copy of the letter which the
21 And the sons of Israel ate, those who king, Artaxerxes, gave to Ezra the priest, the
had returned from the exile, and who had scribe, a scribe of the words of the commands
all separated themselves to them from the of Jehovah, and of His statutes to Israel:
impurity of the nations of the land, to seek 12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, to Ezra the
Jehovah the God of Israel. priest, a scribe of the Law of the God of
22 And they performed the Feast of Un- Heaven, perfect peace, and now:
leavened Bread seven days with joy. For Je- 13 From me was set out a decree that any
hovah had made them joyful, and had turned one of the people of Israel, and their priests
the heart of the king of Assyria to them, to and Levites in my kingdom who volunteers
make their hands strong in the work of the to go up to Jerusalem, may go with you;
house of God, the God of Israel. 14 since you have been sent by the king,
and by his seven counselors to ask about
Ezra 7 Judah and Jerusalem, according to the Law
1 Ezra goes to Jerusalem. 11 The gracious com- of your God in your hand;
mission of Artaxerxes to Ezra. 27 Ezra blesses 15 and to bring the silver and gold which
Jehovah for his favor. the king and his counselors have freely of-
1 ¶ And after these things, in the reign of fered to the God of Israel, whose house is
Artaxerxes the king of Persia, Ezra the son in Jerusalem:
of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of 16 even all the silver and gold which you
Hilkiah, can find in all the province of Babylon,
2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, with the free offering of the people, and
the son of Ahitub, of the priests, freely offering for the house
3 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, of their God which is in Jerusalem.
the son of Meraioth, 17 Therefore of this you shall diligently
4 the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, buy with this silver: bulls, rams, lambs,
the son of Bukki, with their food offerings, and their drink
5 the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, offerings, and offer them on the altar of
the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the the house of your God in Jerusalem.
head priest: 18 And whatever shall seem good to you
6 this Ezra went up from Babylon. And and to your brothers to do with the rest of
he was a skilled scribe in the Law of Moses, the silver and the gold, do that; for you do
which Jehovah the God of Israel had given. the will of your God.
And the king granted him all he asked, ac- 19 And the vessels which are given to you
cording to the hand of Jehovah his God on for the service of the house of your God,
him. deliver before the God of Jerusalem.
7 And of the sons of Israel went up some 20 And the rest of the needs of the house
of the priests, and the Levites, and the sing- of your God which falls to you to give,
ers, and the gatekeepers, and the temple- give it out of the king’s treasure house.
slaves to Jerusalem in the seventh year of 21 And I, Artaxerxes the king, set out a
Artaxerxes the king. decree to all the treasurers who are Beyond
8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth the River, that whatever Ezra the priest,
month, which was in the seventh year of the scribe of the Law of the God of Heaven,
the king. shall ask of you, it shall be done exactly,
9 For on the first of the first month, he 22 to a hundred talents of silver, and to a
laid the foundation in order to go up from hundred kors of wheat, and to a hundred
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baths of wine, and to a hundred baths of 4 From the sons of Pahath-moab,
oil, and salt without stipulation. Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah, and two
23 Whatever is commanded by the God hundred males with him.
of Heaven, let it be diligently done for the 5 From the sons of Shechaniah, the son
house of the God of Heaven. For why of Jahaziel, and three hundred males with
should there be wrath against the realm of him.
the king and his sons? 6 And from the sons of Adin, Ebed the
24 And, we make known to you that in son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
regard to any of the priests and the Levites, 7 And from the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the
singers, gatekeepers, temple-slaves, or min- son of Athaliah, and seventy males with him.
isters of this house of God, it shall not be 8 And from the sons of Shephatiah,
lawful to impose toll, taxes, or forced la- Zebadiah the son of Michael, and eighty
bor on them. males with him.
25 And you, Ezra, according to the wis- 9 From the sons of Joab, Obadiah the son
dom of your God in that is your hand, you of Jehiel, and two hundred and eighteen
appoint judges and magistrates who may males with him.
judge all the people who are Beyond the 10 And from the sons of Shelomith, the
River; all who know the laws of your God; son of Josiphiah, and a hundred and sixty
and those who do not know, you cause to males with him.
know. 11 And from the sons of Bebai, Zechariah
26 And whoever will not do the Law of the son of Bebai, and twenty-eight males
your God, and the law of the king, let judg- with him.
ment be made diligently on him, whether 12 And from the sons of Azgad, Johanan
to death, or to exile, or to confiscation of the son of Hakkatan, and a hundred and
goods, or imprisonment. ten males with him.
27 ¶ Blessed be Jehovah, the God of our 13 And from the last sons of Adonikam,
fathers, who has put this in the king’s heart, these: Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and
to beautify the house of Jehovah in Jerusa- sixty males with them.
lem. 14 And from the sons of Bigvai, Uthai,
28 And He has extended mercy to me be- Zabbud, and seventy males with them.
fore the king and his counselors, and be- 15 And I gathered them to the river which
fore all the king’s mighty leaders. And I runs to Ahava. And we camped there in
was made strong, as the hand of Jehovah tents three days. And I considered the
my God was on me. And I gathered out of people and the priests, and did not find
Israel chief men to go up with me. there any of the sons of Levi.
16 Then I sent for Eliezer, for Ariel, for
Ezra 8 Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib,
1 The companions of Ezra, who returned from and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for
Babylon. 24 He commits the treasures to the Zechariah, and for Meshullam, head men;
custody of the priests. 33 The treasure is weighed also for Joiarib and for Elnathan, men of
in the temple. understanding.
1 ¶ And these are the heads of the fathers, 17 And I sent them with command to Iddo,
and the genealogy of those who went up the chief of the place Casiphia, and I put
with me from Babylon, in the reign of in their mouth words to say to Iddo, to his
Artaxerxes the king: brothers the temple-slaves, at the place
2 From the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Casiphia; that they should bring to us min-
From the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. From isters for the house of our God.
the sons of David, Hattush. 18 And by the good hand of our God on
3 From the sons of Shechaniah, from the us, they brought us a head man from the
sons of Parosh, Zechariah. And with him sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of
were counted by genealogy a hundred and Israel, and Sherebiah, with his sons and
fifty of the males. his brothers, eighteen.
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19 And came Hashabiah, and with him Jerusalem. And the hand of our God was on
Jeshaiah from the sons of Merari, his broth- us, and He delivered us from the hand of the
ers and their sons, twenty. enemy, and ambushers along the way.
20 And came of the temple-slaves whom 32 And we came to Jerusalem, and re-
David and the leaders had chosen for the mained there three days.
service of the Levites, two hundred and 33 And on the fourth day the silver and
twenty temple-slaves. All of them were the gold and the articles were weighed in
called by name. the house of our God by the hand of
21 ¶ And I called a fast there at the river Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest. And
Ahava, so that we might humble ourselves with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas,
before our God, in order to seek from Him and with them was Jozabad the son of
a right way for us, and for our little ones, Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, the
and for all our goods. Levites.
22 For I was ashamed to ask of the king 34 By number, or by weight of all, and
troops and horsemen to help us against the all the weight was written at that time.
enemy in the way, because we had spoken 35 Those who came out of the captivity
to the king, saying, The hand of our God of the sons of exile offered burnt offerings
is on all those who seek Him for good; but to the God of Israel: twelve young bulls
His power and His wrath are against all for all Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-
those who forsake Him. seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin of-
23 and we fasted and prayed to our God fering. All was a burnt offering to Jeho-
for good. And He was pleased to hear us. vah.
24 ¶ Then I separated twelve of the chiefs 36 And they gave the king’s edicts to the
of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and king’s satraps, and to the governors of the
ten of their brothers with them. province Beyond the River. And they sup-
25 And I weighed to them the silver, and ported the people and the house of God.
the gold, and the vessels, the offering of
the house of our God, which the king and Ezra 9
his counselors, and his lords, and all Israel 1 Ezra mourns for the sin of the people for taking
who were there had lifted up. up with strangers. 5 He prays to Jehovah with
26 I even weighed into their hands six hun- confession of sins.
dred and fifty talents of silver, and silver 1 ¶ And at the end of these things, the
vessels of a hundred talents, a hundred tal- leaders came near to me, saying, The
ents of gold, people of Israel, and the priests, and the
27 also twenty basins of gold of a thou- Levites, have not separated themselves from
sand drams, and two vessels of shining the people of the lands, as to their disgust-
copper as precious as gold. ing things, even the Canaanites, the Hittites,
28 And I said to them, You are holy to the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites,
Jehovah, and the articles also are holy. And the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the
the silver and the gold are a free gift to Amorites.
Jehovah, the God of your fathers. 2 For they have taken from their daugh-
29 Watch and keep them until you weigh ters for themselves, and for their sons. So
before the chief of the priests and the the holy seed have mixed themselves with
Levites, and the chief of the fathers of Is- the people of the lands. Yes, the hand of
rael in Jerusalem, in the rooms of the house the leaders and the overseers has been fore-
of Jehovah. most in this treachery.
30 and the priests and the Levites took 3 And when I heard this thing, I tore my
the weight of the silver, and the gold, and garments and my robe, and plucked off the
the articles, to bring them to Jerusalem, to hair of my head and of my beard, and sat
the house of our God. down stunned.
31 ¶ And we pulled up from the river Ahava 4 And everyone who trembled at the words
on the twelfth of the first month, to go to of the God of Israel were gathered to me,
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because of the perfidy of the exiles. And I people of these disgusting things? Would You
remained stunned until the evening offer- not be angry with us until You had finished
ing. us, until there is no remnant or survivor?
5 ¶ And at the evening offering I rose up 15 O Jehovah the God of Israel, You are a
from my fasting, and with my garment and righteous One. For we are left a survivor,
my robe torn, I even fell on my knees and as it is this day. Behold, we are before You
spread out my hands to Jehovah my God. in our guilt, for none is able to stand be-
6 And I said, O my God, I am ashamed fore You because of this.
and humiliated to lift up my face to You,
O my God. For our iniquities have increased Ezra 10
over our head, and our guiltiness has grown 1 Shechaniah encourages Ezra to reform the il-
to the heavens. licit co-habitation with foreign women 9 The
7 Since the days of our fathers we have been people repent, and promise amendment. .
in great guilt until this day. And for our in- 1 ¶ And while Ezra was praying and mak-
iquities we, our kings, our priests, have been ing his confession, weeping and casting him-
delivered into the hand of the kings of the self down before the house of God, a very
lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to plun- great congregation of men and women and
der, and to shame of faces to this day. children gathered to him out of Israel. For
8 And now, for a little time grace has been the people wept with a very great weeping.
shown from Jehovah our God to leave us a 2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, of
remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra,
His holy place, so that our God may en- We have sinned against our God, and have
lighten our eyes and give us a little reviv- dwelt with foreign women from the peoples
ing in our bondage. of the land. Even now there is hope in Is-
9 For we were slaves, yet our God has not rael concerning this matter.
left us in our bondage, but has given mercy 3 And now let us cut a covenant with our
to us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to God to cause to go out all the women, and
give us a reviving, to raise up the house of those born of them, according to the coun-
our God, and to make stand its ruins, and to sel of the Lord and of those who tremble
give to us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. at the command of our God. And let it be
10 And now, O our God, what shall we done according to the Law.
say after this? For we have forsaken Your 4 Rise up, for the matter is on you. We
commandments also will be with you. Be strong and act.
11 which You have commanded by Your 5 And Ezra rose up and made the chief
servants the prophets, saying, The land into priests, the Levites, and all Israel to swear
which you go, to possess it, it is an un- that they would do according to this word.
clean land with the impurity of the people And they swore.
of the lands, with their disgusting things 6 ¶ And Ezra rose up from before the house
with which they have filled it, from mouth of God and went into the room of Johanan
to mouth with their uncleanness. the son of Eliashib. And he went there, and
12 And therefore do not give your daugh- he did not eat food, nor did he drink, for he
ters to their sons, and do not take their daugh- mourned for the perfidy of the exiles.
ters to your sons, or seek their peace, or their 7 And they passed a call throughout Judah
wealth forever, so that you may be strong and Jerusalem to all the sons of the exile,
and eat the good of the land, and leave it for to assemble at Jerusalem;
an inheritance to your sons forever. 8 and that whoever would not come within
13 And after all that has come on us for our three days according to the counsel of the
evil deeds, and for our great guilt, since You leaders and the elders, all his property would
our God have held back the rod on our iniqui- be forfeited, and he would be separated from
ties, and have given us such an escape as this, the congregation of the exiles.
14 shall we again turn back to break Your 9 And all the men of Judah and Benjamin
commandments and intermarry with the gathered to Jerusalem within three days. It
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was the ninth month, on the twentieth of the 22 And from the sons of Pashur: Elioenai,
month. And all the people sat in the plaza of Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and
the house of God, trembling because of the Elasah.
matter, and because of the heavy rain. 23 Also from the Levites: Jozabad, and
10 And Ezra the priest stood up and said to Shimei, and Kelaiah (he was Kelita),
them, You have trespassed and have dwelt with Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
foreign women, to increase the guilt of Israel. 24 From the singers also were Eliashib;
11 And now give confession to Jehovah and from the gatekeepers, Shallum, and
God of your fathers and do His will. And Telem, and Uri.
separate yourselves from the peoples of 25 And from Israel: From the sons of
the land and from the foreign women. Parosh: Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah,
12 Then all the congregation answered and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah,
and said with a loud voice, Right! Accord- and Benaiah.
ing to your word it is on us to do. 26 And from the sons of Elam: Mattaniah,
13 But the people are many, and it is a time of Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and
heavy rain. And we are not able to stand out- Jeremoth, and Eliah.
side. And the work is not of one or two days. 27 And from the sons of Zattu: Elioenai,
For we have greatly sinned in this thing. Eliashib, Mattaniah and Jeremoth, and
14 Please let our rulers for all the congre- Zabad, and Aziza.
gation stand, and let all those who have 28 And from the sons of Bebai: Jehohanan,
dwelt with foreign women in our cities Hananiah, Zabbai, Athlai.
come at a set time, and with them the el- 29 And from the sons of Bani: Meshullam,
ders of city by city, and its judges, until Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal,
the fierce wrath of our God for this matter Jeremoth.
has turned from us. 30 And from the sons of Pahath-moab:
15 ¶ Only Jonathan the son of Asahel, and Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah,
Jahaziah the son of Tikvah made a stand Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and
against this. And Meshullam and Manasseh.
Shabbethai the Levite supported them. 31 And from the sons of Harim: Eliezer,
16 And the sons of the exile did so. And Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Ezra the priest with men, heads of the fa- 32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah.
thers, according to the house of their fa- 33 From the sons of Hashum: Mattenai,
thers, and all of them by names, were sepa- Mattathah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai,
rated. And they sat down in the first day of Manasseh, and Shimei.
the tenth month to examine the matter. 34 From the sons of Bani: Maadai,
17 And they finished with all the men who Amram, and Uel,
had dwelt with foreign women by the first 35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,
day of the first month. 36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
18 And among the sons of the priests, these 37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,
were found who had dwelt with foreign 38 and Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,
women: From the sons of Jeshua the son 39 and Shelemiah, Nathan, and Adaiah,
of Jozadak and his brothers: Maaseiah, and 40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,
Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah. 41 Azareel, Shelemiah, Shemariah,
19 And they gave their hands that they 42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
would make go out their women. And be- 43 From the sons of Nebo: Jeiel,
ing guilty they offered a ram of the flock Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel,
for their sin. Benaiah.
20 And from the sons of Immer were 44 All these had risen with foreign
Hanani and Zebadiah. women; and there were some of them with
21 And from the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, women, and they put forth sons.
and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and
Uzziah.
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The Book of
NEHEMIAH
The Book of
ESTHER
The Book of
JOB
all around? You have blessed the work of
Job 1 his hands, and his livestock have increased
1 The holiness, riches, and religious care of Job in the land.
for his children. 6 Satan appears before Jeho- 11 But put out Your hand now, and touch
vah and obtains leave to tempt Job. 13 He loses against all which is to him, and see if he
his goods and children, he yet blesses Jehovah. will not curse You to Your face.
1 ¶ There was a man in the land of Uz, his 12 And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all
name was Job. And this man was perfect that is to him is in your hand! Only, do not
and upright, and fearing God, and turning lay your hand on him. And Satan went out
away from evil. from the face of Jehovah.
2 And seven sons and three daughters were 13 ¶ And a day was when his sons and his
born to him. daughters were eating and drinking wine
3 And his possessions were seven thou- in their brother’s house, the first-born.
sand sheep, and three thousand camels, and 14 And a messenger came to Job and said,
five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hun- The oxen were plowing, and the asses were
dred she-asses, and a very great household, feeding beside them.
so that this man was greater than all the 15 And the Sabeans fell on them and took
sons of the east. them away. And they killed the young men
4 ¶ And his sons would go and make a with the mouth of the sword; and only I, I
feast in the house of a man on his day. And alone have escaped to tell you.
they sent and called their three sisters to 16 While this one was still speaking, this
eat and to drink with them. other also came and said, The fire of God
5 And it happened, when the day of feast- has fallen from the heavens and has burned
ing had gone around, Job would send and up the sheep and the young men. And it
sanctify them. And he would rise early in has consumed them; and I, I alone have
the morning and offer burnt sacrifices ac- escaped to tell you.
cording to all their number. For Job said, It 17 While this one was still speaking, this
may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed other also came and said, The Chaldeans
God in their hearts. This Job did all the days. made out three bands and made a raid on
6 ¶ And a day came when the sons of God the camels. And they have taken them away.
came to present themselves before Jeho- And they have struck the young men with
vah. And Satan also came among them. the mouth of the sword; and only I, I alone
7 And Jehovah said to Satan, From where have escaped to tell you.
have you come? And Satan answered Jeho- 18 While this one was still speaking, this
vah and said, From going to and fro in the other came and said, Your sons and your
earth, and from walking up and down in it. daughters were eating and drinking wine
8 And Jehovah said to Satan, Have you in the house of their brother, the first-born.
set your heart on My servant Job because 19 And, behold! A great wind came from
there is none like him in the earth, a per- the wilderness and touched the four cor-
fect and upright man, fearing God and turn- ners of the house. And it fell on the young
ing away from evil? men and they died; and only I, I alone have
9 And Satan answered Jehovah and said, escaped to tell you.
Does Job fear God for nothing? 20 ¶ And Job rose up and tore his robe,
10 Have You not made a hedge for him, and shaved his head. And he fell down on
and for his house, and for all that is to him the ground and worshiped.
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21 And he said, I came naked out of my came, each man from his own place:
mother’s womb, and naked I shall return Eliphaz the Temanite; Bildad the Shuhite;
there. Jehovah gave, and Jehovah has taken and Zophar the Naamathite. And they had
away. Blessed be the name of Jehovah. met together to come to lament with him,
22 In all this Job did not sin and did not and to comfort him.
ascribe unseemliness to God. 12 And they lifted up their eyes from afar
and did not recognize him. And they lifted
Job 2 up their voice and wept. And each man
1 Satan obtains further leave to tempt Job. 7 He tore his robe; and they sprinkled dust on
smites him with sore boils. 9 Job reproves his their heads toward the heavens.
wife for moving him to bless Jehovah and die. 13 And they sat down with him on the
1 ¶ And it happened that a day came when ground seven days and seven nights. And
the sons of God came to present themselves no one was speaking a word to him, for
before Jehovah. And Satan also came they saw that his pain was very great.
among them to present himself before Je-
hovah. Job 3
2 And Jehovah said to Satan, From where 1 Job curses the day of his birth. 13 The ease of
have you come? And Satan answered Je- death. 20 He complains of life, because of his
hovah and said, From going to and fro in anguish.
the earth, and walking up and down in it. 1 ¶ After this Job opened his mouth and
3 And Jehovah said to Satan, Have you cursed his day.
set your heart on My servant Job, that there 2 And Job answered and said:
is none like him in the earth, a perfect and 3 Let the day perish in which I was born,
upright man, fearing God, and turning and the night which said, A man-child has
away from evil? And he is still holding to been conceived.
his integrity, although you incited Me 4 Let that day be darkness! Let not God
against him, to swallow him for nothing. look on it from above, and not let the light
4 And Satan answered Jehovah and said, shine on it.
Skin for skin. Yea, all that is to a man he 5 Let darkness and the shadow of death
will give for his life. seize upon it. Let a cloud dwell on it; let
5 But indeed put out Your hand now and darkness of day terrify it! Let it not be
touch to his bone and his flesh, and he will joined to the days of the year. Let it not
curse You to Your face. come into the number of the months.
6 And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he 7 Behold, let that night be barren; let not
is in your hand; but preserve his life. joyful voice come in it.
7 ¶ And Satan went out from before the 8 Let it be cursed, the day being cursed,
face of Jehovah. And he struck Job with those ready to stir up Leviathan.
bad erupting boils from the sole of his foot 9 Let the stars of its twilight be dark; let
to the top of his head. it look for light, but have none, let it wait
8 And he took for himself a potsherd to for eyelids of the dawn.
scrape himself with it. And he was sitting 10 For it did not shut up the doors of my
among the ashes. mother’s womb and did not hide toil from
9 And his wife said to him, Are you still my eyes.
holding fast to your integrity? Bless God 11 ¶ Why did I not die from the womb,
and die! come from the womb and expire?
10 But he said to her, You speak as one of 12 Why did the knees go before me; or
the foolish ones speak. Indeed, shall we why the breasts, that I should suck?
receive good at the hand of God, and shall 13 For now I would have lain down and
we not receive evil? In all this Job did not have been quiet; I would have slept. Then
sin with his lips. I would have been at rest,
11 ¶ And three friends of Job heard of all 14 with kings and wise men of the earth,
this evil that had come on him. And they who built ruins for themselves;
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15 or with chiefs; they had gold, they filled 9 They perish from the breath of God,
their houses with silver; and by the wind of His anger they are fin-
16 or as a hidden miscarriage, I would not ished
have been, like infants who never saw light. 10 The roar of the lion. and the voice of
17 There the wicked ones cease from tur- the lion, and the teeth of the young lions
moil, and there the weary of strength are are broken;
at rest; 11 Without prey the lion is perishing, and
18 The prisoners are at ease together, they the offspring of the lioness are scattered.
hear not the voice of the slave-driver; 12 ¶ And a word was stolen to me, and
19 the small and the great, he is there, my ear received a whisper of it.
and the slave free from his master. 13 In thoughts from the visions of the
20 ¶ Why is light given to the sufferer, night, when deep sleep falls on men,
and life to him who is bitter of soul; 14 fear and trembling met me, and caused
21 who is waiting for death, but it is not; my many bones to dread.
and they dig for it more than for treasures? 15 Then a spirit passed before my face;
22 They are rejoicing to exultation. They the hair of my flesh stood up;
are glad when they find the grave. 16 it stood still, but I could not discern its
23 To a man whose way is hidden, God appearance; an image was before my eyes;
has made a hedge about him. there was a whisper and a voice I heard:
24 For my sighing comes before my food; 17 Is man more righteous than God? Or is
and my groanings are poured out like the a man more pure than his Maker?
waters. 18 Behold, He puts no trust in His servants,
25 For the dreadful thing I dreaded has and He puts error against His angels.
come on me; and that which I feared has 19 How much more those that dwell in
come to me. houses of clay; whose foundation is in the
26 I am not at ease, and I am not at rest; dust; they crush them before the moth!
and I am not quiet; yet turmoil comes. 20 They are beaten from morning till
evening; they perish forever with no one
Job 4 regarding.
1 Eliphaz reproves Job for lack of faith. 7 He 21 Is not their tent cord pulled up within
teaches that Jehovah’s judgments are not for them? They die, but not with wisdom.
the righteous ones, but for the wicked ones.
1 ¶ And Eliphaz the Temanite answered Job 5
and said: 1 Failure to consider is harmful. 6 Jehovah is to
2 Shall one try a word with you, you who be regarded in affliction. 17 The happy end of
are weary? But who can hold back with Jehovah’s correction.
words? 1 ¶ Call now. Is there anyone answering
3 Behold, you have instructed many; and you? And to whom of the holy ones will
you have made weak hands strong. you turn?
4 Your words have upheld him who was 2 For provocation kills the foolish one, and
falling, and you have made feeble knees passion causes the one being simple to die.
strong. 3 I have seen the foolish one taking root,
5 But now it has come upon you, and you but suddenly I cursed his abode.
faint. It touches you, and you are troubled. 4 His sons are far from safety; yea, they
6 Is not your fearing of God your confi- are crushed in the gate; and there is not a
dence; your hope the integrity of your deliverer.
ways? 5 The hungry eat his harvest, and they
7 ¶ Please remember, Who, being inno- take him to the thorns, and the snare crushes
cent, has perished? Or where were the up- up their strength.
right ones cut off? 6 ¶ For affliction does not come forth from
8 As I have seen, the ones plowing iniq- the dust, and trouble does not spring up
uity and sowing trouble; they harvest it. out of the ground;
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7 for man is born to trouble, and the sons
of the flame rise, flying upward. Job 6
8 Truly, I would seek to God, and to God 1 Job shows that his complaints are not cause-
I would put my suit, less. 8 He wishes for death, where he believes
9 who is doing great things, and there is he will be assured of comfort. 14 He reproves
no searching them; marvelous things to the unkindness of his three friends.
which is no numbering, 1 ¶ And Job answered and said:
10 the One giving rain on the face of the 2 Oh that weighing my indignation were
earth and sending water on the face of the weighed, and my ruin lifted in the balances
outer places; together!
11 to set the lowly on high; yea, the 3 For now it would be heavier than the
mourners become very high in safety; sand of the seas; on account of this my
12 frustrating the plots of the crafty, and words have been rash.
their hands do not perform the undertaking, 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are
13 taking the wise ones in their craftiness, within me; their fury is drinking my spirit;
and the counsel of the wily ones is hurried. the terrors of God are set against me.
14 They meet with darkness by day, and 5 Does the wild ass bray over tender grass?
grope in the noonday as in the night. Or does the ox low over his fodder?
15 But He saves the needy one from the 6 Are tasteless things eaten without salt?
sword, from their mouth, and from the Or is there taste in the slime of an egg?
hand of the strong one; 7 My soul refuses to touch them; they are
16 and there is hope for the weak one; sickening food to me.
and injustice shuts her mouth. 8 ¶ Who will give it that my desire might
17 ¶ Behold, blessed is the man whom come, and God would grant my longing;
God corrects; and despise not the chasten- 9 and God would be willing and crush
ing of the Almighty. me; let loose His hand and cut me off?
18 For He wounds, and He binds up. He 10 And it is yet my comfort; and I would
shatters, and His hands heal. exult in pain not spared; for I have not hid-
19 He will deliver you in six troubles; yea, den the words of the Holy One.
in seven evil shall not touch you. 11 What is my strength that I should wait?
20 In famine He will redeem you from And what is my end that I should prolong
death; and in war from the hand of the sword. my life?
21 You shall be hidden from the whip of 12 Is my strength the strength of stones?
the tongue, and you shall not be afraid of Or is my flesh of bronze?
violence when it comes. 13 Is not my help within me? And is wis-
22 You shall laugh at violence and at fam- dom driven from me?
ine; and you shall not be afraid of the beasts 14 ¶ To the despairing one, pity is due
of the earth. from his friend; for he forsakes the fear of
23 For you shall be in covenant with the the Almighty.
stones of the field; and the beasts of the 15 My brothers have dealt deceitfully, like
field will be at peace with you. the torrent, like the streams of torrents,
24 And you shall know that your tent is in they pass away;
peace; and you shall visit your abode and 16 those darkened from ice, in which the
shall miss nothing; snow hides itself.
25 and you shall know that your seed will 17 At the time they are warmed, they are
be many, and your offspring as the grass cut off; when it is hot they dry up.
of the earth. 18 The paths of their way bend; they go
26 You shall come to the grave in full to nothing and are lost.
vigor, like a stack of grain comes up in its 19 The wayfarers of Tema looked; the trav-
season. eling companies of Sheba hoped for them;
27 Behold this! We have searched it out; 20 they were ashamed because they had
it is so. Hear it, and know it for yourself. hoped; they came there and were ashamed.
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21 Surely now you have become like it; 11 Also, I will not restrain my mouth; I
you see my dismay, and are afraid. will speak in the distress of my spirit; I
22 ¶ Did I indeed say, Give to me? Or, will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Offer a bribe for me from your wealth? 12 Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, that You
23 Or, Deliver me from an adversary’s set a watch over me?
hand? Or, Redeem me from the hand of 13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me;
terrifying ones? my couch shall bear with my complain-
24 Teach me and I will be silent; and cause ing;
me to understand in what I have erred. 14 even You scare me with dreams and
25 How powerful are right speeches, but terrify me with visions;
what does arguing from you argue? 15 and my soul chooses strangling and
26 Do you intend to argue words, and the death rather than my bones.
speeches that are as wind to cause despair? 16 I despise them; I will not live always.
27 Yea, you cause even an orphan to fall; Cease from me, for my days are vanity.
and you bargain over your friend. 17 ¶ What is man that You should mag-
28 And now, be willing to face me, and to nify him, and that You should set Your heart
your face I will not lie. to him,
29 Turn back, please, let there be no 18 and visit him every morning, trying
wrong. Yea, turn back again, for my righ- him every moment?
teousness is in it. 19 How long will You not look away from
30 Is there wrong in my tongue? Or can- me, and not leave me alone until I swal-
not my palate discern desirable things? low my spittle?
20 I have sinned; what do I do to You, O
Job 7 Watcher of man? Why have You set me as
1 Job excuses his desire of death. 12 He com- a target for You so that I am a burden on
plains of his own restlessness, 17 and God’s myself?
watchfulness. 21 And why do You not lift up my trans-
1 ¶ Is there not a warfare to man on earth, gression, and make my iniquity pass away?
and his days like the days of a hireling? For now I shall lie down in the dust, and
2 As a servant pants for the shade, and as You shall seek me; but I will not be.
a hireling looks for his wages,
3 so I am caused to inherit months of emp- Job 8
tiness; and nights of trouble are appointed 1 Bildad shows Jehovah’s justice in dealing with
to me. men according to their works. 20 He applies
4 When I lie down, I say, When shall I Jehovah’s just dealing to Job.
rise up? But the night is long, and I am 1 ¶ And Bildad the Shuhite answered, say-
full of tossings, until the twilight of dawn. ing:
5 My flesh is clothed with worms and 2 Until when will you speak these things,
clods of dust; my skin is broken and is and the words of your mouth will be like a
loathed. mighty wind?
6 My days are swifter than a weaver’s 3 Or does God pervert judgment? Or does
shuttle and end without hope. the Almighty pervert the right?
7 ¶ Remember that my life is a breath; 4 If your sons have sinned against Him,
my eyes shall not return to see good. and if He has sent them away in the hand
8 The eye of him who sees me shall not of their transgression,
gaze at me; Your eyes will be on me, and I 5 if you would diligently seek to God,
will not be. and make your prayer to the Almighty,
9 As the cloud fades, it goes, so he who 6 if you were pure and upright, surely now
goes down to Sheol shall not come up. He would rise for you, and make peaceful
10 He shall not return again to his house;, the abode of your righteousness.
and his place shall not know him any 7 And though your beginning was small, even
more. your end would greatly increase.
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8 ¶ For please ask of the former generation, 6 who shakes the earth out of its place,
and prepare to the search of their fathers; and its pillars tremble;
9 for we are but of yesterday, and we do 7 the One speaking to the sun and it does
not know, because our days on earth are a not rise; and for the stars He sets a seal;
shadow. 8 stretching out the heavens by Himself,
10 Shall they not teach you, speak to you, and walking on the high place of the sea;
and bring forth words out of their heart? 9 Who made the Ursa Major, Orion, and
11 Can the rush grow up without mire? Pleiades, and the chambers of the south;
Can the reed grass grow without water? 10 doing great things past finding out; yea,
12 While it is yet in its greenness, and not wonderful things until there is no number?
cut down, it dries out before every plant; 11 Behold, He goes by me, and I do not
13 so are the paths of all those forgetting see Him; and He passes on, but I do not
God; yea, the hope of the godless one perceive Him.
shall perish, 12 Behold, He takes away; who can turn
14 whose hope is cut off, and his trust is Him back? Who will say to Him, What are
as a spider’s house. You doing?
15 He shall lean on his house, but it shall 13 God will not withdraw His anger; the
not stand; he shall hold fast to it, but it helpers of pride crouch under Him.
shall not rise up. 14 ¶ How then shall I answer Him, and
16 He is moist before the sun, and his ten- choose my words with Him!
der plants shoot forth on his garden. 15 Whom, though I were being righteous,
17 His roots are wrapped around a heap; I could not answer Him; I seek mercy for
he sees a house of stones. my judgment.
18 If one swallows him from his place, 16 If I had called and He had not answered
even it shall deny him, saying, I have not me I would not believe that He had lis-
seen you! tened to my voice;
19 Behold this is the joy of His way, and 17 He falls on me me with a tempest, and
out of the dust others shall grow. adds to my wounds without cause;
20 ¶ Behold, God will not reject the per- 18 who will not allow me to bring back
fect one, and He will not strengthen the my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
hand of evildoers, 19 If I speak of strength, behold, He is
21 until He fills your mouth with laugh- mighty; and if of judgment, who can sum-
ter and your lips with rejoicing. mon me?
22 Those who hate you shall be clothed 20 If I am being righteous my mouth will
with shame; and the tent of the wicked one condemn me; though I am the perfect one,
shall not be. He shall declare me perverse;
21 though I were the perfect one, I would
Job 9 not know my own soul; I despise my life.
1 Job acknowledges Jehovah’s justice and shows 22 ¶ It is all one; on account of this I said,
there is no contending with him. 22 Man’s in- He is consuming the perfect one and the
nocence is not to be condemned by afflictions. wicked one.
1 ¶ And Job answered and said: 23 If the whip kills suddenly, He will mock
2 Truly I know it is so; but how can man at the testing of the innocent.
be just with God? 24 The earth is given into the hand of the
3 If he would delight to argue with Him, wicked one; He covers the faces of its
he cannot answer Him one of a thousand. judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
4 He is wise in heart and mighty in 25 ¶ Now my days are swifter than a run-
strength; who has been hard against Him ner; they flee away; they see no good;
and been at peace? 26 they have passed away like the reed
5 He who moves the mountains, and they ships, as an eagle swoops on food.
do not know when He overturns them in 27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I
His anger; will loosen my face and be cheerful,
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28 I am afraid of all my sorrows; I know 13 And these You have hidden in Your
that You will not hold me innocent; heart; I know that this was with You.
29 I have been condemned; why should I 14 ¶ If I sin, even You watch me; and You
labor in vain? will not acquit me from my guilt.
30 If I wash myself with snow, and make 15 If I am wrong, woe to me! And if I am
my palms clean with lye soap, being righteous, I will not lift up my head,
31 yet You will plunge me into the ditch, being filled with shame and seeing my pain.
and my own clothes would abhor me. 16 And if if rise, You would hunt me as a
32 For He is not a man, as I am, that I lion; and again You show Yourself won-
should answer Him; that we should come derful in me.
together in judgment; 17 You renew Your witnesses against me,
33 there is no mediator between us, who and increase Your anger with me; changes
might lay his hand on both of us. and warfare are with me.
34 Let Him take His rod away from me, 18 And why did You bring me from the
and let not His dread make me afraid; womb? I would have died, and no eye seen
35 then I would speak, and not fear Him; me.
for I am not so in myself. 19 I would have been as though I had
never been, carried from the womb to the
Job 10 grave.
1 Job complains and reasons with Jehovah about 20 Are not my days few? Then cease and
his afflictions. 18 He complains of life, and let me alone, that I may take a little com-
craves a little ease before death. fort
1 ¶ My soul loathes my life; I will leave 21 before I go; and I shall not return, to
my complaint on myself; I will speak in the land of darkness, and the shadow of
the bitterness of my soul. death;
2 I will say to God, Do not condemn me; 22 a land of obscurity, the darkness of the
make me know on what ground You con- shadow of death, and without any order;
tend with me. even the shining is as utter darkness.
3 Is it good to You that You should press
on me, that You should despise the work of Job 11
Your palms, and You shine on the counsel 1 Zophar reproves Job for justifying himself.
of the wicked ones? 5 Jehovah’s wisdom is unsearchable. 13 The
4 Have You eyes of flesh; or do You see as assured blessing of repentance.
a man sees? 1 ¶ And Zophar the Naamathite answered
5 Are Your days as the days of man? Or and said:
your years like the days of man, 2 Should not a multitude of words be an-
6 that You seek out my iniquity, and search swered? And should a man of lips be justi-
for my sin? fied?
7 It is on Your knowing that I am not a 3 Should your lies make men silent? And
wicked one; and there is no one delivering will you mock, and no one make you
out of Your hand. ashamed?
8 ¶ Your hands have made me and shaped 4 For you have said, My doctrine is pure;
me together round about, yet You engulf me. and, I am clean in Your eyes.
9 Remember, I pray, that You have formed 5 But who will grant that God would speak
me as clay; and will You bring me to dust and open His lips against you,
again? 6 and would tell you the secrets of wis-
10 Did You not pour me out like milk; dom, that there is a doubling for counsel?
yea, curdled me like cheese? Know then that God forgets some of your
11 You clothed me with skin and flesh, iniquity for you.
and You knitted me with bones and sinews. 7 ¶ Can you find out God by searching?
12 You have made me have life and favor, Or can you find out the end of the Al-
and Your providence has guarded my spirit. mighty?
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8 Heights of the heavens! What can you 6 ¶ The tents of plunderers and those pro-
do? It is deeper than Sheol; what can you voking God are in security, to whomever
know? God brings into his hand.
9 Its measure is longer than the earth, 7 But now please ask the animals, and they
broader than the sea. will teach you; and the birds of the heav-
10 If He passes through and shuts up, or ens, and they will declare to you;
gathers together, even who can turn Him 8 or speak to the earth, and it will teach
back? you; and the fish of the sea will recount to
11 For He knows the vanity of men; and you;
He sees deceit, and will He not consider? 9 who among all these does not know that
12 For empty-minded man takes heart, and Jehovah’s hand has done this,
man is born a wild ass’s colt. 10 in whose hand is the soul of every liv-
13 ¶ If you prepare your heart, and stretch ing thing, and the breath of all flesh, even
out your palm toward Him; of man?
14 if iniquity is in your hand, put it far 11 Does the ear not try words, and the
away and do not let wickedness dwell in mouth taste food for itself?
your tents; 12 ¶ With the aged is wisdom, and under-
15 surely then you shall lift up your face standing in the length of days.
without blemish; and you will be stead- 13 With Him is wisdom and strength; He
fast, and you will not fear; has forethought and understanding.
16 for you shall forget your misery, and 14 Behold, He breaks down, and no one
shall remember it as waters that have builds; He shuts against a man, and no one
passed; opens.
17 and your lifetime shall rise more than 15 Behold, He holds back the waters, and
the noonday; you shall fly; you shall be as they dry up; and He sends them out, and
the morning. they overflow the earth.
18 And you shall trust, because there is 16 With Him is strength and sound wis-
hope. Yea, you shall look about and you dom; the deceived and the deceiver are
shall lie down in safety. His.
19 You shall lie down, and no one will be 17 He causes counselors to go barefoot;
terrifying; yea, many shall seek your favor. and He makes judges to be boastful.
20 But the eyes of the wicked ones shall 18 He loosens the bonds of kings, and He
be consumed, and escape shall perish from binds their loins with a girdle;
them; and their hope shall be like the 19 making priests walk away barefoot;
breathing out of the soul. and He overthrows the ever-enduring
ones;
Job 12 20 turning aside the lip of the trusted
1 Job maintains himself against his friends that men; and He takes away the reason of
reprove him. 7 He acknowledges Jehovah’s the aged,
omnipotency. 21 pouring scorn on nobles, and He loos-
1 ¶ And Job answered and said: ens the girdle of the strong;
2 For truly you are the people, and wis- 22 revealing deep things out of darkness;
dom will die with you. and He brings the shadow of death to light.
3 Also to me is a heart as well as to you; I 23 He gives greatness to the nations, and
do not fall short of you. And with whom He destroys them; spreading out the na-
are not things like these? tions, and He leads them out;
4 I am a laughingstock to his friend; he 24 turning away the heart of the heads of
calls to God, and He answers him; the just the people of the land; and He causes them
one, the blameless one is a mockery; to wander in a waste in which is no path.
5 a flame is despised in the thoughts of 25 They grope in the dark, and there is no
him who is at ease; it is ready for those light; and He makes them stagger like a
with slipping feet. drunkard.
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Friends’ partiality; Job addresses God 529 Job 13
22 Then call, and I will answer; or let me
Job 13 speak, and turn back to me.
1 Job reproves his friends for their partiality. 23 ¶ How many are my iniquities and sins?
14 He professes his confidence in Jehovah, Make me know my transgressions and my
20 and entreats to know his sins, and Jehovah’s sin.
purpose in afflicting him. 24 Why do You hide Your face and count
me for Your enemy?
1 ¶ Behold, my eye has seen all this; my 25 Will You terrify a leaf driven to and
ear has heard and understood it. fro? Will you pursue the dry stubble?
2 As you know, I know, even I; not falling 26 For You write bitter things against me
short of you. and make me inherit the iniquities of my
3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, youth.
and I desire to reason with God. 27 You also put my feet in the stocks, and
4 But you are ones smearing lies; all of watch all my paths; You set a limit on the
you are worthless healers. roots of my feet.
5 Oh that you would stop speaking en- 28 And he wears out like a rotten thing,
tirely, and it would be your wisdom! like a garment which a moth eats.
6 Hear now my reasoning, and attend to
the arguments of my lips. Job 14
7 Would you speak unrighteously for God 1 Job entreats Jehovah for favor, by the shortness
and speak deceitfully for Him? of life, and certainty of death. 7 Though life once
8 Will you lift up His face, or will you lost is definite, he waits for his change. 16 By
contend for God? sin the creature is subject to corruption.
9 Or as one man mocks a man, do you 1 ¶ Man born of woman is short of days
mock Him? Is it good that He should search and full of turmoil.
you out? 2 He comes forth like a flower and with-
10 Reproving He will reprove you if you ers; he also flees like a shadow and does
secretly lift up faces. not stand.
11 Shall not His highness make you afraid 3 Also do You open Your eyes on this one
and His dread fall on you? and bring me into judgment with You?
12 Your remembered sayings are like 4 Who gives a clean thing out of an un-
ashes; surely your backs are backs of clay. clean one? Not one!
13 ¶ Be silent from me, that I may speak; 5 If his days are determined, the number
and let what will pass over me. of his months is with You, and You have
14 Why do I lift up my flesh in my teeth made his bounds, and he cannot pass over;
and put my life in my palm? 6 look away from him, so that he may rest,
15 Behold, He will cut me off; I will not till he shall enjoy his day as a hireling.
wait, but I will reason out my ways before 7 ¶ For there is hope of a tree, if it is cut
His face. down, that it will sprout again, and its shoot
16 Also He will be salvation to me, for a will not cease.
godless one shall not come before Him. 8 Though its root becomes old in the earth,
17 Listening, listen to my word, and let and its stump dies in the dust,
my declaration be in your ears; 9 at the scent of water it will bud and pro-
18 Behold now, I have set my cause in duce branches like a plant.
order; I know that I shall be justified. 10 But man dies and is cut off, and man
19 Who is he who will strive with me? expires; and where is he?
For now I would be quiet and die. 11 As the waters go away from the sea,
20 Only two things do not do to me, O and a river wastes away and dries up,
God, then I will not hide myself from Your 12 even so man lies down and does not
face: rise until the heavens are no more, they
21 Remove Your palm from me, and let shall not awake, nor be roused out of their
not Your terror make me afraid. sleep.
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Job 15 530 Job sees God’s power; Eliphaz dooms wealthy
13 Who will grant that You would hide 10 With us are both the gray-headed and
me in Sheol; You would conceal me until very aged men, mightier than your father
Your anger turns back; that You would set as to days.
a limit for me and remember me? 11 Are the comforts of God too little
14 If a man dies, will he live again?? All with you, or a word that deals gently
the days of my warfare I will wait, until with you?
my change comes. 12 Why does your heart take you away,
15 You shall call, and I will answer You; and why do your eyes flash,
You shall long to the work of Your hands. 13 that you turn your spirit against God
16 ¶ For now You number my steps; do and let such words go out of your mouth?
You not watch over my sin? 14 What is man that he should be clean?
17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, Or he born of a woman, that he should be
and You cover over my iniquity. righteous?
18 And surely a falling mountain 15 Behold, He puts no trust in His holy
crumbles away, and the rock moves out ones; yea, the heavens are not clean in His
of its place. eyes.
19 The waters wear away stones; its out- 16 How much more loathed and corrupted
pouring washes the dust of the earth; and is man who drinks injustice like water!
You cause the hope of man to perish. 17 ¶ I will tell you; hear me, and I will
20 You overpower him forever, and he goes. recount this that I have seen;
You change his face and send him away. 18 that which wise men have told and have
21 His sons are honored, and he does not not hidden from their fathers;
know; they are insignificant, but he does 19 to them, them alone, the land was
not discern it. given, and no alien passed in their midst.
22 But his flesh is made heavy on him; 20 All the days of the wicked one he is
and his soul mourns over him. writhing in pain; a number of years are
stored up for the terrifying one.
Job 15 21 A dreadful sound of things is in his
1 Eliphaz reproves Job of impiety in justifying him- ears; the one devastating shall come on him
self. 17 He proves by tradition the unquietness in peace.
of wicked men. 22 He does not trust to be brought back
1 ¶ And Eliphaz the Temanite answered from darkness, but he is awaited by the
and said: sword.
2 Should a wise man answer with windy 23 He is wandering for bread. Where is
knowledge, and fill his belly with the east it? He knows that the day of darkness is
wind? ready at his hand.
3 Should he reason with speaking that is 24 Straits and distress terrify him; they
not being of benefit, or with words having shall overpower him, as a king ready for
no profit in them? the attack;
4 Yea, you do away with fear and take 25 because he stretched out his hand
away devotion before God. against God; and he acts mighty against
5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth; the Almighty.
and you choose the tongue of the crafty. 26 He runs at Him with a stiff neck, with
6 Your mouth condemns you, and not I; the thick layers of his shields,
yea, your own lips testify against you. 27 because he has covered his face with
7 Were you the first man born? Or were fat; yea, he has put fat on his loins.
you made before the hills? 28 And he dwells in cut off cities; houses,
8 Have you heard the secret counsel of none lives in them, which are ready to be-
God? And do you limit wisdom to your- come heaps.
self? 29 He shall not be rich, and his wealth
9 What do you know that we do not know? shall not hold out, and not shall he stretch
Or understand, that is not with us? out their gain on the earth.
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Job accuses friends of lack of sympathy 531 Job 16
30 He shall not escape from darkness; the 13 His archers surround me; He splits my
flame shall dry up his branches; and he shall kidneys and has no pity; He pours out my
turn at the breath of His mouth. gall on the ground.
31 Let not one being led astray trust in 14 He breaks me with break on the face
vanity; for vanity shall be his reward. of break; He runs on me like a mighty one.
32 Before his day it shall be fulfilled, and 15 I have sewed sackcloth on my skin,
his branch shall not be green; and I have thrust my horn in the dust.
33 he shall shake off its unripe grape as 16 My face is reddened from weeping;
the vine; and he shall cast its flower like and the shadow of death is on my eyelids,
the olive. 17 ¶ though no violence is in my palm,
34 For the company of the godless one and my prayer is pure.
shall be bleak; and fire shall devour the 18 O earth, do not cover my blood, and
tents of the giver of the bribe let not be a place for my cry.
35 they conceive mischief and give birth 19 Even now, behold! My witness is in
to evil; and their belly prepares deceit. Heaven and my Testifier is on high.
20 My scorners are my friends; my eye
Job 16 pours out tears to God.
1 Job reproves his friends of unmercifulness. 21 O that one might plead for a man with
7 He shows the pitifulness of his case. God, as a man pleads for his friend!
1 ¶ And Job answered and said: 22 For years of number will come; and I
2 I have heard many such things. You are shall not return the way I shall go.
all troublesome comforters.
3 Is there an end to words of wind? Or Job 17
what provokes you that you answer? 1 Job appeals from men to Jehovah. 6 The unmer-
4 I also could speak as you. If your soul ciful dealing of men with the afflicted may as-
were in the place of my soul, I could bind tonish, but not discourage the righteous. 11 His
words against you and shake at you with hope is not in life, but in death.
my head. 1 ¶ My spirit is in trouble; my days are
5 I might strengthen you with my mouth, extinguished; graves are for me.
and the moving of my lips could spare you. 2 If not there were mockers with me, and
6 ¶ If I speak, my pain is not held back; my eye rests on their insults.
and if I forbear, what part of me goes away? 3 Please lay down a pledge for me with
7 But now He has made me weary. You Yourself; who is he who will strike my hand
have desolated all my company. with me?
8 And You have plucked me; for it is a 4 For You have hidden their heart from
witness, and my failure rises up against me; understanding; therefore You shall not ex-
yea, it answers to my face. alt them.
9 His anger has torn, and retained ani- 5 For a share he makes known to friends ;
mosity against me; He gnashes at me with even his son’s eyes shall be consumed.
His teeth; my Adversary sharpens his eyes 6 He has also set me as a byword of the
at me. peoples, and I am a spitting to the faces.
10 They have gaped at me with their 7 And my eye is dim from grief; and all my
mouth and with scorn struck my cheek; members are all of them like a shadow.
they gather themselves together against 8 Upright ones shall be amazed at this;
me. and the innocent one shall stir himself
11 God has delivered me to the perverse against the godless one.
one; and He has pushed me headlong to 9 And the righteous one shall hold firmly
the hands of the wicked ones. on his way; and he of clean hands adds
12 I was at ease, but He has shattered me; strength.
yea, He has also taken hold on my neck 10 ¶ And now all of them, go back and
and broken me to bits; and He has set me please come again; and I shall not find
up as a target for Him. among you a wise man.
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Job 18 534 Bildad unsympathetic; Job feels lack of care
11 My days have passed; my plans are 17 His memory perishes from the earth,
broken off, the desires of my heart. and there is no name to him on the face of
12 They set night for day; light is near in the street.
the face of darkness. 18 They push him from light to darkness,
13 If I wait for Sheol as my house, I have and they make him flee from the world.
spread out my bed in the darkness; 19 He shall have no son and no kinsman
14 I have called to corruption, You are my among his people, and no remnant in his
father; to the worm, My mother and my sister. dwellings.
15 And where then is my hope? And as 20 Those after him shall be amazed at his
for my hope, who shall see it? day; and those before were seized with
16 They shall go down to the bars of horror.
Sheol, when our descent together is in the 21 Surely these are the tents of the per-
dust. verse one, and this the place that has not
known God.
Job 18
1 Bildad reproves Job of presumption and impa- Job 19
tience. 5 The calamities of the wicked. 1 Job, complaining of his friends, saying to them
1 ¶ And Bildad the Shuhite answered and that there is misery enough in him to feed their
said: cruelty. 23 He believes the resurrection.
2 Until when will you put an end to words? 1 ¶ And Job answered and said:
Consider, and afterwards we will speak. 2 Until when will you torment my soul
3 Why are we counted as beasts? Are we and break me in pieces with words?
stupid in your eyes? 3 This ten times you have shamed me;
4 One tearing his soul in his anger, shall you are not ashamed that you have wronged
the earth be forsaken for your sake? Or me.
shall the rock move from its place? 4 And if indeed I have erred, my error
5 ¶ Yes, the light of the wicked ones shall remains with me.
be put out; and the spark of his fire shall 5 If truly you magnify yourself against
not blaze. me, and plead my reproach against me,
6 The light shall be dark in his tent; and 6 know now that God has subverted me
his lamp shall be put out above him; and His net has closed on me.
7 the steps of his strength shall be cramped, 7 Behold, I cry out, Violence! And I am
and his own counsel shall cast him down. not answered; I cry aloud, but there is no
8 For he is sent into a net by his own feet; justice.
and he is walking on a snare; 8 ¶ He has fenced up my way so that I
9 the trap shall take him by the heel; a cannot pass; and He has set darkness on
snare shall be strong over him; my paths.
10 the snare is hid for him in the ground, 9 He has stripped my honor off of me,
and a trap for him on the way. and He has removed the crown from my
11 ¶ Terrors frighten him on every side head.
and shall break him at his feet. 10 He has broken me on every side, and I
12 His strength is hungry, and calamity go; and He has pulled up my hope like a
shall be ready at his side. tree.
13 It devours parts of his skin; the first- 11 And His anger glows against me, and
born of death eats his parts. He counts me as an adversary to Him-
14 His hope shall be rooted out of his tent, self.
and it makes him march to the king of ter- 12 His troops come together and they heap
rors. up their way against me; and they camp all
15 What is not his shall dwell in his tent; around my tent.
brimstone is scattered on his dwelling. 13 He has put my brothers from me; and
16 His roots are dried up beneath, and his ones knowing me truly are estranged from
branch shall wither above. me.
With it all, Job says, “My Redeemer lives” 535 Job 20
14 My near ones have fallen away, and 5 that the exulting of the wicked ones is
ones knowing me have forgotten me. near an end, and the joy of the godless one
15 And visitors in my house and my slave- is for a moment?
girls count me for a stranger; I am a for- 6 Though his height goes up to the heav-
eign one in their eyes. ens, and his head touches to the clouds,
16 I call to my servant, but he does not 7 he shall perish forever like his dung;
answer; I must beg him with my mouth. they who see him shall say, Where is he?
17 My breath is also being strange to my 8 He flies off like a dream, and is not found;
wife, and I must beg to the sons of my and is driven away like a night vision.
mother’s womb. 9 An eye caught sight of him, but will not
18 Even young boys despise me; I rise, again; yea, his place shall not again see
and they speak against me. him.
19 All the men of my counsel detest me; 10 ¶ His sons seek the favors of the poor
even those I loved have turned against me. ones, and his hands shall give back his
20 My bone clings on my skin and on my wealth.
flesh; and I have escaped by the skin of 11 His bones are full of his youthful vigor,
my teeth. but it lies down on the dust with him.
21 Pity me! Pity me, you my friends! For 12 Even if evil is sweet in his mouth, and
the hand of God has touched me. he hides it under his tongue,
22 Why do you pursue me, as God, and 13 he spares it, and he will not leave it;
are not satisfied with my flesh? yea, he keeps holding it back in his mouth;
23 ¶ Oh that my words were now written! 14 yet his food in his belly shall be turned;
Oh that they were engraved in a book! the gall of asps is within him.
24 Oh that they were cut with an iron pen 15 He swallows wealth, but vomits it; God
and lead in the rock forever! drives it out from his belly.
25 For I know my Redeemer is living, 16 He shall suck the poison of asps; the
and He shall rise on the dust at the last; viper’s tongue shall slay him.
26 and after my skin has been struck off 17 He shall not see the rivers, the flowings
from my flesh, yet this, I shall see God, of torrents of honey and curd
27 whom I shall see for myself, and my 18 giving back his gain, and he will not
eyes shall behold, and no stranger; swallow the wealth of his exchanges; he
though my reins be exhausted in my bo- will not enjoy it.
som. 19 For he crushed and forsook the poor
28 For you may say, Why do we perse- ones; he stole a house, but he had not built
cute him? And the root of the matter is it.
found in me. 20 Surely he shall not know ease in his
29 Fear for yourselves because of the belly; he will not escape with his things of
sword; for fury brings punishments of the desire.
sword, that you may know there is a judg- 21 There is no remnant for his food; be-
ment. cause of this, his good will not last.
22 In the fullness of his scorn, it was dis-
Job 20 tress for him; the hand of every wretched
Zophar shows the state and portion of the wicked. one shall come upon him.
1 ¶ And Zophar the Naamathite answered 23 ¶ It shall happen at the filling of his
and said: belly, He shall cast on him the fury of His
2 So my thoughts cause me to answer, wrath, and He shall rain on him while he is
even because of my haste in me. eating.
3 I have heard the chastening of my re- 24 He may flee from the iron weapon, a
proach; and the spirit from my understand- bow of bronze shall pierce him.
ing makes me reply. 25 One draws it, and draws it from his
4 Do you know this from of old, from the back, even lightning from his gall; terrors
setting of man on earth, come upon him.
Job 21 534 Job answers Zophar; Evil often lasts for life
26 All darkness is hidden for secret trea- 17 ¶ How often is the lamp of the wicked
suring; a fire not blown shall consume him; ones put out, and their calamity comes on
those left in his tent shall tremble. them! He shares out pangs in His anger;
27 The heavens shall reveal his iniquity; 18 they are as straw before the wind, and
and the earth shall be raising up itself against as chaff that the tempest steals away.
him. 19 God stores up his iniquity for his sons;
28 The fruit of his house shall move, He repays him, and he knows.
flowing away in the day of His wrath. 20 His eyes shall see his ruin, and he shall
29 This is the portion of the evil man from drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
God, and the inheritance of his word from 21 For what is his delight in his house
God. after him, and his number of months is cut
off.
Job 21 22 Shall any teach God knowledge, since
1 Job shows that even in the judgment of man he He shall judge those who are exalted?
has reason to be grieved. 7 Sometimes the wicked 23 One dies in his full strength, wholly
prosper, as they despise Jehovah. 27 The judg- secure and at ease;
ment of the wicked is in another world. 24 his sides are full of milk, and his bones
1 ¶ And Job answered and said: are wet with marrow.
2 Listening, listen to my speech, and let 25 And this one dies with bitter soul, and
this be your comfort; never eats with pleasure;
3 Rise with me and I shall speak; then 26 they lie down together on the dust, and
after I have spoken, you may mock. the worm covers over them.
4 As for me, is my complaint to man? And 27 ¶ Behold, I know your thoughts, and
why should not my spirit be short? the devices with which you do wrong
5 Turn toward me and be astonished, and against me;
put your hand on your mouth. 28 for you say, Where is the house of the
6 And if I remember, I am dismayed; and noble, and where the tent, the dwellings of
shuddering seizes on my flesh. the wicked ones?
7 ¶ Why do the wicked ones live? They 29 Have you not asked those who pass
grow old, and become mighty in power. along the way; and do you not recognize
8 Their seed is established with them be- their signs?
fore their face, and their offspring before 30 For the wicked one is kept for the day
their eyes. of calamity; they shall be brought to the
9 Their houses are in peace, without fear; day of wrath.
and no rod of God’s is on them. 31 Who shall declare his way to his face?
10 His bull passes semen and does not fail; And who repays him for what he has done?
his cow calves and does not miscarry. 32 Yet he shall be brought to the graves,
11 They send their young boys out as a and watch shall be kept over his tomb.
flock, and their children dance. 33 And the clods of the valley shall be
12 They lift up voice at the timbrel and sweet to him; and every man shall draw
lyre, and rejoice at the sound of the flute. after him; and before him there is no num-
13 They spend their days in good, and in ber.
a moment go down to Sheol. 34 How then do you comfort me with van-
14 And they say to God, Depart from us, ity? Yea, in your answers a treacherous
for we do not desire the knowledge of Your act remains.
ways.
15 What is the Almighty, that we should Job 22
serve Him? And what do we profit if we 1 Eliphaz shows that man’s goodness does not profit
entreat Him? Jehovah. 5 He accuses Job of sins. 21 He ex-
16 Behold, their good is not in their hand! horts him to repentance with promises of mercy.
The counsel of the wicked ones is far from 1 ¶ And Eliphaz the Temanite answered
me. and said:
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Eliphaz falsely charges Job; Job ignores it 535 Job 23
2 Can a man be of use to God, as one 24 Then you shall lay gold on the dust,
acting wisely is being of use to himself? even among the rocks of the torrents of
3 Is it pleasure to the Almighty that you Ophir.
are a righteous one? Or is it gain to Him 25 Yea, the Almighty shall be your gold
that you make your ways perfect? and silver, a tower of strength for you,
4 Will He reprove you because of your 26 for then you will delight over the Al-
reverence, or enter into judgment with you? mighty, and you will lift up your face to
5 ¶ Is not your evil great, and is there no God.
end to your iniquities? 27 You shall make your prayer to Him,
6 For you have taken a pledge from your and He will hear you; and you shall pay
brother for nothing, and you have stripped your vows.
the naked of their clothing. 28 You shall also decide a thing, and it
7 You have not given water to the faint to will stand for you; and light shall shine on
drink, and you withheld food from the hun- your ways.
gry. 29 For they have humiliated you; and you
8 And the earth is to him, to the man of shall say, a lifting up! And He shall save
arm; and the lifted up of face lives in it. the lowly of eyes.
9 You have sent widows away empty, and 30 He shall deliver one not innocent and
have crushed the arms of orphans. will deliver by the cleanness of your palms.
10 On account of this snares are all around
you, and suddenly dread troubles you; Job 23
11 or darkness, so that you cannot see, 1 Job longs to appear before Jehovah, 6 in confi-
and a flood of waters covers you. dence of His mercy. 8 Jehovah, who is invisible,
12 Is not God high in Heaven? And see observes our ways. 11 Job’s innocence.
the leading stars, for they are high. 1 ¶ And Job answered and said:
13 And you say, What does God know? 2 Even today my complaint is bitter; my
Can He judge through the dark cloud? hand is heavy over my groaning.
14 Clouds are a covering for Him, and 3 Oh that I knew and I could find Him, I
He does not see; and He walks the circuit would come into His seat;
of the heavens. 4 I would set in order my cause before
15 ¶ Do you keep to the old way which Him, and I would fill my mouth with ar-
evil men have trod, guments.
16 the ones who were taken, but there was 5 I would know the words He would an-
not time; their foundation was poured out swer me, and understand what He would
by a river; say to me.
17 the ones saying to God, Depart from 6 Would He contend with me with great-
us; and, What can the Almighty do to ness of strength? No, surely He would put
them? it to me.
18 Yet He filled their houses with good; 7 There the upright one might reason with
and the counsel of the wicked ones is far Him; and I would be forever delivered
from me. from my Judge.
19 The righteous ones see it and are glad; 8 ¶ Behold, I go forward, but He is not
and the innocent ones scornfully laugh; there; and backward, but I do not perceive
20 truly our adversary is not cut down, Him;
and fire has consumed their excess. 9 to the left where He works, but I cannot
21 ¶ Now be of service with Him, and be see; He turns to the right, but I do not see
at peace; good shall come to you by them. Him.
22 Now receive the Law from His mouth 10 But He knows the way with me.
and put His words in your heart. When I am tried, I shall come forth as
23 If you return to the Almighty you shall gold.
be built up; you shall put injustice far from 11 My foot has held fast in His steps; I
your tents. have kept His way and have not turned;
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Job 24 536 God’s justice not always executed in this life
12 and I have not departed from the com- 13 ¶ They are among ones rebelling
mand of His lips; I treasured the words of against light; they do not recognize His
His mouth more than my portion. ways, and not do they stay in His paths.
13 ¶ But He is in one mind, and who can 14 The murderer rising with the light kills
turn Him? Yea, His soul desires, and He the afflicted and needy ones, and in the
does it. night he is a thief.
14 For He fulfilled my lot, and many like 15 And the eye of the adulterer keeps
these are with Him. watch for twilight, saying, No eye will see
15 On account of this I am troubled from me; and he puts a covering on his face.
His presence; I consider, and I am in dread 16 In the dark he digs through houses;
of Him. they shut themselves up by day; they do
16 For God makes my heart weak, and not know the light.
the Almighty troubles me. 17 For alike are morning and death-
17 In this I was not cut off by darkness; shadow to them; for he knows the terrors
yea, He covered the thick darkness from of death-shade.
my face. 18 ¶ He is swift on the face of the waters;
their portion is cursed in the earth; he does
Job 24 not face the way of the vineyards.
1 Wickedness goes often unpunished. 17 There is 19 Drought and heat tear away the snow
a secret judgment for the wicked. waters, and Sheol those who have sinned.
20 The womb shall forget him; the
1 ¶ Why since times are not hidden from worm sucks on him; he shall be remem-
the Almighty, even those knowing Him do bered no more; and injustice shall be
not see His days? broken like a tree.
2 They move the landmarks; they seize 21 He feeds the barren that do not bear,
and pasture flocks; and does no good to the widow.
3 they drive away the ass of orphans; they 22 He also draws the mighty one with his
take the widow’s ox for a pledge; strength; He rises up, and no one is made
4 they turn the needy ones out of the way; sure in life.
the afflicted ones of the earth have hidden 23 He gives security to him, and he leans
together. on it; yet His eyes are on their ways.
5 Behold, like wild asses in the desert, 24 They are lifted up for a little while,
they go out in their work, seeking early but they are not; and they are brought low;
for prey; the desert yields food for him they are gathered in like all others, and
for their young. wither like the heads of ears of grain.
6 They reap his fodder in the field, and 25 And if not, then who will prove me a
they glean the vineyard of the wicked liar and make my speech into nothing?
one.
7 They lodge naked ones without cloth- Job 25
ing, and there is no cover against the cold. Bildad shows that man cannot be justified before
8 They are wet with the showers of hills, Jehovah.
and embrace the rock for lack of shelter. 1 ¶ And Bildad the Shuhite answered and
9 They seize the orphan from the breast, said:
and lay a pledge on afflicted ones. 2 Rule and fear are with Him, making
10 They make them go without clothing, peace in His high places.
and are hungry; they take up a sheaf. 3 Is there any number of His troops? And
11 They press out oil between their on whom does His light not rise?
walls; they tread winepresses, but are 4 How then can man be justified with God?
thirsty. Or how can one who is born of a woman
12 Men groan from out of the city, and be pure?
the soul of the wounded cries for help; yet 5 Behold, even the moon, and it is not bright;
God does not charge unseemliness. and the stars are not pure in His eyes;
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6 how much less man who is a maggot; 4 my lips shall not speak injustice, and
and the son of man who is a worm! my tongue shall not utter deceit.
5 Far be it from me that I should justify
Job 26 you. Until I die, I shall not turn aside my
1 Job, reproving the uncharitable spirit of Bildad, integrity from me.
5 acknowledges the power of God to be 6 I hold fast on my righteousness, and I
unsearchable. will not abandon it; my heart shall not re-
1 ¶ And Job answered and said: proach me any of my days.
2 How have you helped the powerless, or 7 ¶ As is my enemy like the wicked one,
saved the arm not strong? even he who rises against me is as the per-
3 How have you counseled the one not verse one.
wise or made known an abundance of wis- 8 For what is the hope of the godless one
dom? when He cuts off, when God pulls out his
4 With whom have you spoken words? soul?
And whose breath came forth from you? 9 Will God hear his cry when distress
5 ¶ The departed spirits are made to writhe comes upon him?
from beneath the waters, and those resid- 10 Will he delight in the Almighty? Will
ing there. he call on God at all times?
6 Sheol is naked before Him, and the Place 11 ¶ I will teach you by the hand of God;
of Ruin has no covering. that which is with the Almighty I will not
7 He stretched out the north over the empty hide.
place, hanging the earth on nothing. 12 Behold, all of you have seen it your-
8 He binds up the waters in His thick selves; And why have you become vain
clouds; and the cloud does not burst under with this vanity?
them. 13 This is the portion of a wicked man
9 He covers the face of His throne, spread- with God, and the inheritance of terrify-
ing His cloud over it. ing ones that they shall receive from the
10 He has described a circle on the face of Almighty.
the waters to the boundary of light with 14 If his sons become numerous, the sword
darkness. is for them; and his offspring shall not be
11 The pillars of the heavens tremble and satisfied with bread.
are stunned at His rebuke. 15 His remnant shall be buried in death,
12 With His power He quiets the sea, and and his widows shall not weep.
by His understanding He shatters the proud. 16 Though he heaps up silver like the dust,
13 By His Spirit the heavens were beauti- and prepares clothing like the clay;
ful; His hand pierced the fleeing snake. 17 he may prepare, but the righteous one
14 Lo, these are the edges of His ways; shall put it on; and the innocent one shall
yea, what a whisper of a word we hear of divide the silver.
Him! And the thunder of His might who 18 He builds his house like a moth, and
can understand? like a booth that a watchman makes.
19 The rich man shall lie down, but he
Job 27 shall not be gathered; he opens his eyes,
1 Job protests his sincerity. 8 The hypocrite is and he is not.
without hope. 11 The blessings which the wicked 20 Terrors shall overtake him like wa-
have are turned into curses. ters; a tempest steals him away in the
1 ¶ And Job continued the lifting up of night.
his parable, and said: 21 The east wind lifts him up and he is
2 As God lives, He has turned aside my gone; for it storms him away from his place.
judgment; yea, the Almighty has made my 22 For it will cast at him, and will not
soul bitter. spare; fleeing from its hand he will flee.
3 As long as my breath is in me, and the 23 He shall clap His palms at him, and
breath of God is in my nostrils, shall hiss him from his place.
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22 the Place of Ruin and Death say, We
Job 28 have heard its fame with our ears.
1 There is a knowledge of natural things. 12 But 23 God knows its way, and He knows its
wisdom is an excellent gift of Jehovah. place.
1 ¶ Surely there is a mine for the silver, 24 For He looks to the ends of the earth,
and a place where they refine gold. and sees under all the heavens;
2 Iron is taken out of the dust, and copper 25 making a weight for the winds and
is smelted from stone. measuring out the waters by measure.
3 He sets an end to darkness, and to every 26 When He made a decree for the rain,
extremity; He searches out a stone of dark- and a way for the flash, the thunderclap,
ness and death-shade. 27 then He saw it, and declared it; He pre-
4 He opens a shaft far from the visitor; pared it, and He also searched it out.
they are forgotten by man’s foot; they hang 28 And to man He said, Behold, the fear
far from men; they swing to and fro. of the Lord, that is wisdom! And to turn
5 The earth; out of it comes bread; and from evil is understanding.
underneath it, it is turned up like fire.
6 The place of sapphires is in its stones, Job 29
and it has dust of gold. Job tells of his former prosperity and honor.
7 There is a path not known to birds of prey, 1 ¶ And Job continued the lifting up of
a falcon’s eye has not caught sight of it; his parable, and said:
8 the sons of pride have not trodden on it; 2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in
the lion has not passed by it. the days when God watched over me;
9 He places His hand on the flint places; 3 when His lamp shone on my head, when
He overturns mountains by the roots. I walked through darkness by His light;
10 He cuts out rivers among the rocks, 4 as I was in the days of my harvest, when
and His eye sees every precious thing. the counsel of God was over my tent;
11 He restrains the floods from overflow- 5 when the Almighty was yet with me and
ing; and He brings the hidden thing to light. my children were around me;
12 But where shall wisdom be found? And 6 when I washed my steps with curds, and
where is the place of understanding? the rock poured out rivers of oil for me;
13 Man does not know its value, and not 7 ¶ when I went out to the gate by the city;
is it found in the land of the living. when I prepared my seat in the broad place.
14 ¶ The deep says, It is not in me; and 8 The young men saw me and hid them-
the sea says, It is not with me. selves; the aged rose up, stood up;
15 Pure gold cannot be given instead of 9 the rulers held back with words, and
it, and silver cannot be weighed as its price. they laid a palm on their mouth;
16 It cannot be weighed against the gold 10 the leaders’ voice was hidden; yea, their
of Ophir, against precious onyx, or sap- tongue clung to their palate.
phire; 11 For the ear heard, and blessed me; and
17 gold and crystal cannot be ranked with the eye saw, and witnessed for me.
it, and not its exchange a vessel of fine gold. 12 For I delivered afflicted ones who cried
18 Coral and rock crystal cannot be men- for help and the orphan who had no helper
tioned; yea, the getting of wisdom is above to him.
jewels. 13 The blessing of the perishing came on
19 The topaz of Ethiopia cannot be ranked me; and I made the widow’s heart to sing.
with it; it cannot be weighed against pure 14 I put on righteousness and it clothed
gold. me; my judgment was like a robe and a
20 ¶ Where then does wisdom come from, turban.
and where is the place of understanding? 15 I was eyes to the blind ones and feet
21 Yea, it is hidden from the eyes of all for the lame ones.
living, and concealed from the birds of the 16 I was father to the poor one, and the
heavens; cause which I did not know, I searched out.
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Job’s pitiful condition now not warranted 539 Job 30
17 I broke the fangs of the perverse one, 12 On my right hand a brood rises; they
and cast the prey out of his teeth. push away my feet and raise their paths of
18 ¶ And I said, I shall die in my nest, and distress against me.
I shall multiply days like the sand. 13 They have broken down my path; they
19 My root was open to the waters, and profit by my ruin; they have no helper. for
the dew lay all night on my branch. them.
20 My glory was fresh with me, and my 14 They come on, as through a break; they
bow was renewed in my hand. roll on under a ruin.
21 They listened to me and waited, and 15 ¶ Terrors are turned on me; they pur-
kept silence for my counsel. sue my soul like the wind, and my pros-
22 After my words, they did not repeat it, perity passes away like a cloud.
and my speech dropped on them. 16 And now my soul is poured out
23 And they waited for me like the rain; within me; days of affliction have seized
and they opened their mouth wide as for me.
the latter rain. 17 The night pierces my bones on me,
24 I laughed on those when they did not and my gnawing pain does not lie down.
believe, and they did not make the light of 18 With great force my garment is disfig-
my face to fall. ured; it girds me like the mouth of my coat.
25 I chose out their way, and sat as chief; 19 He has cast me into the mire; and I
and I lived like a king among the troops; have become like dust and ashes.
as the mourners, and he who comforts. 20 I cried to You, but You did not answer
me. I stood up, and You considered me.
Job 30 21 You changed to be cruel to me; You
1 Job’s honor is turned into extreme contempt, keep on assaulting me with the might of
15 His prosperity into calamity. Your hand;
1 ¶ But now the younger in days laugh at 22 You lift me up to the wind; You cause
me; those whose fathers I would have re- me to ride on it; and You melt me in a
fused to set with the dogs of my flock. storm.
2 Also, what profit for me was the strength 23 For I know that You will bring me to
of their hands; for full vigor had perished death, and to the house appointed for all
from them? living.
3 They are lifeless with want and hunger, 24 Surely He will not send out His hand
those who gnaw the dry ground which was to the ruin heap; behold, though he cries
formerly waste and desolation; for help in his destruction.
4 those plucking mallow by the bushes, 25 Did I not weep for him whose day is
and broom roots for their food; hard; and my soul grieved for the poor one?
5 they are driven from the midst; they 26 When I expected good, then evil came;
shouted against them as a thief; and when I waited for light, even darkness
6 they dwell in the chasms of the torrents, came.
in the holes of the earth, and in rocks. 27 My bowels have boiled, and they have
7 They bray among the bushes; they not rested; the days of affliction confront
huddle together under the nettles; me.
8 sons of a foolish one; yea, sons without 28 I go about being in the dark with no
a name; they have been whipped out of the sun; I stood up in the assembly, and I cried
land. out.
9 And now I have become their song; yea, 29 I am a brother to jackals, and a friend
I am their byword. to daughters of the ostrich.
10 They loathe me, and they keep away from 30 My skin is blackened on me, and my
me; they do not spare spit from my face; bones are burned with heat.
11 Because He has loosed His bowstring 31 And my lyre has turned to mourn-
and afflicted me, they also have thrown ing, and My flute vibrates to the sound
off the bridle in my presence. of weeping.
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Job 31 540 Job relates his lifelong practice; is done
20 if his loins have not blessed me, and
Job 31 he warmed himself with the fleece of my
Job makes a solemn protest of his integrity in sev- flock;
eral duties. 21 if I have lifted up my hand against
1 ¶ I made a covenant with my eyes, and the orphan, when I saw my help in the
how could I look intently on a virgin? gate;
2 For what is the portion from God above, 22 let my shoulder fall from the blade,
and what is the legacy from the Almighty and let my arm be broken from the bone.
on high? 23 For calamity from God is a terror to
3 Is it not disaster to the perverse one, me, and I could not do the thing because
and calamity to the workers of iniquity? of His majesty.
4 Does He not see my ways and count all 24 ¶ If I have made gold my hope or have
my steps? said fine gold is my trust;
5 If I have walked with vanity, or my foot 25 if I rejoiced because my wealth was
has hurried to deceit, great; or because my hand had found much;
6 let me be weighed in just scales, and 26 if I looked to the light when it shone,
that God may know my integrity. or the moon walking in splendor,
7 If my step has turned aside out of the 27 and my heart was secretly enticed, or
way, or my heart has walked after my my mouth has kissed my hand;
eyes, and if any spot has clung to my 28 this also would be an iniquity for the
palm, judges; for I would have denied God above.
8 let me sow, and let another eat; and let 29 If I rejoiced at the ruin of one hating
my offspring be uprooted. me, and I was excited when evil found him;
9 ¶ If my heart has been enticed by a 30 also I have not given my mouth to sin
woman; or I laid in wait at my neighbor’s by asking his life with a curse;
door, 31 if the men of my tent did not say, Who
10 let my wife grind to another, and let can give; not being satisfied from his flesh?
others crouch over her. 32 The stranger did not lodge outside, for
11 For that would be an evil purpose, and I opened my doors to the traveler;
it is iniquity for the judges. 33 ¶ if I covered my transgressions like
12 For it is a fire that devours to the Place Adam, by hiding my iniquity in my bo-
of Ruin, and it would root up all my gain. som,
13 If I rejected the cause of my male slave 34 then let me fear before a great multi-
or my slave-girl when they contended with tude, and let the contempt of families
me, frighten me and I will be silent, and not
14 what then shall I do when God rises go out the door.
up? And when He calls me up, what shall I 35 Oh that to me were one to listen to me!
answer Him? Behold my mark! Let the Almighty answer
15 Did not He who made me in the belly me, and let the Man of my contention write
make him? And did not One shape us in an indictment.
the womb? 36 Surely I would carry it on my shoul-
16 ¶ If I have withheld from the desire of der, and bind it like crowns to me.
the poor one, or I have consumed the 37 I would tell Him the number of my
widow’s eyes, steps. Like a prince I would come near Him.
17 or have eaten my bit alone, and the 38 If my land cries out against me, or its
orphan has not eaten from it, furrows weep together;
18 for from my youth he grew up with 39 if I have eaten its strength without sil-
me as with a father, and from my mother’s ver, or have caused the life of its owner to
womb I guided her. breathe out,
19 If I have seen any perish for lack of 40 let thorns come forth instead of wheat,
clothing, or there was no covering for the and a weed instead of barley. The words
needy one; of Job are finished.
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Elihu accuses both friends and Job 541 Job 32
17 I also will make known what I know.
Job 32 18 For I am full of words; the spirit in
1 Elihu is angry with Job and his three friends. 11 my belly presses on me;
He reproves them for not satisfying Job. 16 His 19 behold my belly is like wine that has
zeal to speak. no vent; it bursts like new wineskins.
1 ¶ And these three men rested from an- 20 I will speak so that I may be relieved;
swering Job, because he was a righteous I will open my lips and answer.
one in his own eyes. 21 I will not now lift up the face of a
2 And burned the anger of Elihu the son man, nor eulogize any man.
of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of 22 For I do not know how to eulogize;
Ram; his anger burned against Job, because else after a little my Maker will take me
he had justified himself rather than God. up.
3 Also his anger burned against his three
friends, because they had not found any Job 33
answer, yet they had condemned Job. 1 Elihu offers to reason with Job. 8 He excuses
4 And Elihu had waited for Job with Jehovah from giving man an account of his ways,
words, because they were older than he in by His greatness. 14 Jehovah calls man to re-
days. pentance by visions, 19 by afflictions, 23 and by
5 When Elihu saw that there was no an- His mediator.
swer in the mouth of the three men, then 1 ¶ And yet, Job, now hear my speech and
his anger burned. give ear to all my words.
6 ¶ And Elihu the son of Barachel the 2 Behold, now I have opened my mouth;
Buzite answered and said, I am young, and my tongue has spoken in my mouth.
you are very aged; so I feared and was afraid 3 My words are of uprightness of my heart;
to make my opinion known to you. and my lips will clearly speak knowledge.
7 I said, Days will speak, and many years 4 The Spirit of God made me, and the
will make wisdom known. breath of the Almighty enlivened me.
8 But it is a spirit in man giving them 5 If you are able, answer me; array your-
perception, even the breath of the Al- self, set yourself before me.
mighty. 6 Behold me; I am toward God as you; I
9 It is not the great ones that are being also was formed from the clay.
wise, and not the aged ones who under- 7 Behold, my terror shall not frighten you;
stand judgment; and my burden shall not be heavy on you.
10 so then I say, Listen to me; I will make 8 ¶ Surely you have spoken in my ears,
known my opinion, I also. and I have heard the sound of words.
11 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave 9 You said, I am pure, without trans-
ear to your reasons while you searched out gression; I am clean and no iniquity is
words; in me;
12 yea, I considered, and behold, not one 10 behold, He finds alienation on me; He
of you proved Job wrong, nor answered considers me His enemy;
his sayings; 11 He puts my feet in the stocks; He
13 that you not say, We have discovered watches all my paths.
wisdom. It is God who will defeat him, 12 Behold, you are not right in this. I will
not man. answer you, for God is greater than man.
14 And he has not ordered words against 13 Why do you contend against Him, since
me, and I will not answer him with your in all His matters He does not answer to
words. you?
15 ¶ They are broken; they do not reply 14 ¶ For in one way God may speak, and
again; words have been removed from in a second, but one does not regard it.
them. 15 In a dream, a vision of the night, when
16 Shall I wait because they do not speak, deep sleep falls on men; while they slum-
because they stand, not answering again? ber on the bed,
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Job 34 542 Elihu upholds God’s justice in His dealings
16 then He opens the ear of men and seals 3 for the ear tries words as the palate tastes
their instruction, food.
17 that He may turn man from his deed; 4 Let us choose judgment for ourselves;
that He might conceal pride from man. let us know among ourselves what is good.
18 He holds back his soul from the Pit, 5 For Job has said, I am righteous; also,
and his life from passing by the sword. God has turned away my right;
19 ¶ And he is chastened with pain on his 6 should I lie against my right? My wound
bed, and the strife in his bones is endur- is incurable, without transgression.
ing; 7 What man is like Job, who drinks up
20 so that his life loathes bread, and his derision like water;
soul desirable food. 8 who goes in company with those who
21 His flesh wastes away from his sight; work iniquity, and walks with wicked men?
and his bones laid bare, they were not seen. 9 For he has said, It is no benefit for a
22 And his soul draws near to the Pit, and man when he is accepted with God.
his life to those causing dying. 10 ¶ Therefore, O man of heart, listen to
23 If there is a messenger for him, a me- me; far be it from God to do wrong, and
diator, one among a thousand, to make the Almighty, to do injustice.
known for his uprightness, 11 For He repays man’s work to him; and
24 then let him be gracious to him and according to a man’s way, He causes him
say, Deliver him from going down to the to find.
Pit, for I have found a ransom! 12 Yea, surely God will not do wicked-
25 His flesh shall be fresher than in youth ness, and not will the Almighty pervert
let him return to the days of his vigor. justice.
26 He will pray to God, and He will ac- 13 Who with Him has watched over the
cept him, and he will see His face with a earth? Or who has laid out the whole
shout of joy; for He will restore to man his world?
righteousness. 14 If He sets His heart on him, if He gath-
27 He will look upon men and say, I have ers his spirit and his breath to Himself,
sinned, and I have perverted upright ways; 15 all flesh shall perish together, and man
and it was not made even to me; shall return to dust.
28 He has redeemed my soul from pass- 16 ¶ But if you have understanding, hear
ing over into the Pit, and my life shall see this; listen to the sound of my words:
the light. 17 Shall one who hates justice restrain it?
29 ¶ Behold, all these God does two or Or will you condemn a righteous, mighty
three times with a man, one;
30 to bring back his soul from the Pit, 18 who says to a king, O worthlessness;
to be illuminated with the light of the to nobles, O wicked one?
living. 19 He who does not lift up the face of
31 Pay attention, O Job; listen to me; be rulers, and does not regard the rich one
silent, and I will speak. before the poor one; for all of them are the
32 If there are words, answer me; speak, work of His hands.
for I desire to justify you. 20 In a moment they die, and a people are
33 If not, you listen to me; be silent, and shaken at midnight; yea, they pass away,
I will teach you wisdom. and the mighty one will be turned aside
with not a hand.
Job 34 21 For His eyes are on the ways of a man,
1 Elihu accuses Job for charging Jehovah with in- and He sees all his steps.
justice. 10 Jehovah’s omnipotence cannot be un- 22 There is no darkness and no death-
just. 31 Man must humble himself to Jehovah. shade to hide there those who work iniq-
1 ¶ And Elihu answered and said: uity.
2 O wise men, hear my words; and you 23 For He does not appoint on man any
who know, give ear to me; more to go before God in judgment.
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Elihu says Job vain; exalts God’s wisdom 543 Job 35
24 He will break mighty men without a 6 If you sin, what do you do against Him?
search, and make stand others in their Or if your transgressions are great, what
place. do you do to Him?
25 So He knows their works; and He over- 7 If you are a righteous one, what do you
turns in the night, and they are crushed. give to Him? Or what does He receive from
26 He strikes them for their wicked deeds your hand?
in the place of the ones who see, 8 Your wickedness is for a man like your-
27 for so they turned aside from follow- self; and your righteousness may profit a
ing Him, and they did not wisely consider son of man.
all His ways, 9 ¶ From the host of oppressions, they
28 to cause the cry of the poor one to come cry out; they cry because of the arm of the
to Him. For He hears the cry of the af- multitude.
flicted ones. 10 But no one says, Where is God, my
29 And He gives rest, and who can con- Maker, who gives songs in the night,
demn? And when He hides His face, who 11 teaching us more than the animals of
then can see Him? Even it may be against the earth, and making us wiser than the
a nation and a man together, birds of the heavens?
30 from the reigning of godless men, from 12 There they cry, but He does not an-
being snares for the people. swer, because of the pride of evildoers.
31 ¶ For has any said to God, I have taken 13 Surely, God will not hear vanity, and
up; I will not pervert? the Almighty will not look upon it.
32 Besides that which I see, You teach me; 14 ¶ How much less when you say you do
if I have done iniquity, I will not do it again. not regard Him! Judgment is before Him,
33 Must He repay you because you re- and you are waiting for Him.
fused it? For you must choose, and not I; 15 And now, because His anger has not
therefore, speak what you know. visited, and He does not regard great stu-
34 Men of heart will say to me, and a pidity,
wise man who hears me will say, 16 even Job vainly opens his mouth; he
35 Job has not spoken with knowledge, multiplies words without knowledge.
and his words are not with insight.
36 Would that Job may be tried to the end, Job 36
because his answers are like men of iniq- 1 Elihu shows how Jehovah is just in His ways.
uity. 16 How Job’s sins hinder Jehovah’s blessings.
37 For he adds transgression to his sin; he 24 Jehovah’s works are to be magnified.
claps his hands among us, and multiplies 1 ¶ And Elihu continued, and said:
his words against God. 2 Wait for me a little, and I will make
known to you that there are yet words for
Job 35 God.
1 Comparison is not to be made with Jehovah, 3 I will bring my knowledge from afar,
because our good or evil cannot extend to Him. and I will credit righteousness to my Maker.
9 Many cry in their afflictions, but are not heard 4 For truly my words are not false; the
for lack of faith. perfect One in knowledge is with you.
1 ¶ And Elihu answered and said: 5 ¶ Behold, God is mighty, and He does not
2 Do you think this is for judgment, you despise. He is mighty in strength of heart.
that say, my righteousness is more than 6 He will not keep the wicked one alive,
God’s? but He gives justice to the afflicted ones.
3 For you say, What will it benefit you? 7 He does not withdraw His eyes from
What shall I profit more than if I had sinned? the righteous one, but they are like kings
4 I will answer you with words, and your on the throne; yea, He causes them to sit
friends with you. forever, and they are very high.
5 Observe the heavens, and see; and be- 8 And if they are bound in chains, or caught
hold the clouds, they are higher than you. in cords of affliction,
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9 then He declares to them their work and 29 Also can any understand the spreading
their transgressions, that they have behaved of the clouds, the crashing of His canopy?
proudly. 30 Behold, He spreads His light about
10 He also opens their ear to instruction, Him, and He covers the bottom of the sea.
and commands that they turn back from 31 For by them He judges peoples, He
iniquity. gives food in abundance.
11 If they hear and serve, they shall spend 32 He covers over His palms with the
their days in good, and their years in plea- lightning, and commands it to strike the
sures. mark;
12 But if they do not listen, they shall 33 its roar reveals concerning Him; also
pass away by the sword, and they shall die the livestock, as to what is coming.
without knowledge.
13 But the godless in heart lay up anger; Job 37
they cry not when He has bound them. 1 Jehovah is to be feared because of his great
14 Their soul dies in youth, and their life works. 15 His wisdom is unsearchable in them.
ends among the sodomites. 1 ¶ My heart also trembles at this, and it
15 ¶ He delivers the afflicted one by his leaps from its place.
affliction, and He opens their ears by op- 2 Listen carefully to the thunder of His
pression. voice, and the rumbling that comes out from
16 And also He allured you from the His mouth.
mouth of distress to a wide place not 3 He lets it loose under the whole heavens,
cramped under it; and the setting of your and His lightning to the ends of the earth.
table would be full of fatness. 4 After it, a voice roars; He thunders with
17 And you have filled up the judgment His majestic voice; and He will not hold
of the wicked one; judgment and justice them back when His voice is heard.
take hold. 5 God thunders wondrously with His
18 For beware wrath, that He not incite voice; He does great things, and we do not
you to mockery; then a great ransom can- know.
not turn you aside. 6 ¶ For He says to the snow, Fall on the
19 If your cry for help is set in order, then earth; also to the shower of rain, and the
it will not be in gold, but with all the strong shower of heavy rains.
forces? 7 He seals up the hand of every man so
20 Do not pant after the night when people that all men may know His work.
are cut off in their stead. 8 Then the beast goes into its lair, and
21 Beware! Do not turn to iniquity; for they stay in their dens.
you have chosen this rather than afflic- 9 Out of the inner chamber comes the tem-
tion. pest, and cold from scattering winds.
22 Behold, God is exalted in His power. 10 Ice is given by God’s breath, and the
Who is a teacher like Him? expanse of waters with tightness.
23 Who has appointed Him His way; or 11 Yea, He loads the cloud with moisture;
who can say, You have done wrong? He scatters His lightning cloud;
24 ¶ Remember that you magnify His 12 and it turns about in all directions by
work, of which men have sung; His guidance, so that they may do what-
25 every man has seen it; man beholds it ever He commands them on the face of the
from afar. world of the earth.
26 Behold, God is great, and we do not 13 Whether as a rod, or for His land, or
know; the number of His years are for mercy, He finds it.
unsearchable. 14 ¶ Give ear to this, O Job; stand still
27 For He draws up the drops of water; and consider the wonders of God.
they distill rain into mist, 15 Do you know when God placed them,
28 which the clouds drip down, and drop and caused the lightning of His cloud to
upon men plentifully. shine?
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Jehovah joins the debate, challenges Job 545 Job 38
16 Do you know the balance of the clouds, 12 ¶ Did you order the morning from your
the wonderful works of the One who is days, and caused the dawn to know its
perfect in knowledge, place,
17 you whose garments are warm when 13 that it might take hold of the ends of
the earth is still from the south wind? the earth; that the wicked ones might be
18 Can you beat out the expanse with Him, shaken out of it?
hardened like a mirror poured out? 14 It is turned like clay under a seal; and
19 Make us know what we shall say to they stand out like a garment.
Him; for we cannot arrange our case be- 15 And their light is withheld from the
cause of darkness. wicked ones, and the high arm shall be bro-
20 Shall it be told to Him that I would ken.
speak? If a man speaks, surely he will be 16 Have you gone to the springs of the
swallowed up. sea; or have you walked in searching of
21 ¶ And now men cannot look upon the the deep?
light when it is bright in the clouds; when 17 Have death’s gates been opened to you;
the wind has passed and cleared them. or have you seen the gates of the shadow
22 Golden splendor comes out of the of death?
north; upon God is awesome majesty. 18 Have you understood the breadth of
23 We cannot find Him, the Almighty; the earth? Declare, if you know it all!
He is exalted in power; and He does not 19 Where is this, the way light dwells;
violate justice and abundant righteousness. and where is the place of darkness,
24 Therefore, men, fear Him; He does not 20 that you should take it to its boundary,
see any who are wise of heart. and that you should perceive the paths to
its house?
Job 38 21 You know, for then you were born, and
1 Jehovah challenges Job to answer. 4 Jehovah the number of your days is great.
convinces Job of ignorance through mighty 22 Have you entered into the storehouses
works, 31 and of inability of the snow, or have you seen the store-
1 ¶ And Jehovah answered Job out of the houses of the hail,
tempest and said: 23 which I have reserved for the time of
2 Who is this that darkens counsel by distress, for the day of battle and war?
words without knowledge? 24 Where is this, the way the light is dis-
3 Now gird up your loins like a man, for tributed; or the east wind is scattered on
I will question you; and you make Me the earth?
know. 25 ¶ Who has split a channel for the flood;
4 ¶ Where were you when I founded the or a way for the thunderclaps,
earth? Declare if you know understanding. 26 to make it rain on the earth where no
5 Who has set its dimensions, for you man is, a wilderness and no man in it;
know? Or who has stretched a line on it? 27 to satisfy the waste and desolation, and
6 On what were its bases sunk? Or who to cause the source of grass to sprout?
cast its cornerstone, 28 Is there a father for the rain? Or who
7 when the morning stars sang together, has given birth to the drops of dew?
and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 29 From whose womb comes forth the
8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when ice; and the frost of the heavens, who fa-
it burst out; it came forth from the womb? thered it;
9 When I made the clouds for its cloth- 30 the waters hidden like stone, and the
ing, and darkness its navel-band; face of the deep is captured?
10 and I broke My limit on it and set bars 31 Can you bind the bands of the Pleia-
and doors; des, or loosen the cords of Orion?
11 and I said, You shall come to here, but 32 Can you bring out the constellations in
do not add; and here your proud waves their season;.or can you guide the Bear with
shall be set? its sons?
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Job 39 546 Job feels condemned; admits he owes silence
33 Do you know the limits of the heavens; 12 Or will you have faith in him, that he
can you establish their rule on the earth? will return your seed, and gather it to your
34 Can you lift your voice to the clouds, threshing-floor?
so that floods of water may cover you? 13 ¶ The wing of the ostriches flap joy-
35 Can you send lightnings, that they may ously, though not like the stork’s pinions
go and say to you, Here we are? or feathers.
36 Who has put wisdom in the inward 14 For she leaves her eggs to the earth,
parts, or who has given understanding to and lets them warm on the dust;
the mind? 15 and forgets that a foot may crush it, or
37 Who can by wisdom number the clouds the beast of the field may trample it;
or who can lay down the jars of the heavens, 16 she treats her young roughly, as if
38 when the dust is poured out at the cast- not hers; for her labor is vanity without
ing, and the clods cling fast together? fear;
39 Do you hunt the prey for the lion, or 17 because God has made her forget wis-
fill the living desire of the young lions, dom; and He has not given to her a share
40 when they crouch in dens, and sit in in understanding.
the cover of their hiding place? 18 At the time she lifts up on high, she
41 Who provides its food for the raven, laughs at the horse and its rider.
when its young ones cry to God and wan- 19 ¶ Have you given the horse its
der about without food? strength: have you clothed its neck with
a mane?
Job 39 20 Can you make him leap like a lo-
1 Of the wild goats and hinds. 5 Of the wild ass. cust? The majesty of his snorting is ter-
9 The wild ox. 13 The peacock.stork and os- rifying.
trich. 19 The horse. 26 The hawk. 27 The eagle. 21 He paws in the valley and he rejoices
1 ¶ Do you know the time of the bearing in his strength; he goes out to meet the
of the goats of the rock? Do you observe weapons;
the travailing of deer? 22 he mocks at fear and is not terrified;
2 Can you tell the months they fulfill; or and he does not turn back from the
do you know the time for their bearing, sword.
3 when they crouch and bring forth; they 23 The quiver rattles against him, the
send out their pangs? flashing spear and the javelin.
4 Their sons become strong; they multi- 24 He swallows the ground with quiver-
ply with grain; they go forth and do not ing and trembling, and he does not stand
return to them. still for the sound of the rams’ horn.
5 Who has sent out the wild ass free, or 25 When the rams’ horn sounds, he says,
who has loosened the bands of the wild ass? Aha! And he smells the battle from a dis-
6 To whom I have assigned the desert for tance, the thunder of the captains, and the
his home, and the salt land for his dwell- shouting.
ings? 26 ¶ Does the hawk soar from your un-
7 He laughs at the roar of the city; he does derstanding? Will he spread his wings to-
not hear the driver’s shouts; ward the south?
8 he seeks out mountains for his pasture, 27 Or does the eagle mount up at your
and he searches after every green thing. mouth, and make his nest on high?
9 Will the wild ox consent to be your ser- 28 He lives and stays on the rock, on the
vant, or spend the night by your feed-trough? crag of the rock and the stronghold.
10 Can you tie the wild ox in the furrow 29 From there he seeks food; his eyes see
with his rope? Or will he harrow the val- afar off.
leys for you? 30 And his young brood sucks up blood;
11 Will you trust him because his strength and where the pierced ones are, there he
is great; or will you leave your labor to is.
him?
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Jehovah continues to awe Job with creation 547 Job 41
22 the lotus trees cover him in its shadow;
Job 40 the willows of the torrent circle him.
1 Job humbles himself to Jehovah. 6 Jehovah stirs 23 Behold, a flood oppresses, even if Jor-
him up to show his righteousness, power, and dan burst forth against his mouth.
wisdom. 24 Shall any take him before his eyes, or
1 ¶ And Jehovah answered Job and said: pierce his nose with snares?
2 Shall a reprover contend with the Al-
mighty? He who reproves God, let him Job 41
answer it. Of Jehovah’s great power in the leviathan.
3 Then Job answered Jehovah and said: 1 ¶ Can you draw out the leviathan with a
4 Behold, I am vile! What shall I answer hook, or hold down his tongue with a cord?
You? I will put my hand to my mouth. 2 Can you put a reed rope into his nose,
5 Once I have spoken, but I will not an- or pierce his jaw with a thorn?
swer; yea, twice, but I will go no further. 3 Will he multiply supplications to you;
6 ¶ And Jehovah answered Job out of the or will he speak soft words to you?
tempest and said: 4 Will he cut a covenant with you; will
7 Now gird up your loins like a man. I you take him for a slave forever?
will question you; and you make Me to 5 Will you play with him as with a bird;
know. or will you tie him up for your maidens?
8 Yea, will you also nullify My judgment; 6 Shall your partners bargain over him; shall
will you condemn Me so that you may be they divide him among the merchants?
justified? 7 Can you fill his skin with barbs, or his
9 And have you an arm like God; or can head with fishing spears?
you thunder with a voice like His? 8 Put your palm on him; remember the
10 Adorn yourself with majesty now, and battle; you will not do it again!
be exalted, and clothe yourself with glory 9 Behold, his hope has been made false;
and honor; will one not be cast down at the sight of
11 pour forth the outbursts of your anger; him?
yea, look on everyone who is a proud one, 10 None is so fierce as to dare to stir him
and bring him down low; up; and who is able to stand before Me?
12 look on every proud one, and humble 11 ¶ Who has gone before Me that I
him, and trample the wicked ones in their should repay? All under the heavens, it is
place; to Me!
13 hide them in the dust together; bind 12 I will not keep silent as to his limbs,
their faces in darkness. or the matter of his powers, or the grace of
14 And I also will confess to you that your his frame.
right hand can save you. 13 Who can take off the face of his cov-
15 ¶ Now behold Behemoth, which I made ering; who can enter within his double
along with you; he eats grass like an ox; bridle?
16 see, now, his strength is in his loins, 14 Who can pry open the doors of his face?
and his force in the muscles of his belly; Terror is round about his teeth.
17 he hangs his tail like a cedar; the sin- 15 The rows of shields are his pride, shut
ews of his thighs are knit together; up with a tight seal;
18 his bones are like tubes of bronze; his 16 each one is close to another that no air
bones like bars of iron; can come between them;
19 he is the first in the ways of God; His 17 they are joined to one another; they
Maker brings near his sword. clasp each other, and they cannot be sepa-
20 For the mountains yield food for rated.
him, and all the beasts of the field play 18 His sneezings flash forth light, and his
there. eyes are as the eyelids of the dawn.
21 He lies under the lotus, in the hiding- 19 Out of his mouth go burning torches;
place of the reed and the marsh; sparks of fire fly out.
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20 Smoke goes out of his nostrils like a 7 ¶ And it happened, after Jehovah spoke
pot breathed out and reeds. these words to Job, Jehovah said to Eliphaz
21 His breath kindles coals and the flame the Temanite, My anger burns against you
goes out from his mouth. and your two friends. For You have not spo-
22 Strength abides in his neck and before ken what is right about Me, as My servant
him leaps dismay. Job.
23 The hanging parts of flesh cleave to- 8 And now take for you seven young bulls
gether firmly on him; he cannot be moved. and seven rams and go to My servant Job,
24 His heart is firm as a stone, even firm and cause to go up a burnt offering for
as a piece of a lower millstone. yourselves. And My servant Job will pray
25 The mighty ones are afraid from his for you. Surely I will lift up his face so as
arising; from the crashings they miss the not to do with you according to your folly,
way. in that you have not spoken what is right
26 The sword overtakes him, but will not about Me, as My servant Job.
hold firm, the spear, the dart, or the javelin. 9 And Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad
27 He counts iron as straw, bronze as rot- the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite
ten wood. went and did as Jehovah spoke to them.
28 A son of a bow cannot make him flee; And Jehovah lifted the face of Job.
slingstones are turned to stubble by him; 10 ¶ And when he prayed for his friends,
29 clubs are counted as stubble; he laughs Jehovah turned the captivity of Job; and
at the shaking of a javelin. Jehovah added to Job all which had been
30 Points of potsherds are under him; he to him, to double.
spreads sharp marks on the mire. 11 And all his brothers and all his sisters
31 He makes the deep boil like a pot; he came to him; and all knowing him before.
makes the sea like a pot of ointment; And they ate bread with him in his house
32 he makes a path to shine after him; and consoled him and comforted him as to
one would think the deep to be all the evil that Jehovah had brought on
grayheaded. him. And they each man gave him one piece
33 There is nothing like him on earth, one of money, and each man a ring of gold.
made without fear. 12 And Jehovah blessed the latter days
34 He beholds all high things; he is king of Job more than the earlier days. And
over all the sons of pride. to him were fourteen thousand sheep and
six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke
Job 42 of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.
1 Job submits himself to Jehovah. 7 Jehovah, pre- 13 And he had seven sons and three daugh-
ferring Job’s cause, makes his friends to sub- ters.
mit and accepts him. 16 Job’s age and death. 14 And he called the name of the first,
1 ¶ And Job answered Jehovah and said: Jemima; and the name of the second,
2 I know that You can do all things, and Keziah; and the name of the third, Keren-
not any purpose is withheld from You. happuch.
3 Who is this hiding counsel without 15 And in all the land there were not found
knowledge? Therefore I declared, but did women as beautiful as Job’s daughters. And
not understand things too wonderful for their father gave them inheritance among
me; yea, I did not know. their brothers.
4 I pray, Listen, and I will speak; I will 16 After this Job lived a hundred and forty
ask You, and You will make me know. years. And he saw his sons, and his grand-
5 I have heard of You by hearing of the sons, even four generations.
ear, but now my eye has seen You; 17 And Job died, being old and full of
6 Therefore, I despise myself, and I have days.
repented on dust and ashes.
The Book of
PSALMS
8 Ask of Me, and I will give the nations
Psalms 1 as Your inheritance; and the uttermost parts
1 The happiness of the godly. 4 The unhappiness of the earth as Your possession.
of the ungodly. 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron;
1 ¶ Happy is the man who has not walked You shall smash them like a potter’s vessel.
in the counsel of the wicked ones, and has 10 ¶ And now be wise, O kings; be taught,
not stood in the way of sinners, and has O judges of the earth:
not sat in the seat of scorners. 11 Serve Jehovah with fear; yea, rejoice
2 But his delight is only in the Law of with trembling.
Jehovah, and he meditates in His Law day 12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, and
and night. you perish from the way, when His wrath
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by is kindled but a little. Blessed are all the
the rivulets of waters, which will give its ones seeking refuge in Him!
fruit in its seasons, and its leaf will not
wither, and all which he does will prosper. Psalms 3
4 ¶ Not so are the wicked ones, but they The security of Jehovah’s protection.
are only as chaff which the wind drives 1 ¶ A Psalm of David, when he fled from
about. his son Absalom. O Jehovah, how ones
5 On account of this the wicked one shall pressing me have increased! Many are ris-
not stand in the judgment, and sinners not ing against me.
in the company of the righteous ones. 2 Many are saying to my soul, There is no
6 For Jehovah is knowing the way of the salvation for him in God. Selah.
righteous ones, and the way of the wicked 3 But You, O Jehovah, are a shield
ones shall perish. around me; my glory, and He who lifts
up my head.
Psalms 2 4 ¶ I cried to Jehovah with my voice, and
1 The kingdom of Christ. 10 Kings are exhorted He heard me out of His holy mountain.
to accept it. Selah.
1 ¶ Why have the nations raged and the 5 I laid down and slept. I awoke, for Je-
peoples are meditating vanity? hovah sustained me.
2 The kings of the earth set themselves; 6 I am not afraid of myriads of people
yea, the rulers have plotted together who have been set against me all around.
against Jehovah and His Anointed One, 7 Arise, O Jehovah! Save me, O my God.
saying, For You have struck all my enemies on the
3 We will break their bands in two, and cheekbone. You have broken the teeth of
throw off their cords from us. the wicked ones.
4 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; 8 Salvation belongs to Jehovah. Your
the Lord shall mock at them. blessing is on Your people. Selah.
5 Then He will speak to them in His an-
ger, and He will terrify them in His wrath; Psalms 4
6 Yea, I have anointed My king on Zion, 1 David prays for audience. 6 The happiness of
My holy Mount. man lies in the favor of Jehovah.
7 ¶ I will declare concerning the statute 1 ¶ To the chief musician, for stringed in-
of Jehovah: He said to Me, You are My struments, A Psalm of David. Answer me
Son. Today I have begotten You. when I call, God of my righteousness. You
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Psalms 5 550 David prays against the wicked; asks mercy
gave room to me in distress. Have mercy their throat is an open grave; they flatter
on me and hear my prayer. with their tongue.
2 O sons of men, until when shall My glory 10 O God, hold them guilty; let them fall
be for a reproach? Will you love vanity? from their own counsels. Drive them away
Will you seek a lie? Selah. in the multitude of their transgressions, for
3 But know that Jehovah has set apart the they have rebelled against You.
godly ones for Himself. Jehovah hears 11 But all putting their trust in You shall
when I call to Him. be joyful; they shall shout for joy forever,
4 Tremble and do not sin. Speak within because You cover them. And those who
your own heart on your bed and be still. love Your name shall be joyful in You.
Selah. 12 For You, O Jehovah, will bless the righ-
5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness and teous one; You will surround him with fa-
trust in Jehovah. vor, as with a shield.
6 ¶ Many are saying, Who will make us
see any good? O Jehovah, lift up the light Psalms 6
of Your face on us. 1 David prays for mercy amid his troubles. 8 By
7 You have put gladness in my heart, more faith he triumphs over his enemies.
than in the time their grain and their wine 1 ¶ To the chief musician, for eight-
became great. stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. O
8 I will both lie down in peace and sleep; Jehovah, do not rebuke me in Your anger;
for You alone, O Jehovah, make me dwell and not chasten me in the heat of Your fury;
in safety. 2 have mercy on me, O Jehovah, for I am
weak; heal me, O Jehovah, for my bones
Psalms 5 are troubled.
1 David prays and professes his study in prayer. 3 My soul also is greatly troubled and You,
7 He prays to Jehovah to guide him, 10 to de- O Jehovah, until when?
stroy his enemies, 11 and to preserve the godly. 4 O Jehovah, return, deliver my soul; save
1 ¶ To the chief musician, for flutes. A me for Your mercy’s sake.
Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O 5 For there is no memory of You in
Jehovah; consider my meditation. death; who shall give thanks to You in
2 Attend to the voice of my cry, my King Sheol?
and my God; for I will pray to You. 6 I am weary in my groaning; I shall make
3 You will hear my voice in the morning, my bed swim in all the night; I melt my
O Jehovah, I will set myself for You in the couch with my tears.
morning, and I will look up. 7 My eye is dim because of grief; it wastes
4 For You are not a God enjoying wick- away because of all those distressing me.
edness; evil shall not live with You. 8 ¶ Turn away from me, all workers of
5 The boasters shall not set themselves iniquity, for Jehovah has heard the voice
before Your eyes. You hate all workers of of my weeping.
iniquity. 9 Jehovah has heard my plea; Jehovah will
6 You shall destroy those speaking lies; receive my prayer.
Jehovah will despise the man of blood and 10 Let all my enemies be ashamed and
deceit. greatly troubled; they shall turn back,
7 ¶ But I, in the abundance of Your grace, ashamed in a moment.
I will come into Your house. I will wor-
ship in Your fear toward Your holy temple, Psalms 7
O Jehovah. 1 David prays against the malice of his enemies.
8 Lead me in Your righteousness, because 10 By faith he sees his defense, and the destruc-
of my enemies; make straight Your way tion of his enemies.
before me. 1 ¶ A song of David, which he sang to
9 For there is no faithfulness in their Jehovah on the words of Cush the
mouth; their inward part is engulfing ruin; Benjamite. O Jehovah my God, I seek
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refuge in You; save me from all who pur- majestic is Your name in all the earth; You
sue me, and deliver me, have given Your glory above the heavens!
2 lest he tear my soul like a lion, ripping, 2 Out of the mouth of babes and suck-
and there be no one to deliver. lings, You have founded strength, because
3 O Jehovah, my God, if I have done this, of ones restricting You, to cause to cease
if there is iniquity in my palms, the enemy and the ones avenging.
4 if I have repaid evil to one at peace with 3 ¶ When I look upon Your heavens, the
me or I have plundered one pressing me work of Your fingers: the moon and the
without cause, stars which You have fixed;
5 let the enemy pursue and overtake my 4 what is man that You are mindful of
soul; yea, trample down my life to earth, him, and the son of man, that You care for
and lay my honor in the dust. Selah. him?
6 Arise, O Jehovah, in Your anger; be 5 For You have made him lack a little from
lifted up at the rage of the one distressing God; and have crowned him with glory and
me; and awake for me! You have com- honor.
manded judgment. 6 You made him rule over the works of
7 And the assembly of the peoples shall sur- Your hands; You have put all under his feet:
round You, and over it You will return on high; 7 all flocks and oxen, and also the ani-
8 Jehovah will judge the people. O Jeho- mals of the field,
vah, judge me according to my righteous- 8 the birds of the heavens, and the fish of
ness, and according to my integrity on me. the sea, all that pass through the sea.
9 I pray, let the evil of the wicked ones 9 O Jehovah, our Lord, how majestic is
come to an end, and You will establish the Your name in all the earth!
righteous one, for the righteous God is a
trier of hearts and reins. Psalms 9
10 ¶ My defense is on God, who saves the 1 David praises Jehovah for executing His judg-
upright of heart. ment. 11 He incites others to praise Him.
11 God is a righteous judge; and God is 1 ¶ To the chief musician, To die for the
angry with evildoers every day. Son. A Psalm of David. I will give thanks,
12 If he will not turn, He will whet His O Jehovah, with all my heart; I will tell of
sword; He has trod His bow, He makes it all Your wonderful acts;
ready; 2 I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will
13 yea, He has fitted for him instruments praise Your name, O Most High,
of death. He will make His arrows hotly 3 In turning my enemies to turn back, they
pursue him. will stumble and perish before You.
14 Behold, he is bound with iniquity and 4 For You have maintained my justice and
he will conceive mischief; and he has fa- my cause; You sat on the throne judging
thered falsehood. right.
15 He dug a pit and bored it, and has fallen 5 You have rebuked the nations; You have
into the pit he made. destroyed the wicked one; You have put
16 His mischief shall turn back on his own out their name forever and ever.
head, and his violence shall come down on 6 The desolations of the enemy are
his own crown. ended forever; and You have uprooted
17 I will thank Jehovah according to His the cities; their memory has perished with
righteousness and will praise the name of them.
Jehovah most high. 7 But Jehovah abides forever; He has es-
tablished His throne for judgment.
Psalms 8 8 And He shall judge the world in righ-
Jehovah’s glory is magnified by His works, and teousness; He shall judge the peoples in
by His love to man. uprightness.
1 ¶ To the chief musician, on the harp. A 9 Jehovah also will be a refuge for op-
Psalm of David. O Jehovah, our Lord, how pressed ones, a refuge in times of distress.
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10 And those who know Your name will 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit
put their trust in You; for You, Jehovah, and oppression; under his tongue are mis-
have not forsaken those who seek You. chief and vanity.
11 ¶ Sing praises to Jehovah who dwells 8 He dwells in the dens of the villages; in
in Zion; declare His deeds among the na- the secret places he murders the innocent
tions. one; his eyes watch against the poor one.
12 For He remembers them, the ones seek- 9 He lies in wait secretly like a lion in his
ing bloodshed; He does not forget the cry den; he lies in ambush to catch the poor
of the afflicted one. one; he seizes the humble ones drawing
13 Be gracious to me, O Jehovah; see my him into his net;
affliction from ones hating me, be lifting 10 and being crushed, he bows; yea, the
me up from the gates of death, poor ones have fallen by his mighty ones.
14 so that I may declare all Your praises 11 He has said in his heart, God has for-
in the gates of the daughter of Zion; I will gotten; He hides His face; He will not see
rejoice in Your salvation. forever.
15 The nations have sunk into the pit they 12 ¶ Arise, O Jehovah! O God, lift up your
made; their foot is taken in the net they hid. hand; do not forget the lowly ones.
16 Jehovah has been known, He has ex- 13 Upon what does the wicked one de-
ecuted judgment; the wicked one is snared spise God? He has said in his heart, You
in the work of his own palms. A medita- will not demand it.
tion, Selah. 14 You have seen, for You take note of
17 The wicked ones shall be turned to mischief and provocation, to give back with
Sheol, all the nations forgetting God. Your hand. The poor one leaves himself to
18 For the needy one shall not forever be You; You are the helper of the orphan.
forgotten; the hope of the poor ones shall 15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil
not perish forever. one; search out his wickedness until You
19 Arise, O Jehovah! Do not let man have find none.
strength; let the nations be judged before 16 Jehovah is King forever and ever; the
Your face. nations are perished out of His land.
20 O Jehovah, put fear in them; let the 17 O Jehovah, You have heard the desire
nations know they are but men. Selah. of the humble one; You will fix their heart;
Your ear will hear.
Psalms 10 18 Judge the orphan and the crushed one
1 David complains to Jehovah of the outrage of No more shall the man of the earth con-
the wicked. 12 He prays for remedy. tinue to terrify.
1 ¶ Why do You stand far away, O Jeho-
vah? Will You hide in times of distress? Psalms 11
2 The wicked one in his pride will pursue 1 David encourages himself against his enemies.
the afflicted one; they will be caught in 4 The providence and justice of Jehovah.
the schemes which they have devised. 1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm of
3 For the wicked one boasts of his soul’s David. I sought refuge in Jehovah; how
desire, and he has blessed the covetous; can you say to my soul, Flee like a bird to
scorning Jehovah. your hill.
4 Through pride of his face, the wicked 2 For behold! The wicked ones will tread
one will not seek; there is no God in all of the bow; they fixed their arrow on the string,
his schemes. in order to shoot with it in darkness at the
5 His ways are perverted at all times. Your upright of hearts.
judgments are high from his sight; as for 3 When the foundations are destroyed,
all distressing him, he puffs at them. what can the righteous one do?
6 He has said in his heart, I shall not be 4 ¶ Jehovah is in His holy temple; Jehovah,
moved! From generation to generation His throne is in the heavens; His eyes see;
never in evil. His eyelids will examine the sons of man.
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5 Jehovah tries the just one, but His soul 3 Look! Answer me, O Jehovah, my God!
hates the wicked ones and the one loving Make my eyes be bright, lest I sleep the
violence. death;
6 He shall rain snares on the wicked one; 4 lest my enemy say, I have overcome
fire and brimstone and a scorching wind him; and my foes rejoice when I am shaken.
shall be the portion of their cup. 5 But I have trusted in Your mercy. My
7 For Jehovah is a righteous One; the up- heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.
right ones look upon His face. 6 I will sing to Jehovah, because He has
rewarded me.
Psalms 12
1 David is destitute of human comfort and craves Psalms 14
help from Jehovah. 3 He comforts himself with 1 David describes the corruption of a natural man.
Jehovah’s judgments, and confidence in 7 He glories in the salvation of Jehovah.
Jehovah’s promises. 1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm of
1 ¶ To the chief musician, on eight. A David. The foolish one has said in his heart,
Psalm of David. Help, O Jehovah, for the No God! They acted corruptly; they did
godly one ceases to be; for ones being faith- abominably in deeds; Not one is doing
ful fail from among the sons of men. good.
2 They speak vanity, each man with his 2 Jehovah looked down from Heaven on
neighbor; with flattering lips and with a the sons of mankind, to see if there was
heart and a heart they speak. one considering and seeking God:
3 Jehovah shall cut off all with flatter- 3 all have turned aside; together they are
ing lips and the tongue that speaks great corrupt; not one is doing good, not even
things; one!
4 who say, We shall be strong by our 4 ¶ Have all doers of iniquity not known,
tongue; our lips are our own; who is lord eating My people as they eat bread? They
over us? have not called on Jehovah.
5 For the pain of afflicted ones, for the 5 There they feared with dread, for God
sighing of the needy ones, I will now rise is in the righteous generation.
up, says Jehovah; I will set in safety; he 6 You have shamed the counsel of the
pants for it. humble one, for Jehovah is his refuge.
6 The words of Jehovah are pure words, 7 Who will give the salvation of Israel
like silver refined in an earthen furnace, out of Zion? When Jehovah brings back
purified seven times. the captivity of His people, Jacob shall re-
7 You shall keep them, O Jehovah; You joice; Israel shall be glad.
shall preserve them from this generation
forever. Psalms 15
8 The wicked ones walk around on ev- David describes a citizen of Zion.
ery side, when vileness is exalted by the 1 ¶ A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, who
sons of men. shall abide in Your tabernacle? Who shall
reside in Your holy mountain?
Psalms 13 2 He who walks uprightly and works
1 David complains of delay in help. 3 He prays righteousness, and speaks the truth in his
for preventing grace. heart.
1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm of 3 He does not go about slandering with
David. Until when will You forget me, O his tongue, and does not do evil to his
Jehovah? Forever? Until when will You hide friend, and does not lift up a reproach
Your face from me? against his neighbor.
2 Until when shall I set counsels in my 4 In his eyes, the ones being refused have
soul, having sorrow in my heart day by been despised, but he honors those who fear
day? Until when shall my enemy be lifted Jehovah: He that has sworn to his hurt, and
up over me? will not change it.
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5 He has not given his silver at interest, 6 I have called on You, for You will an-
and not has taken a bribe against the inno- swer me, O God, stretch out Your ear to
cent one; he who does these things shall me and hear my word.
not be shaken forever. 7 Set out your wonderful loving-kindness
by Your right hand, O Savior of those seek-
Psalms 16 ing refuge from those rising against them.
1 David flees to Jehovah for preservation. 5 He 8 ¶ Keep me as the pupil, the daughter of
shows the hope of his calling. the eye; hide me in the shadow of Your
1 ¶ A Secret Treasure of David. Watch over wings,
me, O God, for I take refuge in You. 9 from the face of the wicked ones who
2 Oh my soul you have said to Jehovah, devastated me; against my soul my enemies
You are my Lord; My goodness is not apart encircle me.
from You. 10 They are enclosed in their own fat; their
3 As for the holy ones in the earth, they mouth speaks proudly;
are the great ones; all my delight is in them. 11 now they have circled our steps; they
4 Their sorrows shall multiply if they run set their eyes to stretch me to the earth;
after another god. I will not pour out their 12 his likeness is as a lion who longs to
drink offering of blood; and I will not take tear, and like a young lion sitting in hid-
their names on my lips. den dens.
5 Jehovah is the portion of My lot and of 13 Arise, O Jehovah, go before his face
my cup; You shall uphold My lot. and make him bow down! Deliver my soul
6 The lines have fallen to Me in pleasant from the wicked one, by Your sword,
places; yea, a beautiful inheritance is to Me. 14 from men, by Your hand, O Jeho-
7 I will bless Jehovah, who counseled Me. vah, from men of the world whose por-
My reins also teach Me in the nights. tion is in this life, and their belly You
8 ¶ I have set Jehovah always before Me; fill with Your hidden things; they are sat-
for He is at My right hand: I shall not be isfied with sons, and will leave their
shaken. riches to their babes.
9 So My heart is glad, and My glory re- 15 As for me, in righteousness I will look
joices; My flesh shall also rest in hope; upon Your face; when I awaken, I shall be
10 For You will not leave My soul in Sheol; satisfied with Your image.
You will not give Your Holy One to see
corruption. Psalms 18
11 You will make Me know the way of David praises Jehovah for His manifold and mar-
life. In Your presence is fullness of joys; at velous blessings. 43 Of the Messiah, Jesus
Your right hand are pleasures forever. 1 ¶ To the chief musician, A Psalm of
David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke
Psalms 17 the words of this song to Jehovah in the
1 David craves defense of Jehovah against his day that Jehovah delivered him from the
enemies. 10 He shows their pride and craft. hand of all his enemies, and from the hand
1 ¶ A Prayer of David. O Jehovah, hear of Saul. And he said: I love You, O Jeho-
righteousness; listen to my cry; give ear to vah, my strength.
my prayer, for it is not in lips of deceit. 2 Jehovah is my rock and my fortress and
2 Let my judgment go out from Your face; my deliverer; He is my God, my Rock; I
Your eyes see uprightly. seek refuge in Him; He is my shield and
3 You will test my heart; You will visit in the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
the night; You will refine me; You will find 3 I will call on Jehovah, who is to be praised,
nothing; my thoughts do not pass my mouth. and I shall be saved from my enemies.
4 As to the doings of men, by the words of 4 The cords of death hemmed me in; yea,
Your lips I keep from the paths of the breaker. the floods of wicked men overwhelmed me;
5 My steps have kept in Your tracks so 5 cords of Sheol surrounded me; the
that my stroke has not slipped. snares of death confronted me.
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6 In my distress I called on Jehovah and I 24 And Jehovah has returned to me ac-
cried to my God; He heard my voice out cording to my righteousness, according
of His temple, and my cry went before to the cleanness of my hands before His
Him, into His ears. eyes.
7 Then the earth shook and quaked; and 25 With the godly ones You reveal Your-
the foundations of the mountains quaked self as kind; with an upright man You re-
and were shaken, because it angered Him. veal Yourself as upright;
8 A smoke went up out of His nostrils, 26 with the pure You reveal Yourself as
and fire devoured out of His mouth; coals pure; and with the perverting ones You ap-
were kindled from it. pear perverse;
9 He bowed the heavens also and came 27 for You will save an afflicted people;
down, and darkness was under His feet; but You will bring low haughty eyes.
10 and He rode on a cherub, and He 28 For You will light my lamp; Jehovah
flew; yea, He soared on the wings of the my God will make my darkness light.
wind; 29 ¶ For through You I can run through a
11 He made darkness His covering, His troop; and through my God I have leaped
pavilion all around Him, darkness of wa- over a wall.
ters, thick clouds of the skies. 30 As for God, His way is perfect; the
12 Out of the brightness before Him, His Word of Jehovah is purified; He is a shield
dark clouds passed through, hail and coals to all who seek refuge in Him.
of fire. 31 For who is God besides Jehovah? Or
13 Jehovah also thundered in the heav- who is a Rock except our God?
ens; and the Highest gave forth His voice, 32 It is God who girds me with strength
hailstones and coals of fire. and gives my way to be perfect;
14 Yea, He sent out His arrows and scat- 33 setting my feet like the deer, and mak-
tered them; and He shot out lightnings and ing me stand on my high places;
confused them. 34 teaching my hands to war, so that a
15 Then the stream beds of waters were bow of bronze is bent by my arms.
seen, and the foundations of the earth were 35 You have also given me the shield of
bared at Your rebuke, O Jehovah, at the Your salvation, and Your right hand holds
blast of the breath of Your nostrils. me up, and Your condescension has made
16 He sent from on high, He took me; He me great.
drew me out of many waters; 36 You have made a wide place under me
17 He delivered me from my strong en- for my steps, so that my ankles have not
emy, and from ones hating me; for they slipped.
were stronger than I. 37 I have pursued my enemies and have
18 They went before me in my day of overtaken them; and I did not turn back
calamity, but Jehovah was my support. until they were finished.
19 And He brought me out into a broad 38 I have shattered them, and they cannot
place; He delivered me because He de- rise up; they fell under my feet.
lighted in me; 39 And You have girded me with strength
20 ¶ Jehovah rewarded me according to for the battle; You have bowed under me
my righteousness; according to the clean- ones rising against me.
ness of my hands He has repaid me. 40 And you have given me the neck of
21 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, my enemies that I might cut off those hat-
and have not done wickedly from before ing me.
my God. 41 They cried, but no one is there to
22 For all His judgments were before save; to Jehovah, but He did not answer
me, and I did not turn away His statutes them.
from me. 42 And I pulverized them like the dust
23 For I was upright with Him and kept before the wind; I emptied them out like
myself from my iniquity. the mire of the streets.
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43 You will deliver Me from the strivings forever. The judgments of Jehovah are true,
of the people; You will appoint Me Head they are righteous together.
of the nations; a people I have not known 10 They are more desirable than gold, even
shall serve Me. much fine gold, and sweeter than honey,
44 At the hearing of the ear they listen to even drops from the honeycomb.
Me; the sons of foreigners shall bow down 11 Also Your servant is warned by them;
to Me. in keeping of them is great reward.
45 The sons of aliens shall faint and come 12 Who can discern errors? Acquit me
trembling out of their strongholds. from secret faults,
46 Jehovah lives! And blessed be my Rock! 13 also withhold Your servant from arro-
And let the God of my salvation be exalted! gant sins; do not let them rule over me;
47 He is the God who avenges me, and then I shall be upright, and I shall be inno-
speaks to people under me. cent from great transgression.
48 He delivers me from my enemies; yea, 14 Let the words of my mouth and the
You lift me up from among those rising up meditation of my heart be pleasing before
against me. You have delivered me from You, O Jehovah, my Rock and my Redeemer.
the violent man.
49 On account of this I will extol You, O Psalms 20
Jehovah, among the nations, and I will sing 1 The congregation blesses the king in his ex-
praises to Your name, ploits. 7 Her confidence in Jehovah’s salvation.
50 magnifying salvations to His king, and 1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm of
working mercy to His anointed, to David David. May Jehovah answer you in the day
and to his Seed forever. of distress; the name of the God of Jacob
set you on high.
Psalms 19 2 He sends your help from the sanctuary,
1 The creatures show Jehovah’s glory. 12 David and upholds you out of Zion.
prays for grace. 3 He will remember all your offerings and
1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm of make fat your burnt sacrifice. Selah.
David. The heavens are recounting the 4 He will give you according to your heart,
glory of God, and the expanse is declaring and He will fulfill all your plans.
His handiwork. 5 We will rejoice in Your salvation, and
2 Day to day pours forth speech, and night in the name of our God set up banners;
to night reveals knowledge. may Jehovah fulfill all your prayers.
3 There is no speech, nor are there words 6 ¶ Now I know that Jehovah saves His
where their voice is not heard. anointed; He answers him from His holy
4 Their measuring line has gone out Heaven with the saving might of His right
through all the earth, and their words to hand.
the end of the world; in them He has set up 7 These trust in the chariot, and these in
a dwelling-place for the sun, horses, but we will make mention in the
5 and he comes forth like a bridegroom name of Jehovah our God.
from his canopy. He rejoices like a hero to 8 They have bowed down and have fallen,
run a race; but we have risen and stand upright.
6 his going forth from the end of the heav- 9 Save, O Jehovah! The King will answer
ens, and his orbit to their ends; and noth- us in the day of our calling.
ing is hidden from his heat.
7 ¶ The Law of Jehovah is perfect, restor- Psalms 21
ing the soul. The Testimony of Jehovah is 1 A thanksgiving for victory. 7 Confidence of fur-
sure, making wise the simple. ther success.
8 The precepts of Jehovah are right, re- 1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm of
joicing the heart. The command of Jeho- David. The king rejoices in Your strength,
vah is pure, giving light to the eyes. O Jehovah; and how greatly does he re-
9 The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring joice in Your salvation.
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2 You have given him his heart’s desire 7 All who see Me scornfully laugh at Me;
and have not withheld the prayer of his they open the lip; they shake the head, say-
lips. Selah. ing,
3 For You will precede him with the bless- 8 He rolled on Jehovah, let Him deliver
ings of goodness; You set a crown of pure Him; let Him rescue Him, since He de-
gold on his head. lights in Him.
4 He asked life from You: You gave to 9 For You are He who drew Me from
him length of days forever and ever. the womb; causing me to trust on My
5 His glory is great in Your salvation; You mother’s breasts.
have laid honor and majesty on him. 10 I was cast on You from the womb,
6 For You have set Him to be blessings from My mother’s belly, You are My God.
forever; You have rejoiced Him in the joy 11 ¶ Be not far from Me; for trouble is
of Your face. near; because there is not one helping.
7 ¶ For the king trusts in Jehovah, and in 12 Many bulls have circled around Me;
the mercy of the Most High; he will not be strong bulls of Bashan have surrounded
shaken. Me.
8 Your hand shall find out all Your en- 13 They opened their mouth on Me, like
emies; Your right hand shall find out those a lion ripping and roaring.
hating You. 14 I am poured out like waters, and all
9 You shall set them as a fiery furnace in My bones are spread apart; My heart is
the time of Your presence; Jehovah will like wax; it is melted in the midst of My
swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire bowels.
will devour them. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd;
10 You shall destroy their fruit from the and My tongue clings to My jaws, and You
earth, and their seed from the sons of men. appoint Me to the dust of death
11 For they stretched forth evil against 16 For dogs have encircled Me; a band
You; they imagined an evil purpose, but of doers of evil have hemmed Me in, pierc-
they are not able, ing My hands and My feet.
12 for You shall make them turn the back; 17 I count all My bones; they look, they
against their faces You shall fix Your ar- stare at Me.
rows on Your string. 18 They divide My garments among them,
13 Be exalted, O Jehovah, in Your strength; and they make fall a lot for My clothing.
we will sing, even sing psalms of Your power. 19 But You, O Jehovah, be not far off; O
My Strength, hurry to help Me!
Psalms 22 20 Deliver My soul from the sword, My
David, as a type of the Messiah, prays. only one from the paw of the dog.
1 ¶ To the Chief Musician, on the deer of 21 Save Me from the lion’s mouth, and
the dawn. A Psalm of David. My God, My from the horns of the wild oxen. You have
God, why have You forsaken Me, and are answered Me.
far from My deliverance, from the words 22 ¶ I will declare Your name to My broth-
of My groaning? ers; I will praise You in the midst of the
2 O my God, I cry by day, but You do not assembly.
answer; and in the night, and there is no 23 Those fearing Jehovah, praise Him; all
silence to Me. the seed of Jacob, glorify Him; and all the
3 But You are holy, abiding on Israel’s seed of Israel, you fearing Him.
praises. 24 For He has not despised and not de-
4 Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, tested the affliction of the afflicted one;
and You delivered them. and He has not hidden His face from Him,
5 They cried to You, and slipped way; they but when He cried to Him, He heard.
trusted in You and were not ashamed. 25 My praise shall be of You in the great
6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach assembly; I will pay my vows before those
of mankind, and despised by the people. fearing Him.
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26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied; vah, and righteousness from the God of
those seeking Jehovah shall praise Him; his salvation.
your heart shall live forever. 6 This is the generation of those seeking Him;
27 All the ends of the earth shall remem- they seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah.
ber and turn back to Jehovah; and all the 7 ¶ Lift up your heads, O gates; and be
families of the nations shall worship be- lifted up, O everlasting doors; and the King
fore You. of glory shall come in.
28 For the kingdom is Jehovah’s; and He 8 Who is this King of glory? Jehovah strong
is the ruler among the nations. and mighty! Jehovah mighty in battle!
29 All the fat ones of the earth have eaten, 9 Lift up your heads, O gates; even lift
and have worshiped; all those going down up, O everlasting doors, and the King of
to the dust shall bow before Him; and he glory shall come in.
kept not his own soul alive. 10 Who is this King of glory? Jehovah of
30 A Seed shall serve Him; it shall be spo- Hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah.
ken of the Lord to the coming generation;
31 they shall come and shall declare His Psalms 25
righteousness to a people that shall yet be 1 David’s confidence in prayer. 7 He prays for
born; for He has done it. remission of sins, 16 and for help in affliction.
1 ¶ A Psalm of David. To You, O Jeho-
Psalms 23 vah, I lift up my soul.
David’s confidence in Jehovah’s grace. 2 O my God, I trust in You; do not let me
1 ¶ A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my shep- be ashamed; let not my enemies triumph
herd; I shall not lack. over me.
2 He makes me lie down in green pas- 3 Yea, let no one who waits on You be
tures; He leads me to waters of rest; ashamed; let those who act deceitfully be
3 He restores my soul; He guides me in ashamed.
paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. 4 Make me know Your ways, O Jehovah;
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley teach me Your paths;
of the shadow of death I will fear no evil; 5 lead me in Your truth and teach me; for
for You are with me; Your rod and Your You are the God of my salvation; on You I
staff, they comfort me. wait all the day long.
5 You prepare a table for me before ones 6 Remember, O Jehovah, Your compas-
distressing me; You anoint my head with sions and Your mercies; for they are from
oil; my cup runs over. eternity.
6 Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me 7 Do not remember the sins of my youth,
all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the or my transgressions. According to Your
house of Jehovah for as long as my days. mercy, You remember me, for Your good-
ness’ sake, O Jehovah.
Psalms 24 8 ¶ A good and upright One is Jehovah;
1 Jehovah’s lordship in the world. 3 The citizens On account of this He will teach sinners in
of His spiritual kingdom. the way.
1 ¶ A Psalm of David. To Jehovah is the 9 He will guide the meek in judgment;
earth,, and the fullness of it; the world, and He will teach the meek His way.
and those who live in it. 10 All the paths of Jehovah are mercy and
2 For He has founded it on the seas and truth to those keeping His covenant and
established it upon the rivers. His testimonies.
3 ¶ Who shall go up into the hill of Jeho- 11 For Your name’s sake, O Jehovah, even
vah? And who shall rise in His holy place? pardon my iniquity for it is great.
4 The clean of palms and the pure of heart; 12 Who is this, the man fearing Jehovah?
who has not lifted up his soul to vanity He teaches him the way he should choose.
and has not sworn deceit. 13 His soul shall abide in good, and his
5 He shall lift up the blessing from Jeho- seed shall inherit the earth.
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14 The secret of Jehovah is with those who
fear Him; and He will make them know Psalms 27
His covenant. 1 David sustains his faith by the power of Jeho-
15 ¶ My eyes are ever toward Jehovah; vah, 4 by his love to the service of Jehovah, 9 by
for He shall bring my feet out of the net. prayer.
16 Turn Your face to me and be gracious 1 ¶ A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my light
to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Je-
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged; hovah is the strength of my life; of whom
O bring me out from my straits. shall I be afraid?
18 Look on my affliction and my toil, 2 When the evildoers, my enemies and
and lift up all my sins. my oppressors came upon me to eat my
19 Look on my enemies, for they are flesh, they stumbled and fell.
many; With hating of violence they hate 3 If an army should camp against me, my
me. heart shall not fear. Though war rises
20 Keep my soul and deliver me; let me against me, in this I am trusting.
not be ashamed, for I have sought refuge 4 One thing I have asked from Jehovah, it
in You. I will seek: my dwelling in the house of
21 Let integrity and uprightness keep me, Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold
for I wait on You. the delight of Jehovah, and to inquire in
22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his His temple.
distresses. 5 For in the day of evil He shall hide me
in His shelter; in the secrecy of His taber-
Psalms 26 nacle He shall hide me; He shall set me up
David asks Jehovah to take notice of his integrity. on a rock.
1 ¶ A Psalm of David. Judge me, O Jeho- 6 And now my head shall be lifted up
vah, for I have walked in my integrity; I above my enemies,those encircling me ,
also have trusted in Jehovah; I shall not and I will offer sacrifices of joy in His
slide. tabernacle; I will sing, yea, I will sing
2 Examine me, O Jehovah, and prove me; praises to Jehovah.
purify my reins and my heart. 7 ¶ Hear, O Jehovah, my voice when I
3 For Your mercy is before my eyes; and call, and favor me, and answer me.
I have walked in Your truth. 8 My heart said to You, Seek my face;
4 I have not sat with lying men; and I will Your face, O Jehovah, I will seek.
not go in with those dissembling; 9 Do not hide Your face from me; Do not
5 I have hated the assembly of evildoers, turn away Your servant in anger; You have
and I will not sit with the wicked ones. been my help, do not leave me and do not
6 ¶ I will wash my palms in innocence; so forsake me, O God of my salvation.
I will go around Your altar, O Jehovah, 10 When my father and my mother for-
7 to cause to hear with the voice of thanks- sake me, then Jehovah will take me up.
giving and recount all Your wonderful 11 Teach me Your way, O Jehovah, and
works. lead me in a level path, because of those
8 O Jehovah, I have loved the abode of who watch me.
Your house, and the place of the dwelling 12 Do not give me into the soul of my
of Your glory. adversaries; for false witnesses have risen
9 Do not gather up my soul with sinners, up against me, and the ones breathing out
and my life with men of blood, violence.
10 in whose hand is a plot, and their right 13 I would have fainted unless I had be-
hand is full of a bribe. lieved to see the goodness of Jehovah in
11 But I will walk in my integrity; re- the land of the living.
deem me and be gracious to me. 14 Hope in Jehovah; be strong and He
12 My foot stands in an even place; in the will make strong your heart; yea, hope
assemblies I will bless Jehovah. in Jehovah!
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Psalms 29 560 David cries to God; exalts Him for His help
7 The voice of Jehovah is cutting through
Psalms 28 the flame of fire.
1 David prays earnestly against his enemies. 6 8 The voice of Jehovah shakes the wil-
He blesses Jehovah. 9 He prays for the people. derness; Jehovah shakes the wilderness of
1 ¶ A Psalm of David. I will call to You, Kadesh.
O Jehovah; my Rock, be not silent to me, 9 The voice of Jehovah causes the does to
lest, if you be silent from me I may be com- calve; and He makes bare the forests. And
pared with those going down into the Pit. in His temple every one is saying, Glory!
2 Hear the voice of my prayers in my cry- 10 Jehovah sits upon the flood; yea, Jeho-
ing to You, when I lift my hands to the vah sits as King forever.
oracle of Your holiness 11 Jehovah will give strength to His
3 Draw me not away with the wicked ones, people; Jehovah will bless His people with
with the workers of iniquity; those who peace.
speak peace with their neighbors, yet evil
is in their hearts. Psalms 30
4 Give to them according to their deeds 1 David praises Jehovah for His deliverance. 4
and according to the evil of their practices; He exhorts others to praise Him .
as is the work of their hands, give to them, 1 ¶ A Psalm; a Song of Dedication of
repay their deeds to them. the House of David. I will exalt You, O
5 Because they pay no attention to the work Jehovah; for You have lifted me up and
of Jehovah, and to the works of His hands, have not allowed my enemies to rejoice
He will destroy them, and not build them over me.
up. 2 O Jehovah my God, I cried to You, and
6 ¶ Blessed be Jehovah, because He has You have healed me.
heard the voice of my prayers. 3 O Jehovah, You have brought up my
7 Jehovah is my strength and my shield; soul from Sheol; You have kept me alive,
my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; from going down into the Pit.
yea, my heart greatly rejoices, and I will 4 Sing praises to Jehovah, His godly ones;
thank Him with my song. and give thanks to the memory of His ho-
8 Jehovah is their strength, and He is the liness.
stronghold of the salvations of His anointed. 5 For His anger is only a moment; in His
9 Save Your people and bless Your inher- favor is life. Weeping may endure in the
itance and feed them, and lift them up for- evening, but a ringing cry of joy comes in
ever. the morning.
6 ¶ And in my prosperity, I said, I shall
Psalms 29 never be moved forever.
1 David exhorts sons of mighty ones to give glory 7 O Jehovah, in Your favor You have made
to Jehovah, 3 by reason of his power. my strong mountain to stand; You hid Your
1 ¶ A Psalm of David. Give to Jehovah, face; I was troubled;
sons of mighty ones; give to Jehovah glory 8 I called to You, O Jehovah; yea, I prayed
and strength. to Jehovah.
2 Give to Jehovah the glory of His name; 9 What profit is in my blood, in going
worship Jehovah in the majesty of holiness. down to the Pit? Shall the dust praise You?
3 The voice of Jehovah is on the waters; Shall it tell of Your truth?
the God of glory thunders; Jehovah is above 10 Hear, O Jehovah, and favor me; O Je-
many waters. hovah, be One helping me.
4 The voice of Jehovah is in power; the 11 You have turned my mourning into
voice of Jehovah is in majesty. dancing for me; You have loosed my sack-
5 The voice of Jehovah breaks the cedars; cloth and have clothed me with gladness.
yea, Jehovah breaks the cedars of Lebanon. 12 So my glory shall praise You, and not
6 He also makes them skip like a calf; be quiet; O Jehovah, my God, I will give
Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. thanks to You forever.
