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1. These are the words <1697> of the covenant <1285>, which the LORD <3068> commanded <6680>(8765) Moses <4872> to make <3772>(8800) with the children <1121> of Israel <3478> in the land <776> of Moab <4124>, beside the covenant <1285> which he made <3772>(8804) with them in Horeb <2722>.
2. And Moses <4872> called <7121>(8799) unto all Israel <3478>, and said <559>(8799) unto them, Ye have seen <7200>(8804) all that the LORD <3068> did <6213>(8804) before your eyes <5869> in the land <776> of Egypt <4714> unto Pharaoh <6547>, and unto all his servants <5650>, and unto all his land <776>;
3. The great <1419> temptations <4531> which thine eyes <5869> have seen <7200>(8804), the signs <226>, and those great <1419> miracles <4159>:
4. Yet the LORD <3068> hath not given <5414>(8804) you an heart <3820> to perceive <3045>(8800), and eyes <5869> to see <7200>(8800), and ears <241> to hear <8085>(8800), unto this day <3117>.
5. And I have led <3212>(8686) you forty <705> years <8141> in the wilderness <4057>: your clothes <8008> are not waxen old <1086>(8804) upon you, and thy shoe <5275> is not waxen old <1086>(8804) upon thy foot <7272>.
6. Ye have not eaten <398>(8804) bread <3899>, neither have ye drunk <8354>(8804) wine <3196> or strong drink <7941>: that ye might know <3045>(8799) that I am the LORD <3068> your God <430>.
7. And when ye came <935>(8799) unto this place <4725>, Sihon <5511> the king <4428> of Heshbon <2809>, and Og <5747> the king <4428> of Bashan <1316>, came out <3318>(8799) against <7125>(8800) us unto battle <4421>, and we smote <5221>(8686) them:
8. And we took <3947>(8799) their land <776>, and gave <5414>(8799) it for an inheritance <5159> unto the Reubenites <7206>, and to the Gadites <1425>, and to the half <2677> tribe <7626> of Manasseh <4520>.
9. Keep <8104>(8804) therefore the words <1697> of this covenant <1285>, and do <6213>(8804) them, that ye may prosper <7919>(8686) in all that ye do <6213>(8799).
10. Ye stand <5324>(8737) this day <3117> all of you before <6440> the LORD <3068> your God <430>; your captains <7218> of your tribes <7626>, your elders <2205>, and your officers <7860>(8802), with all the men <376> of Israel <3478>,
11. Your little ones <2945>, your wives <802>, and thy stranger <1616> that is in <7130> thy camp <4264>, from the hewer <2404>(8802) of thy wood <6086> unto the drawer <7579>(8802) of thy water <4325>:
12. That thou shouldest enter <5674>(8800) into covenant <1285> with the LORD <3068> thy God <430>, and into his oath <423>, which the LORD <3068> thy God <430> maketh <3772>(8802) with thee this day <3117>:
13. That he may establish <6965>(8687) thee to day <3117> for a people <5971> unto himself, and that he may be unto thee a God <430>, as he hath said <1696>(8765) unto thee, and as he hath sworn <7650>(8738) unto thy fathers <1>, to Abraham <85>, to Isaac <3327>, and to Jacob <3290>.
