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ch.29 shows us just what a marked contrast there is between Job's former position and his current one. The implication here is that he feels God has deserted him, as in v.5 he describes the former years of plenty as when the Almighty was yet with him, and yet we know that God never forsakes us. Whatever happens to us in our lives, we must never forget that.
Peter [UK] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Peter
Job 29 - Job continues
And so Job laments his current situation wishing that things could be as they were before his calamities.
Job 30 - Job continues
He now contrasts how he was viewed before his calamities with how he is now viewed. Whereas then he was esteemed now he is reproached.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2001 Reply to Peter
29:2 So is Job now seeing his fate as an indication that God was no longer 'preserving' him? As previously mentioned we must take care not to presume that God is only taking care of us when things are going well. He always cares for His children, ordering things in their lives for their eternal well being even though at the time they may not be pleasant (Hebrews 12:11)
30:9 In seeing himself as the 'song' and 'byword' Job seems to have a 'persecution complex' and all this because of the friends who had come to help!
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Peter
Paul says that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. (1 Timothy 6 v 10). It is not the money its self that is evil, but the love of it. For many people their money and possessions help to make them selfish, self centered and greedy. It turns them away from God, for they seem to have no need of him any more because they put their trust in riches instead.
It is not a sin to be rich, but it can be a temptation. What really matters is what we do with the riches that we have and whether we let them become a temptation, or we use them for the greater good.
Job was the greatest man among all the people of the east. (Job 1 v 3). He was very rich and yet Job's riches did not go to his head. His money was not a snare to him. He saw it as something given to him by God (Job 2 v 10), to be used in the service of others. He used his riches, power and position to help those who were less well off than himself. He said, "I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist him."
Let us make sure that we use the gifts God has given us to help others of God's people who are not so well off as ourselves. Let's use our riches wisely.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
PAINFUL TRIALS
If we read no more than this chapter from Job, we would be left wondering where the justice was and why God would ignore such a man as Job. Why did God bring about all these horrible circumstances in Job's life - or at least, why did he allow them to happen to Job, who gives every appearance of being a good man?
There come times in our own lives when we could all make speeches like this. For most of us, our worries and trials are nothing compared to Job's, but when they happen it seems as if the whole world is collapsing around our ears. Everything goes wrong. It seems as if everyone is against us. The same questions run through our minds as they did through Job's: Have we sinned? What have we done wrong? Why has God turned against us? Is this the end? And will we be able to cope with any more if this trial continues?
As far as Job goes, if we care to read the next twelve chapters, our perspective is put into place and we are able to understand his trials. But with our own lives we are not yet able to read the final chapters. However we do know this, that God will come through for us if we are faithful to him. It may be now, or it may be at the resurrection. Things may be dark, but God is faithful and will not try us more than we are able to bear. He will come through in the end.
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Robert
Job has lost his family, his property, his wealth. And on top of this, he has been afflicted with a horrible disease. However, what bothers him the most is his fall from a respected individual to someone of total disdain. He fiercely maintains his integrity (27:5), and yet those around consider him the lowest of the low. Such is the root of his bitter disappointment.
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2005 Reply to Michael
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1. Moreover Job <347> continued <3254>(8686) <5375>(8800) his parable <4912>, and said <559>(8799),
2. Oh that <5414>(8799) I were as in months <3391> past <6924>, as in the days <3117> when God <433> preserved <8104>(8799) me;
3. When his candle <5216> shined <1984>(8800) upon my head <7218>, and when by his light <216> I walked <3212>(8799) through darkness <2822>;
4. As I was in the days <3117> of my youth <2779>, when the secret <5475> of God <433> was upon my tabernacle <168>;
5. When the Almighty <7706> was yet with me, when my children <5288> were about <5439> me;
6. When I washed <7364>(8800) my steps <1978> with butter <2529>, and the rock <6697> poured me out <6694>(8799) rivers <6388> of oil <8081>;
7. When I went out <3318>(8800) to the gate <8179> through the city <7176>, when I prepared <3559>(8686) my seat <4186> in the street <7339>!
8. The young men <5288> saw <7200>(8804) me, and hid <2244>(8738) themselves: and the aged <3453> arose <6965>(8804), and stood up <5975>(8804).
