C. about

445,
iE CITIES HABITED. , EZRA 2. ); 3.1.
sons.
iE PEOPLE SSEMBLED 10 HEAR HE LAW. .C. about. 445. Deut. 31.
. before he-eyes.
drams_of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.
71 And some of the_chief_of the fa- thers gave to the_treasure_of the work twenty thousand drams_of gold, and two_thousand and two_hundred pound_ of silver.
72 And that which the_rest_of the people gave was twenty thousand drams_of gold, and two_thousand pound_of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments,
73 So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israél, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh xmonth came, the_ schildren_of Israél were in their cities.” 8 AND all the people gathered_them-
selves_together as one ‘man into the &street that was before the =water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring -the_book_of the_law_ of Moses, which J the Lorp had_com- manded ¢to Israél.
2 And Ezra the priest brought -the law before the «congregation both of imen and women, and all that could_ hear with_understanding, upon the_ first day_of the seventh xmonth.
8 And he read therein before the bstreet that was before the =water gate from the !morning until midday, before the «men and the women, and *+those_ that could_understand ; and the_ears_ of all the people were attentive unto the_book_of the law.
4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a tpulpit_of wood, which they had_made for the purpose; and beside him stood
. |Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah,
and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right-hand; and on his left_ hand, Pedaiah, and Mishaél, and Mal- chiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
5 And Ezra opened the book 4ein the_ sight_of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood_up:
6 And Ezra blessed /-the Lorp, the great x=God. And all the people an- swered, “Amen, Amen,” with lifting_ up their hands: and they bowed_their_ heads, and worshipped J the Lorp with their faces to the ground.
7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and She- rebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah,
7,|\Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the
Levites, caused -the people to_under- stand the law: and the people stood in their place.
8 So they read in the book in the_ law_of x=God -distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused_them_to_understand the reading.
® And Nehemiah, which 7s the g Tir- shatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe,
“land the Levites xsthat taught -the
people, said unto all the people, “This day ,tis holy. unto ‘the Lorp your =God; ‘mourn not, nor tweep.”| For all the people +wept, when they heard -the_words_of the law.
NEHEMIAH IX. 5.
10 Then he said unto them, “*Go_ your_way, ‘eat the =fat, and -drink the =sweet, and -send portions unto them for whom nothing +is_prepared: for
B.C. about 445,
this day is holy unto our «=Lord:} a. Adonahy,
neither 'be_ye_”r sorry; for the_joy_of ‘the Lory »' is your strength.”
1 So the Levites 4stilled all the people, saying, “«Hold_your_peace, for the day is holy; neither be_ye_ grieved.” 3
12 And all the people went_their_way to eat, and to drink, and to send por- tions, and to make great mirth, because they had_understood the words that were_declared unto them.
13 And on the second xday were_ gathered _together the_chief_of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, en to understand the_words_of the aw.
14 And they found written in the law which ? the Lorp had_commanded by »¢ Moses, that the_s children_of Israél should_dwell in xbooths in the_feast_ of the seventh *month :
15 And that they should_publish and i
proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, “-Go_forth unto the h mount, and “fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches_of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.”
16 So the people went_forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every_one upon the_roof_of_ his_house, and in their courts, and in the_courts_of the_house_of x=God, and in the_ street_of the =Water Gate, and in the_ street_of the_Gate_of Ephraim.
17 And all the s congregation of them that_were_come_again out_of the cap- tivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the_days_of Jeshua the_son_of Nun unto xthat xday had not the_schildren_of Israél done so. And there was very great gladness,
18 Also day by day, from the first xday unto the last xday, he read in the_ book_of the_law_of =God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth xday was a rsolemn_assembly, according_unto the manner.
9 NOW in the twenty and fourth day
of xthis xmonth the_schildren_of Israél were_assembled with fasting, and with sackclothes, and earth upon them.
2 And the_seed_of Israél separated_ themselves from all «#strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities_of their fathers.
3 And they stood_up in their place, and read in the_book_of the_law_of ‘the Lory their =God one fourth_part of the day; and another fourth_part they +confessed, and worshipped / the Lorp their =God.
4 Then stood_up upon the p -stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua, and Bani, Kadmiél, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani and Chenani, and cried with a lou voice unto 4 the Lorp their =God.
5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and
Sovereign_
Lord,
plural. gr. grieved.
pi.
THE CoMMAND TO KEEP THE FEAST OF BOOTHS FOUND.
14, 15, LEv. 23. 33-43,
zd ehovah.
h. hill country.
FEAST OF
Bootus KEPT.
5. broad place.
as.assembly.
18. DEUT. 31. 9-13.
r. restraint.
ASSEMBLY OF ISRAEL. 8. SOnS.
48s. sons-of
the stranger.
J.G. Jehovah their Elohim.
PUBLIC Con- FESSION.
p. or plat- form, see
ch. 8. 4. 5. 1 Chr. 29, 20.
NEHEMIAH IX. 6.
B.C. about 445. J. Jehovah our Elohim.
t. the heavens.
10. Ex. 18. | 10, 11.
eh, Eloah, singular of | Elohim.
Kadmieél, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, “-Stand up, and -bless./ «the Lorp eu =God for xever and xever: and
lessed_be Thy glorious name, +which_ is_exalted above all blessing and praise.
6 Thou, even Thou, art) Lorpalone ; Thow hast made! *heayen, the =heaven_ of xheavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that 7s therein, and Thou +preservest them rall; and the_ host_of x-heaven +worshippeth Thee.
7 Thou art 4 the Lory the =God, who didst_choose Abram, and broughtest_ him_forth out_of Ur of the Chaldees, and -gavest him the_name_of Abraham;
8 And -foundest his rheart faithful | before Thee, and ¢ madest a xcovenant with him’ to give -the_land_of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give 7t, I say, to his seed, and hast_performed Thy -words; for Thon art righteous:
9 And didst_see -the_affliction_of our fathers in Egypt, and heardest their very by the Red Sea;
10 And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the_people_of his land : for Thou knewest that they dealt_proudly againstthem. So didst.Thou_get Thee a name, as it is xthis xday.
11 And Thou didst_divide the sea before them, so that they went_through the_midst_of the sea on the dry_land; and their p-persecutors Thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters.
Moreover Thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar_of fire, to give them} light in -the way wherein they should_
go.
18 Thou camest_down also upon mount Sinai, and -spakest with them from =heaven, and gayest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments :
14 And madest_known unto them Thy holy «sabbath, and commandedst them | precepts, statutes, and laws, by the_| hand_of Moses Thy servant:
15 And gavest them bread from) =heayen for their hunger, and brought- est_forth =water for them out_of the rock for their thirst, and promisedst | them that they should_go_in to possess | «the land which Thou hadst_!sworn to | give them.
16 But thep and our fathers dealt_!| proudly,and hardened their-necks, and hearkened not to Thy commandments,
7 And refused to obey, neither were_| mindful_of Thy wonders that Thou didst among them; but hardened) their -necks, and in their rebellion ap-| pointed a captain to return to their} bondage: but Thou art a eh-God Pp ready_to_pardon, gracious and merci- ful, slow toanger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
18 Yea, when they had_made them a molten calf, and said, ‘This is thy =God that brought_thee_up out_of Egypt, and had_wrought great provocations ;
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|doms and penations, and didst_divide
possess 7t.
Neuemian IX. 3
19 Yet Thou in Thy manifold mercies| B.C. 4 forsookest them not in the wilderness :|19. Num rthe_pillar_of the cloud de not| 15-2. from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither -the_pillar_of «fire by night, to shew them light, and «the way wherein they should go.
20 Thou gayest also Thy * Spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not Thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them =water for their thirst.
21 Yea, forty years didst Thou sustain them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed not old, and their feet swelled not.
2 Moreover Thou gayest them king-
them into corners: so they possessed -the_land_of Sihon, and -the_land_of the_king_of Heshbon, and «the_land_of Og king_of xBashan.
23 Their s children also multipliedst|s. Thou as the_stars_of ‘ broughtest them into the land, con- cerning which Thou hadst_promised to their fathers, that they should_go_in to
24 So the s children went in and pos- sessed «the land, and Thou subduedst before them +the_inhabitants_of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their -kings, and -the_=people_of the land, that they might_do with them as they would.
2% And they took es and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abund- ance: so they did_eat, and were_ filled, and became_fat, and delighted_ themselves in Thy «great goodness.
26 Nevertheless they were_disobedient, and rebelled against Thee, and cast Thy -law behind their backs, and slew Thy -prophets which testified against them toturn them to Thee, and they wrought great provocations. ‘
27 Therefore Thou deliveredst them into the_hand_of their «enemies, who vexed them: and in the_time_of their trouble, when they cried unto Thee, Thon theardest them from =heaven; and according_to Thy xmahifold mer- cies Thou gayest them saviours, who saved_them out_of the_hand_of their « enemies.
28 But after they had_rest, they did_|; evil again before Thee : therefore leftest Thou them in the_hand_of their ene- mies, so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned, and cried unto Thee, Thon theardest them from =heaven; and many times didst_Thou_deliver them according_to Thy mercies ;
2 And testifiedst against them, that Thou mightest_bring_them_again unto Thy law: yet thep dealt_proudly, and hearkened not unto Thy command- ments, but sinned against Thy judg- ments, (which if a «man do, he -shall_ live in them ;) and withdrew the shoul- der, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.
30 Yet many years didst Thou forbear them, and testifiedst them et Thy Spirit > in Thy prophets: yet woul
i i ee
- by
af ty iii oy
VeHEMIAH IX. 31,
B.C. 445.
OF
they not give_ear: therefore gavest Thou them into the_hand_of the_ =people_of the lands.
81 Nevertheless for Thy xgreat mer- cies’ sake Thou didst not utterly con- sume them, nor forsake them; for Thou art a gracious and merciful e~God.
82 Now therefore, our =God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible e-God, +Who_keepest xcovenant and ixmercy, let not «all the trouble seem_ little before Thee, that hath_come_upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all Thy people, since the_time_of the_kings_of Assyria unto xthis on
33 Howbeit Chon art just in all that is_brought upon us; for Thou -hast_ done right, but we-have_done_wickedly:
34 Neither have our -kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept Thy law, nor hearkened unto Thy commandments and Thy testimonies, wherewith Thou didst_testify against them.
* For thep have not served Thee in their kingdom, and in Thy xgreat good- ness that Thou gayest them, and in the large and xfat land which Thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their xwicked works.
36 Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that Thou gavest unto our fathers to eat -the_fruit thereof and «the_good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:
87 And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom Thou hast_set over us because of our sins: also they +haye_ dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and twe are in great distress.
38 And because of all this we c+make a sure covenant, and +write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, at x+seal unto it.”
1 NOW «those x+that_sealed were Nehemiah, the 9 Tirshatha, the_
; |Son_of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
8 Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,
4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch
5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
9 And the Levites: both Jeshua the_ son_of Azaniah, Binnui of the_sons_of Henadad, Kadmiél ;
10 And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
1 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
2 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
13 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
14 The_chief_of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
% Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
17 Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,
18 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,
19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
21 Meshezabeél, Zadok, Jaddua,
NEHEMIAH X. 38.
22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,
24 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,
2% Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
26 And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
8 And the_rest_of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that _had _ separated _ themselves from the_p=people_of the lands unto the_ law_of x=God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having_ knowledge, and haying_understanding ;
29 1They_clave to their brethren, their nobles, and +entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in »=God’s law, which was_given by »¢ Moses the_ser- vant_of x=God, and to observe and do vall the_commandments_of ! the Lorp our A=Lord, and His judgments and His statutes ;
30 And that we would not give our daughters unto the_=people_of the land, nor take their ~daughters for our sons:
31 And if the_=people_of the land_ 4bring *ware or any victuals on the sab- bath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day : and that we would_leave the seventh Xyear, and the_exaction_of every debt.
82 Also we ‘made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the_ third part_of @ xshekel for the service_ of the_house_of our =God ;
33 For the shewbread, and for the continual g meat_offering, and for the continual «burnt_offering, of the sab- baths, of the new_moons, for the set_ feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin_offerings to make_an_atone- ment for Israél, and for all the_work_ of the_house_of our =God.
34 And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the =wood offering, to bring it into the_house_of our =God, after the_ houses_of our fathers, at times ap- pointed year by year, ‘to burn upon the_altar_of 4 the Lorp our =God, as it is written in the law:
35 And to bring -the_firstfruits_of our ground, and the_firstfruits_of all fruit_ of all trees, year by year, unto the_ house_of !the Lorp :
36 Also -the_firstborn_of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and +the_firstlings_of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the_-house_of our =God, unto the priests x-that minister in the_house_of our =God:
37 And that we should_bring -the_ firstfruits_of our dough, and our / offer- ings, and the_fruit_of all_manner_of trees, of » wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the_c chambers_of the_house_ of our =God; and the_tithes_of our ground unto the Levites, that the_same xLevites might_have the tithes in all the_cities_of our tillage.