14. Neither with you only do I make <3772>(8802) this covenant <1285> and this oath <423>;
15. But with him that standeth <5975>(8802) here with us this <3426> day <3117> before <6440> the LORD <3068> our God <430>, and also with him that is not here with us this day <3117>:
16. (For ye know <3045>(8804) how we have dwelt <3427>(8804) in the land <776> of Egypt <4714>; and how we came <5674>(8804) through <7130> the nations <1471> which ye passed by <5674>(8804);
17. And ye have seen <7200>(8799) their abominations <8251>, and their idols <1544>, wood <6086> and stone <68>, silver <3701> and gold <2091>, which were among them:)
18. Lest there should be <3426> among you man <376>, or woman <802>, or family <4940>, or tribe <7626>, whose heart <3824> turneth away <6437>(8802) this day <3117> from the LORD <3068> our God <430>, to go <3212>(8800) and serve <5647>(8800) the gods <430> of these nations <1471>; lest there should be <3426> among you a root <8328> that beareth <6509>(8802) gall <7219> and wormwood <3939>;
19. And it come to pass, when he heareth <8085>(8800) the words <1697> of this curse <423>, that he bless <1288>(8694) himself in his heart <3824>, saying <559>(8800), I shall have peace <7965>, though <3588> I walk <3212>(8799) in the imagination <8307> of mine heart <3820>, to add <5595>(8800) drunkenness <7302> to thirst <6771>:
20. The LORD <3068> will <14>(8799) not spare <5545>(8800) him, but then the anger <639> of the LORD <3068> and his jealousy <7068> shall smoke <6225>(8799) against that man <376>, and all the curses <423> that are written <3789>(8803) in this book <5612> shall lie <7257>(8804) upon him, and the LORD <3068> shall blot out <4229>(8804) his name <8034> from under heaven <8064>.
21. And the LORD <3068> shall separate <914>(8689) him unto evil <7451> out of all the tribes <7626> of Israel <3478>, according to all the curses <423> of the covenant <1285> that are written <3789>(8803) in this book <5612> of the law <8451>:
22. So that the generation <1755> to come <314> of your children <1121> that shall rise up <6965>(8799) after <310> you, and the stranger <5237> that shall come <935>(8799) from a far <7350> land <776>, shall say <559>(8804), when they see <7200>(8804) the plagues <4347> of that land <776>, and the sicknesses <8463> which the LORD <3068> hath laid <2470>(8765) upon it;
23. And that the whole land <776> thereof is brimstone <1614>, and salt <4417>, and burning <8316>, that it is not sown <2232>(8735), nor beareth <6779>(8686), nor any grass <6212> groweth <5927>(8799) therein, like the overthrow <4114> of Sodom <5467>, and Gomorrah <6017>, Admah <126>, and Zeboim <6636>, which the LORD <3068> overthrew <2015>(8804) in his anger <639>, and in his wrath <2534>:
24. Even all nations <1471> shall say <559>(8804), Wherefore hath the LORD <3068> done <6213>(8804) thus unto this land <776>? what meaneth the heat <2750> of this great <1419> anger <639>?
25. Then men shall say <559>(8804), Because they have forsaken <5800>(8804) the covenant <1285> of the LORD <3068> God <430> of their fathers <1>, which he made <3772>(8804) with them when he brought them forth <3318>(8687) out of the land <776> of Egypt <4714>:
26. For they went <3212>(8799) and served <5647>(8799) other <312> gods <430>, and worshipped <7812>(8691) them, gods <430> whom they knew <3045>(8804) not, and whom he had not given <2505>(8804) unto them:
27. And the anger <639> of the LORD <3068> was kindled <2734>(8799) against this land <776>, to bring <935>(8687) upon it all the curses <7045> that are written <3789>(8803) in this book <5612>:
28. And the LORD <3068> rooted <5428>(8799) them out of their land <127> in anger <639>, and in wrath <2534>, and in great <1419> indignation <7110>, and cast <7993>(8686) them into another <312> land <776>, as it is this day <3117>.
29. The secret <5641>(8737) things belong unto the LORD <3068> our God <430>: but those things which are revealed <1540>(8737) belong unto us and to our children <1121> for <5704> ever <5769>, that we may do <6213>(8800) all the words <1697> of this law <8451>.
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v.4 - It is clear that the prophets were sent by God at times when the people needed guidance because of their wrongdoing - to bring them back to Him. We have the God's word constantly with us - let us not ignore it - let us be chastened and exhorted by its words just as the people of old should have been by the prophets in their midst.