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A prayer of hope to God, that He will save 561 Psalms 32
17 Let me not be ashamed, O Jehovah;
Psalms 31 for I have called upon You; let the wicked
1 David shows his confidence in Jehovah and ones be ashamed; let them be silent in
craves His help. 9 He prays about his calamity. Sheol.
10 He praises Jehovah for His goodness. 18 Let the lying lips be silenced which
1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm of speak recklessly against the righteous one
David. In You, O Jehovah, I sought ref- with pride and scorn.
uge; let me never be ashamed; deliver me 19 ¶ How great is Your goodness which
in Your righteousness. You have laid up for those who fear You;
2 Stretch out Your ear to me; deliver me You have worked for those who trust in
quickly, be a strong rock to me, for a house You before the sons of mankind.
of fortresses to save me. 20 In the secrecy of Your presence You shall
3 For You are my Rock and my Fortress; hide them from man’s plots; You shall cover
and for Your name’s sake lead me and guide them in a booth, from the strife of tongues.
me. 21 Blessed be Jehovah, for He has worked
4 Bring me out of the net that they hid for His mercy wondrously to me in a city un-
me, for You are my strength. der siege.
5 Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You 22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off
have redeemed me, O Jehovah, God of from Your eyes; surely you heard the voice
truth. of my prayers when I cried to You.
6 I have hated those keeping worthless 23 O love Jehovah, all His godly ones;
idols; but I trust in Jehovah. Jehovah preserves those being faithful, and
7 And I will be glad and rejoice in Your He abundantly repays the doer of pride.
mercy; for You have seen my affliction; 24 Be strong, and He will make your heart
You have known the distresses in my soul, stronger, all you who hope in Jehovah.
8 and have not shut me up into the hand
of an enemy; You have set my feet in a Psalms 32
broad place. 1 Blessedness consists in remission of sins. 3 Con-
9 ¶ Be gracious to me, O Jehovah, for I fession of sins gives ease to the conscience.
am in distress; my eye has wasted away 1 ¶ A Psalm of David. A Contemplation.
with grief, my soul and my belly. Blessed is he whose transgression is lifted,
10 For my life is ending with grief, and whose sin is covered.
my years with sighing; my strength fails 2 Blessed is the man to whom Jehovah
because of my iniquity, and my bones have does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit
wasted away. there is no guile.
11 I was a reproach among all those dis- 3 When I kept silence, then my bones be-
tressing me, but exceedingly to my neigh- came old, through my howling all day.
bors; and I was a dread to my friends; those 4 For by day and by night Your hand was
seeing me fled outside from me. heavy on me; my sap was turned into the
12 I am forgotten as one dying from the droughts of summer. Selah.
heart; I am like a perishing vessel. 5 I confessed my sin to You, and I have
13 For I have heard the slander of many; not hidden my iniquity; I said, I will con-
fear is all around; because they are fixing fess over my transgression to Jehovah;
plots together against me, they planned to and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.
take away my life. Selah.
14 But I trusted in You, O Jehovah; I said, 6 On account of this let every godly one
You are my God. pray to You, at a time of finding; surely,
15 My times are in Your hand; deliver me when great floods come they will not reach
from the hand of my enemies and from to him.
those who pursue me. 7 ¶ You are my hiding place; You keep me
16 Make Your face shine on Your servant; from trouble; You surround me with songs
save me in Your mercy. of deliverance. Selah.
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Psalms 33 562 Jehovah camps around those fearing Him
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the 16 The king is not saved by great force; a
way which you should go; I will counsel mighty man is not saved by great strength.
you, My eye shall be on you. 17 A horse is a vain thing for safety; and
9 Be not like the horse, like the mule, with he will not save by his great strength.
no understanding; with bit and bridle his 18 Behold the eye of Jehovah is to those
gear to be held in, that they do not come who fear Him, on those who hope in His
near you. mercy;
10 Many sorrows are to the wicked one; 19 to deliver their souls from death, and
but he who trusts in Jehovah, mercy em- to keep them alive in famine.
braces him. 20 Our soul waits for Jehovah; He is our
11 Be glad in Jehovah and rejoice, you help and shield.
righteous ones; and all the upright in heart, 21 For our heart rejoices in Him because
give a ringing cry of joy. we trust in His holy name.
22 Let Your mercy be upon us, O Jeho-
Psalms 33 vah, even as we trust in You.
1 Jehovah is to be praised for His goodness, 12
and for His providence. 20 He is to be trusted. Psalms 34
1 ¶ Rejoice in Jehovah, O righteous ones; 1 David promises Jehovah and exhorts others to
praise is becoming to the upright ones . do so by his experience. 15 The privileges of the
2 Give thanks to Jehovah with the lyre; righteous.
sing to Him with a harp of ten strings. 1 ¶ A Psalm of David, when he changed
3 Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully, his behavior before Abimelech; and he
with shouts of joy. drove him away, and he went. I will bless
4 For the Word of Jehovah is right, and Jehovah at all times; His praise shall al-
all His works are in truth. ways be in my mouth.
5 He loves righteousness and judgment; 2 My soul shall make its boast in Jeho-
the mercy of Jehovah fills the earth. vah; the humble shall hear and be glad.
6 Through the Word of Jehovah the heav- 3 O magnify Jehovah with me; and let us
ens were made; and all their host by the exalt His name together.
breath of His mouth. 4 I sought Jehovah, and He answered me,
7 The waters of the sea were gathered like and delivered me out of all my fear.
a heap, giving the depths into storehouses. 5 They looked to Him and and their faces
8 Let all the earth fear Jehovah; let all shone and were not ashamed.
those living in the world stand in awe of 6 This humble one cried; and Jehovah heard,
Him. and saved him out of all his distress.
9 For He spoke, and it came into being; 7 The Angel of Jehovah camps around
He commanded, and it stood fast. those who fear Him, and He sets them free.
10 Jehovah voids the counsel of the na- 8 Taste and see that Jehovah is good;
tions, He frustrates the thoughts of the blessed is the man seeking refuge in Him.
peoples. 9 Fear Jehovah, His godly ones, for they
11 Jehovah’s counsel stands forever, the who fear Him lack nothing.
thoughts of His heart to generation and gen- 10 The young lions have lacked and been
eration. hungry; but they who seek Jehovah shall
12 ¶ Blessed is the nation whose God is not lack any good.
Jehovah, the people He has elected for an 11 ¶ My sons, come, listen to Me; I will
inheritance to Him. make known to you the fear of Jehovah.
13 Jehovah looks down from Heaven; He 12 Who is the man who desires life, who
sees all the sons of mankind. loves days in order to see good?
14 From His dwelling place He looks on 13 Keep your tongue from evil, and your
all the ones living in the earth. lips from speaking guile;
15 He forms the hearts; His understand- 14 turn from evil and do good; seek peace
ing is to all their works. and pursue it.
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15 The eyes of Jehovah are on the righ- 11 ¶ Witnesses of violence rise up; they
teous ones and His ears are open to their cry. asked me what I did not know;
16 The face of Jehovah is against doers of 12 they rewarded me evil for good, be-
evil, to cut off their memory from the earth. reaving my soul.
17 The righteous ones cry, and Jehovah 13 But in their sickness, my clothing was
hears; and He saves them out of all their sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fastings;
distresses. and my prayer returned to my bosom.
18 Jehovah is near to the broken of heart; 14 I walked as a friend, as to my brother;
and He saves the crushed of spirit. as one who mourns a mother; I was bowed
19 Many are the evils of the righteous one, down mourning.
but Jehovah plucks him out of them all, 15 But they rejoiced in my limping; and
20 keeping all his bones; not one of them assembling the defamers assembled against
is broken. me; and I did not know; they tore and were
21 Evil shall slay the wicked one; yea, not silent,
those who hate the righteous one shall be- 16 with the godless ones mockers for a
come guilty. cake, gnashing their teeth on me.
22 Jehovah is redeeming the soul of His 17 ¶ O Lord, how long will You look on?
servants; and none of those who trust in Draw back my soul from their desolations,
Him shall be guilty. my only one from the lions.
18 I will thank You in the great assem-
Psalms 35 bly, and I will praise You among a
1 David prays for his own safety, and the confu- mighty people.
sion of his enemies for their evil dealing. 19 Let not my lying enemies rejoice over
1 ¶ A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, strive me; do not let those who hate me without
with those contending with me; fight those cause wink the eye.
fighting against me. 20 For they do not speak peace; but they
2 Take hold of a shield and buckler, and devise words of deceit against the quiet
arise for my help. ones of the earth.
3 Draw out the spear and close ranks to 21 And they open their mouth wide against
meet my pursuers; say to my soul, I am me; they say, Aha! Aha! Our eyes have seen.
your salvation. 22 You have seen, O Jehovah; do not
4 Let those who seek my soul be ashamed keep silence, O Lord, do not be far from
and disgraced; let them be turned back and me.
brought to confusion, those who plot evil 23 Stir Yourself and awaken to my judg-
to me. ment, to my cause, my God and my Lord.
5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, 24 Judge me, O Jehovah my God, accord-
and the Angel of Jehovah driving away. ing to Your righteousness; and do not let
6 Let their way be dark and slippery, and them rejoice over me.
the Angel of Jehovah their pursuer. 25 Let them not say in their hearts, Aha!
7 For they have hidden their pit-net for Our soul! Let them not say, We have swal-
me without cause; without cause they have lowed him up.
dug for my soul. 26 Let them be ashamed and be con-
8 Let destruction come on him; he will founded together, the ones who rejoice at
not know; and let his net which he hid my evil; let them be clothed with shame
capture him; let him fall in it, into de- and dishonor, the ones who magnify them-
struction. selves against me.
9 And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah; 27 Let those who delight in my justifica-
it will rejoice in His salvation. tion shout and rejoice; and they shall say
10 All my bones shall say: O Jehovah, who continually: Jehovah be magnified, delight-
is like You, who delivers the weak one from ing in the peace of His servant.
the ones stronger than he; yes, the poor 28 And my tongue will speak of Your righ-
and needy one from his plunderer? teousness and of Your praise all the day.
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5 Roll your way on Jehovah and trust in
Psalms 36 Him; and He will work.
1 The grievous estate of the wicked one. 10 David 6 And He will bring forth your righteous-
prays for favor to Jehovah’s children. ness like the light; and your judgment like
1 ¶ To the chief musician; of the servant the noon day.
of Jehovah; of David. A statement of the 7 ¶ Rest in Jehovah and wait patiently for
wicked one: The transgression of the wicked Him; inflame not yourself with him who
one within my heart: There is no fear of prospers in his way, with the man practic-
God before his eyes. ing wicked wiles.
2 For he flatters himself in his own eyes, 8 Abstain from anger and cease from fury;
only to find his depravity to be hated. also do not inflame yourself to do evil.
3 The words of his mouth are iniquity 9 For evildoers shall be cut off; and the
and deceit; he ceases to act wisely, to do ones waiting on Jehovah, they shall inherit
good. the earth.
4 He plots iniquity on his bed; he sets him- 10 It is but a little and the wicked one
self on a way that is not good; he does not shall not be; yea, you shall consider his
despise evil. place, and he is not.
5 ¶ Your mercy, O Jehovah, is in the heav- 11 But the meek shall inherit the earth;
ens, Your faithfulness to the dust clouds. yea, they shall delight themselves in abun-
6 Your righteousness is like the hills of dant peace.
God; Your judgments are a great deep; O 12 The wicked one plots against the righ-
Jehovah, You preserve animal and man. teous one and gnashes on him with his teeth;
7 How precious is Your mercy, O God! 13 the Lord laughs at him, for He sees
And the sons of men take refuge in the that his day is coming.
shadow of Your wings. 14 The wicked ones have drawn out the
8 They shall be satisfied from the fatness sword and cause the afflicted and needy
of Your house; and You make them drink ones to fall, to slaughter the upright of way.
the torrent of Your pleasures. 15 Their sword shall enter into their heart,
9 For with You is the fountain of life; in and their bows shall be broken.
Your light we see light. 16 A little to the righteous one is better
10 Draw out Your mercy to the ones than the abundance of many wicked ones.
knowing You, and Your righteousness to 17 For the arms of wicked ones shall be
the upright of heart. broken; but Jehovah upholds righteous
11 Do not let the foot of pride come to ones.
me; and let not the hand of the wicked ones 18 Jehovah knows the days of the blame-
move me. less one; yea, their inheritance shall be for-
12 There the doers of evil have fallen; ever.
they are cast down and are not able to rise. 19 They shall not be ashamed in an evil
time; and they shall be satisfied in days of
Psalms 37 famine.
David persuades to patience and confidence in 20 But the wicked ones shall perish; yea,
Jehovah, by the different estate of the godly ones the enemies of Jehovah shall be like the
and the wicked ones. beauty of pastures; they are consumed; like
1 ¶ A Psalm of David. Do not inflame smoke, they vanish.
yourself with evildoers; and do not be en- 21 ¶ The wicked one borrows and never
vious against workers of perversity; repays, but the righteous one is gracious
2 for they soon wither like grass and fade and giving.
like the green herb. 22 For His blessed ones inherit the earth;
3 Trust in Jehovah and do good; live in and those cursed by Him shall be cut off.
the land and feed on faithfulness. 23 The steps of a man are established
4 And delight yourself in Jehovah, that from Jehovah; and He will delight in his
He may give you your heart’s desire. way.
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24 Though he falls, he is not cast down; me in Your wrath, and do not chasten
for Jehovah holds up his hand. me in Your fury.
25 I have been young and am old, yet I 2 For Your arrows are going down into
have not seen the righteous one forsaken, me, and Your hand is going down on me.
or his seed begging bread. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh be-
26 All the day he is gracious and lends; cause of Your anger; no peace in my
and his seed is for a blessing. bones because of my sin.
27 Turn away from evil and do good and 4 For my iniquities have passed over my
live forever. head; as a heavy burden too heavy for me.
28 For Jehovah loves judgment and does 5 My wounds have festered and rotted
not forsake His godly ones; they are pre- because of my foolishness.
served forever; but the seed of the wicked 6 I am bent down, I am bowed down
ones shall be cut off. even to excess; I have gone darkened all
29 The righteous ones shall inherit the the day.
earth and live on it forever. 7 For my loins are filled with a burning,
30 The mouth of the righteous one utters and there is no soundness in my flesh.
wisdom, and his tongue speaks judgment. 8 I am benumbed and crushed even to ex-
31 The Law of his God is in his heart; his cess; I roar from the groanings of my heart.
steps do not slide. 9 My Lord, all my desire is before You,
32 The wicked one spies on the righteous and my sighing is not hidden from You.
one and seeks to kill him. 10 My heart throbs; my power forsakes
33 Jehovah does not leave him in his hand, me! And the light of my eyes, they also
and does not find him guilty in his judg- are not with me.
ment. 11 My lovers and my friends stand apart
34 ¶ Wait on Jehovah and keep His way; from my stroke, and my neighbors have
and He shall exalt you in the cutting off of stood far off.
the wicked ones. 12 ¶ And those seeking my life lay a snare;
35 I have seen the wicked one, the ruth- yea, those seeking my evil speak destruc-
less one, even spreading himself out like a tion, and they utter deceits all the day.
luxuriant, native tree; 13 But like a deaf one I do not hear;
36 yet he passed away, and, behold, he and I am like a mute one who does not
was not; and I looked for him, but he could open his mouth.
not be found. 14 And I am as a man who is not hear-
37 Watch the perfect one and behold the ing, and who has no rebukes in his mouth.
upright one; for the end of that man is 15 For I hope in You, O Jehovah; O Lord
peace. my God You will answer.
38 But the transgressors are destroyed to- 16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over me
gether; the end of the wicked ones is cut in the slipping of my foot; they exalt
off. themselves over me.
39 But the salvation of the righteous ones 17 For I am ready to fall and my pain
is from Jehovah; He is their strength in the is before me always.
time of distress. 18 For I will confess my iniquity; I am
40 And Jehovah helps them and slipping anxious from my sin.
away He makes them slip away from the 19 And my living enemies are strong; and
wicked ones and save them, because they ones hating me have multiplied; they lie.
trust in Him. 20 And those who repay evil for good,
they oppose me, because the good fol-
Psalms 38 lows me.
David confesses his sins and seeks relief from 21 O Jehovah, do not forsake me! O
Jehovah to take compassion on him. my God, do not be far from me;
1 ¶ A Psalm of David, to bring to re- 22 Make haste to help me, O my Lord,
membrance. O Jehovah, do not rebuke my salvation.
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3 And He put a new song of praise to our
Psalms 39 God in my mouth; many shall see and shall
1 David’s care of his thoughts. 7 The reverence fear and shall trust in Jehovah.
for Jehovah’s judgments, 10 and prayer. 4 Blessed is the man who sets Jehovah as
1 ¶ To the chief musician, to Jeduthun. A his trust, and does not turn to the proud
Psalm of David. I said, I will keep my ways ones, or to those who turn to a lie.
from sinning with my tongue; I will keep 5 Many things have You done, O Jehovah
my mouth with a muzzle while the wicked my God; Your works of wonder and Your
one is before me. purposes toward us; there is none to set
2 I became mute and still; from good I them in order to You; I will declare and I
was silent, and my pain was stirred. will speak; they are more than can be
3 My heart was hot within me; while the counted.
fire burned I was musing; I spoke with my 6 ¶ Sacrifice and offering You did not de-
tongue: sire; You have opened ears to Me. You have
4 O Jehovah, make me to know my end not asked burnt offering and sin offering.
and the limit of my days, what it is. Let 7 Then I said, Lo, I come, in the roll of
me know how lacking I am. the Book it is written of Me;
5 Behold, like a handbreadth You gave my 8 I delight to do Your will, O My God;
days; even my life was non-existence be- and Your Law is within My inmost being.
fore You; surely every man standing is all 9 I have announced righteousness in the
vanity. Selah. great assembly; behold, I will not restrain
6 Surely a man walks about in shadow; My lips; O Jehovah You know.
surely they are in an uproar in vain; he heaps 10 I have not concealed Your righteous-
up and does not know who is gathering them. ness in My heart; I speak Your faithfulness
7 ¶ And now what do I await, Lord? My and Your salvation. I have not hidden Your
hope is in You. loving-kindness and Your truth from the
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions; great assembly.
do not set me forth as the reproach of the 11 ¶ Do not withhold Your tender mer-
foolish one. cies from me, O Jehovah; Your loving-
9 I was mute; I did not open my mouth, kindness and Your truth shall always
because You had done it. watch over me.
10 Turn away Your stroke from me; I am 12 For evils have surrounded me until
consumed by the blow of Your hand. there is no number; my iniquities have taken
11 You correct a man with rebukes over hold on me and I am not able to look up;
iniquity; and as a moth You melt away what they are more than the hairs of my head,
he desires. Surely every man is vanity. Selah. and my heart fails me.
12 Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give 13 Be pleased to deliver me, O Jehovah;
ear to my cry. Do not be silent at my tears, hasten to my help.
for I am an alien with You, a sojourner, as 14 Let those seeking my soul to destroy it
were all my fathers. be ashamed and humbled together; let
13 Look away from me and I will be those delighting in my evil be driven back
cheerful before I go away and be no more. and disgraced.
15 They are desolated for a reward of
Psalms 40 their shame; for they are saying to me, Aha!
1 The benefit of confidence in Jehovah. 6 David Aha!
prophesies of the Messiah. 16 Let all who are seeking You be glad in
1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm of You and always say, May Jehovah be mag-
David. Waiting I have waited on Jehovah; nified, those loving Your salvation.
and He turned to me and heard my cry. 17 But I am a poor and needy one; the
2 And He made me go up from the pit of Lord will take thought for me. You are my
tumult, out of the miry clay; He lifted my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not
feet on a rock; He directed my steps. delay.
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3 My tears have been my food by day and
Psalms 41 by night, while they say to me all the day,
1 Jehovah’s care of the poor. 4 David complains Where is your God?
of the treachery of his enemies. 4 When I remember these things and I
1 ¶ To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of pour out my soul on me (for I passed over
David. Blessed is the one acting wisely to with the throng; I led them to the house of
the poor one; Jehovah will deliver him in God with the voice of rejoicing and praise,
the day of evil. a host keeping the feast).
2 Jehovah will watch over him and keep 5 O my soul, why are you cast down and
him alive; he shall be blessed on the earth, moan within me? Hope in God, for I shall
and You will not give him into the soul of yet thank Him for the salvations of His pres-
his enemies. ence.
3 Jehovah will uphold him on the couch 6 ¶ O my God, my soul is cast down within
of sickness; You change all his bed in his me; on account of this I remember You
sickness. from Jordan-land and from the Hermons,
4 I said, O Jehovah be gracious to me; from Mount Mizar.
heal my soul, for I have sinned against 7 Deep calls to deep through the voice of
You. Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and Your
5 ¶ My enemies speak evil of me, saying, waves have passed over me.
When will he die and his name perish? 8 Jehovah will command His loving-
6 And when he comes to see me he speaks kindness by day, and His song shall be
vanity; his heart gathers iniquity to itself; with me in the night, a prayer to the God
he goes outside and speaks. of my life.
7 Together all the ones hating me whisper 9 I will say to God my Rock, Why have
against me; they plot evil toward me, You forgotten me? Why do I go darkened
8 saying, A thing of ruin is poured out on when the enemy oppresses me?
him; and, He who lies down shall not rise 10 With shattering in my bones ones dis-
again. tressing me reproach me, when they say to
9 Even a man desiring my well-being, I me every day, Where is your God?
trusted in him, eating of my bread; this 11 O my soul, why are you cast down?
one has lifted up his heel against me. And why do you moan within me? Hope
10 But You, O Jehovah, be gracious to me in God, for I yet thank Him for the salva-
and raise me up, and I will repay them. tions of my face and my God.
11 By this I know that You delight in
me, because my enemy does not exult Psalms 43
over me. 1 David promises to serve Jehovah joyfully.
12 And I, in my integrity You uphold me, 1 ¶ Judge me, O God, and strive for my
and You set Your face before me forever. cause against a nation not godly. Deliver
13 Blessed be Jehovah, God of Israel, even me from the man of deceit and injustice.
from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and 2 For You are the God of my strength.
Amen! Why have You cast me off? Why do I go
darkened when the enemy oppresses?
Psalms 42 3 O send out Your light and Your truth; let
1 David’s zeal to serve Jehovah in the temple. 5 them lead me and bring me to the mount
He encourages his soul to trust in Jehovah. of Your holiness and to Your tabernacles.
1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Contempla- 4 Then I will go to the altar of God, to
tion for the sons of Korah. As the deer pants God, the joy of my delight, and I will thank
after the channels of water, so my soul pants with the lyre, O God, my God.
after You, O God. 5 Why are you cast down, O my soul, and
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living why do you moan within me? Hope in God,
God; when shall I come and see the face of for I will still thank Him, the salvations of
God? my face, and my God.
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Psalms 45 568 Christ’s grace and beauty beyond all men
18 Our heart has not turned back, and our
Psalms 44 steps have not swerved from Your way,
1 Israel, in memory of former favors, 7 complains 19 though You have crushed us in the place
of their present evils. 17 Professing integrity, of jackals and covered us over with the
23 she prays for deliverance. death-shade.
1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Contempla- 20 If we have forgotten the name of our
tion for the Sons of Korah. We have heard God, and have spread our hands to an alien
with our ears, O God; our fathers have re- god,
counted to us the work You worked in their 21 shall not God search this out? For He
days, in the days of old. knows the secrets of the heart.
2 You dispossessed nations with Your hand 22 Yea, for Your sake we are slain all the
and planted them. You put evil on peoples day; we are counted as sheep of slaughter.
and sent them off. 23 Be aroused! Why do You sleep, O God?
3 For they did not inherit the land with Awake! Do not cast us off forever.
their own sword; yea, their own arm did 24 Why do You hide Your face and forget
not save them. But it was Your right hand our affliction and distress?
and Your arm and the light of Your face, 25 For our soul bows down to the dust;
because You favored them. our belly holds fast to the earth.
4 You are He, my King, O God; command 26 Arise for our help and redeem us for
deliverances for Jacob. the sake of Your kindness.
5 Through You we will thrust out our ad-
versaries; through Your name we will Psalms 45
trample those rising up against us. 1 David foresees the glories of the Messiah; 6 He
6 For I will not trust in my bow, and my is led to speak the very words quoted of Him in
sword will not save me. the New Testament. (Hebrews 1:8).
7 But You have saved us from our adver- 1 ¶ To the Chief Musician, Concerning
saries and have put to shame those who the Lilies. For the sons of Korah. A Poem;
hate us. a Song of the Beloved. My heart is boiling
8 We boast in God all the day; and we over with a good matter. I am speaking of
praise Your name forever. Selah. my works to the King; my tongue is the
9 ¶ Now You have cast us off and have pen of a rapid writer.
shamed us. And You do not go forth with 2 You are the fairest of the sons of man;
our armies. grace has poured into Your lips; on account
10 You make us turn back from the ad- of this God has blessed You forever.
versary; yea, the ones hating us plunder 3 Gird Your sword on Your thigh, Mighty
for themselves. One; with Your majesty and Your glory.
11 You have given us like sheep for food 4 And ride prosperously in Your glory, on
and have scattered us among the nations. the matter of truth and meekness and right,
12 For no gain You have sold Your people, and Your right hand shall teach You fearful
and You are not increased by their price. things.
13 You made us a scorn to our neighbors, a 5 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the
mockery and a derision to those around us. King’s enemies; peoples fall under You.
14 You make us a byword among the na- 6 ¶ Your throne, O God, is forever and
tions, a shaking of the head among the peoples. ever; the scepter of Your kingdom is a scep-
15 My reproach is before me all the day; ter of uprightness.
yea, the shame of my face covers me, 7 You love righteousness and hate wick-
16 because of the voice of the slanderer edness; on account of this God, Your God,
and the blasphemer, before the face of the has anointed You with the oil of gladness
enemy and avenger. more than Your fellows.
17 ¶ All this has come upon us, and we 8 All Your garments smell of myrrh and
have not forgotten You and not have dealt aloes and cassia out of ivory palaces; by
falsely with Your covenant. strings of a harp they make You glad.
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Jehovah Most High is awesome, a great king 569 Psalms 46
9 King’s daughters are among Your pre- 9 causing to cease wars to the end of the
cious ones; the queen stands at Your right earth; He breaks the bow and cuts apart
hand in gold of Ophir. spears; He burns the chariots in the fire.
10 ¶ Listen, O daughter, and look, and 10 Be still and know that I am God! I will
stretch out your ear, and forget your people be exalted among the nations; I will be ex-
and your father’s house. alted in the earth.
11 And the King will desire your beauty, 11 Jehovah of Hosts is with us; the God
for He is your Lord, and you shall wor- of Jacob is a refuge for us. Selah.
ship Him.
12 And the daughter of Tyre will stroke Psalms 47
Your face with a gift, the rich among the The nations are exhorted cheerfully to entertain
peoples. the kingdom of Christ.
13 The king’s daughter is all glorious 1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm for the
within, her clothing braided gold. Sons of Korah. All the peoples clap the
14 She shall be led to the King in embroi- hand; shout to God with a ringing cry of
dered work; her companions, the virgins, joy.
shall be brought to You after her. 2 For Jehovah Most High is awesome, a
15 They shall be led with gladness and rejoic- great King over all the earth.
ing; they shall go in to the King’s palace. 3 He shall speak peoples under us, even
16 Your sons shall be in the place of your nations under our feet.
fathers; You will make them for rulers in 4 He chooses our inheritance for us, the
all the earth. majesty of Jacob whom He loved. Selah.
17 I will make Your name remembered 5 ¶ God has gone up with a shout, Jeho-
in every generation and generation; on ac- vah with the sound of a rams’ horn.
count of this people shall thank You for- 6 Sing praise to God; sing praise; sing
ever and ever. praise to our King, sing praise!
7 For God is the King of all the earth;
Psalms 46 sing a psalm for understanding.
1 The confidence which God’s people have in Je- 8 God reigns over the nations; God sits
hovah. 8 An exhortation to behold it. on the throne of His holiness.
1 ¶ To the chief musician. For the sons of 9 The nobles of peoples gather together,
Korah; A song. For the Virgins. God is our the people of the God of Abraham. For the
refuge and strength, very much found to shields of the earth are God’s; He is greatly
be a help in distresses. lifted up.
2 On account of this we will not fear when
the earth changes and when mountains are Psalms 48
slipping into the heart of the seas. The ornaments and privileges of God’s people.
3 Its waters shall rage and foam; let the 1 ¶ A Song, A Psalm for the Sons of Korah.
mountains shake in its swelling. Selah. Great is Jehovah, and exceedingly to be
4 There is a river, its channels gladden the praised in the city of our God, His holy
city of God, the holy tabernacles of the mountain.
Most High. 2 Beautiful on high, the joy of all the earth,
5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not is Mount Zion, in the sides of the north,
be shaken; God will help her at the turning the city of the great King.
of the morning. 3 God is known in her strongholds for a
6 ¶ The nations roared; kingdoms were refuge.
shaken; He gave forth His voice and the 4 For, behold, the kings met together; they
earth melted. passed by together;
7 Jehovah of Hosts is with us; the God of 5 they saw, so they marveled; they were
Jacob is a refuge for us. Selah. troubled and fled away.
8 Come, behold the works of Jehovah, 6 Trembling seized them there, and pain
who sets ruins on the earth, like one giving birth.
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Psalms 49 570 Faith assures us: God will redeem my soul
7 You break the ships of Tarshish with an 12 But man shall not remain high in honor;
east wind. he is like the animals; they shall be cut off.
8 ¶ As we have heard, so we have seen in 13 This way of theirs is folly to them, yet
the city of Jehovah of Hosts, in the city of their followers shall be pleased by their
our God. God establishes it forever. Selah. mouth. Selah.
9 O God, We have given thought on Your 14 Like sheep, they are appointed to Sheol.
loving-kindness, in the midst of Your temple. Death shall reign for them. And upright
10 According to Your name, O God, so is ones shall rule over them in the morning;
Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your and their form is for wearing out; Sheol is
right hand is full of righteousness. home for him.
11 Mount Zion shall be glad; the daugh- 15 ¶ Surely God will redeem my soul
ters of Judah shall rejoice because of Your from the hand of Sheol, for He will take
judgments. me. Selah.
12 Walk around Zion; yea, go all around 16 Do not be afraid when one becomes en-
it; count its towers; riched, when the glory of his house increases;
13 set your heart on its ramparts; pass be- 17 for in his death he shall not take any-
tween its strongholds; in order that you may thing; his glory shall not go down after him.
recount to the coming generation. 18 For in his life he blessed his soul;
14 For this God is our God forever and yea, men praise you when you do well
ever; He will lead us even unto death. for yourself.
19 For He will go to the generation of his
Psalms 49 fathers; they will not see light forever.
An earnest persuasion to build the faith of resur- 20 Man, though high in honor, but under-
rection, not on worldly power, but on Jehovah. standing not, is like the animals; they shall
1 ¶ To the chief musician, A Psalm for the be cut off.
Sons of Korah. Hear this, all peoples, give
ear, all those living in the world, Psalms 50
2 both sons of mankind, even sons of man 1 God sets forth His excellence to His godly ones;
together, the rich one and the poor one: 7 He seeks the sacrifices of thanksgiving; 16 He
3 My mouth shall speak wisdoms, and the warns the wicked of their end.
thoughts of my heart shall be of under- 1 ¶ A Psalm of Asaph God, Jehovah God,
standing. has spoken, and calls to the earth from the
4 I will stretch out my ear to a parable; I rising of the sun to its going in.
will open my dark saying on the harp. 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
5 Why should I fear in the days of evil, God has shone.
when the iniquity of my supplanting ones 3 Our God comes, and He is not silent; a
encompass me fire shall devour before Him; and it shall
6 ¶ Those who trust in their wealth and in be very stormy around Him.
their many riches boast themselves. 4 He shall call to the heavens from above,
7 A brother cannot at all redeem a man, and to the earth, to judge His people.
and not can give to God a ransom for him, 5 Gather My godly ones together to Me,
8 for the redemption of their soul is pre- those who cut My covenant by sacrifice.
cious, and it ceases forever, 6 And the heavens shall declare His righ-
9 for he shall yet live forever; he does not teousness, for God Himself is judge. Selah.
see the pit. 7 ¶ Hear, My people, and I will speak, O
10 For he sees wise men die; together the Israel, and I will testify against you; I am
fool and the animal-like ones perish and God, your God.
leave their riches to others. 8 Not for your sacrifices do I reprove you;
11 Their inward thought is that their yea, your burnt offerings are continually
houses shall last forever, their dwelling- before Me;
places to generation and generation; they 9 I will take no bull out of your house, no
call their lands after their own names. he-goats out of your folds,
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David’s contrite repentance a model for all 571 Psalms 51
10 for every beast of the forest is Mine; clear when You judge.
the cattle on a thousand hills; 5 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
11 I know all the birds of the mountains; and in sin my mother conceived me.
and all moving in My fields are Mine; 6 Behold, You desire truth in the inward
12 if I were hungry, I would not speak parts; and in the secret part You teach me
to you, for the world is Mine, and the wisdom.
fullness of it. 7 ¶ Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be
13 Will I eat the flesh of mighty ones, clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than
and will I drink the blood of he-goats? snow.
14 Sacrifice thanksgiving to God, and pay 8 Cause me to hear joy and gladness; the
your vows to the Most High. bones You have crushed will rejoice.
15 And call on Me in the day of distress, and I 9 Hide Your face from my sins, and blot
will save you; and you shall glorify Me. out all my iniquities.
16 ¶ But to the wicked one, God says, 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and
What is it to you to proclaim My statutes, renew a steadfast spirit within me.
and to take up My covenant on your mouth? 11 Do not cast me out from Your presence,
17 Yea, you hate discipline and toss My and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
words behind you. 12 Restore to me the joy of Your salva-
18 When you saw a thief, you were tion, and uphold me with a willing spirit.
pleased with him; and with ones doing 13 Then I will teach transgressors Your
adultery is your portion. ways; and sinners will turn back to You.
19 You give your mouth to evil, and your 14 ¶ Deliver me from blood guilt, O God,
tongue frames deceit. O God of my salvation; my tongue shall
20 You sit; you speak against your brother; sing aloud of Your righteousness.
you charge the son of your mother. 15 O Lord, open my lips and my mouth
21 You have done these things, and I have shall declare Your praise.
kept silence; you thought that being I would 16 For you do not desire sacrifice, or I
be like you; but I will rebuke you and set would give it; You do not delight in burnt
in order before your eyes. offering.
22 Now think of this, you who forget 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken
God, lest I tear, and not is any to deliver: spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God,
23 Whoever offers thanks glorifies Me; You will not despise.
and he who sets a way, I will show the 18 Do good in Your good pleasure to Zion;
salvation of God to him. build the walls of Jerusalem.
19 Then You shall be pleased with the sac-
Psalms 51 rifices of righteousness, with burnt offer-
1 David prays for remission of sins, 6 and for ing and whole offering; then they shall make
sanctification. go up bulls on Your altar.
1 ¶ To the chief musician, A Psalm of
David when Nathan the prophet came to Psalms 52
him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. David prophesies the destruction of Doeg.
Be gracious to me, O God, according to 1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Contempla-
Your loving-kindness, according to the tion. A Psalm of David when Doeg the
multitude of Your tender mercies; blot out Edomite came and told Saul, and said to
my transgressions. him, David has come to the house of
2 Multiply to wash me from my iniquity, Ahimelech. Why do you boast yourself in
and cleanse me from my sin. evil, O mighty one? The mercy of God is
3 For I know my transgressions; and my all the day.
sin is ever before me. 2 Like a sharp razor your tongue devises
4 Against You, You only, I have sinned, destruction, working deceit.
and done the evil in Your eyes; that You 3 You love evil more than good, lying
might be justified in Your speaking and be more than to speak righteousness. Selah.
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Psalms 53 572 Man is born to trouble: Let us pray
4 You love all devouring words, O deceit- 1 Save me, O God, by Your name; and
ful tongue! judge me by Your might.
5 God will likewise break you forever; 2 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the
He shall take you away, even pluck you words of my mouth.
from your tent and uproot you out of the 3 For strangers have risen up against me;
land of the living. Selah. and terrifying men seek after my soul; they
6 ¶ And the righteous ones shall see and have not set God before them. Selah.
fear; yea, they will laugh over him, saying, 4 ¶ Behold, God is my helper. The Lord
7 Behold, the man who did not set God as is with those who uphold my soul.
his strength; but he trusted in his many 5 He shall reward evil to my enemies; cut
riches; he was strong in his destruction. them off in Your truth.
8 But I am like a luxuriant olive tree in 6 I will freely sacrifice to You; I will praise
the house of God; I trust in the kindness of Your name, O Jehovah, for it is good.
God forever and ever. 7 For He has delivered me out of all
9 I will thank You forever, because You trouble; and my eye has looked upon my
have done it; and I will hope in Your name, enemies.
for it is good before Your godly ones.
Psalms 55
Psalms 53 David complains of his fearful case.
1 ¶ To the Chief Musician on Neginoth. A
1 David describes the corruption of a natural man.
Contemplation. A Psalm of David. Give
4 the wicked know by the light of their conscience.
1 ¶ To the Chief musician on Mahalath. A ear to my prayer, O God; and do not hide
Contemplation; A Psalm of David. The Yourself from my supplication.
foolish one has said in his heart, No God! 2 Pay attention to me, and answer me; I
They have done corruptly; they have acted wander and I moan in my complaint,
abominably, doing iniquity; not one is 3 from the voice of the enemy, from the
doing good! oppression of the wicked one; for they
2 God looked down from Heaven on the shake iniquity over me, and in anger they
sons of mankind, to see if there was any hate me.
discerning, who was seeking God: 4 My heart is pained within me, and the
3 All have turned away, altogether they terrors of death have fallen on me.
are corrupted, not one is doing good, not 5 Fear and trembling come on me; and
even one! horror has covered me.
4 Have the doers of evil not known, eat- 6 And I said, Who will give to me wings
ing up My people as they eat bread? They like a dove? I would fly away and be at rest.
have not called on God. 7 Behold, I would go far away, fleeing; I
5 There they dreaded with dread, where would lodge in the wilderness. Selah.
no dread was; for God has scattered the 8 I would hasten to my escape from the
bones of the one who besieges you; you rushing wind, from the tempest.
have put them to shame because God re- 9 ¶ Swallow up, O Lord; divide their tongue;
jects them. for I see violence and strife in the city.
6 Who gives from Zion the salvation of 10 They turn about her on her walls by
Israel? When God brings back the captiv- day and night; and iniquity and mischief
ity of His people, Jacob shall rejoice; Is- are in her midst.
rael shall be glad. 11 Covetings are in her midst; oppression
and deceit will not depart from her streets.
Psalms 54 12 For it is not an enemy reproaching me,
David prays for deliverance. or I could bear it; it is not one who hates
1 ¶ To the Chief Musician on Neginoth. A me who is magnifying himself against me;
Contemplation; A Psalm of David, when or I would hide myself from him.
the Ziphites came and said to Saul, Does 13 But it is you, a man of my rank, my
not David hide himself among us? friend and one knowing me
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14 We sweetened counsel together; we 8 ¶ You have counted my wanderings; You;
walked into the house of God with the put my tear in Your wineskin; are they not
throng. in Your Book?
15 Desolations be upon them! They go 9 Then my enemies will turn back in the
down to Sheol alive, for evils are among day I call; this I know, for God is for me.
them in their dwelling. 10 In God I will praise the Word; in Jeho-
16 ¶ I, even I, will call to God, and Jeho- vah I will praise the Word.
vah will save me. 11 In God I have trusted; I will not fear;
17 Evening and morning and at noon I what will man do to me?
will complain and moan; and He will hear 12 On me, O God, are Your vows; I will
my voice. render to You thank offerings.
18 He redeems my soul in peace from the 13 For You have delivered my soul from
war being waged against me; for they were death. Are You not keeping my feet from
many with me. falling, to walk before God in the light of
19 God shall hear and answer them, even the living?
He who sits enthroned of old. Selah. There
are no changes to them; yea, they do not Psalms 57
fear God. David prays about his dangerous case.
20 He sent out his hand against his peace; 1 ¶ To the chief musician. Do not destroy.
he defiled his covenant. A secret treasure of David, when he fled
21 The butterings of his mouth were from Saul in the cave. Be merciful to me,
smooth, but war was in his heart; his words O God, be gracious to me, for my soul
were softer than oil, but they were as drawn seeks refuge in You; yea, in the shadow of
swords. Your wings I will seek refuge, until the
22 Cast on Jehovah that given to you, and destructions pass over.
He will keep you; He will not give shak- 2 I will cry to God Most High, to God
ing to the righteous ones forever. who works for me.
23 But You, O God, will bring them down 3 He shall send from Heaven and save me;
to the pit of destruction; men of blood and He will shame the one who crushes me.
deceit will not live out half their days; but Selah. God shall send His kindness and His
I will trust in You. truth.
4 My soul is among lions; I lie among
Psalms 56 those blazing, the sons of men, whose teeth
David complains of his enemies. are spears and arrows, and their tongue a
1 ¶ To the chief musician. Concerning the sharp sword.
silent dove, those far off. Of David, a se- 5 Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
cret treasure (when the Philistines seized let Your glory be over the whole earth.
him in Gath). Favor me, for man snuffs 6 They have prepared a net for my steps;
me up; all the day fighting oppresses me, my soul is bowed down; they have dug a
O Most High. pit before me; they have fallen into it.
2 My watchers panted for me all the day; Selah.
for many are proudly fighting against me. 7 ¶ My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is
3 The day I am afraid I will trust in You. fixed; I will sing and give praise.
4 In God I will praise His Word; in God I 8 Wake up my glory! Wake up, harp and
have trusted; I will not fear; what will flesh lyre! I will stir the dawn with praise.
do to me? 9 I will praise You among the peoples,
5 All the day they pervert my words; all O Lord, I will sing to You among the
their thoughts are against me for evil. nations.
6 They stir up strife; they hide; they ob- 10 For Your mercy is great to the heav-
serve my footprints as they wait for my soul. ens, and Your truth to the clouds.
7 By iniquity escape is for them. In anger 11 Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
cast down the peoples, O God. Your glory over the whole earth.
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Psalms 59 574 David prays: God is my strong Tower
to account; do not favor any acting treach-
Psalms 58 erously. Selah.
1 David reproves wicked judges. 3 He describes 6 They return at evening; they howl like
the nature of the wicked. a dog and go around the city.
1 ¶ To the chief musician. Do not destroy. 7 Behold, they belch forth with their
A secret treasure of David. Will you indeed mouth; swords are in their lips; for they
speak righteousness in silence? Do you say, Who hears?
judge rightly, O sons of men? 8 ¶ But You, O Jehovah, shall laugh at
2 Yes, in heart you work injustices you them; you shall mock at all the nations.
weigh the violence of your hands in the land. 9 O my Strength, let me look to You; for
3 The wicked ones are estranged from the God is my strong tower.
womb; they go astray from the belly, speak- 10 The God of my mercy shall go before
ing lies. me; God shall cause me to see those being
4 Their poison is like the poison of a ser- my enemies.
pent; like the deaf adder he stops his ear, 11 Do not kill them, lest my people for-
5 which will not hear the charmer’s voice, get; scatter them by Your power and bring
skillful charmer of charms. them down, O Lord our shield.
6 ¶ O God, break their teeth in their mouth; 12 For the sin of their mouth is the word
break out the big teeth of the young lions, of their lips, even let them be taken in their
O Jehovah. pride, and for cursing and the lying which
7 They flow away like waters going away they speak.
for themselves; he treads his arrows, as 13 Consume them in anger; consume, and
though they were cut off; they will not be; and they shall know that
8 As a snail goes into melting, a miscar- God is ruling in Jacob, to the ends of the
riage of a woman, they do not see the sun. earth. Selah.
9 Before your pots can discern the thorns, 14 And they shall return at evening; let
whether green or glowing, He shall storm them howl like the dog and go around the
it away. city;
10 The righteous one shall rejoice when 15 they are caused to wander up and down
he sees vengeance; he shall wash his feet to eat, if they are not satisfied, even they
in the blood of the wicked ones. growl.
11 And man will say, Truly, a fruit is to 16 But I will sing of Your power; yes, I
the righteous one; there is a God judging will sing of Your kindness in the morning.
in the earth. For You have been my strong tower, and
my refuge in the day of my trouble.
Psalms 59 17 To You, O my strength, I will sing; for
David prays to be delivered from his enemies. God is my strong tower, the God of my
1 ¶ To the chief musician. Do not destroy. A mercy.
secret treasure of David, when Saul sent, and
they watched the house to kill him. Deliver Psalms 60
me from my enemies, O my God; set me on 1 David prays to Jehovah that former trials may
high from those rising up against me. not return;. 4 prays for deliverance.
2 Deliver me from the workers of evil, 1 ¶ To the chief musician. On the Lily of
and save me from bloody men. Testimony. A secret treasure of David, to
3 For behold, they lie in wait for my soul, teach; when he struggled with Aram-
mighty ones gather against me; not for my naharaim, and with Aram-zobah; when
transgression, and not for my sin, O Jeho- Joab returned, and struck twelve thousand
vah. of Edom in the Valley of Salt. O God! You
4 Without my fault they run and prepare have cast us off; You have broken us; You
themselves; awaken to help me, and see. who were angry, take us back.
5 And You, O Jehovah God of Hosts, the 2 You made the earth tremble; You tore it;
God of Israel: Awake to call all the nations heal its breaks, for it is quaking.
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O lead me to the Rock that is higher than I! 575 Psalms 61
3 You have made Your people see hard-
ship; You made us drink the wine of trem- Psalms 62
bling. 1 David speaking of his trust in Jehovah, discour-
4 You have given a banner to those who ages his enemies, 5 encourages the godly. ones.
fear You, to be lifted up because of the 1 ¶ To the chief musician. To Jeduthun. A
truth. Selah. Psalm of David. Only to God is my soul
5 Save with Your right hand and answer silent; from Him comes my salvation.
me, that Your beloved may be delivered. 2 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
6 ¶ God has spoken in His holiness; I will my strong tower; I shall not be greatly
rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mea- shaken.
sure out the valley of Succoth. 3 Until when will you break in against a
7 Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; man? You will slay him, all of you, like a
Ephraim is the strength of My head; Judah wall stretched out, a fence being thrust
is My lawgiver; down .
8 Moab is My washpot; over Edom I will 4 Surely, they plotted to cast him down
cast out My shoe; Philistia, shout in tri- from his exaltation; they delight in lies;
umph over me. they bless with their mouth, but they curse
9 Who will bring me into the strong city? in their inward parts. Selah.
Who will lead me into Edom? 5 Only be silent to God, O my soul, for
10 Have not You, O God, cast us aside? my hope is from Him.
And will You not go forth with our armies, 6 He alone is my rock and my salvation,
O God? my strong tower; I shall not be shaken.
11 Give us help from the oppressor, for 7 On God is my salvation and my glory;
vain is the deliverance of man. my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
12 Through God we shall do mighty 8 ¶ Trust in Him at all times, you people,
things; for He shall tread on our adversar- pour out your heart before Him; God is a
ies. refuge for us. Selah.
9 Surely the sons of men are vanity, the
Psalms 61 sons of man are a lie; they go up in the
1 David prays to Jehovah, expressing the ground scales; they are lighter than vanity together.
of his trust; 5 He displays his faith in God. 10 Trust not in oppression, and do not be
1 ¶ To the chief musician. On stringed in- vain in robbery; if riches increase to you,
struments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God, do not set your heart on them.
and attend to my prayer. 11 God has spoken once; twice I have
2 From the end of the earth I call to You heard this, that strength belongs to God;
when my heart faints; Oh lead me into the 12 Also kindness belongs to You, O Lord,
Rock higher than I. for You reward a man according to his work.
3 For You have been a refuge, a strong
tower before the enemy. Psalms 63
4 I will dwell in Your tabernacle forever; 1 David’s thirst for Jehovah. 9 His confidence for
I will seek refuge in the shelter of Your the destruction.of his enemies.
wings. Selah. 1 ¶ A Psalm of David, when he was in the
5 ¶ For You, O God, have heard my vows; wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my
You gave an inheritance to those who fear God; I earnestly seek You; my soul thirsts
Your name. for You; my flesh longs for You, as in a
6 You will add days to the days of the king; dry and weary land without water.
his years will be as generation to generation. 2 so as I have seen you in the sanctuary,
7 He shall abide forever before God; ap- seeing Your power and Your glory.
point mercy and truth to keep him. 3 ¶ For Your loving-kindness is better than
8 So I will sing praise to Your name for- life; my lips give praise to You.
ever, so that I may pay my vows day by 4 So I will bless You while I live; I will
day. lift up my palms in Your name.
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Psalms 64 576 The righteous shall rejoice in Jehovah
5 My soul shall be satisfied, as with mar-
row and fatness; and my mouth shall praise Psalms 65
You with joyful lips, 1 David praises Jehovah for his grace. 4 The
6 when I remember You upon my bed. blessedness of Jehovah’s elect.
I will meditate on You in the night 1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm and
watches. Song of David. To You silence is praise, O
7 ¶ For You have been a help to me, and I God, in Zion; and to You is a vow paid.
will rejoice under the shadow of Your 2 To You who hears prayer, all flesh comes.
wings. 3 Things of iniquity, our transgressions
8 My soul has cleaved after You; Your right are mightier than I; You cover them.
hand upholds me. 4 Blessed is the one You elect and cause to
9 And those who seek to destroy my life come near You; he shall dwell in Your
shall go into the depths of the earth. courts; we shall be satisfied with the good-
10 They shall pour him out by the sword; ness of Your house, Your holy temple.
they shall be a portion for foxes. 5 You will answer us in righteousness by
11 But the king shall rejoice in God; ev- awesome things, O God of our salvation;
eryone who swears by Him shall glory, be- the Confidence of all the ends of the earth
cause the mouth of the one speaking a lie and the sea afar off.
will be stopped. 6 ¶ By Your strength the mountains are
established, girded in might.
Psalms 64 7 You still the roaring of the sea, the roar of
David prays for deliverance, complaining of his their waves, and the tumult of the peoples.
enemies. 8 And those living in the uttermost parts
1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm of are afraid of Your signs; You make the out-
David. O God, hear my voice in my com- goings of the morning and the evening to
plaint; guard my life from the terror of the rejoice.
enemy. 9 You visit the earth and overflow it; You
2 Hide me from the counsel of those greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of
doing injury, from the tumult of doers water. You provide their grain, for in this
of evil, way You have prepared it.
3 who sharpen their tongue like a sword; 10 You fill its terraces with water. You press
they tread their arrows, a bitter word, down its furrows. You make it soft with
4 to shoot at the perfect ones from a hid- showers. You bless the sprouting of it.
ing place; suddenly they shoot at him, and 11 You crown the year of Your goodness,
fear not. and Your paths drip with fatness.
5 They strengthen themselves in an evil 12 The pastures of the wilderness drip,
thing; they talk of hiding snares; they say, and the little hills gird themselves with joy.
Who shall see them? 13 The meadows are outfitted with flocks;
6 They search out injustices, saying, We the valleys are also covered with grain; they
have finished devising a plot. Yea, the in- shout for joy and sing.
ward part of man and the heart are deep!
7 ¶ But God shall shoot an arrow at them; Psalms 66
their wounds shall suddenly appear. 1 David exhorts to praise Jehovah, 5 to observe
8 So they shall be confounded; their tongue His great works, 8 to bless him for His gra-
falls upon themselves; everyone seeing cious benefits.
them shall flee. 1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Song. A
9 And all men shall fear and shall declare Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the
the work of God; yea, they shall in wis- earth;
dom consider His work. 2 Sing out the honor of His name; give
10 The righteous one shall rejoice in Je- glory to His praise.
hovah, and shall trust in Him; and all the 3 Say to God, How much to be feared are
upright in heart shall glory. Your works! Through the greatness of Your
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power, Your enemies pretend obedience to 4 Oh let the peoples be glad and sing for joy;
You. for You shall judge the peoples with upright-
4 All the earth shall worship You; and they ness, and govern the peoples on earth. Selah.
sing to You; they praise Your name. Selah. 5 Let the peoples give thanks to You, O
5 Come and see God’s works, who is God; let all the peoples give thanks to You.
feared in His acts toward the sons of men. 6 The earth has given its increase; God,
6 He turns the sea into dry land; they pass our own God, shall bless us.
through the river on foot; there we will 7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of
rejoice with Him. the earth shall fear Him.
7 He rules by His power forever; His eyes
search out the nations; let not the rebels Psalms 68
exalt themselves. Selah. A prayer during the removing of the ark.
8 ¶ Bless our God, O peoples, and make 1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm of
heard the voice of His praise; David. A Song. God rises up and His en-
9 Who places our soul in life and does not emies are scattered; and those who hate Him
allow our foot to slide. flee from before His face.
10 For You, O God, have proved us; You 2 As smoke is driven away, You drive them
have tested us as silver is refined. away; as wax melts before the fire, the
11 You have brought us into the net; You wicked ones perish in God’s presence.
laid afflictions on our loins. 3 But the righteous ones are glad; they
12 You have let men ride at our head; we shout for joy before God; yea, they exult
went through fire and through water, but with gladness.
You brought us out to a place of rest. 4 Sing to God, sing praise to His name;
13 ¶ I will go into Your house with burnt lift up a song for Him who rides in the
offerings; I will pay You my vows, deserts, by His name Jehovah; yea, exult
14 which my lips have opened, and my in His presence.
mouth has spoken in my trouble. 5 In His holy dwelling God is a father of
15 I will make go up burnt sacrifices of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows.
fatlings to You, with the incense of rams; I 6 God causes the lonely ones to live at
will do it with bulls and he-goats. Selah. home; He brings out those who are bound
16 Come, hear, all you fearing God, and with chains, while the ones rebelling dwell
let me recount what He has done for my in a dry land.
soul. 7 ¶ O God, in Your going out before Your
17 I cried to Him with my mouth, and He people, in Your marching through the wil-
being exalted under my tongue. derness. Selah.
18 If I had regarded iniquity in my heart, 8 The earth shook, and the heavens
Jehovah would not have heard. dropped before God, this Sinai before God,
19 Surely, God has heard; He has attended the God of Israel.
to the voice of my prayer. 9 O God, You shed abroad a shower of
20 Blessed be God, who has not turned willingness, by which You firmed up Your
away my prayer and His mercy from me! inheritance when it was weary.
10 Your flock lived in it. You, O God,
Psalms 67 have prepared for the humble one in Your
A prayer for the enlargement of Jehovah’s reign. goodness.
1 ¶ To the chief musician, for stringed in- 11 Jehovah gave the Word; those bearing
struments. A Psalm. A song. May God be it were a great army.
merciful to us and bless us, and cause His 12 Kings of armies fled, they ran away;
face to shine upon us. Selah. yea, she who stayed home has divided the
2 That Your way may be known on earth, plunder.
Your salvation among all nations. 13 When you lie among the sheepfolds,
3 Let the peoples thank You, O God; let the wings of a dove are covered with sil-
all the peoples thank You. ver, and its feathers with gleaming gold.
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Psalms 69 578 The chariots of God are myriads; trust in Him
14 When the Almighty scatters kings in 31 Let fat ones be brought out of Egypt;
it, it snows on Mount Salmon. Ethiopia shall run up her hands to God.
15 ¶ The mountain of Bashan is God’s 32 ¶ Sing to God, kingdoms of the earth,
mountain; the Bashan range is a mountain praise to the Lord. Selah.
of peaks. 33 To Him who rides on the heavens of
16 Why do you gaze in envy, O moun- heavens of old; behold, He gives forth His
tain range, at the mountain God desired voice, a mighty voice.
for His dwelling? Yea, Jehovah will 34 Give might to God over Israel; His maj-
dwell in it forever. esty and His strength in the clouds.
17 The chariots of God are myriads, thou- 35 O God, You are awesome out of Your
sands of angels, the Lord is among them, holy places; the God of Israel is He who
in Sinai, in the place of holiness. gives might and powers to the people.
18 You have gone up on high; You have Blessed be God!
led captivity captive; You have received
gifts among men; yea, to dwell among the Psalms 69
ones rebelling, O Jehovah God. David prays for relief from his affliction; 18 he
19 Blessed be the Lord: day by day He shadows forth the Messiah, and His treatment.
carries loads for us, the God of our salva- 1 ¶ To the chief musician. Concerning the
tion. Selah. Lilies. Of David. Save me, O God, for the
20 Our God is the God of salvation; and waters have come in to my soul.
to Jehovah the Lord are the issues of death. 2 I sink in deep mire, and there is no stand-
21 Yea, God will crush the head of His ing; I have come into deep waters where
enemies, the hairy crown of him who walks the floods overflow me.
on in his guilt. 3 I am weary from my crying, my throat is
22 ¶ The Lord said, bringing again from burnt; my eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Bashan; I will bring back My people from 4 Those hating me without cause are more
the depths of the sea; than the hairs of my head; they willing to
23 so that your foot may be dashed in the put an end to me are mighty, my lying en-
blood of your enemies, the tongue of your emies; then I bring back what I did not
dogs in it. take away.
24 They have seen Your goings, O God, 5 O God, You know my foolishness, and
the goings of my God, my King, in the my guiltiness is not hidden from You.
holy place. 6 O Jehovah of Hosts, do not let those
25 The singers went before, then the play- waiting on You be ashamed for my sake;
ers on instruments came; among them were let not the ones seeking You be put to shame
the virgins playing the timbrels. for my sake, O God of Israel.
26 O bless God in the assemblies, the 7 Because I have borne reproach for Your
Lord, from the fountain of Israel. sake, shame has covered my face.
27 There is little Benjamin ruling them; 8 I have become a stranger to my broth-
the leaders of Judah in their crowd, and ers and a foreigner to my mother’s sons.
the leaders of Zebulun, the leaders of 9 For the zeal of Your house has consumed
Naphtali. Me; and the reproaches of the ones who
28 Your God has commanded your reproach You have fallen on Me.
strength; O God, be strong, in this that You 10 And I wept in the fasting of my soul, it
have worked out for us. also was to my reproach;
29 Because of Your temple over Jerusa- 11 I also made sackcloth my clothing, and
lem, kings shall bring a present to You. I became a parable to them.
30 Rebuke the wild beasts of the reeds, 12 They who sit in the gate meditated
the gathering of the bulls, with the calves on me; and I was the song of drinkers of
of the peoples, trampling down with pieces fermented liquor.
of silver. He scatters the people who de- 13 ¶ But as for Me, My prayer is to You,
light in war. O Jehovah, at a time of favor, O God! in
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the plenitude of Your mercy answer Me, in 34 Let the heavens and the earth praise
the truth of Your salvation. Him, the seas, and everything that moves
14 Deliver Me out of the clay, that I may in them.
not sink; let Me be delivered from those 35 For God will save Zion; and He will
hating Me, and out of the deep waters. build the cities of Judah, and they shall live
15 Let not the flood waters overflow Me, there and possess it.
nor let the deep swallow Me up; and let 36 And His servants’ seed shall inherit;
not the pit shut its mouth on Me. and they who love His name shall live in
16 Hear Me, O Jehovah, for Your mercy it.
is good; in the multitude of Your tender
mercies, turn toward Me. Psalms 70
17 And do not hide Your face from Your David entreats Jehovah for the speedy destruc-
servant; for it is distressing to Me; answer tion of the wicked, and preservation of the godly.
Me quickly; 1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm of
18 draw near My soul; redeem it; ransom David, to bring to remembrance. O God,
Me because of My enemies. deliver me! Hurry, O Jehovah, to help me!
19 You have known My reproach, and My 2 Let those who seek after my soul be
shame, and My dishonor; all vexing Me ashamed and turned pale; let them be turned
are all before You. backward and shamed, those who desire
20 Reproach has broken My heart, and I my evil.
am sick; and I waited for one to show pity, 3 Let them be turned back for a reward of
but there was none; and for comforters, but their shame, those who say, Aha, aha!
I found none. 4 Let all those who seek You rejoice,
21 They also gave Me gall in My food; and and be glad in You; and let the one lov-
in My thirst they gave Me vinegar to drink. ing salvation; forever say, Let God be
22 ¶ Let their table be a trap before them, magnified.
and to those at peace a snare. 5 But I am a humble one and a needy one,
23 Let their eyes be darkened from see- come quickly to me, O God; You are my
ing, and cause their loins to quiver con- help and my deliverer; O Jehovah, do not
tinually. wait any longer.
24 Pour out Your wrath on them; and let
the glow of Your anger overtake them. Psalms 71
25 Let their home be made desolate; let 1 David prays both for himself and against the
no one dwell in their tents. enemies of his soul, 17 and for perseverance.
26 For whom You have stricken, they have 1 ¶ I put my trust in You, O Jehovah, let
persecuted; and they recount to the pain of me not be put to shame forever.
those You pierced. 2 In Your righteousness deliver me and rescue
27 Put iniquity to their iniquity, and do me; stretch out Your ear to me and save me.
not let them enter into Your righteousness. 3 Be a rock of strength for me, to come
28 Blot them out from the Book of Life; always to You; You have given a command
yea, let them not be written with the righ- to save me; for You are my rock and my
teous ones. fortress.
29 But I am afflicted and in pain; O God, 4 O my God, deliver me out of the hand
Your deliverance shall set me on high. of the wicked one, and out of the palm of
30 ¶ I will praise God’s name in a song; the unjust one and the one being cruel .
and I will magnify Him with thanks. 5 For You are my hope, O Lord Jehovah,
31 And it shall please Jehovah more than my trust from my youth.
an ox, or a horned or hoofed bull. 6 I have leaned on You from the belly; You
32 The poor ones have seen and are glad; are He who took me out of my mother’s
you seeking God, and your heart shall live. womb; my praise shall be always of You.
33 For Jehovah hears the needy ones, and 7 I am like a wonder to many, but You are
He does not despise His prisoners. my strong refuge.
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Psalms 72 580 I am old and grayheaded; do not leave me
8 My mouth is filled with Your praise, with
your glory all the day. Psalms 72
9 Do not cast me off now at the time of Solomon foreshadows the greatness and glory of
my old age. Do not forsake me when my the universal reign of Christ.
strength fails. 1 ¶ Of Solomon. Give the King Your judg-
10 For my enemies speak against me; and ments, O God; and Your righteousness to
those watching my soul plot together. the King’s son.
11 And they say, God has forsaken him; 2 ¶ Your people He shall judge in righ-
pursue him and take him, for there is no teousness, and Your humble one in justice.
one to deliver. 3 The mountains will lift up peace to the
12 O God, do not be far from me; my people, and the little hills through righ-
God come quickly to help me. teousness.
13 Let them be ashamed; let those who 4 He shall judge the poor of the people;
are enemies of my soul be consumed; let and He shall save the sons of the needy
them be covered with reproach, and let one; and He shall crush the oppressor.
those seeking evil for me be dishonored; 5 They shall fear You with the sun, and
14 ¶ and I will hope without ceasing, and before the moon in generation and genera-
I will add more onto all Your praise. tion.
15 My mouth shall recount Your righ- 6 He shall descend like rain on the mown
teousness and Your salvation all the day; grass, like showers that water the earth.
for I do not know the numbers. 7 In His days the righteous shall flourish,
16 I will come in the strength of the Lord and plenty of peace, till the moon is not.
Jehovah; I will speak of Your righteous- 8 He shall also rule from sea to sea, and
ness, of Yours alone. from the River to the ends of the earth;
17 O God, You have taught me from my 9 Before Him will be brought low desert
youth; and until now I have declared Your beasts, and His enemies will lick the dust.
wonders. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles
18 And even when I am old and gray- shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and
headed, O God, do not leave me until I Seba shall bring near gifts.
make known Your arm to this genera- 11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before
tion, Your power to everyone who is to Him; all nations shall serve Him.
come. 12 For He shall save the needy one who
19 And, Your righteousness, O God, is to cries, and the poor one with no helper to
the heights, You who have done great things. him.
O God, who is like You? 13 He shall have pity on the needy one
20 Who have made me see great and evil and the poor one; and He saves the souls
distresses; You will turn me; You will make of the needy one .
me live; and You will bring me up from 14 He shall redeem their souls from op-
the depths of the earth. pression and violence; and their blood shall
21 You will multiply my greatness and sur- be precious in His eyes.
round and comfort me. 15 And He shall live, and the gold of
22 I will also thank You with a harp, O Sheba shall be given to Him; and prayer
my God; I will sing Your truth; I will shall be made to Him continually; He shall
sing to You with the lyre, O Holy One bless him all the day.
of Israel. 16 A fullness of grain shall be in the earth
23 My lips shall give a ringing cry of joy, on top of the mountains; its fruit shall shake
for I will sing praise to You; also my soul like Lebanon; and they of the city shall
which you have redeemed. flourish like the grass of the earth.
24 And my tongue shall muse on Your 17 His name shall be forever; His name
righteousness all the day; because those shall continue before the sun; and they shall
seeking my evil are ashamed; they are put bless themselves by Him; all nations shall
to shame. call Him blessed.
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18 ¶ Blessed is Jehovah God, the God 20 Like a dream awakening from dream-
of Israel, who alone does wonderful ing, O Lord, in awakening You will de-
things. spise their image.
19 And blessed is His glorious name for- 21 ¶ For my heart was being leavened,
ever; and the whole earth is filled with His and I was pierced in my reins.
glory! Amen and amen! 22 And I was brutish and did not know; I
20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse was like animals with You.
have ended. 23 Yet I was continually with You; You
have taken hold of my right hand.
Psalms 73 24 You shall guide me by Your counsel;
1 The prophet, prevailing in a temptation, 2 shows and afterward You will take me to glory.
the occasion of it: the prosperity of the wicked. 25 Whom is to me in Heaven? And I do
1 ¶ A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good not desire any on earth besides You.
to Israel, to those who are of a pure heart. 26 My flesh and my heart waste away;
2 And as for me, my feet had almost God is the rock of my heart and my por-
turned aside, my steps nearly made to slip. tion forever.
3 For I was jealous of those boasting; I 27 For, behold, those who are far from
saw the peace of the wicked ones. You shall perish; You have cut off all who
4 For there are no pangs to their death; go fornicating away from You.
but their belly is fat. 28 And I, it is good for me to draw near
5 They are not in the misery of mortal to God; I have made my refuge in the Lord
man; and with men they are not touched. Jehovah, to declare all Your works.
6 So pride enchains them; violence cov-
ers them like a garment. Psalms 74
7 Their eyes go out with fat; they have 1 The prophet complains of the desolation of the
passed the imaginations of the heart. sanctuary. 10 He seeks the help of Jehovah.
8 They scoff and speak in evil; from on 1 ¶ A Lesson, of Asaph. O God, have You
high they speak oppression. cast us off forever; will Your anger smoke
9 They set their mouth in the heavens; against the sheep of Your pasture?
and their tongues walk through the earth. 2 Remember Your congregation; You
10 Because of this His people shall return bought them of old; You redeemed us as
here; and waters of a full cup shall be the rod of Your inheritance, this Mount Zion
drained by them. in which You have dwelt.
11 And they say, How does God know? 3 Lift up Your steps to the perpetual deso-
And, Is there knowledge in the Most High? lations, the enemy who has done all evil in
12 Behold! These are the wicked ones who the sanctuary.
are always at ease; they increase their riches. 4 Those vexing You have roared in the
13 Surely I have purified my heart in vain; midst of Your meeting place; they set up
and I have washed my palms in innocence. their own signs for signs.
14 For all the day I was stricken; and my 5 He is known as one bringing axes in on
chastening is at the mornings. high, against the thick trees.
15 ¶ If I say, This is the way I will speak; 6 And now together they break down its
behold, I would deceive a generation of carved work with the axe and hammers.
Your sons. 7 They have cast fire in Your sanctuary;
16 And I thought to know this; it was a they have polluted the place where Your
vexation in my eyes, name dwells on the earth.
17 until I went into the sanctuary of God; 8 They said in their hearts, Let us op-
then I understood their end. press them together; they have burned up
18 Surely, You will set them in slippery all the meeting-places of God in the land.
places; You will make them fall into ruin. 9 We did not see our signs; there is no
19 How they have become desolation in a longer a prophet; nor any among us who
moment, consumed with terrors! knows until when.
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Psalms 75 582 God arose in judgment, to save all the meek
10 O God, until when shall the enemy 3 The earth and all those living in it are
reproach You? Shall the adversary scorn melting away; I set firm its pillars. Selah.
Your name forever? 4 I say to the ones being boastful, Do not
11 Why do You withdraw Your hand, even boast; and to the wicked ones, Do not lift
Your right hand? From out of Your bosom, up the horn.
consume them. 5 Do not lift up your horn on high; speak-
12 ¶ For God is my King of old, who ing with a stiff neck.
works salvation in the midst of the land. 6 ¶ For exaltations are not from the east,
13 You broke the sea by Your strength; and not from the west, and not from the
You burst the heads of sea-monsters on the desert;
waters. 7 but God is the judge; He puts down this
14 You crushed the heads of leviathan; You one and lifts up this one.
gave him to be food for the people of the 8 For a cup is in the hand of Jehovah; and
wilderness. the wine foams; it is fully mixed, and He
15 You divided the fountain and the tor- pours out from it; surely all the wicked
rent; You dried up mighty rivers. ones of the earth must drink and drain its
16 The day is Yours, the night is also dregs.
Yours. You have established the light and 9 But I will witness forever; I will sing
the sun. praises to the God of Jacob.
17 You have stationed all the boundaries 10 And I will cut off all the horns of the
of the earth; You have formed the summer wicked ones; but the horns of the righteous
and winter. one shall be lifted up.
18 ¶ Remember this: the enemy has re-
proached, O Jehovah; and a foolish people Psalms 76
have held in contempt Your name. A declaration of Jehovah’s majesty in the elect.
19 Do not give the soul of Your turtle- 1 ¶ To the chief musician. For stringed
dove to the wild beasts; You will not for- instruments. A Psalm of Asaph. A Song of
ever forget the life of Your afflicted ones. Praise. God is known in Judah; His name
20 Look to Your covenant; for the dark is great in Israel.
places of the earth are full, the abodes of 2 And His abode is in Salem; and His
violence. dwelling-place in Zion.
21 O let not the oppressed ones turn back 3 There He broke the fiery arrows of the
ashamed; let the humble and needy one bow, the shield, and the sword, and the
praise Your name. battle. Selah.
22 Arise, O God, contend for Your cause; 4 You are glorious, more excellent than
remember Your reproach from the foolish the mountains of prey.
one all the day. 5 The stouthearted have been plundered;
23 Do not forget the voice of ones vexing they slept their sleep; and none of the men
You; the noise of those rising up against of might have found their hands.
You is going up continually. 6 By Your rebuke, O God of Jacob, both
the horse and chariot are fast asleep.
7 ¶ You, even You, are to be feared; and,
Psalms 75 Who can stand before You when You are
1 The prophet praises Jehovah. 2 He promises to angry?
judge uprightly. 8 You have caused judgment to be heard
1 ¶ To the chief musician. Do not destroy. from Heaven; the earth feared and was
A Psalm of Asaph. A Song. We have given stilled;
thanks to You, O God; we have given 9 when God arose to judgment, to save
thanks; for Your name is near; Your won- all the humble of the earth. Selah.
derful works have been recounted. 10 For the wraths of man thank You;
2 When I take the appointed time, I shall You gird on Yourself the remnant of
judge in uprightness. wraths.
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11 Vow and pay to Jehovah your God; let 18 The voice of Your thunder in the tem-
all that are around Him bring presents to pest; lightnings lit up the world; the earth
the Fear. trembled and quaked!
12 He shall cut off the spirit in rulers; He 19 Your way is in the sea; and Your path is
is terrible to the kings of the earth. in the great waters; and Your footsteps are
not known.
Psalms 77 20 You led Your people like a flock by the
The psalmist recounts what fierce combat he had hand of Moses and Aaron.
with diffidence.
1 ¶ To the chief musician. On Jeduthun. A Psalms 78
Psalm of Asaph. My voice is to God, and I An exhortation to learn and preach the law of
cry; my voice is to God, and He gave ear Jehovah; he recounts His wonders to Israel.
to me. 1 ¶ A Lesson of Asaph. Give ear, O my
2 In the day of my distress I sought the people, to my law; stretch out your ears to
Lord; my hand spread out in the night and the words of my mouth.
did not grow benumbed; my soul refused 2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I
to be comforted. will pour forth dark sayings of old,
3 I remember God and am troubled; I 3 which we have heard and known, and
meditate and my spirit faints. Selah. our fathers have recounted to us.
4 You seized the watches of my eyes; I am 4 We will not hide them from their sons;
troubled and I cannot speak. to declare to the coming generation the
5 I thought upon the days of old, the years praises of Jehovah; yea, His strength and
of bygone ages. His wonderful works that He has done.
6 I will remember my song in the night; I 5 For He raised a Testimony in Jacob, and
will meditate with my own heart, and my He set a Law in Israel; which He com-
spirit searches. manded our fathers to make them known
7 Will the Lord cast off forever; and will to their sons;
He not add to be pleased any more? 6 So that a following generation may
8 Is His kindness gone forever? Has His know; sons shall be born; they shall rise
Word failed to generation and generation? up and recount to their sons,
9 Has God forgotten to be gracious; has 7 so that they might set their hope in God,
He in anger shut up His tender mercies? and not forget the works of God, but keep
Selah. His commandments.
10 And I said, This is my sickness, the 8 And they shall not be like their fa-
years of the right hand of the Most High; thers, a stubborn and rebellious genera-
11 ¶ I will remember the works of Jah; surely tion, a generation that prepared not its
I will remember Your wonders of old. heart; yea, whose spirit was not faithful
12 And I will also meditate on all Your with God.
works and muse of Your doings. 9 ¶ The sons of Ephraim, were armed to
13 O God, your way is in holiness; who is be shooters of bows, turned back in the
a god great like God? day of battle.
14 You are the God who does wonders; 10 They did not keep the covenant of God
You have revealed Your strength among the and refused to walk in His Law.
peoples. 11 And they forgot His works and His
15 You have redeemed Your people with wonders which He had made them see;
Your arm, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. 12 He did wonders before their fathers in
Selah. the land of Egypt, the field of Zoan.
16 The waters saw You, O God, the wa- 13 He divided the sea and passed them
ters saw You; they were disturbed; yea, the through; and He caused the waters to stand
deeps were agitated in a heap.
17 The clouds poured out water; the skies 14 And He led them by a cloud in the day,
gave forth a voice; and Your arrows go out. and all the night with a light of fire.
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Psalms 78 584 Asaph recalls the multitude of God’s mercies
15 He split the rocks in the wilderness and 37 For their heart was not steadfast with
made them drink, as from great depths. Him; and they were not faithful in His cov-
16 Yea, He brought streams out of the rock enant.
and caused waters to go down like rivers. 38 But He being merciful atoned for in-
17 Yet they sinned still more against Him, iquity and did not destroy; and He added
to provoke the Most High in the desert. to turn away His anger, and did not stir up
18 And they tested God in their heart, by all his wrath.
asking food for their souls. 39 For He remembered that they were flesh,
19 And they spoke against God, saying, a breath passing away, and not returning.
Shall God be able to set a table in the wil- 40 ¶ How often they disobeyed Him in
derness? the wilderness, grieving Him in the
20 Behold! He struck the rock and the desert!
waters sprung out, and the torrents were 41 Yea, they turned back and tested God,
overflowing. Is He also able to give bread? and set marks to the Holy One of Israel.
Will He provide flesh for His people? 42 They did not remember His hand, on
21 So Jehovah heard and He passed over, the day He redeemed them from the ad-
and a fire was kindled against Jacob, and versary;
also anger went up against Israel, 43 who set His signs in Egypt, and His
22 because they did not believe in God wonders in the field of Zoan.
and trusted not in His salvation. 44 He turned their rivers into blood, also
23 And He commanded the fine clouds their streams that they might not drink.
above; and He opened the doors of the heav- 45 He sent a swarm of flies against them,
ens; and they devoured them; also frogs, and
24 and He rained on them manna to eat; they destroyed them.
yea, He gave the grain of the heavens to 46 He also gave their crops to the strip-
them. ping locust, and their labor to the locust.
25 Man ate the bread of the mighty; He 47 He killed their vines with hail, and their
sent them food to the full. sycamore trees with sleet.
26 He made an east wind blow in the heav- 48 He gave their cattle up to the hail, and
ens; and He led out the south wind by His their flocks to bolts of flame.
power. 49 He sent the heat of His anger on them,
27 Yea, He rained flesh on them like dust, fury and indignation and distress, a send-
and winged birds as the sand of the seas. ing of angels of evils.
28 And He made them fall amidst their 50 He leveled a path for His anger; He
camp, all around to their tents. did not keep back their soul from death,
29 They ate and were filled full; for their but gave their life over to the plague.
own lust He brought to them. 51 And he struck all the first-born in
30 They were not estranged from their Egypt, the firstfruits of strength in the tents
lust; their food was still in their mouths, of Ham;
31 and God’s wrath came on them and 52 and He pulled out His people like
killed the fattest of them; and He struck sheep; and He pulled them out like a flock
down the choice ones of Israel. in the wilderness.
32 In all this they sinned still; and they 53 And he led them on safely, and they
did not believe in His wonderful works; did not fear; but the sea covered over their
33 and He ended their days in vanity, and enemies.
their years in sudden terror. 54 He brought them to the border of His
34 When He killed them, then they sought holy place; this mountain that His right
Him; and they turned and searched for God. hand had gained.
35 So they remembered that God was their 55 And He cast out the nations before
Rock, and the Most High God their Redeemer. them; and by a line He made a possession
36 But they flattered Him with their fall to them; and He made the tribes of
mouths, and with their tongues lied to Him. Israel to dwell in their tents.
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Recipe for rising out of God’s anger: thanks 585 Psalms 79
56 Yet they tested and provoked the Most the flesh of Your godly ones to the beasts
High God; and they did not keep His testi- of the earth.
monies; 3 They have shed their blood like water
57 but they turned back and betrayed, like all around Jerusalem, and there is no one
their fathers; they veered aside like a de- burying.
ceitful bow. 4 We have become a shame to our neigh-
58 For they enraged Him with their high bors a scorn and a mockery to those who
places; and they provoked Him to jealousy are around us.
with their molten images. 5 Until when, O Jehovah? Will You be
59 And God heard, and He passed over, angry with us forever? Shall Your jealousy
and He utterly rejected Israel. burn like fire?
60 And He left the tabernacle of Shiloh; 6 ¶ Pour out Your wrath on the nations
the tent He dwelt in among men; who have not known You, and to the king-
61 and delivered His strength into captiv- doms who have not called on Your name.
ity, and His glory into the the hands of the 7 For they have eaten up Jacob and laid
enemy. waste to his dwelling-place.
62 And He gave His people to the sword, 8 Do not remember for us the former sins
and with His inheritance passed over. of our fathers; let Your tender mercies meet
63 The fire burned up their young men; us speedily, for we have been greatly weak-
and their virgins were not praised. ened.
64 Their priests fell by the sword; and 9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the
their widows were not able to weep. matter of the glory of Your name; and de-
65 Then the Lord awoke, as a sleeping liver us and cover our sins, for Your name’s
one, like a mighty man rejoicing with wine. sake.
66 And He smote His enemies backward; 10 Why should the nations say, Where is
He put them to a never-ending shame. their God? Let Him be known among the
67 And He refused the tabernacle of Jo- nations before our eyes, the avenging of
seph, and He did not choose the tribe of the blood of Your servants that has been
Ephraim; poured out.
68 But He chose the tribe of Judah, the 11 Let the groaning of the prisoner come
Mount Zion which He loved. before You. According to the greatness of
69 And He built His sanctuary like high Your arm, preserve the sons of death.
places, like the earth He has founded for- 12 And turn back to our neighbors sevenfold.
ever. Give into their bosom their reproach with which
70 He also chose His servant David, and they have reproached You, O Lord.
took him from the folds of the flock; 13 And we Your people and sheep of Your
71 He brought him in from the suckling pasture will give thanks to You forever; we
ewes; He brought him to feed His people will declare Your praise to generation and
Jacob, and His inheritance, Israel. generation.
72 And he fed them in the integrity of his
heart; and guided them in the skillfulness Psalms 80
of his palms. 1 The psalmist speaks of the miseries visited upon
the people. 8 Jehovah’s former favors are turned
Psalms 79 into judgments; 15 of the coming of Messiah.
The psalmist complains of the desolation of 1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Testimony.
Jerusalem. Concerning the Lilies. A Psalm of Asaph.
1 ¶ A Psalm of Asaph. O God, the nations Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You lead-
have come into Your inheritance; they have ing Joseph like a flock; shine forth, You
defiled Your holy temple; they have laid dwelling between the cherubs.
Jerusalem in heaps. 2 Stir up Your might before Ephraim, and
2 They have given the bodies of Your ser- Benjamin, and Manasseh, and come for
vants as food for the birds of the heavens; salvation.
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Psalms 81 586 Oh if My people had listened to Me!
3 O God, turn us again, and make Your 3 Blow the rams` horn in the new moon,
face shine, and we will be saved! at the full moon, on our feast day.
4 O Jehovah God of Hosts, until when 4 For this was a statute for Israel, an ordi-
will You smoke against the prayer of Your nance of the God of Jacob.
people? 5 This He set as a testimony in Joseph,
5 You made them eat with the bread of when He went out over the land of Egypt;
tears; yea, You made them drink with tears I heard a lip I did not understand.
a third time. 6 I turned away his shoulder from the bur-
6 You make us a strife for our neighbors, den; his palms were freed from the basket.
and our enemies laugh to themselves. 7 You called in distress, and I rescued you;
7 O God of Hosts, turn us again, and cause I answered you in the secret place of thun-
Your face to shine, and we will be saved. der; I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
8 ¶ You have pulled a vine out of Egypt; Selah.
You have cast out the nations, and have 8 ¶ My people, listen, and I will testify
planted it. against you, whether you will listen to Me:
9 You cleared before it, and You have 9 There shall be no strange god among you;
rooted its roots, and it has filled the land. and you shall not worship a foreign god.
10 The hills were covered with its shadow, 10 I am Jehovah your God who brought
and its boughs were as the cedars of God. you out from the land of Egypt; open your
11 It was sending its boughs out to the mouth wide and I will fill it.
sea, and its branches to the River. 11 But My people would not listen to My
12 Why have You broken down its walls, voice, and Israel did not consent to Me.
so that it is plucked by all who pass by the 12 So I gave them up to the stubbornness
way? of their own hearts; they walked in their
13 A wild boar out of the forest wastes it, own counsels.
and the moving creatures of the field feed 13 Oh if My people had listened to Me! If
on it. Israel had walked in My ways,
14 O God of Hosts turn back, we pray! 14 I would have subdued their enemies in
Look down from Heaven and see and watch a little; and I would have turned My hand
over this vine; against their adversaries.
15 even the shoot which Your right hand 15 Ones hating Jehovah shall be found to
has planted, and on the Son You made be untrue to Him, and their time is forever.
strong for Yourself. 16 Yea, He would have caused them to eat
16 It is burned with fire, cut down; they from the fat of the wheat; and I would have
perish at the rebuke of Your face. satisfied you with honey out of the rock.
17 Let Your hand be on the Man of Your
right hand; on the Son of man whom You Psalms 82
have made strong for Yourself. 1 The psalmist exhorts the judges, 5 and reproves
18 So we will not backslide from You; their negligence, 8 he prays for Jehovah to judge.
make us live, and we will call on Your 1 ¶ A Psalm of Asaph God stands in the
name. assembly of the mighty; He judges in the
19 O Jehovah, God of Hosts, turn us midst of the gods.
again! Cause Your face to shine, and we 2 Until when will you judge unjustly, and
will be saved. lift up the faces of the wicked ones? Selah.
3 Judge the orphan and the poor one; do
Psalms 81 justice to the afflicted one and the ones be-
An exhortation to a solemn praising of Jehovah. ing needy.
1 ¶ To the chief musician. On Gittith. Of 4 Deliver the poor one and the needy one;
Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength; save them out of the hand of the wicked ones.
shout for joy to the God of Jacob. 5 They neither know and not will under-
2 Lift up a song, and the timbrel, the pleas- stand; they walk in darkness; all the foun-
ant lyre with the harp. dations of the earth are shaken.
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6 ¶ I have said, You are gods, and all of
you are sons of the Most High. Psalms 84
7 But you shall die as men, and fall like The prophet longs for communion of the sanctu-
one of the rulers. ary, saying, A day in Your courts is better than a
8 Rise, O God, judge the earth; for You thousand.
shall inherit in all the nations. 1 ¶ To the chief musician. On Gittith. A
Psalm for the sons of Korah. How lovely
Psalms 83 are Your dwellings, O Jehovah of Hosts!
1 The Psalmist exhorts the judges, 5 reproves their 2 My soul longs and even faints for the
negligence, 8 prays Jehovah to judge. courts of Jehovah; my heart and my flesh
1 ¶ A Song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God do cry out for the living God.
not keep silence to Yourself; do not be 3 Even the sparrow has found a house, and
speechless; yea, do not be still, O God. the swallow a nest for herself, where she may
2 For behold, Your enemies are roaring; lay her young, even on Your altars, O Jeho-
and those who hate You have lifted up their vah of Hosts, my King and my God.
head. 4 Blessed are they who dwell in Your house;
3 They take shrewd counsel against Your they will yet be praising You. Selah.
people; they plot against Your hidden 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in
ones. You; Your ways are in their hearts.
4 They have said, Come, and we will cut 6 Passing through the valley of weeping,
them off from being a nation; and, The they will make it a fountain; even the early
name of Israel will not be recalled again. rain covers with blessings.
5 For they conspired with one heart; they 7 They go from strength to strength, be-
have cut a covenant against You; ing seen in Zion before God.
6 even the tents of Edom, and of the 8 ¶ O Jehovah God of Hosts, hear my
Ishmaelites; Moab and the Hagarites; prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Selah.
7 Gebal and Ammon, and Amalek; 9 See, O God, our shield; and look upon
Philistia and those living in Tyre. the face of Your anointed.
8 Also Assyria has joined with them; they 10 For a day in Your courts is better than a
were an arm to the sons of Lot. Selah. thousand; I have chosen to stand at the thresh-
9 ¶ Do to them as to Midian, as to Sisera, old in the house of my God rather than to
as to Jabin at the torrent Kishon. dwell in the tents of wickedness.
10 At En-dor they were destroyed; they 11 For Jehovah God is a sun and shield;
became dung for the ground. Jehovah will give grace and glory; He will
11 Make their nobles as Oreb and Zeeb, not withhold good from those who walk
and all their rulers like Zebah and in integrity.
Zalmunna; 12 O Jehovah of Hosts, blessed is the man
12 who said, Let us take possession of who trusts in You!
God’s pastures for ourselves.
13 O my God, make them as whirling Psalms 85
dust, as the stubble before the wind. The psalmist prays for former mercies.
14 As the fire burns a forest, and as the 1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm for the
flame sets the mountains on fire, sons of Korah. O Jehovah, You have been
15 so pursue them with Your tempest, gracious to Your land; You have turned back
and frighten them with Your windstorm. the captivity of Jacob.
16 Fill their faces with shame and they 2 You have taken away the iniquity of
will seek Your name, O Jehovah. Your people; You covered all of their
17 Let them be ashamed and afraid for sins. Selah.
ever; yea, let them be ashamed and perish. 3 You gathered all of Your wrath; You
18 And let them know You rule ; Your turned back from the heat of Your anger.
name is Jehovah, that You alone are the 4 O God of our salvation turn us, and break
Most High over all the earth. up Your anger with us.
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Psalms 86 588 David rises high; Heman sinks low
5 Will You be angry with us forever? Will 12 With all my heart I will thank You, O
You draw out Your anger to generation and Lord my God; and I will glorify Your name
generation? forever.
6 Will You give us life anew, so that Your 13 For Your mercy toward me is great;
people may rejoice in You? and You have delivered my soul from the
7 Cause us to see Your mercy, O Jehovah, lowest Sheol.
and give us Your salvation. 14 O God, the proud ones have risen
8 ¶ I will hear what Jehovah God will against me; and the assembly of the terri-
say; for He will speak peace to His people fying ones have sought after my life, and
and His godly ones, but let them not turn have not set You before their eyes.
again to folly. 15 But You, O God, are God, full of pity;
9 Surely His salvation is near to the ones and gracious, long before anger and rich in
fearing Him, for glory to dwell in our land. mercy and truth.
10 Mercy and truth have met together; 16 O turn to me and be gracious to me;
righteousness and peace kissed each other. give Your strength to Your servant, and save
11 Truth shall sprout out of the earth, and the son of Your handmaid.
righteousness looks down from Heaven. 17 Make a sign with me for good,and
12 Yea, Jehovah shall give good, and our those hating me shall see and be ashamed,
land shall give its produce. O Jehovah, because You have helped me
13 Righteousness shall go before Him and and comforted me.
shall make a way for His footsteps.
Psalms 87
Psalms 86 The nature and glory of Zion.
David relies upon Jehovah’s mercy. 1 ¶ For the Sons of Korah. A Psalm. A Song.
His foundation is in the holy mountains.
1 ¶ A Prayer of David. O Jehovah, stretch 2 Jehovah loves the gates of Zion more
out Your ear, answer me, for I am an af- than all the tents of Jacob.
flicted and needy one. 3 Glorious things are spoken of you, O
2 Guard my soul, for I am Your godly city of God. Selah.
one; O You, my God, save Your servant 4 ¶ I will mention Rahab and Babylon to
who trusts in You. those who know Me; behold, Philistia and
3 Be gracious to Me, O Lord, for I cry to Tyre with Ethiopia; this man was born
You all the day. there.
4 Give joy to the soul of Your servant; for 5 And it shall be said to Zion, This man
to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. and that man was born in her; and the High-
5 For You, O Lord, are good and ready to est Himself shall establish her.
forgive, and rich in mercy to all who call 6 In recording the peoples Jehovah shall
on You. recount, This man was born there. Selah.
6 O Jehovah, give ear to my prayer; at- 7 And the singers, the players of the pipe:
tend to my voice of supplications. all my springs are in You.
7 I will call on You in the day of my
trouble, for You will answer me. Psalms 88
8 ¶ None among the gods is like You, O A prayer containing a fervent plea.
Lord, and none are like Your works. 1 ¶ A Song. A Psalm for the Sons of Korah,
9 All nations whom You have made shall to the chief musician on Mahalath, to make
come and worship before You; yea, Lord, humble. A Poem of Heman the Ezrahite. O
they shall glorify Your name. Jehovah God of my salvation, I have cried
10 For You are great and do wonderful in the day, in the night before You.
things; You alone are God. 2 Let my prayer come before You; stretch
11 Teach me Your way, O Jehovah; I will out Your ear to my cry.
walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear 3 For my soul is full with evils, and my
Your name. life draws near Sheol.
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Ethan sings of the mercies of Jehovah 589 Psalms 89
4 I am counted with those who go down build up Your throne to generation and
to the Pit; I have been like a man without generation. Selah.
strength, 5 ¶ And the heavens shall thank Your won-
5 free among the dead, as pierced ones ly- ders, O Jehovah; also Your faithfulness in
ing in the grave, whom You remember no the assembly of the holy ones.
more; yea, by Your hand they are cut off. 6 For who in the cloud is ranked with Je-
6 You have laid me in the lowest pit, in hovah, who among the sons of the mighty
dark places, in the deeps. is like Jehovah?
7 Your fury has lain hard upon me, and 7 God is greatly to be seen as awesome in
You afflict me with all Your waves. Selah. the counsel of the holy ones, and to be feared
8 You have taken ones knowing me from by all round about Him.
me; You have made me a disgusting thing 8 O Jehovah God of Hosts, who is a strong
to them; I am shut up, I will not go out. Jehovah like You? And Your faithfulness is
9 My eye mourns because of affliction; O all round about You.
Jehovah, I have called on You every day; I 9 You rule the pride of the sea; when its
have spread out my palms to You. waves rise high, You still them.
10 ¶ For will You do wonders for those 10 You have crushed Rahab, as one slain;
dying? Or shall the departed spirits rise and You have scattered Your enemies with Your
thank You? Selah. mighty arm.
11 Shall Your mercy be declared in the 11 The heavens are Yours, and the earth is
grave, Your faithfulness amidst ruin? Yours; the world and its fullness, You
12 Shall Your wonders be known in the founded them.
dark, and Your righteousness in the land of 12 You have created the north and the
forgetfulness? south; Tabor and Hermon gave a ringing
13 But to You I have cried, O Jehovah; cry of joy in Your name.
and in the morning my prayer shall go 13 To You is an arm of might; Your hand
before You. is strong, Your right hand is high.
14 O Jehovah, why do You cast off my 14 Justice and righteousness are Your
soul; why do You hide Your face from me? throne’s foundation; mercy and truth go
15 I am an afflicted one and dying from before Your face.
youth; I suffer Your terrors; I am distracted. 15 ¶ O the blessedness of the people know-
16 Your fierce wrath passes over me; Your ing the joyful sound; O Jehovah, they shall
terrors have cut me off. walk in the light of Your face.
17 They surrounded me like waters all the 16 They shall rejoice in Your name al-
day; they have together gone around me. ways; and they are exalted in Your righ-
18 You have taken lover and friend far from teousness.
me, he who knows me, into darkness. 17 For You are the glory of their strength;
and by Your favor You lift up our horn.
Psalms 89 18 For Jehovah is our shield, yea, the
1 The psalmist praises Jehovah for His covenant, Holy One of Israel our King.
18 lists many of the promises to the coming 19 ¶ Then You spoke in a vision to Your
Messiah, 38 groans under state of Zion lately. Holy One; and You said, I have laid help
1 ¶ A Poem of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will on a mighty One. I have exalted an Elect
sing of the mercies of Jehovah forever; I One from the people.
will speak with my mouth Your faithful- 20 I have found My servant David; I have
ness to generation and generation. anointed Him with My holy oil.
2 For I have said, Mercy shall be built up 21 My hand shall be fixed with Him; and
forever; You shall establish Your faithful- My arm shall make Him strong.
ness in the heavens. 22 An enemy will not exact against Him;
3 I have cut a covenant with My elect; I the son of iniquity shall not afflict Him.
have sworn to David My servant, 23 And I will beat down His adversaries
4 I will establish Your Seed forever, and before Him, and plague those hating Him.
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Psalms 90 590 Moses rises to holy heights in praise for God
24 But My faithfulness and My mercy is 46 Until when, O Jehovah? Will You hide
with Him; and His horn shall be exalted in Yourself? Shall Your wrath burn like fire
My name. forever?
25 And I will set His hand in the sea, and 47 Remember, I pray, the time of life; for
His right hand in the rivers. what vanity have you created all the sons
26 He shall cry to Me, My Father, You are of men?
My God, and the rock of My salvation. 48 What man lives and never sees death?
27 Also I will make Him My First-born, Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of
higher than the kings of the earth. Sheol? Selah.
28 I will keep My mercy for Him for- 49 Lord, where are Your former
ever, and My covenant shall be to Him. kindnesses that You swore to David in
29 And I have set his Seed forever, and Your faithfulness?
His throne as the days of the heavens. 50 Remember, O Lord, the reproach of
30 If His sons forsake My Law, and do Your servants, my bearing in my bosom
not walk in My judgments; the insults of the many peoples
31 if they profane My statutes and do not 51 with which Your enemies have re-
keep My commandments; proached, O Jehovah; with which they have
32 then I will visit their transgressions cursed the footsteps of Your Anointed.
with the rod, and their sins with stripes. 52 Praised be Jehovah forever. Amen and
33 But I will not annul My mercy from Amen!
him, and I will not be false in My faith-
fulness. Psalms 90
34 I will not profane My covenant, nor Moses prays for the knowledge and sensible ex-
change what goes from My lips. perience of Jehovah’s good providence.
35 Once I have sworn by My holiness; I 1 ¶ A Prayer of Moses, the Man of God.
will not lie to David. O Lord, You have been our dwelling-place
36 His Seed shall be fixed forever, and in generation and generation.
His throne as the sun before Me. 2 Before the mountains were born, or ever
37 Like the moon, it shall be fixed for- You gave birth to the earth and the world,
ever, and a faithful witness in the heaven. even from everlasting to everlasting You
Selah. are God.
38 ¶ But You have cast off and rejected 3 You turn man back to dust, and say, Re-
us; You have passed over on Your turn, O sons of men.
anointed. 4 For a thousand years in Your eyes are as
39 You have spurned from the covenant a day, yesterday, when it passes, and as a
of Your servant; You have defiled his crown watch in the night.
on the ground. 5 You flooded them away; they are as a
40 You have broken down all his walls; sleep; in the morning, they are like grass
You have brought his strongholds to ruin. sprouting;
41 All who pass by the way plunder him; 6 in the morning it sprouts and shoots up;
he is a reproach to his neighbors. in the evening it is cut off and dries up.
42 You have exalted the right hand of his 7 ¶ For we are consumed by Your anger,
adversaries; You have made all his enemies and we are troubled by Your wrath.
rejoice. 8 You have set our iniquities before
43 Also you have turned back the edge of You, our secret sins in the light of Your
the sword, and have not raised him up in face.
battle. 9 For all our days pass away in Your wrath;
44 You have made his brightness to cease we finish our years like a sigh.
and have hurled his throne to the ground. 10 The days of our years are seventy years;
45 You have shortened the days of his and if by strength we live eighty years, yet
youth; You have covered him over with their pride is labor and sorrow; for it soon
shame. Selah. passes, and we fly away.
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Jehovah: My Refuge, My Fortress, My God! 591 Psalms 91
11 Who knows the power of Your anger? 13 You shall tread on the lion and adder;
And as Your fear is, so is Your fury. the young lion and the serpent You shall
12 ¶ So teach us to number our days, so trample under foot.
that we may bring a heart of wisdom. 14 Because He has set His love on Me,
13 Return, O Jehovah! Until when? And therefore I will deliver Him; I will set Him
give pity to Your servants. on high because He has known My name.
14 O satisfy us in the morning with Your 15 He shall call on Me and I will answer
mercy, and we will be glad and rejoice all Him; I will be with Him in distress; I will
our days. rescue Him and honor Him.
15 Make us glad according to the days of 16 I will satisfy him with length of days,
our affliction, the years in which we have and will make him see My salvation.
seen evil.
16 Make Your work to be seen by Your
servants, and Your majesty to their sons. Psalms 92
17 And let the delight of the Lord our The prophet exhorts to praise Jehovah.
God be upon us; and establish the works 1 ¶ A Psalm, A Song for the Sabbath Day.
of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our It is good to give thanks to Jehovah, and to
hands, establish it! sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
2 to make Your mercy known in the morn-
Psalms 91 ing, and Your faithfulness every night;
The happy state of the godly ones, 9 more prom- 3 on the ten strings, and on the harp; on
ises to the coming Messiah the lyre with sounding music.
1 ¶ He who dwells in the secret place of 4 For You have made me glad with Your
the Most High shall abide in the shade of work, O Jehovah; I will sing out in the
the Almighty. works of Your hands.
2 I will say to Jehovah: my Refuge and 5 O Jehovah, Your thoughts are very deep.
my Fortress, my God; I will trust in How great are Your works!
Him. 6 A brutish man does not know; a fool
3 For He delivers you from the fowler’s does not understand this.
snare, from the plague of destruction. 7 ¶ When the wicked ones flourish like
4 With His feathers He will cover you, grass, and all the evildoers blossom, it is
and under His wings you shall seek ref- for them to be destroyed forever.
uge; His truth is a shield and buckler. 8 But You, O Jehovah, are exalted for-
5 You shall not fear the terror of night, of ever.
the arrow that flies by day; 9 For, behold, Your enemies, O Jehovah;
6 of the plague that walks in darkness, for, behold, Your enemies shall perish; all
of the destruction laying waste at noon- the doers of evil shall be scattered.
day. 10 But You will lift up my horn as the wild
7 A thousand shall fall by your side, and a ox, and I will be anointed with fresh oil.
myriad at your right hand; it shall not come 11 And my eye shall look on my enemies;
near you. my ears shall hear the evildoers who rise
8 Only with your eyes you shall look, and up against me.
see the retribution of the wicked ones. 12 The righteous one shall flourish as the
9 ¶ Because You, O Jehovah, are My palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in
refuge; You make the Most High Your Lebanon.
habitation, 13 Those planted in the house of Jeho-
10 no evil shall happen to You, nor shall vah, in the courts of our God, shall flour-
any plague come near Your tent. ish.
11 For He shall give His angels charge 14 They shall bear fruit in old age; they
over You, to keep You in all Your ways. shall be fat and fresh,
12 They shall bear You up in their palms, 15 to declare that Jehovah is an upright
that You not dash Your foot on a stone. One, my Rock! And in Him is no evil.
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Psalms 94 592 Jehovah knows the thoughts of man are vain
14 For Jehovah will not leave His people,
Psalms 93 and not will He forsake His inheritance.
The majesty, power, and holiness of Christ’s king- 15 For judgment shall turn to righteous-
dom. ness; and all the upright in heart shall fol-
1 ¶ Jehovah reigns! He is clothed with low after it.
majesty; Jehovah is clothed with strength; 16 Who will rise up for me against the
He girded Himself; and the world is estab- evildoers? Who will stand up for me against
lished; it shall not be shaken. the workers of evil?
2 Your throne is established from then; 17 Unless Jehovah had been my help, my
You are from everlasting. soul would almost have dwelt in silence.
3 The floods have lifted up; O Jehovah, 18 If I said, My foot has slipped, O Jeho-
the floods have lifted up their voice; the vah, Your mercy has held me up.
floods have lifted their roaring waves. 19 In the multitude of my thoughts within
4 Jehovah on high is mightier than the me, Your comforts delight my soul.
noise of many waters, than the mighty 20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fel-
waves of the sea. lowship with You, forming mischief for a
5 Your testimonies are very sure; holiness statute?
becomes Your house to length of days, O 21 They gather themselves together
Jehovah. against the soul of the righteous one, and
they condemn the blood of the innocent
Psalms 94 one.
1 The prophet calls for judgment on the wicked, 22 But Jehovah is my tower of defense;
12 the blessedness of the godly ones. and my God is the rock of my refuge.
1 ¶ O Jehovah, God of vengeance; O God 23 And He shall turn their own iniquity
of vengeance, shine forth! upon them; and He shall cut off in their
2 Lift up Yourself, O judge of the earth; evil, Jehovah our God shall exterminate
give back a just recompense on the proud. them!
3 Until when shall the wicked ones , O
Jehovah, until when shall the wicked ones Psalms 95
exult? 1 An exhortation to praise Jehovah, 8 and not to
4 They pour out, they speak impudent test Him as they did in the wilderness.
things; all the workers of evil speak proudly. 1 ¶ O come, let us sing to Jehovah; let us
5 O Jehovah, they crush Your people and shout to the Rock of our salvation.
afflict Your inheritance. 2 Let us go before His face with praise;
6 They kill the widow and the sojourner, let us shout to Him with songs.
and they murder the orphan. 3 For Jehovah is a great God, and a great
7 And they say, Jehovah will not see, and King above all gods.
the God of Jacob will not perceive. 4 The deep places of the earth are in His
8 Understand you brutish ones among the hand; the summits of the mountains also
people; yea, you fools, when will you be are His.
wise? 5 The sea is His, and He made it, and His
9 He who planted the ear, shall He not hands formed the dry land.
hear? He who formed the eye, shall He not 6 O come, let us worship and bow down;
see? let us kneel before Jehovah our Maker.
10 He who chastises the nations, shall He 7 ¶ For He is our God; and we are the
not rebuke, He who teaches man knowledge? people of His pasturing, and the sheep of
11 Jehovah knows the thoughts of man, His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice,
that they are a mist. 8 do not harden your heart as in the day
12 ¶ Blessed is the man You chasten, O Je- of strife, as in the day of testing in the wil-
hovah, You make him know out of Your Law; derness;
13 to give him rest from evil days, until 9 When your fathers tried Me, they tested
the pit is dug for the wicked. Me and they saw My work.
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Jehovah reigns! Let the earth rejoice! 593 Psalms 96
10 For forty years I detested this genera- 4 His lightnings lit up the world; the earth
tion; and I said, They are a people who go saw and trembled.
astray in heart; and, They do not know My 5 The mountains melted like wax before
ways, the face of Jehovah, before the face of Je-
11 to whom I swore in My anger, They hovah of the whole earth.
shall not enter into My rest. 6 The heavens declare His righteousness
and all the people see His glory.
Psalms 96 7 All who serve graven images are shamed,
He urges all to praise Jehovah for his judgment. those who boast themselves in idols; all
1 ¶ O sing to Jehovah a new song; sing to gods bow down before Him.
Jehovah, all the earth. 8 ¶ Zion heard and was glad; yea, the
2 Sing to Jehovah; bless His name, bear daughters of Judah rejoiced because of Your
news of His salvation day by day. judgments, O Jehovah.
3 Recount His glory among the nations, 9 For You, Jehovah, are high above all
His wonders among all people. the earth; You go on high far above all gods.
4 For Jehovah is great and greatly to be 10 You who love Jehovah, hate evil. He
praised; He is to be feared above all gods. keeps the souls of His godly ones; He de-
5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols; livers them out of the hand of the wicked
but Jehovah made the heavens. ones
6 Honor and majesty are before Him; 11 Light is sown for the righteous one,
strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. and gladness for the upright in heart.
7 Give to Jehovah, O families of the 12 Be glad in Jehovah, O righteous ones;
people; give to Jehovah glory and might. give thanks to the memory of His holiness.
8 Give to Jehovah the glory due His name;
lift up an offering and come in to His courts. Psalms 98
9 Oh worship Jehovah in the adornment of The psalmist exhorts all creatures to sing praise
holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth. to Jehovah.
10 ¶ Say among the nations, Jehovah 1 ¶ A Psalm. O sing to Jehovah a new
reigns; and, The world shall be established, song, for He has done wonderful; His right
it shall not be moved; He shall judge the hand and His holy arm has saved Him.
peoples in uprightness. 2 Jehovah has made known His salvation;
11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the He revealed His righteousness to the eyes
earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and the full- of the nations.
ness of it. 3 He has remembered His loving-kind-
12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is ness and His faithfulness to the house of
in it; then the trees of the forest shall re- Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen
joice the salvation of our God.
13 before Jehovah; for He comes; for He 4 ¶ Make a joyful noise to Jehovah, all
comes to judge the earth; He shall judge the earth; break out and rejoice and sing
the world with righteousness, and the praise.
people with His faithfulness. 5 Sing praise to Jehovah with the lyre;
with the lyre and the voice of a song.
Psalms 97 6 With trumpets and the sound of a rams`
1 The majesty of Jehovah’s kingdom. 8 godly ones horn, shout before Jehovah the King.
rejoice that Jehovah lovingly cares for them. 7 Let the sea roar, and the fullness of it;
1 ¶ Jehovah reigns! Let the earth rejoice; the world, and those who live in it.
let the multitude of islands be glad. 8 Let the rivers clap their hands; let the
2 Clouds and darkness are all around Him; heights give a ringing cry of joy to-
righteousness and judgment are the foun- gether,
dation of His throne. 9 before Jehovah, for He comes to judge
3 A fire goes before Him and burns up the earth; with righteousness He shall judge
His adversaries all around. the world, and the peoples in uprightness.
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Psalms 99 594 The afflicted one prays when he is faint
2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect
Psalms 99 way; O when will You come to me? I will
The prophet exhorts all, by the example of the walk in the integrity of my heart in the
forefathers, to worship Jehovah at His holy midst of my house.
hill. 3 I will not set a worthless thing before
1 ¶ Jehovah reigns; let the peoples tremble; my eyes; I have hated the work of those
He sits between the cherubs; let the earth who turn aside; it shall not fasten upon me.
quake. 4 A perverse heart shall depart from me; I
2 Jehovah is great in Zion; and He is high will not know evil.
above all the peoples. 5 Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor,
3 They shall thank Your great and fearful I will cut him off; I will not endure him
name; it is holy. who has high eyes and a proud heart.
4 The king’s strength also loves judgment; 6 My eyes are on the faithful of the land,
You establish uprightness; You worked so that they may dwell with me; he who
judgment and righteousness in Jacob. walks in a perfect way shall serve me.
5 Exalt Jehovah our God and worship at 7 He who works deceit shall not live in-
His footstool; He is holy. side my house; he who speaks lies shall
6 ¶ Moses and Aaron were among His not be established before my eyes.
priests, and Samuel was among those who 8 In the mornings I will cut off every
called on His name; they called to Jeho- wicked one of the land, so that I may cut
vah, and He answered them. off all the workers of iniquity from the
7 He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar; city of Jehovah.
they kept His testimonies and the Law that
He gave to them. Psalms 102
8 You answered them, O Jehovah our God; 1, The afflicted pleads to Jehovah for relief,
to them You were a God who forgives 18 The mercies of Jehovah are to be recorded.
them, but One taking vengeance on their 1 ¶ A Prayer of the afflicted one, when he
doings. is faint and pours out his plea to Jehovah.
9 Exalt Jehovah our God and worship at Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and let my
His holy hill; for Jehovah our God is holy. cry come to You.
2 Do not hide Your face from me in the
Psalms 100 day of my trouble; stretch out Your ear to
An exhortation to praise Jehovah cheerfully. me in the day I call; answer me quickly.
1 ¶ A Psalm of Thanksgiving. Shout joy- 3 For my days are finished in smoke, and
fully to Jehovah, all the land. my bones are burned like a burning heap.
2 Worship Jehovah with gladness; come 4 My heart is stricken and dried like grass,
before His face with joyful singing. so that I forget to eat my bread.
3 Know that Jehovah, He is God; He has 5 Because of the voice of my sighing, my
made us, and not we ourselves, His people bones cleave to my flesh.
and the flock of His pasture. 6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness; I
4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, am like an owl of the desert.
into His courts with praise; be thankful to 7 I watch and am like a bird alone on the
Him; bless His name. housetop.
5 For Jehovah is good; His mercy is ever- 8 My enemies reproach me all the day;
lasting, and His faithfulness to generation those who rave against me have sworn
and generation. against me.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and
Psalms 101 have mingled my drink with weeping,
David makes a vow and profession of godliness. 10 because of Your anger and Your wrath;
1 ¶ A Psalm of David. I will sing of mercy for You have lifted me and cast me down.
and judgment; to You O Jehovah, I will 11 My days are like a shadow stretched
sing praise. out, and I wither like grass.
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Jehovah’s mercy is from everlasting 595 Psalms 103
12 ¶ But You, O Jehovah, shall dwell for- tender mercies;
ever, and Your memory to generation and 5 who satisfies your desire with good; your
generation. youth is renewed like an eagle.
13 You shall arise; have mercy on Zion, 6 ¶ Jehovah works righteousness and judg-
for the time to pity her, yea, the appointed ments for all the ones being oppressed.
time has come. 7 He made known His ways to Moses, His
14 For Your servants take pleasure in its acts to the sons of Israel.
stones, and pity its dust. 8 Jehovah is compassionate and gracious,
15 So nations shall fear the name of Jeho- slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.
vah, and all the kings of the earth Your glory. 9 He will not always strive, and not will
16 When Jehovah shall build up Zion, He He keep His anger forever.
shall be seen in His glory. 10 He has not done to us according to our
17 He will turn to the prayer of the desti- sins, and has not rewarded us according to
tute one, and He will not despise their prayer. our iniquities.
18 This shall be written for the genera- 11 For as the heavens are above the earth,
tion to come, and people to be created shall so is His mercy mighty over those fearing
praise Jehovah. Him.
19 For He has looked down from the 12 As far as the east is from the west, so
height of His sanctuary; Jehovah looked far has He put our transgressions from us.
from Heaven to the earth, 13 As the pity of a father over his sons, so
20 to hear the groaning of the prisoner, to Jehovah pities those who fear Him.
set free the sons of death, 14 For He knows our form, remembering
21 to declare the name of Jehovah in Zion, that we are dust.
and His praise in Jerusalem, 15 As for man, his days are as grass; as
22 when the peoples and the kingdoms the flower of the field, so he flourishes.
are gathered together to serve Jehovah. 16 For the wind passes over it, and it is
23 ¶ He weakened his strength in the way; not; and its place never recognizes it again.
He shortened my days. 17 But the mercy of Jehovah is from ev-
24 I said, O my God, do not take me up erlasting, even to everlasting, on those who
in the half of my days; Your years are in fear Him; yea, His righteousness is to the
the generation of generations. sons of sons;
25 Before time You founded the earth, and 18 to those who keep His covenant, and
the heavens are the work of Your hands. to those who remember His precepts, to
26 They shall perish, but You shall en- do them.
dure; yea, all of them shall wear out like a 19 ¶ Jehovah has prepared His throne in
garment; You shall change them like cloth- Heaven, and His kingdom rules over all.
ing, and they shall be changed. 20 Bless Jehovah, O angels of His; mighty
27 But You are He, and Your years shall in strength; doing His Word; listening to
not be ended. the voice of His Word.
28 The sons of Your servants shall dwell, 21 Bless Jehovah, all His hosts, ministers
and their seed shall be established before You. of His, doing His will.
22 Bless Jehovah, all His works in all the
Psalms 103 places of His dominion; bless Jehovah, O
An exhortation to bless Jehovah for His mercy. my soul.
1 ¶ Of David. Bless Jehovah, O my soul,
and all within me, bless His holy name. Psalms 104
2 Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget 1 A meditation on the wonderful providence of
not all His benefits; Jehovah. 33 The prophet vows perpetually to
3 He who forgives all your iniquities; who praise Jehovah.
heals all your diseases; 1 ¶ Bless Jehovah, O my soul! O Jehovah
4 who redeems your life from destruc- my God, You are very great; You have put
tion; who crowns you with kindness and on honor and majesty,
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Psalms 105 596 Jehovah says, Touch not My anointed
2 covering Yourself with light like a cloak, 24 O Jehovah, how many are Your works!
and stretching out the heavens like a curtain; You have made all of them in wisdom; the
3 who lays beams in the waters of His earth is full of Your possessions.
upper rooms; setting thick clouds as His 25 This is the sea, great and wide on both
chariots; walking on the wings of the wind. hands; there are creeping things even with-
4 He makes His angels spirits, His minis- out number; living things, small and great.
ters a flaming fire. 26 There the ships go; You formed this
5 He founded the earth on its foundations; great sea-animal to play in it.
it shall not be shaken forever and ever. 27 All of them wait for You to give them
6 You have covered the deep as with a their food in due season.
garment; the waters stood above the moun- 28 You give to them; they gather; You open
tains. Your hand, and they are filled with good.
7 From Your rebuke, they flee; from the 29 You hide Your face, and they are
sound of Your thunder, they hurry away. troubled; You gather their breath, and they
8 They go up the mountains; they go expire and return to their dust.
down the valleys to the place which You 30 You send out Your Spirit, and they are
founded for them. created; and You renew the face of the earth.
9 You have set a boundary they may not 31 ¶ The glory of Jehovah shall be for-
pass over; they shall not return to cover ever; Jehovah shall rejoice in His works.
the earth. 32 He looks to the earth, and it trembles;
10 ¶ He sends springs into the valleys; they He touches the hills, and they smoke.
flow between the hills; 33 I will sing to Jehovah during my life; I
11 they give drink to every animal of the will sing praise to my God while I exist.
field; wild asses break their thirst; 34 My meditations on Him shall be sweet;
12 over them the birds of the heavens I will be glad in Jehovah.
dwell; they give voice from between the 35 Sinners are consumed from the earth and
branches. the wicked ones; still they will not be; bless
13 He waters the hills from His upper Jehovah, O my soul; Hallelujah. praise Jah!
rooms; the earth is satisfied from the fruit
of Your works. Psalms 105
14 He causes the grass to grow for the 1 An exhortation to praise Jehovah. 6 Jehovah’s
livestock and plants for the service of man, providence over Abraham, 16 over Joseph, 23
to bring food out of the earth. over Jacob, 26 over Moses delivering the Isra-
15 And wine cheers the heart of man; oil elites.
makes his face shine, and bread sustains 1 ¶ O give thanks to Jehovah; call on His
the heart of man. name; make His deeds known among the
16 The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the peoples.
cedars of Lebanon that He planted; 2 Sing to Him; sing praises to Him; medi-
17 there where the birds nest; the fir trees tate on all His wonders.
are the house of the stork; 3 Glory in His holy name; let the heart of
18 high hills are for the wild goats; rocks those who seek Jehovah rejoice.
are a refuge for the rock-badgers. 4 Seek Jehovah and His strength; seek His
19 ¶ He made the moon for seasons; the face without ceasing.
sun knows its going down. 5 Remember His wonders that He has done,
20 You put darkness, and it is night; in it His signs, and the judgments of His mouth,
all the forest animals creep. 6 O seed of His servant Abraham; O sons
21 The young lions roar for prey, and to of Jacob, His elect.
seek their food from God. 7 He is Jehovah our God; His judgments
22 The sun rises; they are gathered, and are in all the earth;
go to their dens to lie down. 8 ¶ He has remembered His covenant for-
23 Man goes out to his work, and to his ever; the Word He commanded to a thou-
labor until the evening. sand generations;
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9 which He cut with Abraham, and His 34 He spoke, and locusts came; and lar-
oath to Isaac; vae without number;
10 and He made it stand to Jacob for a 35 and they ate up all the plants in the
statute, to Israel for a perpetual covenant; land; yea, ate the fruit of their ground.
11 saying, To you I will give the land of 36 He also struck all the first-born in their
Canaan, the portion of your inheritance; land, the firstfruit of all their vigor.
12 when they were few in number; very 37 And He led them out with silver and
few, and aliens in it. gold; and among their tribes, not one was
13 And they walked from nation to na- stumbling.
tion; from one kingdom to another people. 38 Egypt was glad when they went out,
14 He did not allow a man to oppress them; for their dread had fallen on them.
yea, He reproved kings for their sakes; 39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and
15 saying, Touch not My anointed; and, fire to give light in the night.
Do My prophets no harm. 40 He asked, and He brought quail; and
16 And He called a famine on the land; also satisfied them with the food from the
He broke the whole staff of bread. heavens.
17 He sent a man before them, even Jo- 41 He opened the rock, and waters gushed
seph; he was sold for a slave; out; they went in the dry places like a river.
18 they hurt his feet with chains; his soul 42 For He remembered His holy Word
came into iron; and His servant Abraham;
19 until the time His Word came, the 43 and He brought His people out with
Word of Jehovah refined him; joy; His elect with gladness.
20 the king, the ruler of peoples, sent 44 And He gave to them the lands of the
and shook off his fetters, even setting nations; and they inherited the labor of the
him free; peoples;
21 he made him lord of his house, and 45 so that they might keep His statutes
ruler over all he owned; and keep His laws. Praise Jah!
22 to bind his leaders at his will, and to
teach his elders wisdom. Psalms 106
23 Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob The people’s rebellion, and Jehovah’s mercy.
sojourned in the land of Ham. 1 ¶ Praise Jah! Give thanks to Jehovah,
24 And He increased His people greatly and for He is good; for His mercy endures
made them stronger than their adversaries. forever.
25 ¶ He turned their heart to hate His 2 Who can speak the might of Jehovah,
people, to deal craftily with His servants. or cause all His praise to be heard?
26 He sent His servant Moses and Aaron 3 Blessed are those keeping judgment,
whom He had chosen. he who does righteousness in every sea-
27 They put things of His signs among son.
them; yea, wonders in the land of Ham. 4 Remember me, Jehovah, with the fa-
28 He sent darkness and made it dark; and vor of Your people; O watch over me
they did not rebel against His Word. with Your salvation,
29 He turned their waters into blood and 5 to see the good of joy, Your elect to re-
killed their fish. joice in the joy of Your nation, to glory
30 Their land swarmed with frogs in the with Your inheritance.
rooms of their kings. 6 ¶ We have sinned with our fathers; we
31 He spoke, and fly swarms came; gnats did perversely; we were wicked.
in all their borders. 7 Our fathers did not ponder Your won-
32 He gave hail for their rain, flaming ders in Egypt; they did not remember Your
fire in their land. many mercies, and they rebelled at the sea,
33 He struck their vines also, and their at the Sea of Reeds.
fig trees; and He broke the trees of their 8 But He saved them for His name’s sake,
borders. to make known His might.
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Psalms 107 598 Jehovah satisfies the thirsty soul and fills it
9 And He rebuked the Sea of Reeds; and 32 And they angered Him at The Waters
it dried up; and He made them go of Strife, and it went ill for Moses because
through the depths as through the wil- of them;
derness. 33 for they provoked his spirit, and he
10 And He saved them from the hand of spoke rashly with his lips.
the one hating, and ransomed him from 34 ¶ They did not exterminate the peoples,
the hand of the enemy; as Jehovah said to them,
11 and waters covered their adversaries; 35 but mingled with the nations and
not one of them was left. learned their works.
12 Then they believed His words; they 36 And they served their idols, and they
sang His praise. became a snare to them.
13 ¶ They hurried and forgot His works; 37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their
they did not wait for His counsel; daughters to the demons;
14 and they lusted a lust in the wilder- 38 and they shed innocent blood, the
ness, and tested God in the desert. blood of their sons and of their daughters,
15 And He gave their request to them, but whom they sacrificed to the idols of
sent wasting into their soul. Canaan. And the land was polluted with
16 And they were jealous of Moses the the blood.
holy one of Jehovah in the camp of Aaron; 39 And they were unclean with their works,
17 the earth opened up and swallowed and went fornicating in their doings.
Dathan; and covered the company of Abiram. 40 And the anger of Jehovah glowed
18 And a fire burned in their company; against His people; and He detested His in-
the flame burned up the wicked ones heritance.
19 They made a calf in Horeb, and bowed 41 And He gave them into the hand of the
down before the molten image; nations; and those who hated them ruled
20 and they changed their Glory into the over them.
image of an ox eating grass. 42 And their enemies oppressed them and
21 They forgot God their deliverer, do- they were humbled under their hand.
ing great things in Egypt; 43 Many times He delivered them, but
22 wonders in the land of Ham, awesome they rebelled in their plans, and they were
things by the Sea of Reeds. brought low in their iniquities.
23 And He said to exterminate them; ex- 44 And He looked on their affliction when
cept Moses His elect had stood before Him He heard their cry;
in the breach, to turn away His wrath from 45 He remembered His covenant for them,
destroying them. and had pity according to His many mercies.
24 They despised the pleasant land; they 46 And He gave them to tender mercies
did not believe His Word. before all their captors.
25 And they murmured in their tents; they 47 Save us, O Jehovah our God, and
did not listen to the voice of Jehovah; gather us from the nations, to give thanks
26 and He lifted up His hand to them, to to Your holy name, to exult in Your praise.
make them fall in the wilderness; 48 Blessed is Jehovah God of Israel, from
27 to make their seed fall also among the everlasting even to everlasting. And let all
nations, and to scatter them in the lands. the people say, Amen! Praise Jah!
28 They also were joined to Baal-peor,
and ate the sacrifices of the ones who died; Psalms 107
29 and provoked Him with their deeds; The psalmist exhorts the redeemed, in praising
and a plague broke out among them. Jehovah, to observe his manifold providence.
30 And Phinehas stood and intervened, 1 ¶ Give thanks to Jehovah, for He is good;
and the plague was stayed; for His mercy endures forever.
31 and it was counted to him for righ- 2 Let the redeemed of Jehovah say so,
teousness to generation and generation, whom He redeemed from the hand of the
forever. adversary;
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In their distress, they cried to Jehovah, Save! 599 Psalms 108
3 and gathered them from the lands; from 25 For He speaks, and He raises a wind of
east and from west; from north and from tempest and makes its waves high;
south. 26 they go up to the heavens; they go
4 They wandered in the wilderness, in down to the depths; their soul is melted in
a deserted way; they found no city of evil;
dwelling; 27 they reel and stagger like a drunken man,
5 hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in and all their wisdom is swallowed up;
them; 28 and they cry to Jehovah in their dis-
6 and they cried to Jehovah in their dis- tress, and He brings them out of their straits.
tress; He delivered them from their straits. 29 He settles the tempest to a whisper, so
7 And He guided them in the way of the that its waves are still;
upright ones to go to a city of dwelling. 30 and they are glad, because they are
8 Let them thank Jehovah for His mercy, quiet; and He led them to their haven of
and His wonders to the sons of man. desire.
9 He satisfies the thirsty soul, and He fills 31 Let them thank Jehovah for His kind-
the hungry soul with good. ness and His wonders to the sons of men;
10 ¶ Those who live in the darkness, and 32 and exalt Him in the assembly of the
in the shadow of death, being prisoners in people, and praise Him in the seat of the
affliction and iron, elders.
11 because they rebelled against the words 33 ¶ He sets rivers to a wilderness, and
of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most watersprings to thirsty ground;
High; 34 a fruitful land to a salty desert, be-
12 and He humbled their heart by toil, cause of the evil of those who live in it.
they stumbled, and not one helping; 35 He puts the wilderness into pools of
13 and they cried to Jehovah in their dis- water; and dry land into water-springs;
tress; He saved them out of their straits; 36 and He makes those who hunger live
14 He brought them out from darkness there, and they may prepare a city of dwell-
and the shadow of death; and He tore off ing.
their bonds. 37 And they sow the fields, and plant vine-
15 Let them give thanks to Jehovah for yards, and make fruits of produce.
His kindness,and His wonders to the sons 38 He also blesses them so that they mul-
of man. tiply greatly; and He does not allow their
16 For He has broken gates of bronze; cattle to be few
and He cut bars of iron in two. 39 but they become few and bowed down
17 ¶ Foolish ones! They are afflicted from through restraint, evil and grief.
the way of their transgression, and from 40 He pours contempt on nobles, and
their iniquities; causes them to wander in a desert; there is
18 their soul hates every food; and they no path.
reach the gates of death; 41 But He sets on high the needy one from
19 and they cried to Jehovah in their dis- affliction, and He sets families like a flock.
tress; He saved them from their straits; 42 The upright one shall see and be glad;
20 He sent His Word and healed them; and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
and delivered them from all their pits. 43 Whoever is wise and will observe these
21 Let them give thanks to Jehovah for His things, even they shall discern the
kindness and His wonders to the sons of men. kindnesses of Jehovah.
22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of
thanksgiving, and recount His works with Psalms 108
rejoicing. David prays for Jehovah’s assistance according
23 ¶ They who go down to the sea in ships, to his promise.
who work in the great waters; 1 ¶ A Song. A Psalm of David. O God,
24 These see the works of Jehovah and my heart is fixed; I will sing; yea, I will
His wonders in the deep. sing songs even with my glory.
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Psalms 109 600 Of Christ’s sufferings and persecutions
2 Awake, harp and lyre! I will awake early; 10 and let his sons always beg and wan-
3 I will thank You, O Jehovah, among the der, and seek food out of their ruins;
peoples; and I will sing to You among the 11 let the one lending lay a snare for all
nations. that is his; and let strangers plunder his la-
4 For Your mercy is great above the heav- bor;
ens; and Your truth reaches to the clouds. 12 let there not be to him one giving kind-
5 Be lifted up, O God, above the heavens; ness; and let there not be one having pity
and Your glory above all the earth; on his orphans;
6 ¶ O that Your beloved may be delivered; 13 let his posterity be cut off; let their name
save by Your right hand and answer me. be blotted out in the following generation;
7 God has spoken in His holiness; I will 14 let the iniquity of his fathers be re-
rejoice; I will portion out Shechem; and I membered to Jehovah; and let not the sin
will measure out the valley of Succoth. of his mother be blotted out;
8 Gilead is Mine; and Manasseh is Mine; 15 let them be always before Jehovah, so
and Ephraim is the refuge of My head; that He may cut off the memory of them
Judah is My lawgiver; from the earth;
9 Moab is My washpot; I will throw My 16 because he did not remember to do
shoe out over Edom; I will shout in tri- kindness; and he persecuted the afflicted
umph over Philistia. and needy one, even to cause the broken
10 Who will lead me into the fortified of heart to die.
city? Who will lead me over Edom? 17 Yea, he loved cursing, and it came to
11 O God, have You not cast us off? And, him; he also had no pleasure in blessing,
O God, will You not go out with our armies? and it was far from him.
12 Give help to us from distress; for the 18 And he put on cursing as his garment,
deliverance of man is vanity. and it came within him like water, and like
13 In God we shall act with strength , for oil into his bones.
He shall tread down ones oppressing us. 19 Let it be to him as a garment he wraps
in, and for a girdle that he always girds on.
Psalms 109 20 This is the reward from Jehovah to
David complains of his slanderous enemies and those opposing me from Jehovah, and of
under the person of Judas devotes them. those who speak evil against my soul.
1 ¶ To the chief musician, A Psalm of David. 21 ¶ But You, O Jehovah the Lord, work
O God of my praise, do not be silent; with me for Your name’s sake; deliver me
2 for the mouth of the wicked one, and because Your mercy is good.
the mouth of deceit, are opened against me; 22 For I am an afflicted and needy one,
they spoke against me with a tongue of and my heart is pierced within me.
falsehood. 23 As a shadow when it stretches out, I
3 And they circled me in with words of am gone; I am shaken off like the locust.
hatred; and they fought against me with- 24 My knees stumble from fasting, and
out a cause. my flesh grows lean from fatness.
4 Instead of my love, they oppose me; 25 And I have become a reproach to them;
but I am in prayer. they saw me; they shook their heads.
5 And they put on me evil for good, and 26 O Jehovah my God, help me; save me
hatred for my love. according to Your kindness;
6 ¶ Set a wicked one over him; and let 27 and they will know that this is Your
one opposing stand at his right hand; hand, that You, O Jehovah, have done it.
7 when he is judged, let him go out as a 28 They will curse, but You will bless;
wicked one; and let his prayer become sin; they rise up and are ashamed, but Your ser-
8 let his days be few; and let another take vant will be glad.
his office; 29 Let those opposing me put on shame,
9 his sons be orphans and his wife a and cover themselves in their shame as with
widow; a robe.
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Blessed is the man who fears Jehovah 601 Psalms 110
30 I will greatly thank Jehovah with my 9 He sent redemption to His people; He
mouth; yea, I will praise Him in the midst has commanded His covenant forever; holy
of the many. and awesome is His name.
31 For He shall stand at the right hand of 10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of
the needy one to save from those judging wisdom; all doing them have a good under-
his soul. standing; His praise is standing forever!
Psalms 110 Psalms 112
1 The kingdom, 4 the priesthood, 5 the conquest, 1 Godliness has the promises of this life, 4 and of
7 and the passion of Christ. the life to come.
1 ¶ A Psalm of David. A statement of Jeho- 1 ¶ Praise Jah! Blessed is the man who
vah to my Lord: Sit at My right hand, until fears Jehovah, delighting greatly in His
I place Your enemies as Your footstool. commands.
2 Jehovah shall send the rod of Your 2 His seed will be mighty on the earth;
strength out of Zion to rule in the midst of the generation of the upright ones will be
Your enemies. blessed;
3 Your people shall have willingnesses in 3 wealth and riches in his house; and his
the day of Your strength; in the majesties righteousness is standing forever.
of holiness; from the womb of the dawn, 4 Light rises in the darkness to the up-
to You is the dew of Your youth. right ones; he is gracious and full of pity,
4 Jehovah has sworn and will not repent: and of righteousness.
You are a priest forever according to the 5 Good is a man showing favor and
order of Melchizedek. lending; he will measure his matters with
5 ¶ The Lord at Your right hand shatters justice.
kings in the day of His anger. 6 ¶ For he shall not be shaken forever; the
6 He shall judge among the nations; He righteous one shall be for a remembrance
shall fill with corpses; He shall shatter headsforever.
over much land. 7 He shall not be afraid of evil news; his
7 He shall drink out of the torrent on the heart is fixed, trusting in Jehovah.
way; on account of this, He shall lift up 8 His heart is upheld; he shall not be afraid
the head. until he looks on his oppressors.
9 He has scattered; he has given to the needy
Psalms 111 ones; his righteousness is standing forever;
The psalmist incites others to praise Jehovah. his horn shall be lifted up with honor.
1 ¶ Praise Jah! I will thank Jehovah with 10 The wicked one shall see and be indig-
all my heart; in the council of the upright nant; he shall gnash his teeth and melt; the
one, and of the assembly. desire of the wicked ones shall perish.
2 The works of Jehovah are great, sought
out by all those desiring them. Psalms 113
3 His work is honorable and glorious; and He exhorts to praise Jehovah for His excellency.
His righteousness is standing forever. 1 ¶ Praise Jah! Praise, O servants of Jeho-
4 He has made a memorial for His won- vah; praise the name of Jehovah.
ders; Jehovah is gracious and full of pity. 2 Being blessed is the name of Jehovah
5 He has given food to ones fearing Him; from now on and forever.
He will remember His covenant to forever 3 From the rising of the sun to its going,
6 ¶ He has shown to His people the power the name of Jehovah is to be praised.
of His works, to give to them the inherit- 4 Jehovah is high above all nations; His
ance of the nations. glory above the heavens.
7 The works of His hands are truth and 5 Who is like Jehovah our God, who ex-
all His commandments are true, alts Himself to dwell;
8 standing firm forever and ever; they are 6 Who humbles Himself to consider all in
done in truth and uprightness. the earth and the heavens!
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Psalms 115 602 I love, because Jehovah has heard my voice
7 He raises up the poor one from the dust; 11 Ones fearing Jehovah trust in Jehovah;
He lifts the needy one out of the dunghill, He is their help and their shield.
8 to make him sit with nobles, with the 12 Jehovah remembers us; He will bless;
nobles of his people, He will bless the house of Israel; He will
9 causing the barren one to dwell in the bless the house of Aaron;
house, the joyful mother of sons. Praise Jah! 13 He will bless those who fear Jehovah,
the small and the great.
Psalms 114 14 Jehovah will add on to you; on to you
An exhortation to fear Jehovah in His sanctuary. and on your sons.
1 ¶ In the going out,of Israel from Egypt, 15 You are blessed to Jehovah, He who
the house of Jacob from a people speaking makes heavens and earth.
a strange language 16 The heavens; the heavens are Jehovah’s,
2 Judah became His sanctuary, Israel His but He has given the earth to the sons of
dominion. men.
3 The sea saw and fled; the Jordan turned 17 The dying do not praise Jehovah, nor
back; all who go down into silence;
4 the mountains skipped like rams, the little 18 but we will bless Jehovah, from now
hills like a flock! on and forever. Praise Jah!
5 What ails you, O sea, that you flee? O
Jordan, that you turn back?
6 O mountains, that you skip like rams? Psalms 116
O little hills, like lambs? 1 The psalmist professes his love and duty to
7 Tremble, O earth, from the face of Jehovah for His deliverance.
the Lord, from the face of the God of 1 ¶ I love Jehovah because He hears my
Jacob; voice, my supplications.
8 who turned the rock into a pool of wa- 2 Because He has stretched out His ear to
ter, the flint into a spring of waters. me, even I will also call in my days.
3 The cords of death encompassed me;
Psalms 115 and the straits of Sheol found me; I found
1 Because Jehovah is truly glorious, 4 and idols distress and sorrow;
are vanity, 9 he exhorts to trust in Jehovah. 4 and I call on the name of Jah: O Jeho-
1 ¶ Not to us, O Jehovah, not to us, but to vah, I pray, deliver my soul!
Your name give glory, for Your mercy, for 5 Jehovah is gracious and righteous; yea,
Your truth. our God is merciful.
2 Why do the nations say, Where is their 6 Jehovah watches over ones of simplic-
God now? ity; I was low, but He saved me.
3 But our God is in Heaven; He has done 7 Return to your rest, O soul; for Jehovah
all that He has pleased. has rewarded you.
4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work 8 For You have delivered my soul from
of man’s hands; death, my eye from tears, my feet from
5 they have mouths, but they do not speak; stumbling.
they have eyes, but they do not see; 9 I will walk before the face of Jehovah
6 they have ears, but they do not hear; in the land of the living.
they have a nose, but they do not smell; 10 ¶ I believed; so I speak; I was greatly
7 their hands do not feel; their feet do not afflicted;
walk; they do not mutter through their throat. 11 I said in my alarm, All men are liars.
8 The ones who make them are like them, 12 What shall I return to Jehovah for all
so is everyone trusting in them. His benefits to me?
9 ¶ O Israel, trust in Jehovah; He is their 13 I will lift up the cup of salvation, and
help and their shield. I will call on the name of Jehovah.
10 O house of Aaron, trust in Jehovah; 14 I will pay my vows to Jehovah; I pray
He is their help and their shield. in the presence of all His people.
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The rejected Stone became Head of the Corner 603 Psalms 118
15 Precious in the eyes of Jehovah is the 13 Thrusting, you thrust me down to fall;
death of His godly ones. but Jehovah helped me.
16 O Jehovah, truly I am Your servant 14 Jehovah is my strength and my song;
now; I am Your servant, the son of Your and He is my salvation.
handmaid; You have loosed my bonds. 15 The voice of a ringing cry of joy and
17 I will sacrifice to You the sacrifice of salvation is in the tents of the righteous
thanksgiving and will call on the name of ones; the right hand of Jehovah works
Jehovah. mightily.
18 I will pay my vows to Jehovah now in 16 The right hand of Jehovah is exalted;
the presence of all His people, the right hand of Jehovah acts with strength.
19 in the courts of the house of Jehovah; 17 I shall not die, but I shall live and de-
in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise Jah! clare the works of Jah.
18 Chastening, Jah has chastened me, but
Psalms 117 He has not given me to death.
He praises Jehovah for His mercy and truth. 19 ¶ Open the gates of righteousness to
1 ¶ Praise Jah, all nations; praise Him, all me, I will enter into them; I will thank
peoples; Jehovah.
2 for His mercy is mighty over us, and 20 This is the gate to Jehovah, the righ-
the truth of Jehovah is forever. Praise Jah! teous ones shall enter into it.
21 I will thank You, for You answered me,
Psalms 118 and You are my salvation.
1 An exhortation to praise Jehovah for His mercy. 22 The Stone which the builders rejected
5 The goodness coming from trust in Jehovah. has become the Head of the Corner.
1 ¶ Give thanks to Jehovah, for He is good; 23 This is from Jehovah, it is wonderful
because His mercy endures forever. in our eyes.
2 Let Israel say now that His mercy en- 24 This is the day Jehovah has made; we
dures forever. will rejoice and be glad in it.
3 Let the house of Aaron say now that His 25 O Jehovah, I pray, save now; I pray, O
mercy endures forever. Jehovah, cause me to prosper now.
4 Let those fearing Jehovah say now that 26 Blessed is he who comes in the name
His mercy endures forever. of Jehovah; we blessed you from the house
5 I called Jehovah from the distress; He of Jehovah.
answered me in the large place of Jeho- 27 Jehovah is God, and He gives light to
vah. us. Tie the sacrifice with cords to the horns
6 Jehovah is for me; I will not fear; what of the altar.
can man do to me? 28 You are my God, and I will exalt You;
7 Jehovah is for me among those helping My God, I will thank You!
me, and I will look on those hating me. 29 O give thanks to Jehovah, for He is
8 It is better to take refuge in Jehovah good; for His mercy endures forever.
than to trust in man;
9 it is better to take refuge in Jehovah than Psalms 119
to trust in nobles. This psalm contains various prayers, praises and
10 All the nations encompass me; but professions of obedience in alphabetical order.
surely I will cut them off in the name of 1 ¶ ALEPH: Blessed are the blameless
Jehovah. in the way, who walk in the Law of Je-
11 They encompass me; even they encom- hovah.
pass me; I surely will cut them off in the 2 Blessed are those keeping His testimo-
name of Jehovah. nies, who seek Him with the whole heart.
12 they encompass me like bees; they are 3 They also do not do injustice; they walk
quenched like the fire of thorns; for surely in His ways.
I will cut them off in the name of Jeho- 4 ¶ You have commanded to exceedingly
vah. keep Your precepts.
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Psalms 119 604 My comfort: Your Word has given me life
5 O that my ways were fixed to keep Your 28 ¶ My soul weeps with grief; Lift me
statutes! up according to Your Word.
6 Then I shall not be ashamed, when I 29 Turn from me the way of lying, and
look to all Your commands. favor me with Your Law.
7 ¶ I will thank You with integrity of heart, 30 ¶ I have chosen the way of truth; I
in my learning the judgments of Your righ- have set Your judgments before me.
teousness. 31 I have clung to Your testimonies; O
8 I will keep Your statutes; do not forsake Jehovah, do not shame me.
me utterly. 32 I will run the way of Your commands,
9 ¶ BETH: By what shall a young man for You shall enlarge my heart.
purify his way, to keep it according to Your 33 ¶ HE: O Jehovah, teach me the way of
Word? Your statutes, and I will keep it to the end.
10 ¶ I have sought You with my whole 34 Make me understand and I will keep
heart; do not let me wander from Your Your Law, and observe it with the whole
commands. heart.
11 ¶ I have hidden Your Word in my heart, 35 ¶ Make me walk in the way of Your
that I might not sin against You. commands, for in it I delight.
12 ¶ Blessed are you, O Jehovah; teach 36 Bow my heart to Your testimonies, and
me Your statutes. not to unjust gain.
13 ¶ I have declared all the judgments of 37 ¶ Turn my eyes from seeing vanity; in
Your mouth with my lips; Your way give me life.
14 I have rejoiced in the way of Your tes- 38 ¶ Make Your Word rise to Your ser-
timonies as over all riches. vant, who is devoted to Your fear.