9. The princes <8269> refrained <6113>(8804) talking <4405>, and laid <7760>(8799) their hand <3709> on their mouth <6310>.
10. The nobles <5057> held <2244>(8738) their peace <6963>, and their tongue <3956> cleaved <1692>(8804) to the roof of their mouth <2441>.
11. When the ear <241> heard <8085>(8804) me, then it blessed <833>(8762) me; and when the eye <5869> saw <7200>(8804) me, it gave witness <5749>(8686) to me:
12. Because I delivered <4422>(8762) the poor <6041> that cried <7768>(8764), and the fatherless <3490>, and him that had none to help <5826>(8802) him.
13. The blessing <1293> of him that was ready to perish <6>(8802) came <935>(8799) upon me: and I caused the widow's <490> heart <3820> to sing for joy <7442>(8686).
14. I put <3847>(8804) on righteousness <6664>, and it clothed <3847>(8799) me: my judgment <4941> was as a robe <4598> and a diadem <6797>.
15. I was eyes <5869> to the blind <5787>, and feet <7272> was I to the lame <6455>.
16. I was a father <1> to the poor <34>: and the cause <7379> which I knew <3045>(8804) not I searched out <2713>(8799).
17. And I brake <7665>(8762) the jaws <4973> of the wicked <5767>, and plucked <7993>(8686) the spoil <2964> out of his teeth <8127>.
18. Then I said <559>(8799), I shall die <1478>(8799) in my nest <7064>, and I shall multiply <7235>(8686) my days <3117> as the sand <2344>.
19. My root <8328> was spread out <6605>(8803) by the waters <4325>, and the dew <2919> lay all night <3885>(8799) upon my branch <7105>.
20. My glory <3519> was fresh <2319> in me <5978>, and my bow <7198> was renewed <2498>(8686) in my hand <3027>.
21. Unto me men gave ear <8085>(8804), and waited <3176>(8765), and kept silence <1826>(8799) at <3926> my counsel <6098>.
22. After <310> my words <1697> they spake not again <8138>(8799); and my speech <4405> dropped <5197>(8799) upon them.
23. And they waited <3176>(8765) for me as for the rain <4306>; and they opened <6473>(8804) their mouth <6310> wide as for the latter rain <4456>.
24. If I laughed <7832>(8799) on them, they believed <539>(8686) it not; and the light <216> of my countenance <6440> they cast not down <5307>(8686).
25. I chose <977>(8799) out their way <1870>, and sat <3427>(8799) chief <7218>, and dwelt <7931>(8799) as a king <4428> in the army <1416>, as one that comforteth <5162>(8762) the mourners <57>.
1. But now they that are younger <6810> <3117> than I have me in derision <7832>(8804), whose fathers <1> I would have disdained <3988>(8804) to have set <7896>(8800) with the dogs <3611> of my flock <6629>.
2. Yea, whereto <4100> might the strength <3581> of their hands <3027> profit me, in whom old age <3624> was perished <6>(8804)?
3. For want <2639> and famine <3720> they were solitary <1565>; fleeing <6207>(8802) into the wilderness <6723> in former time <570> desolate <7722> and waste <4875>.
4. Who cut up <6998>(8801) mallows <4408> by the bushes <7880>, and juniper <7574> roots <8328> for their meat <3899>.
5. They were driven forth <1644>(8792) from among <1460> men, (they cried <7321>(8686) after them as after a thief <1590>;)
6. To dwell <7931>(8800) in the clifts <6178> of the valleys <5158>, in caves <2356> of the earth <6083>, and in the rocks <3710>.
7. Among the bushes <7880> they brayed <5101>(8799); under the nettles <2738> they were gathered together <5596>(8792).
8. They were children <1121> of fools <5036>, yea, children <1121> of base men <8034>: they were viler <5217>(8738) than the earth <776>.
9. And now am I their song <5058>, yea, I am their byword <4405>.
10. They abhor <8581>(8765) me, they flee far <7368>(8804) from me, and spare <2820>(8804) not to spit <7536> in my face <6440>.
11. Because he hath loosed <6605>(8765) my cord <3499>, and afflicted <6031>(8762) me, they have also let loose <7971>(8765) the bridle <7448> before <6440> me.
