diff --git a/00.usfm b/00.usfm index d6851ff3..6c8f8155 100644 --- a/00.usfm +++ b/00.usfm @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ \id REV Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Revelation -\toc3 Rev +\h Revelation +\toc3 Rev \mt The Revelation to Saint John \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/01-GEN/00.usfm b/01-GEN/00.usfm index 7cd1cc0f..23fc8ff2 100644 --- a/01-GEN/00.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id GEN Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Genesis -\toc1 The Book of Genesis +\h Genesis +\toc1 The Book of Genesis \toc2 Genesis -\toc3 Gen +\toc3 Gen \mt The First Book of Moses, called Genesis \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/01-GEN/01.usfm b/01-GEN/01.usfm index f056dde4..41b353d1 100644 --- a/01-GEN/01.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/01.usfm @@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ \c 1 \p \v 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. -\v 2 The earth was without form and empty. Darkness was upon the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God was moving above the surface of the waters. - +\v 2 The earth was without form and empty. Darkness was upon the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God was moving above the surface of the waters. \s5 \v 3 God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. \v 4 God saw the light, that it was good. He divided the light from the darkness. @@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ \s5 \v 26 God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." -\f + \ft Some ancient copies have: \fqa ... Over the livestock, over all the animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. \fqb \f* +\f + \ft Some ancient copies have: \fqa ... Over the livestock, over all the animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. \fqb \f* \v 27 God created man in his own image. In his own image he created him. Male and female he created them. \s5 diff --git a/01-GEN/02.usfm b/01-GEN/02.usfm index c29cac53..5356852c 100644 --- a/01-GEN/02.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/02.usfm @@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ \s5 \v 21 Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, so the man slept. Yahweh God took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh where he took the rib. \v 22 With the rib that Yahweh God had taken from the man, he made a woman and brought her to the man. -\v 23 The man said, -\q "This time, this one is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. +\v 23 The man said, +\q "This time, this one is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. \q She will be called 'woman,' because she was taken out of man." \m diff --git a/01-GEN/03.usfm b/01-GEN/03.usfm index 7d1d702f..88b2ccfe 100644 --- a/01-GEN/03.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/03.usfm @@ -28,39 +28,39 @@ \m \s5 -\v 14 Yahweh God said to the serpent, -\q "Because you have done this, -\q cursed are you alone among all the livestock -\q and all the beasts of the field. -\q It is on your stomach that you will go, +\v 14 Yahweh God said to the serpent, +\q "Because you have done this, +\q cursed are you alone among all the livestock +\q and all the beasts of the field. +\q It is on your stomach that you will go, \q and it is dust that you will eat all the days of your life. \q -\v 15 I will put hostility between you and the woman, -\q and between your seed and her seed. +\v 15 I will put hostility between you and the woman, +\q and between your seed and her seed. \q He will bruise your head, and you will bruise his heel." \m \s5 -\v 16 To the woman he said, -\q "I will greatly multiply your pain in having children; +\v 16 To the woman he said, +\q "I will greatly multiply your pain in having children; \q it is in pain that you will give birth to children. \q Your desire will be for your husband, but he will rule over you." \m \s5 -\v 17 To Adam he said, -\q "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, -\q and have eaten from the tree, concerning which I commanded you, -\q saying, 'You may not eat from it,' -\q cursed is the ground because of you; -\q in painful toil you will eat from it all the days of your life. +\v 17 To Adam he said, +\q "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, +\q and have eaten from the tree, concerning which I commanded you, +\q saying, 'You may not eat from it,' +\q cursed is the ground because of you; +\q in painful toil you will eat from it all the days of your life. \q -\v 18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, +\v 18 It will produce thorns and thistles for you, \q and you will eat the plants of the field. \q \v 19 By the sweat of your face you will eat bread, -\q -until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. +\q +until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. \q For dust you are, and to dust you will return." \m diff --git a/01-GEN/04.usfm b/01-GEN/04.usfm index fbf09cc5..d8f22582 100644 --- a/01-GEN/04.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/04.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \s5 \v 8 Cain spoke to Abel his brother. It came about that while they were in the fields, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. -\f + \ft The best ancient copies read in this way. However, some old translations and some modern translations read, \fqa Cain said to Abel his brother, "Let us go into the fields." It came about that while they were in the fields, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. \f* +\f + \ft The best ancient copies read in this way. However, some old translations and some modern translations read, \fqa Cain said to Abel his brother, "Let us go into the fields." It came about that while they were in the fields, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. \f* \p \v 9 Then Yahweh said to Cain, "Where is Abel your brother?" He said, "I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper?" @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \v 22 As for Zillah, she bore Tubal Cain, the forger of tools of bronze and iron. The sister of Tubal Cain was Naamah. \s5 -\v 23 Lamech said to his wives, +\v 23 Lamech said to his wives, \q "Adah and Zillah, listen to my voice; you wives of Lamech, listen to what I say. \q For I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me. \q diff --git a/01-GEN/06.usfm b/01-GEN/06.usfm index 356bb6be..870259d7 100644 --- a/01-GEN/06.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/06.usfm @@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ \v 3 Yahweh said, "My spirit will not remain in mankind forever, for they are flesh. They will live 120 years." \s5 -\v 4 Giants were on the earth in those days, and also afterward. This happened when the sons of God married daughters of men, and they had children with them. These were the mighty men of old, men of renown. - +\v 4 Giants were on the earth in those days, and also afterward. This happened when the sons of God married daughters of men, and they had children with them. These were the mighty men of old, men of renown. \s5 \p \v 5 Yahweh saw that the wickedness of mankind was great in the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. diff --git a/01-GEN/08.usfm b/01-GEN/08.usfm index 72879848..71bd9d14 100644 --- a/01-GEN/08.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/08.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \v 7 He sent out a raven and it flew back and forth until the water was dried up from the earth. \s5 -\v 8 Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground, +\v 8 Then he sent out a dove to see if the water had receded from the surface of the ground, \v 9 but the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him in the ark, for the water was still covering the whole earth. He reached out with his hand, and took and brought her into the ark with him. \s5 @@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ \v 20 Noah built an altar to Yahweh. He took some of the clean animals and some of the clean birds, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. \v 21 Yahweh smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart, "I will not again curse the ground because of mankind, even though the inclination of their hearts is evil from childhood. Nor will I again destroy everything living, as I have done. \q -\v 22 While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, +\v 22 While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, \q summer and winter, and day and night will not cease." diff --git a/01-GEN/09.usfm b/01-GEN/09.usfm index 7046ba56..73e13e6c 100644 --- a/01-GEN/09.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/09.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \s5 \v 5 But for your blood, the life that is in your blood, I will require payment. From the hand of every animal I will require it. From the hand of any man, that is, from the hand of one who has murdered his brother, I will require an accounting for the life of that man. \q -\v 6 Whoever sheds man's blood, by man will his blood be shed, +\v 6 Whoever sheds man's blood, by man will his blood be shed, \q for it was in the image of God that he made man. \v 7 As for you, be fruitful and multiply, spread throughout the earth and multiply on it." diff --git a/01-GEN/11.usfm b/01-GEN/11.usfm index 354a52a8..a6470495 100644 --- a/01-GEN/11.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/11.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 11 \p -\v 1 Now the whole earth used one language and had the same words. +\v 1 Now the whole earth used one language and had the same words. \v 2 As they journeyed in the east, they found a plain in the land of Shinar and they settled there. \s5 diff --git a/01-GEN/12.usfm b/01-GEN/12.usfm index a9ec8381..ac9fa821 100644 --- a/01-GEN/12.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/12.usfm @@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 So Abram went, as Yahweh had told him to do, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. -\v 5 Abram took Sarai, his wife, Lot, his brother's son, all their possessions that they had accumulated, and the people that they had acquired in Haran. They left to go into the land of Canaan, and came to the land of Canaan. - +\v 5 Abram took Sarai, his wife, Lot, his brother's son, all their possessions that they had accumulated, and the people that they had acquired in Haran. They left to go into the land of Canaan, and came to the land of Canaan. \s5 \v 6 Abram passed through the land as far as Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites lived in the land. \v 7 Yahweh appeared to Abram, and said, "To your descendants I will give this land." So there Abram built an altar to Yahweh, who had appeared to him. diff --git a/01-GEN/13.usfm b/01-GEN/13.usfm index d43fc528..bcbda0b8 100644 --- a/01-GEN/13.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/13.usfm @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ - \s5 \c 13 diff --git a/01-GEN/14.usfm b/01-GEN/14.usfm index 24687792..892ddc85 100644 --- a/01-GEN/14.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/14.usfm @@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ \v 18 Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High. \s5 -\v 19 He blessed him saying, +\v 19 He blessed him saying, \q "Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. \q -\v 20 Blessed be God Most High, who has given your enemies into your hand." +\v 20 Blessed be God Most High, who has given your enemies into your hand." \m Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything. diff --git a/01-GEN/16.usfm b/01-GEN/16.usfm index 22ed42dc..d1cb1297 100644 --- a/01-GEN/16.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/16.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 16 \p \v 1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had not borne any children for him, but she had a female servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. -\v 2 So Sarai said to Abram, "See, Yahweh has kept me from having children. Go sleep with my servant. It may be that I will have children by her." Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. +\v 2 So Sarai said to Abram, "See, Yahweh has kept me from having children. Go sleep with my servant. It may be that I will have children by her." Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. \v 3 It was after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan that Sarai, Abram's wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, to her husband as a wife. \v 4 So he had relations with Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that she had conceived, she looked with contempt on her mistress. @@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ \v 10 Then the angel of Yahweh said to her, "I will greatly multiply your descendants, so that they will be too numerous to count." \s5 -\v 11 The angel of Yahweh also said to her, -\q "Behold, you are pregnant, and will bear a son, and you will call his name Ishmael, +\v 11 The angel of Yahweh also said to her, +\q "Behold, you are pregnant, and will bear a son, and you will call his name Ishmael, \q because Yahweh has heard your affliction. \q -\v 12 He will be a wild donkey of a man. He will be hostile against every man, and every man will be hostile to him, +\v 12 He will be a wild donkey of a man. He will be hostile against every man, and every man will be hostile to him, \q and he will live apart from all his brothers." \s5 diff --git a/01-GEN/24.usfm b/01-GEN/24.usfm index e4a575a1..62573897 100644 --- a/01-GEN/24.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/24.usfm @@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ \s5 \v 59 So they sent their sister Rebekah, along with her female servant, on her journey with Abraham's servant and his men. -\v 60 They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, -\q "Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, +\v 60 They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, +\q "Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, \q and may your descendants possess the gate of those who hate them." \s5 diff --git a/01-GEN/25.usfm b/01-GEN/25.usfm index 2b3479d4..ac863dc9 100644 --- a/01-GEN/25.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/25.usfm @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \v 9 Isaac and Ishmael, his sons, buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, which is near Mamre. \v 10 This field Abraham had bought from the sons of Heth. Abraham was buried there with Sarah his wife. \v 11 After the death of Abraham, God blessed Isaac his son, and Isaac lived near Beerlahairoi. - + \s5 \p \v 12 Now these were the descendants of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's servant, bore to Abraham. diff --git a/01-GEN/31.usfm b/01-GEN/31.usfm index 0cda37e7..02820d6c 100644 --- a/01-GEN/31.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/31.usfm @@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ \s5 \v 54 Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and called his relatives to eat a meal. They ate and spent the entire night on the mountain. -\v 55 Early in the morning Laban got up, kissed his grandsons and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home. - +\v 55 Early in the morning Laban got up, kissed his grandsons and his daughters and blessed them. Then Laban left and returned home. diff --git a/01-GEN/33.usfm b/01-GEN/33.usfm index d9725d07..c37c8519 100644 --- a/01-GEN/33.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/33.usfm @@ -3,40 +3,38 @@ \s5 \c 33 \p -\v 1 Jacob looked up and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. Jacob divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants. +\v 1 Jacob looked up and, behold, Esau was coming, and with him were four hundred men. Jacob divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two female servants. \v 2 Then he put the female servants and their children in front, followed by Leah and her children, and followed by Rachel and Joseph last of all. \v 3 He himself went on ahead of them. He bowed toward the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. - + \s5 \v 4 Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, hugged his neck, and kissed him. Then they wept. \v 5 When Esau looked up, he saw the women and the children. He said, "Who are these people with you?" Jacob said, "The children whom God has graciously given your servant." - + \s5 \v 6 Then the female servants came forward with their children, and they bowed down. \v 7 Next Leah also and her children came forward and bowed down. Finally Joseph and Rachel came forward and bowed down. \v 8 Esau said, "What do you mean by all these groups that I met?" Jacob said, "To find favor in the sight of my master." - + \s5 \v 9 Esau said, "I have enough, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself." \v 10 Jacob said, "No, please, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my gift from my hand, for indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me. \v 11 Please accept my gift that was brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough." Thus Jacob urged him, and Esau accepted it. - + \s5 \v 12 Then Esau said, "Let us be on our way. I will go before you." \v 13 Jacob said to him, "My master knows that the children are young, and that the sheep and the cattle are nursing their young. If they are driven hard even one day, all the animals will die. \v 14 Please let my master go on ahead of his servant. I will travel more slowly, at the pace of the livestock that are before me, and at the pace of the children, until I come to my master in Seir." - + \s5 \v 15 Esau said, "Let me leave with you some of my men who are with me." But Jacob said, "Why do that? My master has already been kind enough to me." \v 16 So Esau that day started on his way back to Seir. \v 17 Jacob traveled to Succoth, built himself a house, and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. - + \s5 \p \v 18 When Jacob came from Paddan Aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan. He camped near the city. \v 19 Then he bought the piece of ground where he had pitched his tent from the sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred pieces of silver. \v 20 There he set up an altar and called it El Elohe Israel. - - diff --git a/01-GEN/34.usfm b/01-GEN/34.usfm index db8fcbbf..9cd53509 100644 --- a/01-GEN/34.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/34.usfm @@ -1,62 +1,61 @@ - + \s5 \c 34 \p \v 1 Now Dinah, Leah's daughter whom she bore to Jacob, went out to meet the young women of the land. \v 2 Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her and he grabbed her, assaulted her, and slept with her. \v 3 He was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. - + \s5 \v 4 Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, "Get this young woman for me as a wife." \v 5 Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. His sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came. - + \s5 \v 6 Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. \v 7 The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard of the matter. The men were offended. They were very angry because he had disgraced Israel by forcing himself on Jacob's daughter, for such a thing should not have been done. - + \s5 \v 8 Hamor spoke with them, saying, "My son Shechem loves your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife. \v 9 Intermarry with us, give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. \v 10 You will live with us, and the land will be open to you to live and trade in, and to acquire property." - + \s5 \v 11 Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you tell me I will give. \v 12 Ask me for as great a bride price and gift as you will, and I will give whatever you say to me, but give me the young woman as a wife." \v 13 The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit, because Shechem had defiled Dinah their sister. - + \s5 \v 14 They said to them, "We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to anyone who is uncircumcised; for that would be a disgrace to us. \v 15 Only on this condition will we agree with you: if you will become circumcised as we are, if every male among you is circumcised. \v 16 Then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will live with you and become one people. \v 17 But if you do not listen to us and become circumcised, then we will take our sister and we will leave." - + \s5 \p \v 18 Their words pleased Hamor and his son Shechem. \v 19 The young man did not delay to do what they said, because he delighted in Jacob's daughter, and because he was the most honored person in all his father's household. - + \s5 \v 20 Hamor and Shechem his son went to the gate of their city and spoke with the men of their city, saying, \v 21 "These men are at peace with us, so let them live in the land and trade in it for, really, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters. - + \s5 \v 22 Only on this condition will the men agree to live with us and become one people: if every male among us is circumcised, as they are circumcised. \v 23 Will not their livestock and their property—all their animals be ours? So let us agree with them, and they will live among us." - + \s5 \v 24 All the men of the city listened to Hamor and Shechem, his son. Every male was circumcised. \v 25 On the third day, when they were very sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each man took his sword and went to the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males. \v 26 They killed Hamor and Shechem, his son, with the edge of the sword. They took Dinah from Shechem's house and left. - + \s5 \v 27 The other sons of Jacob came to the dead bodies and looted the city, because the people had defiled their sister. -\v 28 They took their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, and everything in the city and in the surrounding fields with +\v 28 They took their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, and everything in the city and in the surrounding fields with \v 29 all their wealth. All their children and their wives, they captured. They even took everything that was in the houses. - + \s5 \v 30 Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me, to make me stink to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number. If they gather themselves together against me and attack me, then I will be destroyed, I and my household." \v 31 But Simeon and Levi said, "Should Shechem have dealt with our sister as with a prostitute?" - diff --git a/01-GEN/35.usfm b/01-GEN/35.usfm index b94214d6..a95c2b6f 100644 --- a/01-GEN/35.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/35.usfm @@ -1,35 +1,35 @@ - + \s5 \c 35 \p \v 1 God said to Jacob, "Arise, go up to Bethel, and stay there. Build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you fled from Esau your brother." \v 2 Then Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your clothes. \v 3 Then let us depart and go up to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and has been with me wherever I have gone." - + \s5 \v 4 So they gave to Jacob all the foreign gods that were in their hand, and the rings that were in their ears. Jacob buried them under the oak that was near Shechem. \v 5 As they traveled, God made panic to fall on the cities that were around them, so those people did not pursue the sons of Jacob. - + \s5 \v 6 So Jacob arrived at Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him. \v 7 He built an altar there and called the place El Bethel, because there God had revealed himself to him, when he was fleeing from his brother. \v 8 Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died. She was buried down from Bethel under the oak tree, so it was called Allon Bacuth. - + \s5 \p \v 9 When Jacob came from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him. \v 10 God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but your name will no longer be called Jacob. Your name will be Israel." So God called his name Israel. - + \s5 \v 11 God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will come from you, and kings will be among your descendants. \v 12 The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to you. To your descendants after you I also give the land." \v 13 God went up from him in the place where he spoke with him. - + \s5 \v 14 Jacob set up a pillar in the place where God had spoken to him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering over it and poured oil on it. \v 15 Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him, Bethel. - + \s5 \p \v 16 They journeyed on from Bethel. While they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor. She had hard labor. @@ -37,26 +37,24 @@ \v 18 As she was dying, with her dying breath she named him Benoni, but his father called him Benjamin. \v 19 Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). \v 20 Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave. It is the marker of Rachel's grave to this day. - + \s5 \v 21 Israel traveled on and pitched his tent beyond the watchtower of the flock. \v 22 While Israel was living in that land, Reuben slept with Bilhah his father's concubine, and Israel heard of it. \p Now Jacob had twelve sons. - + \s5 \v 23 His sons by Leah were Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. \v 24 His sons by Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. \v 25 His sons by Bilhah, Rachel's female servant, were Dan and Naphtali. - + \s5 \v 26 The sons of Zilpah, Leah's female servant, were Gad and Asher. All these were the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan Aram. \v 27 Jacob came to Isaac, his father, in Mamre in Kiriath Arba (the same as Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac had lived. - + \s5 \p \v 28 Isaac lived for one hundred eighty years. \v 29 Isaac breathed his last and died, and was gathered to his ancestors, an old man full of days. Esau and Jacob, his sons, buried him. - - diff --git a/01-GEN/36.usfm b/01-GEN/36.usfm index ccf76775..4bb83240 100644 --- a/01-GEN/36.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/36.usfm @@ -1,80 +1,80 @@ - + \s5 \c 36 \p \v 1 These were the descendants of Esau (also called Edom). \v 2 Esau took his wives from the Canaanites. These were his wives: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite; Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, the granddaughter of Zibeon the Hivite; \v 3 and Basemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebaioth. - + \s5 \v 4 Adah bore Eliphaz to Esau, and Basemath bore Reuel. \v 5 Oholibamah bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau who were born to him in the land of Canaan. - + \s5 \v 6 Esau took his wives, his sons, his daughters, and all the members of his household, his livestock—all his animals, and all his possessions, which he had gathered in the land of Canaan, and went into a land away from his brother Jacob. \v 7 He did this because their possessions were too many for them to stay together. The land where they had settled could not support them because of their livestock. \v 8 So Esau, also known as Edom, settled in the hill country of Seir. - + \s5 \p \v 9 These were the descendants of Esau, the ancestor of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir. \v 10 These were the names of Esau's sons: Eliphaz son of Adah, the wife of Esau; Reuel son of Basemath, the wife of Esau. \v 11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. \v 12 Timna, a concubine of Eliphaz, Esau's son, bore Amalek. These were the grandsons of Adah, Esau's wife. - + \s5 \v 13 These were the sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the grandsons of Basemath, Esau's wife. \v 14 These were the sons of Oholibamah, Esau's wife, who was the daughter of Anah and the granddaughter of Zibeon. She bore to Esau Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. - + \s5 \p -\v 15 These were the clans among Esau's descendants: +\v 15 These were the clans among Esau's descendants: the descendants of Eliphaz, the firstborn of Esau: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, \v 16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. These were the clans descended from Eliphaz in the land of Edom. They were the grandsons of Adah. - + \s5 -\v 17 These were the clans from Reuel, Esau's son: +\v 17 These were the clans from Reuel, Esau's son: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, Mizzah. These were the clans descended from Reuel in the land of Edom. They were the grandsons of Basemath, Esau's wife. \v 18 These were the clans of Oholibamah, Esau's wife: Jeush, Jalam, Korah. These are the clans that descended from Esau's wife Oholibamah, daughter of Anah. \v 19 These were the sons of Esau, and these are their clans. - + \s5 \p \v 20 These were the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, \v 21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the clans of the Horites, the inhabitants of Seir in the land of Edom. \v 22 The sons of Lotan were Hori and Heman, and Timna was Lotan's sister. - + \s5 \v 23 These were the sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. \v 24 These were the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he was pasturing donkeys of Zibeon his father. - + \s5 \v 25 These were the children of Anah: Dishon and Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah. \v 26 These were the sons of Dishon: Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran, and Keran. \v 27 These were the sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. \v 28 These were the sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. - + \s5 \v 29 These were the clans of the Horites: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, and Anah, \v 30 Dishon, Ezer, Dishan: these were clans of the Horites, according to their clan lists in the land of Seir. - + \s5 \p \v 31 These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: \v 32 Bela son of Beor, reigned in Edom, and the name of his city was Dinhabah. \v 33 When Bela died, then Jobab son of Zerah of Bozrah, reigned in his place. - + \s5 \v 34 When Jobab died, Husham who was of the land of the Temanites, reigned in his place. \v 35 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab, reigned in his place. The name of his city was Avith. \v 36 When Hadad died, then Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place. - + \s5 \v 37 When Samlah died, then Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his place. \v 38 When Shaul died, then Baal Hanan son of Achbor reigned in his place. \v 39 When Baal Hanan son of Achbor, died, then Hadar reigned in his place. The name of his city was Pau. His wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the granddaughter of Me Zahab. - + \s5 \p \v 40 These were the names of the heads of clans from Esau's descendants, according to their clans and their regions, by their names: @@ -82,6 +82,5 @@ Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, \v 41 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, \v 42 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, \v 43 Magdiel, and Iram. These were the clan heads of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. This was Esau, the father of the Edomites. - diff --git a/01-GEN/38.usfm b/01-GEN/38.usfm index b80707af..c51ed900 100644 --- a/01-GEN/38.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/38.usfm @@ -1,64 +1,63 @@ - + \s5 \c 38 \p \v 1 It came about at that time that Judah left his brothers and stayed with a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. \v 2 He met there a daughter of a Canaanite man whose name was Shua. He married her and slept with her. - + \s5 \v 3 She became pregnant and had a son. He was named Er. \v 4 She became pregnant again and had a son. She called his name Onan. \v 5 She again had a son and called his name Shelah. It was at Chezib where she gave birth to him. - + \s5 \v 6 Judah found a wife for Er, his firstborn. Her name was Tamar. \v 7 Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of Yahweh. Yahweh killed him. - + \s5 \v 8 Judah said to Onan, "Sleep with your brother's wife. Do the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up a child for your brother." \v 9 Onan knew that the child would not be his. Whenever he slept with his brother's wife, he spilled the semen on the ground so he would not have a child for his brother. \v 10 What he did was evil in the sight of Yahweh. Yahweh killed him also. - + \s5 \v 11 Then Judah said to Tamar, his daughter-in-law, "Remain a widow in your father's house until Shelah, my son, grows up." For he feared, "He might also die, just like his brothers." Tamar left and lived in her father's house. - + \s5 \p \v 12 After a long time, Shua's daughter, the wife of Judah, died. Judah was comforted and went up to his sheepshearers at Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. \v 13 Tamar was told, "Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep." \v 14 She took off the clothing of her widowhood and covered herself with her veil and wrapped herself. She sat in the gate of Enaim, which is by the road to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah had grown up but she had not been given to him as a wife. - + \s5 \v 15 When Judah saw her he thought that she was a prostitute because she had covered her face. \v 16 He went to her by the road and said, "Come, please let me sleep with you"—for he did not know that she was his daughter-in-law—and she said, "What will you give me so you can sleep with me?" - + \s5 \v 17 He said, "I will send you a young goat from the flock." She said, "Will you give me a pledge until you send it?" \v 18 He said, "What pledge can I give you?" And she said, "Your seal and cord, and the staff that is in your hand." He gave them to her and slept with her. She became pregnant by him. - + \s5 \v 19 She got up and went away. She took off her veil and put on the clothing of her widowhood. \v 20 Judah sent the young goat from the flock with his friend the Adullamite to receive the pledge from the woman's hand, but he did not find her. - + \s5 \v 21 Then the Adullamite asked the men of the place, "Where is the cultic prostitute who was at Enaim by the road?" They said, "There has not been a cultic prostitute here." \v 22 He returned to Judah and said, "I did not find her. Also, the men of the place said, 'There has not been a cultic prostitute here.'" \v 23 Judah said, "Let her keep the things, that we not be put to shame. Indeed, I sent this young goat, but you did not find her." - + \s5 \p \v 24 It came about after about three months that it was told to Judah, "Tamar your daughter-in-law has committed prostitution, and indeed, she is pregnant by it." Judah said, "Bring her here and let her be burned." \v 25 When she was brought out, she sent to her father-in-law a message, "By the man who owns these I am pregnant." She said, "Determine please whose these are, the seal and cords and staff." \v 26 Judah recognized them and said, "She is more righteous than I am, since I did not give her as a wife to Shelah, my son." He did not sleep with her again. - + \s5 \v 27 It came about at the time for her to give birth that, behold, twins were in her womb. \v 28 It came about as she was giving birth one put out a hand, and the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his hand and said, "This one came out first." - + \s5 \v 29 It came about as he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out first. The midwife said, "How you have broken out." And he was named Perez. \v 30 Then his brother came out, who had the scarlet thread upon his hand, and he was named Zerah. - diff --git a/01-GEN/39.usfm b/01-GEN/39.usfm index 16856b5f..4909d96f 100644 --- a/01-GEN/39.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/39.usfm @@ -1,48 +1,47 @@ - + \s5 \c 39 \p \v 1 Joseph was brought down to Egypt. Potiphar, an official of Pharaoh who was captain of the guard and an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had brought him down there. \v 2 Yahweh was with Joseph and he became a prosperous man. He lived in the house of his Egyptian master. - + \s5 \v 3 His master saw that Yahweh was with him and that Yahweh prospered everything that he did. \v 4 Joseph found favor in his sight. He served Potiphar. Potiphar made Joseph manager over his house, and everything that he possessed, he put under his care. - + \s5 \v 5 It came about from the time that he made him manager over his house and over everything he possessed, that Yahweh blessed the Egyptian's house because of Joseph. The blessing of Yahweh was on everything that Potiphar had in the house and in the field. \v 6 Potiphar put everything that he had under Joseph's care. He did not have to think about anything except the food that he ate. Now Joseph was handsome and attractive. - + \s5 \v 7 It came about after this that his master's wife lusted for Joseph. She said, "Sleep with me." \v 8 But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Look, my master does not pay attention to what I do in the house, and he has put everything that he owns under my care. \v 9 No one is greater in this house than I am. He has not kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?" - + \s5 \v 10 She spoke to Joseph day after day, but he refused to sleep with her or to be with her. \v 11 It came about one day that he went into the house to do his work. None of the men of the house were there in the house. \v 12 She caught him by his clothes and said, "Sleep with me." He left his clothing in her hand, fled, and went outside. - + \s5 \v 13 It came about, when she saw that he had left his clothing in her hand and had fled outside, \v 14 that she called to the men of her house and told them, "See, Potiphar has brought in a Hebrew to mock us. He came in to me to sleep with me, and I screamed. \v 15 It came about when he heard me scream, that he left his clothing with me, fled, and went outside." - + \s5 \v 16 She set his clothing next to her until his master came home. \v 17 She told him this explanation, "The Hebrew servant whom you brought to us, came in to mock me. \v 18 It came about that when I screamed, he left his clothing with me and fled outside." - + \s5 \p \v 19 It came about that, when his master heard the explanation his wife told him, "This is what your servant did to me," he became very angry. \v 20 Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. He was there in the prison. - + \s5 \v 21 But Yahweh was with Joseph and showed covenant faithfulness to him. He gave him favor in the sight of the prison warden. \v 22 The prison warden gave into Joseph's hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, Joseph was in charge of it. \v 23 The prison warden did not worry about anything that was in his hand, because Yahweh was with him. Whatever he did, Yahweh prospered. - diff --git a/01-GEN/40.usfm b/01-GEN/40.usfm index 74dd50fb..a38d20a3 100644 --- a/01-GEN/40.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/40.usfm @@ -1,49 +1,48 @@ - + \s5 \c 40 \p \v 1 It came about that after these things, the cupbearer of the king of Egypt and king's baker offended their master, the king of Egypt. \v 2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officials, the chief of the cupbearers and the chief of the bakers. \v 3 He put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined. - + \s5 \v 4 The captain of the guard assigned Joseph to be their servant. They remained in custody for some time. \v 5 Both of them dreamed a dream—the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt who were confined in the prison—each man had his own dream in the same night, and each dream had its own interpretation. - + \s5 \v 6 Joseph came to them in the morning and saw them. Behold, they were sad. \v 7 He asked Pharaoh's officials who were with him in custody in his master's house, saying, "Why do you look so sad today?" \v 8 They said to him, "We have both dreamed a dream and no one can interpret it." Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me, please." - + \s5 \p \v 9 The chief of the cupbearers told his dream to Joseph. He said to him, "In my dream, behold, a vine was in front of me. \v 10 In the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms came out and the clusters of grapes ripened. \v 11 Pharaoh's cup was in my hand. I took the grapes and squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I placed the cup into Pharaoh's hand." - + \s5 \v 12 Joseph said to him, "This is the interpretation of it. The three branches are three days. \v 13 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to your office. You will put Pharaoh's cup into his hand, just as when you were his cupbearer. - + \s5 \v 14 But think of me when it goes well with you, and please show kindness to me. Mention me to Pharaoh and bring me out of this prison. \v 15 For indeed I was abducted out of the land of the Hebrews. Here also have I done nothing that they should put me in this dungeon." - + \s5 \p \v 16 When the chief of the bakers saw that the interpretation was favorable, he said to Joseph, "I also had a dream, and, behold, three baskets of bread were on my head. \v 17 In the top basket there were all kinds of baked goods for Pharaoh, but the birds ate them out of the basket on my head." - + \s5 \v 18 Joseph answered and said, "This is the interpretation. The three baskets are three days. \v 19 Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head from you and will hang you on a tree. The birds will eat your flesh off you." - + \s5 \v 20 It came about on the third day that it was Pharaoh's birthday. He made a feast for all his servants. He "lifted up" the head of the chief of the cupbearers and the head of the chief of the bakers, among his servants. \v 21 He restored the chief of the cupbearers to his responsibility, and he put the cup into Pharaoh's hand again. \v 22 But he hanged the chief of the bakers, just as Joseph had interpreted to them. \v 23 Yet the chief of the did not remember to help Joseph. Instead, he forgot about him. - diff --git a/01-GEN/41.usfm b/01-GEN/41.usfm index e2dd3d20..4be9daa9 100644 --- a/01-GEN/41.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/41.usfm @@ -1,114 +1,113 @@ - + \s5 \c 41 \p \v 1 It came about at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream. Behold, he stood by the Nile. \v 2 Behold, seven cows came up out of the Nile, desirable and fat, and they grazed in the reeds. \v 3 Behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the Nile, undesirable and thin. They stood by the other cows on the bank of the river. - + \s5 \v 4 Then the undesirable and thin cows ate the seven desirable and fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up. \v 5 Then he slept and dreamed a second time. Behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, wholesome and good. \v 6 Behold, seven heads, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them. - + \s5 \v 7 The thin heads swallowed up the seven wholesome and full heads. Pharaoh woke up, and, behold, it was a dream. \v 8 It came about in the morning that his spirit was troubled. He sent and called for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was no one who could interpret them to Pharaoh. - + \s5 \p \v 9 Then the chief cupbearer said to Pharaoh, "Today I am thinking about my offenses. \v 10 Pharaoh was angry with his servants, and put me in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, the chief baker and me. \v 11 We dreamed a dream the same night, he and I. We dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream. - + \s5 \v 12 There was with us there a young Hebrew man, a servant of the captain of the guard. We told him and he interpreted for us our dreams. He interpreted for each of us according to his dream. \v 13 It came about as he interpreted for us, so it happened. Pharaoh restored me to my post, but the other one he hanged." - + \s5 \p \v 14 Then Pharaoh sent and called for Joseph. They quickly took him out of the dungeon. He shaved himself, changed his clothes, and came in to Pharaoh. \v 15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream, but there is no interpreter for it. But I have heard about you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it." \v 16 Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, "It is not in me. God will answer Pharaoh with favor." - + \s5 \v 17 Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, "In my dream, behold, I stood on the bank of the Nile. \v 18 Behold, seven cows came up out of the Nile, fat and desirable, and they grazed among the reeds. - + \s5 \v 19 Behold, seven other cows came up after them, weak, very undesirable, and thin. I never saw in all the land of Egypt such undesirableness like them. \v 20 The thin and undesirable cows ate up the first seven fat cows. \v 21 When they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them, for they were still as undesirable as before. Then I awoke. - + \s5 \v 22 I looked in my dream, and, behold, seven heads came up upon one stalk, full and good. \v 23 Behold, seven more heads, withered, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprang up after them. \v 24 The thin heads swallowed up the seven good heads. I told these dreams to the magicians, but there was none that could explain it to me." - + \s5 \p \v 25 Joseph said to Pharaoh, "The dreams of Pharaoh are the same. What God is about to do, he has declared to Pharaoh. \v 26 The seven good cows are seven years, and the seven good heads are seven years. The dreams are the same. - + \s5 \v 27 And the seven thin and undesirable cows that came up after them are seven years, and also the seven thin heads scorched by the east wind will be seven years of famine. \v 28 That is the thing which I spoke to Pharaoh. What God is about to do he has revealed to Pharaoh. \v 29 Look, seven years of great abundance will come throughout all the land of Egypt. - + \s5 \v 30 Seven years of famine will come after them, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine will devastate the land. \v 31 The abundance will not be remembered in the land because of the famine that will follow, for it will be very severe. \v 32 That the dream was repeated to Pharaoh is because the matter has been established by God, and God will soon do it. - + \s5 \v 33 Now let Pharaoh look for a man discerning and wise, and put him over the land of Egypt. \v 34 Let Pharaoh do this: let him appoint overseers over the land. Let them take a fifth of the crops of Egypt in the seven abundant years. - + \s5 -\v 35 Let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh, for food to be used in the cities. They should preserve it. +\v 35 Let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming and store up grain under the authority of Pharaoh, for food to be used in the cities. They should preserve it. \v 36 The food will be a supply for the land for the seven years of famine which will be in the land of Egypt. In this way the land will not be devastated by the famine." - + \s5 \p \v 37 This advice was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants. \v 38 Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find such a man as this, in whom is the Spirit of God?" - + \s5 \v 39 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you. \v 40 You will be over my house, and according to your word will all my people be ruled. Only in the throne will I be greater than you." \v 41 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "See, I have put you over all the land of Egypt." - + \s5 \v 42 Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it upon Joseph's hand. He clothed him with clothes of fine linen, and put a gold chain on his neck. \v 43 He had him ride in the second chariot which he possessed. Men shouted before him, "Bend the knee." Pharaoh put him over all the land of Egypt. - + \s5 \v 44 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I am Pharaoh, and apart from you, no man will lift his hand or his foot in all the land of Egypt." \v 45 Pharaoh called Joseph's name "Zaphenath Paneah." He gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, as a wife. Joseph went out over the land of Egypt. - + \s5 \p \v 46 Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. \v 47 In the seven bountiful years the land produced abundantly. - + \s5 \v 48 He gathered up all the food of the seven years that was in the land of Egypt and put the food in the cities. He put into each city the food from the fields that surrounded it. \v 49 Joseph stored up grain like the sand of the sea, so much that he stopped counting, because it was beyond counting. - + \s5 \v 50 Joseph had two sons before the years of famine came, whom Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On, bore to him. \v 51 Joseph called the name of his firstborn Manasseh, for he said, "God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household." \v 52 He called the name of the second son Ephraim, for he said, "God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction." - + \s5 \v 53 The seven years of abundance that was in the land of Egypt came to an end. \v 54 The seven years of famine began, as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was food. - + \s5 \v 55 When all the land of Egypt was famished, the people loudly called on Pharaoh for food. Pharaoh said to all the Egyptians, "Go to Joseph and do what he says." \v 56 The famine was over all the face of the whole land. Joseph opened all the storehouses and sold to the Egyptians. The famine was severe in the land of Egypt. \v 57 All the earth was coming to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the earth. - diff --git a/01-GEN/42.usfm b/01-GEN/42.usfm index 7ecb1d36..d15ec9c6 100644 --- a/01-GEN/42.