38 And the priest the_son_of Aaron sshall_be with the Levites, when the Levites take_tithes: and the Levites shall_bring_up unto the_house_of our =God, to the e chambers, into the treasure house.
p. =peoples.
B.C. 445.
11, 12, 19.
at. the. hand_of. J.A. Jehovah our Adon- aby, or Sovereign. Lord, ee lural. . 2 Chr. 34. 31.
31. Lev. xxy.
ORDIN- ANCES.
g. gift_offer- ing. |
a. ascend- ing-offer- ing.
Lots CAST | FOR
OFFERINGS.
34. Ley. 6, 12. |
t. to burn, Heb. leba- heer.
36. Num. 18. 15.
37. Lev. 27. 30-33.
h. heaye- offerings.
m.new-wine.
c. chambers, Heb. lish- coth.
NEHEMIAH X. 39.
B.C, 445. 39. Deut. 12. 6-11. 8. SONS.
h. heave. offering.
N- HABITANTS OF JERU- SALEM.
@. anah- shim,
§. SONS.
Or JUDAH.
@.anab- - shim.
OF BENJAMIN.
OF THE
PRIESTS.
OF THE
LEYITES.
89 For the_schildren_of Israél and the_schildren_of Levi shall_bring «the_ h offering_of the corn, of the new_wine, and the oil, unto the ¢ chambers, where are the_vessels_of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake -the_house_of our =God. 11 AND the_rulers_of the people
dwelt at Jerusalem : the_rest_of the people also cast lots, to bring one of xten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
2 And the people blessed all the «men, xithat willingly_offered_themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
3 Now these ave the_chief_of the pro- vince that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the_cities_of Judah dwelt every_one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Is- raél, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the_schildren_of Solomon's servants.
4 And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of
the_schildren_of Judah, and of the_ schildren_of Benjamin. Of the_schil- dren_of Judah ; Athaiah the_son_of Uz- ziah, the_son_of Zechariah, the_son_of Amariah, the_son_of Shephatiah, the_ son_of Mahalaleél, of the_s children_of Perez ; _5 And Maaseiah the_son_of Baruch, the_son_of Col-hozeh, the_son_of Ha- zaiah, the_son_of Adaiah, the_son_of Joiarib, the_son_of Zechariah, the_son_ of Shiloni.
6 All the_sons_of Perez x4that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred three- score and eight valiant « men.
7 And these are the_sons_of Benja- min ; Sallu the_son_of Meshullam, the_ son_of Joed, the_son_of Pedaiah, the_ son_of Kolaiah, the_son_of Maaseiah, the_son_of Ithiél, the_son_of Jesaiah.
8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
9 And Joél the_son_of Zichri was their overseer : and Judah the_son_of Senuah was second over the city.
10 Of the priests : Jedaiah the_son_of Joiarib, Jachin.
11 Seraiah the_son_of Hilkiah, the_ son_of Meshullam, the_son_of Zadok, the_son_of Meraioth, the_son_of Ahitub, was the_ruler_of the_house_of x=God.
22 And their brethren +that_did the work_of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the_son_ of Jeroham, the_son_of Pelaliah, the_ son_of Amzi, the_son_of Zechariah, the_ son_of Pashur, the_son_of Malchiah,
13 And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two_hundred forty and two: and Amashai the_son_of Azareél, the_ son_of Ahasai, the_son_of Meshille- moth, the_son_of Immer,
14 And their brethren, mighty_men_of valour, a hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiél, the_ son_of one of the great_men.
15 Also of the Levites : Shemaiah the_ son_of Hashub, the_son_of Azrikam,
the_son_of Hashabiah, the_son_of} %Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
Bunni;
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Nexemian XII.
16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of] B.C. 4 the_chief_of the Levites, had the_over- sight of the outward xbusiness of the_ house_of x=God,
17 And Mattaniah the_son_of Micha, the_son_of Zabdi, the_son_of Asaph, was the principal xto begin the thanks- giving in xprayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the_son_of Shammua, the_son_of Galal, the_son_of Jeduthun.
18 All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
12 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Tal- mon, and their brethren «that kept the gates, were a hundred seventy and two.
20 And the_residue_of Israél, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all|l the_cities_of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
21 But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.
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2 The_overseer also of the Levites at| Sinezr Jerusalem was Uzzi the-son_of Bani, the_son_of Hashabiah, the_son_of Mat- taniah, the_son_of Micha. Ofthe_sons_ of Asaph, the singers were over the_ business_of the_house_of x=God.
23 For it was the ‘king’s command-|23. see E ment concerning them, that a certain_| 8,9; 7. portion should_be for the singers, due io
for every day. :
24 And Pethahiah the_son_of Meshe- zabeél, of the_schildren_of Zerah the_|s. son_of Judah, was at the - king’s hand in all matters concerning the : people.
2 And for the villages, with their fields, some of the_schildren_of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-xarba, and in the_ villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the_villages thereof, and at Jekabzeél, and in the_villages thereof,
25 And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Beth-phelet,
7 And at Hazar-shual, and at Beer- sheba, and in the_villages thereof,
28 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the_villages thereof,
29 And at En-rimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth,
30 Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the _ fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the_villages thereof. And they «dwelt from Beer- sheba unto the_yalley_of Hinnom.
81 The_schildren also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Beth-él,and in their villages,
®2_And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
8 Lod, and Ono, the _ valley _ of «xcraftsmen.
36 And of the Levites were divisions
in Judah, and in Benjamin. 12 NOW these ave the priests and the Levites that went_up with Zerubbabel the-son_of Shealtiél, and| 1) Jeshua : Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, By 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah, *
EHEMIAH XII. 5.
Xabout} 5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, _ 536. 6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the_chief_of the priests and of their brethren in the_days_of Jeshua.
8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Bin- nui, Kadmiél, Sherebiah, Judah, and | Mattaniah, which was over the thanks-
giving, he and his brethren.
8 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches. i
10 And Jeshua begat -Joiakim, Joia- | kim also begat ~Eliashib, and Eliashib
t -Joiada,
il And Joiada begat -Jenathan, and Jonathan begat -Jaddua.
2 And in the_days_of Joiakim were | priests, the_chief_of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hana- | niah ; |
13 Of Ezra, Meshullam ; of Amariah, | Jehohanan ;.
14 Of Melicu, Jonathan ; of Shebaniah, | Joseph ; |
15 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai ;
16 Of Iddo, Zechariah ; of Ginnethon, Meshullam ; |
W Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai ;
oadiah, Piltai;
18 Of Bilgah, Shammua ; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan ; | 19 And ‘of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedai- ah, Uzzi; |
% Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber; |
21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah ; of Jedaiah, | Nethaneél.
2 The Levites in the_days_of Eliashib, | Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were | 4recorded chief_of the fathers: also} the priests, to the_reign_of Darius the Persian. |
2% The_sons_of Levi, the_chief_of the | fathers, were +written in the_book_of | the chronicles, even until the_days_of Johanan the_son_of Eliashib. |
2% And the_chief_of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the_ | son_of Kadmiél, with their brethren | oyer against them, to praise and to give_thanks, according_to the_com- mandment_of David the _‘man _of x=God, ¢ ward over against ¢ ward. |
> Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Oba- diah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the cward at the_ ythresholds_of the gates. |
26 These were in the_days_of Joiakim | the_son_of Jeshua, the_son_of Jozadak, | and in the_days_of Nehemiah the| governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
2 And at the dedication_of the_wall_ of Jerusalem they sought -the Levites | out_of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, | and with singing, with cymbals, psal- | teries, and with harps.
°8 And the_sons_of the singers ga- thered_themselves_together, both out_| of the -iplain country round_about Jerusalem, and from the_villages_of. Netophathi; |
2 Also from the_house_of xGilgal, |
NEHEMIAH XII. 45.
and out_of the_fields_of Geba and; BC. 445. Azmaveth : for the singers had_builded | them villages round_about Jerusalem. j
30 And the —— and the Levites | purified_themsé@lves, and purified -the | people, and -the. gates, and «the wall.
31 Then I brought_up «the_princes_of Two Judah upon the wall, and appointed ee two great companies of them that gave|~ to Give thanks, whereof one went on the right_| THANKS.
Peon upon the wall toward the Dung ate:
® And after them went Hoshaiah and half_of the_princes_of Judah,
3% And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
* Judah, and Benjamin, and Shema- iah, and Jeremiah,
%> And certain of the priests’ sons xwith trumpets: namely, Zechariah the_son_of Jonathan, the_son_of She- maiah, the_son_of Mattaniah, the_son_ of Michaiah, the_son_of Zaccur, the_ son_of Asaph:
%6 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azaraél, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Netha- neél, and Judah, Hanani, with the_ musical instruments_of David the_
>
|iman_of x=God, and Ezra the scribe}. ish.
before them.
*% And at the Fountain Gate, which was over_against them, they went_up by the_stairs_of the_city_of David, at | the going_up of the wall, above the_ house_of David, even unto the =Water Gate eastward.
38 And the other company of them that gave thanks went over_against them, and € after them, and the_half_ of the people upon the wall, from be- yond the_Tower_of the Furnaces even unto the broad ~wall ;
82 And from above the_Gate_of Eph- raim, and above the Old Gate, and above the =Fish Gate, and the_Tower_of } Hananeél, and the_Tower_of xMeah, | even unto the Sheep Gate: and they stood_still in the Prison Gate.
#2 So stood the two companies of| THEY them that gave xthanks in the_house_ pune
of x=God, and £, and the_half_of the rulers with me : j 41 And the priests ; Eliakim, Maaseiah, | Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zecha- | riah, and Hananiah, with xtrumpets ; # And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malehijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang_loud, with Jezrahiah : their xoverseer. | | 48 Also xthat xday they =@ offered great) SacriFice. sacrifices,and rejoiced : for =+God had_| sa. sacri- made_them_rejoice with great joy: the! ficed. wives also and the children rejoiced : so that the_joy_of Jerusalem was_heard
| even afar_off.
# And at xthat appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the fofferings, for the), ) a. firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather | offerings. into them out_of the_fields_of the cities the_portions_of the law for the priests and xLevites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites «that waited.
45 And both the singers and the por-| CHARGES ters kept the_c ward_of their=God, and} Kepr. the_c ward_of the purification, accord-|¢. charge. |
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NEHEMIAH XII, 46.
B.C. 445.
46.1 Chr. xxv.
DAILY PORTIONS GIVEN. 47. Num, 18.
21-28,
8. SONS.
THE MIXED MULTITUDE SEPARAT- ED.
1. DEUT. 23.
3-5. a. assembly. 2. Num, xxiii, xxiv. $. SOnS.
TOBIAH.
c. chamber, Heb, lis- cah.
g. gift-offer- ings.
h, heave- offerings.
NEHEMIAH CLEANSES THE CHAMBERS. about 434. 6. Ch. 2. 6;
6, 14.
g. gift-offer- ing. PORTIONS
OF THE LEVITES.
13. Acts 6. 3. .
ing_to the. commandment _of David, and of Solomon his son.
46 For in the_days_of David and Asaph of old there were chief_of the singers, and songs_of pratse and thanks- giving unto =God.
47 And all Israél in the_days_of Ze- rubbabel,and in the_days_of Nehemiah, agave the_portions_of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they +sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites «sanctified them unto the-_s children_of Aaron.
1 ON xthat xday they read in the_
book_of Moses in the_audience_ of the people ; and therein -was_found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the_ a congregation_of x=God for ever ;
2 Because they met not -the_schil- dren_of Israél with xbread and with xwater, but hired -Balaam against them, that he should_curse them : how- beit our =God turned «the curse into a blessing.
3 Now it came_to_pass, when they had_heard -the law, that they separated from Israél all the mixed_multitude.
4 And before this, Eliashib the priest, having_the_oversight_ofthe_cchamber_ of the_house_of our =God, was allied unto Tobiah:
5 And he had_prepared for him a great cchamber, where aforetime they laid the y meat_offerings, the frankin- cense, and the vessels, and the_tithes_of the-corn, the new_wine, and the oil, which_was_commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the _/offerings_of the priests.
6 But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem : for in the_two and thirtieth year_of Artaxerxes king_of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained_I_leave of the king :
7 And I came to Jerusalem, and un- derstood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a ¢ cham- ber in the_courts_of the_house_of x=God.
8 And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth -all the_household stuff_of Tobiah out_of the chamber.
9 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the «chambers: and thither brought_I_again the_vessels_of the_ house_of x=God, with -the 9 meat_offer- ing and the frankincense.
10 And I perceived that the_portions_ of the Levites had not been_given them : for the Levites and the singers, +that_ did the work, were_fled every_one to his field.