Peter [UK] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Peter
ch. 1 "THOUGH YOUR SINS ARE LIKE SCARLET"
Israel were in a very sinful state. The beginning of Isaiah opens with an expression of God's wrath for all the terrible things that Israel had done. But it is a chapter that can be every encouraging for us when we get discouraged because of our sins. Israel had done just about all the wicked things that we could ever think of doing. They forsook the LORD, rebelled against him, offered meaningless sacrifices - going through the form of religion without the heart, and even their gatherings were offensive to God. Their prayers were not worth God listening to, they did evil deeds, did wrong, were unjust, had blood on their hands and did not look after the poor of the land. They were thieves, murderers, harlots, rebels and even accepted bribes. God likened them to Sodom and Gomorrah which were totally destroyed because of their wickedness. Yet he offered to forgive them, to return to them and to bless them if they would just change their ways.
The same offer is open to us. No matter how bad we have been we can be forgiven when we make a move toward God.
"Though your sins are as scarlet they shall be white as snow."
Robert Prins [Auckland - Pakuranga - (NZ)] Comment added in 2002 Reply to Robert
Tradition has Isaiah killed by Manasseh by having him sawn in two in a hollow log. Could this be the reference to that it in Heb 11:37?
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2005 Reply to Michael
You will probably have noticed that the 1st chapter and 1st verse of most of the Prophets tell us the time in which the prophet spoke. Isaiah’s early chapters are very interesting, because he prophesied while Uzziah had leprosy (see 2Chron 26We therefore find several allusions to leprosy, and Uzziah particularly, in chapters 1-5. Then, in Isa 6:1 Uzziah died. For some of the mentions of leprosy see:
Is1:5,6 wounds and putrefying sores
Is2:12-17 the loftiness of man shall be bowed down
Is3:24 instead of sweet smell there shall be a stink
David Simpson [Worcester (UK)] Comment added in 2005 Reply to David
The name Isaiah in Hebrew is Yeshyahu which means Salvation of Yahweh. Isaiah is the same name as Joshua and Jesus (its Greek form). Thus, we can see that those who carried this name were either writing about salvation or performing acts of salvation.
Joshua was a Christ-type as he led the people of Yahweh into the Promised Land. Isaiah wrote about the salvation of Israel through the coming Messiah Jesus. Jesus will gather His people into the Promised Land when He returns to earth to rule the world from Jerusalem.
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2008 Reply to Michael
Isaiah (740-680 BC) spent most of his time in Jerusalem. He was born to a high ranking family to whom royalty was familiar. He preached to Judah and used the lesson of the decadent Northern Kingdom (Israel) to persuade Judah to turn to Yahweh.
However, Ahaz decided to turn to the Assyrians for help even though Isaiah foretold the capture of Israel by Assyria (realized in 722 BC) (Isa 8:3,4 cp. 2Kin 15:29). Ahaz’s son Hezekiah did turn to Yahweh who saved them from the Assyrians. We will soon read of their exploits.
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2009 Reply to Michael
CUT OFF (v.4-9)
When Israel sinned and continued to sin, they in essence cut themselves off from GOD and His helping hand. If sin has ever made us feel lonely and isolated (like David felt in Psa 142:1-7) - we need to remember that God does not abandon us - it is our sin that cuts us off from God and there is a cure for this kind of loneliness. We need to remember Prov 28:13- "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy."
If we seek the Lord and forsake our sinfulness to the best of our ability ... God will never leave us lonely or abandoned.
Peter Dulis [toronto west] Comment added in 2017 Reply to Peter
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1. The vision <2377> of Isaiah <3470> the son <1121> of Amoz <531>, which he saw <2372>(8804) concerning Judah <3063> and Jerusalem <3389> in the days <3117> of Uzziah <5818>, Jotham <3147>, Ahaz <271>, and Hezekiah <3169>, kings <4428> of Judah <3063>.
2. Hear <8085>(8798), O heavens <8064>, and give ear <238>(8685), O earth <776>: for the LORD <3068> hath spoken <1696>(8765), I have nourished <1431>(8765) and brought up <7311>(8790) children <1121>, and they have rebelled <6586>(8804) against me.
3. The ox <7794> knoweth <3045>(8804) his owner <7069>(8802), and the ass <2543> his master's <1167> crib <18>: but Israel <3478> doth not know <3045>(8804), my people <5971> doth not consider <995>(8712).