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/42.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 42 \p @@ -7,69 +7,68 @@ \v 2 He said, "See here, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go down there and buy for us from there so we may live and not die." \v 3 Joseph's ten brothers went down to buy grain from Egypt. \v 4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob did not send with his brothers, for he feared that harm might come to him. - + \s5 \v 5 The sons of Israel came to buy among those who came, for the famine was in the land of Canaan. \v 6 Now Joseph was the governor over the land. He was the one who sold to all the people of the land. Joseph's brothers came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground. - + \s5 \v 7 Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he disguised himself to them and spoke harshly with them. He said to them, "Where have you come from?" They said, "From the land of Canaan to buy food." \v 8 Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him. - + \s5 \v 9 Joseph remembered the dreams that he had had about them. He said to them, "You are spies. You came to see the undefended parts of the land." \v 10 They said to him, "No, my master. Your servants have come to buy food. \v 11 We are all one man's sons. We are honest men. Your servants are not spies." - + \s5 \v 12 He said to them, "No, you have come to see the undefended parts of the land." \v 13 They said, "We your servants are twelve brothers, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan. See, the youngest is this day with our father, and one brother is no longer alive." - + \s5 \v 14 Joseph said to them, "It is what I said to you; you are spies. \v 15 By this you will be tested. By the life of Pharaoh, you will not leave here, unless your youngest brother comes here. \v 16 Send one of yourselves and let him get your brother. You will remain in prison, that your words may be tested, whether there is truth in you." \v 17 He put them all in custody for three days. - + \s5 \p \v 18 Joseph said to them on the third day, "Do this and live, for I fear God. \v 19 If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be confined in this prison, but you go, carry grain for the famine of your houses. \v 20 Bring your youngest brother to me so your words will be verified and you will not die." So they did so. - + \s5 \v 21 They said to one another, "We are truly guilty concerning our brother in that we saw the distress of his soul when he pleaded with us and we would not listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us." \v 22 Reuben answered them, "Did I not tell you, 'Do not sin against the boy,' but you would not listen? Now, see, his blood is required of us." - + \s5 \v 23 They did not know that Joseph understood them, for there was an interpreter between them. \v 24 He turned from them and wept. He returned to them and spoke to them. He took Simeon from among them and bound him before their eyes. \v 25 Then Joseph commanded his servants to fill his brothers' bags with grain, and to put every man's money back into his sack, and to give them provisions for the journey. It was done for them. - + \s5 \p \v 26 The brothers loaded their donkeys with their grain and departed from there. \v 27 As one of them opened his sack to give his donkey feed in the lodging place, he saw his money. Behold, it was in the opening of his sack. \v 28 He said to his brothers, "My money has been put back. Look at it; it is in my sack." And their hearts sank and they turned trembling to one another. They said, "What is this that God has done to us?" - + \s5 \v 29 They went to Jacob, their father in the land of Canaan and told him all that had happened to them. They said, \v 30 "The man, the lord of the land, spoke roughly with us and thought that we were spies in the land. \v 31 We said to him, 'We are honest men. We are not spies. \v 32 We are twelve brothers, sons of our father. One is no longer alive, and the youngest is this day with our father in the land of Canaan.' - + \s5 \v 33 The man, the lord of the land, said to us, 'By this I will know that you are honest men. Leave one of your brothers with me, take grain for the famine in your houses, and go your way. \v 34 Bring your youngest brother to me. Then I will know that you are not spies, but that you are honest men. Then I will release your brother to you, and you will trade in the land.'" - + \s5 \p -\v 35 It came about as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bag of silver was in his sack. When they and their father saw their bags of silver, they were afraid. +\v 35 It came about as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bag of silver was in his sack. When they and their father saw their bags of silver, they were afraid. \v 36 Jacob their father said to them, "You have bereaved me of my children. Joseph is no longer alive, Simeon is gone, and you will take Benjamin away. All these things are against me." - + \s5 \v 37 Reuben spoke to his father, saying, "You may kill my two sons if I do not bring Benjamin back to you. Put him in my hands, and I will bring him to you again." \v 38 Jacob said, "My son will not go down with you. For his brother is dead and he alone is left. If harm comes to him on the road in which you go, then you will bring down my gray hair with sorrow to Sheol." - diff --git a/01-GEN/43.usfm b/01-GEN/43.usfm index 9135a225..1085370f 100644 --- a/01-GEN/43.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/43.usfm @@ -1,70 +1,69 @@ - + \s5 \c 43 \p \v 1 The famine was severe in the land. \v 2 It came about when they had eaten the grain that they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, "Go again; buy us some food." - + \s5 \v 3 Judah told him, "The man solemnly warned us, 'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.' \v 4 If you send our brother with us, we will go down and buy you food. \v 5 But if you do not send him, we will not go down. For the man said to us, 'You will not see my face unless your brother is with you.'" - + \s5 \v 6 Israel said, "Why did you treat me so badly by telling the man that you had another brother?" \v 7 They said, "The man asked details about us and our family. He said, 'Is your father still alive? Do you have another brother?' We answered him according to these questions. How could we have known that he would say, 'Bring your brother down?'" - + \s5 \v 8 Judah said to Israel his father, "Send the boy with me. We will rise and go that we may live and not die, both we, you, and also our children. \v 9 I will be a guarantee for him. You will hold me responsible. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, then let me bear the blame forever. \v 10 For if we had not delayed, surely by now we would have come back here a second time." - + \s5 \v 11 Their father Israel said to them, "If it be so, now do this. Take some of the best products of the land in your bags. Carry down to the man a gift: some balm and honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts and almonds. \v 12 Take double money in your hand. The money that was returned in the opening of your sacks, carry again in your hand. Perhaps it was a mistake. - + \s5 \v 13 Take also your brother. Rise and go again to the man. \v 14 May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, so that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved." \v 15 The men took this gift, and in their hand they took double the amount of money, along with Benjamin. They got up and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph. - + \s5 \p \v 16 When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Bring the men into the house, slaughter an animal and prepare it, for the men will eat with me at noon." \v 17 The steward did as Joseph said. He brought the men to Joseph's house. - + \s5 \v 18 The men were afraid because they were brought to Joseph's house. They said, "It is because of the money that was returned in our sacks the first time we were brought in, that he may seek an opportunity against us. He might arrest us and take us as slaves, and take our donkeys." \v 19 They approached the steward of Joseph's house, and they spoke to him at the door of the house, \v 20 saying, "My master, we came down the first time to buy food. - + \s5 \v 21 It came about, when we reached the lodging place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the opening of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it back in our hands. \v 22 Other money we have also brought down in our hand to buy food. We do not know who put our money in our sacks." \v 23 The steward said, "Peace be to you, do not fear. Your God and the God of your father must have put your money in your sacks. I received your money." The steward then brought Simeon out to them. - + \s5 \v 24 The steward took the men into Joseph's house. He gave them water, and they washed their feet. He gave feed to their donkeys. \v 25 They prepared the gifts for Joseph's coming at noon, for they had heard that they would eat there. - + \s5 \p \v 26 When Joseph came home, they brought the gifts which were in their hand into the house, and bowed down before him to the ground. \v 27 He asked them about their welfare and said, "Is your father well, the old man of whom you spoke? Is he still alive?" - + \s5 \v 28 They said, "Your servant our father is well. He is still alive." They prostrated and bowed down. \v 29 When he lifted up his eyes he saw Benjamin his brother, his mother's son, and he said, "Is this your youngest brother of whom you spoke to me?" And then he said, "May God be gracious to you, my son." - + \s5 \v 30 Joseph hurried to go out of the room, for he was deeply moved about his brother. He sought somewhere to weep. He went to his room and wept there. \v 31 He washed his face and came out. He controlled himself, saying, "Serve the food." - + \s5 \v 32 The servants served Joseph by himself and the brothers by themselves. The Egyptians there ate with him by themselves because the Egyptians could not eat bread with the Hebrews, for that is detestable to the Egyptians. \v 33 The brothers sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth. The men were astonished together. \v 34 Joseph sent portions to them from the food in front of him. But Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of his brothers. They drank and were merry with him. - diff --git a/01-GEN/45.usfm b/01-GEN/45.usfm index 4c0203bc..2bdb52a6 100644 --- a/01-GEN/45.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/45.usfm @@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ \s5 \v 12 Look, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaks to you. -\v 13 You will tell my father about all my honor in Egypt and of all that you have seen. You will hurry and bring my father down here." - +\v 13 You will tell my father about all my honor in Egypt and of all that you have seen. You will hurry and bring my father down here." \s5 \v 14 He hugged his brother Benjamin's neck and wept, and Benjamin wept on his neck. \v 15 He kissed all his brothers and wept over them. After that his brothers talked with him. diff --git a/01-GEN/46.usfm b/01-GEN/46.usfm index a71a7f35..8cc424cd 100644 --- a/01-GEN/46.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/46.usfm @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \s5 \v 19 The sons of Jacob's wife Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin. -\v 20 In Egypt Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On. +\v 20 In Egypt Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph by Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On. \v 21 The sons of Benjamin were Bela, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. \v 22 These were the sons of Rachel who were born to Jacob—fourteen in all. diff --git a/01-GEN/47.usfm b/01-GEN/47.usfm index b685d645..c174e7d7 100644 --- a/01-GEN/47.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/47.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \s5 \v 7 Then Joseph brought in Jacob his father and presented him to Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh. \v 8 Pharaoh said to Jacob, "How long have you lived?" -\v 9 Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The years of my travels are a hundred and thirty. The years of my life have been few and painful. They have not been as long as those of my ancestors." +\v 9 Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The years of my travels are a hundred and thirty. The years of my life have been few and painful. They have not been as long as those of my ancestors." \v 10 Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence. \s5 diff --git a/01-GEN/48.usfm b/01-GEN/48.usfm index ffeea4df..2cf1ca5d 100644 --- a/01-GEN/48.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/48.usfm @@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ \s5 \v 14 Israel reached out with his right hand and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who was the younger, and his left hand upon Manasseh's head. He crossed his hands, for Manasseh was the firstborn. -\v 15 Israel blessed Joseph, saying, -\q "The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, +\v 15 Israel blessed Joseph, saying, +\q "The God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, \q the God who has cared for me to this day, \q -\v 16 the angel who has protected me from all harm, may he bless these boys. -\q May my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. +\v 16 the angel who has protected me from all harm, may he bless these boys. +\q May my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. \q May they grow into a multitude on the earth." \m @@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ \s5 \v 19 His father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. Yet his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a multitude of nations." \v 20 Israel blessed them that day with these words, -\q "The people of Israel will pronounce blessings by your names saying, -\q 'May God make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh'." +\q "The people of Israel will pronounce blessings by your names saying, +\q 'May God make you like Ephraim and like Manasseh'." \m In this way, Israel put Ephraim before Manasseh. diff --git a/01-GEN/49.usfm b/01-GEN/49.usfm index 1a14563c..ac122033 100644 --- a/01-GEN/49.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/49.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 49 \p -\v 1 Then Jacob called for his sons, and said: +\v 1 Then Jacob called for his sons, and said: \q "Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you what will happen to you in the future. \q @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ the future. \q2 \v 5 Simeon and Levi are brothers. Weapons of violence are their swords. \q -\v 6 O my soul, do not come into their council; do not join in their meetings, for my heart has too much honor for that. +\v 6 O my soul, do not come into their council; do not join in their meetings, for my heart has too much honor for that. \q For in their anger they killed men. It was for pleasure that they hamstrung oxen. \s5 diff --git a/01-GEN/50.usfm b/01-GEN/50.usfm index e2e3833f..63f8eea9 100644 --- a/01-GEN/50.usfm +++ b/01-GEN/50.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 50 \p -\v 1 Then Joseph was so distressed that he collapsed on the face of his father, and he wept over him, and he kissed him. +\v 1 Then Joseph was so distressed that he collapsed on the face of his father, and he wept over him, and he kissed him. \v 2 Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel. \v 3 They took forty days, for that was the full time for embalming. The Egyptians wept for him seventy days. @@ -20,14 +20,13 @@ \s5 \v 10 When they came to the threshing floor of Atad on the other side of the Jordan, they mourned with very great and grievous sorrow. There Joseph made a seven day mourning for his father. -\v 11 When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, "This is a very sad occasion for the Egyptians." That is why the place was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan. - +\v 11 When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, "This is a very sad occasion for the Egyptians." That is why the place was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan. \s5 \v 12 So his sons did for Jacob just as he had instructed them. \v 13 His sons carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre. Abraham had bought the cave with the field for a burial place. He had bought it from Ephron the Hittite. \v 14 After he had buried his father, Joseph returned into Egypt, he, along with his brothers, and all who had accompanied him to bury his father. -\s5 +\s5 \p \v 15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "What if Joseph bears a grudge and wants to repay us in full for all the evil we did to him?" \v 16 So they commanded the presence of Joseph, saying, "Your father gave instructions before he died, saying, @@ -42,8 +41,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 22 Joseph lived in Egypt, together with his father's family. He lived one hundred ten years. -\v 23 Joseph saw Ephraim's children to the third generation. He also saw the children of Machir son of Manasseh, who were placed on the knees of Joseph. - +\v 23 Joseph saw Ephraim's children to the third generation. He also saw the children of Machir son of Manasseh, who were placed on the knees of Joseph. \s5 \v 24 Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die; but God will surely come to you and lead you up out of this land to the land which he swore to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob." \v 25 Then Joseph made the people of Israel swear an oath. He said, "God will surely come to you. At that time you must carry up my bones from here." diff --git a/02-EXO/00.usfm b/02-EXO/00.usfm index 0a87066f..0c139856 100644 --- a/02-EXO/00.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id EXO Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Exodus +\h Exodus \toc1 The Book of Exodus \toc2 Exodus -\toc3 Exo +\toc3 Exo \mt The Second Book of Moses, Called Exodus \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/02-EXO/07.usfm b/02-EXO/07.usfm index a576f6dd..ef69089a 100644 --- a/02-EXO/07.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/07.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \v 10 Then Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh, and they did just as Yahweh had commanded. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his servants, and it became a snake. \s5 -\v 11 Then Pharaoh also called for his wise men and sorcerers. They did the same thing by their magic. +\v 11 Then Pharaoh also called for his wise men and sorcerers. They did the same thing by their magic. \v 12 Each man threw down his staff, and the staffs became snakes. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their snakes. \v 13 Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen, just as Yahweh had foretold. diff --git a/02-EXO/10.usfm b/02-EXO/10.usfm index aa658aba..4c09876b 100644 --- a/02-EXO/10.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/10.usfm @@ -55,5 +55,4 @@ \v 27 But Yahweh hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would not let them go. \v 28 Pharaoh said to Moses, "Go from me! Be careful about one thing, that you do not see me again, for on the day you see my face, you will die." \v 29 Moses said, "You yourself have spoken. I will not see your face again." - diff --git a/02-EXO/12.usfm b/02-EXO/12.usfm index 8a69a9bf..6aaf01e5 100644 --- a/02-EXO/12.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/12.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \s5 \v 12 Yahweh says this: I will go through the land of Egypt in that night and attack all the firstborn of man and animal in the land of Egypt. I will bring punishment on all the gods of Egypt. I am Yahweh. -\v 13 The blood will be a sign on your houses for my coming to you. When I see the blood, I will pass over you when I attack the land of Egypt. This plague will not come on you and destroy you. +\v 13 The blood will be a sign on your houses for my coming to you. When I see the blood, I will pass over you when I attack the land of Egypt. This plague will not come on you and destroy you. \v 14 This day will become a memorial day for you, which you must observe as a festival for Yahweh. It will always be a law for you, throughout your people's generations, that you must observe this day. \s5 @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \v 23 For Yahweh will pass through to attack the Egyptians. When he sees the blood on the top of the doorframe and on the two doorposts, he will pass over your door and not permit the destroyer to come into your houses to attack you. \s5 -\v 24 You must observe this event. This will always be a law for you and your descendants. +\v 24 You must observe this event. This will always be a law for you and your descendants. \v 25 When you enter the land that Yahweh will give you, just as he has promised to do, you must observe this act of worship. \s5 diff --git a/02-EXO/14.usfm b/02-EXO/14.usfm index 15076f1b..2627c614 100644 --- a/02-EXO/14.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/14.usfm @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \v 12 Is this not what we told you in Egypt? We said to you, 'Leave us alone, so we can work for the Egyptians. It would have been better for us to work for them than to die in the wilderness.'" \s5 -\v 13 Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand still and see the rescue that Yahweh will provide for you today. For you will never see again the Egyptians whom you see today. +\v 13 Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. Stand still and see the rescue that Yahweh will provide for you today. For you will never see again the Egyptians whom you see today. \v 14 Yahweh will fight for you, and you will only have to stand still." \s5 diff --git a/02-EXO/15.usfm b/02-EXO/15.usfm index e0c2c735..1b06b387 100644 --- a/02-EXO/15.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/15.usfm @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \v 6 Your right hand, Yahweh, is glorious in power; \q your right hand, Yahweh, has shattered the enemy. \q -\v 7 In great majesty you overthrew those who rose up against you. +\v 7 In great majesty you overthrew those who rose up against you. \q You sent out your wrath; it consumed them like stubble. \q \v 8 By the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up; @@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ \q and the earth swallowed them. \q \v 13 In your covenant loyalty you have led the people you have rescued. -\q In your strength you have led them to the holy place where you live. - +\q In your strength you have led them to the holy place where you live. \s5 \q \v 14 The peoples will hear, and they will tremble; diff --git a/02-EXO/16.usfm b/02-EXO/16.usfm index 259310cd..56a49ea5 100644 --- a/02-EXO/16.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/16.usfm @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ - \s5 \c 16 diff --git a/02-EXO/21.usfm b/02-EXO/21.usfm index 2b3b2281..a8c2d31e 100644 --- a/02-EXO/21.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/21.usfm @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \v 8 If she does not please her master, who has designated her for himself, then he must let her be bought back. He has no right to sell her to a foreign people. He has no such right, since he has treated her deceitfully. \s5 -\v 9 If her master designates her as a wife for his son, he must treat her the same as if she were his daughter. +\v 9 If her master designates her as a wife for his son, he must treat her the same as if she were his daughter. \v 10 If he takes another wife for himself, he must not diminish her food, clothing, or her marital rights. \v 11 But if he does not provide these three things for her, then she can go free without paying any money. @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ \v 30 If a payment is required for his life, he must pay whatever he is required to pay. \s5 -\v 31 If the ox has gored a man's son or daughter, the ox's owner must do what this decree requires him to do. +\v 31 If the ox has gored a man's son or daughter, the ox's owner must do what this decree requires him to do. \v 32 If the ox gores a male servant or a female servant, the ox's owner must pay thirty shekels of silver, and the ox must be stoned. \s5 diff --git a/02-EXO/25.usfm b/02-EXO/25.usfm index df88f124..15b4acdb 100644 --- a/02-EXO/25.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/25.usfm @@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ \c 25 \p \v 1 Yahweh said to Moses, -\v 2 "Tell the Israelites to take an offering for me from every person who is motivated by a willing heart. You must receive these offerings for me. - +\v 2 "Tell the Israelites to take an offering for me from every person who is motivated by a willing heart. You must receive these offerings for me. \s5 \v 3 These are the offerings that you must receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze; \v 4 blue, purple, and scarlet material; fine linen; goats' hair; diff --git a/02-EXO/26.usfm b/02-EXO/26.usfm index db3b0794..9e5c2a0d 100644 --- a/02-EXO/26.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/26.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 7 You must make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle. You must make eleven of these curtains. +\v 7 You must make curtains of goats' hair for a tent over the tabernacle. You must make eleven of these curtains. \v 8 The length of each curtain must be thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain must be four cubits. Each of the eleven curtains must be of the same size. \v 9 You must join five curtains to each other and the other six curtains to each other. You must double over the sixth curtain in the front of the tent. @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \p \v 15 You must make vertical boards out of acacia wood for the tabernacle. \v 16 The length of each board must be ten cubits, and its width must be one and a half cubits. -\v 17 There must be two projections in each board for joining the boards to each other. You are to make all the tabernacle's boards in this way. +\v 17 There must be two projections in each board for joining the boards to each other. You are to make all the tabernacle's boards in this way. \v 18 When you make the boards for the tabernacle, you must make twenty boards for the south side. \s5 @@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ \p \v 31 You must make a curtain of blue, purple, and scarlet wool, and of fine linen, with designs of cherubim, the work of a skillful workman. \v 32 You must hang it on four pillars of acacia wood covered with gold. These pillars must have hooks of gold set on four silver bases. -\v 33 You must hang up the curtain under the clasps, and you must bring in the ark of the covenant decrees. The curtain is to separate the holy place from the most holy place. - +\v 33 You must hang up the curtain under the clasps, and you must bring in the ark of the covenant decrees. The curtain is to separate the holy place from the most holy place. \s5 \v 34 You must put the atonement lid on the ark of the covenant decrees, which is in the most holy place. \v 35 You must place the table outside the curtain. You must place the lampstand opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle. The table must be on the north side. diff --git a/02-EXO/27.usfm b/02-EXO/27.usfm index 6c171344..48b322c7 100644 --- a/02-EXO/27.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/27.usfm @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \v 13 The courtyard must also be fifty cubits long on the east side. \s5 -\v 14 The hangings for one side of the entrance must be fifteen cubits long. They must have three posts with three bases. +\v 14 The hangings for one side of the entrance must be fifteen cubits long. They must have three posts with three bases. \v 15 The other side must also have hangings fifteen cubits long. They must have their three posts and three bases. \v 16 The courtyard gate must be a curtain twenty cubits long. The curtain must be made of blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer. It must have four posts with four bases. diff --git a/02-EXO/28.usfm b/02-EXO/28.usfm index 73c13ec3..4c7a3b81 100644 --- a/02-EXO/28.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/28.usfm @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \v 28 They must tie the breastpiece by its rings to the ephod's rings with a blue cord, so that it might be attached just above the ephod's woven waistband. This is so that the breastpiece might not become unattached from the ephod. \s5 -\v 29 When Aaron goes into the holy place, he must carry the names of the people of Israel over his heart in the breastpiece for decision making, as a continuing memorial before Yahweh. +\v 29 When Aaron goes into the holy place, he must carry the names of the people of Israel over his heart in the breastpiece for decision making, as a continuing memorial before Yahweh. \v 30 You are to put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastpiece for decision making, so they may be over Aaron's heart when he goes in before Yahweh. Thus Aaron will always carry the means for making decisions for the people of Israel over his heart before Yahweh. \s5 diff --git a/02-EXO/29.usfm b/02-EXO/29.usfm index 59e93eff..4b2871d5 100644 --- a/02-EXO/29.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/29.usfm @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 15 You must also take the one ram, and Aaron and his sons must lay their hands on its head. -\v 16 You must kill the ram, then take its blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar. +\v 16 You must kill the ram, then take its blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar. \v 17 You must cut the ram into pieces and wash its inner parts and its legs, and you must put the inner parts, together with its pieces and with its head, \v 18 on the altar. Then burn the whole ram. It will be a burnt offering to me, Yahweh. It will produce a sweet aroma for me; it will be an offering made to me by fire. @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 35 In this way, by following all that I have commanded you to do, you must treat Aaron and his sons. For seven days you must prepare them. -\v 36 Every day you must offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement. You must purify the altar by making atonement for it, and you must anoint it in order to set it apart to me. +\v 36 Every day you must offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement. You must purify the altar by making atonement for it, and you must anoint it in order to set it apart to me. \v 37 For seven days you must make atonement for the altar and set it apart it to Yahweh. Then the altar will be completely set apart to me. Whatever touches the altar will be set apart to Yahweh. \s5 diff --git a/02-EXO/30.usfm b/02-EXO/30.usfm index 4a9e76ca..3f14a13c 100644 --- a/02-EXO/30.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/30.usfm @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 17 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, +\v 17 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, \v 18 "You must also make a large bronze basin with a bronze stand, a basin for washing. You must put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you must put water in it. \s5 @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 22 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, +\v 22 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, \v 23 "Take these fine spices: five hundred shekels of flowing myrrh, 250 shekels of sweet-smelling cinnamon, 250 shekels of sweet-smelling cane, \v 24 five hundred shekels of cassia, measured by the weight of the shekel of the sanctuary, and one hin of olive oil. \v 25 You must make holy anointing oil with these ingredients, the work of a perfumer. It will be a holy anointing oil, reserved for me. diff --git a/02-EXO/32.usfm b/02-EXO/32.usfm index b1091fa8..106e8b55 100644 --- a/02-EXO/32.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/32.usfm @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \s5 \v 17 When Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said to Moses, "There is the noise of combat in the camp." -\v 18 But Moses said, +\v 18 But Moses said, \q "It is not the sound of a victor, \q and not the sound of defeated people, \q but the sound of singing that I hear." diff --git a/02-EXO/34.usfm b/02-EXO/34.usfm index 9169b1d1..af4d2c89 100644 --- a/02-EXO/34.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/34.usfm @@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ \v 12 Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, or they will become a trap among you. \v 13 Instead, you must break down their altars, smash their stone pillars, and cut down their Asherah poles. \v 14 For you must worship no other god, for I, Yahweh, whose name is 'Jealous,' am a jealous God. - + \s5 -\v 15 And so be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for they prostitute themselves to their gods, and they sacrifice to their gods. Then one of them will invite you and you will eat some of his sacrifice, +\v 15 And so be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for they prostitute themselves to their gods, and they sacrifice to their gods. Then one of them will invite you and you will eat some of his sacrifice, \v 16 and then you will even take some of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods, and they will make your sons prostitute themselves to their gods. \v 17 Do not make for yourselves gods of molten metal. diff --git a/02-EXO/36.usfm b/02-EXO/36.usfm index 13aede6b..f29849f4 100644 --- a/02-EXO/36.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/36.usfm @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 31 Bezalel made crossbars of acacia wood—five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, -\v 32 five crossbars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five crossbars for the boards for the back side of the tabernacle to the west. +\v 32 five crossbars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five crossbars for the boards for the back side of the tabernacle to the west. \v 33 He made the crossbar in the center of the boards, that is, halfway up, to reach from end to end. \v 34 He covered the boards with gold. He made their rings of gold, for them to serve as holders for the crossbars, and he covered the bars with gold. diff --git a/02-EXO/37.usfm b/02-EXO/37.usfm index 1307345c..ffc81309 100644 --- a/02-EXO/37.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/37.usfm @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \p \v 10 Bezalel made the table of acacia wood. Its length was two cubits, its width was one cubit, and its height was one and a half cubits. \v 11 He covered it with pure gold and put a border of pure gold around the top. -\v 12 He made a surrounding frame for it one handbreadth wide, with a surrounding border of gold for the frame. +\v 12 He made a surrounding frame for it one handbreadth wide, with a surrounding border of gold for the frame. \v 13 He cast for it four rings of gold and attached the rings to the four corners, where the four feet were. \s5 diff --git a/02-EXO/38.usfm b/02-EXO/38.usfm index 40044a76..1911fa69 100644 --- a/02-EXO/38.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/38.usfm @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \s5 \v 13 The courtyard was also fifty cubits long on the east side. \v 14 The hangings for one side of the entrance were fifteen cubits long. They had three posts with three bases. -\v 15 On the other side of the entrance of the court were also hangings fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases. +\v 15 On the other side of the entrance of the court were also hangings fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases. \v 16 All the hangings around the courtyard were made of fine linen. \s5 @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 24 All the gold that was used for the project, in all the work connected with the holy place—the gold from the wave offering—was twenty-nine talents and 730 shekels, measured by the standard of the sanctuary shekel. -\v 25 The silver given by the community weighed one hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel, +\v 25 The silver given by the community weighed one hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel, \v 26 or one beka per man, which is half a shekel, measured by the sanctuary shekel. This figure was reached on the basis of every person who was counted in the census, those twenty years old and older—603,550 men in all. \s5 diff --git a/02-EXO/39.usfm b/02-EXO/39.usfm index b44048bb..4150407e 100644 --- a/02-EXO/39.usfm +++ b/02-EXO/39.usfm @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \v 9 It was square. They folded the breastpiece double. It was one span long and one span wide. \s5 -\v 10 They set in it four rows of precious stones. The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet. +\v 10 They set in it four rows of precious stones. The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and a garnet. \v 11 The second row had an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. \v 12 The third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst. \v 13 The fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. The stones were mounted in gold settings. @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ \p \v 32 So the work on the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was finished. The people of Israel did everything. They followed all the instructions that Yahweh had given to Moses. \v 33 They brought the tabernacle to Moses—the tent and all its equipment, its clasps, boards, bars, posts, and bases; -\v 34 the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of sea cow leather, and the curtain to conceal +\v 34 the covering of ram skins dyed red, the covering of sea cow leather, and the curtain to conceal \v 35 the ark of the covenant decrees, as well as the poles and the atonement lid. \s5 diff --git a/03-LEV/00.usfm b/03-LEV/00.usfm index a03c7a53..619a4a2a 100644 --- a/03-LEV/00.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id LEV Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Leviticus +\h Leviticus \toc1 The Book of Leviticus \toc2 Leviticus -\toc3 Lev +\toc3 Lev \mt The Third Book of Moses, commonly called Leviticus \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/03-LEV/02.usfm b/03-LEV/02.usfm index a92aa5d4..f501e944 100644 --- a/03-LEV/02.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/02.usfm @@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ \p \v 14 If you offer a grain offering of firstfruits to Yahweh, offer fresh grain that is roasted with fire and then crushed into meal. \v 15 Then you must put oil and incense on it. This is a grain offering. -\v 16 Then the priest will burn part of the crushed grain and oil and incense as a representative offering. This is an offering made by fire to Yahweh. - +\v 16 Then the priest will burn part of the crushed grain and oil and incense as a representative offering. This is an offering made by fire to Yahweh. diff --git a/03-LEV/03.usfm b/03-LEV/03.usfm index a5b091d6..23ea0fab 100644 --- a/03-LEV/03.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/03.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 2 He will lay his hand on the head of his offering and kill it at the door of the tent of meeting. Then Aaron's sons the priests will sprinkle its blood on the sides of the altar. \s5 -\v 3 The man will offer the sacrifice of a fellowship offering by fire to Yahweh. The fat that covers or is connected to the inner parts, +\v 3 The man will offer the sacrifice of a fellowship offering by fire to Yahweh. The fat that covers or is connected to the inner parts, \v 4 and the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the loins, and the lobe of the liver, with the kidneys—he will remove all of this. \v 5 Aaron's sons will burn that on the altar with the burnt offering, which is on the wood that is on the fire. This will produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh; it will be an offering made to him by fire. diff --git a/03-LEV/04.usfm b/03-LEV/04.usfm index 780ae116..0f6d5bbd 100644 --- a/03-LEV/04.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/04.usfm @@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 He must bring the bull to the entrance of the tent of meeting before Yahweh, lay his hand on its head, and kill the bull before Yahweh. -\v 5 The anointed priest will take some of the blood of the bull and take it to the tent of meeting. - +\v 5 The anointed priest will take some of the blood of the bull and take it to the tent of meeting. \s5 \v 6 The priest will dip his finger into the blood and sprinkle some of it seven times before Yahweh, before the curtain of the most holy place. \v 7 And the priest will put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense before Yahweh, which is in the tent of meeting, and he will pour out all the rest of the blood of the bull at the base of the altar for burnt offerings, which is at the entrance of the tent of meeting. @@ -26,12 +25,12 @@ \s5 \p -\v 13 If the whole assembly of Israel sins without wanting to sin, and the assembly is unaware that they have sinned and done any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and if they are guilty, +\v 13 If the whole assembly of Israel sins without wanting to sin, and the assembly is unaware that they have sinned and done any of the things which Yahweh has commanded not to be done, and if they are guilty, \v 14 then, when the sin they have committed becomes known, then the assembly must offer a young bull for a sin offering and bring it before the tent of meeting. \v 15 The elders of the assembly will lay their hands on the head of the bull before Yahweh, and the bull will be killed before Yahweh. \s5 -\v 16 The anointed priest will bring some of the blood of the bull to the tent of meeting, +\v 16 The anointed priest will bring some of the blood of the bull to the tent of meeting, \v 17 and the priest will dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle it seven times before Yahweh, before the curtain. \s5 @@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 22 When a ruler sins without intending to sin, doing any one of all the things that Yahweh his God has commanded not to be done, and he is guilty, +\v 22 When a ruler sins without intending to sin, doing any one of all the things that Yahweh his God has commanded not to be done, and he is guilty, \v 23 then his sin which he has committed is made known to him, he must bring for his sacrifice a goat, a male without blemish. \s5 diff --git a/03-LEV/06.usfm b/03-LEV/06.usfm index e0815f16..8dd317db 100644 --- a/03-LEV/06.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/06.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 8 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, +\v 8 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, \v 9 "Command Aaron and his sons, saying, 'This is the law of the burnt offering: The burnt offering must be on the hearth of the altar all night until morning, and the fire of the altar will be kept burning. \s5 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \v 15 The priest will take up a handful of the fine flour of the grain offering and of the oil and the incense which is on the grain offering, and he will burn it on the altar to produce a sweet aroma as a representative offering. \s5 -\v 16 Aaron and his sons will eat whatever is left of the offering. It must be eaten without yeast in a holy place. They will eat it in the courtyard of the tent of meeting. +\v 16 Aaron and his sons will eat whatever is left of the offering. It must be eaten without yeast in a holy place. They will eat it in the courtyard of the tent of meeting. \v 17 It must not be baked with yeast. I have given it as their part of my offerings made by fire. It is most holy, as the sin offering and the guilt offering. \v 18 For all time to come throughout your people's generations, any male descended from Aaron may eat it as his share, taken from the offerings of Yahweh made by fire. Whoever touches them will become holy.'" @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 24 Yahweh spoke to Moses again, saying, +\v 24 Yahweh spoke to Moses again, saying, \v 25 "Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, 'This is the law of the sin offering: The sin offering must be killed at the place where the burnt offering is killed before Yahweh. It is most holy. \v 26 The priest who offers it for sin will eat it. It must be eaten in a holy place in the courtyard of the tent of meeting. diff --git a/03-LEV/07.usfm b/03-LEV/07.usfm index f53a5168..e76fd02d 100644 --- a/03-LEV/07.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/07.usfm @@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 15 The person presenting a peace offering for the purpose of giving thanks must eat the meat of his offering on the day of the sacrifice. He must not leave any of it until the next morning. -\v 16 But if the sacrifice of his offering is for the purpose of a vow, or for the purpose of a freewill offering, the meat must be eaten on the day that he offers his sacrifice, but whatever remains of it may be eaten on the next day. - +\v 16 But if the sacrifice of his offering is for the purpose of a vow, or for the purpose of a freewill offering, the meat must be eaten on the day that he offers his sacrifice, but whatever remains of it may be eaten on the next day. \s5 \v 17 However, whatever meat of the sacrifice remains on the third day must be burned. \v 18 If any of the meat of the sacrifice of one's peace offering is eaten on the third day, it will not be accepted, neither will it be credited to the one who offered it. It will be a disgusting thing, and the person who eats it will carry the guilt of his sin. @@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 22 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, +\v 22 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, \v 23 "Speak to the people of Israel and say, 'You must eat no fat of an ox or a sheep or a goat. \v 24 The fat of an animal that died without being a sacrifice, or the fat of an animal torn by wild animals, may be used for other purposes, but you must certainly not eat it. @@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 28 So Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, +\v 28 So Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, \v 29 "Speak to the people of Israel and say, 'He who offers the sacrifice of a peace offering to Yahweh must bring part of his sacrifice to Yahweh. \v 30 The offering for Yahweh to be made by fire, his own hands must bring it. He must bring the fat with the breast, so that the breast may waved as a wave offering before Yahweh. @@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 35 This is the share for Aaron and his descendants from the offerings for Yahweh made by fire, on the day when Moses presented them to serve Yahweh in the work of priest. +\v 35 This is the share for Aaron and his descendants from the offerings for Yahweh made by fire, on the day when Moses presented them to serve Yahweh in the work of priest. \v 36 This is the share that Yahweh commanded to be given them from the people of Israel, on the day that he anointed the priests. It will always be their share throughout all generations. \s5 diff --git a/03-LEV/08.usfm b/03-LEV/08.usfm index 478323bb..860b43bb 100644 --- a/03-LEV/08.