Wednesday, March 12, 2025

^5:16But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and the holy God shall be glorified in righteousness. ¹⁷And they that were spoiled shall be fed as bulls, and lambs shall feed on the waste places of them that are taken away. ¹⁸Woe to them that draw sins to them as with a long rope, and iniquities as with a thong of the heifer's yoke: ¹⁹who say, Let him speedily hasten what he will do, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel come, that we may know it. ²⁰Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil; who make darkness light, and light darkness; who make bitter sweet, and sweet bitter. ²¹Woe to them that are wise in their own conceit, and knowing in their own sight. ²²Woe to the strong ones of you that drink wine, and the mighty ones that mingle strong drink: ²³who justify the ungodly for rewards, and take away the righteousness of the righteous. ²⁴Therefore as stubble shall be burnt by a coal of fire, and shall be consumed by a violent flame, their root shall be as chaff, and their flower shall go up as dust: for they rejected the law of the Lord of hosts, and insulted the word of the Holy One of Israel. ²⁵Therefore the Lord of hosts was greatly angered against his people, and he reached forth his hand upon them, and smote them: and the mountains were troubled, and their carcases were as dung in the midst of the way: yet for all this his anger has not been turned away, but his hand is yet raised.

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^4:16So Cain went forth from the presence of God and dwelt in the land of Nod over against Edem. ¹⁷And Cain knew his wife, and having conceived she bore Enoch; and he built a city; and he named the city after the name of his son, Enoch. ¹⁸And to Enoch was born Gaidad; and Gaidad begot Maleleel; and Maleleel begot Mathusala; and Mathusala begot Lamech. ¹⁹And Lamech took to himself two wives; the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the second Sella. ²⁰And Ada bore Jobel; he was the father of those that dwell in tents, feeding cattle. ²¹And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was who invented the psaltery and harp. ²²And Sella also bore Thobel; he was a smith, a manufacturer both of brass and iron; and the sister of Thobel was Noëma. ²³And Lamech said to his wives, Ada and Sella, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, consider my words, because I have slain a man to my sorrow and a youth to my grief. ²⁴Because vengeance has been exacted seven times on Cain's behalf, on Lamech's it shall be seventy times seven. ²⁵And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Seth, saying, For God has raised up to me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. ²⁶And Seth had a son, and he called his name Enos: he hoped to call on the name of the Lord God.

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^5:15Drink waters out of thine own vessels, and out of thine own springing wells. ¹⁶Let not waters out of thy fountain be spilt by thee, but let thy waters go into thy streets. ¹⁷Let them be only thine own, and let no stranger partake with thee. ¹⁸Let thy fountain of water be truly thine own; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. ¹⁹Let thy loving hart and thy graceful colt company with thee, and let her be considered thine own, and be with thee at all times; for ravished with her love thou shalt be greatly increased. ²⁰Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold thyself in the arms of a woman not thine own. ²¹For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths. ²²Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins. ²³Such a man dies with the uninstructed; and he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, and has perished through folly. ^6:1My son, if thou become surety for thy friend, thou shalt deliver thine hand to an enemy. ²For a man's own lips become a strong snare to him, and he is caught with the lips of his own mouth. ³My son, do what I command thee, and deliver thyself; for on thy friend's account thou art come into the power of evil men: faint not, but stir up even thy friend for whom thou art become surety.

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^10:1“Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber. ²But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. ³The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. ⁴Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. ⁵They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.” ⁶Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them. ⁷Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door. ⁸All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. ⁹I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and will find pasture.

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^5:16But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and the holy God shall be glorified in righteousness. ¹⁷And they that were spoiled shall be fed as bulls, and lambs shall feed on the waste places of them that are taken away. ¹⁸Woe to them that draw sins to them as with a long rope, and iniquities as with a thong of the heifer's yoke: ¹⁹who say, Let him speedily hasten what he will do, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel come, that we may know it. ²⁰Woe to them that call evil good, and good evil; who make darkness light, and light darkness; who make bitter sweet, and sweet bitter. ²¹Woe to them that are wise in their own conceit, and knowing in their own sight. ²²Woe to the strong ones of you that drink wine, and the mighty ones that mingle strong drink: ²³who justify the ungodly for rewards, and take away the righteousness of the righteous. ²⁴Therefore as stubble shall be burnt by a coal of fire, and shall be consumed by a violent flame, their root shall be as chaff, and their flower shall go up as dust: for they rejected the law of the Lord of hosts, and insulted the word of the Holy One of Israel. ²⁵Therefore the Lord of hosts was greatly angered against his people, and he reached forth his hand upon them, and smote them: and the mountains were troubled, and their carcases were as dung in the midst of the way: yet for all this his anger has not been turned away, but his hand is yet raised.

Brenton LXX, public domain

^4:16So Cain went forth from the presence of God and dwelt in the land of Nod over against Edem. ¹⁷And Cain knew his wife, and having conceived she bore Enoch; and he built a city; and he named the city after the name of his son, Enoch. ¹⁸And to Enoch was born Gaidad; and Gaidad begot Maleleel; and Maleleel begot Mathusala; and Mathusala begot Lamech. ¹⁹And Lamech took to himself two wives; the name of the one was Ada, and the name of the second Sella. ²⁰And Ada bore Jobel; he was the father of those that dwell in tents, feeding cattle. ²¹And the name of his brother was Jubal; he it was who invented the psaltery and harp. ²²And Sella also bore Thobel; he was a smith, a manufacturer both of brass and iron; and the sister of Thobel was Noëma. ²³And Lamech said to his wives, Ada and Sella, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech, consider my words, because I have slain a man to my sorrow and a youth to my grief. ²⁴Because vengeance has been exacted seven times on Cain's behalf, on Lamech's it shall be seventy times seven. ²⁵And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore a son, and called his name Seth, saying, For God has raised up to me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. ²⁶And Seth had a son, and he called his name Enos: he hoped to call on the name of the Lord God.

Brenton LXX, public domain

^5:15Drink waters out of thine own vessels, and out of thine own springing wells. ¹⁶Let not waters out of thy fountain be spilt by thee, but let thy waters go into thy streets. ¹⁷Let them be only thine own, and let no stranger partake with thee. ¹⁸Let thy fountain of water be truly thine own; and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. ¹⁹Let thy loving hart and thy graceful colt company with thee, and let her be considered thine own, and be with thee at all times; for ravished with her love thou shalt be greatly increased. ²⁰Be not intimate with a strange woman, neither fold thyself in the arms of a woman not thine own. ²¹For the ways of a man are before the eyes of God, and he looks on all his paths. ²²Iniquities ensnare a man, and every one is bound in the chains of his own sins. ²³Such a man dies with the uninstructed; and he is cast forth from the abundance of his own substance, and has perished through folly. ^6:1My son, if thou become surety for thy friend, thou shalt deliver thine hand to an enemy. ²For a man's own lips become a strong snare to him, and he is caught with the lips of his own mouth. ³My son, do what I command thee, and deliver thyself; for on thy friend's account thou art come into the power of evil men: faint not, but stir up even thy friend for whom thou art become surety.

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^13:17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you. ¹⁸Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things. ¹⁹I strongly urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you sooner. ²⁰Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus, ²¹make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

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^10:9I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and will find pasture. ¹⁰The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. ¹¹“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. ¹²He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn’t own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them. ¹³The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care for the sheep. ¹⁴I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own; ¹⁵even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep. ¹⁶I have other sheep which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.

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