15 I will meditate in Your precepts and I 39 ¶ Turn away my shame which I fear;
will regard Your paths. for Your judgments are good.
16 I will delight myself in Your statutes. I 40 ¶ Behold, I have longed for Your pre-
will not forget Your Word. cepts; grant to me life in Your righteousness.
17 ¶ GIMEL: Deal fully with Your ser- 41 ¶ VAU: By Your salvation, according
vant that I may live, and I will keep Your to Your Word, let Your mercies come to
Word. me, O Jehovah.
18 ¶ Open my eyes and I will see wonder- 42 And I will answer a word to one who
ful things from Your Law. reproaches me; for I trust in Your Word.
19 ¶ I am a sojourner in the earth; hide 43 ¶ And do not take the Word of truth
not Your commandments from me. completely out of my mouth; for I have
20 ¶ My soul is crushed for the longing to hoped in Your judgments.
Your judgments in every season. 44 And I shall keep Your Law continu-
21 ¶ You have rebuked the proud, the ally, forever and ever.
cursed ones who go astray from Your 45 ¶ And I will walk in a wide space, for
commands. I seek Your precepts.
22 ¶ Roll from me reproach and contempt; 46 And I will speak of Your testimonies
for I have kept Your testimonies. before kings, and will not be ashamed.
23 ¶ Princes also sat, speaking against me; 47 And I will delight myself in Your com-
but Your servant meditates on Your statutes. mandments, which I have loved.
24 ¶ Your testimonies also are my delight, 48 And I will lift up my palms to Your
the man of my counsel. precepts that I love; and I will meditate on
25 ¶ DALETH: My soul clings to the dust; Your statutes.
give me life according to Your Word. 49 ¶ ZAYIN: Remember the Word to Your
26 ¶ I have declared my ways, and You servant, on which You made me hope.
answered me; teach me Your statutes. 50 ¶ This is my comfort in my affliction;
27 Make me understand the way of Your for Your Word has given me life.
precepts, and I will meditate on Your won- 51 ¶ The proud have scorned me utterly;
derful works. I have not veered from Your Law.
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52 ¶ I remembered Your judgments from 76 ¶ I pray, let Your mercy be for my com-
of old, O Jehovah, and I take comfort. fort, by Your Word to Your servant.
53 ¶ Hot zeal has seized me because of 77 Let Your mercies come to me that I
the wicked ones forsaking Your Law. may live; for Your Law is my delight.
54 ¶ Your statutes have been my songs in 78 ¶ Let the proud be ashamed, for with
the house of my sojournings. lies they perverted me; I will muse on Your
55 ¶ O Jehovah, I have remembered Your precepts.
name in the night and have kept Your Law. 79 Let those fearing You turn to me, and
56 This has been to me because I kept ones knowing of Your testimonies.
Your precepts. 80 ¶ Let my heart be blameless in Your
57 ¶ CHETH: Jehovah is my portion; I statutes, that I may not be ashamed.
have said to keep Your words. 81 ¶ KAPH: My soul is being consumed
58 ¶ I entreated Your face with all my for Your salvation; I hope in Your Word.
heart; favor me according to Your Word. 82 My eyes are used up for Your Word,
59 ¶ I thought on my ways and turned my saying, When will You comfort me?
feet to Your testimonies. 83 ¶ For I am like a wineskin in the smoke;
60 I hurried and delayed not to keep Your I do not forget Your statutes.
commands. 84 ¶ As what are the days of Your ser-
61 ¶ The cords of the wicked ones sur- vant? When will You execute judgment on
round me; I have not forgotten Your Law. those pursuing me?
62 ¶ At halves of the night I will rise to 85 ¶ The proud have dug pits for me which
give thanks to You because of Your righ- are not according to Your Law.
teous judgments. 86 All Your commands are faithful; they
63 ¶ I am a companion of all who fear pursue me with lying; help me!
You; yea, of those who keep Your precepts. 87 In a little they had almost finished me
64 ¶ O Jehovah, the earth is full of Your on earth; but I did not forsake Your precepts.
mercy; teach me Your statutes. 88 ¶ Give me life according to Your
65 ¶ TETH: You have done good with Your mercy, and I will keep the testimonies of
servant, O Jehovah, by Your Word. Your mouth.
66 Teach me good judgment and knowl- 89 ¶ LAMED: Your Word is settled in
edge, for I have believed Your commands. Heaven forever, O Jehovah.
67 ¶ Before I was afflicted I went astray; 90 Your faithfulness endures to generation
but now I have kept Your Word. and generation; You founded the earth, and
68 ¶ You are good and do good; teach me it stands.
Your statutes. 91 They stand by Your judgments to this
69 ¶ The proud have smeared a lie against day, for all are Your servants.
me; I will keep Your precepts with all my 92 ¶ If Your Law was not my delight, then
heart. I had perished in my affliction.
70 Their heart is like fat, without feeling; 93 ¶ I will never forget Your precepts; for
I delight in Your Law. with them You gave me life.
71 ¶ It was good for me that I was af- 94 ¶ I am Yours, save me; for I have
flicted, to learn Your statutes. sought Your precepts.
72 ¶ The Law of Your mouth is better to 95 ¶ The wicked ones waited for me, to
me than thousands of gold and silver. destroy me; I will consider Your testimo-
73 ¶ YOD: Your hands have made me and nies.
made me firm; give me discernment that I 96 ¶ I have seen an end to all perfection;
may learn Your commands. Your command is exceedingly broad.
74 ¶ The ones fearing You will see me 97 ¶ MEM: Oh how I love Your Law! It
and rejoice; for I hoped in Your Word. is my meditation all the day.
75 ¶ I know, O Jehovah, righteous are Your 98 ¶ You make me wiser than my enemies
judgments; and in faithfulness You afflicted by Your commands; for they are forever
me. mine.
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Psalms 119 606 You are my hiding place and my shield
99 I have acted more wisely than all my 122 Be surety for Your servant for good;
teachers; for Your testimonies are a medi- let not the proud oppress me.
tation to me. 123 ¶ My eyes are wearied for Your sal-
100 I understand more than the aged, for vation, and for the Word of Your righteous-
I keep Your precepts. ness.
101 ¶ I have kept my feet from every evil 124 ¶ Deal with Your servant by Your
way, to keep Your Word. mercy; and teach me Your statutes.
102 ¶ I turned not from Your judgments; 125 I am Your servant; make me consider,
for You have taught me. and I will know Your testimonies.
103 ¶ How sweet are Your words to my 126 ¶ It is time for Jehovah to work; they
palate! More than honey to my mouth! have broken Your Law.
104 By Your precepts I get understanding; 127 ¶ Therefore, I have loved Your com-
on account of this, I hate every false way. mands, more than gold, even fine gold.
105 ¶ NUN: Your Word is a lamp to my 128 Therefore, I count wholly right all
feet and a light to my path. the precepts; I have hated every false way.
106 ¶ I have sworn and I rise to it, to keep 129 ¶ PE: Your testimonies are wonder-
Your righteous judgments. ful; so my soul keeps them.
107 ¶ I am afflicted very much; O Jeho- 130 ¶ The entering of Your Word gives
vah, give me life according to Your Word. light, giving discernment to ones of sim-
108 ¶ I pray, O Jehovah, accept the free plicity.
offering of my mouth, and teach me Your 131 ¶ I opened my mouth and panted; for
judgments. I longed for Your commands.
109 ¶ My life is in my palm continually, 132 ¶ Turn to me and favor me, as is the
yet I do not forget Your Law. manner to those who love Your name.
110 The wicked ones have laid a snare for 133 ¶ Fix my steps in Your Word; and let
me; yet I do not wander from Your precepts. no evil rule over me.
111 ¶ I have inherited Your testimonies 134 ¶ Redeem me from the oppression of
forever; for they are the joy of my heart. man; and I will keep Your precepts.
112 I have bowed my heart to do Your 135 ¶ Make Your face shine on Your ser-
statutes always to the end. vant, and teach me Your statutes.
113 ¶ SAMECH: I hate halfhearted ones; 136 ¶ Channels of waters go down from
but I love Your Law. my eyes, for they do not keep Your Law.
114 ¶ You are my shelter and my shield; I 137 ¶ TZADDI: O Jehovah, You are righ-
hope in Your Word. teous, and Your judgments upright.
115 ¶ Turn aside from me, O evildoers, 138 You have enjoined Your testimonies as
for I will keep my God’s commands. righteous and to be exceedingly faithful.
116 ¶ Uphold me by Your Word, that I 139 ¶ My zeal has eaten me up; my ad-
may live; and let me not be ashamed of versaries have forgotten Your Word.
my hope. 140 ¶ Your Word is pure and Your servant
117 Hold me up and I will be saved; and loves it.
I will always look to Your statutes. 141 ¶ I am small and despised; I do not
118 ¶ You have trampled all who go astray forget Your precepts.
from Your statutes, for their deceit is false- 142 ¶ Your righteousness is righteousness
hood. forever, and Your Law is truth.
119 As dross You have made all the wicked 143 ¶ Distress and anguish have found me;
ones of the earth to cease; so I love Your Your commands are my delight.
testimonies. 144 The righteousness of Your testimo-
120 My flesh has shivered because of Your nies is everlasting; make me understand and
fear; and I have feared Your judgments. I will live.
121 ¶ AYIN: I have done justice and righ- 145 ¶ QOPH: I cried with my whole heart;
teousness; leave me not to those who op- O Jehovah, answer me; I will keep Your
press me. statutes.
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Give me wisdom according to Your Word 607 Psalms 120
146 I cried to You; save me, and I will 169 ¶ TAU: Let my cry come before You,
keep Your testimonies. O Jehovah; give me wisdom according to
147 ¶ I go before the dawn of day and Your Word.
cry; I hope in Your Word. 170 Let my prayer come before You; de-
148 My eyes go before the night watches, liver me according to Your Word.
to meditate on Your Word. 171 ¶ My lips shall pour forth praise
149 ¶ Hear my voice by Your mercy, O when You have taught me Your statutes.
Jehovah; give me life by Your judgment. 172 ¶ My tongue shall answer Your
150 ¶ Those pursuing mischief draw near; Word, for all Your commands are right-
they are far from Your Law. eousness.
151 You are near, O Jehovah, and all Your 173 ¶ Let Your hand help me; for I have
commands are truth. chosen Your precepts.
152 ¶ Of old I have known from Your 174 I have longed for Your salvation, O
testimonies, for You have founded them Jehovah; and Your Law is my delight.
forever. 175 ¶ Let my soul live and it will praise
153 ¶ RESH: Look on my affliction and You, and let Your judgments help me.
deliver me; for I do not forget Your Law. 176 ¶ I have gone astray like a lost sheep;
154 Contend for my cause and redeem me; seek Your servant; for I do not forget Your
give me life according to Your Word. commandments.
155 ¶ Salvation is far from the wicked,
ones, for they do not seek Your statutes. Psalms 120
156 ¶ O Jehovah, Your tender mercies are 1 David prays against Doeg, 3 reproves his
great; give me life according to Your judg- tongue, 5 complains of his necessary conversa-
ments. tion with the wicked.
157 those pursuing me and my adversar- 1 ¶ A Song of Ascents. In my distress I
ies are many; I do not turn from Your tes- cried to Jehovah, and He answered me.
timonies. 2 O Jehovah, deliver my soul from lips,
158 ¶ I saw those acting deceitfully and of falsehood, from a deceitful tongue.
was grieved, because they did not keep Your 3 What shall be given to you, or what shall
Word. one add to you, O deceitful tongue?
159 ¶ See how I love Your precepts, O Je- 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty with coals
hovah; give me life according to Your mercy. of broom!
160 ¶ The sum of Your Word is true; ev- 5 ¶ Woe is me that I sojourned in Meshech;
ery one of Your righteous judgments en- I dwell with the tents of Kedar!
dures forever. 6 My soul has long dwelt to itself, with
161 ¶ SHIN: Rulers have pursued me with- him who hates peace.
out cause; but my heart has feared at Your 7 I am for peace; but when I speak, they
Word. are for war.
162 ¶ I rejoice at Your Word, as one who
finds great plunder. Psalms 121
163 ¶ I hate and despise a lie, but I love The safety of the godly ones who trust in Jehovah.
Your Law. 1 ¶ A Song of Ascents. I will lift up my
164 ¶ I praise You seven times a day be- eyes to the hills; from where shall my help
cause of Your righteous judgments. come?
165 ¶ Great peace is to those who love Your 2 My help comes from Jehovah, the One
Law, and there is no stumbling block to them. making the heavens and the earth.
166 ¶ O Jehovah, I have hoped for Your 3 He will not give your foot to slip; He
salvation, and have done Your precepts. who keeps you will not slumber.
167 ¶ My soul has kept Your testimonies, 4 Behold, He keeping Israel will not slum-
and I love them very much. ber nor sleep.
168 I have kept Your precepts and Your 5 Jehovah is the One keeping you; Je-
testimonies, for all my ways are before You. hovah is your shade on your right hand.
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Psalms 122 608 Those who sow in tears will reap joy
6 The sun shall not strike you by day, nor 2 except that it was Jehovah who was for
the moon by night; us in the rising of men against us,
7 Jehovah keeps you from all evil; He shall 3 then they would have swallowed us
keep your soul. alive, their anger was hot against us.
8 Jehovah shall keep your going out, and your 4 the waters would have flowed over us;
coming in, from now on and till forever. the torrent would have covered our soul;
5 then the raging waters would have
Psalms 122 passed over our soul.
David professes his joy for Jerusalem. 6 ¶ Blessed be Jehovah, who did not give
1 ¶ A Song of Ascents; of David. I was us as a prey to their teeth.
glad when they said to me, Let us go into 7 Our soul has escaped like a bird out of
the house of Jehovah. the fowlers’ snare; the snare is broken, and
2 Our feet shall stand within your gates, we have escaped.
O Jerusalem. 8 Our help is in the name of Jehovah, the
3 Jerusalem is built like a city that is One making the heavens and earth.
joined to itself, together. Psalms 125
4 There the tribes go up, the tribes of Je-
hovah; to the testimony of Israel; to give 1 The safety of such as trust in Jehovah. 4 A prayer
thanks to the name of Jehovah. for the godly ones, and against the wicked ones
5 For the thrones of judgment were established 1 ¶ A Song of Ascents. They who trust in
there, the thrones of the house of David. Jehovah shall be like Mount Zion; it is not
6 ¶ Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; those shaken; it remains forever.
who love you shall prosper. 2 The mountains are all around her. Jerusa-
7 Peace be within your walls; prosperity lem; and Jehovah is all around His people,
in your towers. from this time and forever.
8 Because of my brothers and my com- 3 For the rod of wickedness shall not rest
panions, I will now say, Peace be in you. on the lot of the righteous ones; that the
9 Because of the house of Jehovah, our righteous ones not put forth their hands to
God, I will seek your good. injustice.
4 ¶ Do good, O Jehovah, to the good ones,
Psalms 123 and to the upright ones in their heart.
The godly profess their confidence in Jehovah. 5 And those who turn aside to their
1 ¶ A Song of Ascents. I will lift up my crooked ways, Jehovah shall lead them
eyes on You, You who dwell in Heaven. forth with the doers of iniquity. Peace be
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to upon Israel.
the hand of their masters; as the eyes of a Psalms 126
maiden to the hand of her mistress; so our
eyes look to Jehovah our God, until He 1 Zion, celebrating her return out of captivity, 4
shows grace to us. prays for, and prophesies the success.
3 Be gracious to us, O Jehovah; be gra- 1 ¶ A Song of Ascents. When Jehovah
cious to us! For we are exceedingly filled turned back the captivity of Zion, we were
with contempt. like those who dream.
4 Our soul is exceedingly filled for itself 2 Then our mouth was full of laughter,
with the contempt of those who are at ease, and our tongue gave a ringing cry of joy;
the contempt of proud ones. then they said among the nations, Jehovah
will work great things with these.
Psalms 124 3 Jehovah did great things to work with
The godly bless Jehovah for a miraculous de- us; we are glad.
liverance. 4 ¶ Turn her captivity again, O Jehovah,
1 ¶ A Song of Ascents, of David. Except like the south streams.
that it was Jehovah who was for us, O may 5 Those who sow in tears shall reap with
Israel say; a ringing cry of joy.
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Blessed is everyone who fears Jehovah 609 Psalms 127
6 Walking he who walks and weeps, bear- 2 they have distressed me from my youth
ing a trail of seed, shall come again with a many times, yet they have not prevailed
ringing cry of joy, bearing his sheaves. over me.
3 The ones plowing plowed on my back;
Psalms 127 they made their furrows long.
1 The virtue of Jehovah’s blessing. 3 Sons are His 4 Jehovah is a righteous One; He cuts the
gift. cords of wicked ones.
1 ¶ A Song of Ascents, for Solomon. If 5 ¶ Let them be ashamed and turned back,
Jehovah does not build the house, they la- all those who hate Zion;
bor in vain that build it; if Jehovah does 6 let them be like the grass on the roof-
not keep the city, the one keeping it stays tops, which dries up before it draws out;
awake in vain. 7 with which the reaper does not fill his
2 Being early to rise is in vain for you, palm, and the binder of sheaves his bosom.
being late to sit up to eat the bread of 8 And those who pass by have never said,
toils is vain; for so He gives His beloved The blessing of Jehovah be on you; we bless
sleep. you in the name of Jehovah.
3 Behold! Sons are an inheritance of Je-
hovah; the fruit of the womb is its reward. Psalms 130
4 As arrows in the hand of a mighty one, 1 The psalmist professes his hope in prayer, 5 and
so are the sons of the young. his patience in hope.
5 Blessed is the man who has filled his 1 ¶ A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I
quiver with them; they shall not be have called You, O Jehovah.
ashamed, for they shall speak with their 2 Lord, hear my voice, and let Your ears
enemies in the gate. attend to the voice of my prayers.
3 If You will keep iniquities, O Jehovah,
Psalms 128 O Lord, who shall stand?
The blessings which follow the ones who fear 4 But forgiveness is with You that You may
Jehovah. be feared.
1 ¶ A Song of Ascents. Blessed is every- 5 ¶ I wait for Jehovah; my soul waits, and
one who fears Jehovah, walking in His I hope for His Word.
ways. 6 My soul waits for the Lord more than
2 For you shall surely eat the labor of your those watching for the morning; yea, those
hands; you shall be happy, and all is good watching for the morning.
to you. 7 Let Israel hope to Jehovah, for with Je-
3 Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine hovah is mercy, and with Him is abundant
by the sides of your house; your sons redemption;
shall be like olive plants around your 8 and He shall redeem Israel from all his
table. iniquities.
4 Behold! So shall the man be blessed who
fears Jehovah. Psalms 131
5 Jehovah shall bless you out of Zion; and 1 David, professing his humility, 3 exhorts Israel
you shall see the good of Jerusalem all the to hope in Jehovah.
days of your life. 1 ¶ A Song of Ascents. Of David. O Jeho-
6 Yes, you shall see the sons of your sons. vah, my heart is not proud, nor have my
Peace be upon Israel! eyes been lofty; nor have I walked in great
things, and not in things too wonderful for
Psalms 129 me.
An exhortation to praise Jehovah for saving Is- 2 If not I have set myself and have quieted
rael in their great afflictions. my soul, like one weaned by its mother;
1 ¶ A Song of Ascents. Many times they my soul on me is as one weaned.
have distressed me from my youth, let Is- 3 Let Israel hope in Jehovah, from now
rael now say; and till forever.
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Psalms 132 610 Praise Jehovah! For Jehovah is good.
2 It is like the precious oil on the head that
Psalms 132 ran down on the beard, Aaron’s beard, go-
1 David commends to Jehovah the care he had for ing down to the mouth of his garments;
the ark. 8 His prayer at its moving. 3 like the dew of Hermon coming down
1 ¶ A Song of Ascents. O Jehovah, remem- on the mountains of Zion; for there Je-
ber David with all his afflictions, hovah commanded the blessing: life till
2 who swore to Jehovah; he vowed to the everlasting.
Mighty One of Jacob,
3 If I will go into the tent of my house, if Psalms 134
I go up on the couch of my bed, An exhortation to bless Jehovah.
4 if I give sleep to my eyes, slumber to 1 ¶ A Song of Ascents. Behold, bless Je-
my eyelids, hovah, all servants of Jehovah; who stand
5 until I search out a place for Jehovah, in the house of Jehovah at night.
dwellings for the Mighty One of Jacob. 2 Lift up your hands in the holy place,
6 Behold, we have heard of it at Ephratah; and bless Jehovah.
we found it in the fields of the forest; 3 May Jehovah bless you out of Zion, He
7 we will enter into His tabernacles; we who made the heavens and earth.
will worship at His footstool.
8 Arise, O Jehovah, into Your rest; You, Psalms 135
and the ark of Your strength; 1 An exhortation to praise Jehovah for his mercy, 5
9 Let Your priests be clothed with righ- for his power, 8 for his judgments. 15 The vanity
teousness, and let Your godly ones shout of idols. 19 An exhortation to bless Jehovah.
for joy. 1 ¶ Praise Jah! Praise the name of Jeho-
10 For the sake of Your servant David vah; sing praise, servants of Jehovah;
do not turn away the face of Your 2 those who stand in the house of Jehovah
anointed. in the courts of the house of our God;
11 ¶ Jehovah has sworn to David in truth; 3 praise Jah! For Jehovah is good! Sing
He will not turn from it; I will set one of the praises to His name, for it is delightful.
fruit of your body on the throne for you. 4 For Jehovah has chosen Jacob to Him-
12 If your sons will keep My covenant self, Israel for His special treasure.
and My testimonies which I will teach them, 5 ¶ For I know that Jehovah is great, and
their sons shall also sit on the throne for our Lord is above all gods.
you forever. 6 Every thing which Jehovah was
13 Jehovah has chosen Zion; He has de- pleased to do, He did, in the heavens and
sired it for a dwelling-place to Him. in the earth, and in the seas and all deep
14 This is My rest till forever; I will dwell places.
here; I have desired it. 7 He causes the vapors to rise from the
15 Blessing, I will bless her food-supply; end of the earth; He makes lightnings for
I will satisfy her needy ones with bread. the rain; He brings the wind out of His
16 And I will clothe her priests with sal- storehouses;
vation; and shouting, her godly ones shall 8 He who struck the first-born of Egypt,
give a ringing cry of joy. from man to animal;
17 I will make the horn of David to sprout; 9 who sent signs and wonders into your
I have arranged a lamp for My Anointed. midst, O Egypt, on Pharaoh and on all his
18 I will clothe His enemies with shame, servants;
but His crown shall flourish upon Him. 10 who struck great nations, and killed
mighty kings;
Psalms 133 11 Sihon, king Of the Amorites, and Og,
The benefit of the communion of saints. king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of
1 ¶ A Song of Ascents. Of David. Behold! Canaan.
How good and how pleasant is the living 12 And He gave their land as an inherit-
of brothers, even in unity. ance, an inheritance to His people Israel.
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Praise Jehovah, His mercy endures forever 611 Psalms 136
13 O Jehovah, Your name endures forever; 15 but shook Pharaoh and his army off in
O Jehovah, Your memorial is from gen- the Sea of Reeds; for His mercy endures
eration and generation. forever;
14 For Jehovah will judge His people; and 16 to Him who led His people in the wil-
He will have pity on His servants. derness; for His mercy endures forever;
15 ¶ The idols of the nations are silver 17 to Him who struck great kings; for His
and gold, the work of men’s hands; mercy endures forever;
16 they have mouths, but they say noth- 18 and killed majestic kings; for His mercy
ing; they have eyes, but they see nothing; endures forever;
17 they have ears, but they hear nothing; 19 Sihon, king of the Amorites; for His
yea, there is no breath in their mouths. mercy endures forever;
18 Those who make them are like them, 20 and Og, the king of Bashan; for His
everyone who is trusting in them. mercy endures forever;
19 Bless Jehovah, O house of Israel; bless 21 and gave their land for an inheritance;
Jehovah, O house of Aaron; for His mercy endures forever;
20 Bless Jehovah, O house of Levi; you 22 an inheritance to His servant Israel; for
who fear Jehovah, bless Jehovah. His mercy endures forever;
21 Blessed be Jehovah out of Zion, He 23 ¶ who remembered us in our low es-
who dwells at Jerusalem. Praise Jah! tate; for His mercy endures forever;
24 and He has turned us away from our
Psalms 136 adversaries; for His mercy endures forever;
Exhortation to thank Jehovah for particular mercies. 25 who gives food to all flesh; for His
1 ¶ O give thanks to Jehovah, for He is mercy endures forever.
good; for His mercy endures forever. 26 O give thanks to the God of Heaven;
2 O give thanks to the God of gods; for for His mercy endures forever.
His mercy endures forever.
3 O give thanks to the Lord of lords; for Psalms 137
His mercy endures forever; The constancy of the Jews in captivity.
4 to Him who alone does great wonders; 1 ¶ There by the rivers of Babylon we sat
for His mercy endures forever; down; also we wept when we remembered
5 to Him who by understanding made the Zion.
heavens; for His mercy endures forever; 2 We hung our lyres on the willows in its
6 to Him who spread the earth on the wa- midst.
ters; for His mercy endures forever; 3 For there our captors asked us the words
7 to Him who made great lights; for His of a song; yea, our plunderers asked joy,
mercy endures forever; saying, Sing to us a song of Zion.
8 the sun to rule by day; for His mercy 4 How shall we sing the song of Jehovah
endures forever; on a foreign land?
9 the moon and the stars to rule by night; 5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, my right
for His mercy endures forever; hand shall forget;
10 ¶ to Him who struck Egypt in her 6 let my tongue cleave to my palate, if I
first-born; for His mercy endures for- do not remember you, if I do not bring up
ever; Jerusalem above the head of my joy.
11 and brought Israel out from among 7 ¶ O Jehovah, remember for the sons
them; for His mercy endures forever; of Edom the day of Jerusalem; who said,
12 with a strong hand and a stretched out Lay it bare! Lay it bare, even to its foun-
arm; for His mercy endures forever; dation!
13 to Him who divided the Sea of Reeds 8 O daughter of Babylon, O devastated
into parts; for His mercy endures for- one! Blessed is he who shall repay to you
ever; your recompense which you dealt to us.
14 and made Israel pass through the middle 9 Blessed is he who seizes and dashes your
of it; for His mercy endures forever; little ones against the stone!
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Psalms 138 612 Search me, O God, and know my heart
10 even there Your hand shall lead me;
Psalms 138 and Your right hand shall take hold of me.
David praises Jehovah for the truth of His Word. 11 If I say: Surely the darkness shall fall on
1 ¶ A Psalm of David. I will thank You me; even the night shall be light around me.
with my whole heart; I will sing praise to 12 Even the darkness will not be dark
You before the gods; from You, but the night shines as the day;
2 I will worship toward Your holy temple, as is the darkness, so is the light.
and give thanks to Your name for Your 13 For You have possessed my inward
mercy, and for Your truth; for You have parts; You wove me in the belly of my
magnified Your Word above all Your name. mother.
3 You answered me in the day that I cried; 14 I will thank You, for I am awed, I am
You emboldened me in my soul with set apart; Your works are marvelous and
strength. my soul knows it very well.
4 All the kings of the earth shall thank 15 My bones were not hidden from You
You, O Jehovah, because they have heard when I was made in secret; when I was
the words of Your mouth. skillfully woven in the depths of the earth.
5 Yes, they shall sing in the ways of Jeho- 16 Your eyes saw my embryo; and in Your
vah; for the glory of Jehovah is great, book all my members were written the days
6 He sees the humble one; but the they were formed, and not one was with
haughtyone He sees from afar. them.
7 If I walk in the midst of distress, You 17 ¶ And how precious are Your thoughts
give me life; You send out Your hand to me, O God! How great is the sum of
against the wrath of my enemies, and Your them!
right hand delivers me. 18 If I should count them, they are more
8 Jehovah will perfect His work in me; O than the sand; when I awaken I am still
Jehovah, Your mercy endures forever; You with You.
will not forsake the works of Your hands. 19 If You will slay the wicked one, O God,
even men of blood will turn away from me.
Psalms 139 20 Who will speak against You with evil
1 David praises Jehovah for His all-seeing provi- purposes? Your enemies are lifted up with
dence. 19 He defies the wicked. vanity.
1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm of 21 O Jehovah, do not I hate those hating
David. O Jehovah, You have searched me You? And I am loathing those rising against
and known me. You?
2 You know my sitting down, and my ris- 22 I hate them with a perfect hatred; they
ing up; You understand my thought from have become my enemies.
afar off. 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
3 You sift my path and my lying down, try me, and know my thoughts;
and are acquainted with all my ways. 24 and see if any wicked way is in me;
4 For not a word is on my tongue, but, lo, and lead me in the way everlasting.
O Jehovah, You know it all.
5 You have closed me in behind, and in Psalms 140
front, and Your palm is laid on me. 1 David prays to be delivered from Saul and
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; Doeg. 12 He comforts himself by confidence
it is set on high; I am not able to reach it. in Jehovah.
7 ¶ Where shall I go from Your Spirit? Or 1 ¶ To the chief musician. A Psalm of
where shall I flee from Your face? David. O Jehovah, deliver me from the evil
8 If I go up to the heavens, You are there; man; guard me from the man of violence,
if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You 2 who devises evil things in the heart; they
are there! gather wars all the day.
9 If I take the wings of the morning, 3 They sharpen their tongues like a snake;
dwelling in the uttermost part of the sea, adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
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My soul thirsts to You like a thirsty land 613 Psalms 141
4 O Jehovah, keep me from the hands of 7 As when one plows and tears the earth,
the wicked one; guard me from the man of so our bones are scattered at the mouth of
violence who plan to trip up my steps. Sheol.
5 The proud ones have hidden a trap and 8 But my eyes are on You, O Jehovah, my
cords for me; they have spread a net by the Lord; in You I take refuge; do not make
wayside; they have set snares for me. Selah. my soul bare.
6 I said to Jehovah, You are my God; O 9 Keep me from the hands of the trap they
Jehovah, give ear to the voice of my laid for me, and from the snares of the
prayers. workers of evil.
7 O Jehovah the Lord, the strength of my 10 Let the wicked ones fall into their own
salvation, You have covered my head in nets at the same time; I even shall pass by.
the day of armor.
8 ¶ O Jehovah, do not grant the desires of Psalms 142
the wicked one; do not promote his plan, David shows that in his trouble all his comfort
lest they be exalted. Selah. was in prayer to Jehovah.
9 As for the head of those around me, let 1 ¶ An Instruction of David, a Prayer, in
the evil of their own lips cover them. his being in the cave. I cry to Jehovah with
10 Make coals of fire to fall on them; let my voice; I pray to Jehovah with my voice.
them fall into pits; they shall not rise again. 2 I pour out my musing before Him; I
11 Do not let a man of tongue be estab- declare my distress before Him.
lished in the earth; evil shall hunt the vio- 3 When my spirit faints within me, then
lent man, thrust upon thrust. You have known my path; they have hid-
12 I know that Jehovah will maintain the den a snare for me in the path in which I
cause of the afflicted ones, the justice of walk.
the poor ones . 4 ¶ I look to the right hand and see, and
13 Surely the righteous ones shall give no one recognizes me; every escape is hid-
thanks to Your name; the upright ones shall den from me; no one inquires for my soul.
dwell in Your presence. 5 I cried to You, O Jehovah; I said, You
are my refuge, my portion in the land of
Psalms 141 the living.
1 David prays that his suit may be acceptable, 6 Attend to my cry; for I am brought very
3his conscience sincere, 7 and his life safe from low; deliver me from those who pursue me;
snares. for they are stronger than I.
1 ¶ A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, I cry to 7 Bring my soul out from prison to give
You; hasten to me; give ear to my voice thanks to Your name; the righteous ones
when I cry to You. shall gather around me; for You shall deal
2 Let my prayer be established before You bountifully with me.
as incense; the lifting up of my palms as
the evening sacrifice. Psalms 143
3 O Jehovah, set a guard to my mouth; 1 David prays for favor in judgment. 5 He
keep watch on the door of my lips. strengthens his faith by meditation and prayer.
4 Do not let my heart turn aside to any 1 ¶ A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O
evil thing, to thrust out deeds in wicked- Jehovah give ear to my supplications; an-
ness with men who do iniquity; and do not swer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righ-
let me eat of their delicacies. teousness;
5 ¶ Let the righteous one strike me; it is a 2 and do not enter into judgment with Your
mercy; and he rebuking me, it is oil of the servant, for not anyone living is just in Your
head, let not my head refuse it; for yet my sight.
prayer also shall be against their evils. 3 For the enemy has pursued my soul; he
6 Their judges have been cast down has crushed my life to the ground; he has
against the sides of the rock; they shall made me dwell in darkness like those who
hear my words for they are pleasant. died of old.
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Psalms 143 614 Jehovah is gracious and merciful
4 And my spirit within me has fainted; 9 ¶ I will sing a new song to You, O God;
my heart within me is stunned. I will sing praises to You on a harp of ten
5 I remember the days of old. I meditate strings
on all Your works; I muse on the work of 10 You who gives deliverance to kings,
Your hands. who delivers His servant David from the
6 I spread out my hands to You; my soul evil sword.
is to You like a weary land. Selah. 11 Rescue me and deliver me from the
7 ¶ O Jehovah, answer me quickly; my sons of a foreigner, whose mouths have spo-
spirit is spent; do not hide Your face from ken vanity; and their right hand is a right
me lest I be compared with the ones who hand of lies;
go down to the Pit. 12 so that our sons may be like plants
8 Cause me to hear Your mercy in the grown up in their youth; and our daugh-
morning, for I do trust in You; cause me to ters like corner-stones, hewn like the form
know the way I should walk, for I lift up of a palace;
my soul to You. 13 and our storehouses may be full, fur-
9 O Jehovah, deliver me from my enemies; nishing kind to kind; our flocks may breed
by You I am covered. thousands and ten thousands outside,
10 Teach me to do Your will; for You are 14 our oxen laden; there is no break and
my God; Your Spirit is good; lead me into no going out, and no crying in our plazas.
the land of uprightness. 15 Blessed are the peoples that are so;
11 O Jehovah, because of Your name, blessed are the peoples whose God is Jeho-
make me live; in Your righteousness, bring vah!
my soul out of distress.
12 And in Your mercy cut off my enemies Psalms 145
and make perish all those who distress my 1 David praises Jehovah for His goodness, 17and
soul; for I am Your servant. for His saving mercy.
1 ¶ A Psalm of Praise, of David. I will
Psalms 144 exalt you, my God, O King; and bless Your
1 David blesses Jehovah for His mercy both to name forever and ever.
him and to man. 9 He promises to praise 2 I will bless You every day; and I will
Jehovah. praise Your name forever and ever.
1 ¶ A Psalm of David. Blessed be Jehovah 3 Jehovah is great and to be greatly praised;
my Rock, who teaches my hands for war, and to His greatness there is no searching
my fingers for battle. out.
2 He is my mercy and my fortress, my 4 Generation to generation shall praise
high tower and my deliverer, my shield, Your works, and shall declare Your mighty
and in Him I take refuge, in Him who sub- acts.
dues my people under me. 5 I will muse on the glorious honor of
3 O Jehovah, what is man that You know Your majesty, and the things of Your won-
him; the son of man, that you esteem him? derful works.
4 Man is like to vanity; his days are like a 6 And they shall speak of the might of
shadow that passes. Your awesome works, and I will declare
5 Bow down Your heavens, O Jehovah; Your greatness.
and come down; touch the mountains and 7 They shall express the memory of Your
they shall smoke. great goodness, and they shall sing of Your
6 Flash out lightning and scatter them; righteousness.
send out Your arrows and confound them. 8 Jehovah is gracious and merciful, long
7 Send Your hand from above; rescue me to anger and of great mercy;
and deliver me out of great waters, from 9 Jehovah is good to all; and His tender
the hand of the sons of a foreigner, mercies are over all His works.
8 whose mouths have spoken vanity; and 10 ¶ All Your works shall thank You, O Je-
their right hand is a right hand of lies. hovah; and Your godly ones shall bless You.
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He heals the broken-hearted and binds up 615 Psalms 146
11 They shall speak of the glory of Your 10 Jehovah shall reign forever; O Zion,
kingdom, and talk of Your might; your God, from generation and generation.
12 to make Your might known to the sons Praise Jah.
of men; yea, the glorious majesty of His
kingdom. Psalms 147
13 Your kingdom is a kingdom to all ages; The Prophet exhorts to praise Jehovah.
and Your rule in all, generation and gen- 1 Praise Jah! for it is good to sing praise
eration. to our God, because praise is delightful and
14 Jehovah upholds all who fall, and raises becoming.
up all who are bowed down. 2 Jehovah builds up Jerusalem; He gath-
15 The eyes of all hope to You; and You ers the outcasts of Israel.
give them their food in due time. 3 He heals the broken-hearted and binds
16 You open Your hand and satisfy the de- up their sorrows.
sire of every living thing. 4 He appoints the number of the stars; He
17 Jehovah is righteous in all His ways, calls to them by names.
and a faithful One in all His works. 5 Our Lord is great and of great might;
18 Jehovah is near to all who call on Him, there is no numbering to His understanding.
to all those who call on Him in truth. 6 Jehovah relieves the humble; He throws
19 He will do the desire of the ones who the wicked ones down to the ground.
fear Him; and He will hear their cry and 7 Sing to Jehovah with thanksgiving; sing
save them. praise on the lyre to our God,
20 Jehovah watches over all who love 8 who covers the heavens with clouds;
Him, but He destroys all the wicked ones. who prepares rain for the earth; who makes
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of Je- grass to grow on the mountains.
hovah; and all flesh shall bless His holy 9 He gives the animals their food, to the
name forever and ever. young ravens that cry.
10 He takes no delight in the strength of
Psalms 146 the horse, and not any pleasure in the legs
1 The psalmist vows perpetual praises to Jeho- of a man.
vah. 5 Jehovah is only worthy to be trusted. 11 Jehovah takes pleasure in those who
1 ¶ Praise Jah; praise Jehovah, O my soul. fear Him, those who hope in His mercy.
2 While I live I will praise Jehovah; I 12 ¶ Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; praise
will sing praises to my God while I have your God, O Zion.
being. 13 For He has made strong the bars of
3 Put not your trust in nobles, in a son of your gates; He has blessed your sons within
man, for there is no salvation in him. you.
4 His breath will go out, he returns to the 14 He sets up peace in your border, He
earth; his thoughts perish in that day. satisfies you with the fat of the wheat.
5 ¶ Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob 15 He sends His command out on the
for his help; his hope is on Jehovah his God; earth, until His Word runs very swiftly;
6 who made the heavens and the earth, 16 He gives snow like wool; He scatters
the seas and all that is in them; who keeps the white frost like ashes;
truth forever; 17 He casts out His ice like crumbs; who
7 who executes judgment for the op- can stand before His cold?
pressed; who gives food to the hungry; Je- 18 He sends out His Word and melts them;
hovah sets free the prisoners; He causes His wind to blow, and the wa-
8 Jehovah opens the eyes of the blind ones; ters flow.
Jehovah raises those bowed down; Jeho- 19 He declares His Word to Jacob, His
vah loves the righteous ones; statutes and His judgments to Israel.
9 Jehovah watches over the strangers; He 20 He has not done so with any nation;
relieves the orphan and the widow, but He and they have not known His judgments.
warps the way of the wicked ones. Praise Jah!
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Psalms 148 616 Let everything that breathes praise Jehovah
2 Let Israel rejoice in his Maker; let the
Psalms 148 sons of Zion be joyful in their King.
1 The psalmist exhorts the celestial, 7 the terres- 3 Let them praise His name in the dance;
trial, 11 and the rational creatures to praise let them sing praise to Him with the timbrel
Jehovah. and lyre.
1 ¶ Praise Jah! Praise Jehovah from the 4 For Jehovah takes pleasure in His
heavens, praise Him in the heights. people; He beautifies the humble with
2 Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, salvation.
all His hosts. 5 Let the godly ones be joyful in glory;
3 Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, let them sing aloud on their beds.
all stars of light. 6¶ Let the exaltation of God be in their
4 Praise Him, O heavens of heavens; and O throat, and a two-edged sword in their
waters that are above the heavens. hand,
5 Let them praise the name of Jehovah; for 7 to execute vengeance on the nations,
He commanded, and they were created. punishments on the peoples;
6 And He made them stand forever and 8 to bind their kings with chains and their
ever; He gave a decree that they not pass nobles with iron bands;
away. 9 to execute on them the judgment writ-
7 ¶ Let the sea-monsters and all deeps ten; have this honor for all His godly ones.
praise Jehovah from the earth, Praise Jehovah!
8 fire and hail, snow and smoke, stormy
wind fulfilling His Word, Psalms 150
9 mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and An exhortation to praise Jehovah.
all cedars, 1 ¶ Praise Jehovah! Praise God in His holy
10 beasts and all livestock, creeping things place; praise Him in the expanse of His
and birds of the wing, might.
11 kings of the earth and all peoples, rul- 2 Praise Him in His mighty acts; praise
ers and all judges of the earth, Him according to His excellent greatness.
12 young men and virgins, too, old men 3 Praise Him with the sound of the
and youths. rams`horn; praise Him with the harp and
13 Let them praise the name of Jehovah; lyre.
for His name alone is exalted; His glory is 4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;
above the earth and heavens. praise Him with strings and pipes.
14 He also lifts up the horn of His people, 5 Praise Him on the sounding cymbals;
the praise of all His godly ones, of the sons praise Him with the resounding cymbals.
of Israel, a people near to Him, Praise Jah. 6 Let everything that breathes praise Je-
hovah. Praise Jehovah!
Psalms 149
The prophet exhorts to praise Jehovah for His
love.
1 ¶ Praise Jah! Sing to Jehovah a new
song, His praise in the assembly of the
godly ones.
The Book of
PROVERBS
The Book of
ECCLESIASTES
14 I have seen all the works which are
Ecclesiastes 1 done under the sun; and, behold, all is van-
1 The preacher shows that all human courses are ity and striving after wind!
vain: 9 they bring forth nothing new. 15 What is crooked cannot be made straight,
1 ¶ The words of the Preacher, the son of and that lacking cannot be numbered.
David, king in Jerusalem: 16 I spoke with my heart, saying, Behold,
2 Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, I have become great and have increased
vanity of vanities! All is vanity! wisdom over all that have been over Jerusa-
3 What is the profit to a man in all his lem before me. Yea, my heart has seen
labor which he labors under the sun? much wisdom and knowledge.
4 ¶ A generation goes away, and another 17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom,
generation comes; but the earth stands for- and to know madness, and folly. I know
ever. that this also, it is striving after wind.
5 The sun also arises, and the sun goes 18 For in much wisdom is much grief;
even panting to its place; it arises there and he who increases knowledge increases
again. pain.
6 The wind going toward the south, and
turning around to the north; the wind is Ecclesiastes 2
going round about and round about; and 1 The vanity of human courses in the works of
the wind returns on its circuits. pleasure. 12 Though the wise be better than the
7 All the rivers are going to the sea; yet fool, yet both have one event. 24 Nothing better
the sea is not full. To the place where the than joy in our labor.
rivers are going, there they are returning 1 ¶ I said in my heart, Come now, I will test
to go again. you with mirth. Therefore, consider with
8 All words are wearisome; a man is not goodness. And behold, this also is vanity.
able to speak it. The eye is not satisfied to 2 I said of laughter, it is mad, and of mirth,
see, and the ear is not filled from hearing. What does it do?
9 ¶ That which has been, it is that which 3 I searched in my heart how to draw out
shall be. And that which has been done, it my flesh with wine, and leading my heart in
is that which will be done. And there is no wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, until I might
new thing under the sun. see where the good for the sons of men is,
10 Is there a thing of which one might that which they should do under the heavens
say, See this, it is new? It has already been the number of days of their life.
for the ages which were before us. 4 I made my works great; I built houses
11 There is no memory of former things; for myself; I planted vineyards for myself;
yea, also of things which will be afterward; 5 I made gardens and parks for myself;
and not shall there be a memorial and I planted trees in them of every fruit;
with those following. 6 I made pools of water for myself; to
12 ¶ I, the Preacher, was king over Israel water from them the forest shooting forth
in Jerusalem. trees;
13 And I gave my heart to seek and to 7 I bought male slaves and female slaves,
search out by wisdom concerning all which and the sons of the house were mine. Also
is done under the heavens. It is an evil task livestock, a herd and a great flock were
God has given to the sons of men, to be mine, above all that were before me in
afflicted by it. Jerusalem.
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All is vanity and striving after wind; no profit 641 Ecclesiastes 3
8 I also gathered to me silver and gold, with success, yet he shall give it to a man
and the treasure of kings and of provinces. who has not labored with it, for his share;
I made ready men to sing and women to this also is vanity and a great evil.
sing for myself; and the delights of the sons 22 For what is there for man in all his
of men, a concubine, and concubines. labor, and in striving of his heart, which
9 And I became great and increased more he did as a laborer under the sun?
than all who were before me in Jerusalem; 23 For all his days are pains, and his task
also my wisdom stood with me. is grief; his heart does not even lie down
10 And all that my eyes asked, I did not in the night. Even this also is vanity.
withdraw from them. I withheld not my 24 Is it not good that he should eat and
heart from all joy; for my heart rejoiced drink and make his soul see good in his
from all my labor; and this was my por- labor? This I also saw, that it was from the
tion from all my labor. hand of God.
11 Then I faced on all my works that my 25 For who can eat, or who can enjoy,
hands had done, and on the labor that I apart from Me?
had labored to do. And, behold, all is van- 26 For God gives wisdom, and knowl-
ity and striving after wind, and there is no edge and joy to a man who is good in His
profit under the sun. sight. But to the sinner He gives the task
12 ¶ And I turned to consider wisdom, of gathering and to heap up, to give to him
and madness, and folly. For what can a who is good before God. This also is van-
man do who comes after the king, when ity and striving after wind.
they have already done it?
13 Then I saw that there is advantage to Ecclesiastes 3
wisdom above folly, even as light has ad- 1 By the necessary change of times, vanity is added
vantage over darkness. to human travail. 11 There is an excellence in
14 The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but Jehovah’s works. 16 Jehovah shall judge man.
the fool walks in darkness; and I also know 1 ¶ To all there is an appointed time, even a
that one event happens with all of them. time for every purpose under the heavens:
15 And I said in my heart, As the event of 2 a time to bear, and a time to die; a time to
the fool, even so it will happen to me; and plant, and a time to pull up what is planted;
why then was I more wise? And I said in 3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time
my heart that this also is vanity. to tear down, and a time to build up;
16 For there is not a memory of the wise 4 a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a
ones more than with the fool forever, in time to lament, and a time to dance;
that already the days to come will be for- 5 a time to throw away stones, and a time
gotten. And how do the wise ones die above to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a
the fool? time to refrain from embracing;
17 ¶ And I hated life; because the work that 6 a time to seek, and a time to let perish;
is done under the sun is an evil thing to me; a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
for all is vanity and striving after wind. 7 a time to tear, and a time to sew together;
18 Yea, I hated all my labor which I did a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
under the sun, a laborer, that I must leave 8 a time to love, and a time to hate; a time
it to the man who will be after me. of war, and a time of peace.
19 And who knows if he will be wise or a 9 What advantage is to him who works in
fool? Yet he shall rule among all my labor that which he did as a laborer.
in which I labored, and acted wisely under 10 I have seen the task which God has given
the sun. This is also vanity. to the sons of men, to be humbled by it.
20 And I turned to make my heart despair 11 ¶ He has made everything beautiful in
over all the labor which I labored under its time. Also, He has set eternity in their
the sun. heart, without which man cannot find out
21 When there is a man whose labor is the work that God makes from the begin-
with wisdom, and with knowledge, and ning even to the end.
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12 I know that there is no good in them, oppressing them was power; but there was
except for a man to rejoice to do good in not one who comforts them.
his life. 2 And I commended the ones who died,
13 And also every man that eats and those who already have died, more than
drinks, and sees good in his labor, it is the the living. that they are still alive.
gift of God. 3 Yea, better than both of them is that one
14 I know that whatever God does, it who has not yet been, who has not seen the
shall be forever; nothing is to be added evil work that is done under the sun.
to it, and nothing is to diminish from it. 4 ¶ And I considered all labor, and every
For God does it so that they fear before advantage of the work, that it is the envy
Him. of a man against his neighbor; this is also
15 That which has been, it already is; and vanity and striving after wind.
that which is to be, it already has been. 5 The fool folds his hands together and
And God seeks that which is pursued. eats his own flesh.
16 ¶ And again I saw under the sun the 6 Better is a palm filled with rest, than
place of judgment: wickedness is there; and two fists filled with labor and striving af-
the place of righteousness, wickedness is ter wind.
there. 7 ¶ And I returned and saw vanity under
17 I said in my heart, God shall judge the the sun.
righteous one and the wicked one; for there 8 There is one alone, and there is not a
is a time there for every good purpose and second; and there is not a son or a brother
for every work there. to him; and there is not an end to all his
18 I said in my heart concerning the mat- labor; even his eyes are not satisfied with
ter of the sons of men, that God may purge riches; and he says, For whom do I labor,
them and see that they are beasts, they by and my soul be without good? This is also
themselves. vanity; yea, it is an evil task.
19 For the event of the sons of men, and 9 Two are better than one; because there
the event of beasts, even one event is to is a good reward for their labor.
them. As this one dies, so that one dies; 10 For if they fall, this one will lift up his
yea, one breath is to all; so that there is to companion. But woe to him, the one that
the man no advantage over the beast; for falls, and there is not a second to lift him
all is vanity. up.
20 All go to one place; all are of the dust, 11 Also if two lie together, even warmth
and all return to the dust. is to them; but for one alone, how is he
21 Who knows the spirit of the sons of warm?
man, whether it goes upward; and the spirit 12 And if one overpowers him, two shall
of the beast, whether it goes downward to stand before him; and a threefold cord is
the earth? not quickly torn apart.
22 And I have seen that nothing is better 13 ¶ A poor and a wise child is better than
than that the man should rejoice in his the old and stupid king who does not know
works; for that is his portion; for who can to be warned any more.
bring him to see what shall be after him? 14 For from the house of the imprisoned
he goes forth to reign, although in his king-
Ecclesiastes 4 dom he was born poor.
1 Vanity is increased to men by oppression, 4 by 15 I saw all the living who walk about
envy, 5 by idleness, 7 by covetousness, 9 by soli- under the sun, with the second child who
tariness, 13 by willfulness. shall stand up instead of him.
1 ¶ So I returned and considered all the 16 There is no end to all the people, to
oppressions that are done under the sun. all who have been before them; also the
And behold the tears of those who were later ones shall not rejoice with him.
oppressed, and there is not for them one Surely this is also vanity and striving
who comforts! And at the hand of those after wind.
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14 but those riches perish by an evil task;
Ecclesiastes 5 and he fathers a son, and not anything is in
1 Vanities in divine service, 8 in murmuring against his hand.
oppression, 9 and in riches. 18 Joy in riches is 15 As he came forth from his mother’s
the gift of Jehovah. womb naked, he shall return to go as he
1 ¶ Guard your feet when you go to the came. And from his toil he may not carry
house of God, and draw near to hear, more anything that may go in his hand.
than to give a sacrifice, as do the fools. 16 And this also is an evil thing which
For they do not know that they are doing makes one to be sick, that in all, as he
an evil thing. came, so shall he go. And what profit is to
2 Do not be hurried with your mouth, and him who has labored for the wind?
do not let your heart hurry to bring forth a 17 Also all his days he eats in darkness,
word before God. For God is in Heaven, and with much grief, and with his sickness
and you are on earth; on account of this, and wrath.
let your words be few. 18 ¶ Behold that which I have seen: It is
3 For the dream comes through the great- good, it is beautiful, to eat and to drink
ness of the task; and the voice of the fool and to see good in all his labor that the
is known by the greatness of his words. laborer does under the sun, the number of
4 ¶ When you vow a vow to God, do not the days of his life which God gives to him,
wait to fulfill it. For He has no pleasure in for it is his portion.
fools. Fulfill that which you have vowed. 19 Also every man to whom God has given
5 It is better that you should not vow, than riches and treasures, and gives him power to
that you should vow and not fulfill it. eat of it, and to take his share, and to rejoice
6 Do not allow your mouth to cause your in being a laborer; it is the gift of God.
flesh to sin; do not say before the angel 20 For he shall not much remember the
that it was an error. Why should God be days of his life, because God answers him
angry over your voice, and destroy the in the joy of his heart.
work of your hands?
7 For in the multitude of dreams, both Ecclesiastes 6
words and vanities abound; but fear God. 1 The vanity of riches without use. 3 Of children,
8 If you see the oppression of the poor, or 6 and old age without riches.
the removing of justice and righteousness 1 ¶ There is an evil thing that I have seen
in the province, do not be amazed at the under the sun, and it is great upon men:
purpose. For a high one over a high one is 2 A man to whom God has given riches,
watching; and high ones are over them. and wealth, and honor, so that he lacks
9 ¶ And the advantage of a land, it is nothing for his soul of all that he desires;
among all; even a king has a field being yet God does not give him the power to
tilled. eat of it, but a foreign man eats it; this is
10 He who loves silver will not be satis- vanity, and it is an evil disease.
fied with silver; and he who loves abun- 3 If a man fathers a hundred, and lives
dance does not gain. This is also vanity. many years, and the days of his years are
11 When the good thing increases, those many, and his soul is not satisfied from the
who devour it increase; then what profit is good, and also there is no burial for him; I
it to its possessor, except to see it with his say, a miscarriage is better than he.
eyes? 4 For he comes in with vanity and goes
12 The sleep of the laboring man is sweet, out in darkness; his name shall be covered
whether he eats little or much. But the sated in darkness.
lust of the rich will not allow him to sleep. 5 Also he has not seen and has not known the
13 There is an evil thing which I have sun; more rest is to this one than to that one.
seen under the sun, which makes one to be 6 Yea, though he lives twice a thousand
sick: riches being kept for its owner to his years, yet he has seen no good. Do not all
evil; go to one place?
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7 ¶ All the labor of man is for his mouth, 11 ¶ Wisdom is good with an inheritance;
and yet the soul is not filled. yea, an advantage to those who see the sun.
8 For what is the advantage to the wise 12 For wisdom is in a shadow; and silver
ones above the fool? What advantage is is in a shadow; but the profit of knowledge
to the humble one who knows how to walk is that wisdom gives life to its possessors.
before the living? 13 Consider the work of God; for who
9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the can make that straight which He has bent?
wandering of the soul. This is also vanity 14 On the good day, be in good spirit, but
and striving after wind. also consider in the evil day, that God has
10 That which has been, its name already made this one along with this one, so that
was called, and it is known that he is man; man should not find anything after him.
and he is not able to contend with Him 15 All things I have seen in the days of my
who is stronger than he. vanity; there is a just one who perishes in
11 ¶ Since there are many things that in- his righteousness, and there is a wicked one
crease vanity, and what is the advantage who prolongs his life in his evil.
to men? 16 Do not be too much a righteous one,
12 For who knows what is good for man nor make yourself overly wise; why de-
in this life, the number of the days of his stroy yourself?
life of vanity? Even he makes them like 17 Do not be a very wicked one, and do
the shadow. For who can tell a man what not be a fool; why should you die and it
shall be after him under the sun? not be your time?
18 It is good that you should take hold of
Ecclesiastes 7 this; yea, also from this do not let your
1 Remedies against vanity are; a good name, 2 hand rest; for he who fears God shall come
mortification, 7 patience, 11 wisdom. forth with all of them.
1 ¶ A good name is better than good oil; 19 Wisdom makes the wise one stronger
and the day of death than the day of one’s than ten rulers who are in the city.
birth. 20 For there is not a just one on the earth
2 It is better to go to the house of mourn- who does good, and does not sin.
ing than to go to the house of feasting; for 21 Also, do not give your heart to all the
it is the end of every man; and the living words they speak, that you not hear your
will lay it to his heart. servant cursing you.
3 Grief is better than laughter; for by the 22 For also your own heart knows that you
sadness of the face the heart is made good. yourself have also cursed others many times.
4 The heart of the wise ones is in the 23 ¶ All this I have tested by wisdom: I
house of mourning; but the heart of the said, I will be wise; but it was far from me.
fool is in the house of mirth. 24 What is far off and exceeding deep,
5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise who can find it out?
ones than for a man to hear the song of fools. 25 And I turned my heart about, to know,
6 For as the sound of thorns under a pot, and to search out, and to seek out wis-
so is the laughter of the fool. And this also dom, and the reason of things, and to know
is vanity. the wickedness of folly, and the foolish-
7 ¶ For oppression makes a wise man mad; ness of madness:
and a bribe destroys the heart. 26 and I found more bitter than death the
8 Better is the end of a thing than its be- woman whose heart is snares and nets; her
ginning; the patient in spirit is better than hands are bonds. A good man before God
the proud in spirit. shall escape from her; but the sinner shall
9 Do not hasten to be angry in your spirit; be captured by her.
for anger rests in the bosom of fools. 27 Behold, this I have found, says the Preacher,
10 Do not say, Why was it that the former counting one by one to find out the sum,
days were better than these? For you do 28 that my soul still seeks, but I have not
not ask from wisdom concerning this. found; one man among a thousand I have
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found, but a woman among all these I have 13 But it shall not be good for the wicked
not found. one; and he shall not prolong his days like a
29 See, this only I have found, that God shadow, because he does not fear before God.
has made man upright, but they have sought 14 ¶ There is a vanity which is done on
out many inventions. the earth: There are just ones whom it
touches to them according to the works of
Ecclesiastes 8 the wicked ones; and there are wicked ones
1 Kings are greatly to be respected. 12 It is better to whom it touches according to the work
with the godly in adversity, than with the wicked of the righteous ones. I said that this also
ones in prosperity. is vanity.
1 ¶ Who is as the wise one? And who 15 Then I praised mirth, because nothing is
knows the interpretation of a thing? A good for man under the sun except to eat
man’s wisdom makes his face shine, and and to drink and to be glad. For that shall
by might his face is changed. join with him in his labor for the days of his
2 I say, Keep the king’s mouth, even on life which God gives him under the sun.
the matter of the oath of God; 16 When I gave my heart to know wis-
3 do not hasten to go from before him. dom, and to see the task that is done on the
Do not take a stand in an evil matter, for earth; for even by day and by night he does
all that he pleases he does. not see sleep in his eyes.
4 Because the king’s word is that which 17 Then I saw all the work of God, that a
has power; even who will say to him, What man cannot find out the work that is done
are you doing? under the sun; that for which a man labors
5 Whoever keeps the command shall not to seek out, yet he shall not find it. And
know an evil thing. The heart of the wise even if the wise ones speak of knowing, he
ones know both time and judgment. shall not be able to find it.
6 ¶ Because there is a time and judgment
to every purpose, in this the evil of man is Ecclesiastes 9
great upon him. 1 Like things happen to good and bad. 4 There is
7 For he does not know what shall be. a necessity of death to men. 11 Jehovah’s provi-
For who can declare to him when it shall dence rules over all. 13 Wisdom is better than
be? strength.
8 Man is not a ruler over the spirit, to 1 ¶ For all this I gave to my heart, even to
restrain the spirit; and not he has power in clear up all this, that the righteous ones
the day of death. And there is no discharge and the wise ones and their works are in
in that war, and wickedness shall not de- the hand of God. Also love, also hatred,
liver its possessors. man does not know all that is before them.
9 ¶ All this I have seen. I gave my heart to 2 All that happens it is to all; one event to
every work that is done under the sun. There the righteous one, and to the wicked one;
is a time in which a man rules over a man to the good one, and to the clean one, and
for an evil reason to him. to the unclean one; to him who sacrifices,
10 And this I saw, the wicked ones buried; and to him who does not sacrifice. As is
and they came and went from the holy place, the good one, so is the sinner; he who
and were forgotten in the city, these things swears is as he that fears an oath.
that they had done. This is also vanity. 3 This is an evil event among all things
11 Where sentence on an evil work is not that are done under the sun, that there is
executed speedily, on account of this the one event to all. Yea, also the heart of the
heart of the sons of men is filled in them sons of men is full of evil purpose, and mad-
to do an evil act. ness is in their heart while they are alive,
12 Though a sinner does evil a hundred and after that they go to those who died.
times, and his days are long to him, yet 4 ¶ For to him who is chosen to be among
surely I know that it shall be well to those all the living, there is hope. For a living
who fear God, who fear before Him. dog is better than a lion that died.
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5 For the living know that they shall die;
but the ones having died do not know any- Ecclesiastes 10
thing, and not to them is any more a re- 1 Observations of wisdom and folly: 16 of riot,
ward, for their memory is forgotten. 18 laziness, 19 and money. 20 Men’s thoughts
6 Also their love, their hatred, and their of kings ought to be reverent.
envy has now perished; and not there is a 1 ¶ As flies of death cause the perfumer’s
portion for them any more forever in all oil to stink and ferment; so a little foolish-
that is done under the sun. ness is heavier than wisdom and honor.
7 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink 2 The heart of the wise one is toward his
your wine with a good heart, for God now right, but the fool’s heart toward his left.
is pleased with your works. 3 And also, in the way in which a fool
8 Let your garments be white at every walks, his heart is lacking, and he says to
time; and let your head lack no oil. all that he is a fool.
9 Look on life with the wife whom you 4 ¶ If the spirit of the ruler rises up against
love all the days of the life of your vanity, you, do not leave your place; for a mind of
which He gave you under the sun, all the health quiets great sins.
days of your vanity. For that is your por- 5 There is an evil thing I have seen under
tion in this life, and in your labor which the sun, like a sin of error that comes from
you as a laborer do under the sun. the presence of the ruler:
10 All that your hand finds to do, do it 6 folly is set in many high positions, and
with your strength. For there is no work, many rich ones sit in humble situations.
or planning, or knowledge, or wisdom, in 7 I have seen slaves on horses, and rulers
Sheol, there where you go. walking as slaves on the earth.
11 ¶ I turned back and saw under the sun 8 He who digs a pit may fall into it; and
that the race is not to the swift ones, and one breaking a wall, a snake may bite him.
the battle not to the mighty ones, and not 9 He who pulls out stones may be hurt
even bread to the wise one, and not even with them; he who splits trees may be en-
riches to discerning ones; and not even dangered by them.
favor to ones knowing. For time and oc- 10 If the iron is blunt, and he does not
currence happen to them all. whet the faces, even he must add more
12 For man also does not know his time. strength; it must be strong. But wisdom is
As the fish that are caught in the evil net, an advantage giving success.
and as the birds that are caught in the trap, 11 If the snake will bite without charm-
like these are the sons of men snared in an ing, then there is no advantage to a master
evil time, when it falls suddenly on them. of tongue.
13 ¶ This wisdom I saw also under the 12 ¶ The words of a wise mouth are grace,
sun, and it is great to me: but the lips of a fool swallow him;
14 there was a little city, and few men in 13 the beginning of the words of his
it. And a great king came against it, and mouth is foolishness; and the end of his
turned around it, and built huge siege works mouth is evil madness.
against it. 14 Yet the fool makes many words; a man
15 And there was found in it a poor wise knows not what shall be; and what shall be
man, and he by his wisdom saved the city. after him, who can tell him?
Yet no man remembered that poor man! 15 The labor of fools wearies them, because
16 And I said, Wisdom is better than he does not know how to go to the city.
strength; but the poor man’s wisdom is 16 ¶ Woe to you, O land, when your king is
despised, and his words are not heard. a boy, and your leaders eat in the morning.
17 The words of wise ones are heard in 17 Blessed are you, O land, when your king
quiet, more than the cry of one who rules is the son of nobles, and your leaders eat in
among fools. due time, in strength, and not in drinking.
18 Wisdom is better than weapons of con- 18 The framework sinks through laziness; and
flict; but one sinner destroys much good. through lowering of hands, the house leaks.
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19 Bread is made for laughter, and wine not come, or the years reach when you shall
gladdens life; but silver answers all things. say, There is no pleasure in them for me;
20 Also, do not curse a king in your 2 until not yet the sun, and the light, and
thought; and do not curse the rich in your the moon, and the stars, are darkened, and
bedrooms; for a bird of the heavens may the clouds return after rain;
carry the voice; yea, the lord of wings may 3 in the day when those keeping the house
tell the matter. shall tremble, and the strong men are bent,
and the ones grinding cease because they
Ecclesiastes 11 are few; and those looking out the win-
1 Directions for charity. 7 Death in life, 9 and the dows become dim.
day of judgment matters in the days of youth. 4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets,
1 ¶ Send out your bread on the face of the when the sound of grinding is low, and one
waters, for you shall find it in many days. rises up at the voice of a bird, and all the
2 Give a share to seven, or even to eight; daughters of song are silenced;
for you do not know what evil may be on 5 also they shall be afraid of a high place,
the earth. and terrors in the way; and the almond tree
3 If the clouds are full of rain, they empty shall blossom, and the locust makes him-
on the earth. And if the tree falls in the self a burden; and desire breaks, because
south, or in the north, in the place where man goes to the house of eternity, and the
the tree falls, there it shall be. wailers go about in the street;
4 He who watches the wind shall not sow, 6 while the silver cord has not gone far
and he who looks at the clouds shall not reap. away, or the golden bowl is crushed, or
5 As you do not know what is the way of the pitcher is shattered at the fountain, or
the Spirit, as the bones in the womb of the the wheel broken at the cistern;
full one, even so you do not know the works 7 then the dust shall return to the earth as
of God who makes all. it was, and the spirit shall return to God
6 Sow your seed in the morning, and do who gave it.
not rest your hand until evening; for you do 8 ¶ Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher,
not know what shall succeed, this or that; or all is vanity.
whether they both shall be good as one. 9 And more than that, the Preacher was
7 ¶ Also the light is sweet; yea, it is good wise; he still more taught the people knowl-
for the eyes to see the sun. edge; and gave ear, and sought out and set
8 But if the man lives many years, let him in order many proverbs.
rejoice in them all, and remember the days 10 The Preacher sought to find out pleas-
of darkness, for they shall be many. All ing words, and words of truth written on
that may come is vanity. uprightness.
9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth. 11 The words of wise ones are as goads;
And make your heart glad in the days of yea, as nails driven in are the masters of
your youth, and walk in the ways of your collections, they are given from one Shep-
heart, and in the sight of your eyes; but herd.
know that for all these things God will bring 12 And more than these, my son, be
you into judgment. warned: The making of many books has
10 And turn aside frustration from your no end, and much study is weariness of the
heart, and cause evil purpose to pass from flesh.
your flesh. For childhood and prime of life 13 ¶ Let us hear the end of the whole mat-
are vanity. ter: Fear God, and keep His command-
ments; for this applies to every man.
Ecclesiastes 12 14 For God shall bring every work into
1 The Creator is to be remembered in due time. judgment, with all that is hidden, whether
13 The fear of Jehovah is the antidote of vanity. it is good, or whether it is evil.
1 ¶ Remember now your Creator in the
days of your youth, until the evil days do
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The
SONG of SOLOMON
15 Behold, you are beautiful, My love.
Song of Solomon 1 Behold, you are beautiful; your eyes as
1 The King, His love to her. 5 She confesses her doves’ eyes.
deformity, 7 and prays to be directed to His 16 Behold, You are beautiful, my Beloved;
flock. 8 Her Beloved directs her to the shep- yea, pleasant. Also our couch is green.
herds’ tents: 15 He praises her. 17 The beams of our house are cedars and
1¶ The song of songs which is Solomon’s. our rafters of firs.
2 ¶ Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His
mouth; for Your love is better than wine. Song of Solomon 2
3 For Your ointments are good for a fra- 1 The mutual love between the King and his be-
grance; Your name is as ointment poured loved. 14 His cure for His beloved. 16 The be-
out; on account of this the virgins love You. loved professes her faith and hope.
4 Draw me; we will run after You. The 1 ¶ I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the
King has brought me into His chambers. valleys.
We will be glad and rejoice in You; we will 2 As a lily among thorns, so is My love
remember Your love more than wine; the among the daughters.
upright ones love You. 3 ¶ As the apple among the trees of the
5 I am black, but comely, O daughters of forest, so is my Beloved among the sons. I
Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the delighted in His shadow, and I sat down;
curtains of Solomon. and His fruit was sweet to my palate.
6 Do not look at me, that I am black, that 4 He brought me to the house of wine,
the sun has looked on me. My mother’s and His banner over me was love.
sons were angry with me; they made me 5 Support me with raisin cakes, refresh
the one keeping the vineyards; but my own me with apples, for I am sick with love.
vineyard I have not kept. 6 His left hand is under my head, and His
7 ¶ Tell me, You whom my soul loves, where right hand embraces me.
do You feed; where do You lie down at noon? 7 I adjure you by the gazelles, or by the
For should I be as one who is veiled beside does of the field, O daughters of Jerusa-
the flocks of Your companions? lem, that you not stir up, and that you not
8 If you yourself do not know, most beau- awaken my Love until it pleases.
tiful among women, go out yourself in the 8 ¶ The voice of my Beloved! Behold this,
footsteps of the flock. And feed your kids He comes leaping on the mountains, skip-
beside the dwellings of the shepherds. ping on the hills.
9 O My love, I have compared you to My 9 My Beloved is likened to a gazelle, or
mares in Pharaoh’s chariots. to a young deer, the stag. Behold, He stands
10 Your cheeks are lovely with ornaments, behind our wall, peering from the windows,
your neck with strings of beads. sparkling from the lattice.
11 We will make for you ornaments of 10 My Beloved answered and said to me,
gold with studs of silver. rise up yourself, My love, My beautiful
12 ¶ While the King is in His circle, my one, and yourself come away.
spikenard gives its fragrance. 11 For, behold, the winter has passed, the
13 A bundle of myrrh is my Beloved to rain has passed, it goes to itself.
me. He shall lie between my breasts. 12 The flowers are seen on the earth; the
14 My Beloved is to me like a cluster of time of singing has come, and the voice of
henna in the vineyards of En-gedi. the turtledove is heard in our land.
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13 The fig tree spices her unripe figs, and 9 King Solomon made himself a litter bed
the vines give a fragrance by the blossom. of the trees of Lebanon.
Arise, My love; come, My beautiful one, 10 He made its poles of silver; its back of
and come yourself. gold; its seat of purple; its middle was paved
14 ¶ My dove, in the clefts of the rock, in with love by the daughters of Jerusalem.
the secrecy of the steep place, let Me see 11 Go forth, O daughters of Zion, and
your form. Let Me hear your voice; for your see King Solomon with the crown with
voice is sweet, and your form is beautiful. which his mother crowned him on his wed-
15 Take for us the foxes, the little foxes ding day, even on the day of the gladness
spoiling the vineyards, even our vineyards of his heart.
with blossoms.
16 My Beloved is to me, and I am to Him; Song of Solomon 4
He feeds among the lilies. 1 He sets forth the graces of His beloved.
17 Until when does the day blow, and the 1 ¶ Behold, you are beautiful, My love.
shadows flee away? Turn, my Beloved, and Behold, you are beautiful; your eyes are as
be like a gazelle, or a young deer, the stag, doves’ from behind your veil. Your hair is
on the cleft mountains. like a flock of goats which recline from
Mount Gilead.
Song of Solomon 3 2 Your teeth are like a flock of shorn sheep
1 She seeks and finds the Beloved. 6 She glories in which come up from the washing place; of
Him. which they all are bearing twins; and be-
1 ¶ By night on my bed I sought Him reavement is not among them.
whom my soul loves. I sought Him, but I 3 Your lips are like a cord of scarlet, and
did not find Him. your speech is comely; your temples are
2 I will rise now and go about in the city, like a piece of pomegranate behind your
in the streets and in the broad places. I will veil.
seek Him whom my soul loves. I sought 4 Your neck is like the tower of David,
Him, but I did not find Him. built for an armory; a thousand bucklers
3 The ones watching going about in the hang on it, all the shields of the mighty
city found me. I said, Have you seen Him men.
whom my soul loves? 5 Your two breasts are like two fawns,
4 When I had passed on from them, it twins of a gazelle, feeding among the lil-
was a little while until I found Him whom ies.
my soul loves. I seized Him, and I did not 6 Until when the day blows, and the shad-
let Him go until I had brought Him into ows flee away, I myself will go to the moun-
my mother’s house, and into the room of tain of myrrh, and to the hills of frankin-
her who conceived me. cense.
5 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, 7 You are all beautiful, My love; a blem-
by the gazelles or by the does of the field, ish is not on you.
that awakening you do not awaken, even 8 ¶ Come with Me from Lebanon, My
that you not awaken the Beloved until it spouse; with Me from Lebanon. Look from
pleases. the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir
6 ¶ Who is this who comes up out of the and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from
wilderness like columns of smoke, sacri- the mountains of the leopards.
ficing as incense myrrh and frankincense, 9 You have ravished My heart, My sister,
from all powders of the merchant? My spouse; you have ravished My heart
7 ¶ Behold his bed, Solomon’s! Sixty with one of your eyes, with one string of
mighty men are around it, of the mighty beads from your neck.
men of Israel. 10 How beautiful are your loves, My sis-
8 They all hold the sword, instructed in ter, My spouse! How much better are your
war; each man has his sword on his thigh loves than wine, and the scent of your oint-
from dread in the night. ments than all spices!
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Song of Solomon 5 650 What is your Beloved more than another?
11 Your lips, My spouse, drip like the hon- me; those keeping the walls lifted my veil
eycomb; honey and milk are under your from me.
tongue. And the scent of your garments is 8 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
like the scent of Lebanon. if you find my Beloved, what do you tell
12 A locked garden is My sister, My Him? That I am sick with love.
spouse; a spring locked up, a sealed foun- 9 ¶ What is your Beloved above any be-
tain. loved, most beautiful among women? What
13 Your plants are an orchard of pome- is your Beloved above any other beloved,
granates with excellent fruits, with henna that you adjure us so?
and spikenard; 10 My Beloved is bright and ruddy, stand-
14 spikenard and saffron, calamus and cin- ing out among ten thousand.
namon; with all trees of frankincense, 11 His head is like refined gold; His locks
myrrh and aloes; with all the chief balsam are wavy and black as a raven.
spices; 12 His eyes are as the eyes of doves on
15 ¶ a fountain of gardens, a well of liv- the rivers of waters, washed with milk, sit-
ing waters; even flowings from Lebanon. ting on a setting.
16 Awake, north wind; yea, come, south 13 His cheeks are like a bed of spices, a
wind; blow on my garden; let its spices flow raised bed of aromatic herbs. His lips are
out. Let my Beloved come into His garden like lilies dropping flowing myrrh.
and eat its excellent fruits. 14 His hands are like rings of gold filled
with jewels; His body an ivory plate over-
Song of Solomon 5 laid with sapphires.
2 Open to Me, My sister, My love. 8 She is sick of 15 His legs are like pillars of marble founded
love. 9 She tells of the beauties of her Beloved. on bases of fine gold; His appearance is like
1 ¶ I have come to My garden, My sister, Lebanon, being chosen as the cedars.
My spouse; I have gathered My myrrh with 16 His palate is most sweet, and He is, all
My spice. I have eaten My honeycomb with of Him, One of desire. This is my Beloved,
My honey; I have drunk My wine with My and this is my Friend, O daughters of Jerusa-
milk. Eat and drink, O friends; yea, drink lem.
fully, beloved ones.
2 ¶ I sleep, but my heart is waking. It is Song of Solomon 6
the sound of my Beloved that knocks, say- 1 I am my Beloved’s and my Beloved is mine. 4
ing, Open to Me, My sister, My love, My The graces of His beloved.
dove, My undefiled. For My head is filled 1 ¶ Where has your Beloved gone, most
with dew, My locks with the drops of the beautiful among women? Where has your
night. Beloved turned? For we seek Him along
3 I have stripped off My coat; how shall I with you.
put it on? I have washed My feet; how shall 2 My Beloved has gone down to His gar-
I make them unclean? den, to the garden-bed of spices, to feed in
4 My Beloved sent His hand from the the gardens and to gather lilies.
opening, and my bowels sighed for Him. 3 I am to my Beloved, and my Beloved is
5 I rose up to open to my Beloved, and to me; He feeds among the lilies.
my hands dripped with myrrh; yea, my fin- 4 ¶ O My love, you are as beautiful as
gers flowing with myrrh on the handles of Tirzah, as comely as Jerusalem, awesome
the bolt. as bannered armies.
6 I opened to my Beloved, but my Be- 5 Turn away your eyes from Me, because
loved had withdrawn; He passed on. My they are disturbing to Me. Your hair is like
soul went out when He spoke; I sought Him, a flock of goats which recline from Gilead.
but I could not find Him. I called Him, 6 Your teeth are like a flock of ewes which
but He did not answer me. come up from the washing place, of which
7 The ones watching going about the city they all are giving birth, bearing twins, and
found me and struck me; they wounded bereavement is not among them.
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7 Your temples from behind your veil are your breasts be like clusters of the vine,
like a piece of pomegranate. and the scent of your nose like apples,
8 Sixty of them are queens, and eighty 9 and your palate like the best wine going
concubines, and virgins without number. down for my Beloved for uprightness,
9 But My dove, My perfect one is one flowing softly over the lips of sleeping ones.
alone. She is the only one to her mother; 10 ¶ I am my Beloved’s, and His desire is
she is pure to the one who bore her. The toward me.
daughters saw her and called her blessed; 11 Come, my Beloved, let us go forth into
the queens and the concubines saw her, and the field; let us stay in the villages.
they praised her. 12 Let us rise up early to the vineyards;
10 Who is she who looks down like the let us see if the vine flowers and whether
dawn, beautiful as the moon, pure as the the blossom opens, and the pomegranates
sun, awesome as bannered armies? bud forth. There I will give my loves to
11 ¶ I went down to the garden of nut You.
trees, to see the greenery of the ravine, to 13 The love apples give a scent, and over
see whether the vine flowered and the our doors are all excellent fruits; new, also
pomegranates budded. old, I have laid up for You, my Beloved.
12 I did not know, but My soul set Me on
the chariots of My princely people. Song of Solomon 8
13 Return, return, O Shulamite! Return, 1 The love of the beloved to Christ. 6 Love is
return, that we may gaze upon you. What stronger than death.
will you see in the Shulamite? As it were 1 ¶ Who can give You to me, as my brother,
the dance of two army camps. suckling the breasts of my mother? If I find
You outside, I would kiss You. They also
Song of Solomon 7 would not despise me.
1 A further description of the graces of Christ’s 2 I would lead You; I would bring You
beloved. 10 His beloved again professes her into my mother’s house, that You might
faith and desire. teach me; I would cause You to drink the
1 ¶ How beautiful are your footsteps in spiced wine from the juice of my pome-
sandals, O prince’s daughter! The curves granate.
of your thighs are like jewels, the work of 3 His left hand would be under my head,
the hands of an artisan. and His right hand embracing me.
2 Your navel is like a round goblet; it never 4 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem;
lacks mixed wine. Your belly is like a heap why do you awaken; yea, why do you
of wheat hedged about with lilies. awaken my Love until it pleases?
3 Your two breasts are like two fawns, 5 ¶ Who is this that comes up from the
twins of a gazelle. wilderness, leaning on her Beloved? I
4 Your neck is like an ivory tower; your awakened you under the apple tree; there
eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the your mother travailed with you; there she
gate of Bath-rabbim. Your nose is like a travailed; she bore you.
tower of Lebanon, peering toward the face 6 Set me as a seal on Your heart, as a seal
of Damascus. on Your arm. For love is strong as death;
5 Your head is like Carmel, and the hair jealousy is cruel as Sheol; its flames are
of your head like purple cloth; the King is flames of fire, a flame of Jehovah.
held captive in its flowing. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, and
6 How beautiful and how pleasant you are the rivers will not overflow it. If a man
in delights, O love! would give all the wealth of his house
7 This your stature is likened to a palm for love, despising they would despise
tree, and your breasts to clusters of him.
grapes. 8 ¶ A little sister is to us, and no breasts
8 I said, I will go up in the palm tree; I are to her. What shall we do for our sister
will take hold of its stalk. And please let in the day she shall be spoken for?
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Song of Solomon 8 652 Many waters cannot quench love
9 If she is a wall, we will build a turret of 12 My vineyard which is mine is before
silver on her. And if she is a door, we will me; the thousand is for you, O Solomon,
enclose her with boards of cedar. and two hundred for those keeping of its
10 I was a wall, and my breasts like tow- fruit.
ers; then I was in His eyes as one finding 13 ¶ You who dwell in the gardens, the
peace. companions are listening to your voice;
11 A vineyard in Baal-hamon was to cause me to hear it.
Solomon. He gave the vineyard to those 14 Hurry, my Beloved, and be like a ga-
keeping it; for its fruit each man was to zelle, or a young deer, the stag, on the
bring a thousand of silver. mountains of spices.
The Book of
ISAIAH
offerings of rams, and the fat of fattened
Isaiah 1 cattle, and the blood of bulls; nor do I de-
1 Isaiah chargesrebellion to Judah, 5 laments light in the blood of lambs and he goats.
her judgments,16 urges repentance, 21 an- 12 When you come to see My face, who
nounces Jehovah’s judgments 25 promises has required this at your hand, to trample
grace, 28 and threatens ruin to the wicked ones. My courts?
1 ¶ The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, 13 Do not add to bringing vain sacrifice;
which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusa- its incense is a disgusting thing to Me. I
lem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz cannot endure the new moon and sabbath,
and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. the going to meeting; I cannot endure the
2 ¶ Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! evil assembly.
For Jehovah has spoken: I have lifted up 14 My soul hates your new moons and
and reared sons, but they have transgressed your set feasts. They are a burden on Me. I
against Me. am weary of bearing them.
3 The ox knows his owner, and the ass his 15 And when you spread out your palms,
master’s manger, but Israel does not know; I will hide My eyes from you; also, when
My people have not understood. you multiply prayer, I will not hear. Your
4 Woe, sinful nation, a people heavy with palms are full of bloods.
iniquity, a seed of evildoers, sons who cor- 16 ¶ Wash yourselves, purify yourselves.
rupt! They have forsaken Jehovah; they Remove the evil of your doings from be-
have spurned the Holy One of Israel. They fore My eyes; cease doing evil.
are estranged backward. 17 Learn to do good, seek justice,
5 Why will you be stricken any more? straighten the oppressor, judge the orphan,
Will you continue the revolt? The whole strive for the widow.
head is sick, and the whole heart is faint. 18 Come now and let us reason together,
6 From the sole of the foot even to the says Jehovah: Though your sins are as scar-
head, no soundness is in it; only a wound let, they shall be white as snow; though
and a stripe and a fresh blow; they have they are red as the crimson, they shall be
not been closed, nor bound up; and not was like wool.
it softened with oil. 19 If you are willing and hear, you shall
7 Your land is a desolation; your cities eat the good of the land;
burned with fire. Strangers devour your 20 but if you refuse and rebel, you shall
land before you; and behold, it is ruin, as be devoured with the sword; for the mouth
overthrown by strangers. of Jehovah has spoken.
8 And the daughter of Zion is left a booth 21 ¶ Oh how the faithful city has become
in a vineyard, like a hut in a cucumber field, one doing adultery! She was full of jus-
like a besieged city. tice; righteousness lodged in it; but now
9 Except Jehovah of Hosts had left a rem- murderers!
nant for us, a few, we would be as Sodom; 22 Your silver has become dross; your li-
we would be as Gomorrah. quor is diluted with water.
10 ¶ Hear the Word of Jehovah, rulers of 23 Your rulers are rebelling and are
Sodom. Listen to the Law of our God, companions of thieves. Everyone loves a
people of Gomorrah. present, and is pursuing bribes. They do
11 What good to Me are your many sacri- not judge the orphan, nor does the cause
fices, says Jehovah? I am sated with burnt of the widow come to them.
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Isaiah 2 654 The pride of man shall be humbled
24 Therefore, a statement of the Lord, Je- 5 O house of Jacob, come and let us walk
hovah of Hosts, the mighty One of Israel, in the light of Jehovah.
Alas! I will be eased of My adversaries, 6 ¶ For You have forsaken Your people,
and avenge Myself of My enemies. the house of Jacob, because they are filled
25 And I will return My hand on you, and from the east, and are spirit-knowers like
refine your dross, as with lye, and turn aside the Philistines. And they clap hands with
all your alloy. children of those being foreign.
26 And I will return your judges as at the 7 And his land is filled with silver and
first; and one advising you, as at the be- gold. There is no end of his treasures. And
ginning; then you shall be called the city his land is full of horses; his chariots also
of righteousness, a faithful city. do not have an end.
27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, 8 And his land is full of idols; they wor-
and her returning ones with righteousness. ship the work of their own hands, that which
28 And the breaking of those transgress- their own fingers have made.
ing and of the sinners shall be together. 9 And man bowed down; and man was
And those who forsake Jehovah shall be humbled, but You do not lift them up.
consumed. 10 ¶ Enter into the rock and hide in the
29 For they shall be ashamed of the trees dust from fear of Jehovah, and from the
which you lusted after; and you shall be glory of His majesty.
ashamed of the gardens that you have cho- 11 The haughtiness of eyes of man shall
sen. be humbled, and the pride of men shall be
30 For you shall be like a tree whose leaf bowed down; but Jehovah, He alone, will
fades, and like a garden that has no water be exalted in that day.
for it. 12 For the day of Jehovah of Hosts shall
31 And the strong one shall be for tow, and be on all the proud ones and those exalted,
his work for a spark; and they shall burn and on all that is lifted up; and it will be
both together; and no one shall quench them. abased;
13 and against all Lebanon’s cedars, high
Isaiah 2 and lifted up; and against all the oaks of
1 Isaiah prophesies the coming of Christ’s king- Bashan;
dom. 10 He exhorts to fear, because of the pow- 14 and against all the high mountains; and
erful effects of Jehovah’s majesty. against all the lifted up hills;
1 ¶ The Word that Isaiah the son of Amoz 15 and against every tall tower; and
saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem: against every fortified wall;
2 And it shall be in the last days, the moun- 16 and against all the ships of Tarshish;
tain of the house of Jehovah shall be estab- and on all ships of desire .
lished in the top of the mountains, and shall 17 And the pride of man shall be humbled;
be exalted above the hills; and all nations and the haughtiness of men shall be abased;
shall flow into it. and Jehovah alone will be exalted in that day.
3 And many peoples shall go and say, 18 And the idols shall completely vanish.
Come and let us go up to the mount of 19 And they shall go into the caves of the
Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob. rocks, and into the holes of the earth, for
And He will teach us from His ways, and dread of Jehovah, and from the glory of
we will walk in His paths. For out of Zion His majesty; when He rises up to make the
the Law will go forth, and the Word of earth tremble.
Jehovah from Jerusalem. 20 In that day a man shall cast out his
4 And He shall judge among the nations silver, and his golden idols which they
and shall rebuke many peoples. And they made for him to worship to the hole of the
shall beat their swords into plowshares, and burrowers and to the bats;
their spears into pruning knives. Nation 21 to go into the crevices of the rocks,
shall not lift up sword against nation, and and into the clefts of the cliffs, from the
they shall not learn war any more. dread of Jehovah, and from the glory of
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The Branch of Jehovah will be beautiful 655 Isaiah 3
His majesty; when He rises up to make the go astray, and they swallow the way of your
earth tremble. paths.
22 Cease yourself from man, whose breath 13 Jehovah stands up to contend, and
is in his nostril, for in what is he to be stands up to judge the peoples.
esteemed? 14 Jehovah will enter into judgment with
the old ones of His people, and their rul-
Isaiah 3 ers. For you have eaten up the vineyard,
1 The great confusion which comes by sin. 9 The the plunder of the afflicted one is in your
impudency of the people. 16 The judgments houses.
which shall be for the pride of the women. 15 What is it to you? You crush My people,
1 ¶ For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of and you grind the faces of the afflicted ones,
Hosts, is turning aside from Jerusalem and a statement of the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts?
from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole 16 ¶ And Jehovah says, Because are being
stay of bread and the whole stay of water; proud the daughters of Zion, and walk with
2 the mighty one, and the man of war; the stretched out necks and wanton eyes, walk-
judge and the prophet, and the one divin- ing and skipping as they go, and make a
ing, and the old one; tinkling with their feet;
3 the commander of fifty and the exalted 17 So Jehovah will make the crown of
of face; the counselor and the skilled crafts- the daughter of Zion scabby; and Jehovah
man; and the discerning charmer. will lay their secret parts bare.
4 And I will give young boys to be their 18 In that day the Lord will turn aside the
rulers, and caprices shall rule over them. beauty of the ankle bracelets, and the
5 And the people shall be oppressed man headbands, and the crescents,
against man, and a man against his neigh- 19 the pendants, and the bracelets, and the
bor. The boy will act insolently against the veils;
old one, and the one being despised against 20 the turbans, and the leg ornaments, and
the one being honored. the sashes, and the houses of the soul, and
6 When a man shall take hold of his the amulets;
brother, at his father’s house, saying, A 21 the rings and nose-rings;
cloak! Come, you be a ruler for us; let this 22 the festal apparel, and the outer gar-
ruin be under your hand. ments, and the mantles, and the purses;
7 In that day he shall rise up, saying, I 23 the mirrors and the fine linen; and the
will not be one who binds up; for there is turbans and the veils.
no bread and not a cloak in my house; you 24 And it shall be, instead of a smell of
shall not appoint me a ruler of the peoples. perfume, there shall be an odor of decay.
8 For Jerusalem has stumbled, and Judah And instead of a girdle, a rope; and in-
has fallen, because their tongue and their stead of curled work, baldness; and instead
doings toward Jehovah are to rebel against of a girding of a rich robe, sackcloth; in-
the eyes of His glory. stead of beauty, a burning
9 ¶ The look of their faces answers against 25 Your men shall fall by the sword, and
them; they have declared their sin like your mighty ones in the battle.
Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to their 26 And her gates shall lament and mourn,
soul! For they have dealt an evil way to and she shall sit on the ground.
themselves.
10 Say to the righteous one that it is good;
for they shall eat of the fruit of their doings. Isaiah 4
11 Woe to the wicked one! For the evil Christ’s kingdom shall be a sanctuary
thing, the doing of his hand will be done 1 ¶ And in that day seven women shall
to him. take hold of one man, saying, We will eat
12 As for My people, children are the ones our own bread and wear our own clothing,
oppressing, and women rule over him. Oh only let your name be called on us; collect
My people, those leading you cause you to our shame.
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Isaiah 5 656 Woe to those who draw iniquity with vanity!
2 ¶ In that day the Branch of Jehovah will is His delightful plant. And He waited for
be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righ-
the earth for majesty and for glory for the teousness, but behold, a cry!
escaped of Israel. 8 ¶ Woe to those touching house to house,
3 And it shall be, the remnant in Zion, bringing near field to field until the end of
and the remainder in Jerusalem, it shall be space! And you are made to dwell alone in
said of him: He is holy, every one who is the midst of the land!
written among the living in Jerusalem; 9 Jehovah of Hosts has sworn in my ears, If
4 when the Lord shall have washed away not many houses shall be a waste, large and
the filth of the daughters of Zion, and the beautiful ones without one living in them.
blood of Jerusalem shall have been rinsed 10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall pro-
away from its midst by a spirit of judg- duce one bath, and the seed of a homer
ment, and by a spirit of burning. shall produce an ephah.
5 Then Jehovah will create a pillar of cloud 11 Woe to those who rise early in the
and smoke by day, and the shining of a morninog pursue fermented drink, tarrying
flaming fire by night, over all the site of in the twilight while wine inflames them!
Mount Zion, and over her assemblies; for 12 And the lyre and the harp, the timbrel
over all the glory will be a covering. and flute, and wine are at their feasts, but
6 And there shall be a booth for a shade they do not look upon the work of Jeho-
from the heat, and for a refuge, and for a vah; yea, they do see. Therefore My people
hiding place from storm and rain. will go into exile without knowledge, and
his men of glory into famine; and his mul-
Isaiah 5 titude is parched with thirst.
Jehovah’s judgments on various sins. 14 Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appe-
1 ¶ Now I will sing to my Beloved a song tite, and opened its mouth without mea-
of my Beloved concerning His vineyard: sure, and her glory and her multitude, and
There was a vineyard to My Beloved in a her uproar, he who exults in her, shall go
horn, a son of fatness. down in it.
2 And He dug about it, and cleared it of 15 And man is bowed down, and man is
stones, and planted it with the choicest vine, humbled, and the eyes of the proud ones
and built a tower in its midst, and also are humbled.
hewed out a wine vat in it. And He waited 16 But Jehovah of Hosts is exalted in judg-
for it to produce grapes, but it produced ment, and God the Holy One is seen holy
rotten grapes. in righteousness.
3 And now, ones living in Jerusalem and 17 Then the lambs shall feed as in their
men of Judah, I ask you, judge between pasture, and ones being sojourners shall eat
Me and My vineyard. the waste places of the fatlings.
4 What more could have been done to My 18 ¶ Woe to those who draw iniquity with
vineyard that I have not done in it? Who cords of vanity, and sin as with ropes of a
knows? I waited for it to produce grapes, cart;
but it produced rotten grapes. 19 who say, Let Him hurry and hasten
5 And now, please, I will make known to His work, so that we may see; and let the
you what I will do to My vineyard. I will purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw
turn aside its hedge, and it will be burned. near and come, so that we may know!
I will breach its wall, and it will become a 20 Woe to those who say to an evil thing,
trampling place. a good thing; and to a good thing, an evil
6 And I will lay it waste; it shall not be thing; who put darkness for light, and light
pruned and not hoed; but briers and thorns for darkness; who put a bitter thing for a
shall come up. And on the clouds I will sweet thing, and a sweet thing for a bitter
command the rain from raining on it. thing!
7 For the vineyard of Jehovah of Hosts is 21 Woe to the wise ones in their own eyes,
the house of Israel, and the man of Judah and discerning in their own faces!
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22 Woe to the mighty ones to drink wine, and with two he covered his feet; and with
and men of strength to mix fermented two he flew.
drink; 3 And this one cried to this one and said,
23 who justify the wicked one for a bribe, Holy, holy, holy is Jehovah of Hosts; all
and turn aside the righteousness of the righ- the earth is full of His glory!
teous ones from him! 4 And the posts of the threshold shook
24 Therefore, as the tongue of fire de- from the voice of the one who cried; and
vours the stubble, and the dry grass falls in the house was filled with smoke.
the flame; their root shall be like rotten- 5 ¶ Then I said, Woe to me! For I am cut
ness, and their blossoms shall go up like off; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I
dust, because they have rejected the Law live amongst a people of unclean lips; for
of Jehovah of Hosts; and despised the Word my eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of
of the Holy One of Israel. Hosts.
25 On account of this the anger of Jehovah 6 And one of the seraphs flew to me and
is kindled on His people, and He has in his hand was a burning coal taken with
stretched out His hand against them, and has tongs from the altar.
struck them; and the mountains quaked, and 7 And he touched it on my mouth, and
their corpses were as offal in the midst of the said, Behold, this has touched your lips;
streets. In all this His anger does not turn and your iniquity is taken away, and your
back, but His hand is stretched out still. sin is covered.
26 And He will lift up a banner to nations 8 And I heard the voice of Jehovah, say-
from afar, and hiss to them from the ends ing, Whom shall I send, and who will go
of the earth; and, behold, it shall come with for Us? And I said, Behold me. Send me!
swift speed! 9 ¶ And He said, Go and say to this people,
27 None shall be weary and none stumble Hearing you hear, but do not understand;
in it; not one will slumber and not one and seeing you see, but do not know.
sleep; and not shall the waist cloth of their 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and
loins be opened, and not the thong of their make his ears heavy, and shut his eyes, that
sandals broken; he not see with his eyes, and hear with his
28 whose arrows are sharp, and all their ears, and understand with his heart, and
bows bent; their horses’ hooves shall seem turn back, and one heals him.
like flint, and their wheels like a windstorm. 11 And I said, Until when, O Lord? And
29 Its roaring shall be like a lion; they He said, Until cities lie desolate without one
shall roar like young lions. Yea, they roar living in them, and the houses without man,
and seize the prey and bring it away safely; and the land is laid waste, a desolation;
and not one shall deliver. 12 and until Jehovah has sent mankind far
30 And in that day they shall roar against away, and the desolation in the midst of
them like the roaring of the sea; when one the land is great.
looks to the land, and behold, darkness! 13 But yet a tenth shall be in it, and it
Distress! And light shall be darkened by shall return and be burned like the tere-
its clouds. binth tree and like the oak that in being
felled yet has its stump (the holy seed is its
Isaiah 6 stump).
1 Isaiah, in a vision of Jehovah in his glory,
5 being terrified, is confirmed for his message. Isaiah 7
9 He shows the obstinacy of the people.. 1 Ahaz, being troubled with fear, is comforted by
1 ¶ In the year that King Uzziah died, then Isaiah. 10 Ahaz, having liberty to choose a sign
I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and refusing it, has for a sign, Christ promised.
and lifted up. And His train filled the 1 ¶ And it happened in the days of Ahaz:
temple. the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king
2 Above it stood the seraphs. To each one of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah
are six wings; with two he covered his face; the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up
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Isaiah 8 658 The virgin will conceive and bear a son
to Jerusalem to war against it, but were not that you hate will be forsaken before both
able to do battle against it. her kings.
2 And the house of David was told, say- 17 ¶ Jehovah shall bring the king of Assyria
ing, Syria is resting upon Ephraim, and on you, and on your people, and on your
his heart and the heart of his people quiv- father’s house, by the king of Assyria, days
ering like the the trees of the forest toss which have not come since the days
about from the wind. Ephraim turned aside from Judah.
3 And Jehovah said to Isaiah, Go out to 18 And it shall be in that day Jehovah shall
meet Ahaz, you and your son Shear-jashub, hiss for the fly that is in the end of the
at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, rivers of Egypt, and for the bee in the land
to the highway of the Fuller’s Field. of Assyria.
4 And say to him, Be on guard and be quiet. 19 And they shall come, and they shall all
Do not fear and not be timid of heart be- rest in the steep ravines, and in the clefts
cause of the two tails of these smoking fire- of the rocks, and in all the thorn-bushes,
brands, because of the fierce anger of Rezin and in all the pastures.
and Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. 20 In that day the Lord will shave with a
5 Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of razor that is hired beyond the River, by the
Remaliah have plotted evil things against king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of
you, saying, the feet, and also it shall sweep away the
6 Let us go up against Judah and make beard.
her to be loathed, and break her for our- 21 And it shall be in that day, a man shall
selves, and set a king in her midst, the son keep alive a heifer of the herd, and two
of Tabeal. sheep.
7 So says the Lord Jehovah, It shall not 22 And it shall be, he shall eat curds from
rise, nor shall it happen. the plenty of making of milk; for every-
8 For the head of Syria is Damascus, and one who is left in the land shall eat curds
the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within and honey.
sixty five years Ephraim shall be broken 23 And it shall be in that day, every place
from being a people. where there were a thousand vines worth a
9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, thousand pieces of silver, it shall be for
and the head of Samaria is Remaliah’s son. briers and thorns.
If you will not stand firm, surely you will 24 With arrows and with the bow, he shall
not be established. come there; because all the land shall be
10 ¶ And Jehovah spoke again to Ahaz, briers and thorns.
saying, 25 And all the hills which were hoed with
11 Ask a sign from Jehovah your God; the hoe, you shall not come there for fear
make deep the asking, or make it high of briers and thorn-bushes; but it shall be
above. for the sending out of the ox, and for tram-
12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, nor will pling of sheep.
I test Jehovah.
13 And He said, Hear now, O house of Isaiah 8
David, is it too little for you to weary men, 1 To Make Haste to Plunder! Hurry to the Spoil!,
that you will also weary my God? he prophesies that Syria and Israel shall be sub-
14 So, The Lord Himself will give you a dued by Assyria. 5 Judah likewise for their infi-
sign: Behold! The virgin will conceive and delity. 11 Comfort shall be to them that fear
will bear a son; and she shall call His name Jehovah.
Immanuel. 1 ¶ And Jehovah said to me, Take a big
15 He shall eat curds and honey until He tablet and write on it with a man’s pen: To
knows to refuse the evil thing and choose Make Haste to Plunder! Hurry to the Spoil!
the good thing. 2 And I took faithful witnesses to record
16 For before the boy shall know to refuse for me, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the
the evil and choose the good thing, the land son of Jeberechiah.
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3 And I drew near the prophetess. And 18 Behold, I and the children whom Je-
she conceived, and bore a son. Then Jeho- hovah has given to me are for signs and
vah said to me, Call his name, Make Haste wonders in Israel from Jehovah of Hosts,
to Plunder! Hurry to the Spoil! who dwells in Mount Zion.
4 For before the boy knows to cry, My 19 And when they say to you, Seek to the
father, or, My mother, the riches of Dam- mediums, and to spirit-knowers who peep
ascus and the plunder of Samaria shall be and mutter; should not a people seek to its
lifted up before the king of Assyria. God, than for the living to seek the ones
5 And Jehovah added to speak to me again, who died?
saying, 20 To the Law and to the Testimony! If
6 Because this people has refused the wa- they do not speak according to this Word,
ters of Shiloah that flow softly, and rejoices it is because there is no dawn to them!
in Rezin and Remaliah’s son, 21 And they shall pass through it, hard
7 even behold, therefore the Lord also pressed and hungry. And it shall be, they
brings up on them the waters of the River, shall be hungry; he will be angry and curse
mighty and many, the king of Assyria and his king and his God, and face upward.
all his glory. And he shall come up over all 22 And they shall look to the land. And,
its waters, and go over all its banks. behold, distress and darkness and gloom
8 And he shall pass through Judah. He shall of anguish; and they are driven to dark-
overflow and pass over; he shall reach to the ness.
neck; and his wings will be stretching out,
filling the breadth of your land, O Immanuel. Isaiah 9
9 ¶ O peoples, suffer evil, and be broken! 1 What joy shall be in the midst of afflictions, by
And give ear, all from the far places of the the kingdom and birth of Christ. 8 The judg-
earth; gird yourselves and be broken. Gird ments upon Israel for their pride, 18 and for
yourselves and be broken! their impenitency.
10 Counsel a plan, and it is broken; speak 1 ¶ Yet there shall not be gloom for which
a word, and it shall not rise; for God is anguish is to her; as the former time made
with us. light the land of Zebulun, and the land of
11 For so Jehovah spoke to me with a Naphtali, even afterwards He will glorify
strong hand, and taught me against walk- the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
ing in the way of this people, saying, Galilee of the nations.
12 Do not say, A conspiracy, to every- 2 The people walking in darkness have
thing of which this people says, A con- seen a great Light; they dwelling in the
spiracy! And do not dread its dread, and land of the shadow of death, Light has shone
do not be terrified. on them.
13 Sanctify Jehovah of Hosts Himself, and 3 You have not multiplied the nation; You
He will be your fear, and let Him be terri- have not increased the joy. They rejoice
fying to you. before You as in the joy of harvest, as men
14 And He shall be for a sanctuary, and shout when they divide the plunder.
become a Stone-of-Stumbling and shall be 4 For You have broken the yoke of his
a Rock -of-Falling to the two houses of burden and the staff of his shoulder, the
Israel; for a trap and for a snare to the one rod of him pressing, as in the day of Midian.
living in Jerusalem. 5 For every boot of the one trampling is
15 And many among them shall stumble with shaking, and war-garments rolled in
and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and blood, even it shall be for burning, fuel
be taken. for the fire.
16 ¶ Bind up the Testimony, seal the Law 6 For a Child is born; to us, a Son is given;
among My disciples. and the dominion is on His shoulder; and
17 And I will wait for Jehovah, who hides His name is called Wonderful, Counselor,
His face from the house of Jacob; and I The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father,
will look for Him. The Prince of Peace.
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7 There is no end to the increase of His 21 Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim,
dominion and of peace on the throne of Manasseh; together they are against Judah.
David, and on His kingdom, to order it, In all this His anger does not turn back,
and to sustain it with judgment and with but His hand is still stretched out.
righteousness, from now and to eternity.
The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts will do this. Isaiah 10
8 ¶ The Lord sent a Word into Jacob, and 1 The woe of tyrants. 5 Assyria shall be broken.
it has fallen into Israel. 20 A remnant of Israel shall be saved. 24 Israel
9 And the people shall know, all of it, is comforted with promise of deliverance.
Ephraim and the ones living in Samaria, 1 ¶ Woe to those who decree decrees of
who say in pride and greatness of heart, iniquity, and writers who write toil;
10 bricks have fallen, but we will build 2 to turn aside the judgment of the poor
with cut stones; the sycamores are cut ones, the afflicted one from judgment, and
down, but we will change to cedars instead. to take away justice of the afflicted one of
11 And Jehovah will set up Rezin’s ad- My people; that widows may be their prey;
versaries against him, and weave together that they may plunder orphans.
his enemies; 3 And what will you do in the day of visi-
12 Syrians in front, and the Philistines be- tation and of ruin? It comes from far away.
hind; and they shall devour Israel with all To whom will you flee for help? And
the mouth. In all this His anger does not where will you leave your glory?
turn back, but His hand is still stretched 4 Without Me they will bow in the place
out. of the prisoners, and in the place of the
13 For the people do not turn back to Him slain they will fall. In all this His anger
who strikes them, and they do not seek Je- does not turn back, but His hand is still
hovah of Hosts. stretched out.
14 And Jehovah will cut off from Israel 5 ¶ Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger!
head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. Yea, My fury is the staff in their hand.
15 Those leading and he exalted of face,he 6 I will send him against a godless nation,
is the head; and the prophet teaching lies, and on the people of My wrath. I will com-
he is the tail. mand him to plunder plunder, and to spoil
16 For those leading this people led them spoil, and to appoint them a trampling like
astray, and the ones advancing it are swal- the mud of the streets.
lowed up. 7 Yet he does not imagine, and not does
17 On account of this the Lord shall not his heart think so. For it is in his heart to
rejoice over their young men, and not have destroy, and to cut off not a few nations.
pity on their orphans and widows; for ev- 8 For he says, Are not my commanders
eryone is godless and an evildoer; and ev- all like kings?
ery mouth speaks foolishness. In all this 9 Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is Hamath
His anger does not turn back, but His hand not like Arpad? Is Samaria not like Dam-
is still stretched out. ascus?
18 For wickedness burns like a fire; it shall 10 As my hand has found the kingdoms
devour the briers and thorns; and it kindles of the idols (for their carved images were
the thickets of the forest; and they shall more than Jerusalem’s and Samaria’s);
roll upward, like the rising up of smoke. 11 should I not do to Jerusalem and her
19 The land is scorched by the wrath of idols as I have done to Samaria and her idols?
Jehovah of Hosts, and the people shall be 12 And it will be, when the Lord has bro-
as the fuel of the fire; they shall not spare ken off all His work in Mount Zion and in
a man to his brother. Jerusalem, I will call to account on him the
20 And he cuts off on the right hand, yet fruit of the greatness of heart of the king of
is hungry. And he eats on the left, but they Assyria, and on the glory of his high eyes.
shall not be satisfied; each man shall eat 13 For he says, I have worked by the
the flesh of his own arm; might of my hand and by my wisdom; for
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I am discerning. And I take away the bor- of Midian at the rock Oreb; and as His rod
ders of peoples, and I have robbed their was on the sea, and He lifted it up in the
treasures. And like a mighty one, I put way of Egypt.
down ones living in it. 27 And it shall be in that day, his burden
14 And my hand has found the riches of shall turn away from on your shoulder, and
the people. Like a nest, I also have gath- his yoke from your neck; and the yoke shall
ered all the earth, as forsaken eggs are gath- be destroyed because of the anointing oil.
ered. And there was not one moving a wing, 28 He has come to Aiath; he has passed to
or opening a mouth, or one chirping. Migron; he has left his baggage at
15 Shall the axe glorify itself over him Michmash.
chopping with it? Or shall the saw mag- 29 They have crossed the ford; they have
nify itself over him moving it? As if a rod bedded down at Geba; Ramah is afraid;
could wave those who lift it. As if a staff Gibeah of Saul has fled.
could raise what is not wood! 30 Shriek with your voice, daughter of
16 So the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, shall ruins; bow, Laish, afflicted of Anathoth.
send leanness among his fat ones. And un- 31 Madmenah wanders; those living in
der His glory He will kindle a burning like Gebim take refuge.
the burning of fire. 32 Yet he remains in Nob today; he will
17 And the Light of Israel shall be for a shake his hand against the mount of the
fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
shall burn and devour his thorns and briers 33 Behold, the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts,
in one day. shall lop off the bough of terror, and ones
18 And He shall consume the glory of his being high in height shall be cut down,
forest and his fruitful field, even from soul and the proud ones shall be humbled.
to flesh; and it shall be as a sick one melts 34 And He shall cut down the thickets of
away. the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall
19 And the rest of the trees of the forest by a mighty One.
shall be few, even a boy might write them.
20 ¶ And it shall be in that day, the rem- Isaiah 11
nant of Israel, and the fugitives from the 1 The peaceable kingdom of the Branch out of the
house of Jacob, shall not any more lean on root of Jesse. 10 The victorious restoration of
the one striking him. But they will in truth Israel, and of the nations.
lean on Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel. 1 ¶ And a Shoot goes out from the stump
21 The remnant shall return, the remnant of Jesse, and a Branch will bear fruit out
of Jacob, to the mighty God. of his roots.
22 For though Your people Israel is like 2 And shall rest on Him the Spirit of Jeho-
the sand of the sea, only a remnant of it vah, the spirit of wisdom and understand-
shall return, and an end will be decisive, ing, the spirit of counsel and power, the spirit
overflowing with righteousness. of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.
23 For the Lord Jehovah of Hosts is mak- 3 And He is made to breathe in the fear of
ing a full end, being decisive, in the midst Jehovah. But He shall not judge by the sight
of all the land. of His eyes, and not decide by the hearing
24 ¶ So the Lord Jehovah of Hosts says of His ears.
this: Oh My people who dwell in Zion, do 4 But He shall judge the poor ones in righ-
not fear Assyria. He shall strike you with teousness, and shall decide with upright-
the rod, and he shall lift up his staff against ness for the humble ones of the earth. And
you in the way of Egypt. He shall strike the earth with the rod of
25 But yet a little while and the fury is His mouth, and He shall cause the wicked
finished; and My anger shall be over their one to die with the breath of His lip.
destruction. 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of
26 And Jehovah of Hosts shall stir up a His loins, and faithfulness the girdle of His
scourge on him, according to the striking loins.
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6 And the wolf shall abide with the
lamb; and the leopard shall lie with the Isaiah 12
kid, and the calf and the young lion and A joyful thanksgiving of the faithful for the mercies
the fatling together; and a little boy shall of Jehovah.
lead them. 1 ¶ And in that day you shall say, O Jeho-
7 The cow and the bear shall feed, their vah, I will thank You. Though You were
young shall lie together; and the lion shall angry with me, turn back Your anger and
eat straw like the ox. You shall comfort me.
8 And the suckling shall play on the hole 2 Behold, God is my salvation! I will trust
of the snake; yea, the weaned child shall and not be afraid, for my strength and song
put his hand on the viper’s den. is Jah Jehovah; yea, He has become my
9 They shall not do evil, and not destroy salvation.
in all My holy mountain. For the earth shall 3 And you shall draw waters out of the
be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as wells of salvation with joy.
the waters cover the sea. 4 ¶ And in that day you shall say, Thank
10 ¶ And it shall be in that day, the Root Jehovah! Call on His name; declare His do-
of Jesse is it that stands as a banner of ings among the peoples; make mention that
peoples; nations shall seek to Him; and His His name is exalted.
resting place shall be glory. 5 Sing to Jehovah, for in majesty He has
11 And it shall be in that day, the Lord done it; this is known in all the earth.
shall add His hand, the second time, to 6 and give a ringing cry of joy, one living
possess the remnant of His people that in Zion! For great is the Holy One of Is-
remains, from Assyria, and from Egypt, rael in your midst.
and from Pathros, and from Ethiopia,
and from Elam, and from Shinar, and Isaiah 13
from Hamath, and from the coasts of the 1 Jehovah musters the armies of His wrath. 6 He
sea. threatens to destroy Babylon by the Medes.
12 And He shall lift up a banner for the 1 ¶ The burden of Babylon which Isaiah
nations, and shall gather the outcasts of the son of Amoz saw:
Israel, and gather those dispersed from 2 Lift up a banner on a bare mountain;
Judah, and shall gather from the four wings make the voice rise to them; wave the hand
of the earth. that they may enter the gates of nobles.
13 And the envy of Ephraim shall turn 3 I have commanded to ones being holy
off; and Judah’s foes shall be cut off. to Me; I have also called My mighty ones
Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah for My anger, those exultant at My maj-
shall not trouble Ephraim. esty.
14 But they shall fly onto the shoulder of 4 The noise of a multitude in the moun-
the Philistines to the west; together they tains, the likeness of a great people! A noise
shall plunder the sons of the east, the of tumult of the kingdoms of nations gath-
stretching of the hand on Edom and Moab ered together; Jehovah of Hosts is calling
and the sons of Ammon; they will obey up an army for the battle.
them. 5 They come from a distant land, from
15 And Jehovah shall utterly destroy the the end of the heavens, Jehovah and the
tongue of the sea of Egypt; and with the weapons of His wrath, to destroy all the
heat of His wind He shall wave His hand land.
over the River, and shall strike it into 6 ¶ Howl! For the day of Jehovah is near.
seven torrents, and make one tread it with It shall come as a destruction from the Al-
shoes. mighty.
16 And there shall be a highway for the 7 On account of this all hands shall droop,
remnant of His people, those left from and every heart of man shall melt;
Assyria, as it was to Israel in the day of his 8 and they shall be afraid. Pangs and sor-
going up out of the land of Egypt. rows shall take hold of them; they shall be
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in pain like one giving birth; they shall be 22 And hyenas shall cry along with his
amazed, a man to his neighbor; faces of widows; and jackals in palaces of delight.
flames shall be their faces. Yea, her time to come is near, and her days
9 Behold, the day of Jehovah comes, cruel shall not be drawn out.
and with wrath and heat of His anger, to
lay the land waste. And He shall destroy Isaiah 14
its sinners out of it. 1 Jehovah’s merciful restoration of Israel. 4 Their
10 For the stars of the heavens and their triumphant exultation over Babylon.
constellations shall not give light; the sun 24 Jehovah’s purpose against Assyria.
shall be darkened in its going forth, and 1 ¶ For Jehovah will have pity on Jacob,
the moon shall not reflect its light. and will yet choose among Israel, and set
11 And I will visit evil on the world, and them in their own land. And the alien shall
their iniquity on the wicked ones. And I will be joined to them; and they shall join them-
cause the arrogance of the proud ones to selves to the house of Jacob.
cease; and I will humble the pride of tyrants. 2 And the peoples shall take them and bring
12 I will make a man more rare than fine them to their own place. And the house of
gold, and a man more than the pure gold Israel shall possess them in the land of Je-
of Ophir. hovah for male slaves and female slaves.
13 On account of this I will shake the heav- And they shall be captives of their captors;
ens, and the earth shall move out of its and they shall rule over the ones oppress-
place, in the wrath of Jehovah of Hosts, ing them.
and in the day of the heat of His anger. 3 And it shall be, in the day that Jehovah
14 And it shall be as a gazelle driven away, shall give you rest from your pain, and
and as a sheep no one gathers; each man from your trouble, and from the hard bond-
shall look to his own people, and each man age which was served on you,
shall flee to his land. 4 ¶ you shall lift up this proverb against
15 Everyone who is found shall be pierced the king of Babylon, and say: How the ex-
through; yea, everyone who is captured acter, the gold gatherer, has ceased!
shall fall by the sword. 5 Jehovah has broken the rod of the wicked
16 And their children shall be dashed in one, the staff of rulers,
pieces before their eyes; their houses shall 6 who struck the peoples in wrath, a blow
be robbed, and their wives raped. without turning away, ruling the nations
17 Behold! I stir up the Medes against in anger, persecution without restraint.
them, who shall not esteem silver to be 7 All the earth is at rest, quiet; they break
valuable, and they shall not delight in gold. forth into singing.
18 And bows shall dash the young men to 8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice over you; the
pieces; and they shall have no pity on the cedars of Lebanon say, Since you have lain
fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare down, no one hewing will come up against
sons. us.
19 ¶ And Babylon, the glory of the king- 9 Sheol from below is stirred for you, to
doms, the beauty of the pride of the meet you at your coming; it stirs up the
Chaldeans, shall be as when God overthrew departed spirits for you, all the he-goats of
Sodom and Gomorrah. the earth. It has raised all the kings of the
20 It shall not be lived in forever, and not nations from their thrones.
shall it be lived in to generation and gen- 10 All of them shall answer and say to
eration. And the Arabian shall not pitch a you, Are you also made as weak as we?
tent there, nor shall those feeding make Are you likened to us?
flocks lie down there. 11 Your majesty is lowered into Sheol; the
21 But the desert creatures shall lie there; noise of your harps. The maggot is spread
and their houses shall be full of howling under you; yea, the worms cover you.
creatures; and daughters of ostriches shall 12 Oh shining star, son of the dawn, how
dwell there; and he-goats shall skip there. you have fallen from the heavens; you
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Isaiah 15 664 Jehovah purposed it, who shall reverse it?
weakening on the nations, you are cut down 28 This burden was in the year King Ahaz
to the ground. died:
13 For you have said in your heart, I will 29 Do not rejoice, O Philistia, all of you,
go up to the heavens; I will raise my throne for the rod of your striking is broken, be-
above the stars of God, and I will sit in the cause a viper comes forth from the root of
mount of meeting, in the sides of the north. a snake, and his fruit shall be a fiery fly-
14 I will go up over the heights of the ing serpent.
clouds; I will be likened to the Most High. 30 And the first-born of the poor ones shall
15 Yet you shall go down to Sheol, to the feed; and the needy ones shall lie down in
sides of the Pit. safety; and I will cause your root to die with
16 They that see you shall stare and con- famine; and it shall kill your remnant.
sider you, saying, Is this the man who made 31 Howl, O gate! Cry, O city! Philistia is
the earth tremble, shaking kingdoms, melted away, all of you. For a smoke comes
17 setting the world to be like a wilder- from the north, and not one is separated in
ness, and who tore down its cities; he did his ranks.
not open a house for his prisoners? 32 What then shall one answer to the mes-
18 All kings of nations, all of them lie in sengers of the nation? That Jehovah has
glory, each man in his house. founded Zion, and the afflicted one of His
19 But you are thrown from your grave people shall trust in it.
like an abhorred branch, like the covering
of the slain, those pierced by the sword, Isaiah 15
those who go down into the stones of the The lamentable state of Moab.
Pit, like a corpse trampled under foot. 1 ¶ The burden of Moab: Because in a
20 You shall not be united with them in night Ar of Moab is laid waste; it is cut
burial, because you ruined your land; you off; because in a night Kir of Moab is laid
have slain your people; the seed of evildo- waste; it is cut off.
ers shall never be named. 2 One goes up to the house, even to Dibon,
21 Prepare for the slaughter of his sons, to the high places, to weep. Moab shall howl
for the iniquity of their fathers; that they over Nebo and over Medeba; on all their heads
may not rise and possess the land and fill shall be baldness, every beard cut off.
the face of the earth with cities. 3 They shall put on sackcloth in the broad
22 For I will rise against them, a statement places; everyone shall howl on their house-
of Jehovah of Hosts, and I will cut off the tops and in their open places, going down
name and remnant, the son and posterity, in weeping.
from Babylon, a statement of Jehovah. 4 And Heshbon and Elealeh shall cry; their
23 Also I will make it a possession of a voice shall be heard as far as Jahaz; so those
shrinking animal and pools of water; and I being armed of Moab shall shout; his life
will sweep it with the broom of ruin, a is broken to him.
statement of Jehovah of Hosts. 5 My heart shall cry to Moab; her fugi-
24 ¶ Jehovah of Hosts has sworn, saying, tives to Zoar, a heifer of three years; he
If not as I have thought, so it shall be; and goes up the ascent of Luhith with weep-
as I have purposed, it shall rise up; ing, for in the way of Horonaim they shall
25 to break Assyria in My land, and raise up a cry of ruin.
trample him on My mountains, and his 6 ¶ For Nimrim’s waters are desolations;
yoke shall depart from them, and his bur- for the hay is dried up; the grass fails; there
den shall depart from his shoulders. is not a green thing.
26 This is the counsel that is counselled 7 On account of this one made up the re-
on all the earth; and this the hand that is mainder, and their store; they shall carry
stretched out on all the nations. them over the torrent of the willows.
27 For Jehovah of Hosts has purposed. 8 For the cry has gone around Moab’s
And who shall reverse it? And His hand is border; his howling even to Eglaim; and
stretched out. Who shall turn it back? his howling even to the Well of Elim.
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9 For Dimon’s waters are full of blood; 11 On account of this my belly shall sound
for I will put on Dimon things I add, a like a harp for Moab, and my bowels for
lion on him for the fugitives from Moab, Kir-haresh.
and for the remnant of the land. 12 And it shall be, when it is seen that
Moab shall be wearied on the high place,
Isaiah 16 then he shall come to his sacred place to
1 Moab is exhorted to yield obedience to Christ’s pray, and he shall not be able.
kingdom. 6 Moab is threatened for her pride. 13 This is the Word that Jehovah had spo-
12 The judgment of Moab. ken to Moab from then.
1 ¶ Send a lamb to the ruler of the land 14 But now Jehovah has spoken, saying,
from Sela in the wilderness to the mount Within three years, as the years of a hire-
of the daughter of Zion. ling, then the glory of Moab will be abased,
2 For it is as a fleeing bird cast out of the with all the great host; and the remnant
nest; the daughters of Moab shall be at the shall be few; small, not mighty.
fords of Arnon.
3 Take counsel; do judgment; make your
shadow as the night in midday; hide the Isaiah 17
outcasts; do not uncover the fugitive! 1 Syria and Israel are threatened. 6 A remnant
4 Let My outcasts stay with you, Moab. shall forsake idolatry. 9 The rest shall be
Be a hiding place to them from the face of plagued for their impiety.
the destroyer. For the exacter has ended, 1 ¶ The burden of Damascus: Behold,
destruction has failed; the trampler is ended Damascus is turned aside from being a city,
out of the land. and it shall be a ruined heap.
5 And in mercy the throne shall be 2 The cities of Aroer are forsaken; now
founded; and He shall sit on it in truth they are for flocks; they lie down and no
in the tabernacle of David, judging and one terrifies them.
seeking judgment, and prompt in righ- 3 And the fortress shall cease from
teousness. Ephraim; and the kingdom from Damascus
6 ¶ We have heard of the pride of Moab, and the rest of Syria. They shall be as the
very proud; of his pride, his arrogance, and glory of the sons of Israel, a statement of
his rage; not so are his babblings. Jehovah of Hosts.
7 So Moab shall howl for Moab; every- 4 And it shall be in that day, Jacob’s glory
one shall howl; all of it shall howl for the shall be made low, and the fatness of his
foundations of Kir-hareseth; surely they are flesh shall be made lean.
stricken. 5 And it shall be as he gathers the grain
8 For the fields of Heshbon droop, the of the harvest, and his arm reaps the ears.
vine of Sibmah. The masters of the na- And it shall be as he who gathers ears in
tions have crushed its choice plants. They the Valley of the Giants.
have come to Jazer; they wander in the 6 ¶ Yet gleanings shall be left in it, as the
desert; her branches are spread out; they shaking of an olive tree; two or three
have crossed the sea. oliveberries in the top of a branch; four or
9 On account of this I will weep with the five in the fruitful branches,a statement of
weeping of Jazer, the vine of Sibmah; I Jehovah God of Israel;
will drench you with my tears, O Heshbon 7 in that day a man shall gaze on his Maker.
and Elealeh; for shouting has fallen on your and his eyes shall look to the Holy One of
fruit and on your harvest. Israel.
10 And gladness and joy is gathered up 8 And he shall not gaze to the altars, the
from the fruitful field; and there is no work of his hands; and he will not see what
singing and no shouting in the vineyards; his fingers have made, even the Asherahs,
the one treading shall not tread out wine and the sun pillars.
in the presses. I have made the shout to 9 ¶ In that day his fortified cities shall be
cease. as a thing left in the forest, or the top of a
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Isaiah 18 666 Jehovah has mixed a perverse spirit in her
branch that they leave, from before the sons summer on them, and all the beasts of the
of Israel, and it will become a desolation. earth shall winter on them.
10 Because you have forgotten the God 7 Then shall be brought in that time to
of your salvation, and you did not remem- Jehovah of Hosts a present from a tall and
ber the Rock of your strength, on account smooth people, and a dreadful people, from
of this you shall plant plants of pleasant- it and onward; a nation of might, with a
ness, and shall sow it a foreign shoot. measuring line of trampling, whose land
11 In the day of your planting you fence the rivers have divided, to the place of the
it in; in the morning you make your seed name of Jehovah of Hosts: Mount Zion.
sprout; the harvest is a heap in the day of
sickness and incurable pain. Isaiah 19
12 ¶ Woe to the multitude of many 1 The confusion of Egypt. 18 The calling of Egypt
peoples; they roar like the roar of seas; and to the worship of Jehovah. 23 The covenant of
the crash of nations, they crash like the Egypt, Assyria, and Israel.
crash of mighty waters! 1 ¶ The burden of Egypt: Behold! Jeho-
13 The nations shall crash like the crash- vah rides on a light cloud and comes into
ing of many waters, but He rebukes it, and Egypt. And the idols of Egypt shall tremble
it flees far away; yea, it is pursued like thefrom before Him; and the heart of Egypt
chaff of mountains before the wind, and shall melt in its midst.
like a whirling thing before a tempest. 2 And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyp-
14 At the time of evening, even behold, tians; and they shall fight, a man against his
terror! Before it is morning, it shall not brother; and a man against his fellow; city
be. This is the portion of those plundering against city, kingdom against kingdom.
us, and the lot of those spoiling us. 3 And the spirit of the Egyptians shall be
empty in its midst; and I will swallow its
Isaiah 18 counsel. And they shall seek to idols, and
1 Jehovah will destroy the Ethiopians fir His to the enchanters, and to the mediums, and
people. 7 By this they will gain access. to the spirit-knowers.
1 ¶ Woe to the land of whirring of wings, 4 And I will shut up the Egyptians into
which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia; the hand of cruel lords; and a fierce king
2 which sends envoys by the sea, even in shall rule them, a statement of the Lord,
ships of papyrus on the face of the waters. Jehovah of Hosts.
Go, swift messengers, to a nation tall and 5 And the waters shall dry up from the
smooth, to a dreadful people from it and sea, and the river shall fail and dry up.
onwards; and a nation mighty and trampling 6 And rivers will stink; and the Nile of
down, whose land the rivers have divided! Egypt will languish and dry up; the reed
3 All those living in the world and those and the rush shall wither.
living on the earth, as one lifts a sign on 7 Bare places shall be at the Nile, by the
the hills, you will see. And you will hear mouth of the Nile, and everything sown
as the blowing of a rams` horn. by the Nile shall dry up, be driven away,
4 For so Jehovah said to me, I will rest, and be no more.
and I will watch My dwelling place; as the 8 The fishermen shall mourn; and all who
glowing heat on light; as the cloud of dew cast a hook into the Nile shall wail; and
in the heat of harvest. those who spread nets on the surface of the
5 For before the harvest, when the bud is waters shall droop.
perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in 9 And the workers in fine flax, and the
the flower, then He will cut off the sprigs weavers of white cloth are ashamed.
with pruning knives, cut down and take 10 And her supports shall be crushed; and
away the branches, all who make wages shall be sad of soul.
6 And they shall be left together to the 11 Surely the rulers of Zoan are foolish
birds of prey of the hills, and to the beasts ones; the advice of Pharaoh’s wise counse-
of the earth. And the birds of prey shall lor has become stupid. How can you say to
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He shall send them a deliverer, a great one 667 Isaiah 20
Pharaoh, I am the son of wise ones, the Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the
son of kings of old? midst of the earth,
12 Where then are your wise ones? Yea, 25 which Jehovah of Hosts shall bless, say-
let them tell you now, that they may know ing, Blessed be My people Egypt, and
what Jehovah of Hosts has planned against Assyria, the work of My hands, and Israel
Egypt. My inheritance.
13 The rulers of Zoan are foolish ones;
the rulers of Noph are deceived; they also Isaiah 20
have led Egypt astray, the cornerstone of A type prefiguring the shameful captivity of Egypt
her tribes. and Ethiopia.
14 Jehovah has mixed a perverse spirit in 1 ¶ In the year Tartan came to Ashdod,
her midst; and they led astray Egypt in all when Sargon the king of Assyria sent
his work, as a drunkard strays in his vomit. him, and fought against Ashdod, and took
15 And there shall be no work to Egypt it;
that the head or the tail, the branch or rush, 2 at that time Jehovah spoke by Isaiah the
may do. son of Amoz, saying, Go and loosen the
16 In that day Egypt shall be like women; sackcloth from your loins, and take your
and it will tremble and dread from before shoe off from your foot. And he did so,
the shaking of the hand of Jehovah of Hosts, walking naked and barefoot.
which He waves over it. 3 And Jehovah said, Just as My servant
17 And the land of Judah shall be a terror Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three
to Egypt; everyone who mentions it shall years (a sign and a wonder on Egypt and
dread to it, from before the counsel of Je- on Ethiopia)
hovah of Hosts, which He counsels against 4 so shall the king of Assyria lead away
it. the captives of Egypt and the exiles of
18 ¶ In that day five cities in the land of Ethiopia, young and old; naked and bare-
Egypt shall speak the language of Canaan, foot, and with uncovered buttocks; to the
and swear to Jehovah of Hosts. and it shall nakedness of Egypt.
be called, City of Ruin to one. 5 And they shall be dismayed and ashamed
19 In that day an altar to Jehovah shall be of their hope Ethiopia, and of their glory
in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a Egypt.
pillar to Jehovah at its border. 6 And he who lives in this coast shall say
20 And it shall be for a sign and for a in that day, Behold, this has become of our
witness to Jehovah of Hosts in the land of hope to which we fled for help there, to be
Egypt. For they shall cry to Jehovah be- delivered from before the king of Assyria;
cause of those oppressing; and He shall send and, How shall we escape?
to them a savior, even a great one, and will
save them. Isaiah 21
21 And Jehovah shall be known to Egypt. 1 The prophet sees in a vision the fall of Babylon
Egypt shall know Jehovah in that day. And by the Medes and Persians. 13 the burden of
they shall offer sacrifice and offering, and Arabia.
they shall vow a vow to Jehovah, and re- 1 ¶ The burden of the wilderness of the
pay it. sea: As tempests in the Negeb pass, it
22 And Jehovah shall strike Egypt. strik- comes from the wilderness, from a ter-
ing and healing, and they shall return to rifying land.
Jehovah, and He shall be entreated for them 2 A harsh vision is revealed to me; the
and will heal them. one betraying betrays, and the one ravag-
23 In that day there shall be a highway ing ravages. Go up, O Elam! Besiege, O
out of Egypt to Assyria. And Assyria shall Media! I have caused all her sighing to
come into Egypt; and Egypt into Assyria; cease.
and Egypt shall serve with Assyria. 3 On account of this my loins are filled
24 In that day Israel shall be the third with with pain; pangs have taken hold on me
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Isaiah 22 668 The Lord Jehovah called to mourning
like the pangs of a one giving birth. I am
bowed from bearing; I am troubled from Isaiah 22
seeing. 1 Isaiah laments the invasion of Jewry by the Per-
4 My heart wanders; terror overwhelms sians. 15 He prophesies Shebna’s loss, 20 and
me; the twilight of my pleasure has turned Eliakim, prefiguring the kingdom of Christ.
into a fear. 1 ¶ The burden of the valley of vision:
5 Arrange the table; watch in the watch- What ails you now, that all have gone up
tower; eat, drink; rise up, rulers, and anoint to the housetops?
the shield. 2 Crashings fill the noisy city, the joyous
6 For so the Lord has said to me: Go, city. Your slain ones are not slain by the
station a watchman; he will declare what sword, and not dying in battle.
he sees. 3 All your rulers fled together; they were
7 And he sees a chariot, a couple of horse- bound without the bow; all found in you
men; a chariot of an ass; a chariot of a were bound together; they have fled from
camel; and attending let him attend with afar.
much attention. 4 On account of this I said, Look away
8 And he cried, A lion! My lord, I al- from me; I will weep bitterly; do not hurry
ways stand on my watchtower by day; to comfort me over the ruin of the daugh-
and I em stationed there at my post all ter of my people.
the nights. 5 For it is a day of tumult, and of tram-
9 And, behold this, a chariot of a man pling down, and of confusion, by the Lord,
comes, a pair of horses. And he answered Jehovah of Hosts, in the valley of vision;
and said, Babylon has fallen, has fallen! digging down a wall, and crying to the
And He has shattered the graven images of mountain.
her gods to the earth. 6 And Elam lifted the quiver with a chariot
10 Oh my threshing, and the son of my of a man and horsemen; and Kir bared the
floor! That which I have heard from Jeho- shield.
vah of Hosts, the God of Israel, I have de- 7 And it happened; your choicest valleys
clared to you. were full of chariots; and setting the horse-
11 ¶ The burden of Dumah: He calls to men set in order at the gate.
me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the 8 ¶ And he removed Judah’s covering; and
night? Watchman, what of the night? you looked in that day to the armor of the
12 The watchman says, The morning house of the forest.
comes, and also night. If you would in- 9 You have also seen the breaks in the city
quire, inquire. Come! Return! of David, that they are many; and you gath-
13 ¶ The burden of Arabia: You shall stay ered the waters of the lower pool.
in the forest of Arabia, O traveling 10 And you have counted the houses of
Dedanites. Jerusalem; and you broke down the houses
14 Those living in the land Tema bring to fortify the wall.
water to him who is thirsty; meet the fugi- 11 And you made a reservoir between the
tive with his bread. walls, for the water of the old pool. But
15 For they fled from before swords, from you did not look to its Maker, and you did
before the drawn sword, and from before not see its Former from long ago.
the bent bow, and from before the press of 12 And in that day the Lord Jehovah of
battle. Hosts called to weeping and mourning; and
16 For so the Lord has said to me, Within to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth.
a year, as the years of a hireling, all the 13 But behold, joy and gladness, slaying
glory of Kedar shall be ended, oxen and slaughtering sheep; eating flesh
17 and the rest of the number of the ar- and drinking wine, saying, Eat and drink,
chers, the mighty ones of the sons of Kedar, for tomorrow we die!
shall be few. For Jehovah God of Israel 14 And Jehovah of Hosts revealed in my
has spoken. ears, Surely this iniquity shall not be
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Jehovah of Hosts purposed it, to stain pride 669 Isaiah 23
atoned for you until you die, says the Lord 2 Be still, ones living in the coast, trader
Jehovah of Hosts. of Sidon crossing the sea; they have filled
15 ¶ So says the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, you.
Go! Go to this steward, to Shebna who is 3 And by great waters, the seed of Sihor
over the house. and the harvest of the Nile was her rev-
16 What is to you here? And who is here enue; and she the mart of nations.
to you, that you have cut out a tomb for 4 Be ashamed, Sidon, for the sea has spo-
yourself here, as one cutting out his tomb ken, the strength of the sea, saying, I have
on high, having cut out a dwelling place not travailed, and not brought forth, I have
for himself in the rock? not made grow young men and not raised
17 Behold, Jehovah hurls you with a hurl- up virgins.
ing, O man, and grasps you with a grasp- 5 As the report comes to Egypt, so they
ing. shall be anguished at the report of Tyre.
18 Whirling, He will whirl you with a 6 Pass over Tarshish; howl, the ones liv-
whirling like a ball, into a land wide of ing at the coast!
hands. You shall die there, and there are 7 Is this your exulting city from days of her
the chariots of your glory, the shame of old age? Her feet bear her far away to stay.
your lord’s house. 8 Who has counseled this against Tyre, the
19 And I will drive you from your posi- crowning city, whose merchants are rulers,
tion, and he will pull you from your station. whose traders are the weighty of the earth?
20 And in that day it shall be, even I will 9 Jehovah of Hosts has counseled it, to
call to My servant Eliakim the son of stain the pride of all glory, to bring all those
Hilkiah. being honored of the earth into contempt.
21 And I will clothe him with your robe 10 Pass through your land as the Nile, O
and will fasten your sash on him. And I daughter of Tarshish; there is no girdle any
will give your authority into his hand. And more.
he shall be a father to the ones living in 11 He stretched His hand over the sea; He
Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. shook kingdoms. Jehovah has made a de-
22 And the key of the house of David I cree against Canaan, to destroy its strong-
will lay on his shoulder, so that he opens, holds.
and no one shuts; and he shuts, and no one 12 And He said, You shall not again still
opens. rejoice, oppressed one, virgin daughter of
23 And I will drive him as a nail in a sure Sidon. Arise, cross over to Kittim, even
place; and he shall be for a throne of glory there is no rest to you.
to his father’s house. 13 Behold, the land of the Chaldeans!
24 And they shall hang on him all the This people did not exist! Assyria founded
glory of his father’s house, the offspring it for desert-creaturess. They set up their
and the offshoots, all small vessels, from siege towers; they lay bare its palaces; they
vessels of cups even to all vessels of jars. set it up to be a ruin.
25 In that day, a statement of Jehovah of 14 Howl, ships of Tarshish! For your
Hosts, the nail that is driven in the sure stronghold is ruined.
place shall be removed, and be cut down, 15 ¶ And it shall be in that day that Tyre
and fall. And the burden that was on it shall shall be forgotten seventy years, accord-
be cut off. Jehovah has spoken. ing to the days of one king. At the end of
seventy years, it will be as the song of a
Isaiah 23 harlot to Tyre.
1 The miserable overthrow of Tyre. 17 Their un- 16 Take a harp; go about the city, O for-
happy return. gotten harlot. Do well to play; make many
1 ¶ The burden of Tyre: Howl, ships of songs, that you may be remembered.
Tarshish! For it is ruined, without house, 17 And it will be, after the end of seventy
without entrance. It is revealed to them years, Jehovah will visit Tyre; and she shall
from the land of Kittim. return to her hire, and will fornicate with
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Isaiah 24 670 O Jehovah, You are my God; I will exalt You
all the kingdoms of the earth on the face ing of an olive tree, and as gleanings when
of the earth. the grape harvest is completed.
18 And her gain and her wages shall be 14 They lift up their voice; they sing for
holiness to Jehovah; it shall not be hoarded the majesty of Jehovah; they cry aloud from
and not stored; for her gain shall be for the sea.
those who dwell before Jehovah, to eat to 15 On account of this glorify Jehovah in
satiety, and for a choice covering. the flames, the name of Jehovah God of
Israel, in the coasts of the sea.
Isaiah 24 16 ¶ We have heard songs from the wing
1 The doleful judgments of Jehovah on the land. of the earth, Honor to the Righteous One.
13 A remnant shall joyfully praise Him. 16 Jeho- But I said, Leanness to me! Leanness to
vah in his judgments shall advance His kingdom. me! Woe to me! Traitors betray, even with
1 ¶ Behold! Jehovah empties the land and treachery; traitors betray!
makes it waste, and distorts its face, and 17 Terror, and the pit, and a snare are upon
scatters those living in it. you, one living in the earth.
2 And as it is with the people, so with the 18 And it shall be, he who flees from the
priest; as with the servant, so with the mas- sound of terror shall fall into the pit. And
ter; as with the maid, so with her mistress; he who comes up out of the midst of the
as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with pit shall be taken in the snare. For the win-
the lender, so with the borrower; as with dows from on high are opened, and the
the creditor, so with the debtor. earth’s foundations quake.
3 The land shall completely be emptied 19 The earth is breaking, breaking! The
and plundering will be plundered, for Je- earth is crashing, crashing! The earth is
hovah has spoken this Word. tottering, tottering.
4 The land mourns and withers; the world 20 Like a drunken one, the earth is stag-
droops and withers the proud people of the gering, staggering! And it rocks to and fro
earth droop. like a hut. And its transgression is heavy
5 And the earth is defiled under those liv- on it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.
ing in it, because they transgress laws and 21 And it shall be in that day, Jehovah
violate a statute, and break the everlasting shall visit on the army of the high place in
covenant. the high place, and on the kings of the land
6 On account of this a curse has devoured on the land.
the land; and they living in it are held guilty. 22 And they will be gathered, a gathering
Therefore those living in the land are of prisoners in a dungeon. And they shall
burned, and few men remaining. be shut up in a prison; and after many days
7 The new wine has failed; the vine droops; they will be called to account.
all the merry-hearted sigh. 23 Then the moon shall blush, and the sun
8 The exultation of timbrels ceases; the shall be ashamed, when Jehovah of Hosts
noise of jubilant ones ends; the exultation shall reign in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem;
of the harp ceases. and before His elders in His glory.
9 They shall not drink wine with the song;
fermented liquor shall be bitter to those Isaiah 25
who drink it. 1 The prophet praises Jehovah for His judgments,
10 The city of emptiness is broken down; 9 and for His victorious salvation.
every house is shut from entering. 1 ¶ O Jehovah, You are my God. I will
11 A crying over the wine is in the streets; exalt You; I will thank Your name; for You
all joy is darkened; the gladness in the land have done a wonder: counsels from afar;
is removed. faithful faithfulness.
12 Desolation is remaining in the city, and 2 Because You have made a heap from a
a ruin; the gate is battered. city, a fortified city into a ruin; a fortress
13 ¶ For it is thus in the midst of the land, of foreigners from being a city, not to be
among the peoples, it shall be as the shak- built, to forever.