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/08.usfm @@ -54,10 +54,9 @@ \v 24 He brought Aaron's sons, and he put some of the blood on the tip of their right ear, on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot. Then Moses sprinkled its blood against every side of the altar. \s5 -\v 25 He took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat that was on the inner parts, the covering of the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and the right thigh. -\v 26 Out of the basket of bread without yeast that was before Yahweh, he took one loaf without yeast, and one loaf of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat and on the right thigh. -\v 27 He put it all in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons and waved them before Yahweh as a wave offering. - +\v 25 He took the fat, the fat tail, all the fat that was on the inner parts, the covering of the liver, the two kidneys and their fat, and the right thigh. +\v 26 Out of the basket of bread without yeast that was before Yahweh, he took one loaf without yeast, and one loaf of oiled bread, and one wafer, and placed them on the fat and on the right thigh. +\v 27 He put it all in the hands of Aaron and in the hands of his sons and waved them before Yahweh as a wave offering. \s5 \v 28 Then Moses took them from off their hands and burned them on the altar for the burnt offering. They were a consecration offering and produced a sweet aroma. It was an offering made by fire to Yahweh. \v 29 Moses took the breast and waved it as a wave offering to Yahweh. It was Moses' share of the ram for the priests' ordination, as Yahweh had commanded him. diff --git a/03-LEV/09.usfm b/03-LEV/09.usfm index 19e7a8ad..c3954adc 100644 --- a/03-LEV/09.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/09.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 9 \p -\v 1 On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. +\v 1 On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel. \v 2 He said to Aaron, "Take a calf from the herd for a sin offering, and a ram without blemish for a burnt offering, and offer them before Yahweh. \s5 @@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 8 So Aaron went near the altar and killed the calf for the sin offering, which was for himself. -\v 9 The sons of Aaron presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger into it and put it on the horns of the altar; then he poured out the blood at the base of the altar. - +\v 9 The sons of Aaron presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger into it and put it on the horns of the altar; then he poured out the blood at the base of the altar. \s5 \v 10 However, he burned the fat, the kidneys, and the covering of the liver on the altar as a sin offering, as Yahweh had commanded Moses. \v 11 And he burned the meat and the hide outside the camp. diff --git a/03-LEV/10.usfm b/03-LEV/10.usfm index 8bd40264..3f825d1c 100644 --- a/03-LEV/10.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/10.usfm @@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ \v 2 So fire came out from before Yahweh and devoured them, and they died before Yahweh. \s5 -\v 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what Yahweh was talking about when he said, -\q 'I will reveal my holiness to those who come near me. -\q I will be glorified before all the people.'" +\v 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what Yahweh was talking about when he said, +\q 'I will reveal my holiness to those who come near me. +\q I will be glorified before all the people.'" \m Aaron did not say anything. \v 4 Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said to them, "Come here and carry your brothers out of the camp from before the tabernacle." diff --git a/03-LEV/11.usfm b/03-LEV/11.usfm index a36e2b0d..64bcbef3 100644 --- a/03-LEV/11.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/11.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 11 \p -\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, +\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, \v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, 'These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. \s5 @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 13 The birds you must detest and that you must not eat are these: the eagle, the vulture, +\v 13 The birds you must detest and that you must not eat are these: the eagle, the vulture, \v 14 the kite, any kind of falcon, \v 15 every kind of raven, \v 16 the horned owl and the screech owl, the seagull, and any kind of hawk. diff --git a/03-LEV/12.usfm b/03-LEV/12.usfm index 80eb086f..dfb33bca 100644 --- a/03-LEV/12.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/12.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 12 \p -\v 1 Yahweh said to Moses, +\v 1 Yahweh said to Moses, \v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, 'If a woman conceives and gives birth to a male child, then she will be unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during the days of her monthly period. \v 3 On the eighth day the flesh of a baby boy's foreskin must be circumcised. diff --git a/03-LEV/13.usfm b/03-LEV/13.usfm index 75ef8475..0089ce03 100644 --- a/03-LEV/13.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/13.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \v 6 The priest will examine him again on the seventh day to see if the disease is better and has not spread farther in the skin. If it has not, then the priest will pronounce him clean. It is a rash. He must wash his clothes, and then he is clean. \s5 -\v 7 But if the rash has spread in the skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he must then show himself to the priest again. +\v 7 But if the rash has spread in the skin after he has shown himself to the priest for his cleansing, he must then show himself to the priest again. \v 8 The priest will examine him to see if the rash has spread farther in the skin. If it has spread, then the priest must pronounce him unclean. It is an infectious disease. \s5 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \v 11 If there is, then it is a chronic skin disease, and the priest must pronounce him unclean. He will not isolate him, because he is already unclean. \s5 -\v 12 If the disease breaks out widely in the skin and covers all the skin of the person with the disease from his head to his feet, as far as it appears to the priest, +\v 12 If the disease breaks out widely in the skin and covers all the skin of the person with the disease from his head to his feet, as far as it appears to the priest, \v 13 then the priest must examine him to see if the disease has covered all his body. If it has, then the priest must pronounce the person who has the disease as clean. If it has all turned white, then he is clean. \v 14 But if raw flesh appears on him, he will be unclean. @@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ \s5 \p \v 18 When a person has a boil on the skin and it has healed, -\v 19 and in place of the boil there is white swelling or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it must be shown to the priest. +\v 19 and in place of the boil there is white swelling or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it must be shown to the priest. \v 20 The priest will examine it to see if it appears deeper under the skin, and if the hair there has turned white. If so, then the priest must pronounce him unclean. It is an infectious disease, if it has developed in the place where the boil was. \s5 -\v 21 But if the priest examines it and sees that there is no white hair in it, and that it is not under the skin but has faded, then the priest must isolate him for seven days. +\v 21 But if the priest examines it and sees that there is no white hair in it, and that it is not under the skin but has faded, then the priest must isolate him for seven days. \v 22 If it spreads widely in the skin, then the priest must pronounce him unclean. It is an infectious disease. \v 23 But if the bright spot stays in its place and has not spread, then it is the scar of the boil, and the priest must pronounce him clean. @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 38 If a man or a woman has white spots on the skin, +\v 38 If a man or a woman has white spots on the skin, \v 39 then the priest must examine the person to see if the spots are a dull white, which is only a rash that has broken out in the skin. He is clean. \s5 @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 47 A garment that is contaminated with mildew, whether it is a wool or linen garment, -\v 48 or anything woven or knitted from wool or linen, or leather or anything made with leather— +\v 48 or anything woven or knitted from wool or linen, or leather or anything made with leather— \v 49 if there is a greenish or reddish contamination in the garment, the leather, the woven or knitted material, or anything made of leather, then it is a mildew that spreads; it must be shown to the priest. \s5 @@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ \s5 \p -\v 53 If the priest examines the item and sees that the mildew has not spread in the garment or material woven or knitted from wool or linen, or leather goods, +\v 53 If the priest examines the item and sees that the mildew has not spread in the garment or material woven or knitted from wool or linen, or leather goods, \v 54 then he will command them to wash the item in which the mildew was found, and he must isolate it for seven more days. \v 55 Then the priest will examine the item after the mildewed item was washed. If the mildew has not changed its color, even though it has not spread, it is unclean. You must burn the item, no matter where the mildew has contaminated it. \s5 \p \v 56 If the priest examines the item, and if the mildew has faded after it was washed, then he must tear out the contaminated part from the garment or from the leather, or from the woven or knitted material. -\v 57 If the mildew still appears in the garment, either in the woven or knitted material, or in anything made of leather, it is spreading. You must burn any item that has the mildew. +\v 57 If the mildew still appears in the garment, either in the woven or knitted material, or in anything made of leather, it is spreading. You must burn any item that has the mildew. \v 58 The garment or anything woven or knitted from wool or linen material, or leather or anything made with leather—if you wash the item and the mildew is gone, then the item must be washed a second time, and it will be clean. \s5 diff --git a/03-LEV/14.usfm b/03-LEV/14.usfm index 64a1603a..79120f49 100644 --- a/03-LEV/14.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/14.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \v 3 The priest will go out of the camp to examine the person to see if the infectious skin disease is healed. -\v 4 Then the priest will command that the one to be cleansed must take two live, clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop. +\v 4 Then the priest will command that the one to be cleansed must take two live, clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop. \v 5 The priest will command him to kill one of the birds over fresh water that is in a clay pot. \s5 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \s5 \v 14 The priest will take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the tip of the right ear of the person who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. -\v 15 Then the priest will take oil from the log and pour it into the palm of his own left hand, +\v 15 Then the priest will take oil from the log and pour it into the palm of his own left hand, \v 16 and dip his right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before Yahweh. \s5 @@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ \v 18 As for the rest of the oil that is in the priest's hand, he will put it on the head of the person who is to be cleansed, and the priest will make atonement for him before Yahweh. \s5 -\v 19 Then the priest will offer the sin offering and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed because of his uncleanness, and afterward he will kill the burnt offering. +\v 19 Then the priest will offer the sin offering and make atonement for him who is to be cleansed because of his uncleanness, and afterward he will kill the burnt offering. \v 20 Then the priest will offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. The priest will make atonement for the person, and then he will be clean. \s5 \p -\v 21 However, if the person is poor and cannot afford these sacrifices, then he may take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved, to make atonement for himself, and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and a log of oil, +\v 21 However, if the person is poor and cannot afford these sacrifices, then he may take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved, to make atonement for himself, and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and a log of oil, \v 22 together with two doves or two young pigeons, such as he is able to get; one bird will be a sin offering and the other a burnt offering. \v 23 On the eighth day he must bring them for his cleansing to the priest, to the entrance to the tent of meeting, before Yahweh. @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \v 25 He will kill the lamb for the guilt offering, and he will take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the tip of the right ear of the one who is to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. \s5 -\v 26 Then the priest will pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand, +\v 26 Then the priest will pour some of the oil into the palm of his own left hand, \v 27 and he will sprinkle with his right finger some of the oil that is in his left hand seven times before Yahweh. \s5 @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 33 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, -\v 34 "When you have come into the land of Canaan which I gave to you as a possession, and if I put mildew that spreads in a house in the land of your possession, +\v 34 "When you have come into the land of Canaan which I gave to you as a possession, and if I put mildew that spreads in a house in the land of your possession, \v 35 then he who owns the house must come and tell the priest. He must say, 'There seems to me to be something like mildew in my house.' \s5 @@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ \s5 \p -\v 54 This is the law for all types of infectious skin disease and things that cause such disease, and for an itch, +\v 54 This is the law for all types of infectious skin disease and things that cause such disease, and for an itch, \v 55 and for mildew in clothing and in a house, -\v 56 for swelling, for a rash, and for a bright spot, +\v 56 for swelling, for a rash, and for a bright spot, \v 57 to determine when any of these cases is unclean or when it is clean. This is the law for infectious skin diseases and mildew." diff --git a/03-LEV/15.usfm b/03-LEV/15.usfm index bb4bcb93..6a551bdb 100644 --- a/03-LEV/15.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/15.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 15 \p -\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, +\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, \v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel, and say to them, 'When any man has an infected fluid that comes out of his body, he becomes unclean. \v 3 His uncleanness is due to this infected fluid. Whether his body flows with fluid or is stopped up, it is unclean. @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 32 These are the regulations for anyone who has a flow of fluid, for any man whose semen goes out of him and makes him unclean, +\v 32 These are the regulations for anyone who has a flow of fluid, for any man whose semen goes out of him and makes him unclean, \v 33 for any woman who has a menstrual period, for anyone with a flow of fluid, whether male or female, and for any man who sleeps with an unclean woman.'" diff --git a/03-LEV/16.usfm b/03-LEV/16.usfm index 5f808e7e..a4e75c9c 100644 --- a/03-LEV/16.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/16.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \v 11 Then Aaron must present the bull for the sin offering, which will be for himself. He must make atonement for himself and for his family, so he must kill the bull as a sin offering for himself. \s5 -\v 12 Aaron must take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before Yahweh, with his hands full of finely ground sweet incense, and bring these things inside the curtain. +\v 12 Aaron must take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before Yahweh, with his hands full of finely ground sweet incense, and bring these things inside the curtain. \v 13 There he must put the incense on the fire before Yahweh so that the cloud from the incense may cover the atonement lid over the covenant decrees. He must do this so he will not die. \s5 @@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ \s5 \p -\v 29 It will always be a statute for you that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you must humble yourselves and do no work, whether the native born or a foreigner who is living among you. +\v 29 It will always be a statute for you that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you must humble yourselves and do no work, whether the native born or a foreigner who is living among you. \v 30 This is because on this day atonement will be made for you, to cleanse you from all your sins so you will be clean before Yahweh. \v 31 It is a solemn Sabbath of rest for you, and you must humble yourselves and do no work. This will always be a statute among you. \s5 -\v 32 The high priest, the one who will be anointed and ordained to be high priest in his father's place, he must make this atonement and put on the linen garments, that is, the holy garments. +\v 32 The high priest, the one who will be anointed and ordained to be high priest in his father's place, he must make this atonement and put on the linen garments, that is, the holy garments. \v 33 He must make atonement for the most holy place; he must make atonement for the tent of meeting and for the altar, and he must make atonement for the priests and for all the people of the assembly. \s5 diff --git a/03-LEV/17.usfm b/03-LEV/17.usfm index 634a30f8..5a9a8cc1 100644 --- a/03-LEV/17.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/17.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 17 \p -\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, +\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, \v 2 "Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and to all the people of Israel. Tell them what Yahweh has commanded: \v 3 'Any man from Israel who kills an ox, lamb, or goat in the camp, or who kills it outside the camp, in order to sacrifice it— \v 4 if he does not bring it to the entrance of the tent of meeting to offer it as a sacrifice to Yahweh before his tabernacle, that man is guilty of bloodshed. He has shed blood, and that man must be cut off from among his people. @@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 10 And anyone of Israel, or any foreigner who lives among them, who consumes any blood, I will set my face against that person, anyone who consumes blood; I will cut him off from among his people. -\v 11 For the life of an animal is in its blood. I have given its blood to you to make atonement on the altar for your lives, because it is the blood that makes atonement, for it is the blood that atones for the life. - +\v 11 For the life of an animal is in its blood. I have given its blood to you to make atonement on the altar for your lives, because it is the blood that makes atonement, for it is the blood that atones for the life. \s5 \v 12 Therefore I said to the people of Israel that no one among you must eat blood, neither may any foreigner who lives among you eat blood. \v 13 And anyone of the people of Israel, or any of the foreigners who live among them, who hunts and kills an animal or bird that may be eaten, that person must pour out its blood and cover the blood with earth. diff --git a/03-LEV/18.usfm b/03-LEV/18.usfm index ccfec517..21282d12 100644 --- a/03-LEV/18.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/18.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 18 \p -\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, +\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, \v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'I am Yahweh your God. \v 3 You must not do the things that the people do in Egypt, where you lived previously. And you must not do the things that the people do in Canaan, the land to which I am taking you. Do not follow their customs. @@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ \s5 \v 22 Do not sleep with other men as with a woman. This would be wicked. -\v 23 Do not sleep with any animal and defile yourself with it. No woman must consider sleeping with any animal. This would be perversion. - +\v 23 Do not sleep with any animal and defile yourself with it. No woman must consider sleeping with any animal. This would be perversion. \s5 \p \v 24 Do not defile yourselves in any of these ways, for in all these ways the nations are defiled, the nations that I will drive out from before you. diff --git a/03-LEV/19.usfm b/03-LEV/19.usfm index a83f303d..868b6bcc 100644 --- a/03-LEV/19.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/19.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 19 \p -\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, +\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, \v 2 "Speak to all the assembly of the people of Israel and say to them, 'You must be holy, for I Yahweh your God am holy. \v 3 Everyone must respect his mother and his father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am Yahweh your God. \v 4 Do not turn to worthless idols, nor make for yourselves gods out of metal. I am Yahweh your God. @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \p \v 5 When you offer a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to Yahweh, you must offer it that you may be accepted. \v 6 It must be eaten the same day you offer it, or on the next day. If anything remains until the third day, it must be burned. -\v 7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is defiled. It must not be accepted, +\v 7 If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is defiled. It must not be accepted, \v 8 but everyone who eats it must carry his own guilt because he has dishonored what was holy to Yahweh. That person must be cut off from his people. \s5 @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 11 Do not steal. +\v 11 Do not steal. \p Do not lie. \p @@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ Do not deceive each other. \s5 \p -\v 19 You must keep my commands. +\v 19 You must keep my commands. \p -Do not try to breed your animals with different kinds of other animals. +Do not try to breed your animals with different kinds of other animals. \p -Do not mix two different kinds of seeds when planting your field. +Do not mix two different kinds of seeds when planting your field. \p Do not wear clothing made of two kinds of material mixed together. @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Do not wear clothing made of two kinds of material mixed together. \s5 \p -\v 26 Do not eat any meat with blood still in it. +\v 26 Do not eat any meat with blood still in it. \p Do not consult spirits about the future, and do not seek to control others by supernatural powers. \p diff --git a/03-LEV/20.usfm b/03-LEV/20.usfm index 6cfd9d29..b0bfdc7f 100644 --- a/03-LEV/20.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/20.usfm @@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ \s5 \c 20 \p -\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, +\v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, \v 2 "Say to the people of Israel, 'Anyone among the people of Israel, or any foreigner who lives in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech, must certainly be put to death. The people in the land must stone him with stones. \s5 \v 3 I also will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people because he has given his child to Molech, so as to defile my holy place and profane my holy name. -\v 4 If the people of the land close their eyes to that man when he gives any of his children to Molech, if they do not put him to death, +\v 4 If the people of the land close their eyes to that man when he gives any of his children to Molech, if they do not put him to death, \v 5 then I myself will set my face against that man and his clan, and I will cut him off and everyone else who prostitutes himself in order to play the harlot with Molech. \s5 diff --git a/03-LEV/21.usfm b/03-LEV/21.usfm index ebdbeb70..6a680bad 100644 --- a/03-LEV/21.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/21.usfm @@ -4,9 +4,8 @@ \c 21 \p \v 1 Yahweh said to Moses: "Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, 'No one among you shall make himself unclean for those who die among his people, -\v 2 except for his closest relatives—his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother, -\v 3 or his virgin sister who has no husband—he may make himself unclean for her. - +\v 2 except for his closest relatives—his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, his brother, +\v 3 or his virgin sister who has no husband—he may make himself unclean for her. \s5 \v 4 But he must not make himself unclean for other relatives and so defile himself. \p diff --git a/03-LEV/22.usfm b/03-LEV/22.usfm index 0e4e0135..611b4856 100644 --- a/03-LEV/22.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/22.usfm @@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ \p \v 14 If a man eats a holy food without knowing it, then he must repay the priest for it; he must add one-fifth to it and give it back to the priest. \p -\v 15 The people of Israel must not dishonor the holy things that they have raised high and presented to Yahweh, +\v 15 The people of Israel must not dishonor the holy things that they have raised high and presented to Yahweh, \v 16 and cause themselves to carry the sin that would make them guilty of eating the holy food, for I am Yahweh who makes them holy.'" \s5 \p \v 17 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, -\v 18 "Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the people of Israel. Say to them, 'Any Israelite, or an alien living in Israel, when they present a sacrifice—whether it is to fulfill a vow, or whether it is a freewill offering, or they present to Yahweh a burnt offering, +\v 18 "Speak to Aaron and his sons, and to all the people of Israel. Say to them, 'Any Israelite, or an alien living in Israel, when they present a sacrifice—whether it is to fulfill a vow, or whether it is a freewill offering, or they present to Yahweh a burnt offering, \v 19 if it is to be accepted, they must offer a male animal without blemish from the cattle, sheep, or goats. \s5 @@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ \v 31 So you must keep my commandments and carry them out. I am Yahweh. \p \v 32 You must not dishonor my holy name. I must be acknowledged as holy by the people of Israel. I am Yahweh who makes you holy, -\v 33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am Yahweh." - +\v 33 who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God: I am Yahweh." diff --git a/03-LEV/23.usfm b/03-LEV/23.usfm index bbd7d385..f618dff0 100644 --- a/03-LEV/23.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/23.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 9 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, -\v 10 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'When you have come into the land that I will give you, and when you reap its harvest, then you must bring a sheaf of its firstfruits to the priest. +\v 10 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'When you have come into the land that I will give you, and when you reap its harvest, then you must bring a sheaf of its firstfruits to the priest. \v 11 He will raise the sheaf before Yahweh and present it to him, for it to be accepted on your behalf. It is on the day after the Sabbath that the priest will raise it and present it to me. \s5 @@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 15 Beginning from the day after the Sabbath—that was the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering—count seven full weeks. -\v 16 You must count fifty days, which would be the day after the seventh Sabbath. Then you must present an offering of new grain to Yahweh. - +\v 16 You must count fifty days, which would be the day after the seventh Sabbath. Then you must present an offering of new grain to Yahweh. \s5 \v 17 You must bring out of your houses two loaves made from two tenths of an ephah. They must be made from fine flour and baked with yeast; they will be a wave offering of the firstfruits to Yahweh. \v 18 You must present with the bread seven lambs one year old and without blemish, one young bull, and two rams. They must be a burnt offering to Yahweh, with their grain offering and their drink offerings, an offering made by fire and producing a sweet aroma for Yahweh. @@ -52,8 +51,7 @@ \p \v 23 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, \v 24 "Speak to the people of Israel and say, 'In the seventh month, the first day of that month will be a solemn rest for you, a memorial with the blowing of trumpets, and a holy assembly. -\v 25 You must do no ordinary work, and you must offer a sacrifice made by fire to Yahweh.'" - +\v 25 You must do no ordinary work, and you must offer a sacrifice made by fire to Yahweh.'" \s5 \p \v 26 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, @@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ \v 41 For seven days each year, you must celebrate this festival for Yahweh. This will be a permanent statute throughout your people's generations in all the places where you live. You must celebrate this festival in the seventh month. \s5 -\v 42 You must live in small shelters for seven days. All native-born Israelites must live in small shelters for seven days, +\v 42 You must live in small shelters for seven days. All native-born Israelites must live in small shelters for seven days, \v 43 so that your descendants, generation after generation, may learn how I made the people of Israel live in such shelters when I led them out of the land of Egypt. I am Yahweh your God.'" \v 44 In this way, Moses announced to the people of Israel the appointed festivals for Yahweh. diff --git a/03-LEV/24.usfm b/03-LEV/24.usfm index 3f1ee161..e75b3ec3 100644 --- a/03-LEV/24.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/24.usfm @@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ \s5 \v 7 You must put pure incense along each row of loaves as a representative offering. This incense will be burnt for Yahweh. \v 8 Every Sabbath day the high priest must regularly set out the bread before Yahweh on behalf of the people of Israel, as a sign of an everlasting covenant. -\v 9 This offering will be for Aaron and his sons, and they are to eat it in a place that is holy, for it is a portion from the offerings to Yahweh made by fire." - +\v 9 This offering will be for Aaron and his sons, and they are to eat it in a place that is holy, for it is a portion from the offerings to Yahweh made by fire." \s5 \p -\v 10 Now it happened that the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went among the people of Israel. This son of the Israelite woman fought against an Israelite man in the camp. +\v 10 Now it happened that the son of an Israelite woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went among the people of Israel. This son of the Israelite woman fought against an Israelite man in the camp. \v 11 The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the name of Yahweh and cursed God, so the people brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, from the tribe of Dan. \v 12 They held him in custody until Yahweh himself should declare his will to them. diff --git a/03-LEV/25.usfm b/03-LEV/25.usfm index b3980ffd..403e5d93 100644 --- a/03-LEV/25.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/25.usfm @@ -7,22 +7,20 @@ \v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'When you come into the land that I give you, then the land must be made to keep a Sabbath for Yahweh. \s5 -\v 3 You must plant your field for six years, and for six years you must prune your vineyard and gather the produce. +\v 3 You must plant your field for six years, and for six years you must prune your vineyard and gather the produce. \v 4 But in the seventh year, a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land must be observed, a Sabbath for Yahweh. You must not plant your field or prune your vineyard. \s5 \v 5 You must not conduct an organized harvest of whatever grows by itself, and you must not conduct an organized harvest of whatever grapes grow on your unpruned vines. This will be a year of solemn rest for the land. -\v 6 Whatever the unworked land grows during the Sabbath year will be food for you. You, your male and female servants, your hired servants and the foreigners who live with you may gather food. -\v 7 And your livestock and also wild animals may eat whatever the land produces. - +\v 6 Whatever the unworked land grows during the Sabbath year will be food for you. You, your male and female servants, your hired servants and the foreigners who live with you may gather food. +\v 7 And your livestock and also wild animals may eat whatever the land produces. \s5 \p \v 8 You must count off seven Sabbaths of years, that is, seven times seven years, so that there will be seven Sabbaths of years, totaling forty-nine years. \v 9 Then you must blow a loud trumpet everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month. On the Day of Atonement you must blow a trumpet throughout all your land. \s5 -\v 10 You must set apart the fiftieth year to Yahweh and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It will be a Jubilee for you, in which property and slaves must be returned to their families. - +\v 10 You must set apart the fiftieth year to Yahweh and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It will be a Jubilee for you, in which property and slaves must be returned to their families. \s5 \v 11 The fiftieth year will be a Jubilee for you. You must not plant or conduct an organized harvest. Eat whatever grows by itself, and gather the grapes that grow on the unpruned vines. \v 12 For it is a Jubilee, which will be holy for you. You must eat the produce that grows by itself out of the fields. @@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ \v 14 If you sell any land to your neighbor or buy any land from your neighbor, you must not cheat or wrong each other. \s5 -\v 15 If you buy land from your neighbor, consider the number of years and crops that can be harvested until the next Jubilee. Your neighbor selling the land must consider that also. +\v 15 If you buy land from your neighbor, consider the number of years and crops that can be harvested until the next Jubilee. Your neighbor selling the land must consider that also. \v 16 A larger number of years until the next Jubilee will increase the value of land, and a smaller number of years until the next Jubilee will decrease the value, because the number of harvests the land will produce for the new owner is related to the number of years before the next Jubilee. \v 17 You must not cheat or wrong one another; instead, you must honor your God, for I am Yahweh your God. @@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ \v 19 The land will yield its produce, and you will eat your fill and live there in safety. \s5 -\v 20 You might say, "What will we eat during the seventh year? Look, we cannot plant or gather our produce." +\v 20 You might say, "What will we eat during the seventh year? Look, we cannot plant or gather our produce." \v 21 I will command my blessing to come upon you in the sixth year, and it will produce harvest enough for three years. \v 22 You will plant in the eighth year and continue to eat from the previous years' produce and the stored food. Until the harvest of the ninth year comes in, you will be able to eat from the provisions stored in the previous years. @@ -55,7 +53,7 @@ \v 25 If your fellow Israelite became poor and for that reason sold some of his property, then his nearest relative may come and buy back the property that he sold to you. \s5 -\v 26 If a man has no relative to redeem his property, but if he has prospered and has the ability to redeem it, +\v 26 If a man has no relative to redeem his property, but if he has prospered and has the ability to redeem it, \v 27 then he may calculate the years since the land was sold and repay the balance to the man to whom he sold it. Then he may return to his own property. \v 28 But if he is not able to get the land back for himself, then the land he has sold will remain in the ownership of the one who bought it until the year of Jubilee. At the year of Jubilee, the land will be returned to the man who sold it, and the original owner will return to his property. @@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 39 If your fellow countryman has become poor and sells himself to you, you must not make him work like a slave. -\v 40 Treat him as a hired servant. He must be like someone living temporarily with you. He will serve with you until the year of Jubilee. +\v 40 Treat him as a hired servant. He must be like someone living temporarily with you. He will serve with you until the year of Jubilee. \v 41 Then he will go away from you, he and his children with him, and he will return to his own family and to his fathers' property. \s5 @@ -97,8 +95,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 47 If a foreigner or someone living temporarily with you has become wealthy, and if one of your fellow Israelites has become poor and sells himself to that foreigner, or to someone in a foreigner's family, -\v 48 after your fellow Israelite has been bought, he may be bought back. Someone in his family may redeem him. - +\v 48 after your fellow Israelite has been bought, he may be bought back. Someone in his family may redeem him. \s5 \v 49 It might be the person's uncle, or his uncle's son, who redeems him, or anyone who is his close relative from his family. Or, if he has become prosperous, he may redeem himself. \v 50 He must bargain with the man who bought him; they must count the years from the year he sold himself to his purchaser until the year of Jubilee. The price of his redemption must be figured in keeping with the rate paid to a hired servant, for the number of years he might continue to work for the one who bought him. diff --git a/03-LEV/26.usfm b/03-LEV/26.usfm index c2de6060..927d29b8 100644 --- a/03-LEV/26.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/26.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 3 If you walk in my laws and keep my commandments and obey them, +\v 3 If you walk in my laws and keep my commandments and obey them, \v 4 then I will give you rain in its season; the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will yield their fruit. \s5 @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 23 If in spite of these things you still do not accept my correction and you continue to walk in opposition to me, +\v 23 If in spite of these things you still do not accept my correction and you continue to walk in opposition to me, \v 24 then I will also walk in opposition to you, and I myself will punish you seven times because of your sins. \s5 @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 40 Yet if they confess their sins and their fathers' sin, and their treason by which they were unfaithful to me, and also their walking against me— -\v 41 which caused me to turn against them and I brought them into the land of their enemies—if their uncircumcised hearts become humbled, and if they accept the punishment for their sins, +\v 41 which caused me to turn against them and I brought them into the land of their enemies—if their uncircumcised hearts become humbled, and if they accept the punishment for their sins, \v 42 then will I call to mind my covenant with Jacob, my covenant with Isaac, and my covenant with Abraham; also, I will call the land to mind. \s5 diff --git a/03-LEV/27.usfm b/03-LEV/27.usfm index 37a9fbaa..6f86b52a 100644 --- a/03-LEV/27.usfm +++ b/03-LEV/27.usfm @@ -9,71 +9,71 @@ \s5 \v 3 Your standard value for a male from twenty to sixty years old must be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. \v 4 For a female of the same ages your standard value must be thirty shekels. - + \s5 \v 5 From five years to twenty years old your standard value for a male must be twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. \v 6 From one month old to five years your standard value for a male must be five shekels of silver, and for a female three shekels of silver. - + \s5 \v 7 From sixty years old and up for a male your standard value must be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels. \v 8 But if the person making the vow cannot pay the standard value, then the person being given must be presented to the priest, and the priest will value that person by the amount the one making the vow is able to afford. - + \s5 \p \v 9 If someone wants to sacrifice an animal to Yahweh, and if Yahweh accepts it, then that animal will be set apart to him. \v 10 The person must not alter or change such an animal, a good one for a bad one or a bad for a good. If he does at all change one animal for another, then both it and the one for which it is exchanged become holy. \s5 -\v 11 However, if what the person has vowed to give Yahweh is in fact unclean, so that Yahweh will not accept it, then the person must bring the animal to a priest. +\v 11 However, if what the person has vowed to give Yahweh is in fact unclean, so that Yahweh will not accept it, then the person must bring the animal to a priest. \v 12 The priest will value it, by the market value of the animal. Whatever value the priest places on the animal, that will be its value. \v 13 And if the owner wishes to redeem it, then a fifth of its value is to be added to its redemption price. - + \s5 \p \v 14 When a man sets apart his house as a holy gift to Yahweh, then the priest will set its value as either good or bad. Whatever the priest values it, so it will be. \v 15 But if the owner who set apart his home wishes to redeem it, he must add a fifth of its value to its redemption price, and it will belong to him. - + \s5 \p \v 16 If a man sets apart some of his own land, then the valuation of it will be in proportion to the amount of seed required to plant it—a homer of barley will be valued at fifty shekels of silver. - + \s5 \v 17 If he sets apart his field during the year of Jubilee, the valuation of it will stand. \v 18 But if he sets apart his field after the year of Jubilee, then the priest must calculate the value of the field by the number of years that remain until the next year of Jubilee, and the valuation of it must be reduced. - + \s5 \v 19 If the man who set apart the field wishes to redeem it, then he must add a fifth to the valuation, and it will be become his again. -\v 20 If he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it cannot be redeemed any more. +\v 20 If he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it cannot be redeemed any more. \v 21 Instead, the field, when it is released in the year of Jubilee, will be a holy gift to Yahweh, like the field that has been completely given to Yahweh. It will belong to the priest. \s5 -\v 22 If a man sets apart a field that he has bought, but that field is not part of his family's land, +\v 22 If a man sets apart a field that he has bought, but that field is not part of his family's land, \v 23 then the priest will figure the valuation of it up to the year of Jubilee, and the man must pay its value on that day as a holy gift to Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 24 In the year of Jubilee, the field will return to the man from whom it was bought, to the land's owner. \v 25 All the valuations must be set by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. Twenty gerahs must be the equivalent of one shekel. - + \s5 \p \v 26 No one may set apart the firstborn among animals, since the firstborn already belongs to Yahweh; whether ox or sheep, it is Yahweh's. \v 27 If it is an unclean animal, then the owner may buy it back at the valuation of it, and a fifth must be added to that value. If the animal is not redeemed, then it is to be sold at the set value. - - + + \s5 \p \v 28 But nothing that a man devotes to Yahweh, from all that he has, whether human or animal, or his family land, may be sold or redeemed. Everything that is devoted is very holy to Yahweh. -\v 29 No ransom may be paid for the person who is devoted for destruction. That person must be put to death. - +\v 29 No ransom may be paid for the person who is devoted for destruction. That person must be put to death. + \s5 \p \v 30 All the tithe of the land, whether grain grown on the land or fruit from the trees, is Yahweh's. It is holy to Yahweh. \v 31 If a man redeems any of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value. - + \s5 -\v 32 As for every tenth of the herd or the flock, whatever passes under the shepherd's rod, one-tenth must be set apart to Yahweh. +\v 32 As for every tenth of the herd or the flock, whatever passes under the shepherd's rod, one-tenth must be set apart to Yahweh. \v 33 The shepherd must not search for the better or the worse animals, and he must not substitute one for another. If he changes it at all, then both it and that for which it is changed will be holy. It cannot be redeemed.'" - + \s5 \p \v 34 These are the commandments that Yahweh gave at Mount Sinai to Moses for the people of Israel. diff --git a/04-NUM/00.usfm b/04-NUM/00.usfm index 0bb37a52..6701ba09 100644 --- a/04-NUM/00.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id NUM Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Numbers +\h Numbers \toc1 The Book of Numbers \toc2 Numbers -\toc3 Num +\toc3 Num \mt The Fourth Book of Moses, called Numbers \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/04-NUM/01.usfm b/04-NUM/01.usfm index 0d45c3d8..e84a5e54 100644 --- a/04-NUM/01.