And of the GADITES there SEPARATE THEMSELVES unto DAVID into the stronghold to the wilderness MEN OF MIGHT, and MEN OF WAR fit for the BATTLE, that COULD HANDLE SHIELD AND SPEAR, whose FACES WERE LIKE THE FACES OF LIONS, and were as SWIFT AS THE GAZELLES UPON THE MOUNTAINS.
EZER the first, OBADIAH the second, ELIAB the third, MISHMANNAH the fourth, JEREMIAH the fifth, ATTAI the sixth, ELIEL the seventh, JOHANAN the eight, ELZABAD the ninth, JEREMIAH the tenth, MACHBANAI the eleventh.
These were of the SONS OF GAD, CAPTAINS OF THE HOST. One of the least was over a hundred, and the greatest over a thousand. These are they that went over the JORDAN in the First Month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to flight everyone of the valleys, both toward the EAST, and toward the WEST.
And there came OF the CHILDREN of BENJAMIN and JUDAH to the hold unto DAVID. And DAVID went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them : "IF YOU COME PEACEABLY UNTO ME TO HELP ME, MINE HEART SHALL BE KNIT UNTO YOU. But IF YOU COME TO BETRAY ME TO MINE ENEMIES WHEN MY HANDS ARE FREE FROM VIOLENCE, MAY GOD OF OUR FATHERS SEE IT AND JUDGE YOU."
Then the SPIRIT CAME upon AMASAI, who was CHIEF of the CAPTAINS, and he said: "WE ARE YOURS O DAVID! WE ARE WITH YOU, O SON OF JESSE! SUCCESS, SUCCESS TO YOU, AND SUCCESS TO those WHO HELP YOU, for YOUR GOD WILL HELP YOU."
Then DAVID received them, and MADE THEM CAPTAINS OF THE BAND.
II Chronicles 12 : 8 - 18
Tuesday, 26 August 2014
THE MIGHTY MEN OF DAVID Part TWO
Also the VALIANT MEN OF THE ARMIES were, ASAHEL the brother of JOAB, ELHANAN the son of DODO of BETH-LEHEM, SHAMMOTH the Harorite, HELEZ the Pelonite, IRA the son of IKKESH the Tekoite, ABIEZER the Anthotite, SIBBECAI the Hushathite, ILAI the Ahohite, MAHARAI the Netophathite, HELED the son of BAANAH the Netophathite, ITHAI the son of RIBAI of GIBEAH, that pertained to THE CHILDREN OF BENJAMIN, BENAIAH the Pirathonite, HURAI of the BROOKS of GAASH, ABIEL the Arbathite, AZMAVETH the Bejarumite, ELIAHBA the Shaalbonite, the SONS OF HASHEM the Gizonite, JONATHAN the son of SHAGE the Hararite, AHIAM the son of SACAR the Hararite, ELIPHAL the son of UR, HEPHER the Mecherathite, AHIJAH the Pelonite, HEZRO the Carmelite, NAARAI the son of EZBAI, JOEL the brother of NATHAN, MIBHAR the son of HAGGERI, ZELEK the Ammonite, NAHARAI the Berothite, the ARMOUR BEARER of JOAB the son of ZERUIAH, IRA the Ithrite, GAREB the Ithrite, URIAH the Hitite, ZABAD the son of AHLAI, ADINA the son of SHIZA the Reubenite, a CAPTAIN of the Reubenites, and THIRTY WITH HIM, HANAN the son of MAACHAH, and JOSHAPHAT the Mithnite, UZZIA the Ashtherathite, SHAMA and JEHIEL the sons of HOTHAM the Aroerite, JEDIAEL the son of SHIMRI, and JOHA HIS BROTHER, the Tizite, ELIEL the Majavite, and JERIBAI, and JOSHAVIAH, the SONS OF ELNAAN, and ITHMAH the Moabite, ELIEL, and OBED, and JASIEL the Mesobaite.
I Chronicles 11 : 10 - 26 ...
Now there are they that come to DAVID to ZIKLAG, while he yet kept himself close because of SAUL the son of KISH; and they were among the MIGHTY MEN, HELPERS OF THE WAR.
They were ARMED WITH BOWS, and COULD USE BOTH the RIGHT HAND and the LEFT IN HURLING STONES and SHOOTING ARROWS OUT OF A BOW, even of SAUL's brethren of BENJAMIN.
