Thursday, April 22, 2027

^65:8Thus saith the Lord, As a grape-stone shall be found in the cluster, and they shall say, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for the sake of him that serves me, for his sake I will not destroy them all. ⁹And I will lead forth the seed that came of Jacob and of Juda, and they shall inherit my holy mountain: and mine elect and my servants shall inherit it, and shall dwell there. ¹⁰And there shall be in the forest folds of flocks, and the valley of Achor shall be for a resting-place of herds for my people, who have sought me. ¹¹But ye are they that have left me, and forget my holy mountain, and prepare a table for the devil, and fill up the drink-offering to Fortune. ¹²I will deliver you up to the sword, ye shall all fall by slaughter: for I called you, and ye hearkened not; I spoke, and ye refused to hear; and ye did evil in my sight, and chose the things wherein I delighted not. ¹³Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall hunger: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall thirst: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: ¹⁴behold, my servants shall exult with joy, but ye shall cry for the sorrow of your heart, and shall howl for the vexation of your spirit. ¹⁵For ye shall leave your name for a loathing to my chosen, and the Lord shall destroy you: but my servants shall be called by a new name, ¹⁶which shall be blessed on the earth; for they shall bless the true God: and they that swear upon the earth shall swear by the true God; for they shall forget the former affliction, and it shall not come into their mind.

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^46:1And Israel departed, he and all that he had, and came to the well of the oath; and he offered sacrifice to the God of his father Isaac. ²And God spoke to Israel in a night vision, saying, Jacob, Jacob; and he said, What is it? ³And he says to him, I am the God of thy fathers; fear not to go down into Egypt, for I will make thee there a great nation. ⁴And I will go down with thee into Egypt, and I will bring thee up at the end; and Joseph shall put his hands on thine eyes. ⁵And Jacob rose up from the well of the oath; and the sons of Israel took up their father, and the baggage, and their wives on the waggons, which Joseph sent to take them. ⁶And they took up their goods, and all their property, which they had gotten in the land of Chanaan; they came into the land of Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him. ⁷The sons, and the sons of his sons with him; his daughters, and the daughters of his daughters; and he brought all his seed into Egypt.

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^23:15Son, if thy heart be wise, thou shalt also gladden my heart; ¹⁶and thy lips shall converse with my lips, if they be right. ¹⁷Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day. ¹⁸For if thou shouldest keep these things, thou shalt have posterity; and thine hope shall not be removed. ¹⁹Hear, my son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of thine heart. ²⁰Be not a wine-bibber, neither continue long at feasts, and purchases of flesh: ²¹for every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; and every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments. ²²Hearken, my son, to thy father which begot thee, and despise not thy mother because she is grown old. ²⁴A righteous father brings up his children well; and his soul rejoices over a wise son. ²⁵Let thy father and thy mother rejoice over thee, and let her that bore thee be glad. ²⁶My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. ²⁷For a strange house is a vessel full of holes; and a strange well is narrow. ²⁸For such a one shall perish suddenly; and every transgressor shall be cut off. ²⁹Who has woe? who trouble? who has quarrels? and who vexations and disputes? who has bruises without a cause? whose eyes are livid? ³⁰Are not those of them that stay long at wine? are not those of them that haunt the places where banquets are? Be not drunk with wine; but converse with just men, and converse with them openly. ³¹For if thou shouldest set thine eyes on bowls and cups, thou shalt afterwards go more naked than a pestle. ³²But at last such a one stretches himself out as one smitten by a serpent, and venom is diffused through him as by a horned serpent. ³³Whenever thine eyes shall behold a strange woman, then thy mouth shall speak perverse things. ³⁴And thou shalt lie as in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot in a great storm. ³⁵And thou shalt say, They smote me, and I was not pained; and they mocked me, and I knew it not: when will it be morning, that I may go and seek those with whom I may go in company? ^24:1My son, envy not bad men, nor desire to be with them. ²For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs. ³A house is built by wisdom, and is set up by understanding. ⁴By discretion the chambers are filled with all precious and excellent wealth. ⁵A wise man is better than a strong man; and a man who has prudence than a large estate.

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^43:9All the nations are gathered together, and princes shall be gathered out of them: who will declare these things? or who will declare to you things from the beginning? let them bring forth their witnesses, and be justified; and let them hear, and declare the truth. ¹⁰Be ye my witnesses, and I too am a witness, saith the Lord God, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know, and believe, and understand that I am he: before me there was no other God, and after me there shall be none. ¹¹I am God; and beside me there is no Saviour. ¹²I have declared, and have saved; I have reproached, and there was no strange god among you: ye are my witnesses, and I am the Lord God, ¹³even from the beginning; and there is none that can deliver out of my hands: I will work, and who shall turn it back? ¹⁴Thus saith the Lord God that redeems you, the Holy One of Israel; For your sakes I will send to Babylon, and I will stir up all that flee, and the Chaldeans shall be bound in ships.