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/01.usfm @@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ \c 1 \p \v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the tent of meeting in the Sinai wilderness. This happened on the first day of the second month during the second year after the people of Israel had come out from the land of Egypt. Yahweh said, -\v 2 "Conduct a census of all the men of Israel in each clan, in their fathers' families. Count them by name. Count every male, each man -\v 3 who is twenty years old or older. Count all who can fight as soldiers for Israel. You and Aaron must record the number of men in their armed groups. - +\v 2 "Conduct a census of all the men of Israel in each clan, in their fathers' families. Count them by name. Count every male, each man +\v 3 who is twenty years old or older. Count all who can fight as soldiers for Israel. You and Aaron must record the number of men in their armed groups. + \s5 -\v 4 A man from each tribe, a clan head, must serve with you as his tribe's leader. Each leader must lead the men who will fight for his tribe. +\v 4 A man from each tribe, a clan head, must serve with you as his tribe's leader. Each leader must lead the men who will fight for his tribe. \v 5 These are the names of the leaders who must fight with you: \q1 From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur; @@ -41,94 +41,93 @@ From the tribe of Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur; \s5 \v 16 These were the men appointed from the people. They led their ancestors' tribes. They were the leaders of the clans in Israel. - + \s5 -\v 17 Moses and Aaron took these men, who were recorded by name, -\v 18 and along with these men they assembled all the men of Israel on the first day of the second month. Then each man twenty years old and older identified his ancestry. He had to name the clans and families descended from his ancestors. +\v 17 Moses and Aaron took these men, who were recorded by name, +\v 18 and along with these men they assembled all the men of Israel on the first day of the second month. Then each man twenty years old and older identified his ancestry. He had to name the clans and families descended from his ancestors. \v 19 Then Moses recorded their numbers in the wilderness of Sinai, as Yahweh had commanded him to do. - + \s5 \p \v 20 From the descendants of Reuben, Israel's firstborn, were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families. -\v 21 They counted 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben. - +\v 21 They counted 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben. + \s5 \p \v 22 From the descendants of Simeon were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families. \v 23 They counted 59,300 men from the tribe of Simeon. - + \s5 \p -\v 24 From the descendants of Gad were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families. -\v 25 They counted 45,650 men from the tribe of Gad. - +\v 24 From the descendants of Gad were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families. +\v 25 They counted 45,650 men from the tribe of Gad. + \s5 \p \v 26 From the descendants of Judah were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families. -\v 27 They counted 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah. - +\v 27 They counted 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah. + \s5 \p \v 28 From the descendants of Issachar were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families. -\v 29 They counted 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar. - +\v 29 They counted 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar. + \s5 \p \v 30 From the descendants of Zebulun were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families. \v 31 They counted 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun. - + \s5 \p -\v 32 From the descendants of Ephraim son of Joseph were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families. +\v 32 From the descendants of Ephraim son of Joseph were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families. \v 33 They counted 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim. - + \s5 \p \v 34 From the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families. \v 35 They counted 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh. - + \s5 \p \v 36 From the descendants of Benjamin were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families. \v 37 They counted 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin. - + \s5 \p \v 38 From the descendants of Dan were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families. \v 39 They counted 62,700 from the tribe of Dan. - + \s5 \p \v 40 From the descendants of Asher were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families. \v 41 They counted 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher. - + \s5 \p \v 42 From the descendants of Naphtali were counted all the names of each and every man twenty years old or older able to go to war, from the records of their ancestor's clans and families. \v 43 They counted 53,400 from the tribe of Naphtali. - + \s5 \p \v 44 Moses and Aaron counted all these men, together with the twelve men who were leading the twelve tribes of Israel. \v 45 So all the men of Israel from twenty years old and older, all who could fight in war, were counted in each of their families. \v 46 They counted 603,550 men. - + \s5 \p -\v 47 But the men who were descended from Levi were not counted, -\v 48 because Yahweh had said to Moses, +\v 47 But the men who were descended from Levi were not counted, +\v 48 because Yahweh had said to Moses, \v 49 "You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the total of the people of Israel. - + \s5 \v 50 Instead, assign the Levites to care for the tabernacle of the covenant decrees, and to care for all the furnishings in the tabernacle and for everything in it. The Levites must carry the tabernacle, and they must carry the tabernacle's furnishings. They must care for the tabernacle and make their camp around it. - + \s5 \v 51 When the tabernacle is to move to another place, the Levites must take it down. When the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites must set it up. And any stranger who comes near the tabernacle must be killed. \v 52 When the people of Israel set up their tents, each man must do so near the banner that belongs to his armed group. - + \s5 \v 53 However, the Levites must set up their tents around the tabernacle of the covenant decrees so that my anger does not come upon the people of Israel. The Levites must care for the tabernacle of the covenant decrees." -\v 54 The people of Israel did all these things. They did everything that Yahweh commanded through Moses. - +\v 54 The people of Israel did all these things. They did everything that Yahweh commanded through Moses. diff --git a/04-NUM/02.usfm b/04-NUM/02.usfm index e3ea3f36..bd50947a 100644 --- a/04-NUM/02.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/02.usfm @@ -5,79 +5,79 @@ \p \v 1 Yahweh spoke again to Moses and Aaron. He said, \v 2 "Each one of the Israelites must camp around his standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses. They will camp around the tent of meeting on every side. - + \s5 \v 3 Those will be camping on the east of the tent of meeting, where the sun rises, they are the camp of Judah and they are camping under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab is the leader of the people of Judah. \v 4 The number of the people of Judah is 74,600. - + \s5 \v 5 The tribe of Issachar must camp next to Judah. Nethanel son of Zuar must lead the army of Issachar. \v 6 The number in his division is 54,400 men. - + \s5 \v 7 The tribe of Zebulun must camp next to Issachar. Eliab son of Helon must lead the army of Zebulun. \v 8 The number in his division is 57,400. - + \s5 \v 9 All the number of the camp of Judah is 186,400. They will set out first. - + \s5 \p \v 10 On the south side will be the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the camp of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur. \v 11 The number in his division is 46,500. - + \s5 \v 12 Simeon is camping next to Reuben. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. \v 13 Those numbered in his division is 59,300. - + \s5 \v 14 The tribe of Gad is next. The leader of the people of God is Eliasaph son of Deuel. \v 15 The number in his division is 45,650. - + \s5 \v 16 All those numbered in the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, is 151,450. They will set out second. - + \s5 \p \v 17 Next, the tent of meeting must go out from the camp with the Levites in the middle of all the camps. They must go out from the camp in the same order as they come into the camp. Every man must be in his place, by his banner. - + \s5 \p \v 18 The divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud. \v 19 The number in his division is 40,500. - + \s5 \v 20 Next to them is the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. \v 21 The number in his division is 32,200. - + \s5 \v 22 Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni. \v 23 The number in his division is 35,400. - + \s5 \v 24 All those numbered in the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They will set out third. - + \s5 \p \v 25 On the north will be the divisions of the camp of Dan. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. -\v 26 The number in his division is 62,700. - +\v 26 The number in his division is 62,700. + \s5 \v 27 The people of the tribe of Asher camp next to Dan. The leader of Asher is Pagiel son of Ochran. \v 28 The number in his division is 41,500. - + \s5 \v 29 The tribe of Naphtali is next. The leader of Naphthali is Ahira son of Enan. \v 30 The mnumber in his division is 53,400. - + \s5 \v 31 All those numbered in the camp with Dan is 157,600. They will go out from the camp last, under their banner." - + \s5 \p \v 32 These are the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those counted in their camps, by their divisions, are 603,550. \v 33 But Moses and Aaron did not count the Levites among the people of Israel. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses. - + \s5 \v 34 The people of Israel did everything that Yahweh commanded Moses. They camped by their banners. They went out from the camp by their clans, in the order of their ancestor's families. diff --git a/04-NUM/03.usfm b/04-NUM/03.usfm index 2f95e1ff..837d76d8 100644 --- a/04-NUM/03.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/03.usfm @@ -1,102 +1,102 @@ - + \s5 \c 3 \p \v 1 Now this is the history of the descendants of Aaron and Moses when Yahweh spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. \v 2 The names of Aaron's sons were Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. - + \s5 -\v 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed and who were ordained to serve as priests. +\v 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed and who were ordained to serve as priests. \v 4 But Nadab and Abihu fell dead before Yahweh when they offered to him unacceptable fire in the wilderness of Sinai. Nadab and Abihu had no children, so just Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests with Aaron their father. - + \s5 \p \v 5 Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, \v 6 "Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest for them to help him. - + \s5 \v 7 They must perform the duties on behalf of Aaron and the whole community before the tent of meeting. They must serve in the tabernacle. \v 8 They must care for all the furnishings in the tent of meeting, and they must help the tribes of Israel to carry out the tabernacle service. - + \s5 \v 9 You must give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They are wholly given to help him serve the people of Israel. \v 10 You must appoint Aaron and his sons as priests, but any foreigner who comes near must be put to death." - + \s5 \p \v 11 Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, -\v 12 "Look, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel. I have done this instead of taking each firstborn male who is born among the people of Israel. The Levites belong to me. +\v 12 "Look, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel. I have done this instead of taking each firstborn male who is born among the people of Israel. The Levites belong to me. \v 13 All the firstborn belong to me. On the day that I attacked all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both people and animals. They belong to me. I am Yahweh." - + \s5 \p \v 14 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai. He said, \v 15 "Count the descendants of Levi in each family, in their ancestor's houses. Count every male who is one month old and older." \v 16 Moses counted them, following the word of Yahweh, just as he was commanded to do. - + \s5 \v 17 The names of Levi's sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. \v 18 The clans coming from Gershon's sons were Libni and Shimei. \v 19 The clans coming from Kohath's sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. \v 20 The clans coming from Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, listed clan by clan. - + \s5 \p \v 21 The clans of the Libnites and the Shimeites come from Gershon. These are the clans of the Gershonites. \v 22 All the males from a month old and older were counted, totaling 7,500. \v 23 The clans of the Gershonites must camp on the west side of the tabernacle. - + \s5 \v 24 Eliasaph son of Lael must lead the clans of the descendants of the Gershonites. \v 25 The family of Gershon must care for the tent of meeting including the tabernacle. They must care for the tent, its covering, and the curtain used as the entrance to the tent of meeting. \v 26 They must care for the courtyard hangings, the curtain at the courtyard entrance—the courtyard that surrounds the sanctuary and the altar. They must care for the ropes of the tent of meeting and for everything in it. - + \s5 \p \v 27 These clans come from Kohath: the clan of the Amramites, the clan of the Izharites, the clan of the Hebronites, and the clan of the Uzzielites. These clans belong to the Kohathites. \v 28 8,600 males have been counted aged one month old and older to take care of the things that belong to Yahweh. \v 29 The families of the descendants of Kohath must camp on the south side of the tabernacle. - + \s5 \v 30 Elizaphan son of Uzziel must lead the clans of the Kohathites. \v 31 They must care for the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the holy things that are used in their service, the curtain, and all the work around it. \v 32 Eleazar son of Aaron the priest must lead the men who lead the Levites. He must supervise the men who care for the holy place. - + \s5 \p \v 33 Two clans have come from Merari: the clan of the Mahlites and the clan of the Mushites. These clans have come from Merari. \v 34 6,200 males have been counted aged one month old and older. \v 35 Zuriel son of Abihail must lead the clans of Merari. They must camp on the north side of the tabernacle. - + \s5 -\v 36 The descendants of Merari must care for the framing of the tabernacle, the crossbars, posts, bases, all the hardware, and everything related to them, including +\v 36 The descendants of Merari must care for the framing of the tabernacle, the crossbars, posts, bases, all the hardware, and everything related to them, including \v 37 the pillars and posts of the courtyard that surround the tabernacle, with their sockets, pegs, and ropes. - + \s5 \p \v 38 Moses and Aaron and his sons must camp on the east side of the tabernacle, in front of the tent of meeting, toward the sunrise. They are responsible for the fulfillment of the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the people of Israel. Any foreigner who approaches the sanctuary must be put to death. \v 39 Moses and Aaron counted all the males in the clans of Levi who were aged one month old and older, just as Yahweh commanded. They counted twenty-two thousand men. - + \s5 \p \v 40 Yahweh said to Moses, "Count all the firstborn males of the people of Israel who are aged one month old and older. List their names. \v 41 You must take the Levites for me instead of all the firstborn of the people of Israel. I am Yahweh. And you must take the Levites' livestock instead of all the firstborn livestock of the descendants of Israel." - + \s5 \v 42 Moses counted all the firstborn people of Israel as Yahweh had commanded him to do. \v 43 He counted all the firstborn males by name, aged one month old and older. He counted 22,273 men. - + \s5 \p \v 44 Again, Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, \v 45 "Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel. And take the Levites' livestock instead of the people's livestock. The Levites belong to me. I am Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 46 You must collect five shekels for the redemption of each of the 273 firstborn people of Israel who exceed the number of the Levites. \v 47 You must use the shekel of the sanctuary as your standard weight. The shekel equals twenty gerahs. \v 48 You must give the price of redemption that you paid to Aaron and his sons." - + \s5 \v 49 So Moses collected the payment of redemption from those who exceeded the number of those redeemed by the Levites. \v 50 Moses collected the money from the firstborn of the people of Israel. He collected 1,365 shekels, weighing with the shekel of the sanctuary. diff --git a/04-NUM/04.usfm b/04-NUM/04.usfm index 951aba40..8d08b612 100644 --- a/04-NUM/04.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/04.usfm @@ -6,95 +6,95 @@ \v 2 "Conduct a census of the male descendants of Kohath from among the Levites, by their clans and ancestor's families. \v 3 Count all the men who are thirty to fifty years old. These men must join the company to serve in the tent of meeting. \v 4 The descendants of Kohath must take care of the most holy things reserved for me in the tent of meeting. - + \s5 \v 5 When the camp prepares to move forward, Aaron and his sons must go into the tent, take down the curtain that separates the most holy place from the holy place, and cover the ark of the covenant decrees with it. \v 6 They must cover the ark with sea cow skins. They must spread a blue cloth over it. They must insert the poles to carry it. - + \s5 \v 7 They are to spread a blue cloth on the table of the bread of the presence. On it they must put the dishes, spoons, bowls, and jars for pouring. Bread must always continue to be on the table. \v 8 They must cover them with a scarlet cloth and again with sea cow skins. They must insert poles to carry the table. - + \s5 \v 9 They must take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand, along with its lamps, tongs, trays, and all the jars of oil for the lamps. \v 10 They must put the lampstand and all its accessories into a covering of sea cow skins, and they must put it on a carrying frame. \v 11 They must spread a cloth of blue on the gold altar. They must cover it with a covering of sea cow skins, and then insert the carrying poles. - + \s5 \v 12 They must take all the equipment for the work in the holy place and wrap it in a blue cloth. They must cover it with sea cow skins and put the equipment on the carrying frame. \v 13 They must remove the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth on the altar. \v 14 They must put on the carrying frame all the equipment that they use in the work of the altar. These objects are the firepans, forks, shovels, bowls, and all the other equipment for the altar. They must cover the altar with sea cow skins and then insert the carrying poles. - + \s5 \v 15 When Aaron and his sons have completely covered the holy place and all its equipment, and when the camp moves forward, then the descendants of Kohath must come to carry the holy place. If they touch the holy instruments, they must die. This is the work of the descendants of Kohath, to carry the furnishings in the tent of meeting. \v 16 Eleazar son of Aaron the priest oversees the care of the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the regular grain offering, and the anointing oil. He oversees the care of the entire tabernacle and all that is in it, the holy place and its equipment." - + \s5 \p \v 17 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron. He said, \v 18 "Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be removed from among the Levites. -\v 19 Protect them, that they may live and not die, by doing this. When they approach the most holy things +\v 19 Protect them, that they may live and not die, by doing this. When they approach the most holy things \v 20 they must not go in to see the holy place even for a moment, or they must die. Aaron and his sons must go in, and then Aaron and his sons must assign each of the Kohathites to his work, to his special tasks." - + \s5 \p \v 21 Yahweh spoke again to Moses. He said, \v 22 "Conduct a census of the descendants of Gershon also, by their ancestor's families, by their clans. \v 23 Count those who are thirty years old to fifty years old. Count all of them who will join the company to serve in the tent of meeting. - + \s5 \v 24 This is the work of the clans of the Gershonites, when they serve and what they carry. \v 25 They must carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, its covering, the covering of sea cow skin that is on it, and the curtains for the entrance to the tent of meeting. \v 26 They must carry the curtains of the court, the curtain for the doorway of the court's gate, which is near the tabernacle and near the altar, their ropes, and all the instruments for their service. Whatever should be done with these things, they must do it. - + \s5 \v 27 Aaron and his sons must direct all the service of the descendants of the Gershonites, in everything that they transport, and in all their service. You must assign them to all their responsibilities. \v 28 This is the service of the clans of the descendants of the Gershonites for the tent of meeting. Ithamar son of Aaron the priest must lead them in their service. - + \s5 \p \v 29 You must count the descendants of Merari by their clans, and order them by their ancestor's families, \v 30 from thirty years old and older up to fifty years old. Count everyone who is going to join the company and serve in the tent of meeting. - + \s5 \v 31 This is their responsibility and their work in all their service for the tent of meeting. They must care for the framing of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts, and sockets, \v 32 along with the posts of the court around the tabernacle, their sockets, pegs, and their ropes, with all their hardware. List by name the articles they must carry. - + \s5 \v 33 This is the service of the clans of the descendants of Merari, what they are to do for the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest." - + \s5 \p \v 34 Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the descendants of the Kohathites by the clans of their ancestor's families. \v 35 They counted them from thirty years old and older up to fifty years old. They counted everyone who would join the company to serve in the tent of meeting. -\v 36 They counted 2,750 men by their clans. - +\v 36 They counted 2,750 men by their clans. + \s5 \v 37 Moses and Aaron counted all the men in the clans and families of the Kohathites who serve in the tent of meeting. In doing this, they obeyed what Yahweh had commanded them to do through Moses. - + \s5 \p \v 38 The descendants of Gershon were counted in their clans, by their ancestor's families, \v 39 from thirty to fifty years old, everyone who would join the company to serve in the tent of meeting. \v 40 All the men, counted by their clans and their ancestor's families, numbered 2,630. - + \s5 \v 41 Moses and Aaron counted the clans of the descendants of Gershon who would serve in the tent of meeting. In doing this, they obeyed what Yahweh had commanded them to do through Moses. - + \s5 \p \v 42 The descendants of Merari were counted in their clans by their ancestor's families, \v 43 from thirty to fifty years old, everyone who would join the company to serve in the tent of meeting. \v 44 All the men, counted by their clans and their ancestor's families, numbered 3,200. - + \s5 \v 45 Moses and Aaron counted all these men, the descendants of Merari. In doing this, they obeyed what Yahweh had commanded them to do through Moses. \s5 \p -\v 46 So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans in their ancestral families +\v 46 So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans in their ancestral families \v 47 from thirty to fifty years old. They counted everyone who would do work in the tabernacle, and who would carry and care for the items in the tent of meeting. \v 48 They counted 8,580 men. - + \s5 \v 49 At Yahweh's command, Moses counted each man, keeping count of each by the type of work he was assigned to do. He counted each man by the kind of responsibility he would bear. In doing this, they obeyed what Yahweh had commanded them to do through Moses. diff --git a/04-NUM/05.usfm b/04-NUM/05.usfm index 65b1da9c..2faa4974 100644 --- a/04-NUM/05.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/05.usfm @@ -6,62 +6,62 @@ \v 2 "Command the people of Israel to send away from the camp everyone with an infectious skin disease, and everyone who has an oozing sore, and whoever is unclean through touching a dead body. \v 3 Whether male or female, you must send them out of the camp. They must not defile the camp, because I live in it." \v 4 The people of Israel did so. They sent them out of the camp, as Yahweh commanded Moses. The people of Israel obeyed Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 5 Again Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, \v 6 "Speak to the people of Israel. When a man or woman commits any sin such as people do to one another, and is unfaithful to me, that person is guilty. \v 7 Then he must confess the sin that he has done. He must completely pay back the price of his guilt and add to the price one-fifth more. He must give this to the one he has wronged. - + \s5 \v 8 But if the wronged person has no close relative to receive the payment, he must pay the price for his guilt to me through a priest, along with a ram to atone for himself. \v 9 Every offering of the people of Israel, the things that are set aside and brought to the priest by the people of Israel, will belong to him. -\v 10 The offerings of every person will be for the priest; if anyone gives anything to the priest, it will belong to him." - +\v 10 The offerings of every person will be for the priest; if anyone gives anything to the priest, it will belong to him." + \s5 \p \v 11 Again, Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, \v 12 "Speak to the people of Israel. Say to them, 'Suppose that a man's wife turns away and sins against her husband. - + \s5 -\v 13 Then suppose that another man sleeps with her. In that case, she is defiled. Even if her husband does not see it or know about it, and even if no one catches her in the act and there is no one to testify against her, +\v 13 Then suppose that another man sleeps with her. In that case, she is defiled. Even if her husband does not see it or know about it, and even if no one catches her in the act and there is no one to testify against her, \v 14 nevertheless, a spirit of jealousy might still inform the husband that his wife is defiled. However, a spirit of jealousy might falsely come on a man when his wife is not defiled. - + \s5 \v 15 In such cases, the man should bring his wife to the priest. The husband must bring a drink offering for her. He must bring a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He must pour no oil or frankincense on it because it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering as a possible indicator of sin. - + \s5 \p \v 16 The priest must bring her near and place her before Yahweh. \v 17 The priest must take a jar of holy water and take dust from the floor of the tabernacle. He must put the dust into the water. - + \s5 \v 18 The priest will set the woman before Yahweh and he will untie the hair on the woman's head. He will put into her hands the grain offering of remembrance, which is the grain offering of suspicion. The priest will hold in his hand the bitter water that can bring a curse. \v 19 The priest will put the woman under an oath and say to her, 'If no other man had sexual relations with you, and if you have not gone astray and committed impurity, then you will be free from this bitter water that can bring a curse. - + \s5 -\v 20 But if you, a woman under her husband, have gone astray, if you are defiled, and if some other man has slept with you, +\v 20 But if you, a woman under her husband, have gone astray, if you are defiled, and if some other man has slept with you, \v 21 then, (the priest must cause the woman to swear an oath that can bring down a curse on her, and then he must continue speaking to the woman) 'Yahweh will make you into a curse that will be shown to your people to be such. This will happen if Yahweh causes your thigh to waste away and your abdomen to swell. \v 22 This water that brings the curse will go into your belly, swell your abdomen and waste away your thighs.' The woman is to reply, 'Yes, let that happen if I am guilty.' - + \s5 \p \v 23 The priest must write these curses on a scroll, and then he must wash away the written curses into the bitter water. - + \s5 \v 24 The priest must make the woman drink the bitter water that brings the curse. The water that brings the curse will enter her and become bitter. \v 25 The priest must take the grain offering of jealousy out of the woman's hand. He must hold up the grain offering before Yahweh and bring it to the altar. \v 26 The priest must take a handful of the grain offering as a representative offering, and burn it on the altar. Then he must give the woman the bitter water to drink. - + \s5 \v 27 When he gives her the water to drink, if she is defiled because she has committed a sin against her husband, then the water that brings the curse will enter her and become bitter. Her abdomen will swell and her thigh will waste away. The woman will be cursed among her people. \v 28 But if the woman is not defiled and if she is clean, then she must be free. She will be able to conceive children. - + \s5 \p \v 29 This is the law of jealousy. It is the law for a woman who strays away from her husband and is defiled. \v 30 It is the law for a man with a spirit of jealousy when he is jealous of his wife. He must bring the woman before Yahweh, and the priest must do to her everything that this law of jealousy describes. - + \s5 \v 31 The man will be free from guilt for bringing his wife to the priest. The woman must bear any guilt she might have." diff --git a/04-NUM/06.usfm b/04-NUM/06.usfm index ad062ba3..21d04fd1 100644 --- a/04-NUM/06.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/06.usfm @@ -6,56 +6,56 @@ \v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel. Say to them, 'When a man or a woman separates himself to Yahweh with a special vow of a Nazirite, \v 3 he must keep himself from wine and strong drink. He must not drink vinegar made from wine or from strong drink. He must not drink any grape juice or eat fresh grapes or raisins. \v 4 In all the days that he is separate to me, he must eat nothing that is made from grapes, including everything made from the seeds to their skins. - + \s5 \p \v 5 During all the time of his vow of separation, no razor is to be used on his head until the days of his separation to Yahweh are fulfilled. He must be set apart to Yahweh. He must let the hair grow long on his head. - + \s5 \p \v 6 During all the time that he separates himself to Yahweh, he must not come near a dead body. \v 7 He must not make himself unclean even for his father, mother, brother, or sister, if they die. This is because he is separated to God, as everyone can see by his long hair. \v 8 During all the time of his separation he is holy, reserved for Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 9 If someone very suddenly dies beside him and defiles his separated person, then he must shave his head on the day of his cleansing which must be after seven days. That is when he must shave his head. - + \s5 \v 10 On the eighth day he must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting. \v 11 The priest must offer one bird as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. These will atone for him because he sinned by being near the dead body. He must reconsecrated his head on that day. - + \s5 \v 12 He must set himself apart to Yahweh for the days of his consecration. He must bring a male lamb one year old as a guilt offering. The days before he defiled himself must not be counted, because his consecration was defiled. - + \s5 \p \v 13 This is the law about the Nazirite for when the time of his separation is complete. He must be brought to the entrance of the tent of meeting. \v 14 He must present his offering to Yahweh. He must offer as a burnt offering a male lamb one year old and without blemish. He must bring as a sin offering a female lamb one year old and without blemish. He must bring a ram as a fellowship offering that is without blemish. \v 15 He must also bring a basket of bread made without yeast, loaves of fine flour mixed with oil, wafers without yeast rubbed with oil, together with their grain offering and drink offerings. - + \s5 \v 16 The priest must present them before Yahweh. He must offer his sin offering and burnt offering. \v 17 With the basket of unleavened bread, he must present the ram as a sacrifice, the fellowship offering to Yahweh. The priest must present also the grain offering and the drink offering. - + \s5 \v 18 The Nazirite must shave his head indicating his separation to God at the entrance to the tent of meeting. He must take the hair from his head and put it on the fire that is under the sacrifice of fellowship offerings. - + \s5 \v 19 The priest must take the boiled shoulder of the ram, one loaf of bread without yeast out of the basket, and one wafer without yeast. He must place them into the hands of the Nazirite after he has shaved his head indicating separation. \v 20 The priest must wave them as an offering before Yahweh, a holy portion for the priest, together with the breast that was waved and the thigh that was presented for the priest. After that, the Nazirite may drink wine. - + \s5 \p \v 21 This is the law for the Nazirite who vows his offering to Yahweh for his separation. Whatever else he may give, he must keep the obligations of the vow he has taken, to keep the promise indicated by the law for the Nazirite.'" - + \s5 \p \v 22 Again Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, \v 23 "Speak to Aaron and to his sons. Say, 'You must bless the people of Israel in this way. You must say to them, \p \v 24 "May Yahweh bless you and keep you. - + \s5 \p \v 25 May Yahweh make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. diff --git a/04-NUM/07.usfm b/04-NUM/07.usfm index 28af1ee7..b1e57143 100644 --- a/04-NUM/07.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/07.usfm @@ -5,34 +5,34 @@ \v 1 On the day that Moses completed the tabernacle, he anointed it and set it apart to Yahweh, together with all of its furnishings. He did the same for the altar and all its utensils. He anointed them and set them apart to Yahweh. \v 2 On that day, the leaders of Israel, the heads of their ancestor's families, offered sacrifices. These men were leading the tribes. They had overseen the counting of the men in the census. \v 3 They brought their offerings before Yahweh. They brought six covered carts and twelve oxen. They brought one cart for every two leaders, and each leader brought one ox. They presented these things in front of the tabernacle. - + \s5 \v 4 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, \v 5 "Accept the offerings from them and use the offerings for the work in the tent of meeting. Give the offerings to the Levites, to each one as his work needs them." - + \s5 \v 6 Moses took the carts and the oxen, and he gave them to the Levites. \v 7 He gave two carts and four oxen to the descendants of Gershon, because of what their work needed. \v 8 He gave four carts and eight oxen to the descendants of Merari, in the care of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest. He did this because of what their work required. - + \s5 \v 9 But he gave none of those things to the descendants of Kohath, because theirs would be the work related to the things that belong to Yahweh that they would carry on their own shoulders. - + \s5 \v 10 The leaders offered their goods for the dedication of the altar on the day that Moses anointed the altar. The leaders offered their sacrifices in front of the altar. \v 11 Yahweh said to Moses, "Each leader must offer on his own day his sacrifice for the dedication of the altar." - + \s5 \p -\v 12 On the first day, Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah, offered his sacrifice. +\v 12 On the first day, Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah, offered his sacrifice. \v 13 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. \v 14 He gave one gold dish that weighed ten shekels and was full of incense. - + \s5 \v 15 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb. \v 16 He gave one male goat as a sin offering. \v 17 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Nahshon son of Amminadab. - + \s5 \p \v 18 On the second day, Nethanel son of Zuar, leader of Issachar, offered his sacrifice. @@ -43,62 +43,62 @@ \v 21 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb. \v 22 He gave one male goat as a sin offering. \v 23 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Nethanel son of Zuar. - + \s5 \p \v 24 On the third day, Eliab son of Helon, leader of the descendants of Zebulun, offered his sacrifice. \v 25 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. \v 26 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense. - + \s5 \v 27 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb. \v 28 He gave one male goat as a sin offering. \v 29 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Eliab son of Helon. - + \s5 \p \v 30 On the fourth day, Elizur son of Shedeur, leader of the descendants of Reuben, offered his sacrifice. \v 31 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. \v 32 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense. - + \s5 \v 33 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb. \v 34 He gave one male goat as a sin offering. \v 35 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Elizur son of Shedeur. - + \s5 \p \v 36 On the fifth day, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the descendants of Simeon, offered his sacrifice. \v 37 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. \v 38 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense. - + \s5 \v 39 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb. \v 40 He gave one male goat as a sin offering. \v 41 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai. - + \s5 \p \v 42 On the sixth day, Eliasaph son of Deuel, leader of the descendants of Gad, offered his sacrifice. \v 43 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. \v 44 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense. - + \s5 \v 45 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb. \v 46 He gave one male goat as a sin offering. \v 47 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Eliasaph son of Deuel. - + \s5 \p \v 48 On the seventh day, Elishama son of Ammihud, leader of the descendants of Ephraim, offered his sacrifice. \v 49 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. \v 50 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense. - + \s5 \v 51 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb. \v 52 He gave one male goat as a sin offering. \v 53 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Elishama son of Ammihud. - + \s5 \p \v 54 On the eighth day, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, leader of the descendants of Manasseh, offered his sacrifice. @@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ \v 57 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb. \v 58 He gave one male goat as a sin offering. \v 59 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur. - + \s5 \p \v 60 On the ninth day, Abidan son of Gideoni, leader of the descendants of Benjamin, offered his sacrifice. \v 61 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering. \v 62 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense. - + \s5 \v 63 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb. \v 64 He gave one male goat as a sin offering. @@ -124,44 +124,44 @@ \v 66 On the tenth day, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, leader of the descendants of Dan, offered his sacrifice. \v 67 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. \v 68 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense. - + \s5 \v 69 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb.. \v 70 He gave one male goat as a sin offering. \v 71 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai. - + \s5 \p \v 72 On the eleventh day, Pagiel son of Ochran, leader of the descendants of Asher, offered his sacrifice. \v 73 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering. \v 74 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense. - + \s5 \v 75 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb. \v 76 He gave one male goat as a sin offering. \v 77 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Pagiel son of Ochran. - + \s5 \p \v 78 On the twelfth day, Ahira son of Enan, leader of the descendants of Naphtali, offered his sacrifice. \v 79 His sacrifice was one silver platter weighing 130 shekels and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. Both of these objects were full of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering. \v 80 He also gave one gold dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense. - + \s5 \v 81 He gave as a burnt offering one young bull, one ram, and a one-year-old male lamb. \v 82 He gave one male goat as a sin offering. \v 83 He gave two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs that were a year old, as the sacrifice for a fellowship offering. This was the sacrifice of Ahira son of Enan. - + \s5 \p \v 84 The leaders of Israel set all these apart on the day that Moses anointed the altar. They set apart the twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes. \v 85 Each silver platter weighed 130 shekels and each bowl weighed seventy shekels. All the silver vessels weighed 2,400 shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. \v 86 Each of the twelve gold dishes, full of incense, weighed ten shekels by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. All the gold dishes weighed 120 shekels. - + \s5 \v 87 They set apart all the animals for the burnt offerings, twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve year-old male lambs. They gave their grain offering. They gave twelve male goats as a sin offering. \v 88 From all their cattle, they gave twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old, as the sacrifice for the fellowship offering. This was for the dedication of the altar after it was anointed. - + \s5 \p \v 89 When Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Yahweh, he heard his voice speaking to him. Yahweh spoke to him from above the atonement lid on the ark of the covenant decrees, from between the two cherubim. He spoke to him. diff --git a/04-NUM/08.usfm b/04-NUM/08.usfm index 4e414dc2..2925807e 100644 --- a/04-NUM/08.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/08.usfm @@ -4,55 +4,55 @@ \p \v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, \v 2 "Speak to Aaron. Say to him, 'The seven lamps must give light in front of the lampstand when you light them.'" - + \s5 \v 3 Aaron did this. He lit the lamps on the lampstand to give light toward the front of it, as Yahweh had commanded Moses. \v 4 The lampstand was made in this way: Yahweh had shown Moses the pattern for it: hammered gold from its base to its top, with hammered cups like blossoms. - + \s5 \p \v 5 Again, Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, \v 6 "Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and purify them. - + \s5 \v 7 Do this to them to purify them: Sprinkle the water of atonement on them. Make them shave their entire body, wash their clothes, and in this way purify themselves. \v 8 Then have them take a young bull and its grain offering of fine flour mingled with oil. Let them take another young bull as a sin offering. - + \s5 \v 9 Present the Levites in front of the tent of meeting, and assemble the whole community of the people of Israel. \v 10 Present the Levites before me, Yahweh. The people of Israel must lay their hands on the Levites. \v 11 Aaron must offer the Levites before Yahweh, as a wave offering from the people of Israel. He must do this so that the Levites may serve me. - + \s5 \v 12 The Levites must place their hands on the heads of the bulls. You must offer one bull for a sin offering and the other bull for a burnt offering to me, to atone for the Levites. \v 13 Present the Levites before Aaron and before his sons, and lift them up as a wave offering to me. - + \s5 \p \v 14 In this way you must separate the Levites from among the people of Israel. The Levites will belong to me. \v 15 After that, the Levites must go in to serve in the tent of meeting. You must purify them. You must offer them as a wave offering. - + \s5 \v 16 Do this, because they are entirely mine from among the people of Israel. They will take the place of each male child who opens the womb, the firstborn of all the descendants of Israel. I have taken the Levites for myself. \v 17 All the firstborn from among the people of Israel are mine, both of people and of animals. On the day that I took the lives of all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I set them apart for myself. - + \s5 \v 18 I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of all the firstborn. \v 19 I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons. I have taken them from among the people of Israel to do the work of the people of Israel in the tent of meeting. I have given them to atone for the people of Israel so that no plague will harm the people when they come near to the holy place." - + \s5 \p \v 20 Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of the people of Israel did this with the Levites. They did everything that Yahweh had commanded Moses concerning the Levites. The people of Israel did this with them. \v 21 The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothing, and Aaron presented them as a wave offering to Yahweh and he made atonement for them to cleanse them. - + \s5 \v 22 After that, the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and before Aaron's sons. This was as Yahweh had commanded Moses about the Levites. They treated all the Levites in this way. - + \s5 \p \v 23 Yahweh spoke again to Moses. He said, \v 24 "All of this is for the Levites who are twenty-five years old and more. They must join the company to serve in the tent of meeting. - + \s5 \v 25 They must stop serving in this way at the age of fifty years. At that age they must not serve any longer. \v 26 They may help their brothers who continue to work at the tent of meeting, but they must serve no more. You must direct the Levites in all these matters." diff --git a/04-NUM/09.usfm b/04-NUM/09.usfm index 11dc090a..afcee282 100644 --- a/04-NUM/09.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/09.usfm @@ -1,48 +1,48 @@ - + \s5 \c 9 \p \v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they came out from the land of Egypt. He said, \v 2 "Let the people of Israel keep the Passover at its fixed time of year. \v 3 On the fourteenth day of this month, at evening, you must keep the Passover at its fixed time of year. You must keep it, follow all the regulations, and obey all the decrees that are related to it." - + \s5 \v 4 So, Moses told the people of Israel that they should keep the Festival of the Passover. \v 5 So they kept the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at evening, in the wilderness of Sinai. The people of Israel obeyed everything that Yahweh commanded Moses to do. - + \s5 \v 6 There were certain men who became unclean by the body of a dead man. They could not keep the Passover on that day. They went before Moses and Aaron on that same day. \v 7 Those men said to Moses, "We are unclean because of the dead body of a man. Why do you keep us from offering the sacrifice to Yahweh at the fixed time of year among the people of Israel?" \v 8 Moses said to them, "Wait for me to hear what Yahweh will instruct about you." - + \s5 \p \v 9 Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, \v 10 "Speak to the people of Israel. Say, 'If any of you or your descendants are unclean because of a dead body, or are on a long journey, he may still keep the Passover to Yahweh.' - + \s5 \v 11 They must keep the Passover in the second month on the fourteenth day at evening. They must eat it with bread without yeast and with bitter herbs. \v 12 They must not leave it until the morning, or break any of its bones. They must follow all the regulations for the Passover. - + \s5 \v 13 But any person who is clean and is not on a journey, but who fails to keep the Passover, that person must be cut off from his people because he did not offer the sacrifice that Yahweh requires at the fixed time of year. That man must carry his sin. \v 14 If a stranger lives among you and keeps the Passover in Yahweh's honor, he must keep it and do all he commands, keeping the rules of the Passover, and obeying the laws for it. You must have the same law for the foreigner and for all who have been born in the land." - + \s5 \p \v 15 On the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the covenant decrees. At evening the cloud was over the tabernacle. It appeared like fire until morning. \v 16 It continued that way. The cloud covered the tabernacle and appeared like fire at night. \v 17 Whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tent, the people of Israel would set out on their journey. Wherever the cloud stopped, the people would camp. - + \s5 \v 18 At Yahweh's command, the people of Israel would travel, and at his command, they would camp. While the cloud stopped over the tabernacle, they would stay in their camp. \v 19 When the cloud remained on the tabernacle for many days, then the people of Israel would obey Yahweh's instructions and not travel. - + \s5 \v 20 Sometimes the cloud remained a few days on the tabernacle. In that case, they would obey Yahweh's command—they would make camp and then travel on again at his command. \v 21 Sometimes the cloud was present in camp from evening until morning. When the cloud lifted in the morning, they journeyed. If it continued for a day and for a night, only when the cloud lifted would they journey on. - + \s5 \v 22 Whether the cloud stayed on the tabernacle for two days, a month, or a year, for as long as it stayed there, the people of Israel would stay in their camp and not travel. But whenever the cloud was taken up, they would set out on their journey. \v 23 They would camp at Yahweh's command, and they would travel at his command. They obeyed Yahweh's command given through Moses. diff --git a/04-NUM/10.usfm b/04-NUM/10.usfm index d081a0c1..6e5cc1da 100644 --- a/04-NUM/10.