The CHIEF was AHIEZER, then JOASH, the sons of SHEMAAH the Gibeathite; and JEZIEL, and PELET, the sons of AZMAVETH; and BERACHIAH and JEHU the Antothite, and ISMAIAH the Gibeonite, a MIGHTY MAN among the THIRTY, and over the THIRTY; and JEREMIAH, and JAHAZIEL, and JOHANAN, and JOSABAD the Gederathite, ELUZAI, and JERIMOTH, and BELAIAH, and SHEMARIAH, and SHEPHATIAH the Haruphite, ELKANAH, and ZEBADIAH, the sons of JEROHAM of GEDOR.
2 Chronicles 12 : 1 - 7
I Chronicles 11 : 10 - 26 ...
Now there are they that come to DAVID to ZIKLAG, while he yet kept himself close because of SAUL the son of KISH; and they were among the MIGHTY MEN, HELPERS OF THE WAR.
They were ARMED WITH BOWS, and COULD USE BOTH the RIGHT HAND and the LEFT IN HURLING STONES and SHOOTING ARROWS OUT OF A BOW, even of SAUL's brethren of BENJAMIN.
The CHIEF was AHIEZER, then JOASH, the sons of SHEMAAH the Gibeathite; and JEZIEL, and PELET, the sons of AZMAVETH; and BERACHIAH and JEHU the Antothite, and ISMAIAH the Gibeonite, a MIGHTY MAN among the THIRTY, and over the THIRTY; and JEREMIAH, and JAHAZIEL, and JOHANAN, and JOSABAD the Gederathite, ELUZAI, and JERIMOTH, and BELAIAH, and SHEMARIAH, and SHEPHATIAH the Haruphite, ELKANAH, and ZEBADIAH, the sons of JEROHAM of GEDOR.
2 Chronicles 12 : 1 - 7
The MIGHTY MEN of King DAVID. Part ONE
These were the CHIEFS of DAVID's mighty men. They together with all Israel, gave his kingship strong support to extend it over the whole land, as the Lord had promised.
This is the LIST of DAVID's mighty men:
JASHO BEAM, an Hachmonite, the chief of captains. He lifted up his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.
And after him was ELEAZ AR the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the Three mightiest.
He was with David at PAS- DAMMIM, and THERE the Philistines were gathered together to battle.
At a place where there was a FIELD FULL of BARLEY, the troops fled from the Philistines.
And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great deliverance.
Now THREE of the THIRTY CAPTAINS went down to the rock to DAVID, into the CAVE of ADULLAM; and the HOST of the PHILISTINES encamped in the VALLEY of REPHAIM.
And DAVID was then in the hold, and the PHILISTINES's garrison was then at BETH-LEHEM.
And DAVID longed, and said, "Oh that one would give me a DRINK OF WATER FROM the WELL NEAR the GATE OF BETH-LEHEM!"
And the THREE (of the thirty) BROKE THROUGH the PHILISTINE lines, and DREW WATER OUT OF THE WELL OF BETH-LEHEM, that was by the gate, and TOOK IT and BROUGHT IT TO DAVID.
But DAVID WOULD NOT DRINK OF IT, instead HE POURED IT OUT BEFORE THE LORD.
(He didn't want to drink from the water of the flesh).
And said, "MY GOD FORBID IT ME, THAT I SHOULD DO THIS THING." "Shall I drink THE BLOOD OF THESE MEN that have put their LIVES IN JEOPARDY?" "For WITH the JEOPARDY OF THEIR LIVES THEY BROUGHT IT."
Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these THREE MIGHTIEST.
And ABISH-AI the brother of JOAB, he WAS CHIEF OF THE THREE, for lifting up HIS SPEAR AGAINST THREE HUNDRED, he SLEW THEM, and HAD A NAME AMONG the THREE.
Of the THREE, HE WAS MORE HONOURABLE than the two, for HE WAS THEIR CAPTAIN, even though HE ATTAINED NOT TO THE FIRST THREE.
BENAI-AH the son of JEHOI-ADA, the son of a valiant man of KABZE-EL, who had done many acts; HE SLEW TWO LIONLIKE MEN OF MOAB. Also HE WENT DOWN and SLEW a LION IN A PIT IN A SNOWY DAY. And HE SLEW AN EGYPTIAN, a man of great stature, FIVE CUBITS HIGH (seven and a half feet); and in the EGYPTIAN 's HAND WAS A SPEAR LIKE A WEAVER's BEAM; and HE WENT DOWN TO HIM WITH A STAFF, and PLUCKED the SPEAR OUT of the Egyptian's hand, and SLEW HIM WITH HIS OWN SPEAR.