11 Then contended I with the rulers, and said, “ Why «is the_house_of x=God forsaken?” And I gathered_them_to- gether, and set them in their place.
22 Then brought all Judah the_tithe_ of the corn and the new_wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
13 And I made_treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah : and next tothem was Hanan
4 Newemian XIII. 2
4
the_son_of Zaccur, the_son_of Matta- B.C. abc
niah: for they were_counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.
14 “s-Remember me, O_my =God, con- cerning this, and twipe not out my k good_deeds that I have_done for the_ house_of my =God, and for the_ch offices thereof.”
15 In xthose xdays saw I in Judah some treading wine_presses on the sab- bath, and bringing_in xsheayes, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, 4which _ they _brought_into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein_they_ sold victuals.
16 There dwelt men_of_Tyre also therein, +which_brought fish, and all_ manner_of ware, and sold on the sab- bath unto the_s children_of Judah, and in Jerusalem.
17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, “What xevil xthing 7s xthis that pe +do, and
+profane the sabbath «day ? 18 Did not your fathers thus, and did
not our =God bring
us, and upon xthis xcity? yet pe+bring_ more wrath upon Israél by Trofaniag -the sabbath.” ’
39 And it came_to_pass, that when the_gates_of Jerusalem began_to_be_ dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the @gates should_be_shut, and charged that oy, should not be_opened till after the sab y servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be_brought_in on the sabbath day.
20 So the merchants and sellers_of all_kind_of ware lodged without Jeru- salem once or twice.
21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, “Why lodge pe about the wall? if ye do so again, 1 will_lay hands on you.” From xthat xtime one came they no more on the sab- path.
2 And I commanded the Levites that they :should cleanse_themselves, and that +they_should_come and +keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath -day. “sRemember me, O_my =God, concern-
ing this also, and -spare me according_|%
to the_« greatness_of thy /merey.”
23 In xthose xdays also saw I %Jews that had_married wives_of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
24 And their s children «spake half in|s.
the_speech_of Ashdod, and could not speak in the_Jews’ language, but accord- ing_to the_language_of each people.
2 And I contended with them, and reursed them, and smote certain_of them, and plucked_off_their_hair, and made_them-_swear by =God, saying, “Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daugh- ters unto your sons, or for your- selves.
26 Did not Solomon king_of Israél sin by these things? yet among xmany xnations was there no king like hi who was_beloved of his =God, and -God made him king over all Israél; never-
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434,
k. kind: | nesses. ch, charg SABBAT BREAK
w. win Heb. _
r. rey or
25.1 Kin 24, 2B,
a
Nenem
TAH XIII. 27.
B.C.about theless even him did s¢xoutlandish
434, it. strange,
THINGS SET IN ORDER.
’
if
‘3
Esther, Star.
fe B.C. about +521,
-AHASUE- tus’ FEAST
or
Majesty_of
the Prince,
. banquet.
His FEAST
. couches.
xwomen cause_to_sin.
27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do -all xthis great xevil, to transgress against our =God in marrying strange wives?”
28 And one of the_sons_of Joiada, the_ son_of Eliashib the high priest, was son_in_law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
22 “sRemember them, O_my =God,
EstHer I. 20.
because they have_defiled the priest- hood, and the_covenant_of the priest- hood, and of the Levites.”
30 Thus «cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the ¢ wards of the priests and the Leyites, every one in his business ;
31 And for the =wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. “sRemember me, O_my =God, for good.”
THE BOOK OF ‘ESTHER.
Now it came_to_pass in the_days_of
a Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus x.which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces :)
2 That in xthose xdays, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the_throne_of his kingdom, which was in sShushan the palace,
8 In the_third year_of his reign, he made a / feast unto all his princes and his servants; the_power_of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes_of the provinces, being before him :
4 When he shewed «the_riches_of his glorious kingdom and -the_honour_of his excellent majesty many days, even a hundred and fourscore days.
5 And when xthese xdays were_ex- pired, the king made a ?feast unto all the -people that were /present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the_court_of the_garden_of the king’s palace ;
6 Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords_of fine_ linen and purple to silver rings and pillars_of marble: the cbeds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement_of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
7 And they sgave_them_drink in ves- sels_of gold, (the vessels being_diverse one from another,) and royal # wine in
-/abundance, according_to the_h state_of
the king.
8 And the drinking was according_to the law; none «did_compel: for so the king had_appointed to all the_officers_ of his house, that they should_do ac- cording_to every ‘man’s pleasure.
®° Also » Vashti the queen made a bfeast for the women in the royal house which belonged to xking Aha- suerus.
10 On the seventh xday, when the_ heart_of the king was_merry with wxwine, he commanded ™Mehuman, Biztha, ) Harbona, » Bigtha, and «Abag-
.|tha, Zethar, and cCarcas, the seven
exchamberlains x:that served in -the_ presence_of Ahasuerus the king,
ll To bring ~Vashti the queen before the king with the_@crown royal, to
show the =people and the princes her cbeauty: for she was fair to look. on
12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his exchamberlains : therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.
13 Then the king said to the wise_ men, +which_knew the times, (for so was the king’s manner toward all +that_ knew law and judgment:
14 And the next unto him was ca Car- shena, sShethar, Admatha, ¢ Tarshish, me Meres, ma Marsena, and ™ Memucan,
the_seven princes_of Persia and Media, 4which_saw the king’s face, and x+which sat the first in the kingdom ;)
15 “What shall_we_do unto the queen Vashti according_to law, because she hath not performed -the_command- ment_of the king Ahasuerus by the e chamberlains ?”
16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, “Vashti the queen hath not done_wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the =people that are in all the_provinces_of the king Ahasuerus.
17 For this_deed_of the queen shall_ come_abroad unto all xwomen, so that they shall_despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall_be_reported ‘The king Ahasuerus commanded -Vashti the queen to be_brought_in before him, but she came not.’
18 Likewise shall the_rladies_of Per- sia and Media say xthis xday unto all the king’s princes, which have_heard_ of -the_deed_of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.
19 Tf it please the king, let_there_go a royal commandment from »? him, and let_it_be_written among the_@laws_of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, ‘That Vashti ‘come no more before xking Ahasuerus;’ and Het the king give her royal_estate unto another that is better than she.
20 And when the king’s decree which he shall_make_ shall _be_ published throughout all his empire, (for it is
great,) all the wives shall_give to their
B.C. about 434,
c. charges.
B.C. about 519,
ca. Car- -shena, Illustrious.
8. Shethar,
tar.
t. Tarshish, Subjection.
me. Meres, Lofty.
ma. ar- séna, Lofty.
m. Memu- can, Hay- ing-author- ity.
MEMUCAN’S ADVICE.
p.-princesses.
ab. before. d, decree.
h. her com- panion.
20, Eph. 5. 33. Col. 3418.
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Estuer I. 21.
B.C. about 519.
HIs COUNSEL ACTED ON. w, was good
in the. eyes_of. 22. Eph. 5. 22-24. i. ish,
PROPOSAL OF THE KING'S
SERVANTS.
518.
y. young. men,
h. hand.
he. Hege, or Hegai, Venerable.
e. eunuch.
r. reign.
MORDECAI AND ESTHER. m.Mordecai, Little-man. 6. 2 Kin, 24. 14, 15.
w. txwas bringing. ha. Hadas- sah, Myrtle. eer
tar.
JF. fair-of form, and good_of counten- ance.
ESTHER BROUGHT INTO THE
KING'S
HOUSE.
tr. trans- ferred.
t. the peace. of.
husbands honour, beth to great and small.”
21 And the saying w pleased the king and the princes ; and the king did ac- cording_to the_word_of Memucan :
2 For he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according_to the_writing thereof, and to every -people after their language, that every ‘man should bear_rule in his_own house, and that i¢ should_be_ published according_to the_language_ of every -people.
2 AFTER «these xthings, when the_
wrath_of xking Ahasuerus was_ap- peased, he remembered -Vashti, and what she had_done, and -what was_ decreed against her.
2 Then said the king’s yservants 4that _ministered unto him, “'Let_ there_be fair young virgins sought for the king:
8 And let the king appoint officers in all the_provinces_of his kingdom, that they may_gather_together young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the_house_of the women, unto the_ heustody_of he Hege the king’s e cham- berlain, keeper_of the women ; and let their things_for_purification be_given them :
4 And Het the maiden which 'pleaseth the king » be_queen instead_of Vashti.” And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
5 Now in Shushan the palace there_ was a certain Jew, whose name was m Mordecai, the_son_of Jair, the_son_of Shimei, the_son_of Kish, a Benjamite ;
6 Who had_been_carried_away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had_been_carried_away with Jeconiah king_of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the_king_of Babylon had_carried_away.
7 And he »tsbrought_up h«- Hadassah, that is, e Esther, his uncle’s daughter : for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was / fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were_dead, took for his_own daughter.
8 So it came_to_pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was_ heard, and when many maidens were_ gathered_together unto Shushan the palace, to the_custody_of he Hegai, that Esther was_brought also unto the king’s house, to the_custody_of Hegai, keeper_ of the women.
9’ And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her «things_for_puri- fication, with ~such_things_as belonged to her, and seven xmaidens, which were xmeet to be_given her, out_of the king’s house: and he ¢ preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the_ house_of the women.
10 Esther had not shewed her -people nor her -kindred: for Mordecai had_ charged her that she should not shew it.
11 And Mordecai +walked every day before the_court_of the women’s house, to know ‘how Esther did, and what should_become of her.
; EstHER
12 Now when every maid’s turn was_| B.C,
come to go_in to king Ahasuerus after that she had_been twelve months, ac- cording_to the_manner_of the women, (for so were the_days_of their purifica- tions accomplished, to wit, six months with oil_of xmyrrh, and six months with xsweet odours, and with other things_ for_the_purifying_of the women ;)
13 Then thus came every maiden unto the king; «whatsoever she. desired twas_given her to go with her out_of the_house_of the women unto the king’s house.
14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the_ second house_of the women, to the_
custody_ofs Shaashgaz, theking’s cham-|s.
berlain, +which_kept the concubines: she came_in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she -were_called by name.
15 Now when the_turn_of Esther, the_ daughter_of « Abihail the-uncle _of Mordecai, who had_taken her for his
515.
daughter, was_come to go_in unto the) ¢,
king, she required nothing but -what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the_ keeper_of the women, ‘appointed. And Esther tsobtained favour in the_sight_ of all +them_that_looked_upon her.
16 So Esther was_taken unto xking Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth xmonth, which is the month Tebeth, in the_seyenth year_of his reign.
17 And the king loved -Esther aboye all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upuu her head, and made_her_ queen instead_of Vashti.
18 Then the king made a great ? feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a
release to the provinces, and gave gifts, B
according_to the_! state_of the king.
19 And when the virgins were_gather- ed_together the second_time, then Mor- decai +sat in the king’s gate.
20 Esther had not yet showed her
kindred nor her ~people ; «as Mordecai |e.
had_charged her : for Esther +did -the_ commandment_of Mordecai, like as when she was brought_up with him.
21 In xthose xdays, while Mordecai 4sat in the king's gate, two of the king’s
chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of} coy 7
those swhich_kept the ‘door, were_
wroth, and sought to lay hand on the|
king Ahasuerus.
22 And the thing was_known to Mor- decai, who told z¢ unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai’s name.
23 And when inquisition was_made of the matter, it was_found_out; there- fore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was_written in the_book_of the chronicles before the king.
AFTER these xthings did xking a:
Ahasuerus promote h-Haman the_ son_of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his -seat above all the princes that were with him.
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q s
ESTHER Ii. 2.
C.about} 2 And all the king’s servants, that 510. were in the king’s gate, +bowed, and Ps.15.4. |4+reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai ‘bowed not, nor ‘did him reverence.
3 Then the King’s servants, which were in the King’s gate, said unto Mor- decai, “Why +transgressest thon the King’s -commandment ?”
+ Now it came_to_pass, when they spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s matters would_stand: for he had_told them that he was a Jew.
® And when Haman saw that Mor-
decai +bowed not, nor «did him rever- ( ence, then was Haman full of wrath. ; ® And he thought scorn to lay hands : on Mordecai alone; for they had_ shewed him -the_-people_of Mordecai: 5 wherefore Haman sought to destroy ‘> eall the Jews that were throughout the 4 whole kingdom_of Ahasuerus, even the_ people_of Mordecai.
7 In the first xmonth, that is, the month Nisan, in the_twelfth year_of xking Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is,
the lot, before Haman from day to day, |
twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
8 And Haman said unto xking Aha- S_|suerus, “There is a certain -people seattered_abroad and dispersed among the =people in all the_provinces_of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all -people: neither +keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for § the King’s profit to suffer them.
y ° If it please the king, ‘let_it_be_ written that they may_be_destroyed : and I will_v pay ten thousand talents_ ; |of silver to the_hands_of -those_that_
have_the_charge_of the business, to
bring i¢ into the king’s treasuries.”