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/10.usfm @@ -1,72 +1,72 @@ - + \s5 \c 10 \p \v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, \v 2 "Make two silver trumpets. Hammer the silver to make them. You must use the trumpets to call the community together and to call the community to move their camps. - + \s5 \v 3 The priests must blow the trumpets to call all the community together in front of you at the entrance to the tent of meeting. \v 4 If the priests blow only one trumpet, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, must gather to you. \v 5 When you blow a loud signal, the camps on the east side must begin their journey. - + \s5 \v 6 When you blow a loud signal the second time, the camps on the south side must begin their journey. They must blow a loud signal for their journeys. \v 7 When the community gathers together, blow the trumpets, but not loudly. -\v 8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, must blow the trumpets. This will always be a regulation for you throughout your people's generations. - +\v 8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, must blow the trumpets. This will always be a regulation for you throughout your people's generations. + \s5 \v 9 When you go to war in your land against an adversary who oppresses you, then you must sound an alarm with the trumpets. I, Yahweh your God, will call you to mind and save you from your enemies. - + \s5 \v 10 Also, at the times of celebration, both your regular festivals and at the beginnings of the months, you must blow the trumpets in honor of your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices for your fellowship offerings. These will act as a reminder of you to me, your God. I am Yahweh your God." - + \s5 \p \v 11 In the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud was lifted from the tabernacle of the covenant decrees. \v 12 The people of Israel then went on their journey from the wilderness of Sinai. The cloud stopped in the wilderness of Paran. \v 13 They made their first journey, following Yahweh's command given through Moses. - + \s5 \v 14 The camp under the banner of Judah's descendants went out first, moving out their individual armies. Nahshon son of Amminadab led Judah's army. \v 15 Nethanel son of Zuar led the army of the tribe of Issachar's descendants. \v 16 Eliab son of Helon led the army of the tribe of Zebulun's descendants. - + \s5 \v 17 The descendants of Gershon and of Merari, who cared for the tabernacle, took down the tabernacle and then set out on their journey. \v 18 Next, the armies under the banner of Reuben's camp set out on their journey. Elizur son of Shedeur led Reuben's army. \v 19 Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai led the army of the tribe of Simeon's descendants. \v 20 Eliasaph son of Deuel led the army of the tribe of Gad's descendants. - + \s5 \p \v 21 The Kohathites set out. They carried the sanctuary's holy equipment. Others would set up the tabernacle before the Kohathites arrived at the next camp. \v 22 The armies under the banner of Ephraim's descendants set out next. Elishama son of Ammihud led Ephraim's army. -\v 23 Gamaliel son of Pedahzur led the army of the tribe of Manasseh's descendants. +\v 23 Gamaliel son of Pedahzur led the army of the tribe of Manasseh's descendants. \v 24 Abidan son of Gideoni led the army of the tribe of Benjamin's descendants. - + \s5 \p \v 25 The armies that camped under the banner of Dan's descendants set out last. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai led Dan's army. \v 26 Pagiel son of Ochran led the army of the tribe of Asher's descendants. -\v 27 Ahira son of Enan led the army of the tribe of Naphtali's descendants. +\v 27 Ahira son of Enan led the army of the tribe of Naphtali's descendants. \v 28 This is the way that the armies of the people of Israel set out on their journey. - + \s5 \p \v 29 Moses spoke to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite. Reuel was the father of Moses' wife. Moses spoke to Hobab and said, "We are traveling to a place that Yahweh described. Yahweh said, 'I will give it to you.' Come with us and we will do you good. Yahweh has promised to do good for Israel." \v 30 But Hobab said to Moses, "I will not go with you. I will go to my own land and my own people." - + \s5 \v 31 Then Moses replied, "Please do not leave us. You know how to camp in the wilderness. You must watch out for us. \v 32 If you go with us, we will do for you the same good that Yahweh does to us." - + \s5 \p \v 33 They journeyed from the mountain of Yahweh for three days. The ark of the covenant of Yahweh went before them for three days to find a place for them to rest. \v 34 Yahweh's cloud was over them by daylight as they journeyed. - + \s5 \p \v 35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, "Rise up, Yahweh. Scatter your enemies. Make those who hate you run from you." diff --git a/04-NUM/11.usfm b/04-NUM/11.usfm index 69b39fe6..dbffebc3 100644 --- a/04-NUM/11.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/11.usfm @@ -5,30 +5,30 @@ \v 1 Now the people complained about their troubles as Yahweh listened. Yahweh heard the people and became angry. Fire from Yahweh burned among them and consumed some of the camp on its edges. \v 2 Then people called out to Moses, so Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire stopped. \v 3 That place was named Taberah, because Yahweh's fire burned among them. - + \s5 \p \v 4 Some foreign people began to camp with Israel's descendants. They wanted better food to eat. Then the people of Israel began to weep and say, "Who will give us meat to eat? \v 5 We remember the fish that we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. \v 6 Now our appetite is gone, because all we can see is this manna." - + \s5 \v 7 Manna was like coriander seed. It looked like resin. \v 8 The people walked around and gathered it. They ground it in mills, beat it in mortars, boiled it in pots, and made it into cakes. It tasted like fresh olive oil. - + \s5 \v 9 When the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna also fell. -\v 10 Moses heard the people weeping in their families, and every man was at the entrance to his tent. Yahweh was very angry, and in Moses' eyes their complaining was wrong. - +\v 10 Moses heard the people weeping in their families, and every man was at the entrance to his tent. Yahweh was very angry, and in Moses' eyes their complaining was wrong. + \s5 \v 11 Moses said to Yahweh, "Why have you treated your servant so badly? Why are you not pleased with me? You make me carry the load of all these people. \v 12 Did I conceive all these people? Have I given them birth so that you should say to me, 'Carry them closely to your chest as a father carries a baby?' Should I carry them to the land that you swore to their ancestors to give them? - -\s5 -\v 13 Where can I find meat to give to all this people? They are weeping in front of me and are saying, 'Give us meat to eat.' + +\s5 +\v 13 Where can I find meat to give to all this people? They are weeping in front of me and are saying, 'Give us meat to eat.' \v 14 I cannot bear all these people alone. They are too much for me. \v 15 Since you are treating me this way, kill me now, if you are kind to me, and take away my misery." - + \s5 \p \v 16 Yahweh said to Moses, "Bring to me seventy of Israel's elders. Be sure that they are elders and officers of the people. Bring them to the tent of meeting to stand there with you. @@ -38,32 +38,32 @@ \v 18 Say to the people, 'Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow and you will indeed eat meat, for you have wept and Yahweh has heard. You said, "Who will give us meat to eat? It was good for us in Egypt." Therefore Yahweh will give you meat, and you will eat it. \v 19 You will not eat meat for only one day, two days, five days, ten days, or twenty days, \v 20 but you will eat meat for a whole month until it comes out of your nostrils. It will disgust you because you have rejected Yahweh, who is among you. You have wept before him. You said, "Why did we leave Egypt?"'" - + \s5 \v 21 Then Moses said, "I am with 600,000 people, and you have said, 'I will give them meat to eat for a whole month.' \v 22 Should we kill flocks and herds to satisfy them? Should we catch all the fish in the sea to satisfy them?" \v 23 Yahweh said to Moses, "Is my hand short? Now you will see whether or not my word is true." - + \s5 \p \v 24 Moses went out and told the people Yahweh's words. He gathered seventy of the people's elders and positioned them around the tent. \v 25 Yahweh came down in the cloud and spoke to Moses. Yahweh took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and put it on the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but only on that occasion and not again. - + \s5 \p \v 26 Two men remained in the camp, named Eldad and Medad. The Spirit also rested on them. Their names were written on the list, but they had not gone out to the tent. Nevertheless, they prophesied in the camp. \v 27 A young man in the camp ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp." - + \s5 \v 28 Joshua son of Nun, Moses' assistant, one of his chosen men, said to Moses, "My master Moses, stop them." \v 29 Moses said to him, "Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all of Yahweh's people were prophets and that he would put his Spirit on them all!" \v 30 Then Moses and the elders of Israel went back to the camp. - + \s5 \p \v 31 Then a wind came from Yahweh and brought quail from the sea. They fell near the camp, about a day's journey on one side and a day's journey on the other side. The quail surrounded the camp about two cubits above the ground. \v 32 The people were busy gathering quail all that day, all the night, and all the next day. No one gathered less than ten homers of quail. They shared the quail all through the camp. - + \s5 \v 33 While the meat was still between their teeth, while they were chewing it, Yahweh became angry at them. He attacked the people with a very great disease. \v 34 That place was named Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved meat. diff --git a/04-NUM/12.usfm b/04-NUM/12.usfm index acae15eb..27a43c8e 100644 --- a/04-NUM/12.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/12.usfm @@ -5,37 +5,37 @@ \v 1 Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married. \v 2 They said, "Has Yahweh spoken only with Moses? Has he not spoken also with us?" Now Yahweh heard what they said. \v 3 Now the man Moses was very humble, humbler than anyone else on earth. - + \s5 \p \v 4 Right away Yahweh spoke to Moses, Aaron, and Miriam: "Come out, you three, to the tent of meeting." So the three of them went out. \v 5 Then Yahweh came down in a pillar of cloud. He stood at the entrance to the tent and called Aaron and Miriam. They both came forward. - + \s5 -\v 6 Yahweh said, "Now listen to my words. -\q When a prophet of mine is with you, -\q2 I will reveal myself to him in visions +\v 6 Yahweh said, "Now listen to my words. +\q When a prophet of mine is with you, +\q2 I will reveal myself to him in visions \q2 and speak to him in dreams. -\v 7 My servant Moses is not like that. +\v 7 My servant Moses is not like that. \q He is faithful in all my house. -\v 8 I speak to Moses directly, not with visions or riddles. -\q He sees my form. +\v 8 I speak to Moses directly, not with visions or riddles. +\q He sees my form. \q So why are you unafraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?" - + \s5 \p \v 9 Yahweh's anger burned against them, and then he left them. \v 10 The cloud rose from over the tent, and Miriam was suddenly leprous—she was as white as snow. When Aaron turned toward Miriam, he saw that she had leprosy. - + \s5 \v 11 Aaron said to Moses, "Oh, my master, please do not hold this sin against us. We have spoken foolishly, and we have sinned. \v 12 Please do not let her be like a dead newborn whose flesh is half consumed when it emerges from its mother's womb." - + \s5 \v 13 So Moses called out to Yahweh. He said, "Please heal her, God, please." \v 14 Yahweh said to Moses, "If her father had spit in her face, she would be disgraced for seven days. Shut her outside the camp for seven days. After that bring her in again." \v 15 So Miriam was shut outside the camp for seven days. The people did not journey until she had returned to the camp. - + \s5 \p \v 16 After that, the people journeyed from Hazeroth and camped in the wilderness of Paran. diff --git a/04-NUM/13.usfm b/04-NUM/13.usfm index 50f820ff..284e8d34 100644 --- a/04-NUM/13.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/13.usfm @@ -5,60 +5,60 @@ \p \v 1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, \v 2 "Send some men to examine the land of Canaan, which I have given to the people of Israel. Send a man from every tribe of their ancestors. Each man must be a leader among them." - + \s5 \v 3 Moses sent them from the wilderness of Paran, so that they might obey Yahweh's command. All of them were leaders among the people of Israel. \v 4 These were their names: from the tribe of Reuben, Shammua son of Zaccur; - + \s5 \v 5 from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori; \v 6 from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh; \v 7 from the tribe of Issachar, Igal son of Joseph; \v 8 from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun; - + \s5 \v 9 from the tribe of Benjamin, Palti son of Raphu; \v 10 from the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel son of Sodi; \v 11 from the tribe of Joseph (that is to say, from the tribe Manasseh), Gaddi son of Susi; \v 12 from the tribe of Dan, Ammiel son of Gemalli; - + \s5 \v 13 from the tribe of Asher, Sethur son of Michael; \v 14 from the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi son of Vophsi; \v 15 from the tribe of Gad, Geuel son of Machi. \v 16 These were the names of the men whom Moses sent to examine the land. Moses called Hoshea son of Nun by the name of Joshua. - + \s5 \p \v 17 Moses sent them to examine the land of Canaan. He said to them, "Approach from the Negev and go up into the hill country. \v 18 Examine the land to see what it is like. Observe the people who live there, whether they are strong or weak, and whether they are few or many. \v 19 See what the land is like where they live. Is it good or bad? What cities are there? Are they like camps, or are they fortified cities? \v 20 See what the land is like, whether it is good for growing crops or not, and whether there are trees there or not. Be brave and bring back samples of the land's produce." Now the time was the season for the first ripe grapes. - + \s5 \p \v 21 So the men went up and examined the land from the wilderness of Sin to Rehob, near Lebo Hamath. \v 22 They went up from the Negev and arrived at Hebron. Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, clans descended from Anak, were there. Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt. - + \s5 \v 23 When they reached the valley of Eshcol, they cut down a branch with a cluster of grapes. They carried it on a staff between two of their group. They also brought pomegranates and figs. \v 24 That place was named the valley of Eshcol, because of the grape cluster that the people of Israel cut down there. - + \s5 \p \v 25 After forty days, they returned from examining the land. \v 26 They came back to Moses, Aaron, and all the community of the people of Israel in the wilderness of Paran, at Kadesh. They brought back word to them and to all the community, and showed them the produce from the land. - + \s5 \v 27 They told Moses, "We reached the land to which you sent us. It certainly flows with milk and honey. Here is some produce from it. \v 28 However, the people who make their homes there are strong. The cities are fortified and very large. We also saw descendants of Anak there. \v 29 The Amalekites live in the Negev. The Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites have their homes in the hill country. The Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan River." - + \s5 \p \v 30 Then Caleb silenced the people who were before Moses and said, "Let us go up and take possession of the land, for we are certainly able to conquer it." \v 31 But the other men who had gone with him said, "We are not able to attack the people because they are stronger than we are." - + \s5 \v 32 So they spread around a discouraging report to the people of Israel about the land that they had examined. They said, "The land that we looked at is a land that eats up its inhabitants. All the people whom we saw there are people of great height. \v 33 There we saw giants, descendants of Anak, people who came from giants. In our own sight we were like grasshoppers in comparison with them, and this is what we were in their sight, too." diff --git a/04-NUM/14.usfm b/04-NUM/14.usfm index d738c66f..fafb511c 100644 --- a/04-NUM/14.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/14.usfm @@ -1,91 +1,91 @@ - + \s5 \c 14 \p \v 1 That night all the community wept loudly. \v 2 All the people of Israel criticized Moses and Aaron. The whole community said to them, "We wish we had died in the land of Egypt, or here in this wilderness! \v 3 Why did Yahweh bring us to this land to die by the sword? Our wives and our little ones will become victims. Is it not better for us to return to Egypt?" - + \s5 \p \v 4 They said to each another, "Let us choose another leader, and let us return to Egypt." \v 5 Then Moses and Aaron lay facedown before all the assembly of the community of the people of Israel. - + \s5 \v 6 Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were some of those sent to examine the land, tore their clothes. \v 7 They spoke to all the community of the people of Israel. They said, "The land that we passed through and examined is a very good land. \v 8 If Yahweh is pleased with us, then he will take us into this land and give it to us. The land flows with milk and honey. - + \s5 \v 9 But do not rebel against Yahweh, and do not fear the people in the land. We will consume them as easily as food. Their protection will be removed from them, because Yahweh is with us. Do not fear them." \v 10 But all the community threatened to stone them to death. Then Yahweh's glory appeared at the tent of meeting to all the people of Israel. - + \s5 \p \v 11 Yahweh said to Moses, "How long must this people despise me? How long must they fail to trust me, despite all the signs of my power that I have done among them? \v 12 I will attack them with plague, disinherit them, and make from your own clan a nation that will be greater and mightier than they are." - + \s5 \p \v 13 Moses said to Yahweh, "If you do this, then the Egyptians will hear about it, because you rescued this people from them by your power. \v 14 They will tell it to this land's inhabitants. They have heard that you, Yahweh, are present with this people, because you are seen face to face. Your cloud stands over our people. You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night. - + \s5 \v 15 Now if you kill this people as one man, then the nations that have heard of your fame will speak and say, -\v 16 'Because Yahweh could not take this people into the land that he swore to give them, -he has killed them in the wilderness.' - +\v 16 'Because Yahweh could not take this people into the land that he swore to give them, +he has killed them in the wilderness.' + \s5 \v 17 Now, I beg you, use your great power. For you have said, \v 18 'Yahweh is slow to anger and abundant in covenant faithfulness. He forgives iniquity and transgression. He will by no means clear the guilty when he brings the punishment of the ancestors' sin on their descendants, to the third and fourth generation.' \v 19 Pardon, I plead with you, this people's sin because of the greatness of your covenant faithfulness, just as you have always forgiven this people from the time they were in Egypt until now." - + \s5 \p \v 20 Yahweh said, "I have pardoned them in keeping with your request, \v 21 but truly, as I live, and as all the earth will be filled with my glory, -\v 22 all those people who saw my glory and the signs of power that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness—they have still tempted me these ten times and have not listened to my voice. - +\v 22 all those people who saw my glory and the signs of power that I did in Egypt and in the wilderness—they have still tempted me these ten times and have not listened to my voice. + \s5 -\v 23 So I say that they will certainly not see the land about which I made an oath to their ancestors. Not one of them who despised me will see it, +\v 23 So I say that they will certainly not see the land about which I made an oath to their ancestors. Not one of them who despised me will see it, \v 24 except for my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit. He has followed me fully; I will bring him into the land which he went to examine. His descendants will possess it. \v 25 (Now the Amalekites and Canaanites lived in the valley.) Tomorrow turn and go to the wilderness by the way of the Sea of Reeds." - + \s5 \p \v 26 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron. He said, \v 27 "How long must I tolerate this evil community that criticizes me? I have heard the complaining of the people of Israel against me. - + \s5 \v 28 Say to them, 'As I live,' says Yahweh, 'as you have spoken in my hearing, I will do this to you: \v 29 Your dead bodies will fall in this wilderness, all you who complained against me, you who were counted in the census, the whole number of the people from twenty years old and upward. \v 30 You will certainly not go into the land that I promised to make your home, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. - + \s5 -\v 31 But your little ones who you said would be victims, I will take them into the land. They will experience the land that you have rejected! +\v 31 But your little ones who you said would be victims, I will take them into the land. They will experience the land that you have rejected! \v 32 As for you, your dead bodies will fall in this wilderness. \v 33 Your children will be shepherds in the wilderness for forty years. They must bear the consequences of your acts of rebellion until the end of your corpses in the wilderness. - + \s5 \v 34 Just as the number of the days during which you examined the land—forty days, you must likewise bear the consequences of your sins for forty years—one year for every day, and you must know what it is like to be my enemy. \v 35 I, Yahweh, have spoken. I will certainly do this to all this evil community that is gathered together against me. They will be completely cut off, and here they will die.'" - + \s5 \p \v 36-37 So the men whom Moses had sent to look at the land all died by the plague before Yahweh. These were the men who had returned and brought a bad report about the land. This made all the community complain against Moses. \v 38 Of those men who had gone to look at the land, only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive. - + \s5 \p \v 39 When Moses reported these words to all the people of Israel, they mourned very deeply. \v 40 They rose up early in the morning and went to the top of the mountain and said, "Look, we are here, and we will go to the place that Yahweh has promised, for we have sinned." - + \s5 \v 41 But Moses said, "Why are you now violating Yahweh's command? You will not succeed. \v 42 Do not go, because Yahweh is not with you to prevent you from being defeated by your enemies. \v 43 The Amalekites and Canaanites are there, and you will die by the sword because you turned back from following Yahweh. So he will not be with you." - + \s5 \v 44 But they presumed to go up into the hill country; however, neither Moses nor the ark of the covenant of Yahweh left the camp. \v 45 Then the Amalekites came down, and also the Canaanites who lived on those hills. They attacked the Israelites and defeated them all the way to Hormah. diff --git a/04-NUM/15.usfm b/04-NUM/15.usfm index b456e166..461a77b9 100644 --- a/04-NUM/15.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/15.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \v 1 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, \v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'When you go into the land where you will live, which Yahweh will give to you, \v 3 you are to prepare an offering by fire to Yahweh, either a burnt offering or a sacrifice to fulfill a vow or a freewill offering, or an offering at your feasts, to produce a pleasing aroma for Yahweh from the herd or the flock. - + \s5 \v 4 You must offer to Yahweh a burnt offering as well as a grain offering of a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of oil. \v 5 You must also offer with the burnt offering, or for the sacrifice, one-fourth of a hin of wine for the drink offering for each lamb. @@ -13,63 +13,63 @@ \s5 \v 6 If you are offering a ram, you must prepare as a grain offering two tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a third of a hin of oil. \v 7 For the drink offering, you must offer a third of a hin of wine. It will produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 8 When you prepare a bull as a burnt offering or as a sacrifice to fulfill a vow, or as a fellowship offering to Yahweh, \v 9 then you must offer with the bull a grain offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of oil. \v 10 You must offer as the drink offering half a hin of wine, as an offering made by fire, to produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 11 It must be done this way for each bull, for each ram, and for each of the male lambs or young goats. \v 12 Every sacrifice that you prepare and offer must be done as described here. \v 13 All who are native-born Israelites must do these things in this way, when anyone brings an offering made by fire, to produce an aroma that is pleasing to Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 14 If a foreigner is staying with you, or whoever may live among you throughout your people's generations, he must make an offering made by fire, to produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh. He must act as you act. \v 15 There must be the same law for the community and for the foreigner who stays with you, a permanent law throughout your people's generations. As you are, so also must be the traveler staying with you. He must act as you act before Yahweh. \v 16 The same law and decree must apply to you and to the foreigner who is staying with you.'" - + \s5 \p \v 17 Again Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, \v 18 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'When you come into the land where I will take you, \v 19 when you eat the food produced in the land, you must offer an offering and present it to me. - + \s5 \v 20 From the first of your dough you must offer a loaf to raise it up as a raised offering from the threshing floor. You must raise it up in this way. \v 21 You must give to me a raised offering throughout your people's generations from the first of your dough. - + \s5 \p \v 22 You will sometimes sin without intending to do so, when you do not obey all these commands that I have spoken to Moses— \v 23 everything that I have commanded you through Moses from the day that I began to give you commands and onward throughout your people's generations. \v 24 In the case of unintentional sin without the community's knowledge, then all the community must offer one young bull as a burnt offering to produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh. Along with this must be made a grain offering and drink offering, as commanded by the decree, and one male goat as a sin offering. - + \s5 \v 25 The priest must make atonement for all the community of the people of Israel. They will be forgiven because the sin was an error. They have brought their sacrifice, an offering made by fire to me. They have brought their sin offering before me for their error. \v 26 Then all the community of the people of Israel will be forgiven, and also the foreigners who are staying with them, because all the people committed the sin unintentionally. - + \s5 \p \v 27 If a person sins unintentionally, then he must offer a female goat a year old as a sin offering. \v 28 The priest must make atonement before Yahweh for the person who sins unintentionally. That person will be forgiven when atonement has been made. \v 29 You must have the same law for the one who does anything unintentionally, the same law for the one who is native born among the people of Israel and for the foreigners who are staying among them. - + \s5 \v 30 But the person who does anything in defiance, whether he is native born or a foreigner, blasphemes me. That person must be cut off from among his people. \v 31 Because he has despised my word and has broken my commandment, that person must be cut off completely. His sin will be on him.'" - + \s5 \p \v 32 While the people of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man gathering wood on the Sabbath day. \v 33 Those who found him brought him to Moses, Aaron, and all the community. \v 34 They kept him in custody because it had not been declared what should be done with him. - + \s5 \v 35 Then Yahweh said to Moses, "The man must surely be put to death. All the community must stone him with stones outside the camp." \v 36 So all the community brought him outside the camp and stoned him to death as Yahweh had commanded Moses. - + \s5 \p \v 37 Again Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, diff --git a/04-NUM/16.usfm b/04-NUM/16.usfm index af622755..2e0f7e1d 100644 --- a/04-NUM/16.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/16.usfm @@ -9,71 +9,71 @@ \s5 \p \v 4 When Moses heard that, he lay facedown. -\v 5 He spoke to Korah and to all those with him, "In the morning Yahweh will make known who belongs to him and who is set apart to him. He will bring that person near to him. The one he chooses he will bring near to himself. - +\v 5 He spoke to Korah and to all those with him, "In the morning Yahweh will make known who belongs to him and who is set apart to him. He will bring that person near to him. The one he chooses he will bring near to himself. + \s5 -\v 6 Do this, Korah and all your group. Take censers +\v 6 Do this, Korah and all your group. Take censers \v 7 tomorrow and put fire and incense in them before Yahweh. The one whom Yahweh chooses, that man will be set apart to Yahweh. You have gone too far, you descendants of Levi." - + \s5 \v 8 Again, Moses said to Korah, "Now listen, you descendants of Levi: \v 9 is it a small thing for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the community of Israel, to bring you near to himself, to do work in Yahweh's tabernacle, and to stand before the community to serve them? \v 10 He has brought you near, and all your kinfolk, the descendants of Levi, with you, yet you are seeking the priesthood also! -\v 11 That is why you and all your group have gathered together against Yahweh. So why are you complaining about Aaron, who obeys Yahweh?" - +\v 11 That is why you and all your group have gathered together against Yahweh. So why are you complaining about Aaron, who obeys Yahweh?" + \s5 \p \v 12 Then Moses called for Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, "We will not come up. -\v 13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness? Now you want to make yourself ruler over us! +\v 13 Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness? Now you want to make yourself ruler over us! \v 14 In addition, you have not brought us into a land flowing with milk and honey, or given us the fields and vineyards as an inheritance. Now do you want to blind us with empty promises? We will not come to you." - + \s5 \p \v 15 Moses was very angry and said to Yahweh, "Do not respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them, and I have not harmed any of them." \v 16 Then Moses said to Korah, "Tomorrow you and all your company must go before Yahweh—you and they, and Aaron. \v 17 Each of you must take his censer and put incense in it. Then each man must bring before Yahweh his censer, two hundred and fifty censers. You and Aaron, also, must each bring your censer." - + \s5 \v 18 So every man took his censer, put fire in it, laid incense in it, and stood at the entrance to the tent of meeting with Moses and Aaron. \v 19 Korah assembled all the community against Moses and Aaron at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and Yahweh's glory appeared to all the community. - + \s5 \p \v 20 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron: \v 21 "Separate yourselves from among this community that I may consume them immediately." \v 22 Moses and Aaron lay facedown and said, "God, the God of the spirits of all humanity, if one man sins, must you be angry with all the community?" - + \s5 \v 23 Yahweh replied to Moses. He said, \v 24 "Speak to the community. Say, 'Get away from the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.'" - + \s5 \p \v 25 Then Moses rose up and went to Dathan and Abiram; the elders of Israel followed him. \v 26 He spoke to the community and said, "Now leave the tents of these wicked men and touch nothing of theirs, or you will be consumed by all their sins." \v 27 So the community on every side of the tents of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram left them. Dathan and Abiram came out and stood at the entrance to their tents, with their wives, sons, and their little ones. - + \s5 \v 28 Then Moses said, "By this you will know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own accord. \v 29 If these men die a natural death such as normally happens, then Yahweh has not sent me. \v 30 But if Yahweh creates an opening in the ground that swallows them up like a large mouth, along with all their families, and if they go down alive into Sheol, then you must understand that these men have despised Yahweh." - + \s5 \p \v 31 As soon as Moses finished speaking all these words, the ground opened under those men. \v 32 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their families, and all the people who belonged to Korah, as well as all their possessions. - + \s5 \v 33 They and everyone in their families went down alive into Sheol. The earth closed over them, and in this way they perished from the midst of the community. \v 34 All Israel around them fled from their cries. They exclaimed, "The earth may swallow us up also!" \v 35 Then fire flashed out from Yahweh and devoured the 250 men who had offered incense. - + \s5 \p \v 36 Again Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, \v 37 "Speak to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest and let him take up the censers out of the flames, for the censers are set apart to me. Then let him scatter the burning coals at a distance. \v 38 Take the censers of those who lost their lives because of their sin. Let them be made into hammered plates as a covering over the altar. Those men did offer them before me, so they are set apart to me. They will be a sign of my presence to the people of Israel." - + \s5 \p \v 39 Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers that had been used by the men who were burned up, and they were hammered out into a covering for the altar, @@ -84,16 +84,16 @@ \v 41 But the next morning all the community of the people of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron. They said, "You have killed Yahweh's people." \v 42 Then it happened, when the community had assembled against Moses and Aaron, that they looked toward the tent of meeting and, behold, the cloud was covering it. Yahweh's glory appeared, \v 43 and Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting. - + \s5 \v 44 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, \v 45 "Go away from in front of this community so that I may consume them immediately." And Moses and Aaron lay down with their faces to the ground. \v 46 Moses said to Aaron, "Take the censer, put fire in it from off the altar, put incense in it, carry it quickly to the community, and make atonement for them, because anger is coming from Yahweh. The plague has begun." - + \s5 \v 47 So Aaron did as Moses directed. He ran into the middle of the community. The plague had quickly started to spread among the people, so he put in the incense and made atonement for the people. \v 48 Aaron stood between the dead and the living; in this way the plague was stopped. - + \s5 \v 49 Those who died by the plague were 14,700 in number, besides those who had died in the matter of Korah. \v 50 Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the tent of meeting, and the plague ended. diff --git a/04-NUM/17.usfm b/04-NUM/17.usfm index eed9937e..60e702ae 100644 --- a/04-NUM/17.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/17.usfm @@ -4,25 +4,25 @@ \p \v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said, \v 2 "Speak to the people of Israel and get staffs from them, one for each ancestral tribe, twelve staffs. Write each man's name on his staff. - + \s5 \v 3 You must write Aaron's name on Levi's staff. There must be one staff for each leader from his ancestors' tribe. \v 4 You must place the staffs in the tent of meeting in front of the covenant decrees, where I meet with you. \v 5 It will happen that the staff of the man whom I choose will bud. I will cause the complaints from the people of Israel to stop, which they are speaking against you." - + \s5 \v 6 So Moses spoke to the people of Israel. All the tribal leaders gave him staffs, one staff from each leader, selected from each of the ancestral tribes, twelve staffs in all. Aaron's staff was among them. \v 7 Then Moses deposited the staffs before Yahweh in the tent of the covenant decrees. - + \s5 \p \v 8 The next day Moses went into the tent of the covenant decrees and, behold, Aaron's staff for the tribe of Levi had budded. It grew buds and produced blossoms and ripe almonds! \v 9 Moses brought out all the staffs from before Yahweh to all the people of Israel, and each man took his staff. - + \s5 \v 10 Yahweh said to Moses, "Put Aaron's staff in front of the covenant decrees. Keep it as a sign of guilt against the people who rebelled so that you may end complaints against me, or they will die." \v 11 Moses did just as Yahweh had commanded him. - + \s5 \p \v 12 The people of Israel spoke to Moses and said, "We will die here. We will all perish! diff --git a/04-NUM/18.usfm b/04-NUM/18.usfm index 5360a9d6..60862fd1 100644 --- a/04-NUM/18.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/18.usfm @@ -1,66 +1,66 @@ - + \s5 \c 18 \p \v 1 Yahweh said to Aaron, "You, your sons, and your ancestor's clan will be responsible for all sins committed against the sanctuary. But only you and your sons with you will be responsible for all sins committed by anyone in the priesthood. \v 2 As for your fellow members of the tribe of Levi, your ancestors' tribe, you must bring them with you so they may join you and help you when you and your sons serve in front of the tent of the covenant decrees. - + \s5 \v 3 They must serve you and the whole tent. However, they must not come near to anything in the holy place or connected with the altar, or they and also you will die. \v 4 They must join you and take care of the tent of meeting, for all the work connected with the tent. A foreigner must not come near you. \v 5 You must take responsibility for the holy place and for the altar so that my anger does not come on the people of Israel again. - + \s5 \v 6 Look, I myself have chosen your fellow members of the Levites from among the descendants of Israel. They are a gift to you, given to me to do the work connected to the tent of meeting. \v 7 But only you and your sons may exercise the priesthood regarding everything connected with the altar and everything inside the curtain. You yourselves must fulfill those responsibilities. I am giving you the priesthood as a gift. Any foreigner who approaches must be put to death." - + \s5 \p \v 8 Then Yahweh said to Aaron, "Look, I have given you the duty of handling the offerings raised up to me, and all the holy offerings that the people of Israel give to me. I have given these offerings to you and your sons as your ongoing share. \v 9 These are the very holy things, kept from the fire: from every offering of theirs—every grain offering, every sin offering, and every guilt offering—they are very holy to you and to your sons. - + \s5 \v 10 These offerings are very holy; every male must eat it, for they are holy to you. \v 11 These are the offerings that will belong to you: their gifts, all the wave offerings of the people of Israel. I have given them to you, your sons, and your daughters, as your ongoing share. Everyone who is ritually clean in your family may eat any of these offerings. - + \s5 \v 12 All the best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and grain, the firstfruits that the people give to me—all these things I have given to you. \v 13 The first ripe produce of all that is in their land, which they bring to me, will be yours. Everyone who is clean in your family may eat these things. - + \s5 \v 14 Every devoted thing in Israel will be yours. \v 15 Everything that opens the womb, all the firstborn which the people offer to Yahweh, both of man and animal, will be yours. Nevertheless, the people must certainly buy back every firstborn son, and they must buy back the firstborn male of unclean animals. \v 16 Those that are to be bought back by the people must be bought back after becoming one month old. Then the people may buy them back, for the price of five shekels, by the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs. - + \s5 \v 17 But the firstborn of a cow, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat—you must not buy back these animals; they are set apart to me. You must sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to Yahweh. \v 18 Their meat will be yours. Like the raised breast and the right thigh, their meat will be yours. - + \s5 \v 19 All the holy offerings that the people of Israel present to Yahweh, I have given to you, and to your sons and to your daughters with you, as a continual share. It is an everlasting covenant of salt, a binding covenant forever, before Yahweh for both you and your descendants with you." \v 20 Yahweh said to Aaron, "You will have no inheritance in the people's land, nor will you have any share of property among the people. I am your share and inheritance among the people of Israel. - + \s5 \p \v 21 To the descendants of Levi, look, I have given all the tithes in Israel as their inheritance in return for the service that they provide in working at the tent of meeting. \v 22 From now on the people of Israel must not come near the tent of meeting, or they will be responsible for this sin and die. - + \s5 \v 23 The Levites must do the work connected to the tent of meeting. They will be responsible for any sin regarding it. This will be a permanent law throughout your people's generations. And among the people of Israel they must have no inheritance. \v 24 For the tithes of the people of Israel, which they offer as a contribution to me—it is these that I have given to the Levites as their inheritance. That is why I said to them, 'They must have no inheritance among the people of Israel.'" - + \s5 \p \v 25 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, \v 26 "You must speak to the Levites and say to them, 'When you receive from the people of Israel the tenth that Yahweh has given you from them as your inheritance, then you must offer up to him up a contribution from that tenth, a tenth of the tithe. \v 27 Your contribution must be considered by you as if it were a tenth of the grain from the threshing floor or of the production from the winepress. - + \s5 \v 28 So you also must make a contribution to Yahweh from all the tithes that you receive from the people of Israel. From them you must give his contribution to Aaron the priest. \v 29 Out of all the gifts you receive, you must make every contribution to Yahweh. You must do this from all the best and the holiest things that have been given to you.' - + \s5 \v 30 Therefore you must say to them, 'When you present the best of it, then it must be credited to the Levites as the product from the threshing floor and the winepress. \v 31 You may eat the rest of your gifts in any place, you and your families, because it is your pay in return for your work in the tent of meeting. diff --git a/04-NUM/19.usfm b/04-NUM/19.usfm index 63ebbd1e..639ed02f 100644 --- a/04-NUM/19.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/19.usfm @@ -4,38 +4,38 @@ \p \v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said, \v 2 "This is a statute, a law which I am commanding you: Say to the people of Israel that they must bring to you a red heifer without flaw or blemish, and which has never carried a yoke. - + \s5 \v 3 Give the heifer to Eleazar the priest. He must bring it outside the camp, and someone must kill it in front of him. \v 4 Eleazar the priest must take some of its blood with his finger and sprinkle it seven times toward the front of the tent of meeting. \v 5 Another priest must burn the heifer in his sight. He must burn its hide, flesh, and its blood with its dung. \v 6 The priest must take cedarwood, hyssop, and scarlet wool, and throw it all into the middle of the burning heifer. - + \s5 \v 7 Then he must wash his clothes and bathe in water. Then he may come into the camp, where he will remain unclean until the evening. \v 8 The one who has burned the heifer must wash his clothes in water and bathe in water. He will remain unclean until the evening. - + \s5 \v 9 Someone who is clean must gather up the heifer's ashes and put them outside the camp in a clean place. These ashes must be kept for the community of the people of Israel. They will mix the ashes with water for purification from sin, since the ashes were from a sin offering. \v 10 The one who gathered the heifer's ashes must wash his clothes. He will remain unclean until the evening. This will be a permanent law for the people of Israel and the foreigners who stay with them. - + \s5 \p \v 11 Whoever touches the dead body of any man will be unclean for seven days. \v 12 Such a person must purify himself on the third day and on the seventh day. Then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself the third day, then he will not be clean on the seventh day. \v 13 Whoever touches a dead person, the body of a man who has died, and does not purify himself—this person defiles Yahweh's tabernacle. That person must be cut off from Israel because the water for impurity was not sprinkled on him. He will remain unclean; his uncleanness will remain on him. - + \s5 \p \v 14 This is the law for when someone dies in a tent. Everyone who goes into the tent and everyone who is already in the tent will be unclean for seven days. \v 15 Every open container with no cover becomes unclean. \v 16 Similarly, anyone outside a tent who touches someone who has been killed with a sword, any other dead body, a human bone, or a grave—that person will be unclean for seven days. - + \s5 -\v 17 Do this for the unclean person: Take some ashes from the burnt sin offering and mix them in a jar with fresh water. +\v 17 Do this for the unclean person: Take some ashes from the burnt sin offering and mix them in a jar with fresh water. \v 18 Someone who is clean must then take hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle it on the tent, on all the containers inside the tent, on the persons who were there, and on the one who touched the bone, the killed person, the dead person, or the grave. \v 19 On the third day and on the seventh day, the clean person must sprinkle the unclean person. On the seventh day the unclean person must purify himself. He must wash his clothes and bathe in water. At evening he will become clean. - + \s5 \p \v 20 But anyone who remains unclean, who refuses to purify himself—that person will be cut off from the community, because he has defiled Yahweh's sanctuary. The water for impurity has not been sprinkled on him; he remains unclean. diff --git a/04-NUM/20.usfm b/04-NUM/20.usfm index c24b61ac..b09638a7 100644 --- a/04-NUM/20.