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Genesis 3:11-24
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Genesis 3:11-24
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11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, (A)“The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, (B)“The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
14 The Lord God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this,
cursed are you above all livestock
and above all beasts of the field;
on your belly you shall go,
and (C)dust you shall eat
all the days of your life.
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring[a] and (D)her offspring;
(E)he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.”
16 To the woman he said,
“I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;
(F)in pain you shall bring forth children.
(G)Your desire shall be for[b] your husband,
and he shall (H)rule over you.”
17 And to Adam he said,
“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife
and have eaten of the tree
(I)of which I commanded you,
‘You shall not eat of it,’
(J)cursed is the ground because of you;
(K)in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
18 thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you;
and you shall eat the plants of the field.
19 By the sweat of your face
you shall eat bread,
till you return to the ground,
for out of it you were taken;
(L)for you are dust,
and (M)to dust you shall return.”
20 The man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.[c] 21 And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.
22 Then the Lord God said, (N)“Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand (O)and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—” 23 therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden (P)to work the ground from which he was taken. 24 He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the (Q)cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.
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- Genesis 3:15 Hebrew seed; so throughout Genesis
- Genesis 3:16 Or to, or toward, or against (see 4:7)
- Genesis 3:20 Eve sounds like the Hebrew for life-giver and resembles the word for living
Genesis 3:11-24
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Genesis 3:11-24
New International Version
11 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked?(A) Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?(B)”
12 The man said, “The woman you put here with me(C)—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?”
The woman said, “The serpent deceived me,(D) and I ate.”
14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,
“Cursed(E) are you above all livestock
and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
and you will eat dust(F)
all the days of your life.
15 And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your offspring[a](G) and hers;(H)
he will crush[b] your head,(I)
and you will strike his heel.”
16 To the woman he said,
“I will make your pains in childbearing very severe;
with painful labor you will give birth to children.(J)
Your desire will be for your husband,
and he will rule over you.(K)”
17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’(L)
“Cursed(M) is the ground(N) because of you;
through painful toil(O) you will eat food from it
all the days of your life.(P)
18 It will produce thorns and thistles(Q) for you,
and you will eat the plants of the field.(R)
19 By the sweat of your brow(S)
you will eat your food(T)
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return.”(U)
20 Adam[c] named his wife Eve,[d](V) because she would become the mother of all the living.
21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.(W) 22 And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of us,(X) knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life(Y) and eat, and live forever.” 23 So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden(Z) to work the ground(AA) from which he had been taken. 24 After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side[e] of the Garden of Eden(AB) cherubim(AC) and a flaming sword(AD) flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.(AE)
Footnotes
- Genesis 3:15 Or seed
- Genesis 3:15 Or strike
- Genesis 3:20 Or The man
- Genesis 3:20 Eve probably means living.
- Genesis 3:24 Or placed in front
Genesis 3:11-24
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Genesis 3:11-24
King James Version
11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
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Joshua 5
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Joshua 5
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The New Generation Circumcised
5 As soon as all the kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan to the west, and all the kings of the Canaanites (A)who were by the sea, (B)heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan for the people of Israel until they had crossed over, their hearts (C)melted and (D)there was no longer any spirit in them because of the people of Israel.
2 At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make (E)flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.” 3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.[a] 4 And this is the reason why Joshua circumcised them: (F)all the males of the people who came out of Egypt, all the men of war, had died in the wilderness on the way after they had come out of Egypt. 5 Though all the people who came out had been circumcised, yet all the people who were born on the way in the wilderness after they had come out of Egypt had not been circumcised. 6 For the people of Israel walked (G)forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, the men of war who came out of Egypt, perished, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord; the Lord (H)swore to them that he would not let them see the land that the Lord had sworn to their fathers to give to us, (I)a land flowing with milk and honey. 7 So it was (J)their children, whom he raised up in their place, that Joshua circumcised. For they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way.
8 When the circumcising of the whole nation was finished, they remained in their places in the camp until they were healed. 9 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the (K)reproach of Egypt from you.” And so the name of that place is called (L)Gilgal[b] to this day.