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3 Therefore the mighty people glorify 3 You will keep in peace, perfect peace
You, the city of the terrifying nations shall the mind sustained by You, for he trusts in
fear You. You.
4 For You are a stronghold to the poor 4 Trust in Jehovah forever, for in Jah Je-
one, a stronghold to the needy one in his hovah is an everlasting Rock.
distress, a refuge from storm, a shadow 5 ¶ For He bows those living on high; He
from heat; because the breath of the terri- lays low the lofty city; He lays it low to
fying one is like a storm against a wall. the ground; He strikes down even to the
5 You shall lay low the noise of aliens, dust.
like the heat in a dry place, the heat with 6 The foot shall trample it, the feet of the
the shadow of cloud; the shouting of the humble one, steps of the poor ones.
terrifying ones shall be laid low. 7 The path for the just one is uprightness;
6 ¶ And Jehovah of Hosts shall make a the Upright One will make level the track
feast of fat things for all the peoples in this of the just one.
mountain; a feast of wine on the lees, of 8 Yea, Jehovah, in the path of Your judg-
fat things full of marrow, refined wine on ments we awaited You; for Your name and
the lees. for Your memory is the desire of our soul.
7 And He will swallow up in this moun- 9 With my soul I desire You in the night;
tain the face of the covering which covers yea, with my spirit within me I diligently
over all people, and the veil that is woven seek You. For when Your judgments are in
over all nations. the earth, those living in the world learn
8 He will swallow up death forever! And righteousness.
the Lord Jehovah will wipe away tears from 10 The wicked one finds favor; he does
all faces. And He shall turn aside the re- not learn righteousness; he acts wrongfully
proach of His people from all the earth; in the land of straight things, and he does
for Jehovah has spoken. not see the majesty of Jehovah.
9 ¶ And one shall say in that day, Behold, 11 Jehovah, Your hand is high; they do
this is our God; we have waited for Him, not see; they see and are ashamed of the
and He will save us. This is Jehovah; we zeal of the people. Yea, the fire of Your
have waited for Him; we will be glad and adversaries devour them.
rejoice in His salvation. 12 ¶ Jehovah, You will ordain peace for
10 For the hand of Jehovah shall rest in us; for also You have worked all our works
this mountain; and Moab shall be trampled for us.
under Him, even as straw is trampled in a 13 Jehovah our God, masters beside You
dung pit. have governed us; only in You we will
11 And He shall spread His hands in his mention Your name.
midst, as one swimming spreads to swim. 14 Ones that died do not live; Departed
And He shall lay low his pride with the spirits do not rise; thereforeYou called to
skill of His hands. account and destroyed them, and caused
12 And He shall bow down the fortress of all memory of them to perish.
the height of your walls; He will lay low, 15 You have added to the nation, Jeho-
strike down to the earth, even to the dust. vah; You have added to the nation, You are
glorified; You have sent far off all the ends
Isaiah 26 of the land.
1 A song inciting to confidence in Jehovah, 12 for 16 Jehovah, they visited You in distress;
His favor to His people. 16 Christ prophesied they poured out a whisper; Your chasten-
to come. 20 An exhortation to wait on Jehovah. ing was to them.
1 ¶ In that day this song shall be sung in 17 As a pregnant woman draws near to
the land of Judah: A strong city to us; He give birth, she writhes and cries out in her
sets up salvation as our walls and rampart. pangs. So are we before You, Jehovah.
2 Open the gates, and the righteous na- 18 We conceived; we writhed; as it were,
tion shall come in, keeping faithfulness. we gave birth to wind. We have not worked
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Isaiah 27 672 Behold! The Lord is a mighty and strong One
salvation for the earth; and those living in 10 For the fortified city shall be lonely, a
the world have not fallen. forsaken pasture, left alone and forsaken
19 Yours who died shall live, my dead like a wilderness. The calf shall feed there,
body, they shall rise up. Awake and sing, and he shall lie there and eat up its branches.
those dwelling in the dust; for the dew of 11 When its boughs dry up, they are bro-
lights is your dew; and the earth shall cast ken off. Women shall come and kindle
out departed spirits. them, for it is not a people of discernment.
20 ¶ Come, My people, go in your rooms On account of this his Maker will not pity
and shut your doors behind you. Hide for him, and his Former will not favor him.
a little moment, until the fury passes. 12 And it shall be in that day, Jehovah
21 For, behold, Jehovah comes from His shall thresh from the stream of the River
place to visit his iniquity on one dwelling to the torrent of Egypt; and you shall be
on the earth. On him the earth shall also gathered one by one, sons of Israel.
reveal her blood, and not shall still cover 13 And it shall be in that day, the great
over her being slain. rams` horn shall be blown; and those per-
ishing in the land of Assyria and the out-
Isaiah 27 casts in the land of Egypt shall come and
1 The care of Jehovah over His vineyard. 7 His shall worship Jehovah in the holy moun-
chastisements differ from judgments. 12 The tain in Jerusalem.
sons of the Jews and the nations.
1 ¶ In that day Jehovah will call to ac- Isaiah 28
count the sea monster, the darting serpent, 1 The prophet threatens Ephraim for their pride
with His great and fierce and strong sword; and drunkenness. 16 Christ the sure founda-
and the fleeing serpent, on the sea mon- tion is promised. 23 They are incited to the con-
ster, the crooked serpent; and He shall slay sideration of Jehovah’s discreet providence.
the monster that is in the sea. 1 ¶ Woe to the crown of pride of the
2 In that day sing to it, A vineyard of de- drunkards of Ephraim, and the fading
sire; flower, the glory of his beauty, which is
3 I, Jehovah, keep it; I will water it every on the head of the fat valley of those smit-
moment, lest one injure it; I will guard it ten with wine!
night and day. 2 Behold, a strong and mighty one is to
4 Fury is not to Me. Who will give Me the Lord, like a hailstorm, a destroying
briers and thorns in the battle? I will step storm; like a storm of mighty waters over-
through it; I would burn it at once. flowing; He sets down to the earth with
5 Or will he lay hold of My strength that His hand.
he may make peace with Me? Let him 3 The crown of pride of the drunkards of
make peace with Me. Ephraim shall be trampled down by feet.
6 In the coming days Jacob will take root; 4 And shall be the fading flower,the glory
Israel shall blossom and bud, and they will of beauty which is on the head of the val-
fill the face of the world with fruit. ley of fatness, like the firstripe fig before
7 ¶ As the wound of the wounded did He summer which the seeing one sees; while
strike him? Or as the slaughter of them slain it is yet in his palm, he swallows it.
by Him, is he slain? 5 In that day Jehovah of Hosts shall be-
8 You will contend with her by driving come a crown of glory and a diadem of
her away, by sending her away. He shall beauty to the rest of His people,
take away by His harsh wind, in the day of 6 and a spirit of justice to him who sits on
the east wind. the judgment seat; and for might to those
9 By this, then, the iniquity of Jacob will turning back the battle toward the gate.
be covered, and this is all the fruit, to take 7 But also these also have erred by wine,
away his sin; when he makes all the stones and have strayed through fermented liquor;
of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in priest and prophet have erred through fer-
pieces; Asherahs and sun pillars shall not rise. mented liquor; they are swallowed from wine;
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I place in Zion a Stone, a tried Stone 673 Isaiah 29
they stagger from fermented liquor; they err strange, and to work His work, His for-
in vision; they stumble in judgment; eign work.
8 for all tables are full of vomit and filth, 22 And now do not be mockers, lest your
without a clean place. bonds be made strong. For I have heard
9 ¶ To whom shall He teach knowledge? from the Lord Jehovah of Hosts that a full
And to whom shall He explain the mes- end even is decreed on all the earth.
sage? Those weaned from milk, those mov- 23 ¶ Give ear and hear My voice; pay at-
ing from breasts? tention and hear My saying:
10 For rule must be on rule, rule on rule; 24 Does the plowman plow all day to sow?
line on line, line on line; here a little, there Does he open and break the clods of his
a little. ground?
11 For with stammering lip and another 25 When he has leveled its surface, does
tongue, He will speak to this people; he not strew black cummin, and scatter
12 of whom He said, This is the rest; cause cummin, and set wheat in rows, and bar-
the weary to rest, even this is the rest. But ley in its place, and spelt in its border?
they willed not to hear. 26 And He instructs him for the right; his
13 Yet the Word of Jehovah was to them, God teaches him.
rule upon rule, rule upon rule; line on line, 27 For black cummin is not threshed with
line on line; here a little, there a little; that the sledge; and a cartwheel is not turned
they might go, and stumble, and be bro- on cummin. But black cummin is beaten
ken, and snared, and taken. out with the staff, and cummin with the
14 ¶ So hear the Word of Jehovah, men of rod.
scorn ruling this people in Jerusalem. 28 Bread is crushed, but not always does
15 Because you have said, We have cut a one thresh it with threshing; and he drives
covenant with death; and, We have made a the wheel of his cart; and his horses do not
vision with Sheol, when the overwhelm- beat it small.
ing scourge passes through it will not come 29 This also comes from Jehovah of Hosts,
to us, for we have made the lie our refuge, doing wonders in counsel, making sound
and we have hidden in falsehood. wisdom great.
16 So, the Lord Jehovah says this: Be-
hold, I place in Zion a Stone, a tried Stone, Isaiah 29
a precious Cornerstone, a founded Foun- 1 Jehovah’s heavy judgment upon Jerusalem.
dation; he who believes shall not hasten. 7 the futility of the nations 9 The senselessness,
17 And I will lay judgment for a line, and 13 and deep hypocrisy of the Jews.
righteousness for a plummet; and the hail 1 ¶ Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where
shall sweep away the refuge of the lie; and David camped. Add year on year; let go
the waters shall overflow the hiding place. around their feasts.
18 And your covenant with death shall be 2 And I will compress Ariel, and there
covered; and your vision with Sheol shall shall be mourning and sorrow; and it shall
not rise up. When the overwhelming be to Me as Ariel.
scourge passes through, then you shall be 3 And I will camp as a circle on you, and
for a trampling to it. will lay siege work on you; and I will raise
19 As often as it passes, it shall take you;
up ramparts on you.
for it shall pass in the morning, in the morn-
4 And you shall be humbled; you shall
ing, in the day and in the night, it shall speak from the dust; and your speech shall
only be a terror to understand the message. be bowed down; and your voice shall be
20 For the bed is shorter than one can from the ground, like a medium; and your
stretch himself on; and the cover is more speech shall chirp out of the dust.
binding than one can wrap himself in. 5 And the host of ones estranged to you
21 For Jehovah shall rise up, as at Mount shall be as fine powder, and as chaff pass-
Perazim; He shall be stirred as in the Gibeon
ing, the host of terrifying ones; and it will
Valley, to do His work, His work being happen suddenly, instantly;
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6 you shall be visited from Jehovah of field; and the fruitful field shall be counted
Hosts; with thunder and earthquake, and for the forest?
great noise, tempest and storm, and flame 18 And in that day deaf ones shall hear
of devouring fire. the words of a book; and the eyes of blind
7 And the multitude of all the nations who ones shall see out of their gloom and out
fight against Ariel, even all fighting her of darkness.
and compressing her and her stronghold, 19 And the humble ones shall increase joy
shall be like a dream of a night vision. in Jehovah, and the poor of men shall re-
8 It shall even be as when a hungry one joice in the Holy One of Israel.
dreams; and, behold, he is eating; but when 20 For the terrifying one ceases; and the
he awakes, his soul is empty. Or it shall be one scorning is ended; and all that watch
as when a thirsty one dreams; and, behold, for iniquity are cut off;
he is drinking, but when he awakes, he is 21 those who make a man sin by a word, even
faint, and his soul is longing. So shall be they ensnare the reprover in the gate, and turn
the multitude of all the nations who fight aside the righteous one by emptiness .
against Mount Zion. 22 Therefore Jehovah says to the house
9 ¶ Wait and wonder! Blind yourselves, of Jacob, He who redeemed Abraham:
and be blind! They are drunk, but not with Jacob shall not be ashamed now, nor shall
wine! They stagger, but not with fermented his face become pale now.
liquor. 23 But when he sees his children in his
10 For Jehovah has poured out on you the midst, the work of My hands, they shall
spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your sanctify My name. They shall sanctify the
eyes. The prophets and your heads, the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God
seers, He has covered of Israel.
11 And the whole vision to you is like the 24 Those led astray of spirit shall know
words of a sealed book which they give to discernment, and those who murmured
one knowing books, saying, Please read this. shall learn instruction.
Then he says, I am not able, for it is sealed.
12 And the book is given to one who does Isaiah 30
not know books, saying, Please read this. 1 The prophet threatens the people for their confi-
And he says, I do not know books. dence in Egypt, 8 and contempt of Jehovah’s
13 And the Lord says, Because this people Word. 27 Jehovah’s wrath, and the people’s
draws near with its mouth, and they honor joy, in the destruction of Assyria.
Me with its lips; but its heart is far from 1 ¶ Woe to rebellious sons, a statement of
Me, and their fear of Me is taught the com- Jehovah, to make counsel, but not from
mandment by men; Me; and to weave a covering web, but not
14 So, behold, I am adding to do won- of My Spirit, in order to add sin on sin;
derfully with this people, the wonder, even 2 these walking to go down to Egypt, but
a wonderful wonder. For the wisdom of they have not asked at My mouth, to seek
his wise ones shall perish, and the wit of refuge in the stronghold of Pharaoh, and
his witty ones shall be hidden. to trust in the shadow of Egypt.
15 Woe to those who go to hide deeply 3 And the stronghold of Pharaoh shall be-
their counsel from Jehovah! Yea, their come a shame to you; and refuge in the
works are in the dark; and they say, Who shadow of Egypt a disgrace.
sees us? And, Who knows us? 4 For his rulers were in Zoan, and his am-
16 O your perversity! Shall the former be bassadors reached to Hanes.
counted as the clay, that it shall say to its 5 Every one is ashamed over a people who
maker, He did not make me? Or shall the do not profit them; they are not for a help,
thing formed say to the former, He does and not for profiting, but for a shame; yea,
not understand? also for a reproach.
17 ¶ Is it not yet a little while, and Leba- 6 The burden of the beasts of the south:
non shall be turned back into a fruitful Into the land of distress and constraint. The
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The name of Jehovah comes from afar 675 Isaiah 30
lioness and the lion are from them; the vi- to have mercy on you; for Jehovah is a
per and fiery flying serpent. They lift up God of judgment. Blessed are all who wait
their riches on the shoulders of young asses, for Him.
and their treasures on the humps of cam- 19 For the people shall live in Zion, at
els, to a people who cannot profit them. Jerusalem; Surely you shall weep no more.
7 And Egypt, vainly and emptily they Favoring He will favor you at the sound
help. So I have called to this: Their strength of your cry. When He hears, He will an-
is to sit still. swer you.
8 ¶ Now come, write it before them on a 20 And the Lord gives you the bread of
tablet, and inscribe it on a book, so that it adversity and the water of oppression; but
may be for the latter day forever, until for- your teachers shall not be hidden any more;
ever; but your eyes shall be able to see your teach-
9 that this is a rebellious people, lying ers.
sons; sons who are not willing to hear the 21 And your ears shall hear a word be-
Law of Jehovah; hind you, saying, This is the way, walk in
10 those who say to the seers, Do not see; it, when you go right, or when you go left.
and to those who advise, Do not have a 22 And you shall defile the plating of your
vision for right things to us; speak smooth carved images of silver; and the plating of
things to us; have a vision of trifles. your molten images of gold. You shall strew
11 Turn aside from the way; stretch from them as a menstruous cloth; you shall say
the path; cause the Holy One of Israel to to it, Go out!
cease from before us. 23 Then He shall give rain for your seed,
12 Therefore, so says the Holy One of with which you sow the ground. And the
Israel, Because of your rejection of this bread of the produce of the earth also shall
Word, and your trust in oppression and per- be fattened and fat. In that day your live-
versity, even resting on it; stock shall feed in a pasture made wide.
13 So this iniquity shall be to you as a 24 Also, the oxen and the young asses
broken section falling, like the bulging out serving the ground shall eat seasoned fod-
of a high wall, the breaking of which comes der which one winnows with the shovel
suddenly, in an instant. and with the fork.
14 And its breaking is as the breaking of a 25 And on every high mountain, and on
potter’s vessel; when shattered he has no every high hill, shall be rivulets lifted up,
pity; for in its breaking there is not found streams of water, in a day of great slaugh-
a shard to take up fire from the hearth, nor ter, in the falling of towers.
to skim water from a pool. 26 And the moonlight shall be like the
15 For so says the Lord Jehovah, the Holy light of the sun. And the sun’s light shall
One of Israel, In returning and rest you be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in
shall be saved; and in quietness and confi- the day of binding up, Jehovah binding the
dence shall be your strength. But you were break of His people, and healing the wound
not willing. of His blow.
16 For you said, No! For we will flee on 27 ¶ Behold, the name of Jehovah comes
a horse. Therefore you shall flee. Also, you from afar; His anger burns; and is heavy
say, We will ride on swift ones. On ac- as the lifting up of flame; His lips are full
count of this, those who pursue you shall of fury, and His tongue like a devouring
be swift ones. fire.
17 One thousand shall flee at the rebuke 28 And like an overflowing torrent, His
of one. You shall flee from the rebuke of breath shall divide to the neck, to sift the
five, until you are left like a pole on the nations with the sieve of vanity, and a
top of the mountain, and like a sign on a bridle causing to err on the jaws of the
hill. peoples.
18 ¶ And therefore Jehovah waits to be 29 The song shall be to you, as the night
gracious to you. And for this He is exalted when the feast is sanctified, and gladness
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Isaiah 31 676 My people shall live in a peaceful home
of heart, as one going with the flute, to 7 For in that day each man shall despise
come into the mount of Jehovah, to the his silver idols and his golden idols, which
Rock of Israel. your hands have made for you; a sin.
30 And Jehovah shall make the majesty 8 And Assyria shall fall by a sword, not of
of His voice heard; and He causes His arm man; yea, a sword, not of man, shall de-
to be seen coming down with raging anger vour him. For he shall flee for himself from
and flame of consuming fire, cloudburst the sword, and his young men shall be-
and storm, and hailstones. come forced labor.
31 For through the voice of Jehovah, 9 And his rock will pass away from fear;
Assyria shall be crushed, the rod with which and his commanders shall tremble at the
He strikes. banner, declares Jehovah, whose fire is in
32 And every passage of the appointed Zion, and His furnace in Jerusalem.
staff that Jehovah causes to rest on him will
be with timbrels and with harps. And in Isaiah 32
brandishing battles He fights with her. 1 The blessings of Christ’s kingdom. 9 Desola-
33 For Topheth is ordained from yester- tion is predicted . 15 Restoration is promised.
day. Also, it is prepared for the king; He 1 ¶ Behold, a King shall reign in righ-
deepened; He widened its pyre; He makes teousness, and rulers shall rule in judgment.
great with fire and wood. The breath of Je- 2 And a Man shall be a hiding place from
hovah burns in it like a torrent of brimstone. the wind, a shelter from the storm, as
streams of water in a dry place; like the
Isaiah 31 shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
1 The prophet shows the cursed folly in trusting to 3 And the eyes of those that see shall not
Egypt, and forsaking of Jehovah. gaze, and the ears of those who hear shall
1 ¶ Woe to those who go down to Egypt pay attention.
for help, and lean on horses, and trust on 4 And the heart of the ones hurrying shall
chariotry, because it is great; and in horse- discern knowledge; and the tongue of those
men because they are very strong! But they that stutter shall hurry to speak clear things.
do not look to the Holy One of Israel, and 5 The foolish one shall no more be called
do not seek Jehovah. a noble one, and a miser will not be said to
2 And He also is wise, and brings evil, and be a generous one.
will not turn aside His words, but will rise 6 For the foolish one speaks senselessness,
against the house of ones doing evil, and and his heart works iniquity, to do ungod-
against the help of workers of iniquity. liness; and to speak error against Jehovah,
3 And Egypt is a man, and not God. And to make the hungry soul empty; and he
their horses are flesh, and not spirit. And causes the drink of the thirsty to fail.
Jehovah stretches out His hand, and both 7 And the miser’s weapons are evil; he
he who helps shall stumble, and he who is counsels wicked plots to destroy the poor
helped shall fall; and together they all shall ones with lying words, even the needy ones
be finished. when he speaks justice.
4 For so Jehovah has said to me: As the 8 But the noble one counsels noble things;
lion roars, even the young lion on his prey and he rises up by noble things.
when the band of shepherds are called 9 ¶ O women who are at ease, rise up.
against him, he will not fear their voice, Hear My voice; daughters being confident,
and not is humbled because of their noise. give ear to My Word.
So Jehovah of Hosts shall go down to fight 10 You will quake for days of a year,
on Mount Zion, and on its hill. women being confident; for the vintage
5 As birds fly, so Jehovah of Hosts will fails; the gathering will not come.
shield over Jerusalem; shielding and de- 11 Tremble, women at ease; quake,
livering, and passing over, He will save it. women being confident; strip and make
6 ¶ Turn back to Him against whom you yourselves bare, and bind sackcloth on your
have made a deep revolt, sons of Israel. loins;
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12 be wailing over breasts, over pleasant 8 The ways are desolated; the path crosser
fields, over the fruitful vine. ceases. He has broken the covenant; he has
13 Thorns and briers shall go up on the rejected cities; he has not respected man.
land of My people; even over all the houses 9 The land mourns and droops; Lebanon
of joy in the jubilant city, is ashamed; Sharon withers like a wilder-
14 for the palace is left alone; the crowd ness; Bashan is shaken out; and Carmel.
of the city is forsaken; mound and tower 10 Now I will rise up, says Jehovah. Now
are instead caves, until forever; a joy of I will be exalted; now I will be lifted up.
wild asses; pasture for flocks; 11 You shall conceive chaff; you shall bear
15 until is poured out on us the Spirit from stubble; your breath is a fire; it shall de-
on high, and the wilderness becomes a vour you.
fruitful field; and the fruitful field is reck- 12 And peoples shall be as burnings of
oned as a forest. lime; as thorns cut away, they shall be
16 And judgment shall dwell in the wil- burned in fire.
derness, and righteousness shall dwell in 13 ¶ Distant ones, hear what I have done;
the fruitful field. and you near ones, know My might.
17 And the work of righteousness shall be 14 The sinners of Zion are afraid; terror
peace; and the service of righteousness shall has seized profane ones; who of us shall
be quietness and trusting till forever. abide with consuming fire? Who of us shall
18 And My people shall live in a home of abide with burnings forever?
peace, and in safe dwellings, and in secure 15 He who walks righteously and speaks
resting places. with uprightness; he who rejects the gain
19 Though it hails when the forest comes of oppressions, who shakes his palms free
down, and the city is laid low in low places, from taking the bribe, who stops his ear
20 blessed are you who sow beside all from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes
waters, who send out the foot of the ox from looking at evil.
and the ass. 16 He shall live on high; strongholds of
rocks will be his retreat; his bread shall be
Isaiah 33 given; his waters are faithful.
1 Jehovah’s judgments against the enemies of the 17 Your eyes shall see the King in His
godly ones. 13 The privileges of the godly. beauty; they shall see a land of far off places.
1 ¶ Woe to one destroying, and you not 18 Your heart shall ponder terror: Where
being destroyed, betraying and they did not is the scribe? Where is the one weighing??
betray you! When you finish destroying, Where is the enumerator of the towers?
you will be destroyed; when you stop be- 19 You shall not see the fierce people,
traying, they will betray you. from hearing a people deep of lip, of a for-
2 O Jehovah, favor us. We have hoped in eign tongue, that none understands.
You; be their arm in the mornings, our sal- 20 Behold, Zion, the city of our appointed
vation also in time of distress. meetings! Your eyes shall see Jerusalem, a
3 At the sound of the tumult, peoples fled; quiet home, a tent that shall not be moved;
at Your exaltation, nations scattered. its stakes shall not be pulled up forever,
4 And Your prey shall be gathered as the and not any of its cords shall be torn off.
stripping locust gathers; as locusts run to 21 But majestic Jehovah will place there
and fro, he also runs about on it. for us a place of rivers and streams, broad
5 Jehovah is exalted, for He dwells on on both hands; a ship with oars shall not
high; He has filled Zion with judgment and go in it, and a majestic ship shall not pass
righteousness. through it.
6 And He will be the security of your times, 22 For Jehovah is our judge; Jehovah is
wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; our lawgiver; Jehovah is our king; He will
the fear of Jehovah is His treasure. save us.
7 Behold, their heroes cry outside; the en- 23 Your ropes are loosened; they do not
voys of peace shall weep bitterly. hold the base of their mast, they do not
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Isaiah 34 678 It shall be called, The Way of Holiness
spread the sail. Then the prey of much plun- 12 They shall call its nobles to a king-
der shall be divided; the lame shall plun- dom, but none shall be there; and all her
der the booty. rulers shall be nothing.
24 And an inhabitant shall not say, I am 13 And thorns, nettles and thistles
sick, the people who live in it, their iniq- shall go up in her palaces, in its fortresses;
uity shall be lifted up. and it shall be a home for jackals, a court
for daughters of ostriches.
Isaiah 34 14 The desert creatures shall also meet with
1 The judgments where Jehovah renews his the howlers; and the shaggy goat shall cry
people. 11 The desolation of her enemies. to his fellow. The Lillich shall also settle
1 ¶ Nations, come near to hear; and peoples, there, and find a resting place for herself.
give attention! Let the earth hear, and its full-15 The snake shall nest there, and shall
ness, the world and all its offspring. lay, and hatch, and shall gather in her
2 For the wrath of Jehovah is on all the shadow. Also shall gather there birds of
nations, and fury on all their army; He has prey, each with its mate.
devoted them; He gave them to slaughter. 16 Search and read from the Book of Je-
3 And their slain shall be thrown out; and hovah; not one of these shall miss, each
the stench from their carcasses shall go up; not lacking her mate; for He has com-
and the mountains shall be melted with their manded my mouth, and by His Spirit He
blood. has gathered them.
4 And all the host of the heavens shall be 17 And He has made fall a lot for them,
dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled and His hand divided it to them by line. They
like a scroll. Then all their host shall droop, shall possess it until forever, from genera-
as a leaf drooping from the vine, and as tion and generation they shall live in it.
the drooping from a fig tree.
5 For My sword is drenched in the heavens. Isaiah 35
Behold, it shall come down on Edom, and on 1 The joyful flourishing of Christ’s kingdom.
the people of My curse, for judgment. 3 The weak are encouraged by the virtues and
6 A sword is to Jehovah; it is filled with privileges of the gospel.
blood; it is made fat with fatness, with the 1 ¶ The wilderness and dry land shall re-
blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of joice for them; and the desert shall exult
the kidneys of rams. For to Jehovah is a and bloom like the crocus.
sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter 2 Blooming, it shall bloom and exult; yea,
in the land of Edom. with joy and singing. Lebanon’s glory shall
7 And wild oxen shall come down with be given to it, the honor of Carmel and
them, and young bulls with strong bulls; Sharon; they shall see the glory of Jeho-
and their land is drenched with blood, and vah, the honor of our God.
their dust made fat with fatness. 3 Strengthen then the slack of hands and
8 For the day of vengeance is to Jehovah, firm up the staggering knees.
the year of retribution for Zion’s cause. 4 Say to those of a heart being hasty, Be
9 ¶ And its torrents shall be turned to pitch, strong! Do not fear! Behold, your God will
and its dust to brimstone; and its land shall come with vengeance; with the full deal-
become burning pitch. ing of God, He will come and save you.
10 It shall not be put out night or day; its 5 ¶ Then the eyes of blind ones shall be
smoke shall go up forever. From genera- opened, and the ears of deaf ones opened.
tion to generation, it shall lie waste; no one 6 Then lame ones shall leap like a deer,
shall pass through it forever and forever. and the tongue of the mute ones shall sing.
11 But the owl and the hedgehog shall For waters shall break out in the wilder-
possess it; and the eared owl and the raven ness, and streams in the desert.
shall live in it. And He shall stretch out on 7 And the parched ground shall become a
it the line of confusion, and the stones of pool, and the thirsty land shall become
emptiness. springs of waters, in the home of jackals,
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Let not Hezekiah make you trust in Jehovah 679 Isaiah 36
in its resting place, and a place for the reed 8 And now please exchange pledges with
and rush. my master the king of Assyria, and I will
8 And there shall be a highway, even a give you two thousand horses, if you are
way, and The Way of Holiness shall be able to set riders on them for you.
called to it. Unclean ones shall not pass 9 How then will you turn away the face
over it. And it is for them, the poor ones of one captain of the least of my master’s
going in the way; even foolish ones shall servants, and put your trust in Egypt for
not go astray. chariotry and horsemen?
9 No lion shall be there; and no violent 10 And now have I come up against this
beast shall go up on it; it shall not be found land to destroy it without Jehovah? Jeho-
there. But ones being redeemed shall walk vah said to me, Go up to this land and de-
there. stroy it.
10 And ones being ransomed of Jehovah 11 ¶ And Eliakim and Shebna and Joah
shall return and enter Zion with a ringing said to the chief cupbearer, Please speak to
cry of joy. and with everlasting joy on their your servants in Aramaic, for we hear. But
head; gladness and joy shall reach them, do not speak to us in Jewish, in the ears of
and sorrow and sighing shall flee. the people on the wall.
12 But the chief cupbearer said, Has my
Isaiah 36 master sent me to your master and to you to
1 Sennacherib invades Judah. 4 The chief speak these words? Is it not on the men who
cuobearer, sent by Sennacherib, by blasphemous sit on the wall, to eat their own dung, and to
persuasions solicits the people to revolt. drink the water of their feet with you?
1 ¶ And it happened in the fourteenth year 13 And the chief cupbearer stood and cried
of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of with a loud voice in Judean, and said, Hear
Assyria, came against all the fortified cit- the words of the great king, the king of
ies of Judah, and took them. Assyria.
2 And the king of Assyria sent the chief 14 So says the king, Do not let Hezekiah
cupbearer from Lachish to Jerusalem, to deceive you, for he will not be able to save
King Hezekiah, with a great army. And he you.
stood by the conduit of the upper pool, in 15 And let not Hezekiah make you trust
the highway of the Fuller’s Field. in Jehovah, saying, Saving Jehovah will
3 And Eliakim, Hilkiah’s son, who was save us; this city shall not be given into the
over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and hand of the king of Assyria.
Asaph’s son Joah, the recorder, came out 16 Do not listen to Hezekiah. For the king
to him. of Assyria says this, Make with me a bless-
4 And the chief cupbearer said to them, ing and come out to me. Then let each man
Say now to Hezekiah, The great king says eat of his own vine, and each man of his
this, the king of Assyria, What confidence own fig tree, and each man drink the wa-
is this in which you trust? ters of his own well,
5 I say, Are only words of the lips counsel 17 until I come and take you to a land
and might for war? Now, in whom have like your own land, a land of grain and
you trusted that you rebelled against me? new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.
6 Behold, you trust on the staff of this 18 Lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying,
broken reed, on Egypt, which if a man Jehovah will deliver us. Have the gods of
leans on it, it goes into his palm and pierces the nations delivered a man of his land from
it; so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who the king of Assyria’s hand?
trust in him. 19 Where are the gods of Hamath, and
7 But if you say to me, We trust in Jeho- Arpad? Where are the gods of Sepharvaim;
vah our God; is it not He whose high places and when was it that they delivered Samaria
and altars Hezekiah has removed? And He out of my hand?
said to Judah and Jerusalem, You shall 20 Who among all the gods of these lands
worship before this altar. has delivered their land out of my hand,
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Isaiah 37 680 Bow down Your ear, O Jehovah, and hear
that Jehovah should deliver Jerusalem out 9 And he heard about Tirhakah the king
of my hand? of Ethiopia, saying, He has come out to
21 But they were silent, and did not an- fight with you. And he heard and sent mes-
swer him a word; for it was the king’s or- sengers to Hezekiah, saying,
der, saying, Do not answer him. 10 So you shall say to Hezekiah, king of
22 And Eliakim, Hilkiah’s son who was Judah, saying, Do not let your God in
over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and whom you trust deceive you, saying,
Asaph’s son Joah, the recorder, came to Jerusalem shall not be given into the king
Hezekiah with their garments torn. And they of Assyria’s hand.
reported to him the words of the chief 11 Behold, you have heard what the kings
cupbearer. of Assyria have done to all lands, to com-
pletely destroy them. And shall you be de-
Isaiah 37 livered?
Hezekiah, mourning, asks Isaiah to pray for them. 12 Have the gods of the nations delivered
8 Sennacherib sends a blasphemous letter to those whom my fathers have destroyed,
Hezekiah. 21 Isaiah’s prophecy of the pride and Gozan and Haran, and Rezeph, and the sons
destruction of Sennacherib, and the good of of Eden who were in Telassar?
Zion. 36 The Angel of Jehovah slays 185,000. 13 Where is Hamath’s king, and Arpad’s
1 ¶ And it happened when King Hezekiah king, and the king of the city of
heard, he tore his garments and was cov- Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?
ered with sackcloth. And he went into the 14 And Hezekiah received the letter from
house of Jehovah. the hand of the couriers, and read it. And
2 And he sent Eliakim, who was over the Hezekiah went up to the house of Jehovah
house, and Shebna the scribe, and the el- and spread it before Jehovah.
ders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, 15 And Hezekiah prayed to Jehovah, say-
to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz. ing,
3 And they said to him, So says Hezekiah, 16 O Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel,
This day is a day of distress, and reproach, who dwells between the cherubs, You are
and contempt. For sons have come to the He, God, You alone to all the kingdoms of
breach and there is no strength to give birth. the earth. You have made the heavens and
4 It may be Jehovah your God will hear the earth.
the words of the chief cupbearer whom his 17 Stretch out Your ear, O Jehovah, and hear.
master the king of Assyria has sent to re- Open Your eye, O Jehovah, and see; and hear
proach the living God, and rebuke against all the words of Sennacherib which he has
the words which Jehovah your God has sent to reproach the living God.
heard. And you shall lift up prayer for the 18 Truly, O Jehovah, the kings of Assyria
remnant that is found. have laid waste all the lands, and their land,
5 So the servants of King Hezekiah came 19 and have given their gods into the fire
to Isaiah. (for they were not gods, only the work of
6 And Isaiah said to them, You shall say men’s hands, wood and stone; and they
this to your master, So says Jehovah: Do have destroyed them.
not fear the words which you have heard, 20 And now, O Jehovah our God, save us
with which the servants of the king of from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of
Assyria have blasphemed Me. the earth may know that You are Jehovah,
7 Behold, I am giving into him a spirit, You alone.
and he shall hear a rumor, and return to his 21 ¶ And Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to
own land. And I will cause him to fall by Hezekiah, saying, So says Jehovah, God
the sword in his own land. of Israel, Because you have prayed to Me
8 ¶ So the chief cupbearer returned and against Sennacherib the king of Assyria,
found the king of Assyria warring against 22 this is the word Jehovah has spoken
Libnah; for he had heard that he had pulled about him: The virgin, the daughter of
up stakes from Lachish. Zion, has despised you, mocking you; the
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The Angel of Jehovah struck 185,000 681 Isaiah 38
daughter of Jerusalem has shaken the head 35 For I will defend over this city to save
behind you. it, for My own sake, and for My servant
23 Whom have you reproached and re- David’s sake.
viled? And against whom have you lifted 36 And the Angel of Jehovah went out
up your voice, and lifted up your eyes on and struck a hundred and eighty-five thou-
high? Against the Holy One of Israel! sand in the camp of Assyria. And they rose
24 By the hand of your servants you have early in the morning; and, behold! They
reproached the Lord, and said, By my many were all corpses who died.
chariots I have come up to the tops of moun- 37 And Sennacherib, king of Assyria,
tains, the sides of Lebanon, and I cut down pulled up and went and returned; and he
its tall cedars, its choice firs; and I will go to lived in Nineveh.
heights of its end, the forest of its Carmel. 38 And it happened as he was worshiping
25 I have dug and drunk water; and I have in the house of his god Nisroch, even his
dried up the streams of Egypt with the sole sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him
of my feet. with the sword. And they escaped into the
26 Have you not heard from afar? I have land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon
made it from days of old, even I formed reigned in his place.
it. Now I have caused it to come, and you
are to cause fortified cities to crash into Isaiah 38
heaps, ruins. 1 Hezekiah, having received a message of death,
27 And those living in them were short of prays and his life is spared. 8 The sun goes ten
hand, dismayed and ashamed. They were degrees backward, for a sign of that promise.
as the field grass and the green herbs; like 1 ¶ In those days Hezekiah was sick, dy-
the grass of the housetops, even blasted be- ing. And Isaiah the son of Amoz, the
fore it has risen. prophet, came to him and said to him, So
28 But I know your sitting down, and your says Jehovah, Command your house, for
going out, and your coming in, and your you are dying and shall not live.
raging against Me. 2 And Hezekiah turned his face to the wall
29 Because of your raging against Me, and and prayed to Jehovah,
your arrogance has come up to My ears, 3 and said, O Jehovah, I pray, remember
even I will put My hook in your nose, and now that I have walked before You in truth
My bridle in your lips; and I will turn you and with a whole heart; and I have done
back by the way you came in. the good in Your eyes. And Hezekiah wept
30 And this shall be the sign to you: You with a great weeping.
shall eat self-sown grain this year; and the 4 Then the Word of Jehovah was to Isaiah,
second year, that which springs up; and in saying,
the third year you shall sow and reap, and 5 Go and say to Hezekiah, So says Jeho-
plant vineyards, and eat their fruit. vah the God of your father David, I have
31 The escaped of the house of Judah that heard your prayer; I have seen your tears.
remains to be a root downward, and it pro- Behold, I will add fifteen years to your
duces fruit upward. days.
32 For a remnant shall go out of Jerusa- 6 And I will deliver you and this city out
lem, and the escaped out of Mount Zion; of the king of Assyria’s palm. And I will
the zeal of Jehovah of Hosts shall do this. defend over this city.
33 So Jehovah says this to the king of 7 So this shall be the sign to you from
Assyria, He shall not come into this city, Jehovah, that Jehovah shall do this thing
nor shoot an arrow there, and not come that He has spoken:
before it with a shield, and not pour out a 8 Behold, I will bring back the shadow of
siege mound on it. the steps which has gone down in the steps
34 He shall return by the same way that of Ahaz with the sun, backward ten steps.
he came in, and he shall not come into this So the sun went back up ten steps, by which
city, a statement of Jehovah. steps it had gone down!
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Isaiah 39 682 Say to the cities ofJudah, Behold! Your God!
9 ¶ The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, ters and a present to Hezekiah; for he had
when he had been sick, and had revived heard that he was ill, and was made strong.
from his illness: 2 And Hezekiah was glad because of them
10 I said in the cessation of my days, I and made them see the house of his trea-
shall go to the gates of Sheol; I must ac- sure, the silver, and the gold, and the spices,
count for the rest of my years. and the good oil, and all his weapons, and
11 I said, I shall not see Jah Jehovah in the all that was found in his treasuries; there
land of the living; I shall no longer look on was nothing in his house or in all his king-
man with those dwelling in the death-rest. dom that Hezekiah did not let them see.
12 My generation is plucked up and re- 3 And Isaiah the prophet came to King
moved from me, like a shepherd’s tent; I Hezekiah and said to him, What did these
have cut off my life like the weaver. He men say? And from where did they come to
will cut me off from the threads; from day you? And Hezekiah said, They have come
to night You will make an end of me. from a distant land to me, from Babylon.
13 I leveled my soul until morning. Like 4 Then he said, What have they seen in
a lion, so He shatters all my bones. From your house? And Hezekiah said, They have
day until night You make an end of me. seen all that is in my house; there is not a
14 Like a swift or a crane, so I chatter. I thing among my treasures that I have not
moan as the dove; my eyes look weakly to made them see.
the heights, O Jehovah; it presses me down; 5 ¶ And Isaiah said to Hezekiah, Hear the
be surety for me! Word of Jehovah of Hosts:
15 What shall I say? For He speaks to me, 6 Behold, days come when all that is in your
and He has acted. I shall go softly all my house, even what your fathers have treasured
years over the bitterness of my soul. up until now, shall be borne away to Babylon;
16 O Lord, on them they live, and for all nothing shall be left, says Jehovah.
in them is the life of my spirit. And You 7 And they shall take of your sons who
heal me, and make me live. shall issue from you, which you shall fa-
17 Behold, for peace was bitter to me, ther; and they shall be eunuchs in the pal-
yea, bitter, but You loved my soul from ace of the king of Babylon.
the pit of destruction; You have cast all my 8 And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, The Word
sins behind Your back. of Jehovah that you have said is good. And
18 For Sheol cannot thank You; death can- he said, For there shall be peace and truth
not praise You; the ones going down to the in my days.
Pit cannot hope for Your truth.
19 The living, the living is the one thank- Isaiah 40
ing You; as I do today. The father makes 1 The gospel pronounced. 3 The preaching of
known Your truth to his sons. John, the Baptist. 9 The preaching of the
20 For Jehovah will save me; yea, we will apostles. 12 The prophet, by the omnipotency of
play my songs all the days of our life, at Jehovah, 26 comforts the people.
the house of Jehovah. 1 ¶ Comfort, O comfort My people, says
21 For Isaiah had said, Let them lift up a your God.
cake of figs and rub it on the boil, and he 2 Speak to the heart of Jerusalem; yea,
will live. cry to her that her warfare is done, that her
22 And Hezekiah said, What is the sign iniquity is pardoned; for she has taken from
that I will go up to the house of Jehovah? the hand of Jehovah double for all her sins.
3 ¶ The voice of him crying in the wilder-
Isaiah 39 ness: Prepare the way of Jehovah; make
1 Merodach-baladan, sending to visit Hezekiah, straight in the desert a highway for our God.
and Hezekiah displays his treasures to them. 4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and ev-
8 Isaiah foretells the Babylonian captivity. ery mountain and hill shall be made low;
1 ¶ At that time Merodach-baladan, the and the steep ground shall be a level place,
son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent let- and the rough places a plain.
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5 And the glory of Jehovah shall be re- 20 He too poor for that offering chooses
vealed, and all flesh shall see it together, a tree that will not rot; he seeks a skilled
for the mouth of Jehovah has spoken. craftsman for him, to prepare a carved im-
6 A voice said, Cry! And he said, What age that will not be shaken.
shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all its 21 Have you not known? Have you not
goodness as the flower of the field! heard? Was it not told to you from the be-
7 The grass withers, the flower fades, be- ginning? Did you not discern from the foun-
cause the breath of Jehovah blows on it. dations of the earth?
Surely the people is grass. 22 He abiding over the circle of the earth
8 The grass withers; the flower fades; but sees and ones living in it are like grasshop-
the Word of our God shall rise forever. pers; He who stretches the heavens like a
9 ¶ Go up for yourself on the high moun- curtain, and spreads them like a tent to live
tain, one bearing good news to Zion; lift in;
up your voice with strength, one bearing 23 who gives potentates into nothing. He
good news to Jerusalem. Lift up, do not makes judges of the earth as nothing.
fear. Say to the cities of Judah, Behold! 24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they
Your God! are not sown; yea, their stem is not taking
10 Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come root in the earth. And He also blows on
with strength, and His arm rules for Him. them, and they shall wither, and the tem-
Behold, His reward is with Him, and His pest shall lift them up like stubble.
wage before Him. 25 To whom then will you liken Me, or
11 He shall feed His flock like a shep- am I to be equated, says the Holy One?
herd; He shall gather lambs with His arm; 26 Lift up your eyes on high and see: Who
and bear them in His bosom; those with has created these? Who brings out their host
young He will lead; by number? By greatness of vigor, and
12 ¶ He who has measured in the palm of mighty of power, He calls them all by
His hand the waters and the heavens by a names; not one is lacking.
span meted out; and enclosed in the mea- 27 ¶ Why will you say, O Jacob, and
sure the dust of the earth, and weighed in speak, O Israel; My way is hidden from
the balance the mountains, and the hills in Jehovah, and my judgment is passed over
the scales, by my God?
13 Who has meted out the Spirit of Jeho- 28 Have you not known? Have you not
vah, or a man His counsel taught Him? heard? Jehovah, the everlasting God, the
14 With whom did He take counsel, and Creator of the ends of the earth; He is not
who trained Him and taught Him in the faint, nor does He grow weary; there is no
path of judgment; and taught Him knowl- searching to His understanding.
edge, and made known to Him the way of 29 He gives strength to the faint, and to
discernment? him with no vigor He increases power.
15 Behold, nations are as a drop from a 30 Even youths are faint and weary, and
bucket, and are reckoned as dust of the young men stumbling shall stumble;
scales. Behold, He takes up isles as a little 31 but the ones waiting for Jehovah shall
thing. renew strength; they shall go up with wings
16 And Lebanon is not enough to burn, nor as the eagles; they shall run and not be
are its beasts enough for a burnt offering. weary; they shall walk and not be faint!
17 All the nations are as nothing before
Him; to Him they are reckoned less than Isaiah 41
nothing and emptiness. I Jehovah demands that His people recognize His
18 ¶ And to whom will you liken God? mercies to the saints,
Or what likeness will you compare to Him? 1 ¶ Be quiet towards Me, O isles; and let
19 The craftsman pours out the molten peoples renew their strength. They come
image, the smelter spreads it with gold; and near; then they speak: Let us draw near
he casts the chains of silver. together for judgment.
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Isaiah 41 684 Fear not, for I have redeemed you
2 Who raised up in righteousness from them. And you shall rejoice in Jehovah; you
the east? He called him to His foot; He shall glory in the Holy One of Israel.
gives nations before him, and subdues 17 Afflicted ones and the needy ones seek
kings; He gives them as dust to his sword, water, and there is not any; their tongue is
as driven stubble to his bow; parched for thirst. I, Jehovah will answer
3 He pursues them; he passes on in peace; them, the God of Israel; I will not leave them.
he does not go by the way with his feet. 18 I will open rivers in bare places, and
4 Who has planned and done it, calling forth springs of water in the midst of valleys; I
the generations from the beginning? I Jeho- will make the desert for a pool of water,
vah am the First and the Last; I am He. and the dry land springs of water.
5 The isles have seen and fear; the ends of 19 I will give cedar in the wilderness, aca-
the earth tremble; they have drawn near; cia, and myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set
yea, they come. fir, oak and boxwood together in the desert;
6 Each man helps his neighbor, and says 20 so that they may see, and know, and
to his brother, Be strong. set up, and understand together, that the
7 So the carver strengthens the refiner; hand of Jehovah has done this; and the Holy
and he smoothing with the hammer, him One of Israel has created it.
who struck the anvil, saying of the solder- 21 ¶ Bring near your cause, says Jehovah;
ing, It is good. And he made it strong with let your strong reasons come near, says the
nails; it will not totter. King of Jacob.
8 But you Israel are My servant, Jacob 22 Let them draw near and tell us what
whom I have elected; the seed of My friend shall happen; the former things, let them
Abraham; reveal what they are, that we may set our
9 whom I have made strong from the ends heart and know their end; or declare to us
of the earth, and called you from its sides; the coming things.
and I said to you, You are My servant. I 23 Reveal the coming things hereafter, so
elected you, and I have not rejected you. that we may know that you are gods. Yea,
10 ¶ Do not fear, for I am with you; do do good, or do evil, that we may gaze and
not gaze about, for I am your God; I will see together.
make you strong; yea, I will help you; yea, 24 Behold, you are of nothing; and your
I will uphold you with the right hand of work of nothing; he who chooses you is a
My righteousness. disgusting thing.
11 Behold, all shall be ashamed and hu- 25 I have raised up one from the north;
miliated, all who are provoked with you; and he shall come from the rising of the
they are as nothing, and men of your con- sun; he will call on My name. And he shall
tention are perishing. come upon rulers as on mortar, and as a
12 You shall seek them and shall not find potter tramples clay.
them; men of your strife shall be as noth- 26 Who has declared from the beginning,
ing, and men of your battle as ceasing. that we may know; and from before, that
13 For I Jehovah your God am strength- we may say, He is a righteous one? Yea,
ening your right hand, who says to you, not one declares; yea, not one proclaims;
Do not fear, I will help you. yea, there is not one who hears your words.
14 Fear not, worm of Jacob, men of Israel; 27 First to Zion, I say, Behold! Behold
I will help you, a statement of Jehovah, and them! And I will give to Jerusalem one pro-
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. claiming good news.
15 Behold! I have set you a new sharp 28 But I saw, and there was not a man;
threshing instrument, a master of teeth; you and of these, there was not a counselor,
shall thresh mountains and beat and crush that I may ask them, and they could return
them small, and shall make hills like the a word.
chaff. 29 Behold, they are all evil; their works
16 You shall winnow them, and wind will are nothing; their molten images are wind
bear them away, and the tempest will scatter and vanity.
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15 I will make mountains and hills be-
Isaiah 42 come a waste, and dry up all their plants.
1 The office of Christ, graced with meekness and And I will set rivers for isles, and I will
constancy. 10 An exhortation to praise Jehovah dry up pools.
for his gospel. 16 And I will make blind ones go by a
1 ¶ Behold My Servant; I will support way that they did not know. I will make
Him; My Elect in whom My soul is pleased! them go down into paths they never knew.
I have put My Spirit on Him; He shall bring I will put darkness into light before them,
forth judgment to the nations. and crooked places a level place. I do these
2 He shall not cry, and not lift up, and not things to them and do not forsake them;
cause His voice to be heard in the street. 17 they are turned back; they are ashamed
3 A bruised reed He shall not break, and a with shame, those trusting in the carved
smoldering wick He shall not quench; He image, who say to cast images, You are our
shall bring forth judgment to truth. gods.
4 He shall not grow dim and not be 18 ¶ Or deaf ones, hear; and blind ones,
crushed until He has set judgment in the look to see!
earth; and the isles shall wait for His Law. 19 Who is a blind one but My servant? Or
5 ¶ So says Jehovah God, creating the a deaf one, as My messenger whom I send?
heavens and stretching them out; spread- Who is a blind one as he who is at peace,
ing out the earth and its produce, giving and is a blind one as Jehovah’s servant?
breath to the people on it, and spirit to those 20 You see many things, but do not ob-
walking in it. serve; your ears are open, but do not hear.
6 I, Jehovah, have called You in righteous- 21 Jehovah is delighted for His righteous-
ness, and will hold up Your hand, and will ness’ sake; He will magnify the Law and
keep You, and give You for a covenant of make it honorable.
the people, for a Light of the nations; 22 But it is a people robbed and plun-
7 to open the eyes of blind ones, to lead dered; they shall all be snared in holes; they
out the prisoner from the prison; those who were hidden in houses of restraint. They
sit in darkness from the house of restraint. were for plunder, and not one delivers; a
8 I am Jehovah; that is My name; and I prey, and not one says, Return!
will not give My glory to another, and not 23 Who among you will give ear to this,
My praise to engraved images. and will listen and hear for the time to come?
9 Behold, the former things have come to 24 Who gave Jacob to the plunderer, and
pass, and I reveal new things before they Israel to the robbers? Did not Jehovah, He
spring forth, I cause you to hear. against whom we have sinned? For they
10 Sing a new song to Jehovah; His praise willed not to walk in His ways, and they
from the end of the earth, you who go to did not obey His Law.
sea, and all that is in it; the isles and those 25 And He poured on him the fury of His
living in them anger, and the strength of battle; and it has
11 Lift up the wilderness and its cities, set him on fire all around, yet he did not
lift up the villages where Kedar lives. Lift know; and it burned him, yet he did not
up the voice of those dwelling in the rock; lay it on his heart.
shout from the top of the mountains.
12 They give glory to Jehovah and de- Isaiah 43
clare His praise in the isles. 1 Jehovah comforts His people with His prom-
13 ¶ Jehovah goes out as a mighty One; ises. 14 He foretells to them the ruin of Babylon,
and He stirs up His zeal like a man of war; 18 His wonderful deliverance of his elect people.
He shall shout, yea, roar; He shall act 1 ¶ But now so says Jehovah who cre-
mightily on His enemies. ated you, O Jacob; and He who formed
14 I have been silent; I was quiet and re- you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have re-
frained Myself; I will groan like one giv- deemed you; I called you by your name;
ing birth; I will pant and gasp at once. you are to Me.
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2 When you pass through the waters, I 16 So says Jehovah, who makes a way in
will be with you; and through the rivers, the sea, and a path in mighty waters;
they shall not overflow you. When you 17 who brings out chariot and horse, force
walk in the fire, you shall not be burned, and power. They shall lie down together;
and not shall the flame kindle on you. they shall not rise; they are quenched; they
3 For I am Jehovah your God, the Holy are snuffed out like the wick.
One of Israel, your Savior. I gave Egypt 18 Do not remember former things, and
for your atonement; Ethiopia and Seba in- do not consider the things of old.
stead of you. 19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it
4 Since you were precious in My eyes, shall spring up. Shall you not know it? I
you are honored, and I love you, and I give will even make a way in the wilderness,
men instead of you; and peoples instead of rivers in the desert.
your soul. 20 The beast of the field shall honor Me,
5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring jackals and daughters of ostriches, because I
your seed from the east, and I will gather give waters in the wilderness, rivers in the
you from the west. desert, to give drink to My people, My elect.
6 I will say to the north, Give up! And to 21 This people that I formed for Myself
the south, Do not hold back! Bring My sons shall recount My praise.
from afar, and bring My daughters from 22 ¶ But you have not called on Me, Jacob;
the ends of the earth; but you have been weary of Me, Israel.
7 every one who is called by My name, I 23 You have not brought Me the lamb of
have created him for My glory; I have your burnt offerings; even your sacrifices
formed him; yea, I have made him. have not honored Me. I have not caused
8 ¶ Bring out the blind ones, yet there are you to serve with an offering, nor wearied
eyes; and the deaf ones, yet there are ears you with frankincense.
to him. 24 You have not bought calamus for Me
9 All the nations are assembled together, with silver, nor have you filled Me with
and the peoples be assembled. Who among the fat of your sacrifices; but only you made
them can declare this and cause us to hear Me serve by your sins; you wearied Me by
former things? Give their witnesses,and be your iniquities.
justified; or hear and say, It is true. 25 I, even I, am He who blots out your
10 You are My witnesses, a statement of transgressions for My sake; and I will not
Jehovah; and My servant whom I have remember your sins.
elected; that you may know and believe Me, 26 Cause Me to remember; let us judge
and understand that I am He. Before Me no together; sum up for yourself, that you may
God was formed; and after Me not shall be. be justified.
11 I, I am Jehovah; and there is no Savior 27 Your first father sinned, and your in-
besides Me. terpreters transgressed against Me.
12 I declared, and I saved, and I pro- 28 And I will defile the rulers of the sanc-
claimed; and there is not an alien god among tuary, and will give Jacob to destruction,
you. And you are My witnesses, a state- and Israel to revilings.
ment of Jehovah, and I am God.
13 Even from this day I am He, and not Isaiah 44
one delivers from My hand. I will work, 1 Jehovah comforts His people with His prom-
and who will reverse it? ises. 21 He exhorts to praise Jehovah for His
14 ¶ So says Jehovah, your Redeemer, the redemption and omnipotency.
Holy One of Israel: For your sake I have 1 ¶ And now listen, My servant Jacob, and
sent to Babylon, and have brought all of Israel whom I have elected.
them down as ones fleeing, even the 2 So says Jehovah, who made you and
Chaldeans, whose shout is in the ships. formed you from the womb. He helps you.
15 I am Jehovah, your Holy One, the One Do not fear, My servant Jacob; and you,
creating Israel, your King. Jeshurun whom I have elected.
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3 For I will pour water on a thirsty one, 15 And it shall be for a man to burn; yea,
and floods on the dry ground. I will pour he takes of them and is warmed; and he
My Spirit on your seed, and My blessing kindles it and bakes bread. Yea, he makes
on your offspring. a god and worships; he makes a carved
4 And they shall sprout as among grass, image and bows to it.
as willows by streams of water. 16 He burns half of it in the fire; he eats
5 This one shall say, I am Jehovah’s; and flesh on half of it; he roasts roast, and is
this one will call himself by the name of satisfied. Then he warms himself and says,
Jacob; and this one shall write with his Ah, I am warm; I have seen the fire.
hand, For Jehovah, and be surnamed by 17 And he makes a god of the rest, his
the name of Israel. carved image; he bows to it and worships,
6 So says Jehovah, the King of Israel, and and prays to it, and says, Deliver me, for
his Redeemer, Jehovah of Hosts: I am the you are my god.
First, and I am the Last; and there is no 18 They do not know and not discern; for
God except Me. He has smeared their eyes from seeing, their
7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall de- hearts from understanding.
clare this, and set it in order before Me, 19 And not one turns back to his heart,
since I placed the people of old? And as to and not has knowledge and not discern-
things to come, yea, which shall come, let ment to say, I have burned half of it in the
them declare concerning them. fire; and I also have baked bread on its
8 Do not dread, nor be afraid. Have I not coals. I have roasted flesh and have eaten
declared and made you hear since then? it; and I have made the rest of it into a
So you are My witnesses: Is there a God disgusting thing. Shall I bow down to a
besides Me? Yea, there is not one. I have product of a tree?
not known a Rock. 20 Feeding on ashes, a deceived heart
9 ¶ Those who form a carved image are turns him aside, and he does not deliver
all of them vanity. And their delights do his soul, and does not say, Is there not a lie
not profit; and they are their own witnesses. in my right hand?
They do not see, and not do know, that 21 ¶ Remember these, O Jacob, and Is-
they may be ashamed. rael. For you are My servant; I have formed
10 Who has formed a god, or poured out you; you are My servant, O Israel; you shall
an image to no profit? not forget Me.
11 Behold, all his companions shall be 22 I have blotted out your transgressions
ashamed; and the craftsmen, they are from like a cloud; and your sins like a cloud.
men. They shall assemble, all of them shall Turn back to Me, for I have redeemed you.
stand; they shall dread; they shall be shamed 23 Sing, O heavens, for Jehovah has done
together. it. Shout, O lower parts of the earth; burst
12 He carves iron with a tool; he works in forth into praise, O mountains. O forest
the coals and forms it with hammers, and and every tree in it, sing praise, because
works it with his powerful arm; then he is Jehovah has redeemed Jacob, and He glo-
hungry, and has no strength; he drinks no rifies Himself in Israel.
water and is weary. 24 So says Jehovah, your Redeemer and
13 He fashions wood, and stretches a line; the One forming you from the womb; I
he marks it with a stylus; he shapes it with am Jehovah who makes all things; stretch-
a carving tool, and he marks it with a com- ing out the heavens, I alone spreading out
pass. And he makes it according to the fig- the earth. Who was with Me,
ure of a man, as the beauty of a man, to sit 25 frustrating the signs of liars; yea, He
in the house. makes divining ones mad, turning wise ones
14 He cuts down cedars and takes cypress backward, and making their knowledge
and oak, and he makes the trees of the for- foolish,
est strong for him. He plants a tree, and 26 confirming the word of His servant, and
rain makes it grow. completes the counsel of His messengers. He
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Isaiah 45 688 Turn to Me and be saved, all the earth
says to Jerusalem, You will be lived in; and 10 Woe to him who says to a father, What
to the cities of Judah, You shall be built; are you fathering? Or to the woman, What
and, I will raise up its wastes. are you laboring over?
27 He says to the deep, Be a waste! And I 11 ¶ So says Jehovah, the Holy One of
will dry up your rivers! Israel, and his Former-, Do you ask Me of
28 He says to Cyrus, You are My shep- the things to come? Do you give command
herd; and he shall complete all My plea- to Me about My sons, and about the work
sure, even for Me to say to Jerusalem, You of My hands?
are built; and to the temple, You are 12 I have made the earth, and created man
founded. on it. I stretched out the heavens with My
hands; and I have set all their host in or-
Isaiah 45 der.
1 Jehovah calls Cyrus for his elect’s sake. 5 By 13 I raised him up in righteousness, and
His omnipotency he claims obedience. 20 The have made straight all his ways. He shall
vanity of the idols shown by His saving power. build My city, and he will release My cap-
1 ¶ So says Jehovah to His anointed, to tives; not for price, and not for reward,
Cyrus, whom I have seized by his right says Jehovah of Hosts.
hand, to subdue nations before him. Yea, I 14 So says Jehovah, The labor of Egypt,
will open the loins of kings, to open the and the goods of Ethiopia, and of the
two leaved doors before him, and the gates Sabeans, men of stature, shall come to you;
shall not be shut. and they shall be yours. They shall come
2 I will go before you and make hills level; after you; they shall cross in chains; and
I will tear apart the bronze doors, and cut they shall bow to you; they shall plead to
the iron bars in two. you. Surely God is in you, and there is not
3 And I will give you the treasures of dark- one besides; no other God.
ness, even treasures in secret places, that 15 Truly, You are a God who hides Him-
you may know that I am Jehovah, who calls self, O God of Israel, the Savior.
you by your name, the God of Israel. 16 They shall be ashamed, and also dis-
4 For My servant Jacob’s sake, and for graced, all of them. Together they go into
Israel My elect, and I call you by your disgrace, carvers of images.
name, I name you, but you do not know 17 Israel is saved in Jehovah with ever-
Me. lasting salvation. You shall not be ashamed
5 ¶ I am Jehovah, and there is not one and not disgraced to the forevers of eter-
besides; there is not one except Me. I will nity.
clothe you, though you do not know Me, 18 For so says Jehovah, the One creating
6 that they may know from the rising of the heavens; He is God, forming the earth
the sun, and to its going down, that not and making it; He makes it stand, not cre-
one is God, except Me; I am Jehovah, and ating it empty, but forming it to be lived
no one besides Me, in. I am Jehovah, and there is not one be-
7 forming light, and creating darkness; sides.
making peace, and creating evil. I, Jeho- 19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark
vah, do all thse things. place of the earth. I did not say to Jacob’s
8 Drop down from above, O heavens; and seed, Seek Me in vain. I Jehovah speak
let the clouds pour down righteousness. Let righteousness, declaring uprightness.
the earth open and let salvation bear fruit; 20 ¶ Gather yourselves and come; draw
and let righteousness spring up together. I, near together, fugitives of the nations; the
Jehovah have created it. ones who set up the wood of their carved
9 Woe to him who fights with his Former image, and the ones who pray to a god who
A potsherd among the potsherds of the does not save; they know nothing.
earth! Shall the clay say to its former, What 21 Declare and bring near; yea, let them
are you making? Or does your work say, consult together. Who has heard this of
There are no hands to him? old; who has told it from then? Is it not
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I am God, and I will do all My desire 689 Isaiah 46
I, Jehovah? And there is not a god be- 10 declaring the end from the beginning,
sides, except Me, a just God and a Sav- and from the past those things which have
ior; there is not one except Me. not been done, saying, My counsel shall
22 Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends rise; and, I will do all My desire;
of the earth; for I am God, and there is not 11 calling a bird of prey from the east,
one besides. the man of My counsel from a far off land.
23 I have sworn by Myself, the Word has Yes, I have spoken; yea, I will bring it; I
gone out of My mouth in righteousness, have formed; yea, I will do it.
and shall not turn back, that to Me every 12 Listen to Me, mighty ones of heart who
knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. are far from righteousness:
24 He shall say, Only in Jehovah is to Me 13 I bring near My righteousness; it shall
righteousness and strength; to Him he not be far off, and My salvation shall not
comes; and they are ashamed, all who are wait; I will place salvation in Zion, My
angry with Him. glory for Israel.
25 In Jehovah all of the seed of Israel shall
be justified, and shall glory. Isaiah 47
1 Jehovah’s judgment on Babylon and Chaldea,
Isaiah 46 6 for their unmercifulness, 7 pride, 10 and
1 The idols of Babylon could not save themselves. overboldness, 11 shall be irresistible.
3 Jehovah saves his people to the end. 5 Idols 1 ¶ Go down and sit on the dust, O virgin
are not comparable to Jehovah for power. daughter of Babylon; sit on the earth; a
1 ¶ Bel has bowed; Nebo stoops; their idols throne is not to the daughter of the
are for the beast, and for the cattle; your Chaldeans, for they shall not again call you
things borne about are loads; a burden for tender and delicate.
the weary. 2 Take millstones and grind meal; uncover
2 They stoop; they bow together; they are your veil; strip off the skirt; uncover the
not able to deliver the burden; and their leg; pass over rivers.
soul has gone into captivity. 3 Your nakedness shall be uncovered; yea,
3 Listen to me, O house of Jacob, and all your shame shall be seen. I will take ven-
the remnant of the house of Israel; who geance and I will not meet a man, says,
are borne from the belly, who are lifted 4 our Redeemer; Jehovah of Hosts is His
from the womb: name, the Holy One of Israel.
4 even to old age I am He; and I will bear 5 Sit in silence, and go into darkness,
to gray hair; I made, and I will lift up; and O daughter of the Chaldeans, for they
I will bear and deliver. shall not again call you the mistress of
5 ¶ To whom will you liken and make Me kingdoms.
equal; yea, compare Me, that we may be 6 I was angry with My people; I defiled
alike? My inheritance and gave them into your
6 Those who lavish gold out of the bag, hand. You gave them no compassion; you
and weigh silver on the measuring rod; they made your yoke on the aged very heavy.
hire one who refines and he makes it a god. 7 ¶ And you said, I shall be a mistress
They fall down; yea, they worship. forever, until you did not set these things
7 They lift up it on the shoulder; they lift on your heart, and you did not remember
it up and set it in its place, and it stands; it its end.
shall not move from its place. Yea, he cries 8 And now, hear this, voluptuous one, who
to it, but it does not answer, it does not lives securely; who says in her heart, I am,
save him from his distress. and there is none besides; I shall not sit as
8 Remember this and be a man; turn it a widow, and I shall not know the loss of
back on your heart, you transgressing. children.
9 Remember former things from forever, 9 But these two things shall suddenly come
for I am God, and there is not any God to you in one day: loss of children, and
besides, even not one like Me, widowhood; according to completeness
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Isaiah 48 690 I have foretold the former things from then
they come on you, for your many sorcer- should say, My idol did them; and my im-
ies, for the multitude of your great spells. age and my molten image commanded them.
10 For you trusted in your evil; you said, 6 You heard; see it all, and will you not
No one sees me. Your wisdom and your declare? I made you hear new things from
knowledge, it is turning you back; and you now, even hidden things, and you did not
said in your heart, I am and there is none know them.
besides. 7 They are created now, and not from then;
11 But evil shall come on you; you shall even before today, but you did not hear them;
not know its origin. And mischief shall fall lest you should say, Behold,, I knew them.
on you; you shall not be able to cover it. 8 Yea, you did not hear; yea, you did not
And ruin shall come on you suddenly, you know; yea, from then your ear was not
shall not know. opened; for I know that betraying you will
12 Stand now among your spells, and with betray and tramsgresing from the womb;
your many sorceries, in which you have it was called to you.
labored from your youth. Perhaps you will 9 ¶ For My name’s sake I will put off My
be able to profit; perhaps you may cause anger; and for My praise I will hold back
quaking. for you, so as not to cut you off.
13 You are exhausted by your many coun- 10 Behold, I have refined you, but not
sels; let those dividing the heavens stand with silver; I have chosen you in the fur-
up now and save you, the seers into the nace of affliction.
stars, making known what is coming on 11 For My sake, for My sake, I will act;
you into the new moons. for how is it defiled? And I will not give
14 Behold, they are as stubble; the fire My glory to another.
burns them; they shall not save their soul 12 Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel My
from the flame’s hand; there is no coal to called: I am He; I am the First; surely I am
warm them, not a flame to sit before it. the Last.
15 So they are to you with whom you have 13 Surely, My hand founded earth, and
labored, your traders from your youth; each My right hand has stretched out the heav-
man wanders to his own side; no one saves ens; I called to them, they stood up together.
you. 14 All of you gather and hear: Who among
them has declared these things? Jehovah
Isaiah 48 has loved him. He will do His pleasure on
1 Jehovah, to convince the people of obstinacy, Babylon; yea, His arm shall be on the
reveals His prophecies. Chaldeans.
¶ Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are 15 I, even I, have spoken; yea, I have called
called by the name of Israel, and have come him, I brought him, and he causes his way
out from the waters of Judah, who swear to prosper.
by Jehovah’s name and make mention by 16 ¶ Come near to Me; hear this: I have
the God of Israel, not in truth or in righ- not spoken in secret from the beginning.
teousness. From its being, I was there; and now the
2 For they are called of the holy city, and Lord Jehovah, and His Spirit, has sent Me.
support themselves on the God of Israel; 17 So says Jehovah, your Redeemer, the
Jehovah of Hosts is His name. Holy One of Israel, I am Jehovah your God,
3 I have declared the former things from teaching you to profit, leading you in the
then; and they went out of My mouth; and way you should go.
I made them hear; suddenly I acted, and 18 Oh that you had listened to My com-
they came about. mands, and your peace would have been
4 Because I knew that you are hard, and like the river, and your righteousness as
your neck is a sinew of iron, and your brow the waves of the sea.
bronze. 19 and your seed would have been like
5 And I declared to you from then; before the sand, and your offspring of your bow-
it came about I made you hear, lest you els like its grain; his name would not have
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You are My Servant, My salvation to the earth 691 Isaiah 49
been cut off and not destroyed his name 8 So says Jehovah: In a favorable time I
from My presence. have answered You, and in a day of salva-
20 Go out of Babylon; flee from the tion I have helped You. And I will pre-
Chaldeans. Declare this with the voice of serve You, and give You for a covenant of
rejoicing; let this be heard, let it go out to the people; to establish the earth, to cause
the end of the earth; say, Jehovah has re- to inherit the desolated inheritances;
deemed His servant Jacob. 9 to say to the prisoners, Go out! To those
21 And they did not thirst; He led them in who are in darkness, Be revealed. They shall
the deserts; He made waters flow out of feed in the ways, and their pastures shall
rock for them. And He cut open the rock be in all barren heights.
and the water gushed out. 10 They shall not hunger and not thirst;
22 There is no peace, says Jehovah, to the and the heat and sun shall not strike them.
wicked For He who has mercy on them shall lead
them; and He shall guide them by the
Isaiah 49 springs of water.
1 Christ, being sent to the Jews, complains against 11 And I will make all My mountains a
them. 5 He is sent to the nations with gracious way, and My highways shall be set on high.
promises. 13 Jehovah’s love is perpetual to His 12 Behold, these shall come from afar;
people. and, lo, these from the north and from the
1 ¶ Hear Me, isles, and you peoples from west; and these from the land of Sinim.
afar, and prick up your ear, Jehovah called 13 ¶ Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O
Me from the womb; He mentioned My earth; break out into singing, O mountains.
name from My mother’s belly. For Jehovah has comforted His people and
2 And He made My mouth like a sharp will have pity on His afflicted ones.
sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His 14 But Zion said, Jehovah forsook me,
hand, and made Me a polished arrow; He and, My Lord forgot.
hid Me in His quiver; 15 Can a woman forget her suckling child,
3 and said to Me, You are My servant, from pitying the son of her womb? Yes,
Israel, You in whom I shall be glorified. these may forget, yet I will surely not for-
4 And I said, I have labored in vain; I get you.
have spent My strength for nothing, and in 16 Behold, I have carved you on the palms
vain; yet surely My judgment is with Jeho- of My hands; your walls are always before
vah, and My work with My God. Me.
5 And now, says Jehovah the One form- 17 Your sons hurry; those destroying you
ing Me from the womb to be His servant, and ruining you shall go out from you.
to bring Jacob back to Him: Though Israel 18 ¶ Lift up your eyes all around and see!
is not gathered, yet I am honored in the They all gather and come to you. As I live,
eye of Jehovah, and My God is My a statement of Jehovah, you shall surely
strength. wear all of them as an ornament, and bind
6 And He said, It is but trifling that You them on as a bride.
should be My servant to raise up the tribes 19 For your wastes and that desolated of
of Jacob, and to restore the ones preserved you, and land of your destructions, for now
of Israel; I will also give You for a light of shall be too narrow to live there; and they
the nations, that You may be My salvation who swallow you shall be far away.
to the end of the earth. 20 The sons of your bereavement shall yet
7 ¶ So says Jehovah, the Redeemer of Is- say in your ears, The place is too narrow for
rael, His Holy One, to the despised of soul, me; come near for me so that I may live.
to the hated of the nation, the servant of 21 And you shall say in your heart, Who
rulers, Kings shall see and rise up; and rul- has borne these to me, for I am bereaved
ers shall worship, because of Jehovah who and barren, turned aside and an exile; who
is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel; and then has brought up these? Behold, I was
He elects You. left alone. These, From where are they?
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Isaiah 50 692 My Justifier is near; who will strive with Me
22 So says the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I 5 The Lord Jehovah has opened My ear
will lift up My hand to the nations, and and I did not rebel; I did not turn away
will set up My banner to peoples. And they backwards.
shall bring your sons in the bosom, and 6 I gave My back to strikers, and My cheeks
your daughters shall be lifted up on the to pluckers; I did not hide My face from
shoulder. shame and spitting.
23 And kings shall be supporting you, and 7 And the Lord Jehovah will help Me. On
their princesses ones nursing you. They shall account of this I was not ashamed. On ac-
bow to you, faces down to the earth, and count of tthis, I set My face like flint, and
lick up the dust of your feet. And you shall I know that I shall not be ashamed.
know that I am Jehovah, by whom they 8 He is near, My Justifier. Who will con-
who wait for Me shall not be ashamed. tend with Me? Let us stand up together.
24 ¶ Shall the plunder be taken from a Who is master of My judgment? Let him
mighty one, and the captivity of the righ- come near to Me.
teous one escape? 9 Behold, the Lord Jehovah will help Me;
25 But so says Jehovah, Even the captives who is He who will condemn Me? Behold,
of a mighty one shall be taken, and the like a garment they shall wear out; the moth
plunder of the terrifying ones shall be de- shall eat them.
livered. For I will contend with him who 10 ¶ Who among you fears Jehovah, obey-
contends with you; and I will save your ing the voice of His Servant, who walks in
sons. darkness, and no light is in Him? Let Him
26 And I will make them eat their own trust in the name of Jehovah, and lean on
flesh, those who oppress you; and they His God.
shall be drunk by their own blood, as with 11 Behold, all of you who kindle fire, who
fresh wine. And all flesh shall know that I are surrounded by sparks; walk in the light
Jehovah am your Savior and your Re- of your fire, and in the sparks you are burn-
deemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. ing. This shall be to you from My hand;
you shall lie down in pain.
Isaiah 50
1 Christ shows that the dereliction of the Jews is Isaiah 51
not to be imputed to Him, by His ability to save,
1 An exhortation to trust in Christ, 3 by reason of
7 and by His confidence in that assistance.
His comfortable promises, 4 of His righteous
1 ¶ So says Jehovah, Where is the scroll salvation, 7 and man’s mortality. 9 Christ by
of your mother’s divorce whom I have put His sanctified arm defends His own from the
away? Or to which of My creditors that I fear of man. 17 the afflictions of Jerusalem.
have sold you to him? Behold, you were 1 ¶ Hear Me, pursuers of righteousness,
sold for your iniquities, and your mother seekers of Jehovah: Look to the rock from
was put away for your transgressions. which you were cut, and to the hollow of
2 Who knows why I have come, and no the pit from which you were dug.
one is here? I called, and not one answered. 2 Look to your father Abraham, and to Sarah
Cutting short, is My hand cut short from who bore you. For he being but one, I called
ransom? Or is there not power in Me to him and blessed him and increased him.
deliver? Behold, at My rebuke I dry up the 3 For Jehovah comforts Zion. He com-
sea; I make rivers a wilderness; their fish forts all her desolations, and He makes her
stink because of no water, and die in thirst. wilderness like Eden, and her desert like
3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and the garden of Jehovah; joy and gladness
make sackcloth their covering. shall be found in it, thanksgiving and the
4 ¶ The Lord Jehovah has given to Me the voice of singing praise.
tongue of learned ones, to know to help 4 ¶ Pay attention to Me, My people; yea,
the weary with a word. He arouses in the give ear to Me, My nation. For a law shall
morning; He wakens the ear to Me, to hear go out from Me, and I will make My judg-
as the learned ones. ment rest as light to peoples.
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Behold! My Servant shall rule wisely 693 Isaiah 52
5 My righteousness is near; My salvation My hand, to plant the heavens and found
went out; and My arms shall judge peoples; the earth, and to say to Zion, You are My
isles shall wait on Me, and they shall hope people.
on My arm. 17 ¶ Awake! Awake! Rise up, O Jerusa-
6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and lem, who drank the cup of His fury from
look to the earth beneath; for the heavens the hand of Jehovah; you drank the bowl
vanish like smoke, and the earth shall wear of the cup of reeling; you fully drained it.
out like a garment; and those living in it 18 No guide is for her among all the sons
shall die in like manner, but My salvation she has borne; and not one makes strong
shall be forever, and My righteousness shall her hand of all the sons she made to grow.
not be broken. 19 Those two things came to you; who
7 Hear Me, those knowing righteousness, shall grieve for you? Ruin and shattering
the people of My Law in their heart; do and famine and the sword, who but I shall
not fear the reproach of man, and do not comfort you?
be bowed from their blasphemings. 20 Your sons have fainted; they lie at the
8 For the moth shall eat them like a gar- head of all the outside places, like an ante-
ment; yea, the moth worm shall eat them lope in a net, filled with the fury of Jeho-
like wool. But My righteousness shall be vah, the rebuke of your God.
forever, and My salvation shall be from 21 So hear this now, afflicted one, and
generation to generation. drunken, but not from wine:
9 ¶ Awake! Awake! Arm of Jehovah, put 22 So says your Lord Jehovah and your
on strength. Awake, as in days of old, ev- God, He strives for His people. Behold, I
erlasting generations. Was it not You cut- have taken the cup of reeling out of your
ting in pieces Rahab, and piercing the sea hand, the bowl of the cup of My fury; you
monster? shall not yet again drink it.
10 Was it not You drying up the sea, the 23 But I will put it into the hand of those
waters of the great deep, who set the depths oppressing you, who have said to your soul,
of the sea as a way for the redeemed to Bow down that we may cross, and, Put your
pass? back to the ground, and be as the street to
11 Yea, the ransomed of Jehovah shall re- those who cross.
turn and come to Zion with singing, and
everlasting joy shall be on their head; glad- Isaiah 52
ness and joy shall overtake them; sorrow 1 Christ persuades His people to believe His free
and sighing shall flee. redemption, 7 to receive the ministers, 11 and
12 I, even I am He comforting you. Who to free themselves from bondage.
are you, that you should fear from man? 1 ¶ Awake! Awake! Put on your strength,
He shall die! And from the son of man? Zion; put on your beautiful robes, O
He is given as grass. Jerusalem, the holy city. For never again
13 And you forget your Maker, Jehovah, shall uncircumcised and unclean ones come
who has stretched out the heavens and to you.
founded the earth. And you dread continu- 2 Shake yourself from the dust; rise up!
ally, every day, from the fury of the op- Sit, Jerusalem; free yourself from your
pressor, since he was ready to destroy. And neck bands, O captive daughter of Zion.
where is the fury of the one oppressing? 3 For so says Jehovah: You were sold for
14 Bowed down, he hurries to be loosed, nothing, and you will not be redeemed with
that he not die in the pit, and not that he silver.
lack his bread. 4 For so says the Lord Jehovah: My people
15 But I am Jehovah your God, stirring went down to Egypt at the first, to sojourn
up the sea and making its waves roar; Je- there, and without cause Assyria oppressed
hovah of Hosts is His name. him.
16 And I have put My words in Your 5 And now what is to Me here, a state-
mouth, and covered you in the shade of ment of Jehovah? For My people is taken
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Isaiah 52 694 My righteous Servant shall justify many
for nothing; those ruling howl, a statement form and no majesty that we should see
of Jehovah. And My name is continually Him, and not an appearance that we should
despised, every day. desire Him.
6 So My people shall know My name thus in 3 He is despised and abandoned of men, a
that day; for I am He speaking. Behold Me! Man of pains, and known of sickness, and
7 ¶ How beautiful on the mountains are as hiding our faces from Him, He being
the feet of him bearing good news, mak- despised, and we did not value Him.
ing peace heard, bearing good news, mak- 4 ¶ Surely He has borne our sicknesses,
ing heard salvation, saying to Zion, Your and our pains, He bore them; yet we es-
God reigns. teemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and
8 The voice of your watchmen, they lift afflicted.
the voice together, they sing aloud. For they 5 But He was pierced for our transgres-
shall see eye to eye when Jehovah brings sions; He was crushed for our iniquities;
back Zion. the chastisement of our peace was upon
9 Break out, sing together, waste places Him, and with His wounds we ourselves
of Jerusalem; for Jehovah comforts His are healed.
people; He has redeemed Jerusalem. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we
10 Jehovah has bared His holy arm in have each man turned to his own way; and
the eyes of all the nations; and all the Jehovah made meet in Him the iniquity of
ends of the earth shall see the salvation all of us.
of our God. 7 He was oppressed, and He was afflicted,
11 Turn aside! Turn aside! Go out from but He did not open His mouth. He was
there! Touch not the unclean thing! Go out led as a lamb to the slaughter; and as a ewe
of the middle of her, purify yourselves, before her shearers is mute, and He opened
those bearing the vessels of Jehovah. not His mouth.
12 For you shall not go out with haste, 8 He was taken from prison and from judg-
and not will you go by flight; for Jehovah ment; and who shall consider His genera-
is going before you, and the God of Israel tion? For He was cut off out of the land of
gathers you. the living; from the transgression of My
13 ¶ Behold, My Servant shall rule wisely; people, the stroke was to Him.
He shall be exalted and lifted up and be 9 And He made His grave with the wicked
very high. ones, and with a rich man in His death;
14 Just as many were astonished over You, though He had done no violence, and de-
so much was the disfigurement from man, ceit was not in His mouth.
His appearance and His form from sons of 10 ¶ But Jehovah pleased to crush Him,
mankind. to make Him sick, so that if He should put
15 So He sprinkles many nations. At Him His soul as a guilt offering, He shall see
kings shall shut their mouths; for they will His seed; He shall prolong His days; and
see that which was not told to them; yea, the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in His
what they had not heard, they will under- hand.
stand. 11 He shall see the fruit of the travail of
His soul; He shall be fully satisfied. By
Isaiah 53 His knowledge the Righteous One, My Ser-
1 The prophet, complaining of unbelief, accuses vant, shall justify many, and He shall bear
them of ignoring the prophecy of the cross. their iniquities.
4 The pains Christ suffered for His own. 12 Therefore I will divide to Him with
12 The prophecy of the lawless, 10 the good the great, and with the strong He shall di-
success. vide the spoil; because He poured out His
1 ¶ Who has believed our report? And to soul to death; and He was numbered with
whom is the arm of Jehovah revealed? those transgressing; and He bore the sin of
2 For He comes up before Him as a shoot, many, and made intercession for those
and as a root out of dry ground. He has no transgressing.
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12 And I will make your battlements of
Isaiah 54 ruby, and your gates carbuncle stones, and
1 The prophet, for the comfort of the nations, proph- all your border stones of delight;
esies the fullness of their salvation, 6 their cer- 13 and all your sons will be taught ones
tain deliverance out of affliction, 15 and their of Jehovah; and the peace of your sons will
sure preservation. be great.
1 ¶ Sing out, barren one who never bore; 14 You shall be established in righteous-
break out a song and shout, you who never ness; you shall be far from oppression, for
brought forth. For the sons of the desolate you shall not fear; and from terror, for it
one are more than the sons of the married shall not come near to you.
woman, says Jehovah. 15 Behold, gathering they shall gather, but
2 Make the place of your tent larger, and not from Me. Who has gathered against
let them stretch out the curtains of your you? By you he shall fall.
dwellings. Do not spare, lengthen your 16 Behold, I have created the smith
cords and strengthen your stakes. blowing coals in the fire, and who brings
3 For you shall break forth on the right hand out an instrument for his work; and I
and on the left. And your seed shall possess have created the one corrupting to de-
nations, and ruined cities shall be lived in. stroy.
4 Do not fear, for you shall not be shamed, 17 Every weapon formed against you shall
for you shall not be humiliated, for you not prosper, and every tongue that shall rise
shall not be put to shame. For you shall against you in judgment, you shall con-
forget the shame of your youth, and you demn. This is the inheritance of the ser-
shall not remember the reproach of your vants of Jehovah, and their righteousness
widowhood any more. is from Me, a statement od Jehovah.
5 For your husband is your Maker, Jeho-
vah of Hosts is His name; and your Re- Isaiah 55
deemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is 1 The prophet, with the promises of Christ, calls
called the God of all the earth. to faith, 6 and to repentance. 8 The happiness of
6 ¶ For Jehovah has called you as a woman the ones that believe.
forsaken and grieved in spirit, even a wife 1 ¶ Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to
of young men when she is refused, says the water; and he who has no silver, come
your God. buy grain and eat. Yes, come buy grain,
7 For a little moment I have left you, but wine and milk without silver and with-
I will gather you with great compassions. out price.
8 In a flood of wrath I hid My face from 2 Why do you weigh out silver for that
you for a moment; but I will have pity on which is not bread, and your labor for what
you with everlasting kindness, says Jeho- is not to satisfaction? Listening, listen to
vah your Redeemer. Me and eat the good; and let your soul de-
9 For this is the waters of Noah to Me; for light itself in fatness.
as I swore to refrain from passing over the 3 Stretch your ear and come to Me; hear,
waters of Noah over the earth again, so I and your soul shall live; and I will cut an
have sworn from being angry with you and everlasting covenant with you, the faithful
rebuking you. mercies of David.
10 For the mountains shall depart and the 4 Behold, I gave Him a Witness to peoples,
hills be removed, but My kindness shall a Leader and Commander of peoples.
not depart from you; nor shall the covenant 5 Behold, You shall call a nation You do
of My peace be removed, says Jehovah who not know; yea, a nation not knowing You
has pity on you. shall run to You, because of Jehovah Your
11 ¶ Afflicted one, storm tossed and not God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for
comforted! Behold, I am laying out your He has glorified You.
stones with antimony, and have founded 6 ¶ Seek Jehovah while He may be found;
you with sapphires. call on Him while He is near.
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Isaiah 56 696 My house shall be called a house of prayer
7 Let the wicked one forsake his way and than sons and than daughters; I will give
the man of iniquity his thoughts, and let them an everlasting name which shall not
him turn back to Jehovah, and He will have be cut off.
mercy on him; and to our God, for He will 6 And the sons of the alien who join them-
multiply to pardon. selves on Jehovah to serve Him, and to love
8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, the name of Jehovah, to be His servants,
and My ways are not your ways, a state- every one who keeps from defiling the sab-
ment of Jehovah. bath, and takes hold of My covenant,
9 For as the heavens are high from the earth, 7 and I will bring them to My holy mount
so My ways are high from your ways, and and make them joyful in My house of
My thoughts from your thoughts. prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sac-
10 For as the shower and the snow comes rifices shall be for acceptance on My altar,
down from the heavens and do not return for My house shall be called a house of
there, except it waters the earth and make prayer for all the peoples,
it bring forth and bud, and give seed to the 8 a statement of the Lord Jehovah, who
sower and bread to the eater, gathers the outcasts of Israel; I will yet
11 so shall My Word be, which goes out gather to him his gathered ones.
of My mouth; it shall not return to Me void, 9 ¶ All beasts of the field come to eat, all
but it shall do that which I please, and it beasts in the forest!
shall prosper in that which I sent it to do! 10 His watchmen are blind ones; they all
12 For you shall go out with joy and be do not know; they are all mute dogs; they
led out with peace. The mountains and the cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, lov-
hills shall break out into song before you, ing to slumber;
and all the trees of the field shall clap the 11 and they are dogs strong of soul; they
palm. do not know satisfaction. And they are
13 Instead of the thorn-bush, the fir tree shepherds; they do not know to discern;
shall come up; instead of the brier, the they all look to their own way, each one
myrtle shall come up; and it shall be for a for his own gain, from his own end, say-
name to Jehovah, for an everlasting sign ing:
that shall not be cut off. 12 Come, and let me take wine, and let us
gulp down fermented liquor; and tomor-
Isaiah 56 row shall be as this day, great, exceedingly
1 The prophet exhorts to sanctification. 3 He prom- abundant.
ises it shall be general. 9 His warning.
1 ¶ So says Jehovah: Keep judgment and Isaiah 57
do righteousness, for My salvation is near 1 The blessed death of the righteous. 3 Jehovah
to come, and My righteousness to be re- reproves the Jews for their idolatry. 13 He gives
vealed. gospel promises to the ones who repent.
2 Blessed is the man who does this, and 1 ¶ The righteous one perishes, and no
the son of man who lays hold on it; keep- man lays it on his heart; yea, merciful men
ing sabbath, from defiling it; and keeping are gathered, with no one discerning that
his hand from doing every evil. the righteous one is gathered from the face
3 ¶ And do not let the son of the alien of evil.
speak, he who joins himself to Jehovah, 2 He shall go in peace; they shall rest on
saying, Separating Jehovah separates me their couches, walking in his straightness.
from His people; and not do let the eunuch 3 ¶ But you, draw near here, sons of the
say, Behold, I am a dried up tree. sorceress, seed of one doing adultery and
4 For so says Jehovah to the eunuchs who fornicating.
keep My sabbaths and choose things I am 4 On whom are you making sport? On
pleased with, and take hold of My covenant: whom do you make a wide mouth and draw
5 I, even I will give to them in My house out the tongue? Are you not children of
and in My walls a hand and a name better transgression, a seed of falsehood,
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So says the high and lofty One from eternity 697 Isaiah 57
5 being inflamed with idols under every self and was angry; yet he went, turning
green tree, slaughtering the children in the back in his heart’s way.
torrent beds, under the clefts of the rocks? 18 His ways I have seen, but I will heal
6 In the torrent’s smoothness is your por- him, and will lead him and complete com-
tion; they, they are your lot; even to them forts to him and to his mourners.
you have poured a drink offering; you have 19 I create the fruit of the lips: peace,
offered a food offering. Should I be con- peace, to the ones far off and near, says
soled over these? Jehovah, and I will heal him.
7 You have set your couch on a lofty and 20 But the wicked ones are like the driven
high mountain; yea, you went up there to sea, which not is able to be quiet, and its
sacrifice a sacrifice. waves cast up mire and dirt.
8 And you have set up your memorial be- 21 There is no peace to the wicked ones,
hind the door and the post. For you un- says my God.
covered yourself from Me and went up; you
enlarged your couch; and you cut covenant Isaiah 58
with them; you loved their couch; at a hand 1 The prophet, being sent to reprove hypocrisy,
you looked. 3 denounces hypocritical fasts. 8 He declares
9 And you went to the king with oil and what promises are due to godliness.
multiplied your perfumes. And you sent 1 ¶ Call out with the throat; do not spare.
your messengers far away, and lowered Lift up your voice like the rams` horn! And
yourself to Sheol. declare to My people their transgressions,
10 You were wearied in the length of your and their sins to the house of Jacob.
way; you did not say, Despair! You found 2 Yet they seek Me day by day, and desire
the life of your hand, so you were not sick. knowledge of My ways. As a nation that
11 And whom have you dreaded and has done right, and not forsaking the judg-
feared? You have lied and have not remem- ment of their God, they ask of Me judg-
bered Me, not setting it on your heart. Have ments of righteousness; they desire to draw
I not been silent, even from forever, and near to God.
you have not feared Me? 3 ¶ They say, Why have we fasted, and
12 I will reveal your righteousness and You did not see? We have afflicted our soul,
your works, and they will not profit you. and You did not know. Behold, on the day
13 ¶ When you cry, let your gatherings of your fast you find pleasure; and you
deliver you; but the wind shall lift up all drive all your laborers hard.
of them; vanity takes them. But he who 4 Behold! You fast for strife, and for de-
takes refuge in Me shall inherit the land bate, and to strike with the fist of wicked-
and possess My holy mountain. ness. Do not fast as today, to sound your
14 And he shall say, Raise up! Raise up! voice in the heights.
Clear the way! Make the stumbling block 5 Is the fast I choose, a day for a man to
rise from the way of My people. afflict his soul? To bow his head down like
15 For so says the One being high and a bulrush, and he spreads sackcloth and
being lifted up, He who inhabits eternity, ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day of
and Holy is His name: I dwell in the high delight to Jehovah?
and holy place, even with the contrite one 6 this is not the fast I have chosen: to
and the humble of spirit, to make live the open bands of wickedness, to undo thongs
spirit of the humble ones and to make live of the yoke, and to send out free the ones
the heart of the contrite ones. being oppressed, and that you pull off
16 For I will not contend forever, and I every yoke?
will not always be angry, for the spirit 7 Is it not to break your bread to the hun-
would faint before Me, even the breaths I gry, that you should bring the wandering
have made. poor ones to your house? When will you
17 ¶ For I was angry and struck him for see the naked ones and cover him, and you
the iniquity of his unjust gain; I hid My- will not hide yourself from your flesh?
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Isaiah 59 698 The hand of Jehovah is not shortened
8 ¶ Then your light shall break as the dawn, ness, and speaking vanity, they conceive
and your healing shall spring up quickly; mischief and give birth to iniquity.
and your righteousness shall go before you; 5 They hatch adders’ eggs, and weave the
the glory of Jehovah shall gather you. spider’s web; he who eats their eggs dies;
9 Then you shall call, and Jehovah will and that which is crushed hatches out a vi-
answer; you shall cry, and He shall say, per.
Behold Me. If you put the yoke away from 6 Their webs shall not become clothing,
your midst, the sending out of the finger, and they shall not cover themselves with
and the speaking of iniquity; their works. Their works are works of in-
10 and if you let out your soul to the hun- iquity, and the act of violence is in their
gry, and satisfy the soul of the afflicted one; palms.
then your light shall rise in the darkness, and 7 Their feet run to evil, and they hurry to
your gloom shall be as the noonday. pour out innocent blood. Thoughts of in-
11 And Jehovah shall always guide you, and iquity are their thoughts; wasting and ruin
satisfy your soul in dry places, and make are in their ways.
strong your bones. And you shall be like a 8 They do not know the way of peace;
watered garden, and like a spring of waters and no judgment is in their tracks. They
which do not prove to be deceiving. have made crooked paths for themselves;
12 And those who come of you shall build everyone going in them does not know
the wastes of old; you shall rear the foun- peace.
dations of generations and generations; and 9 ¶ On account of this, judgment is far
you shall be called, One repairing the from us,and righteousness does not over-
breach, one restoring paths to live in. take us. We wait for light, but, behold,
13 ¶ If you turn your foot away because of darkness, for brightness, but we walk in
the sabbath, from doing your pleasure on My gloominess.
holy days, and call the sabbath a delight, to 10 We grope for the wall like the blind
the holiness of Jehovah, glorifying, and glo- ones, and we grope as if we had no eyes;
rify Him, to the holiness, away from doing we stumble at noonday as in the twilight,
your own ways, from finding your own plea- in desolate places like ones dying.
sure or speaking your word; 11 We all of us roar like bears, and moan-
14 then you shall delight yourself in Je- ing we moan like doves. We look for judg-
hovah. And I will cause you to ride on the ment, but there is none; for salvation, but
heights of the earth, and make you eat with it is far from us.
the inheritance of your father Jacob. For 12 For our transgressions are multiplied
the mouth of Jehovah has spoken. before You, and our sins testify against us.
For our transgressions are with us, and our
Isaiah 59 iniquities, we know them;
1 Thec ondemning nature of sin. 3 The sins of the 13 transgressing and lying against Jeho-
Jews. 9 Calamity is for sin. 20 The covenant of vah, and backsliding from after
the Redeemer. our God, speaking oppression and revolt,
1 ¶ Behold, the hand of Jehovah is not conceiving and murmuring words of false-
shortened from saving, and not is His ear hood from the heart.
heavy from hearing. 14 And justce is driven back; and righ-
2 But your iniquities are coming between teousness stands far off; for truth stumbles
you and your God; and your sins have hid- in the plaza, and straightness is not able to
den His face from you, from hearing. enter.
3 For your palms are defiled by blood; 15 And the truth is lacking; and whoever
yea, your fingers with iniquity. Your lips turns from evil makes himself a prey. And
have spoken falsehood; your tongue mur- Jehovah saw; and it was evil in His eyes,
murs perverseness. that there was no justice.
4 No one calls for righteousness, and no 16 ¶ And He saw that there was no man,
one judges with truth. Trusting in empti- and He was astonished that there was no
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I will make you for everlasting majesty, a joy 699 Isaiah 60
intercessor. And His own arm saved for bear gold and incense; and they shall pro-
Him; and His righteousness, it sustained claim the praises of Jehovah.
Him. 7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gath-
17 For He put on righteousness like body ered to you; rams of Nebaioth shall serve
armor, and a helmet of salvation on His you; they shall come up for acceptance on
head. And He put on robes of vengeance My altar; and I will glorify the house of
as clothing; and He put on zeal like a My beauty.
mantle. 8 Who are these who fly like a cloud, and
18 According to works, so He will repay; with the doves to their windows?
fury to His adversaries, recompense to His 9 ¶ For the isles shall wait for Me, and the
enemies; He will complete recompense to ships of Tarshish at the first, to
the isles. bring your sons from far away, their silver
19 And they shall fear Jehovah’s name and their gold to them, to the name of Je-
from the west, and His glory from the ris- hovah your God, and to the Holy One of
ing of the sun. When the foe comes like a Israel, because He has beautified you.
flood, the Spirit of Jehovah shall cause him 10 And the sons of the foreigner shall build
to flee. your walls; and their kings shall serve you.
20 And the Redeemer comes to Zion, and For I struck you in My wrath, but I pitied
to those in Jacob who turn back from their you in My favor.
transgression, a statement of Jehovah. 11 And your gates shall be always open;
21 As for Me, this is My covenant with they shall not be shut day or night, so that
them, says Jehovah: My Spirit who is on men may bring to you the force of nations,
You, and My words which I have put in and that their kings may be led captive.
Your mouth, shall not depart out of Your 12 For the nations and the kingdom that
mouth, or out of the mouth of Your seed, will not serve you shall perish; yea, de-
or out of the mouth of Your seed’s seed, stroying, the nations shall be destroyed.
from now and till forever, says Jehovah. 13 The glory of Lebanon shall come to
you: the juniper, the box tree, and the cy-
Isaiah 60 press together, to beautify the place of My
1 The glory of God’s people in the light of Christ‘s sanctuary; yea, I will glorify the place of
coming to the nations, 15 and the great bless- My feet.
ings after a short affliction. 14 And the sons of ones afflicting you shall
1 ¶ Arise, shine; for your light has come, bow down to you. And all who despised
and the glory of Jehovah has risen on you! you shall fall at the soles of your feet. And
2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the they shall call you, The City of Jehovah,
earth, and gross darkness the peoples. But the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
Jehovah shall rise on you, and His glory 15 ¶ Instead of your being forsaken and
shall be seen on you. hated, so that no one passes through, I will
3 And nations shall walk to Your light, set you for everlasting majesty, a joy of
and kings to the brightness of your generations and generations.
dawning. 16 You shall also suck the milk of nations,
4 Lift up Your eyes all around and see; they and you shall suck the breast of kings. And
are all gathering; they are coming to you. you shall know that I, Jehovah, am your
Your sons shall come from far away, and Savior and your Redeemer, the mighty One
Your daughters shall be supported on the side. of Jacob.
5 Then you shall see and be bright; and 17 Instead of bronze, I will bring gold; and
your heart shall dread and enlarge. For the instead of iron, I will bring silver. And in-
abundance of the sea shall be turned to you; stead of timber, bronze; and instead of stones,
the wealth of nations shall come to you. iron. And I will set your overseers peace,
6 A multitude of camels shall cover you, and those oppressing you righteousness.
young camels of Midian and Ephah. All of 18 Violence shall not still be heard in your
them shall come from Sheba, they shall land, or wasting and ruin within your bor-
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Isaiah 61 700 I will rejoice in Jehovah; My soul is joyful
ders; but you shall call your walls, Salva- 7 Instead of your shame and disgrace,
tion, and your gates, Praise. double. They rejoice in their portion; for
19 The sun shall not still be your light by they shall dispossess in their land a second
day, or the brightness of the moon give time; everlasting joy shall be theirs.
you light; but Jehovah shall be for ever- 8 For I, Jehovah, love judgment, hating
lasting light to you, and your God for your robbery for that which goes up in burnt
beauty. offering. And I will give their work in faith-
20 Your sun shall not go in any more, and fulness; and I will cut an everlasting cov-
your moon shall not be removed; for Je- enant for them.
hovah will become your everlasting light; 9 And their seed shall be known among
and the days of your mourning shall end. the nations, and their offspring among the
21 And your people, all of them, shall be peoples; all who see them shall acknowl-
righteous ones; they shall possess the earth edge them, that they are the seed that Je-
forever, a branch of My planting, a work hovah has blessed.
of My hands, to beautify Myself. 10 ¶ Rejoicing I will rejoice in Jeho-
22 A little one shall become a thousand vah. My soul shall be joyful in my God.
and a small one a strong nation. I, Jeho- For He clothed me with garments of sal-
vah, will hasten it in its time. vation; He put on me the robe of righ-
teousness, even as a bridegroom puts on
Isaiah 61 his head-dress, and as a bride puts on
1 The office of Christ. 4 The prophecy of restora- her ornaments.
tion, 7 and blessings of the faithful. 11 For as the earth comes out with her
1 ¶ The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah is buds, and as a garden causes that which is
on Me, because Jehovah has anointed Me sown to grow, so the Lord Jehovah will
to bear good news to the poor one. He make righteousness and praise to grow be-
has sent Me to bind up the broken of fore all the nations.
heart, to proclaim liberty to captives, and
complete opening to the ones being Isaiah 62
bound; 1 The desire of the prophet to confirm the prom-
2 to call out the acceptable year of Jeho- ises of Jehovah to His people. 6 The office of the
vah, and the day of vengeance of our God; watchmen. 10 The gospel proclaimed.
to comfort all those mourning; 1 ¶ For Zion’s sake, I will not be silent;
3 to appoint to the mourning ones of Zion, and for Jerusalem’s sake, I will not rest;
to give them beauty instead of ashes, the until her righteousness goes forth as bright-
oil of joy instead of mourning, the mantle ness, and her salvation as a burning torch.
of praise instead of the spirit of infirmity, 2 And nations shall see your righteous-
so that one calls them trees of righteous- ness, and all kings your glory. And one calls
ness, the planting of Jehovah, in order to you a new name which the mouth of Jeho-
beautify Himself. vah shall specify.
4 ¶ And they shall build old ruins; they 3 You also shall be a crown of beauty in
shall raise up old desolations of former the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem
ones; and they shall restore the waste cit- in the palm of your God.
ies, ruins of generations and generations. 4 Not shall be said to you any more, For-
5 And ones being strangers shall stand and saken; and not your land shall be said to
feed your flocks, and the sons of an alien you any more, Desolate. But you shall be
shall be your plowmen and your called, My Delight is in Her; and your land,
vinedressers. Married. For Jehovah delights in you, and
6 But you shall be called, Priests of Jeho- your land is married.
vah; it will be said of you, Ministers of 5 For as a young man marries a virgin, so
our God. You shall eat the wealth of the shall your sons marry you. And as a bride-
nations, and in their glory you shall be groom rejoices over the bride, so your God
exchanged. shall rejoice over you.
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I have trodden the winepress, I alone 701 Isaiah 62
6 ¶ I have set watchmen on your walls, O ing. Then My own arm saved for Me, and
Jerusalem. All the day and all the night they My fury upheld Me.
shall not be silent always; you who remem- 6 And I tread down peoples in My anger,
ber Jehovah, let there not be a rest to you. and I made them drunk in My fury, and I
7 And do not give a rest to Him until He brought down their juice to the earth.
sets up and makes Jerusalem a praise in the 7 ¶ I will mention the mercies of Jeho-
earth. vah, the praises of Jehovah, according to
8 Jehovah has sworn by His right hand, and all that Jehovah has benefited us, and the
by the might of His arm: Surely I will no great good to the house of Israel, by which
longer give your grain as food for your en- He benefited them according to His mer-
emies; and the sons of an alien shall not drink cies, and according to the multitude of His
your new wine for which you have labored. loving-kindness.
9 But those who have gathered it shall eat 8 For He said, Surely they are My people,
it and praise Jehovah. And they who have sons that do not lie, and He became One
collected it shall drink it in My holy courts. being their Savior.
10 ¶ Pass! Pass through the gates; prepare 9 In all their affliction, He was not a foe;
the way of the people! Raise up! Raise up and the Angel of His Presence saved them.
the highway; clear it from stones; lift up a In His love and in His pity He redeemed
banner over the peoples. them. And He bore them up, and He lifted
11 Behold, Jehovah has made it to be them up all the days of old.
heard to the end of the earth; Tell the daugh- 10 But they rebelled, and provoked His
ter of Zion, Behold! Your salvation comes! Holy Spirit, and He was turned to be their
Behold! His reward is with Him, and His enemy; He fought against them.
work before Him. 11 And His people remembered the days
12 And they shall call them, The Holy past of Moses and His people, saying,
People, the Redeemed of Jehovah. And to Where is He who brought us up from the
you it shall be called, Sought Out, A City sea with the shepherd of His flock. Where
Not Forsaken. is He who put His Holy Spirit within him,
12 leading them by Moses’ right hand,
Isaiah 63 with His glorious arm, dividing the water
1 Christ shows who He is, 2 His victory over His before them, to make for Him an everlast-
enemies, 7 and His mercy toward His people. ing name?
15 The elect in their prayer, 17 and complaint, 13 He led them through the deeps; like the
profess their faith. horse in the wilderness, they did not stumble.
1 ¶ Who is this who comes from Edom 14 As the cattle go down into the valley,
with dyed garments from Bozrah, this One so the Spirit of Jehovah caused him to rest;
adorned in His clothing, bending in His so You led Your people, to make a name of
great power? It is I, speaking in righteous- glory for Yourself.
ness, greatness to save! 15 ¶ Look down from Heaven and peer
2 Who knows why Your clothing is red, from the place of Your holiness and Your
and Your garments like one treading in the glory. Where is Your zeal and Your might?
winepress? The roaring of Your bowels and Your mer-
3 I have trodden the winepress, I alone, cies toward me, are they held back?
and no man of the peoples was with Me. 16 For You are our Father, though
And I will tread them in My anger, and Abraham does not know us, and Israel does
trample them in My fury; and their juice not recognize us; You, Jehovah, are our Fa-
shall be spattered on My garments; and I ther, our Redeemer; Your name is from ev-
will pollute all My clothes. erlasting.
4 For the day of vengeance is in My heart, 17 O Jehovah, why do You make us wan-
and the year of My redeemed has come. der from Your ways? You harden our heart
5 And I looked, and not one was helping. from Your fear. For Your servants’ sake,
And I wondered that not one was uphold- return the tribes of Your inheritance.
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Isaiah 64 702 We are the clay, and You are our Former
18 For a little while Your holy people pos- 12 Will You restrain Yourself over these
sessed it. Our adversaries have trampled things, Jehovah? Will you be silent and
Your sanctuary. exceedingly afflict us?
19 We are from of old; You never ruled
over them. Your name was never called on Isaiah 65
them. 1 The calling of the nations. 2 The Jews, for their
unbelief, idolatry, and hypocrisy, are rejected.
Isaiah 64 9 The elect shall inherit. 11 The judgments on
1 The people pray for the illustration of Jehovah’s the wicked ones, and blessings on the godly ones.
power. 5 Celebrating Jehovah’s mercy, they make 17 The new heavens and the new earth.
confession of their natural corruptions. 1 ¶ I have been sought, not by those who
1 ¶ O that You would tear the heavens and asked. I have been found, not by those who
come down; mountains would quake be- sought Me. To a nation not calling on My
fore You. name, I said, Behold Me! Behold Me!
2 As the brushwood fire burns and fire 2 I have spread out My hands all the day
causes water to boil, make known Your long to a rebelling people who walk in the
name to Your adversaries, that nations way not good, after their own thoughts;
might quake before You. 3 a people who continually provoke Me
3 When You did terrifying things which to My face; who sacrifice in gardens, and
we did not expect, You came down; moun- burn incense on the bricks;
tains quaked before You. 4 who sit among the graves and lodge in
4 And from of old they have not heard; guarded places, who eat swine’s flesh, and
they did not give ear. Eye has not seen a broth of unclean things in their pots;
God except You, who works for him who 5 who say, Draw near to yourself! Do not
waits for Him. come near me, for I am holier than you!
5 You meet him who rejoices and works These are a smoke in My nose, a fire burn-
righteousness; they remember You in Your ing all the day.
ways. Behold, You were angry, for we sinned. 6 Behold! It is written before Me: I will
In them is eternity, we shall be saved. not be silent, except I repay; yea, I will
6 ¶ But we are all as the unclean thing, return to their bosom,
and all our righteousnesses are as a men- 7 your iniquities and the iniquities of your
struation cloth. And we all fade as a leaf, fathers together, says Jehovah; they that
and like the wind our iniquities lift us up. burned incense on the mountains, and have
7 And there is not one who calls on Your blasphemed Me on the hills. And I will
name, who stirs himself up to take hold of measure their former work on their bosom.
You. For You have hidden Your face from 8 ¶ So says Jehovah: As the new wine is
us, and have melted us away into the hand found in the cluster, and one says, Do not
of our iniquities. destroy it, for a blessing is in it; so I will
8 But now, Jehovah, You are our Father. do for the sake of My servants, not to de-
We are the clay, and You are our Former; stroy the whole.
yea, we all are the work of Your hand. 9 And I will bring forth a seed out of
9 Be not angry, Jehovah, until exceeding, Jacob, and out of Judah one to inherit My
and do not remember iniquity forever. Be- mountains. And My elect shall inherit, and
hold! Look, we pray; all of us are Your My servants shall live there.
people. 10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks;
10 Your holy cities are a wilderness; Zion and the valley of Achor a resting place
has become a wilderness; Jerusalem is a of herds for My people who have sought
desolation. Me.
11 The house of our holiness and our 11 ¶ But you are those who forsake Jeho-
glory where our fathers praised You has vah, who forget My holy mountain; who
become a burning of fire, and all our pleas- array a table for Fortune, and who fill
ant things have become a ruin. mixed wine for Fate.
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It will be, before they call, I will answer 703 Isaiah 66
12 And I will number you to the sword; 24 And it will be, before they call, I will
and you shall all bow down to the slaugh- answer. While they are speaking, then I will
ter; because I called and you did not an- hear.
swer. I spoke, and you did not hear; and 25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed as
you did the evil in My eyes; and you chose one; and the lion shall eat straw like the
that in which I had no pleasure. ox. And dust is the food of the snake. They
13 So the Lord Jehovah says this: Behold, shall not do evil nor destroy in all My holy
My servants shall eat, but you shall be hun- mountain, says Jehovah.
gry. Behold, My servants shall drink, but
you shall be thirsty. Behold, My servants Isaiah 66
shall rejoice, but you shall be ashamed. 1 Jehovah will be served in humble sincerity. 5 He
14 Behold, My servants shall sing for joy comforts the humble ones with the marvelous
of heart, but you shall cry from pain of generation, 10 and with the gracious benefits of
heart, and howl from breaking of spirit. His people..
15 And you shall leave your name for a 1 ¶ So says Jehovah: Heaven is My throne,
curse to My elect. And the Lord Jehovah and earth the footstool of My feet. Where
shall cause you to die; and He shall call then is the house that you build for Me?
His servants by another name. And where then is the place of My rest?
16 He who blesses himself in the earth 2 And My hand has made all these things,
shall bless himself in the God of truth. And even all these things exist, a statement of
he who swears in the earth shall swear by Jehovah. But I will look toward this one,
the God of truth; because the former dis- to the afflicted one, and to the contrite of
tresses are forgotten; and because they are spirit, even trembling at My Word.
hidden from My eyes. 3 He who slaughters an ox is as if he struck
17 ¶ For, behold, I create new heavens a man; he who sacrifices a lamb is as if he
and new earth. And the former things shall broke a dog’s neck; he who offers a present
not be remembered, and they shall not go is as if it were swine’s blood; he making
up on the heart. mention of incense is as if he blessed iniq-
18 But, be glad and rejoice till forever in uity. Yea, they have chosen their way, and
what I create. For, behold, I create in their soul delights in their detestable idols.
Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 4 I also will choose their wanton deal-
19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and ings; and I will bring their fears to them;
joy in My people. And the voice of weep- because I called, and not one answered; I
ing and the voice of crying shall no longer spoke, and they did not hear. But they did
be heard in her. the evil in My eyes, and chose that in which
20 There shall not still be a suckling of I had no pleasure.
days, or an old man that has not filled his 5 Hear the Word of Jehovah, those who
days. For the boy shall die the son of a tremble at His Word. Your brothers who
hundred years, but the sinner the son of a hate you, who drive you out for My name’s
hundred years shall be accursed. sake, have said, Jehovah is glorified. But
21 And they shall build houses and live in He shall appear in your joy, and they shall
them; and they shall plant vineyards and be ashamed.
eat their fruit. 6 A sound of roaring from the city! A sound
22 They shall not build, and another live from the temple! It is the sound of Jehovah
in them; they shall not plant, and another completing recompense to His enemies;
eat. For like the days of the tree are the 7 before she travailed, she gave birth; be-
days of My people; and My elect shall grow fore pain came to her, she delivered a male.
old to the work of their hands. 8 Who has heard a thing like this? Who
23 They shall not labor in vain, nor bring has seen things like these? Shall the earth
forth for terror. For they are the seed of be born in one day? Shall a nation be born
the ones blessed of Jehovah, and their off- in one step? For Zion travailed and also
spring with them. gave birth to her sons.
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Isaiah 66 704 They shall declare My glory in the nations
9 Shall I break out and not cause to give 18 For I know their works and their
birth? Surely I cause to give birth, says thought; it comes to gather all the nations
Jehovah, and I restrain the womb, says your and the tongues; and they shall come and
God.. see My glory.
10 Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad 19 And I will set a sign among them, and
with her. all who love her. Rejoice with I will send from them refugees to the na-
her a rejoiciing, all who mourn for her; tions of Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, drawers
11 that you may nurse and be satisfied with of the bow; to Tubal and Javan, to the isles
the breast of her comforts, that you may suck far away that have not heard My fame and
out and delight yourselves with the fullness not seen My glory. And they shall declare
of her glory. My glory among the nations.
12 For thus says Jehovah: Behold, I stretch 20 And they shall bring all your brothers
out peace to her like a river, and like an out of all nations, an offering to Jehovah,
overflowing torrent, the glory of the na- of horses, and in chariots, and in litters,
tions. And you shall nurse; you shall be and on mules, and on camels, to My holy
lifted on the side, and you shall be dandled mountain Jerusalem, says Jehovah; as the
on the knees. sons of Israel bring the offering in a clean
13 As a man whom his mother comforts, vessel to the house of Jehovah.
so I will comfort you; and in Jerusalem 21And I will also take some of them for
you shall be comforted the priests, for the Levites, says Jehovah.
14 And you will see, and your heart will 22 For as the new heavens and the new
rejoice, and your bones will flourish like earth which I make stand before Me, a state-
the grass. And the hand of Jehovah shall ment of Jehovah, so your seed and your
be known toward His servants, and He shall name shall stand.
be indignant with His enemies. 23 And it will be, from new moon to its
15¶ For, behold, Jehovah will come with new moon, and from sabbath to its sab-
fire and His chariots like the tempest, to bath, all flesh shall come to worship be-
return His wrath in fury, and His rebuke in fore Me, says Jehovah.
flames of fire. 24 And they shall go out and see the
16 For by fire and by His sword Jehovah corpses of the men who have transgressed
will judge with all flesh; and the slain of against Me; for their worm shall not die,
Jehovah shall be many. their fire shall not be put out; and they shall
17 Those who sanctify themselves, and be an abhorrence to all flesh.
puriify themselves to the gardens, each one
in the midst, eaters of swine’s flesh, and
the unclean thing, and the mouse, these are
cut off together, a statement of Jehovah.
The Book of
JEREMIAH
13 And the Word of Jehovah was to me
Jeremiah 1 the second time, saying, What do you see?
1 The time, 3 and the calling of Jeremiah. 14 His And I said, I see a pot being blown; and its
heavy message against Judah. 17 Jehovah en- face is from the face of the north.
courages him. 14 And Jehovah said to me, Out of the
1 ¶ The words of Jeremiah the son of north, evil will be set loose on all those
Hilkiah, one of the priests who resided in living in the land.
Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, 15 For, behold, I will call all the families
2 to whom the Word of Jehovah came in of the kingdoms of the north, a statement
the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Jehovah. And they shall come, and they
of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. will give to each man his throne at the en-
3 And it happened in the days of Jehoiakim, trance of the gates of Jerusalem, and against
the son of Josiah, king of Judah, to the end its walls round about, and against the cit-
of the eleventh year of Zedekiah, the son of ies of Judah.
Josiah, king of Judah, to those gone into ex- 16 And I will speak My judgments against
ile of Jerusalem in the fifth month. them on all their evil, those who have for-
4 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saken Me and have burned incense to other
saying, gods, and have worshiped the works of their
5 I knew you before I formed you in the hands.
belly, even before you came out of the 17 And you must gird up your loins, and
womb, I consecrated you. I gave you to be rise up and speak to them all that I com-
a prophet to the nations. mand you. Do not be dismayed before their
6 And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! Behold, faces, that I not shatter you before them.
I do not know how to speak. for I am a boy. 18 For, behold, today I have given you as a
7 But Jehovah said to me, Do not say, I fortified city, and an iron pillar, and bronze
am a boy; for you shall go to all that I walls against the whole land, against the kings
shall send you. And whatever I command of Judah, against her rulers, against her
you, you shall speak. priests, and to the people of the land.
8 Do not be afraid of their faces, for I am 19 And they shall fight against you; but they
with you to deliver you, a statement of Je- shall not overcome you. For I am with you
hovah. to deliver you, a statement of Jehovah.
9 And Jehovah put out His hand and
touched my mouth. And Jehovah said to Jeremiah 2
me, Behold, I have put My words in your 1 Jehovah shows His former kindness, and re-
mouth. bukes the Jews for their causeless revolt.
10 Behold, I have today appointed you 14 They are the causes of their own calamities.
over the nations and over the kingdoms, to 1 ¶ And was the Word of Jehovah to me,
root out, and to tear down, and to destroy, saying,
and to cast down, to build, and to plant. 2 Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem,
11 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying, So says Jehovah, I remember you,
saying, Jeremiah, what do you see? And I the kindness of your youth, the love of your
said, I see an almond rod. betrothals, your going after Me in the wil-
12 And Jehovah said to me, You have seen derness, in a land not sown.
well; for I will watch over My Word to 3 Israel was holy to Jehovah, the firstfruits
perform it. of His increase. All that devour him become
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Jeremiah 2 706 My people have changed their Glory
guilty; evil shall come on them, a state- 18 And now what is for you toward the
ment of Jehovah. way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor?
4 Hear the Word of Jehovah, O house of Or what for you toward Assyria, to drink
Jacob and all the families of the house of the waters of the Euphrates River?
Israel. 19 Your own evil shall instruct you, and
5 So says Jehovah, What iniquity have your apostasies shall reprove you. There-
your fathers found in Me, that they went fore know and see that your forsaking Je-
far from Me and have walked after vanity, hovah your God is evil and bitter; and My
and have become vain? fear is not in you, a statement of the Lord
6 And they did not say, Where is Jehovah Jehovah of Hosts.
who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, 20 ¶ For long ago you broke your yoke
who led us in the wilderness, in a land of and tore up your bonds. And you said, I
deserts and of pits, in a dry land and death will not pass by, when on every high hill
shade, in a land that not a man has passed and under every green tree you lay down
through, and not a man has lived there? like one doing adultery.
7 And I brought you into a garden land to 21 Yet I planted you a choice vine, wholly
eat its fruit and its goodness. But when you a true seed. And how have you turned into
went in, you defiled My land and made shoots of an alien vine to Me?
My inheritance a disgusting thing. 22 Though you wash yourself with pot-
8 The priests did not say, Where is Jeho- ash, and multiply soap for yourself, your
vah? And they who handle the Law did iniquity is marked before Me, a statement
not know Me. And the shepherds trans- of the Lord Jehovah.
gressed against Me; and the prophets 23 How can you say, I am not defiled; I
prophesied by Baal, and went after things have not gone after Baals? See your way in
not being profitable. the valley; know what you have done! You
9 ¶ Therefore, I will contend with you, a are a swift camel criss-crossing her ways;
statement of Jehovah, and I will contend 24 a wild ass used to the wilderness. In
with your sons’ sons. the passion of her desire she snuffs up the
10 For go to the isles of Kittim and see, wind in her time. Who can turn her away?
and send to Kedar, and carefully consider All those who seek her will not tire them-
and see if there is any like this. selves; in her month they will find her.
11 Has a nation changed its gods, and they 25 Withhold your foot from being bare
were not gods? But My people have changed and your throat from thirst. But you said,
their Glory without it being profitable. It is hopeless! No! For I love strangers,
12 Be amazed at this, O heavens, and be and after them I will go.
horrified; be completely desolated, a state- 26 As the thief is ashamed when he is
ment of Jehovah. found, so is the house of Israel ashamed;
13 For My people have done two evils: they they, their kings, their rulers, and their
have forsaken Me, the Fountain of living priests, and their prophets,
waters, to hew out cisterns for themselves, 27 saying to a tree, You are my father;
broken cisterns that can hold no water. and to a stone, You gave us birth. For they
14 ¶ Is Israel a servant? Or is he a servant turned their back to Me, and not the face.
of the house? Why has he become a prey? But in the time of their evil, they will say,
15 The young lions roared against him; Arise, and save us!
they gave their voice. And they laid waste 28 But where are your gods that you have
his land; his cities are burned, without one made for yourselves? Let them arise, if they
living in it. can save you in the time of your evil; for
16 Also the sons of Noph and Tahpanhes according to the number of your cities are
have fed on your crown. your gods, O Judah.
17 Have you not done this to yourself by 29 ¶ Why do you contend with Me? All
your forsaking Jehovah your God when He of you, you have transgressed against Me,
led you by the way? a statement of Jehovah.
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O generation, see the Word of Jehovah 707 Jeremiah 3
30 In vain I have stricken your sons; they 5 Will He keep His anger forever? Or will
took no correction. Your own sword has de- He guard it to the end? Behold, you have
voured your prophets, like a destroying lion. spoken, and you have done all the evil that
31 O generation, see the Word of Jeho- you could.
vah. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or 6 ¶ And Jehovah said to me in the days of
a land of darkness? Why do My people say, Josiah the king, Have you seen what the
We roam; we will come no more to You. apostate Israel has done? She has gone up
32 Can a virgin forget her ornaments, a on every high hill and under every green
bride her headband? Yet My people have tree, and has fornicated there.
forgotten Me days without number. 7 And after she had done all these, I said,
33 What? Do you trim your ways to seek She will return to Me; but she did not re-
love? Therefore you have even taught the turn. And her treacherous sister Judah saw.
evil ones your ways. 8 And I watched when for all the causes
34 Also on your skirts is found the blood for which the apostate Israel committed
of the souls of the poor innocents; I have adultery, I sent her away and I gave the
not found them breaking in, but on all these. writ of her divorce to her. Yet her treach-
35 Yet you say, Because I am free from erous sister Judah did not fear, but she also
guilt, surely His anger shall turn from me. went and fornicated.
Behold, I will judge with you, because you 9 And it happened, from the vileness of
say, I have not sinned. her fornication she defiled the land, and
36 Why do you go about so much to fornicated with stones and with trees.
change your way? You also shall be 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sis-
ashamed of Egypt, as you were ashamed ter Judah has not turned to Me with her
of Assyria. whole heart, but with falsehood, a state-
37 Yes, you shall go out from this place, ment of Jehovah.
and your hands on your head. For Jehovah 11 And Jehovah said to me, The apostate
has rejected those in whom you trust, and Israel has justified herself more than treach-
you will not prosper by them. erous Judah.
12 ¶ Go and cry these words toward the
Jeremiah 3 north, and say, Return, O apostate Israel, a
1 Jehovah’s great mercy in Judah’s blatant adul- statement of Jehovah. I will not cause My
tery. 6 Judah is worse than Israel. 12 The prom- face to fall on you, for I am holy, a state-
ises of the gospel to the ones who repent. ment of Jehovah; I will not keep anger for-
1 ¶ They say, If a man sends away his wife, ever.
and she goes from him and will be for an- 13 Only know your iniquity, that you
other man, will he return to her again? Would have transgressed against Jehovah your God
not that land be greatly defiled? But you for- and have scattered your ways to strangers
nicate with many lovers; yet would you come under every green tree, and you have not
back to Me, a statement of Jehovah. obeyed My voice, a statement of Jehovah.
2 Lift up your eyes on the bare heights 14 Turn back, O apostate sons, a state-
and see. Where have you not been lain ment of Jehovah; for I am Lord over you.
with? By the highways you have sat for And I will take you, one from a city, and
them, like an Arab in the desert. And you two from a family, and I will bring you to
have defiled the land with your fornica- Zion.
tions and with your evil. 15 And I will give you shepherds accord-
3 And the showers are withheld, and there ing to My heart, who will feed you with
has been no latter rain. And the forehead knowledge and understanding.
of a woman, one doing adultery, was to 16 And it will be, when you multiply and
you; you refused to be ashamed. increase in the land in those days, a state-
4 Have you not just now called to Me, ment of Jehovah, they will no longer say,
saying, My father, You are the friend of The ark of the covenant of Jehovah! And
my youth? it shall not come on the heart, and not shall
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Jeremiah 4 708 All nations shall gather to Jehovah
they remember it, and not they shall miss and the nations shall bless themselves in
it, and it shall not be made any more. Him, and in Him they will glory.
17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem 3 ¶ For so says Jehovah to the men of
the throne of Jehovah. And all nations shall Judah and to Jerusalem, Break up your fal-
be gathered to it, to the name of Jehovah, low ground, and do not sow to the thorns.
to Jerusalem. And they shall not walk any 4 Circumcise yourselves to Jehovah, and
more after the stubbornness of their evil take away the foreskin of your heart, O
heart. men of Judah and those living in Jerusa-
18 In those days the house of Judah shall lem, lest My fury go forth like fire and
walk with the house of Israel, and they shall burn, so that no one can quench it, because
come together out of the land of the north, of the evil of your doings.
to the land that I have caused your fathers 5 ¶ Declare in Judah, and make it heard in
to inherit. Jerusalem, and say, Blow the rams’ horn in
19 But I said, How gladly would I put the land. Cry, and say, It will be ended. Gather
you among the sons, and give you a pleas- yourselves and go into the fortified cities.
ant land, a beautiful inheritance among the 6 Lift up a banner toward Zion. Flee, seek
multitudes of nations! And I said, You shall refuge, and do not stand. For I will bring
call Me, My Father; and you shall not turn evil from the north and a great shattering.
away from following Me. 7 The lion has come up from his thicket,
20 ¶ Surely as a wife acts treacherously and a destroyer of nations has set out. He
from her companion, so you have acted has left his place to make your land a waste.
treacherously with Me, O house of Israel, Your cities will fall into ruins without one
a statement of Jehovah. living in them.
21 A voice was heard weeping on the bare 8 Put on sackcloth for this, wail and howl.
heights, pleadings of the sons of Israel; for For the the anger of Jehovah has not turned
they have perverted their way; they have back from us.
forgotten Jehovah their God. 9 And it will be on that day, a statement
22 Return, O apostate sons; I will heal of Jehovah, the heart of the king, and the
your apostasies. Behold, we come to You, heart of the rulers shall perish. And the
for You are Jehovah our God. priests shall be amazed; and the prophets
23 Truly, for delusion comes from the hills, shall be astounded.
a murmur on the mountains. Truly, in Jeho- 10 Then I said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! Surely
vah our God is the salvation of Israel. deceiving You have deceived this people
24 For the things of shame have eaten up and Jerusalem, saying, You shall have
the labor of our fathers from our youth, peace, but the sword reaches to the soul.
their flocks and their herds, their sons and 11 At that time it shall be said to this
their daughters. people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind from
25 We lie down in our shame, and our con- the bare hills in the desert toward the daugh-
fusion covers us. For we have sinned against ter of My people, not to winnow and not
Jehovah our God, we and our fathers, from to cleanse!
our youth even to this day. And we have not 12 A wind more full than these shall come
obeyed the voice of Jehovah our God. for Me. Now I also will speak judgments
against them.
Jeremiah 4 13 Behold, he shall come up like clouds,
1 Jehovah calls Israel by His promise. 3 He ex- and his chariots like a windstorm. His horses
horts Judah to repentance by fearful judgments. are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we
1 ¶ If you will return, O Israel, a state- are plundered!
ment of Jehovah, return to Me. And if you 14 O Jerusalem, cleanse your heart from
will turn away from your detestable things evil that you may be saved. Until when will
out of My face and will not wander , your thoughts of iniquity lodge within you?
2 and you will swear, As Jehovah lives, in 15 For a voice announces from Dan, and
truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; proclaims iniquity from Mount Ephraim.
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My people are foolish; they do not know Me 709 Jeremiah 5
16 Recall it to the nations: Behold, pro- with crimson, though you adorn yourself
claim against Jerusalem, Besiegers are com- with ornaments of gold, though you make
ing from a distant land and give forth their large your eyes with paint, you beautify
voice against the cities of Judah. yourself in vain. Lovers despise you; they
17 Like the men watching a field, they are will seek your life.
against her round about because she has re- 31 For I have heard a voice as of one weak-
belled against Me, a statement of Jehovah. ened, the anguish as one bearing her first
18 Your way and your doings have done child, the voice of Zion’s daughter gasp-
these things to you; in this you have done ing and spreading her palms, saying, Woe
evil, because it is bitter, because it reaches is to me now, for my soul faints because of
to your heart. murderers!
19 ¶ My bowels! My bowels! I convulse
in pain. O walls of my heart! My heart Jeremiah 5
roars within me. I cannot be silent, for I 1 The judgments of Jehovah on the Jews, for their
have heard the sound of the rams’ horn. O perverseness, 7 for their adultery, 10 for their
my soul, the alarm of war! impiety, 25 and for their great corruption.
20 Ruin on ruin has been called; for the 1 ¶ Roam around in Jerusalem’s streets
whole land is devastated. Suddenly my tents and see now, and know, and seek in her
are devastated, my curtains in a moment. open places if you can find a man, if there
21 Until when must I see the banner and is one who does justice who seeks truth;
hear the sound of the rams’ horn? and I will pardon her.
22 For My people are foolish. They do not 2 And though they say, As Jehovah lives,
know Me. They are stupid children, and they surely they swear falsely.
have no understanding. They are wise to do 3 O Jehovah, Your eyes, are they not for
evil, but they do not know to do good. faithfulness? You struck them, but they felt
23 I looked on the earth, and, behold! It no pain. You consumed them, yet they re-
was formlessness and void; and to the heav- fused to take correction. They made their
ens, and they had no light. faces harder than rock; they have refused
24 I looked on the mountains, and, be- to turn back.
hold! They quaked, and all the hills were 4 And I said, Surely they are poor ones;
shaken. they are being foolish, for they do not know
25 I looked, and, behold! There was no the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their
man, and all the birds of the heavens had God.
fled. 5 I will go up for myself to the great men
26 I looked, and, behold! The fruitful and will speak to them. For they have
place was a wilderness, and all its cities known the way of Jehovah, the judgment
were broken down before the face of Je- of their God. Surely, together they have
hovah, before the anger of His nostrils. broken the yoke; they have torn off the
27 For so Jehovah has said, The whole bonds.
land shall be a desolation; but it will not 6 On account of this a lion out of the for-
be a full ending that I make. est shall strike them; a wolf of the desert
28 The earth shall mourn for this, and the shall destroy them; a leopard is watching
heavens above shall grow black, because I over their cities. Everyone who goes out
have seen, I have purposed and I will not from them shall be torn, because their trans-
repent, and I will not turn back from it. gressions are many; their apostasies are
29 Every city shall flee from the noise of numerous.
the horsemen and shooters of the bow. 7 Why should I pardon you for this? Your
They shall go into thickets and go up in sons have forsaken Me and have sworn by
the rocks. Every city shall be forsaken, and No-gods. And I adjured them, and they
not a man shall live in them. committed adultery and gathered them-
30 And you, one being desolated, what selves by troops.at a house of one doing
will you do? Though you clothe yourself adultery.
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Jeremiah 6 710 An astounding and horrible thing has come
8 They were like well fed, lustful stal- 22 Do you not fear Me, a statement of Je-
lions in the morning, each man neighing hovah? Will you not tremble before My face,
to the wife of his neighbor. that I have placed the sand as the limit for
9 Shall I not call to account for these the sea by an eternal decree, so that it cannot
things, a statement of Jehovah? And shall cross over it? And though they rise and fall,
not My soul be avenged on a nation that is yet they cannot prevail; though its waves roar,
like this? yet they cannot cross over it.
10 ¶ Go up on her vine rows and destroy, 23 But to this people there is a revolting
but do not make a full ending; turn aside and rebelling heart; they have turned and
her branches, for they are not Jehovah’s. walked away.
11 For the house of Israel and the house 24 And they do not say in their heart, Let
of Judah have acted deceitfully with Me, a us now fear Jehovah our God who gives
statement of Jehovah. both the former and the latter rain in its
12 They have lied against Jehovah and said, time. He keeps for us the appointed weeks
It is not He; and, No evil shall come on us; of the harvest.
and, We shall not see sword or famine. 25 ¶ Your iniquities have turned aside these
13 And the prophets shall become wind, things, and your sins have withheld good
and the Word is not in them; so it shall be from you.
done to them. 26 For among My people are found
14 So Jehovah God of Hosts says this: Be- wicked ones. They lie in wait, as the
cause you spoke this word, behold! I will crouching of fowlers they set traps, they
make My words fire in your mouth, and these catch men.
people wood; and it shall devour them. 27 Like a cage full of birds, so their houses
15 Behold, I will bring a nation on you are full of treachery. On account of this they
from far away, O house of Israel, a state- have become great and grown rich.
ment of Jehovah. It is an enduring nation; 28 They have become fat; they shine. Yea,
it is an ancient nation, a nation whose lan- they pass over the deeds of the evil one;
guage you do not know, and not do under- they do not judge the cause of the orphan,
stand what they say. that they may prosper. And they do not
16 Their quiver is as an open grave; they judge the right of the needy ones.
are all mighty men. 29 Shall I not call to account for these
17 And they will eat up your harvest and things, a statement of Jehovah? Or shall
your food, and they will eat up your sons not My soul be avenged on a nation that is
and your daughters. They will eat up your like this?
flocks and your herds; they will eat up your 30 A horror and a dreadful thing has hap-
vines and your fig trees. One shall beat pened in the land,
down your fortified cities with the sword, 31 the prophets prophesy falsely, and the
those in which you trust. priests rule by their hands; and My people
18 Yet even in those days, a statement of love it so, and what will they do at the end
Jehovah, I will not make you to be a full of it?
ending.
19 And it will be when you shall say, Why Jeremiah 6
does Jehovah our God do all these things 1 The enemies sent against Judah 4 encourage
to us? And you shall say to them, Just as themselves. 9 The prophet laments the judgments
you have forsaken Me and served foreign of Jehovah because of their sins.
gods in your land, so you shall serve strang- 1 ¶ O sons of Benjamin take refuge from
ers in a land not belonging to you. the midst of Jerusalem. And blow the rams’
20 ¶ Declare this in the house of Jacob horn in Tekoa; and set up a signal over
and make it heard in Judah, saying, Beth-haccerem. For evil looks down out
21 Now hear this, O foolish people, and of the north, and a great shattering.
not with a heart, eyes are to them, but do not 2 I will destroy the daughter of Zion, the
see, ears are to them, but they do not hear. beautiful and delicate one.
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Ask for the old paths; walk in it, and find rest 711 Jeremiah 6
3 Those feeding shall come to her with their 16 So says Jehovah, Stand by the ways
flocks; they shall pitch tents on her all around. and see, and ask for the old paths, where
They shall each man feed in his hand. the good way is, and walk in it; and you
4 Consecrate war against her. Rise up and shall find rest for your souls. But they said,
let us go up at noon. Woe to us, for the day We will not walk in it.
turns; for the shadows of the evening are 17 And I raised watchmen over you, say-
stretched out! ing, Attend to the sound of the rams’ horn;
5 Rise up and let us go up by night and but they said, We will not listen.
destroy her fortresses. 18 ¶ So hear, O nations, and know, O as-
6 For so Jehovah of Hosts has said, Cut down sembly, that which is coming on them.
her trees and pour out a siege-mound against 19 Hear, O earth, behold, I will bring evil
Jerusalem. She is the city to be called to ac- on this people, the fruit of their thoughts;
count; in her midst is oppression, all of her. for they have not paid attention to My
7 As a cistern keeps fresh its waters, so words; and My Law, they also rejected it.
she keeps fresh her evil. Violence and de- 20 Why is this to Me; frankincense comes
struction are heard in her. Sickness and from Sheba, and the good cane from a land
wounds are continually before My face. afar off? Your burnt offerings are not for
8 O Jerusalem, be taught lest My soul be acceptance, and your sacrifices are not sweet
alienated from you; lest I make you a deso- to Me.
lation, a land with not one living in it. 21 So Jehovah says this, Behold! I am giv-
9 ¶ So says Jehovah of Hosts, Gleaning ing stumbling blocks to this people, and
they shall glean the remnant of Israel like the fathers and the sons together shall
a vine and turn back your hand as a grape stumble on them; a neighbor and his friend
gatherer over the tendrils. shall perish.
10 To whom shall I speak and give warn- 22 So says Jehovah, Behold! A people comes
ing and they may hear? Behold, their ears from the north country; and a great nation shall
are not circumcised, and they are not able be stirred from the sides of the earth.
to pay attention-. Behold, the Word of Je- 23 They shall lay hold on bow and jav-
hovah is a reproach to them; they have no elin; they are cruel and have no mercy.
delight in it. Their voice roars like the sea; they ride on
11 And I am full of the fury of Jehovah; I horses, arrayed like a man for the battle
am weary with holding in. Pour it out on against you, O daughter of Zion.
the child in the street and on the circle of 24 We have heard the report of it. Our
the young men together. For even the hus- hands have dropped down; anguish has
band with the wife shall be taken, the el- seized us, pain like one giving birth.
der with fullness of days. 25 Do not go out into the field or walk by
12 And their houses shall be turned to oth- the way, because of the sword of the en-
ers, fields and wives together. For I will emy and terror from round about.
stretch out My hand on those living in the 26 O daughter of My people, put on sack-
land, a statement of Jehovah. cloth and roll in ashes. Make mourning for
13 For everyone from the least of them yourself, as for an only son, most bitter
even to the greatest of them cuts off a profit. mourning; for the one devastating shall sud-
And from the prophet even to the priest, denly come on us.
everyone deals a lie. 27 I have given you as an assayer, as a
14 They have also healed the break of My tester among My people, that you may
people slightly, saying, Peace, peace, when know and examine their way.
there is no peace. 28 All of them turn aside, they rebel, walk-
15 Were they ashamed when they made a ing in slander. All of them are as bronze and
disgusting thing? Yea, they were not at all iron; all of them are corrupters.
ashamed, nor did they know to blush. So 29 The bellows blow, the lead is consumed
they shall fall among those falling. At the from the fire, the refiner refines in vain;
time I call them to account, says Jehovah. for the evil is not separated.
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Jeremiah 7 712 So says Jehovah, Amend your ways
30 Men will call them rejected silver, for ing, but you did not hear. Yea, I called you,
Jehovah has rejected them. but you did not answer.
14 Therefore I will do to the house on
Jeremiah 7 which My name is called, in which you
1 Jeremiah is sent to call for true repentance, to are trusting, and to the place which I gave
prevent the Jews’ captivity. 17 He threatens them to you and to your fathers, as I have done
for their idolatry. 29 He exhorts to mourn for to Shiloh.
their abominations in Tophet. 15 And I will cast you out from My face
1 ¶ The Word that was to Jeremiah from as I cast out all your brothers, all the seed
Jehovah, saying, of Ephraim.
2 Stand in the gate of the house of Jeho- 16 ¶ And you, do not pray for this people;
vah and call out there this Word, and say, do not lift up cry or prayer for them. Do not
Hear the Word of Jehovah all Judah, who intercede with Me, for I do not hear you.
enter in at these gates to worship Jehovah. 17 Do you not see what they are doing in
3 So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of the cities of Judah and in the open places
Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, of Jerusalem?
and I will let you dwell in this place. 18 The sons gather wood, and the fathers
4 Do not trust yourself to words of the kindle the fire, and the women knead
lie, saying, The temple of Jehovah! The dough, to make cakes to the queen of the
temple of Jehovah! This is the temple of heavens, and to pour out drink offerings
Jehovah! to other gods, that they may provoke Me.
5 For if amending you amend your ways 19 Do they provoke Me, a statement of
and your doings; if you truly practice jus- Jehovah? Is it not themselves, to the shame
tice between a man and his neighbor; of their own faces?
6 if you do not oppress the sojourner, the 20 So the Lord Jehovah says this: Behold,
orphan, and the widow; and do not pour My anger and My fury will be poured out
out innocent blood in this place, and do on this place, on man and on animal, and
not go after other gods to your evil; on the trees of the field, and on the fruit of
7 even I will let you dwell in this place, the ground. And it will burn and will not
in the land that I gave to your fathers, from be put out.
forever and to forever. 21 ¶ So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of
8 Behold, you trust for yourself on words Israel: Add your burnt offerings to your
of the lie without being of use. sacrifices and eat flesh.