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/20.usfm @@ -4,29 +4,29 @@ \c 20 \p \v 1 So the people of Israel, the whole community, went into the wilderness of Sin in the first month; they stayed at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried. - + \s5 \p \v 2 There was no water for the community, so they assembled together against Moses and Aaron. \v 3 The people complained against Moses. They said, "It would have been better if we had died when our fellow Israelites died in front of Yahweh! - + \s5 \v 4 Why have you brought Yahweh's community into this wilderness to die here, we and our animals? \v 5 And why did you make us come up out of Egypt to bring us to this horrible place? Here there is no seed, figs, vines, or pomegranates. And there is no water to drink." - + \s5 \v 6 So Moses and Aaron went away from in front of the assembly. They went to the entrance of the tent of meeting and lay facedown. There Yahweh's brilliant glory appeared to them. - + \s5 -\v 7 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, +\v 7 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, \v 8 "Take the staff and assemble the community, you, and Aaron your brother. Speak to the rock before their eyes, and command it to flow with water. You will produce water for them out of that rock, and you must give it to the community and their cattle to drink." \v 9 Moses took the staff from before Yahweh, as Yahweh had commanded him to do. - + \s5 \p \v 10 Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock. Moses said to them, "Listen now, you rebels. Must we bring water out of this rock for you?" \v 11 Then Moses raised his hand and struck the rock twice with his staff, and much water came out. The community drank, and their cattle drank. - + \s5 \v 12 Then Yahweh said to Moses and Aaron, "Because you did not trust me or honor me as holy in the eyes of the people of Israel, you will not bring this assembly into the land I have given them." \v 13 This place was called the waters of Meribah because the people of Israel had quarreled with Yahweh there, and he showed himself to them as holy. @@ -36,28 +36,28 @@ \v 14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom: Your brother Israel says this: "You know all the difficulties that have happened to us. \v 15 You know that our ancestors went down to Egypt and lived in Egypt a long time. The Egyptians treated us harshly and also our ancestors. \v 16 When we called out to Yahweh, he heard our voice and sent an angel and brought us out of Egypt. Look, we are in Kadesh, a city on the border of your land. - + \s5 \v 17 I am asking you to let us pass through your land. We will not pass through field or vineyard, nor will we drink the water in your wells. We will go along the king's highway. We will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed your border." - + \s5 \v 18 But the king of Edom replied to him, "You may not pass through here. If you do, I will come with the sword to attack you." \v 19 Then the people of Israel said to him, "We will go along the highway. If we or our livestock drink your water, we will pay for it. Just let us walk through on foot, without doing anything else." - + \s5 \v 20 But the king of Edom replied, "You may not pass through." So the king of Edom came against Israel with a strong hand with many soldiers. \v 21 The king of Edom refused to allow Israel to cross over their border. Because of this, Israel turned away from the land of Edom. - + \s5 \p \v 22 So the people journeyed from Kadesh. The people of Israel, the whole community, came to Mount Hor. \v 23 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor, on Edom's border. He said, \v 24 "Aaron must be gathered to his people, for he will not enter the land that I have given to the people of Israel. This is because you both rebelled against my word at the waters of Meribah. - + \s5 \v 25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up to Mount Hor. \v 26 Take Aaron's priestly garments off him and put them on Eleazar his son. Aaron must die and be gathered to his people there." - + \s5 \v 27 Moses did as Yahweh commanded. They went up Mount Hor in the sight of all the community. \v 28 Moses took Aaron's priestly garments off him and put them on Eleazar his son. Aaron died there on the top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down. diff --git a/04-NUM/21.usfm b/04-NUM/21.usfm index 169ae528..5f2a56bd 100644 --- a/04-NUM/21.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/21.usfm @@ -1,44 +1,44 @@ - + \s5 \c 21 \p \v 1 When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was traveling by the road to Atharim, he fought against Israel and took some of them captive. \v 2 Israel vowed to Yahweh and said, "If you give us victory over these people, then we will completely destroy their cities." \v 3 Yahweh listened to Israel's voice and he gave them victory over the Canaanites. They completely destroyed them and their cities. That place was called Hormah. - + \s5 \p \v 4 They traveled from Mount Hor by the road to the Sea of Reeds to go around the land of Edom. The people became very discouraged on the way. \v 5 The people spoke against God and Moses: "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, no water, and we hate this miserable food." - + \s5 \v 6 Then Yahweh sent poisonous snakes among the people. The snakes bit the people; many people died. \v 7 The people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned because we have spoken against Yahweh and you. Pray to Yahweh for him to take the snakes away from us." So Moses prayed for the people. - + \s5 \v 8 Yahweh said to Moses, "Make a snake and attach it to a pole. It will happen that everyone who is bitten will survive, if he looks at it." \v 9 So Moses made a bronze snake and attached it to a pole. When a snake bit any person, if he looked at the bronze snake, he survived. - + \s5 \p \v 10 Then the people of Israel traveled on and camped at Oboth. \v 11 They traveled from there and camped at Iye Abarim in the wilderness that faces Moab toward the east. - + \s5 \v 12 From there they traveled on and camped in the valley of Zered. \v 13 From there they traveled on and camped on the other side of the Arnon River, which is in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorites. The Arnon River forms the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. - + \s5 \v 14 That is why it says in the scroll of the Wars of Yahweh, \q "Waheb in Suphah, and the valleys of the Arnon, \v 15 the slope of the valleys that lead toward the town of Ar \q and go down toward the border of Moab." - + \s5 \p \v 16 From there they traveled to Beer, which is where the well is where Yahweh said to Moses, "Gather the people together for me to give them water." - + \s5 \p \v 17 Then Israel sang this song: @@ -48,32 +48,32 @@ \q the well the people's nobles dug \q with the scepter and their staffs." \m Then from the wilderness they traveled to Mattanah. - + \s5 \v 19 From Mattanah they traveled to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth, \v 20 and from Bamoth to a valley in the land of Moab. That is where the top of Mount Pisgah looks down on the wilderness. - + \s5 \p \v 21 Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites saying, \v 22 "Let us pass through your land. We will not turn into any field or vineyard. We will not drink the water from your wells. We will travel by the king's highway until we have crossed your border." \v 23 But King Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through their border. Instead, Sihon gathered all his army together and attacked Israel in the wilderness. He came to Jahaz, where he fought against Israel. - + \s5 \v 24 Israel attacked the army of Sihon with the edge of the sword and took their land from the Arnon to the Jabbok river, as far as the land of the people of Ammon. Now the border of the people of Ammon was fortified. \v 25 Israel took all the Amorite cities and lived in all of them, including Heshbon and all of its villages. \v 26 Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab. Sihon had taken all his land from his territory to the Arnon River. - + \s5 \v 27 That is why those who speak in proverbs say, \q "Come to Heshbon. \q Let the city of Sihon be rebuilt and established again. \q \v 28 A fire blazed from Heshbon, -\q a flame from the city of Sihon +\q a flame from the city of Sihon \q that devoured Ar of Moab, \q and the owners of the high places of Arnon. - + \s5 \q \v 29 Woe to you, Moab! @@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ \v 30 But we have conquered Sihon. Heshbon is devastated all the way to Dibon. \q We have defeated them all the way to Nophah, \q which reaches to Medeba." - + \s5 \p \v 31 So Israel began to live in the Amorites' land. \v 32 Then Moses sent men to look at Jazer. They took its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there. - + \s5 \p \v 33 Then they turned and went up by the road of Bashan. Og king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his army, to fight them at Edrei. diff --git a/04-NUM/22.usfm b/04-NUM/22.usfm index 0d40bcd0..1be4eb0d 100644 --- a/04-NUM/22.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/22.usfm @@ -3,82 +3,82 @@ \c 22 \nb \v 1 The people of Israel traveled on until they camped in the plains of Moab near Jericho, on the other side of the Jordan River from the city. - + \s5 \p \v 2 Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. \v 3 Moab was very afraid of the people because they were many, and Moab was in terror of the people of Israel. \v 4 The king of Moab said to the elders of Midian, "This multitude will eat up all that is around us as an ox eats up the grass in a field." Now Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time. - + \s5 \v 5 He sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor, at Pethor which is by the Euphrates River, in the land of his nation and his people. He called him and said, "Look, a nation has come here from Egypt. They cover the face of the earth and they are right now next to me. \v 6 So please come now and curse this nation for me, because they are too strong for me. Perhaps then I can manage to attack them and drive them out of the land. I know that whomever you bless will be blessed, and whomever you curse will be cursed." - + \s5 \p \v 7 So the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian left, taking payment for divination. They came to Balaam and spoke to him Balak's words. \v 8 Balaam said to them, "Stay here tonight. I will bring you what Yahweh says to me." So the leaders of Moab stayed with Balaam that night. - + \s5 \v 9 God came to Balaam and said, "Who are these men who came to you?" \v 10 Balaam answered God, "Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, has sent them to me. He said, \v 11 'Look, the people who have come from Egypt cover the surface of my land. Now come and curse them for me. Perhaps I will manage to fight them and drive them out.'" - + \s5 \v 12 God replied to Balaam, "You must not go with those men. You must not curse the people of Israel because they have been blessed." \v 13 Balaam rose up in the morning and said to Balak's leaders, "Go back to your land because Yahweh refuses to allow me to go with you." \v 14 So the leaders of Moab left and went back to Balak. They said, "Balaam refused to come with us." - + \s5 \p \v 15 Balak sent again more leaders who were even more honored than the first group. \v 16 They came to Balaam and said to him, "Balak son of Zippor says this, 'Please let nothing stop you from coming to me, \v 17 because I will pay you extremely well and give you great honor, and I will do whatever you tell me to do. So please come and curse this people for me.'" - + \s5 \v 18 Balaam answered and said to Balak's men, "Even if Balak would give me his palace full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of Yahweh, my God, and do less or more than what he tells me. \v 19 Now then, please wait here tonight too, so that I may learn anything further that Yahweh says to me." \v 20 God came to Balaam at night and said to him, "Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them. But only do what I tell you to do." - + \s5 \p \v 21 Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey, and went with the leaders of Moab. \v 22 But because he went, God's anger was kindled. The angel of Yahweh placed himself in the road as someone hostile to Balaam, who was riding on his donkey. Balaam's two servants were also with him. \v 23 The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the road with his drawn sword in his hand. The donkey turned off the road and went into a field. Balaam struck the donkey to turn her back to the road. - + \s5 \v 24 Then the angel of Yahweh stood in a narrow part of the road between some vineyards, with a wall on his right side and another wall on his left side. \v 25 The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh again. She went against the wall and pinned Balaam's foot against it. Balaam struck her again. - + \s5 \v 26 The angel of Yahweh went further and stood in another narrow place where there was no way to turn to either side. \v 27 The donkey saw the angel of Yahweh, and she lay down under Balaam. Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the donkey with his staff. - + \s5 \v 28 Then Yahweh opened the donkey's mouth so she could talk. She said to Balaam, "What have I done to you that induced you to strike me these three times?" \v 29 Balaam replied to the donkey, "It was because you acted so stupidly with me. I wish there were a sword in my hand. If there were, by now I would have killed you." \v 30 The donkey said to Balaam, "Am not I your donkey on which you have ridden all your life long to this present day? Have I ever been in the habit of doing such things to you before?" Balaam said, "No." - + \s5 \p \v 31 Then Yahweh opened Balaam's eyes, and he saw the angel of Yahweh standing in the road with his drawn sword in his hand. Balaam lowered his head and lay facedown. \v 32 The angel of Yahweh said to him, "Why have you struck your donkey these three times? Look, I have come as someone hostile to you because your actions before me have been wicked. \v 33 The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away from me, I would certainly have killed you and spared her life." - + \s5 \v 34 Balaam said to the angel of Yahweh, "I have sinned. I did not know that you stood against me in the road. So now, if it is displeasing to you, I will turn back." \v 35 But the angel of Yahweh said to Balaam, "Go on ahead with the men. But you must only speak the words that I tell you." So Balaam went with the leaders of Balak. - + \s5 \p \v 36 When Balak heard that Balaam had come, he went out to meet him at a city in Moab at the Arnon, which is on the border. \v 37 Balak said to Balaam, "Did I not send men to you to summon you? Why did you not come to me? Am I not able to honor you?" - + \s5 \v 38 Then Balaam replied to Balak, "See, I have come to you. Do I now have any power to say anything? I can only say the words that God puts into my mouth." \v 39 Balaam went with Balak, and they arrived at Kiriath Huzoth. \v 40 Then Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep and gave some meat to Balaam and the leaders who were with him. - + \s5 \p \v 41 In the morning, Balak took Balaam up to the high place of Baal. From there Balaam could see only a part of the Israelites in their camp. diff --git a/04-NUM/23.usfm b/04-NUM/23.usfm index c760fd45..f72e2e0f 100644 --- a/04-NUM/23.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/23.usfm @@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ \v 1 Balaam said to Balak, "Build seven altars here for me and prepare seven bulls and seven rams." \v 2 So Balak did as Balaam requested. Then Balak and Balaam offered a bull and a ram on every altar. \v 3 Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stand at your burnt offering and I will go. Perhaps Yahweh will come to meet me. Whatever he shows me I will tell you." So he went away to a hilltop with no trees. - + \s5 \v 4 While he was on the hilltop, God met him, and Balaam said to him, "I have built seven altars, and I have offered up a bull and a ram on each one." \v 5 Yahweh put a message in Balaam's mouth and said, "Return to Balak and speak to him." \v 6 So Balaam returned to Balak, who was standing by his burnt offering, and all the leaders of Moab were with him. - + \s5 \v 7 Then Balaam began to speak his prophecy and said, \q "Balak has brought me from Aram, @@ -20,39 +20,39 @@ \q \v 8 How can I curse those whom God has not cursed? \q2 How can I oppose those whom Yahweh does not oppose? - + \s5 \q \v 9 For from the top of the rocks I see him; \q2 from the hills I look at him. \q See, there is a people who live alone \q2 and do not consider themselves as just an ordinary nation. - + \s5 \q \v 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob \q2 or number even only one-fourth of Israel? \q Let me die the death of a righteous person, \q2 and let my life's end be like his!" - + \s5 \m \v 11 Balak said to Balaam, "What have you done to me? I brought you to curse my enemies, but look, you have blessed them." \v 12 Balaam answered and said, "Should I not be careful to say only what Yahweh puts in my mouth?" - + \s5 \p \v 13 So Balak said to him, "Please come with me to another place where you can see them. You will only see the nearest of them, not all of them. There you will curse them for me." \v 14 So he took Balaam into the field of Zophim, to the top of Mount Pisgah, and built seven more altars. He offered up a bull and a ram on each altar. \v 15 Then Balaam said to Balak, "Stand here by your burnt offering, while I meet with Yahweh over there." - + \s5 \v 16 So Yahweh met Balaam and put a message in his mouth. He said, "Return to Balak and give him my message." \v 17 Balaam returned to him, and look, he was standing by his burnt offering, and the leaders of Moab were with him. Then Balak said to him, "What has Yahweh said?" \v 18 Balaam began his prophecy. He said, \q "Rise up, Balak, and hear. \q2 Listen to me, you son of Zippor. - + \s5 \q \v 19 God is not a man, that he should lie, @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ \v 20 Look, I have been commanded to bless. \q2 God has given a blessing, and I cannot reverse it. \q - + \s5 \v 21 He has seen no hardship in Jacob \q2 or trouble in Israel. @@ -70,27 +70,27 @@ \q2 and shouts for their king are among them. \v 22 God brought them out of Egypt \q2 with strength like that of a wild ox. - + \s5 \q \v 23 There is no sorcery that works against Jacob, \q2 and no fortune-telling harms Israel. \q Instead, it must be said about Jacob and Israel, \q2 'Look what God has done!' - + \s5 \q \v 24 Look, the people rise like a lioness, \q2 as a lion emerges and attacks. \q He does not lie down until he eats his victim \q2 and drinks the blood of what he has killed." - + \s5 \m \v 25 Then Balak said to Balaam, "Do not curse them or bless them at all." \v 26 But Balaam answered and said to Balak, "Did I not tell you that I must say all that Yahweh tells me to say?" \v 27 So Balak replied to Balaam, "Come now, I will take you to another place. Perhaps it will please God for you to curse them there for me." - + \s5 \v 28 So Balak took Balaam to the top of Mount Peor, which looks down on the wilderness. \v 29 Balaam said to Balak, "Build me seven altars here and prepare seven bulls and seven rams." diff --git a/04-NUM/24.usfm b/04-NUM/24.usfm index e895e9f3..abb65cb6 100644 --- a/04-NUM/24.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/24.usfm @@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ \c 24 \nb \v 1 When Balaam saw that it pleased Yahweh to bless Israel, he did not go, as at the other times, to use sorcery. Instead, he looked toward the wilderness. - + \s5 \v 2 He raised his eyes and saw that Israel was camped, each in their own tribe, and the Spirit of God came on him. \v 3 He received this prophecy and said, \q "Balaam son of Beor is about to speak, \q2 the man whose eyes are wide open. - + \s5 \q \v 4 He speaks and hears God's words. @@ -18,21 +18,21 @@ \q \v 5 How beautiful are your tents, Jacob, \q2 the place where you live, Israel! - + \s5 \q -\v 6 Like valleys they spread out, +\v 6 Like valleys they spread out, \q2 like gardens by the riverside, \q2 like aloes planted by Yahweh, \q2 like cedars beside the waters. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Water flows from their buckets, \q2 and their seed is well-watered. \q Their king is to be higher than Agag, \q2 and their kingdom will be honored. - + \s5 \q \v 8 God brings him out of Egypt, @@ -40,24 +40,24 @@ \q2 He will eat up the nations who fight against him. \q2 He will break their bones to pieces. \q2 He will shoot them with his arrows. - + \s5 \q \v 9 He crouches down like a lion, \q2 like a lioness. Who dares disturb him? \q May everyone who blesses him be blessed; \q2 may everyone who curses him be cursed." - + \s5 \p \v 10 Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam and he struck his hands together in anger. Balak said to Balaam, "I called you to curse my enemies, but look, you have blessed them three times. \v 11 So leave me right now and go home. I said I would greatly reward you, but Yahweh has kept you from getting any reward." - + \s5 \v 12 Then Balaam replied to Balak, "I said to the messengers that you sent to me, \v 13 'Even if Balak gave me his palace full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond Yahweh's word and anything bad or good, or anything at all that I might want to do. I can say only what Yahweh tells me to say.' Did I not say this to them? \v 14 So now, look, I will go back to my people. But first let me warn you what this people will do to your people in the days ahead." - + \s5 \v 15 Balaam began this prophecy. He said, \q "Balaam son of Beor speaks, @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \q2 who has knowledge from the Most High, \q2 who has visions from the Almighty, \q Before whom he bows down with open eyes. - + \s5 \q \v 17 I see him, but he is not here now. @@ -76,23 +76,23 @@ \q2 and a scepter will rise out of Israel. \q He will shatter Moab's leaders \q2 and destroy all the descendants of Seth. - + \s5 \q \v 18 Then Edom will become a possession of Israel, -\q and Seir will also become their possession, -\q2 enemies of Israel, +\q and Seir will also become their possession, +\q2 enemies of Israel, \q2 whom Israel will conquer with force. \q \v 19 Out of Jacob a king will come who will have dominion, \q2 and he will destroy the survivors of their city." - + \s5 \m \v 20 Then Balaam looked at Amalek and began his prophecy. He said, \q "Amalek was once the greatest of nations, \q2 but his final end will be destruction." - + \s5 \m \v 21 Then Balaam looked toward the Kenites and began his prophecy. He said, @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ \v 22 Nevertheless Kain will be ruined \q2 when Assyria carries you away captive." \m - + \s5 \v 23 Then Balaam began his final prophecy. He said, \q "Woe! Who will survive when God does this? @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ \v 24 Ships will come from the coast of Kittim; \q2 they will attack Assyria and will conquer Eber, \q2 but they, too, will end in destruction." - + \s5 \m \v 25 Then Balaam got up and left. He returned to his home, and Balak also went away. diff --git a/04-NUM/25.usfm b/04-NUM/25.usfm index a1a8f92b..19272726 100644 --- a/04-NUM/25.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/25.usfm @@ -5,34 +5,34 @@ \v 1 Israel stayed in Shittim, and the men began to prostitute themselves with women of Moab, \v 2 for the Moabites had invited the people to the sacrifices to their gods. So the people ate and bowed down to Moabite gods. \v 3 The men of Israel joined in worshiping Baal of Peor, and Yahweh's anger was kindled against Israel. - + \s5 \v 4 Yahweh said to Moses, "Kill all the leaders of the people and hang them up before me to expose them in the daylight, so that my fierce anger may turn away from Israel." \v 5 So Moses said to Israel's leaders, "Each of you must execute his people who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor." - + \s5 \p \v 6 Then one of the men of Israel came and brought among his family members a Midianite woman. This happened in the sight of Moses and all the community of the people of Israel, while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting. \v 7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, saw that, he rose up from among the community and took a spear in his hand. - + \s5 \v 8 He followed the Israelite man into the tent and thrust the spear through both of their bodies, both the Israelite man and the woman. So a plague that God had sent on the people of Israel stopped. \v 9 Those who died by the plague were twenty-four thousand in number. - + \s5 \p \v 10 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, \v 11 "Phinehas son of Eleazar son of Aaron, the priest, has turned my rage away from the people of Israel because he was passionate with my zeal among them. So I have not consumed the people of Israel in my fierceness. - + \s5 \v 12 Therefore say, 'Yahweh says, "Look, I am giving to Phinehas my covenant of peace. \v 13 For him and his descendants after him, it will be a covenant of an everlasting priesthood because he was zealous for me, his God. He has atoned for the people of Israel."'" - + \s5 \p \v 14 Now the name of the Israelite man who was killed with the Midianite woman was Zimri son of Salu, a leader of an ancestor's family among the Simeonites. \v 15 The name of the Midianite woman who was killed was Cozbi daughter of Zur, who was head of a tribe and family in Midian. - + \s5 \p \v 16 So Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, diff --git a/04-NUM/26.usfm b/04-NUM/26.usfm index df42bb0f..2e302689 100644 --- a/04-NUM/26.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/26.usfm @@ -1,90 +1,90 @@ - + \s5 \c 26 \p \v 1 It came about after the plague that Yahweh spoke to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He said, \v 2 "Count all the community of the people of Israel, from twenty years old and up, by their ancestor's families, all who are able to go to war for Israel." - + \s5 \v 3 So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho and said, \v 4 "Count the people, from twenty years old and up, as Yahweh commanded Moses and the people of Israel, who came out of the land of Egypt." - + \s5 \p \v 5 Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. From his son Hanoch came the clan of the Hanochites. From Pallu came the clan of the Palluites. \v 6 From Hezron came the clan of the Hezronites. From Carmi came the clan of the Carmites. \v 7 These were the clans of Reuben's descendants, who numbered 43,730 men. - + \s5 \v 8 Eliab was a son of Pallu. \v 9 Eliab's sons were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These were the same Dathan and Abiram who followed Korah when they challenged Moses and Aaron and rebelled against Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 10 The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when all his followers died. At that time, fire devoured 250 men, who became a warning sign. \v 11 But Korah's line did not die out. - + \s5 \p -\v 12 The clans of Simeon's descendants were these: +\v 12 The clans of Simeon's descendants were these: \q1 -By Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites, -\q1 by Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites, +By Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites, +\q1 by Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites, \q1 by Jachin, the clan of the Jachinites, \q1 -\v 13 by Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites, +\v 13 by Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites, \q1 by Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites. - + \v 14 These were the clans of Simeon's descendants, who numbered 22,200 men. - + \s5 \p \v 15 The clans of Gad's descendants were these: \q1 -By Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites, -\q1 by Haggi, the clan of the Haggites, +By Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites, +\q1 by Haggi, the clan of the Haggites, \q1 by Shuni, the clan of the Shunites, \q1 -\v 16 by Ozni, the clan of the Oznites, +\v 16 by Ozni, the clan of the Oznites, \q1 by Eri, the clan of the Erites, \q1 -\v 17 by Arod, the clan of the Arodites, +\v 17 by Arod, the clan of the Arodites, \q1 by Areli, the clan of the Arelites. \v 18 These were the clans of Gad's descendants, who numbered 40,500 men. - + \s5 \p \v 19 Judah's sons were Er and Onan, but these men died in the land of Canaan. \v 20 The clans of Judah's other descendants were these: -\q1 by Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites, -\q1 by Perez, the clan of the Perezites, and +\q1 by Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites, +\q1 by Perez, the clan of the Perezites, and \q1 by Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites. \v 21 The descendants of Perez were these: \q1 By Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites, \q1 by Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites. \v 22 These were the clans of Judah's descendants, who numbered 76,500 men. - + \s5 \p \v 23 The clans of Issachar's descendants were these: \q1 -By Tola, the clan of the Tolaites, +By Tola, the clan of the Tolaites, \q1 by Puvah, the clan of the Punites, -\v 24 by Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites, +\v 24 by Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites, \q1 by Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites. \v 25 These were the clans of Issachar, who numbered 64,300 men. - + \s5 \p \v 26 The clans of Zebulun's descendants were these: \q1 -By Sered, the clan of the Seredites, -\q1 by Elon, the clan of the Elonites, +By Sered, the clan of the Seredites, +\q1 by Elon, the clan of the Elonites, \q1 by Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites. \v 27 These were the clans of the Zebulunites, who numbered 60,500 men. - + \s5 \p \v 28 The clans of Joseph's descendants were Manasseh and Ephraim. @@ -92,70 +92,70 @@ By Sered, the clan of the Seredites, \q1 by Machir, the clan of the Machirites (Machir was Gilead's father), \q1 by Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites. - + \s5 \v 30 Gilead's descendants were these: \q1 -By Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites, +By Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites, \q1 by Helek, the clan of the Helekites, \q1 -\v 31 by Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites, +\v 31 by Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites, \q1 by Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites, \q1 -\v 32 by Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites, +\v 32 by Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites, \q1 by Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites. - + \s5 \v 33 Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. \v 34 These were the clans of Manasseh, who numbered 52,700 men. - + \s5 \p \v 35 The clans of Ephraim's descendants were these: \q1 By Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites, -\q1 by Becher, the clan of the Becherites, +\q1 by Becher, the clan of the Becherites, \q1 by Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites. - + \v 36 The descendants of Shuthelah were, by Eran, the clan of the Eranites. \v 37 These were the clans of Ephraim's descendants, who numbered 32,500 men. These were Joseph's descendants, counted in each of their clans. - + \s5 \p -\v 38 The clans of Benjamin's descendants were these: +\v 38 The clans of Benjamin's descendants were these: \q1 -By Bela, the clan of the Belaites, -\q1 by Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites, +By Bela, the clan of the Belaites, +\q1 by Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites, \q1 by Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites, \q1 -\v 39 by Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites, +\v 39 by Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites, \q1 by Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites. \m \v 40 Bela's sons were Ard and Naaman. From Ard came the clan of the Ardites, and from Naaman came the clan of the Naamites. \v 41 These were the clans of Benjamin's descendants. They numbered 45,600 men. - + \s5 \p \v 42 The clans of Dan's descendants were, by Shuham, the clans of the Shuhamites. These were the clans of Dan's descendants. \v 43 All the clans of the Shuhamites numbered 64,400 men. - + \s5 \p \v 44 The clans of Asher's descendants were these: \q1 -By Imnah, the clan of the Imnites, -\q1 by Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites, +By Imnah, the clan of the Imnites, +\q1 by Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites, \q1 by Beriah, the clan of the Berites. \m \v 45 The descendants of Beriah were these: \q1 -By Heber, the clan of the Heberites, +By Heber, the clan of the Heberites, \q1 by Malchiel, the clan of the Malchielites. \m -\v 46 The name of Asher's daughter +\v 46 The name of Asher's daughter was Serah. \v 47 These were the clans of Asher's descendants, who numbered 53,400 men. - + \s5 \p \v 48 The clans of Naphtali's descendants were these: @@ -163,51 +163,51 @@ was Serah. By Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites, \q1 by Guni, the clan of the Gunites, \q1 -\v 49 by Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites, +\v 49 by Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites, \q1 by Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites. \m \v 50 These were the clans of Naphtali's descendants, who numbered 45,400 men. - + \s5 \p \v 51 This was the complete count of men among the people of Israel: 601,730. - + \s5 \p \v 52 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, \v 53 "The land must be divided among these men as an inheritance according to the number of their names. - + \s5 \v 54 To the larger clans you must give more inheritance, and to the smaller clans you must give less inheritance. To every family you must give an inheritance according to the number of men who were counted. \v 55 However, the land must be divided by random lots. They must inherit the land as it will be divided among their ancestors' tribes. \v 56 Their inheritance must be divided among the larger and the smaller clans, distributed to them by random lot." \s5 \p -\v 57 The Levite clans, counted clan by clan, were these: -\q1 By Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites, -\q1 by Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites, +\v 57 The Levite clans, counted clan by clan, were these: +\q1 By Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites, +\q1 by Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites, \q1 by Merari, the clan of the Merarites. \m \v 58 The clans of Levi were these: \q1 -the clan of the Libnites, -\q1 the clan of the Hebronites, -\q1 the clan of the Mahlites, -\q1 the clan of the Mushites, -\q1 and the clan of the Korahites. +the clan of the Libnites, +\q1 the clan of the Hebronites, +\q1 the clan of the Mahlites, +\q1 the clan of the Mushites, +\q1 and the clan of the Korahites. \m Kohath was the Amram's ancestor. \v 59 The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born to Levites in Egypt. She bore to Amram their children, who were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam their sister. - + \s5 \v 60 To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. \v 61 Nadab and Abihu died when they offered before Yahweh unacceptable fire. \v 62 The males who were counted among them numbered twenty-three thousand, all males one month old and up. But they were not counted among Israel's descendants because no inheritance was given to them among the people of Israel. - + \s5 \p \v 63 These are the ones who were counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest. They counted the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. \v 64 But among these there was no man who had been counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when the descendants of Israel were counted in the wilderness of Sinai. - + \s5 \v 65 For Yahweh had said that all of those people would certainly die in the wilderness. There was not a man left among them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. diff --git a/04-NUM/27.usfm b/04-NUM/27.usfm index 6d312a91..37292bea 100644 --- a/04-NUM/27.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/27.usfm @@ -3,46 +3,46 @@ \c 27 \p \v 1 Then to Moses came the daughters of Zelophehad son of Hepher son of Gilead son of Machir son of Manasseh, of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. - + \s5 \v 2 They stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and before all the community at the entrance to the tent of meeting. They said, \v 3 "Our father died in the wilderness. He was not among those who conspired against Yahweh in the company of Korah. He died for his own sin, and he had no sons. - + \s5 \v 4 Why should our father's name be taken away from among his clan members because he had no son? Give us land among our father's relatives." \v 5 So Moses brought their case before Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 6 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, \v 7 "Zelophehad's daughters are speaking correctly. You must certainly give them land as an inheritance among their father's relatives, and you must ensure that their father's inheritance passes on to them. \v 8 You must speak to the people of Israel and say, 'If a man dies and has no son, then you must cause his inheritance to pass to his daughter. - + \s5 \v 9 If he has no daughter, then you must give his inheritance to his brothers. \v 10 If he has no brothers, then you must give his inheritance to his father's brothers. \v 11 If his father has no brothers, then you must give his inheritance to his nearest relative in his clan, and he must take it for his own. This will be a law established by decree for the people of Israel, as Yahweh has commanded me.'" - + \s5 \p \v 12 Yahweh said to Moses, "Go up the mountains of Abarim and look at the land that I have given to the people of Israel. -\v 13 After you have seen it, you, too, must be gathered to your people, like Aaron your brother. +\v 13 After you have seen it, you, too, must be gathered to your people, like Aaron your brother. \v 14 This will happen because you two rebelled against my command in the wilderness of Sin. There, when the water flowed from the rock, in your anger you failed to honor me as holy before the eyes of the whole community." These are the waters of Meribah of Kadesh in the wilderness of Sin. - + \s5 \p \v 15 Then Moses spoke to Yahweh and said, \v 16 "May you, Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all humanity, appoint a man over the community, \v 17 a man who may go out and come in before them and lead them out and bring them in, so that your community is not like sheep that have no shepherd." - + \s5 \v 18 Yahweh said to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom my Spirit lives, and lay your hand on him. \v 19 Place him before Eleazar the priest and before all the community, and command him before their eyes to lead them. - + \s5 \v 20 You must put some of your authority on him, so that all the community of the people of Israel may obey him. \v 21 He will go before Eleazar the priest to seek my will for him by the decisions of the Urim. It will be at his command that the people will go out and come in, both he and all the people of Israel with him, the whole community." - + \s5 \v 22 So Moses did as Yahweh had commanded him. He took Joshua and placed him before Eleazar the priest and all the community. \v 23 He laid his hands on him and commanded him to lead, as Yahweh had commanded him to do. diff --git a/04-NUM/28.usfm b/04-NUM/28.usfm index 25bfa10e..919e50ad 100644 --- a/04-NUM/28.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/28.usfm @@ -4,60 +4,59 @@ \p \v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, \v 2 "Command the people of Israel and say to them, 'You must offer sacrifices to me at the appointed times, the food of my offerings made by fire to produce a sweet aroma for me.' - + \s5 \v 3 You must also say to them, 'This is the offering made by fire that you must offer to Yahweh—male lambs a year old without blemish, two each day, as a regular burnt offering. \v 4 One lamb you must offer in the morning, and the other lamb you must offer in the evening. \v 5 You must offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with one-fourth of a hin of beaten oil. - + \s5 \v 6 This is the regular burnt offering that was commanded at Mount Sinai to produce a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to Yahweh. \v 7 The drink offering with it must be one-fourth of a hin for one of the lambs. You must pour out in the holy place a drink offering of strong drink to Yahweh. \v 8 The other lamb you must offer in the evening along with another grain offering like the one offered in the morning. You must also offer another drink offering with it, an offering made by fire, to produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 9 On the Sabbath day you must offer two male lambs, each a year old without blemish, and two tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering, mixed with oil, and the drink offering with it. \v 10 This is to be the burnt offering for every Sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and the drink offering with it. - + \s5 \p \v 11 At the beginning of each month, you must offer a burnt offering to Yahweh. You must offer two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old without blemish. \v 12 You must also offer three tenths of an ephah of fine flour as a grain offering mixed with oil for each bull, and two tenths of fine flour as a grain offering mixed with oil for the one ram. \v 13 You must also offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering for each lamb. This is to be the burnt offering, to produce a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 14 The people's drink offerings must be half a hin of wine for a bull, a third of a hin for a ram, and one-fourth of a hin for a lamb. This is to be the burnt offering for every month throughout the months of the year. \v 15 One male goat as a sin offering to Yahweh must be offered. This will be in addition to the regular burnt offering and the drink offering with it. - + \s5 \p \v 16 During the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, comes Yahweh's Passover. \v 17 On the fifteenth day of this month a feast is to be held. For seven days, bread without yeast must be eaten. \v 18 On the first day, there must be a holy assembly to honor Yahweh. You must not do regular work on that day. - + \s5 \v 19 However, you must offer a sacrifice made by fire, a burnt offering to Yahweh. You must offer two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, without blemish. \v 20 Along with the bull, you must offer a grain offering of three tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, and along with the ram, two tenths. \v 21 With each of the seven lambs, you must offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil, \v 22 and one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for yourselves. - + \s5 \v 23 You must offer these in addition to the regular burnt offering required each morning. \v 24 As described here, you must offer these sacrifices daily, for the seven days of the Passover, the food of the offering made by fire, a sweet aroma for Yahweh. It must be offered in addition to the regular burnt offering and the drink offering with it. \v 25 On the seventh day you must have a holy assembly to honor Yahweh, and you must not do regular work on that day. - + \s5 \p \v 26 Also on the day of the firstfruits, when you offer a new grain offering to Yahweh in your Festival of Weeks, you must have a holy assembly to honor Yahweh, and you must not do regular work on that day. \v 27 You must offer a burnt offering to produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh. You must offer two young bulls, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. \v 28 Offer also grain offering to go with them: fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for each bull and two tenths for the one ram. - + \s5 \v 29 Offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for each of the seven lambs, \v 30 and one male goat to make atonement for yourselves. \v 31 When you offer those animals without blemish, along with their drink offerings, this must be in addition to the regular burnt offering and the grain offering with it.'" - diff --git a/04-NUM/29.usfm b/04-NUM/29.usfm index 3f20341e..787b4b74 100644 --- a/04-NUM/29.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/29.usfm @@ -3,87 +3,86 @@ \c 29 \p \v 1 "In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you must have a holy assembly to honor Yahweh. You must not do regular work on that day. It will be a day when you blow trumpets. - + \s5 \v 2 You must offer a burnt offering to produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh. You must offer one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, each without blemish. - + \s5 \v 3 You must offer with them their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the ram, \v 4 and one-tenth for each lamb of the seven lambs. \v 5 And you must offer one male goat as a sin offering to make atonement for yourselves. - + \s5 \v 6 Make these offerings in the seventh month in addition to all of the offerings you will make on the first of each month: the special burnt offering and the grain offering to go with it. These must be in addition to the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and its drink offerings. As you make these offerings, you will obey what has been decreed to produce a sweet aroma, an offering made by fire to Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 7 On the tenth day of the seventh month you must have a holy assembly to honor Yahweh. You must humble yourselves and do no work. \v 8 You must offer a burnt offering to produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh. You must offer one young bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old. They must each be without blemish. - + \s5 \v 9 You must offer with them a grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for the bull, two tenths for the one ram, \v 10 and a tenth of an ephah for each of the seven lambs. \v 11 You must offer one male goat as a sin offering. This will be in addition to the sin offering of atonement, the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and their drink offerings. - + \s5 \p \v 12 On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you must have a holy assembly to honor Yahweh. You must not do regular work on that day, and you must keep the festival for him seven days. \v 13 You must offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire to produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh. You must offer thirteen young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old. Each must be without blemish. - + \s5 \v 14 You must offer with them a grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil, three tenths of an ephah for every bull of the thirteen bulls, two tenths for each ram of the two rams, \v 15 and a tenth of an ephah for each of the fourteen lambs. \v 16 You must offer one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and the drink offering with it. - + \s5 -\p +\p \v 17 On the second day of the assembly, you must offer twelve young bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, each without blemish. \v 18 You must make with them a grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, making as many offerings as were commanded. \v 19 You must offer one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and their drink offerings. - + \s5 -\p +\p \v 20 On the third day of the assembly, you must offer eleven bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, each without blemish. \v 21 You must make with them a grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, making as many offerings as were commanded. \v 22 You must offer one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and their drink offerings. - + \s5 \p \v 23 On the fourth day of the assembly, you must offer ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, each without blemish. \v 24 You must make with them a grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, making as many offerings as were commanded. \v 25 You must offer one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and their drink offerings. - + \s5 -\p +\p \v 26 On the fifth day of the assembly, you must offer nine bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, each without blemish. \v 27 You must make with them a grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, making as many offerings as were commanded. \v 28 You must offer one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and their drink offerings. - + \s5 -\p +\p \v 29 On the sixth day of the assembly, you must offer eight bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, each without blemish. \v 30 You must make with them a grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, making as many offerings as were commanded. \v 31 You must offer one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and their drink offerings. - + \s5 \p \v 32 On the seventh day of the assembly, you must offer seven bulls, two rams, and fourteen male lambs a year old, each without blemish. \v 33 You must make with them a grain offering and the drink offerings for the bulls, for the rams, and for the lambs, making as many offerings as were commanded. \v 34 You must offer one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and their drink offerings. - + \s5 \p \v 35 On the eighth day you must have another solemn assembly. You must not do regular work on that day. \v 36 You must make a burnt offering, an offering made by fire to produce a sweet aroma for Yahweh. You must offer one bull, one ram, and seven male lambs a year old, each without blemish. - + \s5 \v 37 You must offer their grain offering and their drink offerings for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, making as many offerings as were commanded. \v 38 You must offer one male goat as a sin offering in addition to the regular burnt offering, its grain offering, and their drink offerings. - + \s5 \p \v 39 These are what you must offer to Yahweh at your fixed festivals. These must be in addition to your vows and freewill offerings. You must offer these as your burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings, and fellowship offerings." \v 40 Moses told the people of Israel everything that Yahweh had commanded him to say. - diff --git a/04-NUM/30.usfm b/04-NUM/30.usfm index b6d5d013..c0f9cceb 100644 --- a/04-NUM/30.