These things did BENAI-AH the son of JEHOI-ADA, and HAD A NAME AMONG THE the THREE MIGHTIEST.
Behold, HE WAS HONOURABLE AMONG the THIRTY, but ATTAINED NOT TO THE FIRST THREE.
And DAVID SET HIM OVER HIS GUARD.
This is the LIST of DAVID's mighty men:
JASHO BEAM, an Hachmonite, the chief of captains. He lifted up his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.
And after him was ELEAZ AR the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the Three mightiest.
He was with David at PAS- DAMMIM, and THERE the Philistines were gathered together to battle.
At a place where there was a FIELD FULL of BARLEY, the troops fled from the Philistines.
And they set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the Lord saved them by a great deliverance.
Now THREE of the THIRTY CAPTAINS went down to the rock to DAVID, into the CAVE of ADULLAM; and the HOST of the PHILISTINES encamped in the VALLEY of REPHAIM.
And DAVID was then in the hold, and the PHILISTINES's garrison was then at BETH-LEHEM.
And DAVID longed, and said, "Oh that one would give me a DRINK OF WATER FROM the WELL NEAR the GATE OF BETH-LEHEM!"
And the THREE (of the thirty) BROKE THROUGH the PHILISTINE lines, and DREW WATER OUT OF THE WELL OF BETH-LEHEM, that was by the gate, and TOOK IT and BROUGHT IT TO DAVID.
But DAVID WOULD NOT DRINK OF IT, instead HE POURED IT OUT BEFORE THE LORD.
(He didn't want to drink from the water of the flesh).
And said, "MY GOD FORBID IT ME, THAT I SHOULD DO THIS THING." "Shall I drink THE BLOOD OF THESE MEN that have put their LIVES IN JEOPARDY?" "For WITH the JEOPARDY OF THEIR LIVES THEY BROUGHT IT."
Therefore he would not drink it. These things did these THREE MIGHTIEST.
And ABISH-AI the brother of JOAB, he WAS CHIEF OF THE THREE, for lifting up HIS SPEAR AGAINST THREE HUNDRED, he SLEW THEM, and HAD A NAME AMONG the THREE.
Of the THREE, HE WAS MORE HONOURABLE than the two, for HE WAS THEIR CAPTAIN, even though HE ATTAINED NOT TO THE FIRST THREE.
BENAI-AH the son of JEHOI-ADA, the son of a valiant man of KABZE-EL, who had done many acts; HE SLEW TWO LIONLIKE MEN OF MOAB. Also HE WENT DOWN and SLEW a LION IN A PIT IN A SNOWY DAY. And HE SLEW AN EGYPTIAN, a man of great stature, FIVE CUBITS HIGH (seven and a half feet); and in the EGYPTIAN 's HAND WAS A SPEAR LIKE A WEAVER's BEAM; and HE WENT DOWN TO HIM WITH A STAFF, and PLUCKED the SPEAR OUT of the Egyptian's hand, and SLEW HIM WITH HIS OWN SPEAR.
These things did BENAI-AH the son of JEHOI-ADA, and HAD A NAME AMONG THE the THREE MIGHTIEST.
Behold, HE WAS HONOURABLE AMONG the THIRTY, but ATTAINED NOT TO THE FIRST THREE.
And DAVID SET HIM OVER HIS GUARD.
Wednesday, 20 August 2014
WISDOM IS A SHE SPIRIT.
WISDOM builds her house, but FOLLY with HER HANDS tears it down. (Proverbs 14:1).
WISDOM cries aloud in the street; in the markets SHE raises her voice; on the top of the walls SHE cries out; at the entrance of the city gates SHE speaks: "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?"
Give heed to my reproof; behold, I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you. Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded, and you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof.
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic strikes you like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. (Proverbs 1:20-27).
Then they will call upon me but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the FEAR OF THE LORD, would have none of my counsel, and despised all my reproof. Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way and be sated with their own devices.
For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacence of fools destroys them; but he who listen to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of evil. (Proverbs 1:28-33).
By WISDOM a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.(Proverbs 24:3-4).
A wise man is mightier than a strong man, and a man of knowledge than he who has strength; for by the wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counsellors there is victory.
(Proverbs 24:5-6).
If you say, "Behold, we did not know this," does not HE who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not HE who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will HE not require man according to his work?
(Proverb 24:12).
My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
Know that WISDOM is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not cut off. (Proverbs 24:13-14).