12. Upon my right <3225> hand rise <6965>(8799) the youth <6526>; they push away <7971>(8765) my feet <7272>, and they raise up <5549>(8799) against me the ways <734> of their destruction <343>.
13. They mar <5420>(8804) my path <5410>, they set forward <3276>(8686) my calamity <1942>(8675) <1962>, they have no helper <5826>(8802).
14. They came <857>(8799) upon me as a wide <7342> breaking <6556> in of waters: in <8478> the desolation <7722> they rolled <1556>(8701) themselves upon me.
15. Terrors <1091> are turned <2015>(8717) upon me: they pursue <7291>(8799) my soul <5082> as the wind <7307>: and my welfare <3444> passeth away <5674>(8804) as a cloud <5645>.
16. And now my soul <5315> is poured out <8210>(8691) upon me; the days <3117> of affliction <6040> have taken hold <270>(8799) upon me.
17. My bones <6106> are pierced <5365>(8765) in me in the night season <3915>: and my sinews <6207>(8802) take no rest <7901>(8799).
18. By the great <7230> force <3581> of my disease is my garment <3830> changed <2664>(8691): it bindeth me about <247>(8799) as the collar <6310> of my coat <3801>.
19. He hath cast <3384>(8689) me into the mire <2563>, and I am become like <4911>(8691) dust <6083> and ashes <665>.
20. I cry <7768>(8762) unto thee, and thou dost not hear <6030>(8799) me: I stand up <5975>(8804), and thou regardest <995>(8709) me not.
21. Thou art become <2015>(8735) cruel <393> to me: with thy strong <6108> hand <3027> thou opposest <7852>(8799) thyself against me.
22. Thou liftest me up <5375>(8799) to the wind <7307>; thou causest me to ride <7392>(8686) upon it, and dissolvest <4127>(8787) my substance <8454>(8675) <7738>(8762).
23. For I know <3045>(8804) that thou wilt bring <7725>(8686) me to death <4194>, and to the house <1004> appointed <4150> for all living <2416>.
24. Howbeit he will not stretch out <7971>(8799) his hand <3027> to the grave <1164>, though they cry <7769> in his destruction <6365>.
25. Did not I weep <1058>(8804) for him that was in trouble <7186> <3117>? was not my soul <5315> grieved <5701>(8804) for the poor <34>?
26. When I looked <6960>(8765) for good <2896>, then evil <7451> came <935>(8799) unto me: and when I waited <3176>(8762) for light <216>, there came <935>(8799) darkness <652>.
27. My bowels <4578> boiled <7570>(8795), and rested <1826>(8804) not: the days <3117> of affliction <6040> prevented <6923>(8765) me.
28. I went <1980>(8765) mourning <6937>(8802) without the sun <2535>: I stood up <6965>(8804), and I cried <7768>(8762) in the congregation <6951>.
29. I am a brother <251> to dragons <8577>, and a companion <7453> to owls <1323> <3284>.
30. My skin <5785> is black <7835>(8804) upon me, and my bones <6106> are burned <2787>(8804) with heat <2721>.
31. My harp <3658> also is turned to mourning <60>, and my organ <5748> into the voice <6963> of them that weep <1058>(8802).
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CELEbrATIONS
We live in a world of parties where any excuse is a good excuse to celebrate. It doesn't seem to matter what the occasion - birthdays, weddings, moving house, anniversaries, graduations, promotions, holidays or national events, they are all seen as a reason to party. Yet the parties are all very much self centered (even those that are attended by only believers). We eat, drink and socialise, we listen to music and give gifts, but in all that, precious little time is given to the reason the celebration is possible at all - the Lord our God. So here is where we need to change our perspective on parties and celebration. We need to put the focus on God and give Him the thanks and praise for the blessings he has showered down upon us. After all, the word "Holiday" comes from "Holy days", the time to celebrate God. Now let us answer for ourselves the questions God asked of Israel through Zechariah. "When you fasted and mourned ..., was it really for me that you fasted? And when you were eating and drinking, were you not just feasting for yourselves?" Change now and make your next party a celebration for God!