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/30.usfm @@ -1,41 +1,41 @@ - + \s5 \c 30 \p \v 1 Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of the people of Israel. He said, "This is what Yahweh has commanded. \v 2 When anyone makes a vow to Yahweh, or swears an oath to bind himself with a promise, he must not break his word. He must keep his promise to do everything that comes out of his mouth. - + \s5 \v 3 When a young woman living in her father's house makes a vow to Yahweh and binds herself with a promise, \v 4 if her father hears the vow and the promise by which she has bound herself, and if he says nothing to reverse her, then all her vows will remain in force. Every promise by which she has bound herself will remain in force. - + \s5 \v 5 But if her father hears about her vow and her promise, and if he says nothing to her, then all the vows and promises that she took on herself will remain in force. - + \s5 \p \v 6 However, if her father hears all the vows she made and her solemn promises with which she has bound herself, and if he overrules her on that same day, then they will not remain in force. Yahweh will forgive her because her father had overruled her. \v 7 If she marries a man while she is under those vows, or if she makes rash promises with which she obligates herself, those obligations will remain in force. - + \s5 \v 8 But if her husband stops her on the day that he hears about it, then he cancels the vow that she has made, the rash talk of her lips with which she has bound herself. Yahweh will release her. - + \s5 \p \v 9 But as for a widow or a divorced woman, everything by which she has bound herself will remain in force against her. \v 10 And if a woman made a vow in her husband's house or obligates herself by taking an oath, \v 11 and her husband hears of it but he says nothing to her and he does oppose her, then all her vows must stand and the obligations she made must remain in force. - + \s5 \v 12 But if her husband cancels them on the day that he heard about them, then whatever came out of her lips about her vows or promises will not remain in force. Her husband has canceled them. Yahweh will release her. - + \s5 \p -\v 13 Every vow or oath a woman takes that binds her to deny herself something may be confirmed or canceled by her husband. +\v 13 Every vow or oath a woman takes that binds her to deny herself something may be confirmed or canceled by her husband. \v 14 But if he says nothing at all to her day after day, then he confirms all her vows and binding promises that she has made. He has confirmed them because he has said nothing to her at the time that he heard about them. - + \s5 \v 15 And if her husband tries to cancel his wife's vow a long time after he has heard about it, then he will be responsible for her sin." \v 16 These are the statutes that Yahweh commanded Moses to announce—statutes for what is between a man and his wife and between a father and his daughter when she is in her youth in her father's family. diff --git a/04-NUM/31.usfm b/04-NUM/31.usfm index 102be4ad..c396c483 100644 --- a/04-NUM/31.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/31.usfm @@ -4,78 +4,78 @@ \p \v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, \v 2 "Take vengeance on the Midianites for what they did to the Israelites. After doing that, you will die and be gathered to your people." - + \s5 \v 3 So Moses spoke to the people. He said, "Arm some of your men for war so they may go against Midian and carry out Yahweh's vengeance on it. \v 4 Every tribe throughout Israel must send a thousand soldiers to war." \v 5 So out of Israel's thousands and thousands of men, one thousand were provided from every tribe for war, twelve thousand men in all. - + \s5 \v 6 Then Moses sent them to battle, a thousand from every tribe, along with Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest, and with some articles from the holy place and the trumpets in his possession for sounding signals. \v 7 They fought against Midian, as Yahweh had commanded Moses. They killed every man. \v 8 They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their dead: Evi, Rekem, Zur, Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian. They also killed Balaam son of Beor, with the sword. - + \s5 \v 9 The army of Israel took captive the women of Midian, their children, all their cattle, all their flocks, and all their goods. They took these as plunder. \v 10 They burned all their cities where they lived and all their camps. - + \s5 \v 11 They took all the plunder and prisoners, both people and animals. \v 12 They brought the prisoners, the plunder, and the captured things to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the community of the people of Israel. They brought these to the camp in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan near Jericho. - + \s5 \p \v 13 Moses, Eleazar the priest, and all the leaders of the community went to meet them outside the camp. \v 14 But Moses was angry with the officers of the army, the commanders of thousands and the captains of hundreds, who came from battle. \v 15 Moses said to them, "Have you let all the women live? - + \s5 \v 16 Look, these women caused the people of Israel, through Balaam's advice, to commit sin against Yahweh in the matter of Peor, when the plague spread among Yahweh's community. \v 17 Now then, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman who has ever slept with a man. - + \s5 \v 18 But take for yourselves all the young girls who have never slept with a man. \v 19 You must camp outside the camp of Israel for seven days. All of you who have killed anyone and or have touched any dead person—you must purify yourselves on the third day and on the seventh day—you and your prisoners. \v 20 And purify for yourselves every garment, everything made of animal hide and goats' hair, and everything made of wood." - + \s5 \p \v 21 Eleazar the priest said to the soldiers who had gone to war, "This is a decreed law that Yahweh has given to Moses: \v 22 The gold, silver, bronze, iron, tin, and lead, \v 23 and everything that resists fire, you must put it through the fire, and it will become clean. You must then purify those things with the water of cleansing. Whatever cannot go through the fire you must cleanse with that water. \v 24 And you must wash your clothes on the seventh day, and then you will become clean. Afterward you may come into Israel's camp." - + \s5 \p \v 25 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, -\v 26 "Count all the plundered things that were taken, both people and animals. You, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the community's ancestor's clans +\v 26 "Count all the plundered things that were taken, both people and animals. You, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the community's ancestor's clans \v 27 must divide the plunder into two parts. Divide it between the soldiers who went out to battle and all the rest of the community. - + \s5 \v 28 Then levy a tax to be given to me from the soldiers who went out to battle. This tax must be one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, or goats. \v 29 Take this tax from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest for an offering to be presented to me. - + \s5 \v 30 Also from the people of Israel's half, you must take one out of every fifty—from the persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, and goats. Give these to the Levites who take care of my tabernacle." \v 31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as Yahweh had commanded Moses. - + \s5 \p \v 32 Now the plunder that remained of what the soldiers had taken was 675,000 sheep, \v 33 seventy-two thousand oxen, \v 34 sixty-one thousand donkeys, \v 35 and thirty-two thousand women who had never slept with any man. - + \s5 \v 36 The half that was kept for the soldiers numbered 337,000 sheep. \v 37 Yahweh's part of the sheep was 675. \v 38 The oxen were thirty-six thousand which Yahweh's tax was seventy-two. - + \s5 \v 39 The donkeys were 30,500 from which Yahweh's part was sixty-one. \v 40 The persons were sixteen thousand women of whom Yahweh's tax was thirty-two. \v 41 Moses took the tax that was to be an offering presented to Yahweh. He gave it to Eleazar the priest, as Yahweh commanded Moses. - + \s5 \p \v 42 As for the people of Israel's half that Moses had taken from the soldiers who had gone to war— @@ -83,19 +83,19 @@ \v 44 thirty-six thousand oxen, \v 45 30,500 donkeys, \v 46 and sixteen thousand women. - + \s5 \v 47 From the people of Israel's half, Moses took one out of every fifty, both of people and animals. He gave them to the Levites who kept care of Yahweh's tabernacle, as Yahweh had commanded him to do. - + \s5 \p \v 48 Then the officers of the army, the commanders over thousands and the captains over hundreds, came to Moses. \v 49 They said to him, "Your servants have counted the soldiers who are under our command, and not one man is missing. - + \s5 \v 50 We have brought Yahweh's offering, what each man found, articles of gold, armlets and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for ourselves before Yahweh." \v 51 Moses and Eleazar the priest received from them the gold and all the articles of craftsmanship. - + \s5 \v 52 All the gold of the offering that they gave to Yahweh—the offerings from the commanders of thousands and from the captains of hundreds—weighed 16,750 shekels. \v 53 Each soldier had taken plunder, each man for himself. diff --git a/04-NUM/32.usfm b/04-NUM/32.usfm index 90e07258..ccdb2b12 100644 --- a/04-NUM/32.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/32.usfm @@ -1,84 +1,84 @@ - + \s5 \c 32 \p \v 1 Now the descendants of Reuben and of Gad had large numbers of livestock. When they saw the land of Jazer and Gilead, the land was a wonderful place for livestock. \v 2 So the descendants of Gad and Reuben came and spoke to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the leaders of the community. They said, \v 3 "This is a list of places we have surveyed: Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon. - + \s5 \v 4 These are the lands that Yahweh attacked before the community of Israel, and they are good places for livestock. We, your servants, have a lot of livestock." \v 5 They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to us, your servants, as a possession. Do not make us cross over the Jordan." - + \s5 \p \v 6 Moses replied to the descendants of Gad and Reuben, "Should your brothers go to war while you settle down here? \v 7 Why discourage the hearts of the people of Israel from going over into the land that Yahweh has given them? - + \s5 \v 8 Your fathers did the same thing when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to examine the land. \v 9 They went up to the valley of Eshcol. They saw the land and then discouraged the hearts of the people of Israel so that they refused to enter the land that Yahweh had given them. - + \s5 \v 10 Yahweh's anger was kindled on that day. He took an oath and said, \v 11 'Surely none of the men who came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and up, will see the land about which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they have not completely followed me, except for -\v 12 Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua son of Nun. Only Caleb and Joshua have completely followed me.' - +\v 12 Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, and Joshua son of Nun. Only Caleb and Joshua have completely followed me.' + \s5 \v 13 So Yahweh's anger was kindled against Israel. He made them wander around in the wilderness for forty years until all the generation who had done evil in his sight was destroyed. \v 14 Look, you have risen up in your fathers' place, like just more sinful men, to add to Yahweh's burning anger toward Israel. \v 15 If you turn away from following him, he will again leave Israel in the wilderness and you will have destroyed all this people." - + \s5 \p \v 16 So they came near Moses and said, "Allow us to build fences here for our cattle and cities for our families. \v 17 However, we ourselves will be ready and armed to go with Israel's army until we have led them into their place. But our families will live in the fortified cities because of the other people who still live in this land. - + \s5 \v 18 We will not return to our houses until every one of the people of Israel has obtained his inheritance. \v 19 We will not inherit the land with them on the other side of the Jordan, because our inheritance is here on the east side of the Jordan." - + \s5 \p \v 20 So Moses replied to them, "If you do what you say, if you arm yourselves to go before Yahweh to war, \v 21 then every one of your armed men must cross over the Jordan before Yahweh, until he has driven out his enemies from before him \v 22 and the land is subdued before him. Then afterward you may return. You will be guiltless toward Yahweh and toward Israel. This land will be your possession before Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 23 But if you do not do so, look, you will have sinned against Yahweh. Be sure that your sin will find you out. \v 24 Build cities for your families and pens for your sheep; then do what you have said." \v 25 The descendants of Gad and Reuben spoke to Moses and said, "Your servants will do as you, our master, commands. - + \s5 \v 26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our livestock will stay there in the cities of Gilead. \v 27 However, we, your servants, will cross over before Yahweh to battle, every man who is armed for war, as you, our master, say." - + \s5 \p \v 28 So Moses gave instructions concerning them to Eleazar the priest, to Joshua son of Nun, and to the leaders of the ancestor's clans in the tribes of the people of Israel. \v 29 Moses said to them, "If the descendants of Gad and Reuben cross over the Jordan with you, every man who is armed to battle before Yahweh, and if the land is subdued before you, then you will give them the land of Gilead as a possession. \v 30 But if they do not cross over with you armed, then they will acquire their possessions among you in the land of Canaan." - + \s5 \v 31 So the descendants of Gad and Reuben answered and said, "As Yahweh has said to us, your servants, this is what we will do. \v 32 We will cross over armed before Yahweh into the land of Canaan, but our possessed inheritance will remain with us on this side of the Jordan." - + \s5 \p \v 33 So to the descendants of Gad and Reuben, and also to the half tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph, Moses gave the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and of Og, king of Bashan. He gave to them the land, and distributed to them all its cities with their borders, the cities of the land around them. - + \s5 \v 34 The descendants of Gad rebuilt Dibon, Ataroth, Aroer, \v 35 Atroth Shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah, \v 36 Beth Nimrah, and Beth Haran as fortified cities with pens for sheep. - + \s5 \v 37 The descendants of Reuben rebuilt Heshbon, Elealeh, Kiriathaim, \v 38 Nebo, Baal Meon—their names were later changed, and Sibmah. They gave other names to the cities that they rebuilt. \v 39 The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it away from the Amorites who were in it. - + \s5 \v 40 Then Moses gave Gilead to Machir son of Manasseh, and his people settled there. \v 41 Jair son of Manasseh went and captured its towns and called them Havvoth Jair. diff --git a/04-NUM/33.usfm b/04-NUM/33.usfm index 1d3cde42..87ffb159 100644 --- a/04-NUM/33.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/33.usfm @@ -5,102 +5,101 @@ \p \v 1 These were the movements of the people of Israel after they left the land of Egypt by their armed groups under the leadership of Moses and Aaron. \v 2 Moses wrote down the places from where they left to where they went, as commanded by Yahweh. These were their movements, departure after departure. - + \s5 \v 3 They traveled from Rameses during the first month, leaving on the fifteenth day of the first month. On the morning after the Passover, the people of Israel left openly, in the sight of all the Egyptians. \v 4 This happened while the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, those whom Yahweh had killed among them, for he also inflicted punishment on their gods. - + \s5 \p \v 5 The people of Israel set out from Rameses and camped at Succoth. \v 6 They set out from Succoth and camped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness. \v 7 They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi Hahiroth, which is opposite Baal Zephon, where they camped opposite Migdol. - + \s5 \v 8 Then they set out from opposite Pi Hahiroth and passed through the middle of the sea into the wilderness. They traveled three days' journey into the wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah. \v 9 They set out from Marah and arrived at Elim. At Elim were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees. That is where they camped. \v 10 They set out from Elim and camped by the Sea of Reeds. - + \s5 \v 11 They set out from the Sea of Reeds and camped in the wilderness of Sin. \v 12 They set out from the wilderness of Sin and camped at Dophkah. \v 13 They set out from Dophkah and camped at Alush. \v 14 They set out from Alush and camped at Rephidim, where no water was found for the people to drink. - + \s5 \v 15 They set out from Rephidim and camped in the wilderness of Sinai. \v 16 They set out from the wilderness of Sinai and camped at Kibroth Hattaavah. \v 17 They set out from Kibroth Hattaavah and camped at Hazeroth. \v 18 They set out from Hazeroth and camped at Rithmah. - + \s5 \v 19 They set out from Rithmah and camped at Rimmon Perez. \v 20 They set out from Rimmon Perez and camped at Libnah. \v 21 They set out from Libnah and camped at Rissah. \v 22 They set out from Rissah and camped at Kehelathah. - + \s5 \v 23 They set out from Kehelathah and camped at Mount Shepher. \v 24 They set out from Mount Shepher and camped at Haradah. \v 25 They set out from Haradah and camped at Makheloth. \v 26 They set out from Makheloth and camped at Tahath. - + \s5 \v 27 They set out from Tahath and camped at Terah. \v 28 They set out from Terah and camped at Mithkah. \v 29 They set out from Mithkah and camped at Hashmonah. \v 30 They set out from Hashmonah and camped at Moseroth. - + \s5 \v 31 They set out from Moseroth and camped at Bene Jaakan. \v 32 They set out from Bene Jaakan and camped at Hor Haggidgad. \v 33 They set out from Hor Haggidgad and camped at Jotbathah. \v 34 They set out from Jotbathah and camped at Abronah. - + \s5 \v 35 They set out from Abronah and camped at Ezion Geber. \v 36 They set out from Ezion Geber and camped in the wilderness of Sin at Kadesh. \v 37 They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, at the edge of the land of Edom. - + \s5 \p \v 38 Aaron the priest went up Mount Hor at Yahweh's command and died there in the fortieth year after the people of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fifth month, on the first day of the month. \v 39 Aaron was a 123 years old when he died on Mount Hor. - + \s5 \p \v 40 The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the southern wilderness in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the people of Israel. - + \s5 \p \v 41 They set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. \v 42 They set out from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. \v 43 They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth. - + \s5 \v 44 They set out from Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim, on the border of Moab. \v 45 They set out from Iye Abarim and camped at Dibon Gad. \v 46 They set out from Dibon Gad and camped at Almon Diblathaim. - + \s5 \v 47 They set out from Almon Diblathaim and camped in the mountains of Abarim, opposite Nebo. \v 48 They set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. \v 49 They camped by the Jordan, from Beth Jeshimoth to Abel Shittim in the plains of Moab. - + \s5 \p \v 50 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho and said, \v 51 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, \v 52 then you must drive out all the land's inhabitants before you. You must destroy all their carved figures. You must destroy all their cast figures and demolish all their high places. - + \s5 \v 53 You must take possession of the land and settle in it, because I have given you the land to possess. \v 54 You must inherit the land by lot, according to each clan. To the larger clans you must give a larger share of land, and to the smaller clans you must give a smaller share of land. Wherever the lot falls to each clan, that land will belong to it. You will inherit the land according to your ancestors' tribes. - + \s5 \v 55 But if you do not drive out the land's inhabitants before you, then the people you allow to stay will become like objects in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will make your lives difficult in the land where you settle. \v 56 Then it will happen that what I now intend to do to those people, I will do also to you.'" - diff --git a/04-NUM/34.usfm b/04-NUM/34.usfm index 1a0cf43f..4b203901 100644 --- a/04-NUM/34.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/34.usfm @@ -5,46 +5,46 @@ \v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, \v 2 "Command the people of Israel and say to them, 'When you enter the land of Canaan, the land that will belong to you, the land of Canaan and its borders, \v 3 your southern border will extend from the wilderness of Sin along the border of Edom. The eastern end of the southern border will be on a line that ends at the southern end of the Salt Sea. - + \s5 \v 4 Your border will turn south from the hill of Akrabbim and pass along through the wilderness of Sin. From there, it will run south of Kadesh Barnea and continue to Hazar Addar and further to Azmon. \v 5 From there, the border will turn from Azmon toward the brook of Egypt and follow it to the sea. - + \s5 \p \v 6 The western border will be the coastline of the Great Sea. This will be your western border. - + \s5 \p \v 7 Your northern border will extend along a line that you must mark out from the Great Sea to Mount Hor, \v 8 then from Mount Hor to Lebo Hamath, then on to Zedad. \v 9 Then the border will continue to Ziphron and end at Hazar Enan. This will be your northern border. - + \s5 \p \v 10 Then you must mark out your eastern border from Hazar Enan south to Shepham. \v 11 Then the eastern border will go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain. The border will continue along the east side of the Sea of Chinnereth. \v 12 Then the border will continue south along the Jordan River to the Salt Sea and continue down the eastern border of the Salt Sea. This will be your land, following its borders all around.'" - + \s5 \p \v 13 Then Moses commanded the people of Israel and said, "This is the land that you will receive by lot, which Yahweh has commanded to give to the nine tribes and to the half tribe. \v 14 The tribe of the descendants of Reuben, following the assignment of property to their ancestor's tribe, and the tribe of the descendants of Gad, following the assignment of property to their ancestor's tribe, and the half tribe of Manasseh have all received their land. \v 15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their share of land beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sunrise." - + \s5 \p \v 16 Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, \v 17 "These are the names of the men who will divide the land for your inheritance: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun. -\v 18 You must choose one leader from every tribe to divide the land for their clans. - +\v 18 You must choose one leader from every tribe to divide the land for their clans. + \s5 -\v 19 These are the names of the men: +\v 19 These are the names of the men: \q1 From the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh. \q1 \v 20 From the tribe of the descendants of Simeon, Shemuel son of Ammihud. \q1 - + \s5 \v 21 From the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad son of Chislon. \q1 @@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ \v 28 From the tribe of the descendants of Naphtali a leader, Pedahel son of Ammihud." \m \v 29 Yahweh commanded these men to divide the land of Canaan and to give each of the tribes of Israel their share. - diff --git a/04-NUM/35.usfm b/04-NUM/35.usfm index d4c06779..01586ee0 100644 --- a/04-NUM/35.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/35.usfm @@ -4,68 +4,68 @@ \c 35 \p \v 1 Yahweh spoke to Moses on the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho and said, -\v 2 "Command the people of Israel to give some of their own shares of land to the Levites. They must give them cities to live in and pastureland surrounding those cities. +\v 2 "Command the people of Israel to give some of their own shares of land to the Levites. They must give them cities to live in and pastureland surrounding those cities. \s5 \v 3 The Levites will have these cities to live in. The pastureland will be for their cattle, their flocks, and all their animals. \v 4 The pasturelands around the cities that you will give to the Levites must extend from the city walls for one thousand cubits in every direction. - + \s5 -\v 5 You must measure two thousand cubits from outside the city on the east side, and two thousand cubits to the south side, two thousand cubits to the west side, and two thousand cubits to the north side. This will be the pasturelands for their cities. The cities will be in the center. - +\v 5 You must measure two thousand cubits from outside the city on the east side, and two thousand cubits to the south side, two thousand cubits to the west side, and two thousand cubits to the north side. This will be the pasturelands for their cities. The cities will be in the center. + \s5 \v 6 Six of the cities that you will give to Levites must serve as cities of refuge. You must provide these as places to which a person who has killed someone can flee. Also provide forty-two other cities. -\v 7 The cities that you give to the Levites will total forty-eight. You must give their pasturelands with them. - +\v 7 The cities that you give to the Levites will total forty-eight. You must give their pasturelands with them. + \s5 \v 8 The larger tribes of the people of Israel, the tribes that have more land, must provide more cities. The smaller tribes will provide fewer cities. Each tribe must provide for the Levites according to the share that it has received." - + \s5 \p \v 9 Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and said, \v 10 "Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, 'When you cross over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, \v 11 then you must choose cities to serve as cities of refuge for you, a place to which a person who has killed someone unintentionally may flee. - + \s5 \v 12 These cities must be your refuge from the avenger, so that the accused man will not be killed without first standing trial before the community. \v 13 You must choose six cities as cities of refuge. - + \s5 \v 14 You must provide three cities beyond the Jordan and three in the land of Canaan. They will be cities of refuge. \v 15 For the people of Israel, for the foreigners, for anyone living among you, these six cities will serve as a refuge to which anyone who kills someone unintentionally can flee. - + \s5 \p \v 16 But if an accused man has struck his victim with an instrument of iron, and if his victim dies, then the accused is indeed a murderer. He must certainly be put to death. \v 17 If an accused man has struck his victim with a stone in his hand that might kill the victim, and if his victim dies, then the accused is indeed a murderer. He must certainly be put to death. \v 18 If an accused man has struck his victim with a wooden weapon that might kill the victim, and if the victim dies, then the accused is indeed a murderer. He must certainly be put to death. - + \s5 \v 19 The blood avenger may himself put a murderer to death. When he meets him, he may put him to death. -\v 20 And if an accused man manhandles anyone in hatred or throws something at him, while hiding to ambush him, so that the victim dies, +\v 20 And if an accused man manhandles anyone in hatred or throws something at him, while hiding to ambush him, so that the victim dies, \v 21 or if he strikes him down in hatred with his hand so that the victim dies, then the accused who struck him must surely be put to death. He is a murderer. The blood avenger may put the murderer to death when he meets him. - + \s5 \p \v 22 But if an accused man suddenly hits a victim without premeditated hate or throws something that hits the victim without lying in wait \v 23 or if he throws a stone that could kill a victim without seeing the victim, then the accused was not the victim's enemy; he was not trying to hurt the victim. But this is what to do if the victim dies anyway. - + \s5 \v 24 In that case, the community must judge between the accused and the blood avenger on the basis of these rules. \v 25 The community must rescue the accused from the blood avenger's power. The community must return the accused to the city of refuge to which he had originally fled. He must live there until the death of the current high priest, the one who was anointed with the holy oil. - + \s5 \v 26 But if the accused man at any time goes beyond the border of the city of refuge to which he fled, \v 27 and if the blood avenger finds him outside the border of his city of refuge, and if he kills the accused man, the blood avenger will not be guilty of murder. \v 28 This is because the accused man should have remained in his city of refuge until the death of the high priest. After the death of the high priest, the accused may return to the land where he has his own property. - + \s5 \p \v 29 These laws must be statutes for you through all your people's generations in all the places where you live. \v 30 Whoever kills any person, the murderer must be killed, as testified to by the words of witnesses. But one witness' word alone may not cause any person to be put to death. - + \s5 \v 31 Also, you must accept no ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of murder. He must certainly be put to death. -\v 32 And you must accept no ransom for the one who has fled to a city of refuge. You must not in this way allow him to reside on his own property until the high priest dies. +\v 32 And you must accept no ransom for the one who has fled to a city of refuge. You must not in this way allow him to reside on his own property until the high priest dies. \s5 \v 33 Do not pollute in this way the land where you live, because blood from murder pollutes the land. No atonement can be made for the land when blood has been shed on it, except by the blood of the one who shed it. \v 34 So you must not defile the land in which you live because I am living in it. I, Yahweh, live among the people of Israel.'" diff --git a/04-NUM/36.usfm b/04-NUM/36.usfm index 07a035de..db5a91a8 100644 --- a/04-NUM/36.usfm +++ b/04-NUM/36.usfm @@ -1,36 +1,35 @@ - + \s5 \c 36 \p \v 1 Then the leaders of the ancestors' families of the clan of Gilead son of Machir (who was Manasseh's son), who were from the clans of the descendants of Joseph, came and spoke before Moses and before the leaders who were the heads of the ancestor's families of the people of Israel. \v 2 They said, "Yahweh commanded you, our master, to give a share of land by lot to the people of Israel. You were commanded by Yahweh to give the share of Zelophehad our brother to his daughters. - + \s5 -\v 3 But if his daughters marry men in another tribe of the people of Israel, then their share of land will be removed from our ancestor's share. It will be added to the share of the tribes that they join. In that case, it will be removed from the assigned share of our inheritance. +\v 3 But if his daughters marry men in another tribe of the people of Israel, then their share of land will be removed from our ancestor's share. It will be added to the share of the tribes that they join. In that case, it will be removed from the assigned share of our inheritance. \v 4 In that case, when the year of Jubilee of the people of Israel comes, then their share will be joined to the share of the tribe that they have joined. In this way, their share will be taken away from the share of our ancestors' tribe." - + \s5 \p \v 5 So Moses gave a command to the people of Israel, at Yahweh's word. He said, "What the tribe of Joseph's descendants says is right. \v 6 This is what Yahweh commands concerning Zelophehad's daughters. He says, 'Let them be married to whom they think best, but they must be married only within their father's tribe.' - + \s5 \v 7 No share of the people of Israel must change from one tribe to another. Each one of the people of Israel must continue with the share of his ancestor's tribe. - + \s5 \v 8 Every woman of the people of Israel who owns a share in her tribe must marry someone from the clans belonging to her father's tribe. This is so that everyone of the people of Israel may own an inheritance from his ancestors. \v 9 No share may change hands from one tribe to another. Everyone of the tribes of the people of Israel must keep his own inheritance." - + \s5 \p \v 10 So Zelophehad's daughters did as Yahweh had commanded Moses. \v 11 Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, married descendants of Manasseh. \v 12 They married into the clans of the descendants of Manasseh son of Joseph. In this way, their inheritances remained in the tribe to which their father's clan belonged. - + \s5 \p \v 13 These are the commands and the decrees that Yahweh gave by Moses to the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho. - diff --git a/05-DEU/00.usfm b/05-DEU/00.usfm index 6a367d4c..dfa63809 100644 --- a/05-DEU/00.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id DEU Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Deuteronomy +\h Deuteronomy \toc1 The Book of Deuteronomy \toc2 Deuteronomy -\toc3 Deu +\toc3 Deu \mt The Fifth Book of Moses, called Deuteronomy \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/05-DEU/02.usfm b/05-DEU/02.usfm index e054dbc0..bd0efd48 100644 --- a/05-DEU/02.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/02.usfm @@ -1,82 +1,80 @@ - + \s5 \c 2 \p \v 1 Then we turned and took our journey into the wilderness by the way to the Sea of Reeds, as Yahweh had spoken to me; we went around Mount Seir for many days. \v 2 Yahweh spoke to me, saying, \v 3 'You have gone around this mountain long enough; turn northward. - + \s5 \v 4 Command the people, saying, "You are to pass through the border of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir; they will be afraid of you. Therefore be careful \v 5 not to fight with them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not even enough for the sole of a foot to step on; for I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession. - + \s5 \v 6 You will purchase food from them for money, so that you may eat; you will also buy water from them for money, so that you may drink. \v 7 For Yahweh your God has blessed you in all the work of your hand; he has known your walking through this great wilderness. For these forty years Yahweh your God has been with you, and you have lacked nothing."' - + \s5 \v 8 So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the Arabah road, from Elath and from Ezion Geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab. - + \s5 \v 9 Yahweh said to me, 'Do not trouble Moab, and do not fight with them in battle. For I will not give you his land for your own possession, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot, for their possession.' - + \s5 \v 10 (The Emim lived there previously, a people as great, as many, and as tall as the Anakim; \v 11 these also are considered to be the Rephaim, like the Anakim; but the Moabites call them the Emim. - + \s5 \v 12 The Horites also lived in Seir previously, but the descendants of Esau succeeded them. They destroyed them from before them and lived in their place, like Israel did to the land of his possession that Yahweh gave to them.) - + \s5 -\v 13 "'Now rise up and go over the brook Zered.' So we went over the brook Zered. +\v 13 "'Now rise up and go over the brook Zered.' So we went over the brook Zered. \v 14 Now the days from when we came from Kadesh Barnea until we crossed the brook Zered, were thirty-eight years. It was by that time that all that generation of the men fit for fighting were gone from the people, as Yahweh had sworn to them. \v 15 Moreover, the hand of Yahweh was against that generation in order to destroy them from the people until they were gone. - + \s5 \p \v 16 So it happened, when all the men fit for fighting were dead and gone from among the people, \v 17 that Yahweh spoke to me, saying, \v 18 'You are today to pass over Ar, the border of Moab. \v 19 When you come near opposite the people of Ammon, do not trouble them or fight them; for I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon as a possession; because I have given it to the descendants of Lot as a possession.'" - + \s5 \v 20 (That also is considered to be a land of the Rephaim. The Rephaim lived there previously—but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim— \v 21 a people as great, as many, and as tall as the Anakim. But Yahweh destroyed them before the Ammonites, and they succeeded them and lived in their place. \v 22 This Yahweh also did for the people of Esau, who live in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites from before them, and the descendants of Esau succeeded them and have lived in their place even until today. - + \s5 \v 23 And the Avvites, who lived in villages as far as Gaza—the Caphtorim, who came out of Caphtor, destroyed them and lived in their place.) - + \s5 \v 24 "'Now rise up, go on your journey, and pass over the valley of the Arnon; look, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to possess it, and fight with him in battle. \v 25 Today I will begin to put the fear and terror of you on the peoples that are under the whole sky; they will hear news about you and will tremble and be in anguish because of you.' - + \s5 \p \v 26 I sent messengers from the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon, king of Heshbon, with words of peace, saying, \v 27 'Let me pass through your land; I will go along the highway; I will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left. - + \s5 \v 28 You will sell me food for money, so that I may eat; give me water for money, so that I may drink; only let me pass through on my feet; \v 29 as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir, and as the Moabites who live in Ar, did for me; until I pass over the Jordan into the land that Yahweh our God is giving us.' - + \s5 \v 30 But Sihon, king of Heshbon, would not let us pass by him; for Yahweh your God had hardened his mind and made his heart obstinate, that he might defeat him by your might, which he has now done today. \v 31 Yahweh said to me, 'Look, I have begun to deliver up Sihon and his land before you; begin to possess it, in order that you may inherit his land.' - + \s5 \v 32 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz. \v 33 Yahweh our God gave him over to us and we defeated him; we struck him dead, his sons, and all his people. - + \s5 \v 34 We took all his cities at that time and completely destroyed every city—men and the women and the little ones; we left no survivor. \v 35 Only the cattle we took as spoils for ourselves, along with the spoil of the cities that we had taken. - + \s5 \v 36 From Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley, all the way to Gilead, there was not a city too high for us. Yahweh our God gave us victory over all our enemies before us. \v 37 It was only to the land of the descendants of Ammon that you did not go, as well as all the side of the Jabbok River, and the cities of the hill country—wherever Yahweh our God had forbidden us to go. - - diff --git a/05-DEU/03.usfm b/05-DEU/03.usfm index 8d7bb4b2..98e6c486 100644 --- a/05-DEU/03.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/03.usfm @@ -1,68 +1,67 @@ - + \s5 \c 3 \p \v 1 Then we turned and went up the way to Bashan. Og, the king of Bashan, came and attacked us, he and all his people, to fight at Edrei. \v 2 Yahweh said to me, 'Do not fear him; for I have given you victory over him and have put all his people and his land under your control. You will do to him as you did to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.' - + \s5 \v 3 So Yahweh our God also gave us victory over Og the king of Bashan, and all his people were put under our control. And we struck him dead until not one of his people remained. \v 4 We took all his cities at that time; there was not one city that we did not take from them: sixty cities—all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. - + \s5 \v 5 These were all cities fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; this was besides very many unwalled villages. \v 6 We completely destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, completely destroying every city—men and the women and the little ones. \v 7 But all the cattle and the spoil of the cities, we took as spoils for ourselves. - + \s5 \v 8 At that time we took the land out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, from the valley of the Arnon to Mount Hermon \v 9 (Mount Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir) \v 10 and all the cities of the plain, all Gilead, and all Bashan, all the way to Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan." - + \s5 \v 11 (For of the remnant of the Rephaim, only Og king of Bashan had remained. Look! His bed was a bed of iron. Was it not in Rabbah, where the descendants of Ammon live? It was nine cubits long and four cubits wide, the way people measure.) - + \s5 \p \v 12 "This land that we took in possession at that time—from Aroer, that is by the valley of the Arnon, and half the hill country of Gilead, and its cities—I gave to the Reubenites and to the Gadites. \v 13 The rest of Gilead and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half tribe of Manasseh: all the region of Argob, and all Bashan. (The same territory is called the land of Rephaim. - + \s5 \v 14 Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took all the region of Argob to the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites. He called the region, even Bashan, by his own name, Havvoth Jair, to this day.) - + \s5 \v 15 I gave Gilead to Machir. \v 16 To the Reubenites and to the Gadites I gave territory from Gilead to the valley of the Arnon—the middle of the valley is the territory's border—and to the Jabbok River, which is the border with the descendants of Ammon. - + \s5 \v 17 Another of its borders is also the plain of the Jordan River valley, from Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Salt Sea) to the slopes of Mount Pisgah eastward. - + \s5 \p \v 18 I commanded you at that time, saying, 'Yahweh your God has given you this land to possess it; you, all the men of war, will pass over armed before your brothers, the people of Israel. - + \s5 \v 19 But your wives, your little ones, and your cattle (I know that you have much cattle), will stay in your cities that I have given you, \v 20 until Yahweh gives rest to your brothers, as he has to you, until they also possess the land that Yahweh your God is giving them beyond the Jordan; then will you return, every man of you, to your own property that I have given you.' - + \s5 \v 21 I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, 'Your eyes have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to these two kings; Yahweh will do the same to all the kingdoms where you go over. \v 22 You will not fear them, for Yahweh your God is the one who will fight for you.' - + \s5 \p \v 23 I implored Yahweh at that time, saying, \v 24 'O Lord Yahweh, you have begun to show your servant your greatness and your strong hand; for what god is there in heaven or in earth that can do the same works as you have done, and the same mighty acts? \v 25 Let me go over, I beg you, and see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, that good hill country, and also Lebanon.' - + \s5 \v 26 But Yahweh was angry with me because of you; he did not listen to me. Yahweh said to me, 'Let this be enough for you—speak no more to me about this matter: \v 27 go up to the top of Pisgah and lift up your eyes westward, northward, southward, and eastward; look with your eyes, for you will not go over the Jordan. - + \s5 \v 28 Instead, instruct Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, for he will go over before this people, and he will cause them to inherit the land that you will see.' \v 29 So we stayed in the valley opposite Beth Peor. - diff --git a/05-DEU/04.usfm b/05-DEU/04.usfm index 41e9af2b..3f527605 100644 --- a/05-DEU/04.