9 Will you steal, murder, and commit 22 For I did not speak to your fathers, and
adultery, and swear a lie, and burn incense not command them in the day that I brought
to Baal, and go after other gods whom you them out from the land of Egypt, concern-
do not know? ing matters of burnt offerings and sacrifices.
10 And will you come and stand before 23 But I commanded them this thing, say-
Me in this house on which My name is ing, Obey My voice, and I will be to you
called, and say, We are delivered to do all for God, and you will be to Me for a
these abominations people. Also, Walk in all the ways that I
11 Has this house on which My name is have commanded you, so that it may be
called become a den of breakers in your well with you.
eyes? Behold, even I have seen, a state- 24 But they did not listen, and did not
ment of Jehovah. stretch out their ear. But they walked in
12 But go now to My place which was in their own plans, in the stubbornness of
Shiloh, where I made My name dwell at their evil heart, and went backward and
the first, and see what I did to it for the not forward.
evil of My people Israel. 25 Since the day that your fathers came out
13 And now, because you have done all of the land of Egypt until this day, I have
these works, a statement of Jehovah, and I even sent to you all My servants, the proph-
spoke to you, rising up early and speak- ets, daily rising up early and sending.
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They healed the hurt of My people slightly 713 Jeremiah 8
26 Yet they did not listen to Me and did 2 And they shall spread them before the
not stretch out their ear, but they stiffened sun and the moon and all the host of the
their neck. They did more evil than their heavens that they have loved, and that they
fathers. have served, and after whom they have
27 And you shall speak all these words to walked, and to which they have sought,
them, but they will not listen to you. And and to which they have bowed themselves.
you will call to them, but they will not They shall not be gathered or buried; they
answer you. shall be dung on the face of the ground.
28 But you shall say to them, This is the 3 And death shall be chosen rather than
nation that does not obey the voice of Je- life by all the remnant of those who re-
hovah their God, and does not receive in- main of this evil family, those who remain
struction. Truth has perished, and it is cut there in all the places there where I have
off from their mouth. driven them away, a statement of Jehovah
29 ¶ Cut off your crown and cast it away, of Hosts.
and lift up a dirge on the heights. For Je- 4 ¶ And you shall say to them, So says
hovah has rejected and forsaken the gen- Jehovah, Shall they fall and not rise up?
eration of His wrath. Or shall one turn back and not return?
30 For the sons of Judah have done evil 5 Why has this people, Jerusalem, turned
in My eyes, a statement of Jehovah. They back to a perpetual apostasy? They hold
have set their abominable idols in the house fast to deceit. They refuse to turn back.
on which is called My name in order to 6 I listened and heard. They did not speak
defile it. so. No man repented because of this evil
31 They have built the high places of way, saying, What have I done? Everyone
Tophet in the valley of the son of Hinnom, turned in their own courses, as a horse
to burn their sons and their daughters in rushes into the battle.
the fire, which I did not command,and not 7 Also the stork in the heavens knows her
did it come into My heart. seasons, and the turtledove and the swal-
32 So, behold, the days come, a statement low and the thrush observe the time of their
of Jehovah, when it shall no more be called coming. But My people do not know the
Tophet, or the valley of the son of Hinnom, judgment of Jehovah.
but the Valley of Slaughter. For they shall 8 How do you say, We are wise ones, and
bury in Tophet from lack of a place. the Law of Jehovah is with us? Behold,
33 And the bodies of this people shall be certainly the scribes have practiced deceit,
food for the birds of the heavens, and for the pen of the lie.
the beasts of the earth; and no one shall 9 The wise ones are put to shame; they
frighten them away. are terrified and are captured. Behold, they
34 Then I will cause the voice of gladness have rejected the Word of Jehovah, and
to cease from the streets of Jerusalem, even what wisdom is theirs?
the voice of joy, and the voice of the bride- 10 So I will give their wives to others,
groom, and the voice of the bride. For the their fields to those who possess them. For
land shall become a waste. everyone from the least even to the great-
est cuts off a profit; from the prophet and
Jeremiah 8 to the priest, everyone deals a lie.
1 The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive. 11 For they have healed the breaking of
4Heupbraids their foolish and shameless im- the daughter of My people slightly, say-
penitence. 13 He shows their judgment. ing, Peace, peace! And there is no peace.
1 ¶ At that time, a statement of Jehovah, 12 Were they ashamed when they had
they will bring out the bones of the kings made an abomination? They were not even
of Judah, and the bones of its rulers, and at all ashamed, and they did not know how
the bones of the priests, and the bones of to blush. So they shall fall among those
the prophets, and the bones of those living who fall. In the time that they rebel they
in Jerusalem, out of their graves. will wither, says Jehovah.
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Jeremiah 9 714 We looked for peace, but no good came
13 ¶ Gathering I will gather them, a state- 3 And they bend their tongues, their bow
ment of Jehovah. No grapes will be on the is a lie. And they are not mighty for the
vine, or figs on the fig tree; and the leaf truth on the earth, for they go from evil to
withers. And I will give to them those who evil; And they do not know Me, a state-
pass over them. ment of Jehovah.
14 Why do we sit still? Gather yourselves, 4 Let every man be on guard against his
and let us enter into the fortified cities, and neighbor, and do not trust any brother. For
let us be silent there. For Jehovah our God supplanting every brother will supplant,
has made us silent there, and He has made and every neighbor will go about as one
us drink water of poison because we have slandering.
sinned against Jehovah. 5 And everyone will deceive his neigh-
15 We waited for peace, but no good came; bor, and they will not speak the truth. They
for a time of healing, but, behold, terror! have taught their tongue to speak lies. They
16 The snorting of his horses was heard weary themselves to commit iniquity.
from Dan; all the land quakes at the sound 6 Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit;
of the neighing of his stallions. For they through deceit they refuse to know Me, a
come and devour the land and its fullness, statement of Jehovah.
the city and those who live in it. 7 Therefore, so says Jehovah of Hosts, Be-
17 For behold, I, even I will send ser- hold, I will refine them and test them. For
pents among you, vipers for which there is what else can I do because of the daughter
no charm; and they will bite you, a state- of My people?
ment of Jehovah. 8 Their tongue is a slaughtering arrow; it
18 From my smiling I suffer beyond grief; speaks deceit. One speaks peace with his
my heart is sick within me. neighbor with his mouth, but in his inner
19 Behold, the voice of the cry of the part he sets his ambush.
daughter of my people from a distant land! 9 Shall I not call them to account for these
Is not Jehovah in Zion? Or is not her king things? a statement of Jehovah. Or shall not
in her? Why have they provoked Me with My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
their graven images, with foreign vanities? 10 I will take up a weeping and a wailing
20 Harvest has passed; the summer has for the mountains and a dirge for the pas-
ended, and we are not delivered. tures of the wilderness. For they are burned
21 For the breaking of the daughter of up, without a man passing through. Yea,
my people, I am broken. I mourn; horror they do not hear the voice of cattle. From
has taken hold on me. the fowl of the heavens and to the beast,
22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no they have fled; they are gone.
one to heal there? Why then has the heal- 11 And I will give Jerusalem to be a heap
ing of the daughter of My people not come? of ruins, a den of jackals; and I will make
the cities of Judah a desolation, not [one]
Jeremiah 9 living in it.
1 Jeremiah weeps for the Jews for their many 12 ¶ Who is the wise man that can under-
sins, 9 and for their judgment. 17 He exhorts to stand this? And he to whom the mouth of
mourn for their destruction, 23 and to trust not Jehovah has spoken, that he may declare
in themselves, but in Jehovah. it? Why does the land perish? It is burned
1 ¶ Oh, that my head were waters and my up like the wilderness, so that no one passes
eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep through.
day and night for the slain of the daughter 13 And Jehovah says, Because they have
of my people! forsaken My Law which I set before them,
2 Oh, that I had a lodging place for my and have not obeyed My voice, and have
journeying in the wilderness, that I might not walked in it;
leave my people and go away from them! 14 but they have walked after the stub-
For they all are committing adultery, an bornness of their own heart, and after the
assembly of ones acting deceitfully. Baals, which their fathers taught them;
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Let him that glories, glory in knowing Me 715 Jeremiah 10
15 Therefore thus says Jehovah of Hosts,
the God of Israel: Behold, I will make this Jeremiah 10
people eat wormwood, and make them 1 The unequal comparison of Jehovah and idols.
drink waters of poison. 17 The prophet exhorts to flee from the calamity
16 I will also scatter them among the na- to come. 20 He laments the spoil of the taber-
tions which they have not known, and not nacle.
their fathers. And I will send the sword 1 ¶ Hear the Word which Jehovah speaks
after them until I have consumed them. to you, O house of Israel.
17 So says Jehovah of Hosts, Consider and 2 So says Jehovah, You shall not be taught
call for the wailers, that they may come. by the way of the nations; and do not be
And send for the wise women, that they terrified by the signs of the heavens; for
may come. the nations are terrified at them.
18 And let them make haste and take up a 3 For the statutes of the people are vanity.
lament over us, so that our eyes may run For one cuts a tree out of the forest with
down with tears, and waters flow from our the axe, the work of the hands of the crafts-
eyelids. man.
19 For the voice of lament is heard from 4 They beautify it with silver and with
Zion. How we are devastated! We are gold; they make them strong with nails and
greatly ashamed because we have forsaken hammers, so that it will not wobble.
the land; because they have thrown down 5 They are like a rounded palm tree, and
our dwellings. they cannot speak; lifting they must be
20 Yet hear the Word of Jehovah, lifted, because they cannot walk. Do not
women. And let your ear receive the be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil
Word of His mouth, and teach your and not good; it is not with them.
daughters a lament, and each woman her 6 There is none like You, O Jehovah; You
neighbor a dirge. are great, and Your name is great in might.
21 For death has come into our windows, 7 Who would not fear You, O King of
entering into our fortresses, to cut off the nations? For it is fitting to You, because
children from the outside, the young men there is none like You among all the wise
from the broad spaces. men of the nations, and in all their king-
22 So speak, a statement of Jehovah, Even doms.
the bodies of men shall fall as dung on the 8 But they are at once being foolish and
open field, and as the swath after the reaper, being stupid; their tree is an instruction of
and no one shall gather them. vanities.
23 ¶ So says Jehovah, Do not let the wise 9 Silver beaten into plates is brought from
man glory in his wisdom, and do not let Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work
the mighty one glory in his might. Do not of the craftsman and the hands of the gold-
let the rich man glory in his riches. smith. Violet and purple is their clothing;
24 But let him who glories glory in this, they are all the works of skillful ones.
that he understands and knows Me, that I 10 But Jehovah is the true God, He is the
am Jehovah, doing kindness, judgment and living God and the everlasting King. At
righteousness in the earth; for I delight in His wrath the earth shall quake, and the
these, a statement of Jehovah. nations shall not be able to stand His in-
25 Behold, the days come, a statement of dignation.
Jehovah, that I will call to account all the 11 So you shall say to them, The gods
circumcised with foreskin: who have not made the heavens and the
26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the earth, they shall perish from the earth and
sons of Ammon, and Moab, and all those from under these heavens.
trimmed on the edges of their beards, who 12 It is He who made the earth by His
dwell in the wilderness. For all the nations power, who established the world by His
are uncircumcised, and all the house of Is- wisdom, and who stretched out the heav-
rael, those uncircumcised of heart. ens by His understanding.
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Jeremiah 11 716 It is not in man to direct his steps
13 At the sound of His giving a roar of
waters in the heavens, He causes the Jeremiah 11
mists to go up from the ends of the earth; 1 Jeremiah proclaims Jehovah’s covenant, 8 re-
He makes lightnings for the rain and bukes the Jews’ disobeying, 11 prophesies evils
brings forth the wind out of His store- to come upon them, 18 and upon the men of
houses. Anathoth, for conspiring to kill Jeremiah.
14 Every man is being stupid from lack 1 ¶ The Word that was to Jeremiah from
of knowledge; every refiner is put to Jehovah, saying,
shame by the carved image. For his mol- 2 Hear the words of this covenant, and
ten image is a lie and no breath is in speak to the men of Judah, and to those
them. living in Jerusalem,
15 They are vanity, the work of delu- 3 and say to them, So says Jehovah, the
sion. In the time of their visitation they God of Israel, Cursed is the man who does
will perish. not obey the words of this covenant,
16 The Portion of Jacob is not like these. 4 which I commanded your fathers in the
For He is the Former of all things; and day I brought them out of the land of Egypt,
Israel is the tribe of His inheritance; Jeho- from the iron furnace, saying, Hear My
vah of Hosts is His name. voice and do them according to all that I
17 ¶ Gather up your bundle from the command you, so that you shall be for a
ground, you who live under the siege. people to Me, and I will be to you for God;
18 For so says Jehovah, Behold, I will 5 in order to cause to rise the oath which
sling out those living in the land at this I swore to your fathers, to give them a
time, and I will distress them so that they land flowing with milk and honey, as it is
may be found out. this day. And I answered and said, Amen,
19 Woe to me for my breaking! My wound O Jehovah.
is grievous. But I said, Truly this is a sick- 6 And Jehovah said to me, Cry out all these
ness, and I must bear it. words in the cities of Judah, and in the
20 My tabernacle is devastated, and all streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear the words
my cords are broken. My sons have gone of this covenant and do them.
out from me and they are not. There is no 7 For admonishing I admonished your fa-
stretching out my tent any more, or setting thers in the day I brought them up out of
up my curtains. the land of Egypt, to this day rising early
21 For the shepherds have been stupid, and admonishing, saying, Hear My voice.
and they have not sought Jehovah. There- 8 They did not hear and did not stretch
fore, they shall not act wisely, and all their out their ear, but each man walked in the
flock shall be scattered. stubbornness of his evil heart. And I will
22 Behold, the sound of report! It comes, bring on them all the words of this cov-
and a great commotion from the land of enant which I commanded them to do, but
the north, to set out the cities of Judah a they did not do.
desolation, a den of jackals. 9 And Jehovah said to me, A plot is found
23 O Jehovah, I know that his way does among the men of Judah, and among those
not belong to man; it is not in man who living in Jerusalem.
walks to direct his steps. 10 They have turned back to the iniqui-
24 O Jehovah, correct me, only with judg- ties of their forefathers, who refused to hear
ment, not in Your anger, that You do not My Word. And they went after other gods
bring me to nothing. to serve them. The house of Israel and the
25 Pour out Your fury on the nations who house of Judah have broken My covenant
do not know You, and on the families who which I cut with their fathers.
do not call on Your name. For they have 11 ¶ Therefore Jehovah says this: Behold,
eaten up Jacob. Yea, they ate him up and I will bring evil on them from which they
have finished him, and they have made his shall not be able to go forth from it. And
dwelling place desolate. though they cry to Me, I will not hear them.
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Why does the way of the wicked prosper? 717 Jeremiah 12
12 And the cities of Judah and those liv-
ing in Jerusalem shall go and cry to the Jeremiah 12
gods to whom they burned incense, to 1 Jeremiah, complaining of the wicked’s prosper-
them. But they are not at all able to save ity sees their ruin. 5 Jehovah warns him of the
them in the time of their evil. treachery of his brothers. 14 He promises to the
13 For according to the number of your penitent a return from captivity.
cities were your gods, O Judah; yea, accord- 1 ¶ Righteous are You, O Jehovah, when I
ing to the number of the outside places of might contend with You, yet let me speak
Jerusalem you have set up altars to the thing with You of Your judgments. Why does the
of shame, altars to burn incense to Baal. way of the wicked ones prosper? Why are
14 And you, do not pray for this people; all at ease, those who act deceitfully, with
and do not lift up a cry or prayer for them. deceit.
For I will not hear in the time they cry to 2 You planted them; yea, they take root,
Me for their evil. they go on, they even make fruit. You are
15 What is to My beloved in My house, near in their mouth, and far from their kid-
since she has done her many evils? And neys.
has the holy flesh caused your evil way to 3 But You know me, O Jehovah. You have
pass from you? Then do you exult? seen me and tried my heart toward You. Pull
16 Jehovah called your name, a green ol- them out like sheep for the slaughter, and
ive tree, fair, with fine fruit. With the sound consecrate them to the day of slaughter.
of a great roaring, He has set fire to it, and 4 Until when shall the land mourn, and
its branches are bad. the plant of every field wither from the
17 And Jehovah of Hosts, who planted evil of those who dwell in it? The beasts
you, has spoken evil against you, because and the birds are swept away, because they
of the evil of the house of Israel and of the said, He will not see our last end.
house of Judah which they have done to 5 If you have run with footmen, and they
themselves, to provoke Me to anger by wore you out, then how can you compete
burning incense to Baal. with horses? And if you trusted in the land
18 ¶ And Jehovah made me know, and I of peace, then how will you do in the swell-
knew. And You made me see their doings. ing of Jordan?
19 And I was like a docile lamb being 6 For even your brothers and the house of
brought to the slaughter; and I did not know your father, even they have acted deceit-
that they had plotted schemes against me, fully with you; even they have fully called
saying, Let us destroy the tree with its fruit; after you. Do not believe them, though they
and let us cut him off from the land of the speak good things to you.
living so that his name may be remembered 7 ¶ I have forsaken My house; I have left
no more. My inheritance. I have given the beloved
20 But, O Jehovah of Hosts who judges of My soul into the palm of her enemies.
with righteousness, who tries the kidneys and 8 My inheritance has become as a lion in
the heart, let me see Your vengeance on them. the forest to Me; she gave out her voice
For to You I have revealed my cause. against Me; On account of this I hated her.
21 Therefore, so says Jehovah concern- 9 My inheritance is like a speckled bird to
ing the men of Anathoth who seek your Me; the birds round about are against her.
life, saying, Do not prophesy in the name Go gather all the beasts of the field, bring
of Jehovah, that you do not die by our hand. them for food.
22 So Jehovah of Hosts says this: Behold, 10 Many shepherds have destroyed My
I will call them to account. The young men vineyard; they have trodden My portion
shall die by the sword; their sons and their under foot; they have made My pleasant
daughters shall die by famine. portion a desolate wilderness.
23 And there shall be no survivor of them, 11 One has made it desolate; it mourns to
for I will bring evil on the men of Anathoth, Me. The whole land is a desolation, but no
even the year of their visitation. man sets it on his heart.
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Jeremiah 13 718 Hear and give ear; do not be proud
12 These devastating have come on all 10 This evil people who refuse to hear
barren heights through the wilderness, for My words, who walk in the stubbornness
the sword of Jehovah devours from one of their heart, and walk after other gods,to
end of the land even to the other end of the serve them and to bow down to them, shall
land. There is no peace for any flesh. even be like this girdle which is not useful
13 They have sown wheat, but they have for anything.
reaped thorns. They are exhausted, but they 11 For as this girdle holds fast to the loins
do not profit. And they shall be ashamed of a man, so I have caused the whole house
of your harvests, because of the anger of of Israel and the whole house of Judah to
the anger of the face of Jehovah. cling to Me for a people, and for a name,
14 ¶ So says Jehovah against all My evil and for praise, and for glory; but they
neighbors who touch the inheritance which would not hear.
I have caused My people Israel to inherit: 12 ¶ So you will speak to them this Word:
Behold, I will pluck them up from their So says Jehovah, God of Israel, Every skin
land, and I will pluck the house of Judah shall be filled with wine. And they shall
from their midst. say to you, Knowing, do we not know that
15 And it shall be after I have plucked every skin shall be filled with wine?
them up I will return and have pity on 13 Then you shall say to them, So says
them, and I will bring them again, each Jehovah, Behold, I will fill all those living
man to Me, a statement of Jehovah, to be in this land, even the kings that sit on
to his inheritance and each man to his land. David’s throne, and the priests, and the
prophets, and all those living in Jerusalem,
with drunkenness.
Jeremiah 13 14 And I will dash them a man against
1 By the type of a linen girdle hidden at Euphrates his brother, even the fathers and the sons
Jehovah prefigures the destruction of His people. together, a statement of Jehovah. I will not
12 Under the parable of the bottles filled with pity and not spare and not have compas-
wine He foretells their future in misery. sion to keep them from their destruction.
1 So says Jehovah to me: Go and buy for 15 Hear and give ear; do not be proud,
yourself a linen girdle and put it on your for Jehovah has spoken.
loins, and do not put it in water. 16 Give glory to Jehovah your God be-
2 And I bought the girdle according to fore He brings darkness, and before your
the Word of Jehovah and put it on my loins. feet stumble on the dark mountains. Yea,
3 And the Word of Jehovah was to me a while you wait for light, He puts it into
second time, saying, death shade, setting up deep gloom.
4 Take the girdle that you bought, which 17 But if you will not hear it, my soul
is on your loins, and rise up. Go to Euphrates shall weep in secret places for your pride.
and hide it there in the cleft of the rock. And my eye shall bitterly weep and run
5 And I went and hid it by Euphrates, as down with tears, because the flock of Je-
Jehovah commanded me. hovah was captured.
6 And it happened at the end of many 18 Say to the king and to the queen
days Jehovah said to me, Rise up, go to mother, Humble yourselves, sit down. For
Euphrates and take the girdle from there, the crown of your glory will come down
which I commanded you to hide there. from your head places.
7 And I went to Euphrates and dug, and I 19 The cities of the south have been shut
took the girdle from the place, there where up, and none are opening. Judah has been
I had hidden it. And behold, the girdle was exiled; all of it has been peacefully exiled.
rotted. It was not useful for anything. 20 Lift up your eyes and see those who
8 And was the Word of Jehovah to me, come from the north. Where is the flock
saying: that was given to you, your beautiful flock?
9 So says Jehovah, So I will spoil the pride 21 What will you say when He calls you
of Judah, and the great pride of Jerusalem. to account? For you taught them to be
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We acknowledge our wickedness, O Jehovah 719 Jeremiah 14
chiefs over you for a head. Will not birth the land, and as a traveler who turns aside
pangs seize you like a woman bearing? to lodge?
22 ¶ And if you say in your heart, Why 9 Why should You be as a man who is
do these things meet me? It is because of stunned, as a mighty one who cannot save?
the greatness of your iniquity. Your skirts Yet You, O Jehovah, are in our midst, and
are bared; your heels suffer violence. Your name is called on us. Do not leave
23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin or us.
the leopard his spots? Then you also may 10 ¶ So says Jehovah to this people: So
do good who have learned to do evil. they have loved to wander; they have not
24 And I will scatter them as the stubble restrained their feet; even Jehovah will not
that passes away to the wilderness wind. be pleased with them. He will now recall
25 This is your lot, the share of your mea- their iniquity and call their sins to account.
sure from Me, a statement of Jehovah, be- 11 And Jehovah said to me, Do not pray
cause you have forgotten Me and have for good for this people.
trusted in falsehood. 12 I will not hear their cry when they fast;
26 And I also have made bare your skirts and when they offer burnt offering and grain
over your face, that your shame may be seen. offering I will not be pleased with them.
27 I have seen your adulteries and your But I will consume them by the sword, and
neighings, the plot of your adultery, your by famine, and by the plague.
abominable idols on the hills, in the fields. 13 Then I said, Ah, O Lord Jehovah! Be-
Woe to you, O Jerusalem! Will you not be hold, the prophets are saying to them, You
made clean? Until when will it be again? shall not see the sword, and famine shall
not be to you, but I will give you true peace
Jeremiah 14 in this place.
1 The grievous famine 7 causes Jeremiah to pray. 14 And Jehovah said to me, The prophets
10 Jehovah will not be entreated for the people. prophesy lies in My name. I did not send
13 Lying prophets are no excuse for them. them and I have not commanded them, and
1 ¶ That which was the Word of Jehovah not did I speak to them. They are proph-
to Jeremiah concerning the matter of esying to you concerning a false vision,
droughts. and a worthless divination, and the deceit
2 Judah mourns, and her gates droop. They of their heart.
put on mourning for the land, and the cry 15 So Jehovah says this over the prophets
of Jerusalem has gone up. who prophesy in My name, and I did not
3 And their nobles have sent their little ones send them; yet they say, Sword and fam-
to the waters. They came to the cisterns; they ine shall not be in this land: By sword and
found no waters. They returned with their famine those prophets shall be consumed.
vessels empty. They were ashamed and 16 And the people to whom they proph-
blushed and covered their head. esy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusa-
4 Because the ground was shattered, for lem because of the famine and the sword.
there was no rain in the land; the plowmen And none will bury them, either them, their
were ashamed; they covered their head. wives, or their sons, or their daughters. For
5 For even the doe gave birth in the field I will pour evil on them.
and forsook it because there was no grass. 17 ¶ And you shall speak this Word to
6 And the wild asses stood in the high places; them: Let my eyes run down with tears
they snuffed up the wind like jackals; their night and day, and do not let them cease.
eyes failed because there was no grass. For the virgin daughter of my people is
7 O Jehovah, though our iniquities testify broken with a great break, with a very
against us, act for Your name’s sake; for grievous blow.
our apostasies are many; we have sinned 18 If I go out into the field, then I see
against You. those pierced with the sword. And if I en-
8 O Hope of Israel, its Savior in time of ter into the city, then, behold, diseases of
trouble, why should You be as an alien in famine! Yes, both the prophet and the priest
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Jeremiah 15 720 Your Word was to me joy and gladness
have gone around into a land that they do 7 And I will sift them with a fork in the
not know. gates of the land; I will bereave; I will make
19 Rejecting have You rejected Judah? My people perish, for they do not turn back
Or has Your soul loathed Zion? Why from their ways.
have You stricken us and no healing is 8 Their widows are more numerous about
for us? We looked for peace, but no good Me than the sand of the seas. I have brought
came; and for a healing time, but, be- for them one devastating at noonday against
hold, terror! the mother of a young man; I caused an-
20 We know our wickedness, O Jehovah, guish and terror to fall on her suddenly.
the iniquity of our fathers; for we have 9 She who bore seven languishes; she has
sinned against You. breathed out her life; her sun has gone
21 For Your name’s sake, do not spurn us; while it was yet day. She has been ashamed
do not dishonor the throne of Your glory. and humiliated, and I will give the rem-
Remember, and do not break Your covenant nant of them to the sword before their en-
with us. emies, says Jehovah.
22 Among the vanities of the nations are 10 ¶ Woe to me, my mother, that you have
there any who make rain fall? Or can the borne me, a man of strife, and a man of
heavens give showers? Is it not You, O Je- contention to the whole earth! I have not
hovah our God? Therefore we will wait loaned, and not have they loaned to me;
for You; for You do all these. yet everyone curses me.
11 Jehovah said, Truly did I not free you
Jeremiah 15 for good? Did I not cause the enemy to
1 The utter rejection and manifold judgments of entreat you in a time of evil and the enemy
the Jews. 10 Jeremiah, complaining of their in a time of distress?
spite, receives a promise for himself, 12 Can one break iron, iron and bronze
1 ¶ And Jehovah said to me, Though Moses from the north?
and Samuel stood before Me, My soul is 13 Your wealth and your treasures I will
not toward this people. Send them from give for prey, not for price, but for all your
My face; yea, let them go out. sins, even in all your borders.
2 And it will be, when they say to you, 14 And I will make you pass with your
Where shall we go? Even you will tell enemies into a land you do not know. For
them, So says Jehovah, who are for death, a fire has been kindled in My anger; it shall
to death; and those who are for the sword, burn against you.
to the sword; and those who are for the 15 ¶ O Jehovah, You know. Remember
famine, to the famine; and those who are me and visit me, and take vengeance for
for captivity, to captivity. me on those who persecute me. Do not take
3 And I will appoint over them four kinds, me away in the long of Your anger; know
says Jehovah: the sword to kill, and the that I bear reproach for You.
dogs to drag off, and the birds of the 16 Your words were found and I ate them;
heaven and the beast of the earth to devour and Your Word was to me the joy and glad-
and destroy. ness of my heart. For I am called by Your
4 And I will make them a horror to all the name, O Jehovah, God of Hosts.
kingdoms of the earth, because of 17 I did not sit in the circle of ones who
Manasseh, the son of Hezekiah, king of laugh in derision, and did not exult. I sat
Judah; for what he did in Jerusalem. alone because of Your hand; for You have
5 For who shall have pity on you, O Jerusa- filled me with indignation.
lem? Or who shall grieve over you? Or 18 Why has my pain been continual and
who shall turn aside to ask your welfare? my wound incurable, refusing to be healed?
6 You have forsaken Me, says Jehovah. You surely are to me as a deceitful stream,
You have gone backward, and I will stretch its waters cannot be trusted.
out My hand against you and ruin you; I 19 So Jehovah says this: If you turn back,
am weary of repenting. even I will bring you back; you shall stand
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Can a man make gods to himself? 721 Jeremiah 16
before Me. And if you take the precious 9 For so says Jehovah of Hosts the God of
from the worthless, you shall be as My Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease from
mouth. They may turn back to you, but do this place for your eyes, and in your days,
not turn back to them. the voice of joy and the voice of gladness,
20 And I will make you a fortified wall the voice of the bridegroom and the voice
of bronze to this people. And they shall of the bride.
fight against you, but they shall not over- 10 ¶ And it shall be, when you declare to
come you; for I am with you to save you this people all these words, they will say
and to deliver you, says Jehovah. to you, Why has Jehovah spoken all this
21 And I will deliver you out of the hand great evil against us? And what is our iniq-
of the evil ones, and I will redeem you out uity, or what our sin that we have sinned
of the palm of the terrifying ones. against Jehovah our God?
11 And you shall say to them, Because
Jeremiah 16 your fathers have forsaken Me, a statement
1 The prophet, under the types of abstaining from of Jehovah, and have walked after other
marriage, from houses of mourning and feast- gods, and have served them, and have
ing, foretells the utter ruin of the Jews. 14 Their bowed down to them, and have forsaken
return from captivity shall be strange. Me, and have not kept My Law.
1 ¶ And was the Word of Jehovah to me, 12 And you have done more evil than your
saying, fathers. For, behold, you each man walk
2 You shall not take a wife for yourself, after the stubbornness of his evil heart,
and not will be to you sons or daughters in without hearing Me.
this place. 13 And I will cast you out of this land
3 For so says Jehovah concerning the sons into a land that you do not know, you and
and concerning the daughters who are born not your fathers. And there you shall serve
in this place, and concerning their mothers other gods day and night, where I will not
who bore them, and concerning their fa- grant you favor.
thers who fathered them in this land: 14 ¶ So, behold, the days come, a state-
4 They shall die of deaths of diseases; they ment of Jehovah, that it shall no more
shall not be mourned and not shall they be be said, As Jehovah lives who brought
buried; they shall be as dung on the face of up the sons of Israel out of the land of
the earth. And they will end by the sword Egypt.
and by famine, and their bodies shall be 15 But rather, As Jehovah lives who
food for the birds of the heavens, and for brought up the sons of Israel from the land
the beasts of the earth. of the north, and from all the lands, there
5 For so says Jehovah, Do not enter into where He had driven them. And I will bring
the house of mourning and do not go to them back into their land that I gave to
lament and not do moan for them. For I their fathers.
have removed My peace with loving-kind- 16 Behold, I will send for many fisher-
ness and compassions from this people, a men, a statement of Jehovah. And they shall
statement of Jehovah. fish them. And after this I will send for
6 Both the great and the small shall die in many hunters, and they will hunt them,
this land. They shall not be buried, and not from every mountain and from every hill,
they will mourn for them, and not cut him- and out of the clefts of the rocks.
self, and not make himself bald for them. 17 For My eyes are on all their ways; they
7 And not shall they break for them in are not hidden from My face; their iniq-
mourning, to comfort him for ones who uity is not concealed from My eyes.
died. And not shall they give them the cup 18 And first I will repay double for their
of consolation to drink for one’s father or iniquity and their sin, because they have
one’s mother. defiled My land with the bodies of their
8 And you shall not go into the house of detestable idols. Yea, their disgusting things
feasting, to sit with them to eat and drink. have filled My inheritance.
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Jeremiah 17 722 The heart is deceitful above all things
19 O Jehovah, my strength and my for- 10 I, Jehovah, search the heart I try the
tress, and my refuge in the day of afflic- kidneys, even to give to each man accord-
tion, the nations shall come to You from ing to his ways, according to the fruit of
the ends of the earth and say, Our fathers his doings.
have inherited only lies, vanity, and there 11 As a partridge broods and does not
is no profit in them. hatch, so is he who makes riches, and not
20 Can a man make gods to himself? But with justice; it will leave him in the midst
they are not gods! of his days, and at his end he will be a
21 Therefore, behold, I will make them foolish one.
know; this time I will cause them to know 12 ¶ A glorious high throne from the be-
My hand and My might; and they shall ginning is the place of our sanctuary.
know that My name is Jehovah. 13 The Hope of Israel is Jehovah; all who
forsake You shall be ashamed. Those who
Jeremiah 17 depart from Me shall be written in the earth,
1 The captivity of Judah for her sin. 5 Trust in because they have forsaken Jehovah, the
man is cursed, 7 in Jehovah is blessed. Fountain of living waters.
12 Jehovah is the Fountain of living waters. 14 Heal me, O Jehovah, and I will be
1 ¶ The sin of Judah is engraved with an healed; save me, and I will be saved; for
iron pen. It is carved on the tablet of their You are my praise.
heart with the point of a diamond, and on 15 Behold, they say to me, Where is the
the horns of your altars, Word of Jehovah? Let it come now.
2 even while their sons remember their 16 And I have not hurried away from be-
altars and their Asherahs by the green tree ing a shepherd after You;I have not
on the high hills. desired the woeful day. You know that the
3 O My mountain in the field! I will give going forth of my lips was before Your face.
your wealth, all your treasures, for prey, 17 Do not be a terror to me; You are my
your high places for sin throughout all your refuge in the day of evil.
borders. 18 Let those who persecute me be
4 And you, even through yourself, will ashamed, but do not let me be ashamed.
let drop from your inheritance which I gave Let them be terrified, but do not let me be
you. And I will cause you to serve your terrified. Bring on them the day of evil,
enemies in a land which you do not know. and break them with double breaking.
For you have kindled a fire in My anger; it 19 ¶ So Jehovah said to me, Go and stand
will burn until the age. in the gate of the sons of the people, that
5 ¶ So says Jehovah, Cursed is the man by which the kings of Judah come in, and
who trusts in man, and who makes flesh by which they go out, and in all the gates
his arm, and who turns aside his heart from of Jerusalem.
Jehovah. 20 And say to them, Hear the Word of
6 For he shall be like a juniper in the desert, Jehovah, kings of Judah, and all Judah, and
and shall not see when good comes. But he all those living in Jerusalem who go in by
shall live in the dry places in the wilderness, these gates.
in a salt land that is not inhabited. 21 So says Jehovah, Take heed for the sake
7 Blessed is the man who trusts in Jeho- of your lives, and do not lift up a burden
vah, and Jehovah is his refuge. on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the
8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the gates of Jerusalem.
waters. It sends out its roots by the stream, 22 And do not carry a burden from your
and it will not fear when the heat comes; houses on the sabbath day, nor do any work,
but its foliage will be green; and it is not but keep the sabbath day holy, as I com-
anxious in the year of drought, and not will manded your fathers.
it cease from producing fruit. 23 But they did not obey nor stretch out
9 The heart is deceitful above all things, their ear, but they made their neck stiff,
and it is incurable; who can know it? not to hear, and not to take instruction.
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We will walk after our own thoughts 723 Jeremiah 18
24 And it shall be, if listening you listen 8 if that nation against whom I have spo-
to Me, a statement of Jehovah, to bring in ken will turn from their evil, I will repent
no burden through the gates of this city on of the evil that I thought to do to it.
the sabbath day, but keep the sabbath day 9 And the instant I speak concerning a
holy, to do no work in it, nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build
25 even kings and rulers sitting on the and to plant it;
throne of David shall enter into the gates 10 if it does evil in My eye, not to obey
of this city, riding on chariots and on My voice, then I will repent of the good
horses, they and their rulers, the men of which I had said to do good to it.
Judah, and those living in Jerusalem. And 11 ¶ And now please speak to the men of
this city will be inhabited to the ages. Judah and to those living in Jerusalem, say-
26 And they will come from the cities of ing, So says Jehovah, Behold, I am form-
Judah, and from the places about Jerusa- ing evil against you, and devising a plan
lem, and from the land of Benjamin, and against you. Now each man turn back from
from the lowland, and from the hill-coun- his evil way, and make your ways and your
try, and from the south, bringing burnt of- doings good.
ferings, and sacrifices, and food offerings, 12 But they say, It is hopeless. For we
and frankincense, and bringing sacrifices will walk after our own thoughts, and we
of thanksgiving to the house of Jehovah. will each man do according to the stub-
27 But if you will not listen to Me to keep bornness of his evil heart.
the sabbath day holy, even to not lift up a 13 So Jehovah says this: Ask now among
burden and enter at the gates of Jerusalem the nations, Who has heard things like
on the sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire these? The virgin of Israel has done a
in her gates. And it shall devour the for- dreadful thing.
tresses of Jerusalem, and shall not be put 14 Does the snow of Lebanon cease from
out. the rock of the field? Or are the cold flow-
ing waters from a foreign place plucked up?
Jeremiah 18 15 But My people have forgotten Me.
1 Under the type of a potter is shown Jehovah’s They have burned incense to vain idols;
absolute power in disposing of nations. 11 Judg- and they have caused them to stumble in
ments threatened to Judah for her revolt. their ways, from the old paths, to walk in
1 ¶ The Word which was to Jeremiah from paths of a way not raised up;
Jehovah, saying, 16 to make their land a desolation, a hiss-
2 Rise up and go down to the potter’s ing forever. Everyone who passes by will
house, and there I will cause you to hear be stunned and will shake his head.
My words. 17 I will scatter them like an east wind
3 And I went down to the potter’s house, before the enemy; I will make them see
and behold, he was working a work on the My back, and not My face in the day of
wheel. their calamity.
4 And the vessel that he made in clay was 18 ¶ Then they said, Come and let us plot
ruined in the hand of the potter and turning schemes against Jeremiah. For the Law
back he made it another vessel, as it seemed shall not perish from the priest, and not
good in the potter’s eyes to make it. counsel from the wise, and not word from
5 And the Word of Jehovah was to me, the prophet. Come and let us strike him
saying, with the tongue, and let us not attend to
6 O house of Israel, am I not able to do to any of his words.
you as this potter? a statement of Jehovah. 19 O Jehovah, attend to me, and attend to
Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so the voice of my contenders.
are you in My hand, O house of Israel. 20 Should evil be repaid for good? For they
7 The instant I speak concerning a nation, have dug a pit for my soul. Remember, I
and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, or stood before You to speak good concerning
to break down, and to cause it to perish, them, to turn Your wrath from them.
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Jeremiah 19 724 I will bring to this city all the evil I spoke
21 Therefore, give their sons to the fam- 8 And I will make this city a waste and a
ine, and make them run onto the hand of hissing. Everyone who passes by shall be
the sword. And let their wives be bereaved, stunned and shall hiss because of all its
and be widows, and let their men be the plagues.
slain of death, their young men be those 9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of
struck by the sword in battle. their sons and the flesh of their daughters.
22 Let a cry be heard from their houses And a man will eat the flesh of his friend
when You suddenly bring a raiding band on in the siege and distress with which their
them. For they have dug a pit to capture me, enemies and those who seek their lives shall
and have hidden snares for my feet. distress them.
23 Yet, O Jehovah, You know all their 10 ¶ And you shall break the jar before
counsel to death against me. Do not atone the eyes of the men who go with you,
for their iniquity, not do blot out their sin 11 and shall say to them, So says Jehovah
from Your face, but let them be those made of Hosts, So I will break this people and this
to stumble before You; deal with them in city, as one breaks the potter’s vessel that
the time of Your anger. cannot be healed again. And they shall bury
in Tophet, there being no place to bury.
Jeremiah 19 12 I will do this to this place, a statement
1 ¶ So says Jehovah, Go and buy a potter’s of Jehovah, and to those living in it, and
earthen jar, and gather from the elders of give this place to be as Tophet.
the people, and from the elders of the priests. 13 And the houses of Jerusalem and the
2 And go out to the valley of the son of Hinnom houses of the kings of Judah shall be de-
by the entry of Potsherd Gate. And there pro- filed as the place of Tophet, because of all
claim the words that I will speak to you. the roofs of the houses on which they have
3 And say, Hear the Word of Jehovah, O burned incense to all the host of the heav-
kings of Judah, and those living in Jerusa- ens, and have poured out drink offerings
lem. So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of to other gods.
Israel: Behold, I will bring evil on this place 14 And Jeremiah came from Tophet, where
by which every one who hear, his ears will Jehovah had sent him there to prophesy. And
tingle. he stood in the court of the house of Jeho-
4 Because they have forsaken Me, and vah, and he said to all the people,
have estranged this place, and have burned 15 So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of
incense in it to other gods whom they and Israel: Behold, I will bring to this city, and
their fathers have not known, and not the on all its towns, all the evil that I have spo-
kings of Judah, and they have filled this ken against it, because they have stiffened
place with the blood of innocent ones, their necks in order not to hear My words.
5 They have also built the high places of
Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt Jeremiah 20
offerings to Baal, which I did not com- 1 Pashur smites Jeremiah and receives a new
mand and did not speak, and it did not come name, and a fearful doom. 7 Jeremiah com-
into My heart. plains of contempt, 10 of treachery, 14 and of
6 So, behold, the days come, a statement his birth.
of Jehovah, that this place shall be no more 1 ¶ When Pashur the son of Immer, the
called Tophet, or the valley of the son of priest, (he also was chief officer in the
Hinnom, but Valley of Slaughter. house of Jehovah), heard Jeremiah proph-
7 And I will make void the counsel of esying these things,
Judah and Jerusalem in this place. And I 2 then Pashur struck Jeremiah the prophet and
will cause them to fall by the sword before put him in the stocks in the upper Benjamin
their enemies, and by the hand of those Gate, which was by the house of Jehovah.
who seek their lives. And I will give their 3 And it was on the next day that Pashur
corpses for food to the birds of the heav- made Jeremiah go out from the stocks. And
ens, and for the animals of the earth. Jeremiah said to him, Jehovah has not called
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He has delivered the soul of the poor 725 Jeremiah 21
your name Pashur, but Terror From All 13 Sing to Jehovah. Praise Jehovah. For
Around. He has delivered the soul of the poor one
4 For so says Jehovah, Behold, I will make from the hand of evildoers.
you a terror to yourself and to all your 14 ¶ Cursed is the day in which I was born;
friends. And they shall fall by the sword let not the day in which my mother bore
of their enemies, and your eyes shall see. me be blessed.
And I will give all Judah into the hand of 15 Cursed is the man who brought news
the king of Babylon, and he shall exile them to my father, saying, A son, a male, is born
into Babylon and strike them with the to you, making him very glad.
sword. 16 And let that man be as the cities which
5 And I will give all the wealth of this city, Jehovah overthrew and did not repent. And
and all its produce, and all its precious things, let him hear a cry in the morning and the
and all the treasures of the kings of Judah, shouting at noontime;
even I will give them into the hand of their 17 because he did not cause me to die from
enemies who will plunder them and take the womb; and that my mother would have
them, and bring them to Babylon. been my grave, and her womb always great
6 And you, Pashur, and all who live in with me.
your house, shall go into captivity. And you 18 Why did I come forth from the womb
shall enter Babylon; and you shall die there. to see toil and sorrow, and my days con-
And you shall be buried there, you and all sumed in shame?
loving you, to whom you have prophesied
lies to them. Jeremiah 21
7 ¶ O Jehovah, You have deceived me; 1 Zedekiah sends to Jeremiah to inquire about
yea, I was deceived. You are stronger than Nebuchadnezzar’s war. 3 Jeremiah pretells a
I, and You have prevailed. I am a derision hard siege and miserable captivity.
all the day; everyone mocks me. 1 ¶ The Word which was to Jeremiah from
8 For whenever I speak, I cry out, I pro- Jehovah, when King Zedekiah sent Pashur
claim violence and ruin; for the Word of the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the
Jehovah has been to me a reproach and son of Maaseiah the priest to him, saying,
being mocked all the day. 2 Inquire now of Jehovah for us. For
9 And I said, I will not mention Him or Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is war-
speak any more in His name. But His Word ring against us. Perhaps Jehovah will do
was in my heart like a burning fire shut up with us according to all His wonderful
in my bones, and I was weary of holding works, that he may go up from us.
in, and I was not able. 3 And Jeremiah said to them, You shall
10 For I heard the slanders of many, Terror say this to Zedekiah,
is all around! Expose! Yea, let us expose 4 So says Jehovah, the God of Israel: Be-
him! Every man of my peace watched for hold, I will turn back the weapons of war
my fall, saying, Perhaps he will be lured in your hand, with which you fight against
away, and we shall prevail against him; and the king of Babylon, and against the
we shall take revenge on him. Chaldeans who besiege you outside the
11 But Jehovah is with me like a mighty, wall. And I will gather them together in
awesome one. On account of this those the midst of the city.
persecuting me shall stumble and will not 5 And I Myself will fight against you with
prevail. And they shall be greatly an outstretched arm and with a strong arm,
ashamed. For they have not acted wisely; even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
they are an everlasting disgrace that will 6 And I will strike those living in this city,
not be forgotten. both man and beast. They shall die of a
12 But, O Jehovah of Hosts, who tries the great plague.
righteous one, who sees the kidneys and 7 And afterward, a statement of Jehovah,
the heart, let me see Your vengeance on I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah, and
them; for I have revealed my cause to You. his servants, and the people, and those
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Jeremiah 22 726 I will turn back the weapons in your hand
who remain in this city from the plague, from the hand of the oppressing one. And
from the sword, and from the famine, do not oppress the alien, the widow, or the
into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king orphan, and do not do violence and not
of Babylon and into the hand of their shed innocent blood in this place.
enemies, and into the hand of those who 4 For if you indeed do this thing, then
seek their lives. And he shall strike them there shall enter in by the gates of this house
with the mouth of the sword; he shall kings sitting on the throne of David, riding
not spare them, and not have pity, and in chariots and on horses, he and his ser-
not have compassion. vants and his people.
8 ¶ And you shall say to this people, So 5 But if you will not hear these words, I
says Jehovah, Behold, I set before you the swear by Myself, a statement of Jehovah,
way of life and the way of death. that this house shall become a ruin.
9 He who remains in this city shall die by 6 For so says Jehovah concerning the king
the sword, and by the famine, and by the of Judah’s house, You are Gilead to Me,
plague. But he who goes out and falls to the the head of Lebanon; if not I will make
Chaldeans who are besieging you, he shall you a wilderness, cities not lived in.
live, and his life shall be for a prize to him.7 And I will set apart the destroyers
10 For I have set My face against this city for
against you, each man with his weapons;
evil, and not for good, a statement of Jehovah.
and they will cut down the best of your
It shall be given into the hand of the king ofcedars and make them fall into the fire.
Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. 8 And many nations shall pass by this city,
11 And concerning the house of the king and they shall each man say to his com-
of Judah, say, Hear the Word of Jehovah, panion, Why has Jehovah done this to this
12 O house of David, so says Jehovah: great city?
Judge justice for the morning, and deliver 9 Then they will answer, Because they
the one plundered out of the hand of the have forsaken the covenant of Jehovah their
one oppressing, that My fury not go out God and bowed to other gods and served
like fire and burn so that none can put it them.
out, because of the evil of your doings. 10 ¶ Weep not for the ones who died and
13 Behold, I am against you, one dwell- do not lament for him; weep bitterly for
ing in the valley, rock of the plain, a state-him who goes away, for he shall return no
ment of Jehovah, those who say, Who can more, nor see the land of his birth.
come down against us? Or, Who can enter 11 For so says Jehovah concerning
our dwellings? Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah,
14 But I will call you to account according who reigned in his father Josiah’s place,
to the fruit of your doings, a statement of who went forth from this place: he shall
Jehovah. And I will kindle a fire in its for- not return there any more.
est, and it shall devour all things around it. 12 But he shall die there in the place where
they have exiled him, and he will see this
Jeremiah 22 land no more.
1 He exhorts to repentance, with promises and 13 Woe to him who builds his house with-
threats. 10 The judgment of Shallum, 13 of out righteousness, and his upper rooms with-
Jehoiakim, 20 and of Coniah. out justice, his neighbor serves for nothing,
1 ¶ So says Jehovah, Go down to the house and he does not give him for his work;
of the king of Judah and speak this Word 14 who says, I will build myself a wide
there, house and large upper rooms. And he cuts
2 and say, Hear the Word of Jehovah, O out windows for it and covers with cedar,
king of Judah who sits on the throne of and paints with vermilion!
David, you and your servants, and your 15 Do you reign because you lust to excel
people who enter in by these gates. in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink
3 So says Jehovah, Do justice and righ- and do justice and righteousness? Then it
teousness, and deliver the one plundered was well for him.
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O earth, earth! Hear the Word of Jehovah 727 Jeremiah 23
16 He judged the cause of the poor and 29 O earth, earth, earth! Hear the Word
needy one, then it was well. Was this not of Jehovah!
to know Me, a statement of Jehovah? 30 So says Jehovah, Write this man child-
17 But your eyes and your heart lust for less, a man who will not prosper in his
nothing but your unjust gain, and to shed days, for not one from his seed will pros-
innocent blood, and injury, and to do op- per, a man sitting on the throne of David
pression. and ruling any more in Judah.
18 So Jehovah says this concerning
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, Jeremiah 23
They shall not mourn for him, saying, Ah, 1 He prophesies a restoration of the scattered flock.
my brother! Or, Ah, sister! They shall not 5 Christ shall rule and save them. 9 Against false
mourn for him, saying, Ah, lord! Or, Ah, prophets, 33 and mockers of true prophets.
his glory! 1 ¶ Woe to the shepherds who destroy and
19 He shall be buried with the burial of scatter the sheep of My pasture, says Jehovah!
an ass, drawn beyond the gates of Jerusa- 2 Therefore, so says Jehovah the God of
lem and thrown out. Israel against the shepherds who are feeding
20 ¶ Go up to Lebanon and cry. And lift up My people: You have scattered My flock, and
your voice in Bashan, and cry out from have driven them away, and have not visited
Abarim; for all those loving you are broken. them. Behold, I will visit on you the evil of
21 I spoke to you in your prosperity, but your doings, says Jehovah.
you said, I will not hear. This has been 3 And I will gather the remnant of My
your way from your youth, for you have flock out of all the lands where I have
not obeyed My voice. driven them there, and I will bring them
22 Those feeding you shall feed the wind, back to their fold. And they shall be fruit-
and those loving you shall go into captiv- ful and multiply.
ity. Surely then you will be ashamed and 4 And I will raise up shepherds over them
will blush for all your evil. who will feed them. And they will fear no
23 One dwelling in Lebanon, nested in the more, and not be terrified; and not will
cedars, How gracious will you be when they be missing anything, a statement of
pangs come to you, the pain as one giving Jehovah.
birth! 5 Behold, the days come, a statement of
24 As I live, says Jehovah, though Coniah Jehovah, that I will raise to David a righ-
the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah were teous Branch, and a King shall reign and act
the signet on My right hand, yet I would wisely, and He shall do judgment and righ-
tear you away! teousness in the earth.
25 And I will give you into the hand of 6 In His days Judah shall be saved, and
those who seek your life, and into the hand Israel shall dwell safely. And this is His
of those of whom you are fearful before name by which He shall be called, Jehovah
them, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar Our Righteousness.
king of Babylon, and into the hand of the 7 Behold, so the days come, a statement
Chaldeans. of Jehovah, that they shall no more say, As
26 And I will cast you and your mother Jehovah lives who brought the sons of Is-
who bore you into another country, there rael up out of the land of Egypt;
where you were not born; and there you 8 but, As Jehovah lives who brought up
shall die. and led the seed of the house of Israel
27 But concerning the land which they out of the land of the north, and from
lift up with their soul, to return there, they all the lands where I have driven them
shall not return there. there. And they shall dwell on their own
28 Is this man Coniah a despised shattered land.
jar, or a vessel in which is no pleasure? Why 9 ¶ My heart within me is broken con-
are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cerning the prophets; all my bones shake.
cast into the land which they do not know? I am like a drunken man, and like a man
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Jeremiah 23 728 For who has stood in the counsel of Jehovah
passed out by wine, because of Jehovah, latter days understanding you shall under-
and because of the words of His holiness. stand it.
10 For the land is full of those doing adul- 21 I have not sent the prophets, and they
tery. For the land mourns because of a curse. ran; I have not spoken to them, and they
The pastures of the wilderness are dried up. prophesied.
And their course is evil, and their might is 22 But if they had stood in My counsel and
not right. had caused My people to hear My words,
11 For both prophet and priest are being then they would have turned them from their
defiled; yea, I have found their evil in My evil way, and from the evil of their doings.
house, a statement of Jehovah. 23 Am I a God near by, a statement of
12 So their way shall be to them as slip- Jehovah, and not a God from afar?
pery places in the darkness; they shall be 24 Or can a man hide himself in secret
driven out and fall by it. For I will bring places so that I do not see him, says Jeho-
evil on them, the year of their calling to vah? Do I not fill the heavens and the earth,
account, a statement of Jehovah. a statement of Jehovah?
13 And I have seen frivolity among the 25 I have heard what the prophets said,
prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by those who prophesy lies in My name, say-
Baal and led astray My people Israel. ing, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
14 And I have seen a horrible thing among 26 How long is this there in the heart of
the prophets of Jerusalem; they commit the prophets, the prophets of lies; yea, the
adultery and walk in falsehood. And they prophets of the deceit of their heart?
make the hands of evildoers strong, so that 27 They are plotting to cause My people
not a man turns back from his evil. They to forget My name by their dreams which
are all of them like Sodom to Me, and those they relate, each man to his neighbor, even
living in her like Gomorrah. as their fathers have forgotten My name
15 So Jehovah of Hosts says this concern- for Baal.
ing the prophets: Behold, I will feed them 28 The prophet who has a dream, let him
wormwood, and make them drink poison- tell a dream. And he who has My Word,
ous water, for ungodliness has gone forth let him speak My Word faithfully. What
from the prophets of Jerusalem into all the has the straw to do with the grain, a state-
land. ment of Jehovah?
16 So says Jehovah of Hosts, Do not lis- 29 Is not My Word thus like fire, says Jeho-
ten to the words of the prophets who proph- vah, and like a hammer which shatters rock?
esy to you; they make you vain; they speak 30 Therefore, a statement of Jehovah, Be-
a vision of their heart, not out of the mouth hold, I am against the prophets who steal
of Jehovah. My words, each man from his neighbor
17 Saying they say to those who spurn 31 Behold I am against those who take
Me, Jehovah has said, You shall have peace. their tongues and say, a statement of Jeho-
And they say to everyone who walks in vah.
the stubbornness of his own heart, Evil 32 Behold, I am against those who proph-
things shall not come on you. esy false dreams, and speak them, and cause
18 For who has stood in the counsel of My people to go astray by their lies, and
Jehovah, and has seen and heard His Word? by their frivolity, and I did not send them,
Who has paid attention to His Word and and I did not command them, a statement
heard? of Jehovah.
19 Behold, the tempest of Jehovah has 33 ¶ And when this people, or the prophet,
gone forth in wrath, even a whirling tem- or a priest, shall ask you, saying, What is
pest; it will whirl on the head of the wicked the burden of Jehovah? Even you shall say
ones. to them, What burden? I will even forsake
20 The anger of Jehovah shall not turn you, a statement of Jehovah.
back until He has executed, and until He 34 And the prophet, and the priest, and
has raised up the purposes of His heart. In the people who shall say, The burden of
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Desolation of Zedekiah, Jew’s disobedience 729 Jeremiah 24
Jehovah, I will even call that man and his iles of Judah whom I have sent out of this
house to account. place into the land of the Chaldeans for good.
35 And you shall say each man to his 6 For I will set My eyes on them for good, and
his companion and each man to his I will bring them back to this land. And I will
brother, What has Jehovah answered? build them and not tear them down; and I will
And what has Jehovah spoken? plant them, and will not pluck them up.
36 And you shall not mention the burden 7 And I will give them a heart to know Me,
of Jehovah again, for each man’s word that I am Jehovah. And they will be to Me
shall be his burden. But you have perverted for a people, and I will be to them for God.
the words of the living God, of Jehovah of For they shall turn back to Me with their
Hosts, our God. whole heart.
37 So you shall say to the prophet, What 8 And like the bad figs which cannot be
has Jehovah answered you? And what has eaten from badness, so says Jehovah: So I
Jehovah spoken? shall make Zedekiah the king of Judah, and
38 But if you say, The burden of Jeho- his rulers, and the remnant of Jerusalem
vah, therefore so says Jehovah: Because who remain in this land, and those who
you say this word, the burden of Jehovah; dwell in the land of Egypt;
and I have sent to you saying, You shall 9 I will even make them a horror to all the
not say, The burden of Jehovah; kingdoms of the earth for evil, for a reproach,
39 therefore, behold! I, even I will ut- and a proverb, a gibe, and a curse, there in
terly forget you and deceive you and cast all places where I will drive them.
off you and the city that I gave to you and 10 And I will send the sword, the famine,
your fathers, away from My face. and the plague among them until they are
40 And I will put on you everlasting re- consumed from being upon the land that I
proach and everlasting shame on you, gave to them and to their fathers.
which shall not be forgotten.
Jeremiah 25
Jeremiah 24 1 Jeremiah reproves the Jews’ disobedience to the
1 Under the type of good and bad figs, 4 he fore- prophets, 8 foretells the seventy years captivity,
shows the restoration of them that were in cap- 12 and the destruction of Babylon. 15 he fore-
tivity, 8 and the desolation of Zedekiah. tells the destruction of all nations.
1 ¶ Jehovah made me see, and, behold, 1 ¶ The Word that was to Jeremiah con-
two baskets of figs set before the temple cerning all the people of Judah in the
of Jehovah, after Nebuchadnezzar king of fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of
Babylon had exiled Jeconiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah. It was the first
Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the rulers year of Nebuchadnezzar king of
of Judah, and the craftsmen, and the smiths Babylon,
from Jerusalem, and had brought them to 2 which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all
Babylon. the people of Judah and to all those living
2 One basket had very good figs, like first in Jerusalem, saying,
ripe figs. And the other basket had very 3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the
bad figs which could not be eaten from son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this
their badness. day, this twenty-three years, the Word of
3 And Jehovah said to me, What do you Jehovah was to me, and I have spoken to
see, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs. The good you, rising up early and speaking; but you
figs are very good, and the bad are very have not listened.
bad, so that they cannot be eaten from their 4 And Jehovah has sent to you all His ser-
badness. vants the prophets, rising early and send-
4 And the Word of Jehovah was to me, ing, but you have not listened and not
saying, stretched out your ear to hear,
5 So says Jehovah, the God of Israel, Like 5 saying, Now turn each man from his
these good figs, so I will recognize the ex- evil way and from the evil of your doings,
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Jeremiah 25 730 Take the wine cup of wrath from My hand
and live on the land which Jehovah has 17 And I took the cup from Jehovah’s hand
given to you and to your fathers from for- and made all the nations drink, those to
ever even to forever. whom Jehovah had sent me to them:
6 And do not go after other gods to serve 18 Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and
them and to bow down to them, and do not their kings, and their rulers, to make them
provoke Me to anger with the works of your a ruin, a horror, a hissing, and a curse, as it
hands; and I will do you no harm. is this day;
7 And you have not listened to Me, a state- 19 Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and his ser-
ment of Jehovah, so that you might pro- vants, and his rulers, and all his people;
voke Me to anger with the works of your 20 and all the mixed people, and all the
hands, for evil to you. kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings
8 ¶ So Jehovah of Hosts says this: Be- of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon,
cause you have not obeyed My words, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of
9 behold, I will send and take all the Ashdod,
families of the north, says Jehovah, and 21 Edom, and Moab, and the sons of
Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My Ammon,
servant; and I will bring them against 22 and all the kings of Tyre, and all the
this land, and against those living in it, kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isles
and against all these nations round about. beyond the sea,
And I will completely destroy them, and 23 Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all
make them a horror, and a hissing, and who cut the corners of their beards,
everlasting ruins. 24 and all the kings of Arabia, and all the
10 And I will cause to perish from them kings of the mixed people who dwell in
the voice of rejoicing, and the voice of the desert,
gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and 25 and all the kings of Zimri, and all the
the voice of the bride, the sound of the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media,
millstones, and the light of the lamp. 26 and all the kings of the north, far and
11 And this whole land shall be a waste near, each man to his brother, and all the
and a horror; and these nations shall serve kingdoms of the earth which are on the
the king of Babylon seventy years. face of the earth; and the king of Sheshach
12 And it shall be, when seventy years shall drink after them.
are fulfilled, I will call to account the 27 So you shall say to them, So says Je-
king of Babylon and that nation, and the hovah of Hosts, the God of Israel: Drink,
land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, and be drunk, and vomit, and fall, and do
a statement of Jehovah; and I will make not rise up, because of the sword which I
it everlasting ruins. will send among you.
13 And I will bring on that land all My 28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take
words which I have spoken against it, all the cup from your hand to drink, then you
that is written in this book which Jeremiah shall say to them, So says Jehovah of Hosts,
has prophesied against all the nations. Drinking you shall drink.
14 For many nations and great kings 29 For, behold, I begin to bring evil on
will lay service on them, even they. And the city on which is called My name, and
I will repay them according to their shall you be found clearly free from guilt?
deeds, and according to the work of their You shall not be free from guilt. For I will
own hands. call for a sword on all those living in the
15 ¶ For so says Jehovah, the God of Israel, earth, a statement of Jehovah of Hosts.
to me. Take the wine cup of this wrath from 30 ¶ And now you prophesy against them
My hand and cause all the nations to whom all these words, and say to them, Jehovah
I shall send you to drink it. shall roar from on high and give forth His
16 And they shall drink, and reel to and voice from His holy habitation; He shall
fro, and act madly, because of the sword mightily roar over His dwelling place. He
that I will send among them. answers with a shout, like those who tread
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Make good your ways and your doings, obey 731 Jeremiah 26
out the grapes, against all those living in the evil which I plan to do to them because
the earth. of the evil of their doings.
31 A roaring will go to the ends of the 4 And you shall say to them, So says Jeho-
earth, for Jehovah has a quarrel with the vah, If you will not listen to Me, to walk in
nations. He will enter into judgment with My Law which I have set before you,
all flesh; He will give the wicked ones to 5 to listen to the words of My servants
the sword, a statement of Jehovah. the prophets whom I have given to you,
32 So says Jehovah of Hosts, Behold, evil even rising up early and sending, but you
is going from nation to nation, and a great have not listened,
tempest shall be stirred up from the cor- 6 even I will give this house to be like
ners of the earth. Shiloh, and will make this city to be a
33 And the slain of Jehovah shall be at that curse to all the nations of the earth.
day from one end of the earth and to the 7 ¶ And the priests and the prophets and
other end of the earth. They shall not be all the people heard Jeremiah speaking
mourned, and not gathered, and not buried; these words in the house of Jehovah.
they shall be as dung on the face of the earth. 8 And it happened when Jeremiah had
34 Howl, shepherds, and cry, and roll finished speaking all that Jehovah had
yourselves in ashes, O leaders of the flock! commanded him to speak to all the
For the days of your slaughter and of your people, the priests and the prophets and
dispersions are fulfilled, and you shall fall all the people seized him, saying, Dying
like a desirable vessel. you shall die.
35 And refuge has perished from those feed- 9 Why have you prophesied in the name
ing and escape from the leaders of the shep- of Jehovah, saying, This house shall be
herds of the flock. like Shiloh, and this city shall be deso-
36 The sound of the cry of the shepherds, lated, without one living in it? And all
and the howling from the leaders of the the people were gathered against
flock will be heard. For Jehovah is devas- Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah.
tating their pasture. 10 When the rulers of Judah heard these
37 And the peaceful pastures are devas- things, then they came up from the king’s
tated, because of the anger of the face of house to the house of Jehovah and set up in
Jehovah. the entrance of the New Gate of Jehovah.
38 Like the young lion, He has left His 11 And the priests and the prophets spoke
den; for their land is a waste because of to the rulers, and to all the people, saying,
the anger of oppressing ones, and because Let a sentence of death be for this man,
of the anger of His face. for he has prophesied against this city, as
you have heard with your ears.
Jeremiah 26 12 And Jeremiah spoke to all the rulers
1 Jeremiah, by promises and threats, exhorts to and to all the people, saying, Jehovah
repentance. 8 He is seized and arraigned. sent me to prophesy against this house
12 His apology. 16 The example of Micah, 20 and against this city all the words that
and of Urijah, 24 and by the care of Ahikam. you have heard.
1 ¶ In the beginning of the reign of 13 And now make good your ways and
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, your doings, and obey the voice of Jeho-
this Word was from Jehovah, saying, vah your God, and Jehovah will repent to-
2 So says Jehovah, Stand in the court ward the evil that He has spoken against
of the house of Jehovah and speak to all you.
the cities of Judah which have come to 14 As for me, behold, I am in your hands;
bow down in the house of Jehovah, all do with me as seems good and right to you.
the words that I command you to speak 15 Only know for certain that if you put
to them. Do not diminish a word. me to death, you shall surely bring inno-
3 Perhaps they will listen, and each man cent blood on yourselves, and on this city,
turn from his evil way, and I may repent of and on those living in it. For truly Jehovah
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Jeremiah 27 732 I have made the earth, the man, the animals
has sent me to you, to speak all these words this Word came to Jeremiah from Jehovah,
in your ears. saying,
16 ¶ And the rulers, and all the people, said to 2 So says Jehovah to me, Make bonds and
the priests and to the prophets, There is not a yokes for yourself, and put them on your
sentence of death for this man, for he has spo- neck.
ken to us in the name of Jehovah our God. 3 And send them to the king of Edom,
17 And some of the elders of the land rose and to the king of Moab, and to the king
up and spoke to all the assembly of the of the sons of Ammon, and to the king of
people, saying, Tyre, and to the king of Sidon, by the hand
18 Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the of the messengers who came to Jerusalem
days of Hezekiah, king of Judah. And he to Zedekiah, king of Judah.
spoke to all the people of Judah, saying, So 4 And command them to go to their mas-
says Jehovah of Hosts: Zion shall be plowed ters, saying, So says Jehovah of Hosts,
like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, the God of Israel: Thus you shall say to
and the mountain of the house like the high your masters,
places of a forest. 5 I have made the earth, the man, and the
19 Did Hezekiah, king of Judah and all animals on the face of the earth by My great
Judah indeed cause him to die? Did he not power and by My outstretched arm; and I
fear Jehovah and entreat the face of Jeho- have given it to whom it seemed right in
vah? And did not Jehovah repent of the evil My eyes.
which He had spoken against them? Even 6 And now I have given all these lands into
we are doing great evil against our souls. the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of
20 And there was also a man who Babylon, My servant. And I have also given
prophesied in the name of Jehovah, him the beast of the field to serve him.
Urijah the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath- 7 And all nations shall serve him, and his
jearim, who prophesied against this city son, and his son’s son, until the time of his
and against this land according to the own land comes; also it, and many nations
words of Jeremiah. and great kings shall serve him.
21 And when Jehoiakim the king, with all 8 And it shall be, the nation and kingdom
his mighty men, and all the rulers, heard which will not serve him, Nebuchadnezzar
his words, even the king tried to cause him the king of Babylon, and that will not put its
to die. But Urijah heard, and he was afraid, neck in the yoke of the king of Babylon, I
and fled, and went to Egypt. will call to account that nation, a statement
22 And Jehoiakim the king sent men to of Jehovah, with the sword, and with the
Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and famine, and with the plague, until I have
men with him into Egypt. destroyed them by his hand.
23 And they brought Urijah out of Egypt 9 As for you, do not listen to your proph-
and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, ets, or to those divining to you, or to your
who struck him with the sword, and threw dreamers, or to ones conjuring to you, or
his dead body into the graves of the sons to your sorcerers, those who are speaking
of the people. to you, saying, You shall not serve the king
24 But the hand of Ahikam the son of of Babylon.
Shaphan was with Jeremiah, that they 10 For they prophesy a lie to you, to re-
should not give him into the hand of the move you far from your land, that I should
people to cause him to die. banish you, and you should perish.
11 But the nation that will bring its neck
Jeremiah 27 into the yoke of the king of Babylon, and
1 He prophesies the subduing of the neighbor kings serve him, says Jehovah, I will leave it on
to Nebuchadnezzar. 8 He exhorts them to yield. its own land, and it may work it and live in
19 the rest of the vessels will to go Babylon. it.
1 ¶ In the beginning of the reign of 12 ¶ I also spoke to Zedekiah, king of
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, Judah according to all these words, saying,
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Bring your necks into the king of
Babylon’s yoke, and serve him and his Jeremiah 28
people, and live. 1 Hananiah prophesies the return of the vessels,
13 Why will you die, you and your people, 5 Jeremiah shows that the event will declare who
by the sword, by the famine, and by the are true prophets. 12 He tells of an iron yoke.
plague, as Jehovah has spoken against the 1 ¶ And it happened in that year, in the
nation that will not serve the king of beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, king
Babylon? of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth
14 Therefore do not listen to the words of month, Hananiah the son of Azur the
the prophets who speak to you, saying, You prophet, of Gibeon, spoke to me in the
shall not serve the king of Babylon, for house of Jehovah, for the eyes of the priests
they prophesy a lie to you. and all the people, saying,
15 For I have not sent them, says Jeho- 2 So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of
vah. Yea, they prophesy a lie in My name, Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of
so that I might banish you, and that you the king of Babylon.
might perish, you and the prophets who 3 Within two years I will bring back into
prophesy to you. this place all the vessels of the house of
16 Also I spoke to the priests and to all Jehovah which Nebuchadnezzar king of
this people, saying, So says Jehovah, Do Babylon took away from this place and
not listen to the words of your prophets brought them to Babylon.
who prophesy to you, saying, Behold, the 4 And I will bring back to this place
vessels of the house of Jehovah shall now Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of
be quickly brought again from Babylon, Judah, with all the exiles of Judah who went
for they prophesy a lie to you. into Babylon, says Jehovah. For I will break
17 Do not listen to them. Serve the king the yoke of the king of Babylon.
of Babylon and live. Why should this city 5 And the prophet Jeremiah said to the
be a waste? prophet Hananiah in the presence of the
18 But if they are prophets, and if the priests, and in the presence of all the people
Word of Jehovah is with them, let them who stood in the house of Jehovah,
now intercede with Jehovah of Hosts that 6 and the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen!
the vessels which are left in the house of May Jehovah do so; may Jehovah confirm
Jehovah, and in the house of the king of your words which you have prophesied, to
Judah, and at Jerusalem, may not go to bring back the vessels of the house of Je-
Babylon. hovah, and all the exiles, from Babylon
19 For so says Jehovah of Hosts con- into this place.
cerning the pillars, and concerning the 7 But hear now this word that I speak in
sea, and concerning the bases, and con- your ears and in the ears of all the people:
cerning the rest of the vessels which re- 8 The prophets who have been before
main in this city, me and before you from antiquity
20 which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon prophesied against many lands and
did not take when he took into exile against great kingdoms, of war, and of
Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of evil, and of plague.
Judah, from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all 9 As for the prophet who prophesies of
the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem. peace, when the word of the prophet shall
21 For so says Jehovah of Hosts, the God come to pass, the prophet shall be known as
of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain one whom Jehovah has truly sent him.
in the house of Jehovah, and the house of 10 ¶ Then Hananiah the prophet took the
the king of Judah, and Jerusalem: yoke from the prophet Jeremiah’s neck and
22 They shall be brought to Babylon, and broke it.
they shall be there until the day I visit them, 11 And Hananiah spoke for the eyes of the
says Jehovah. Then I will bring them up people saying, So says Jehovah, Even so I
and give them back to this place. will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king
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Jeremiah 29 734 Build houses and live, and plant gardens
of Babylon from the neck of all nations 5 Build houses and live, and plant gar-
within two years of days. And the prophet dens, and eat their fruit.
Jeremiah went his way. 6 Take wives, and father sons and daugh-
12 And the Word of Jehovah came to ters. And take wives for your sons; and give
Jeremiah, after Hananiah the prophet had your daughters to husbands, that they may
broken the yoke from the neck of the bear sons and daughters, and multiply there,
prophet Jeremiah, saying, and do not become few.
13 Go and say to Hananiah, saying, So 7 And seek the peace of the city, there
says Jehovah, You have broken yokes of where I have caused you to be exiled. And
wood, but you shall make instead of them pray to Jehovah for it; for in its peace you
yokes of iron. shall have peace.
14 For so says Jehovah of Hosts, the God 8 ¶ For so says Jehovah of Hosts, the God
of Israel: I have put a yoke of iron on the of Israel: Do not let your prophets who are
neck of all these nations to serve in your midst deceive you, and ones di-
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. And they vining to you. And do not listen to their
shall serve him. And I have given him the dreams which you dream.
beasts of the field also. 9 For they prophesy falsely to you in My
15 And the prophet Jeremiah said to name. I have not sent them, says Jehovah.
Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah, 10 For so says Jehovah, When according
Jehovah has not sent you, but you have to My mouth seventy years have been ful-
made this people trust in a lie. filled for Babylon, I will visit you and con-
16 So Jehovah says this, Behold, I send firm My good Word to you, to bring you
you away from the face of the earth. You back to this place.
shall die this year, because you have spo- 11 For I know the purposes which I am
ken apostasy against Jehovah. planning for you, a statement of Jehovah;
17 And Hananiah died the same year in purposes of peace, and not for evil; to give
the seventh month. you a latter time and a hope.
12 Then you shall call on Me, and you shall
Jeremiah 29 go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
1 Jeremiah sends a letter to the captives in Babylon 13 And you shall seek and find Me when
not to believe the dreams of their prophets, you search for Me with all your heart.
10 also they shall return after seventy years. 14 And I will be found by you, a state-
20 The fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah. . ment of Jehovah. And I will turn back your
1 ¶ And these are the words of the let- captivity, and I will gather you from all
ter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from the nations, and from all the places where
Jerusalem to the rest of the elders of the I have banished you, a statement of Jeho-
exile, and to the priests, and to the proph- vah. And I will bring you back into the
ets, and to all the people whom place from which I sent you into exile, from
Nebuchadnezzar had exiled from Jerusa- there.
lem to Babylon 15 ¶ Because you have said, Jehovah has
2 after Jeconiah the king, and the queen raised up for us prophets in Babylon,
mother, and the eunuchs, the rulers of Judah 16 for so says Jehovah to the king who sits
and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the on the throne of David, and to all the people
smiths, had gone out from Jerusalem. who live in this city, your brothers who have
3 He sent by the hand of Elasah the son of not gone out with you into exile,
Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, 17 so says Jehovah of Hosts, Behold, I
whom Zedekiah, king of Judah, sent to am sending among them the sword, the
Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of famine, and the plague. And have given
Babylon, saying, them up as figs that are vile, which cannot
4 So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of be eaten from badness.
Israel, to all the exiles whom I have caused 18 And I will pursue them with the sword,
to be exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon: with the famine, and with the plague. And I
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Now hear the Word of Jehovah, all you exiles 735 Jeremiah 30
will give them to be a horror to all the king- 29 And Zephaniah the priest read this let-
doms of the earth, to be a curse, and a waste, ter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet.
and a hissing, and a reproach among all the 30 Then the Word of Jehovah was to
nations, there where I have banished them. Jeremiah, saying,
19 For they have not listened to My 31 Send to all the exiles, saying, So says
words, a statement of Jehovah, which I sent Jehovah concerning Shemaiah the
to them by My servants the prophets, ris- Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has proph-
ing up early and sending; but you would esied to you, and I did not send him; and
not hear, a statement of Jehovah. he caused you to trust in a lie;
20 And now you hear the Word of Jeho- 32 therefore so says Jehovah, Behold, I
vah, all you exiles whom I have sent from will watch over Shemaiah the Nehelamite
Jerusalem to Babylon. and his seed. There shall not be to him a
21 So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of man living among this people; and he shall
Israel concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, not behold the good which I shall do for
and concerning Zedekiah the son of My people, a statement of Jehovah, be-
Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie to you in cause he has uttered rebellion against Je-
My name: Behold, I will give them into hovah.
the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon, and he shall strike them before Jeremiah 30
your eyes. 1 Jehovah shows Jeremiah the return of the Jews.
22 And a curse shall be taken up from 10 He comforts Jacob. 18 Their return shall be
them for all the exiles of Judah who are in gracious. 20 Wrath shall fall on the wicked.
Babylon, saying, May Jehovah set you out 1 ¶ The Word that was to Jeremiah from
like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the Jehovah, saying,
king of Babylon roasted in the fire, 2 So says Jehovah, God of Israel, saying,
23 because they have committed disgrace- Write for yourself all the words that I have
ful folly in Israel, and have committed spoken to you in a book.
adultery with their neighbor’s wives, and 3 For, behold, the days come, says Jeho-
have spoken a lying word in My name, vah, that I will turn back the captivity of
which I have not commanded them. For I My people Israel and Judah, says Jehovah;
am He who knows, and a witness, a state- and I will cause them to return to the land
ment of Jehovah. that I gave to their fathers, and they shall
24 ¶ You shall also speak to Shemaiah the possess it.
Nehelamite, saying, 4 And these are the words that Jehovah spoke
25 So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of concerning Israel and concerning Judah:
Israel, saying, Because you have sent letters 5 For so says Jehovah, We have heard a sound
in your name to all the people in Jerusalem, of trembling, of dread, and not of peace.
and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the 6 Ask now and see whether a male is giv-
priest, and to all the priests, saying, ing birth? Why do I see every man with
26 Jehovah has given you to be priest in- his hands on his loins, like one giving birth.
stead of Jehoiada the priest, to be over- and have turned all faces to paleness.
seers in the house of Jehovah, over every 7 Alas! For that day is great, for none is
man being mad who prophesies, that you like it. And a time of trouble it is for Jacob,
should put him into the stocks and into the but he will be saved out of it.
torture collar. 8 For it shall be in that day, a statement of
27 And now why have you not reproved Jehovah of Hosts, I will break his yoke
Jeremiah of Anathoth, who prophesies to from your neck, and I will burst your
you? bonds. And strangers will not again make
28 For on account of this he sent to us in him serve;
Babylon, saying, This exile is long; build 9 but they shall serve Jehovah their God,
houses and live; and plant gardens and eat and David their king, whom I will raise up
their fruit. to them.
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Jeremiah 31 736 I will save you and your seed from afar
10 ¶ And you, O My servant Jacob, do 21 And his leader shall be from him, and
not fear, a statement of Jehovah. Do not be his ruler shall come forth from his midst.
terrified, O Israel. For, behold, I will save And I will cause him to draw near, and he
you from afar, and your seed from the land shall approach Me. For who is he who gives
of their captivity. And I will bring back his heart in pledge to come near to Me, a
Jacob and have quiet and be untroubled, statement of Jehovah?
and no one will make him afraid. 22 And you shall be to Me for a people,
11 For I am with you, a statement of Jeho- and I will be to you for God.
vah, to save you. Though I make a full end 23 Behold, the tempest of Jehovah: fury
among all nations where I have scattered you, goes forth, a sweeping tempest; it shall
yet I will not make a full end with you. But whirl on the head of the wicked ones.
I will correct you with judgment, and I will 24 The glow of Jehovah’s anger will not
not leave you free from guilt. turn back until He has executed, and until
12 For so says Jehovah, Your break can- He has established the purposes of His
not be cured; your wound is grievous. heart. In latter days you will understand it.
13 There is no one to judge your cause;
for your ulcer there are no healing medi- Jeremiah 31
cines for you. 1 The restoration of Israel. 10 The publication of
14 All those loving you have forgotten it. 15 Rachel mourning, is not comforted.
you; they do not seek you. For I have 18 Ephraim repenting is brought home again. .
struck you with the wound of an enemy, 1 ¶ At that time, a statement of Jehovah, I
with the chastening of a cruel one, because will be for God to all the families of Is-
of the greatness of your iniquity. Your sins rael, and they shall be to Me for a people.
are many. 2 So says Jehovah, Israel, the people, the
15 Why do you cry out over your crush- survivors of the sword, have found grace in
ing? Your pain is incurable, for the great- the wilderness, I will go to give rest to him.
ness of your iniquity; your sins are many, 3 Jehovah has appeared to me from far
so I have done these things to you. away, saying, Yea, I have loved you with
16 Therefore, all those who devour you an everlasting love! Therefore with loving
shall be devoured. And all the ones press- kindness I have drawn you.
ing you, every one of them, shall go into 4 Again I will build you, and you shall be
captivity. And those plundering you I will built again, O virgin of Israel. You will
give up to plunder, and all preying on you again put on your tambourines and go forth
I will give up for prey. in the dance of those making merry.
17 For I will bring up healing for you, and 5 You shall yet plant vineyards on the
from your wounds I will heal you, a statement mountains of Samaria, the planters shall
of Jehovah, because they called you Outcast; plant and shall treat them as undefiled.
saying, This is Zion; no one is seeking for her. 6 For there shall be a day when the watch-
18 ¶ So says Jehovah, Behold I will turn men on Ephraim’s hills shall call out, Rise
back the captivity of Jacob’s tents and up and let us go up to Zion, to Jehovah
will have mercy on his dwelling places. our God.
And the city shall be built on her ruin 7 For so says Jehovah, Sing with glad-
heap; and the fortress shall remain on ness for Jacob, and shout among the chief
its own ordinance. of the nations. Cry out, give praise and
19 And out of them shall go forth thanks- say, O Jehovah, save Your people, the rem-
giving and the voice of those who are nant of Israel.
merry. And I will multiply them, and they 8 Behold! I will bring them from the
shall not be few. I also will honor them, north country, and gather them from the
and they shall not be small. recesses of the earth. Among them the blind
20 And his sons shall be as before, and his one, and the lame one, the one being preg-
assembly shall be established before Me; and nant, and the one giving birth, together a
I will call to account all oppressing him. great company, shall return here.
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I will put My law in their inward parts 737 Jeremiah 31
9 They shall come with weeping, and I 20 Is Ephraim My dear son? Or is he a
will lead them with supplications. I will delightful child? For as often as I spoke
cause them to walk by torrents of waters, against him, remembering I remember him
in a right way; they will not stumble in it. still. So My bowels are stirred for him;
For I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is pitying I will have pity on him, a state-
My first-born. ment of Jehovah.
10 ¶ Hear the Word of Jehovah, O na- 21 Set up road marks for yourself; make
tions, and declare in the isles from far sign posts for yourself. Set your heart to-
away, and say, He who scattered Israel ward the highway, even the way you went.
will gather him and keep him, as a shep- Turn back, O virgin of Israel; turn back to
herd feeding his flock. these cities of yours.
11 For Jehovah has redeemed Jacob, and 22 Until when will you turn to and fro, O
ransomed him from the hand of the one faithless daughter? For Jehovah has cre-
stronger than he. ated a new thing in the land: a woman shall
12 And they shall come and sing in the encompass a man.
height of Zion, and beam over the good- 23 So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of
ness of Jehovah, for grain, and for new Israel: Again they will speak this Word in
wine, and for oil, and for the sons of the the land of Judah, and in its cities, when I
flock and the herd. And their soul shall be turn back their captivity, saying, Jehovah
as a watered garden; and they shall not add bless you, O home of righteousness, O holy
to languish any more. mountain!
13 Then the virgin shall rejoice in the 24 And Judah and all its cities shall live in
dance, both young men and elders together. it together, the tenant-farmers and those
For I will turn their mourning into joy, who travel with flocks.
and will comfort them and make them re- 25 For I fully satisfy the weary soul, and
joice from their sorrow. I fill every soul that languishes.
14 And I will fill the soul of the priests 26 On this I awakened and looked up, and
with fatness, and My people shall be satis- my sleep was sweet to me.
fied with My goodness, a statement of Je- 27 ¶ Behold, the days come, a statement
hovah. of Jehovah, even I will sow the house of
15 So says Jehovah, A voice was heard Israel and the house of Judah with the seed
in Ramah, wailing, bitter weeping: of man, and the seed of beast.
Rachel weeping over her sons; she re- 28 And it shall be, as I have watched over
fuses to be comforted for her sons, for them to pluck up, and to break down, and
they are not. to destroy, and to bring calamity; so I will
16 So says Jehovah, Hold back your voice watch over them to build and to plant, a
from weeping, and your eyes from tears. statement of Jehovah.
For there will be a reward for your work, 29 In those days they shall not any more
a statement of Jehovah, and they shall re- say, The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
turn from the land of the enemy. and the teeth of the sons are dull.
17 And there is hope for your latter time, 30 But every man will die in his iniquity.
a statement of Jehovah, that your sons will Every man who eats the sour grapes, his
return to their own territory. teeth will be dull.
18 ¶ Hearing I have heard Ephraim moan- 31 Behold, the days come, a statement of Je-
ing over himself, saying, You have chas- hovah, that I will cut a new covenant with the
tised me, and I was chastised, as a bull calf house of Israel and with the house of Judah,
not trained . Turn me back, and I shall be 32 not according to the covenant that I
turned; for You are Jehovah my God. cut with their fathers in the day I took them
19 For after I had turned away, I repented; by the hand to bring them out of the land
and after I knew, I slapped on my thigh. I of Egypt, which covenant of Mine they
was ashamed; yea, I also was shamed, be- broke, although I was a husband to them,
cause I lifted up the reproach of my youth. a statement of Jehovah.
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Jeremiah 32 738 They shall all know Me from the least
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will prophet was shut in the court of the guard,
cut with the house of Israel: After those days, which was in the king of Judah’s house.
a statement of Jehovah, I will put My Law 3 For Zedekiah, king of Judah, had shut
in their inward parts, and I will write it on him up, saying, Why do you prophesy and
their hearts; and I will be to them for God, say, So says Jehovah, Behold, I will give
and they shall be to Me for a people. this city into the hand of the king of
34 And they shall no longer each man teach Babylon, and he will take it?
his companion, and each man his brother, 4 And Zedekiah, king of Judah, shall
saying, Know Jehovah. For they shall all not escape out of the hand of the
know Me, from the least of them even to the Chaldeans, but giving shall be given into
greatest of them, a statement of Jehovah. For the hand of the king of Babylon, and he
I will forgive their iniquity, and I will re- will speak with him mouth to mouth, and
member their sins no more. will see his eyes with his eyes.
35 ¶ So says Jehovah, who gives the sun 5 And he shall lead Zedekiah into Babylon,
for a light by day, the laws of the moon and there he shall be until I visit him, says
and the stars for a light by night, who stirs Jehovah. Though you fight with the
up the sea so that its waves roar, Jehovah Chaldeans, you shall not succeed.
of Hosts is His name. 6 And Jeremiah said, The Word of Jeho-
36 If these ordinances depart from before vah was to me saying,
Me, a statement of Jehovah, the seed of 7 Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum,
Israel also shall cease from being a nation your uncle, shall come to you, saying, Buy
before Me forever. my field in Anathoth for yourself, for the
37 So says Jehovah, If the heavens right to redeem is yours, to buy it.
above can be measured, and the founda- 8 And Hanameel, my uncle’s son, came to
tions of the earth below can be searched me in the court of the guard, according to
out, I will also reject all the seed of Is- the Word of Jehovah, and said to me, Please
rael for all that they have done, a state- buy my field which is in Anathoth, which is
ment of Jehovah. in the land of Benjamin; for the right of pos-
38 Behold, the days come, a statement of session is yours, and the right of redemption
Jehovah, that the city will be built to Jeho- is yours. Buy it for yourself. And I knew
vah, from the Tower of Hananeel to the that this was the Word of Jehovah.
Corner Gate. 9 And I bought the field which was in
39 And the measuring line shall yet go Anathoth from my uncle’s son, Hanameel,
out to the hill Gareb, and shall go around and weighed him the silver, seventeen shek-
to Goath. els of silver.
40 And the whole valley of the corpses and 10 And I wrote it in the document, and
the ashes and all the fields to the torrent sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed
Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate east, the silver on the scales.
shall be holy to Jehovah. It shall not be torn 11 And I took the document of the pur-
up, and not torn down any more, forever. chase, that which was sealed according to
the law and the statutes, and the open copy.
Jeremiah 32 12 And I gave the purchase document
1 Jeremiah imprisoned by Zedekiah, 6 buys to Baruch the son of Neriah the son of
Hanameel’s field. 13 Baruch preserves the evi- Maaseiah, before the eyes of my uncle’s
dences. 26 Jehovah confirms the captivity for son, Hanameel, and before the eyes of
their sins, 36 and promises a gracious return. the witnesses who wrote in the purchase
1 ¶ The Word which was to Jeremiah from document before the eyes of all the Jews
Jehovah in the tenth year of Zedekiah, king who sat in the court of the guard.
of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of 13 And I commanded Baruch before their
Nebuchadnezzar. eyes, saying,
2 For then the king of Babylon’s army 14 So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God
was besieging Jerusalem. And Jeremiah the of Israel: Take these books, the purchase
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document, the one sealed, and the open 26 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to
book, and put them in an earthen vessel so Jeremiah, saying,
that they may stand many days. 27 Behold, I am Jehovah, the God of all
15 For so says Jehovah of Hosts, the God flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?
of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards 28 So Jehovah says this: Behold, I will
will again be bought in this land. give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans,
16 ¶ And after I gave the document of the and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king
purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I of Babylon, and he shall take it.
prayed to Jehovah, saying, 29 And the Chaldeans who fight against
17 Ah, Lord Jehovah! You have made the this city shall enter and kindle this city with
heavens and the earth by Your great power fire, and burn it, with the houses where
and Your outstretched arm; not any thing they offered incense on their roofs to Baal,
is too difficult for You, and poured out drink offerings to other
18 who exercises with loving-kindness to gods, to provoke Me to anger.
thousands, and repays the iniquity of the 30 For the sons of Israel and the sons of
fathers into the bosom of their sons after Judah have only done evil in My eyes from
them. The great, the mighty God, Jehovah their youth. For the sons of Israel have only
of Hosts, is His name. provoked Me to anger with the work of
19 He is great in counsel and mighty in their hands, a statement of Jehovah.
work. For Your eyes are open on all the 31 For this city has been to Me a cause of
ways of the sons of men, to give to each My anger and My wrath from the day that
man according to his ways, and according they built it even to this day, that I should
to the fruit of his doings. remove it from My face;
20 For You have set signs and wonders in 32 because of all the evil of the sons of
the land of Egypt until this day, and in Is- Israel and of the sons of Judah which they
rael, and among men; and You have made have done to provoke Me to anger, they,
a name for Yourself, as at this day. their kings, their rulers, their priests, and
21 And You have brought Your people Is- their prophets, and the men of Judah, and
rael out of the land of Egypt with signs, those living in Jerusalem.
and with wonders, and with a strong hand, 33 And they have turned the back to Me,
and with an outstretched arm, and with great and not the face; though I taught them, ris-
terror. ing up early and teaching, yet they have
22 And You have given them this land not listened to receive instruction.
which You swore to their fathers to give to 34 But they set their abominable idols in
them, a land flowing with milk and honey. the house on which My name has been called,
23 And they came in and possessed it, to defile it.
but they did not obey Your voice nor did 35 And they built the high places of Baal
they walk in Your Law. They have not which is in the valley of the son of
done all that You commanded them to Hinnom, to cause their sons and their
do, so You have caused all this evil to daughters to pass through the fire to
meet them. Molech, which I did not command them,
24 Behold, the siege mounds have come and not did it come into My heart, that
to the city, to capture it. And the city is they should do this disgusting thing, to
given into the hand of the Chaldeans who cause Judah to sin.
fight against it, because of the sword, and 36 And therefore now so says Jehovah,
the famine, and the plague. And what You the God of Israel, concerning this city, of
have spoken has happened. And, behold, which you say, It is given into the hand of
You see it. the king of Babylon by the sword, and by
25 And You have said to me, O Lord Je- the famine, and by the plague;
hovah, Buy for yourself the field with sil- 37 Behold, I will gather them out of all the
ver, and call witnesses; for the city is given lands, there where I have driven them in My
into the hand of the Chaldeans. anger, and in My fury, and in great indignation.
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Jeremiah 33 740 I will cut an everlasting covenant with them
And I will bring them back to this place, and I whom I have struck in My anger and in My
will cause them to live in safety. wrath, and for whom I have hidden My face
38 And they shall be to Me for a people, from this city, because of all their evil.
and I will be to them for God. 6 Behold, I will bring health and healing
39 And I will give them one heart and one to it, and I will heal them and will show
way, that they may fear Me all the days, for them the abundance of peace and truth.
good to them and to their sons after them. 7 And I will bring back the captivity of
40 And I will cut an everlasting covenant Judah and the captivity of Israel to return,
with them, that I will not turn away from and will build them, as at the first.
them, to do good to them. But I will put 8 And I will cleanse them from all their
My fear in their heart, that they shall not iniquity which they have sinned against Me;
depart from Me. and I will pardon all their iniquities that
41 And I will rejoice over them, to do good they have sinned against Me, and which
to them; and I will truly plant them in this they have transgressed against Me.
land with all My heart and with all My soul. 9 And it shall be a name of joy to Me, a
42 For so says Jehovah: As I have brought this praise and a glory to all the nations of the
great evil on this people, so I will bring on earth, which shall hear all the good that I
them all the good that I am speaking to them. do for them. And they shall fear and
43 And fields will be bought in this land, tremble for all the goodness and for all the
of which you say, It is a desolation, not peace that I do for it.
with man or beast; it has been given into 10 ¶ So says Jehovah, Again there shall
the hand of the Chaldeans. be heard in this place, which you say
44 Men shall buy fields for silver, and write shall be waste, not with man, and not
in a document, and seal it, and call witnesses with beast, in the cities of Judah, and in
in the land of Benjamin, and in the places the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate
around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, not with man, not with one living in it,
and in the cities of the mountains, and in the and not with beast,
cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the 11 the voice of joy, and the voice of glad-
Negeb. For I will turn back their captivity, a ness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the
statement of Jehovah. voice of the bride, the voice of those say-
ing, Praise Jehovah of Hosts, for Jehovah
Jeremiah 33 is good, for His mercy endures forever;
1 Jehovah promises to the captives a gracious those who shall bring the sacrifice of
return, 12 a settled government, 15 Christ the thanksgiving into the house of Jehovah.
Branch of Righteousness, 17 a continuance of For I will bring back the captivity of the
kingdom and priesthood, 20 of a blessed seed. land, as at the first, says Jehovah.
1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to 12 So says Jehovah of Hosts, Again in this
Jeremiah the second time, while he was still place which is a waste, not with man and
shut up in the court of the guard, saying, also beast, and in all its cities shall be a home
2 So says Jehovah his Maker, Jehovah, of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.
who formed it in order to establish it; Je- 13 In the cities of the mountains, in the
hovah is His name: cities of the lowland, and in the cities of
3 Call to Me, and I will answer you; and I the Negeb, and in the land of Benjamin,
will tell you great and inaccessible things; and in the places round about Jerusalem,
you do not know them. and in the cities of Judah, the flocks shall
4 For so says Jehovah, the God of Israel, pass again under the hands of him who tal-
concerning the houses of this city, and con- lies, says Jehovah.
cerning the houses of the kings of Judah, 14 Behold, the days come, a statement of
which are broken down to defend against Jehovah, that I will cause to rise the good
the siege mounds, and against the sword, thing which I have promised to the house
5 they come to fight with the Chaldeans, of Israel and to the house of Judah.
and to fill them with the corpses of men 15 In those days, and at that time, I will
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cause a Branch of Righteousness to grow Babylon and all his army, and all the king-
up to David. And He shall do judgment doms of the earth (because his hand rules),
and righteousness in the land. and all the peoples fought against Jerusalem,
16 In those days Judah shall be saved, and and against all its cities, saying,
Jerusalem shall dwell in safety. And this is 2 So says Jehovah, the God of Israel: Go
the name with which one shall call on her: and speak to Zedekiah, king of Judah, and
JEHOVAH OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. say to him, So says Jehovah, Behold, I will
17 ¶ For so says Jehovah, Not a man sit- give this city into the hand of the king of
ting on the throne of the house of Israel Babylon, and he will burn it with fire.
will be cut off to David. 3 And you shall not escape out of his
18 And for the Levitical priests, they shall hand, but seizing shall be seized and de-
not have a man cut off before Me to offer livered into his hand. And your eyes
burnt offerings, and to kindle food offer- shall see the eyes of the king of Babylon,
ings, and to do sacrifice all the days. and he shall speak, his mouth with your
19 And the Word of Jehovah was to mouth; and you shall go to Babylon.
Jeremiah, saying, 4 Yet hear the Word of Jehovah, O Zedekiah,
20 So says Jehovah, If you can break My king of Judah: So says Jehovah concerning
covenant of the day, and My covenant of you, You shall not die by the sword.
the night, and there should not be day and 5 You shall die in peace. And as the
night in their time, burnings of spices for your fathers, the
21 My covenant with My servant David former kings who were before you, so they
may also be broken, that he should not have shall burn spices for you, saying, Ah, lord!
a son to reign on his throne, and with the They will wail for you. For I have spoken
Levitical priests, My ministers. the Word, a statement of Jehovah.
22 As the host of the heavens cannot be num- 6 And Jeremiah the prophet spoke all
bered, and not the sand of the sea measured, these words to Zedekiah, king of Judah,
so I will multiply the seed of My servant in Jerusalem,
David, and the Levites who minister to Me. 7 when the king of Babylon’s army fought
23 And the Word of Jehovah was to against Jerusalem and against all the cities
Jeremiah, saying, of Judah that remained; against Lachish,
24 Have you not seen what these people and against Azekah; for these fortified cit-
have spoken, saying, The two families that ies remained among the cities of Judah.
Jehovah has chosen, He has also rejected 8 ¶ The Word that was to Jeremiah from
them? And they spurn My people, no more Jehovah after King Zedekiah had cut a cov-
to be a nation before them. enant with all the people who were in Jerusa-
25 So says Jehovah, If My covenant is not lem, to proclaim liberty to them,
with day and night, and if I have not appointed 9 that each man should let go his male
the ordinances of the heavens and earth, slave, and each man his female slave, if a
26 then I also will reject the seed of Jacob, Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, to go
and My servant David, not to take of his free, that not any should enslave a Jew, a
seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, man, his brother among them.
Isaac and Jacob. For I will bring back their 10 And all the rulers obeyed, and all the
captivity and have compassion on them. people who had entered into the covenant to
let go free each man his male slave, and each
Jeremiah 34 man his female slave; so that not one should
1 Jeremiah prophesies the captivity of Zedekiah enslave among them again; and they obeyed
and the city. 8 The rulers and the people freed and let them go.
their slaves, but contrary to the covenant of Je- 11 But afterward they turned and caused
hovah, took them again. 12 Jeremiah, for this, to return the male slaves and the female
gives them into the enemies’ hands. slaves whom they sent away free. And
1 ¶ The Word which was to Jeremiah from they subjected them for male slaves and for
Jehovah when Nebuchadnezzar king of female slaves.
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Jeremiah 35 742 You have not listened to Me, a call for liberty
12 Therefore the Word of Jehovah was to 22 Behold, I will command and cause them
Jeremiah from Jehovah, saying, to return to this city, a statement of Jehovah.
13 So says Jehovah, the God of Israel: I cut And they shall fight against it, and take it,
a covenant with your fathers in the day I and burn it with fire. And I will make the
brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, cities of Judah to be a desolation,without one
out of the house of slavery, saying, to live in it.
14 At the end of seven years each man
should let go his brother who is a He- Jeremiah 35
brew, who has been sold to him. When 1 By the obedience of the Rechabites, 12 Jeremiah
he has served you six years, you shall condemns the disobedience of the Jews. 18 Jeho-
let him go free from you. But your fa- vah blesses the Rechabites for their obedience.
thers did not listen to Me and did not 1 ¶ The Word which was to Jeremiah from
stretch out their ear. Jehovah in the days of Jehoiakim, the son
15 And you turned today, and you did of Josiah, king of Judah, saying,
right in My eyes, to call for liberty, each 2 Go to the house of the Rechabites and
man to his neighbor. And you cut a cov- speak to them, and bring them to the house
enant before Me in the house on which is of Jehovah, into one of the rooms, and give
called My name. them wine to drink.
16 But you turned and profaned My name, 3 Then I took Jaazaniah, the son of
and each man caused his male slave, and Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his
each man his female slave, to return whom brothers, and all his sons, and the whole
you had sent away according to their de- house of the Rechabites.
sire. And you subjected them to be slaves 4 And I brought them into the house of Je-
and female slaves to you. hovah, into the room of the sons of Hanan,
17 So Jehovah says this: You have not lis- the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which
tened to Me, to call for liberty, each man was near the room of the rulers, above the
to his brother, and each man to his neigh- room of Maaseiah, the son of Shallum, the
bor. Behold, I call for freedom to you, a keeper of the threshold.
statement of Jehovah: to the sword, to the 5 And I set bowls and cups full of wine
plague, and to the famine. And I will give before the sons of the house of the Rechabites.
you to be a terror to all the kingdoms of And I said to them, Drink wine.
the earth. 6 But they said, We will not drink wine,
18 And I will give the men who have trans- for Jonadab, the son of Rechab our father,
gressed My covenant, who have not stood commanded us, saying, You shall not drink
on the words of the covenant which they wine, you and your sons forever.
have cut with Me when they cut the calf in 7 And you shall not build a house, and
two, and passed between its pieces, not sow seed, nor plant a vineyard, and
19 the rulers of Judah and the rulers of not shall there be anything to you; but all
Jerusalem, the eunuchs and the priests, and your days you shall live in tents, so that
all the people of the land who passed be- you may live many days on the face of the
tween the pieces of the calf; land there where you are sojourning.
20 I will even give them into the hand of 8 And we have obeyed the voice of
their enemies, and into the hand of those Jonadab, the son of Rechab our father, to
seeking their life. And their corpses shall all that he commanded us, to drink no wine
be for food to the birds of the heavens, all our days, we, our wives, our sons, and
and to the beasts of the earth. our daughters,
21 And I will give Zedekiah, king of 9 and not be to us houses for our dwell-
Judah, and his rulers, into the hand of their ing, and not to us is a vineyard, and to us
enemies, and into the hand of those seek- field, and seed.
ing their life, even into the hand of the 10 And we live in tents, and we have
king of Babylon’s army that has gone up obeyed and done according to all that
from you. Jonadab our father commanded us.
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11 But it was when Nebuchadnezzar king
of Babylon came up against the land, and Jeremiah 36
we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem, 1 Jeremiah causes Baruch to write his prophecy,
because of the army of the Chaldeans and 5 and publicly to read it. 11 The rulers send
because of the army of Syria. And we live Jehudi to bring the roll. 20 King Jehoiakim, hears
in Jerusalem. part of it, and burns the roll.
12 ¶ Then the Word of Jehovah was to 1 ¶ And it was in the fourth year of
Jeremiah, saying, Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah,
13 So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of this Word was to Jeremiah from Jehovah,
Israel: Go and tell the men of Judah and saying,
the people of Jerusalem, Will you not re- 2 Take to yourself a roll of a book and
write in it all the words that I have spoken
ceive instruction, to listen to My words? a
statement of Jehovah. to you against Israel, and against Judah,
14 The words of Jonadab, the son of and against all the nations, from the day I
Rechab are done, in which he commanded spoke to you, from the days of Josiah even
to this day.
his sons not to drink wine. And to this day
they do not drink, but obey their father’s 3 Perhaps the house of Judah will hear all
command. But I have spoken to you, ris- the evil which I plan to do to them, that
ing early and speaking, and you did not they may each man turn from his evil way,
listen to Me. and I will forgive their iniquity and their
sin.
15 I have also sent to you all My servants
the prophets, rising up early and sending, 4 And Jeremiah called Baruch, the son of
saying, Each man now turn back from his Neriah. And Baruch wrote from the mouth
evil way, and amend your doings, and do of Jeremiah all the words of Jehovah that
not go after other gods to serve them, andHe had spoken to him, on a roll of a book.
5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, say-
you shall live in the land which I have given
to you and to your fathers. But you have ing, I am shut up; I cannot go to the house
of Jehovah.
not stretched out your ear, and not listened
to Me. 6 And you go and read in the roll the words
16 Because the sons of Jonadab, the son of Jehovah that you have written from my
of Rechab, have stood on the command of mouth, in the house of Jehovah, in the ears
their father which he gave them, but this of the people on the fasting day. And also
people has not listened to Me, you shall read them in the ears of all Judah
17 therefore Jehovah, God of Hosts, the who come out from their cities.
7 Perhaps their supplication will fall be-
God of Israel, says this, Behold, I will bring
on Judah and on all the people of Jerusa- fore Jehovah, and each man will turn from
his evil way. For great is the anger and the
lem all the evil that I have spoken against
them because I have spoken to them, but wrath that Jehovah has spoken against this
they did not listen. Yea, I have called topeople.
them, but they did not answer. 8 And Baruch, the son of Neriah, did
18 And Jeremiah said to the house of according to all that Jeremiah the
the Rechabites, So says Jehovah of Hosts, prophet commanded him, reading in the
the God of Israel: Because you have book the words of Jehovah in the house
obeyed your father Jonadab’s command, of Jehovah.
and have kept all his commands, and have 9 ¶ And it happened in the fifth year of
done according to all that he has com- Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king of Judah,
manded you, in the ninth month, they called a fast be-
fore Jehovah, to all the people of Jerusa-
19 so Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel,
lem, and to all the people who came from
says this: Jonadab, the son of Rechab, shall
not have a man cut off from standing be- the cities of Judah to Jerusalem.
fore Me all the days. 10 And Baruch read in the book the words
of Jeremiah in the house of Jehovah, in the
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room of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan the 22 And the king was sitting in the winter
scribe, in the upper court, at the entrance house in the ninth month, and with the burn-
to the Gate of the house of Jehovah, in the ing fire-pot before him.
ears of all the people. 23 And it happened, when Jehudi had read
11 And Micaiah, the son of Gemariah, the three or four leaves, he cut it with the
son of Shaphan, heard all the words of Je- scribe’s knife and threw it into the fire in
hovah out of the book, the fire-pot, until all the roll was burned
12 and he went down into the king’s up in the fire that was in the fire-pot.
house over the scribe’s room. And, be- 24 And the king and all his servants who
hold, all the rulers were sitting there, heard these words were not afraid, nor did
Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son they tear their garments.
of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of 25 But Elnathan, and Delaiah, and
Achbor, and Gemariah, the son of Gemariah had entreated the king that he
Shaphan, and Zedekiah, the son of should not burn the roll, but he would not
Hananiah, and all the rulers. listen to them.
13 And Micaiah declared to them all the 26 And the king commanded Jerahmeel, the
words that he had heard when Baruch read son of Hammelech, and Seraiah, the son of
the book in the ears of the people. Azriel, and Shelemiah, the son of Abdeel, to
14 And all the rulers sent Jehudi, the son seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the
of Nethaniah, the son of Shelemiah, the prophet. But Jehovah hid them.
son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying, Take the 27 And the Word of Jehovah was to
roll in your hand, in which you have read Jeremiah, after the king had burned the roll
in the ears of the people, and come. And and the words which Baruch wrote from
Baruch, the son of Neriah, took the roll in the mouth of Jeremiah, saying,
his hand and came to them. 28 Take for yourself another roll, and
15 And they said to him, Sit down now write on it all the former words that were
and read it in our ears. And Baruch read in in the former roll, which Jehoiakim the
their ears. king of Judah has burned.
16 And it happened, when they had heard 29 And you shall say to Jehoiakim the king
all the words, they turned each man to his of Judah, So says Jehovah, You have burned
companion in fear. And they said to Baruch, this roll, saying, Why have you written on
Reporting we will report all these words to it, saying, Coming the king of Babylon shall
the king. come and destroy this land, and shall cause
17 And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell man and beast to cease from there?
us now, how did you write all these words? 30 Therefore, so says Jehovah of Jehoiakim,
From his mouth? king of Judah: There shall not be one to him
18 And Baruch said to them, He spoke all to sit on the throne of David, and his corpse
these words to me from his mouth, and I shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in
wrote with ink on the book. the night to the frost.
19 And the rulers said to Baruch, Go hide, 31 And I will call him to account, and his
you and Jeremiah, and do not let any man seed and his servants for their iniquity. And
know where you are. I will bring on them, and on the people of
20 ¶ And they went in to the king, into Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all
the court. But they deposited the roll in the evil that I have spoken against them.
the room of Elishama the scribe. And But they did not listen.
they declared all the words in the ear of 32 And Jeremiah took another roll and
the king. gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of
21 And the king sent Jehudi to take the Neriah, who wrote in it from the mouth of
roll. And he took it out of the room of Jeremiah, all the words of the book which
Elishama the scribe. And Jehudi read it in Jehoiakim, king of Judah, had burned in
the king’s ears, and in the ears of all the the fire. And besides many words like them
rulers who stood beside the king. were added to them.
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13 And it happened, he being in the gate
Jeremiah 37 of Benjamin, a captain of the guard was
1 The Egyptians having raised the siege of the there, and his name was Irijah the son of
Chaldeans, King Zedekiah asks Jeremiah to pray Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, and he
for the people. 6 Jeremiah prophesies the seized Jeremiah the prophet, saying, You
Chaldeans’ certain return and victory. 11 He is are falling to the Chaldeans.
taken for a fugitive, beaten, and put in prison. 14 And Jeremiah said, A lie! I am not fall-
1 ¶ And King Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, ing to the Chaldeans. But he did not listen
reigned instead of Coniah the son of to him. And Irijah took Jeremiah and
Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of brought him to the rulers.
Babylon, made king in the land of Judah. 15 And the rulers were angry with
2 But not he, and not his servants, and not Jeremiah and struck him, and they put him
the people of the land, listened to the words in the house of binding, in the house of
of Jehovah which He spoke by Jeremiah Jonathan the scribe. For they had made it
the prophet. into a house of imprisonment.
3 And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal, the 16 When Jeremiah had gone into the house
son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah, the son of the pit, and into the cells, then Jeremiah
of Maaseiah the priest, to Jeremiah the remained there many days.
prophet, saying, Intercede now for us to 17 And Zedekiah the king sent and took
Jehovah our God. him out. And the king asked him secretly
4 And Jeremiah came in and went out in his house, and said, Is there Word from
among the people, for they had not put him Jehovah? And Jeremiah said, There is. For
into a house of imprisonment. He said, You shall be delivered into the hand
5 And Pharaoh’s army had come forth out of the king of Babylon.
of Egypt. And when the Chaldeans who 18 And Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah,
besieged Jerusalem heard news of them, What have I sinned against you, or against
they went up from Jerusalem. your servants, or against this people, that you
6 And the Word of Jehovah was to the have put me into a house imprisonment?
prophet Jeremiah, saying, 19 Where now are your prophets who
7 So says Jehovah, the God of Israel, You prophesied to you, saying, The king of
shall say this to the king of Judah who sent Babylon shall not come against you, or
you to Me to inquire of Me: Behold, against this land?
Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to 20 And now hear, please, O my lord the
help you, shall turn back into his own land king, please let my plea fall before you, so
of Egypt. that you do not make me return to the house
8 And the Chaldeans shall come again and of Jonathan the scribe, that I not die there.
fight against this city, and they will take it 21 And Zedekiah the king commanded, and
and burn it with fire. they committed Jeremiah into the court of
9 So says Jehovah, Do not deceive your- the prison, and that they should give him a
selves, saying, Going the Chaldeans will piece of bread out of the baker’s street daily,
go from us, for they shall not go. until all the bread of the city was gone. And
10 For though you had stricken the entire Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison
army of the Chaldeans who fight against you, until the day Jerusalem was taken, and he
and only wounded men remained among was there when Jerusalem was taken.
them, yet they would rise up, each man in
his tent, and burn this city with fire. Jeremiah 38
11 ¶ And it was when the army of the 1 Jeremiah is put into a pit of mud by the rulers.
Chaldeans went up from Jerusalem because 7 Ebed-melech, after secret conference advises
of Pharaoh’s army, the king to save his life. 24 By the king’s instruc-
12 even Jeremiah went out of Jerusalem, to tions he hides this from the rulers.
go into the land of Benjamin to receive a 1 ¶ And Shephatiah the son of Mattan,
portion from there in the midst of the people. and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jehucal,
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Jeremiah 38 746 Please let my plea fall before you
the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur, the son 13 And they drew up Jeremiah with
of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah ropes and brought him up out of the pit.
had spoken to all the people, saying, And Jeremiah dwelt in the court of the
2 So says Jehovah, He who remains in prison.
this city shall die by the sword, by the fam- 14 ¶ And Zedekiah the king sent and took
ine, and by the plague. But he who goes Jeremiah the prophet to him, into the third
forth to the Chaldeans shall live; and his entrance in the house of Jehovah. And the
life shall be a prize, and he shall live. king said to Jeremiah, I will ask you a
3 So says Jehovah, Giving this city shall thing; do not hide a thing from me.
be given into the hand of the king of 15 And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, If I
Babylon’s army, and he shall take it. declare it to you, will you not cause me
4 Therefore the rulers said to the king, dying to die? And if I counsel you, you
Please cause this man to die. For in this will not listen to me.
way he weakens the hands of the men of 16 And Zedekiah the king swore secretly
war who remain in this city, and the hands to Jeremiah, saying, As Jehovah lives, who
of all the people, in speaking these words made us this soul, I will not cause you to
to them. For this man does not seek the die, and I will not give you into the hand
peace of this people, but the evil. of these men who seek your soul.
5 And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he 17 And Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, So
is in your hand. For the king is not able to says Jehovah, the God of Hosts, the God
do a thing against you. of Israel: If going out you will go out to
6 And they took Jeremiah and threw him the rulers of the king of Babylon, even
into the pit of Malchiah, the king’s son, your soul shall live, and this city shall
which was in the court of the prison. And not be burned with fire. And you and
they let Jeremiah down with ropes. But no your house shall live.
water was in the pit, only mud. And 18 But if you will not go out to the rulers
Jeremiah sank into the mud. of the king of Babylon, even this city shall
7 And Ebed-melech, the Cushite man, who be given into the hands of the Chaldeans,
is of the eunuchs in the king’s house, heard and they will burn it with fire. And you
that they had put Jeremiah into the pit (the shall not escape out of their hand.
king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin). 19 And Zedekiah the king said to
8 Ebed-melech went out of the king’s Jeremiah, I am afraid of the Jews who have
house and spoke to the king, saying, fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they give me
9 My lord the king, these men have done into their hand and they abuse me.
evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah 20 And Jeremiah said, They will not give.
the prophet, whom they have thrown into Please obey the voice of Jehovah for whom
the pit. And he may die in his place be- I am speaking to you, and it will be well
cause of the famine, for there is no more with you and your soul will live.
bread in the city. 21 But if you refuse to go out, this is the
10 And the king commanded Ebed-melech Word Jehovah has made me see:
the Cushite, saying, Take in your hand thirty 22 Even, behold, all the women who are
men from here and bring up Jeremiah the left in the house of the king of Judah shall
prophet out of the pit before he dies. be brought out to the rulers of the king of
11 And Ebed-melech took the men in his Babylon. And they will say, The men of
hand and went into the king’s house, to un- your peace have lured you and have pre-
der the treasury. And he took worn out clothes vailed against you; your feet have sunk in
and worn out rags from there. And he let the mire, and they turned back.
them down by ropes into the pit to Jeremiah. 23 And they shall bring out all your wives
12 And Ebed-melech the Cushite said to and your sons to the Chaldeans. And you
Jeremiah, Now put these worn out clothes shall not escape out of their hand, but shall
and rags under the armpits of your hands, be seized by the hand of the king of Babylon.
under the ropes. And Jeremiah did so. And this city shall be burned with fire.
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24 And Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, Let Hamath, where he spoke judgment on
not a man know of these words, and you him.
shall not die. 6 And the king of Babylon slaughtered
25 But if the rulers hear that I have talked the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes at
with you, and they come to you and say to Riblah. And the king of Babylon slaugh-
you, Now declare to us what you said to tered all the rulers of Judah.
the king; do not hide it from us and we 7 And he blinded the eyes of Zedekiah
will not cause you to die; also, What did and bound him in bronze fetters, to make
the king say to you? him go to Babylon.
26 And you shall say to them, I was caus- 8 And the Chaldeans burned the king’s house
ing my plea to fall before the king, that he and the houses of the people with fire and
should not return me to the house of broke down the walls of Jerusalem.
Jonathan, to die there. 9 And the rest of the people who remained
27 And all the rulers came to Jeremiah in the city, and those who fell away, who
and asked him. And he declared to them fell to him, even the rest of the people who
according to all these words that the king remained, Nebuzaradan, the chief of the
had ordered. And they were quiet with him, executioners, exiled to Babylon.
for the matter was not heard. 10 But Nebuzaradan, the chief of the ex-
28 And Jeremiah dwelt in the court of the ecutioners, left some of the poor people,
prison until the day Jerusalem was taken And who had not a thing to themselves, in the
he was there when Jerusalem was taken. land of Judah. And he gave to them vine-
yards and fields on that day.
Jeremiah 39 11 ¶ And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
1 Jerusalem is taken. 7 Zedekiah’s eyes are commanded concerning Jeremiah by the
blinded, and he is sent to Babylon. hand of Nebuzaradan the chief of the ex-
11 Nebuchadnezzar commands good for ecutioners, saying:
Jeremiah. 12 Take him and set your eyes on him.
1 ¶ In the ninth year of Zedekiah, king But do not do anything evil to him, but do
of Judah, in the tenth month, with him even as he shall say to you.
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all 13 And Nebuzaradan, the chief of the ex-
his army came against Jerusalem, and ecutioners, and Nebushasban the chief of
they besieged it. the eunuchs, and Nergal-sharezer, chief
2 In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the magician, and all the rulers of the king of
fourth month, the ninth of the month, the Babylon, sent,
city was breached. 14 even they sent and took Jeremiah out of
3 And all the rulers of the king of Babylon the court of the prison. And they gave him
came in and sat in the middle gate: Nergal- to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of
sharezer, Samgar-nebo, Sarsechim, chief Shaphan, to cause him to go out to the house;
of the eunuchs, Nergal-sharezer, chief ma- and he lived among the people.
gician, and all the rest of the rulers of the 15 And the Word of Jehovah was to
king of Babylon. Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court
4 And it happened when Zedekiah, king of the prison, saying,
of Judah and all the men of war saw them, 16 Go and speak to Ebed-melech the
they fled and went out from the city by Cushite, saying, So says Jehovah of Hosts,
night, the way of the king’s garden, by the the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing My
gate between the two walls. And he went words on this city for an evil thing, and not
by the way of the Arabah. for a good thing . And they shall be before
5 But the Chaldean army pursued them you in that day.
and overtook Zedekiah in the Arabah of 17 But I will deliver you in that day, a
Jericho. And they took him and brought statement of Jehovah, and you shall not be
him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of given into the hand of the men, of those
Babylon, to Riblah in the land of whom you fear.
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Jeremiah 40 748 If it is evil in your eyes to come with me, stay
18 For delivering I will deliver you, and of the land, of those who were not exiled
you shall not fall by the sword; but to Babylon,
your life shall be a prize to you, be- 8 And they came to Gedaliah, to Mizpah,
cause you have trusted in Me, a state- even Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and
ment of Jehovah. Johanan and Jonathan, the sons of Kareah,
and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the
Jeremiah 40 sons of Ephai of Netopha, and Jezaniah the
1 Jeremiah, being set free by Nebuzaradan, goes son of the Maachathite, they and their men.
to Gedaliah. 7 The dispersed Jews go to him. 9 And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the
13 Johanan reveals Ishmael’s conspiracy. son of Shaphan, swore to them and to their
1 ¶ The Word which was to Jeremiah from men, saying, Do not fear to serve the
Jehovah, after Nebuzaradan, the chief of the Chaldeans. Live in the land, and serve the
executioners, had sent him from Ramah, king of Babylon, and it shall be well with
when he had taken him and he was bound in you.
chains among all the captives of Jerusalem 10 As for me, behold, I will live at Mizpah
and Judah being exiled to Babylon. to stand before the Chaldeans who have
2 And the chief of the executioners took come to us. But you, go gather wine, and
Jeremiah and said to him, Jehovah your the summer fruits, and oil, and put them in
God has spoken this evil thing against this your vessels, and live in your cities that
place. you have taken.
3 And Jehovah has brought it and has done 11 And when all the Jews in Moab, and
according as He has spoken, because you among the sons of Ammon, and in Edom,
have sinned and have not obeyed His voice, and who were in all the lands, heard that
and this thing has come upon you. the king of Babylon had left a remnant of
4 And now, behold! I loose you today from Judah, and that he had set over them
the chains which were on your hand. If it Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of
is a good thing in your eyes to come with Shaphan,
me into Babylon, come. And I will set my 12 and all the Jews returned out of all
eye on you. But if it is an evil thing in places where they were driven, and came
your eyes to come with me into Babylon, to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to
stay. Behold, all the land is before you, to Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer
go to the good way and to the upright way fruits in great abundance.
in your eyes, go there . 13 And Johanan, the son of Kareah, and
5 Even while he had not yet returned, he all the heads of the army that were in the
said, Or go back to Gedaliah the son of field, came to Gedaliah, to Mizpah.
Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the 14 And they said to him, Knowing you
king of Babylon has appointed over the cit- know that Baalis, the king of the sons of
ies of Judah, and live with him among the Ammon, has sent Ishmael, the son of
people, or to all that is right in your eyes Nethaniah, to strike your soul. But
to go, go. And the chief of the execution- Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, did not be-
ers gave him ration and a reward, and sent lieve them.
him away. 15 And Johanan, the son of Kareah, spoke
6 And Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Please
of Ahikam at Mizpah, and he lived with let me go, and I will strike Ishmael, the son
him among the people remaining in the of Nethaniah, and a man shall not know. Why
land. should he strike your soul, and all the Jews
7 ¶ And when all the heads of the armies who are gathered to you be scattered, and
who were in the field, they and their men, the remnant of Judah perish?
heard that the king of Babylon had ap- 16 But Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, said
pointed Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, over to Johanan, the son of Kareah, You shall
the land, and had appointed with him men, not do this thing, for you speak a lie con-
and women, and children, and of the poor cerning Ishmael.
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10 And Ishmael took captive all the rest
Jeremiah 41 of the people who were in Mizpah, the
1 Ishmael treacherously kills Gedaliah and flees king’s daughters, and all the people who
to the Ammonites with captives. 11 Johanan re- were left over in Mizpah, whom
covers the captives, and they flee toward Egypt. Nebuzaradan, the chief of the execution-
1 ¶ And it was in the seventh month, ers, had entrusted to Gedaliah, the son of
Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Ahikam. And Ishmael, the son of
Elishama, of the royal seed, and of the Nethaniah, took captive and went to go over
chief ones of the king, and ten men with to the sons of Ammon.
him, came to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, 11 ¶ But when Johanan, the son of Kareah,
to Mizpah. And they ate bread together and all the army heads with him, heard of
there in Mizpah. all the evil that Ishmael, the son of
2 And Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and Nethaniah, had done,
the ten men with him rose up and struck 12 and they took all the men and went to
Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of fight with Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah.
Shaphan, with the sword. And they killed And they found him by the many waters
him whom the king of Babylon had ap- that are in Gibeon.
pointed over the land. 13 And it happened when all the people
3 And Ishmael struck all the Jews who with Ishmael saw Johanan, the son of
were with him, with Gedaliah at Mizpah, Kareah, and all the army heads with him,
and the Chaldeans who were found there, then they were glad.
the men of war. 14 And all the people that Ishmael had
4 And it happened, the second day after taken captive from Mizpah turned around
he had killed Gedaliah; and no one knew, and came back, and went to Johanan, the
5 men from Shechem came from Shiloh, son of Kareah.
and from Samaria, eighty men, having their 15 But Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, es-
beards shaved, and their clothes torn, and caped from Johanan with eight men, and
having cut themselves, and with offerings went to the sons of Ammon.
and incense in their hand, to bring to the 16 And Johanan, the son of Kareah, and
house of Jehovah. all the army heads with him, took all the
6 And Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, went remnant of the people whom he had taken
out from Mizpah to meet them, walking as from Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, from
he walked and weeping. And it happened, Mizpah after he had struck Gedaliah, the
as he met them, he said to them, Come to son of Ahikam, mighty men of war, and
Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam. the women, and the children, and the eu-
7 And when they came into the middle of nuchs, whom he had brought back from
the city, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, Gibeon.
slaughtered them, he and the men with 17 And they came and lived in the inn of
him, throwing them into the middle of the Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go
pit. to enter Egypt,
8 But ten men were found among them 18 because of the Chaldeans; for they were
who said to Ishmael, Do not make us die, afraid of them, because Ishmael, the son
for there is to us treasures in the field, of of Nethaniah, had struck Gedaliah, the son
wheat, and barley, and oil, and honey. And of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had
he held back and not did make them die appointed in the land.
with their brothers.
9 And the pit there in which Ishmael had Jeremiah 42
thrown all the corpses of the men, whom 1 Johanan asks Jeremiah to pray to Jehovah,
he had struck because of Gedaliah, was the promising to obey His will. 7 Jehovah tells them
one which Asa the king had made from the to stay in Judea. 16 their destruction in Egypt.
face of Baasha, king of Israel. Ishmael, the 1 ¶ And all the army heads, and Johanan,
son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain. the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah, the son of
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Jeremiah 43 750 I am with you to save you and deliver you
Hoshaiah, and all the people, from the least or hear the sound of the rams’ horn. And
and to the greatest, came near. we will not hunger for bread, and there we
2 And they said to Jeremiah the prophet, will live.
Please let our plea fall before you; and pray 15 And now therefore hear the Word of Je-
for us to Jehovah your God, for all this hovah, remnant of Judah, So says Jehovah
remnant, (for we are left over, but a few of Hosts, the God of Israel: If setting you set
of many, as your eyes see us), your faces to go into Egypt, and go to so-
3 and Jehovah your God may make known journ there,
to us the way in which we may walk, and 16 even it shall be, the sword which you
the thing that we may do. feared shall overtake you there in the land
4 And Jeremiah the prophet said to them, of Egypt. And the famine which you were
I have heard. Behold, I will pray to Jeho- anxious about shall cling to you there in
vah your God according to your words; Egypt, and you shall die there.
and it shall be, all the Word which Jeho- 17 And it shall be to all the men who have
vah shall answer, I will declare to you. I set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn
will not keep back a thing from you. there, they shall die by the sword, by the
5 And they said to Jeremiah, Let Jehovah famine, and by the plague, and none of
be a true and faithful witness between us if them shall remain or escape from the evil
not according to all things Jehovah your that I will bring on them.
God shall send you to us, so we will do, 18 For so says Jehovah of Hosts, the God
6 whether it is a good thing, or whether of Israel, As My anger and My fury has
an evil thing, we will obey the voice of poured out upon the people of Jerusalem,
Jehovah our God, to whom we send you; so shall My fury pour out on you when
so that it may be well with us when we you enter Egypt. And you shall be a curse,
obey the voice of Jehovah our God. and a horror, and a shame, and a reproach,
7 ¶ And it happened at the end of ten days, and you shall not see this place again.
the Word of Jehovah was to Jeremiah. 19 Jehovah has spoken concerning you,
8 And he called Johanan, the son of O remnant of Judah. Do not go into Egypt.
Kareah, and all the army heads that were Knowing, know that I have testified against
with him, and all the people, from the least you today.
even to the greatest. 20 For you used deceit against your souls
9 And he said to them, So says Jehovah, when you sent me to Jehovah your God,
the God of Israel, to Him, to whom you saying, Pray for us to Jehovah our God.
sent me to cause to fall your petition be- And according to all that Jehovah our God
fore Him, shall say, so declare to us, and we will do
10 If you will still remain in this land even it.
I will build you up, and will not tear you 21 And I have declared it to you this day,
down. And I will plant you, and will not but you have not obeyed the voice of Je-
pluck you up. For I repent as to the evil hovah your God, or anything for which
that I have done to you. He has sent me to you.
11 Do not be afraid of the king of 22 And therefore knowing, you now know
Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Do not that you shall die by the sword, by the fam-
be afraid of his face, a statement of Jeho- ine, and by the plague in the place where
vah, for I am with you to save you and to you desire to go to sojourn
deliver you from his hand.
12 And I will give mercies to you, so that Jeremiah 43
he may have pity on you, and cause you to 1 Johanan, ignoring Jeremiah’s prophecy, takes
turn back to your own land. Jeremiah and others into Egypt. 8 Jeremiah
13 But if you say, We will not live in this prophesies the fall of Egypt to the Babylonians.
land or obey the voice of Jehovah your God, 1 ¶ And it was when Jeremiah had fin-
14 saying, No, but we will go into the ished speaking to all the people all the
land of Egypt, where we shall see no war words of Jehovah their God, for which
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The people did not obey the voice of Jehovah 751 Jeremiah 44
Jehovah their God had sent him to them, herd covers himself with his robe. And he
all these words, shall go forth from there in peace.
2 Azariah, the son of Hoshaiah, and 13 And He shall break the obelisks of The
Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the House of the Sun which is in the land of
proud men, then spoke, saying to Jeremiah, Egypt; and he shall burn the houses of the
You speak falsely. Jehovah our God has not gods of the Egyptians with fire.
sent you to say, Do not go to Egypt, to
sojourn there. Jeremiah 44
3 But Baruch, the son of Neriah, is incit- 1 Jeremiah relates what Jehovah says to Judah
ing you against us, to give us into the hand for their idolatry. 11 Their destruction in Egypt.
of the Chaldeans, to cause us to die, and to 15 The Jews will not listen; Jeremiah threatens
exile us to Babylon. them. 29 He prophesies the destruction of Egypt.
4 And Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all 1 ¶ The Word which was to Jeremiah con-
the army heads, and all the people, did not cerning all the Jews who were living in the
obey the voice of Jehovah, to live in the land of Egypt, those living at Migdol, and
land of Judah. at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the land
5 But Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all of Pathros, saying,
the army heads, took all the remnant of 2 So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of
Judah who had returned from all the na- Israel, You have seen all the evil that I have
tions where they had been driven, to so- brought on Jerusalem, and on all the cities
journ in the land of Judah: of Judah. And, behold! This day they are a
6 men, and women, and children, and the ruin, and no one lives in them,
king’s daughters, and every person that 3 because of the evil which they have done,
Nebuzaradan, the chief of the execution- by provoking Me to anger, by going to burn
ers, had left with Gedaliah the son of incense, by serving other gods that they did
Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah not know, they, you, and not your fathers.
the prophet, and Baruch, the son of Neriah. 4 And, I sent to you all my servants the
7 And they came into the land of Egypt, prophets, rising early and sending, saying,
for they did not obey the voice of Jeho- Do not now do this disgusting thing which
vah. And they came to Tahpanhes. I hate!
8 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to 5 But they did not listen and not did stretch
Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, their ear, to turn from their evil ways, not
9 Take great stones to your hand and to burn incense to other gods.
hide them in the mortar in the brickwork 6 And My fury and My anger poured out
which is at the entrance to Pharaoh’s and burned in the cities of Judah, and in
house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the the streets of Jerusalem. And they are for a
men of Judah. waste and for a desolation as at this day.
10 And say to them, So says Jehovah of 7 And now so says Jehovah, the God of
Hosts, the God of Israel, Behold I will send Hosts, the God of Israel: Why do you do
and take Nebuchadnezzar, the king of this great evil thing against your souls, to
Babylon, My servant, and will set his throne cut off from you man and woman, child
on these stones that I have hidden. And he and suckling, out of Judah, not leaving to
shall stretch his pavilion over them. yourselves a remnant,
11 And when he comes, he shall strike the 8 to provoke Me to wrath with the works
land of Egypt. And who ever is for death of your hands, burning incense to other
shall go to death; and whoever is for cap- gods in the land of Egypt, there where you
tivity shall go into captivity; and whoever have gone to sojourn, that I might cut you
is for the sword, to the sword. off, and that you might be a curse and a
12 And I will kindle a fire in the houses reproach among all the nations of the earth?
of the gods of Egypt. And he shall burn 9 Have you forgotten the evilness of your
them and seize them. And he shall adorn fathers, and the evilness of the kings of
himself with the land of Egypt, as a shep- Judah, and the evilness of his wives, and
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Jeremiah 44 752 Why do this great evil against your souls?
your own evilness, and the evilness of your out drink offerings to her, we have lacked
wives, which they have done in the land of all things, and have been devoured by the
Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? sword and by the famine.
10 They are not made contrite to this day, 19 And when we burned incense to the
and they have not feared, and not they have queen of heaven and poured out drink of-
walked in My Law, and not in My statutes ferings to her, did we make her cakes to
which I gave before you and before your form her image, and pour out drink offer-
fathers. ings to her, without our men?
11 So Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel 20 ¶ And Jeremiah said to all the people;
says this: Behold, I will set My face against to the men, and to the women, and to all
you for evil, and to cut off all Judah. the people who were answering,
12 And I will take the remnant of Judah 21 The incense that you burned in the cit-
who have set their faces to go into the land ies of Judah and in the streets of Jerusa-
of Egypt, to sojourn there; and they shall lem, you, and your fathers, your kings, and
all be consumed and fall in the land of your rulers, and the people of the land, did
Egypt. They shall be consumed by the not Jehovah remember them? Yea, it came
sword, and by the famine. They shall die, into His heart.
from the least even to the greatest, by the 22 And Jehovah could not still bear it
sword, and by the famine, and they shall because of the evil of your doings, be-
be a curse, a horror, and a shame, and a cause of the abominations you have done.
reproach. And your land became a waste, and a
13 For I will call to account those who horror, and a curse, without one living
dwell in the land of Egypt, as I have called in it, as this day.
to account Jerusalem, by the sword, by the 23 Before which time you have burned
famine, and by the plague, incense, and in which you have sinned
14 so that none of the remnant of Judah against Jehovah, and have not obeyed the
which has gone into the land of Egypt, to voice of Jehovah, in His Law, or in His
sojourn there, will be a fugitive, or a sur- statutes; and in which you did not walk in
vivor, and turn back to the land of Judah His testimonies, therefore this evil thing
to which they are lifting up their soul to has happened to you, as at this day.
turn back to live there, for none shall re- 24 And Jeremiah said to all the people, and
turn, except the ones who escape. to all the women, Hear the Word of Jeho-
15 ¶ And all the men who knew that their vah, all Judah who are in the land of Egypt.
wives had burned incense to other gods, 25 So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of
and all the women who stood by, a great Israel, saying: You and your wives have
assembly, even all the people who lived in both spoken with your mouths, and ful-
the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered filled with your hands, saying, Perform-
Jeremiah saying, ing we will perform our vows that we have
16 As for the Word that you have spoken vowed, to burn incense to the queen of the
to us in the name of Jehovah, we will not heavens, and to pour out drink offerings
listen to you. to her. Lifting up you lift up your vows
17 But doing we will do whatever thing and performing you perform your vows.
goes out of our own mouth, to burn in- 26 So hear the Word of Jehovah, all Judah
cense to the queen of the heavens, and to who sojourn in the land of Egypt: Behold,
pour out drink offerings to her, as we have I have sworn by My great name, says
done, we and our fathers, our kings, and Jehovah, that My name shall no more be
our rulers, in the cities of Judah and in the named in the mouth of any man of Judah
outside places of Jerusalem. And we were in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord
satisfied with food, and were well, and saw Jehovah lives.
no evil thing. 27 Behold, I will watch over them for
18 But when we stopped burning incense evil, and not for good; and all the men
to the queen of the heavens, and pouring of Judah who are in the land of Egypt
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I will watch over them for evil, not for good 753 Jeremiah 45
shall be consumed by the sword, and by 2 against Egypt, against the army of Pha-
the famine, until they are consumed. raoh-necho, king of Egypt, which was by
28 And he who escapes the sword shall the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which
return out of the land of Egypt to the land Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,
of Judah, a few in number. And all the rem- struck in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, the
nant of Judah who have gone into the land son of Josiah, king of Judah:
of Egypt, to sojourn there, shall know 3 Set in order the buckler and shield, and
whose word shall stand, theirs or Mine. draw near to battle.
29 And this shall be the sign to you, says 4 Harness the horses, and go up, O horse-
Jehovah, that I will call you to account in men. Yea, stand with helmets, polish the
this place, so that you may know that My spears, put on coats of mail.
words rising shall rise against you for your 5 Why have I seen that they are afraid
evil doing: and turned backward? And their mighty
30 So says Jehovah, Behold, I am giving ones are crushed, and have fled for refuge,
Pharaoh-hophra, king of Egypt, into the and do not look back. Terror is all around,
hand of his enemies, and into the hand of a statement of Jehovah.
those who seek his soul, even as I gave 6 Do not let the swift flee away, nor the
Zedekiah, king of Judah, into the hand of mighty man escape. They stumbled and fell
Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, his to the north, by the side of the river
enemy that sought his soul. Euphrates.
7 Who is this rising up like the Nile, whose
Jeremiah 45 waters surge about like the rivers?
1 Baruch is dismayed, 4 and Jeremiah instructs 8 Egypt rises up like the Nile, and his wa-
and comforts him. ters surge about like the rivers. And he says,
1 ¶ The Word that Jeremiah the prophet I will go up and will cover the earth; I will
spoke to Baruch, the son of Neriah, when destroy the city and those living in it.
he had written these words in a writing 9 Come up, horses; and rage, chariots! And
from the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth let the mighty men come forth, the Ethio-
year of Jehoiakim, the son of Josiah, king pians and the Libyans who handle the
of Judah, saying, shield, and the Lydians who handle and
2 So says Jehovah, the God of Israel, to tread the bow.
you, O Baruch: 10 For that day is to the Lord Jehovah of
3 You said, Woe is me now, for Jehovah Hosts, a day of vengeance to avenge Him-
has added grief to my pain; I fainted in my self of His foes. And the sword shall de-
groaning, and I find no rest. vour, and be sated, and made drunk with
4 So you shall say to him, Jehovah says their blood, for a sacrifice is to the Lord
this: Behold, I am tearing down what I have Jehovah of Hosts in the north country by
built; and I am pulling up that which I have the river Euphrates.
planted, even all the land itself to Me. 11 Go up into Gilead and take balm, O
5 And do you seek great things for your- virgin daughter of Egypt. In vain you shall
self? Do not seek them. For, behold, I will use many remedies; healing is not for you.
bring an evil thing on all flesh, a statement 12 ¶ The nations have heard of your shame,
of Jehovah. But I will give your soul to and your cry has filled the land, for the
you for a prize, there on all the places where mighty man has stumbled against the mighty
you go. man; they have fallen together, both of them.
13 The Word that Jehovah spoke to
Jeremiah 46 Jeremiah the prophet of the coming of
1 Jeremiah prophesies the overthrow of Pharaoh’s Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, to
army, 13 and the conquest of Egypt by strike the land of Egypt.
Nebuchadnezzar. 27 He comforts Jacob. 14 Declare it in Egypt, and make it heard
1 ¶ The Word of Jehovah which was to in Migdol, and make it heard in Noph and
Jeremiah the prophet against the nations: in Tahpanhes; say, Stand fast and prepare
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Jeremiah 47 754 You shall not fear, O Jacob, My servant
yourself, for the sword shall devour all 27 But you, do not fear, O My servant
around you. Jacob; and do not dread, O Israel. For, be-
15 Why is your mighty one swept away? hold, I am saving you from afar off, and
He did not stand because Jehovah thrust your seed from the land of their exile. And
him down. Jacob shall return and be in rest and at ease,
16 He made many stumble; yea, one fell and none shall make afraid.
on his fellow. And they said, Arise, and let 28 You shall not fear, O Jacob My ser-
us go again to our own people, and to the vant, a statement of Jehovah, for I am with
land of our birth, before the oppressing you. For I will make a full end of all the
sword. nations there where I have banished you.
17 They cried there, Pharaoh, king of But I will not make a full end of you, but
Egypt, is an empty roar; he has passed the I will correct you in judgment, and not ac-
appointed time. quit you and not leave you free of guilt.
18 As I live, a statement of the King whose
name is Jehovah of Hosts, Surely as Tabor Jeremiah 47
is among the mountains, and as Carmel is The destruction of the Philistines.
by the sea, he shall come. 1 ¶ The Word of Jehovah that was to
19 O daughter dwelling in Egypt, prepare Jeremiah the prophet against the Philistines,
for yourself vessels of exile. For Noph shall before Pharaoh struck Gaza.
be a waste, and burned, without one living 2 So says Jehovah, Behold, waters rise up
in it. out of the north and shall become an over-
20 Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a stinger flowing torrent. And it shall overflow the
coming out of the north comes. land and all its fullness; the city, and those
21 Also her mercenaries are in the midst living in it. And the men shall cry, and all
of her like calves of the stall; for they also the people of the land shall wail.
have turned back, fleeing together. They 3 At the noise of the stamping of the
stood not because the day of their calamity hooves of his strong horses, at the rushing
had come on them, the time of their call- of his chariots, the rumbling of his wheels;
ing to account. the fathers shall not look back to their sons,
22 Its sound is like the going of a snake, for because of sinking of hands;
they shall go in force and come against her 4 because of the day that comes to de-
with axes, like those cutting wood. stroy all the Philistines, to cut off from
23 They have cut down her forest, a Tyre and Sidon every survivor who helps.
statement of Jehovah, though it cannot For Jehovah is devastating the Philistines,
be searched, because they are more than the remnant of the coast of Caphtor.
the locusts, and there is no number to 5 Baldness has come on Gaza; Ashkelon
them. is cut off. O remnant of their valley, until
24 The daughter of Egypt shall be when will you cut off yourself?
ashamed. She shall be given into the hand 6 O sword of Jehovah, until when will
of the people of the north. you not be quiet? Put yourself into your
25 Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, sheath; rest, and be still.
says, Behold, I am calling to account the 7 How can you be quiet, since Jehovah
multitudes of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, has commanded it? He has set it there
with her gods and her kings, even Pharaoh against Ashkelon, and against the seashore.
and those who trust in him.
