Wednesday, March 21, 2035

^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.

^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.

^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.

^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.

^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.

^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.

^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.

^5:15But the righteous live for evermore; their reward also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with the most High. ¹⁶Therefore shall they receive a glorious kingdom, and a beautiful crown from the Lord's hand: for with his right hand shall he cover them, and with his arm shall he protect them. ¹⁷He shall take to him his jealousy for complete armour, and make the creature his weapon for the revenge of his enemies. ¹⁸He shall put on righteousness as a breastplate, and true judgment instead of an helmet.

¹⁹He shall take holiness for an invincible shield. ²⁰His severe wrath shall he sharpen for a sword, and the world shall fight with him against the unwise. ²¹Then shall the right aiming thunderbolts go abroad; and from the clouds, as from a well drawn bow, shall they fly to the mark. ²²And hailstones full of wrath shall be cast as out of a stone bow, and the water of the sea shall rage against them, and the floods shall cruelly drown them. ²³Yea, a mighty wind shall stand up against them, and like a storm shall blow them away: thus iniquity shall lay waste the whole earth, and ill dealing shall overthrow the thrones of the mighty.

^6:1Hear therefore, O ye kings, and understand; learn, ye that be judges of the ends of the earth. ²Give ear, ye that rule the people, and glory in the multitude of nations. ³For power is given you of the Lord, and sovereignty from the Highest, who shall try your works, and search out your counsels.