10 And the king took his -ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the_ son_of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.
ut And the King said unto Haman, “The silver is given to thee, the-people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.”
12 Then were the king’s scribes called on the_thirteenth day_of the first xmonth, and there was_written accord- ing_to all that Haman had_commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every pro- vince, and to the_rulers_of every “aernd every province according_to
ie writing thereof, and fo every
-people after their language; in the_
name_of xking Ahasuerus was _it_
written, and +sealed with the king’s
ring.
13 And the letters were xsent by ‘ posts into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause_to_perish, xJews, both young and old, little_chil-
4 and from month to month, to the
dren and women, in one day, even upon the_thirteenth day_ofthe twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the_spoil_of them for a prey.
34 The_copy_of the writing for a
EstHER IV. 14.
dcommandment to_be_given in every|B.C. about
province was_published unto all x=peo- 510.
ple, that they should_be ready against! a. decree.
xthat xday. 15 The rposts went_out, being_has-|r. runners.
tened by the king’s commandment, and
the decree was_given in Shushan the
palace. And the king and Haman sat_
down to drink; but the city Shushan
was_perplexed.
4 WHEN Mordecai perceived all that was_done, Mordecai rent his
eclothes, and put_on sackcloth with
ashes, and went_out into the_midst_of
the city, and cried with a loud and a
bitter ery ;
2 And came even before the king’s gate: for none might enter into the King’s gate clothed_with sackcloth.
3 And in eyery province, whitherso- ever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weep- ing, and wailing; and «many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
*So Esther’s maids and her ¢ cham- berlains came and told if her. Then) was the queen exceedingly grieved ; and she sent raiment to clothe -Mor- decai, and to take_away his sackcloth from him : but he received i not.
5 Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the King’s echamberlains, whom he had_appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.
6 So Hatach went_forth to Mordecai unto the_) street_of the city, which was before the king’s gate.
7 And Mordecai told him of call that had_happened_unto him, and of -the_ sum_of the smoney that Haman had_ promised to pay to the King’s treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.
8 Also he gaye him -the_copy_of the_ writing_of the decree that was_given at = Shushan to destroy them, to shew_it_ unto -Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should_ go_in unto the king, to make_supplica- tion unto him, and to make_request before him for her —people.
° And Hatach came and told Esther «the_words_of Mordecai.
10 Again Esther spake unto Hatach,| and gave him commandment unto Mordecai ; s
il “ All the King’s servants, and the_ people_of the king’s provinces, -do_ know, that whosoever, whether ‘man or woman, shall_come unto the king into the inner xcourt, who ‘is not called, there is one law of his to put_him_to_ death, except such to whom the king shall_hold_out the golden -sceptre, that he -may_live: but £ have not been_ called to come_in unto the king these thirty days.”
And they told to Mordecai Esther's -words.
33 Then Mordecai commanded to|Morpzcar's answer Esther, “'Think not with thy) SECOND self that thou shalf_eseape in the king’s — house, more_than all the Jews.
14 For if thou altogether holdest_thy_
ESTHER SENDS TO MORDECAI To Know
MORDECAI INFORMS HER,
b. or broad. place.
4, silver,
' F
ESTHER'S REPLY.
Hi. Ch. 5.1.
#. ish.
EstHER IV. 15.
B.C. about 510.
d. breathing.
ESTHER’S REPLY.
J. found.
THE GOLDEN SCEPTRE
EXTENDED. ESTHER'S BANQUET.
e. entrance.
2. Proy. 21.1. cn 4.11; 8.
3. So Mark 6. 23.
peace at this xtime, then shall there ‘enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall_be_de- stroyed: and who +knoweth whether thou -art_come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
15 Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer,
16 “Go, -gather_together rall the Jews xthat are_f present in Shushan, and ‘fast ye for me, and neither teat nor tdrink three days, night or day: E also and my maidens will_fast likewise : and so will_I go_in unto the king, which is not according_to the law: and if I -perish, I -perish.”
17 So Mordecai went_his_way, and did according_to all that Esther had_
commanded him.
NOW it came_to_pass on the third 5 xday, that Esther put_on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner xcourt of the king’s house, over_against the king’s house: and the king +sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, oyer_against the_¢ gate_of the house.
2 And it was_so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight : and the king held_out to Esther the golden hand, So Esther drew _near, and touched the_top_of the sceptre.
3 Then said the king unto her, “What wilt thou, xqueen Esther? and what is thy request ? it shall_be even given thee
_ |to the_half_of the kingdom.”
SECOND IN- VITATION.
w. wine, _ Heb. yayin.
HAMAN’S GALLOWS.
11. Ch. 9. 7- 10.
8, Sons.
4 And Esther answered, “If it seem good unto the king, ‘let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I -haye_prepared for him.”
5 Then the king said, “-Cause “Haman to_make_haste, that he may_do as Es- ther hath_said.” So the king and Ha- man came to the banquet that Esther had_prepared.
6 And the king said unto Esther at the_banquet_of « xwine, “What is thy petition ? and it shall_be_granted thee: and what is thy request? even to the_ half_of the kingdom it shall_be_per- formed.”
7 Then answered Esther, and said, “My petition and my request is ;
8 If I have_found favour in the_sight_ of the king, and if it please the king to grant my -petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall_prepare for them, and I will_do to-morrow as the king hath_said.”
° Then went Haman forth xthat xday joyful and with a glad heart : but when Haman saw -Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was_full_of indignation against Mordecai.
10 Nevertheless Haman refrained_ himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his -friends, and -Zeresh his wife.
11 And Haman told them of -the_ glory_of his riches, and the_multitude_ of his schildren, and
Esrner VI. 10.
wherein the kin) and ~how he had_adyanced him above the princes and servants_of the king.
12 Haman said moreover, “ Yea, Esther the queen did_let no_man come_in with the king unto the banquet that she had_prepared but myself; and to- morrow am £ invited unto her also with the king.
13 Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as £ 4see -Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.” .
14 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, “'Let a ¢ gallows be_made of fifty cubits high, and to- morrow «speak thou unto the king that “Mordecai may_be_hanged thereon: then -go_thou_in merrily with the king unto the banquet.” And the thing pleased -Haman; and he caused the
tr gallows to_be_made,
6 ON xthat »night ‘could not the king sleep, and he commanded to
bring -the_book_of «records of the
chronicles, and they were read before
the king. i
2And it was_found written, that|1-
Mordecai had_told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s chamberlains,
had_promoted him, | B.C.
the_keepers_of the ¢hdoor, who sought | th.
to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.
3 And the king said, “What honour and dignity -hath_been_done to Mor- decai for this?” Then said the king’s servants +that _ministered_unto him, “There «is nothing done for him.”
4 And the king said, “Who is in the court?” Now Haman was_come into the outward court_of the king’s house, to speak unto the king to hang «Mor- decai on the & gallows that he had_pre- pared for him.
5 And the king’s servants said unto him, “ Behold, Haman standeth in the court.” And the king said, “'Let him come-in.”
6 So Haman came_in. And the king said unto him, “What shall_be_done unto the ‘man » whom the king de- lighteth to honour?” Now Haman s thought in his heart, “To whom would the king delight than to myself?”
7 And Haman answered the king, “For the ‘man whom the king delight- eth to honour,
to do honour more
8 Let the royal sppanel be_brought | «,
which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king -rideth upon, and ane crea royal which -is_set upen his
ead :
® And let this apparel and xhorse be_ delivered to the_hand_of one of the king’s xmost_noble princes, that they *may-_array ‘the ‘man withal whom the king delighteth to honour, and «bring him on xhorseback through the_street_ of the city, and -proclaim before him, ‘Thus shall_it-be_done to the ‘man whom the king delighteth to honour.’”
10Then the king said to Ham “sMake_haste, and stake -the appare
*do even_so to Mordecai the Jew, x+that
and -the horse, « as thou hast_said, and] q. _as.
sitteth at the king’s gate: ‘let nothing fail of all that thou shast_spoken.” .
394
RB VI. 11. EstHer VII. 11,
C.about| ™ Then took Haman -the apparel{ ™ So they hanged Haman on the|B.C.about 510. and -the horse, and arrayed -Morde-|‘r gallows that he had_prepared for 510. cain) cai, and brought-him_on_horseback| Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath /10. Ps. 37.35, AND through the_street_of the city, and ‘pro-| pacified. 36. ecar.|claimed before him, “Thus shall_it_be_ ee SS —- done unto the ‘man whom the king de- ON that day did the king Ahasuerus| MorpEcat _____| lighteth to honour.” give -the_house_of Haman the} ,S5t JS. | N 2 And Mordecai came_again to the| Jews’ «enemy unto Esther the queen.} “piace. | WARNED |king’s gate. But Haman hasted to his| And Mordecai came before the king ;) a adversary. Fat. |bouse mourning, and haying his head | for Esther had_told what he was unto} ; covered. her. 13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife
g §Fege| mei
ery rai
8 or Ze
and all his friends -every-thing that had_befallen him. Then said his wise_ men and Zeresh his wife unto him, “If Mordecai be of the_seed_of the Jews, before whom thou -hast_begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but eee eel pial before him.”
while they were yet talking with him, came the king’s chamber- lains, and hasted to bring “Haman unto ie. banquet that Esther had _pre-
- | par
7 SO the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen.
2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second «day at the_banquet_of w xwine, “ What is thy petition, xqueen Esther? and it shall_be_granted thee: and what is thy request? and it shall_ be_performed, even to the_half_of the kingdom.”
3Then Esther the queen answered and said, “If I -have_found favour in thy sight, O_king, and if it_please the King, let my «life be_given me at my petition, and my people at my request :
+ For we are_sold, £ and my people, to be_destroyed, to be_slain, and to
perish. But if we had_been_sold for)
bondmen and bondwomen, I had_held_
adversary. | ny_tongue, although the « enemy could
not ™ counteryail the king’s damage.”
® Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, “ Who is he, and where is he, “that durst_pre- sume in his heart to do so?”
6 And Esther said, “The »‘ adversary
“|and enemy is xthis
Then Haman was_afraid beforethe king and the queen.
_7 And the king arising from the ban- quet_of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood_up to make_request for his slife to Esther the queen ; for he saw that there was xevil determined against him by the
king.
8 Then the king returned out_of the ce garden into the_place_of the_ quet_of »*wine; and Haman was_
fallen upon the «bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, “Will he force -the queen also wibefore me in the house?” As the word went_out of the king’s mouth, they covered Haman’s
’ And Harbonah, one of the chamber- lains, said before the king, “ Behold also,
2 And the King took_off his
which he had_taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set -Mordecai over the_house_of Haman.
3 And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell_down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put_away -the_mischief_of Haman the Agagite, and his -device that he had_devised against the Jews.
+ Then the king held_out the golden -sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
5 And said, “If it_please the king, and if I -have_found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and & be pleasing in his eyes, ‘let_it_be_ written to reverse -the letters devised by Haman the_son_of Hammedatha the Agagite, which hé wrote to destroy -the Jews which are in all the king’s pro- vinces:
6 For how can I endure to see the evil that shall_come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the_destruc- tion_of my kindred?”
7 Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I -haye_given Esther the_ house_of Haman, and him they -have_ hanged upon the ¢r gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
8 -Write pe also for the Jews, as it}
liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which -is_written in the king’s name, and «sealed with the king’s ring, may no_man reverse.”
2 Then were the king’s scribes called |
at xthat «time in the third xmonth, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was_ written according_to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers_of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, a hundred twenty and seyen provinces, unto every pro- vince according_to the_writing thereof, and unto every people after their lan- guage, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according_to their
age.
10 And he wrote in the king Aha- suerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by xposts on xhorseback, and riders on xmules, xcamels, and young xdromedaries :
ll Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather_ themselvyes_together, and to stand for
tree. the ‘rgallows fifty cubits high, which | their «life, to destroy, to slay, and to/s- 3 Haman had_made for Mordecai, who | cause_to_perish, all the_power_of the e had_spoken good for the king, standeth | -peopleand province that would_assault By in the_house_of Haman.” Then the|t both little_ones and women, and
‘ king said, “-Hang him thereon.” to take the_spoil_of them for a prey,
395 : 05
ee at
7
Esrarr VIII. 12. B.C. about 510.
THE WRITING PUBLISHED.
JOY AND GLADNESS TO THE JEWS.
6. banquet.
PUT IN EXECUTION. about 509.
DESTRUC- TION OF THE ENEMIES OF THE JEWS. pl. pleased. p. Parshan-
12 Upon one day in all the_provinces_ of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the_ thirteenth_day_of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
133 The_copy_of the writing for a dcommandment to be_given in every province was published unto all ¢x=peo- ple, and that the Jews should_be ready against xthat day toavenge_themselves on their enemies.