26 And I will give them into the hand Jeremiah 48
of those who seek their lives, and into 1 The judgment of Moab,7 for their pride, 14 for their
the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king carnal confidence, 26 and for their contempt of
of Babylon, and into the hand of his Jehovah and His people. 47 The restoration of Moab.
servants. And afterward it will be in- 1 ¶ So says Jehovah of Hosts, the God of
habited, as in the days of old, a state- Israel, against Moab: Woe to Nebo, for it
ment of Jehovah. is devastated! Kiriathaim is put to shame
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and captured. The fortress is put to shame 16 The calamity of Moab is near to come,
and shattered. and his evil doom hurries fast.
2 Moab shall not still be praised. In 17 All who are around him mourn for him,
Heshbon they have plotted evil against it, and all who know his name, say, How the
saying, Come and let us cut it off as a na- strong staff is broken, the beautiful rod!
tion. And you shall be silenced, O mad- 18 Come down from glory and sit in
men; a sword will go after you, thirst, one living in it, daughter in Dibon.
3 a voice of crying from Horonaim, plun- For shall come upon you one ruining Moab;
dering and great ruin! he has ruined your strongholds.
4 Moab is broken up; her little ones have 19 Stand by the way and watch, one liv-
caused a cry to be heard. ing in Aroer. Ask him who flees and her
5 For in the ascent to Luhith, they shall who escapes; say, What has happened?
go up with great weeping. For in the de- 20 Moab is put to shame, for it is shat-
scent to Horonaim, the enemies have heard tered. Wail and cry! Declare it in Arnon
a cry of ruin. that Moab is ruined.
6 Flee! Save your lives, and be like a na- 21 And judgment has come to the plain
ked thing in the wilderness. country, on Holon, and on Jahazah, and on
7 For because you have trusted in your Mephaath,
works and in your treasures, you shall also 22 and on Dibon, and on Nebo, and on
be captured. And Chemosh shall go into Beth-diblathaim,
exile; his priests and his rulers together. 23 and on Kiriathaim, and on Beth-gamul,
8 And a plunderer shall come on every and on Beth-meon,
city, and no city shall escape. And the val- 24 and on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, and
ley shall perish, and the plain shall be de- on all the cities of the land of Moab, far
stroyed, as Jehovah has spoken. and near.
9 Give wings to Moab, for it will fly, go- 25 The horn of Moab is cut off, and his
ing forth; and its cities shall be a waste arm is broken, a statement of Jehovah.
without one living in them. 26 Make Him drunk, for he magnified
10 Cursed is he who does the work of Je- himself against Jehovah. Moab also shall
hovah deceitfully, and cursed is he who fall with a splash in his vomit, and he shall
keeps back his sword from blood. be a mockery, even he.
11 Moab has been at ease from his youth, 27 For was not Israel a mockery to you?
and he has settled on his lees and has not Was he found among thieves? For ever
been emptied from vessel to vessel. He has since you spoke of him, you shook your-
not gone into exile. On account of this his self.
taste remains in him, and his scent is not 28 Leave the cities and dwell in the rock,
changed. ones living in Moab, and be like the dove
12 So, behold, the days come, a state- who makes her nest in the sides of the mouth
ment of Jehovah, that I will send ones of the pit.
tipping to him who will tip him over, 29 We have heard the pride of Moab, he
and shall empty his vessels, and break is exceeding proud; his haughtiness, and
their jars in pieces. his pride, and his arrogance, and his el-
13 And Moab shall be ashamed of evated heart.
Chemosh, as the house of Israel was 30 I have known, a statement of Jehovah,
ashamed of their confidence in Bethel. his wrath, and it is not so; his empty talk-
14 ¶ How do you say, We are mighty and ing, they have not done so.
strong men for the war? 31 Therefore I will wail for Moab, and I
15 Moab is devastated, and her cities have will cry out for all Moab, and he shall
gone up; and the choice of his young men mourn for the men of Kir-heres.
have gone down to the slaughter, a state- 32 O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for
ment of the King whose name is Jehovah you more than the weeping of Jazer. Your
of Hosts. tendrils have crossed the sea; they reach to
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the sea of Jazer. One devastating has fallen of Heshbon, and a flame out of the midst
on your harvest, and on your grape crop. of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of
33 And joy and gladness is taken from the Moab, and the crown of the head of the
fruitful field, and from the land of Moab, sons of tumult.
and I have caused wine to cease from the 46 Woe to you, Moab! The people of
wine-presses. None shall tread the grapes Chemosh have perished. For your sons are
with shouting; their shouting shall be no taken away into exile, and your daughters
shouting. into exile.
34 From the cry of Heshbon to Elealeh, 47 But I will restore the prisoners of Moab
to Jahaz, they have given their voice, from in the end of the days, a statement of Jeho-
Zoar to Horonaim, like a heifer three years vah. So far is the judgment of Moab.
old. For the waters of Nimrim also shall
be desolate. Jeremiah 49
35 Also I will cause him who offers in the 1 The judgment of the Ammonites. 6 Their restora-
high places to cease in Moab, a statement tion. 7 The judgment of Edom, 23 of Damascus,
of Jehovah, and he who burns incense to 28 of Kedar, 30 of Hazor, 34 and of Elam.
his gods. 1 ¶ So says Jehovah to the sons of Ammon:
36 Therefore, My heart shall mourn for Has Israel no sons? Or has he no heir? Why
Moab like flutes; and My heart shall sound does their king inherit Gad, and his people
like flutes for the men of Kir-heres, because dwell in its cities?
the riches that he has gotten have perished. 2 So, behold, the days come, a state-
37 For every head shall be bald, and ev- ment of Jehovah, that I will cause a shout
ery beard clipped. On all the hands shall of war to be heard in Rabbah of the sons
be cuttings, and sackcloth on the loins. of Ammon. And it shall be a heap, a ruin,
38 On all Moab’s housetops, and in its and her daughter-villages shall be burned
streets is wailing for all. For I have broken with fire; and Israel shall inherit his in-
Moab like a vessel; no pleasure is in it, a heritance, says Jehovah.
statement of Jehovah. 3 Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai is devastated!
39 They shall howl, saying, How it is bro- Cry, daughters of Rabbah, gird your-
ken down! How has Moab turned his back selves with sackcloth; mourn, and run
in shame! And Moab shall be a mockery, to and fro in the walls. For their king
and a terror to all those around him. shall go into exile, his priests and his
40 For so says Jehovah: Behold, he shall rulers together.
fly like an eagle, and shall spread his wings 4 Why do you glory in your valleys, your
toward Moab. flowing valley, O backsliding daughter?
41 Kerioth is captured, and the strong- She trusted in her treasures, saying, Who
holds are seized. And the mighty men’s shall come to me?
hearts in Moab shall be at that day like the 5 Behold, I will bring a dread on you, a
heart of a woman being distressed. statement of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts,
42 And Moab shall be destroyed from be- from all those who are around you. And
ing a people, because he has magnified him- you shall be driven out, each man be-
self against Jehovah. fore him. And there is none to gather up
43 Dread, and the pit, and the snare, shall the runaways.
be on you, O one living in Moab, a state- 6 And after this I will bring again the
ment of Jehovah. prisoners of the sons of Ammon, a state-
44 He who flees from the dread shall fall ment of Jehovah.
into the pit. And he who goes up out of the 7 ¶ So says Jehovah of Hosts concerning
pit shall be taken in the snare. For I will Edom: Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has
bring it on Moab, the year of their calling counsel perished from the prudent? Has
to account, a statement of Jehovah. their wisdom vanished?
45 Those who fled stood powerless in the 8 Flee, turn back, go deep to dwell,
shadow of Heshbon, for a fire shall go out one living in Dedan. For I will bring
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the calamity of Esau on him in the time I and His purposes which He has purposed
will call him to account. against those living in Teman: Surely
9 If the grape gatherers come to you, they shall drag them, the least of the
would they not leave gleanings? If thieves flock. Surely He shall make their dwell-
come by night, will they destroy their suf- ings desolate over them.
ficiency? 21 The earth is shaken at the noise of their
10 But I have made Esau bare, I have fall. When they cried, the noise of it was
uncovered his secret places, and he shall heard in the Sea of Reeds.
not be able to hide himself. His seed is 22 Behold, he shall come up and fly like
devastated, also his brothers and his the eagle and spread his wings over Bozrah.
neighbors, and he is not. And at that day the heart of the mighty
11 Leave your orphans, I will keep them men of Edom shall be like the heart of a
alive. And let your widows trust in Me. woman being distressed.
12 For so says Jehovah: Behold, those 23 ¶ Concerning Damascus: Hamath and
whose judgment was not to drink of the Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard
cup, drinking they drank. And freeing bad news, they are melted; anxiety is in
are you to be free from guilt? You shall the sea, it is not able to be quiet.
not be free from guilt, but drinking you 24 Damascus has become feeble; she has
shall drink. turned to flee, and trembling has seized her;
13 For I have sworn by Myself, a state- anguish and pangs have taken her like one
ment of Jehovah, that Bozrah shall become giving birth.
a ruin, a reproach, a waste, and a curse. 25 How is the city of praise not forsaken,
And all its cities shall be wastes forever. the city of my joy!
14 I have heard a message from Jehovah, 26 So her young men shall fall in her
and a herald is sent to the nations: Gather streets, and all the men of war shall be si-
together and come against her, and rise up lenced in that day, says Jehovah of Hosts.
to the battle. 27 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of
15 For, behold, I have made you small Damascus; and it shall burn up the for-
among the nations, despised among men. tresses of Ben-hadad.
16 Your dreadfulness has deceived you, 28 ¶ So says Jehovah concerning Kedar,
the pride of your heart, you who live in and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor
the clefts of the rock, who hold the height which Nebuchadnezzar, the king of
of the hill; though you should make your Babylon, struck: Rise up, go up to Kedar,
nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you and devastate the sons of the east.
down from there, a statement of Jehovah. 29 They shall take their tents and their
17 And Edom shall be a ruin, everyone flocks. They shall take their curtains, and
who goes by it shall be amazed and shall all their vessels, and they shall lift up their
hiss at all its plagues. camels, to themselves. And they shall cry
18 As in the overthrow of Sodom and to them, Terror is round about!
Gomorrah, and its neighbor, says Jehovah 30 Flee, go far away, go deep to dwell
a man shall not dwell there, a son of man one living in Hazor, a statement of Jehovah.
shall not sojourn in it. For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,
19 Behold, he shall come up like a lion has taken counsel against you, and has plot-
from the pride of Jordan against the home ted a scheme against you.
of the strong. But I will suddenly made 31 Rise up, go up to the nation at
him run away from it, and who is the cho- ease, who dwells securely, a statement
sen one I shall appoint over it? For who is of Jehovah; neither gates and not bars are
like Me? And who will summon Me? And on it, and they dwell alone.
who then is that shepherd who will stand 32 And their camels shall be a prize,
before Me? and the multitude of their cattle a prey.
20 Therefore, hear the counsel of Jeho- And I will scatter them to all winds, those
vah which He has planned against Edom, who cut the corners. And I will bring
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their calamity from all sides of it, a 5 They shall ask the way there to Zion,
statement of Jehovah. with their faces pointing there, saying,
33 And Hazor shall be a dwelling for jack- Come and let us join ourselves to Jeho-
als, a ruin forever. No man shall live there, vah in an everlasting covenant never to
and not any son of man sojourn in it. be forgotten.
34 ¶ The Word of Jehovah that was to 6 My people are lost sheep, their shep-
Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the herd has led them astray; they turned them
beginning of the reign of Zedekiah, king back on the mountains, they have gone
of Judah, saying, from mountain to hill; they have forgotten
35 So says Jehovah of Hosts, Behold I am their resting place.
breaking the bow of Elam, the chief of their 7 All who have found them have devoured
might. them. And their oppressing ones said, We
36 And I will bring the four winds from are not guilty, because they have sinned
the four ends of the heavens on Elam, and against Jehovah, the habitation of righ-
will scatter them toward all those winds. teousness, and the hope of their fathers,
And there shall be no nation where the out- Jehovah.
casts of Elam shall not come. 8 Flee from the midst of Babylon, and go
37 And I will cause Elam to be terrified out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as
before their enemies and before those seek- the he-goats before the flocks.
ing their life. And I will bring an evil thing 9 ¶ For, behold, I am stirring up and mak-
on them, the burning of My anger, a state- ing go up a company of great nations from
ment of Jehovah. And I will send the sword a northern land against Babylon. And they
after them until I have consumed them. shall array themselves against her. She shall
38 And I will set My throne in Elam, and be captured there; their arrows shall be as
I will destroy the king and the rulers from those of a mighty, skillful man; they shall
there, a statement of Jehovah. not return empty.
39 But it shall happen in the latter days; I 10 And Chaldea shall be a prize; all who
will turn back the captivity of Elam, a state- plunder her shall be satisfied, a statement
ment of Jehovah. of Jehovah.
11 Because you rejoice, because you ex-
Jeremiah 50 ult, O plunderers of My inheritance, be-
1, 9, 21, 35 The judgment of Babylon. cause you are fat like the heifer in grass,
4, 17, 33 The redemption of Israel. and neigh like strong ones,
1 ¶ The Word that Jehovah spoke against 12 your mother shall be greatly ashamed,
Babylon, against the land of the Chaldeans she who bore you shall turn pale. Behold,
by Jeremiah the prophet: the last of the nations shall be a wilderness,
2 Declare among the nations, and make a dry land, and a desert.
them hear, and lift up a banner. Make them 13 Because of the wrath of Jehovah, it
hear, do not hide it; say, Babylon is cap- shall not be lived in, but all of it shall
tured, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is be a waste. Everyone who goes by
broken in pieces, her images are put to Babylon shall be amazed and hiss at all
shame, her idols are broken in pieces. her plagues.
3 For a nation comes up against her from 14 Array yourselves against Babylon
the north, which shall make her land a hor- round about. All you who tread a bow,
ror. Yea, no one shall dwell in it. They shall shoot at her. Do not spare arrows, for she
flee, they shall go up, both man and ani- has sinned against Jehovah.
mal. 15 Shout against her round about. She
4 In these days, and at that time, the sons has given her hand, her foundations have
of Israel shall come, a statement of Jeho- fallen, her walls have been thrown
vah, they and the sons of Judah together, down, for it is Jehovah’s vengeance.
going and weeping; they shall go and seek Take vengeance on her. As she has done,
Jehovah their God. do to her.
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16 Cut off the sower from Babylon, and clare in Zion the vengeance of Jehovah our
the one taking hold of the sickle in the time God, the vengeance of His temple.
of harvest. They shall turn from a sword 29 Make the archers hear against Babylon.
of the oppressing one, each man to his All you who tread a bow camp against it
people. And they shall flee, each man to round about. Let not one of them escape.
his own land. Repay her according to her work, accord-
17 Israel is a scattered sheep, driven away ing to all that she has done, do to her. For
by lions. First, the king of Assyria devoured she has been proud against Jehovah, against
him. And last, this King Nebuchadnezzar the Holy One of Israel.
of Babylon broke his bones. 30 So her young men shall fall in the broad
18 So Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Is- places, and all her men of war shall be si-
rael, says this: Behold, I am calling to lenced in that day, a statement of Jehovah.
account the king of Babylon and his land 31 Behold, I am against you, O proud one,
as I have called to account the king of a statement of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts,
Assyria. for your day has come, the time I will call
19 And I will bring back Israel to his home, you to account
and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, 32 And the proud shall stumble and fall,
and his soul shall be satisfied on Mount and none shall raise him up. And I will
Ephraim and Gilead. kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall burn
20 In those days, and at that time, a state- up everything round about him.
ment of Jehovah, the iniquity of Israel shall 33 ¶ So says Jehovah of Hosts, Those op-
be sought for, and it is not; and the sins of pressing the sons of Israel and the sons of
Judah, and they will not be found; for I will Judah together; yea, all who captured them
pardon those whom I leave as a remnant. and held them fast; they refused to let them
21 ¶ Go up against the land of Merathaim, go.
against it and against those living in Pekod. 34 Their Redeemer is strong, Jehovah of
Waste and destroy after them, says Jeho- Hosts is His name. Striving He shall strive
vah, and do according to all that I have in their strife, so that He may give rest to
commanded you. the land, and make to tremble those living
22 A sound of battle is in the land and of in Babylon.
great ruin. 35 A sword is on the Chaldeans, a state-
23 How the hammer of all the earth is cut ment of Jehovah, and on those living in
off and broken! How Babylon has become Babylon, and on her rulers, and on her wise
a horror among the nations! men.
24 I have laid a trap for you, and you also 36 A sword is on the liars, and they shall
are captured, Babylon, and you did not know. become fools; a sword is on her mighty
You were found and also caught, because you men, and they shall be broken.
stirred up yourself against Jehovah. 37 A sword is on his horses and his chari-
25 Jehovah has opened His armory and ots, and to all the mixed people in her
has brought out the weapons of His fury. midst. And they shall become as women.
For this is a work of Jehovah, God of Hosts, A sword is to her treasuries, and they shall
in the land of the Chaldeans. be plundered.
26 Come against her from the end, open 38 A drought is on her waters, and they
her granaries, pile her up as heaps and ut- shall be dried up. For it is the land of idols,
terly destroy her. Let not a remnant be to and they boast themselves in idols.
her. 39 So the beasts of the desert shall dwell
27 Put the sword to all her bulls, let them there with jackals. And the daughters of
go down to the slaughter. Woe to them! the ostrich shall dwell in her again. And it
For their day has come, the time of their shall not be lived in again forever; not be
being called to account. lived in until generation and generation.
28 The voice of those who flee and 40 As God overthrew Sodom and
escape out of the land of Babylon to de- Gomorrah and their neighbors, a statement
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of Jehovah, so no man shall live there, nor 4 So the slain shall fall in the land of the
shall a son of man sojourn in it. Chaldeans, yea, pierced through in her streets.
41 Behold, a people shall come from the 5 For Israel and Judah have not become
north, and a great nation, and many kings widowed ones by his God, by Jehovah of
shall be stirred up from the farthest parts Hosts, though their land was filled with
of the earth. guilt against the Holy One of Israel.
42 They lay hold of a bow and a javelin, 6 Flee from the midst of Babylon; yea,
they shall be cruel and will show no mercy. each man deliver his soul. Do not be si-
Their voice shall roar like the sea, and ar- lenced in her iniquity. For it is the time of
rayed like a man for the battle, they shall the vengeance of Jehovah. He will com-
ride on horses against you, O daughter of plete a recompense to her.
Babylon. 7 Babylon was a golden cup in the hand
43 The king of Babylon has heard their of Jehovah, making all the earth drunk. The
report, and his hands sank; anguish seized nations have drunk of her wine, therefore
him, pangs like one giving birth. the nations act madly.
44 Behold, he shall come up like a lion 8 Suddenly Babylon has fallen, and it is
from the pride of Jordan against the per- broken. Wail for her, take balm for her
petual abode. But I will make them sud- pain, if perhaps she may be healed.
denly run away from it. And who is a cho- 9 We would have healed Babylon, but she
sen one I will appoint over it? For who is is not healed. Forsake her, and let us go,
like Me? And who will summon Me? And each man into his own country. For her
who is this shepherd who will stand be- judgment reaches to the heavens and is lifted
fore Me? up to the clouds.
45 So hear the counsel of Jehovah that He 10 Jehovah has brought forth our righ-
has planned against Babylon, and His pur- teousness; come and let us declare in Zion
poses which He has purposed against the the work of Jehovah our God.
land of the Chaldeans: Surely they shall 11 Polish the arrows, fill the shields; Je-
not drag them, the little ones of the flock. hovah has stirred up the spirit of the kings
Surely He will not make their dwelling of the Medes. For His plan is against
desolate over them. Babylon, to destroy it, because it is the
46 At the sound of Babylon’s capture, the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of
earth shall tremble, and a cry is heard His temple.
among the nations. 12 Lift up the banner to Babylon’s
walls, make the watch strong; set up the
Jeremiah 51 watches, prepare the ambushes. For Je-
1 The severe judgment of Jehovah against Babylon hovah has both planned and has done that
in revenge of Israel. 59 Jeremiah delivers the which He spoke against those sojourn-
book of this prophecy to Seraiah, to be cast into ing in Babylon.
Euphrates, in token of the perpetual sinking of 13 O you residing upon many waters, rich
Babylon. in treasures, your end has come, the mea-
1 Behold, I am stirring up a destroying sure of your unjust gain.
wind against Babylon and against those liv- 14 Jehovah of Hosts has sworn by Him-
ing in the heart of those who rose against self, saying, Surely I will fill you with men
Me. as with locusts, and they shall lift up a shout
2 And I will send aliens to Babylon who against you.
will sift her and shall empty her land. For 15 He has made the earth by His power,
in the day of evil they shall be against her He has established the world by His wis-
all around. dom, and stretched out the heavens by His
3 Treading the one treading does not tread understanding.
his bow, and not himself go up in his ar- 16 When He gives His voice, a multitude
mor. And do not spare her young men; ut- of waters is in the heavens, and He causes
terly destroy all her hosts. the mists to go up from the end of the earth.
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He makes lightnings for rain, and brings against Babylon, to set up the land of Babylon
forth the wind out of His treasuries. a waste without one living in it.
17 Every man is brutish in knowledge, 30 The mighty men of Babylon have
every refiner is put to shame by idols. For stopped fighting. They have dwelt in
his molten image is a lie, and no breath is strongholds; their might has withered; they
in them. became women; they have burned their
18 They are vanity, the work of errors; in houses, her bars are broken.
the time of their visitation they shall perish. 31 A runner shall run to meet a runner,
19 The Portion of Jacob is not like them, and a herald to meet a herald, to announce
for He is the Former of all things, and He to the king of Babylon that his city is cap-
is the rod of His inheritance, Jehovah of tured from end to end,
Hosts is His name. 32 and that the fords are captured. And
20 You are My war club and weapons of they have burned the reeds with fire, and
war, for with you I will shatter nations and the men of war are terrified.
with you I will destroy kingdoms. 33 For so says Jehovah of Hosts, the God
21 And with you I will shatter the horse of Israel, The daughter of Babylon is like
and his rider, and with you I will shatter a threshing-floor, it is time to tread her;
the chariot and his charioteer. yet a little while, and the time of her har-
22 And I will shatter man and woman with vest will come.
you, and with you I will shatter old and 34 Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,
young, and with you I will shatter the young has devoured us. He has crushed us. He
man and the virgin. has set us up as an empty vessel. He has
23 And I will shatter the shepherd and his swallowed us like a jackal. He has filled
flock with you. And I will shatter the farmer his belly with delicacies. He has cast me
and his team with you, and with you I will out.
shatter heads and rulers. 35 The violence done to me and to my
24 And I will give to Babylon, and to all flesh is on Babylon, the one living in Zion
those living in Chaldea all the evil that they shall say. And Jerusalem shall say, My blood
have done in Zion, before your eyes, a state- shall be on those living in Chaldea.
ment of Jehovah. 36 So Jehovah says this: Behold, I will
25 Behold, I am against you, O destroy- contend for your cause and avenge for your
ing mountain, a statement of Jehovah, who vengeance, and I will dry up her sea and
destroys all the earth. And I will stretch make her well dry.
out My hand on you, and will roll you down 37 And Babylon shall become heaps, a
from the rocks, and I will make you a home for jackals, a horror and a hissing,
burned mountain; without one living in it.
26 and they shall not take a stone from 38 They shall roar together like lions, they
you for a corner, or a stone for founda- shall growl like lions’ cubs.
tions, but you shall be a waste forever, a 39 In their heat, I will set their feasts, and
statement of Jehovah. I will make them drunk so that they exult
27 Lift up a banner in the land. Blow a and sleep a never-ending sleep and never
rams’ horn among the nations; consecrate awaken, a statement of Jehovah.
nations against her. Make hear the king- 40 I shall bring them down like lambs to
doms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz to- the slaughter, like rams with he-goats.
gether against her, set an official against 41 How Sheshach is captured! And how
her. Cause the horses to come up like rough the praise of all the earth is seized! How
locusts. Babylon has become a ruin among the
28 Consecrate nations against her, with the nations!
kings of the Medes, her governors and all 42 The sea has come up over Babylon, she
her rulers, and all the land of his dominion. is covered with the multitude of its waves.
29 And the land trembles and writhes in 43 Her cities have become a ruin, a dry
pain. For every purpose of Jehovah shall rise land and a wilderness, a land in which no
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man dwells, and not does a son of man Jehovah the God of recompenses repaying
pass by it. shall repay.
44 And I will visit Bel in Babylon, and I 57 And I will make her rulers drunk,
will bring forth out of his mouth that which also her wise ones, her governors, and
he has swallowed up. And the nations shall her prefects, and her mighty men; and
not flow together any more to him; yea, they shall sleep a never-ending sleep, and
the wall of Babylon shall fall. not awaken, a statement of the King
45 My people, go out of her midst, and whose name is Jehovah of Hosts.
each man deliver his soul from the burn- 58 So says Jehovah of Hosts, Baring, the
ing anger of Jehovah. broad walls of Babylon shall be laid bare,
46 And lest your heart faint, and you fear and her high gates shall be burned with
the report that shall be heard in the land, fire. And the peoples shall labor as for van-
the report shall come in a year. And after ity, and a people as for fire; and they shall
that the report shall come in another year, be weary.
and there shall be violence in the land, ruler 59 ¶ The word which Jeremiah the
against ruler. prophet commanded Seraiah, the son of
47 So behold, the days come that I will Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he
visit on the idols of Babylon. And all her went with Zedekiah, the king of Judah,
land shall be shamed, and all pierced in to Babylon in the fourth year of his
her shall fall in her midst. reign; and Seraiah. a leader of quietness.
48 Then the heavens and the earth, and 60 And Jeremiah wrote in one book all
all that is in them, shall shout for Babylon. the evil that should come on Babylon, all
For the plunderers shall come to her from these words that are written against
the north, a statement of Jehovah. Babylon.
49 As Babylon is to fall for the pierced of 61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When
Israel, so for Babylon the pierced of all you come to Babylon and shall see and
the earth shall fall. shall cry all these words,
50 You who have escaped the sword, go 62 then you shall say, O Jehovah, You
away. Do not stand still. Remember Jeho- have spoken against this place to cut it
vah afar off, and let Jerusalem come into off so that not one living shall be in it,
your heart. from man to animal, but it shall be a
51 We are ashamed, for we have heard ruin forever.
reproach, dishonor has covered our faces. 63 And it shall be, when you have fin-
For aliens have come into the holy places ished crying out this book, you shall tie
of the house of Jehovah. a stone to it and throw it into the middle
52 So, behold, the days are coming, a of the Euphrates.
statement of Jehovah, that I will visit on 64 And you shall say, In this way
her idols, and through all her land the Babylon shall sink and shall not rise
pierced shall groan. from the evil that I am bringing on it,
53 Though Babylon should go up to the and they shall be weary. So far are the
heavens, and though she should fortify her words of Jeremiah.
strong heights, ones devastating shall come
from Me to her, a statement of Jehovah. Jeremiah 52
54 A sound of a cry from Babylon, and 1 Zedekiah rebels. 4 Jerusalem is besieged and
great ruin from the land of Chaldeans! taken. 8 Zedekiah’s sons killed, and his eyes put
55 For Jehovah is devastating Babylon, out. 12 Nebuzaradan turns and plunders the
and the great voice will perish out of her. city.
And her waves will roar like many waters, 1 ¶ Zedekiah was a son of twenty-one
the noise of their voice is given. years when he began to reign, and he
56 Because ones devastating has come on reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And
her, on Babylon, and is capturing her the name of his mother was Hamutal,
mighty men, their bows are shattered; for the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
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2 And he did evil in the eyes of Jeho- and the king’s house. And he burned all
vah, according to all that Jehoiakim had the houses of Jerusalem with fire, and
done. all the houses of the great ones.
3 For it was because of the anger of 14 And all the army of the Chaldeans
Jehovah in Jerusalem and Judah that who were with the chief of the execu-
Zedekiah rebelled against the king of tioners broke down all the walls of
Babylon, until Jehovah had cast them out Jerusalem roundabout.
from His face. 15 Then Nebuzaradan, the chief of the
4 And it was in the ninth year of his executioners, exiled some of the poor of
reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth the people, and the rest of the people who
day of the month, King Nebuchadnezzar remained in the city, and those who fell
of Babylon came, he and all his army away, who fell to the king of Babylon,
against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and the rest of the multitude.
and built a siege wall against it all 16 But Nebuzaradan, the chief of the ex-
around. ecutioners, left some of the poor of the
5 And the city came under siege until land for vinedressers and for farmers.
the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. 17 Also the Chaldeans broke the pillars
6 And in the fourth month, in the ninth of bronze that were in the house of Jeho-
of the month, the famine was severe in vah, and the bases, and the bronze sea
the city, so that there was no food for that were in the house of Jehovah, and
the people of the land. lifted up all the bronze from them to
7 And the city was breached, and all Babylon.
the men of war fled, and went out of the 18 They also took away the pots, and
city by night by the way of the gate be- the shovels, and the snuffers, and the
tween the two walls, which was by the bowls, and the spoons, and all the ves-
king’s garden. And the Chaldeans lay all sels of bronze with which they served.
around the city. And they went by the 19 And the chief of the executioners
way of the Arabah. took away the basins, and the fire-pans,
8 But the army of the Chaldeans pur- and the bowls, and the pots, the
sued the king and overtook Zedekiah in lampstands, and the spoons, and the cups;
the Arabah of Jericho. And all his army what was gold, in gold, and what was
was scattered from him. silver, in silver,
9 And they seized the king and brought 20 And the two pillars, one sea, and twelve
him up to the king of Babylon, to Riblah bronze bulls that were under the bases, which
in the land of Hamath, where he gave King Solomon had made in the house of Je-
judgments against him. hovah. The weight of the bronze of all these
10 And the king of Babylon slaughtered vessels was not known.
the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. He 21 And as to the pillars: the height of one
also slaughtered all the rulers of Judah pillar was eighteen cubits, and a line of twelve
in Riblah. cubits went around it, and its thickness was
11 And he blinded the eyes of Zedekiah; four fingers; it was hollow.
and the king of Babylon bound him in 22 And a capital of bronze was on ii;
bronze fetters and brought him to and the height of one capital was five
Babylon. And he put him in prison until cubits, with network and pomegranates
the day of his death. on the capital round about, all of bronze.
12 ¶ And in the fifth month, in the tenth And like these was the second pillar, and
of the month, which was the nineteenth the pomegranates.
year of King Nebuchadnezzar of 23 And ninety-six pomegranates were
Babylon, Nebuzaradan, the chief of the on a side; all the pomegranates on the
executioners, who stood before the king network were a hundred round about.
of Babylon, came into Jerusalem. 24 ¶ And the chief of the executioners
13 And he burned the house of Jehovah took Seraiah the head priest, and
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Zephaniah the second priest, and the the executioners, exiled seven hundred
three doorkeepers. forty-five souls of the Jews. All the souls
25 He also took out of the city one eunuch were four thousand and six hundred.
who was in charge of the men of war, and 31 ¶ And it happened in the thirty-
seven men who saw the king’s face, who seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin,
were found in the city, and the commander king of Judah, in the twelfth month,
of the army’s scribe who mustered the people in the twenty-fifth of the month, Evil-
of the land, and sixty men of the people of merodach, king of Babylon, in the year
the land who were found in the middle of of his reign lifted up the head of
the city. Jehoiachin, king of Judah, and brought
26 And Nebuzaradan, the chief of the him from the house of imprisonment.
executioners, took them and led them to 32 And he spoke good to him and gave
the king of Babylon, to Riblah. his throne to be above the throne of the
27 And the king of Babylon struck kings who were with him in Babylon.
theme and caused them to die in Riblah 33 And he changed his prison garments,
in the land of Hamath. And Judah was and he ate bread before his face continu-
exiled from off his land. ally the day of his death, all the days of his
28 This is the people who Nebuchadnezzar life.
exiled: In the seventh year, three thousand 34 And his allowance, a continual allow-
and twenty-three Jews; ance was given to him from the king of
29 and in the eighteenth year of Babylon, the matter of a day in its day until
Nebuchadnezzar, eight hundred thirty-two the day of his death all the days of his life.
souls from Jerusalem;
30 and in the twenty-third year of
Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan, the chief of
The LAMENTATIONS
of Jeremiah
down wonderfully. She had no com-
Lamentations 1 forter. O Jehovah, see my affliction, for
The miserable state of Jerusalem by reason of sin. the enemy has magnified himself.
1 ¶ How alone sits the city that was full 10 The oppressive one has spread out his
of people! She has become like a widow, hand on all her desirable things. Indeed,
one great among the nations; a noblewoman she has seen the nations enter into her holy
among the provinces has become a payer place, whom You commanded that they not
of tribute. enter into Your assembly.
2 She bitterly weeps in the night, and her 11 All her people sigh from seeking bread.
tears are on her cheeks. She has no one out They gave their desirable things for food to
of all the ones loving her. All her friends bring back the soul. See, O Jehovah, and
dealt deceitfully with her; they became en- look on me, for I have become vile.
emies to her. 12 ¶ Is it nothing to you, all who pass by?
3 Judah went captive from affliction, and Behold, and see if there is any sorrow like
from great slavery. She dwells among the my sorrow which is done to me, with which
nations; she finds no rest. All her pursuers Jehovah has afflicted me in the day of His
have overtaken her between the straits. burning anger.
4 The roads of Zion are in mourning without 13 From on high He has sent fire into my
any going to the appointed feasts. All her gates bones and subdued them. He spread a net
are laid desolate; her priests are groaning, her for my feet; He has turned me back; He
virgins are afflicted; and she is in bitterness. gave me desolation; all the days I faint.
5 Her oppressive ones have become as chief; 14 The yoke of my transgressions is
her enemies are at ease. For Jehovah has af- bound by His hand, they intertwine, they
flicted her for the multitude of her trans- rise on my neck. He caused my strength to
gressions. Her children have gone, captive stumble. The Lord gave me into their
before the oppressive ones. hands. I am not able to rise up.
6 And from the daughter of Zion all her 15 The Lord has trampled all my mighty
splendor has gone out. Her rulers have be- ones in my midst. He called a gathering
come like bucks; they find no pasture; and against me to crush my young men. As a
they have gone without strength before the winepress, the Lord trod the virgin
pursuer. daughter of Judah.
7 In the days of her affliction and her 16 On account of these I weep; my eye,
wanderings, Jerusalem remembers all her my eye brings down water, because one
desirable things from previous days in the comforting who could be bringing back my
falling of her people into the hand of the soul is far from me. My sons are desolated
oppressive one, and there is no ally for her. because the enemy prevails.
The oppressive ones saw her; they laughed 17 Zion spreads forth her hands; there is
at her annihilation. not one comforting to her; Jehovah has com-
8 Sinning Jerusalem has sinned; on manded concerning Jacob that his oppres-
acccount of this she has become as one sive one should be round about him. Jerusa-
impure. All the ones knowing her despise lem has become as an impurity among them.
her, for they saw her nakedness. Also, she 18 Jehovah is righteous, for I rebelled
groans and turns backward. against His mouth. All peoples, I pray, hear
9 Her uncleanness is in her skirts. She and see my sorrow. My virgins and my young
did not remember her end and has gone men went into exile.
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Lamentations 2 766 Is this the city they called Perfection?
19 I called to ones loving me; they de- and He rejected king and priest in the fury
ceived me. My priests and my elders ex- of His anger.
pired in the city, while they sought food 7 The Lord has cast off His altar; He re-
for them to bring back their soul. jected the holy place. He has delivered the
20 See, O Jehovah, for distress is to me. walls of her fortresses into the hand of the
My bowels ferment; my heart is turned enemy. They gave a noise in Jehovah’s
over within me; for rebelling I have re- house, as a day of meeting.
belled. On the outside the sword be- 8 Jehovah devised to destroy the wall of the
reaves; in the house it is as death. daughter of Zion; He has stretched out a line.
21 They hear that I groan; there is no one He has not turned back His hand from swal-
comforting for me. All my enemies have lowing; and He made rampart and wall la-
heard my evil; they rejoice that You have ment; they languish together.
done it. You will bring the day that You 9 Her gates have sunk in the earth, He
have called, and they shall be like me. made perish and shattered her bars. Her
22 Let all their evil come before You; and kings and her rulers are among the nations.
do to them as You have done to me for all The Law is not. Also her prophets have
my transgressions. For my groans are not found a vision from Jehovah.
many, and my heart is faint. 10 ¶ They sit on the ground; the elders of
Zion’s daughters are silent. They made dust
Lamentations 2 go up on their heads, they gird on sack-
1 Jeremiah laments the misery of Jerusalem. cloths. The virgins of Jerusalem let their
20 He complains to Jehovah. heads go down to the ground.
1 ¶ How the Lord has clouded over the 11 And my eyes are at an end with tears,
daughter of Zion in His anger! He cast the my bowels ferment; my liver is poured
beauty of Israel down from the heavens to on the ground for the ruin of the daugh-
the earth, and did not remember His foot- ter of my people, in the fainting of chil-
stool in the day of His wrath. dren and sucklings in the broad places
2 The Lord swallowed up all of Jacob’s of the city.
dwelling-places, and did not pity. In His 12 They say to their mothers, Where are
wrath He has broken down the strongholds grain and wine? In their fainting, they are
of the daughter of Judah. He made them like the wounded in the plazas of the city,
touch to the earth. He has defiled the king- in their pouring out their lives to their
dom and its rulers. mothers’ bosom.
3 He cut off all the horn of Israel in the 13 What can I testify for you? To what
heat of His anger. He has turned back His will I compare you, O daughter of Jerusa-
right hand from the face of the enemy, and lem? To what shall I liken you that I may
He burned in Jacob as a flaming fire; it comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion?
consumes round about. For your breaking is great like the sea! Who
4 He trod His bow like an enemy, and set can heal you?
His right hand like an oppressive one; and 14 Your prophets have visioned vanity and
killed all who were desirable to the eye in foolishness for you; and they have not re-
the tent of the daughter of Zion. He poured vealed your iniquity in order to turn back
out His fury like fire. your captivity. Yea, they visioned for you
5 The Lord was like an enemy; He swal- burdens of vanity and seductions.
lowed up Israel; He swallowed up all his 15 All who pass by clap their palms at
fortresses and destroyed his strongholds; you. They hiss and wag their head at the
and He increased mourning and weeping daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the
in the daughter of Judah. city which they called the perfection of
6 And He violated his pavilion like a gar- beauty, the joy of all the earth?
den and destroyed his appointed meeting- 16 All your enemies have opened their
places. Jehovah made appointed meeting- mouth against you; they hiss and gnash the
places and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, teeth; they say, We have swallowed up.
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Jehovah has done what He purposed 767 Lamentations 3
Surely this is the day for which we waited; 7 He walled around me and I cannot go
we have found; we have seen. out; He has made heavy my bronze
17 Jehovah has done that which He pur- chain.
posed; He fulfilled His Word which He 8 Also, when I cry out and shout for help,
commanded from days of earliest time. He shuts out my prayer.
He has dashed and not pitied. And He 9 He walled up my ways with cut stone;
made the enemy to rejoice over you; He my paths are crooked.
raised the horn of your oppressive ones. 10 He was a bear lying in wait for me, a
18 Their heart cried to the Lord. O wall lion in secret places.
of the daughter of Zion, let tears go down 11 He has turned aside my ways and torn
like a torrent by day and by night; do not me to pieces; He made me desolate.
give relief to yourself; let not the daughter 12 He has trod His bow and set me up as
of your eye rest. a mark for the arrow.
19 Rise up, cry out in the night at the head 13 He caused the sons of His quiver to
of the watches; pour out your heart like enter into my kidneys.
waters before the face of the Lord. Lift up 14 I was a mockery to all my people, their
your palms to Him for the life of your chil- song all the day.
dren who are faint with hunger at the head 15 He has filled me with bitterness and
of every outside place. made me drunk with wormwood.
20 See, O Jehovah, and look! To whom 16 And He broke my teeth with gravel;
have you done thus? Should women eat He has covered me in the ashes.
their fruit, children of tender care? Should 17 And You cast off my soul from peace;
priest and prophet be killed in the holy place I have forgotten goodness.
of the Lord? 18 And I said, My strength and my hope
21 Young and old lie on the ground of the have perished from Jehovah.
outside places. My virgins and my young 19 Remember my affliction and my stray-
men have fallen by the sword. You have ing, as wormwood and bitterness.
killed in the day of Your anger. You have 20 Remembering,my soul remembers and
killed, You have not pitied. bows down on me.
22 You have called my terrors round 21I return this to my heart; tterefore I hope.
about, as in a day of appointed meeting; 22 It is by the kindnesses of Jehovah that
and there was not a fugitive or a survi- we are not consumed, for His mercies are
vor in the day of the anger of Jehovah. not ended.
Those whom I have nursed and multi- 23 They are new by mornings; great is
plied, my enemy has consumed. Your faithfulness.
24 Jehovah is my portion, says my soul.,
Lamentations 3 therefore I shall hope to Him.
1 The faithful bewail their calamities. 22 By the 25 Jehovah is good to those waiting on
mercies of Jehovah they nourish their hope. Him, to the soul seeking Him.
55 They pray for deliverance. 26 It is good that he hopes for the salva-
1 ¶ I, the man, have seen affliction by the tion of Jehovah, even in silence.
rod of His wrath. 27 It is good for a man that he bear a
2 He led me and made me go in darkness yoke in his youth.
and not light. 28 He sits alone and is silent, for He laid
3 Surely He turned against me; He turns it on him.
His hand all the day. 29 He puts his mouth in the dust, if per-
4 He has wasted my flesh and my skin. haps there is hope.
He has shattered my bones. 30 He gives his cheek to the One smiting
5 He built against me and has put around him; he is filled with reproach.
me bitterness and hardship. 31 For the Lord will not cast off forever.
6 He has made me live in dark places like 32 For if He causes grief, He will have pity
the dead of old. according to His many kindnesses.
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33 For He does not afflict from His heart, 58 O Lord, You contended for the causes
and grieves the sons of man, of my soul; You redeemed my life.
34 to crush all the prisoners of earth un- 59 You have seen my subversion, O Jeho-
der His feet, vah; judge my cause.
35 to turn aside the judgment of a man 60 You have seen all their vengeance, all
before the face of the Most High, their plots against me.
36 to subvert a man in his cause. This, the 61 You have heard their reproach, O Je-
Lord does not see. hovah, all their plots against me,
37 ¶ Who is this who speaks, and it occurs, 62 the lips of those rising up against me,
though the Lord does not command it? and their scheming against me all the day.
38 Both the evil and the good do not go 63 Look at their sitting and their rising
out from the mouth of the Most High. up. I am their song.
39 What? Should mankind complain, liv- 64 You will give back a recompense to
ing man, because of his sins? them, O Jehovah, according to the work
40 Let us search and examine our ways, of their hands.
and turn back to Jehovah. 65 You will give them a covering up of
41 Let us lift up our heart and palms to heart as Your curse to them.
God in Heaven. 66 Pursue and destroy them in anger from
42 ¶ We have transgressed and rebelled; under the heavens of Jehovah.
You, You have not forgiven.
43 You have wrapped Yourself with anger Lamentations 4
and pursued us; You have slain; You have 1 Zion bewails her pitiful estate. 13 She confesses
not pitied. her sins. 21 Edom is threatened.
44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud, 1 ¶ How the gold dims, the good pure
from any prayer passing through. gold is changed! The stones of the sanctu-
45 You have set us as sweepings and gar- ary are poured out at the head of all the
bage in the midst of the peoples. outside places.
46 All our enemies have opened their 2 The precious sons of Zion are weighed
mouths against us. against pure gold. How they are counted as
47 Dread and a pit is ours, devastation earthen vessels, the work of a potter’s hand!
and ruin. 3 Even the jackals draw out the breast;
48 Streams of water go down from my they suckle their young. But the daughter
eye for the ruin of the daughter of my of my people is cruel, like the ostriches in
people. the wilderness.
49 My eye flows out and does not cease, 4 The tongue of the nursling cleaves to his
from there not being any ceasing, palate in thirst. The young children ask
50 until Jehovah shall look down and see bread, but there is no breaking for them.
from Heaven. 5 Those who ate delicacies are desolate in
51 My tear thrusts down to my soul, from the outside places; those reared on scarlet
all the daughters of my city. embrace dunghills.
52 Hunting the hunter has hunted me 6 And the iniquity of the daughter of my
without cause like a bird. people is heaped more than the sin of Sodom,
53 They have cut off my life in the pit, which was overthrown as in a moment, and
and they threw a stone at me. no hands were whirled on her.
54 Waters flowed over on my head; I said, 7 Her Nazarites were purer than snow,
I am cut off. whiter than milk; they were redder of bone
55 ¶ I called on Your name, O Jehovah, than corals; their cuttings as azure-blue, as
from the lowest pit. lapis lazuli.
56 You have heard my voice; do not hide 8 Their appearance is darker than soot;
Your ear at my relief, at my cry for help. they are not recognized in the outside
57 You came near in the day I called You; places. Their skin has shriveled on their
You said, Do not fear! bones; it is dried up, it has become like wood.
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9 Better are the wounded ones by the sword will visit your perversity, daughter of
than the ones slain by famine, those who Edom; He will expose your sins.
flow away, pierced because the produce of
my fields failed. Lamentations 5
10 The hands of the compassionate women A pitiful complaint of Zion in prayer unto Jehovah.
have boiled their own children; they be- 1 ¶ O Jehovah, remember what has hap-
came food to them in the ruin of the daugh- pened to us; look upon and see our re-
ter of my people. proach.
11 Jehovah has fulfilled His fury; He has 2 Our inheritance has been turned to aliens,
poured out the anger of His nostril and has our houses to foreigners.
kindled a fire in Zion; and it has devoured its 3 We are orphans. There is no father; our
foundations. mothers are like widows.
12 The kings of the earth and all those 4 We have drunk our water for silver; our
living in the world would not have believed wood comes for a price.
that the oppressive one and the enemy would 5 On our necks we are pursued; we grow
go into the gates of Jerusalem, weary; rest is not given to us.
13 ¶ because of the sins of her prophets 6 We have given the hand to the Egyp-
and the iniquities of her priests, pouring tians, to the Assyrian, in order to be satis-
out the blood of the righteous ones in her fied with bread.
midst, 7 Our fathers have sinned, and are not;
14 they reeled blind in the outside places. we have borne their perversities.
They are defiled with blood, so that not 8 Slaves rule over us; there is no rescuer
any are able to touch their garments. from their hand.
15 They cried out to them, Turn aside! 9 We bring in our bread with our souls,
Unclean! Turn aside, turn aside! Touch not! from the face of the sword of the wilder-
Indeed they fled and reeled. They said ness.
among the nations, They will not continue 10 Our skin is burned black like an oven,
to live there. because of the fever heat of famine.
16 The face of Jehovah has divided them 11 They raped the women in Zion, vir-
out; He will not continue to look on them. gins in the cities of Judah.
They did not lift up the face of the priests, 12 Rulers were hanged by their hands; the
they did not favor the elders. faces of the elders were not honored.
17 While we exist, our eyes fail for our 13 They lifted the young men to the hand
vain help. In our watching, we have mill, and the youths stumbled at the wood.
watched for a nation; it does not save. 14 The elders have ceased from the gate,
18 They hunted our steps from going in the young men from their music.
our outside places. Our end came near, our 15 The joy of our heart has ceased; our
days were fulfilled, for our end had come. dance has turned to mourning.
19 Our pursuers were swifter than the 16 The crown has fallen from our head.
eagles of the heavens; they hotly pursued Woe now to us, for we have sinned!
us on the mountains; they lay in wait for 17 ¶ For this our heart is faint; our eyes
us in the wilderness. are dim for these things.
20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed 18 Zion is laid waste on the mountain;
of Jehovah, was captured in their pits; of foxes walk about on it.
whom we said, In His shadow we will live 19 O Jehovah, You remain forever; Your
among the nations. throne to generation and generation.
21 ¶ Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of 20 Why do You forget us forever, forsake
Edom, living in the land of Uz. The cup us the length of days?
also shall pass through to you; you shall be 21 Return us to You, O Jehovah, and we
drunken and make yourself naked. shall return. Renew our days as of old,
22 Your perversity is complete, daughter 22 for rejecting You have rejected us; You
of Zion; He will not add to exile you. He are exceedingly angry against us.
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The Book of
EZEKIEL
11 So their faces were. And their wings
Ezekiel 1 were spread upward, to each one the two
1 The time of Ezekiel’s prophecy at Chebar. 4 His wings were joined, and two wings of each
vision of four cherubs, 26 and of the glory of covering their bodies.
Jehovah. 12 And each one went toward the front
1 ¶ And it happened in the thirtieth year, of their faces. To where the spirit was to
in the fourth month, in the fifth of the go, there they went; they did not turn in
month, as I was among the captives by the their going.
river Chebar, the heavens were opened, and 13 And the likeness of the living creatures:
I saw visions of God. they continually going among the living
2 On the fifth of the month, the fifth year creatures. And the fire was bright, and out
of the captivity of Jehoiachin the king, of the fire went forth lightning.
3 coming the Word of Jehovah became 14 And the living creatures kept running
known to Ezekiel, the son of Buzi, the and returning, like the appearance of a flash
priest, in the land of the Chaldeans, by the of lightning.
river Chebar. And there the hand of Jeho- 15 ¶ And I looked at the living creatures,
vah was on him. and, behold, one wheel was on the earth
4 ¶ And I looked, and behold, a wind- beside the living creatures, with the four
storm came out of the north, a great cloud, of its faces.
and a fire flashing itself, and a brightness 16 The appearance of the wheels and their
to it round about. And out of its midst, workmanship was like the color of beryl;
like the color of polished metal it came, and the one likeness was to the four of
out of the midst of the fire. them. And their appearance and their work-
5 And from its midst was the likeness of manship was like the wheel in the middle
four living creatures. And this was how they of the wheel.
looked: the likeness of a man was to them, 17 They went on the four of their sides in
6 and four faces were to each, and four their going, they did not turn in their going.
wings to each of them, 18 And also their rims were high to them,
7 and their feet were feet of straightness, even awesome to them. And their rims were
and the sole of their feet like the sole of a full of eyes round about the four of them.
calf’s foot. And they sparkled like the color 19 And in the going of the living crea-
of burnished copper. tures the wheels went beside them. And in
8 And the hands of a man extended from the lifting up of the living creatures from
under their wings on their four sides. And on the earth, the wheels were lifted up.
their faces and their wings were to the four 20 There where the spirit was to go, there
of them, they went; there their spirit was to go, and
9 joining each one to the other by their the wheels were lifted up along with them.
wings. They did not turn in their going, For the spirit of the living creature was in
each one went toward the front of their the wheels.
face. 21 In their going, these went; and in their
10 And the likeness of their faces: the face standing still, these stood still. And in their
of a man, and the face of a lion, on the being lifted up from the earth, the wheels
right side to the four of them; and the face were lifted up along with them. For the
of an ox on the left to the four of them, spirit of the living creature was in the
and the face of an eagle to the four of them. wheels.
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22 And a likeness was over the heads of 5 And they, whether they will hear or
the living creature, an expanse like the color whether they will stop; for they are a re-
of awesome crystal, stretched out over their bellious house; yea, they shall know that a
heads from above. prophet has been among them.
23 And under the expanse their wings were 6 ¶ And you, son of man, do not be afraid
straight, the one toward the other, to each of them and of their words. Do not be
one, two wings covering on this side, and afraid, though briers and thorns are with
to each one two covering on that side of you, and though you are living among scor-
their bodies. pions. Do not be afraid of their words, and
24 And I heard the sound of their wings do not be frightened by their faces, though
like the sound of great waters, like the voice they are a house of rebellion.
of the Almighty. In their going was the sound 7 And you shall speak My words to them,
of tumult, like the sound of an army. In their whether they will hear, or whether they will
standing still, they let down their wings. stop, for they are rebellious.
25 And there was a voice from the ex- 8 But you, son of man, hear what I am
panse that was over their heads. In their saying to you. Do not be like that rebel-
standing still, they let down their wings. lious house of rebellion. Open your mouth
26 ¶ And from above the expanse that was and eat what I am giving to you.
over their heads was an appearance like a 9 And I looked, and behold, a hand was
stone of lapis lazuli, azure blue, the like- extended to me. And behold, a roll of a
ness of a throne. And on the likeness of the book was in it.
throne was a likeness in appearance like a 10 And He spread it before me, and it was
man on it from above. written on the face and the back. And writ-
27 And I saw Him, like the color of pol- ten on it were weepings, and mourning, and
ished metal, looking like fire within it round woe.
about. From the appearance of His loins and
upward, and from the appearance of His loins Ezekiel 3
and downward, I saw Him looking like fire; 1 Ezekiel eats the roll. 15 Jehovah shows him the
and brightness to it round about. rule of prophecy. 22 Jehovah shuts and opens
28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the prophet’s mouth.
the cloud in the day of the rain, so appeared 1 ¶ And He said to me, Son of man, eat
the brightness round about. This was the what you find. Eat this roll, and go speak
appearance of the likeness of the glory of to the house of Israel.
Jehovah. And I saw, and I fell on my face, 2 So I opened my mouth, and He made
and I heard a voice of One speaking. me eat that roll.
3 And He said to me, Son of man, cause
Ezekiel 2 your belly to eat, and fill your bowels with
1 Ezekiel’s commission. 6 His instruction. the roll, this that I give to you. And I ate,
1 ¶ And He said to me, Son of man, stand and it was in my mouth like honey for
on your feet, and I will speak to you. sweetness.
2 And the Spirit entered into me as He 4 And He said to me, Son of man, Go!
spoke to me, and He made me stand on my Come to the house of Israel and speak with
feet, and I heard Him speaking to me. My words to them.
3 And He said to me, Son of man, I am 5 For you are not sent to a people of deep
sending you to the sons of Israel, to the lip and difficult of language, but to the
nations, the ones rebelling who have re- house of Israel;
belled against Me. They and their fathers 6 not to many peoples of deep lip and of a
have transgressed against Me to this day. difficult language, whose words you can-
4 And the sons are stiff of face and hard not hear. If I had sent you to them, they
of heart. I am sending you to them. And would have listened to you.
you shall say to them, So says the Lord 7 But the house of Israel is not willing to
Jehovah. listen to you, for they are not willing to
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listen to Me, for all the house of Israel are 20 And when the righteous one turns from
strong of forehead; and they are hard of heart. his righteousness and does injustice, and I
8 Behold, I have given your face to be lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall
strong over against their faces, and your die. Since you have not warned him, he shall
forehead strong over against their fore- die in his sin, and his righteousness which
heads. he has done shall not be remembered, but I
9 I have given your forehead to be as an will require his blood at your hand.
adamant harder than flint. Do not fear them, 21 But you, because you warned him, the
and do not be frightened by their faces, righteous one, so that the righteous one,
though they are a house of rebellion. should not sin, and he does not sin, living
10 And He said to me, Son of man, all he shall live because he is warned. And you
My words which I speak to you, receive have delivered your soul.
into your heart, and hear with your ears. 22 ¶ And the hand of Jehovah was on me
11 And go! Come to the exiles, to the sons there. And He said to me, Rise up, go forth
of your people, and speak to them, and say into the plain, and I will speak with you
to them, So says the Lord Jehovah, whether there.
they will hear, or whether they will stop. 23 And I rose up and went forth into the
12 And the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard plain. And, behold, there the glory of Jeho-
behind me a sound of a great quaking. He vah was standing, like the glory which I saw
said, Blessed be the glory of Jehovah from by the river Chebar, and I fell on my face.
His place! 24 And the Spirit entered into me and
13 And there was the sound of the wings of stood me on my feet and spoke with me.
the living creatures kissing each one to the And He said to me, Come, shut yourself
other, and the sound of the wheels along with within your house.
them, and the sound of a great quaking. 25 But you, son of man, behold, they shall
14 So the Spirit lifted me up and took put on you cords and shall bind you with
me, and I went bitterly in the heat of my them, and you shall not go out among them.
spirit, and the hand of Jehovah was strong 26 And I will make your tongue cling to
upon me. your palate, and you shall be mute. And
15 And I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, there shall not be to them a reproving man;
those dwelling by the river Chebar. And I for they are a rebellious house.
sat there where they were dwelling. I also 27 But in My speaking with you, I will
dwelt there seven days, being stunned open your mouth, and you shall say to
among them. them, So says the Lord Jehovah. He who
16 ¶ And it happened at the end of the hears, let him hear; and he who stops, let
seven days, even it happened that the Word him stop. For they are a rebellious house.
of Jehovah came to me, saying,
17 Son of man, I have given you to be a Ezekiel 4
watchman for the house of Israel. And hear Under the type of a siege is shown the time from
the Word of My mouth, and warn them the defection of Jerusalem to the captivity.
from Me. 1 ¶ And you, son of man, take a brick to
18 In My saying to the wicked one, Dying yourself, and put it before you, and en-
you shall die; and you do not warn him, and grave on it a city, Jerusalem.
you do not speak to warn the wicked one 2 And set a siege on it, and build a fort on
from his wicked way, to save his life, he, the it, and pour out a ramp on it. And place a
wicked one, shall die in his iniquity, but I camp on it, and set battering rams round
will require his blood at your hand. about on it.
19 And you, because you have warned the 3 And you, take a griddle of iron to your-
wicked one, and he does not turn from his self, and place it as a wall of iron between
wickedness or from his way, he, the wicked you and the city. And place your face against
one, shall die in his iniquity. But you have it, and it shall be under siege, and thrust upon
delivered your soul. it. It is a sign to the house of Israel.
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4 And you, lie down on your left side, and 17 because they will lack bread and wa-
set the iniquity of the house of Israel on it. ter, and each one be stunned with his brother.
The number of the days that you shall lie And they will waste away in their iniquity.
down on it, you shall bear their iniquity.
5 For I have given to be on you the years of Ezekiel 5
their iniquity, according to the number of 1 Under the type of hair 5 is shown the judgment
days: three hundred and ninety days. And of Jerusalem for their rebellion 12 by famine,
you shall bear the house of Israel’s iniquity. sword, and dispersion.
6 And when you complete them, even lie 1 ¶ And you, son of man, take to yourself a
on your right side, the second. And you sharp sword, the razor of a barber. Take it to
shall bear the house of Judah’s iniquity forty yourself and make it pass over your head
days; a day for a year. I have given it for and over your beard. And take to yourself
you, a day for a year. scales to weigh, and to divide them out.
7 And you shall set your face toward the 2 You shall burn a third part in the fire, in
siege of Jerusalem, and your arm bared; the midst of the city, when the days of the
and you shall prophesy over it. siege are fulfilled. And you shall take the
8 And, behold, I will give cords to be on third part and beat with a sword round
you, and you cannot turn from your side about it. And you shall scatter the third part
to your other side until you have completed into the wind, and I will draw out a sword
the days of your siege. after them.
9 ¶ And you, take to yourself wheat, and 3 Also you shall take from there a few in
barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, number and bind them in your skirts.
and spelt, and place them in a single ves- 4 And take from them again, and throw
sel; and make them for yourself into bread, them into the middle of the fire and burn
to the number of days that you are lying them in the fire. From it shall come forth
on your side. You shall eat it three hundred a fire into all the house of Israel.
and ninety days. 5 ¶ So says the Lord Jehovah: This is Jerusa-
10 And your food which you shall eat lem. I have set her in the midst of the na-
shall be by weight: twenty shekels a day. tions, and round about her are the lands.
From time to time you shall eat it. 6 And she has changed My judgments for
11 And you shall drink water by measure: wickedness more than the nations, and My
the sixth part of a hin. From time to time laws more than the lands that are round
you shall drink. about her. For they have rejected My judg-
12 And you shall eat cakes of barley, and ments and My statutes; they have not
you shall bake it with dung of the dung of walked in them.
man, in their sight. 7 Therefore, so says the Lord Jehovah:
13 And Jehovah said, Even so the sons of Because you multiplied more than the na-
Israel shall eat their defiled bread among tions that are round about you, not having
the nations there where I will drive them. walked in My statutes, and not having done
14 And I said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! Behold, My judgments, and you have not done ac-
my soul has not been defiled. I have not cording to the judgments of the nations
even eaten a carcass or a torn animal, from round about you;
my youth, and until now, And unclean flesh 8 therefore, so says the Lord Jehovah:
has not come into my mouth. Behold! I, even I am against you, and will
15 And He said to me, See, I have given to execute judgments in your midst in the
you the dung of cattle in place of the dung sight of the nations.
of man. And you shall make bread over it. 9 And I will do in you that which I have
16 And He said to me, Son of man, be- not done, and which I will not do the like
hold, I am breaking the staff of bread in again, for all your disgusting things.
Jerusalem. And they shall eat bread by 10 Therefore, the fathers shall eat the sons
weight, and with anxiety. And they shall in your midst, and the sons shall eat their
drink water by measure, and in horror, fathers. And I will execute judgments
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against you, and I will scatter the whole hold, I, even I will bring a sword on you,
remnant of you into every wind. and I will destroy your high places.
11 Therefore, as I live, a statement of 4 And your altars shall be ruined, and your
the Lord Jehovah, If not because you pillars shall be broken. And I will cast down
have defiled My sanctuary with all your your slain before your idols.
detestable things and with all your dis- 5 And I will put the corpses of the sons of
gusting things, even I also will with- Israel before their idols, and I will scatter
draw. And My eye shall not spare, and I your bones round about your altars.
will not have pity. 6 In all your dwelling places the cities shall
12 A third part of you shall die by the be laid waste, and the high places shall be
plague and shall be consumed by the fam- deserted, so that your altars may be laid
ine in your midst. And a third part shall waste and become guilty, and that your
fall by the sword round about you. And a idols may be broken and brought to an end,
third part I will scatter into every wind, and your pillars may be cut down, and your
and I will draw out a sword after them. works wiped out.
13 And My anger shall be spent, and I 7 And the slain shall fall in your midst,
will make My fury rest on them, and I will and you shall know that I am Jehovah.
be eased. And they shall know that I, Jeho- 8 ¶ Yet I will leave a remainder, so that
vah, have spoken in My zeal, in My com- may be left to you refugees of the sword
pleting My fury among them. among the nations, in your scattering
14 And I will give you to be a waste and a among the lands.
reproach among the nations that are round 9 And the refugees shall remember Me
about you, in the eyes of all who pass by. among the nations where they will be ex-
15 And it shall be a reproach and a taunt, iled, because I was broken by their forni-
a chastening and a horror, to the nations cating heart which has turned away from
which are round about you, when I shall Me, and by their fornicating eyes which
execute against you judgments in anger and go after their idols. And they shall loathe
in fury and in chastisements among them. against their faces for the evils which they
I, Jehovah, have spoken it. have done in all their disgusting things.
16 When I shall send the arrows of evil 10 And they shall know that I am Jeho-
famine among them, which shall be for vah; not in vain have I said to do this evil
ruin, for which I will send them to destroy to them.
you, even I will add the famine on you 11 ¶ So says the Lord Jehovah: Strike with
and break the staff of bread to you. your hand, and stamp with your foot, and
17 Yea, I will send famine and evil beasts say, Alas, for all the evil abominations of
on you, and you will be bereaved. And pes- the house of Israel! For they shall fall by the
tilence and blood shall pass among you, sword, by the famine, and by the plague.
and I shall bring a sword on you. I, Jeho- 12 He who is far off shall die by the
vah, have spoken. plague, and he who is near shall fall by the
sword, and he who remains and is besieged
Ezekiel 6 shall die by the famine; so I will complete
1 The judgment of Israel for their idolatry. 8 A My fury on them.
remnant shall be blessed. 13 And you shall know that I am Jehovah
1 ¶ And it happened, the Word of Jehovah when their slain shall be in the midst of their
was to me, saying, idols round about their altars, on every high
2 Son of man, set your face towards the hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and
mountains of Israel and prophesy against under every green tree, and under every leafy
them. oak, the place where they gave there a sooth-
3 And say, Mountains of Israel, hear the ing aroma to all their idols.
Word of the Lord Jehovah: So says the 14 And I will stretch out My hand on them
Lord Jehovah to the mountains, and to the and give the land a to be a desolation even
hills, to the ravines, and to the valleys, Be- more desolate than the desert toward
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An end has come on the corners of the land 775 Ezekiel 7
Diblath, in all their dwelling places. And tude, and it shall not return); and a man shall
they shall know that I am Jehovah. not hold his life strong in his iniquity.
14 They have blown the trumpet, and to
Ezekiel 7 make all ready, but no one goes to the battle,
1 The final desolation of Israel. 16 The mournful for My wrath is on all her crowds.
repentance of them that escape. 20 The enemies 15 The sword is outside, and the plague,
defile the sanctuary. and the famine are inside. He who is in the
1 ¶ And it happened, the Word of Jehovah field shall die with the sword. And he who
was to me, saying, is in the city, famine and plague shall de-
2 And you, son of man, so says the Lord vour him.
Jehovah to the land of Israel: An end! The 16 ¶ But if their fugitives shall escape,
end has come on the four corners of the land. then they shall be on the mountains like
3 The end is now on you, and I will send doves of the valleys, all of them mourn-
My anger on you and will judge you ac- ing, each man for his iniquity.
cording to your ways and will put on you 17 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees
all your disgusting things. shall go as water.
4 And My eye shall not spare you, and I 18 They shall also gird on sackcloth, and
will not have pity. But I will put your ways trembling shall cover them. And shame
on you, and your disgusting things shall shall be on all faces, and baldness on all
be in your midst, and you shall know that heads.
I am Jehovah. 19 They shall throw their silver in the
5 So says the Lord Jehovah: An evil! An broad places, and their gold shall be an im-
only evil! Behold, it has come! pure thing. Their silver and their gold shall
6 An end has come, the end has come! It not be able to deliver them in the day of
has awakened against you, behold, it has the wrath of Jehovah. They shall not sat-
come! isfy their soul, and they shall not fill their
7 The crown has come to you, you living bowels, for their iniquity has become a
in the land. The time has come, the day of stumbling block for them.
tumult is near, and not a shout of the hills. 20 And the beauty of His ornament, He
8 Now I will soon pour out My fury on set it in majesty. But they made it the im-
you and fulfill My anger on you. And I ages of their disgusting things, and of their
will judge you according to your ways and detestable idols. Therefore, I have given it
will put on you all your disgusting things. to them as an impurity.
9 And My eye shall not spare, and I will 21 And I will give it into the hand of the
not have pity; I will put on you according aliens for a prize, and to the wicked one of
to your ways and your disgusting things the earth for a prey. And they shall defile it.
that are in your midst. And you shall know 22 I also will turn My face from them,
that I am Jehovah who strikes. and they shall defile My hiding place. And
10 Behold the day! Behold, it has come, breakers shall enter into it and defile it.
the crown has gone out, the rod has blos- 23 ¶ Make the chain, for the land is full
somed, and pride has budded. of bloody judgments, and the city is full
11 Violence has risen for a rod of wicked- of violence.
ness. None of them shall remain, even none 24 And I will make come the most evil of
of their crowds, and none of their posses- the nations, and they shall possess their
sions, and none of distinction among them. houses. And I will make cease the pomp of
12 The time has come, the day has ar- the strong ones, and their holy places shall
rived. Do not let the buyer rejoice, and do be defiled.
not let the seller mourn, for wrath is on all 25 Anguish comes! And they shall seek
her multitude. peace, but none shall be.
13 For the seller shall not return to that 26 Disaster on disaster shall come, and
which is sold, although they still are among rumor to rumor shall be. And they shall
the living (for the vision is to all her multi- seek a vision from the prophet, but the Law
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shall perish from the priest, and counsel 8 And He said to me, Son of man, dig
from the elders. now in the wall. And I dug in the wall;
27 The king shall mourn, and the ruler and, behold, an opening!
shall be clothed with despair. And the hands 9 And He said to me, Go in and see the
of the people of the land shall be anxious. evil abominations that they are doing here.
According to their way, I will do to them, 10 And I went in and looked. And, be-
and according to their judgments, I will hold, every form of creeping thing, and
judge them. And they shall know that I am detested beast, and all the idols of the house
Jehovah. of Israel were carved on the wall round
and round.
Ezekiel 8 11 And seventy men of the elders of the
1 Ezekiel, in a vision at Jerusalem, 5 is shown the house of Israel, and Jaazaniah, the son
image of jealousy, 7 the chambers of imagery, of Shaphan, were standing among them.
15 the worshipers towards the sun. These were standing among them, and
1 ¶ And it was in the sixth year, in the each man with his firepan in his hand,
sixth month, on the fifth of the month, I and the odor of the cloud of incense go-
was sitting in my house. And the elders ing up.
of Judah were sitting before me. And the 12 And He said to me, Son of man, have
hand of the Lord Jehovah fell on me you seen what the elders of the house of
there. Israel are doing in the dark, each man in
2 And I looked, and behold, a likeness the rooms of his image? For they are say-
as the look of fire, from the appearance ing, Jehovah does not see us, Jehovah has
of His loins and downward, like fire, and forsaken the earth.
from His loins and upward, as the look 13 ¶ And He said to me, Yet you turn back,
of brightness, like the color of polished you shall yet see greater abominations
metal. which they are doing.
3 And He put forth the form of a hand 14 And He brought me to the opening of
and took me by a lock of my head; and the the gate of the house of Jehovah on the
Spirit lifted me up between the earth and north. And, behold, women were sitting
the heavens and brought me to Jerusalem, there weeping for Tammuz.
in the visions of God, to the opening of 15 And He said to me, Have you seen,
the inner gate facing north, where there son of man? Yet you turn back and you
was a seat of the image of jealousy, which shall see greater abominations than these.
causes jealousy. 16 And he brought me into the inner court
4 And, behold! The glory of the God of of the house of Jehovah. And, behold, at
Israel was there, like the appearance which the opening of the temple of Jehovah, be-
I saw in the plain. tween the porch and the altar, were about
5 And He said to me, Son of man, lift twenty-five men with their backs to the
up your eyes now northward. And I temple of Jehovah, and their faces eastward.
lifted up my eyes the way of the north, And they bowed themselves eastward to
and, behold, from the north, at the gate the sun.
of the altar, was this image of jealousy 17 And He said to me, Son of man, have
at the entrance. you seen? Is it a light thing to the house of
6 And He said to me, Son of man, do you Judah from doing the disgusting things
see what they are doing, the great abomi- which they do here? For they have filled
nations which the house of Israel is doing the land with violence and have returned
here, that I should be far from My sanctu- to provoke Me to anger. And, behold, they
ary? But you turn back and you shall see are putting the branch to their nose!
greater abominations. 18 And I also will deal with fury. My eye
7 ¶ And He brought me to the opening of shall not spare, and I will not have pity.
the court. And I looked, and, behold, a And though they cry in My ears with a loud
single hole in the wall. voice, even I will not hear them.
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10 And even I, My eye does not spare,
Ezekiel 9 and I will not have pity. I will put their
1 A vision, whereby is shown the preservation of way on their head.
some, 5 and destruction of the rest. 11 And, behold, the man clothed with
1 ¶ And He cried in my ears with a loud linen, with the ink horn at his loins, re-
voice, saying, Let the overseers of the city ported the matter, saying, I have done as
draw near, and each man with his destroy- You commanded me.
ing weapon in his hand.
2 And, behold, six men were coming from Ezekiel 10
the way of the Upper Gate, which faces 1 The vision of the coals of fire, to be scattered
north. And each had his shattering weapon over the city. 8 The vision of the cherubs.
in his hand. And one man among them was 1 ¶ And I looked. And, behold, in the ex-
clothed in linen, and an ink horn of a scribe panse over the head of the cherubs was seen
at his loins. And they went in and stood the appearance of the form of a throne
beside the bronze altar. above them, like a stone of lapis lazuli,
3 And the glory of the God of Israel had azure blue.
gone on, from on the cherub where it was 2 And He spoke to the man clothed with linen,
on it, to the threshold of the house. And and said, Go in among the wheels, under the
He called to the man clothed in linen with cherub, and fill your hands with coals of fire
the ink horn of a scribe at his loins. from between the cherubs, and sprinkle on the
4 And Jehovah said to him, Pass through city. And he went in before me.
in the midst of the city, in the midst of 3 And the cherubs were standing on the right
Jerusalem, and mark a mark on the fore- side of the house when he, the man, went in.
heads of the men who are groaning and And the cloud filled the inner court.
are mourning over all the disgusting things 4 And the glory of Jehovah lifted up from
that are done in her midst. the cherub, over the threshold of the house.
5 ¶ And He said to those in my hearing, And the house was filled with the cloud.
Pass over in the city after him and strike. And the court was filled with the radiance
Do not let your eye spare, and do not have of the glory of Jehovah.
pity. 5 And the sound of the wings of cherubs
6 Slay the aged men, the young man, and was heard over the outer court, as the voice
the virgin, even children, and women, all to of God Almighty when He speaks.
destruction. But to every man who has the 6 And it happened, when He had com-
mark on him, do not come near. And begin manded the man clothed with linen, say-
from My sanctuary. And they began with ing, Take fire from between the wheels,
the aged men who were before the house. from between the cherubs; and he went and
7 And He said to them, Defile the house stood beside the wheels.
and fill the courts with the wounded. Go 7 And one cherub stretched out his hand
forth! And they went out and struck in the from between the cherubs, to the fire be-
city. tween the cherubs. And he lifted and put it
8 And it happened as they struck, and I into the hands of the one clothed with linen.
remained, even I. And I fell on my face And he took it and went out.
and I cried out and said, Ah, Lord Jeho- 8 ¶ And the form of a man’s hand was
vah! Will You destroy all the remnant of seen under the wings of the cherubs.
Israel in Your pouring out of Your fury on 9 And I looked, and, behold, the four
Jerusalem? wheels were beside the cherubs: one wheel
9 And He said to me, The iniquity of the beside one cherub, one wheel beside one
house of Israel and of Judah is very, very cherub. And the appearance of the wheels
great, and the land is filled with blood, and was like the color of a stone of Tarshish.
the city is full of perversity. For they say, 10 And their appearance was as one, the
Jehovah has forsaken the land; and, Jeho- four of them, as if the wheel were in the
vah does not see. midst of the wheel.
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Ezekiel 11 778 The cherubs lifted up their wings and rose
11 In their going on their four sides, they hovah, the gate which faces eastward. And,
went. They did not turn in their going. For behold, at the opening of the gate were
to the place where the head faces, after it twenty-five men. And I saw among them
they went. They did not turn in their going. Jaazaniah the son of Azzur, and Pelatiah,
12 And all their flesh, and their backs, the son of Benaiah, leaders of the people.
and their hands, and their wings, and the 2 And He said to me, Son of man, these
wheels, were full of eyes round about, even are the men who plot evil and advise wicked
their wheels which the four of them had. advice in this city,
13 As for the wheels, it was cried to them 3 who say, It is not near, let us build
in my ear, Whirling wheel! houses; she is the pot, and we are the flesh.
14 And four faces were to each one. The 4 So prophesy against them, prophesy, son
first face was the face of a cherub, and the of man!
second face the face of a man, and the third 5 And the Spirit of Jehovah fell on me
the face of a lion, and the fourth the face and said to me, Speak, So says Jehovah:
of an eagle. So you have said, house of Israel, and what
15 And the cherubs rose up. This is the liv- comes up in your spirit I know it.
ing creature that I saw by the river Chebar. 6 You have multiplied your wounded ones
16 And in the going of the cherubs, the in this city, and you have filled her broad
wheels went beside them. And when the places with wounded ones.
cherubs lifted their wings to soar from the 7 So the Lord Jehovah says this: Your
earth, the wheels did not turn from beside wounded ones whom you have set in her
them, even they. midst, they are the flesh, and she is the pot.
17 When they stood still, these stood still. But I will bring you forth out of her midst.
And when they rose up, these lifted up; for 8 You have feared the sword, but I will
the spirit of the living creature was in them. bring a sword on you, a statement of the
18 And the glory of Jehovah went from Lord Jehovah.
the threshold of the house and stood over 9 And I will bring you out of her midst and
the cherubs. will give you into the hand of strangers. And
19 And the cherubs lifted their wings and I will execute judgments against you.
rose up from the earth flowing out. When 10 You shall fall by the sword. I will judge
they went out, the wheels also were with you to the border of Israel, and you shall
them. And he stood at the door of the gate know that I am Jehovah.
of the house of Jehovah, the eastern gate. 11 This city shall not be for a pot to you,
And the glory of the God of Israel was and you shall not be in its midst for flesh;
over them from above. but I will judge you in the border of Is-
20 This is the living creature that I saw rael,
under the God of Israel by the river Chebar, 12 and you shall know that I am Jehovah
and I knew that they were cherubs. in whose statutes you have not walked, and
21 Four, even four faces are to each one, My judgments you have not done; yea, as
and four wings to each one. And the form the judgments of the nations who are round
of a man’s hands was under their wings. about you, you have done.
22 And the form of their faces, they are 13 And it happened when I prophesied,
the faces that I saw by the river Chebar, Pelatiah, the son of Benaiah, died. Then I
their appearances, even theirs. They each fell on my face and cried with a loud voice
one went straight forward. and said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! Will you make
a full end of the remnant of Israel?
Ezekiel 11 14 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah came to
1 The presumption of the leaders. 13 Ezekiel com- me, saying,
plains and Jehovah shows him his purpose in 15 Son of man, your brothers, your broth-
saving a remnant. ers, the men of your kindred, and all the
1 ¶ And the Spirit lifted me up and brought house of Israel, all of them who have said
me to the eastern gate of the house of Je- to those living in Jerusalem, Go far away
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I shall give them one heart, a new spirit 779 Ezekiel 12
from Jehovah, this land is given to us for a hear, but they do not hear; for they are a
possession. rebellious house.
16 Therefore, say, So says the Lord Jeho- 3 And you, son of man, make for your-
vah: Though I have sent them far off among self vessels for exile, and go into exile by
the nations, and though I scattered them day before their eyes. And you shall be
among the lands, yet I was to them as a exiled from your place to another place
little sanctuary in the countries there where before their eyes. Perhaps they will see that
they had gone. they are a rebellious house.
17 So the Lord Jehovah says this: I shall 4 And you shall bring forth your ves-
gather you from the peoples, and assemble sels as vessels for exile by day before
you out of the lands, in those where you their eyes. And you shall go forth at
were scattered, and I shall give to you the evening before their eyes, as those go-
land of Israel. ing into exile.
18 And they will come there, and they 5 Before their eyes dig for yourself
will remove all its abominable things and through the wall, and bear out through it.
all its disgusting things from it. 6 Before their eyes you shall bear on the
19 And I shall give to them one heart, and shoulder, in the dark bear out. You shall
I will put a new spirit within you. And I cover your face so that you do not see the
will remove the stony heart out of their ground, for I have set you as a wonder to
flesh, and I will give them a heart of flesh, the house of Israel.
20 so that they may walk in My statutes 7 And I did so, as I was commanded. By
and keep My judgments, and do them. And day I brought forth my vessels as vessels
they shall be to Me for a people, and I will for exile. And in the evening I dug by hand
be to them for God. for myself through the wall. I brought it
21 And as to those whose heart is going out in the dark, and I bore on my shoulder
after their abominable things, and going before their eyes.
after their disgusting idols, I will give their 8 And in the morning the Word of Jeho-
way on their heads, a statement of the Lord vah was to me, saying,
Jehovah. 9 Son of man, has not the house of Israel,
22 ¶ The cherubs lifted up their wings, that rebellious house, said to you, What
and the wheels were beside them. And the are you doing?
glory of the God of Israel was over them 10 Say to them, So says the Lord Jeho-
from above. vah: This burden is to the prince in Jerusa-
23 And the glory of Jehovah went up from lem, and to all the house of Israel who are
the midst of the city and stood on the moun- among them.
tain which is on the east of the city. 11 Say, I am your wonder. As I have done,
24 And the Spirit lifted me up and brought so it shall be done to them. They shall go
me into Chaldea, to the exiles, in a vision into exile, into captivity.
by the Spirit of God. And the vision that I 12 And the prince who is among them
had seen went up from me. shall bear on his shoulder in the dark and
25 And I spoke to the exiles all the things go forth through the wall. They shall dig
which Jehovah had made me see. to bring out by it. He shall cover his face
so that he does not look with the eye on
Ezekiel 12 the earth.
1 The type of Ezekiel’s exile. 8 It shows the captiv- 13 And I will spread My net on him, and
ity of Zedekiah. 17 Ezekiel’s trembling shows he shall be taken in My snare. And I will
the Jews’ desolation. bring him to Babylon, the land of the
1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, Chaldeans, and he will not see it, and he
saying, shall die there.
2 Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a 14 And all who are around him, his help
rebellious house. They have eyes to see, and all his bands, I will scatter to every wind,
but they do not see; ears are to them to and I will draw out a sword after them.
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Ezekiel 13 780 What I have spoken, that word shall be done
15 And they shall know that I am Jeho- ken, that Word shall be done, a statement
vah when I shall scatter them among the of the Lord Jehovah.
nations and disperse them in the lands.
16 But of them I will leave a number of Ezekiel 13
mankind from the sword, from the fam- 1 The reproof of lying prophets.
ine, and from the plague, so that they may 1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
declare all their disgusting things among saying,
the nations, there where they go. And they 2 Son of man, prophesy against the proph-
shall know that I am Jehovah. ets of Israel who prophesy. And say to those
17 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, who prophesy out of their own heart; hear
saying, the Word of Jehovah:
18 Son of man, eat your bread with quak- 3 So says the Lord Jehovah, Woe to the
ing, and drink your water with trembling foolish prophets who walk after their own
and with anxiety. spirit and have seen nothing!
19 And say to the people of the land, So 4 O Israel, your prophets are like foxes in
says the Lord Jehovah to those living in the deserts.
Jerusalem, to the land of Israel: They shall 5 You have not gone up into the breaks,
eat their bread with anxiety and drink their and wall up a wall around the house of
water with horror, so that her land may be Israel, that it might stand in the battle, in
desolated of her fullness, because of the the day of Jehovah.
violence of all those who live in her. 6 They have seen vanity and lying divi-
20 And the cities that have people shall be nation, saying, a statement of Jehovah! And
laid waste, and the land shall be desolate. Jehovah has not sent them, but they hoped
And you shall know that I am Jehovah. to lift their word.
21 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, 7 Did you not see a vain vision and speak a
saying, lying divination? Yet you say, A statement
22 Son of man, what is this proverb to of Jehovah, though I have not spoken.
you on the land of Israel, saying, The days 8 So the Lord Jehovah says this: Because
are long, and every vision shall perish? you have spoken vanity and have seen a
23 Therefore, say to them, So says the lie, therefore, behold, I am against you, a
Lord Jehovah: I will make this proverb statement of the Lord Jehovah.
cease, and they shall not use it again in 9 And My hand shall be against the proph-
Israel. However, say to them, The days draw ets who see vanity, and who divine a lie.
near, and the matter of every vision. They shall not be in the assembly of My
24 For there shall not again be every vain people, and they shall not be written in the
vision and slippery divination within the writing of the house of Israel, and they shall
house of Israel. not enter into the land of Israel. And you
25 For I, Jehovah, will speak. The Word shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.
which I shall speak shall be done, it shall 10 ¶ Because, even because they made My
not be drawn out again. For in your days, people go astray, saying, Peace! and there
O house of rebellion, I will say the Word was no peace. And he builds a wall, and,
and will do it, a statement of the Lord Je- behold, others daubed it with lime.
hovah. 11 Say to those daubing with lime, Yea, it
26 And the Word of Jehovah was to me, will fall. There will be a flooding rain; and
saying, you, O stones of hail, shall fall, and a tem-
27 Son of man, behold, the house of Is- pestuous wind shall break.
rael is saying, The vision that he is seeing 12 And, behold, when the wall has fallen,
is for many days, and he prophesies for shall it not be said to you, Where is the
times far off. daubing with which you have daubed?
28 Therefore say to them, So says the 13 So the Lord Jehovah says this: I will
Lord Jehovah: Not any of My words will even break in My fury with a tempestuous
be drawn out any longer. What I have spo- wind. And there shall be an overflowing
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rain in My anger, and stones of hail in My
fury, to consume it. Ezekiel 14
14 And I will break down the wall that 1 Jehovah answers idolaters. 12 His irrevocable
you have daubed with lime and strike it sentence of famine, 19 and of pestilence.
down to the ground; yea, I will bare its 1 ¶ And the men of the elders of Israel
base, and it shall fall, and you will be con- came to me and sat before me.
sumed in its midst. And you shall know 2 And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
that I am Jehovah. saying,
15 And I will complete My wrath in the 3 Son of man, these men have made go up
wall, and in those who daubed it with lime. their idols in their hearts, and have set the
And I will say to you, The wall is not; stumbling block of their iniquity before their
and, Those who daubed are not. faces. Should I at all be sought by them?
16 The prophets of Israel who are proph- 4 Therefore, speak to them and say to
esying concerning Jerusalem, and who see them, So says the Lord Jehovah: Every
visions of peace for her, and there is no man, the man of the house of Israel who
peace, a statement of the Lord Jehovah. causes idols to go up in his heart, and who
17 ¶ And you, son of man, set your face sets the stumbling block of his iniquity
against the daughters of your people who before his face, and goes in to the prophet,
prophesy out of their heart, and prophesy I, Jehovah, will answer him in it by the
against them, host of his idols,
18 and say, So says the Lord Jehovah: Woe 5 so that I may capture the house of Israel
to those sewing amulets to all joints of my in their own heart, who are estranged from
hands, and make long veils for the head of Me by their idols, all of them.
every man of stature, to hunt souls! Will 6 Therefore, say to the house of Israel,
you hunt the souls of My people, and will So says the Lord Jehovah: turn back, and
you save alive the souls for yourselves? be turned from your idols, and from all
19 And will you profane Me among My your abominations turn back your faces.
people for handfuls of barley, and for bits 7 For every man, the man of the house of
of bread, to cause to die the souls that Israel, or of the alien who sojourns in Is-
should not die, and to save alive the souls rael, who is separated from after Me and
that should not live, by your lying to My causes his idols to go up in his heart, and
people who listen to lies? sets the stumbling block of his iniquity be-
20 So the Lord Jehovah says this: Behold, fore his face, and goes in to the prophet to
I am against your amulets with which you inquire of him concerning Me, I, Jehovah,
are hunting the souls there, to make them will answer him Myself.
fly. And I will tear them from your arms, 8 And I will put My face against that man,
and will send out the souls, souls which and I will make him desolate for a sign
you are hunting, to make them fly. and for proverbs. And I will cut him off
21 And I will tear your long veils and de- from the midst of My people. And you shall
liver My people out of your hand. And they know that I am Jehovah.
shall not again be in your hand to be hunted. 9 And the prophet, if he is deceived, and
And you shall know that I am Jehovah. he speaks a word, I, Jehovah, have deceived
22 Because you have saddened the heart that prophet. And I will stretch out My hand
of the righteous one with lies, and I have on him and will destroy him from the midst
not pained him, and you have made the of My people Israel.
hands of the wicked one strong, so that he 10 And they shall bear their iniquity. As
should not turn from his evil way, to keep the iniquity of the inquirer, so the iniquity
him alive. of the prophet shall be.
23 Therefore you shall not see vanity, and 11 So that the house of Israel may not
you shall not divine any divination. And I stray any more from after Me, and not be
will deliver My people out of your hand. defiled again with all their transgressions;
And you shall know that I am Jehovah. but they are to Me for a people, and I will
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Ezekiel 15 782 There shall be in it escaping ones
be to them for God, a statement of the Lord 23 And they will comfort you when you
Jehovah. see their way and their doings. And you
12 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, will know that not in vain I have done all
saying, that I did in it, a statement of the Lord
13 Son of man, when a land sins against Jehovah.
Me, by doing an unfaithful act, then I will
stretch out My hand on it, and I will shat- Ezekiel 15
ter the staff of bread to it, and I will send 1 By the unfitness of the vine branch for any work
famine on it. And I will cut off from it 6 is shown the rejection of Jerusalem.
man and beast. 1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
14 And though these three men were in saying,
its midst, Noah, Daniel, and Job, by their 2 Son of man, how is the vine tree more
righteousness they should deliver only their than any other tree, or than a branch that
souls, a statement of the Lord Jehovah. is among the trees of the forest?
15 If I make evil beasts pass through the 3 Shall wood be taken from it to do work?
land, and they bereave it, and it is deso- Or will men take from it for a peg to hang
late, so that no one would pass through be- every vessel on it?
cause of the beasts, 4 Behold, it is put in the fire for fuel. The
16 though these three men were in its midst, fire devours both its ends, and its middle
as I live, a statement of the Lord Jehovah, is charred. Will it prosper for work?
they would deliver neither sons nor daugh- 5 Behold, when it was whole it was not
ters; they would only deliver themselves, but made for work. How much less when the
the land would be desolate. fire has devoured it, and it is charred! Shall
17 Or if I bring a sword on that land and it yet be made to work?
say, Let a sword go through the land, and I 6 Therefore, so says the Lord Jehovah: As
will cut off man and beast from it, the vine tree among the trees of the forest, it
18 though these three men were in its which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I
midst, as I live, a statement of the Lord will give those living in Jerusalem.
Jehovah, they should not deliver sons or 7 And I will put My face against them.
daughters, but they only would deliver They shall go out from the fire, and the
themselves. fire shall devour them. And you shall know
19 Or if I send a plague into the land and that I am Jehovah when I set My face
pour out My fury on it in blood, to cut off against them.
from it man and beast; 8 And I will give the land to be deso-
20 and though Noah, Daniel, and Job were late because they have acted unfaithfully
in its midst, as I live, a statement of the an unfaithful act, a statement of the Lord
Lord Jehovah, they would deliver neither Jehovah.
son nor daughter; they by their righteous-
ness would deliver only their souls. Ezekiel 16
21 For so says the Lord Jehovah, How 1 Under the similitude of a wretched infant is shown
much more when the four of My evil judg- the natural state of Jerusalem. 6 Jehovah’s love
ments: sword, and famine, and evil beast, towards her. 44 Her sin calls for judgments.
and plague I send on Jerusalem, to cut off 1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
from it man and beast! saying,
22 Yet, behold, there shall be left in it an 2 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know
escape, a remnant that shall be brought out, her abominations; and say, So says the Lord
sons and daughters. Behold, they shall come Jehovah to Jerusalem: Your origin and your
to you, and you shall see their way and birth is of the land of Canaan. Your father
their doings. And you will be comforted was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.
for the evil which I have brought against 4 As for your birth, in the day you were
Jerusalem, for all which I have brought born, your navel was not cut, and you were
upon it. not washed with water to cleanse you. And
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you were not salted, and you were not at ors, and prostituted on them, such as have
all swaddled. not come, and not shall be.
5 An eye did not have pity on you to do to 17 And you have taken beautiful things
you one of these, to have compassion on of My gold and of My silver, which I had
you. But you were thrown into the face of given to you, and you made images of
the field, with loathing of your soul in the males, and fornicated with them.
day you were born. 18 And you took your embroidered clothes
6 ¶ And when I passed by you and saw and covered them. And My oil and My in-
you ready to be trodden down in your cense you have given to their face.
blood, I said to you in your blood, Live! 19 Also My food which I gave you, fine
Yea, I said to you in your blood, Live! flour and oil and honey which I fed you,
7 As a myriad, as a field shoot, I have you have given it to their face for a sooth-
given you, and you are grown and are great. ing aroma. And it happened, a statement
And you come in the ornament of orna- of the Lord Jehovah.
ments. Your breasts are formed, and your 20 And you have taken your sons and your
hair is grown, yet you were naked and bare. daughters whom you have borne to Me,
8 And I passed by you, and I looked on and you sacrificed these to them for food.
you, and, behold, your time was the time Are your fornications small?
of love. And I spread My skirt over you 21 You have slaughtered My sons, and you
and covered your nakedness. And I swore gave them to cause these to pass through
to you and entered into a covenant with the fire for them.
you, a statement of the Lord Jehovah. And 22 And in all your abominations and your
you became Mine. fornications you have not remembered the
9 And I washed you with water; I washed days of your youth, when you were trod-
away your blood from you, and I anointed den down in your blood.
you with oil. 23 And it happened after all your evil,
10 And I dressed you with embroidered Woe, woe to you, a statement of the Lord
work, and I shod you with dugong san- Jehovah!
dals. And I wrapped you in fine linen, and 24 Woe to you that you have also built
I covered you with silk. yourself a mound, and you have made
11 And I adorned you with ornaments, and yourself a high place in every open place!
I put bracelets on your hands and a chain 25 At the head of every highway you have
on your neck. built your high place, and have made your
12 And I put a ring on your nose and ear- beauty despised. And you have parted your
rings on your ears and a crown of beauty feet to all who passed by, and have multi-
on your head. plied your fornications.
13 And you were adorned with gold and 26 And you have fornicated with the sons
silver. And your clothing was fine linen of Egypt, your neighbors, great of flesh.
and silk and embroidered work. Fine flour And you have multiplied your fornications
and honey and oil you ate. And you were to provoke Me to anger.
very, very beautiful. And you advanced to 27 And behold, I have stretched out My
regal estate. hand over you, and I drew back your por-
14 And your name went out among the tion. And I gave you to the will of those
nations, because of your beauty, for it was hating you, the daughters of the Philis-
perfect by My splendor which I had set on tines, who are ashamed of your wicked
you, a statement of the Lord Jehovah. way.
15 ¶ But you trusted in your beauty, and 28 You have fornicated with the sons of
you prostituted yourself because of your Assyria without being satisfied. Yea, you
name, and poured out your fornications on fornicated and yet you were not satisfied.
all who passed by; it was to him! 29 And you have fornicated your fornica-
16 And you took from your clothes and tion in the land of Canaan to the Chaldean,
made for you high places of various col- and yet you were not satisfied with this.
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30 How weak is your heart, a statement of 42 And I will make My fury to rest against
the Lord Jehovah, since you do all these, the you, and My jealousy shall turn aside from
work of a domineering, prostituting woman. you. And I will be quiet, and I will not
31 in that you have built your mound in still be angry.
the head of every highway, and you have 43 Because that which you have not re-
made your high place in every open place; membered, the days of your youth, but have
yet you have not been as one prostituting, troubled Me in all these, so, behold, even I
even scorning hire. will give your way back on your head, a
32 Like the adulterous wife, instead of her statement of the Lord Jehovah. And you
husband, she takes strangers. shall not commit the evil purposes above
33 They give a gift to all prostitutes, but all your disgusting things.
you give your gifts to all the ones loving 44 ¶ Behold, all who use proverbs shall
you, and bribe them to come to you from use this proverb against you, saying, As
all around for your fornication. the mother, so is the daughter.
34 And in you was the opposite from those 45 You are your mother’s daughter who
women in your fornications, since no one despises her husband and her sons. And you
fornicates after you, and in your giving hire, are the sister of your sisters who despise their
and hire is not given to you; in this you are husbands and their sons. Your mother was a
opposite. Hittite and your father was an Amorite.
35 ¶ Therefore, one fornicating, hear the 46 And your older sister is Samaria, she
Word of Jehovah, and her daughters who are dwelling on
36 So says the Lord Jehovah: Because your your left. And your younger sister from
lewdness was poured out, and your naked- you who dwells on the right is Sodom and
ness was bared in your fornications with her daughters.
those loving you and with the idols of your 47 Yet you have not walked in their ways
abominations, and by the blood of your and not have done according to their dis-
sons whom you gave to them; gusting things. As if it were only a little
37 therefore, behold, I will gather all those thing, you were even more corrupted than
loving you with whom you have been they in all your ways.
pleased, even all whom you have loved, 48 As I live, a statement of the Lord Je-
with all whom you have hated, And I will hovah, your sister Sodom, she and her
gather them against you from round about, daughters, have not done as you and your
and will uncover your nakedness to them. daughters have done.
Yea, they will see all your nakedness. 49 Behold, this was the iniquity of your
38 And I will judge you with judgments sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and
of adulteresses, and with those who spill abundance of idleness was in her and her
blood. And I will give you blood of fury daughters. Also, she did not strengthen the
and jealousy. hand of the poor and needy ones.
39 And I will give you into their hand, 50 And they were haughty and did dis-
and they will tear down your mound, and gusting things before My face, so I turned
will demolish your high places. And they them away as I saw fit.
shall strip you of your clothes and shall 51 And Samaria has not sinned as much
take your beautiful things, and leave you as half your sins, but you have multiplied
naked and bare. your disgusting things more than they, and
40 And they will make go up an assembly have justified your sisters in all your dis-
against you, and they shall stone you with gusting things which you have done.
stones, and cut you with their swords. 52 And you who have mediated for your
41 And they shall burn your houses with sisters must bear your shame by your sins
fire and make judgments against you in the which you abominably did more than they;
sight of many women. And I will make they are more righteous than you. And also
you stop fornicating; and, also, you shall you be ashamed and lift up your shame, in
not give hire again. that you have judged your sisters.
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53 When I shall return their captivity, the 2 Son of man, put forth a riddle and speak
captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and a parable to the house of Israel.
the captivity of Samaria and her daugh- 3 And say, So says the Lord Jehovah: A
ters, even also the captivity of your cap- great eagle came to Lebanon, one with great
tivity in their midst; wings, long of pinion, full of feathers, hav-
54 so that you may bear your shame and ing different colors to him. And he took
be disgraced from all that you have done, the top of the cedar.
since you are a comfort to them. 4 He plucked off the top of its young twigs
55 When your sisters, Sodom and her and brought it into a land of traders; he set
daughters, shall return to their former state, it in a city of merchants.
and Samaria and her daughters shall re- 5 He also took of the seed of the land and
turn to their former state, then you and planted it in a field of seed. He took it by
your daughters shall return to your former great waters; he set it as a willow.
state. 6 And it sprouted and became a spreading
56 For your sister Sodom was not to be low vine, and it turned its branches to face
heard from your mouth in the day of your toward him, and its roots were under him.
pride, And it became a vine and made branches,
57 before your evil was uncovered, as at and sent out boughs.
the time of the reproach of Syria’s daugh- 7 Also there was another great eagle with
ters and all the ones around her, the daugh- great wings and many feathers. And, be-
ters of the Philistines who hated you from hold, this vine bent its roots toward him,
round about,. and sent out its branches to him, to water
58 you are bearing your evil purposes and it, away from the beds of its planting.
your disgusting things, a statement of Je- 8 It was planted in a good field by great
hovah. waters to make branches and to bear fruit,
59 For so says the Lord Jehovah: I will to be a splendid vine.
even do with you as you have done, who 9 Say, So says the Lord Jehovah: Shall it
have despised the oath in breaking the cov- prosper? Shall he not pull up its roots and
enant. cut off its fruit and wither it? All the leaves
60 ¶ But I will remember My covenant of its sprouting shall wither, and not with
with you in the days of your youth, and I great arm, and not by many people, raise
will raise up to you an everlasting covenant. it by its roots.
61 And you shall remember your ways and 10 And behold, being planted, shall it pros-
be ashamed, when you shall receive your sis- per? Withering shall it not wither when the
ters, the older than you to the younger than east wind touches it? It shall wither in the
you, and I will give them to you for daugh- beds where it sprouted.
ters, but not by your covenant. 11 And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
62 And I, even I, will raise up My cov- saying,
enant with you. And you shall know that I 12 Say now to the rebellious house, Do you
am Jehovah, not know what these mean? But speak, Be-
63 so that you may remember and be hold, the king of Babylon has come to Jerusa-
ashamed. And you will not any more open lem, and has taken its king and its rulers,
your mouth, because of your shame, when I and has brought them to himself at Babylon.
am propitiated for you for all that you have 13 And he took of the royal seed, and he
done, a statement of the Lord Jehovah. has cut with him a covenant and has made
him enter into an oath. And he took the
Ezekiel 17 mighty of the land,
1 Under the parable of two eagles and a vine 11 is 14 that the kingdom might be low, that it
shown Jehovah’s judgment upon Jerusalem for might not lift itself up to keep its covenant,
revolting from Babylon to Egypt. that it might stand.
1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, 15 But he rebelled against him in sending
saying, his messengers to Egypt, to give horses and
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many people to him. Shall he prosper? Shall 2 What is it to you that you use this prov-
he who does these things escape? Or shall he erb concerning the land of Israel, saying,
break the covenant and be delivered? The fathers have eaten sour grapes and the
16 As I live, a statement of the Lord Jeho- teeth of the sons are dull?
vah, Does he not in the place of the king 3 As I live, there is not any longer occa-
who made him king, whose oath he despised sion to you to use this proverb in Israel, a
and whose covenant he broke, there he shall statement of the Lord Jehovah.
die with him in the midst of Babylon. 4 Behold, they are all My souls. As the soul
17 And Pharaoh shall not work for him of the father, also the soul of the son; they
with a great army or a great company in are Mine. The soul that sins, it shall die.
the war by pouring out mounds and build- 5 But a man that is a righteous one and
ing siege walls to cut off many souls. does that which is just and right,
18 And he has despised the oath by break- 6 who has not eaten on the mountains, and
ing the covenant. And, behold, he had his eyes have not lifted up to the idols of
given his hand, and he has done all these the house of Israel, and has not defiled his
things, he shall not escape. neighbor’s wife, and has not come near to
19 So the Lord Jehovah says this: As I a menstruating woman,
live, not My oath that he has despised, and 7 and has not oppressed a man. he returns
My covenant that he has broken, I will even his pledge to the debtor and has not robbed
give it on his head. by robbery; he has given his bread to the
20 And I will spread My net over him, hungry, and he has covered the naked one
and he shall be taken in My snare. And I with clothing.
will bring him to Babylon. And I will judge 8 He has not given on interest, and he has
him there with his acting unfaithfully which not taken increase; he has turned his hand
against Me he did an unfaithful act. from injustice, having done true judgment
21 And all his fugitives shall fall by the sword,
between man and man.
with all his bands. And those who remain shall 9 He has walked in My statutes and has
be scattered to every wind. And you shall knowkept My judgments to act truly; he is a
that I, Jehovah, have spoken. righteous man, living he shall live, a state-
22 ¶ So says the Lord Jehovah: And I will ment of the Lord Jehovah.
take, even I, of the top of the highest cedar 10 ¶ And if he fathers a son, a breaker,
and I will give it; and I will crop off a ten-who spills blood and does to a brother any
der one from the top of its young twigs, and of these;
I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. 11 and if he does not do any of these him-
23 I will plant it in a high mountain of self; yet even the son has eaten on the moun-
Israel. And it will bear boughs and pro- tains, and has defiled his neighbor’s wife;
duce fruit and will become a majestic ce- 12 he has oppressed the poor and needy ones;
dar. And every bird of every wing shall plundering he plundered; he has not returned
dwell under it; they shall dwell in the the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the
shadow of its branches. idols; he has done abominations;
24 And all the trees of the field shall know 13 he has given on interest and has taken
that I, Jehovah, have brought down the high increase; shall he also live? He shall not
tree. and have exalted the low tree, and live. He has done all these abominations;
have dried up the green tree, and have made dying he shall die; his blood shall be on
the dry tree flourish. I, Jehovah, have spo- him.
ken and acted. 14 And, behold! If he fathers a son who
sees all his father’s sins which he has done,
Ezekiel 18 and sees, and does not do like them;
1 Jehovah reproves the unjust parable of sour 15 he has not eaten on the mountains, and
grapes. 30 He exhorts to repentance. has not lifted up his eyes to the idols of the
1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, house of Israel; he has not defiled his
saying, neighbor’s wife,
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16 and has not oppressed a man, has not in them, he shall die for his injustice which
withheld the pledge, and plundering he has he has done.
not plundered; he has given his bread to 27 And when the wicked one turns back
the hungry, and he has covered the naked from his wickedness that he has done and
ones with clothing, does justice and righteousness, he shall keep
17 has held back his hand off the poor, his soul alive.
and has not received interest and increase. 28 Because he sees and turns back from
He has done My judgments, has walked in all his transgressions that he has done, liv-
My statutes. He shall not die for the iniq- ing he shall live; he shall not die.
uity of his father, living he shall live. 29 But the house of Israel says, The way
18 His father, because he did extortion, of the Lord is not made even. Are My ways
plundering his brother by plunder, and did not made even, O house of Israel? Is it not
not do the good thing among his people, your ways that are not made even?
behold, even he shall die in his iniquity. 30 ¶ I will judge you, each man by his
19 Yet you say, Why? Does not the son ways, O house of Israel, a statement of the
bear the iniquity of the father? When the Lord Jehovah. Turn and be made to turn
son has done judgment and righteousness, back from all your transgressions, and in-
he has kept all My statutes and has done iquity shall not be a stumbling-block to
them, living he shall live. you.
20 The soul that sins, it shall die. A son 31 Cast away all your transgressions from
shall not bear the iniquity of the father, you by which you have transgressed in
and a father shall not bear the iniquity of them, and make for yourselves a new heart
the son. The righteousness of the righteous and a new spirit; for why will you die, O
one shall be upon him, and the wickedness house of Israel?
of the wicked one shall be on him. 32 For I do not have delight in the death
21 ¶ But the wicked one, if he will turn of him who dies, a statement of the Lord
from all his sins which he has done, and Jehovah: even turn and live.
keep all My statutes, and do justice and
righteousness, living he shall live; he shall Ezekiel 19
not die. 1 A lamentation for the rulers of Israel, under the
22 All his transgressions that he has done, parable of lions’ cubs taken in a pit, 10 and for
they shall not be recalled to him in his righ- Jerusalem, under the parable of a wasted vine.
teousness which he has done; he shall live. 1 ¶ And you lift up a lament for the rulers
23 Delighting, do I delight in the death of of Israel,
the wicked one? a statement of the Lord 2 and say, What is your mother? A lion-
Jehovah. Is it not that he should turn from ess, she lay down among lions, among
his ways and live? young lions she multiplied her cubs.
24 But when the righteous one turns from 3 And she brought up one of her cubs; he
his righteousness and does injustice, ac- became a young lion and learned to tear
cording to all the disgusting things that the the prey; he ate men.
wicked one has done, he does, shall he live? 4 And the nations heard of him. He was
All his righteousness that he has done shall taken in their pit, and they brought him in
not be remembered in his acting unfaith- chains to the land of Egypt.
fully that he has done in his unfaithful act, 5 And when she saw that she had waited,
and in his sin that he has sinned, in them and her hope had been lost, even she took
he shall die. another of her cubs and made him a young
25 Yet you say, The way of the Lord is lion.
not made even. Hear now, O house of Is- 6 And he went about among the lions. He
rael. Is My way not made even? Are your became a young lion and learned to tear
ways the ones not made even? the prey; he ate men.
26 When a righteous one turns back from 7 And he knew his widows, and he laid
his righteousness and does injustice and dies their cities waste, and the land and its
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fullness were desolated from the sound of My hand to the seed of the house of Jacob,
his roaring. and I was made known to them in the land
8 Then He gave the nations to be against of Egypt, when I lifted up My hand to
him on every side from the provinces, and them, saying, I am Jehovah your God.
they spread their net over him; he was taken 6 In that day I lifted up My hand to them
in their pit. to bring them out from the land of Egypt
9 And they put him in a cage in chains into a land flowing with milk and honey
and brought him to the king of Babylon. that I had searched out for them, the glory
They brought him into hunting nets so that of it is to all lands.
his voice should not any longer be heard 7 And I said to them, Let each man cast
on the mountains of Israel. away the abominable idols of his eyes, and
10 ¶ Your mother is like a vine in your do not defile yourselves with the idols of
blood, planted by the waters. She was fruit- Egypt; I am Jehovah your God.
ful and full of branches because of many 8 But they rebelled against Me and would
waters. not listen to Me. They did not each man
11 And there were rods to her, strong for cast away the abominable idols of their eyes,
the scepters of rulers, and her stature was and they did not forsake the idols of Egypt.
exalted among the thick branches. And it And I said, I will pour out My fury against
was seen in her height, with the multitude them, to complete My anger against them
of her branches. in the midst of the land of Egypt.
12 But she was plucked in fury. She was 9 But I worked for My name’s sake, that
thrown to the ground, and the east wind it should not be profaned in the eyes of the
dried up her fruit. Her strong rods were nations of whom they were among them,
torn away and withered; the fire burned it. of whom I made Myself known to them in
13 And now she is planted in the wilder- their eyes, by bringing them out of the land
ness, in a dry and thirsty ground. of Egypt.
14 And fire has gone out from a rod of 10 ¶ I caused them to go out from the
her branches, it consumed her fruit, and land of Egypt, and brought them into the
there is not a strong rod in her to be a scep- wilderness.
ter to rule. It is a lament, and has become a 11 And I gave them My statutes, and I
lament. made them know My judgments, which if
a man does them, even he will live by them.
Ezekiel 20 12 And I also gave them My sabbaths to be
1 Jehovah refuses to listen to the elders of Israel. a sign between Me and them, that they might
5 Their rebellions in Egypt 27 and in the land. know that I am Jehovah who sets them apart.
33 He promises to gather them by the gospel. 13 But the house of Israel rebelled against
1 ¶ And it was in the seventh year, in the Me in the wilderness. They did not walk
fifth month, the tenth of the month, men in My statutes, and they despised My judg-
came from the elders of Israel to inquire ments, which if a man does them even he
of Jehovah, and sat before me. will live by them. And they greatly pro-
2 And the Word of Jehovah was to me, faned My sabbaths. And I said, I will pour
saying, out My fury on them in the wilderness, to
3 Son of man, speak to the elders of Is- finish them.
rael and say to them, So says the Lord Je- 14 But I worked for My name’s sake, that
hovah: Have you come to inquire of Me? it should not be profaned in the eyes of the
As I live, a statement of the Lord Jehovah, nations, of whom I brought them out, in
I will not be inquired of by you. their eyes.
4 Will you judge them, will you judge, 15 And I also lifted up My hand to them
son of man? Cause them to know the dis- in the wilderness, that I would not bring
gusting things of their fathers. them into the land which I had given them,
5 ¶ And say to them, So says the Lord flowing with milk and honey; it is the glory
Jehovah: In the day I chose Israel and lifted to all the lands,
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16 because they despised My judgments, soothing aroma there and poured out their
and they did not walk in My statutes, and drink offerings there.
they profaned My sabbaths; for their heart 29 And I said to them, What is the high
went after their idols. place there to which you go? And its name
17 And My eye spared them, from de- is called High Place to this day.
stroying them, and I did not make an end 30 Therefore say to the house of Israel, So
of them in the wilderness. says the Lord Jehovah: Are you being de-
18 But I said to their sons in the wilder- filed in the way of your fathers? And do you
ness, Do not walk in the statutes of your go fornicating after their abominable idols?
fathers and do not keep their judgments, 31 For in your lifting up your gifts, in
and do not defile yourselves with their idols. your making your sons pass through the
19 I am Jehovah your God, walk in My fire, you defile yourselves with all your
statutes, and keep My judgments, and do idols, even to this day. And shall I be in-
them. quired of by you, O house of Israel? As I
20 And keep My sabbaths holy, and they live, a statement of the Lord Jehovah, I
shall be a sign between Me and you, that will not be inquired of by you.
you may know that I am Jehovah your God. 32 And what comes upon your spirit shall
21 But the sons rebelled against Me. They surely not be, that you say, We will be like
did not walk in My statutes, and they did not the nations, like the families of the lands,
keep My judgments, to do them, which if a to serve wood and stone.
man does them, he shall live by them. They 33 ¶ As I live, a statement of the Lord
profaned My sabbaths. And I said I would Jehovah, Surely with a mighty hand, and
pour out My fury on them, to complete My with a stretched out arm, and with fury
anger against them in the wilderness. poured out, I will reign over you.
22 But I turned back My hand and worked 34 And I will bring you out from the
for My name’s sake, that it should not be peoples and gather you from the lands in
profaned in the eyes of the nations, from which you are scattered among them with
whom I brought them out in their eyes. a mighty hand and with an outstretched
23 And I lifted up My hand to them in the arm, and with fury poured out.
wilderness, to disperse them among the na- 35 And I will bring you into the wilder-
tions and sow them among the lands, ness of the peoples, and there I will be
24 because they had not done My judg- judging face to face with you.
ments and had despised My statutes and 36 Just as I was judging your fathers in
had profaned My sabbaths. And their eyes the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I
were after their fathers’ idols. will be judging you, a statement of the
25 And I also gave them statutes that were Lord Jehovah.
not good, and judgments by which they 37 And I will cause you to pass under the
could not live. rod, and I will bring you into the bond of
26 And I defiled them by their own gifts, by the covenant.
making all the first-born to pass through the 38 And I will purge from among you the
fire, so that I might waste them, to the end that ones rebelling and the ones transgressing
they might know that I am Jehovah. against Me. I will bring them out of the
27 ¶ So speak to the house of Israel, son of land where they sojourn, and they shall not
man, and say to them, So says the Lord Je- come into the land of Israel. And you shall
hovah: Yet in this your fathers have acted know that I am Jehovah.
unfaithfully against Me by an unfaithful act. 39 And you, O house of Israel, so says the
28 When I had brought them into the land Lord Jehovah: Go, every man serve his idols,
for which I lifted up My hand, to give it to even hereafter, if you will not listen to Me.
them, even they saw every high hill and But you will not still profane My holy name
every leafy tree; and they offered their sac- with your gifts and with your idols.
rifices there. And they have their provok- 40 For in My holy mountain in the moun-
ing offering there. They also made their tain height of Israel, a statement of the Lord
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Jehovah, all the house of Israel shall serve 3 And say to the land of Israel, So says
Me there, all of them in the land. There I Jehovah: Behold, I am against you and My
will accept them, and there I will seek your sword will be made to go out from its
heave offerings and the firstfruits of your sheath, and I will cut off from you the righ-
offerings, with all your holy things. teous one and the wicked one.
41 I will accept you with a soothing aroma 4 Because I will cut off the righteous one
when I bring you from the peoples and gather and the wicked one from you, therefore,
you from the lands where you have been My sword shall go out from its sheath
scattered in them. And I will be sanctified against all flesh, from the Negeb to the
among you in the eyes of the nations. north.
42 And you shall know that I am Jehovah 5 And all flesh shall know that I, Jeho-
when I bring you into the land of Israel, to vah, have made go out My sword from its
the land for which I lifted up My hand to sheath; it shall not return any more.
give it to your fathers. 6 And you, son of man, groan with the
43 And you shall remember there your breaking of your loins, and groan with bit-
ways and all your doings by which you terness before their eyes.
have been defiled in them. And you will 7 And it will be, when they say to you,
hate yourselves to your faces for all your For what do you groan? And you shall say,
evils which you have done. Because of the news that is coming. And
44 And you shall know that I am Jehovah every heart will melt, and all hands will
when I have worked with you for My become feeble. And every spirit will faint
name’s sake, and not by your evil ways and all knees will go down as water. Be-
and by your corrupt doings, O house of hold, it comes, and it shall be, a statement
Israel, a statement of the Lord Jehovah. of the Lord Jehovah.
45 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, 8 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
saying, saying,
46 Son of man, set your face the way of 9 Son of man, prophesy and say, So says
the south, and drop a word toward the the Lord: Say, A sword! A sword is sharp-
Negeb, and prophesy against the forest of ened and also is polished!
the field of the Negeb. 10 It is sharpened in order to slaughter a
47 And say to the forest of the Negeb, slaughter. It is polished so that there may
Hear the Word of Jehovah. So says the Lord be a flash to it. Or shall we rejoice? You
Jehovah: Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, are despising the rod of My son, as if it
and it will eat up every moist tree and ev- were every tree.
ery dry tree among you. The glowing of 11 And He has given it to be polished, to
the flame shall not be put out, and by it be taken by the palm. The sword, it is
shall be scorched all the faces from the sharpened, and it is polished, to give it into
Negeb to the north. the hand of the slayer.
48 And all flesh shall see that I, Jehovah, 12 Cry out and howl, son of man. For it
have kindled it; it shall not be put out. shall be on My people. It shall be on all
49 And I said, Ah, Lord Jehovah! They the rulers of Israel; they are thrown to the
are saying of me, Does he not speak in sword with My people, so slap your thigh,
parables? 13 because it is a test. And what if even
the despising rod shall not be? a statement
Ezekiel 21 of the Lord Jehovah.
Ezekiel prophesies against Jerusalem with a sign 14 And you, son of man, prophesy and
of sighing. strike palm to palm. And let the sword be
1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, doubled the third time, the sword of the
saying, wounded. It is the sword of the wounded,
2 Son of man, set your face against Jerusa- the great one that surrounds them,
lem and drop a word toward the holy places, 15 so that their heart may melt and many
and prophesy against the land of Israel. stumble at all their gates. I have given the
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sword of slaughter. Ah! It is made like light- even say, The sword, the sword is loos-
ning; it is wrapped for a slaughter. ened. It is polished for slaughter to make
16 Sharpen yourself on the right! Set an end, so that it may be like lightning.
yourself on the left, wherever your face is 29 While they see vain visions for you,
appointed. while they divine a lie to you, to put you
17 And also I, I will strike My palm to on the necks of the wounded, of the wicked
My palm, and I will cause My fury to rest. whom their day has come, in the time of
I, Jehovah, have spoken. iniquity it shall have an end.
18 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, 30 Return it to its sheath. In the place
saying, where you were created, in the land of your
19 And you, son of man, set for yourself origin, I will judge you.
two ways, that the sword of the king of 31 And I will pour out on you My dis-
Babylon may come. Both of them shall gust; with the fire of My wrath I will blow
come out from one land. And create a hand against you and give you into the hand of
at the head of the way to the city; create it. burning men, skilled in destruction.
20 You shall set a way that the sword may 32 You shall be to the fire for food. Your
enter into Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, blood shall be in the midst of the land. You
and into Judah, into fortified Jerusalem. shall not be remembered, for I, Jehovah,
21 For the king of Babylon shall stand at have spoken.
the mother of the way, at the head of the
two ways to practice divination. He shall Ezekiel 22
shake arrows, he shall ask household idols; 1 A catalog of sins in Jerusalem. 23 The corrup-
he shall look at the liver. tion of prophets, priests, rulers, and people.
22 At his right shall be the divination for 1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
Jerusalem, to set battering rams, to open saying,
the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the 2 And you, son of man, will you judge,
voice with shouting, to set battering rams will you judge the bloody city? Then cause
against the gates, to pour out a mound, and her to know all her disgusting things.
to build a siege-wall. 3 And you shall say, So says the Lord Je-
23 And it shall be to them an empty di- hovah: The city pours out blood in her
vining before their eyes, those who have midst, that her time may come. And she
sworn oaths to them. But he will remem- makes idols against herself, to defile her-
ber iniquity, that they may be taken. self.
24 So the Lord Jehovah says this: Because 4 By your blood which you have poured
you remembered your iniquity, in that your out, you are guilty; and by your idols which
transgressions are uncovered, so that your you have made, you are defiled. And your
sins are seen in all your doings, because days are brought near, and you have come
you have remembered, you shall be taken to your years. Therefore, I have made you
with the palm. a reproach to the nations, and a mocking
25 And you, O wounded, wicked prince to all the lands.
of Israel, of whom has come his day in the 5 Those who are near and those far from
time of iniquity of the end, you shall mock against you, O defiled of
26 so says the Lord Jehovah: Remove the name, abounding in tumult.
diadem and lift off the crown. This shall 6 Behold, the rulers of Israel, each man
not be as this was. Lift up the low one, by his might, have been in you in order to
and make the high one low. pour out blood.
27 Ruin, ruin, ruin! I will appoint it! Also 7 In you they have despised father and
this shall not be until the coming of Him mother. In your midst they have dealt with
to whom is the right, and I will give it. the alien by oppression. In you they op-
28 ¶ And you, son of man, prophesy and pressed the widow and the orphan.
say, So says the Lord Jehovah concerning 8 You have despised My holy things and
the sons of Ammon, and as to their reproach, have profaned My sabbaths.
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9 In you are men of slander in order to And you shall know that I, Jehovah, have
pour out blood, and in you they eat on the poured out My fury on you.
mountains. In your midst they do unchaste 23 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
acts. saying,
10 In you he has uncovered the nakedness 24 Son of man, speak to her: You are a
of the father; in you they humbled the de- land, she is not being cleansed, you are not
filed by her impurity. rained on in the day of disgust.
11 And a man has done an abomination 25 A plot by her prophets is in her midst,
with his neighbor’s wife, and a man has like a roaring lion tearing prey. They have
defiled his daughter-in-law in unchaste devoured souls and they have taken the
acts. And in you a man has humbled his riches and gems. They multiplied her wid-
sister, his father’s daughter. ows in her midst.
12 In you they have taken bribes in order to 26 Her priests have violated My Law and
pour out blood. You have taken interest and have profaned My holy things. They have
increase, and you have gained by extortion not separated between the holy and the com-
of your neighbor. And you have forgotten mon, and between the unclean and clean
Me, a statement of the Lord Jehovah. they have not taught. And they have hid-
13 And behold! I have struck My palm den their eyes from the sabbaths, and I am
against your unjust gain which you have profaned among them.
made, and at your blood which has been in 27 Her rulers in her midst are like wolves
your midst. tearing prey, to pour out blood, to destroy
14 Can your heart stand, or can your souls, in order to gain unjust gain.
hands be strong, in the days that I shall 28 And her prophets have daubed themselves
work with you? I, Jehovah, have spoken, with lime, a seer of empty visions, and divining
and I will work. lies to them, saying, So says the Lord Jehovah,
15 And I will scatter you among the na- when Jehovah has not spoken.
tions and disperse you in the lands. And I 29 The people of the land have used op-
will destroy your uncleanness out of you. pression and practiced robbery. And they
16 And you will be profaned in you in the troubled the afflicted one and the needy
eyes of the nations. And you shall know one; and they have oppressed the alien with-
that I am Jehovah. out justice.
17 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, 30 And I sought among them a man to
saying, wall up a wall and stand in the breach be-
18 Son of man, the house of Israel has fore Me for the land, that I should not de-
become dross to Me. All of them are bronze stroy it, but I found none.
and tin, and iron and lead, in the middle of 31 And I have poured out on them My
the furnace; they are the dross of silver. disgust. With the fire of My wrath I con-
19 So the Lord Jehovah says this: Because sumed them. I have given their way on their
you, all of you, have become for dross, heads, a statement of the Lord Jehovah.
therefore, behold, I will gather you into
the midst of Jerusalem. Ezekiel 23
20 As they gather silver, and bronze, and The whoredoms of Oholah and Oholibah.
iron, and lead, and tin, into the middle of 1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
the furnace, to blow the fire on it to melt saying,
it; so I will gather you in My anger and in 2 Son of man, there were two women,
My fury, and I will leave you there and daughters of one mother.
melt you. 3 And they fornicated in Egypt; in their
21 And I will collect you and blow on youth they fornicated. Their breasts were
you in the fire of My wrath, and you shall handled, and there their virgin nipples were
be melted in its midst. worked.
22 As silver is melted in the midst of the 4 And their names were Oholah, the old-
furnace, so you shall be melted in its midst. est, and Oholibah, her sister. And they were
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Mine, and they bore sons and daughters. 18 And she uncovered her fornications and
And their names: Samaria is Oholah, and uncovered her nakedness. And My soul was
Jerusalem is Oholibah. alienated from her just as My soul was alien-
5 And Oholah fornicated under Me. And ated from her sister.
she lusted on ones loving her, to Assyria 19 And she multiplied her fornications to
nearby, recall the days of her youth, in which she
6 clothed with purple, governors and rul- had fornicated in the land of Egypt.
ers, all of them desirable young men, horse- 20 And she lusted on their paramours of
men riding horses. whom the flesh of asses resembles their flesh,
7 And she gave her fornications on them, and as the issue of horses was their issue.
the choice sons of Assyria, with all of them, 21 And you longed for the wickedness of
and with all after whom she lusted. She your youth, when from Egypt they worked
defiled herself with all their idols. your nipples, for the sake of the breasts of
8 And she did not leave her fornications your youth.
from Egypt. For they lay with her in her 22 ¶ Therefore, O Oholibah, the Lord Je-
youth, and they worked her virgin nipples hovah says this: Behold, I will arouse ones
and poured their fornications on her. loving you against you, from whom your
9 So I have given her into the hand of soul is alienated. And I will bring them
ones loving her, into the hand of the sons against you from round about,
of Assyria, on whom she lusted, on them. 23 Babylon’s sons and all the Chaldeans,
10 They uncovered her nakedness. They Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, all the sons of
took her sons and her daughters. And they Assyria with them, desirable young men,
killed her with the sword. And she was governors and rulers, all of them, third heads
notorious among women, and they ex- and ones called, all of them riding horses.
ecuted judgments on her. 24 And they shall come against you with
11 ¶ And her sister Oholibah saw. And weapon, chariot, and wheel, and with an
she was more corrupt in her lustfulness than assembly of peoples; buckler and shield and
she, and her fornications were greater than helmet shall set against you round about.
her sister’s. And I will give before them judgment, and
12 She lusted to the sons of Assyria nearby, they will judge you by their judgments.
governors and rulers clothed most perfectly, 25 And I will give My jealousy against you,
horsemen riding horses, all of them desir- and they will deal with you in fury. Your
able young men. nose and your ears they will take, and the
13 Then I saw that she was defiled, one rest of you shall fall by the sword. They will
way was to both of them. take your sons and your daughters, and the
14 And she added to her fornications. And rest of you shall be devoured by the fire.
she saw men carved on the wall, images of 26 And they will strip you of your clothes,
the Chaldeans engraved with vermillion and take the articles of your beauty.
color, 27 And I will cause your wickedness to
15 girded with girdles on their loins, cease from you, and your fornication from
with overflowing turbans on their heads, the land of Egypt. And you shall not lift
the look of rulers, all of them, like the up your eyes to them, and Egypt shall not
sons of Babylon in Chaldea, the land of be remembered by you any more.
their birth. 28 For so says the Lord Jehovah: Behold,
16 And she lusted after them, to the look I will give you into the hand of those whom
of her eyes, and sent messengers to them you hate, into the hand of whom your soul
into Chaldea. was alienated from them.
17 And the sons of Babylon came to her, 29 And they shall work with you in ha-
to the bed of loves. And they defiled her tred and take all your labor, and shall leave
with their fornications. And she was de- you naked and bare. And the nudity of your
filed with them, and her soul was alien- adulteries will be bared, even your lewd-
ated from them. ness and your fornications.
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30 These will be done to you because you went in to Oholah and to Oholibah, the
have fornicated after the nations, because wicked women.
you are defiled with their idols. 45 And as righteous men, they shall judge
31 You have walked in the way of your sis- them with the judgment of adulteresses, and
ter, and I will give her cup into your hand. the judgment of women who pour out
32 So says the Lord Jehovah: You shall drink blood, because they are adulteresses, and
your sister’s cup deep and wide; you shall be blood is in their hands.
laughed at and mocked, for it holds much. 46 For so says the Lord Jehovah: Bring
33 With drunkenness and sorrow you are up on them an assembly, and give them to
filled, the cup of horror and ruin, the cup horror and plunder.
of your sister Samaria. 47 And the assembly shall stone them with
34 And you shall drink it and drain it. stones and cut them down with their
And you shall break its fragments and tear swords. They shall slay their sons and their
off your breasts. For I have spoken, a state- daughters, and they shall burn their houses
ment of the Lord Jehovah. with fire.
35 Therefore so says the Lord Jehovah, 48 And I will cause to cease wickedness
Because you have forgotten Me and cast out of the land, that all the women may be
Me behind your back, so also you bear your taught, even not to do according to your
wickedness and your adulteries. wickedness.
36 ¶ And Jehovah said to me, Son of man, 49 And they shall put your wickedness on
will you judge Oholah and Oholibah and you, and you shall bear the sins of your
declare to them their disgusting things? idols. And you shall know that I am the
37 For they have done adultery, and blood Lord Jehovah.
is on their hands. Yea, they have done adul-
tery with their idols, and even their sons Ezekiel 24
whom they bore to Me, they cause to pass 1 Under the parable of a boiling pot 6 is shown
to them to be devoured. the irrevocable destruction of Jerusalem.
38 Again they have done this to Me: They 1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me
have defiled My sanctuary in that day, and in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the
have profaned My sabbaths. tenth of the month, saying,
39 And when they had slaughtered their sons 2 Son of man, write for yourself the name
to their idols, then they came into My sanc- of the day, this very day. The king of
tuary in that day to profane it. And, Behold, Babylon has leaned toward Jerusalem in
this they have done in the midst of My house. this very day.
40 Also they have sent for men to come 3 And parable a parable to the house of
from a distance, of whom a messenger was rebellion, and say to them, So says the Lord
sent to them. And behold, they came, for Jehovah: Set on the pot! Set it on, and also
whom you washed, painted your eyes, and pour water in it.
were adorned with gems. 4 Gather its pieces into it, every good
41 And you sat on a glorious bed, and a piece, the thigh and the shoulder. Fill it
table was arranged before it, and My in- with choice bones.
cense and My oil you set on it. 5 Take the choice of the flock and also
42 And the sound of a crowd at ease was pile the bones under it. Boiling make it
with her, and Sabeans from the wilderness boil. Also let them seethe its bones in it.
were brought with the men of the host of 6 So the Lord Jehovah says this: Woe to
mankind. And they put bracelets on their the bloody city, to the pot whose rust is in
hands and crowns of beauty on their heads. it, and its rust has not gone out of it! Bring
43 And I said about the one worn in adul- it out piece by piece. Let not a lot fall on
teries, Will they now fornicate with her, it.
and she with them? 7 For her blood is in her midst, she set it
44 And they went in to her. As they go in on a shining rock. She did not pour it on
to a woman that does adultery, so they the ground, to cover it with dust.
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8 In order to cause fury to come up to 22 And you shall do as I have done. You
take vengeance, I have put her blood on a shall not cover over the mustache, and you
shining rock, that it should not be covered. shall not eat the bread of men.
9 So the Lord Jehovah says this: Woe to 23 And your turbans shall be on your heads
the bloody city! I also shall make great the and your sandals on your feet. You shall
pile, not wail nor weep, but you shall rot away
10 and heap on the wood, kindle the fire, in your iniquities, and each man groan to
consume the flesh, and mix in the spice, his brother.
and let the bones be burned. 24 And Ezekiel is for a sign to you. As all
11 And make it stand on its coals empty, that he has done, you shall do. And when
so that it may be hot and its bronze may it comes, even you shall know that I am
burn, and its defilement be melted in its the Lord Jehovah.
midst, that its scum may be consumed. 25 And you, son of man, will it not be on
12 She is wearied with toil, and the in- the day when I take from them their
crease of her scum did not go out, her rust strength, the joy of their beauty, the desire
will be in the fire. of their eyes, and the lifting up of their
13 In your defilement is wickedness. Be- soul, their sons and their daughters?
cause I have cleansed you, yet you are not 26 He, the fugitive, will come in that day,
cleansed; you shall not be cleansed from to cause you to hear with your ears.
your defilement any more until I have 27 In that day your mouth shall be opened
caused My fury to cease on you. to the fugitive, and you shall speak and
14 I, Jehovah, have spoken; it shall come, not be mute any longer. And you shall be
and I will do it. I will not let go, and I will to them a sign, and they shall know that I
not spare, I will not pity. By your ways am Jehovah.
and by your doings they shall judge you, a
statement of the Lord Jehovah. Ezekiel 25
15 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, Jehovah’s vengeance on the Ammonites, Moab,
saying, Seir, Edom, and on the Philistines.
16 Son of man, behold, I am taking from 1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
you the desire of your eyes with a stroke. saying,
Yet you shall not wail nor weep, and your 2 Son of man, set your face against the
tears shall not come. sons of Ammon and prophesy against them.
17 Groan quietly, be silent; do not make a 3 And say to the sons of Ammon, Hear
mourning for her who died. Bind your tur- the Word of the Lord Jehovah. So says the
ban on you, and put your sandals on your Lord Jehovah: Because you have said, Aha!
feet, and do not cover the mustache and do against My sanctuary when it was profaned,
not eat the bread of men. and against the land of Israel when it was
18 And I spoke to the people in the morn- ruined, and against the house of Judah when
ing. And my wife died in the evening; and they went into captivity;
I did in the morning as I was commanded. 4 therefore, behold, I will give you to the
19 And the people said to me, Will you sons of the east for a possession. And they
not declare to us what are these to us, the shall set their camp sites among you, and
things you are doing? put among you their dwellings. They shall
20 And I said to them, The Word of Jeho- eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk.
vah was to me, saying, 5 And I will give Rabbah for a pasture for
21 Speak to the house of Israel, So says camels, and the sons of Ammon for a rest-
the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane ing place for flocks. And you shall know
My sanctuary, the pride of your strength, that I am Jehovah.
the desire of your eyes, and that which your 6 For so says the Lord Jehovah: Because
soul pities. And your sons and your daugh- you have clapped the hand, and you stamped
ters whom you have forsaken shall fall by the foot, and rejoiced with all your spite in
the sword. your soul against the land of Israel;
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7 so, behold, I will stretch out My hand 2 Son of man, because Tyre has said against
on you and will give you as a prize to the Jerusalem, Aha! She is shattered, the doors
nations. And I will cut you off from the of the peoples; she has turned to me, I shall
peoples, and I will make you perish from be filled, she is laid waste.
the lands; I will destroy you, and you shall 3 So the Lord Jehovah says this, Behold,
know that I am Jehovah. I am against you, O Tyre. And I will cause
8 ¶ So says the Lord Jehovah: Because many nations to go up against you, as the
Moab and Seir say, Behold, the house of sea causes its waves to go up.
Judah is like all the nations. 4 And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre
9 So behold! I will open the side of Moab and break down her towers. I will also scrape
from the cities, from his cities, from his her dust from her and give her to be like a
borders, the glory of the land: Beth- shining rock.
jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim, 5 It shall be a spreading place for nets in
10 to the sons of the east, with the sons of the middle of the sea. For I have spoken, a
Ammon, even I will give it for a posses- statement of the Lord Jehovah. And she
sion so that the sons of Ammon may not shall be a prize to the nations.
be remembered among the nations. 6 And her daughters who are in the field
11 And I will execute judgments on Moab. shall be killed by the sword. And they shall
And they shall know that I am Jehovah. know that I am Jehovah.
12 Thus says the Lord Jehovah: Because 7 For so says the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I
Edom has acted by taking vengeance will bring on Tyre from the north,
against the house of Judah, and they are Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, a king of
very guilty and are avenged on them, kings, with horses and with chariot and with
13 so the Lord Jehovah says this: I will a company of horsemen, even many people.
stretch My hand on Edom and will cut off 8 He shall kill your daughters in the field
from it man and beast, and I will lay it with the sword. And he shall set siege walls
waste. From Teman even to Dedan they against you and pour out a mound against
shall fall by the sword. you, and raise a buckler against you.
14 And I will put My vengeance on Edom 9 And he will set the stroke of his ram
by the hand of My people Israel. And they against your walls, and he will break down
shall do in Edom as is My anger and as is your towers with his axes.
My fury. And they shall know My ven- 10 From the multitude of his horses their
geance, a statement of the Lord Jehovah. dust shall cover you. From the sound of
15 So says the Lord Jehovah: Because the horsemen, and the wheel, and the
the Philistines have acted in vengeance chariot, your walls shall shake when he goes
and have taken vengeance with spite in into your gates, as they enter a city that is
their soul, to destroy with perpetual en- breached.
mity; 11 With the hoofs of the horses, he will
16 so the Lord Jehovah says this, Behold, trample all your open places. He shall kill
I will stretch My hand on the Philistines, your people by the sword, and the pillars of
and I will cut off the Cherethites and will your strength shall go down to the ground.
destroy the rest of the coast of the sea. 12 And they shall draw out your wealth
17 And I will execute on them great ven- and plunder your merchandise. And they
geance with rebukes of fury. And when I shall tear down your walls and destroy your
put My vengeance on them, they will know desirable houses. And they shall set your
that I am Jehovah. stones and your timber and your dust in
the midst of the water.
Ezekiel 26 13 And I will make cease the noise of your
Tyre, for enmity against Jerusalem, is threatened. songs. And the sound of your harps shall
1 ¶ And it was in the eleventh year, in the not be heard any more.
first of the month, the Word of Jehovah 14 And I will make you like a shining
was to me, saying, rock. You shall be a spreading place for
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They shall take up a lament for you 797 Ezekiel 27
nets, you shall not be built any more. For 4 In the heart of the seas are your bor-
I, Jehovah, have spoken, a statement of the ders, your builders have perfected your
Lord Jehovah. beauty.
15 ¶ So says the Lord Jehovah to Tyre: 5 They have made for you all your planks
Shall not the isles shake at the sound of of fir trees of Senir. They have taken a
your fall, when the pierced ones groan, in cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for
the slaying of the slaughter in your midst? you.
16 And all the rulers of the sea shall come 6 They have made your oars of the oaks
down from their thrones and lay aside their of Bashan. They made your deck with ivory
robes and strip off their embroidered gar- from the coasts of Kittim, daughter of
ments. They shall be clothed with Assyria.
tremblings. They shall sit on the ground 7 Of fine linen with embroidered work
and shall tremble at every moment and be from Egypt was the thing you spread out,
appalled at you. an ensign for you, violet and purple from
17 And they shall lift up a lament for you the coasts, of Elishah was your covering.
and say to you, How you are perished, who 8 The ones living in Sidon and Arvad were
lived by the seas, the city well praised, rowers to you. Your wise ones, O Tyre,
which was strong in the sea, she and those they were your sailors.
living in her, who put their terrors on all 9 The elders of Gebal and her wise ones
the ones living in her! were in you making strong your seams. All
18 Now the isles shall tremble in the day the ships of the sea and their seamen were
of your fall. Yea, the isles by the sea shallwith you, to exchange your merchandise.
be troubled at your going down. 10 Persia and Lud and Lydia were in your
19 For so says the Lord Jehovah: When I army, men of war to you; they hung the
shall give you to be a ruined city, like the shield and the helmet in you. They gave
cities that do not have ones living in them, to you your splendor.
when I shall bring up on you the deep, and 11 The sons of Arvad and your army were
great waters shall cover you. on your walls all around, and warriors were
20 And I will bring you down with those in your towers. They hung their weapons
going down into the Pit, with the people on your walls all around, they have per-
in days of old, and I shall set you in the fected your beauty.
earth’s lowest parts, in places ruined 12 Tarshish was your trader from the
from days of old, with ones going down multitude of your wealth. With silver, iron,
to the Pit, so that you have none living tin, and lead, they gave for your wares.
in you. But I gave glory in the land of 13 Javan, Tubal and Meshech, they were
the living. your merchants, they gave the souls of men
21 I will give you terrors, and you will and vessels of bronze for your goods.
not be. Though you are sought, yet you 14 From the house of Togarmah they gave
shall not be found any more forever, a state-horses and war horses and mules for your
ment of the Lord Jehovah. wares.
15 The sons of Dedan were your mer-
Ezekiel 27 chants, many isles were the traffic of your
The great and unrecoverable fall of Tyre. hand. Tusks of ivory and ebony they
1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, brought as your gift.
saying, 16 Syria was your trader from the multi-
2 And you, son of man, lift up a lament in tude of your works; with jewels, purple,
Tyre. and embroidered work, and fine linen, and
3 And say to Tyre, Oh you who dwell at coral, and rubies they gave for your wares.
the entrances of the sea, a merchant of the 17 Judah and the land of Israel were your
peoples for many isles, so says the Lord merchants; with wheat from Minnith and
Jehovah: O Tyre, you have said, I am per- Pannag, and honey and oil and balm they
fect of beauty. gave for your goods.
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18 Damascus was your trader in the mul- Who is like Tyre, as one silenced in the
titude of your works, from the multitude midst of the sea?
of all your wealth, in the wine of Helbon, 33 When your wares went out from the
and white wool. seas, you satisfied many peoples. With the
19 And Dan and Javan going about gave multitude of your wealth and your goods,
for your wares; smooth iron, cassia, and you enriched the kings of the earth.
cane were among your goods. 34 At this time you are broken from the
20 Dedan was your merchant in loose seas. By the depths of the waters your goods
cloths for riding. and all your company have fallen in your
21 Arabia and all the rulers of Kedar, they midst.
were traders of your land in lambs and rams 35 All those living in the isles are appalled
and goats, in these were your trade. at you, and their kings are shivering horri-
22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah bly in the tempest; their faces tremble.
were your merchants; with the chief of all 36 The traders among the peoples hiss
the spices, and with every precious stone over you; you have become terrors. And
and gold, they gave for your wares. until forever you shall not be.