First Passover in Canaan
10 While the people of Israel were encamped at Gilgal, they kept the Passover (M)on the fourteenth day of the month in the evening on the plains of Jericho. 11 And the day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate of the produce of the land, unleavened cakes and parched grain. 12 And (N)the manna ceased the day after they ate of the produce of the land. And there was no longer manna for the people of Israel, but they ate of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
The Commander of the Lord's Army
13 When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, (O)a man was standing before him (P)with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us, or for our adversaries?” 14 And he said, “No; but I am the commander of the army of the Lord. Now I have come.” And Joshua (Q)fell on his face to the earth and worshiped[c] and said to him, “What does my lord say to his servant?” 15 And the commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, (R)“Take off your sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.
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- Joshua 5:3 Gibeath-haaraloth means the hill of the foreskins
- Joshua 5:9 Gilgal sounds like the Hebrew for to roll
- Joshua 5:14 Or and paid homage
Joshua 5
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Joshua 5
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5 Now when all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the coast(A) heard how the Lord had dried up the Jordan before the Israelites until they[a] had crossed over, their hearts melted in fear(B) and they no longer had the courage to face the Israelites.
Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal
2 At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives(C) and circumcise(D) the Israelites again.” 3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaraloth.[b]
4 Now this is why he did so: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of military age(E)—died in the wilderness on the way after leaving Egypt.(F) 5 All the people that came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness during the journey from Egypt had not. 6 The Israelites had moved about in the wilderness(G) forty years(H) until all the men who were of military age when they left Egypt had died, since they had not obeyed the Lord. For the Lord had sworn to them that they would not see the land he had solemnly promised their ancestors to give us,(I) a land flowing with milk and honey.(J) 7 So he raised up their sons in their place, and these were the ones Joshua circumcised. They were still uncircumcised because they had not been circumcised on the way. 8 And after the whole nation had been circumcised, they remained where they were in camp until they were healed.(K)
9 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been called Gilgal[c](L) to this day.
10 On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month,(M) while camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, the Israelites celebrated the Passover.(N) 11 The day after the Passover, that very day, they ate some of the produce of the land:(O) unleavened bread(P) and roasted grain.(Q) 12 The manna stopped the day after[d] they ate this food from the land; there was no longer any manna for the Israelites, but that year they ate the produce of Canaan.(R)
The Fall of Jericho
13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man(S) standing in front of him with a drawn sword(T) in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”
14 “Neither,” he replied, “but as commander of the army of the Lord I have now come.” Then Joshua fell facedown(U) to the ground(V) in reverence, and asked him, “What message does my Lord[e] have for his servant?”
15 The commander of the Lord’s army replied, “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.”(W) And Joshua did so.
Footnotes
- Joshua 5:1 Another textual tradition we
- Joshua 5:3 Gibeath Haaraloth means the hill of foreskins.
- Joshua 5:9 Gilgal sounds like the Hebrew for roll.
- Joshua 5:12 Or the day
- Joshua 5:14 Or lord
Joshua 5
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Joshua 5
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5 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.
2 At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
3 And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
4 And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All the people that came out of Egypt, that were males, even all the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they came out of Egypt.
5 Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt, them they had not circumcised.
6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the Lord: unto whom the Lord sware that he would not shew them the land, which the Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
7 And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.
8 And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till they were whole.
9 And the Lord said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day.
10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.
11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched corn in the selfsame day.
12 And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.
13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
14 And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the Lord am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my Lord unto his servant?
15 And the captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.
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Isaiah 3:12-4:1
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Isaiah 3:12-4:1
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12 My people—(A)infants are their oppressors,
and women rule over them.
O my people, (B)your guides mislead you
and they have swallowed up[a] the course of your paths.
13 The Lord (C)has taken his place to contend;
he stands to judge peoples.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment
with the (D)elders and princes of his people:
“It is you who (E)have devoured[b] the vineyard,
(F)the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by (G)crushing my people,
by grinding the face of the poor?”
declares the Lord God of hosts.
16 The Lord said:
(H)Because (I)the daughters of Zion are haughty
and walk with outstretched necks,
glancing wantonly with their eyes,
mincing along as they go,
(J)tinkling with their feet,
17 therefore the Lord (K)will strike with a scab
the heads of (L)the daughters of Zion,
and the Lord will lay bare their secret parts.