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
In Rev. I think the word of the Lord came to John from his angel and they were one and the same.
Probably no way to prove it, but I believe the 'comforter' Jesus would give his disciples was
his angel that he sent to help them recall and write the gospels and the book of Revelation. They might not have seen the angel, but would hear the words in their minds and hearts.
Perhaps also the same angel that released Peter from prison. Heb 1:1 helps me. God spoke - in every manner and in all ways -
I also like 1Sam 3:19-21 where the LORD was with Samuel- and the LORD revealed himself by his words and Samuel's words were declared throughout all Israel.
In some way, God spoke to Samuel through his angel, and Samuel spoke to the people. The same pattern is found in the NT. passages such as 'morning by morning he wakened my ear', speak of the Father speaking to his son who then spoke his Father's words to others.
Jean Cheetham [Moorestown New Jersey (US)] Comment added in 2005 Reply to Jean
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1. And I turned <7725>(8799), and lifted up <5375>(8799) mine eyes <5869>, and looked <7200>(8799), and, behold, there came <3318> <0> four <702> chariots <4818> out <3318>(8802) from between two <8147> mountains <2022>; and the mountains <2022> were mountains <2022> of brass <5178>.
2. In the first <7223> chariot <4818> were red <122> horses <5483>; and in the second <8145> chariot <4818> black <7838> horses <5483>;
3. And in the third <7992> chariot <4818> white <3836> horses <5483>; and in the fourth <7243> chariot <4818> grisled <1261> and bay <554> horses <5483>.
4. Then I answered <6030>(8799) and said <559>(8799) unto the angel <4397> that talked <1696>(8802) with me, What are these, my lord <113>?
5. And the angel <4397> answered <6030>(8799) and said <559>(8799) unto me, These are the four <702> spirits <7307> of the heavens <8064>, which go forth <3318>(8802) from standing <3320>(8692) before the Lord <113> of all the earth <776>.
6. The black <7838> horses <5483> which are therein go forth <3318>(8802) into the north <6828> country <776>; and the white <3836> go forth <3318>(8804) after <310> them; and the grisled <1261> go forth <3318>(8804) toward the south <8486> country <776>.
7. And the bay <554> went forth <3318>(8804), and sought <1245>(8762) to go <3212>(8800) that they might walk to and fro <1980>(8692) through the earth <776>: and he said <559>(8799), Get you hence <3212>(8798), walk to and fro <1980>(8690) through the earth <776>. So they walked to and fro <1980>(8691) through the earth <776>.
8. Then cried <2199>(8686) he upon <853> me, and spake <1696>(8762) unto me, saying <559>(8800), Behold <7200>(8798), these that go <3318>(8802) toward the north <6828> country <776> have quieted <5117>(8689) my spirit <7307> in the north <6828> country <776>.
9. And the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto me, saying <559>(8800),
10. Take <3947>(8800) of them of the captivity <1473>, even of Heldai <2469>, of Tobijah <2900>, and of Jedaiah <3048>, which are come <935>(8804) from Babylon <894>, and come <935>(8804) thou the same day <3117>, and go <935>(8804) into the house <1004> of Josiah <2977> the son <1121> of Zephaniah <6846>;
11. Then take <3947>(8804) silver <3701> and gold <2091>, and make <6213>(8804) crowns <5850>, and set <7760>(8804) them upon the head <7218> of Joshua <3091> the son <1121> of Josedech <3087>, the high <1419> priest <3548>;
12. And speak <559>(8804) unto him, saying <559>(8800), Thus speaketh <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>, saying <559>(8800), Behold the man <376> whose name <8034> is The BRANCH <6780>; and he shall grow up <6779>(8799) out of his place, and he shall build <1129>(8804) the temple <1964> of the LORD <3068>:
13. Even he shall build <1129>(8799) the temple <1964> of the LORD <3068>; and he shall bear <5375>(8799) the glory <1935>, and shall sit <3427>(8804) and rule <4910>(8804) upon his throne <3678>; and he shall be a priest <3548> upon his throne <3678>: and the counsel <6098> of peace <7965> shall be between them both <8147>.