4. Ah <1945> sinful <2398>(8802) nation <1471>, a people <5971> laden <3515> with iniquity <5771>, a seed <2233> of evildoers <7489>(8688), children <1121> that are corrupters <7843>(8688): they have forsaken <5800>(8804) <853> the LORD <3068>, they have provoked <5006> <0> <853> the Holy One <6918> of Israel <3478> unto anger <5006>(8765), they are gone away <2114>(8738) backward <268>.
5. Why should ye be stricken <5221>(8714) any more? ye will revolt <5627> more and more <3254>(8686): the whole head <7218> is sick <2483>, and the whole heart <3824> faint <1742>.
6. From the sole <3709> of the foot <7272> even unto the head <7218> there is no soundness <4974> in it; but wounds <6482>, and bruises <2250>, and putrifying <2961> sores <4347>: they have not been closed <2115>(8804), neither bound up <2280>(8795), neither mollified <7401>(8795) with ointment <8081>.
7. Your country <776> is desolate <8077>, your cities <5892> are burned <8313>(8803) with fire <784>: your land <127>, strangers <2114>(8801) devour <398>(8802) it in your presence, and it is desolate <8077>, as overthrown <4114> by strangers <2114>(8801).
8. And the daughter <1323> of Zion <6726> is left <3498>(8738) as a cottage <5521> in a vineyard <3754>, as a lodge <4412> in a garden of cucumbers <4750>, as a besieged <5341>(8803) city <5892>.
9. Except <3884> the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635> had left <3498>(8689) unto us a very small <4592> remnant <8300>, we should have been <1961>(8804) as Sodom <5467>, and we should have been like <1819>(8804) unto Gomorrah <6017>.
10. Hear <8085>(8798) the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>, ye rulers <7101> of Sodom <5467>; give ear <238>(8685) unto the law <8451> of our God <430>, ye people <5971> of Gomorrah <6017>.
11. To what <4100> purpose is the multitude <7230> of your sacrifices <2077> unto me? saith <559>(8799) the LORD <3068>: I am full <7646>(8804) of the burnt offerings <5930> of rams <352>, and the fat <2459> of fed beasts <4806>; and I delight <2654>(8804) not in the blood <1818> of bullocks <6499>, or of lambs <3532>, or of he goats <6260>.
12. When ye come <935>(8799) to appear <7200>(8736) before <6440> me, who hath required <1245>(8765) this at your hand <3027>, to tread <7429>(8800) my courts <2691>?
13. Bring <935>(8687) no more <3254>(8686) vain <7723> oblations <4503>; incense <7004> is an abomination <8441> unto me; the new moons <2320> and sabbaths <7676>, the calling <7121>(8800) of assemblies <4744>, I cannot away with <3201>(8799); it is iniquity <205>, even the solemn meeting <6116>.
14. Your new moons <2320> and your appointed feasts <4150> my soul <5315> hateth <8130>(8804): they are a trouble <2960> unto me; I am weary <3811>(8738) to bear <5375>(8800) them.
15. And when ye spread forth <6566>(8763) your hands <3709>, I will hide <5956>(8686) mine eyes <5869> from you: yea, when ye make many <7235>(8686) prayers <8605>, I will not hear <8085>(8802): your hands <3027> are full <4390>(8804) of blood <1818>.
16. Wash <7364>(8798) you, make you clean <2135>(8690); put away <5493>(8685) the evil <7455> of your doings <4611> from before <5048> mine eyes <5869>; cease <2308>(8798) to do evil <7489>(8687);
17. Learn <3925>(8798) to do well <3190>(8687); seek <1875>(8798) judgment <4941>, relieve <833>(8761) the oppressed <2541>, judge <8199>(8798) the fatherless <3490>, plead <7378>(8798) for the widow <490>.
18. Come now <3212>(8798), and let us reason together <3198>(8735), saith <559>(8799) the LORD <3068>: though your sins <2399> be as scarlet <8144>, they shall be as white <3835>(8686) as snow <7950>; though they be red <119>(8686) like crimson <8438>, they shall be as wool <6785>.