18 In that day the Lord will take away (M)the finery of the anklets, the (N)headbands, and the (O)crescents; 19 the pendants, the bracelets, and the scarves; 20 the (P)headdresses, the armlets, the sashes, the perfume boxes, and the amulets; 21 the signet rings and (Q)nose rings; 22 the (R)festal robes, the mantles, the cloaks, and the handbags; 23 the mirrors, the linen garments, the turbans, and the veils.
24 Instead of (S)perfume there will be rottenness;
and instead of a (T)belt, a rope;
and instead of (U)well-set hair, (V)baldness;
and instead of a rich robe, a (W)skirt of sackcloth;
and (X)branding instead of beauty.
25 Your men shall fall by the sword
and your mighty men in battle.
26 And (Y)her gates shall lament and mourn;
empty, she shall (Z)sit on the ground.
4 (AA)And seven women (AB)shall take hold of (AC)one man in that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; (AD)take away our reproach.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 3:12 Or they have confused
- Isaiah 3:14 Or grazed over; compare Exodus 22:5
Isaiah 3:12-4:1
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Isaiah 3:12-4:1
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12 Youths(A) oppress my people,
women rule over them.
My people, your guides lead you astray;(B)
they turn you from the path.
13 The Lord takes his place in court;(C)
he rises to judge(D) the people.
14 The Lord enters into judgment(E)
against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
the plunder(F) from the poor(G) is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by crushing my people(H)
and grinding(I) the faces of the poor?”(J)
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.(K)
16 The Lord says,
“The women of Zion(L) are haughty,
walking along with outstretched necks,(M)
flirting with their eyes,
strutting along with swaying hips,
with ornaments jingling on their ankles.
17 Therefore the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the women of Zion;
the Lord will make their scalps bald.(N)”
18 In that day(O) the Lord will snatch away their finery: the bangles and headbands and crescent necklaces,(P) 19 the earrings and bracelets(Q) and veils,(R) 20 the headdresses(S) and anklets and sashes, the perfume bottles and charms, 21 the signet rings and nose rings,(T) 22 the fine robes and the capes and cloaks,(U) the purses 23 and mirrors, and the linen garments(V) and tiaras(W) and shawls.
24 Instead of fragrance(X) there will be a stench;(Y)
instead of a sash,(Z) a rope;
instead of well-dressed hair, baldness;(AA)
instead of fine clothing, sackcloth;(AB)
instead of beauty,(AC) branding.(AD)
25 Your men will fall by the sword,(AE)
your warriors in battle.(AF)
26 The gates(AG) of Zion will lament and mourn;(AH)
destitute,(AI) she will sit on the ground.(AJ)
Isaiah 3:12-4:1
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Isaiah 3:12-4:1
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12 As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
13 The Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
14 The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
15 What mean ye that ye beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.
16 Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:
17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts.
18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon,
19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,
20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,
21 The rings, and nose jewels,
22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins,
23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails.
24 And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.
25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the war.
26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
4 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
Job 3:12-26
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Job 3:12-26
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12 Why did (A)the knees receive me?
Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?
13 For then I would have lain down and been quiet;
I would have slept; then I would have been at rest,
14 with kings and counselors of the earth
who (B)rebuilt ruins for themselves,
15 or with princes who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.
16 Or why was I not as a hidden (C)stillborn child,
as infants who never see the light?
17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
and there the weary are at (D)rest.
18 There the prisoners are at ease together;
they hear not the voice of (E)the taskmaster.
19 The small and the great are there,
and the slave is free from his master.
20 “Why is light given to him who is in misery,
and life to (F)the bitter in soul,
21 who (G)long for death, but it comes not,
and dig for it more than for (H)hidden treasures,
22 who rejoice exceedingly
and are glad when they find the grave?
23 Why is light given to a man whose (I)way is hidden,
whom God has (J)hedged in?
24 For my sighing comes (K)instead of[a] my bread,
and my (L)groanings are poured out like water.
25 (M)For the thing that I fear comes upon me,
and what I dread befalls me.
26 I am not at ease, nor am I quiet;
I have no rest, but trouble comes.”
Footnotes
- Job 3:24 Or like; Hebrew before
Job 3:12-26
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Job 3:12-26
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12 Why were there knees to receive me(A)
and breasts that I might be nursed?