14. And the crowns <5850> shall be to Helem <2494>, and to Tobijah <2900>, and to Jedaiah <3048>, and to Hen <2581> the son <1121> of Zephaniah <6846>, for a memorial <2146> in the temple <1964> of the LORD <3068>.
15. And they that are far off <7350> shall come <935>(8799) and build <1129>(8804) in the temple <1964> of the LORD <3068>, and ye shall know <3045>(8804) that the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635> hath sent <7971>(8804) me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently <8085>(8800) obey <8085>(8799) the voice <6963> of the LORD <3068> your God <430>.
1. And it came to pass in the fourth <702> year <8141> of king <4428> Darius <1867>, that the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto Zechariah <2148> in the fourth <702> day of the ninth <8671> month <2320>, even in Chisleu <3691>;
2. When they had sent <7971>(8799) unto the house <1004> of God <410> Sherezer <8272> and Regemmelech <7278>, and their men <582>, to pray <2470>(8763) before <6440> the LORD <3068>,
3. And to speak <559>(8800) unto the priests <3548> which were in the house <1004> of the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>, and to the prophets <5030>, saying <559>(8800), Should I weep <1058>(8799) in the fifth <2549> month <2320>, separating <5144>(8736) myself, as I have done <6213>(8804) these so many years <8141>?
4. Then came the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635> unto me, saying <559>(8800),
5. Speak <559>(8798) unto all the people <5971> of the land <776>, and to the priests <3548>, saying <559>(8800), When ye fasted <6684>(8804) and mourned <5594>(8800) in the fifth <2549> and seventh <7637> month, even those seventy <7657> years <8141>, did ye at all <6684>(8800) fast <6684>(8804) unto me, even to me?
6. And when ye did eat <398>(8799), and when ye did drink <8354>(8799), did not ye eat <398>(8802) for yourselves, and drink <8354>(8802) for yourselves?
7. Should ye not hear the words <1697> which the LORD <3068> hath cried <7121>(8804) by <3027> the former <7223> prophets <5030>, when Jerusalem <3389> was inhabited <3427>(8802) and in prosperity <7961>, and the cities <5892> thereof round about <5439> her, when men inhabited <3427>(8802) the south <5045> and the plain <8219>?
8. And the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> came unto Zechariah <2148>, saying <559>(8800),
9. Thus speaketh <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>, saying <559>(8800), Execute <8199>(8798) true <571> judgment <4941>, and shew <6213>(8798) mercy <2617> and compassions <7356> every man <376> to his brother <251>:
10. And oppress <6231>(8799) not the widow <490>, nor the fatherless <3490>, the stranger <1616>, nor the poor <6041>; and let none of you imagine <2803>(8799) evil <7451> against <376> his brother <251> in your heart <3824>.
11. But they refused <3985>(8762) to hearken <7181>(8687), and pulled away <5414>(8799) <5637>(8802) the shoulder <3802>, and stopped <3513>(8689) their ears <241>, that they should not hear <8085>(8800).
12. Yea, they made <7760>(8804) their hearts <3820> as an adamant stone <8068>, lest they should hear <8085>(8800) the law <8451>, and the words <1697> which the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635> hath sent <7971>(8804) in his spirit <7307> by <3027> the former <7223> prophets <5030>: therefore came a great <1419> wrath <7110> from the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>.
13. Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried <7121>(8804), and they would not hear <8085>(8804); so they cried <7121>(8799), and I would not hear <8085>(8799), saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>:
14. But I scattered them with a whirlwind <5590>(8762) among all the nations <1471> whom they knew <3045>(8804) not. Thus the land <776> was desolate <8074>(8738) after <310> them, that no man passed through <5674>(8802) nor returned <7725>(8802): for they laid <7760>(8799) the pleasant <2532> land <776> desolate <8047>.
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1. And <2532> unto the angel <32> of the church <1577> in <1722> Sardis <4554> write <1125>(5657); These things <3592> saith <3004>(5719) he that hath <2192>(5723) the seven <2033> Spirits <4151> of God <2316>, and <2532> the seven <2033> stars <792>; I know <1492>(5758) thy <4675> works <2041>, that <3754> thou hast <2192>(5719) a name <3686> that <3754> thou livest <2198>(5719), and <2532> art <1488>(5748) dead <3498>.