19. If ye be willing <14>(8799) and obedient <8085>(8804), ye shall eat <398>(8799) the good <2898> of the land <776>:
20. But if ye refuse <3985>(8762) and rebel <4784>(8804), ye shall be devoured <398>(8792) with the sword <2719>: for the mouth <6310> of the LORD <3068> hath spoken <1696>(8765) it.
21. How is the faithful <539>(8737) city <7151> become an harlot <2181>(8802)! it was full <4392> of judgment <4941>; righteousness <6664> lodged <3885>(8799) in it; but now murderers <7523>(8764).
22. Thy silver <3701> is become dross <5509>, thy wine <5435> mixed <4107>(8803) with water <4325>:
23. Thy princes <8269> are rebellious <5637>(8802), and companions <2270> of thieves <1590>: every one loveth <157>(8802) gifts <7810>, and followeth <7291>(8802) after rewards <8021>: they judge <8199>(8799) not the fatherless <3490>, neither doth the cause <7379> of the widow <490> come <935>(8799) unto them.
24. Therefore saith <5002>(8803) the Lord <113>, the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>, the mighty One <46> of Israel <3478>, Ah <1945>, I will ease <5162>(8735) me of mine adversaries <6862>, and avenge <5358>(8735) me of mine enemies <341>(8802):
25. And I will turn <7725>(8686) my hand <3027> upon thee, and purely <1253> purge away <6884>(8799) thy dross <5509>, and take away <5493>(8686) all thy tin <913>:
26. And I will restore <7725>(8686) thy judges <8199>(8802) as at the first <7223>, and thy counsellors <3289>(8802) as at the beginning <8462>: afterward <310> thou shalt be called <7121>(8735), The city <5892> of righteousness <6664>, the faithful <539>(8737) city <7151>.
27. Zion <6726> shall be redeemed <6299>(8735) with judgment <4941>, and her converts <7725>(8802) with righteousness <6666>.
28. And the destruction <7667> of the transgressors <6586>(8802) and of the sinners <2400> shall be together <3162>, and they that forsake <5800>(8802) the LORD <3068> shall be consumed <3615>(8799).
29. For they shall be ashamed <954>(8799) of the oaks <352> which ye have desired <2530>(8804), and ye shall be confounded <2659>(8799) for the gardens <1593> that ye have chosen <977>(8804).
30. For ye shall be as an oak <424> whose leaf <5929> fadeth <5034>(8802), and as a garden <1593> that hath no water <4325>.
31. And the strong <2634> shall be as tow <5296>, and the maker <6467> of it as a spark <5213>, and they shall both <8147> burn <1197>(8804) together <3162>, and none shall quench <3518>(8764) them.
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Paul's complete journey from Caesarea to Rome would have taken 7- 8 months. The longest and most tempestuous stretch, at sea, was from Fair Havens, in Crete, to Malta. The storm and the fear of the sailors, as well as the guiding hand of Yahweh, are echoed in Psa 107:23-30.
Michael Parry [Montreal (Can)] Comment added in 2007 Reply to Michael
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1. And <1161> when <5613> it was determined <2919>(5681) that we <2248> should sail <636>(5721) into <1519> Italy <2482>, they delivered <3860>(5707) <5037> Paul <3972> and <2532> certain <5100> other <2087> prisoners <1202> unto one named <3686> Julius <2457>, a centurion <1543> of Augustus <4575>' band <4686>.
2. And <1161> entering <1910>(5631) into a ship <4143> of Adramyttium <98>, we launched <321>(5681), meaning <3195>(5723) to sail <4126>(5721) by <2596> the coasts <5117> of Asia <773>; one Aristarchus <708>, a Macedonian <3110> of Thessalonica <2331>, being <5607>(5752) with <4862> us <2254>.
3. And <5037> the next <2087> day we touched <2609>(5648) at <1519> Sidon <4605>. And Julius <2457> courteously <5364> entreated <5530>(5666) Paul <3972>, and gave him liberty <2010>(5656) to go <4198>(5679) unto <4314> his <846> friends <5384> to refresh himself <5177>(5629) <1958>.