WISDOM cries aloud in the street; in the markets SHE raises her voice; on the top of the walls SHE cries out; at the entrance of the city gates SHE speaks: "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?"
Give heed to my reproof; behold, I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you. Because I have called and you refused to listen, have stretched out my hand and no one has heeded, and you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof.
I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic strikes you like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. (Proverbs 1:20-27).
Then they will call upon me but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.
Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the FEAR OF THE LORD, would have none of my counsel, and despised all my reproof. Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way and be sated with their own devices.
For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacence of fools destroys them; but he who listen to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of evil. (Proverbs 1:28-33).
By WISDOM a house is built, and by understanding it is established; by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.(Proverbs 24:3-4).
A wise man is mightier than a strong man, and a man of knowledge than he who has strength; for by the wise guidance you can wage your war, and in abundance of counsellors there is victory.
(Proverbs 24:5-6).
If you say, "Behold, we did not know this," does not HE who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not HE who keeps watch over your soul know it, and will HE not require man according to his work?
(Proverb 24:12).
My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
Know that WISDOM is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not cut off. (Proverbs 24:13-14).
A GOOD WIFE, who can find?
Proverbs 31: 10-31
A good wife, who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
Her HUSBAND HAS FULL CONFIDENCE IN HER, and he will have no lack of gain.
She BRINGS HIM GOOD ALL THE DAYS OF HER LIFE.
She SELECTS WOOL AND FLAX AND WORK WITH EAGER HANDS.
She IS LIKE MERCHANT SHIPS, BRINGING HER FOOD FROM AFAR.
She GETS UP WHILE STILL IS DARK; she PROVIDES FOOD FOR HER FAMILY and portions for her servant girls.
She CONSIDERS A FIELD AND BUY IT; OUT OF HER EARNINGS (with the fruit of her hand) she PLANT A VINEYARD.
She SETS ABOUT HER WORK VIGOROUSLY (girds her loins with strength) her ARMS ARE STRONG for her task.
She PERCEIVES THAT HER MERCHANDISE IS PROFITABLE (sees that her trading is profitable).
Her LAMP DOES NOT GO OUT AT NIGHT.
She PUTS HER HANDS TO THE DISTAFF (in her hand she holds the distaff) and HER HANDS HOLD THE SPINDLE (and grasps the spindle with her fingers).
She OPENS HER HAND TO THE POOR (opens her arms to the poor), and REACHES OUT HER HANDS TO THE NEEDY (extends her hands to the needy).
She is NOT AFRAID OF SNOW FOR HER HOUSEHOLD (when it snows, she has no fear), for ALL HER HOUSEHOLD ARE CLOTHED IN SCARLET (all of them are clothed in scarlet).
She MAKES HERSELF COVERINGS (make coverings for her bed); her clothing IS FINE LINEN AND PURPLE.
Her husband is known in the gates (respected at the city gate), when he sits among the elders of the land.
She MAKES LINEN GARMENTS AND SELLS THEM; she DELIVERS GIRDLES TO THE MERCHANT (supplies the merchants with sashes).
She IS CLOTHED WITH STRENGTH AND DIGNITY (strength and dignity are her clothing); and she laughs AT THE TIME TO COME (can laugh at the days to come).
She OPENS HER MOUTH WITH WISDOM (speaks with wisdom), and the teaching of KINDNESS
IS ON HER TONGUE (faithful instruction is on her tongue).
She WATCHES OVER THE AFFAIRS OF HER HOUSEHOLD, and DOES NOT EAT THE BREAD OF IDLENESS.
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her : "Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all."
CHARM IS DECEITFUL, and BEAUTY IS VAIN, BUT A WOMAN WHO FEARS THE LORD IS TO BE PRAISED. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.
A good wife, who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
Her HUSBAND HAS FULL CONFIDENCE IN HER, and he will have no lack of gain.
She BRINGS HIM GOOD ALL THE DAYS OF HER LIFE.
She SELECTS WOOL AND FLAX AND WORK WITH EAGER HANDS.
She IS LIKE MERCHANT SHIPS, BRINGING HER FOOD FROM AFAR.
She GETS UP WHILE STILL IS DARK; she PROVIDES FOOD FOR HER FAMILY and portions for her servant girls.
She CONSIDERS A FIELD AND BUY IT; OUT OF HER EARNINGS (with the fruit of her hand) she PLANT A VINEYARD.
She SETS ABOUT HER WORK VIGOROUSLY (girds her loins with strength) her ARMS ARE STRONG for her task.