23 Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the mer-
chants of Sheba, Assyria, Chilmad were Ezekiel 28
your merchants. 1 Jehovah’s judgment on the ruler of Tyre for his
24 They were your merchants in perfect pride. 24 The restoration of Israel.
things, in violet cloth and embroidered 1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
work, and in carpets of many colors, with saying,
tightly bound cords, and cedars among 2 Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, So
your merchandise. says the Lord Jehovah, Because your heart
25 The ships of Tarshish were the travel- is lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I
ers of your goods. And you were filled and sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the
made very glorious in the heart of the seas. seas; yet you are a man, and not God, though
26 ¶ Your rowers made you come into you give your heart as the heart of gods.
great waters, the east wind has broken you 3 Behold, you are wiser than Daniel. Ev-
in the heart of the seas. ery one of the secret things are not hidden
27 Your wealth and your wares and your to you.
goods, your seamen and your sailors mak- 4 With your wisdom and with your un-
ing strong your seams, and the traders of derstanding you have made wealth for
your goods, and all your men of war who yourself, and have worked gold and silver
are in you, and all your assembly in your into your treasuries.
midst, shall fall into the heart of the seas 5 By your great wisdom, by your trade
in the day of your ruin. you have multiplied your wealth, and your
28 At the sound of the cry of your sailors heart is lifted up because of your wealth.
the pasture lands will shake. 6 So the Lord Jehovah says this: Because
29 And all who handle the oar shall come you have given your heart as the heart of
down from their ships, the seamen, all the gods,
sailors of the sea. They shall stand on the 7 behold, so I will bring on you awesome
land, strangers of the nations. And they shall draw
30 and will make heard their voice against their swords against the beauty of your wis-
you, and will cry bitterly, and will cause dom and will defile your splendor.
dust to go up on their heads; they will wal- 8 They will cause you to go down to the
low in the ashes. Pit, and you shall die the deaths of the
31 And they shall be made bald for you and pierced ones in the heart of the seas.
gird with sackcloth; and they shall weep for 9 Saying, do you say, I am of the gods
you with bitterness of soul, a bitter wailing. before him who kills you? But you are a
32 And in their wailing they shall lift up a man, and not God, in the hands of him
lamentation and lament over you, saying, piercing you.
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10 You shall die the deaths of the uncir- done judgments in her and shall be sancti-
cumcised, by the hand of strangers. For I fied by her.
have spoken, a statement of the Lord Je- 23 And I will send a plague into her, and
hovah. blood into her streets. And the pierced ones
11 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, will fall in her midst by the sword, on her
saying, from round about. And they shall know
12 Son of man, lift up a lament over the that I am Jehovah.
king of Tyre, and say to him, So says the 24 And there will not be a pricking brier
Lord Jehovah: You seal the measure, full or a painful thorn to the house of Israel
of wisdom and perfect in beauty. any more from all who surround them,
13 You have been in Eden the garden of those who hate them. And they shall know
God. Every precious stone was your cover- that I am the Lord Jehovah.
ing; the ruby, the topaz, and the carbuncle, 25 So says the Lord Jehovah: When I have
the emerald, the sapphire, and the diamond, gathered the house of Israel from the
the jacinth, the agate, and the amethyst, and peoples among whom they are dispersed,
gold; the workmanship of your tambourines and have been sanctified in them in the sight
and of your flutes in you. In the day you of the nations, then they shall dwell on their
were created, they were prepared. land which I have given to My servant
14 You were the anointed cherub that cov- Jacob.
ers, and I had put you in the holy heights 26 And they shall dwell in it securely and
of God, where you were. You walked up shall build houses and plant vineyards. Yes,
and down in the midst of the stones of fire. they shall dwell securely, when I have done
15 You were without blemish in your ways judgments on all those who hate them
from the day you were created, until iniq- round about them. And they shall know
uity was found in you. that I am Jehovah their God.
16 By the multitude of your trade, they
filled your midst with violence, and you Ezekiel 29
sinned. So I cast you defiled from the height 1 The judgment of Pharaoh for his treachery to
of God, and I destroyed you, O covering Israel. 8 The desolation of Egypt.
cherub, from among the stones of fire. 1 ¶ In the tenth year, in the tenth month,
17 Your heart was lifted up because of in the twelfth of the month, the Word of
your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom Jehovah was to me, saying,
because of your splendor. I have cast you 2 Son of man, set your face against Pha-
to the ground. I will put you before kings, raoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against
that they may see you. him and against Egypt, all of it.
18 By the host of your iniquities, by the 3 Speak and say, So says the Lord Jeho-
iniquity of your trade, you have defiled vah: Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh
your holy places. So I brought a fire from king of Egypt, great monster who lies in
your midst and it shall devour you, and I the midst of his rivers, who has said, My
will give you for ashes on the earth in the river is mine, and I have made it.
sight of all who see you. 4 But I will put hooks in your jaws,
19 All who know you among the peoples and I will cause the fish of your rivers
shall be appalled at you. You shall be ter- to stick to your scales. And I will bring
rors, and you will not be forever. you up from the midst of your rivers,
20 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, and all the fish of your rivers shall stick
saying, to your scales.
21 Son of man, set your face against Sidon 5 And I will leave you to the wilderness,
and prophesy against her, you and all the fish of your rivers. You
22 and say, So says the Lord Jehovah, shall fall on the face of the field, you shall
Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I not be removed or gathered. I have given
will be glorified in your midst. And they you to the beasts of the field and to the
shall know that I am Jehovah when I have birds of the heavens for food.
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Ezekiel 30 800 I will cause a horn to bud to Israel
6 And all those living in Egypt shall know from Tyre, for the service that he had served
that I am Jehovah, because they have been against it.
a staff of reed to the house of Israel. 19 So the Lord Jehovah says this: Behold,
7 When they took hold of you by your I will give to Nebuchadnezzar king of
palm, you crushed and tore off all their Babylon the land of Egypt. And he shall
shoulder. And when they leaned on you, lift up her host and plunder her plunder,
you shattered and made all their loins stand. and spoil her spoil. And it shall be hire for
8 ¶ Therefore thus says the Lord Jehovah: his army.
Behold, I will bring on you a sword and 20 For his labor which he served against
cut off from you man and beast. it, I have given him the land of Egypt, be-
9 And the land of Egypt shall become for a cause they worked for Me, a statement of
desolation and a waste, and they shall know the Lord Jehovah.
that I am Jehovah, because he has said, The 21 In that day I will make spring up a
River is mine, and I have made it. horn to the house of Israel, and I will give
10 So, behold, I am against you and to you the opening of the mouth in their
against your rivers, and I will give the land midst. And they shall know that I am Je-
of Egypt for a waste laid waste, a desola- hovah.
tion, from Migdol to Syene, even to the
border of Ethiopia. Ezekiel 30
11 The foot of man shall not pass through The desolation of Egypt and her helpers.
it, and the foot of beast shall not pass through 1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
it, and you shall not dwell forty years. saying,
12 And I will give the land of Egypt to be 2 Son of man, prophesy and say, So says
a desolation in the midst of the lands that the Lord Jehovah: Howl, Alas for the day!
are desolate, and her cities shall be deso- 3 For the day is near, even the day of Je-
late among the wasted cities forty years. hovah is near, a day of clouds; it shall be
And I will scatter Egypt among the na- the time of the nations.
tions and scatter them among the lands. 4 And the sword shall come on Egypt,
13 For so says the Lord Jehovah: At the and anguish shall be in Ethiopia, when the
end of forty years, I will gather Egypt from pierced ones shall fall in Egypt. And they
the peoples there where they are dispersed. shall take her host, and her foundations shall
14 And I will return the captivity of Egypt be torn down.
and will make them return to the land of 5 Ethiopia, and Lydia, and Lud, and all
Pathros, to the land of their origin. And the mixed people, and Chub, and the sons
they shall be a lowly kingdom there. of the land of the covenant with them, shall
15 It shall be the lowest of the kingdoms, fall by the sword.
and it shall not lift itself any more above 6 So says Jehovah: And those leaning on
the nations. And I will diminish them so Egypt shall fall, and the pride of her power
that they will not rule over the nations. shall go down. From Migdol to Syene they
16 And it shall not be any more as confi- shall fall with her by the sword, a state-
dence for the house of Israel, recalling the ment of the Lord Jehovah.
iniquity of their turning after them. And they 7 And they will be ruined amidst the lands
shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah. being wasted. And her cities shall be in the
17 ¶ And it happened in the twenty-sev- midst of the cities being desolated.
enth year, in the first month, in the first of 8 And they shall know that I am Jehovah
the month, the Word of Jehovah was to when I set a fire in Egypt, and all those
me, saying, helping her shall be crushed.
18 Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of 9 In that day messengers shall go out
Babylon made his army to serve a great from before Me in ships, to terrify the
service against Tyre. Every head was made confident Ethiopia, and anguish shall be
bald, and every shoulder was rubbed bare. on them as on the day of Egypt. For be-
Yet there was no hire to him or to his army hold it is coming.
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10 So says the Lord Jehovah: I will make 24 And I will strengthen the arms of the
the multitude of Egypt cease by the hand king of Babylon and put My sword in his
of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. hand. And I will shatter the arms of Pha-
11 He and his people with him, awesome raoh, and he will groan with the groanings
of the nations, shall be brought to ruin the of the pierced ones before him.
land. And they shall draw their swords 25 But I will make the arms of the king
against Egypt and fill the lands with the of Babylon stronger, and the arms of Pha-
pierced ones. raoh shall fall. And they shall know that I
12 And I will make the rivers dry and sell am Jehovah when I put My sword into the
the land into the hand of evil ones. And I king of Babylon’s hand. And he will stretch
will waste the land and her fullness by the it against the land of Egypt.
hand of aliens. I, Jehovah, have spoken. 26 And I will disperse Egypt among the
13 So says the Lord Jehovah: And I will nations and scatter them among the lands.
destroy the idols, and I will make vanities And they shall know that I am Jehovah.
cease from Noph. And there shall not any
longer be a ruler of the land of Egypt. And Ezekiel 31
I will put fear in the land of Egypt. 1 The glory of Assyria, 10 and her fall for pride.
14 And I will make Pathros desolate, and 1 ¶ And it happened in the eleventh year,
I will set a fire in Zoan, and I will do judg- in the third month, on the first of the
ments in Thebes. month, the Word of Jehovah was to me,
15 And I will pour my fury on Sin, the saying,
strength of Egypt. And I will cut off the 2 Son of man, speak to Pharaoh king of
multitude of Thebes. Egypt and to his host: To whom are you
16 And I will set a fire in Egypt; Sin ago- like in your greatness?
nizing shall agonize, and Thebes shall be bro- 3 Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon
ken open, and Noph shall have daily woes. with fair branches and forest shade and
17 The young men of Aven and Pibeseth exalted in height, and his top was among
shall fall by the sword, and they shall go the thick boughs.
into captivity. 4 The waters made him great and the deep
18 At Tehaphnehes, the day will be dark made him high with her rivers, going all
when I shatter there the yokes of Egypt. around her planting, and she sent out her
And the pride of her strength shall cease in channels to all the trees of the field.
her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daugh- 5 On account of this, his height was lifted
ters shall go into captivity. up above all the trees of the field, and his
19 And I will do judgments in Egypt. And boughs were multiplied, and his branches
they shall know that I am Jehovah. became long in his sending, because of the
20 ¶ And it happened in the eleventh year, many waters.
in the first month in the seventh of the month, 6 All the birds of the heavens nested in
the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying, his boughs, and under his branches all the
21 Son of man, I have shattered the arm beasts of the field gave birth, and in his
of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And behold, it shadow dwelt all great nations.
shall not be bound up to give healing, to 7 And he was fair in his greatness, in the
set a bandage to bind it, to make it strong length of his branches. For his root was to
to handle the sword. many waters.
22 Therefore so says the Lord Jehovah. 8 The cedars did not overshadow him in
Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of the garden of God. The fir trees were not
Egypt, and I will break his arms, the strong like his boughs, and the plane trees were
one, and the one broken. And I will cause not like his branches. Every tree in the gar-
the sword to fall out of his hand. den of God was not like him in its beauty.
23 And I will scatter Egypt among the 9 I have made him beautiful by his many
nations, and will disperse them through the branches, and all the trees of Eden that were
lands. in the garden of God envied him.
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Ezekiel 32 802 I will cover the heavens when I quench you
10 ¶ So the Lord Jehovah says this: Be-
cause you were exalted in height, and he Ezekiel 32
has set his top among the thick boughs, A lamentation for the fearful fall of Egypt.
and his heart is lifted up in his height, 1 ¶ And it happened in the twelfth year, in
11 so I have given him into the mighty the twelfth month, on the first of the month,
hand of the nations. Dealing He shall deal the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,
with him; I have expelled him for his wick- 2 Son of man, lift up a lament over Pha-
edness. raoh, king of Egypt, and say to him, You
12 And aliens have cut him off, the fear- were like a young lion of the nations, and
ful of the nations, and have left him. His you were like the monster in the seas. And
branches have fallen on the mountains and you burst forth in your rivers and stirred
in all the valleys, and his boughs have been up the waters with your feet and fouled
broken in all the ravines of the land. And their rivers.
all the people of the land have gone from 3 So says the Lord Jehovah: And I will
his shadow and have left him. spread out My net over you with an as-
13 All the birds of the heavens shall dwell sembly of many peoples, and they will
on his ruin, and on his branches shall be make you go up in My net.
all the beasts of the field, 4 And I will leave you on the land; I will
14 in order that all the trees by the wa- hurl you on the face of the field and will
ters may not be exalted in their height, make all the birds of the heavens to dwell
and do not give their top among the thick on you. And I will fill the beasts of all the
boughs, and do not stand up in their earth from you.
mighty exaltation, all drinking waters. 5 And I will put your flesh on the moun-
For all of them are given to death to the tains and fill the valleys with your heap.
earth’s lowest parts, in the midst of the 6 And I will water the land covered from
sons of men, with those going down into your blood to the mountains, and the ra-
the Pit. vines shall be full of you.
15 So says the Lord Jehovah: In the day 7 And I will cover the heavens when I
he went down to Sheol, I caused a mourn- quench you, and I will darken their stars. I
ing. I covered the deep over him, and I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the
held back her rivers, and many waters were moon shall not shine its light.
confined. And I darkened Lebanon on him, 8 I will darken all the luminaries of light
and all the trees of the field wilted away in the heavens over you and will give dark-
because of him. ness on your land, a statement of the Lord
16 I made the nations shake at the sound Jehovah.
of his fall when I made him go down to 9 I will also provoke to anger the heart of
Sheol with those going down into the Pit. many peoples when I bring your breaking
And all the trees of Eden shall be cheered among the nations, to the lands which you
in the earth’s lowest parts, the choice and have not known.
best of Lebanon, all that drink waters. 10 And I will make many people appalled
17 They also went down with him into at you, and their kings will be horribly
Sheol, to the pierced ones of the sword, afraid at you, when I make My sword fly
even his arm, who dwelt in his shadow in before their faces. And they shall tremble
the midst of the nations. at every moment, each man for his own
18 To whom are you like in glory and life, in the day of your fall.
greatness among Eden’s trees? Yet you 11 For so says the Lord Jehovah: The
shall go down with the trees of Eden to sword of the king of Babylon shall come
the earth’s lowest parts. You shall lie on you.
amidst the uncircumcised with the 12 By the swords of the mighty I will make
pierced ones of the sword. He is Pha- your host fall, by the fearful of the nations,
raoh and all his host, a statement of the all of them. And they shall spoil the pride of
Lord Jehovah. Egypt, and all its host shall be destroyed.
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All of them are slain, fallen by the sword 803 Ezekiel 32
13 I will also destroy all her beasts from them uncircumcised, pierced ones by the
on the great waters, and the foot of man sword. Though their terror was given in the
shall not stir them any longer, and the hoofs land of the living, yet they have borne their
of beasts shall not stir them up. shame with those going down to the Pit; he
14 Then I will make their waters sink and is put in the midst of the pierced ones.
cause their rivers to go down like oil, a 26 There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her
statement of the Lord Jehovah. multitude; round about him are her graves,
15 When I shall give the land of Egypt to all of them uncircumcised, pierced ones by
be a desolation, and the land shall be wasted the sword, though they gave their terror in
of its fullness when I shall strike all those the land of the living.
who dwell in it; and they shall know that I 27 And they shall not lie with the mighty
am Jehovah. ones of the uncircumcised who are fallen,
16 This is a lamentation, and they shall who have gone down to Sheol with their
lament her; the daughters of the nations weapons of war. And they have put their
shall lament her. Over Egypt and over all swords under their heads, but their iniqui-
her multitude, they shall lament her, a state- ties shall be on their bones, though the ter-
ment of the Lord Jehovah. ror of the mighty ones was in the land of
17 ¶ And it happened in the twelfth year, the living.
in the fifteenth of the month, the Word of 28 And you shall be broken in the midst
Jehovah was to me, saying, of the uncircumcised and shall lie with the
18 Son of man, wail over the host of pierced ones by the sword.
Egypt, and bring it down, her and the 29 There is Edom, her kings, and all her
daughters of the majestic nations, to the rulers, who in their might are given to be
earth’s lowest parts, with those going down with the pierced ones by the sword. They
to the Pit. shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with
19 Than whom are you more lovely? Go those going down to the Pit.
down and be laid with the uncircumcised. 30 These are the rulers of the north, all of
20 They shall fall in the midst of the pierced them, and all the Sidonians, who have gone
ones of the sword. She is given to the sword; down with the pierced ones in their terror.
they draw her and all her multitudes. They are ashamed of their might. And they
21 The strong of the mighty ones shall lie uncircumcised with the pierced ones by
speak to him from the midst of Sheol, they the sword, and bear their shame with those
went with his helpers; they, the uncircum- going down to the Pit.
cised, lie pierced by the sword. 31 Pharaoh shall see them and be con-
22 There is Assyria and all her assembly. soled over all his multitude, the pierced
All around him are his graves, all of them ones by the sword, Pharaoh and all the
are pierced ones fallen by the sword; army, a statement of the Lord Jehovah.
23 of whom are given her graves in the 32 For I had put his terror in the land of
recesses of the Pit, and her assembly is the living, but he will be laid in the midst
round about her grave, all of them pierced of the uncircumcised, with the pierced ones
ones, fallen by the sword, because they gave by the sword, Pharaoh and all his multi-
terror in the land of the living. tude, a statement of Jehovah.
24 There is Elam and all her multitude
around her grave, all of them pierced ones, Ezekiel 33
fallen by the sword, who went down un- Ezekiel is admonished of his duty.
circumcised into the earth’s lowest parts, 1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
who gave their terror in the land of the saying,
living. Yet they bore their shame with those 2 Son of man, speak to the sons of your
going down to the Pit. people and say to them: When I bring the
25 In the midst of the pierced ones they sword on it, on a land, and take one man
have put a bed for her, with all her multi- from the people of the land, their borders,
tude. Her graves are round about him, all of and set him for a watchman to them,
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Ezekiel 33 804 The way of the lord was not made even
3 and when he sees the sword coming on righteousness shall not be remembered, but
the land, and he blows the rams’ horn and he shall die for his iniquity which he has
warns the people, done.
4 and hearing he hears the sound of the 14 And though I say to the wicked one,
rams’ horn, and does not take warning, and Dying you shall die; if he turns from his
the sword comes and takes him; his blood sin and does judgment and righteousness,
shall be on his own head. 15 if the wicked one returns the pledge,
5 He heard the sound of the rams’ horn he repays the thing stolen, he walks in the
and took no warning; his blood shall be on statutes of life, not doing iniquity, living
himself. But he who took warning, he shall he shall live; he shall not die.
deliver his soul. 16 All his sins which he has sinned shall
6 But if the watchman sees the sword com- not be remembered to him; he has done
ing and does not blow the rams’ horn, and justice and righteousness, living he shall
the people did not take warning, and the live.
sword comes and takes a soul from them, 17 Yet the sons of your people say, The
he is taken in his iniquity. And I will re- way of the Lord is not made even. But they,
quire his blood from the watchman’s hand. even their way is not made even.
7 And you, son of man, I set you as a 18 When the righteous one turns from his
watchman to the house of Israel. And you righteousness and does iniquity, he shall
shall hear the Word from My mouth and even die by it.
warn them from My mouth. 19 But if the wicked one turns from his
8 When I say to the wicked one, O wicked wickedness, and does judgment and righ-
one, dying you shall die! And you do not teousness, he shall live by them.
speak to warn the wicked one from his way, 20 Yet you say, The way of the Lord is
that wicked one shall die in his iniquity, not made even. I shall judge you, each man
but I will require his blood from your hand. by his ways, O house of Israel.
9 But you, if you warn the wicked one from 21 ¶ And it happened in the twelfth year,
his way, to turn back from it, and he does in the tenth month, on the fifth of the
not turn back from his way, he shall die in month of our exile, a fugitive out of Jerusa-
his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul. lem came to me, saying, The city has been
10 ¶ And you, son of man, say to the house stricken.
of Israel, This you have spoken, saying, 22 And the hand of Jehovah was on me in
Surely our transgressions and our sins are the evening before the fugitive came. And
on us, and we are rotting in them; and then He opened my mouth until that one came
shall we live? in the morning. And my mouth was
11 Say to them, As I live, a statement of the opened, and I was not still mute.
Lord Jehovah, I do not have delight in the 23 And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
death of the wicked one, except in the evil saying,
one turning from his way, and so to live. 24 Son of man, those living in the ruins
Turn back! Turn back from your evil ways! are speaking, these on the land of Israel,
For why will you die, O house of Israel? saying, Abraham was one, and he possessed
12 And you, son of man, say to the sons the land; but we are many, the land is given
of your people, The righteousness of the to us for a possession.
righteous one shall not deliver him in the 25 Therefore say to them, So says the
day of his transgression. And the evil of Lord Jehovah: You eat of the blood, and
the evil one, in the day he turns from his you lift your eyes up to your idols, and
wickedness, he shall not fall by it. And the you shed blood, and shall you possess the
righteous one shall not be able to live by it land?
in the day he sins. 26 You stand on your sword, and you each
13 Though I say to the righteous one, Liv- man do disgusting things, defiling his
ing he shall live, yet he trusts in his own neighbor’s wife, and shall you possess the
righteousness and commits iniquity, all his land?
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They hear your words; they do not do them 805 Ezekiel 34
27 Thus say to them, So says the Lord not sought the lost, but you rule them with
Jehovah: As I live, do not the ones in the force and with harshness.
ruins fall by the sword? And he who is on 5 And they were scattered for lack of a
the face of the field I will give to the beasts shepherd. And they became food to all
to be eaten, and those in the forts and in the beasts of the field when they were
the caves shall die by the plague. scattered.
28 For I shall make the land desolate and 6 My sheep strayed through all the moun-
a waste, and the pride of her strength shall tains and on every high hill. And My sheep
cease. And the heights of Israel shall be a were scattered on all the face of the earth,
waste that none will go through. and none searched, and none sought for them.
29 And they shall know that I am Jeho- 7 ¶ Therefore, shepherds, hear the Word
vah, when I have made the land desolate of Jehovah:
and a waste because of all their disgusting 8 As I live, a statement of the Lord Je-
things which they have done. hovah, if not because My sheep became
30 ¶ And you, son of man, the sons of a prey, and My sheep became food for
your people are speaking about you beside all the beasts of the field, from having
the walls, and in the doors of the houses. no shepherds and because My shepherds
And one speaks to another, each man with did not search for My sheep, but the shep-
his brother, saying, Come now and hear herds fed themselves and did not feed
what the Word coming from Jehovah is. the flock,
31 And they come to you as peoples come, 9 therefore, shepherds, hear the Word of
and they sit before you as My people. And Jehovah:
they hear your words, but they do not do 10 So says the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I
them. For they produce much love with am against the shepherds, and I will re-
their mouth, but their heart goes after their quire My sheep from their hand and cause
unjust gain. them to cease from shepherding. the sheep.
32 And, behold, you are to them as a singer And the shepherds shall no longer feed
of love songs with a beautiful voice, and themselves, for I will deliver My sheep
playing well on an instrument. For they hear from their mouth, and they will not be food
your words, but they are not doing them. for eating.
33 So when it comes, behold, it is com- 11 For so says the Lord Jehovah: Behold,
ing!, then they will know that a prophet I Myself will search for My sheep, and seek
has been in their midst. them out.
12 As the shepherd seeks his flock in the
Ezekiel 34 day that he is among his scattered sheep, so I
1 A reproof of the shepherds. 11 Jehovah’s provi- will seek out My sheep and will deliver them
dence for his flock. 20 The kingdom of Christ. from all the places where they were scat-
1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, tered in a day of cloud, and thick cloud.
saying, 13 And I will bring them out from the
2 Son of man, prophesy against the shep- peoples, and gather them from the lands,
herds Israel. Prophesy and say to them, to and I will bring them to their land and feed
the shepherds, So says the Lord Jehovah: them on the mountains of Israel, by the
Woe to those feeding Israel, who are feed- ravines, and in all the dwelling places of
ing themselves! Should not the shepherds the land.
feed the flock? 14 I, even I, will feed them in a good pas-
3 You eat the fat and clothe yourselves ture, and on the high mountains of Israel
with the wool, you sacrifice the fat ones, their fold shall be. They shall lie there in a
and you do not feed the flock. good fold, and they shall feed in a fat pas-
4 You have not made the weak strong; and ture on all the mountains of Israel.
you have not healed the sick, and you have 15 I will feed My sheep, and I will make
not bound up the broken. And the banished them lie down, a statement of the Lord
have not been brought back, and you have Jehovah.
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Ezekiel 35 806 Behold! I judge between lamb and lamb
16 I will seek the lost, and I will return 29 And I will raise up for them a planting
the banished. And I will bind up the bro- place of name, and they shall not any more
ken, and I will make the weak strong. But be of those gathered by famine in the land.
I will destroy the fat and the strong, I will And they shall not any more bear the shame
feed them with judgment. of the nations.
17 ¶ And you, My flock, so says the Lord 30 And they shall know that I, Jehovah
Jehovah: Behold, I judge between lamb and their God, am with them, and they are My
lamb, between rams and he-goats. people, the house of Israel, a statement of
18 Is it a small thing to you to have fed the Lord Jehovah.
on the good pasture, but you must trample 31 And you, My sheep, the sheep of My
the rest of your pastures with your feet? pasture, you are men. I am your God, a
And have you drunk of the clear waters, statement of the Lord Jehovah.
but the rest you must foul with your feet?
19 And My sheep, what your feet have Ezekiel 35
trampled, they must feed on, and they drink Mount Seir’s judgment for their hatred of Israel.
what your feet have fouled. 1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
20 So the Lord Jehovah says this to them: saying,
Behold, I, even I, will even judge between 2 Son of man, set your face against Mount
the fat lamb and the lean lamb. Seir, and prophesy against it.
21 Because you have thrust with side and 3 And say to it, So says the Lord Jehovah:
with shoulder, and have pushed all the weak Behold, I am against you, Mount Seir, and
with your horns until you have scattered I will stretch out My hand against you, and
them to the outside. I will give you to be a ruin and a waste.
22 I also will save My flock, and they 4 I will lay your cities waste, and you shall
shall no longer be for a prey. And I will be a ruin. And they shall know that I am
judge between lamb and lamb. Jehovah.
23 And I will raise up over them one 5 Because there was to you never-ending
Shepherd, and He shall feed them. My ser- enmity, and you poured out the sons of Is-
vant David, He shall feed them, and He rael onto the hands of the sword in the time
shall be to them for a Shepherd. of their calamity, in the time of the iniq-
24 And I, Jehovah, will be to them for uity of the end.
God, and My servant David shall be a ruler 6 Therefore, As I live, a statement of the
among them. I, Jehovah, have spoken. Lord Jehovah, Surely for blood I appoint
25 And I will cut a covenant of peace with you, and blood shall pursue you. Since you
them and give evil beasts to cease out of have not hated blood, so blood shall pur-
the land. And they shall live in the wilder- sue you.
ness securely and sleep in the forests. 7 And I will give Mount Seir to be a ruin
26 And I will give them and the places and a waste, and cut off from it the one
around My hill to be a blessing. And I will passing through, and the one returning.
bring down the shower in its season, there 8 And I will fill his mountains with his
shall be showers of blessing. pierced ones. In your hills and in your val-
27 And the tree of the field shall give its leys, and in all your torrents, the pierced
fruit, and the earth shall give its increase. ones by the sword shall fall in them.
And they shall be securely on their land. 9 I will give your ruins to be forever, and
And they shall know that I am Jehovah your cities shall not be inhabited. And you
when I have broken the staffs of their yoke, shall know that I am Jehovah.
and have rescued them from the hand of 10 ¶ Because you have said, These two na-
those who enslaved them. tions and these two lands will be mine, and
28 And they shall not any more be a prey we shall possess it. And Jehovah was there,
to the nations, and the beast of the land 11 so, As I live, a statement of the Lord
shall not eat them. But they shall live se- Jehovah, I will work by your anger, and by
curely, and no one shall terrify them. your envy which you have done out of your
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I will sprinkle clean waters on you 807 Ezekiel 36
hating against them, and I will be known 6 So prophesy concerning the land of
among them when I have judged you. Israel, and say to the mountains and to
12 And you shall know that I am Jeho- the hills, to the ravines and to the val-
vah. I have heard all your revilings which leys, So says the Lord Jehovah: Behold,
you have spoken against the mountains of I have spoken in My jealousy and in My
Israel, saying, Desolation! They are given fury, because you have borne the shame
to us for food! of the nations.
13 And you magnified with your mouth 7 So thus says the Lord Jehovah: I have
against Me and have multiplied your words lifted up My hand, surely the nations that
against Me; I have heard. are round about you, they shall bear their
14 So says the Lord Jehovah: As all the shame.
earth rejoices, I will make you a ruin. 8 But you, O mountains of Israel, you
15 As you rejoiced at the inheritance of shall put out your branches and your fruit,
the house of Israel because of it being a you shall bear for My people Israel. For
ruin, so I will do to you. You shall be a they are drawing near to come;
ruin, O Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of 9 for behold, I am for you, and I will turn
it! And they shall know that I am Jeho- to you, and you shall be tilled and sown.
vah. 10 And I will multiply men on you, all
the house of Israel, all of it. And the cities
Ezekiel 36 shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be
1 The land of Israel is comforted, both by destruc- built.
tion of the nations, 8 and by the promised bless- 11 And I will multiply on you man and
ings of Jehovah. beast, and they will increase and be fruit-
1 ¶ And you, son of man, prophesy to ful. And I will make you dwell as you
Israel’s mountains and say, O mountains formerly were, and I will do better than
of Israel, hear the Word of Jehovah. at your beginnings. And you shall know
2 So says the Lord Jehovah: Because the that I am Jehovah.
enemy has spoken against you, saying, Aha! 12 And I will cause men to walk on you,
Everlasting high places have become a pos- My people Israel; and they shall possess
session to us. you, and you will be an inheritance to
3 So prophesy and say, So says the Lord them and will not any more add to their
Jehovah: Because, even because of the bereavement.
wasting and crushing of you from round 13 So says the Lord Jehovah: Because they
about, that you might become a possession said to you, You are a devourer of men,
to the rest of the nations, and you are made and you have bereaved your nations;
to go up on the tip of the tongue and the 14 so you shall no longer devour men, and
whispering of the people. you shall not make your nations fall any more,
4 Therefore, mountains of Israel, hear the a statement of the Lord Jehovah.
Word of the Lord Jehovah: So says the 15 And I will not let you bear the shame of
Lord Jehovah to the mountains and to the the nations any longer, and you shall not bear
hills, to the ravines and to the valleys, to the disgrace of the peoples any more, and
the wastes of desolation, and to the for- you shall not cause your nations to fall any
saken cities which became a prey and a more, a statement of the Lord Jehovah.
mocking to the rest of the nations that are 16 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me,
round about. saying,
5 So says the Lord Jehovah: Surely I have 17 Son of man, when the house of Is-
spoken in the fire of My jealousy against rael dwelt on their land, and they de-
the rest of the nations, and against Edom, filed it by their ways and by their do-
all those of her who have given My land to ings; as the uncleanness of impurity their
themselves for a possession with all joy of way was before Me.
heart, with scorning of soul, in order to 18 So I poured out My fury on them, be-
make it open land for a prey. cause of the blood that they had poured
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Ezekiel 36 808 I will also give you a new heart, a new spirit
out on the land, and for their idols by which 31 And you will remember your evil ways
they defiled it. and your doings that were not good, and you
19 And I scattered them among the na- will despise yourselves in your own eyes for
tions, and they were sown among the lands; your iniquities and for your abominations.
I judged them by their way and by their 32 Let it be known to you that I am not
doings. doing this for your sake, a statement of the
20 And when they went into the nations, Lord Jehovah; be ashamed and confounded
there where they went, they even profaned for your ways, O house of Israel.
My holy name, by saying to them, These 33 So says the Lord Jehovah: In the day I
are the people of Jehovah, and they are gone cleanse you from all your iniquities, I will
out of His land. cause the cities to be inhabited, and the
21 But I had pity for My holy name which wastes shall be built.
the house of Israel had profaned among the 34 And the desolated land shall be culti-
nations, there to which they had gone in. vated, rather than being a ruin in the eyes
22 Therefore, say to the house of Israel, of all passing by.
So says the Lord Jehovah: I do not do this 35 And they shall say, This land that was
for your sake, O house of Israel, but only desolated has become like the garden of Eden.
for My holy name which you profaned And the wasted and desolated and torn down
among the nations, there to which you had cities are fortified and inhabited.
gone in. 36 And the nations left all around you shall
23 And I will sanctify My great name know that I, Jehovah, built the torn down
which was profaned among the nations, places and planted that which was desolated.
which you profaned in their midst, and the I, Jehovah, have spoken it and will do it.
nations shall know that I am Jehovah when 37 So says the Lord Jehovah: Yet for this
I am sanctified in you in their eyes; a state- I will be sought by the house of Israel, to
ment of the Lord Jehovah. work for them. I will increase them with
24 And I will take you from the nations men like a flock.
and gather you out of all the lands and bring 38 Like a holy flock, like the flock of Jerusa-
you into your land. lem in her appointed feasts, so the wasted cities
25 ¶ And I will sprinkle clean waters on shall be filled with flocks of men. And they
you, and you shall be clean. I will cleanse shall know that I am Jehovah.
you from all your uncleannesses and from
all your idols. Ezekiel 37
26 And I will also give you a new heart, 1 By the resurrection of dry bones 11 the dead
and I will put a new spirit within you. And I hope of Israel is revived.
will take away the stony heart out of your 1 ¶ The hand of Jehovah was on me. And
flesh, and I will give to you a heart of flesh. He brought me by the Spirit of Jehovah
27 And I will put My Spirit within you, and made me rest in the midst of a valley,
and I have done that which is in My stat- and it was full of bones.
utes for you to walk in them, and you shall 2 And He made me pass among them
keep My judgments and do them. round about. And, behold, very many were
28 And you shall dwell in the land that I on the face of the valley. And, behold, they
gave to your fathers. And you shall be to Me were very dry.
for a people, and I will be to you for God. 3 And He said to me, Son of man, can
29 I will also save you from all your these bones live? And I said, O Lord Jeho-
uncleannesses, and I will call for grain and vah You know.
increase it, and I will not put a famine on 4 And He said to me, Prophesy to these
you. bones and say to them, O dry bones, hear
30 And I will multiply the fruit of the the Word of Jehovah:
tree and the produce of the field, in order 5 So says the Lord Jehovah to these bones,
that you will not any more receive the dis- Behold, I will cause breath to go into you,
grace of famine among the nations. and you shall live,
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The Spirit came unto them; they lived 809 Ezekiel 37
6 and I will put on you sinews and will 19 Say to them, So says the Lord Jeho-
bring flesh on you and spread skin over you vah: Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph
and put breath in you, and you shall live. which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the
And you shall know that I am Jehovah. tribes of Israel, his companions. And I will
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded. put them with him, with the stick of Judah,
And as I prophesied, there was a noise. And, and I will make them one stick, and they
behold, a shaking! And the bones drew shall be one in My hand.
near, a bone to its bone. 20 And the sticks shall be in your hand,
8 And I saw. And, behold! The sinews and the ones on which you write before their
the flesh came up on them, and the skin eyes.
spread over them from above, but there 21 And say to them, So says the Lord Je-
was no breath in them. hovah: Behold, I will take the sons of Is-
9 And He said to me, Prophesy to the rael from the midst of the nations, there
Spirit. Prophesy, son of man, and say to where they have gone, and will gather them
the Spirit, So says the Lord Jehovah, Come from round about, and will bring them into
from the four winds, O Spirit, and breathe their own land.
on ones that were slain, that they may live. 22 And I will make them one nation in
10 So I prophesied as He commanded me, the land, on the mountains of Israel, and
and the Spirit came into them. And they one King shall be for a king to all of them.
lived and stood on their feet, a very, very And they shall not be two nations still. And
great army. they will not be divided into two kingdoms
11 And He said to me, Son of man, these any more.
bones are all the house of Israel. Behold, 23 And they will not still be defiled with
they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope their idols, even with their abominable
is perished; we are cut off to ourselves. idols, and with all of their transgressions.
12 So prophesy and say to them, So says But I will save them out of all their dwell-
the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will open your ing places where they have sinned in them,
graves and cause you to go up out of your and I will cleanse them. So they shall be
graves, O My people, and I will bring you for a people to Me and I will be for God to
to the land of Israel. them.
13 And you shall know that I am Jehovah 24 And My Servant, David, shall be King
when I have opened your graves and have over them. And there shall be one Shep-
brought you up out of your graves, O My herd to all of them. And they shall walk in
people. My judgments and keep My statutes, and
14 And I shall make My Spirit rest within do them.
you, and you shall live; and I will make 25 And they shall dwell on the land that I
you rest on your own land. And you shall have given to my servant, to Jacob, there
know that I, Jehovah, have spoken and where your fathers dwelt in it. And they shall
have done it, a statement of Jehovah. dwell on it, they and their sons, and the sons
15 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, of their sons, forever. And My Servant David
16 saying, And you, son of man, take one shall be a ruler to them forever.
stick to yourself and write on it, For Judah, 26 And I will cut a covenant of peace with
and for his companions, the sons of Israel. them, an everlasting covenant it shall be
And take one stick and write on it, For with them. And I will place them and mul-
Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the tiply them, and I will put My sanctuary in
house of Israel, his companions. their midst forever.
17 And draw them one to one for your- 27 And My tabernacle shall be with them,
self, into one stick. And they shall become and I will be to them for God, and they
for one in your hand. shall be to Me for a people.
18 And when the sons of your people shall 28 And when My sanctuary shall be in
speak to you, saying, Will you not declare their midst forever, the nations shall know
to us what these mean to you? that I, Jehovah, sanctify Israel.
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Ezekiel 38 810 In that day a great quaking shall be in Israel
13 Sheba and Dedan and the merchants
Ezekiel 38 of Tarshish, and all its young lions, shall
1 The army of Gog. 14 Jehovah’s judgment against say to you, Have you come to plunder a
him. plunder? Have you gathered your assem-
1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, bly to steal a prize, to lift up silver and
saying, gold, to take away livestock and goods, to
2 Son of man, set your face against Gog, plunder a great plunder?
the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, 14 ¶ So prophesy, son of man, and say to
Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against Gog, So says the Lord Jehovah: Shall you
him. not know in that day when My people Is-
3 And say, So says the Lord Jehovah: Be- rael dwells securely?
hold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince 15 And you shall come from your place out
of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. of the recesses of the north, you and many
4 And I will turn you back and put hooks peoples with you, all of them riding on
into your jaws. And I will bring you and horses, a great company and a mighty army.
all your army out: horses and horsemen, 16 And you shall come up on My people
all of them clothed most perfectly; a great Israel like a cloud, to cover the land. It
assembly with buckler and shield, all of shall be in the after days, and I will bring
them handlers of swords. you against My land so that the nations may
5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya are with know Me, when I shall be sanctified in you
them, all of them with shield and helmet; before their eyes, Gog.
6 Gomer and all its bands; the house of 17 So says the Lord Jehovah: Are you he
Togarmah from the recesses of the north, of whom I have spoken in former days by
and all its bands; many peoples with you. the hand of My servants, the prophets of
7 Be prepared; yea, prepare for yourself, Israel, who prophesied in those days many
you and all your assembly that are as- years, to bring you against them?
sembled to you, and be a guard to them. 18 And it shall be on that day, when Gog
8 After many days you shall be visited. In comes against the land of Israel, a state-
the after years you shall come into the land ment of the Lord Jehovah, My fury shall
turned back from the sword, gathered out come up in My face.
of many peoples, on the mountains of Is- 19 And in My jealousy, in the fire of My
rael which have been for a continual waste. wrath, I have spoken, if not in that day there
But he has been brought out of the peoples, shall be a great quaking in the land of Israel,
and they shall dwell securely, all of them. 20 and the fish of the sea, and the birds of
9 And you shall go up, you shall come the heavens, and the beasts of the field, and
like a storm; you shall be like a cloud to all creeping things that creep on the earth,
cover the land, you and all your bands, and and all men on the face of the earth, shall
many peoples with you. quake at My face, and the mountains shall
10 So says the Lord Jehovah: And it shall be cast down, and the steep places shall fall,
be in that day, words shall come up into your and every wall shall fall to the ground,
heart, and you shall devise an evil plan. 21 and I shall call on all My mountains a
11 And you shall say, I will go up to the sword, each man’s sword shall be against
land of open spaces. I will go to those at his brother, a statement of the Lord Jehovah
ease, who live securely, all of them living 22 And I will judge him with a plague
with no walls, and there are no bars and and with blood, and an overflowing rain,
gates to them, and hailstones. I will rain fire and brim-
12 in order to plunder a plunder, and to stone on him, and on his bands, and on the
steal a prize, to turn your hand on the in- many peoples who are with him.
habited waste places, and on the people 23 And I will magnify Myself and sanc-
gathered out of the nations, producing live- tify Myself. And I will be known in the
stock and goods, who dwell in the center eyes of the many nations, and they shall
of the earth. know that I am Jehovah.
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I will give to Gog a grave in Israel 811 Ezekiel 39
12 And the house of Israel shall bury
Ezekiel 39 them, in order to cleanse the land, seven
1 Jehovah’s judgment on Gog. 8 Israel’s victory. months.
1 ¶ And you, son of man, prophesy against 13 And the people of the land shall bury.
Gog and say, So says the Lord Jehovah: And it shall be for a name to them, the day
Behold, I am against you, O Gog, the prince when I am glorified, a statement of the
of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal. Lord Jehovah.
2 And I will turn you back and lead you 14 And they shall separate men who
on. And I will bring you up from the re- continually pass through the land, bury-
cesses of the north, and will bring you on ing those who passed through, who re-
the mountains of Israel. main on the face of the earth, to cleanse
3 And I will strike your bow out of your it. At the end of seven months, they shall
left hand, and I will cause your arrows to make a search.
fall out of your right hand. 15 And as they pass, those who pass
4 You shall fall on the mountains of Is- through the land, and any sees a bone of a
rael, you and all your bands, and the people man, then he shall build a post beside it
with you. I will give you for food to the until the ones burying have buried it in The
birds of prey, a bird of every wing, and to Valley of the Multitude of Gog.
the beasts of the field. 16 And also the name of the city is The
5 You shall fall on the face of the field, Multitude. And they shall cleanse the land.
for I have spoken, a statement of the Lord 17 And you, son of man, So says the Lord
Jehovah. Jehovah: Say to the bird of every wing,
6 And I will send a fire on Magog, and on and to every beast of the field: Gather your-
those living securely in the isles. And they selves and come, gather yourselves from
shall know that I am Jehovah. round about to My sacrifice which I sacri-
7 And I will make My holy name known fice for you, a great sacrifice on the moun-
in the midst of My people Israel. And I tains of Israel, so that you may eat flesh
will not let My holy name be profaned any and drink blood.
more. And the nations shall know that I 18 You shall eat the flesh of the mighty,
am Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel. and drink the blood of the rulers of the
8 ¶ Behold! It has come, and it has hap- earth, of rams, lambs, goats, and bulls, all
pened, a statement of the Lord Jehovah. of them fatlings of Bashan.
That is the day of which I have spoken. 19 And you shall eat fat until satiated, and
9 And those living in the cities of Israel drink blood until drunkenness, of My sac-
shall go out and shall set afire and burn the rifice which I have sacrificed for you.
weapons, even the shield and the buckler, 20 And you shall be sated at My table with
the bow and the arrows, and the hand staff, horses and chariots, and mighty men, all
and the spears. And they shall burn them the men of war, a statement of the Lord
with fire seven years. Jehovah.
10 And they shall not take wood out of 21 And I will put My glory among the
the field and shall not cut down out of the nations, and all the nations shall see My
forests. For they shall burn the weapons judgments which I have done, and My hand
with fire. And they shall plunder those who that I have laid on them.
plundered them, and rob those who robbed 22 And the house of Israel shall know that
them, a statement of the Lord Jehovah. I am Jehovah their God, from that day and
11 And it will be on that day, I will give onward.
to Gog a place there, a grave in Israel, the 23 ¶ And the nations shall know that the
valley of those who pass by, east of the house of Israel was exiled for their iniq-
sea. And it shall stop those who pass by. uity, because they acted unfaithfully toward
And they shall bury Gog and all his multi- Me, so I hid My face from them and gave
tude there, and they shall call it The Valley them into the hand of their enemies; and
of the Multitude of Gog. they fell by the sword, all of them.
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Ezekiel 40 812 A measuring reed was in the man’s hand
24 According to their uncleannesses and breadth of the building, one reed; and the
according to their transgressions, I have height, one reed.
done to them, and have hidden My face 6 And he came to the gate which faced
from them. eastward, and he went up its steps and mea-
25 So the Lord Jehovah says this: Now I sured the threshold of the gate, one reed
will return the captivity of Jacob and will wide, even the one threshold, one reed wide.
have mercy on all the house of Israel. And 7 And a room, one reed long and one reed
I will be jealous for My holy name. wide, and between the rooms were five
26 And they have borne their shame, and cubits. And the threshold of the gate from
all their acts of unfaithfulness which they beside the porch of the gate, from the house,
have done against Me, when they dwell on was one reed.
their land securely, and no one terrifies; 8 And he measured the porch of the gate
27 when I have returned them from the from the house, one reed.
peoples, and gathered them out of the hand 9 And he measured the porch of the gate,
of their enemies, and am sanctified in them eight cubits; and its pillars, two cubits and
in the sight of many nations, the porch of the gate from the house;
28 then they shall know that I am Jehovah 10 and the gate rooms eastward were three
their God who exiled them among the na- from here, and three from there, one mea-
tions. But I have gathered them to their own sure to the three of them; and one measure
land and have not left any of them there. was to the pillars, from here and from there.
29 And I will not any more hide My face 11 And he measured the breadth of the
from them, for I have poured out My Spirit gate opening, ten cubits; the length of the
on the house of Israel, a statement of the gate was thirteen cubits.
Lord Jehovah. 12 And the border in front of the rooms
was one cubit; and the border from here,
Ezekiel 40 one cubit. And the room was six cubits from
The time, manner, and end of the vision. here, and six cubits from there.
1 ¶ In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, 13 And he measured the gate of the room
in the beginning of the year, in the tenth of from roof to roof, twenty-five cubits wide,
the month, in the fourteenth year after the door to door.
city was struck, on that same day the hand 14 And he made the pillars, sixty cubits,
of Jehovah was on me, and He brought me even to the court pillar, from the gate round
there. about and round about.
2 In the visions of God He brought me 15 And on the face of the gate of the en-
into the land of Israel and made me rest on trance, to the face of the porch of the inner
a very high mountain; and it was as the gate, was fifty cubits;
structure of a city on the south. 16 and latticed windows were to the rooms
3 And He brought me there; and, behold, and to their pillars inside the gate round
a man whose appearance was as the ap- and round; and so for the porches; and win-
pearance of bronze, and a line of linen and dows were round about and round about
a measuring reed in his hand. And he stood inside; and to a pillar were palm trees.
in the gate. 17 And he brought me into the outer court.
4 And the man said to me, Son of man, And, behold, rooms, and a pavement made
see with your eyes, and hear with your ears, for the court round about and round about;
and set your heart on all that I shall make thirty rooms were on the pavement.
you see. For in order to make you see you 18 And the pavement by the side of the
are brought here. Declare to the house of gates to equal the length of the gates was
Israel all that you see. the lower pavement.
5 ¶ And, behold, a wall on the outside of 19 And he measured the breadth from the
the house round about. And a measuring face of the lower gate to the face of the
reed was in the man’s hand, six cubits, with inner court, on the outside, a hundred cu-
a cubit and a span. And he measured the bits eastward and northward.
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He measured the court, a hundred cubits 813 Ezekiel 40
20 And the gate which faces the way of about and round about. It was fifty cubits
the north of the outer court, he measured long and twenty-five cubits wide.
its length and its breadth. 34 And its porches were toward the outer
21 And its rooms were three from here, court. And palm trees were on its pillars
and three from there. And its pillars and from here and from there, and its stairway
its porches were as the first measure: its had eight steps.
length was fifty cubits and its breadth 35 And he brought me to the north gate
twenty-five cubits. and measured by these measures,
22 And its windows, and its porches, and 36 its rooms, its posts, and its porches.
its palm trees were as the measure of the And windows were to it round about and
gate that faces eastward. And they went up round about. It was fifty cubits long and
to it by seven steps, and its porches were twenty-five cubits wide.
before them. 37 And its pillars were toward the outer
23 And the gate of the inner court was court; and palm trees were on its pillars
across from the gate toward the north and from here and from there; and its stairway
toward the east. And he measured from gate had eight steps.
to gate, a hundred cubits. 38 And the room and its door was by the
24 And he led me southward. And be- pillars of the gates; they washed the burnt
hold, a gate southward! And he measured offering there.
its pillars and its porches according to 39 ¶ And in the porch of the gate were
these measures. two tables from here, and two tables from
25 And windows were in it, and its porches there, to slaughter the burnt offering on
round about and round about like these win- them, and the sin offering, and the guilt
dows. Fifty cubits were the length, and offering.
twenty-five cubits the breadth. 40 And to the side outside, as one goes up
26 And seven steps were going up to it, to the door of the gate northward were two
and its porches were before them. And palm tables. And on the other side at the porch
trees were to it, one from here and one from of the gate were two tables.
there, to its pillars. 41 Four tables were from here, and four
27 ¶ And a gate was to the inner court the tables from there, by the side of the gate,
way of the south. And he measured from eight tables; they slaughter on them.
gate to gate, the way of the south, a hun- 42 And the four tables for burnt offer-
dred cubits. ing were cut stone, one cubit and a half
28 And he brought me to the inner court long, and one cubit and a half wide, and
by the south gate. And he measured the one cubit high. They also rested on them
south gate by these measures. the instruments with which they slaugh-
29 And its rooms, and its pillars, and its tered using them for the burnt offering
porches were as three measures. And win- and the sacrifice.
dows were to it, and its porches round about 43 And the double hooks, one span, were
and round about. It was fifty cubits long fastened in the house all around; and on
and twenty-five cubits wide. the tables was the flesh of the offering.
30 And the porches round about were 44 And from the outside to the inner court
twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide. were the singers’ rooms in the inner court
31 And its porches were toward the outer beside the north gate; and their face was
court, and palm trees on its pillars; and its southward, the one beside the east gate
stairway had eight steps. looked the way of the north.
32 And he brought me into the inner court 45 And he said to me, This room facing
eastward. And he measured the gate by southward is for the priests, the keepers of
these measures. the charge of the house.
33 And its rooms, and its pillars, and its 46 And the room facing northward is for
porches were as these measures. And win- the priests, the keepers of the charge of the
dows were to it and to its porches round altar. They are the sons of Zadok who come
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Ezekiel 41 814 Two doors were to the temple and sanctuary
near to Jehovah, of the sons of Levi, to the lowest it went up to the highest by the
minister to Him. middle story.
47 And he measured the court: a hundred 8 And I saw the height of the house round
cubits long and a hundred cubits wide, a about and round about, the foundations of
square; and the altar was before the house. the side rooms were a full reed, six cubits
48 And he brought me to the porch of the by joining.
house and measured each pillar of the 9 The width of the wall which was for the
porch, five cubits from here, and five cu- side room to the outside was five cubits,
bits from there. And the gate was three and that which was left between the side
cubits wide from here, and three cubits rooms that were of the house.
from there. 10 And between the rooms was the width
49 The length of the porch was twenty of twenty cubits circling the house round
cubits and eleven cubits wide, even with about and round about.
the steps by which they went up to it. And 11 And the door of the side room was to-
columns were by the pillars, one from here, ward the open space, one door the way of
and one from there. the north and one door toward the south.
And the width of the place of the open space
Ezekiel 41 was five cubits round about and round about.
The parts, chambers, and ornaments of the temple. 12 ¶ And the building that was before the
1 ¶ And he brought me to the temple and separate area at the end of the way of the
measured the pillars, six cubits wide from west was seventy cubits wide. And the wall
here, and six cubits wide from there, the of the building was five cubits wide round
width of the tent. about and round about, its length, ninety
2 And the door was ten cubits wide. And cubits.
the sides of the door were five cubits from 13 And he measured the house, a hundred
here and five cubits from there. And he cubits long. And the separate area and the
measured its length, forty cubits, and building and its wall were a hundred cubits
twenty cubits wide. long.
3 And he went inside and measured the 14 And the width of the face of the house,
pillars of the door, two cubits. And the door and the separate area toward the east, a
was six cubits, and the width of the door, hundred cubits.
seven cubits. 15 And he measured the length of the
4 And he measured its length, twenty cu- building to the face of the separate area
bits, and the width, twenty cubits, to the which was on its rear; and its gallery from
face of the temple. And he said to me, This here and from there was a hundred cubits,
is the Holy of Holies. and the inner temple, and the porches of
5 And he measured the wall of the house, the court,
six cubits, and the width of each side room 16 the thresholds, and the latticed win-
was four cubits round about and round dows, and the galleries round about, their
about the house. three stories opposite the threshold, were
6 And the side rooms were a side room over paneled with wood round about and round
a side room, three stories, and thirty times. about, and from the ground up to the win-
And they entered the wall of the house for dows, and the windows were covered
the side rooms round about and round about, 17 to that above the door, even to the in-
that they may be fastened. But they were not ner house, and outside, and to all the wall
fastened in the wall of the house. round about and round about inside and
7 And there was a widening and a wind- outside by measure.
ing upwards and upwards for the side 18 And it was made with cherubs and palm
rooms, for the winding around of the house trees, and a palm tree was between cherub
went upward and upward, round about and and cherub; and two faces were to a cherub,
round about the house. On account of this 19 the face of a man toward the palm tree
the width of the house went up, and so from from here, and a young lion’s face toward
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When the priests enter, they shall not go out 815 Ezekiel 42
the palm tree from there. It was made to 7 And the wall that was outside near the
all the house round about and round about. rooms the way of the outer court, on the
20 From the ground to above the door, face of the rooms, its length was fifty cu-
cherubs and palm trees were made, and on bits.
the wall of the temple. 8 For the length of the rooms that were in
21 The temple doorposts were squared, and the outer court was fifty cubits. And, be-
the face of the sanctuary, the appearance hold, in the face of the temple was a hun-
as its appearance. dred cubits.
22 The altar of wood was three cubits high, 9 And under these rooms was the entrance
and its length two cubits. And its corners, on the east side as one goes into them from
and its length, and its walls were wood. the outer court.
And he said to me, This is the table that is 10 In the width of the wall of the court
before Jehovah. the way of the east, to the face of the sepa-
23 And two doors were to the temple and rate area, and to the face of the building
the sanctuary. were rooms.
24 And two doors were to each of the 11 And the way before them looked like
doors, two turning doors, two for the one the rooms which were the way of the north,
door, and two for the other door. as their length so their width. And all their
25 And cherubs and palm trees were made exits were as their patterns and as their doors.
on them, on the doors of the temple, like 12 And as the doors of the rooms that were
those made on the walls; and thick wood the way of the south was a door in the head
was on the face of the porch outside. of the way, the way directly in the face of
26 And latticed windows and palm trees the wall, the way of the east, as one enters
were from here and from there on the sides them.
of the porch, and the side rooms of the 13 And he said to me, The north rooms,
house, and projected roof. the south rooms which are to the face of
the separate area, they are holy rooms, there
Ezekiel 42 where the priests shall eat, who approach
1 The rooms for the priests. 13 Their use. to Jehovah, the holiest of the holy things.
1 ¶ And he brought me out into the outer There they shall lay the holiest of the holy
court northward. And he brought me into things, even the food offering and the sin
the room that was across from the separate offering, and the guilt offering; for the
area, which was in front of the building to place is holy.
the way of the north. 14 In the going in of priests, and they shall
2 To the face of its length was a hundred not go out of the sanctuary into the court
cubits, toward the north door, and fifty cu- of the court, but they shall lay their clothes
bits wide. there by which they minister by them, for
3 Across from the twenty cubits which were they are holy. They shall put on other
to the inner court, and opposite the pave- clothes and shall approach to that which is
ment which was to the outer court, was gal- for the people.
lery on the face of gallery, in three stories. 15 ¶ And he finished measuring the inner
4 And before the rooms was a walk ten cu- house. And he brought me forth the way
bits wide, to the inside, a way of one cubit. of the gate whose face is the way of the
And their doors were toward the north. east, and measured round about and round
5 And the upper rooms were shorter, for about.
the galleries used up more space than the 16 He measured the east side with the
lower and middle ones in the building. measuring reed, five hundred reeds with
6 For they were in three stories, and there the measuring reed, round about and round
were no columns to them like the columns about.
of the courts. So the third was made nar- 17 He measured the north side, five hun-
rower than the lower and middle stories dred reeds with the measuring reed, round
from the ground. about.
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Ezekiel 43 816 The glory of Jehovah came into the house
18 He measured the south side, five hun- blush from their iniquities. And let them
dred reeds with the measuring reed. measure its size.
19 He turned to the west side, measuring 11 And if they are ashamed of all that they
five hundred reeds with the measuring reed. have done, the form of the house, and its
20 By the four sides he measured it. It arrangement, and its exits, and its en-
had a wall round about and round about, trances, and all its forms, and all its stat-
five hundred reeds long, and five hundred utes, and all its forms, and all its laws, make
wide, to separate between the holy and the them known to them. And write it in their
common. sight, so that they may observe all its form,
and all its statutes, and do them.
Ezekiel 43 12 This is the law of the house: On the
1 The returning of the glory of Jehovah to the top of the mountain is all its border, round
temple. 10 The prophet exhorts Israel to repen- about and round about, being most holy.
tance. Behold, this is the law of the house.
1 ¶ And he made me go to the gate, the 13 ¶ And these are the measures of the
gate that faces the way of the east. altar by the cubit: the cubit is a cubit and a
2 And, behold, the glory of the God of span, even the base shall be a cubit, and
Israel came from the way of the east. And the width a cubit, and its border on its lip
His voice was like the voice of many wa- round about shall be one span; and this is
ters; and the earth shone from His glory. the high part of the altar.
3 And the appearance of the vision which 14 And from the base on the ground to
I saw was as the appearance which I saw the lower ledge shall be two cubits, and
when I came to destroy the city, and as the the width one cubit. And from the smaller
appearance that I saw by the river Chebar; ledge to the greater ledge shall be four cu-
and I fell on my face. bits, and the width a cubit.
4 And the glory of Jehovah came into the 15 And the altar hearth shall be four cu-
house, the way of the gate of which the bits, and from the altar hearth and upward
face is the way of the east. shall be four horns.
5 And the Spirit took me up and brought 16 And the altar hearth shall be twelve
me into the inner court. And, behold, the cubits long, and twelve wide, square in its
glory of Jehovah filled the house! four sides.
6 And I heard One speaking to me from the 17 And the ledge shall be fourteen long,
house, and a Man was standing beside me. fourteen wide, in its four sides. And the
7 ¶ And He said to me, Son of man, the border around it shall be a half cubit, and
place of My throne and the place of the the base for it a cubit round about. And its
soles of My feet, there where I will dwell steps shall face the east.
in the midst of the sons of Israel forever, 18 And He said to me, Son of man, so
even the house of Israel shall not defile says the Lord Jehovah: These are the stat-
My holy name any more, they and their utes of the altar in the day of its being made
kings, by their fornication, and by the to offer on it burnt offerings, and to sprinkle
corpses of their kings in their high places. on it blood.
8 In their putting of their threshold by My 19 And you shall give to the priests of the
threshold, and their door post beside My Levites (they who are from the seed of
door post, and the wall between Me and Zadok, who approach to Me) a statement
them, even they have defiled My holy name of the Lord Jehovah, to minister to Me, a
by their disgusting things that they have bull, a son of the herd, for a sin offering.
done. And I consumed them in My anger. 20 And you shall take of its blood and put it
9 Now let them put away their fornications on its four horns, and on the four corners of
and the corpses of their kings from Me, and the ledge, and on the border round about.
I will dwell in their midst forever. And you shall cleanse it and atone for it.
10 You, son of man, declare to the house 21 And you shall take the bull of the
of Israel the temple house, and they will sin offering, and he shall burn it at the
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They shall not come near to Me to serve 817 Ezekiel 44
appointed place of the house outside the the entrance of the house, with all the exits
sanctuary. of the sanctuary.
22 And on the second day you shall bring 6 And you shall say to the rebellious ones,
a buck of the goats without blemish for a to the house of Israel, So says the Lord
sin offering. And they shall cleanse the al- Jehovah: Enough to you, of all your dis-
tar, as they cleansed it with the bull. gusting things, O house of Israel,
23 When you have finished cleansing, you 7 when you brought in the sons of aliens,
shall bring a bull without blemish, a son uncircumcised of heart and uncircumcised
of the herd, and a ram without blemish out of flesh, to be in My sanctuary, to defile it,
of the flock. even My house, when you bring near My
24 And you shall bring them before Jeho- bread, the fat and the blood. And they have
vah, and the priests shall throw salt on broken My covenant by all your disgust-
them, and they shall offer them for a burnt ing things.
offering to Jehovah. 8 And you have not kept the charge of
25 For seven days you shall daily prepare My holy things, but you have set them as
a he-goat for a sin offering. And they shall keepers of My charge in My sanctuary, for
prepare a bull, a son of the herd, and a ram themselves.
out of the flock, ones without blemish. 9 So says the Lord Jehovah: No son of an
26 They shall atone seven days for the al- alien, uncircumcised of heart and uncir-
tar, and cleanse it, and consecrate it. cumcised of flesh, shall go into My sanc-
27 And when the days are completed, it tuary, or any son of an alien who is in the
shall be on the eighth day and forward, the midst of the sons of Israel.
priests shall make your burnt offerings, and 10 But the Levites who have gone far
your peace offerings, on the altar. And I from Me in the wandering of Israel, who
will accept you, a statement of the Lord wandered from Me, going after their idols,
Jehovah. even they shall bear their iniquity.
11 Yet they shall be ministers in My sanc-
Ezekiel 44 tuary, overseers at the gates of the house,
1 The east gate assigned only to the prince. and ministering in the house. They shall
9 Idolaters not capable of the priest’s office. slaughter the burnt offering and the sacri-
1 ¶ And he brought me back the way of fice for the people, and they shall stand
the gate of the outer sanctuary, facing east. before them, to minister to them.
And it was shut. 12 Because they ministered to them be-
2 And Jehovah said to me, This gate shall fore their idols, and became a stumbling
be shut; it will not be opened. And a man block of iniquity to the house of Israel,
shall not go in by it, because Jehovah, the therefore I have lifted up My hand against
God of Israel, has gone in by it; so it shall them, a statement of the Lord Jehovah. And
be shut. they shall bear their iniquity.
3 As for the prince, as prince he shall sit 13 And they shall not come near to Me to
in it to eat bread before Jehovah. He shall serve as priest to Me, and not come near to
go in by the way of the porch of the gate, any of My holy things, to the holiest of the
and by its way shall go out. holy things, but they shall bear their shame
4 ¶ And he brought me by the way of the and their abominations which they
north gate, to the face of the house. And I have done.
looked, and, behold, the glory of Jehovah 14 But I will give them to be keepers of
filled the house of the Lord! And I fell on the charge of the house for all its service,
my face. and for all that shall be done in it.
5 And Jehovah said to me, Son of man, 15 But the priests, the Levites, the sons of
set your heart and see with your eyes, and Zadok, who kept the charge of My sanctu-
hear with your ears all that I say to you of ary in the wandering of the sons of Israel
all the statutes of the house of Jehovah, away from Me, they shall come near to
and of all its laws. And set your heart to Me to minister to Me. And they shall stand
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before Me to bring near to Me the fat and 28 And it shall be to them for an inherit-
the blood, a statement of the Lord Jehovah. ance; I am their inheritance; and you shall
16 They shall go in to My sanctuary, and not give them possession in Israel; I am
they shall come near to My table, to min- their possession.
ister to Me. And they shall keep My charge. 29 They shall eat the food offering and the
17 ¶ And it shall be in their going in the sin offering and the guilt offering. And ev-
gates of the inner court, they shall be ery devoted thing in Israel shall be to them.
clothed with linen garments. And wool 30 And the first of all the firstfruits of all,
shall not come upon them while they min- and every one of the heave offerings of
ister in the gates of the inner court, and in all, of all your heave offerings, shall be
the house. for the priests. And you shall give to the
18 Turbans of bleached linen shall be on priest the first of your dough, to cause a
their heads, and bleached linen undergar- blessing to rest on your house.
ments shall be on their loins. They shall 31 The priests shall not eat of every corpse
not gird with sweat. and torn thing, of birds, or of beasts.
19 And when they go out into the outer
court, to the outer court to the people, they Ezekiel 45
shall put off their garments by which they The portion of land for the sanctuary, and the city.
ministered and lay them in the holy rooms. 1 ¶ And when you shall divide the land by
And they shall put on other garments, and lot for an inheritance, you shall offer a
they shall not sanctify the people with their heave offering to Jehovah, a holy portion
own garments. of the land. The length shall be twenty-
20 And they shall not shave their heads, five thousand cubits long and the width ten
and they shall not send forth long hair; trim- thousand. It shall be holy in all its borders
ming they shall trim their heads. round about.
21 And every priest shall not drink wine 2 Of this there shall be for the sanctuary
when they go into the inner court. five hundred by five hundred cubits, square
22 And they shall not take a widow or a round about, and fifty cubits of open space
divorcee for wives for themselves, but they shall be round about.
shall only take virgins of the seed of the 3 And from this measure you shall measure
house of Israel, or a widow who is the the length, twenty-five thousand cubits, and
widow of a priest. the width, ten thousand. And in it shall be
23 And they shall teach My people be- the sanctuary, the holiest of the holy.
tween the holy and the common, and be- 4 It is the holy portion of the land for the
tween the unclean and the clean, to make priests, it shall be for those ministering in
them known. the sanctuary who come near to minister
24 And in a dispute, they shall stand to to Jehovah. And it shall be for them a place
judge, they shall judge it by My judgments. for their houses, and a holy place for the
And they shall observe My laws and My sanctuary.
statutes in My appointed feasts, and they 5 And twenty-five thousand cubits in length,
shall sanctify My sabbaths. and ten thousand in width shall be for the
25 And he shall not come to a man who Levites, those ministering to the house, for
died to defile himself; but for father, or for them for a possession, twenty chambers.
mother, or for a son, or for a daughter, for 6 And you shall give the possession of the
a brother, or for a sister who has not had a city, five thousand cubits wide and twenty-
husband, they may defile themselves. five thousand long, beside the heave of-
26 And after he is cleansed, they shall fering of the holy lot. It shall be for the
count seven days for him. whole house of Israel.
27 And in the day he goes into the sanctu- 7 And a portion shall be for the prince
ary, to the inner court, to minister in the from here, and from there, for the heave
sanctuary, he shall bring his sin offering, a offering of the holy place and of the pos-
statement of the Lord Jehovah. session of the city, to the face of the heave
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The Prince shall prepare for himself 819 Ezekiel 46
offering of the holy place, from the west 19 And the priest shall take of the blood
side westward, and from the east side east- of the sin offering and put it on the door
ward. And the length shall be alongside posts of the house, and on the four corners
one of the portions, from the west border of the ledge of the altar, and on the
to the east border. gateposts of the inner court.
8 It shall be for a land to him, for a pos- 20 And so you shall do on the seventh of
session in Israel, and My rulers shall not the month for each man who goes astray,
oppress My people any more. And they and for the one of simplicity. And you shall
shall give the land to the house of Israel atone for the house.
according to their tribes. 21 In the first month, in the fourteenth
9 ¶ So says the Lord Jehovah: Enough for day of the month, the Passover shall be to
you, O rulers of Israel! Turn away vio- you, a feast of seven days; unleavened
lence and oppression, and do judgment and bread is eaten.
righteousness. Lift away your acts of vio- 22 And the prince shall prepare on that
lence from My people, a statement of the day for himself and for the people of the
Lord Jehovah. land, a bull for a sin offering.
10 Just balances and a just ephah, and a 23 And seven days of the feast he shall
just bath, let there be to you. prepare a burnt offering to Jehovah, seven
11 The ephah and the bath shall be one bulls and seven rams, without blemish,
measure, that the bath may contain the tenth daily for the seven days, and for a sin of-
of the homer, and the tenth of the homer fering a kid of the he-goats daily.
the ephah. Its measure shall be to the homer. 24 And a food offering of an ephah for a
12 And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: bull, and an ephah for a ram, he shall pre-
Twenty shekels, twenty-five shekels, fif- pare; also of oil, a hin for an ephah.
teen shekels shall be a maneh to you. 25 In the seventh month, in the fifteenth
13 ¶ This is the heave offering that you day of the month, at the feast, he shall pre-
shall offer: the sixth of an ephah of a homer pare like these seven days as the sin offer-
of wheat, and the sixth of an ephah of a ing, as the burnt offering, as the food of-
homer of barley. fering, and as the oil.
14 And the statute of oil, the bath of oil,
the tenth of the bath out of the cor; (ten Ezekiel 46
baths, a homer, for ten baths are a homer); 1 Ordinances for the prince in his worship, 9 and
15 and one lamb out of the flock, out of for the people. 19 The courts for boiling and
two hundred, out of the watered land of baking.
Israel for a food offering, and for a burnt 1 ¶ So says the Lord Jehovah: The gate of
offering, and for peace offerings, to atone the inner court that faces the east shall be
for them, a statement of the Lord Jehovah. shut the six days of work. But on the sab-
16 All the people of the land shall be at bath day it shall be opened, and in the day
this heave offering for the prince in Israel. of the new moon it shall be opened.
17 And responsibility for burnt offerings 2 And the prince shall enter by way of the
shall be on the prince, and a food offering, porch of the gate from outside and shall
and drink offerings, in the feasts and on stand by the gatepost. And the priests have
the new moons and on the sabbaths, in all prepared his burnt offering and his peace
the appointed feasts of the house of Israel. offerings. And he shall worship at the
He shall make the sin offering, and the food threshold of the gate. And he shall go out,
offering, and the burnt offering, and the but the gate shall not be shut until the
peace offerings, to atone for the house of evening.
Israel. 3 And the people of the land shall worship
18 So says the Lord Jehovah: On the first at the door of that gate on the sabbaths, and
month, on the one of the month, you shall on the new moons, before Jehovah.
take a bull without blemish, a son of the 4 And the burnt offering that the prince
herd, and cleanse the sanctuary. shall bring near to Jehovah on the sabbath
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Ezekiel 46 820 Water came out from under the threshold
day shall be six lambs without blemish, 15 So they shall prepare the lamb, and
and a ram without blemish. the food offering, and the oil, from dawn
5 And the food offering shall be an ephah to dawn as a burnt offering continually.
for a ram, and a food offering for the lambs, 16 ¶ So says the Lord Jehovah: If the
a gift of his hand; and a hin of oil to an prince gives a gift to a man, to a son of his
ephah. inheritance, it shall be to his sons; it is their
6 And in the day of the new moon: a bull possession by inheritance.
without blemish, a son of the herd, and six 17 But if he gives it as a gift of his inher-
lambs, and a ram, they shall be without itance to one of his servants, then it shall
blemish, be his until the year of liberty, then it shall
7 and an ephah for a bull and an ephah return to the prince. His inheritance is only
for a ram he shall prepare as a food offer- his sons’; it shall be theirs.
ing; and for the lambs as his hand can reach; 18 And the prince shall not take of the
and a hin of oil to an ephah. people’s inheritance, oppressing them from
8 And when the prince shall come in, he their possession. He shall bequeath to his
comes in by way of the porch of the gate, sons from his possession, so that My people
and by its way he shall go out. shall not be dispersed, each man from his
9 But when the people of the land come possession.
before Jehovah at the appointed feasts, he 19 ¶ And He brought me through the en-
who comes in by way of the north gate to try which was at the side of the gate, into
worship shall go out by way of the south the holy rooms for the priests, facing north.
gate. And he who comes in by way of the And, behold, there was a place on the two
south gate shall go out by way of the north sides westward.
gate. He shall not go out by way of the 20 And He said to me, This is the place,
gate by which he came in, but shall go out there where the priests shall boil the guilt
opposite it. offering, and the sin offering, where they
10 And the prince in their midst in their shall bake the food offering, so as not to
going in, in their going in shall go in, and bring them out to the outer court to sanc-
he shall go out in their going out. tify the people.
11 And in the feasts, and in the appointed 21 And He made me go out to the outer
feasts, the food offering shall be an ephah court. And He made me go out by the four
to a bull, and an ephah for a ram, and to corners of the court. And, behold, a court
the lambs a gift of his hand; and a hin of in each corner of the court, a court in each
oil to an ephah. corner of the court.
12 And when the prince makes a free 22 In the four corners of the court were
offering, a burnt offering, or peace of- enclosed courts forty cubits long and thirty
ferings as a free offering to Jehovah, wide, one measure to the four of them,
then one shall open to him the gate fac- being made in corners.
ing east. And he shall prepare his burnt 23 And a row was round about in them,
offering and his peace offerings as he round about the four of them, and boiling
does on the sabbath day. And he shall go places were made under the rows round about.
out, and the gate is shut after he goes 24 And He said to me, These are the
out. houses of those who boil, there where those
13 And you shall prepare a burnt offering ministering to the house shall boil the sac-
daily to Jehovah, a lamb without blemish, rifice of the people.
a son of a year; from dawn to dawn you
shall prepare it. Ezekiel 47
14 And you shall prepare a food offering 1 The vision of the holy waters. 6 The virtue of
for it from dawn to dawn, a sixth of an them.
ephah, and a third of a hin of oil to wet the 1 ¶ And He made me turn back to the open-
fine flour, a food offering to Jehovah, per- ing of the house. And, behold, water came
fect statutes forever. out from under the threshold of the house
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eastward. For the face of the house is east, tuary. And its fruit shall be for food, and
and the water came down from under the its leaf for healing.
right side of the house, at the south from 13 ¶ So says the Lord Jehovah: This shall
the altar. be the border by which you shall inherit
2 And He made me go out by way of the land, by the twelve tribes of Israel. Jo-
the north gate, and by the way outside seph shall have two portions.
to the outer gate, by the way facing east. 14 And you shall inherit it, each man like
And, behold, water was dropping out of his brother, that I lifted up My hand to give
the right side. it to your fathers, even this land shall fall
3 When the man went out eastward, and to you for an inheritance.
the line in his hand, he measured a thou- 15 And this is the border of the land to
sand cubits. And he passed me through the the north side, from the Great Sea, the way
water, water to the ankles. of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad:
4 And he measured a thousand and passed 16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is
me through the water, water to the knees. between the border of Damascus and the
And he measured a thousand, and passed border of Hamath; Hazar-hatticon, which
me through water to the loins. is by the border of Hauran.
5 And he measured a thousand, and there 17 And the border shall be from the sea to
was a torrent which I was not able to pass, Hazar-enan, at the border of Damascus; and
for the water had risen, water to swim in, the north northward, even the border of
a torrent that could not be passed. Hamath. And this is the north side.
6 And he said to me, Have you seen, son 18 And you shall measure the east side
of man? And he made me walk and made from between Hauran, and Damascus, and
me return to the lip of the torrent. Gilead, and the land of Israel; shall be the
7 When I returned, then, behold, on the Jordan, from the border to the Eastern Sea,
lip of the torrent were very many trees on and this is the east side.
this side and on that side. 19 And the south side southward from
8 And he said to me, These waters go out Tamar to the waters of Meriboth-kadesh,
toward the eastern circuit, and go down the torrent to the Great Sea. And this is the
into the desert, and go into the sea. They south side to the Negeb.
are brought out into the sea, and the wa- 20 And the west side is the Great Sea from
ters shall be healed. the border until beside the entrance of
9 And it shall be, every soul that lives, Hamath; this is the west side.
which swarms in every place, there where 21 And you shall divide this land for your-
the two torrents go, that soul shall live. selves by the tribes of Israel.
And there shall be very many fish, because 22 And it will be, you shall make fall by
these waters shall come there. And they lot for an inheritance to yourselves, and to
shall be healed. And all shall live there the aliens who sojourn among you, who
where the torrent goes. shall father sons among you. And they shall
10 And it will be, the fishermen shall stand be to you as native-born among the sons
on it; from En-gedi even to En-eglaim, a of Israel; they shall make fall an inherit-
spreading place for nets shall be there; their ance among the tribes of Israel.
fish shall be by its kind, like the fish of the 23 And it shall be, in the tribe in which
Great Sea, very many. the alien sojourns, there you shall give his
11 Its swamps and its marshes shall not inheritance, a statement of the Lord Jeho-
even be healed, they shall be given to vah.
salt.
12 And all trees for food shall go up by Ezekiel 48
the torrent, on its lip on this side and on Portions of the twelve tribes, and of the sanctuary.
that side. Its leaf shall not fade, and its fruit 1 ¶ And these are the names of the tribes:
shall not fail; it will bear by its months, From the north end, at the hand of the way
because its waters come out from the sanc- of Hethlon, to the entrance of Hamath,
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Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus north- away the firstfruits of the land. For it is
ward, at the hand of Hamath; and there holy to Jehovah.
shall be to it an east side and a west: To 15 And the five thousand being left in the
Dan, one part. width in front of the twenty-five thousand,
2 And by the border of Dan, from the east it is common for the city, for dwelling and
side to the west side, Asher, one part. for open land. And the city shall be in its
3 And by the border of Asher, from the east midst.
side to the west side, Naphtali, one part. 16 And these shall be its measures: the
4 And by the border of Naphtali, from north side, four thousand and five hundred;
the east side even to the west side, Manasseh, and the south side, four thousand and five
one part. hundred cubits; and the east side, four thou-
5 And by the border of Manasseh, from sand and five hundred; and the west side,
the east side to the west side, Ephraim, one four thousand and five hundred.
part. 17 And the open land shall be of the city
6 And by the border of Ephraim, from northward, two hundred and fifty cubits;
the east side even to the west side, Reuben, and southward, two hundred and fifty; and
one part. eastward, two hundred and fifty; and west-
7 And by the border of Reuben, from the ward, two hundred and fifty cubits.
east side even to the west side, Judah, one 18 And the remainder in length alongside
part. the heave offering of the holy parts shall
8 And by the border of Judah, from the be ten thousand eastward, and ten thou-
east side to the west side, shall be the heave sand westward. And it shall be alongside
offering which you shall offer, twenty-five the heave offering of the holy part. And
thousand cubits wide and long, as one of its produce shall be for bread to those who
the parts, from the east side to the west serve the city.
side. And the sanctuary shall be in its midst. 19 And he who serves the city shall serve
9 The heave offering that you shall offer it out of all the tribes of Israel.
to Jehovah shall be twenty-five thousand 20 All the heave offering shall be twenty-
cubits long and ten thousand cubits wide. five thousand by twenty-five thousand cu-
10 And for these shall be the holy heave bits, foursquare. You shall offer the holy
offering for the priests: northward, twenty- heave offering to the possession of the city.
five thousand; and westward, ten thousand 21 And the remainder is for the prince, on
cubits wide; and eastward, ten thousand this side and on that of the holy heave offer-
wide; and southward, twenty-five thousand ing, and of the possession of the city in the
cubits long. And the sanctuary of Jehovah front of the twenty-five thousand of the heave
shall be in its midst, offering to the east border, and westward in
11 for the priests who are sanctified, of the front of the twenty five thousand to the
the sons of Zadok, who have kept My west border; alongside the parts of the
charge, who did not wander when the sons prince. And it shall be a holy heave offer-
of Israel wandered, as the Levites wan- ing, and the sanctuary of the house in its
dered. midst.
12 And the heave offering shall be theirs, 22 And to the prince shall be from the
from the heave offering of the land, the possession of the Levites, and from the
holiest of the holy places, by the border of city’s possession, in the midst of that which
the Levites. is for the prince between the border of
13 And the Levites shall have alongside Judah and the border of Benjamin.
the border of the priests twenty-five thou- 23 And the rest of the tribes: From the
sand cubits long and ten thousand wide. east side to the west side, Benjamin, one
All the length shall be twenty-five thou- part.
sand, and the width ten thousand. 24 And by the border of Benjamin, from
14 And they shall not sell any of it, and the east side to the west side, Simeon, one
shall not trade, and shall not cause to pass part.
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The city’s name: JEHOVAH IS THERE 823 Ezekiel 48
.
25 And by the border of Simeon, from 31 ¶ And the gates of the city shall be by
the east side to the west side, Issachar, one the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates
part. northward, the gate of Reuben, one; the
26 And the border of Issachar, from the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.
east side to the west side, Zebulun, one 32 And at the east side four thousand five
part. hundred, and three gates: even the gate of
27 And by the border of Zebulun, from Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one;
the east side to the west side, Gad, one the gate of Dan, one.
part. 33 And the south side, four thousand and
28 And by the border of Gad to the south five hundred measures, and three gates: the
side southward, from Tamar to the waters gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar,
of Strife in Kadesh, to the torrent to the one; the gate of Zebulun, one.
great Sea. 34 The west side, four thousand and five
29 This is the land which you shall make hundred, their gates three: the gate of Gad,
fall by lot for an inheritance to the tribes one; the gate of Asher, one; the gate of
of Israel, and these their parts, a statement Naphtali, one.
of the Lord Jehovah. 35 Round about it shall be eighteen
30 And these are the exits of the city on thousand cubits. And the name of the
the north side, four thousand and five hun- city from that day shall be JEHOVAH
dred measures. IS THERE.
The Book of
DANIEL
10 And the chief of the eunuchs said to
Daniel 1 Daniel, I fear my lord the king, who has
1 Jehoiakim’s captivity. 3 Ashpenaz takes Daniel, chosen your food and your drink. For
Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. why should he see your faces worse look-
1 ¶ In the third year of the reign of ing than the boys who are in your circle?
Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar And you would endanger my head to the
king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and king.
besieged it. 11 And Daniel said to the guardian, whom
2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim, king of the chief of the eunuchs had set over
Judah, into his hand, with part of the ves- Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
sels of the house of God, which he bore 12 Please, test your servants ten days. And
into the land of Shinar to the house of his let some of the vegetables be given to us that
god. And he brought the vessels into the we may eat, and water that we may drink.
treasure house of his god. 13 And let our face be seen before you,
3 And the king spoke to Ashpenaz, the our look and the appearance of the boys
chief of his eunuchs that he should bring who eat of the king’s food. And as you
some of the sons of Israel, and of the royal see, do so with your servants.
seed, and of the nobles, 14 And he listened to them in this matter
4 young men in whom was no blemish, and tested them for ten days.
but who were of good appearance and 15 And at the end of ten days he saw their
having understanding in all wisdom, hav- appearance to be better and fatter of flesh
ing knowledge and understanding learn- than all the boys who were eating the king’s
ing, even those with strength in them to food.
stand in the king’s palace, and to teach 16 And it happened the guardian took
them the writing and the language of the away their food and the wine that they were
Chaldeans. to drink, and he gave them vegetables.
5 And the king set to them the portion of 17 ¶ As for these four boys, God gave
a day in its day, from the king’s food, and them knowledge and skill in all writing and
the wine of his drinking, even to rear them wisdom. And Daniel had understanding in
three years, so that at their end they may all visions and dreams.
stand before the king. 18 And at the end of the days that the king
6 And there were among them of the sons had said to bring them in, the chief of the
of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and eunuchs brought them in before
Azariah, Nebuchadnezzar.
7 to whom the chief of the eunuchs gave 19 And the king talked with them. And
names. For he called Daniel, Belteshazzar; among them all was found none like Daniel,
and Hananiah, Shadrach; and Mishael, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; and they
Meshach; and Azariah, Abed-nego. stood before the king.
8 ¶ And Daniel set on his heart that he 20 And in any matter of wisdom and un-
would not defile himself with the king’s derstanding that the king asked from them,
food, or with the wine of his drinking, and he found them ten hands better than all the
he sought of the chief of the eunuchs that magicians and the conjurers who were in
he might not defile himself. all his kingdom.
9 And God had given Daniel kindness and 21 And Daniel continued to the first year
compassion before the chief of the eunuchs. of King Cyrus.
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Daniel interprets dream; given high office 825 Daniel 2
a thing from any magician, or conjurer, or
Daniel 2 Chaldean.
1 Nebuchadnezzar, forgetting his dream, demands 11 And the thing that the king asks is rare.
an explanation of it from the wise men.10 They, And there is no other who may reveal it
could not reveal the dream, and are all before the king, except the gods, whose
judged to die. 19 The dream is revealed to Daniel. dwelling is not with flesh.
36 The interpretation. 46 Daniel’s advancement. 12 Accordingly all this was exceedingly
1 ¶ And in the second year of the reign of enraging and angering to the king. And he
Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar was commanded to destroy all the wise men of
dreaming dreams, and his spirit was Babylon.
troubled, and his sleep was finished from 13 And the decree went out that the wise
upon him. men should be killed. And they sought
2 And the king said to call to the magi- Daniel and his companions, to be killed.
cians, and to the conjurers, and to the sor- 14 ¶ Then Daniel answered with counsel
cerers and to the Chaldeans, to declare to and insight to Arioch the king’s chief of
the king his dreams. And they came and the executioners, who had gone out to kill
stood before the king. the wise men of Babylon.
3 And the king said to them, I have 15 He answered and said to Arioch, the
dreamed a dream, and my spirit was dis- king’s ruling officer, Why is the decree so
turbed to know the dream. hasty from before the king? And Arioch
4 And the Chaldeans spoke to the king in made the thing known to Daniel.
Aramaic: O king, live forever! Tell your 16 And Daniel went in and asked of the
servants the dream, and we will reveal the king that he would give him time, and he
meaning. would show the king the meaning.
5 The king answered and said to the 17 Then Daniel went to his house and de-
Chaldeans, The word is gone from me. If clared the thing to Hananiah, Mishael, and
you will not make known the dream and Azariah, his companions,
its meaning to me, you will be made into 18 that they might pray for the mercies of
mere members and your houses shall be God in Heaven about this secret, that Daniel
made an outhouse. and his companions should not perish with
6 But if you make known the dream, you the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
shall receive gifts and a present and great 19 Then the secret was revealed to Daniel
honor from before me. Therefore, reveal in a vision of the night, and Daniel blessed
the dream and its meaning to me. the God of Heaven.
7 They again answered and said, Let the 20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be
king tell his servants the dream, and we the name of God forever, even until ever,
will reveal its meaning. for wisdom and might are His.
8 The king answered and said, For I know 21 And He changes the times and the sea-
surely that you buy time, that on account sons; He causes kings to pass away, and
of all, you see the thing is certainly gone sets up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise
from me. men, and knowledge to those who know
9 But if you will not reveal the dream to understanding.
me it is your edict; for you have agreed 22 He reveals the deep and secret things;
upon lying and corrupting words to speak He knows what is in the darkness, and the
before me until the time has changed. light dwells in Him.
Therefore, tell me the dream, and I shall 23 I thank You and praise You, O God of
know that you can reveal the meaning to my fathers, who has given me wisdom and
me. might, and has made me know what we
10 The Chaldeans replied before the king ask of You. For You have made known to
and said, There is not a man on the earth us the king’s matter.
who can reveal the king’s matter, because 24 ¶ All on account of this Daniel went in
not any king, lord, or ruler has asked such to Arioch, whom the king had chosen to
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Daniel 2 826 Future kings of the world prophesied
destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went them away so that not any place was found
and said this to him, Do not destroy the for them. And the stone that struck the
wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before image became a great mountain and filled
the king, and I will interpret the meaning the whole earth.
to the king. 36 This is the dream, and we will tell the
25 Then Arioch hurried to bring in Daniel meaning of it before the king.
before the king and thus he spoke to him, I 37 You O king are the king of kings. For
have found a man of the captives of Judah the God of Heaven has given you the king-
who will make the meaning known to the dom, the power, and the strength, and the
king. honor.
26 The king answered and said to Daniel, 38 And wherever the sons of men, the
whose name was Belteshazzar, Are you able animals of the field, and the fowl of the
to make known to me the dream which I heavens dwell, He has given them into your
have seen, and its meaning? hand, and has made you ruler over them
27 Daniel answered before the king and all. You are that head of gold.
said, The secret which the king has asked 39 And in your place shall arise another
the wise men, the conjurers, the magicians, kingdom lower than yours, and another
or those determining, not are able to inter- third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule
pret to the king. in all the earth.
28 But there is a God in Heaven who re- 40 And the fourth kingdom shall be as
veals secrets, and makes known to King strong as iron. Inasmuch as iron crushes
Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter and smashes all things, and as the iron that
days. Your dream, and the visions of your shatters all these, it will crush and shatter.
head on your bed, are these: 41 And as to that you saw, the feet and the
29 As for you, O king, your thoughts toes were partly of potters’ clay and partly
came up on you on your bed, what should of iron, the kingdom shall be divided. But
happen after this. And He who reveals se- there shall be in it the strength of iron, be-
crets makes known to you what shall come cause you saw the iron mixed with clay of
to pass. the potter.
30 But as for me, this secret is not re- 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly
vealed to me for any wisdom that I have of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom
more than any living man, but so that the shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
meaning might be made known to the king, 43 And as you saw the iron mixed with
and that you might know the thoughts of the clay of the clay, they shall be mixed
your heart. with the seed of men. But they shall not
31 ¶ You, O king, were seeing. And, be- cleave to one another, even as iron does
hold, a certain great image! This great im- not meld with clay.
age stood before you with a brilliant bright- 44 And in the days of these kings, the God
ness, and its form was terrible. of Heaven shall set up a kingdom which
32 The head of this image was of fine shall never be destroyed. And the kingdom
gold, its breast and its arms were of silver, shall not be left to another people. It shall
its belly and its thighs were of bronze, crush and destroy all these kingdoms, and
33 its legs were of iron, its feet were partly it shall stand forever.
of iron and partly of clay. 45 Because you saw that the stone was cut
34 You continued seeing until a stone was out of the mountain without hands, and that
cut out without hands, which struck the im- it broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the
age on its feet of iron and clay, and shat- silver, and the gold in pieces. The great
tered them. God has made known to the king what shall
35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the occur after this, and the dream is true, and
silver, and the gold were together shattered, the meaning of it is trustworthy.
and they became like the chaff of the sum- 46 ¶ Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on
mer threshing-floors. And the wind bore his face and did homage to Daniel. And he
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Three Jewish exiles refuse to worship image 827 Daniel 3
commanded an offering, even to offer in- thrown into the midst of a furnace of burn-
cense to him. ing fire.
47 The king answered Daniel and said, 7 All accordingly did this, at that time
Of truth your God is a God of gods and a when all the people heard the sound of the
Lord of kings, and One revealing secrets, horn, the pipe, zither, the lyre, harp, and
since you were able to reveal this secret. all kinds of music, all the peoples, the na-
48 Then the king made Daniel great and tions, and the languages, fell down, doing
gave many great gifts to him. And he made homage to the golden image that
him ruler over all the province of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
and chief of the prefects over all the wise 8 ¶ All accordingly at that time men,
men of Babylon. Chaldeans, came near and ate the piece of
49 And Daniel asked of the king, and he the Jews.
appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- 9 They answered and said to
nego to be over the affairs of the province Nebuchadnezzar the king, O king, live for-
of Babylon. But Daniel sat in the gate of ever!
the king. 10 You, O king, have made a decree that
every man who shall hear the sound of the
Daniel 3 horn, the pipe, zither, the lyre, harp, and
1 Nebuchadnezzar dedicates a golden image in the bagpipe, and all kinds of music, shall
Dura. 8 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego fall down and do homage to the golden
are accused. 26 The Son joins them and deliv- image.
ers them out of the fiery furnace. 11 And whoever does not fall down and
1 ¶ Nebuchadnezzar the king made an do homage, he should be thrown into the
image of gold whose height was sixty cu- middle of a furnace of burning fire.
bits; its breadth, six cubits. He set it up in 12 There are men, Jewish men, whom you
the plain of Dura, in the province of have set over the business of the province
Babylon. of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-
2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to nego. These men do not fix attention on
gather the satraps, the prefects, the gover- you, O king, on your decree They do not
nors, the counselors, the treasurers, the serve your gods, not doing homage to the
judges and the magistrates. And all the of- golden image which you have set up.
ficials of the provinces were ordered to 13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in anger and
come to the dedication of the image that wrath commanded to bring Shadrach,
Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they
3 And were gathered the satraps, the pre- brought these men before the king.
fects, the governors, the counselors, the 14 Nebuchadnezzar answered and said to
treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and
all the officials of the provinces, to the Abed-nego that you are not serving my
dedication of the image that gods, and not doing homage to the golden
Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. And image which I have set up?
they stood before the image that 15 Now if you are ready, at the time
Nebuchadnezzar had set up. you hear the sound of the horn, the pipe,
4 And the herald shouted with strength: zither, the lyre, harp, and bagpipe, and
To you it is commanded O peoples, na- all kinds of music, fall down and do
tions, and languages, homage to the image which I have made.
5 at the time you hear the sound of the But if you do not do homage, in that
horn, the pipe, zither, the lyre, harp, bag- moment you shall be thrown into the
pipe, and all kinds of music, you shall fall middle of a burning furnace of fire. And
down and do homage to the golden image who is that god who shall deliver you
that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up. out of my hand?
6 And whoever does not fall down and do 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego
homage, at that moment they will be answered and said to the king, O
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Daniel 4 828 God miraculously saves the three from fire
Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to re- And they saw these men on whose bodies
turn a word to you on this matter. the fire had no power, and the hair of their
17 If it is that our God whom we serve is head was not singed, and their slippers were
able to deliver us from the burning, fiery not changed, and the smell of fire did not
furnace, even He will deliver out of your cling on them.
hand, O king. 28 ¶ Nebuchadnezzar answered and said,
18 And if not, let it be known to you, O Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach,
king, that we will not serve your gods or and Abed-nego, who has sent His Angel
do homage to the golden image which you and has delivered His servants who trusted
have set up. in Him, and have changed the king’s words,
19 ¶ Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with and have given their bodies that they might
wrath, and the form of his face was changed not serve and not do homage to any god
against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- except their own God.
nego. He spoke and commanded to heat 29 And a decree is set out by me, that
the furnace seven times more than it was every people, nation, and language who
customary to heat it. speak anything amiss about the God of
20 And he commanded mighty men of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, he
strength in his army to bind Shadrach, will be made into members, and his
Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to throw house shall be made an outhouse. Be-
them into the furnace of burning fire. cause there is no other God who is able
21 Then these men were bound in their to deliver like this.
slippers, their tunics, and their mantles, and 30 Then the king made Shadrach,
their other clothes, and were thrown into Meshach, and Abed-nego prosper in the
the midst of the furnace of burning fire. province of Babylon.
22 All accordingly did this, because the
king’s command was urgent, and the fur- Daniel 4
nace was heated exceedingly, the flame of 1 Nebuchadnezzar confesses Jehovah’s kingdom,
the fire killed those men who took up 4 relates his dream. 8 Daniel hears the dream.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 19 He interprets it.
23 But those men, the three of them, 1 ¶ Nebuchadnezzar the king to all the
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell peoples, the nations, and the tongues that
down bound into the midst of the furnace dwell in all the earth: Your peace be great.
of burning fire. 2 It seemed good before me to declare the
24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was signs and wonders that the Most High God
amazed. And he rose up in haste; he spoke has done with me.
and said to his royal officials, Did we not 3 How great are His signs! And how
cast three men bound into the midst of the mighty are His wonders! His kingdom is
fire? They replied and said to the king, an everlasting kingdom, and His rule is
True, O king. from generation and generation.
25 He answered and said, Behold! I see four 4 ¶ I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at ease in my
men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, house, and flourishing in my palace.
and there is no injury among them. and the 5 I saw a dream, and it terrified me, and
form of the fourth is like a son of the gods. the thoughts on my bed and visions of my
26 Then Nebuchadnezzar drew near to the head troubled me.
door of the furnace of burning fire. He an- 6 And I made a decree to bring in all the
swered and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and wise men of Babylon before me, that they
Abed-nego, servants of the Most High God, might make known to me the meaning of
come out and come here. Then Shadrach, the dream.
Meshach, and Abed-nego came out of the 7 Then the magicians, the conjurers, the
midst of the fire. Chaldeans, and those determining came in.
27 And the satraps, the prefects, the gov- And I told the dream before them, but they
ernors, and the king’s officials gathered. did not make its meaning known to me.
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King humbled; finds God rules over him 829 Daniel 4
8 But at last Daniel came in before me, 19 ¶ Then Daniel, whose name was
whose name was Belteshazzar, according Belteshazzar, was stunned for one moment,
to the name of my god, and in whom is the and his thoughts troubled him. The king
spirit of the holy gods. And I spoke the answered and said, O Belteshazzar, do not
dream before him, saying, let the dream or its meaning trouble you.
9 O Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord,
because I know that the spirit of the holy the dream is to those who hate you, and its
gods is in you, and no secret constrains you, meaning is to your enemies.
speak to me the visions of my dream that I 20 The tree that you saw, which became
have seen, and its meaning. great and strong, whose height reached to
10 As to the visions of my head on my the heaven and its appearance to all the
bed, I was looking, and, behold, a tree was earth,
in the midst of the earth. And its height 21 and its leaves being beautiful, and its
was great. fruit plentiful, and food for all being in it,
11 The tree became great and strong, and under which the beast of the field dwelt,
its height reached to the heaven, and its and in its branches the birds of the heaven
appearance to the end of all the earth. dwelt:
12 Its leaves were beautiful, and its fruit 22 It was you, O king, for you have be-
plentiful, and food for all was in it. The come great and strong. For your greatness
beast of the field sought shade under it, has grown and reaches to the heaven, and
and the birds of the heaven dwelt in its your rule is to the end of the earth.
branches, and all flesh was fed from it. 23 And as the king saw a watcher and a
13 I was looking in the visions of my head holy one coming down from the heaven,
on my bed. And, behold, a watcher, even a and saying, Cut the tree down, and destroy
holy one, came down from the heaven. it. Yet leave the stump of its roots in the
14 He cried with might and thus he said, earth, even with a band of iron and bronze,
Cut down the tree and cut off its branches. in the grass of the field. And let him be
Shake off its leaves and scatter its fruit. wet with the dew of the heavens, and his
Let the beast flee from under it, and the lot be with the beast of the field, until seven
birds leave its branches. times pass over him.
15 But leave the stump of its roots in the 24 This is the meaning, O king, and this
earth, even with a fetter of iron and bronze, the decree of the Most High, which has
in the grass of the field. And let it be wet come on my lord the king:
with the dew of the heaven, and his lot be 25 And you shall be driven from men, and
with the beast in the grass of the earth. your abode shall be with the beast of the
16 Let his heart be changed from man’s, field. And you shall be fed with grass like
and let the heart of a beast be given to him. oxen. And you shall be wet with dew of the
And let seven times pass over him. heaven; and seven times shall pass over you
17 The word is by the decree of the watch- until you have known that the Most High is
ers, and the command and the affair is of ruling in the kingdom of men, and He gives
the holy ones, so that the living may know it to whomever He desires.
that the Most High is ruling in the king- 26 And in that they commanded to leave
dom of men and gives it to whomever He the stump of the tree roots, Your kingdom
will. And He sets up over it the lowliest of shall be enduring to you after you have
men. known that Heaven is ruling.
18 And this is the dream I, king 27 So, O king, let my counsel be pleasing
Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. And you, O to you: Even break off your sins by righ-
Belteshazzar, speak to me its meaning. All teousness, and your iniquities by pitying
accordingly all this the wise men of my the humble one, whether there will be du-
kingdom are not able to make known the ration to your prosperity.
meaning to me. But you are able, for the 28 ¶ All this came on Nebuchadnezzar the
spirit of the holy gods is in you. king.
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Daniel 5 830 King Belshazzar blasphemes the Almighty
29 At the end of twelve months, he was
walking in the palace of the kingdom of Daniel 5
Babylon. 1 Belshazzar’s impious feast. 5 A handwriting,
30 The king answered and said, Is this unknown to the magicians, 25 Daniel reads it.
not great Babylon that I have built for the 1 ¶ Belshazzar the king made a great feast
house of the kingdom, by the might of my to a thousand of his nobles. And he drank
power, and for the honor of my majesty? wine before the thousand.
31 The word was still in the king’s mouth 2 When tasting the wine, Belshazzar com-
when a voice fell from the heaven, saying, manded the golden and silver vessels brought,
O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is de- those his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken
clared: The kingdom has been taken from out of the temple which was in Jerusalem,
you! that the king and his nobles, his wives, and
32 And you shall be driven from men, his concubines might drink with them.
and your abode will be with the beast of 3 Then they brought the vessels of gold
the field. You shall be fed with the grass that were taken out of the temple of the
like oxen, and seven times shall pass by house of God which was in Jerusalem. And
over you until you know that the Most High the king, his nobles, his wives, and his con-
is ruling in the kingdom of men, and that cubines drank with them.
He gives it to whomever He desires. 4 They drank wine and praised the gods
33 In its moment the thing was fulfilled of gold, and of silver, and of bronze, of
on Nebuchadnezzar. And he was driven iron, wood, and stone.
from men, and he ate the grass like oxen, 5 In that moment fingers of a man’s hand
and his body was wet with the dew of the came out and wrote on the plaster of the
heaven, until his hair had grown like wall of the king’s palace before the
eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ lampstand. And the king saw the palm of
claws. the hand that wrote.
34 ¶ And at the end of the days, I, 6 Then the king’s brightness was changed,
Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to the and his thoughts troubled him, and the
heaven, and my understanding returned to joints of his loins shook, and his knees
me, and I blessed the Most High. And I knocked one against this other.
praised and honored Him who lives for- 7 The king cried with strength to bring in
ever, whose dominion is an everlasting the conjurers, the Chaldeans, and those de-
dominion, and His kingdom from genera- termining. The king answered and said to
tion and generation. the wise men of Babylon, Any man who
35 And all those living in the earth are can read this writing and reveal its mean-
counted as nothing. And He does accord- ing shall be clothed with purple, and have
ing to His will among the army of Heaven, a chain of gold around his neck. And he
and among those living in the earth. And shall rule third in the kingdom.
no one is able to strike His hand or say to 8 Then all the king’s wise men came in.
Him, What are You doing? But they could not read the writing or make
36 In its moment my reason and the the meaning known to the king.
glory of my kingdom returned to me, 9 Then King Belshazzar was greatly
my majesty, and my brightness returned troubled, and his face was changing on him,
to me. And my advisers and my nobles and his nobles were perplexed.
sought to me. And I was re-established 10 ¶ The queen came in to the banquet
in my kingdom, and excellent greatness house because of the words of the king and
was added to me. his nobles. The queen answered and said,
37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and O king, live forever, do not let your
exalt and honor the King of Heaven, for thoughts terrify you, and do not let your
all His works are truth, and His ways are face be changed.
justice. And He is able to humble those who 11 There is a man in your kingdom in
walk in pride. whom is the spirit of the holy gods. And in
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Daniel called to read writing on the wall 831 Daniel 6
the days of your father, light and understand- 21 And he was driven from the sons of
ing and wisdom was found in him, like the men. And his heart was made like the
wisdom of the gods. Your father, King beasts, and his abode was with the wild
Nebuchadnezzar, your father the king, ap- asses. They fed him with grass like oxen,
pointed him chief of the magicians, conjur- and his body was wet with the dew of
ers, Chaldeans and those determining. the heaven, until he knew that the Most
12 because a surpassing spirit, and knowl- High God is ruling in the kingdom of
edge, and insight in interpreting of dreams, men, and that He appoints over it whom-
and declaring of riddles , and the loosen- ever He wills.
ing of knots, were found in this Daniel, 22 And you, his son, O Belshazzar, have
whom the king named Belteshazzar. Now not bowed your heart, though you knew
let Daniel be called, and he will show the all this.
meaning. 23 But you have exalted yourself against
13 Then Daniel was brought in before the the Lord of Heaven. And they have brought
king. The king spoke and said to Daniel, the vessels of His house before you. And
Are you that Daniel who is of the sons of you, and your nobles, your wives, and your
the exiled of Judah, whom my father the concubines have drunk wine with them.
king brought out of Judah? And you have praised the gods of silver,
14 I have even heard of you, that the spirit and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone,
of the gods is in you, and light, and sur- which do not see, nor hear, and do not
passing wisdom, and understanding are know. And you have not glorified the God
found in you. in whose hand is your life-breath and all
15 And now the wise men and the conjur- your ways.
ers have been brought in before me, so that 24 Then the palm of the hand was sent
they might read this writing and interpret from Him, and this writing was written.
the meaning to me. But they were not able 25 And this is the writing that was writ-
to interpret the meaning of the thing. ten: A MINA, A MINA, A SHEKEL, AND
16 And I have heard of you, that you can HALF MINAS.
interpret meanings, and loosen knots. Now 26 This is the meaning of the thing: A
if you can read the writing and reveal its MINA: God has numbered your kingdom
meaning to me, you shall be clothed with and finished it.
purple and have a chain of gold around 27 A SHEKEL: You are weighed in the
your neck, and you will rule third in the balances and found lacking.
kingdom. 28 HALF MINAS: Your kingdom is di-
17 Then Daniel answered and said before vided and given to the Medes and Persians.
the king, Let your gifts be to yourself, and 29 Then Belshazzar commanded, and they
give your rewards to another. Yet I will clothed Daniel with purple, and a chain of
read the writing to the king, and make gold around his neck. And they proclaimed
known the meaning of the thing to him. over him, that he was the third ruler in the
18 As for you, O king, the Most High God kingdom.
gave your father Nebuchadnezzar a king- 30 ¶ In that night Belshazzar, the king of
dom, and majesty, and glory, and honor. the Chaldeans, was killed.
19 And for the majesty that He gave him, 31 And Darius the Mede took over the
all peoples, nations, and languages trembled kingdom, being a son of sixty-two years.
and feared before him. He killed whom he
desired, and whom he desired he kept alive. Daniel 6
And whom he desired, he exalted; and 1 Daniel is made chief of the presidents. 16 He is
whom he desired, he humbled. cast into the lions’ den.
20 But when his heart was lifted up, and 1 ¶ It seemed good before Darius to set
his spirit grew hard to act proudly, he was over the kingdom a hundred and twenty
cast down from the throne of his kingdom, satraps, that they might be over the king-
and his majesty was taken away from him. dom.
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Daniel 6 832 God shuts the mouths of lions for Daniel
2 And over them were three presidents certain, according to the law of the Medes
(Daniel was one of them), so that these and Persians, which does not pass away.
satraps might give account to them, and 13 Then they answered and said before
the king would not suffer loss. the king, Daniel, who is of the sons of the
3 Then this Daniel was excelling above exiled of Judah, has not set attention on
the presidents and satraps, because a sur- you, O king, or the decree that you have
passing spirit was in him. And the king was signed, but he makes his prayer three times
planning to set him over all the kingdom. in the day.
4 Then the presidents and satraps were 14 Then the king, when he heard the
seeking to find occasion against Daniel con- word, was very displeased with himself,
cerning the kingdom. But they were not and he set his heart on Daniel, to deliver
able to find occasion or fault because he him. And he was striving until the going
was trustworthy. And not any error or fault of the sun to deliver him.
was found in him. 15 Then these men gathered together be-
5 Then these men said, We shall not find fore the king and said to the king, O king,
any occasion against this Daniel unless we know that the law of the Medes and Per-
find it against him concerning the Law of sians is that every decree or law which the
his God. king enacts may not be changed.
6 ¶ Then these presidents and satraps gath- 16 And the king commanded. And they
ered together to the king and thus they said brought Daniel, and they cast him into the
to him, King Darius, live forever. lions’ den. The king spoke and said to
7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the Daniel, Your God whom you constantly
prefects, and the satraps, the officials and serve will deliver you.
the governors, have planned together to lift 17 And a stone was brought and laid on
up a royal statute, and to make a firm de- the mouth of the den. And the king sealed
cree, that whoever shall ask a petition of it with his own signet, and with the signet
any god or man for thirty days, except from of his nobles, that the affair may not change
you, O king, he shall be thrown into the concerning Daniel.
den of lions. 18 ¶ Then the king went to his palace and
8 Now, O king, lift up the decree and sign spent the night fasting; and diversions were
the writing, so that it may not be changed, not brought before him; and his sleep fled
according to the law of the Medes and Per- from him.
sians, which does not pass away. 19 Then the king rose up in the dawn, in
9 All accordingly did this, King Darius the daylight, and went in haste to the den
signed the writing and the decree. of the lions.
10 And when he had learned that the writ- 20 And when he drew near to the den, he
ing was signed, Daniel went to his house. cried with a grieved voice to Daniel. The
And his windows were open in his roof king answered and said to Daniel, O Daniel,
room toward Jerusalem. He knelt on his servant of the living God, your God whom
knees three times in the day, and prayed you serve constantly, is He able to deliver
and praised before his God, as he was do- you from the lions?
ing before. 21 Then Daniel spoke with the king, O
11 ¶ Then these men gathered together king, live forever.
and found Daniel praying and seeking 22 My God has sent His angel, and He
mercy before his God. has shut the mouths of the lions. And they
12 Then they came near and spoke before have not harmed me, because in His sight
the king concerning the king’s decree, say- innocence was found in me. And also be-
ing, Have you not signed a decree that ev- fore you, O king, I have done no harm.
ery man who shall ask of any god or man 23 Then the king was exceedingly glad
within thirty days, except of you, O king, over him. And he commanded to bring up
that he shall be thrown into the lions’ den? Daniel from the den. And Daniel was
The king answered and said, The thing is brought out of the den, and no harm was
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Daniel dreams of the Son of Man coming 833 Daniel 7
found on him, because he trusted in his 6 After this I was seeing, and, behold, an-
God. other like a leopard, and to it were four
24 And the king commanded, and they wings of a bird on its side. And also to the
brought those men who had eaten the piece beast were four heads; and dominion was
of Daniel. And they threw them into the given to it.
lions’ den, them, their sons and their wives. 7 And after this I was seeing in the vi-
And the lions overpowered them and sions of the night. And, behold, the fourth
crushed all their bones before they reached beast was frightening and terrifying, and
to the bottom of the den. very strong! And to it were great iron teeth.
25 ¶ Then King Darius wrote to all the It ate and crushed, and trampled what was
peoples, the nations, and the languages who left with its feet. And it was different from
were living in all the earth: Your peace grow all the beasts which were before it; and to
great to you. it were ten horns.
26 A decree was given from before me 8 I was considering the horns. And be-
that in all the domain of my kingdom there hold! Another little horn came up among
shall be trembling and fear before the God them, and three of the first horns were
of Daniel. For He is the living God and uprooted before it. And behold! In this horn
endures forever, and His kingdom is the were eyes like the eyes of the man, and a
one which shall not be destroyed. And His mouth speaking great things.
dominion shall be to the end. 9 ¶ I was seeing until the thrones were
27 He delivers and rescues, and He works cast down, and the Ancient of Days sat,
signs and wonders in the heaven and in the whose robe was white as snow and the hair
earth, He who has delivered Daniel from of His head like pure wool. His throne was
the power of the lions. like flames of fire, its wheels like burning
28 And this Daniel was made to prosper fire.
in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of 10 A stream of fire came out and flowed
Cyrus the Persian. from before Him. A thousand thousands
served Him, and a myriad myriads stood
Daniel 7 before Him. The Judge sat, and the books
1 Daniel’s vision of four beasts. 9 Of Jehovah’s were opened.
kingdom. 11 Then I was looking for the sound of
1 ¶ In the first year of Belshazzar, king of the great words which the horn spoke. I
Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions was seeing until the beast was killed, and
of his head on his bed. Then he related the his body was destroyed and given to the
dream, giving the sum of the matters. burning of the fire.
2 Daniel answered and said, In my vision 12 And the rest of the beasts, their do-
by night I was looking. And, behold, the minion was taken away. Yet length of life
four winds of the heavens were stirring up was given them for a season and a time.
the Great Sea. 13 I was looking in the visions of the night.
3 And four great beasts came up from the And behold! One like the Son of Man was
sea, this one different from this one. coming with the clouds of the heavens. And
4 The first was like a lion and wings of an He came to the Ancient of Days. And they
eagle were to it. I was seeing until its wings brought Him near before Him.
were torn off. And it was lifted up from 14 And dominion was given to Him, and
the earth and made to stand on two feet glory, and a kingdom, that all peoples, na-
like a man, and a man’s heart was given to tions, and languages should serve Him. His
it. dominion is an everlasting dominion which
5 And, behold, another beast, a second, shall not pass away, and His kingdom that
like a bear. And it was raised up on one which shall not be destroyed.
side, and three ribs were in its mouth be- 15 ¶ I, Daniel, was distressed in my spirit
tween its teeth. And thus they said to it, in the midst of its sheath, and the visions
Rise up, eat much flesh. of my head terrified me.
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16 And I came near one of those who stood 28 Until now is the end of the matter. As
by and asked him the truth of all this. And for me, Daniel, my thoughts terrified me
he told me and made me know the mean- much, and my face changed on me. But I
ing of the things. kept the matter in my heart.
17 These great beasts which are four, are
four kings; they shall rise up out of the earth. Daniel 8
18 But the holy ones of the Most High 1 Daniel’s vision of the ram and he-goat. 13 The
shall receive the kingdom and possess the two thousand, three hundred days of sacrifice.
kingdom forever, even forever and ever. 1 ¶ In the third year of the reign of King
19 Then I desired to know the truth of the Belshazzar, a vision was seen by me,
fourth beast, which was different from all Daniel, after that which was seen by me at
of them, very frightening, whose teeth were the beginning.
of iron and its nails bronze; who ate up 2 And I saw in the vision, and it happened
and crushed, and trampled what was left in my seeing that I was at Shushan, the
with its feet, palace, which is in the province of Elam.
20 and of the ten horns that were on its And in a vision I saw, and I was by the
head, and the other which came up, and Ulai Canal.
before whom three fell, even that horn that 3 Then I lifted up my eyes and saw. And
eyes were to it, and a mouth speaking great behold! A ram was standing before the ca-
things, and its appearance was greater than nal, and to it were two horns. And the two
his fellows. horns were high, but one was higher than
21 I was looking, and that horn made war the other, and the higher one came up last.
with the holy ones and overcame them, 4 I saw the ram thrusting westward and
22 until the Ancient of Days came. And northward and southward, so that all beasts
judgment was given to the holy ones of might not stand before him, and none could
the Most High, and the time came that the deliver out of his hand. But he did accord-
holy ones possessed the kingdom. ing to his will and became great.
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be 5 And I was considering. And behold! A
the fourth kingdom on earth, which shall male of the goats came from the west, over
be different from all kingdoms, and shall the face of all the earth and did not touch
eat up all the earth, and shall trample it the ground. And the he-goat had a con-
down and crush it. spicuous horn between his eyes.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom 6 And he came to the ram with two horns
are ten kings; they shall rise, and another which I had seen standing before the ca-
shall rise after them. And he shall be dif- nal. And he ran to it in the fury of his power.
ferent from the former ones, and he shall 7 And I saw him reaching over against
humble three kings. the ram. And he became enraged against
25 And he shall speak words against the him. And he struck the ram and shattered
Most High, and he shall wear out the holy his two horns. And there was no power in
ones of the Most High. And he intends to the ram to stand before him. But he threw
change times and law. And they shall be him down to the ground and trampled him.
given into his hand until a time and times And no one could deliver the ram from his
and one half time. hand.
26 But the judgment shall sit, and they 8 And the male of the goats became very
shall take away his dominion, to cut off great. And when he was mighty, the great
and to destroy until the end. horn was shattered. And in my vision four
27 And the kingdom and dominion, and came up in its place toward the four winds
the greatness of the kingdom under all the of the heavens.
heavens shall be given to the people of the 9 And out of one of them came a little
holy ones of the Most High, whose king- horn which became very great, toward the
dom is an everlasting kingdom. And all south, and toward the east, and toward the
dominions shall serve and obey Him. land of beauty.
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10 And it became great, even to the host ished, a king, strong of face and skilled at
of the heavens. And it caused some of the intrigues, shall stand up.
host and of the heavens to fall to the ground, 24 And mighty shall be his power, but
and it trampled them. not by his own power. And being wonder-
11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the ful he shall destroy, and he shall prosper,
ruler of the host. And the continual sacri- and work, and destroy the mighty one, and
fice was lifted up by him, and the place of the holy people.
his sanctuary was cast down. 25 And also through his skill he will make
12 And a host was given with the con- deceit succeed in his land. And he will lift
tinual sacrifice because of transgression. himself up in his heart, and be at ease; he
And it threw the truth down to the ground, shall destroy many. And he shall stand up
and it worked and prospered. against the Ruler of rulers, but he shall be
13 And I heard a certain holy one speak- shattered without a hand.
ing, and another holy one said to that one 26 And the morning and evening vision
who spoke, Until when is the vision, the that was told is true. But you shall shut up
continual sacrifice and the desolating trans- the vision, for it shall be for many days.
gression, to give both the sanctuary and 27 And I, Daniel, was sick. And I was
the host to be trampled? sick for days. And I arose and did the king’s
14 And he said to me, Until two thou- business. And I was amazed at the vision;
sand, three hundred evenings and morn- but there was no understanding.
ings, then the sanctuary is declared right.
15 ¶ And it happened when I, Daniel, had Daniel 9
seen the vision, then I sought the meaning. 1 Daniel prays for the restoration of Jerusalem.
And, behold, the appearance of a mighty 20 Gabriel informs him of the seventy weeks.
man stood before me. 1 ¶ In the first year of Darius, the son of
16 And I heard a man’s voice between the Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, who
banks of Ulai, and he called and said, Gabriel, was made king over the kingdom of the
make this one understand the vision. Chaldeans,
17 And he came over against my place. 2 in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel,
And when he came, I was afraid and fell understood by the scrolls the number of
on my face. But he said to me, O son of the years, which had been a Word of Jeho-
man, understand, for the vision is for the vah to Jeremiah the prophet, that He would
time of the end. accomplish seventy years in the desolations
18 And as he was speaking with me, I was of Jerusalem.
stunned and on my face toward the ground. 3 And I set my face toward the Lord God,
But he touched me and made me stand on to seek by prayer and holy desires, with
my place. fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.
19 And he said, Behold, I will make you 4 ¶ And I prayed to Jehovah my God, and
know what shall happen in the last end of confessed, saying, O Lord, the great and
the indignation. For it is for the time ap- awesome God, keeping the covenant and
pointed for the end. kindness of those who love Him, and to
20 The ram which you saw with two horns those who keep His commandments,
are the kings of Media and Persia. 5 we have sinned and have done iniquity
21 And the shaggy goat is the king of and have done evilly, and we have rebelled,
Javan (Greece). And the great horn between even by departing from Your command-
his eyes is the first king. ments and from Your judgments.
22 And as for that which was shattered, 6 And we have not listened to Your ser-
and four stood up in its place, four king- vants the prophets, who spoke in Your name
doms shall stand up out of the nation, but to our kings, our rulers, and our fathers,
not in its power. and to all the people of the land.
23 And in the latter time of their king- 7 O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but
dom, when those transgressing have fin- to us the shame of our faces, as it is this day
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to the men of Judah, and to those living in 18 O my God, stretch out Your ear and
Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are near hear; open Your eyes and see our ruins and
and who are afar through all the lands where the city which is called with Your name on
You have driven them for their unfaithful- it. For we do not make our prayers fall be-
ness which they have done against You. fore You on account of our righteousnesses,
8 O Lord, to us is shame of face, to our but because of Your great mercies.
kings, to our rulers and to our fathers, be- 19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord,
cause we have sinned against You. attend to us and work! Do not delay, for
9 To the Lord our God belong mercies Your own sake, O my God, for Your name
and pardons, for we have rebelled against is called on Your city and on Your people.
Him, 20 ¶ And while I was speaking and pray-
10 and we have not obeyed the voice of ing and confessing my sin and the sin of
the Lord our God, to walk in His laws my people Israel, and making my cry fall
which he gave before us by His servants before Jehovah my God for the holy moun-
the prophets. tain of my God,
11 Yea, all Israel has transgressed Your 21 and while I was speaking in prayer,
Law and turned aside, not obeying Your even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in
voice. And the curse has poured out on us, the vision at the beginning, touched me
and the oath that is written in the Law of when I being weary in my weariness, about
Moses the servant of God, because we have the time of the evening sacrifice.
sinned against Him. 22 And he gave discernment to me and
12 And He has raised up His words which spoke with me, and said, O Daniel, I have
He spoke against us, and against our judges now come out to give you skill in under-
who judge us, by bringing on us a great evil, standing.
which under the whole heavens has not been 23 At the beginning of your prayers the
done as it has been done to Jerusalem. Word came forth, and I have come to de-
13 As it is written in the Law of Moses, clare it. For you are greatly beloved, and to
all this evil has come on us. And we have discern the matter and understand the vision:
not made our prayer before the face of Je- 24 Seventy weeks are decreed as to your
hovah our God that we might turn from people, and as to your holy city, to shut up
our iniquities and understand Your truth. the transgression, and to make an end of
14 And Jehovah has watched the evil and sins, and to atone for iniquity, and to bring
has made it come on us. For Jehovah our in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up
God is righteous in all His works which the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the
He does; and we did not obey His voice. Most Holy.
15 And now, O Lord our God, who 25 Know, then, and understand that from
brought out Your people from the land of the going out of the word to restore and to
Egypt with a mighty hand and made for rebuild Jerusalem, to Messiah the Ruler,
Yourself a name, as it is this day, we have shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks.
sinned; we have done evilly. The broad place shall be built again, and
16 O Lord, I pray, according to all Your the wall, even in times of distress.
righteousness, let Your anger and Your fury 26 And after sixty-two weeks, Messiah
be turned back from Your city Jerusalem, shall be cut off, but not for Himself. And
Your mountain of holiness. For because of the people of a coming ruler shall destroy
our sins and of the iniquity of our fathers, the city and the sanctuary. And its end shall
Jerusalem and Your people have become a be with the flood, and are determined the
reproach to all those around us. desolations, and war shall be until the end.
17 And now, listen, O our God, to the 27 And he shall confirm a covenant with
prayer of Your servant and his supplica- the many for one week. And in the middle
tions, and cause Your face to shine on Your of the week he shall cause the sacrifice
sanctuary that is desolate, for the sake of and the offering to cease. And on a cor-
the Lord. ner of the altar will be abominations that
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desolate, even until the end. And that which heart to understand and to humble your-
was decreed shall pour out on the deso- self before your God, your words were
lated. heard; and I have come because of your
words.
Daniel 10 13 But the king of the kingdom of Persia
Daniel having humbled himself sees a vision. stood against me twenty-one days. But, be-
1 ¶ In the third year of Cyrus king of Per- hold, Michael, one of the first rulers, came
sia, a thing was revealed to Daniel, whose to help me. And I remained there with the
name was called Belteshazzar. And the thing kings of Persia.
was true, and a great conflict. And he un- 14 And I have come to make you under-
derstood the thing and had understanding stand what shall happen to your people in
of the vision. the latter days, for the vision is yet for many
2 In those days, I, Daniel, was mourning days.
three weeks of days. 15 And when he had spoken such words
3 I ate no desirable food, and flesh and to me, I put my face to the ground, and I
wine did not come into my mouth. I did became speechless.
not anoint myself at all until three weeks 16 And, behold, one in form as the sons
of days were fulfilled. of men touched my lips. And I opened my
4 And in the four and twentieth day of the mouth and spoke and said to him who stood
first month, as I was by the hand of the before me, O lord, because of the vision
great river, and I lifted up my eyes and my pangs have turned on me, and I have
saw; and behold, a certain man was clothed no strength left.
in linen, whose loins were wrapped in fine 17 For how can the servant of my lord
gold from Uphaz; speak with this my lord? For as for me,
6 and his body was like the beryl, and his from now onward no power is left in me;
face looked like lightning. And his eyes yea, there is no breath left in me.
were like torches of fire; and his arms and 18 And he added, and touched me, one in
his feet in color like polished metal form as a man, and made me strong.
and the sound of his words were as the noise 19 And he said, O man greatly beloved,
of a multitude. do not fear. Peace to you. Be strong. Yea,
7 And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision. For be strong! And when he had spoken to me
the men who were with me did not see the I was made strong. And I said, Speak, my
vision, but a great trembling fell on them lord, for you have made me strong.
so that they fled to hide themselves. 20 And he said, Do you know why I have
8 And I was left alone, and I saw this great come to you? And now I will return to
vision, and there remained no strength in fight with the ruler of Persia. And when I
me, for my glory was turned within me have gone out, even, behold, the ruler of
into corruption, and I kept no strength. Greece shall come.
9 Yet I heard the sound of his words. And 21 But I will tell you what is inscribed in
when I heard the sound of his words, even the Writing of Truth. And no one makes
I was lying on my face, stunned, and my himself strong with me in these things ex-
face was toward the ground. cept Michael your Ruler.
10 ¶ And, behold, a hand touched me and
set me shaking on my knees and the palms Daniel 11
of my hands. 1 The overthrow of Persia by the king of Greece.
11 And he said to me, O Daniel, a man 30 The invasion and tyranny of the Romans.
greatly beloved, understand the words that 1 ¶ And I, in the first year of Darius the
I speak to you and stand in your place, for Mede, I was standing for one who strength-
I am now sent to you. And when he had ens, and for a stronghold for him.
spoken this word to me, I stood, trembling. 2 And now I will declare the truth to you:
12 And he said to me, Do not fear, Daniel, Behold! Three kings shall stand up in Per-
for from the first day that you gave your sia; and the fourth shall be rich in all greater
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riches. And when he is made strong by his 13 For the king of the north shall return
riches he shall stir up all the kingdom of and raise a greater multitude than the
Greece. former. And at the end of times, years,
3 And a mighty king shall stand up and coming he shall come with a great army
shall rule with great authority and do ac- and with much baggage.
cording to his will. 14 And in those times many shall stand
4 And when he stands up his kingdom up against the king of the south. And the
shall be shattered and shall be divided sons of the breakers of your people shall
to the four winds of the heavens, and rise up to make stand the vision, but they
not to his posterity, and not according shall stumble.
to his authority with which he ruled. For 15 And the king of the north shall come
his kingdom shall be pulled up and not and pour out a siege mound and seize a
to others besides these. guarded fortification. And the arms of the
5 ¶ And the king of the south shall be south shall not stand, and his choice people,
strong. And one of his rulers, even he will for there will be no firmness to stand.
be strong on him, and he will rule. His 16 But he who comes against him will do
rule shall be a great rule. as he wills, and none shall stand before
6 And at the end of the years they shall him. And he shall stand in the glorious land,
join together, and the king of the south’s and annihilation shall be in his hand.
daughter shall come to the king of the 17 And he shall set his face to go in with
north to make full equity, but she shall the might of his whole kingdom, and up-
not keep the power of the arm. And he right ones with him; and he shall do. And
will not stand, and not his arm. But she he shall give the daughter of women to him,
and those who brought her shall be given to destroy it. But she shall not stand, and
up, also her boy, and he making her not be for him.
strong in these times. 18 And he shall turn his face to the coast-
7 But the shoots of her roots will stand in lands and shall capture many. But a ruler
his place, and he shall come to the army shall make cease his reproach for him, but
and will enter into the fortress of the king his reproach shall return to him.
of the north. And he will act against them 19 And he shall turn his face toward the
and will show strength. fortresses of his own land, but he will
8 And he will also bring their gods with stumble and fall and shall not be found.
their molten images, with silver and gold 20 And one passing over, a tax exacter,
vessels of their possessions, into exile to shall stand in his place, for the glory of the
Egypt. And for years he will stand away kingdom. But within one of the days he
from the king of the north. will be shattered, but not in anger and not
9 And the king of the south will come in battle.
into his kingdom and will return to his own 21 ¶ And a despised one shall stand up on
land. his place, and they shall not give to him
10 But his sons shall be stirred up and the honor of the king. But he shall come in
shall gather a multitude of great forces. And while at ease and make strong the king-
coming one shall come and overflow and dom by intrigues.
pass through. And he will return to his for- 22 And the arms of the overflow shall be
tress and be stirred up. swept from before his face, and they will
11 And the king of the south will be bitter be shattered, and also the ruler of a cov-
and will go out and fight with him, with enant.
the king of the north. And he shall raise a 23 And after they join themselves to him,
great multitude, but the multitude shall be he will practice deceit; for he shall come
given into his hand. and shall be strong with a few people.
12 And having borne away the multitude, 24 He will go in safely, even into the rich
his heart will be lifted up. And he will cause places of the province. And he shall do what
myriads to fall, but he shall not be strong. his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’
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fathers. He shall plunder and spoil and scat- self above every god; he shall even speak
ter goods among them. And he shall de- marvelous things against the God of gods
vise his plots against the strongholds, even and shall prosper until the fury is finished.
for a time. For that which is decreed shall be done.
25 And he will stir up his power and his 37 He shall not consider the God of his
heart against the king of the south with a fathers, and not the desire of women; yea,
great army. And the king of the south will he will not come to any god. For he shall
be stirred up to battle with a great and very magnify himself above all.
mighty army. But he shall not stand, for 38 But in his place he shall honor the god
they will devise plots against him. of strongholds, and he shall honor a god
26 Yea, those who eat his food shall shat- whom his fathers did not know, with gold
ter him, and his army shall overflow. And and silver and with precious stones, and
many will fall down slain. desirable things.
27 And both of them, the kings, shall have 39 And he will act in the fortifications of
in their hearts to do evil, and they will speak the strongholds with an alien god, whom
lies at one table but will not prosper, for he shall acknowledge. He shall multiply in
the end still shall be at the appointed time. glory, and he shall cause them to rule over
28 And he will return to his land with great many and shall divide the land for a price.
wealth. And his heart shall be against the 40 And at the end time, the king of the
holy covenant. And he will act, and he shall south will press against him. And the king
return to his land. of the north shall come against him like a
29 At the appointed time he will return tempest, with chariots and with horsemen
and come against the south, but it will not and with many ships. And he shall go into
be as the former or as the latter. the lands and shall overflow and pass over.
30 For the ships of Kittim will come 41 And he shall go in to the glorious land,
against him, and he will be pained and turn and many will be stumbled. But these shall
back and be furious against the holy cov- escape out of his hand: Edom and Moab,
enant. And he will work, and he will re- and the chief of the sons of Ammon.
turn and heed the forsakers of the holy 42 And his hand will stretch out against
covenant. the lands, and the land of Egypt shall not
31 And forces will stand away from him, escape.
and they will pollute the sanctuary, the 43 But he will rule over the treasures of
stronghold. And they shall turn aside the gold and silver, and over all Egypt’s desir-
continual sacrifice, and they will place the able things. And the Libyans and the Ethio-
abomination that desolates. pians shall be at his steps.
32 And he will defile by flatteries those 44 But news shall trouble him from the
who do evil against the covenant. But the east and from the north. And he will go
people who know their God will be strong out with great fury to destroy and to de-
and will work. vote many to destruction.
33 And those who ponder among the 45 And he shall plant the tents of his pal-
people will instruct many, and they will ace between the seas, in the glorious holy
stumble by the sword and by flame, by mountain. Yet he shall go to his end, and
exile and spoil for days. there is not a helper for him.
34 And when they shall stumble, they will
be helped with a little help, but many will Daniel 12
join them with hypocrisy. Michael shall deliver Israel from their troubles.
35 And many of those who ponder shall 1 ¶ And at that time, Michael shall stand
stumble, to refine and to purge them, and up, the great Ruler who stands for the sons
to make white to the time of the end; for it of your people. And there shall be a time
is yet for the appointed time. of distress, such as has not been from the
36 And the king shall do according to his being of a nation until that time. And at
will. And he shall exalt and magnify him- that time, your people shall be delivered,
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everyone that shall be found written in the ever, that it shall be for a time, times, and a
Book. half. And when they have made an end of
2 And many of the sleeping ones in the dispersing the power of the holy people,
dust of the ground shall awake, some to all these things shall be finished.
everlasting life, and some to reproaches and 8 ¶ And I heard, but I did not understand.
to everlasting abhorrence. and I said, O my lord, what shall be the
3 And those who act wisely shall shine as end of these things?
the shining of the expanse, and those turn- 9 And He said, Go, Daniel, for the words
ing many to righteousness as the stars for- are closed up and sealed until the end time.
ever and ever. 10 Many shall be purified and made white
4 But you, O Daniel, shut up the words and tested. But the wicked ones shall do
and seal the book, to the end time. Many wickedly. And not one of the wicked ones
shall roam around, and knowledge shall be shall understand, but the ones acting wisely
increased. shall understand.
5 ¶ And I, Daniel, saw, and, behold, Two 11 And from the time the continual sac-
others stood there, the one on this side, and rifice shall be taken away, and the abomi-
one on that side of the river’s lip. nation that desolates given up, a thousand,
6 And one said to the man clothed in linen, two hundred and ninety days shall occur.
who was on top of the waters of the river, 12 Blessed is he who waits and comes to
Until when is the end of the wonders? the thousand, three hundred and thirty-five
7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, who days.
was on top of the waters of the river, and he 13 But you go on to the end, for you shall
held up his right and his left hand to the rest and stand for your lot at the end of
heavens and swore by Him who lives for- the days.
The Book of
HOSEA
are Not My People, it shall be said to them,
Hosea 1 Sons of the Living God.
1 Hosea, to show Jehovah’s judgment for spiri- 11 And the sons of Judah and the sons of
tual adultery, takes Gomer, 4 and she bears Israel shall be gathered together, and shall
God Will Sow 6 No Mercy, 8 and Not My People. set over themselves one head. And they shall
1 ¶ The Word of Jehovah that was to go up out of the land; for great shall be the
Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of day of Jezreel.
Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings
of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, the Hosea 2
son of Joash, king of Israel. 1 Idolatry of the people. 6 Jehovah’s judgments
2 ¶ The beginning of the speaking of Je- against them.
hovah by Hosea. And Jehovah said to 1 ¶ Say to your brothers, A People; and to
Hosea, Go, take to yourself a wife of adul- your sisters, Mercy.
tery, and children of adultery. For forni- 2 Strive! Strive with your mother, for she
cating the land goes fornicating away from is not My wife, and I am not her husband.
Jehovah. Therefore, let her put away her fornica-
3 And he went and took Gomer, the daugh- tions from her face, and her adulteries from
ter of Diblaim, who conceived and bore between her breasts,
him a son. 3 lest I strip her naked and set her out as
4 And Jehovah said to him, Call his name in the day that she was born, and make her
God Will Sow, for yet in a little while I as the wilderness, and place her like a dry
will call to account the blood of Jezreel on land, and kill her with thirst.
the house of Jehu, and will cause the king- 4 And I will not have pity for her sons,
dom of the house of Israel to cease. for they are the sons of fornications.
5 And it shall be in that day, I will break 5 For their mother has prostituted herself;
the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel. she who conceived them has acted shame-
6 And she conceived again and bore a fully. For she said, I will go after my lov-
daughter. And He said to him, Call her name ers who give my bread and my water, my
No Mercy, for I will not again still have wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.
mercy on the house of Israel; but taking 6 ¶ Therefore, behold, I will hedge your
away I will take them away. way with thorns, and I will wall up her
7 And I will have mercy on the house of wall, that she shall not find her paths.
Judah and will save them by Jehovah their 7 And she shall run after her lovers, but
God. And I will not save them by bow or she shall not overtake them. And she shall
by sword, or by battle, by horses, or by look for them, but she shall not find them.
horsemen. Then she shall say, I will go and return to
8 ¶ And she having weaned No Mercy, my first husband, for then it was better
she conceived and bore a son. with me than now.
9 Then He said, Call his name Not My 8 For she did not know that I gave her grain
People, for you are not My people, and I and new wine and oil, and I multiplied to
will not be for you. her silver and the gold they made for Baal.
10 Yet the number of the sons of Israel 9 So I will return and take My grain in its
shall be as the sand of the sea, which is not time, and My wine in its season. And I will
measured nor numbered. And it shall be, snatch away My wool and My flax she uses
in the place where it is said to them, You to cover her shamelessness.
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Hosea 3 842 God promises to have mercy on No Mercy
10 And now I will reveal her shameful- People! And he shall say, My God! (Rom.
ness to the eyes of those loving her, and 2:24)
not a man shall deliver her out of My hand.
11 I will also cause all her joy to cease, Hosea 3
her feast days, her new moons, and her 1 By the example of an adulteress 4 is shown the
sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts. desolation of Israel before their restoration.
12 And I will destroy her vines and her 1 ¶ And Jehovah said to me, Go again, love
fig trees, of which she has said, They are a woman loved by a friend, yet an adulter-
my rewards that those loving me have given ess, according to the love of Jehovah toward
to me. And I will set them for a forest, and the sons of Israel, who turn to other gods,
the beasts of the field shall eat them. and love raisin cakes of grapes.
13 And I will call to account on her the 2 And I bargained over her for me with
days of the Baals in which she burned in- fifteen pieces of silver, and for a homer of
cense to them. Yea, she put on herself her barley, and a half of barley.
nose rings, and her jewels, and she has gone 3 And I said to her, You shall live with me
after those loving her and forgotten Me, many days. You shall not be an adulteress,
says Jehovah. and not be to a man, and I also will be for
14 ¶ Therefore, behold, I will lure her you.
and bring her to the wilderness, and speak 4 For the sons of Israel shall live many
to her heart. days with no king and no ruler, and with
15 And from there I will give her vineyards no sacrifice, and no pillars, and no ephod
to her, and the valley of Achor for an open- or teraphim.
ing of hope. And she shall answer there as in 5 Afterward the sons of Israel shall turn
the days of her youth, and as in the day when back and seek Jehovah their God and David
she came up out of the land of Egypt. their king. And they shall fear Jehovah and
16 And at that day, says Jehovah, you shall His goodness in the ends of the days.
call Me, My Husband; and you shall not
still call Me, My Baal. Hosea 4
17 For I will take away the names of the 1 Jehovah’s judgments against the sins of the
Baals out of her mouth; and they shall not people 12 and against their idolatry.
still be remembered by their name. 1 ¶ Sons of Israel, hear the Word of Jehovah,
18 And in that day I will cut a covenant for for Jehovah has a quarrel with those living in
them with the beasts of the field, and with the the land; for there is no truth, and no mercy,
birds of the heavens, and the creepers of the and no knowledge of God in the land.
ground. And I will break the bow and the sword, 2 Swearing, and lying, and killing, and
and the battle weapons out of the earth, and I stealing, and the doing of adultery increase.
will make them to lie down to be secure. And blood touches against blood.
19 And I will betroth you to Me forever. 3 On account of this the land shall mourn,
Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteous- and every one living in it shall droop, with
ness, and in judgment, and in mercy, and the beasts of the field and the birds of the
in compassions. heaven; yes, also the fish of the sea shall
20 I will even betroth you to Me in faith- be removed.
fulness, and you shall know Jehovah. 4 Yet let not a man strive with nor re-
21 And it shall be in that day, I will an- prove a man. For your people are as those
swer, says Jehovah. I will answer the heav- striving with a priest.
ens, and they shall answer the earth. 5 And you shall stumble in the day, and
22 And the earth shall answer the grain, the prophet also shall stumble with you at
and the wine, and the oil; and they shall night, and I will cut off your mother.
answer Jezreel. 6 ¶ My people are cut off for lack of
23 And I will sow her to Me in the earth. knowledge; because you rejected the
And I will have mercy on No Mercy. And knowledge, I also rejected you from being
I will say to Not My People, You are My priest to Me. Since you have forgotten the
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God gives Israel up to their idol worship 843 Hosea 5
Law of your God, I will forget your sons, For the judgment is toward you, because
even I. you have been a snare to Mizpeh, and a net
7 As they were increased, so they sinned spread on Tabor.
against Me. I will change their glory into 2 And revolters have gone deep in slaugh-
shame. tering, and I chasten all of them.
8 They eat up the sin of My people, and 3 I know Ephraim, and Israel has not hid-
they lift their soul to their iniquity. den from me. For now, O Ephraim, you
9 And it will be, Like people, like priest. have fornicated; Israel is defiled.
And I will visit their ways on them and 4 They will not give up their doings to turn
their doings I will return to them. back to their God; for the spirit of fornica-
10 For they shall eat and not have enough. tion is in their midst, and they do not know
They shall fornicate and not increase, be- Jehovah.
cause they have ceased heeding Jehovah. 5 And the pride of Israel answers to his
11 Fornication and wine and new wine face. So Israel and Ephraim shall stumble
take away the heart. in their iniquity; Judah shall also stumble
12 ¶ My people seek advice by their with them.
wood, and their rod declares to them. For 6 They shall go with their flocks and with
the spirit of fornication has led them their herds to seek Jehovah, but they shall
astray, and they fornicated from under not find Him; He has withdrawn Himself
their God. from them.
13 They sacrifice on the tops of the moun- 7 They have acted deceitfully against Je-
tains and burn incense on the hills, under hovah, for they have borne strange sons.
oak and poplar and terebinth trees, because Now a new moon shall devour them with
its shade is good. On account of this, your their portions.
daughters shall be prostitutes, and your 8 ¶ Blow a rams’ horn in Gibeah, a trum-
brides shall commit adultery. pet in Ramah. Cry aloud, Beth-aven; after
14 I will not punish your daughters when you, O Benjamin.
they fornicate, and not your brides when they 9 Ephraim shall become a waste in the
commit adultery. For they themselves go day of correction. Among the tribes of Is-
apart with ones who prostitute, and they sac-rael, I have made known that which is con-
rifice with temple prostitutes. The people not
firmed.
understanding are thrust down. 10 The rulers of Judah were as ones re-
15 Israel, though you fornicate, do not let moving a border; I will pour out My wrath
Judah become guilty. And do not come to on them like water.