4. And <2547> <0> when we had launched <321>(5685) from thence <2547>, we sailed under <5284>(5656) Cyprus <2954>, because <1223> the winds <417> were <1511>(5750) contrary <1727>.
5. And <5037> when we had sailed over <1277>(5660) the sea <3989> of <2596> Cilicia <2791> and <2532> Pamphylia <3828>, we came <2718>(5627) to <1519> Myra <3460>, a city of Lycia <3073>.
6. And there <2546> the centurion <1543> found <2147>(5631) a ship <4143> of Alexandria <222> sailing <4126>(5723) into <1519> Italy <2482>; and he put <1688>(5656) us <2248> therein <1519> <846>.
7. And <1161> when we had sailed slowly <1020>(5723) <1722> many <2425> days <2250>, and <2532> scarce <3433> were come <1096>(5637) over against <2596> Cnidus <2834>, the wind <417> not <3361> suffering <4330>(5723) us <2248>, we sailed under <5284>(5656) Crete <2914>, over against <2596> Salmone <4534>;
8. And <5037>, hardly <3433> passing <3881>(5740) it <846>, came <2064>(5627) unto <1519> a <5100> place <5117> which is called <2564>(5746) The fair <2570> havens <2568> <3040>; nigh <1451> whereunto <3739> was <2258>(5713) the city <4172> of Lasea <2996>.
9. Now <1161> when much <2425> time <5550> was spent <1230>(5637), and <2532> when sailing <4144> was <5607>(5752) now <2235> dangerous <2000>, because <1223> the fast <3521> was <3928> <0> now <2532> already <2235> past <3928>(5755), Paul <3972> admonished <3867>(5707) them,
10. And said <3004>(5723) unto them <846>, Sirs <435>, I perceive <2334>(5719) that <3754> this voyage <4144> will be <3195>(5721) <1510>(5705) with <3326> hurt <5196> and <2532> much <4183> damage <2209>, not <3756> only <3440> of the lading <5414> and <2532> ship <4143>, but <235> also <2532> of our <2257> lives <5590>.
11. Nevertheless <1161> the centurion <1543> believed <3982>(5712) the master <2942> and <2532> the owner of the ship <3490>, more <3123> than <2228> those things which were spoken <3004>(5746) by <5259> Paul <3972>.
12. And <1161> because <5225> <0> the haven <3040> was <5225>(5723) not commodious <428> to <4314> winter in <3915>, the more part <4119> advised <1012> <5087>(5639) to depart <321>(5683) thence also <2547>, if <1513> by any means <4458> they might <1410>(5739) attain <2658>(5660) to <1519> Phenice <5405>, and there to winter <3914>(5658); which is an haven <3040> of Crete <2914>, and lieth <991>(5723) toward <2596> the south west <3047> and <2532> <2596> north west <5566>.
13. And <1161> when the south wind <3558> blew softly <5285>(5660), supposing <1380>(5660) that they had obtained <2902>(5760) their purpose <4286>, loosing <142>(5660) thence, they sailed <3881>(5711) close by <788> Crete <2914>.
14. But <1161> not <3756> long <4183> after <3326> there arose <906>(5627) against <2596> it <846> a tempestuous <5189> wind <417>, called <2564>(5746) Euroclydon <2148>.
15. And <1161> when the ship <4143> was caught <4884>(5685), and <2532> could <1410>(5740) not <3361> bear up into <503>(5721) the wind <417>, we let her drive <1929>(5631) <5342>(5712).
16. And <1161> running under <5295>(5631) a certain <5100> island <3519> which is called <2564>(5746) Clauda <2802>, we had <2480> <0> much <3433> work <2480>(5656) to come by <4031> <1096>(5635) the boat <4627>:
17. Which <3739> when they had taken up <142>(5660), they used <5530>(5711) helps <996>, undergirding <5269>(5723) the ship <4143>; and <5037>, fearing <5399>(5740) lest <3361> they should fall <1601>(5632) into <1519> the quicksands <4950>, strake <5465>(5660) sail <4632>, and so <3779> were driven <5342>(5712).