14 So the posts +that_rode_upon xmules and xcamels went_out, being_ hastened and spressed_on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was_ given at Shushan the palace.
15 And Mordecai went_out from the_ presence_of the king in royal apparel_ of blue and white, and with a great crown_of gold, and with a garment_of fine_linen and purple: and the city_of Shushan rejoiced and was_glad.
16 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s command- ment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a ?feast and a good day. And many of the_=people_ of the land became Jews; for the_ fear_of the Jews fell upon them.
J
NOW in the twelfth month, that 7s, the month Adar, on the_thirteenth day_of the same, when the king’s com- mandment and his decree drew_near to be_put_in_execution, in the day that the_enemies_of the Jews hoped to have_ power over them, (though it *was_ turned to_the_contrary, that the Jews vtthad_rule over x+them_that hated
them ;)
2 The Jews gathered_themselves_to- gether in their cities throughout all the_provinces_of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on +such_as_sought their hurt: and no ‘man could_s withstand them; for the_fear_of them fell upon all x=people.
8 And all the_rulers_of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers_of the king, +helped -the Jews; because the_fear_of Mordecai fell upon them.
4 For Mordecai was great in the king’s house, and his fame +went_out throughout all the provinces: for this iman Mordecai waxed greater and greater.
5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the_stroke_of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they »! would unto -those_ that_hated them.
6 And in Shushan the palace the
ue Jews slew and -destroyed five hundred
imen.
7 And p-Parshandatha, and @-Dal- phon, and «s-Aspatha,
8 And porPoratha, and -Adalia, and ar~Ayidatha,
8 And pa-Parmashta, and «~Arisai, and -Aridai, and »-Vajezatha,
10 The_ten sons_of Haman the_son_ of Hammedatha, the_«@denemyof the Jews, slew they ; but on the spoil laid they not their “hand.
EstHEer ae
1 On that day the_number_of those B.C. abi
that_were_slain in Shushan the palace was_brought before the king.
12 And the king said unto Esther the queen, “The Jews shave_slain and «destroyed five hundred ‘men in Shu- shan the palace, and «the_ten_sons of Haman; what have_they_done in the rest of the king’s provinces? now what is thy petition ? and it shall_be_granted thee: or what zs thy request further? and it shall_be_done.”
18 Then said Esther, “If it please the king, 'let_it_be_granted to the Jews which a@re in Shushan to do to-morrow also according_unto this day's decree, and ‘et Haman’s ten sons be_hanged upon the ¢ gallows.”
14 And the king commanded it so to be_done: and the decree was_given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman’s -ten sons.
15 For the Jews that weve in Shushan gathered _themselves_together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred ‘men at Shu- shan; but on the prey they laid not their shand.
16 But the other Jews that were in the king’s provinces gathered _them- selves_together, and--stood for their slives, and shad_rest from their ene- mies, and -slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their ~hands on the prey, :
7 On the-_thirteenth day_of the month Adar; and on the_fourteenth day_of the_same «rested me and ‘made it a day_of » feasting and glad- ness.
18 But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled_together on the_thirteenth day thereof, and on the_fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the_same they -rested, and -made it a day_of 4 feasting and gladness.
19 Therefore the Jews_of the villages, xathat dwelt in the unwalled_towns, amade -the_fourteenth day_of the month Adar @ day of gladness and b feasting, and a good day, and of send- ing portions one to another.
And Mordecai wrote these ‘things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces_of the king Ahasuerus, both xnigh and *far,
21 To stablish this among them, that they should «keep the_fourteenth ~day_ of the month Adar, and the fifteenth -day_of the_same, yearly,
2 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was_turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourn- ing into a good day: that they should_ make them days_of » feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and ae to the poor. ‘
23 And the Jews -undertook to do -as they had_begun, and -as Mordecai had_written unto them ; :
24 Because Haman the_son_of Ham-
tr.
ai as
THE DECRE
EXTEND) é ish.
tree.
medatha, the Agagite, the_« enemy_of| a. ac
all the Jews, had_devised against th Jews to destroy them, and had_cast Pur, that 7s, the lot, to consume them, | c. and to destroy them 5°
ie
cru
a
3 vee = ESTHER IX, 25. Joz 1, ia .C.about| 2 But when Hsther came before the; °° And he sent the letters unto all|B.C. about 509. + |king, he commanded by «letters that | the Jews, to the_hundred twenty and 509. | Ps. 141, |his xwicked device, which he devised|seven provinces_of the_kingdom _of 0. against the Jews, should_return upon] Ahasuerus, with words_of peace and his_own head, and that he and his|truth, —
», tree, -sons ‘should_be_hanged on the @gal-| 4! 'T'o confirm xthese ~days_of xPurim | 31. See ch, 4. ) lows. in their times appointed, according as| 3.
26 Wherefore they called xthese xdays | Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen ie.the |Purimafterthe_name_of’xPur, There-| had_enjoined them, and «as they had_|«. according t. decreed for themselves and for their} ®5
of fore for all the_words_of xthis letter, ’ and of that which they had_seen con- cerning this matter, and which had_
-|come unto them,
27 The Jews ordained, and -took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as_joined _themselves unto
; them, so as it should not fail, that they would +keep xthese -two xdays accord-
: ing_to their writing, and according_to their appointed time every year ;
28 ad that xthese xdays should be
“ remembered and -kept throughout y every generation, every family, every ‘ province, and every city; and that : xthese days_of xPurim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the_memo-
rial_of them perish from their seed.
THE BOOK OF JOB.
THE 29 Then Esther the queen, the_daugh- DECREE |ter_of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, NFIRMED.|vyote with all authority, to confirm
xthis xsecond -letter_of xPurim. .C.about|MN\HERE was a ‘man in the_land_of
1520. «Uz, whose name was j Job; and Ezek, 14. |xthat ‘xman was perfect and upright, Ke and +one_that_feared =God, and ¢+es- Uz, Coun- | Chewed evil. al. 2 And there were_born unto him seven Job, Per- }sons and three daughters. ere on 3 His substance also was seven thou- he Trine sand sheep, and three thousand camels,
- and five hundred yoke_of oxen, and five See hicrn hundred she_asses, and a very great service, |®household; so that xthis 7xman was ). Sons. the_greatest_of all the.somen_of the | east. ops Sons | 4 And his sons -went and 2 «feasted in FEASTING. |theiv houses, every_one his day; and bag ‘sent and ‘called for their three sisters ee to eat and to drink with them.
es 5 And it was so, when the_days_of rea ee their bxfeasting » were_gone_about, that
ven, |Job sent and sanctified them, and -rose_ bund. up-early in the morning, and -offered « | offered. jasburnt_ offerings according to the_ iP. number_of them all: for Job said, “ It_
offer- |may_be that my sons shave_sinned, and scursed =God in their hearts.” Thus fin. 22. |rdid Job continually.
. 88. 7. 6 Now there was @ xday when the_
the Ad- |sons_of =God came to present_them-
iy; _|Selves before 1 the Lorp, and «xSatan dst.of. |Ccame also ‘among them.
1L Pet, 5.8.) 7 And ’the Lorp said unto xSatan,
ehovah, |“Whencetcomest thou?” Then xSatan
answered ' the Lorp, and said, “From
seed, the_matters_of the fastings and their ery.
82 And the_codecree_of Esther con- firmed xthese matters_of xPurim; and +it_was_written in the book.
10 AND the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land, and wpon the_isles_of the sea.
2 And all the_acts_of his power and of his might, and the_declaration_of the_greatness_of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, are thep not written in the_book_of the chronicles _ of the_kings_of Media and Persia ?
3 For Mordecai the Jew was next unto xking Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the_multi- tude_of his brethren, seeking the _ gwealth_of his -people, and speaking |g. good. peace to all his seed.
co, com- mand.
AHASUERUS
AND MORDECAT, about 495.
B.C. about 1520. g. Jehovah.
se. set thine
going_to_and_fro in the earth, and from walking_up_and_down in it.” 8 And ‘the Lorp said unto xSatan,
“Hast thou seconsidered My servant
Job, that there is none like him in the} heart on. earth, a perfect and an upright ‘man, |i. ish. +one_that_feareth =God, and ¢+eschew-| ¢. turning- eth evil?” BSNS
9 Then xSatan answered J«the LorpD,|} SaTAn’s and said, “Doth Job fear =God for ACOUR AS
nought?
10 Hast not Whow made _a_hedge|10. Ps. 34.7. about him, and about his house, and ; about all that he hath on every_side?
Thou -hast_blessed the_work_of his hands, and his substance is_increased in the land.
11 But -:put_forth Thine hand now, and -touch all that he hath, and he will_curse Thee to Thy face.”
12 And J the Lorp said unto « xSatan,| a. the Ad- “Behold, all that he hath 7s in thy} versary. hpower; only upon himself 'put not}. hand. forth thine hand.” So «xSatan_went_ forth from the_presence_of ’the Lorp. }_
13 And there was @ xday when his| First sons and his daughters were eating| MESSEN- and drinking wwine in their xeldest| pooper, brother's house :
14 And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, “The oxen were plough- ing, and the shasses feeding beside} sh. she. them: AESERS 1 And the Saheans fell wpon them,
w. wine, Heb. yayin.
a
a
Jos I. 16. B.C. about;and took_them_away ; yea, they -have_ 1520. slain «the yservants with the_edge_of y.young- |the sword; and ¥ only am_escaped men. alone to tell thee.” SECOND. 16 While he was yet speaking, there_ came-_also another, and said, “The_fire_ t. the of =God -is_fallen from ¢x=heayen, and heavens. |hath_burned_up the sheep, and the y.young. |”servants, and consumed them; and men. ¥£ only am -_escaped alone to tell THIRD, 17 While he was yet speaking, there_ came also another, and said, “The Chaldeans made_out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and haye_carried_ them_away, yea, and slain the yservants with the_edge_of the sword; and = only am_escaped alone to tell thee.” FOURTH. 18 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, “Thy sons and thy daughters were eating w.wine, _ |and drinking «wine in their xeldest Heb. yayin. |hrother’s house :
19 And, behold, there_came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the_four corners_of the house, and it fell upon the young_men, and they are_ dead; and £ only am_escaped alone to tell thee.”
Joss Sus-| 7 Then Job arose, and rent his MISSION. |mantle, and shaved his -head, and 20.1 Pet.5.6.| fell. down upon_the_ground, and wor- shipped, 21.1Sam.3.| 21 And said, “Naked came_l_out of 18. my mother’s womb, and naked shall_ I_return thither: 4 the Lorp gave, and ‘the Lorp shath_taken_away; blessed tbe the_name_of /the Lorp.” 22. James5.| 22 In all this Job sinned not, nor u. - |charged =God foolishly. JEHOVAH AGAIN there was a xday when the_ AND sons_of x=God came to present_ SATAN. | themselves before Jthe Lorp, and a xSa- 1.Ch- 16S: |tan came also among them to present_ + the Ad. {himself before Jthe Lorp. versary. 2 And ‘the Lorp said unto Satan, “From whence tcomest thou?” And axSatan answered /-the Lorp, and said, “From going_to_and_fro in the earth, and from walking_up_and_down in it.” 83 And Jthe Lorn said unto «xSatan, se. set thine |“Hast thou seconsidered My servant heart on. | Job, that there is none like him in the a. ish. earth, a perfect and an upright *man,
d.departing- from.
sw, swallow- m_up.
s. soul.
JOB SMITTEN WITH BoILs. a, the Ad- yersary. His WIFE
TEMPTS HIM,
4one_that_feareth =God, and 4 +eschew- eth evil? and still he +holdeth_fast his integrity, although thou movedst Me against him, to sw destroy him without_ cause.”
4 And axSatan answered J-the Lorp, and said, “Skin for skin, yea, all that a ¢xman hath will_he_give for his s life.
5 But -put_forth Thine hand now, and stouch his bone and his flesh, and he will_curse Thee to Thy face.”
6 And ‘the Lorp said unto «Satan, “Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his s
7 So went «xSatan forth from -the_ presence_of 4 the Lorp, and smote -Job with sore boils from the_sole_of his foot unto his crown.
8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape_himself withal; and he -sat_ down among the ashes.
2 Then said his wife unto him, “Dost
JoB III. 14 thou still rretain thine integrity ? «curse B.C.abo 1520.
=God, and «die.”
10 But he said unto her, “Thou tspeak-|+. remain.
est as one_of the foolish_women speak-| firm in. eth. What? shall_we_receive xgood . fat_the_hand_of -x=God, and shall we|/. from Ge not receive Xevil?” In all this did not Job sin with his lips. a 11 Now when Job's three friends heard_| Jon's of ~all xthis xevil that was_come upon oe him, they came every_one from his_own| FG%ENP
place ; ¢ Eliphaz the ‘e Temanite, and
+ Bildad the sShuhite, and z Zophar the} God
» Naamathite: for they had_made_an_ appointment together to come tomourn with him and to comfort him.