Gilgal, and not go up to Beth-aven, and 11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judg-
not swear, As Jehovah lives. ment; because he was pleased, he walked
16 For as a heifer, rebelling Israel rebels.after the command.
Now Jehovah will feed them as a lamb in a 12 And I am as a moth to Ephraim, and to
roomy place. the house of Judah as rottenness.
17 Ephraim is joined to idols. Let him alone.13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and
18 Their drink has turned them aside; for- Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to
nicating they fornicate; her shields dearly Assyria, and sent to King Jareb. And he
love shame. was not able to heal you, and not did he
19 The wind binds her up in her wings, cure you of your wound.
and they shall be ashamed because of their 14 For I am to Ephraim as the lion, and
sacrifices. as the young lion to the house of Judah; I,
even I, tear and go; I bear away, and no
Hosea 5 one rescues.
Jehovah’s judgments against the priests, the 15 I will go; I will return to My place
people, and the rulers of Israel. until they confess their guilt and seek My
1 ¶ Hear this, O priests, and attend, house face. In the oppressing one they will
of Israel. And give ear, house of the king. seek Me diligently.
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3 They make the king glad with their evil,
Hosea 6 and the rulers with their lies.
An exhortation to repentance. 4 They are all adulterers, like an oven
1 ¶ Come and let us return to Jehovah. heated by the baker; he ceases from stir-
For He has torn, and He will heal us. He ring, from kneading the dough until it is
has stricken, and He will bind us up. leavened.
2 After two days He will bring us to life. 5 In the day of our king, the rulers have
In the third day He will raise us up, and sickened themselves with the heat of wine;
we shall live before Him. he draws out his hand with scorners.
3 And we shall know, we who follow on 6 For they have brought their heart near
to know Jehovah. His going forth is pre- like an oven, while they lie in wait. Their
pared as the dawn. And He shall come to baker sleeps all night; in the morning it
us as the rain, as the latter and former rain burns like a fire of flame.
to the earth. 7 They are all hot as an oven, and devour
4 ¶ O Ephraim, what shall I do to you? O their judges. All their kings have fallen;
Judah, what shall I do to you? For your not one among them calls to Me.
faithfulness is like a morning cloud, and it 8 ¶ Ephraim mixes himself among the
goes away like the early dew. peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
5 On account of this I have cut them down 9 Strangers have eaten up his strength, and
by the prophets; I have slain them by the he does not know. Yea, gray hairs are
words of My mouth; and your judgments sprinkled on him, and he does not know.
have been as the light that goes forth. 10 And the pride of Israel testifies to his
6 For I desired faithfulness, and not sac- face, but they do not turn back to Jehovah
rifice; and the knowledge of God more their God, and do not seek Him in all this.
than burnt offerings. 11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without
7 But, like Adam, they have passed over heart; they call to Egypt; they go to Assyria.
the covenant; they have acted deceitfully 12 When they go, I will spread My net
against Me there. over them; I will bring them down like the
8 Gilead is a city of those who work iniq- birds of the heavens; I will chastise them,
uity, slippery from blood. as a report to their congregation.
9 And as troops of robbers wait for a 13 Woe to them! For they have fled from
man, the company of priests murder in Me. Ruin to them! For they have trans-
the way to Shechem; for they have done gressed against Me. Though I would re-
wickedness. deem them, yet they have spoken lies
10 I have seen a horrible thing in the house against Me.
of Israel: the fornication of Ephraim is 14 And they have not cried to Me with
there; Israel is defiled. their heart when they howled on their beds.
11 Also, O Judah, a harvest is appointed They gather themselves for grain and new
to you, when I return the captivity of My wine; they turn against Me.
people. 15 Though I chastened; I made their arms
strong, and they think evil against Me.
Hosea 7 16 They turn not to the Most High. They
A reproof of manifold sins. are like a treacherous bow. Their rulers shall
1 ¶ When I would have healed Israel, then fall by the sword from the rage of the
the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered, and tongue. This shall be their scorn in the land
the evil of Samaria. For they have worked of Egypt.
falsehood; and a thief comes; a troop of
robbers plunders outside. Hosea 8
2 And they do not say within their hearts Destruction threatened for impiety and idolatry.
that I remember all their evil. Now their 1 ¶ Put a rams’ horn to your mouth. He
own doings have turned about them; they comes like an eagle against the house of
are before My face. Jehovah, because they have passed over My
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God threatens Israel for their corruption 845 Hosea 9
covenant and have transgressed against My from your God. You have loved hire on all
Law. threshing-floors of grain.
2 Israel shall cry to Me, My God, we know 2 The floor and the winepress shall not feed
You. them, and the new wine shall fail in her.
3 Israel has cast off good; the enemy shall 3 They shall not live in the land of Jeho-
pursue him. vah, but Ephraim shall turn back to Egypt,
4 They have set up kings, but not by Me. and they shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
They have made rulers, but I did not know. 4 They shall not offer wine to Jehovah,
They made idols for themselves with their and not shall be pleasing to Him. Their
silver and their gold, so that they may be sacrifices shall be like the bread of sor-
cut off. rows to them; all who eat it shall be de-
5 O Samaria, your calf has cast you off. filed, for their bread is for their person;
My anger is kindled against them. Until it shall not come into the house of Jeho-
when will they not be able to gain inno- vah.
cency? 5 What will you do in the day of meeting,
6 For it also came from Israel: The arti- and in the day of the feast of Jehovah?
san made it, but it is not God. For the calf 6 For, behold, they have gone from de-
of Samaria shall be splinters. struction; Egypt shall gather them; Mem-
7 For they sow the wind, and they reap phis shall bury them. Nettles shall possess
the storm wind. A stalk is not to him; the the desirable things of their silver; thorns
bud shall make no flour. If it does make it, shall be in their tents.
strangers will swallow it up. 7 ¶ The days of her calling to account have
8 ¶ Israel is swallowed up. They are now come; Israel shall know the days of her ret-
among the nations as a vessel in which is ribution. The prophet is a fool, the man of
no pleasure. spirit is mad, for great is your iniquity and
9 For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild your hatred much.
ass alone by himself. Ephraim has hired 8 Ephraim is a watchman with my God.
lovers. The prophet is a snare of a fowler on all
10 Also, though they have hired among his ways; hatred is in the house of his God.
the nations, now I will gather them. And 9 They have deeply corrupted, as in days
they began to become few, from the bur- of Gibeah. He will remember their iniq-
den of the king of rulers. uity; He will call their sins to account.
11 Because Ephraim has made many al- 10 I found Israel like grapes in the wil-
tars to sin, they are altars to him to sin. derness. I saw your fathers as the firstfruit
12 I have written the great things of My in the fig tree at its beginning. They came
Law for him, but they were counted as to Baal-peor and separated to shame. And
being strange. they became detestable things like that
13 And for the sacrifices of My offerings, which they loved.
they sacrifice flesh, and they eat. Jehovah 11 ¶ As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly
did not accept them. Now He will remem- away like a bird; and from birth from the
ber their iniquity and call their sins to ac- womb, and from conception.
count. They shall turn back to Egypt. 12 Though they multiply their sons, yet I
14 For Israel has forgotten his Maker, and will make them childless, without a man.
builds temples. And Judah has multiplied Yea, woe also to them when I turn away
fortified cities. But I will send a fire on his from them!
cities, and it shall burn up her palaces. 13 As when I looked toward Tyre,
Ephraim was planted in a meadow. But
Hosea 9 Ephraim shall bring forth his sons to the
The distress and captivity of Israel for their sins slayer.
and idolatry. 14 O Jehovah, give to them; what will
1 ¶ O Israel, do not rejoice for joy, like you give ? Give them a miscarrying womb
the peoples. For you have fornicated away and dry breasts.
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Hosea 10 846 Israel carried off to Assyria predicted
15 All their evil is in Gilgal, for there I 10 When I desire, I shall bind them;
hated them. I will drive them out of My and the peoples shall be gathered against
house for the evil of their doings, I will them, when they bind themselves to their
not add to love them; all their rulers are two perversities.
revolters. 11 And Ephraim is a trained heifer, lov-
16 Ephraim is stricken; their root is dried ing to tread out. But I passed over on the
up; they shall bear no fruit. Yea, though goodness of her neck; I will make Ephraim
they bear, yet I will kill the delight of their to ride; Judah shall plow; Jacob shall har-
womb. row for him.
17 My God shall reject them because they 12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap
did not listen to Him; and they shall be as kindness. Break up your fallow ground.
wanderers among the nations. For it is time to seek Jehovah, until He comes
and rains righteousness to you.
13 You have plowed wickedness; you have
Hosea 10 reaped iniquity. You have eaten the fruit of
Israel is reproved and threatened for their impiety lies because you trusted in your way, in
and idolatry. the multitude of your mighty men.
1 ¶ Israel is a luxuriant vine; he bears fruit 14 And an uproar shall rise up among your
for himself. According to the plenty of his peoples. And all your strongholds shall be
fruit he has increased the altars; as the devastated as the violence by Shalman of
goodness of the land they have made goodly Beth-arbel in the day of battle. The mother
pillars. was dashed in pieces on her sons.
2 Their heart is divided. Now they shall 15 So He does to you, Bethel, because of
be guilty. He will break down their altars; your great evil. In the dawn, cutting the
He will devastate their pillars. king of Israel shall be cut off.
3 For now they shall say, We have no king,
because we did not fear Jehovah. What then Hosea 11
should a king do for us? The ingratitude of Israel to Jehovah for his ben-
4 They have spoken words, swearing efits.
vanity to cut a covenant. And judgment 1 ¶ When Israel was a child, then I loved
springs up like hemlock in the furrows him, and I called My son out of Egypt.
of the field. 2 As they called to them, so they went
5 The people of Samaria shall dread be- from their face. They sacrifice to the Baals,
cause of the calves of Beth-aven. For its and burn incense to graven images.
people shall mourn over it; also its priests 3 And I taught Ephraim to walk; He took
who rejoiced on it for its glory, because it them on His arms. but they did not know
has departed from it. that I healed them.
6 It shall also be carried to Assyria, a 4 I drew them with cords of a man, with
present to King Jareb. Ephraim shall re- bands of love. And I was to them as those
ceive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed who lift off the yoke on their jaws; and I
of his own counsel. stretched out food to him.
7 Samaria is cut off; her king is as a bough 5 He shall not turn back to the land of
on the face of the water. Egypt, but he of Assyria shall be his king,
8 And the high places of Aven, the sin of because they refused to turn back.
Israel, shall be destroyed. The thorn and 6 And the sword shall whirl in his cities,
the thistle shall come up on their altars. and shall bring to an end his bars, and shall
And they shall say to the mountains, Cover devour, because of their own counsels.
us! and to the hills, Fall on us! 7 And My people are bent on backsliding
9 ¶ O Israel, you have sinned from the from Me. And they call him to the Most
days of Gibeah. There they stood. The High; they would not at all exalt Him.
battle against the sons of iniquity did not 8 ¶ How shall I give you up, Ephraim?
overtake them in Gibeah. Shall I deliver you, Israel? How shall I
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make you like Admah? Shall I set you as 11 Is Gilead evil? Surely they have been
Zeboim? My heart has turned within Me; vanity. They sacrificed bulls in Gilgal; yea,
My compassions are kindled together. their altars are as heaps in the furrows of
9 I will not execute the heat of My anger; I the field.
will not return to destroy Ephraim. For I 12 And Jacob fled into the field of Syria,
am God, and not a man, the Holy One in and Israel served for a wife; even he kept
your midst. And I will not enter into the city. watch for a wife.
10 They shall walk after Jehovah; He shall 13 And by a prophet Jehovah brought up
roar as a lion. When He roars, even sons Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he
shall tremble from the west. was guarded.
11 They tremble like a bird from Egypt, 14 Ephraim has provoked Me to anger
and like a dove from the land of Assyria. most bitterly. And He shall leave his blood
And I will make them live in their houses, to him, and his Lord shall turn his reproach
says Jehovah. to him.
12 Ephraim turns around Me with decep-
tion, and the house of Israel with deceit; Hosea 13
but Judah still rules with God and is faith- Ephraim’s glory, by reason of idolatry, vanishes.
ful with the holy ones. 1 ¶ When Ephraim spoke trembling, he
lifted up himself in Israel. But he offended
Hosea 12 in Baal, and he died.
A reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob. 2 And now they sin more and more, and
1 ¶ Ephraim feeds on wind, and follows they have made themselves a molten im-
after the east wind; all the day he multi- age of their silver, idols according to
plies lies and ruin. And they cut a covenant their understanding, all of it the work
with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt. of the craftsmen. They say of them, Men
2 And Jehovah has a quarrel with Judah, who sacrifice, let them kiss calves.
and will call Jacob to account according to 3 So they shall be as the morning cloud,
his ways; He will repay to him according and as the early dew that passes away, as
to his doings; chaff stormed away from the threshing-
3 he took his brother by the heel in the floor, and as the smoke out of the window.
womb, and by his strength he prevailed with 4 And I am Jehovah, your God from the
God. land of Egypt; and you shall not know
4 And he contended with the Angel, and other gods than Me. For there is not a Sav-
overcame. At Beth-el he wept and pleaded ior besides Me.
to Him. And He finds us, and there He 5 ¶ I have known you in the wilderness,
speaks with us, in the land of droughts.
5 even Jehovah, the God of Hosts. Jeho- 6 According to their pasturage, so they
vah is His memorial. were sated. They were sated, and their heart
6 And therefore you return to your God; was lifted up, therefore they have forgot-
keep kindness and judgment, and call on ten Me.
your God continually. 7 Now I am as a lion to them; I will watch
7 ¶ He is a merchant; the scales of deceit by the way like a leopard.
are in his hand; he loves to oppress. 8 I will meet them like a bereaved bear,
8 And Ephraim said, I am rich; I have found and I will tear the lining of their heart; and
much wealth for myself. In all my labors as a lion, I will devour them there; the beast
they shall find in me no iniquity that is sin. of the field shall tear them.
9 And I am Jehovah, your God from the 9 ¶ O Israel, you are destroyed, but your
land of Egypt; yet I will make you live in help is in Me.
tents, as in the days of meeting. 10 Where is your king now, that he may
10 And I have spoken by the prophets, save you in all your cities? And where are
and I have multiplied visions; and by the your judges of whom you said, Give to me
hand of the prophets I use similitudes. a king and rulers?
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Hosea 14 848 Backsliding Israel invited to repent, return
11 I gave to you a king in My anger, and 2 Take words with you and return to Je-
take him away in My fury. hovah. Say to Him, Lift up all iniquity and
12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; take us for good, and we will repay with
his sin is hidden. the calves of our lips.
13 The pangs of one giving birth shall 3 Assyria shall not save us; we will not
come to him; he is not a wise son, for he ride on horses. We shall not say any more
cannot stand in the time of the breaking to the work of our hands, Our gods! For in
forth of sons. You the fatherless finds mercy.
14 I will ransom them from the hand of 4 ¶ I will heal their backslidings; I will
Sheol; I will redeem them from death. O love them freely; for My anger has turned
death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, away from him.
where is your ruin? Repentance is hidden 5 I will be as the dew to Israel; he shall
from My eyes. blossom as the lily and cast out his roots
15 Though he is fruitful among brothers, like Lebanon.
an east wind shall come. The wind of Je- 6 His branches shall go out, and he shall
hovah comes up from the wilderness, and be like the olive tree in his beauty, and his
his spring shall be ashamed, and his foun- scent as Lebanon to him.
tain shall be dried up. He shall plunder the 7 They who live under his shadow shall
treasure of all desirable vessels. return; they shall live like the grain, and
16 Samaria shall be desolate, for she has blossom like the vine; their memorial shall
rebelled against her God. They shall fall be as the wine of Lebanon.
by the sword, their infants shall be dashed 8 ¶ Ephraim shall say, What is it to me
in pieces, and their pregnant women shall any more with idols? I answered him, and
be ripped up. I regarded him. I am as a green cypress
tree; your fruit is found from Me.
Hosea 14 9 Who is wise and discerns these things?
1 An exhortation to repentance. 4 A promise of Who is discerning and knows them? For
Jehovah’s blessing. the ways of Jehovah are right, and the righ-
1 ¶ O Israel, return to Jehovah your God, teous one shall walk in them; but those
for you have fallen by your iniquity. transgressing shall stumble in them.
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JOEL
in sackcloth, ministers of my God. For the
Joel 1 food offering and the drink offering are
1 Israel mourns over the judgments of Jehovah, held back from the house of your God.
1 ¶ The Word of Jehovah that was to Joel, 14 ¶ Set apart a fast; call a solemn assem-
the son of Pethuel: bly; gather the elders, all those living in
2 Hear this, you old men, and give ear, all the land, into the house of Jehovah your
you people of the land. Has this been in your God, and cry to Jehovah.
days, or even in the days of your fathers? 15 Alas for the day! For the day of Jeho-
3 Recount to your sons about it, and your vah is at hand. Yea, it shall come as a de-
sons to their sons, and their sons to an- struction from the Almighty.
other generation. 16 Is not the food cut off before our eyes,
4 What was left by the cutter, the swarm- joy and gladness from the house of our
ing locust ate; and that left of the swarm- God?
ing locust, the locust larvae ate; and that 17 The seed shrivels under their clods; the
left of the locust larvae, the stripping lo- storehouses are laid waste, the granaries are
cust ate. torn down, for the grain has withered;
5 Awake, drunkards, and weep. And wail, 18 How the beasts groan! The herds of
all wine drinkers, over the grape must, for livestock are confused, for there is no pas-
it is cut off from your mouth. ture for them. Even the flocks of sheep are
6 For a nation has come up on My land, perishing.
strong and without number; its teeth are 19 O Jehovah, to You I will call, for the
the teeth of a lion, and it has the jaw teeth fire has devoured the pastures of the wil-
of a lioness. derness, and the flame has burned up all
7 There My vine is a waste, and it has the trees of the field.
splintered My fig tree. Stripping He has 20 Also the beasts of the field long for
stripped it and thrown it down; its branches You, for the rivers of water are dried up,
grow white. and the fire has devoured the pastures of
8 ¶ Wail like a virgin girded with sack- the wilderness.
cloth over the husband of her youth.
9 The food offering and the drink offering Joel 2
have been cut off from the house of Jeho- 1 Jehovah’s terrifying judgment. 12 He demands
vah; the priests, Jehovah’s ministers, mourn. repentance. 21 He comforts Zion.
10 The field is wasted; the land mourns, 1 ¶ Blow a rams’ horn in Zion, and shout
for the grain is wasted. The new wine is an alarm in My holy mountain. Let all those
dried up, the oil tree droops. living in the land tremble. For the day of
11 Be withered, farmers, howl, vine-dress- Jehovah comes; it is near,
ers, for the wheat and for the barley; be- 2 a day of darkness and gloominess, a day
cause the harvest of the field has perished. of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn
12 The vine is withered and the fig tree spread out on the mountains, a great and a
droops, the pomegranate, and the palm tree, strong people. After it not has been like it
and the apple tree; all the trees of the field from the past, and not will be again until
are withered, because joy has withered from the years of generation and generations;
the sons of men. 3 a fire devours before it, and a flame
13 Gird up and lament, priests. Howl, burns behind it. The land is as the garden
ministers of the altar. Come, pass the night of Eden before them, and behind them is a
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Joel 2 850 Threat of Judgment leads to repentance
desolate wilderness; yea, also there is no Jehovah, and do not give Your inheritance
escape to them. to shame, for a proverb among those of
4 As the appearance of horses is its ap- the nations. Why should they say among
pearance; and as horsemen, so they run. the peoples, Where is their God?
5 They shall leap like the noise of chari- 18 ¶ And Jehovah will be jealous for His
ots on the tops of the mountains, like the land and have pity on His people.
noise of flames of fire that devour the chaff, 19 Yea, Jehovah will answer and say to
as a strong people set in order for battle. His people, Behold, I am sending you grain,
6 Before their face, the peoples are pained; and wine, and oil, and you shall be satis-
all faces collect heat. fied with it. And I will no more give you
7 They shall run as mighty ones; they shall to be among the nations.
go up the wall as men of battle. And they 20 But I will remove the northern army
each man go in his way, and they do not far from you, and I will drive him into a
change their paths. land of dryness and desolation with his face
8 And a man does not press his brother; toward the eastern sea, and his rear toward
they each man go in his paths. And if they the western sea. And his stench shall come
fall behind their weapon, they shall not be up, and his ill odor shall come up, because
cut off. he was doing great things.
9 They shall rush on the city; they shall 21 Fear not, O land, be glad and rejoice,
run on the wall; they shall climb up on the for Jehovah is doing great things.
houses; they shall enter in by the windows, 22 Fear not, cattle of the field, for the
like a thief. pastures of the wilderness grow green, for
10 The earth quakes before them, the the tree bears its fruit, the fig tree and the
heavens shake. The sun and moon grow vine give their strength.
dark, and the stars gather in their light. 23 And be glad, sons of Zion, and rejoice
11 And Jehovah gives His voice before in Jehovah your God. For He has given to
His army, for His camp is very great. For you the early rain according to righteous-
he who does His Word is strong. For the ness, and He will cause the rain to come
day of Jehovah is great and very terrify- down for you, the early rain and the latter
ing, and who can endure it? rain in the first month.
12 ¶ Yet even now turn to Me with all your 24 And the threshing-floors shall be full
heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, with grain, and the wine vats shall over-
and with wailing, a statement of Jehovah. flow with wine and oil.
13 And tear your heart, and not your 25 And I will restore to you the years which
clothes; and turn to Jehovah your God. For the swarming locust has eaten, the locust
He is gracious and merciful, slow to an- larvae, and the stripping locust, and the
ger, and of great kindness, and He has pity cutting locust, My great army which I sent
concerning you. among you.
14 Who knows if He will turn back and 26 And you shall eat fully and be satis-
have pity and leave a blessing behind Him, fied; and you shall praise the name of Je-
a food offering and a drink offering for hovah your God, who has done wondrously
Jehovah your God? with you. And My people shall not be
15 Blow a rams’ horn in Zion, sanctify a ashamed forever.
fast, call a solemn assembly. 27 And you shall know that I am in the
16 Gather the people, sanctify the assem- midst of Israel, and that I am Jehovah your
bly, gather the elders, gather the children, God, and there is no other. And My people
and ones who suck the breasts. Let the shall not be ashamed forever.
bridegroom go out of his room, and the 28 ¶ And it shall be afterward, I will pour
bride out of her room. out My Spirit on all flesh. And your sons
17 Let the priests, ministers of Jehovah, and your daughters shall prophesy, your
weep between the porch and the altar; and old men shall dream dreams, your young
let them say, Have pity on Your people, O men shall see visions.
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God’s vengeance on Israel’s foes 851 Joel 3
29 And also I will pour out My Spirit on 9 ¶ Call this among the nations: Sanctify
the slaves and on the slave-girls in those a war; awaken the mighty men; let all the
days. men of war draw near; let them come up.
30 And I will give signs in the heavens 10 Beat your plowshares to swords, and
and in the earth: blood, and fire, and col- your pruning hooks to spears. Let the weak
umns of smoke. say, I am a mighty one.
31 The sun shall be turned to darkness 11 Gather yourselves and come, all you
and the moon to blood, before the coming nations; and gather yourselves together
of the great and awesome day of Jehovah. round about. O Jehovah, bring down Your
32 For it shall be, all who shall call on the mighty ones.
name of Jehovah shall be saved. For salva- 12 Let the nations be aroused and come
tion shall be in Mount Zion, and in Jerusa- up to the valley of Jehoshaphat. For there
lem, as Jehovah has said, and among the I will sit to judge all the nations round
survivors whom Jehovah shall call. about.
13 Send in the sickle, for the harvest is
Joel 3 ripe. Come, go down, for the press is full,
1 Jehovah’s judgments against the enemies of His the wine-vats overflow, for their evil is
people. 16 Jehovah roars from Zion. great.
1 ¶ For, behold, in those days and in that 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of
time, when I bring back the exiles of Judah decision! For the day of Jehovah is near in
and Jerusalem, the valley of decision.
2 and I will gather all nations, and will 15 The sun and the moon grow dark, and
bring them down into the valley of the stars gather in their light.
Jehoshaphat. And I will enter into judg- 16 And Jehovah roars from Zion, and He
ment with them there, for My people and gives His voice from Jerusalem. And the
My inheritance, Israel, whom they have heavens and the earth quake. But Jehovah
scattered among the nations; and they is a refuge for His people and a fortress to
shared out My land. the sons of Israel.
3 And they have cast lots for My people. 17 And you shall know that I am Jehovah
And they have given a boy for a prostitute your God dwelling in Zion, My holy moun-
and sold a girl for wine, and they drank. tain. And Jerusalem shall be holiness, and
4 And also, what are you to Me, Tyre and aliens shall no more pass through her.
Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are 18 ¶ And it shall be in that day, the moun-
you restoring recompense to Me? And if tains shall drop down new wine, and the
you are dealing fully with Me, I will turn hills shall flow with milk, and all the
back your recompense on your own head, streams of Judah shall flow with waters.
swiftly, speedily, And a spring will go forth from the house
5 in that you have taken My silver and of Jehovah, and it will water the valley of
My gold and have carried My good trea- Shittim.
sures to your temples. 19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom
6 You have also sold the sons of Judah shall be a wilderness of desolation, from
and the sons of Jerusalem to the sons of violence done to the sons of Judah, whose
the Grecians, that you might remove them innocent blood they poured out in their
far from their border. land.
7 Behold, I am arousing them from the 20 But Judah will dwell forever, and
place where you have sold them, and will Jerusalem to generation and generation.
turn back your recompense on your own 21 And I will cleanse their blood which I
head. did not cleanse. And Jehovah is dwelling
8 And I will sell your sons and your in Zion.
daughters into the hand of the sons of Judah,
and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to
a nation far off. For Jehovah has spoken
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The Book of
AMOS
11 So says Jehovah: For three transgres-
Amos 1 sions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn
1 Jehovah’s judgment on Syria, 6 on the Philis- back from it, for he pursued his brother
tines, 11 on Edom, 13 on Ammon. with the sword, and corrupted his compas-
1 ¶ The words of Amos, who was among sions, and his anger has torn perpetually,
the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw con- and he kept it, his wrath, forever.
cerning Israel in the days of Uzziah, king 12 But I will send a fire against Teman,
of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, the and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
son of Joash, king of Israel, two years be- 13 So says Jehovah: For three transgres-
fore the earthquake. sions of the sons of Ammon, and for four,
2 And he said: Jehovah will roar from I will not turn back from it, for they ripped
Zion and give His voice from Jerusalem. open the pregnant women of Gilead, to
And the pastures of the shepherds shall make their border larger.
mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. 14 And I will kindle a fire against the wall
3 ¶ So says Jehovah: For three transgres- of Rabbah, and it shall devour its palaces,
sions of Damascus, and for four, I will not with a war cry in the day of battle, with a
turn back from it, for they have threshed tempest in the day of the windstorm.
Gilead with threshing sledges of iron. 15 And their king shall go into exile, he
4 But I will send a fire against the house and his rulers together, says Jehovah.
of Hazael, and it shall devour the palaces
of Ben-hadad. Amos 2
5 I will also break the bar of Damascus, 1 Jehovah’s wrath against Moab, 4 Judah, 6 and
and cut off the one living from the Valley Israel. 9 Jehovah gives judgment for them.
of Aven, and him who holds the scepter 1 ¶ So says Jehovah: For three transgres-
from Beth-eden. And the people of Syria sions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn
shall go captive to Kir, says Jehovah. back from it, for he burned the bones of
6 So says Jehovah: For three transgres- the king of Edom into lime.
sions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn 2 And I will send a fire against Moab, and
back from it, for they have carried into exile, it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth. And
to deliver up a complete population to Moab shall die with uproar, with a call to
Edom. arms, with the sound of the rams’ horn.
7 But I will send a fire against the wall of 3 And I will cut off he who judges from
Gaza, and it shall devour its palaces. its midst, and I will kill all his rulers with
8 And I will cut off the ones living in him, says Jehovah.
Ashdod and him who holds the scepter from 4 So says Jehovah: For three transgres-
Ashkelon; and I will turn My hand against sions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn
Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines back from it; for they rejected the Law of
shall perish, says the Lord Jehovah. Jehovah, and they have not kept His stat-
9 So says Jehovah: For three transgres- utes. And their lies after which their fa-
sions of Tyre, and for four, I will not turn thers walked led them astray.
back from it, for they shut up into exile a 5 And I shall send a fire against Judah, and
complete population to Edom and did not it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
remember the covenant of brothers. 6 So says Jehovah: For three transgres-
10 But I will send a fire against the wall sions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn
of Tyre, and it shall devour its palaces. back from it, for they sold the righteous
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God’s charges against Moab, Judah, Israel 853 Amos 3
one for silver, and the needy one for a pair 4 Will a lion roar in the forest when there
of sandals, is no prey for him? Will a young lion cry
7 panting for the dust of the earth to be on out of his den except he has caught prey?
the head of the poor one, and stretch out the 5 Will a bird fall into a trap on the ground,
way of the humble one. And a man and his and there is no bait for it? Will a trap spring
father will go in to the same girl, in order to up from the ground, and it catches nothing
profane the name of My holiness. at all?
8 And they will stretch out beside every 6 If a rams’ horn is blown in a city, will the
altar, and on garments taken in pledge. And people not tremble? And if there is a calam-
they will drink wine of those being fined ity in a city and Jehovah has not done it?
in the house of God. 7 For the Lord Jehovah will do nothing
9 ¶ Yet I destroyed the Amorite from be- unless He reveals His secret counsel to His
fore them, whose height was like the height servants the prophets.
of the cedars, and he was strong as the great 8 A lion has roared, who will not fear?
trees. And I destroyed his fruit from above The Lord Jehovah has spoken, who will
and his roots from below. not prophesy?
10 Also I brought you up from the land 9 ¶ Make it heard at the palaces in Ashdod,
of Egypt and led you in the wilderness forty and at the palaces in the land of Egypt,
years, to possess the land of the Amorite. and say, Gather yourselves on the moun-
11 And I raised up from your sons for tains of Samaria and see many tumults in
prophets, and for Nazarites from your its midst, and oppressions in its midst.
young men. Is it not even this, O sons of 10 For they do not know to do right, a
Israel? a statement of Jehovah. statement of Jehovah, those storing up vio-
12 And you gave the Nazarites wine to lence and destruction in their palaces.
drink, and you commanded the prophets, 11 So thus says the Lord Jehovah: An ad-
saying, Do not prophesy. versary, even round about the land! And
13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as is he shall bring you down from your for-
pressed the cart with the fullness of cut grain tress, and your palaces shall be plundered.
in it. 12 So says Jehovah, As the shepherd
14 And refuge shall perish from the swift, snatches two legs out of the mouth of the
and the strong one shall not strengthen his lion, or a piece of an ear, so shall the sons
power, and not shall the mighty one save of Israel be saved, those who dwell in
his life, Samaria in a corner of a bed, and in Dam-
15 and he who handles the bow shall not ascus on a couch.
stand, and the one swift with his feet shall 13 Hear and testify in the house of Jacob,
not save, and he who rides the horse shall a statement of the Lord Jehovah, the God
not save his life. of Hosts.
16 And the strong of heart among the 14 For in the day I call to account the
mighty ones shall run away naked in that transgressions of Israel on him, I will also
day, a statement of Jehovah. call to account on the altars of Bethel. And
the horns of the altar will be cut off and
Amos 3 will fall to the ground.
The neccessity of Jehovah’s judgment against Israel. 15 And I will strike the winter house with
1 ¶ Hear this Word that Jehovah has spo- the summer house; and the houses of ivory
ken against you, sons of Israel, against all shall perish, and the great houses shall be
the family which I brought up from the swept away, a statement of Jehovah.
land of Egypt, saying:
2 You only have I known of all the fami- Amos 4
lies of the earth. On account of this I will 1 He reproves Israel for oppression, 4 for idola-
call all your iniquities to account. try, 6 and for their incorrigibleness.
3 Will two walk together except they are 1 ¶ Hear this Word, cows of Bashan who
agreed? are in the mountain of Samaria, those press-
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Amos 5 854 Nobles, people, must prepare to meet God
ing down the poor ones, those crushing the 12 Therefore thus I will do to you, O Is-
needy ones, who say to their husbands, rael: Because of this that I will do to you,
Bring in, that we may drink. prepare to meet your God, O Israel.
2 The Lord Jehovah has sworn by His ho- 13 For, behold, He who forms mountains
liness that the days are coming that He will and creates the wind and declares to man
lift you up with meat hooks, and the last what His thought is, He who makes the
of you with hooks for fishing. dawn darkness, and treads on the high
3 And you shall go out at the breaches, places of the earth; Jehovah, the God of
each woman before her. And you shall Hosts, is His name.
throw down the high place, a statement of
Jehovah. Amos 5
4 Enter Beth-el and transgress; multiply 1 A lamentation for Israel. 4 An exhortation to
transgressing at Gilgal. And bring your sac- repentance. 21 Jehovah rejects their hypocrisy.
rifices for the morning, your tithes for three 1 ¶ Hear this word which I am lifting up
days; against you, a dirge, O house of Israel.
5 and offer a sacrifice of a thanksgiving 2 The virgin of Israel has fallen, and will
offering that is leavened. And cry out, call not rise up again; she lies forsaken on her
out the voluntary offerings; hear them! For land; there is no one raising her up.
so you love to do, sons of Israel, a state- 3 For so says the Lord Jehovah, The city
ment of the Lord Jehovah. that goes out by a thousand shall have a
6 ¶ And I also have given you cleanness hundred left. And that which goes out by a
of teeth in all your cities, and lack of bread hundred shall have ten left in the house of
in all your places; and you have not re- Israel.
turned to Me, a statement of Jehovah. 4 ¶ For so says Jehovah to the house of
7 And I have also withheld the rain from Israel, Seek Me, and live.
you when it was yet three months to the 5 But do not seek Beth-el, and do not en-
harvest. And I caused rain to fall on one ter Gilgal, and do not cross over to Beer-
city, and caused it not to rain on another sheba; for going Gilgal shall go into exile,
city. One portion was rained on, and the and Beth-el shall be for nothing.
portion where it did not rain was withered. 6 Seek Jehovah, and live, lest He rush like
8 And two or three cities staggered to one a fire on the house of Joseph, and devour
city in order to drink water, but they were it, and no one is quenching it for Bethel.
not satisfied; yet you have not returned to 7 He abandoned those who turn judgment
Me, a statement of Jehovah. into wormwood, and righteousness to the
9 I have struck you with scorching and earth.
mildew. The multitude of your gardens and 8 He who created the Pleiades and Orion,
your vineyards, and your figs, and your and turns the deep darkness into the morn-
olives are devoured by the creeping locust; ing, and darkens the day into night; who calls
yet you have not returned to Me, a state- for the waters of the sea and pours them out
ment of Jehovah. on the face of the earth, Jehovah is His name;
10 I have sent a plague among you in the 9 who flashes out with destruction on the
way of Egypt; I have killed your young strong one, and destruction comes on the
men with the sword and your horses with fortress.
captivity. And I have made the stench of 10 They hate him who reproves in the
your camps to come up even into your gate, and they detest him who speaks up-
nostrils; yet you have not returned to Me, rightly.
a statement of Jehovah. 11 So, because of your trampling on the
11 I have overturned among you, as God poor ones, and you take tribute of grain
overturned Sodom and Gomorrah, and you from him, you have built houses of hewn
were like a firebrand snatched out of the stones, but you shall not dwell in them;
burning; yet you have not returned to Me, you have planted desirable vineyards, but
a statement of Jehovah. you shall not drink their wine.
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12 For I know your transgressions are many,
and numerous are your sins: oppressing the Amos 6
righteous ones, taking of a bribe, and turn- 1 The wantonness of Israel, 7 shall be plagued
ing aside the needy ones in the gate. with desolation. 12 Their lack of repentance.
13 So he acting wisely shall keep silent in
that time, for it is an evil time. 1 ¶ Woe to those at ease in Zion, and those
14 Seek good and not evil, that you may trusting in the mountain of Samaria, those
live; and if it be so Jehovah the God of noted as the chief of the nations! And the
Hosts will be with you, as you have said. house of Israel came to them.
15 Hate evil, and love good, and set up 2 Cross to Calneh and see; and from there
judgment in the gate. It may be Jehovah go to the great Hamath; then go down to
the God of Hosts will be gracious to the Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than
remnant of Joseph. these kingdoms, or their border than your
16 ¶ So Jehovah, the God of Hosts, the border?
Lord, says this: Wailing shall be in all open 3 Those who put away the evil day but
squares, and they shall say in all the out- bring near the seat of violence,
side places, Alas! Alas! And they shall call 4 who lie on beds of ivory and spread out
the farmer to the mourning, and those on their couches; and those eating the lambs
knowing wailing to lamentation. from the flock, and bull calves from the
17 And wailing shall be in all vineyards, midst of the stall;
for I will pass in your midst, says Jehovah. 5 those scattering words with the mouth
18 Woe to those desiring the day of Jeho- of the harp; they invent instruments of song
vah! What is this for you? The day of Je- for themselves like David;
hovah is darkness, and not light. 6 those drinking from bowls of wine, and
19 As when a man fled before a lion, and they anoint themselves with the best of oils,
the bear met him. Or he goes into the house but they do not grieve for the breaking of
and leans his hand against the wall, and a Joseph!
snake bites him. 7 Therefore now they shall go into exile
20 Is not the day of Jehovah darkness, and with the first of the exiles, and the feast of
not light; even very dark, and not any those spreading out shall cease.
brightness in it? 8 ¶ The Lord Jehovah has sworn by Him-
21 ¶ I hate, I reject your feast days; and I self, a statement of Jehovah, the God of
will not delight in your solemn assemblies. Hosts: I abhor the pride of Jacob, and hate
22 For though you offer Me burnt offer- his palaces; and I will shut up the city and
ings and your food offerings, I will not be its fullness.
pleased; and not will I regard the peace 9 And it shall be, if ten men remain in
offerings of your fat animals. one house, then they shall die.
23 Take away from Me the noise of your 10 And his uncle shall lift him up, and he
songs; and I will not hear the melody of who burns him, to bring out the bones from
your stringed instruments. the house; and he shall say to that one left
24 But let judgment roll down like wa- in the recesses of the house, Are any still
ters, and righteousness like an ever-flow- with you? And he shall say, None. And he
ing torrent. shall say, Hush! For none shall mention
25 Did you bring near sacrifices and food the name of Jehovah.
offerings to Me forty years in the wilder- 11 For, behold, Jehovah is command-
ness, O house of Israel? ing, and He will strike the great house
26 Yea, you have lifted up the booth of into fragments, and the little house into
your king, and Kiyyun, your images, the cracks.
star of your gods which you made for 12 Shall horses run on the rock? Or will
yourselves! one plow there with oxen? For you have
27 And I will exile you beyond Damascus, turned justice into poison, and the fruit of
says Jehovah; the God of Hosts is His name. righteousness into wormwood,
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Amos 7 856 Visions of locusts, fire, plumb line a threat
13 those rejoicing for nothing, those saying, 12 And Amaziah said to Amos, Seer, go!
Have we not taken horns to ourselves by Flee for yourself into the land of Judah,
our own strength? and eat bread there, and prophesy there.
14 For, behold, I am raising a nation up 13 But do not add to prophesy at Bethel
against you, O house of Israel, a statement any more, for it is the king’s holy place,
of Jehovah, the God of Hosts. And they and it is the royal house.
shall oppress you from the entrance of 14 Then Amos answered and said to
Hamath to the torrent of the Arabah. Amaziah, I was not a prophet, and not was
I a prophet’s son, but I was a herdsman
Amos 7 and one tending sycamore trees.
1 The judgments of the locusts, 4 and of the fire, 15 And Jehovah took me from behind the
are diverted by the prayer of Amos. 10 Amaziah flock, and Jehovah said to me, Go, proph-
orders Amos to stop prophesying in Israel. esy to My people Israel.
1 ¶ The Lord Jehovah made me see this: 16 And now hear the Word of Jehovah:
And, behold, He is forming locusts at the You are saying, Do not prophesy against
beginning of the coming up of the after Israel, and do not drop words against the
growth; even behold, the after growth af- house of Isaac.
ter the mowings of the king. 17 So thus says Jehovah, Your wife shall be
2 And it happened when it had made an a prostitute in the city, and your sons and
end of eating the green plant of the land, your daughters shall fall by the sword, and
even I said, Lord Jehovah, I pray, forgive. your land shall be divided by a line. And
How can Jacob rise up? For he is small. you shall die in a defiled land. And going
3 Jehovah was moved to pity concerning Israel shall go into exile from his land.
this: It shall not be, says Jehovah.
4 The Lord Jehovah made me to see this: Amos 8
And, behold, the Lord Jehovah was calling 1 A basket of summer fruit shows Israel’s end.
to contend by fire. And it consumed the great 1 ¶ Thus the Lord Jehovah made me see.
deep, and it was devouring part of it. And, behold, a basket of summer fruit!
5 And I said, Lord Jehovah, I pray, stop. 2 And He said, Amos, what are you see-
How can Jacob rise up? For he is small. ing? And I said, A basket of summer fruit.
6 Jehovah was moved to pity concerning this: And Jehovah said to me, The end has come
Also it shall not be, says the Lord Jehovah. on My people Israel; I will not again pass
7 He made me see this: And, behold, the over him any more.
Lord was standing by the plumb line wall, 3 And they will howl the songs of the
and a plumb line in His hand. temple in that day, a statement of the Lord
8 And Jehovah said to me, Amos, what are Jehovah. The corpses shall be many; in ev-
you seeing? And I said, A plumb line. And ery place one shall throw them out, say-
the Lord said, Behold, I will set a plumb ing, Hush!
line in the midst of My people Israel. I will 4 ¶ Hear this, you who pant after the poor
not again pass over him any more. one, even to make the humble one of the
9 And the high places of Isaac shall be land to cease,
desolated, and the holy places of Israel shall 5 saying, When will the new moon have
be laid waste; and I will rise against the passed, so that we may buy grain? Or the sab-
house of Jeroboam with the sword. bath, so that we may open the wheat, to make
10 ¶ And Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, small the ephah, and to make greater the shekel,
sent to Jeroboam, the king of Israel, say- and to falsify the deceitful balances,
ing, Amos has conspired against you in the 6 in order to buy the poor one with silver,
midst of the house of Israel. The land is and the needy one for a pair of sandals,
not able to endure all his words. and sell the chaff of the wheat?
11 For so Amos says: Jeroboam shall die 7 Jehovah has sworn by the majesty of
by the sword, and going Israel shall go into Jacob, I will not forget forever all their
exile out of his land. works.
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8 Does not the land quake for this, and all My eyes on them for evil, and not for good.
who dwell in it mourn? And all of it shall 5 And the Lord Jehovah of Hosts is He
go up like the light, and it thrusts out and who touches the earth so that it melts, and
sinks like the Nile of Egypt. all dwelling in it shall mourn. And all of it
9 And it shall be in that day, a statement will rise up like the Nile, and sink down
of the Lord Jehovah, that I will make the like the Nile;
sun to go out at noon, and I will darken 6 who builds His staircase in the heavens,
the earth in light of the day. and His firmament He has founded over
10 And I will turn your feasts to mourn- the earth; He who calls for the seawaters
ing, and all your songs into a dirge. And I and pours them out on the face of the earth,
will bring up sackcloth on all loins, and Jehovah is His name.
baldness on every head. And I will make it 7 Are you not like the sons of the Cushites
like the mourning for an only son; and the to Me, O sons of Israel? a statement of Je-
end of it shall be like a day of bitterness. hovah. Have I not brought Israel up out of
11 ¶ Behold, the days are coming, a state- the land of Egypt, and the Philistines from
ment of the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
famine into the land, not a famine for bread, 8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord Jehovah
and not a thirst for water, but rather a fam- are on the sinful kingdom, and I will de-
ine for hearing the words of Jehovah. stroy it from the face of the earth; only
12 And they shall stagger from sea to sea, that destroying I will not destroy the house
and from the north even to east; they shall of Jacob, a statement of Jehovah.
roam about to seek the Word of Jehovah, 9 For, behold, I will command, and I will
and they shall not find it. shake the house of Israel among all the
13 In that day the beautiful virgins and nations, as one shakes with a sieve; yet not
the young men shall faint with thirst. a pebble shall fall to the ground.
14 Those swearing by the guilt of Samaria, 10 All the sinners of My people shall die
and say, As your God lives, O Dan! And, by the sword, those who say, The evil shall
As the way of Beer-sheba lives! Even they not draw near about us or go before us.
shall fall, and not rise up again. 11 ¶ In that day I will raise up the booth
of David that has fallen, and I will wall up
Amos 9 its breaks. And I will raise up its ruins, and
1 The certainty of the desolation. 11 The restoring I will build it as the days of old;
of the tabernacle of David. 12 so that they may possess the remnant
1 ¶ I saw the Lord standing by the altar. of Edom, and all the nations on whom My
And He said, Strike the capital, and the name is called, a statement of Jehovah who
thresholds will shake; and cut them off on is doing this.
the head of all of them. And I will kill the 13 Behold, the days are coming, a state-
last of them with the sword. Fleeing not ment of Jehovah, and will draw near the
one of them will flee, and not a fugitive of one plowing, the one reaping, and the one
them will escape. treading out grapes, and the one trailing
2 And if they dig through into Sheol, from seed. And the mountains shall drop new
there My hand will take them. And if they must, and all the hills will be dissolved.
go up to the heavens, from there I will 14 And I will bring back the captivity of
bring them down. My people Israel. And they shall build the
3 And if they hide themselves in the top of cities which are desolate and live in them.
Carmel, I will search and take them out from And they shall plant vineyards, and drink
there. And if they hide from My eyes in the the wine of them. They shall also make
bottom of the sea, from there I will com- gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
mand the serpent, and he will bite them. 15 And I will plant them on their land,
4 And if they go into exile before their and they shall never again be pulled up out
enemies, from there I will command the of their land which I have given to them,
sword, and it will kill them. And I will set says Jehovah your God.
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OBADIAH
you were like one of them.
Obadiah 1 12 But you should not have looked on the
1 The destruction of Edom 3 for their pride, day of your brother, on the day of his di-
10 and for their wrong to Jacob 17 The salva- saster, and you should not have rejoiced
tion and victory of Judah. over the sons of Judah in the day of their
1 ¶ The vision of Obadiah: So says the destruction; and not should you have en-
Lord Jehovah concerning Edom: We have larged your mouth in the day of distress.
heard a message from Jehovah, and a mes- 13 You should not have entered into My
senger is sent among the nations; rise up, people’s gate on the day of their calamity;
and let us rise up against her for battle. also you should not have looked on his evil
2 Behold, I have given you to be small on the day of his calamity, and you should
among the nations; you are being greatly not have sent out against his force in the
despised. day of his calamity.
3 The pride of your heart has deceived 14 And you should not have stood on the
you, dwelling in the clefts of the rock; his crossways to cut off those of the fugitives,
dwelling is lofty, saying in his heart, Who and you should not have shut up his rem-
shall bring me down to the ground? nant in the day of distress.
4 Though you rise high as the eagle, and 15 For the day of Jehovah is near on all the
though you set your nest between the stars, nations: As you have done, it shall be done to
I will bring you down from there, a state- you; your reward shall turn back on your head!
ment of Jehovah. 16 For as you have drunk on My holy moun-
5 If thieves came to you, if those destroy- tain, so all the nations shall continually drink.
ing by night, how you have been cut off! Yea, they shall drink and shall swallow; and
Would they not have stolen enough for they will be as if they had not been.
them? If those gathering grapes came to 17 ¶ But deliverance shall be on Mount Zion,
you, would they not leave gleanings? and it shall be holy. And the house of Jacob
6 How Esau is searched out; his hidden shall possess their own possessions.
things are sought out! 18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire,
7 All the men of your covenant have dismissed and the house of Joseph a flame, and the
you to the border. The men of your peace have house of Esau for straw. And they shall
deceived you and have prevailed over you. They burn among them and devour them. And
are setting your bread as a snare under you; no fugitive shall be to the house of Esau,
there is no understanding in him. for Jehovah has spoken.
8 Shall I not in that day even destroy the wise 19 And those of the Negeb shall possess
ones out of Edom and understanding from the the mountain of Esau, and the low country
mount of Esau? a statement of Jehovah. of the Philistines. And they shall possess
9 And your mighty one, Teman, shall be Ephraim’s fields, and Samaria’s fields. And
afraid, so that each man from the mount Benjamin shall possess Gilead.
of Esau may be cut off by slaughter. 20 And the exiles of this force shall go to
10 ¶ Shame shall cover you from the vio- the sons of Israel who shall possess the land
lence against your brother Jacob, and you of the Canaanites to Zarephath; even the
shall be cut off forever. exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
11 On the day of your standing opposite, shall possess the cities of the Negeb.
on the day that the strangers were taking 21 And deliverers shall go up into the moun-
captive his force, and foreigners entered tain of Zion to judge the mountain of Esau,
his gates, and cast lots for Jerusalem, even and the Kingdom shall be to Jehovah.
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For the men knew that he was fleeing from
Jonah 1 before the face of Jehovah, because he had
1 Jonah, sent to Nineveh, flees to Tarshish. 4 The told it to them.
ship is thought to be broken, 11 so Jonah is 11 ¶ And they said to him, What shall we
thrown into the sea, 17 and swallowed by a fish. do to you that the sea may become calm
1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to Jonah, from on us? For the sea was going on and
the son of Amittai, saying, being stormy.
2 Rise up, go to Nineveh, the great city, 12 And he said to them, Take me up and cast
and cry out against it; for their evil has me out into the sea, and the sea will be calmed
come up before Me. from being on you. For I know that on account
3 But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from of me this great storm is upon you.
the face of Jehovah. And he went down to 13 But the men rowed to return to the dry
Joppa, and he found a ship going to Tarshish. land, but they were not able, for the sea was
And he gave its fare and went down into it going on and being stormy against them.
in order to go with them to Tarshish, from 14 And they cried out to Jehovah, and said,
before the face of Jehovah. We pray, O Jehovah, please do not let us
4 ¶ But Jehovah hurled a great wind into perish for this man’s life, and do not lay in-
the sea, and there was a great storm in the nocent blood on us. For You, O Jehovah,
sea, and the ship was thought to be broken. have done as You desired.
5 And the sailors were afraid, and each 15 And they lifted Jonah up and cast him out
man cried to his god. And they threw out into the sea. And the sea stood still from its
the ship’s articles into the sea, to lighten it raging.
from upon them. And Jonah had gone down 16 Then the men feared Jehovah with a
into the recesses of the ship; and he lay great fearing, and they offered a sacrifice
down, and was fast asleep. to Jehovah, and vowed vows.
6 And the chief of the seamen came near 17 And Jehovah had appointed a great
to him and said to him, What is it to you, fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in
one fast sleeping? Rise up, cry out to your the belly of the fish three days and three
god! Perhaps your god will think of us, nights.
and we will not perish.
7 And they said, each man to his compan- Jonah 2
ion, Come and let us make fall lots, that 1 Jonah prays. 10 He is delivered from the fish.
we may know on whose account this evil 1 ¶ And Jonah prayed to Jehovah his God
happened to us. And they made fall the out of the belly of the fish.
lot, and the lot fell on Jonah. 2 And he said, I cried out to Jehovah from
8 And they said to him, Please tell us on my distress. And He answered me. Out of
account of whom is this evil to us? What is the belly of Sheol I cried out, and You heard
your work? And from where do you come? my voice.
What is your country, and from what people 3 For You cast me into the depths, into
are you? the heart of the seas, and the current sur-
9 And he said to them, I am a Hebrew. rounded me; all Your breakers and Your
And I fear Jehovah, the God of Heaven, waves passed over me.
who has made the sea and the dry land. 4 And I said, I am cast off from Your eyes;
10 And the men feared with great fearing only I will again look to Your holy temple.
and said to him, What is this you have done? 5 Waters encompassed me to my soul; the
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depths closed around me; seaweed was 10 And God saw their deeds, that they
bound to my head. turned back from their evil way. And God
6 I went down to the bases of the moun- was moved to pity of the evil that He had
tains; the earth with her bars was about me spoken to do to them, and He did not do it.
forever. But You brought up my life from
the pit, O Jehovah my God. Jonah 4
7 When my soul fainted within me, I re- Jonah asks for Jehovah’s mercy and is forgiven.
membered Jehovah; and my prayer came 1 ¶ But it was a great calamity in the eye
to You, to Your holy temple. of Jonah, and it kindled anger for him.
8 Those who pay heed to vanities of idola- 2 And he prayed to Jehovah, and said,
try forsake their mercy; Please, O Jehovah, was this not my word
9 but I will sacrifice to You with the voice while I was on my own land? On account
of thanksgiving; I will fulfill that which I of this at first I fled to Tarshish, for I knew
have vowed. Salvation belongs to Jehovah! that You are a gracious God and compas-
10 ¶ And Jehovah spoke to the fish, and it sionate, slow to anger, and great of mercy,
vomited Jonah out onto the dry land. and One who has pity over calamity.
3 And now, O Jehovah, please take my life
Jonah 3 from me. For better is my death than my life.
Jonah preaches to the Ninevites. 4 And Jehovah said, Is being angry being
1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to Jonah pleasing for you?
the second time, saying, 5 ¶ And Jonah went out from the city and
2 Rise up, go to Nineveh, the great city, sat on the east of the city. And he made
and cry out to it the proclamation that I there a booth for himself and sat under it
am declaring to you. in the shade until he should see what would
3 And Jonah rose up and went to Nineveh happen in the city.
according to the Word of Jehovah. And 6 And Jehovah God appointed a plant, and
Nineveh was a great city to God, of three it came up over Jonah to be shade over his
days’ journey. head, in order to deliver him from his mis-
4 And Jonah began to enter a day’s journey ery. And Jonah rejoiced over the plant with
into the city. And he cried out and said, Yet great joy.
forty days and Nineveh shall be overturned! 7 But God appointed a worm at the rising
5 ¶ And the men of Nineveh believed in of the dawn of the morrow, and it struck
God, and they called a fast and put on the plant, and it withered.
sackclothes, from the greatest even to the 8 And it happened when the sun shone, God
least of them. had appointed a scorching east wind; and the
6 And the word touched even to the king of sun struck Jonah’s head, so that he fainted;
Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and and he asked for his life to death. And he
he passed his robe from him and covered said, Better is my death than my life.
himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes. 9 And God said to Jonah, Is it right your
7 And he cried and said in Nineveh by the being angry and being pleasing for you
decree of the king and of his great ones, over the plant? And he said, Being an-
saying, Do not let man or beast, herd or gry and being pleasing is right for me,
flock, taste anything; do not let them feed even to death.
nor let them drink water. 10 And Jehovah said,You had pity on the plant
8 But let man and beast be covered with for which you did not labor with it, and not you
sackcloth. And let them call with strength made it grow, which was the son of a night and
to God. And let them each man turn back it perished the son of a night,
from his evil way, and from the violence 11 and should I not have pity on Nineveh,
that is in their palms. the great city in which there is in it more
9 Who knows? He may turn, and God may be than twelve ten thousands of mankind who
moved to pity and turn back from the anger of do not know between the right and the left
His face, that we will not perish. hand, and many cattle?
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living in Zaanan has not gone out; the
Micah 1 mourning of Beth-ezel shall take from you
1 Micah shows the wrath of Jehovah against Jacob. its place of standing.
1 ¶ The Word of Jehovah that was to Micah 12 For the one living in Maroth grieved
of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, for good, for evil came down from Jeho-
and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he vah to the gate of Jerusalem.
saw on Samaria and Jerusalem: 13 One living in Lachish, tie the chariot
2 Let the peoples hear, all of them. Pay to the stallion; she is the beginning of sin
attention, O earth, and its fullness. And let to the daughter of Zion, for the transgres-
the Lord Jehovah be a witness against you, sions of Israel were found in you.
the Lord from His holy temple. 14 So you shall give parting gifts to
3 For, behold, Jehovah is coming out of Moresheth-gath. The houses of Achzib are
His place, and He will come down and walk for a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel.
on the high places of the earth. 15 I will bring dispossessing to you again,
4 And the mountains shall melt under Him, O one living in Mareshah. The glory of
and the valleys shall cleave themselves, as Israel shall come to Adullam.
wax before the fire, as waters poured out 16 Make yourself bald, and shear for the
on a slope. sons of your delight. Make your baldness
5 All this is against the transgression of increase like the eagle, for they go into exile
Jacob, and against the sins of the house of from you.
Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob?
Is it not Samaria? And what are the high Micah 2
places of Judah? Are they not Jerusalem? 1 Against oppression. 7 A reproof of injustice and
6 And I will make Samaria into ruins of idolatry. 12 A promise of restoring Jacob.
the field, plantings of a vineyard. And I 1 ¶ Woe to those plotting wickedness and
will pour down her stones into the valley, preparing evil on their beds! In the light
and I will uncover her foundations. of the morning they do it, because it is in
7 And all her graven images shall be beaten the power of their hand.
to pieces, and all her hires shall be burned 2 And they covet and seize fields and
with fire. And I will make all her idols a houses, and bear them off. And they op-
desolation. For she gathered from the hire press a man and his household, even a man
of a prostitute, and they shall return to the and his possesion.
hire of a prostitute. 3 So thus says Jehovah: Behold, I am plot-
8 ¶ On account of this I will wail and howl; ting an evil against this family, from which
I will go stripped and naked; I will make a you shall not remove your necks from there;
wailing like the jackal, yea, mourn like the and you shall not go exalted, for it is an
daughters of the ostrich. evil time.
9 For her wounds are incurable; for it has 4 In that day one shall lift up a parable against
come to Judah; it has reached to the gate you and lament a lament of lamenting. He
of My people, to Jerusalem. says, Devastating we shall be devastated. He
10 Do not declare it in Gath; weeping do has changed the portion of my people. How
not weep. In the house of Leaphrah, wal- He has removed it for me! To the one turn-
low in dust. ing back He has divided our fields.
11 Pass over to them, O one living in 5 So there shall not be for you one measur-
Shaphir, in nakedness of shame. The one ing a line by lot in the assembly of Jehovah.
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6 ¶ Do not drop words as they drop! They His face from them in that time, as they
shall not drop words about these; they shall have done evil in their doings.
not draw back reproaches. 5 So says Jehovah concerning the prophets,
7 House of Jacob, it is said, The Spirit of those causing My people to err, those biting
Jehovah is shortened, Are these His doings? with their teeth and they call out, Peace! And
Are not My words doing good with the whoever does not give for their mouth, they
walking of the upright one? even sanctify a war against him.
8 Even yesterday My people have risen 6 Therefore a night shall be for you apart
up like an enemy. You strip off from be- from vision; and darkness for you apart
fore a garment, a cloak, from those pass- from divining. And the sun shall go in on
ing by securely, those returning from war. the prophets, and the day shall be dark over
9 You have driven out the wives of My them.
people from the house of her delight; you 7 And the seers shall be ashamed, and those
have taken away My majesty forever from divining shall blush, all of them; yea, they
her children. shall cover over their mustache, for there
10 Rise up and go! For because of de- is no answer from God.
stroying uncleanness, even a painful de- 8 ¶ But by the Spirit of Jehovah I am full
struction, this is not your rest. of power and justice and might, to declare
11 If a man walks with wind, and he to Jacob his transgression, and his sin to
lies in deceit, saying, I will drop words Israel.
to you for wine and fermented liquor, 9 Please hear this, heads of the house of
he shall even be one who drops words Jacob, and magistrates of the house of Is-
for this people. rael, you who abhor justice and pervert all
12 ¶ Gathering I will gather all of you, uprightness,
Jacob; collecting I will collect the remnant 10 those building up Zion with blood and
of Israel. I will set him together like the Jerusalem with iniquity:
sheep of Bozrah, like a flock in the midst 11 Her heads judge for a bribe, and her
of its pasture. They shall be in commotion priests teach for a price, and her prophets
because of men. divine for silver; yet they will lean on Je-
13 He breaking through has come up be- hovah, saying, Is not Jehovah in our midst?
fore them; they have broken and have Evil shall not come on us!
passed through the gate and have gone out 12 Therefore, on account of you, Zion
by it. And their king shall pass through shall be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem
them, and Jehovah at their head. shall become a heap of ruins, and the
mountain of the house into high places of
Micah 3 the forest.
1 The cruelty of the heads of Jacob. 5 The false-
hood of the prophets. 8 The security of them Micah 4
both. 1 The glory, 8 kingdom, 11 and victory of the
1 ¶ And I said, Heads of Jacob and magis- people whose God is Jehovah.
trates of the house of Israel, please hear. Is 1 ¶ But it shall be in the end of the days,
it not for you to know justice? the mountain of the house of Jehovah shall
2 Those hating good and loving evil, who be founded on the head of the mountains;
pull their skin off them, and their flesh and it shall be lifted up from the hills; and
from their bones; peoples shall flow on it.
3 and who eat the flesh of My people, 2 And many nations shall come and say,
and cause their skin to come off from them; Come, and let us go up to the mountain of
yea, they break their bones and shatter Jehovah, and to the house of the God of
them, like that which is in the pot, and as Jacob. And He will teach us from His ways,
flesh in the midst of the kettle. and we will walk in His paths. For the Law
4 Then they shall cry out to Jehovah, but shall go forth out of Zion, and the Word
He will not answer them. He will even hide of Jehovah from Jerusalem.
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3 And He shall judge between many
peoples, and will decide for strong nations Micah 5
far distant. And they shall beat their swords 1 Birth of Christ. 4 His kingdom. 8 His conquest.
into plowshares, and their spears into prun-
ing knives. Nation shall not lift up a sword 1 ¶ Now gather yourself together, daugh-
against a nation, and not shall they learn ter of a troop; one sets a siege against us.
war still. They shall strike the One judging Israel
4 But they shall each man sit under his with a rod on the cheek.
vine and under his fig tree, and there shall 2 And you, Bethlehem Ephratah, being
be no trembling; for the mouth of Jehovah least among the thousands of Judah, out of
of Hosts has spoken. you He shall come forth to Me to become
5 For all the peoples walk, each one in One ruling in Israel; and His goings forth
the name of his god; but we will walk in have been from aforetime, from the days
the name of Jehovah our God forever and of eternity.
ever. 3 Therefore He will give them until the
6 In that day I will gather the lame one, a time the one giving birth has given birth.
statement of Jehovah, and I will gather the And the rest of His brothers shall return to
one banished, and she whom I have broken. the sons of Israel.
7 And I will set the lame one into a rem- 4 And He shall stand and shepherd us in
nant, and she having been removed far off the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of
into a strong nation. And Jehovah shall reign the name of Jehovah His God. And they
over them in Mount Zion from now on, shall sit, for now He is great to the ends of
and to forever. the earth.
8 ¶ And you, tower of the flock, the hill 5 And this One shall be peace. Assyria,
of the daughter of Zion, it shall happen to when he shall come into our land, and when
you. And the dominion of the chief ones he shall walk in our palaces, then we shall
shall come, the kingdom of the daughter raise against him seven shepherds and eight
of Jerusalem. anointed of man.
9 Now why do you cry aloud, an outcry? 6 And they shall feed upon the land of
Is there not a king among you? Has one Assyria with the sword, and the land of
advising you perished? For pain has seized Nimrod at her entrances. And He shall de-
you like one giving birth. liver us from Assyria, when he comes into
10 Be in pain and deliver, daughter of our land, and when he treads within our
Zion, like one giving birth. For now you border.
shall go out from the city, and you shall 7 ¶ And the remnant of Jacob shall be in
live in the field. And you shall come to the midst of many peoples as dew from
Babylon. There you shall be snatched back. Jehovah, as showers on a blade of grass,
There Jehovah shall redeem you from the which does not wait for man, and not de-
palm of your enemies. lay for the sons of men.
11 And now many nations are gathered 8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be
against you, saying, Let her be defiled, and among the nations, in the midst of many
let our eyes look on Zion. peoples, like a lion among the beasts of
12 But they do not know the thoughts of the forest, like a young lion among the
Jehovah, nor do they understand His coun- flocks of sheep (who both tramples and
sel. For He has gathered them like the sheaf tears in pieces if he passes through, and
to the threshing-floor. there is none snatching back).
13 Rise up and thresh, O daughter of Zion, 9 Your hands shall be high above your
for I will make your horn iron, and I will foes, and all your enemies shall be cut off.
make your hoofs bronze, and you shall 10 And it shall be in that day, I will cut
crush many peoples. And I will dedicate off your horses out of your midst, and I
their gain to Jehovah, and their wealth to will cause to perish your chariots, a state-
the Lord of all the earth. ment of Jehovah.
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11 And I will cut off the cities of your name. Hear the rod, and Him who appointed
land and pull down all your fortresses. it.
12 And I will cut off sorceries out of your 10 Are there yet in the house of the wicked
hand, and there shall not be ones divining the treasures of wickedness, and a cursed
for you. ephah of leanness?
13 And I also will cut off your graven 11 Shall I declare scales of wickedness to
images and your pillars from your midst. be pure, or a bag of stones of fraud?
And you shall not any more bow down to 12 Whose rich ones are full of violence,
the work of your hands. and ones living in her speak a lie, and their
14 And I will pluck your Asherahs from tongue is deceit in their mouth.
your midst, and I will destroy your cities. 13 And I also have made you sick, to strike
15 And I will execute vengeance in anger you, to desolate you because of your sins.
and in fury on the nations, such as they 14 You shall eat, but not be satisfied, and
have not heard. your emptiness shall be in your midst; and
you will draw back, but shall not keep safe;
Micah 6 and that which you keep safe, I will give
1 Jehovah’s controversy for unkindness, 6 for ig- to the sword.
norance, 10 for injustice, 16 and for idolatry. 15 You shall sow, but you shall not reap.
1 ¶ Hear, I pray, that which Jehovah is You shall tread the olive, but you shall not
saying: Rise up, contend with the moun- anoint with oil; and new wine, but shall
tains, and let the hills hear your voice. not drink wine.
2 Mountains, and the enduring founda- 16 And one has kept himself as to the stat-
tions of the earth, hear the contention of utes of Omri and all the works of the house
Jehovah, for Jehovah has a contention with of Ahab. And you walk in their counsels,
His people, and He will argue with Israel. so that I may give you for a horror, and
3 My people, what have I done to you? ones living in her for a hissing. And you
And how have I made you weary? Answer shall bear the reproach of My people.
against Me.
4 For I brought you up out of the land of Micah 7
Egypt and redeemed you out of the house 1 God’s people put no confidence in man, but in
of slaves; and I sent Moses, Aaron, and Jehovah. 8 So they triumph over her enemies.
Miriam before you. 1 ¶ Woe to me! For I am like the gather-
5 My people, remember now what Balak, ings of summer fruit, like the gleanings of
king of Moab, planned; and what Balaam, the vintage. There is no cluster to eat; my
the son of Beor, answered him from Shittim soul craves the early fig.
to Gilgal, so that you may know the 2 The godly one has perished from the
righteousnesses of Jehovah. earth, and the upright one is not among
6 ¶ With what shall I come before Jeho- mankind. All of them lie in wait for
vah, to bow down before the loftiness of blood; each man hunts his brother with
God? Shall I come before Him with burnt a net.
offerings, with calves, sons of a year? 3 Both palms are on evil, to do it well.
7 Will Jehovah be pleased with thousands The ruler is asking for a bribe, also the
of rams, with myriads of torrents of oil? judge. And the great man speaks the lust
Shall I give my first-born for my trans- of his soul; he acts, and they weave it to-
gression, the fruit of my womb for the sin gether.
of my soul? 4 Their best is like a thorn; the upright
8 O man, He has declared to you what is one more than a hedge of thorns. The day
good. And what does Jehovah require of of your watchers, your visitation is com-
you, but to do justice, and to love mercy, ing; now shall be their confusion.
and to be humble to walk with your God? 5 Put no faith in a companion; put no trust
9 ¶ The voice of Jehovah calls out to the in a friend; guard the opening of your
city; and one of sound wisdom will see Your mouth from her who lies in your bosom;
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6 for a son is despising his father; a daugh- 14 ¶ Shepherd Your people with Your rod,
ter rises up against her mother; the bride the flock of Your possession, dwelling alone
against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies in the thicket, in the midst of Carmel. Let
are the men of his house. them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in days
7 ¶ But I will look to Jehovah; I will wait of old.
for the God of my salvation. My God will 15 As the days of your coming out from
hear me. the land of Egypt, I will cause him to see
8 Rejoice not against me, my enemy; for extraordinary things.
if I fall, I shall arise. For if I sit in dark- 16 The nations shall see and be ashamed
ness, Jehovah is a light to me. from all their forces. They shall set the
9 I will bear the rage of Jehovah because hand on the mouth; their ears shall be deaf.
I have sinned against Him, until that He 17 They shall lick the dust like a snake;
contends for my case and executes my judg- they shall tremble out of their fastnesses
ment. He will bring me out to the light; I like crawlers of the earth; they shall dread
shall see His righteousness. Jehovah our God; they shall fear You.
10 And my enemy shall see; and shame 18 Who is a God like You, lifting off in-
shall cover her, the one saying to me, iquity and passing by the transgression of
Where is He, Jehovah your God? My eyes the remnant of His possession? He does not
shall see her. Now she shall be for a tram- make strong His anger forever, for He de-
pling, as the mud of the streets. lights in mercy.
11 A day of building your walls, that day 19 He will return to pity us; He will sub-
the limit shall be removed. due our iniquities. Yea, You will cast all
12 Even that day he shall come to you their sins into the depths of the sea.
from Assyria, and the cities of siege, and 20 You will give faithfulness to Jacob,
from the siege even to the River, and from mercy to Abraham, which You have sworn
sea and sea, and hill to hill. to our fathers from the days of old.
13 But the land shall become a desolation
because of those dwelling in it, from the
fruit of their doings.
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NAHUM
afflicted you, I will not afflict you any
Nahum 1 more.
The majesty of Jehovah in goodness to his people, 13 And now I will break his yoke from
and severity against his enemies. on you and will tear away your bonds.
1 ¶ The burden of Nineveh: The book of 14 And Jehovah has commanded concern-
the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. ing you. Not one of your name shall be
2 ¶ God is jealous, and Jehovah is aveng- sown any more; I will cut off the carved
ing, Jehovah is avenging and is a possessor image and the molten image out of the
of fury. Jehovah keeps avenging to His house of your gods; I will appoint your
flinty ones, and He keeps wrath against His grave, for you are despised.
enemies. 15 Behold! The feet of Him bearing good
3 Jehovah is long to anger, and is great of news is on the mountains, making heard,
power, and acquiting He does not acquit Peace! O Judah, celebrate your feasts; ful-
the guilty. Jehovah has His way in the tem- fill your vows; for the worthless will not
pest and in the storm, and the clouds are continue to pass through among you; he is
the dust of His feet. completely cut off.
4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and
dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel Nahum 2
wither, and the flower of Lebanon withers. The victorious armies of Jehovah against Ninevah.
5 The mountains quake from Him, and 1 ¶ The one scattering is coming up against
the hills melt; and the earth is lifted up your face. Guard the rampart; watch the
from before Him, even the world and all way; make the loins strong, firm up your
who dwell in it. power exceedingly.
6 Who can stand before His indignation? 2 For Jehovah has turned the glory of
And who can rise against the heat of His Jacob like the glory of Israel. For those
anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and emptying have emptied them and have de-
the rocks are broken down because of Him. stroyed their vine branches.
7 Jehovah is good for a stronghold in the 3 The shield of his mighty ones has be-
day of distress; and He knows those who come red, the sons of strength are clothed
trust in Him. in scarlet, the chariots will flame like iron
8 But with a flood passing through, He torches in the day of preparation, and the
will make a complete end of its place, and cypresses are made to quiver.
darkness shall pursue His enemies. 4 The chariots flash in the outside places;
9 ¶ What are you plotting against Jeho- they shall rush to and fro in the open
vah? He will make a complete end; dis- squares. Their appearance is like torches;
tress shall not rise up a second time. they dart about like the lightnings.
10 For as long as thorns are woven together, 5 He shall remember its nobles; they shall
and as their drunkards are drunken, they shall stumble in their walking; they shall hurry
be devoured like fully dried straw. to its wall, and shall prepare the covering.
11 One who devises evil against Jehovah 6 The gates of the rivers shall be opened,
has come forth from you, one counseling and the palace shall be melted.
worthlessness. 7 And she who stood firm, who is uncov-
12 So says Jehovah, Though secure, and ered and caused to go up; and her slave-
therefore so many there will be, they will girls are moaning like the sound of doves,
be cut off and pass away. And though I beating on their breast.
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8 And Nineveh is like a pool of water from Nineveh is laid waste; who shall grieve for
her days; yet they are fleeing. They cry, her? From where shall I seek comforters
Stand! Stand! But no one turns himself. for you?
9 Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! 8 ¶ Are you better than No Amon that dwelt
For there is no end to the treasure, riches among the Nile branches, waters surround-
from all precious articles. ing her, whose rampart was the sea, the
10 She is empty, even waste, even devas- waters her wall?
tated. And the heart is melted, and the knock- 9 Ethiopia was her strength, and Egypt
ing of the knees; and trembling is in all the even without end; Put and Lubim were
loins; and all of their faces collect heat. among your helpers.
11 ¶ Where is the den of the lions and the 10 Yet she went into exile; she went into
feeding place of the young lions, there where captivity. Also her boys were dashed to
the lion, and the lioness, and the lion’s cub pieces at the head of all the open places,
walked, and none shall terrify them? and they cast lots for her honored ones,
12 The lion tears in pieces, enough for and all her great ones were bound in chains.
his cubs, and strangles for his lionesses, 11 You also shall be drunken; you shall be
and has filled his holes with prey, even his hidden; you also shall seek a refuge from
lairs with torn prey. the enemy.
13 Behold, I am against you, a statement 12 All your fortresses are like fig trees
of Jehovah of Hosts; and I will burn her with the firstfruits; if they are shaken, then
chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall they shall fall on the mouth of the one eat-
devour your young lions. And I will cut ing them.
off your prey from the earth, and the voice 13 Behold, your people are women in your
of your messengers shall not be heard any midst; opening the gates of your land shall
more. be opened to your enemies; the fire shall
devour your bars.
Nahum 3 14 Draw water of the siege for yourself!
The miserable ruin of Nineveh. Strengthen your fortifications! Go into the
1 ¶ Woe to the city of blood! All of it is a clay and tread in the mortar! Make the mold
lie, full of plunder; the prey is not removed. strong!
2 The sound of a whip, and the sound of 15 Fire will completely devour you there.
rattling of a wheel, and a galloping horse, The sword shall cut you off. It will eat
and of a bounding chariot. you up like the locust larvae. Multiply
3 The horseman going up, and there is yourself as the larvae; multiply yourself
the gleam of the sword and the lightning like the locusts.
of the spear, and many are slain, and a mass 16 You have increased your merchants
of corpses, and no end of bodies; they more than the stars of the heavens; the lo-
stumble on their corpses, cust larvae shall strip off and fly away.
4 because of the many of her fornications 17 Your rulers are like the locusts, and
of the ones prostituting and well favored, your officials are a swarm of locusts that
the mistress of sorceries who sells nations camp in the hedges in the cold day. The
by her doing of adulteries, and families by sun rises and they flee, and the place where
her sorceries. they are is not known.
5 Behold, I am against you, a statement 18 Your shepherds slumber, O king of
of Jehovah of Hosts, and I will uncover Assyria; your nobles are lying down. Your
your skirts over your face, and I will cause people are scattered on the mountains, and
the nations to see your nakedness, and the no one is gathering.
kingdoms your shame. 19 There is no healing for your fracture;
6 And I will cast filth on you and will dis- your wound is severe. All who hear of your
dain you. And I will set you as a spectacle. report shall clap the palm over you, for on
7 And it shall be that all those who look whom has your evil not continually passed?
on you shall flee from you and shall say,
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HABAKKUK
12 ¶ Are You not from aforetime, Jehovah
Habakkuk 1 our God, my Holy One? We shall not die,
1 To Habakkuk, complaining of the iniquity of the Jehovah, for You have appointed him for
land, 5 is shown the fearful vengeance by the judgment. And, my Rock, You have estab-
Chaldeans. lished him to correct.
1 ¶ The burden which Habakkuk the 13 You are of purer eyes than to look upon
prophet saw: evil, and You are not able to look upon
2 O Jehovah, until when shall I cry out, mischief. Why do you regard those acting
and You will not hear? I cry out to You, deceitfully? Will You be silent when the
Violence! But You do not save. wicked one swallows the more righteous
3 Why do You make me see iniquity, and one than he?
You look upon trouble? For violence and 14 For You make man like the fish of the
injustice are before me; and there is strife sea, like creeping things with no ruler over
and contention rising up. him.
4 On account of this the law has become 15 He takes up all of them with the hook;
benumbed, and judgment does not go forth he drags him with his net and gathers him
with continuity. For the wicked one sur- with his fishing net. On account of this he
rounds the righteous one; on account of rejoices and exults.
this judgment goes forth, being perverted. 16 On account of this he sacrifices to his
5 ¶ Look upon these nations and see, and net, and burns incense to his fishnet; be-
be amazed. Be amazed! For a work is cause by them his portion grows fat, and
working in your days which you will not his food rich.
believe, though it be told to you. 17 Shall he therefore empty his net, and
6 For, behold, I am raising up the shall he not spare to continually slay na-
Chaldeans, the bitter and impetuous nation tions?
that is going into the broad spaces of the
land, to possess dwellings not belonging Habakkuk 2
to him. To Habakkuk, waiting for an answer, is shown
7 He is terrible and fearful; his judgment that he must wait by faith.
and his exaltation goes forth from himself. 1 ¶ I will stand on my guard and set my-
8 And his horses are swifter than leopards self on the siege-works, and watch to see
and are fiercer than the evening wolves. what He will say against me, and what I
And their horsemen spread themselves; yea, shall return on my rebuke.
their horsemen come from afar; they shall 2 And Jehovah answered me and said,
fly as the eagle hurrying to eat. Write the vision and engrave it on the tab-
9 All of him shall come for violence; the lets, that he who reads it may run.
eagerness of their faces is as the east wind; 3 For the vision is still for the appointed
and they gather captives like the sand. time, but it breathes to the end, and it does
10 And he shall scoff against the kings, not lie. Though it delays, wait for it, be-
and officials shall be a scorn to him. He cause coming it will come; it will not tarry.
shall scorn every fortress, and he shall heap 4 Behold, the soul in him is puffed up
up dust and capture it. and is not upright; but the just shall live
11 Then he sweeps on like a wind; and he by his faith.
passes on and is guilty, crediting this power 5 ¶ And also, wine indeed betrays a proud
of his to his god. man, and he dwells not at home; who wid-
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ens his soul like Sheol; and he is like death, 19 Woe to the one who says to the wood,
and is not satisfied, but gathers all the na- Awake! To a stone in silence, Rise up, it
tions to himself, and collects all the peoples shall teach! Behold, it is overlaid with gold
to himself. and silver, but no breath is in its midst.
6 Shall not all of these lift up a parable 20 But Jehovah is in His holy temple; let
against him, and a mocking riddle to him, all the earth be silent before Him.
and say, Woe to him who increases what is
not his! Until when is he loading the pledges Habakkuk 3
on himself? 1 Habakkuk in his prayer trembles at Jehovah’s
7 Shall not those who bite you rise up majesty. 17 The confidence of his faith.
suddenly, and those who shake you be 1 ¶ A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet
aroused, and you become a prize to him? concerning erring ones:
8 Because you have plundered many na- 2 Jehovah, I have heard Your report; I am
tions, all the rest of the people shall plun- afraid, Jehovah. As to Your work, give it
der you, because of the blood of men and life; in the midst of years, in the midst of
the violence of the land, and the city, and years make known; in anger remember
all those dwelling in it. compassion.
9 Woe to him gaining evil gain for his 3 ¶ God comes from Teman, and the Holy
house, to set his nest in the height, to be One from Mount Paran. Selah. His maj-
snatched from the palm of evil! esty covers the heavens, and His praise fills
10 You have counseled shame for your the earth.
house, to make an end of many peoples, 4 And His brightness is as the light; rays
and are sinning in your soul. from His hand are His, and there was a
11 For the stone shall cry out from the covering of His strength.
wall, and the beam shall answer it from 5 A plague goes before Him, and light-
the wood. ning went forth at His feet.
12 Woe to him who builds a town with 6 He stood and measured the earth; He
blood and establishes a city by iniquity! looked and nations trembled; and the an-
13 Behold, is it not for Jehovah of Hosts cient mountains were shattered; the hills
that the people labor only for fire, and na- of old; the goings of antiquity bowed down
tions grow weary for emptiness? to Him.
14 For the earth shall be filled with the 7 I saw the tents of Cushan under iniq-
knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the uity; the curtains of the land of Midian
waters cover over the sea. trembled.
15 ¶ Woe to him who causes his friend to 8 Did Jehovah burn against rivers? Or was
drink, joining with your bottle, and also Your anger against the rivers? Or Your fury
making him drunk, so as to look upon their against the sea? For You ride on horses;
nakedness! Your chariots of salvation.
16 You are sated with shame without 9 You bare Your bow, naked are the oaths
honor; you drink also, and will be seen as of the tribes to Your Word. Selah. You have
uncircumcised. The cup of the right hand cut through the earth with rivers.
of Jehovah shall turn on you, and disgrace 10 Did You see, the mountains whirled;
shall be your honor. the storm of waters passed over; the deep
17 For the violence of Lebanon shall gave its voice; it lifted up its hands on high.
cover you, and the ruin of beasts terrify 11 The sun and the moon stood still in
them because of the blood of men and the their lofty abode. At the light of Your ar-
violence of the land, the city, and all those rows they go, at the brightness of light-
dwelling in it. ning of Your spear.
18 What does an image profit, for its 12 You march into the land in indigna-
former has carved it; a molten image, and tion. You thresh nations in anger.
a teacher of falsehood? For does the former 13 You went forth for the salvation of Your
trust in his work on it, to make mute idols? people, for the salvation of Your anointed.
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You struck the head from the house of the 17 Though the fig tree shall not blossom,
wicked one to bare the foundation to the and fruit is not on the vines; the product of
neck. Selah. the olive fails, and the fields make no food;
14 You pierced the head of his warriors the flock is cut off from the fold, and no
with his shafts. They rush to scatter me; herd is in the stalls,
their exultation is to devour the afflicted 18 yet I will exult in Jehovah; I will re-
one in a secret place. joice in the God of my salvation.
15 You trod in the sea with Your horses, 19 Jehovah the Lord is my might, and He
the surging of many waters. sets my feet like hinds’ feet, and He will
16 ¶ I heard, and my belly trembled; my make me to walk on my high places.
lips quivered at the sound. Rottenness en- To the chief singer, on my stringed in-
tered into my bones, and I trembled within struments.
myself that I might rest for the day of dis-
tress; to come up against the peoples, he
cuts him off.
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ZEPHANIAH
Fish Gate, and a howling from the Sec-
Zephaniah 1 ond, and a great breaking from the hills.
Jehovah’s severe judgment against Judah for their 11 Howl, those living in Maktesh, for all
sins. the people of Canaan have perished; all
those laden with silver are cut off.
1 ¶ The Word of Jehovah which was to 12 And it shall be in that time, I will search
Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Jerusalem with lamps, and call to account
Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of the men being settled on their lees; who
Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good,
Amon, king of Judah: and not will He do evil.
2 Gathering I will completely gather away 13 And their wealth shall become a prize,
all from on the face of the land, a state- and their houses a desolation. And they shall
ment of Jehovah. build houses, but not live there. And they
3 Gathering I will gather away man and shall plant vineyards, but not drink their
beast: I will gather away the birds of the wine.
heavens and the fish of the sea, and the 14 ¶ The great day of Jehovah is near; it
stumbling-blocks, even the wicked ones. is near and hurrying greatly, the sound of
And I will cut off man from the face of the day of Jehovah. The mighty man shall
the land, a statement of Jehovah. cry out bitterly there.
4 I will also stretch out My hand on Judah 15 That day is a day of wrath, a day of
and on all those dwelling in Jerusalem. And distress and pressure, a day of waste and
I will cut off the remnant of Baal from ruin, a day of darkness and gloom, a day
this place, the name of the idol-priests, with of clouds and thick darkness,
the priests; 16 a day of the rams` horn and alarm
5 and those bowing to the host of the heav- against the fortified cities, and against the
ens on the housetops; and those bowing, high towers.
swearing to Jehovah, and swearing by 17 And I will bring distress to men, and
Malcham, they shall walk like the blind men, because
6 and those drawing back from after Je- they have sinned against Jehovah. And their
hovah, and who have not sought Jehovah, blood shall be poured out like dust, and
and not asked of Him. their flesh like dung.
7 ¶ Be silent before the face of the Lord 18 Also their silver and their gold shall
Jehovah, for the day of Jehovah is near. not be able to deliver them in the day of
For Jehovah has appointed a sacrifice; He the wrath of Jehovah. But all the earth
has consecrated ones He called. shall be devoured by the fire of His jeal-
8 And it shall be in the day of the sacri- ousy. For He shall make a complete, yea,
fice of Jehovah, I will call to account on a speedy end of all those living on the
the rulers and on the king’s sons, and all land.
those clothed in foreign clothing.
9 And I will call to account all those leap- Zephaniah 2
ing on the threshold in that day, who are 1 An exhortation to repentance. 4 The judgment of
filling the houses of their masters with vio- the Philistines, 8 of Moab and Ammon, 12 of
lence and deceit. Ethiopia and Assyria.
10 And it shall be in that day, a statement 1 ¶ Gather yourselves, even gather, O na-
of Jehovah, the sound of a cry from the tion not being longed for;
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2 before the birth of the decree, the day and will make Nineveh a desolation, dry
shall pass like the chaff, yet not before the like the desert.
heat of the anger of Jehovah comes on you, 14 And flocks shall lie down in her midst;
yet not before the day of the anger of Je- every beast of a nation; both the pelican
hovah comes on you. and the bittern shall lodge in the capitals
3 Seek Jehovah, all the humble ones of of its pillar. A voice shall sing at the win-
the earth who have done His judgment; seek dow; ruin shall be at the doorsill; for He
righteousness; seek meekness. It may be will bare the cedar work.
you shall be hidden in the day of the anger 15 This is the joyful city, dwelling confi-
of Jehovah. dently, the one saying in her heart, I am,
4 ¶ For Gaza shall be forsaken, and and none other still is. How she has be-
Ashkelon a desolation. They shall drive come a ruin, a resting place for animals!
Ashdod out at the noonday, and Ekron shall Everyone who passes near her shall hiss;
be rooted up. he shall shake his hand!
5 Woe to those living on the seacoast, the
nation of the Cherethites! The Word of Zephaniah 3
Jehovah is against you, Canaan, the land 1 A sharp reproof of Jerusalem for their sins.
of the Philistines; I will cause you to per- 8An exhortation to wait for the restoration of
ish, so as not one shall be living in it. Israel.
6 And the seacoast shall be pastures, mead- 1 ¶ Woe to her rebelling and being de-
ows for feeding, and folds for the flock. filed, to the oppressing city!
7 And the coast shall be for the remnant 2 She did not listen to the voice; she did
of the house of Judah; they shall feed on not receive correction; she did not trust in
them. In the houses of Ashkelon, they shall Jehovah; she did not draw near to her God.
lie down in the evening, for Jehovah their 3 Her rulers within her are roaring lions;
God shall care for them and turn back their her judges are evening wolves; they do not
captivity. gnaw bones for the morning.
8 ¶ I have heard the scorn of Moab, and 4 Her prophets are proud, men of deceit;
the revilings of the sons of Ammon, with her priests have polluted the sanctuary; they
which they have cursed My people and have done violence to the Law.
have magnified themselves on their bor- 5 Jehovah, the righteous One is in her
der. midst; He will not do injustice. Morning
9 Therefore, as I live, a statement of Je- by morning He gives His judgment to the
hovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, surely light; He does not fail, but the unjust one
Moab shall be as Sodom, and the sons of knows no shame.
Ammon like Gomorrah, a possession of 6 I have cut off nations; their towers are
nettles, and a pit of salt, and a ruin to for- ruined. I made their streets waste, so that
ever. The remnant of My people shall plun- none passes by. Their cities are laid waste,
der them, and the rest of the nation shall that there is not a man, from there being
possess them. not one living there.
10 This shall be to them for their pride, 7 I said, Surely you will fear Me; you
because they have cursed and magnified will receive correction; then her dwelling
themselves against the people of Jehovah shall not be cut off, all that I appointed for
of Hosts. her. But they rose up early; they corrupted
11 Jehovah will be frightening to them, all their doings.
for He will make lean all the gods of the 8 ¶ Therefore, wait for Me, a statement
earth; each man from his place, and all the of Jehovah, for the day I rise up to the
isles of the nations will bow to Him. prey. For My judgment is to gather the
12 ¶ You also, O Ethiopians, they are nations, for Me to assemble the kingdoms,
pierced by My sword. to pour My fury out on them, all the heat
13 And He will stretch out His hand of My anger. For all the earth shall be de-
against the north, and make perish Assyria, voured with the fire of My jealousy.
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9 For then I will turn a clear lip to the 15 Jehovah has turned aside your judg-
peoples, to call all of them by the name of ments; He has turned back your enemy. Je-
Jehovah, to serve Him with one shoulder. hovah, the King of Israel, is in your midst;
10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, you shall not fear evil any more.
My worshipers, the daughter of My scat- 16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusa-
tered ones, shall bring My food offering. lem, Fear not! Zion, do not let your hands
11 In that day you shall not be ashamed droop.
from all your doings in which you have 17 Jehovah your God is a mighty One in
transgressed against Me. For then I will your midst; He will save. He will rejoice
take away those who rejoice in your over you with joy; He is silent in His love.
pride out of your midst, and you shall He rejoices over you with a joyful shout.
not again be exalted any more in My holy 18 I will gather the ones afflicted from
mountain. the appointed place; they were from you,
12 I will also leave a poor and weak a lifting up of reproach over her.
people in your midst, and they shall trust 19 Behold, at that time I will deal with all
in the name of Jehovah. those afflicting you. And I will save her
13 The remnant of Israel shall not do in- who is lame, and gather her being thrust
justice, and not speak lies. And a deceitful out. And I will give them for a praise and
tongue shall not be found in their mouth. fo a name in all the land of their shame.
For they shall feed and lie down, and no 20 In that time I will bring you, even in
one is terrifying them. the time I gather you. For I will give you
14 ¶ Shout for joy, daughter of Zion; for a name and for a praise among all the
shout, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all peoples of the earth, when I turn back your
the heart, daughter of Jerusalem! captivity before your eyes, says Jehovah.
The Book of
HAGGAI
The Book of
ZECHARIAH
those whom Jehovah has sent to walk about
Zechariah 1 in the earth.
1 Zechariah exhorts to repentance. 7 The vision 11 And they answered the Angel in the
of the horses. 12 Comfortable promises are midst of the myrtle trees, and said, We have
made to Jerusalem. walked about through the earth, and, be-
1 ¶ In the eighth month, in the second hold, all the earth dwells and is at rest.
year of Darius, the Word of Jehovah came 12 And the Angel of Jehovah answered
to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son and said, O Jehovah of Hosts, until when
of Iddo the prophet, saying, will You not have compassion on Jerusa-
2 With wrath Jehovah has been angry with lem, and on the cities of Judah, which You
your fathers. have abhorred these seventy years?
3 And you say to them, So says Jehovah 13 And Jehovah answered the angel who
of Hosts: Turn back to Me, a statement of was speaking with me with good words,
Jehovah of Hosts, and I will turn back to words of comfort.
you, says Jehovah of Hosts. 14 So the angel who was speaking with
4 Do not be as your fathers, to whom the me said to me, Cry out, saying, So says
former prophets have proclaimed to them, Jehovah of Hosts: I am jealous for Jerusa-
saying, So says Jehovah of Hosts: Turn back lem and for Zion, with a great jealousy.
now from your evil ways and your evil 15 And with great wrath I am angered at
doings. But they did not attend or hearken the nations at ease; in that I was but a little
to Me, a statement of Jehovah. angry, and they helped for evil.
5 Your fathers, where are they? And the 16 Therefore thus says Jehovah: I have
prophets, do they live forever? returned to Jerusalem with compassions;
6 But My words and My statutes which I My house shall be built in it, a statement
commanded My servants the prophets, did of Jehovah of Hosts, and a line shall be
they not overtake your fathers? And they stretched over Jerusalem.
turned back and said, As Jehovah of Hosts 17 Cry out again, saying, So says Jeho-
planned to do to us, according to our ways vah of Hosts: My cities shall again over-
and according to our doings, so He has done flow with goodness, and Jehovah shall com-
with us. fort Zion, and shall choose Jerusalem.
7 ¶ On the twenty-fourth day of the elev- 18 ¶ And I lifted up my eyes and saw,
enth month, it is the month Shebat, in the and, behold, four horns!
second year of Darius, the Word of Jeho- 19 And I said to the angel who was speak-
vah was to Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, ing with me, What are these? And he an-
the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying, swered me, These are the horns that have
8 I saw at night. And, behold! A Man scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
riding on a red horse. And He stood in the 20 And Jehovah made me see four crafts-
midst of the myrtle trees in the ravine. And men.
behind Him were red, reddish brown, and 21 And I said, What are these coming to
white horses. do? And He spoke, saying, These are the
9 And I said, My lord, what are these? And horns which have scattered Judah, so that
the angel who was speaking with me said to no man lifts up his head. But these have
me, I will make you see what these are. come to terrify them, to throw down the
10 And the Man who stood among the horns of the nations who lifted up their
myrtle trees answered and said, These are horn over the land of Judah, to scatter it.
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Satan rebuked; Messiah will justify many 877 Zechariah 2
vah, and Satan standing at his right hand
Zechariah 2 to accuse him.
1 Jehovah, in the care of Jerusalem, sends to mea- 2 And Jehovah said to Satan, Jehovah re-
sure it. 6 The redemption of Zion. buke you, Satan! And, Jehovah who has
1 ¶ And I lifted up my eyes and saw, and, chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is this not a
behold, A man, and a measuring line in his hand! brand snatched out of the fire?
2 And I said, Where are you going? And 3 And Joshua was clothed with filthy gar-
he said to me, To measure Jerusalem, to ments, and he stood before the Angel.
see what is its breadth and what is its length. 4 And He answered and spoke to those
3 And, behold, the angel who was talking who stood before Him, saying, Remove the
with me went out, and another angel went filthy garments from him. And He said to
out to meet him, him, See, I have caused your iniquity to
4 and said to him, Run, speak to this young pass from you, and I will clothe you with
man, saying, Jerusalem will dwell like a stately robe.
unwalled villages, for the multitude of men 5 And I said, Let them set a clean turban
and livestock in her midst. on his head. And they set a clean turban on
5 And I will be to her a wall of fire all his head and clothed him with clothing.
around, and I will be for glory in her midst, And the Angel of Jehovah stood by.
a statement of Jehovah. 6 And the Angel of Jehovah charged
6 ¶ Ho! Ho! Flee then from the land of Joshua, saying,
the north, says Jehovah. For I have scat- 7 So says Jehovah of Hosts: If you will
tered you as the four winds of the heavens, walk in My ways, and if you will keep My
a statement of Jehovah. charge, even you shall also judge My
7 Ho, O Zion! Escape, you who live with house, and shall also keep My courts, and
the daughter of Babylon. I will give to you to walk in the midst of
8 For so says Jehovah of Hosts: He has these standing by.
sent Me after glory, to the nations who 8 ¶ Hear now, O Joshua the high priest,
plundered you; for he who touches you you and your companions who are sit-
touches the pupil of His eye. ting before you; for they are men of sym-
9 For, behold, I will wave My hand over bol.
them, and they shall be a prize for their 9 For, behold, I will bring forth My Ser-
servants. And you shall know that Jehovah vant, the BRANCH. For behold, the stone
of Hosts has sent Me. which I have given before Joshua, on the
10 ¶ Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion. one stone are seven eyes. I will engrave its
For, behold, I come; and I will dwell in engraving, says Jehovah of Hosts, and I
your midst, says Jehovah. will remove the iniquity of that land in one
11 And many nations shall be joined to day.
Jehovah in that day, and they shall be to 10 In that day, a statement of Jehovah of
Me for a people. And I will dwell in your Hosts, you shall call each man to his friend
midst; and you shall know that Jehovah of to sit under the vine and under the fig tree.
Hosts has sent Me to you.
12 And Jehovah shall possess Judah, His Zechariah 4
portion in the holy land, and He shall again By the golden candlestick is predicted success of
choose Jerusalem. Zerubbabel’s foundation.
13 All flesh, be silent before Jehovah. For 1 ¶ And the angel who was speaking with
He is aroused out of His holy habitation. me returned and awakened me, as a man is
awakened out of his sleep.
Zechariah 3 2 And he said to me, What do you see?
1 Under the type of Joshua, the restoration by the And I said, I see, and behold, a lampstand,
Angel of Jehovah, 8 Christ the Branch. all of it gold, and a bowl on its top, and its
1 ¶ And he made me see Joshua the high seven lamps on it, and seven spouts which
priest standing before the Angel of Jeho- are to the seven lamps on its top;
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Zechariah 5 878 Not by might, not by power, but by My Spirit
3 and two olive trees are beside it, one on For from now on all who steal shall be
the right of the bowl, and one on its left. cleared away according to it; and all who
4 And I answered and said to the angel swear from now on shall be cleared away
who was speaking with me, saying, What according to it.
are these, my lord? 4 And I will bring it forth, says Jehovah
5 And the angel who was speaking with me of Hosts. And it shall go into the house of
answered and said to me, Do you not know the thief, and into the house of the one who
what these are? And I said, No, my lord. swears falsely by My name. And it shall
6 And he answered and spoke to me, say- remain within his house and shall finish it,
ing, This is the Word of Jehovah to and its timber, and its stones.
Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, and not 5 ¶ And the angel who was speaking with
by power, but by My Spirit, says Jehovah me went out, and said to me, Now lift up
of Hosts. your eyes and see what this is that goes
7 Who are you, O great mountain? Be- forth.
fore Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. 6 And I said, What is it? And he said, This
And he shall bring forth the capstone with is the ephah that goes forth. And he said,
shouts: Grace! Grace to it! This is their form in all the earth.
8 And the Word of Jehovah was to me, 7 And, behold, a lead cover was lifted up,
saying, and this is a woman sitting in the middle
9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the of the ephah.
foundation of this house; his hands shall 8 And he said, This is wickedness. And he
also finish it. And you shall know that Je- cast her into the midst of the ephah; and he
hovah of Hosts has sent me to you. threw the lead weight over its opening.
10 For who has despised the day of small 9 And I lifted up my eyes and saw. And,
things? For they shall rejoice and shall see behold, two women came out. And the
the plummet stone in the hand of Zerubbabel. wind was in their wings; for they had wings
These seven are the eyes of Jehovah; they like the wings of the stork. And they lifted
run to and fro through all the earth. up the ephah between the earth and the
11 ¶ And I answered and said to him, What heavens.
are these two olive trees on the right of the 10 And I said to the angel who was speak-
lampstand, and on its left? ing with me, Where are they going with
12 And I answered a second time and said the ephah?
to him, What are the two clusters of olive 11 And he said to me, To build a house for
trees beside the two golden pipes, empty- it in the land of Shinar; and it shall be made
ing the golden oil from themselves? ready and placed there on its own place.
13 And he spoke to me, saying, Do you
not know what these are? And I said, No, Zechariah 6
my lord. 1 The vision of the four chariots. 9 By the crowns of
14 And he said, These are the two sons of Joshua is made to see the temple and kingdom of
fresh oil who stand by the Lord of the whole Christ the Branch.
earth. 1 ¶ And I turned back and lifted up my eyes
and saw, and, behold, four chariots were com-
Zechariah 5 ing from between two mountains; and the
By the flying scroll is shown the curse of thieves mountains were mountains of bronze.
and those who swear. 2 With the first chariot were red horses,
1 ¶ And turning back I lifted up my eyes and with the second chariot black horses,
and saw, and, behold, a flying scroll! 3 and with the third chariot white horses,
2 And he said to me, What do you see? And and with the fourth dappled and strong
I answered, I see a flying scroll; its length is colored horses.
twenty cubits, and its width ten cubits. 4 And I answered and said to the angel
3 And he said to me, This is the curse that who was speaking with me, What are these,
goes forth over the face of the whole earth. my lord?
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5 And the angel answered and said to me, Zechariah, in the fourth of the ninth month,
These are the four spirits of Heaven who in Chislev.
go forth from standing before the Lord of 2 And Sharezer and Regem-melech, and
all the earth. his men, had sent to Bethel to entreat the
6 The black horses in it go into the north face of Jehovah,
country, and the white go after them; and 3 to speak to the priests who belong to the
the dappled ones go forth into the south house of Jehovah of Hosts, and to the
country. prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth
7 And the strong colored ones went forth month, consecrating myself as I have done
and sought to go, to walk about in the earth. these many years?
And he said, Go! Walk about in the earth. 4 The Word of Jehovah of Hosts was to
And they walked about in the earth. me, saying,
8 And he cried out to me, and spoke to 5 Speak to all the people of the land, and
me, saying, Behold, these who go into the to the priests, saying, When you fasted and
north country have caused My Spirit to rest mourned in the fifth and seventh months,
in the north country. even those seventy years, did you truly fast
9 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, to Me, even to Me?
saying, 6 And when you ate, and when you drank,
10 Take from Heldai, from Tobijah, and was it not for you, those eating, and for
from Jedaiah, from the exiles who have you, those drinking?
come from Babylon; and in that day you 7 Are not these the words which Jeho-
go in and go into the house of Josiah, the vah proclaimed by the former prophets,
son of Zephaniah. when Jerusalem was inhabited and pros-
11 And take silver and gold, and make a perous with her cities round about her,
crown, and set it on the head of Joshua, and the Negeb and the Lowland were
the son of Jehozadak, the high priest. inhabited?
12 And speak to him, saying, So says Je- 8 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to
hovah of Hosts, saying, Behold! A Man! Zechariah, saying,
THE BRANCH is His name ! And He shall 9 So says Jehovah of Hosts, saying, Judge
spring up out of His place, and He shall true judgment, and practice kindness and
build the temple of Jehovah. pity, each man with his brother.
13 And He shall build the temple of Jeho- 10 And do not oppress the widow, and the
vah; and He shall bear the majesty, and shall fatherless, the alien, or the afflicted one.
sit and rule on His throne. And He shall be And do not devise evil in your heart, of a
a priest on His throne; and the counsel of man against his brother.
peace shall be between the two of them. 11 But they refused to listen, and gave a
14 And the crowns shall be for a memo- stubborn shoulder, and they made their ears
rial in the temple of Jehovah, to Helem, heavy from hearing.
and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen, 12 And they made their heart adamant
the son of Zephaniah. from hearing the Law and the words
15 And the distant ones shall come and build which Jehovah of Hosts has sent by the
in the temple of Jehovah. And you shall know former prophets through His Spirit.
that Jehovah of Hosts has sent me to you. And great wrath was from Jehovah of
And this shall be, if listening you will listen Hosts.
to the voice of Jehovah your God. 13 And it will be, just as He called, and
they did not listen; so they called, and I
Zechariah 7 did not listen, says Jehovah of Hosts.
1 The captives inquire of fasting. 4 Zechariah re- 14 But I stormed them away on all the
proves their fasting. 8 Sin the cause of their nations whom they did not know. And the
captivity. land is desolated behind them, from pass-
1 ¶ And it was in the fourth year of King ing and from turning back; for they made
Darius, the Word of Jehovah was to the land of desire a waste.
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Zechariah 8 880 Accept My acts; peace, prosperity to follow
their dew; and I will cause the remnant of
Zechariah 8 this people to inherit all these.
1 The restoration of Jerusalem. 9 They are en- 13 And it shall be, as you were a curse
couraged to the building by Jehovah’s favor to among the nations, O house of Judah and
them. 16 Good works are required of them. house of Israel, so I will save you, and you
1 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, shall be a blessing. Do not fear; let your
saying, hands be made strong.
2 So says Jehovah of Hosts: I was jealous 14 For so says Jehovah of Hosts, As I pur-
for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jeal- posed to break you when your fathers pro-
ous for her with great wrath. voked Me to wrath, says Jehovah of Hosts,
3 So says Jehovah: I have returned to Zion, and I was not moved to pity,
and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. 15 so again I have purposed in these days
And Jerusalem shall be called a City of to do good to Jerusalem, and the house of
Truth, and the mountain of Jehovah of Judah. Do not fear.
Hosts, the Holy Mountain. 16 These are the things that you shall do.
4 So says Jehovah of Hosts: There shall yet Let each man speak truth with his neigh-
be old men and old women sitting in the bor. Judge with truth and judgment for
open places of Jerusalem; and a man with peace in your gates,
his staff in his hand from his many days. 17 and let each man devise no evil in your
5 And the open places of the city shall be heart against his neighbor, and do not love
full of boys and girls playing in its open a false oath. For all these I hate, a state-
places. ment of Jehovah.
6 So says Jehovah of Hosts: If it is being 18 ¶ And the Word of Jehovah of Hosts
wonderful in the eyes of the remnant of was to me, saying,
this people in those days, will it also be 19 So says Jehovah of Hosts: The fast of
wonderful in My eyes? a statement of Je- the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth,
hovah of Hosts. and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of
7 So says Jehovah of Hosts: Behold, I will the tenth, shall become for joy and glad-
save My people from the land of the rising ness and pleasant feasts to the house of
sun and from the land of the setting sun. Judah; even love truth and peace.
8 And I will bring them, and they shall live 20 So says Jehovah of Hosts: Peoples shall
in the midst of Jerusalem. And they shall be come again and ones living in many cities.
for a people to Me, and I will be for God to 21 And one living in one city will go to
them, in truth and in righteousness. another, saying, Let us go at once to seek
9 ¶ So says Jehovah of Hosts: Let your the favor of the face of Jehovah, and to
hands be made strong, you who hear in these seek Jehovah of Hosts; I will go also.
days these words by the mouth of the 22 And many peoples and mighty nations
prophets, that in the day the house of Je- shall come to seek Jehovah of Hosts in Jerusa-
hovah of Hosts is founded, the temple is to lem, and to entreat the face of Jehovah.
be built. 23 So says Jehovah of Hosts: In those days
10 For before those days there was no ten men out of all languages of the nations
wages for man, and there was no wages shall take hold, and will seize the skirt of a
for animal; and there was no peace to him man, a Jew, saying, Let us go with you,
going out or coming in from the distress- for we have heard that God is with you.
ing one. For I set every man, a man against
his neighbor. Zechariah 9
11 But now I will not be to the remnant 1 Jehovah defends His people. 9 Zion is exhorted
of this people as in former days, a state- to rejoice for the coming of Christ.
ment of Jehovah of Hosts. 1 ¶ The burden of the Word of Jehovah against
12 For the seed will have prosperity, the the land of Hadrach, and its resting place, Dam-
vine shall give its fruit, and the ground shall ascus, when the eye of man, and all the tribes of
give its produce, and the heavens shall give Israel shall be toward Jehovah,
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Your King comes, victorious, lowly, on a colt 881 Zechariah 9
2 and Hamath also borders on it; Tyre and 15 Jehovah of Hosts shall defend them. And
Sidon, though they are very wise. they shall devour and subdue the slingstones.
3 And Tyre shall build a fortress for her- And they shall drink and be boisterous, as
self, and shall pile up silver like the dust, with wine. And they shall be full like a bowl,
and gold like the mud of the streets. like the corners of the altar.
4 Behold! The Lord will dispossess her, 16 And Jehovah their God shall save them
and He will strike her wealth in the sea, in that day as the flock of His people; for
and she shall be devoured with fire. they are as stones of a crown, lifted up as a
5 Ashkelon shall see and fear; and Gaza banner over His land.
shall writhe in great pain; and Ekron shall 17 For how great is His goodness and His
be ashamed for her hope. And the king shall beauty! Grain shall make the young men
perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not flourish, and new wine the virgins.
be inhabited.
6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and Zechariah 10
I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. 1 Jehovah is to be sought, and not idols. 5 As He
7 And I will take away his blood out of visited His flock for sin, so He will save and
his mouth, and his abominations from be- restore them.
tween his teeth. But the remnant, even he, 1 ¶ Ask rain from Jehovah in the time of
shall be for our God. And he shall be as a the latter rain. Jehovah shall make light-
chief in Judah, and Ekron, like a Jebusite. nings. And He gives them showers of rain,
8 And I will camp around My house from grass to each man in the field.
an army, from one passing by, and from 2 For the family idols speak iniquity, and
one returning. And one oppressing shall not the divining ones have seen a lie and have
pass through them again. For now I have told false dreams; they comfort in vain.
seen with My eyes. Therefore they pulled up stakes like a flock;
9 ¶ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! they were afflicted because there was no
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, shepherd.
your King comes to you! He is righteous 3 My anger is kindled against the shep-
and being victorious,lowly, and riding on herds, and I will call to account the he-
a she-ass, even on a colt, the son of she- goats. For Jehovah of Hosts has cared for
asses. (Matthew 21:5) His flock, the house of Judah, and made
10 And I will cut off the chariot from them as His splendid horse in battle.
Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem. 4 From Him came the cornerstone, from
And the bow of war shall be cut off, and Him the nail, from Him came the bow of
He shall speak peace to the nations. And war, and from Him every one oppressing
His dominion shall be from sea to sea, and together.
from the River to the ends of the earth. 5 ¶ And they shall be like mighty ones
11 Also you, by the blood of your cov- who trample the mud of the open places in
enant I have sent out your prisoners from the battle. And they shall fight because Je-
the pit; no water is in it. hovah is with them, and they shall make
12 ¶ Turn to the stronghold, O prisoners the riders of horses ashamed.
of the hope! Even today I declare I will 6 And I will make stronger the house
return double to you. of Judah, and I will save the house of
13 For I have bent Judah for Me as a bow; Joseph. And I will return to save them,
I filled it with Ephraim. And I will stir up for I have pity on them. And they shall
your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O be as though I had not cast them off, for
Greece, and make you as the sword of a I am Jehovah their God, and I will an-
mighty man. swer them.
14 And Jehovah will be seen over them, and 7 And Ephraim shall be like a mighty one,
His arrow shall go out as lightning; and the and their heart shall be glad as by wine.
Lord Jehovah shall blow the rams’ horn and And their sons shall see and be glad; their
shall go forth with the tempests of the south. heart shall rejoice in Jehovah.
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Zechariah 11 882 They weighed My price: thirty pieces of silver
8 I will whistle for them and gather them, 8 And I cut off three shepherds in one
for I have redeemed them. And they will month. And My soul was straightened with
increase as they were increased. them, and their soul also abhorred Me.
9 And I will sow them among the peoples, 9 And I said, I will not feed you; that which
and they shall remember Me in distant dies, let it die; and what is to be cut off, let it
places, and they shall live with their sons be cut off. And let the remnant, let each
and return. woman, eat the flesh of her neighbor.
10 And I will return to save them out of 10 And I took My staff Kindness and cut
the land of Egypt and gather them out of it it in two, to break My covenant which I
Assyria. And I will bring them into the land had cut with all the peoples.
of Gilead and Lebanon, for space shall not 11 And it was broken in that day, and so
be found for them. the humble one of the flock watching Me
11 And He shall pass through the sea of knew that it was the Word of Jehovah.
distress and strike the waves in the sea, and 12 And I said to them, If it is good in
all the depths of the Nile shall dry up. And your eyes, give My price; and if not, let it
the pride of Assyria shall go down, and the go. And they weighed My price, thirty
scepter of Egypt shall turn away. pieces of silver.
12 And I will make them strong in Jeho- 13 And Jehovah said to Me, Throw it to
vah, and they shall walk about in His name, the potter, the magnificent price at which I
a statement of Jehovah. was valued by them. And I took the thirty
pieces of silver and threw it to the potter in
Zechariah 11 the house of Jehovah.
1 The destruction of Jerusalem. 3 The elect being 14 Then I cut in two My second staff
cared for, the rest are rejected. Union, that I might break the brotherhood
1 ¶ Open your doors, O Lebanon, and the between Judah and Israel.
fire will devour your cedars. 15 ¶ And Jehovah said to me, Again take to
2 Howl, fir tree, for the cedar has fallen, yourself the vessels of a foolish shepherd.
because the majestic trees have been de- 16 For, behold, I will raise up a shepherd in
stroyed. Howl, O oaks of Bashan, for the the land; he shall not care for those who are
inaccessible forest has come down. cut off; not will he seek the young; not will
3 A voice of the wailing of those he heal that which is broken; not will he sus-
shepherding is heard, for their splendor is tain that which stands. But he shall eat the
destroyed. A voice of the roaring of young flesh of the fat, and tear off their hoofs.
lions is heard, for the pride of Jordan is 17 Woe to the worthless shepherd who
destroyed. abandons the flock! The sword shall be
4 ¶ For so says Jehovah my God: Feed the against his arm and against his right eye.
flock of the slaughter. Withering His arm shall be withered, and
5 Those who buy them kill them and are darkening his right eye shall be darkened.
not held guilty. And the one selling them
says, Blessed be Jehovah, for I am rich. Zechariah 12
And their shepherds do not pity them. 1 Jerusalem a cup of trembling to herself, 3 and a
6 For I will not again pity those living in burdensome stone to her adversaries. 6 The
the land, a statement of Jehovah. But, be- victorious restoring of Judah.
hold! I will cause to be found the men, each 1 ¶ The burden of the Word of Jehovah
man into his neighbor’s hand, and into his for Israel, a statement of Jehovah, who
king’s hand. And they shall crush the land, stretches forth the heavens, and founds the
and I will not deliver out of their hand. earth, and who forms the spirit of man
7 And I fed the flock of slaughter, the true within him.
humble one of the flock. And I took two 2 Behold! I will make Jerusalem a cup of
staffs for Myself: the one I called Kind- reeling to all the peoples round about, and
ness, and the other I called Union. And I it shall also be against Judah in the siege
fed the flock. against Jerusalem.
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3 And in that day I will make Jerusalem a 13 the family of the house of Levi being
heavy stone for all the peoples; all loading alone, and their wives being alone; the fam-
it cutting will be cut. And all the nations ily of Shimei being alone, and their wives
of the earth will be gathered against it. being alone;
4 In that day, a statement of Jehovah, I 14 all the families who remain, family by
will strike every horse with panic and his family being alone, and their wives being
rider with madness, says Jehovah. And I alone.
will open My eyes on the house of Judah,
and I will strike every horse of the peoples Zechariah 13
with blindness. 1 The fountain to purge for impurity and sin,
5 And the leaders of Judah shall say in 2 from idolatry, and false prophecy. 7 The death
their heart, Those living in Jerusalem shall of Christ, and the trial of a third part.
be my strength in Jehovah of Hosts, their 1 ¶ In that day a fountain shall be opened
God. to the house of David and to those living
6 In that day I will make the leaders of in Jerusalem, for sin and for impurity.
Judah like a hearth of fire among the wood, 2 And it shall be in that day, a statement
and like a torch of fire among cut grain. of Jehovah of Hosts, I will cut off the
And they shall devour all the peoples round names of the idols out of the land, and they
about, on the right hand and on the left shall not be remembered again. And I also
hand. And Jerusalem shall be inhabited will cause the prophets and the unclean
again in her place, in Jerusalem. spirit to pass out of the land.
7 Jehovah also shall save the tents of 3 And it shall be when any shall prophesy
Judah first, so that the glory of the house again, and his father and his mother who
of David and the glory of the one living gave him birth shall say to him then, You
in Jerusalem may not be magnified above shall not live, for you speak lies in the name
Judah. of Jehovah. And his father and his mother
8 In that day Jehovah shall defend around who gave him birth shall pierce him when
those living in Jerusalem. And it will be, he prophesies.
he being feeble among them in that day 4 And it shall be in that day, the prophets
shall be like David, and the house of David shall be ashamed, each man of his vision
shall be like God, like the Angel of Jeho- when he prophesies, and they shall not wear
vah before them. a hairy garment to deceive.
9 ¶ And it shall be in that day, I will seek 5 But he shall say, I am not a prophet; I
to destroy all the nations that come against am a man, a tiller of the ground, for a man
Jerusalem. caused me to possess it from my youth.
10 And I will pour out on the house of 6 And one shall say to Him, What are these
David, and on those living in Jerusalem, wounds between Your hands? And He shall
the Spirit of grace and of prayers. And they answer, Those with which I was struck in
shall look on Me whom they have pierced; the house of those who love Me.
and they shall mourn for Him, as one 7 ¶ O sword, awake against My Shepherd,
mourns for an only son, and they shall be and against the Man who is My Associate,
bitter over Him, like the bitterness over a statement of Jehovah of Hosts. Strike the
the first-born. Shepherd and the sheep will be scattered.
11 In that day the mourning in Jerusalem And I will turn My hand on the little ones.
shall be great, like the mourning of Hadad- 8 And it shall be in all the land, a state-
rimmon in the valley of Megiddo. ment of Jehovah, two parts in it shall be
12 And the land shall mourn, families by cut off and perish, but the third shall be
families being alone: the family of the left in it.
house of David being alone, and their wives 9 And I will bring the third part through
being alone; the family of the house of the fire, and I will refine them as silver is
Nathan being alone, and their wives being refined. And I will test them as gold is
alone; tested. They shall call on My name, and I
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will answer them. I will say, It is My Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the
people, and they shall say, Jehovah is my Tower of Hananeel to the king’s
God. winepresses.
11 And they shall live in it. And there shall
Zechariah 14 not again be a shutting in, but Jerusalem
1 The destroyers of Jerusalem destroyed. 4 The shall dwell safely.
coming of Christ. 12 The plague of Jerusalem’s 12 And this shall be the plague with which
enemies. 16 The remnant shall turn to the Lord. Jehovah will strike all the peoples who have
1 ¶ Behold, the day of Jehovah comes, fought against Jerusalem: their flesh will
and your plunder shall be divided in your rot while they stand on their feet, and their
midst. eyes will rot in their sockets, and their
2 For I will gather all the nations to battle tongues will rot in their mouths.
against Jerusalem. And the city shall be 13 And it shall be in that day, a great panic
captured, and the houses plundered, and of Jehovah shall be among them; and they
the women ravished. And half the city shall shall each man seize the hand of his neigh-
go into exile and the rest of the people shall bor, and his hand shall rise up against the
not be cut off from the city. hand of his neighbor.
3 And Jehovah shall go out and fight 14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusa-
against those nations, like the day He lem. And the wealth of the surrounding
fought in the day of battle. nations shall be gathered, gold, and silver,
4 And His feet shall stand in that day on and clothing, very much.
the Mount of Olives, which is before 15 And so shall be the plague of the horse,
Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of the mule, the camel, and the ass, and all
Olives shall divide from its middle, from the cattle which shall be in those camps,
the east even to the west, a very great val- like this plague.
ley. And half of the mountain shall move 16 ¶ And it shall be, everyone who is left
north, and half of it south. from all the nations who came up against
5 And you shall flee to the valley of My Jerusalem shall go up from year to year to
mountains, for the valley of the mountains worship the King, Jehovah of Hosts, and
shall reach to Azal. And you shall flee as to keep the Feast of Booths.
you fled from before the earthquake in the 17 And it shall be, whoever will not go
days of Uzziah, king of Judah. And Jeho- up from the families of the earth to Jerusa-
vah my God shall come, and all the holy lem to worship the King, Jehovah of Hosts,
ones with You. even there shall be no rain on them.
6 And it will be in that day, there shall not 18 And if the family of Egypt does not go
be light; the holy ones will shrink. up, and not come in, even not on them will
7 And it will be one day which shall be be rain, but the plague with which Jeho-
known to Jehovah; not day and not night, vah shall strike the nations who do not come
but it will be, there will be light at evening up to keep the Feast of Booths.
time. 19 This shall be Egypt’s offense, and the
8 ¶ And it shall be in that day, living wa- offense of all nations who do not come up
ters shall go out from Jerusalem, half of to keep the Feast of Booths.
them toward the eastern sea, and half of 20 In that day there shall be on the bells
them toward the western sea; in summer of the horses, HOLY TO JEHOVAH. And
and in winter it shall be. the pots in the house of Jehovah shall be
9 And Jehovah shall be King over all the like the bowls before the altar.
earth. In that day there shall be one Jeho- 21 And every pot in Jerusalem and in
vah, and His name one. Judah shall be holy to Jehovah of Hosts.
10 All the land shall be turned as a plain And all those who sacrifice shall come and
from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. take of them, and boil in them. And in that
And it shall rise and dwell in its place, from day there shall not be a trader in the house
Benjamin’s Gate to the place of the First of Jehovah of Hosts any more.
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885
The Book of
MALACHI
My altar in vain? There is no delight to
Malachi 1 Me in you, says Jehovah of Hosts. I will
1 Malachi complains of Israel’s unkindness. 6 Of not be pleased with a food offering from
their lack of love of Jehovah, 12 and profane- your hand.
ness. 11 For from the rising of the sun until its
1 ¶ The burden of the Word of Jehovah to going in, My name shall be great among
Israel by the hand of Malachi: the nations, and every place where incense
2 I have loved you, says Jehovah. But you shall be offered to My name; and a pure
say, In what way have You loved us? Was food offering; for My name shall be great
not Esau brother to Jacob, and I loved among the nations, says Jehovah of Hosts.
Jacob? A statement of Jehovah. 12 But you are polluting it when you say,
3 And I hated Esau and have made his The table of the Lord, it is defiled. And
mountains a desolation, and his inheritance His food, its fruit, is to be despised.
to be for the jackals of the wilderness. 13 And you have said, Behold, what wea-
4 If Edom says, We are beaten down, but riness! And you have snuffed at it, says
we will return and build the ruined places; Jehovah of Hosts. And you bring what is
thus says Jehovah of Hosts: They shall torn, and lame ones, and what is sick; and
build, but I will tear down; And they shall you bring the food offering. Should I be
call them the region of wickedness, and pleased with it from your hand? says Jeho-
the people with whom Jehovah is angrily vah.
indignant until forever. 14 But cursed be one deceiving and there
5 And your eyes shall see, and you shall is a male in his flock, and he vows it, but
say, Jehovah will be magnified from on he sacrifices a blemished one to the Lord.
the border of Israel. For I am a great King, says Jehovah of
6 ¶ A son honors his father, and a servant Hosts, and My name is feared among the
his master. and if I am a father, where is nations.
My honor? And if I am a master, where is
My fear? says Jehovah of Hosts to you, O Malachi 2
priests who despise My name. But you say, 1 He sharply reproves the priests for neglecting
In what have we despised Your name? their covenant, 11 and the people for idolatry.
7 You are offering defiled food on My 1 ¶ And now, O priests, this command is
altar, and you say, In what have we defiled to you.
You? It is in your saying, The table of Je- 2 If you will not hear, and if you will not
hovah, it is to be despised. set it on your heart to give glory to My
8 And if you offer the blind for sacrifice, name, says Jehovah of Hosts, even I will
is it not evil? And if you offer the lame send the curse on you, and I will curse your
and the sick, is it not evil? Bring it now to blessings. And indeed, I have cursed it, be-
your governor. Will he accept you or lift cause you are not setting it on your heart.
up your face? says Jehovah of Hosts. 3 Behold, I am rebuking your seed, and I
9 And now please entreat the face of God, will spread dung on your faces, the dung
that He favor us. This has been by your of your solemn feasts; and one will lift you
hands; will He lift up your faces? says Je- up to it.
hovah of Hosts. 4 And you shall know that I have sent this
10 Who is even among you and would command to you, to be My covenant with
shut the doors, and you not kindle fire on Levi, says Jehovah of Hosts.
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Malachi 3 886 I am Jehovah; I change not, so you are alive
5 My covenant with him was life and Hosts. Even guard your spirit and do not
peace, and I gave them to him for fear; act deceitfully.
and he feared Me, and from before My 17 You have wearied Jehovah with your
name he is put in awe. words. Yet you say, In what way have we
6 The Law of truth was in his mouth, and wearied Him? When you say, Every doer
iniquity was not found in his lips. In peace of evil is good in the eyes of Jehovah, and
and in uprightness he walked with Me, and in them He delights; or, Where is the God
he turned many from iniquity. of justice?
7 For the lips of the priest should guard
knowledge, and they should seek the Law Chapter 3
from his mouth; for he is the messenger of 1 Of the messenger; majesty and grace of Christ.
Jehovah of Hosts. 7 Of the rebellion, 13 and infidelity of the people.
8 But you have turned out of the way; 1 ¶ Behold, I am sending My messenger,
you have caused many to stumble at the and He will clear the way before Me. And
Law. You have corrupted the covenant of the Lord whom you are seeking shall sud-
Levi, says Jehovah of Hosts. denly come to His temple, even the Angel
9 And I have also made you despised and of the Covenant, in whom you delight. Be-
low to all the people, in your mouth by hold, He comes, says Jehovah of Hosts.
which you are not keeping My ways, but 2 But who can endure the day of His com-
are lifting up faces in the Law. ing? And who will be standing at His ap-
10 ¶ Is there not one father to us all? Has pearing? For He is like a refiner’s fire and
not one God created us? Why do we act like fuller’s soap.
deceitfully, each man with his brother, to 3 And He shall sit as a refiner and puri-
pollute the covenant of our fathers? fier of silver; and He shall purify the sons
11 Judah has acted deceitfully, and has of Levi and purge them like gold and like
done an abomination in Israel and in silver, that they may be to Jehovah, to
Jerusalem; for Judah has polluted the holy bring near an offering in righteousness to
place of Jehovah, which He loves and has Jehovah.
married a daughter of a foreign god. 4 And the offering of Judah and Jerusa-
12 Jehovah will cut off from the tents of lem shall be pleasing to Jehovah, as in the
Jacob the man who does it, he awakening days of old, and as in former years.
and answering, or offering a food offering 5 And I will draw near to you for judg-
to Jehovah of Hosts. ment; and I will be a swift witness against
13 And this is a second thing you do: cov- those divining, and against ones doing adul-
ering the altar of Jehovah with tears, with tery, and against those swearing to a lie;
weeping and groaning, yet not facing to- and against those who extort from the hired
ward the food offering, and taking it with laborer’s pay; and turning away the widow,
delight from your hand. and the fatherless, and the sojourner, and
14 Yet you say, On what cause? On that the one not fearing Me, says Jehovah of
Jehovah has been witness between you and Hosts.
the wife of your youth, against whom you 6 For I, Jehovah, change not. Because of
have acted deceitfully; and she is your com- this, you sons of Jacob do not come to an
panion and your covenant wife. end.
15 And did He not make you one? And 7 ¶ From the days of your fathers, you
the vestige of the Spirit is to him. And have turned aside from My statutes and
what of the one? He was seeking a seed have not kept them. Turn back to Me, and
of God; even guard your spirit, and do I will turn back to you, says Jehovah of
not act deceitfully with the wife of your Hosts. But you say, In what way shall we
youth. turn back?
16 Jehovah, the God of Israel, says, He 8 Will a man rob God? Yet you are rob-
hates sending away, and to cover with vio- bing Me. But you say, In what have we
lence on his garment, says Jehovah of robbed You? In the tithe and the offering!
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A Book of Remembrance was written of them 887 Malachi 4
9 You are cursed with a curse, for you are 18 Then you shall again see the difference
robbing Me, the nation, all of it. between the righteous one and the wicked
10 Bring all the tithe into the storehouse, one, between him who serves God and him
so that there may be food in My house. who does not serve Him.
And test Me now in this, says Jehovah of
Hosts, whether I will not open the win- Malachi 4
dows of the heavens for you and pour out 1 Jehovah’s judgment on the wicked, 2 and His
a blessing until there is no sufficiency. blessing on the good. 5 He tells of Elijah’s com-
11 And I will rebuke for you the one de- ing.
vouring, and he shall not cause to decay 1 ¶ For, behold, the day is coming, burn-
for you the fruit of your ground against ing like a fire pot; and all the arrogant and
you; and not will your vine miscarry for every doer of wickedness will be chaff. And
you in the field, says Jehovah of Hosts. the coming day will set them ablaze, says
12 And all nations shall call you blessed, Jehovah of Hosts, which will not leave root
for you shall be a land of delight, says Je- or branches to them.
hovah of Hosts. 2 But to you who fear My name, the Sun
13 ¶ Your words have been strong against of Righteousness shall rise up, and healing
Me, says Jehovah. But you say, What have will be in His wings. And you shall go out
we spoken against you? and frisk like calves of a stall.
14 You have said, It is vanity to serve God. 3 And you shall tread under the wicked
And, What unjust profit is it that we have ones, for they shall be ashes under the soles
kept His charge, and that we have walked of your feet in the day which I am prepar-
as mourners before Jehovah of Hosts? ing, says Jehovah of Hosts.
15 And now we are calling the arrogant 4 ¶ Remember the Law of My servant
blessed. Not only are the doers of wicked- Moses which I commanded him in Horeb
ness built up, they also test God, and es- for all Israel, the statutes and judgments.
cape. 5 Behold, I am sending you Elijah the
16 Then those fearing Jehovah spoke to- prophet before the coming of the great and
gether, each man to his neighbor. And Je- dreadful day of Jehovah.
hovah gave attention and heard. And a 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fa-
Book of Remembrance was written before thers to the sons, and the heart of the sons
Him for those fearing Jehovah, and for to their fathers, lest I come and strike the
those esteeming His name. earth with utter destruction.
17 And they shall be Mine, says Jehovah
of Hosts, for the day that I will make up
My treasure. And I will pity them as a man
has pity on his son who serves him.
End
of
Old Testament
THE ACTS
of the Apostles
1 Thessalonians 1 1 Thessalonians 2
The Thessalonians are given to understand how In what manner the gospel was preached to the
mindful of them Paul was at all times in thanks- Thessalonians, and in what sort they received it.
giving and prayer. 1 ¶ For brothers, you yourselves know
1 ¶ Paul and Silvanus and Timothy to the our entrance to you, that it has not come
assembly of the Thessalonians in God the to be in vain.
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace 2 But also suffering before and being in-
and peace to you from God our Father solently mistreated, even as you know in
and the Lord Jesus Christ. Phiippi, we were bold in our God to speak
2 ¶ We give thanks to God always con- the gospel of God to you in much struggle.
cerning you all, making mention of you 3 For our exhortation was not of error,
on our prayers, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile;
3 remembering without ceasing your work 4 but even as we have been approved by
of faith and labor of love, and the patient God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we
endurance of hope of our Lord Jesus Christ speak not as pleasing men, but God, the
before our God and Father, One trying our hearts.
4 knowing, brothers, having been loved, 5 For neither were we then found with a
your election by God. word of flattery, even as you know, nor with
5 For our gospel did not come to you in pretense of covetousness (God is witness),
word only, but also in power, and in the 6 nor seeking glory from men, neither
Holy Spirit, and in much assurance, even from you, nor from others, being able to
as you know what kind we were among be in weight, as apostles of Christ.
you for your sake. 7 ¶ But we came to be gentle in your midst,
6 ¶ And you became imitators of us and even as a nurse should warmly cherish her
of the Lord, welcoming the Word in much children.
affliction with joy of the Holy Spirit. 8 So yearning over you, we were well-
7 So that you became examples to all pleased to impart to you not only the gos-
the ones believing in Macedonia and pel of God, but also our own souls, be-
Achaia. cause you had become beloved to us.
8 For the Word of the Lord sounded 9 For, brothers, you remember our labor
out from you not only in Macedonia and and toil, night and day, working in order
Achaia, but also in every place your not to put a burden on any one of you, we
faith toward God has gone out, so that proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
there is no need for us to have to say 10 You and God are witnesses how holily
anything. and righteously and blamelessly we were
9 For they themselves report about us to you, the ones believing;
what kind of entrance we have to you, 11 even as you know each one of you
and how you had turned to God from how, as a father to his children, exhorting
the idols, to be a slave to the true and and consoling you,
living God, 12 testifying for you to walk worthily of
10 and to await His Son from Heaven, God, the One calling you to His kingdom
whom He raised from the dead ones, Jesus, and glory.
the One delivering us from the coming 13 ¶ And because of this we give thanks to
wrath. God without ceasing, that having received
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May the Lord make you increase in love 1109 1 Thessalonians 3
the Word of hearing from us, you welcomed your love and faith, and that you have good
it as of God, not as a word of men, but as it remembrance of us always, longing to see
is, truly the Word of God, which also works us, even as also we long to see you.
in you, the ones believing. 7 Because of this we were comforted over
14 For, brothers, you became imitators of you, brothers, on all our affliction and dis-
the assemblies of God, the ones being in tress through your faith,
Judea in Christ Jesus, because you also suf- 8 because now we live, if you should stand
fered these things by your own fellow coun- fast in the Lord.
trymen, as they did also by the Jews, 9 For what thanks are we able to return to
15 both the ones killing the Lord Jesus God about you, over all the joy with which
and their own prophets, and persecuting we rejoice because of you before our God,
us, and not pleasing God, and being con- 10 night and day praying beyond all mea-
trary to all men, sure for me to see your face, and to com-
16 forbidding us from speaking to the na- plete the things lacking in your faith?
tions in order that they be saved, to the 11 ¶ But may our God and Father Him-
filling up of their sins always. But the wrath self, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our
of God is come on them to the end. way to you.
17 ¶ But, brothers, we being bereaved 12 And may the Lord make you to in-
from you for an hour’s time, in presence, crease and to abound in love toward one
not in heart, we were much more eager another and toward all, even as we do also
with much desire to see your face. toward you,
18 Because of this, we desired to come to 13 in order to establish your hearts blame-
you, truly I, Paul, both once and twice; less in holiness before our God and our
but Satan hindered us. Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus
19 For what is our hope, or joy, or crown Christ with all His saints.
of glorying? Are you not even to be before
our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming? 1 Thessalonians 4
20 For you are our glory and joy. 1 He exhorts to godliness, 6 to live justly, 9 to love
one another, 13 to sorrow moderately for the
1 Thessalonians 3 dead. 15 A description of the second coming.
1 ¶ For the rest then, brothers, we beg you
Paul testifies his great love to the Thessalonians
by sending Timothy to them to strengthen and and we exhort in the Lord Jesus, even as you
comfort them. received from us how you ought to walk
1 ¶ So no longer enduring, we were and to please God, that you abound more.
pleased to be left in Athens alone, 2 For you know what commandments we
2 and sent Timothy, our brother and ser- gave you through the Lord Jesus.
vant of God, and our fellow worker in the 3 For this is God’s will, your sanctifica-
gospel of Christ to be the one to establish tion, for you to abstain from fornication,
you and to encourage you concerning your 4 each one of you to know to possess his
faith, vessel in sanctification and honor,
3 that no one be moved by these afflic- 5 not in passion of lust, even as also the
tions. For you yourselves know that we are nations do, the ones not knowing God;
appointed to this. 6 not to go beyond and to take advantage
4 For even when we were with you, we of his brother in the matter, because the
said to you before that we are about to be Lord is the avenger concerning all these,
afflicted, as it also happened, even you know. even as we told you before, and solemnly
5 Because of this, no longer enduring, I testified.
also sent to know your faith, that the tempt- 7 For God did not call us to impurity, but
ing one not somehow tempt you, and our in sanctification.
labor should come to be in vain. 8 Therefore, the one that despises does
6 ¶ But now Timothy coming to us from not despise man, but God, even the One
you, and announcing good news to us of giving His Holy Spirit to us.
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1 Thessalonians 5 1110 Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing.
9 ¶ Now as to brotherly love, you have no 5 You are all sons of light and sons of
need for me to write to you, for you your- day; we are not of night, nor of darkness.
selves are taught by God to love one another. 6 ¶ So then, we should not sleep, as the
10 For you also do it toward the brothers rest also do, but we should be awake and
in all Macedonia. But, brothers, we exhort be sober.
you to abound more. 7 For the ones sleeping sleep by night, and
11 And eagerly aspiring to be quiet, and the ones being drunk are drunk by night.
to do your own things, and to work with 8 But we being of day should be sober,
your own hands, as we enjoined you, “having put on the breastplate” of faith
12 that you may walk becomingly toward and love, and the hope of “salvation as
the ones outside, and that you may have a helmet;” Isa. 59:17
need of nothing. 9 because God has not appointed us to
13 ¶ But I do not want you to be ignorant, wrath, but for obtaining salvation through
brothers, about the ones having fallen our Lord Jesus Christ,
asleep, that you not grieve, as the rest also, 10 The One dying on our behalf, so that
the ones not having hope. whether we are awake or we are sleeping,
14 For if we believe that Jesus died and we may live together with Him.
rose again, also God will also bring with 11 ¶ Therefore, encourage one another, and
Him all the ones having fallen asleep build up one another, as you indeed do.
through Jesus. 12 But, brothers, we entreat you to know the
15 For we say this to you in the Word of ones laboring among you, and taking the lead
the Lord, that we the living who remain to of you in the Lord, and exhorting you,
the coming of the Lord will not at all go 13 even esteem them most exceedingly in
before the ones having fallen asleep. love because of their work. Be at peace
16 Because the Lord Himself shall come among yourselves.
down from Heaven with a commanding 14 And we exhort you, brothers, to ad-
shout of an archangel’s voice, and with monish the disobedient ones, comfort the
God’s trumpet. And the dead ones in Christ ones being faint-hearted, sustain the ones
will rise again first. being weak, be long-suffering towards all.
17 Then we who remain alive will be 15 See that not any one returns evil for
caught up together with them in the clouds evil to anyone, but always pursue the good,
to a meeting with the Lord in the air. And both towards one another and towards all.
so we will always be with the Lord. 16 ¶ Rejoice always.
18 So, then, comfort each other with these 17 Pray without ceasing.
words. 18 In everything give thanks, for this is
the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
1 Thessalonians 5 19 Do not quench the Spirit.
1 He proceeds in the former description of Christ’s 20 Do not despise prophecies.
coming to judgment, 16 and gives diverse pre- 21 Test all things, hold fast the good.
cepts, 23 and so concludes the epistle. 22 Keep back from every form of evil.
1 ¶ But about the times and the seasons, 23 ¶ And may the God of peace Himself
brothers, you have no need for it to be fully sanctify you, and may your whole
written. spirit and soul and body be kept blameless
2 For you yourselves know accurately that at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
the day of the Lord, as a thief in the night, 24 Faithful is the One calling you, who
so it comes. also will perform it.
3 For when they say, Peace and safety! Then 25 Brothers, pray concerning us.
sudden destruction comes upon them, like 26 Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.
the birth-pain to the one having babe in 27 I charge you by the Lord that this let-
womb, and they shall not escape, not one. ter be read to all the holy brothers.
4 But you, brothers, are not in darkness, 28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
that the Day should overtake you as a thief. with you. Amen.
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15 and that from a babe you know the 9 ¶ Make haste to come to me quickly.
Holy Scriptures, the ones being able to 10 For Demas deserted me, loving the
make you wise to salvation through be- present age, and he went to Thessalonica.
lief in Christ Jesus. Crescens went to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and 11 Only Luke is with me. Taking Mark,
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for bring him with you, for he is useful to me
correction, for instruction in righteous- for ministry.
ness, 12 But I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.
17 so that the man of God may be com- 13 When you come, bring the cloak which
plete, having been fully equipped for ev- I left in Troas with Carpus, and the books,
ery good work. especially the parchments.
14 Alexander the coppersmith showed
2 Timothy 4 many evil things to me. The Lord “will
1 He encourages him to do his duty with all care give back to him according to his works.”
and diligence, 14 and warns him to beware of LXX-Psa. 61:13; MT-Psa. 62:12 ; Prov.
Alexander the smith. 24:12
1 ¶ Therefore, I solemnly witness be- 15 You also be on guard against him, for
fore God and the Lord Jesus Christ, He he greatly stood against our words.
being about to judge the living and dead 16 ¶ In my first defense no one came to
at His appearance and His kingdom: my aid, but all deserted me. May it not be
2 preach the Word, stand by seasonably, reckoned to them.
unseasonably, convict, warn, encourage 17 But the Lord stood with me and gave
with all long-suffering and teaching. me power, that through me the preaching
3 For a time will be when they will not might be fulfilled, and all the nations might
endure sound doctrine, but according to hear. And I was delivered out of the mouth
their own lusts, they will heap up to them- of the lion.
selves teachers tickling the ear; 18 And the Lord will deliver me from ev-
4 and they will turn away the ear from ery wicked work and will save me for His
the truth and will be turned aside to myths. heavenly kingdom; to whom be the glory
5 But you be clear-minded in all, suffer to the ages of the ages. Amen.
hardship, do the work of an evangelist, 19 Greet Prisca and Aquila and the house
fully carry out your ministry. of Onesiphorus.
6 For I am already being poured out, 20 Erastus remained in Corinth, but I left
and the time of my release is present. Trophimus sick in Miletus.
7 I have fought the good fight. I have 21 Make haste to come before winter.
finished the course. I have kept the faith. Eubulus greets you, and Pudens, and Linus,
8 For the rest, the crown of righteous- and Claudia, and all the brothers.
ness is laid up for me, which the Lord, 22 The Lord Jesus Christ be with your
the righteous Judge, will give to me in spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.
that Day, and not only to me, but also to
all the ones loving His appearance.
The REVELATION
of Jesus Christ