2. Be <1096>(5737) watchful <1127>(5723), and <2532> strengthen <4741>(5657) the things which remain <3062>, that <3739> are <3195>(5719) ready to die <599>(5629): for <1063> I have <2147> <0> not <3756> found <2147>(5758) thy <4675> works <2041> perfect <4137>(5772) before <1799> God <2316>.
3. Remember <3421>(5720) therefore <3767> how <4459> thou hast received <2983>(5758) and <2532> heard <191>(5656), and <2532> hold fast <5083>(5720), and <2532> repent <3340>(5657). If <3362> <0> therefore <3767> thou shalt <1127> <0> not <3362> watch <1127>(5661), I will come <2240>(5692) on <1909> thee <4571> as <5613> a thief <2812>, and <2532> thou shalt <1097> <0> not <3364> know <1097>(5632) what <4169> hour <5610> I will come <2240>(5692) upon <1909> thee <4571>.
4. Thou hast <2192>(5719) a few <3641> names <3686> even <2532> in <1722> Sardis <4554> which <3739> have <3435> <0> not <3756> defiled <3435>(5656) their <848> garments <2440>; and <2532> they shall walk <4043>(5692) with <3326> me <1700> in <1722> white <3022>: for <3754> they are <1526>(5748) worthy <514>.
5. He that overcometh <3528>(5723), the same <3778> shall be clothed <4016>(5698) in <1722> white <3022> raiment <2440>; and <2532> I will <1813> <0> not <3364> blot out <1813>(5692) his <846> name <3686> out of <1537> the book <976> of life <2222>, but <2532> I will confess <1843>(5698) his <846> name <3686> before <1799> my <3450> Father <3962>, and <2532> before <1799> his <846> angels <32>.
6. He that hath <2192>(5723) an ear <3775>, let him hear <191>(5657) what <5101> the Spirit <4151> saith <3004>(5719) unto the churches <1577>.
7. And <2532> to the angel <32> of the church <1577> in <1722> Philadelphia <5359> write <1125>(5657); These things <3592> saith <3004>(5719) he that is holy <40>, he that is true <228>, he that hath <2192>(5723) the key <2807> of David <1138>, he that openeth <455>(5723), and <2532> no man <3762> shutteth <2808>(5719); and <2532> shutteth <2808>(5719), and <2532> no man <3762> openeth <455>(5719);
8. I know <1492>(5758) thy <4675> works <2041>: behold <2400>(5628), I have set <1325>(5758) before <1799> thee <4675> an open <455>(5772) door <2374>, and <2532> no man <3762> can <1410>(5736) shut <2808>(5658) it <846>: for <3754> thou hast <2192>(5719) a little <3398> strength <1411>, and <2532> hast kept <5083>(5656) my <3450> word <3056>, and <2532> hast <720> <0> not <3756> denied <720>(5662) my <3450> name <3686>.
9. Behold <2400>(5628), I will make <1325>(5719) them of <1537> the synagogue <4864> of Satan <4567>, which <3588> say <3004>(5723) they <1438> are <1511>(5750) Jews <2453>, and <2532> are <1526>(5748) not <3756>, but <235> do lie <5574>(5727); behold <2400>(5628), I will make <4160>(5692) them <846> to <2443> come <2240>(5661) and <2532> worship <4352>(5661) before <1799> thy <4675> feet <4228>, and <2532> to know <1097>(5632) that <3754> I <1473> have loved <25>(5656) thee <4571>.
10. Because <3754> thou hast kept <5083>(5656) the word <3056> of my <3450> patience <5281>, I also <2504> will keep <5083>(5692) thee <4571> from <1537> the hour <5610> of temptation <3986>, which <3588> shall come <3195>(5723) <2064>(5738) upon <1909> all <3650> the world <3625>, to try <3985>(5658) them that dwell <2730>(5723) upon <1909> the earth <1093>.
11. Behold <2400>(5628), I come <2064>(5736) quickly <5035>: hold that fast <2902>(5720) which <3739> thou hast <2192>(5719), that <2443> no man <3367> take <2983>(5632) thy <4675> crown <4735>.