18. And <1161> we <2257> being exceedingly <4971> tossed with a tempest <5492>(5746), the next <1836> day they lightened the ship <1546> <4160>(5710);
19. And <2532> the third <5154> day we cast out <4496>(5656) with our own hands <849> the tackling <4631> of the ship <4143>.
20. And <1161> when neither <3383> sun <2246> nor <3383> stars <798> in <1909> many <4119> days <2250> appeared <2014>(5723), and <5037> no <3756> small <3641> tempest <5494> lay on <1945>(5740) us, all <3956> hope <1680> that we <2248> should be saved <4982>(5745) was <4014> <0> then <3063> taken away <4014>(5712).
21. But <1161> after <5225>(5723) long <4183> abstinence <776> <5119> Paul <3972> stood forth <2476>(5685) in <1722> the midst <3319> of them <846>, and said <2036>(5627), Sirs <5599> <435>, ye should <1163>(5713) <3303> have hearkened <3980>(5660) unto me <3427>, and not <3361> have loosed <321>(5745) from <575> Crete <2914>, and <5037> to have gained <2770>(5658) this <5026> harm <5196> and <2532> loss <2209>.
22. And <2532> now <3569> I exhort <3867>(5719) you <5209> to be of good cheer <2114>(5721): for <1063> there shall be <2071>(5704) no <3762> loss <580> of any man's life <5590> among <1537> you <5216>, but <4133> of the ship <4143>.
23. For <1063> there stood by <3936>(5627) me <3427> this <5026> night <3571> the angel <32> of God <2316>, whose <3739> I am <1510>(5748), and <2532> whom <3739> I serve <3000>(5719),
24. Saying <3004>(5723), Fear <5399>(5732)(5737) not <3361>, Paul <3972>; thou <4571> must <1163>(5748) be brought before <3936>(5629) Caesar <2541>: and <2532>, lo <2400>(5628), God <2316> hath given <5483>(5766) thee <4671> all <3956> them that sail <4126>(5723) with <3326> thee <4675>.
25. Wherefore <1352>, sirs <435>, be of good cheer <2114>(5720): for <1063> I believe <4100>(5719) God <2316>, that <3754> it shall be <2071>(5704) even <2596> <3779> as <5158> it was told <2980>(5769) me <3427>.
26. Howbeit <1161> we <2248> must <1163>(5748) be cast <1601>(5629) upon <1519> a certain <5100> island <3520>.
27. But <1161> when <5613> the fourteenth <5065> night <3571> was come <1096>(5633), as we <2257> were driven up and down <1308>(5746) in <1722> Adria <99>, about <2596> midnight <3319> <3571> the shipmen <3492> deemed <5282>(5707) that they <848> drew near <4317>(5721) to some <5100> country <5561>;
28. And <2532> sounded <1001>(5660), and found <2147>(5627) it twenty <1501> fathoms <3712>: and <1161> when they had gone <1339>(5660) a little further <1024>, they sounded <1001>(5660) again <3825>, and <2532> found <2147>(5627) it fifteen <1178> fathoms <3712>.
29. Then <5037> fearing <5399>(5740) lest <3381> <4458> we should have fallen <1601>(5632)(5625) <1601>(5632) upon <1519> rocks <5117> <5138>, they cast <4496>(5660) four <5064> anchors <45> out of <1537> the stern <4403>, and wished <2172>(5711) <1096>(5635) for the day <2250>.
30. And <1161> as the shipmen <3492> were about <2212>(5723) to flee <5343>(5629) out of <1537> the ship <4143>, when <2532> they had let down <5465>(5660) the boat <4627> into <1519> the sea <2281>, under colour <4392> as though <5613> they would <3195>(5723) have cast <1614>(5721) anchors <45> out of <1537> the foreship <4408>,
31. Paul <3972> said <2036>(5627) to the centurion <1543> and <2532> to the soldiers <4757>, Except <3362> these <3778> abide <3306>(5661) in <1722> the ship <4143>, ye <5210> cannot <3756> <1410>(5736) be saved <4982>(5683).