12 And when they lifted_up their -eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted_ up their voice, and wept ; and they rent every_one his mantle, and sprinkled
dust upon their heads toward ¢x=hea- "De
yen. si 13 So they sat_down with him Me ee the ground seven days and seven nights, 7 and none 4spake a word unto him:| Pleasant for they saw that his xgrief was very|t.the great. heavens. 3 AFTER this opened Job his «mouth, | Jos © and cursed his day. His D. 2 And Job «spake, and said, a. ans’ 3 “'Let the day perish wherein I was_ born, And the night in which it was_said, ‘There is a sman_child con-|s. stro) ceived, man, 4 Let that xday be darkness ; geber.
‘Let not eh-God regard it from above, Neither Het the light shine upon it. 5 Let darkness and the_shadow_of_ death * stain it ; ‘Let a cloud dwell upon it ; Let the_blackness_of the day terrify
it. 6 As for xthat night, let darkness seize upon it ; tLetit not be_joined unto the_days_ of the year, ‘Let it not come into the number_ ofthe months, _ 7 Lo, Het xthat xnight be solitary, ‘Let no joyful voice come therein. 8 KLet them curse it +that_curse the
day, Who are-_ready to raise_up /their_ mourning. 9 tLet the_stars_of the twilight there-
of be_dark ; Let it look for light, but have none;
Neither let it see the_e dawning_of ee ie 10 Because it shut not up the_doors_of]|
the day:
my mother’s womb, Nor hid sorrow from mine eyes. ll Why died I not from the womb ? Why did I not give_up_the_ghost when I came_out of the belly ?
12 Why did the knees prevent me?
Or why the breasts that I tshould_ suck ?
13 For now should_I_have_lain_still and been_quiet, I should_have_ slept :
Then thad I been_at_rest,
14 With kings and counsellors_of the
earth,
f ~ ; 4 Y Bon ‘III. 15.
B.C. about 15!
1. lawless.
w. wearied in strength.
t. task- master.
§. strong- man, Heb. eber. Eloah, ular of
Elohim. m. my food.
i. Tfeareda fear, and it hath-come.
-
ANSWER OF _ELIPHAZ.
t. try. a. 4 word. W. or weary.
3, Isa, 35. 3.
xtWhich built desolate_places for themselves ; 45 Or with princes that had gold x1Who filled their houses with sil-
ver: 16 Or as a hidden untimely_birth I had not been ; As infants which never saw light. 7 There the !=wicked cease from troubling ; And there the »=weary tbe_at_rest. 18 There the prisoners trest together ; They shear not the_voice_of the ¢ oppressor. 19 The -small and -great wre there ; And the -servant is free from his =master. 20 Wherefore is light given to him_ that_is_in_misery, And =life unto the =bitter in soul; 21x1Which long for xdeath, but it cometh not ; And dig_for it more_than for hid_ treasures ; 22 Which rejoice exceedingly, and are_glad, when they can_find the
grave. 23 Why ts light given to a s man whose way is hid, And whom eh-God hath_hedgedin? %4 For my sighing cometh before I eat, And my roarings are_poured_out like the waters. 2 For ithe thing which I greatly feared is_come upon me, And that_which I was_afraid_of is_ come unto me. 26 T was not in_safety, neither had_I_ rest, neither was_I_quiet ; Yet trouble came.”
THEN Eliphaz the Temanite an- swered and said, 2“Tf we tassay «to_commune with tkee, wilt_thou_be_~ grieved ? But who can -withhold _ himself from speaking ?
3 Behold, thou hast _instructed many,
And thou thast_strengthened the weak hands.
4Thy swords have_upholden +him_
that_was_s¢ falling, And thou thast_c strengthened the b feeble knees. “> But now it is_come upon thee, and thou ~ faintest ; It toucheth thee, and thou art_ troubled.
6 Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope,
And the_‘ uprightness_of thy ways?
7 ‘Remember, I_pray_thee, tuho ever perished, being_innocent ?
Or ppliene were the =righteous cut_ off ?
8 Even as I -have_seen, +they_that_ plough iniquity, and sow wicked- ness,
FReap the_same. 9 By the_blast_of e2-God they tperish, And by the_spy breath_of His nostrils are_they_consumed. 10 The_roaring_of the lion, and the_ voice_of the fierce_lion,
Jop V. 9. And the_teeth_of the young_lions,! B.C. about 1520.
‘are_broken. 11 The old_lion perisheth for lack_of
prey, And the stout_lion’s whelps are_ scattered_abroad. 22 Now a vothing wassecretly_brought to me, And mine ear received a wh little thereof. 13 Tn thoughts from the_visions_of the night, f When deep-_sleep falleth on «men, 14 Fear came_upon me, and trembling, Which made ‘all my bones to_ shake. 15 Then a spirit passed before my face; The_hair_of my flesh stood_up : 16 Tt stood_still, but I could_not_dis- cern the_form thereof: An image was before mine eyes, There was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, W7 ‘Shall ¢ mortal_man be_-more_just than eh -God ? Shall a sman be_more_pure_than his Maker ? 18 Behold, He tput no trust in His servants ; And His angels He tcharged_with folly : 19 How_much_less im them _that_ dwell in houses_of clay, Whose foundation 7s in the dust, Which are crushed before the moth ? 20 They are_destroyed from morning to evening : They perish for cver without any regarding it. 21 -Doth not their excellency which is in them go_away ? They die, even without wisdom.’
“CALL now, if there be +any_that_ will_answer thee ; And to which of the saints wilt_ thou_turn ? 2 For wrath killeth the foolish_man, And envy slayeth the silly_one. 3£ -have_seen the -foolish taking_
root: But suddenly I cursed his habita-
tion. 4 His s children are_far from safety, And they are_crushed in the gate, Neither is there any to — deliver
them. 5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth_
UW) And “taketh it even out_of the thorns, And the robber -swalloweth_up their substance. 6 Although affliction ‘cometh not forth of the dust, Neither ‘doth trouble spring out_of the ground ; 7 Yet «man -is_born unto trouble, as the s sparks fly upward. 8 ,b € twould_seek unto ¢-God, And unto =God twould_I_commit my cause:
91Which_doeth great_things and un- | ,”
searchable ; Marvellous_things without num- ber :
VISION OF ELIPHAZ. | wo. or word. wh. whisper- ing.
@. anah- shim, plural of endsh.
t. the-multi- tude-_of.
e. Heb, enosh, Srom ahnash, in- curable, mortal. eh. Eloah.
8. strong-
man, Heb. geber.
21. Ps, 146. 3, 4.
ELIPHAZ CONTINUES. THE
FOOLISH. h. holy-ones,
3. Ps, 37. 35, 36.
S. SONS.
AFFLIC- TION. a. Heb. ahdahm. 8. sons.of flame lift- up to fly.
SEEKING UNTO GOD.
singular. G. Elohim, plural.
Jos V. 10.
B.C, about 1520. o. out-places,
13.1 Cor. 3. 19,
verse, Pitb, neph- tahlim.
THE ISSUE
sufficient. 20. Ps. 37. 19,
h. hands,
10 x1 Who giveth rain upon the earth, And -sendeth waters upon the o flelds 11 - set_up on high those_that_be_ Ow; That those_which_mourn +may_be_ exalted to safety. 121He_disappointeth the_devices_of the =crafty, So that their hands tcannot_per- form thei enterprise. 13 sHe_taketh the =wise in their_own craftiness : And the_counsel_of the p =froward *is_carried_headlong. 14 They tmeet_with darkness in the daytime, And 'grope in the noonday as in the night. 15 But He saveth the »-poor from the sword, from their mouth, And from the-hand_of the ‘mighty. 16 So the -poor hath hope And iniquity «stoppet' her mouth. W Behold, =happy is the en man whom ¢h~God tcorrecteth : Therefore ‘despise not thou the_ chastening_of s) the =Almighty: 18 For He tmaketh_sore, and bindeth_
up: He twoundeth, and His hands ‘tmake_whole. 19 He. poell-deliver thee in six trou- es: Yea, in seven there_shall no eyil touch thee. 20In famine He -shall_redeem thee from death: And ah war from the_’ power_of the sword 2Thou shalt_be hid_from the - scourge_of the tongue : Neither shalt_thou_be_afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt_laugh : Neither shalt_thou_be_afraid of the_beasts_of the earth. 23 For thou shalt_be_in_league with the_stones_of the field : And the_beasts_of the field -shall_ be_at_peace with thee. 24 And thou -shalt_know that thy te tabernacle shall be in peace ; And thou sshalt_yisit thy habita- tion, and shalt not sin. 2 Thou -shalt_know also that thy seed shall be ™ great, And thine offspring as the_grass_ of the earth. 26 Thou tshalt_come to thy grave in a full_age, Like as a sshock_of_corn a cometh_ in in his season. 27 Lo this,we have_searched it, so it is ; Hear it, and «know thon it for th thy_good, ?,
BUT Job answered and said, 2 “Oh_that my grief were _thorough- ly weighed, And my aa laid in the bal- ances together ! 3 For now it would_be_heayier than the_sand_of the =sea : Therefore my words -are_swal- lowed_up.
4 For the snore sh the =Almighty | B.C. are within mi The poison: whores adrinketh_up| sh. s my spirit: The _terrors_of ¢h-God do-set_|en. Einehs bheenseliates in _ array si 0
5 Doth the wildaas bray ¢ when helo, ovata hath grass ? tender Or loweth the ox over his fodder? | 8° 6 Can that_which_is_unsavoury be_ eaten without salt ? Or is_there any taste in the_white_ of an egg? 7 The things that my soul refused to baad ware as my sorrowful
eat. 8 ont that_I_might_have my request ; And that eh-God would grant me m the_thing_that_I_long_for ! 9 Even that— Ah ORLA) eae eh-God to c-destroy m That He ee ag loose His hand, and cut_me_off! 10 Then should I yet have_comfort ; Yea, I would_e harden_myself in sorrow Let Him not spare ; for I shave not concealed the_words.of the Holy_One. nt Whats ismy vstrength, that I should. ope? And what is mine end, that I should_prolong my / life ? i L2Is my Strength the_strength_of nephe stones ? Or 7s my flesh_of brass ? 183 Js not my help in me? And rs wisdom. driven_quite from me 4 To him_that_is_afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend ; But he Horsaketh the_fear_of sh the =Almighty. 15 My brethren -have_dealt_deceit- fully as a brook, And as the sinenin oh brooks they
16 Which aret are Dlackish by reason_of the ice, And wherein the snow is_hid : Vv What time they wax_warm, they vanish : When it is_hot, thai sare_consum- ed out_ of their pl 18 The_ aths.of hele way are. turned_ asi They oa to nothing, and perish. 19 The_p troops_of Tema looked, P. The_t companies_of Sheba waited (8005 for them. 20 They were sontinned because they had_hoped They came ti ither, and were _ ashamed. 21 For now ye «are nothing; Ye see my casting_down, and are_ afraid. 2 Did I say, ‘-Bring unto me?’ Or, ‘:Give_a_reward for me of your substance 2’ 23 Or, ‘-Deliver me from the enemy's hand ?’ Or, ‘Redeem me from the_hand_ of the ¢=mi ighty ? t. 24-Teach me, aa z will_hold_my_ tongue:
os %
: 4 4 J op VI. 25. B.C. about And -cause_me_to_ understand 1520. wherein I -have_erred. 2% How forcible -are right s words ! But what 'doth your arguing ¢ re- prove? 26 Do ye imagine to reprove s words, And the_speeches_of one_that_is_ desperate, which are as wind ? 7 eB, ye ‘overwhelm the ~father-
. sayings. . confute.
les And ae ‘dig @ pit for your friend. 28 Now therefore *be_content, ‘look upon me Or it is evident unto you if I e, 29 -Return, I_pray_you, let it not be iniquity ; Yea, ‘return again, my righteous- ness 7s in it. 30 Ts there iniquity in my tongue ? -Cannot my taste discern perverse_ things?
“TS there not an wappointed_time to «man upon earth?
Are not his days also like the_days_
of a hireling ? 2As a servant tearnestly_desireth the shadow,
And as a hireling ‘looketh_for the
reward of his work : 3 So-am_I_made_to_possess months_ of vanity,
And wearisome nights-are_appoint-
ed to me.
£ When I lie_down, I «say, ‘When shall_ cry -arise, and the ev night sbe_ gone?’
Gasured. And I -am_full_of tossings_to_and_
; he unto the_ dawning _ of _ the _
ay. 5 My flesh -is_clothed_with worms and clods_of dust ;
My skin sis_broken, and become_
loathsome, 6 My days -are_swifter than a wea- yer’s_shuttle,
And are_spent without hope. 7O_-remember that my =life zs
wind :
Mine eye shall no more see good.