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^4:7But though the righteous be prevented with death, yet shall he be in rest. ⁸For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years. ⁹But wisdom is the grey hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age. ¹⁰He pleased God, and was beloved of him: so that living among sinners he was translated. ¹¹Yea, speedily was he taken away, lest that wickedness should alter his understanding, or deceit beguile his soul. ¹²For the bewitching of naughtiness doth obscure things that are honest; and the wandering of concupiscence doth undermine the simple mind. ¹³He, being made perfect in a short time, fulfilled a long time: ¹⁴for his soul pleased the Lord: therefore hasted he to take him away from among the wicked. ¹⁵This the people saw, and understood not, neither laid they up this in their minds, That his grace and mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect unto his chosen.

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^65:8Thus saith the Lord, As a grape-stone shall be found in the cluster, and they shall say, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for the sake of him that serves me, for his sake I will not destroy them all. ⁹And I will lead forth the seed that came of Jacob and of Juda, and they shall inherit my holy mountain: and mine elect and my servants shall inherit it, and shall dwell there. ¹⁰And there shall be in the forest folds of flocks, and the valley of Achor shall be for a resting-place of herds for my people, who have sought me. ¹¹But ye are they that have left me, and forget my holy mountain, and prepare a table for the devil, and fill up the drink-offering to Fortune. ¹²I will deliver you up to the sword, ye shall all fall by slaughter: for I called you, and ye hearkened not; I spoke, and ye refused to hear; and ye did evil in my sight, and chose the things wherein I delighted not. ¹³Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall hunger: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall thirst: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: ¹⁴behold, my servants shall exult with joy, but ye shall cry for the sorrow of your heart, and shall howl for the vexation of your spirit. ¹⁵For ye shall leave your name for a loathing to my chosen, and the Lord shall destroy you: but my servants shall be called by a new name, ¹⁶which shall be blessed on the earth; for they shall bless the true God: and they that swear upon the earth shall swear by the true God; for they shall forget the former affliction, and it shall not come into their mind.

Brenton LXX, public domain

^46:1And Israel departed, he and all that he had, and came to the well of the oath; and he offered sacrifice to the God of his father Isaac. ²And God spoke to Israel in a night vision, saying, Jacob, Jacob; and he said, What is it? ³And he says to him, I am the God of thy fathers; fear not to go down into Egypt, for I will make thee there a great nation. ⁴And I will go down with thee into Egypt, and I will bring thee up at the end; and Joseph shall put his hands on thine eyes. ⁵And Jacob rose up from the well of the oath; and the sons of Israel took up their father, and the baggage, and their wives on the waggons, which Joseph sent to take them. ⁶And they took up their goods, and all their property, which they had gotten in the land of Chanaan; they came into the land of Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him. ⁷The sons, and the sons of his sons with him; his daughters, and the daughters of his daughters; and he brought all his seed into Egypt.

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^23:15Son, if thy heart be wise, thou shalt also gladden my heart; ¹⁶and thy lips shall converse with my lips, if they be right. ¹⁷Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day. ¹⁸For if thou shouldest keep these things, thou shalt have posterity; and thine hope shall not be removed. ¹⁹Hear, my son, and be wise, and rightly direct the thoughts of thine heart. ²⁰Be not a wine-bibber, neither continue long at feasts, and purchases of flesh: ²¹for every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; and every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments. ²²Hearken, my son, to thy father which begot thee, and despise not thy mother because she is grown old. ²⁴A righteous father brings up his children well; and his soul rejoices over a wise son. ²⁵Let thy father and thy mother rejoice over thee, and let her that bore thee be glad. ²⁶My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways. ²⁷For a strange house is a vessel full of holes; and a strange well is narrow. ²⁸For such a one shall perish suddenly; and every transgressor shall be cut off. ²⁹Who has woe? who trouble? who has quarrels? and who vexations and disputes? who has bruises without a cause? whose eyes are livid? ³⁰Are not those of them that stay long at wine? are not those of them that haunt the places where banquets are? Be not drunk with wine; but converse with just men, and converse with them openly. ³¹For if thou shouldest set thine eyes on bowls and cups, thou shalt afterwards go more naked than a pestle. ³²But at last such a one stretches himself out as one smitten by a serpent, and venom is diffused through him as by a horned serpent. ³³Whenever thine eyes shall behold a strange woman, then thy mouth shall speak perverse things. ³⁴And thou shalt lie as in the midst of the sea, and as a pilot in a great storm. ³⁵And thou shalt say, They smote me, and I was not pained; and they mocked me, and I knew it not: when will it be morning, that I may go and seek those with whom I may go in company? ^24:1My son, envy not bad men, nor desire to be with them. ²For their heart meditates falsehoods, and their lips speak mischiefs. ³A house is built by wisdom, and is set up by understanding. ⁴By discretion the chambers are filled with all precious and excellent wealth. ⁵A wise man is better than a strong man; and a man who has prudence than a large estate.

Brenton LXX, public domain