32. Then <5119> the soldiers <4757> cut off <609>(5656) the ropes <4979> of the boat <4627>, and <2532> let <1439>(5656) her <846> fall off <1601>(5629).
33. And <1161> while <891> <3739> the day <2250> was coming <1096>(5738) on <3195>(5707), Paul <3972> besought <3870>(5707) them all <537> to take <3335>(5629) meat <5160>, saying <3004>(5723), This day <4594> is the fourteenth <5065> day <2250> that ye have tarried <4328>(5723) and continued <1300>(5719) fasting <777>, having taken <4355>(5642) nothing <3367>.
34. Wherefore <1352> I pray <3870>(5719) you <5209> to take <4355>(5629) some meat <5160>: for <1063> this <5124> is <5225>(5719) for <4314> your <5212> health <4991>: for <1063> there shall <4098> <0> not <3762> <0> an hair <2359> fall <4098>(5695) from <1537> the head <2776> of any <3762> of you <5216>.
35. And <1161> when he had thus <5023> spoken <2036>(5631), <2532> he took <2983>(5631) bread <740>, and gave thanks <2168>(5656) to God <2316> in presence <1799> of them all <3956>: and <2532> when he had broken <2806>(5660) it, he began <756>(5662) to eat <2068>(5721).
36. Then <1161> were they <1096>(5637) all <3956> of good cheer <2115>, and they <4355> <0> also <2532> took <4355>(5639) some meat <5160>.
37. And <1161> we were <2258>(5713) in all <3956> in <1722> the ship <4143> two hundred <1250> threescore <1440> and sixteen <1803> souls <5590>.
38. And <1161> when they had eaten <5160> enough <2880>(5685), they lightened <2893>(5707) the ship <4143>, and cast out <1544>(5734) the wheat <4621> into <1519> the sea <2281>.
39. And <1161> when <3753> it was <1096>(5633) day <2250>, they knew <1921>(5707) not <3756> the land <1093>: but <1161> they discovered <2657>(5707) a certain <5100> creek <2859> with <2192>(5723) a shore <123>, into <1519> the which <3739> they were minded <1011>(5662), if <1487> it were possible <1410>(5739), to thrust in <1856>(5658) the ship <4143>.
40. And <2532> when they had taken up <4014>(5631) the anchors <45>, they committed <1439>(5707) themselves unto <1519> the sea <2281>, and <260> loosed <447>(5631) the rudder <4079> bands <2202>, and <2532> hoised up <1869>(5660) the mainsail <736> to the wind <4154>(5723), and made <2722>(5707) toward <1519> shore <123>.
41. And <1161> falling <4045>(5631) into <1519> a place <5117> where two seas met <1337>, they ran <2027> <0> the ship <3491> aground <2027>(5656); and <2532> the forepart <4408> <3303> stuck fast <2043>(5660), and remained <3306>(5656) unmoveable <761>, but <1161> the hinder part <4403> was broken <3089>(5712) with <5259> the violence <970> of the waves <2949>.
42. And <1161> the soldiers <4757>' counsel <1012> was <1096>(5633) to <2443> kill <615>(5725) the prisoners <1202>, lest <3361> any of them <5100> should swim out <1579>(5660), and escape <1309>(5630).
43. But <1161> the centurion <1543>, willing <1014>(5740) to save <1295>(5658) Paul <3972>, kept <2967>(5656) them <846> from their purpose <1013>; and <5037> commanded <2753>(5656) that they which could <1410>(5740) swim <2860>(5721) should cast <641>(5660) themselves first <4413> into the sea, and get <1826>(5750) to <1909> land <1093>:
44. And <2532> the rest <3062>, some <3739> <3303> on <1909> boards <4548>, and <1161> some on <1909> broken pieces of <575> the ship <4143> <5100>. And <2532> so <3779> it came to pass <1096>(5633), that they escaped <1295> <0> all <3956> safe <1295>(5683) to <1909> land <1093>.