8 The_eye_of him_that_hath_seen me shall_see me no more :
Thine eyes are upon me, and I am
not.
As the cloud -is_consumed and
vanisheth_away :
So he_that_goeth_down to the Heb. h grave shall_come_up no more. heol, Gr. 10 He shall_return no more to his
ouse, Neither shall his place know him oie any_more.
HE Therefore £ will not refrain my
mouth ;
I will-speak in the_anguish_of my
spirit ;
I will complain in the_bitterness_
of my soul.
2 Am £ a sea, or a whale, that Thou tsettest a watch over me?
13 When I say, ‘My bed shall_comfort
JOB CON- TINUES HIS JOMPLAINT. . Ch. 14. 6. 0. a warfare. . nosh, frail_ feeble- man.
. Ley. 19. 13.
wy. evening
me, My couch shall_ease my cocom- — plaint ;’ a! 14Then Thou a xdreams,
scarest me with
Jos VIII. 12. And tterrifiest me through visions: | B.C. about |
15 So that my soul chooseth strang- 1520. ling, b. bones, o7 And death rather than my # life. ie “ 16] weloathe it; I would not live] Srepsth,
alway : w. or waste- ee me alone; for my days are| away.
nity. VW What as eman. es Thou tshould-|e. endsh, est_magnify hi eG And that Thou tahontiiests set thine] man. heart upon him ? 18 And that Thou -shouldest_visit him every morning, And ‘try him every moment ? 19 How long wilt Thou not /depart}7. look-
from me, away-from, Nor let_me_alone till I swallow_ down my spittle ? 20T have sinned; what shall_I_do unto Thee, O_Thou Preserver_of axmen ? a. ahdahm.
Why -hast_Thou_set me as a mark against Thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
21 And why ‘dost Thou not pardon my transgression,
And take_away mine “iniquity ?
For now shall_I_sleep in the dust ;
And Thou «shalt_seek_me_in_the_ morning, but I shall not be.”
THEN answered Bildad the Shu-| ANswer oF hite, and said, BILDAD. 2“ How long wilt_thou_ speak these
things 2
And how long shall the_s« words. | sa. sayings. of Ls mouth be like a strong win
3 !Doth e-God pervert judgment? |e. El, the Or Fdoth sh the =Almighty pervert} one strong justice ? f 4 If thy schildren have sinned against as im, All-suffi- And He have_cast_them_away for} ,ient- their transgression ; b. by the- 5 If thon twouldest_seek unto ¢~God| hand-of, betimes, | And make thy supplication to sk the =Almighty ; 6 If thon wert pure and upright ; Sey now He would_awake for thee, And -make the_habitation_of thy righteousness prosperous. 7 Though thy beginning was small, Yet thy latter end should greatly increase. 8 For inquire, I_pray_thee, of the} Inquiry or former age, FORMER And-prepare thyself tothe-search_| 7! ™=S-
of their fathers : 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and ay Ch. 14. 2. know nothing, 1 Chr, 29.
Because our days upon earth are a oe Ps, 102, shadow :) n, not. 10 sae not thep teach thee, and tell thee And tutter words out_of their heart ? 11 Can the rush grow_up without THE mire? HyPo- a CRITES Can the flag grow without water ? HOPE
12 Whilst it 7s yet in his greenness, and not cut_down, It 'withereth before any other herb,
B.C. about 1520. e. EL
¢. con- fidence.
h. house.
d, dust.
THE PERFECT _MAN. e. El, God, singular, t. take by the hand.
s. shouting,
te. tent. 7. lawless.
JOB'S REPLY. How SHOULD
MAN BE ° JUST WITH Gop?
e. endsh, frail,
mortal man.
e. El, God, singular.
5, Hab, 3. 6.
fontdence, Pp. Pleiades He
Jos VIII. 13.
18 So _ ct ig wee of all +that_forget And the hypocrite’s hope shall_
is whose) e hope shall_be_cut_off, And whose trust shall be a spider’ s hweb, 15 He shall_lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall_hold it fast, but it shall not endure. e is green before the sun, d his branch tshooteth_forth in his garden: 17 His roots tare_wrapped_about the
heap, And seeth the_place_of stones. 18 If He 'destroy him from his place, Then 7t sshall_deny him, saying, ‘T have not seen thee.’ 12 Behold, this’ is the_joy_of his Ww ite Lcutof the dearth shall others
20 Behold, e-God will not cast_away a perfect man, Neitner will. He_thelp the evil_ oers :
a 21 Till He ‘fill thy mouth with laugh-
ing, . And thy lips with s rejoicing. 224They _that_hate thee shall_be_ clothed with shame; And the_‘e dwelling _ place _ of the l=wicked shall_come to nought.”
THEN Job answered and said, 9 2“T know tt zs so of a truth: But how tshould e man be_just with e~God? 3 If He will_contend with him, He cannot answer Him one of a thousand. 4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength : Who hath_hardened himselfagainst “Him, and hath_prospered ? 5 xtWhich removeth the mountains, and they know not: x1Which overturneth them in His
anger. 6 x2Which shaketh the earth out_of her place, And the_pillars thereof tremble. 7 xsWhich commandeth the sun, and it triseth not; And tsealeth up the stars. 8 Which alone 4spreadeth_out the heavens, And +treadeth upon the_? waves_of the sea. 94Which_maketh a Arcturus, 0 Orion, and p Pleiades, And the_chambers_of the south. 10.1Which_doeth great_things past finding_out ; Yea, and wonders without number. 11 Lo, He tgoeth by me, and I tsee im not: He passeth_on also, but I 'perceive Him not.
12 Behold, He ttaketh _ away, who tean_hinder Him ? Who will_say unto Him, ‘What Fdoest Thou ?’ 18 Jf eh-God will not withdraw His anger,
The proud helpers tdo_stoop under | B.C. abot Him. 1520, qa a much less shall £ answer im, And choose_out my words to reason with Him? 15 Whom, though I were_righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would_make_supplication to my
judge. If I had_called, and He had_ answered me ; | Yet would I not believe that He thad_hearkened_unto my voice. W For He tbreaketh me with a tem-
pest, . And -multiplieth my wounds with- out_cause. 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, But tfilleth me with bitterness. WIf I speak of strength, lo, He is strong: And if of judgment, who shall_set_ me_a._time to plead ? 2~If I ‘justify_myself, mine_own mouth shall_condemn me: If I say, £ am perfect, it shall also rove_me_perverse. 21 Though £ were perfect, yet would I not know my soul : I would_despise my =life. 2 pees is one thing, therefore I
it, Be: cote the -perfect and the l-wicked. 3 If the scourge tslay suddenly, He willlaugh at the_trial_of the =innocent. 24 The earth -is_given into the_hand_ of the ! -wicked : He teovereth the_faces_of the judges thereof ; If not, where, and who is He? > Now my days -are_swifter than a post: They -flee_away, they -see no good. 6 a sare_passed_away as the swift ships: As the eagle that thasteth to the
prey. 27 If I say, I will_forget my co com- plain’ I will_leave_off my heaviness, and comfort myself : 28 T -am_afraid_of all my sorrows, I pele i oe wilt not hold_ me_i 29 If E 'be_! std) why then ‘abour'|7. lawles I in vain? 30 If I -wash_myself with snow water, 2 And *make my hands ¢ never_so_|c, or an
clean ; 31 Yet shalt_ Thou_plunge me in the ditch, And mine_own clothes shall_abhor
me.
82 For He is not a ¢man, as I am,|32. seech,
that I should_answer Him, 6,7.
And we should_come together in|# sh.
xjudgment. Tir
83 Neither is_there «any_daysman| >
betwixt us,
That Hho = _lay his hand upon us bot’
34 FLet_Him_take His rod away from me,
op IX. 35.
And Het not His fear terrify me: 3 Then ‘would_I_speak, and not fear Him ; But 7 7s not so with me.
CONTINUA- “MY soul -is_weary of my =life; THON OF 10 I willleave my ¢ complaint
aupon myself; ee I will_speak in the_bitterness_of
my soul.
2JT will_say unto ¢/~God, ‘*Do not condemn me ;
*Shew me wherefore Thou tcontend- est with me.
3 1s it good unto Thee that Thou shouldest_oppress,
That Thou shouldest_despise the_ t work_of Thine hands,
And -shine upon the_counsel_of the | =wicked ?
4 Hast Thou eyes_of flesh ?
3 Or ‘seest Thou as ¢ man seeth ?
5 Are Thy days as the_days_of «man? are Thy years as sman’s days, 6That Thou inquirest_after mine
iniquity, And tsearchest_after my sin? 7Thou knowest that I ‘am not T wicked ; And there is none that_can_deliver
- out_of Thine hand.
8 Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round_ about ;
Yet Thou dost_destroy me.
* Remember, I_beseech_Thee, that
i Thou -hast_made me asthe clay;
=~ And wilt_Thou_bring me into dust
again ¢ 10 Hast Thou not poured_me_out as
; And ‘curdled me like xcheese? 7 1 Thou thast_clothed me with skin and flesh,
' And thast_fenced me with bones and sinews. i 1% Thou -hast_granted me =life and favour,
And Thy Loa hath preserved
| my spiri | ‘ 13 And these ia hast_Thou_hid in x Thine heart: = I -know that this 7s with Thee. , 14 Tf I sin, then Thou -markest me, ‘ And Thou wilt not acquit me from | % mine iniquity. i 45 If I be_! wicked, woe unto me; And 7f I -be_righteous, yet will I 4 not lift_up my head. + I am full_of confusion ; »: Therefore ‘see Thou mine affliction ; P 16 For it increaseth. Thou huntest . me as @ xfierce_lion : And again Thou shewest_Thyself_ marvellous upon me.
7 Thou ‘renewest Thy witnesses against me,
And increasest Thine indignation upon me; Changes and war are against me.
18 Wherefore then -hast— Thou _ brought me_forth out_of the womb ?
Oh that I *had_given_up_the_ghost, i. and no eye thad_seen me! 19] 'should_have_been as though I We had not been ;
Jos XI. 17.
I should_haye_been_carried from BE about the womb to the grave. 520. » Are not my days few? -Cease then, and let me alone, That I may_take_comfort a little, 21 Before I go whence 1 shall not return, Even to the_land_of darkness and the_shadow_of_death :
2 A land_of darkness, as ‘darkness |t. thick. itself ; darkness. And of the_shadow_of_death, with- out any =order, And where the light is as tdark- ness,’ 11 THEN answered Zophar the Naa-| Zopuar’s mathite, and said, ANSWER,
2“Should not the _ multitude _ of words be_answered 7 And should a iman ° full_of talk}. i be_justified ? %Should thy ¢lies make men thold_their_peace ? And when thou mockest, shall no_ man make_thee_ashamed ? 4 For thou hast_said, ‘My doctrine 7s} 4. Ch. 6. 30. pure, And I -am clean in Thine eyes.’ > But oh that -h-~God would_speak, | ch. Eléah, And open His lips against thee ; singular of 6 And that He would_shew thee the_} 2!ohim. secrets_of wisdom, J That they are double to that|7ForHis | which_is! counsel is
Know therefore that -i-God tex-| manifold. acteth of thee less than thine iniquity deserveth. 7 Canst thou by-_searching ‘find out} Kxyow- eh -God 2 LEDGE OF Canst thou ‘find_out «sthe =Al- F epee mighty unto perfection ? e 23 8 Tt is =as_high as =heaven; what canst_thou_do? Deeper than /hell; what canst_|h. Heb. thou_know? sheol, Gr, ° The_measure thereof is longer than ne the eart And broader than the sea. 103f He vcut_off, and shut_up, or} May's gather_together, Fouty. Then who can_hinder Him? Pp. pass_by, il For He knoweth vain ™ men : He seeth i wickedness also ; in. iniquity. Will He not then consider it ? eas 2 For ¢ vain iman twould_be_wise, [27 °Shup. Though «man be_born like a wild_|i. ish. ass’s colt. a. ahdahm. 13 Tf thou «prepare thine heart, ENcOUR- And -stretch_out thine hands to-| AGEMENT. ward Him ; 13. Ch. 22. 1£ If iniquity be in thine hand, -put_| 2% it_far_away, And tlet not wickedness dwell in thy ‘¢ tabernacles. te. tents. % For then shalt_thou_lift_up thy face without spot ; Yea, thou -shalt_be stedfast, and shalt not fear : 16 Because thon shalt_forget thy misery, E And remember it as waters that pass_away : 17 And thine age shall_be_clearer than the =noonday ; Thou shalt _:oshine_ forth, thou | +9. soar-up-
shalt_be as the morning.
B.C. about 1520.
u
PA
se. search.
. lawless.
8.
ANSWER OF Jo.
h,
eh. Eloah, singular of Elohim.
t.
te. tents.