13 For now I would be lying down(B) in peace;
I would be asleep and at rest(C)
14 with kings and rulers of the earth,(D)
who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,(E)
15 with princes(F) who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.(G)
16 Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child,(H)
like an infant who never saw the light of day?(I)
17 There the wicked cease from turmoil,(J)
and there the weary are at rest.(K)
18 Captives(L) also enjoy their ease;
they no longer hear the slave driver’s(M) shout.(N)
19 The small and the great are there,(O)
and the slaves are freed from their owners.
20 “Why is light given to those in misery,
and life to the bitter of soul,(P)
21 to those who long for death that does not come,(Q)
who search for it more than for hidden treasure,(R)
22 who are filled with gladness
and rejoice when they reach the grave?(S)
23 Why is life given to a man
whose way is hidden,(T)
whom God has hedged in?(U)
24 For sighing(V) has become my daily food;(W)
my groans(X) pour out like water.(Y)
25 What I feared has come upon me;
what I dreaded(Z) has happened to me.(AA)
26 I have no peace,(AB) no quietness;
I have no rest,(AC) but only turmoil.”(AD)
Job 3:12-26
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Job 3:12-26
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12 Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
13 For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
14 With kings and counsellors of the earth, which build desolate places for themselves;
15 Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:
16 Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
18 There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
19 The small and great are 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;
21 Which long for death, 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 is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
24 For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.
25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
26 I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
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Matthew 2:13-23
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Matthew 2:13-23
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The Flight to Egypt
13 Now when they had departed, behold, (A)an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” 14 And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt 15 and remained there until the death of Herod. (B)This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, (C)“Out of Egypt I called my son.”
Herod Kills the Children
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. 17 (D)Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah:
18 (E)“A voice was heard in Ramah,
weeping and loud lamentation,
Rachel weeping for her children;
she refused to be comforted, because they (F)are no more.”
The Return to Nazareth
19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for (G)those who sought the child's life are dead.” 21 And he rose and took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and (H)being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. 23 And he went and lived in a city called (I)Nazareth, (J)so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.
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Matthew 2:13-23
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Matthew 2:13-23
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The Escape to Egypt
13 When they had gone, an angel(A) of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream.(B) “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.”(C)
14 So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, 15 where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled(D) what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”[a](E)
16 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. 17 Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled:(F)
18 “A voice is heard in Ramah,
weeping and great mourning,
Rachel(G) weeping for her children
and refusing to be comforted,
because they are no more.”[b](H)
The Return to Nazareth
19 After Herod died, an angel(I) of the Lord appeared in a dream(J) to Joseph in Egypt 20 and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.”(K)
21 So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream,(L) he withdrew to the district of Galilee,(M) 23 and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth.(N) So was fulfilled(O) what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.(P)
Footnotes
- Matthew 2:15 Hosea 11:1
- Matthew 2:18 Jer. 31:15
Matthew 2:13-23
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Matthew 2:13-23
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13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying,
18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.
22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee:
23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.
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Acts 2:20-28
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Acts 2:20-28
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20 (A)the sun shall be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood,
before (B)the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.
21 And it shall come to pass that (C)everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’
22 “Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, (D)a man attested to you by God (E)with (F)mighty works and wonders and signs that (G)God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— 23 this Jesus,[a] (H)delivered up according to (I)the definite plan and (J)foreknowledge of God, (K)you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24 (L)God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because (M)it was not possible for him to be held by it. 25 For David says concerning him,
(N)“‘I saw the Lord always before me,
for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
my flesh also will dwell (O)in hope.
27 For you will not abandon my soul to (P)Hades,
(Q)or let your (R)Holy One (S)see corruption.
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
Footnotes
- Acts 2:23 Greek this one
Acts 2:20-28
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Acts 2:20-28
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20 The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood(A)
before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21 And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord(B) will be saved.’[a](C)
22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth(D) was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs,(E) which God did among you through him,(F) as you yourselves know. 23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge;(G) and you, with the help of wicked men,[b] put him to death by nailing him to the cross.(H) 24 But God raised him from the dead,(I) freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.(J) 25 David said about him:
“‘I saw the Lord always before me.
Because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest in hope,
27 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
you will not let your holy one see decay.(K)
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence.’[c](L)
Acts 2:20-28
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Acts 2:20-28
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20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come:
21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved:
26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
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