She PERCEIVES THAT HER MERCHANDISE IS PROFITABLE (sees that her trading is profitable).
Her LAMP DOES NOT GO OUT AT NIGHT.
She PUTS HER HANDS TO THE DISTAFF (in her hand she holds the distaff) and HER HANDS HOLD THE SPINDLE (and grasps the spindle with her fingers).
She OPENS HER HAND TO THE POOR (opens her arms to the poor), and REACHES OUT HER HANDS TO THE NEEDY (extends her hands to the needy).
She is NOT AFRAID OF SNOW FOR HER HOUSEHOLD (when it snows, she has no fear), for ALL HER HOUSEHOLD ARE CLOTHED IN SCARLET (all of them are clothed in scarlet).
She MAKES HERSELF COVERINGS (make coverings for her bed); her clothing IS FINE LINEN AND PURPLE.
Her husband is known in the gates (respected at the city gate), when he sits among the elders of the land.
She MAKES LINEN GARMENTS AND SELLS THEM; she DELIVERS GIRDLES TO THE MERCHANT (supplies the merchants with sashes).
She IS CLOTHED WITH STRENGTH AND DIGNITY (strength and dignity are her clothing); and she laughs AT THE TIME TO COME (can laugh at the days to come).
She OPENS HER MOUTH WITH WISDOM (speaks with wisdom), and the teaching of KINDNESS
IS ON HER TONGUE (faithful instruction is on her tongue).
She WATCHES OVER THE AFFAIRS OF HER HOUSEHOLD, and DOES NOT EAT THE BREAD OF IDLENESS.
Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her : "Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all."
CHARM IS DECEITFUL, and BEAUTY IS VAIN, BUT A WOMAN WHO FEARS THE LORD IS TO BE PRAISED. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.
Saturday, 26 July 2014
Biblical symbols: The ALLIGATOR
Leviathan: This hebrew word occurs six times in the Bible. It comes from a root word meaning "twist,"
"coil" or "wind." We are citing two of them.
Job 3 :1-17 ...Job opened his mouth and CURSED the day of his birth. He said: "May the DAY of my birth perish, and the NIGHT it was said:"A boy is born!" That DAY may IT turn to DARKNESS; may GOD above not care about it; may no light shine upon it. May DARKNESS and DEEP SHADOW claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may BLACKNESS overwhelm its light.
That NIGHT -may thick DARKNESS seize it; may it not be included among the DAYS of the YEAR nor be entered in any of the MONTHS. May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it.
May those who curse DAYS curse that DAY, those who are READY to ROUSE LEVIATHAN.
May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn, for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes.
Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb? Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed? For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins, with rulers who had gold, who filled their houses with silver. Or why was I not hidden in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of the day? There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
LEVIATHAN is mentioned in connection with water (the power of the mind). The power, inherited to the waters, appears to signify some form of aquatic creature, of great proportions and strength, although not necessarily of one specific kind.
Psalm 104:25-26 There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both large and small. There the ships go to and fro, and the LEVIATHAN, which YOU formed to frolic there.
The creature is described here as cavorting in the sea where ships travel giving the impression of being like a huge whale .... ///
"coil" or "wind." We are citing two of them.
Job 3 :1-17 ...Job opened his mouth and CURSED the day of his birth. He said: "May the DAY of my birth perish, and the NIGHT it was said:"A boy is born!" That DAY may IT turn to DARKNESS; may GOD above not care about it; may no light shine upon it. May DARKNESS and DEEP SHADOW claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may BLACKNESS overwhelm its light.
That NIGHT -may thick DARKNESS seize it; may it not be included among the DAYS of the YEAR nor be entered in any of the MONTHS. May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it.
May those who curse DAYS curse that DAY, those who are READY to ROUSE LEVIATHAN.
May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn, for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes.
Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb? Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed? For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins, with rulers who had gold, who filled their houses with silver. Or why was I not hidden in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of the day? There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
LEVIATHAN is mentioned in connection with water (the power of the mind). The power, inherited to the waters, appears to signify some form of aquatic creature, of great proportions and strength, although not necessarily of one specific kind.
Psalm 104:25-26 There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both large and small. There the ships go to and fro, and the LEVIATHAN, which YOU formed to frolic there.
The creature is described here as cavorting in the sea where ships travel giving the impression of being like a huge whale .... ///
THE EVIL SPIRIT OF RAGE AND RESENTMENT.
How long we will blame GOD as the one who pervert justice?