12. Him <846> that overcometh <3528>(5723) will I make <4160>(5692) a pillar <4769> in <1722> the temple <3485> of my <3450> God <2316>, and <2532> he shall go <1831>(5632) no <3364> more <2089> out <1854>: and <2532> I will write <1125>(5692) upon <1909> him <846> the name <3686> of my <3450> God <2316>, and <2532> the name <3686> of the city <4172> of my <3450> God <2316>, which is <3588> new <2537> Jerusalem <2419>, which <3588> cometh down <2597>(5723)(5625) <2597>(5719) out of <1537> heaven <3772> from <575> my <3450> God <2316>: and <2532> I will write upon him my <3450> new <2537> name <3686>.
13. He that hath <2192>(5723) an ear <3775>, let him hear <191>(5657) what <5101> the Spirit <4151> saith <3004>(5719) unto the churches <1577>.
14. And <2532> unto the angel <32> of the church <1577> of the Laodiceans <2994> write <1125>(5657); These things <3592> saith <3004>(5719) the Amen <281>, the faithful <4103> and <2532> true <228> witness <3144>, the beginning <746> of the creation <2937> of God <2316>;
15. I know <1492>(5758) thy <4675> works <2041>, that <3754> thou art <1488>(5748) neither <3777> cold <5593> nor <3777> hot <2200>: I would <3785> thou wert <1498>(5751) cold <5593> or <2228> hot <2200>.
16. So <3779> then because <3754> thou art <1488>(5748) lukewarm <5513>, and <2532> neither <3777> cold <5593> nor <3777> hot <2200>, I will <3195>(5719) spue <1692>(5658) thee <4571> out of <1537> my <3450> mouth <4750>.
17. Because <3754> thou sayest <3004>(5719), <3754> I am <1510>(5748) rich <4145>, and <2532> increased with goods <4147>(5758), and <2532> have <2192>(5719) need <5532> of nothing <3762>; and <2532> knowest <1492>(5758) not <3756> that <3754> thou <4771> art <1488>(5748) wretched <5005>, and <2532> miserable <1652>, and <2532> poor <4434>, and <2532> blind <5185>, and <2532> naked <1131>:
18. I counsel <4823>(5719) thee <4671> to buy <59>(5658) of <3844> me <1700> gold <5553> tried <4448>(5772) in <1537> the fire <4442>, that <2443> thou mayest be rich <4147>(5661); and <2532> white <3022> raiment <2440>, that <2443> thou mayest be clothed <4016>(5643), and <2532> that the shame <152> of thy <4675> nakedness <1132> do <5319> <0> not <3361> appear <5319>(5686); and <2532> anoint <1472>(5657) thine <4675> eyes <3788> with eyesalve <2854>, that <2443> thou mayest see <991>(5725).
19. As many as <3745> <1437> I love <5368>(5725), I <1473> rebuke <1651>(5719) and <2532> chasten <3811>(5719): be zealous <2206>(5657) therefore <3767>, and <2532> repent <3340>(5657).
20. Behold <2400>(5628), I stand <2476>(5758) at <1909> the door <2374>, and <2532> knock <2925>(5719): if <1437> any man <5100> hear <191>(5661) my <3450> voice <5456>, and <2532> open <455>(5661) the door <2374>, I will come in <1525>(5695) to <4314> him <846>, and <2532> will sup <1172>(5692) with <3326> him <846>, and <2532> he <846> with <3326> me <1700>.
21. To him <846> that overcometh <3528>(5723) will I grant <1325>(5692) to sit <2523>(5658) with <3326> me <1700> in <1722> my <3450> throne <2362>, even <2504> <0> as <5613> I also <2504> overcame <3528>(5656), and <2532> am set down <2523>(5656) with <3326> my <3450> Father <3962> in <1722> his <846> throne <2362>.
22. He that hath <2192>(5723) an ear <3775>, let him hear <191>(5657) what <5101> the Spirit <4151> saith <3004>(5719) unto the churches <1577>.