€. singular. eh. Eloah,
J.
10. Dan. 5. 23. Acts 17. 28.
man (ish). Pp. v
Jos XI. 18.
18 And thou sshalt_be_secure, because there is hope ; Yea, thou «shalt _se dig about thee, And thou shalt. take_thy_rest in
safety.
19 Also thou *shalt_lie_down,and none sshall_make_thee_afraid ;
. intreat Yea, many -shall_tmake_suit unto
thy face. ee.
20 But the_eyes_of the ! =wicked shall_ fail, and they shall not escape,
And their hope shall be as the
giving_up of the « ghost.”
AND Job answered and said, 2“No_doubt but pe are
soul.
1
the “people, And wisdom shall_die with you. ® But I have 4 understanding as_ well_as you; € am not inferior to you: Yea, -who knoweth not such_things as these ? 4T tam as sone_mocked of his neigh-
heart.
bour, +Who-_calleth upon ¢h-God, and He answereth him : The just upright man is laughed_ to_scorn. 5 He_that_is_ready to slip with his feet is as a ‘lamp Despised in the Shoight! of him that_is at_ease. 6 The_/e tabernacles_of robbers 'pros-
torch.
per, And they_that_provoke ¢ ~God are_ secure ; Into whose hand eh-God bringeth abundantly. 7 But -ask now the beasts, and they shall_teach thee ; And the_fowls_of the =air, and they shall_tell thee : 8 Or «speak to the earth, and it shall_ teach thee: And the_fishes_of the sea shall_de- clare unto thee. ° Who knoweth not in all these That the_-hand_of 4the Lorp hath wrought this ? 10 In whose hand is the_soul_of every living_thing, And the_s breath_of all / mankind. 11 Doth not the ear try words? And the pmouth taste his meat ? 2 With the v=ancient is wisdom; Bo a length_of days understand-
El, God,
Jehovah.
spirit. lesh_of
te. | yery-aged.
; 18 With ‘Him ts wisdom and strength, = ihe counsel and understand-
14 Behold, He breaketh_down, and it Feannot be_built_again ; He tshutteth up a ‘s man, and there ‘ean_be no opening. 15 Behold, He Hwithholdeth the wa- ters, and the dry_up: Also He sen eth_them_out, and they overturn the earth. oe Him is strength and wis- om :
The deceived and the deceiver are
is. 17 1He _ leadeth spoiled, And maketh the judges fools. 18 s+He_looseth the_bond_of kings,
counsellors away
J oB XIII. 17, And girdeth their loins with a gir-) B.C. abot
1520. “19 He “lcadeth prprincesaway prior * And toyerthroweth the = 5 priests. 20 1He_removeth_away the. op a 1. lip. of the =trusty, And ttaketh_away the_understand- ing_of the 21 Boe 6-POUSAIS contempt upon prin- i
ane ‘lo*weakeneth the_strength_of the =mighty. s 22 1He_u discovereth deep_thingsout_ of darkness, And bringeth_out to light the_ shadow-_of_death. 23 .1He_increaseth the nations, and 'destroyeth them : +He_enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. 4 1He_taketh_away the_heart_of the_ chief_of the_-people_of the earth, And causeth_them_to_wander in a wilderness where there is no way. ates porope in the dark without
ant He maketh_them-to_ stagger | - like a xdrunken man. 1 3 “ LO mine eye -hath_seen all this, ee ear ‘hath_heard and under. 2 git: ye me the same do € know also: = am not inferior unto you. 3 Surely € would_speak to s the =Al-|s. mighty, And I desire to reason with ¢~God. 4 But pe are forgers_of -lies, a Ye are all physicians_of no value. 5 O_that ye would_altogether hold_ your_peace ! Ate it should_be your wisdom.
6 Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the -pieatlings-of
my lips. 7 Will_ye_speak wickedly for e~God? And talk deceitfully for Him ?
8 Will_ye_accept His person ? Will_ye_contend for e~God ?
®Ts it good. that He should_search
pou out? Oras one en man mocketh another,
do ye so mock Him ?
10 He will_surely reprove pou, _ If ye do_xsecretly accept persons.
11 Shall not His excellency make pon
afraid ? And His dread fall upon you ?
12 Your remembrances are slike
unto ashes, Your @ bodies to 4 bodies_of clay.
13 -Hold _ your _peace, let_me_alone,
that z may_speak, And let_come on me what will.
14 Wherefore 'do_I_take my flesh in
my teeth, And ‘put my slife in mine hand ?
1 Though He tslay me, yet will_I_ trust in Him:
But I will_¢maintain mine_own/¢. ways before Him. - ; ¢ also shall be my salvation :
‘or a hypocrite shall not come be- fore Him.
17 -Hear diligently my And my declaration with your ears.
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Sox XIII. 18. c .C. about) 1 a now, I Ȣ -have_ordered my
I ricer that = shall_be_justified.
18 Who is he that will_plead with me? For now, if I *hold_my tongue, I shall_- give_up_the_ghost.
2 Only ‘do not two things unto me:)
Then will I not hide_myself from Thee.
21 -Withdraw Thine hand far from me:
And let not Thy dread make_me_ afraid.
= Then -call Thou, and ¥ will_answer:
Or ‘let me speak, and -answer Thou
me. 2 How many are mine iniquities and sins? *Make_me_to_know my transgres- sion and my sin.
2 Wherefore ‘hidest Thou Thy face, And holdest me for Thine enemy ? 25 Wilt_Thou_break a leaf driven_to_
and fro? And_wilt_Thou_pursue -the dry_ stubble?
>For Thou ‘writest bitter _ things
against me, And makest_me_to_possess the_ini- quities_of my youth.
= Thou puttest my feet also in the stoe! j
And lookest_narrowly unto all my paths ; Thou ‘settest_a_print upon the_ zo heels_of my feet. 33 And k pars as a rotten_thing, « tcon- Asa garment that_is moth_eaten. = {14 “a MAN that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. 2 He cometh_forth like a flower, and is_cut_down : He fieeth also as a xshadow, and Feontinueth not. 3 And -dost_Thou_open Thine eyes eet interes we tet est me into judgment with Thee? + Who can_bring a clean thing out_ of an unclean? Not one. 5 Seeing his days are determined, The_ ies of his months are
with Th Thou test appointed his bounds * a ted seed ‘ood -Turn from him, that he may_ ewe ee 7 For there is hope of a tree, if it ‘be_ cut _down, that it will_sprout
And that the_tender_branch there- of will not cease. § Though the_root thereof ‘wax_old in the earth, And the_stock thereof ‘die in the ground ; $ Yet through the_scent_of water it will_bud, And bring_forth boughs like a it. But sman dieth; and “wasteth_ away:
Yea, aman ¢ aie and where is he
Jon XV.8&.
Tl Ag the waters -fail from the sea, And the rflood 4¥*deeayeth and drieth_up:
So 2 — ——— a triseth «i nD the heavens be no nome
They shall not awake, nor be. out_of their sleep. 3% O_that Thou wouldest_hide me in the ® graye, That Thou wouldest _keep_me_ secret, until Thy wrath be_; That Thou wouldest_appoint a: a set_time, and remember me! 14 If a «man die, shall_he live again 2 All the_days_of min ¢ appointed_ a. will_I_wait, till my change
6b Thou s shalt.call, and ¥ will_answer Thou_wilt_have_a_desire to the_ work_of Thine hands. % For now Thou ‘numberest my steps : pe ,zhou not watch over my
iG uyt eae Ra se is sealed_up in a
S, And Thou sewest_up mine iniquity-} falling)
18 And surely the mountain Fcometh_to_nought, And the rock ‘is_removed ont_of his place. 18 The waters -wear the stones : Thou ‘washest_away the
things_ which_grow out of the_dust of]
the earth ;
And Thou -destroyest the_hope_of)
eman. 20 Thou ‘prevailest for ever against) him, and he passeth : +Thou_changest his countenance, | and sendest_him_away.
21 His sons ‘come_to_honour, and he}
knoweth i not ; And they are_brought_low, but he ‘perceiveth it et of them. = But his flesh upon him shall_hare_
ee ee
mourn.”
15 THEN answered Eliphaz the Te- manite, and said, 2“Should a wise_man utter vain knowledge, And fill his belly with the east wind? 3 =Should_he_reason with unprofit- able talk ? Or with speeches wherewith he can_ do no good? + Yea, thon ‘castest_off fear, restrainest prayer before
« ~God. = For thy mouth ‘ ‘uttereth thine iniquity, And thou choosest the_tongue_of
the =crafty. 6Thine_own mouth 'fcondemneth
thee, and not E: fr oe ate lips testify against thee. 7 Art thou the first « man that was_ born?
Or wast _thou_?made before the hills?
#Hast _thou_heard the-_secret _of| eh-God?
B.C. about 1520.
ANSWER OF | ELIPHAZ.
Jos XV. 9.
B.C. about 1520.
h. holy-ones, Heb, ke- doshim.
p. pure.
c. corrupt. i, ish,
And dost_thou_restrain wisdom to thyself? 9 Dees neet thou, that we know not ? What understandest thou, which is not in us? 10 With us ave both the gray_headed and very_aged men, Much_elder than thy father, 11 Are the _consolations_of e~God small with thee ? Is phere any ‘secret_ thing with the 22 Why rdoth thine heart carry_thee_ away ? And what ‘do thy eyes wink at, That thou tturnest thy spirit against e~God, And «lettest such words go_out of thy mouth ? 14 What ts e man, that he should_be_ » clean ? And he which is born_of a woman, that he should be_righteous ? 15 Behold He tputteth no trust in His h saints ; Yea, the heavens sare not p clean in His sight 16 How much_more abominable and ¢ filthy 7s ‘man, 4Which _ drinketh x=water ? 17 T will_shew thee, shear me; ‘And that which I -have_seen I will_ declare ; 18 Which wise_men thave_told from their fathers, And shave not hid it : 19 Unto whom alone the earth was_ given, And no stranger passed among them. 20 The l-wicked_man 4) trayaileth_ with_pain all his days, And the_number_of years -is_hid- den to the oppressor. 21 A dreadful sound 7s in his ears: In prosperity the destroyer shall_ come_upon him. 2 He tbelieveth not that he shall_ return out_of darkness, And he -is_waited_for of _ the sword. 23 He wandereth _ abroad for xbread, saying, ‘ Where is it 2’ He knoweth that the_day_of dark- ness is_ready at his hand. 24 Trouble and anguish shall_make_ him afraid ; They shall_ prevail_ against him, as a king ready to the battle. 2 For he -stretcheth out his hand against «~God, And strengtheneth_ himself against s the =Almighty. 25 He trunneth upon Him, even on His neck, Upon the_thick bosses_of His buck- lers : 2 Because he -covereth his.face with his fatness, And maketh f collops_of_fat on his flanks. 23 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, And in houses which no_man tin- habiteth, Which are_ ready to become_heaps.
iniquity like
1 6 THEN Job answered and said,
Jos XVI. 29 He shall not be_rich, neither shall) B.C. abo his substance continue, . 1520.
Neither shall_he_prolong ¢ the_per- | ¢. their fection thereof upon the is a cola 30 a9 Pigs; not depart out_of dark-
The flame shall _ dry _up his branches, And by the_breath_of his mouth shall_he_go_away. : 31 FLet not him_that_is_deceived trust in «vanity : For vanity shall_be his recom-
: : pence. 82 It stall _be_accomplished before his time, And his branch shall not be green. 33 He shall_shake_off his unripe grape as the vine, And shall_cast_off his flower as the ae ollyes or the_congr shall be desolate, And fire shall_consume the_te taber- nacles_of bribery. 35 They_conceive mischief, and bring_ forth ae And their belly tprepareth deceit.”
tion_of hypocrites
te. tents.
2“T -have_heard many such_
Mine comforters are ye all. 3 Shall vain words have an end? Or what temboldeneth thee that thou tanswerest? 4 € also could_speak as ye do: If your soul were in my soul’s
stead, I could_ heap_up words against
‘Meine mine head at you.
5 But I would_strengthen you with my mouth,
And the_ moving_of my lips should_
ea be I forbear, what tam_ T_eased ? : 7 But now He -hath_made_me-_
mentee Thou -hast_made_desolate all my company 8 And Thow ? hast_filled_me_with_ wrinkles, which is a witness against me ; And my leanness rising_up in me beareth_witness to my face. 9 He -teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: 5 He gnasheth upon me with his teeth ; Mine enemy tsharpeneth his eyes upon me. 10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth ; They -have_ smitten me upon the cheek reproac vs They thave_gathered_themselves_ together against me. 11 e-God thath_delivered me to the|e -ungodly, And tturned_me_oyer into the_ hands_of the !=wicked. 12 J was at_ease, but He hath_broken_ me-_asunder :
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los XVI. 13.