Job 15: 14 What is man, that he could be pure or one born of woman that he could be righteous?
15) If God places NO TRUST in his holy ones, if even the HEAVENS ARE NOT PURE in HIS EYES, (16) how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks up evil like water!
20)All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless through all the years stored up for him.
21)Terrifying sounds fill his ears; when all seems well, marauders attack him. 22)He despairs of escaping the darkness; he is marked for the sword.
23)He wanders about -food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand. 24)Distress and anguish fill him with terror; they overwhelm him, like a king poised to attack, 25)because he shakes his fist at God and vaunts himself against the Almighty, 26)defiantly charging against Him with a thick, strong shield.
27)Though his face is covered with fat and his waist bulges with flesh, 28)he will inhabit ruined towns and houses where no one lives, houses crumbling to rubble.
29)He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land. 30)He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God's mouth will carry him away.
31)Let him not deceive himself by TRUSTING WHAT IS WORTHLESS for he will get nothing in return. 32)Before his time he will be paid in full, and his branches will not flourish. 33)He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree shedding its blossoms. 34)For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of those who love bribes.
35)They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb fashion deceit.
Job 18: 4 You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger, is the earth to be abandoned for your sake?...
5) The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning. 6)The light in his tent becomes dark; the lamp beside him goes out. 7)The vigor of his step is weakened, his own schemes throw him down. 8)His feet thrust him into a net and he wanders into a mesh. 9)A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him fast. 10)A noose is hidden for him on the ground; a trap lies in his path.
11)Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step. 12)Calamity is hungry for him; disaster is ready for him when he falls. 12)It eats away parts of his skin; death's firstborn devours his limbs.
14)He is torn from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors. 15)Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling. 16)His roots dried up below and his branches wither above. 17)The memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name in the land. 18)He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world. 19)He has no offspring or descendants among his people, no survivor where once he lived.
20)Men of the WEST are appalled at his fate; Men of the EAST are seized with horror. 21)Surely such is the dwelling of an evil man; such is the place of ONE WHO KNOWS NOT GOD.
Job 15: 14 What is man, that he could be pure or one born of woman that he could be righteous?
15) If God places NO TRUST in his holy ones, if even the HEAVENS ARE NOT PURE in HIS EYES, (16) how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks up evil like water!
20)All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless through all the years stored up for him.
21)Terrifying sounds fill his ears; when all seems well, marauders attack him. 22)He despairs of escaping the darkness; he is marked for the sword.
23)He wanders about -food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand. 24)Distress and anguish fill him with terror; they overwhelm him, like a king poised to attack, 25)because he shakes his fist at God and vaunts himself against the Almighty, 26)defiantly charging against Him with a thick, strong shield.
27)Though his face is covered with fat and his waist bulges with flesh, 28)he will inhabit ruined towns and houses where no one lives, houses crumbling to rubble.
29)He will no longer be rich and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land. 30)He will not escape the darkness; a flame will wither his shoots, and the breath of God's mouth will carry him away.
31)Let him not deceive himself by TRUSTING WHAT IS WORTHLESS for he will get nothing in return. 32)Before his time he will be paid in full, and his branches will not flourish. 33)He will be like a vine stripped of its unripe grapes, like an olive tree shedding its blossoms. 34)For the company of the godless will be barren, and fire will consume the tents of those who love bribes.
35)They conceive trouble and give birth to evil; their womb fashion deceit.
Job 18: 4 You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger, is the earth to be abandoned for your sake?...
5) The lamp of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire stops burning. 6)The light in his tent becomes dark; the lamp beside him goes out. 7)The vigor of his step is weakened, his own schemes throw him down. 8)His feet thrust him into a net and he wanders into a mesh. 9)A trap seizes him by the heel; a snare holds him fast. 10)A noose is hidden for him on the ground; a trap lies in his path.
11)Terrors startle him on every side and dog his every step. 12)Calamity is hungry for him; disaster is ready for him when he falls. 12)It eats away parts of his skin; death's firstborn devours his limbs.
14)He is torn from the security of his tent and marched off to the king of terrors. 15)Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur is scattered over his dwelling. 16)His roots dried up below and his branches wither above. 17)The memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name in the land. 18)He is driven from light into darkness and is banished from the world. 19)He has no offspring or descendants among his people, no survivor where once he lived.
20)Men of the WEST are appalled at his fate; Men of the EAST are seized with horror. 21)Surely such is the dwelling of an evil man; such is the place of ONE WHO KNOWS NOT GOD.
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