1. After <3326> this <5023> I looked <1492>(5627), and <2532>, behold <2400>(5628), a door <2374> was opened <455>(5772) in <1722> heaven <3772>: and <2532> the first <4413> voice <5456> which <3739> I heard <191>(5656) was as it were of <5613> a trumpet <4536> talking <2980>(5723) with <3326> me <1700>; which said <3004>(5723), Come up <305>(5628) hither <5602>, and <2532> I will shew <1166>(5692) thee <4671> things which <3739> must <1163>(5748) be <1096>(5635) hereafter <3326> <5023>.
2. And <2532> immediately <2112> I was <1096>(5633) in <1722> the spirit <4151>: and <2532>, behold <2400>(5628), a throne <2362> was set <2749>(5711) in <1722> heaven <3772>, and <2532> one sat <2521>(5740) on <1909> the throne <2362>.
3. And <2532> he that sat <2521>(5740) was <2258>(5713) to look upon <3706> like <3664> a jasper <2393> and <2532> a sardine <4555> stone <3037>: and <2532> there was a rainbow <2463> round about <2943> the throne <2362>, in sight <3706> like <3664> unto an emerald <4664>.
4. And <2532> round about <2943> the throne <2362> were four <5064> and <2532> twenty <1501> seats <2362>: and <2532> upon <1909> the seats <2362> I saw <1492>(5627) four <5064> and <2532> twenty <1501> elders <4245> sitting <2521>(5740), clothed <4016>(5772) in <1722> white <3022> raiment <2440>; and <2532> they had <2192>(5627) on <1909> their <848> heads <2776> crowns <4735> of gold <5552>.
5. And <2532> out of <1537> the throne <2362> proceeded <1607>(5736) lightnings <796> and <2532> thunderings <1027> and <2532> voices <5456>: and <2532> there were seven <2033> lamps <2985> of fire <4442> burning <2545>(5746) before <1799> the throne <2362>, which <3739> are <1526>(5748) the seven <2033> Spirits <4151> of God <2316>.
6. And <2532> before <1799> the throne <2362> there was a sea <2281> of glass <5193> like <3664> unto crystal <2930>: and <2532> in <1722> the midst <3319> of the throne <2362>, and <2532> round about <2945> the throne <2362>, were four <5064> beasts <2226> full <1073>(5723) of eyes <3788> before <1715> and <2532> behind <3693>.
7. And <2532> the first <4413> beast <2226> was like <3664> a lion <3023>, and <2532> the second <1208> beast <2226> like <3664> a calf <3448>, and <2532> the third <5154> beast <2226> had <2192>(5723) a face <4383> as <5613> a man <444>, and <2532> the fourth <5067> beast <2226> was like <3664> a flying <4072>(5740) eagle <105>.
8. And <2532> the four <5064> beasts <2226> had <2192>(5707) each <303> <1520> of them <2596> <1438> six <1803> wings <4420> about <2943> him; and <2532> they were full <1073>(5723) of eyes <3788> within <2081>: and <2532> they rest <372> not <3756> <2192>(5719) day <2250> and <2532> night <3571>, saying <3004>(5723), Holy <40>, holy <40>, holy <40>, Lord <2962> God <2316> Almighty <3841>, which <3588> was <2258>(5713) <3801>, and <2532> is <3801>, and <2532> is to come <2064>(5740) <3801>.
9. And <2532> when <3752> those beasts <2226> give <1325>(5692) glory <1391> and <2532> honour <5092> and <2532> thanks <2169> to him that sat <2521>(5740) on <1909> the throne <2362>, who <3588> liveth <2198>(5723) for <1519> ever <165> and ever <165>,
10. The four <5064> and <2532> twenty <1501> elders <4245> fall down <4098>(5699) before <1799> him that sat <2521>(5740) on <1909> the throne <2362>, and <2532> worship <4352>(5719) him that liveth <2198>(5723) for <1519> ever <165> and ever <165>, and <2532> cast <906>(5719) their <848> crowns <4735> before <1799> the throne <2362>, saying <3004>(5723),
11. Thou art <1488>(5748) worthy <514>, O Lord <2962>, to receive <2983>(5629) glory <1391> and <2532> honour <5092> and <2532> power <1411>: for <3754> thou <4771> hast created <2936>(5656) all things <3956>, and <2532> for <1223> thy <4675> pleasure <2307> they are <1526>(5748) and <2532> were created <2936>(5681).
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