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/04.usfm @@ -3,32 +3,32 @@ \p \v 1 Now, Israel, listen to the laws and the decrees that I am about to teach you, to do them; so that you may live and go in and possess the land that Yahweh, the God of your fathers, is giving you. \v 2 You will not add to the words that I command you, neither will you diminish them, so that you may keep the commandments of Yahweh your God that I am about to command you. - + \s5 \v 3 Your eyes have seen what Yahweh did because of Baal Peor; for all the men who followed the Baal of Peor, Yahweh your God has destroyed them from among you. \v 4 But you who clung to Yahweh your God are alive today, every one of you. - + \s5 \v 5 Look, I have taught you laws and decrees, as Yahweh my God had commanded me, that you should do so in the midst of the land which you are going into in order to possess it. \v 6 Therefore keep them and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear about all these statutes and say, 'Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.' - + \s5 \v 7 For what other great nation is there that has a god so near to them, as Yahweh our God is whenever we call upon him? \v 8 What other great nation is there that has laws and decrees so righteous as all this law that I am setting before you today? - + \s5 \p -\v 9 Only pay attention and carefully guard yourself, so that you do not forget the things that your eyes have seen, so that they do not leave your heart for all the days of your life. Instead, make them known to your children and your children's children. +\v 9 Only pay attention and carefully guard yourself, so that you do not forget the things that your eyes have seen, so that they do not leave your heart for all the days of your life. Instead, make them known to your children and your children's children. \v 10 On the day that you stood before Yahweh your God at Horeb, when Yahweh said to me, 'Assemble me the people, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.' - + \s5 \v 11 You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain. The mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, with darkness, cloud, and thick darkness. \v 12 Yahweh spoke to you out of the middle of the fire; you heard the voice with its words, but you saw no form; you only heard a voice. - + \s5 \v 13 He declared to you his covenant that he commanded you to perform, the Ten Commandments. He wrote them on two tablets of stone. \v 14 Yahweh commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and ordinances, so that you might do them in the land that you are crossing over to take possession of. - + \s5 \p \v 15 So take great heed to yourselves—for you saw no kind of form on the day that Yahweh spoke to you at Horeb out of the middle of the fire— @@ -43,59 +43,59 @@ \s5 \v 21 Yahweh was angry with me because of you; he swore that I should not go over the Jordan, and that I should not go into that good land, the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you as an inheritance. \v 22 Instead, I must die in this land; I must not go over the Jordan; but you will go over and possess that good land. - + \s5 \v 23 Pay attention to yourselves, so that you do not forget the covenant of Yahweh your God, which he made with you, and make for yourselves a carved image in the form of anything that Yahweh your God has forbidden you to make. \v 24 For Yahweh your God is a devouring fire, a jealous God. - + \s5 \p \v 25 When you beget children and children's children, and when you will have been in the land for a long time, and if you corrupt yourselves and make a carved figure in the form of anything, and do what is evil in the sight of Yahweh your God, to provoke him to anger— \v 26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that you will soon utterly perish from off the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess; you will not prolong your days in it, but you will be completely destroyed. - + \s5 \v 27 Yahweh will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations, where Yahweh will lead you away. \v 28 There you will serve other gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, hear, eat, nor smell. - + \s5 \v 29 But from there you will seek Yahweh your God, and you will find him, when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. - + \s5 \v 30 When you are in distress, and when all these things will have come on you, in those later days you will return to Yahweh your God and listen to his voice. \v 31 For Yahweh your God is a merciful God; he will not fail you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers that he swore to them. - + \s5 \p \v 32 For ask now about the days that are past, which were before you: since the day that God created man on the earth, and from the one end of heaven to the other, ask whether there has been anything like this great thing, or has anything like it ever been heard? \v 33 Did ever a people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as you have heard, and live? - + \s5 \v 34 Or has God ever attempted to go and take for himself a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, as everything that Yahweh your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes? - + \s5 \v 35 To you these things were shown, so that you might know that Yahweh is God, and that there is no one else besides him. \v 36 Out of heaven he made you to hear his voice, so that he might instruct you; on earth he made you see his great fire; you heard his words out of the midst of the fire. - + \s5 \v 37 Because he loved your fathers, he chose their descendants after them, and brought you out of Egypt with his presence, with his great power; \v 38 in order to drive out from before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land as an inheritance, as today. - + \s5 \v 39 Know therefore today, and lay it on your heart, that Yahweh is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no one else. \v 40 You will keep his statutes and his commandments that I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you forever." - + \s5 \p \v 41 Then Moses selected three cities on the east side of the Jordan, \v 42 so that anyone might flee to one of them if he killed another person accidentally, without being his enemy previously. By fleeing to one of these cities, he might survive. \v 43 They were: Bezer in the wilderness, the plain country, for the Reubenites; Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites. - + \s5 \p \v 44 This is the law that Moses placed before the people of Israel; \v 45 these are the covenant decrees, laws, and other decrees that he spoke to the people of Israel when they came out of Egypt, \v 46 when they were east of the Jordan, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, in the land of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who had lived at Heshbon, whom Moses and the people of Israel had defeated when they came out of Egypt. - + \s5 \v 47 They took his land as a possession, and the land of Og king of Bashan—these, the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan toward the east. \v 48 This territory went from Aroer, on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, to Mount Sion (or Mount Hermon), diff --git a/05-DEU/05.usfm b/05-DEU/05.usfm index 51333d0e..b9578f8c 100644 --- a/05-DEU/05.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/05.usfm @@ -1,46 +1,46 @@ - + \s5 \c 5 \p \v 1 Moses called to all Israel and said to them, "Listen, Israel, to the statutes and the decrees that I will speak in your ears today, that you may learn them and keep them. \v 2 Yahweh our God made a covenant with us at Horeb. \v 3 Yahweh did not make this covenant with our ancestors, but with us, all of us alive here today. - + \s5 \v 4 Yahweh spoke with you face to face on the mount out of the middle of the fire \v 5 (I stood between Yahweh and you at that time, to reveal to you his word; for you were afraid because of the fire, and you did not go up the mountain). Yahweh said, \p \v 6 'I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. - + \s5 \p \v 7 You will have no other gods before me. \p \v 8 You will not make for yourself a carved figure nor any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water below. - + \s5 \v 9 You will not bow down to them or serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God. I punish the ancestors' wickedness by bringing punishment on the children, to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, \v 10 and showing covenant faithfulness to thousands, to those who love me and keep my commandments. - + \s5 \p \v 11 You will not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless that takes his name in vain. - + \s5 \p \v 12 Observe the Sabbath day to keep it holy, as Yahweh your God commanded you. \v 13 For six days you will labor and do all your work; \v 14 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God. On it you will not do any work—not you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor any foreigner who is within your gates. This is so that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. - + \s5 \v 15 You will call to mind that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm. Therefore Yahweh your God has commanded you to keep the Sabbath day. - + \s5 \p \v 16 Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God has commanded you to do, that you may live a long time in the land that Yahweh your God gives you, and so that it may go well with you. - + \s5 \p \v 17 You will not murder. @@ -50,36 +50,35 @@ ancestors' wickedness by bringing punishment on the children, to the third and f \v 19 You will not steal. \p \v 20 You will not give false witness against your neighbor. - + \s5 \p \v 21 You will not covet your neighbor's wife, you will not covet your neighbor's house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.' - + \s5 \p \v 22 These words Yahweh spoke in a loud voice to all your assembly on the mountain out of the middle of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness; he did not add any more words. And he wrote them down on two tablets of stone and gave them to me. - + \s5 \v 23 It came about, when you heard the voice out of the middle of the darkness, while the mountain was burning, that you came near to me—all your elders and the heads of your tribes. \v 24 You said, 'Look, Yahweh our God has shown us his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the middle of the fire; we have seen today that when God speaks with people, they can live. - + \s5 \v 25 But why should we die? For this great fire will consume us; if we hear the voice of Yahweh our God any longer, we will die. \v 26 For who besides us is there among all flesh who has heard the voice of the living God speak out of the middle of the fire and lived, as we have done? \v 27 As for you, you should go and listen to everything that Yahweh our God says; repeat to us everything that Yahweh our God says to you; we will listen to it and obey it.' - + \s5 \p \v 28 Yahweh heard your words when you spoke to me. He said to me, 'I have heard the words of this people, what they said to you. What they said was good. \v 29 Oh, that there were such a heart in them, that they would honor me and always keep all my commandments, that it might go well with them and with their children forever! \v 30 Go say to them, "Return to your tents." - + \s5 \v 31 But as for you, stand here by me, and I will tell you all the commandments, the statutes, and the decrees that you will teach them, so that they may keep them in the land that I will give them to possess.' - + \s5 \v 32 You will keep, therefore, what Yahweh your God has commanded you; you will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left. \v 33 You will walk in all the ways that Yahweh your God has commanded you, so that you may live, and so that it may go well with you, and that you may prolong your days in the land that you will possess. - diff --git a/05-DEU/06.usfm b/05-DEU/06.usfm index 00525106..189d0cb9 100644 --- a/05-DEU/06.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/06.usfm @@ -1,57 +1,56 @@ - + \s5 \c 6 \p \v 1 Now these are the commandments, statutes, and decrees that Yahweh your God has commanded me to teach you, so that you might keep them in the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess; \v 2 so that you might honor Yahweh your God, so as to keep all his statutes and commandments that I am commanding you—you, your sons, and your sons' sons, all the days of your lives, so that your days may be prolonged. - + \s5 \v 3 Therefore listen to them, Israel, and keep them, so that it may go well with you, so that you may greatly multiply, in a land flowing with milk and honey, as Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has promised you would do. - + \s5 \p \v 4 Listen, Israel: Yahweh our God is one. \v 5 You will love Yahweh your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. - + \s5 \v 6 The words that I am commanding you today will be in your heart; \v 7 and you will diligently teach them to your children; you will talk about them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up. - + \s5 \v 8 You will tie them as a sign upon your hand, and they will serve as frontlets between your eyes. \v 9 You will write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. - + \s5 \p \v 10 When Yahweh your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, that he would give you, with large and very good cities that you did not build, \v 11 and houses full of all kinds of good things that you did not make, cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant, you will eat and be satisfied— \v 12 then be careful so that you do not forget Yahweh, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. - + \s5 \v 13 You will honor Yahweh your God; him you will worship, and you will swear by his name. \v 14 You will not go after other gods, the gods of the peoples who are all around you— \v 15 for Yahweh your God in the midst of you is a jealous God—if you do, the anger of Yahweh your God will be kindled against you and he will destroy you from the surface of the earth. - + \s5 \p \v 16 You will not test Yahweh your God as you tested him at Massah. \v 17 You will diligently keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, his solemn commands, and his statutes, that he has commanded you. - + \s5 \v 18 You will do what is right and good in the sight of Yahweh, that it may go well with you, and that you may go in and possess the good land that Yahweh swore to your fathers, \v 19 to drive out all your enemies from before you, as Yahweh has said. - + \s5 \p \v 20 When your son asks you in time to come, saying, 'What are the covenant decrees, the statutes, and the other decrees that Yahweh our God commanded you?' \v 21 then you will say to your son, 'We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt; Yahweh brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand, \v 22 and he displayed signs and wonders, great and severe, on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his house, before our eyes; \v 23 and he brought us out from there, so that he might bring us in, to give us the land that he swore to our fathers. - + \s5 \v 24 Yahweh commanded us to always keep all these statutes, to fear Yahweh our God for our good, so that he might keep us alive, as we are today. \v 25 If we keep all these commands before Yahweh our God, as he has commanded us, this will be our righteousness.' - diff --git a/05-DEU/07.usfm b/05-DEU/07.usfm index af27257a..c43cbf05 100644 --- a/05-DEU/07.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/07.usfm @@ -1,43 +1,43 @@ - + \s5 \c 7 \p \v 1 When Yahweh your God brings you into the land that you go to possess, and drives out many nations before you—the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites—seven nations greater and mightier than you. - + \s5 \v 2 And when Yahweh your God gives you victory over them when you meet them in battle, you must attack them, then you must completely destroy them. You will make no covenant with them, nor show mercy to them. \v 3 Neither will you arrange any marriages with them; you will not give your daughters to their sons, and you will not take their daughters for your sons. - + \s5 \v 4 For they will turn away your sons from following me, so that they may worship other gods. So the anger of Yahweh will be kindled against you, and he will destroy you quickly. \v 5 This is how you will deal with them: you will break down their altars, dash their stone pillars in pieces, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their cast idols. - + \s5 \p \v 6 For you are a nation that is set apart to Yahweh your God. He has chosen you to be a people for him to possess, more than all the other peoples that are on the face of the earth. - + \s5 \v 7 Yahweh did not set his love upon you or choose you because you were more in number than any people—for you were the fewest of all peoples— \v 8 but because he loves you, and he wished to keep the oath that he had sworn to your fathers. This is why Yahweh has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. - + \s5 \v 9 Therefore know that Yahweh your God—he is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenants and faithfulness for a thousand generations with those who love him and keep his commandments, \v 10 but repays those who hate him to their face, to destroy them; he will not be lenient on whoever hates him; he will repay him to his face. \v 11 You will therefore keep the commandments, the statutes, and the decrees that I command you today, so that you will do them. - + \s5 \p \v 12 If you listen to these decrees, and keep and do them, it will happen that Yahweh your God will keep with you the covenant and the faithfulness that he swore to your fathers. \v 13 He will love you, bless you, and multiply you; he will also bless the fruit of your body and the fruit of your ground, your grain, your new wine, and your oil, the multiplication of your cattle and the young of your flocks, in the land that he swore to your fathers to give you. - + \s5 \v 14 You will be blessed more than all other peoples; there will not be a childless male or a barren female among you or among your cattle. \v 15 Yahweh will take away from you all sickness; none of the evil diseases of Egypt that you have known will he put on you, but he will put them on all those who hate you. \s5 \v 16 You will consume all the people groups over which Yahweh your God gives you victory, and your eye will not pity them. And you will not worship their gods, for that will be a trap for you. - + \s5 \p \v 17 If you say in your heart, 'These nations are more numerous than I; how can I dispossess them?'— @@ -47,12 +47,10 @@ \s5 \v 20 Moreover, Yahweh your God will send the hornet among them, until those who are left and who hide themselves from you perish from your presence. \v 21 You will not be frightened at them, for Yahweh your God is among you, a great and fearsome God. -\v 22 Yahweh your God will drive out those nations before you little by little. You will not defeat them all at once, or the wild animals would become very many around you. - +\v 22 Yahweh your God will drive out those nations before you little by little. You will not defeat them all at once, or the wild animals would become very many around you. \s5 \v 23 But Yahweh your God will give you victory over them when you meet them in battle; he will greatly confuse them until they are destroyed. -\v 24 He will put their kings under your power, and you will make their name perish from under heaven. No one will be able to stand before you, until you have destroyed them. - +\v 24 He will put their kings under your power, and you will make their name perish from under heaven. No one will be able to stand before you, until you have destroyed them. \s5 \v 25 You will burn the carved figures of their gods—do not covet the silver or the gold that covers them and take it for yourself, because if you do, you will become trapped by it—for it is an abomination to Yahweh your God. \v 26 You will not bring any abomination into your house and start to worship it. You will utterly detest and abhor it, for it is set apart for destruction. diff --git a/05-DEU/08.usfm b/05-DEU/08.usfm index 75ad0244..8b75ac98 100644 --- a/05-DEU/08.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/08.usfm @@ -1,32 +1,32 @@ - + \s5 \c 8 \p \v 1 You must keep all the commands that I am giving you today, so that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that Yahweh swore to your fathers. \v 2 You will call to mind all the ways that Yahweh your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, in order that he might humble you, that he might test you to know what was in your heart, as to whether you would keep his commandments or not. - + \s5 \v 3 He humbled you, and made you hunger, and fed you with manna, which you had not known and which your fathers had not known. He did that to make you know that it is not by bread alone that people live; rather, it is by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of Yahweh that people live. - + \s5 \v 4 Your clothing did not wear out and fall off you, and your feet did not swell up during those forty years. \v 5 You will think about in your heart, how, as a man disciplines his son, so Yahweh your God disciplines you. \v 6 You will keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, so that you might walk in his ways and honor him. - + \s5 \v 7 For Yahweh your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out into valleys and among hills; \v 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines, fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of olive trees and honey. - -\s5 + +\s5 \v 9 It is a land in which you will eat bread without lack, and where you will not go without anything; a land whose stones are made of iron, and out of whose hills you may dig copper. \v 10 You will eat and be full, and you will bless Yahweh your God for the good land that he has given you. - + \s5 \p \v 11 Be careful that you do not forget Yahweh your God, and that you do not neglect his commandments, his ordinances, and his statutes that I am commanding you today. \v 12 Be careful that, when you eat and are full, and when you build good houses and live in them. - + \s5 \v 13 And be careful when your herds and your flocks multiply, and when your silver and your gold increase, and when all that you have multiplies, \v 14 that then your heart become lifted up, and you forget Yahweh your God—who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. @@ -35,11 +35,10 @@ \v 15 Do not forget him who led you through the great and terrible wilderness, in which were fiery serpents and scorpions, and through thirsty ground where there was no water, who brought water out of the rock of flint for you, \v 16 who fed you in the wilderness with manna that your ancestors had not known, so that he might humble you, and that he might test you, to do you good in the end— \v 17 and you say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand acquired all this wealth.' - + \s5 \v 18 But you will call to mind Yahweh your God, for it is he who gives you the power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is today. \v 19 It will happen that, if you will forget Yahweh your God and walk after other gods, worship them, and reverence them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish. \v 20 Like the nations that Yahweh is making to perish before you, so will you perish, because you would not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God. - diff --git a/05-DEU/09.usfm b/05-DEU/09.usfm index f10819ab..02d9e9c8 100644 --- a/05-DEU/09.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/09.usfm @@ -1,36 +1,36 @@ - + \s5 \c 9 \p \v 1 Hear, Israel; you are about to cross over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than yourself, and cities that are great and fortified up to heaven, \v 2 a people great and tall, the sons of the Anakim, whom you know, and of whom you have heard people say, 'Who can stand before the sons of Anak?' - + \s5 \v 3 Know therefore today that Yahweh your God is he who goes over before you like a devouring fire; he will destroy them, and he will subdue them before you; so will you drive them out and make them to perish quickly, as Yahweh has said to you. - + \s5 \v 4 Do not say in your heart, after Yahweh your God has thrust them out from before you, 'It was because of my righteousness that Yahweh has brought me in to possess this land,' for it was because of the wickedness of these nations that Yahweh is driving them out from before you. - + \s5 \v 5 It is not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart that you are going in to possess their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that your God is driving them out from before you, and so that he may make come true the word that he swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. - + \s5 \p \v 6 Know therefore, that Yahweh your God is not giving you this good land to possess because of your righteousness, for you are a stubborn people. - + \s5 \v 7 Remember and do not forget how you provoked Yahweh your God to anger in the wilderness; from the day that you left the land of Egypt until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against Yahweh. \v 8 Also at Horeb you provoked Yahweh to anger, and Yahweh was angry enough with you to destroy you. - + \s5 \v 9 When I went up the mountain to receive the tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant that Yahweh made with you, I stayed on the mountain for forty days and forty nights; I neither ate bread nor drank water. \v 10 Yahweh gave to me the two tablets of stone written with his finger; on them was written everything just like all the words that Yahweh announced to you on the mountain out of the middle of the fire on the day of the assembly. - + \s5 \v 11 It happened at the end of those forty days and forty nights that Yahweh gave me the two tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant. \v 12 Yahweh said to me, 'Arise, go down quickly from here, for your people, whom you brought out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. They have quickly turned aside out of the path that I commanded them. They have made for themselves a cast figure.' - + \s5 \v 13 Furthermore, Yahweh spoke to me and said, 'I have seen this people; they are a stubborn people. \v 14 Let me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven, and I will make of you a nation mightier and greater than they.' @@ -38,29 +38,29 @@ \s5 \v 15 So I turned around and came down the mountain, and the mountain was burning. The two tablets of the covenant were in my hands. \v 16 I looked, and behold, you had sinned against Yahweh your God. You had molded for yourselves a calf. You had quickly turned aside out of the path that Yahweh had commanded you. - + \s5 \v 17 I took the two tablets and threw them out of my hands. I broke them before your eyes. \v 18 Again I lay facedown before Yahweh for forty days and forty nights; I neither ate bread nor drank water, because of all your sin that you had committed, in doing that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, so as to provoke him to anger. - + \s5 \v 19 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure with which Yahweh was angry enough against you to destroy you. But Yahweh listened to me that time also. \v 20 Yahweh was very angry with Aaron so as to destroy him; I prayed for Aaron also at the same time. - + \s5 \v 21 I took your sin, the calf that you had made, and burned it, beat it, and ground it very small, until it was as fine as dust. I threw its dust into the stream that came down from the mountain. - + \s5 \p \v 22 At Taberah, at Massah, and at Kibroth Hattaavah, you provoked Yahweh to wrath. \v 23 When Yahweh sent you from Kadesh Barnea and said, 'Go up and take possession of the land that I have given you,' then you rebelled against the commandment of Yahweh your God, and you did not believe or listen to his voice. \v 24 You have been rebellious against Yahweh from the day that I knew you. - + \s5 \p \v 25 So I lay facedown before Yahweh those forty days and forty nights, because he had said that he would destroy you. \v 26 I prayed to Yahweh and said, 'O Lord Yahweh, do not destroy your people or your inheritance whom you have redeemed through your greatness, which you have brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand. - + \s5 \v 27 Call to mind your servants Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; do not look at the stubbornness of this people, nor at their wickedness, nor at their sin, \v 28 so that the land from where you brought us should say, "Because Yahweh was not able to bring them into the land that he promised to them, and because he hated them, he has brought them out to kill them in the wilderness." diff --git a/05-DEU/10.usfm b/05-DEU/10.usfm index 324deda2..62f5dcf3 100644 --- a/05-DEU/10.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/10.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 10 \p @@ -9,22 +9,22 @@ \s5 \v 3 So I made an ark of acacia wood, and I carved two tablets of stone like the first, and I went up the mountain, having the two tablets in my hand. \v 4 He wrote on the tablets, like the first writing, the Ten Commandments which Yahweh had spoken to you on the mountain out of the middle of the fire on the day of the assembly; then Yahweh gave them to me. - + \s5 \v 5 I turned and came down from the mountain, and put the tablets in the ark that I had made; there they are, as Yahweh commanded me." - + \s5 \v 6 (The people of Israel journeyed from Beeroth Bene Jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried; Eleazar, his son, served in the priest's office in his place. \v 7 From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land of streams of water. - + \s5 \v 8 At that time Yahweh chose the tribe of Levi to bear the covenant of Yahweh, to stand before Yahweh to serve him, and to bless people in his name, as today. \v 9 Therefore Levi has no portion nor inheritance of land with his brothers; Yahweh is his inheritance, as Yahweh your God spoke to him.) - + \s5 \v 10 "I stayed on the mountain as at the first time, forty days and forty nights. Yahweh listened to me that time also; Yahweh did not wish to destroy you. \v 11 Yahweh said to me, 'Arise, go before the people to lead them on their journey; they will go in and possess the land that I swore to their ancestors to give to them.' - + \s5 \p \v 12 Now, Israel, what does Yahweh your God require of you, except to fear Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, and to worship Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul, @@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ \s5 \v 20 You will fear Yahweh your God; him will you worship. To him you must cling, and by his name will you swear. \v 21 He is your praise, and he is your God, who has done for you these great and fearsome things, which your eyes have seen. - + \s5 \v 22 Your fathers went down into Egypt as seventy persons; now Yahweh your God has made you as many as the stars of the heavens. - diff --git a/05-DEU/11.usfm b/05-DEU/11.usfm index f53da7db..a5fd3390 100644 --- a/05-DEU/11.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/11.usfm @@ -1,71 +1,70 @@ - + \s5 \c 11 \p \v 1 Therefore you will love Yahweh your God and always keep his instructions, his statutes, his decrees, and his commandments. - + \s5 \v 2 Notice that I am not speaking to your children, who have not known nor have they seen the punishment of Yahweh your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, or his outstretched arm, \v 3 the signs and deeds that he did in the midst of Egypt to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and to all his land. - + \s5 \v 4 Neither did they see what he did to the army of Egypt, to their horses, or to their chariots; how he made the water of the Sea of Reeds overwhelm them as they pursued after you, and how Yahweh has destroyed them until today; \v 5 or what he did for you in the wilderness until you came to this place. - + \s5 \v 6 They had not seen what Yahweh had done to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab son of Reuben; how the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up, their households, their tents, and every living thing that followed them, in the middle of all Israel. \v 7 But your eyes have seen all the great works of Yahweh that he did. - + \s5 \p \v 8 Therefore keep all the commandments that I am commanding you today, that you may be strong, and go in and possess the land, where you go over to possess it; \v 9 and that you may prolong your days in the land that Yahweh swore to your fathers to give to them and to their descendants, a land flowing with milk and honey. - + \s5 \v 10 For the land, where you go in to possess it, is not like the land of Egypt, from where you came, where you sowed your seed and watered it with your foot, like a garden of herbs; \v 11 but the land, where you go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinks water of the rain of the heavens, \v 12 a land that Yahweh your God cares for; the eyes of Yahweh your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. - + \s5 \p \v 13 It will happen, if you will listen diligently to my commandments that I command you today to love Yahweh your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul, \v 14 that I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain, that you may gather in your grain, your new wine, and your oil. \v 15 I will give grass in your fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be full. - + \s5 \v 16 Pay attention to yourselves, so that your heart is not deceived, and you turn aside and worship other gods, and bow down to them; \v 17 so that the anger of Yahweh is not kindled against you, and so that he does not shut up the heavens, so that there will be no rain, and the land will not yield its fruit, and so that you perish quickly from off the good land that Yahweh is giving you. - + \s5 \p \v 18 Therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and soul; bind them as a sign on your hand, and let them be as frontlets between your eyes. \v 19 You will teach them to your children and talk about them when you sit in your house, when you walk on the road, when you lie down, and when you get up. - + \s5 \v 20 You will write them on the doorposts of your house and on your city gates, -\v 21 that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors to give them, for as long as the heavens are above the earth. - +\v 21 that your days and the days of your children may be multiplied in the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors to give them, for as long as the heavens are above the earth. + \s5 \v 22 For if you diligently keep all these commandments that I am commanding you, so as to do them, to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cling to him, \v 23 then Yahweh will drive out all these nations from before you, and you will dispossess nations larger and mightier than yourselves. - + \s5 \v 24 Every place where the sole of your foot will tread will be yours; from the wilderness to Lebanon, from the river, the Euphrates River, to the western sea will be your border. \v 25 No man will be able to stand before you; Yahweh your God will lay the fear of you and the terror of you upon all the land that you tread on, as he has said to you. - + \s5 \p \v 26 Look, I set before you today a blessing and a curse; \v 27 the blessing, if you will listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God that I command you today; \v 28 and the curse, if you will not listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God, but turn aside out of the way that I command you today, to go after other gods that you have not known. - + \s5 \v 29 It will happen, when Yahweh your God brings you into the land which you go to possess, that you will set the blessing on Mount Gerizim, and the curse on Mount Ebal. \v 30 Are they not beyond the Jordan, west of the western road, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah, over against Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh? - + \s5 \v 31 For you are to cross over the Jordan to go in to possess the land that Yahweh your God is giving you, and you will possess it and live in it. \v 32 You will keep all the statutes and the decrees that I set before you today. - diff --git a/05-DEU/12.usfm b/05-DEU/12.usfm index b8bdc4b6..b0725d34 100644 --- a/05-DEU/12.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/12.usfm @@ -1,69 +1,69 @@ - + \s5 \c 12 \p \v 1 These are the statutes and the decrees that you will keep in the land that Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess, all the days that you live on the earth. \v 2 You will surely destroy all the places where the nations that you will dispossess worshiped their gods, on the high mountains, on the hills, and under every green tree. - + \s5 \v 3 And you will break down their altars, dash in pieces their stone pillars, and burn their Asherah poles; you will cut down the carved figures of their gods and destroy their name out of that place. \v 4 You will not worship Yahweh your God like that. - + \s5 \v 5 But to the place that Yahweh your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name, that will be the place where he lives, and it is there that you will go. \v 6 It is there that you will bring your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, and the offerings presented by your hand, your offerings for vows, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks. - + \s5 \v 7 It is there that you will eat before Yahweh your God and rejoice about everything that you have put your hand to, you and your households, where Yahweh your God has blessed you. - + \s5 \v 8 You will not do all the things that we are doing here today; now everyone is doing whatever is right in his own eyes; \v 9 for you have not yet come to the rest, to the inheritance that Yahweh your God is giving you. - + \s5 \v 10 But when you go over the Jordan and live in the land that Yahweh your God is causing you to inherit, and when he gives you rest from all your enemies round about, so that you live in safety, \v 11 then it will happen that to the place where Yahweh your God will choose to cause his name to live, there will you bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, and the offerings presented by your hand, and all your choice offerings for vows that you will vow to Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 12 You will rejoice before Yahweh your God—you, your sons, your daughters, your male servants, your female servants, and the Levites who are within your gate, because he has no portion or inheritance among you. - + \s5 \v 13 Pay attention to yourself that you do not offer your burnt offerings at every place that you see; \v 14 but it is at the place that Yahweh will choose among one of your tribes that you will offer your burnt offerings, and there you will do everything that I command you. - + \s5 \p \v 15 However, you may kill and eat animals within all your gates, as you wish, receiving the blessing of Yahweh your God for all that he has given you; the unclean and the clean persons both may eat of it, animals such as the gazelle and the deer. \v 16 But you will not eat the blood; you will pour it out on the earth like water. - + \s5 \v 17 You may not eat within your gates from the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, or the firstborn of your herd or flock; and you may not eat any of the meat you sacrifice along with any of your vows that you make, nor that of your freewill offerings, nor that of the offering you present with your hand. - + \s5 \v 18 Instead, you will eat them before Yahweh your God in the place that Yahweh your God will choose—you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, and the Levite who is within your gates; you will rejoice before Yahweh your God about everything to which you put your hand. \v 19 Pay attention to yourself so that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live on your land. - + \s5 \p \v 20 When Yahweh your God enlarges your borders, as he has promised you, and you say, 'I will eat flesh,' because of your desire to eat meat, you may eat meat, as your soul desires. - + \s5 \v 21 If the place that Yahweh your God chooses to put his name is too far from you, then you will kill some of your herd and your flock that Yahweh has given you, as I have commanded you; you may eat within your gates, as your soul desires. \v 22 Like the gazelle and the deer are eaten, so you will eat of it; the unclean and the clean persons may eat of it alike. - + \s5 \v 23 Only be sure that you do not consume the blood, for the blood is the life; you will not eat the life with the meat. \v 24 You will not eat it; you will pour it out on the earth like water. \v 25 You will not eat it, so that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, when you will do what is right in the eyes of Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 26 But the things that belong to Yahweh that you have and the offerings for your vows—you will take these and go to the place that Yahweh chooses. \v 27 There you will offer your burnt offerings, the meat and the blood, on the altar of Yahweh your God; the blood of your sacrifices will be poured out on the altar of Yahweh your God, and you will eat the flesh. - + \s5 \v 28 Observe and listen to all these words that I command you, that it may go well with you and with your children after you forever, when you do what is good and right in the eyes of Yahweh your God. - + \s5 \p \v 29 When Yahweh your God cuts off the nations from before you, when you go in to dispossess them, and you dispossess them, and live in their land, @@ -73,6 +73,5 @@ \v 31 You will not do that in respect to Yahweh your God, for everything that is an abomination to Yahweh, things that he hates—they have done these with their gods; they even burn their sons and their daughters in fire for their gods. \p \v 32 Whatever I command you, observe it. Do not add to it or take away from it. - diff --git a/05-DEU/13.usfm b/05-DEU/13.usfm index ad5fbfe6..d2003ece 100644 --- a/05-DEU/13.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/13.usfm @@ -1,25 +1,25 @@ - + \s5 \c 13 \p \v 1 If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and if he gives you a sign or a wonder, \v 2 and if the sign or the wonder comes about, of which he spoke to you and said, 'Let us go after other gods, that you have not known, and let us worship them,' \v 3 do not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams; for Yahweh your God is testing you to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul. - + \s5 \v 4 You will walk after Yahweh your God, honor him, keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you will worship him and cling to him. \v 5 That prophet or that dreamer of dreams will be put to death, because he has spoken rebellion against Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, and who redeemed you out of the house of bondage. That prophet wants to draw you out of the way in which Yahweh your God commanded you to walk. So put away the evil from among you. - + \s5 \p \v 6 Suppose that your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend who is to you like your own soul, secretly entices you and says, 'Let us go and worship other gods that you have not known, neither you nor your ancestors— \v 7 any of the gods of the peoples that are round about you, near to you, or far off from you, from the one end of the earth to the other end of the earth.' - + \s5 \v 8 Do not consent to him or listen to him. Neither must your eye pity him, neither will you spare him or conceal him. \v 9 Instead, you will surely kill him; your hand will be the first on him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. - + \s5 \v 10 You will stone him to death with stones, because he has tried to draw you away from Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. \v 11 All Israel will hear and fear, and will not continue to do this kind of wickedness among you. @@ -28,15 +28,13 @@ \p \v 12 If you hear anyone say about one of your cities, that Yahweh your God gives you to live in: \v 13 Some wicked fellows have gone out from among you and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city and said, 'Let us go and worship other gods that you have not known.' -\v 14 Then you will examine the evidence, make search, and investigate it thoroughly. When you discover that it is true and certain that such an abominable thing has been done among you, then you will take action. - +\v 14 Then you will examine the evidence, make search, and investigate it thoroughly. When you discover that it is true and certain that such an abominable thing has been done among you, then you will take action. \s5 \v 15 You will surely attack the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, completely destroy it and all the people who are in it, along with its livestock, with the edge of the sword. \v 16 You will gather all the spoil from it into the middle of its street and will burn the city, as well as all its spoil—for Yahweh your God. The city will be a heap of ruins forever; it must never be built again. - + \s5 \v 17 None of those things set apart for destruction must stick in your hand. This must be the case, so that Yahweh will turn from the fierceness of his anger, show you mercy, have compassion on you, and make you increase in numbers, as he has sworn to your fathers. \v 18 He will do this because you are listening to the voice of Yahweh your God, to keep all his commandments that I am commanding you today, to do that which is right in the eyes of Yahweh your God. - diff --git a/05-DEU/14.usfm b/05-DEU/14.usfm index 9f526b17..e2845db3 100644 --- a/05-DEU/14.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/14.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 14 \p @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \s5 \v 6 You may eat any animals that parts the hoof, that is, that has the hoof divided in two, and that chews the cud. \v 7 Nevertheless, you must not eat some animals that chew the cud or that have the hoof divided in two: the camel, the rabbit, and the rock badger; because they chew the cud but do not part the hoof, they are unclean for you. - + \s5 \v 8 The pig is unclean for you as well because he parts the hoof but does not chew the cud; he is unclean to you. Do not eat pig meat, and do not touch their carcasses. @@ -23,45 +23,44 @@ \p \v 9 Of these things that are in water you may eat: whatever has fins and scales; \v 10 but whatever has no fins and scales you must not eat; they are unclean for you. - + \s5 \p \v 11 All clean birds you may eat. \v 12 But these are the birds that you must not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the osprey, \v 13 the red kite and black kite, any kind of falcon. - + \s5 \v 14 You must not eat any kind of raven, \v 15 and the ostrich, and the night hawk, the sea gull, any kind of hawk, \v 16 the little owl, the great owl, the white owl, \v 17 the pelican, the carrion vulture, the cormorant. - + \s5 \v 18 You must not eat the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat. \v 19 All winged, swarming things are unclean for you; they must not be eaten. \v 20 You may eat all clean flying things. - + \s5 \p \v 21 You must not eat of anything that dies of itself; you may give it to the foreigner who is within your towns, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a nation that is set apart to Yahweh your God. You must not boil a young goat in its mother's milk. - + \s5 \p \v 22 You must surely tithe all the yield of your seed, that which comes out from the field year after year. \v 23 You must eat before Yahweh your God, in the place that he will choose as his sanctuary, the tithe of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock; that you may learn to always honor Yahweh your God. - + \s5 \v 24 If the journey is too long for you so that you are not able to carry it, because the place that Yahweh your God will choose as his sanctuary is too far from you, then, when Yahweh God blesses you, \v 25 you will convert the offering into money, tie up the money in your hand, and go to the place that Yahweh your God will choose. - + \s5 \v 26 There you will spend the money for whatever you desire: for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever you desire; you will eat there before Yahweh your God, and you will rejoice, you and your household. \v 27 The Levite who is within your gates—do not forsake him, for he has no portion nor inheritance with you. - + \s5 \p \v 28 At the end of every three years you will present all the tithe of your produce in the same year, and you will store it up within your gates; \v 29 and the Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, and the foreigner, and the fatherless, and the widow who are within your gates, will come and eat and be satisfied. Do this so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hand that you do. - diff --git a/05-DEU/15.usfm b/05-DEU/15.usfm index 4c09d7b3..490927d7 100644 --- a/05-DEU/15.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/15.usfm @@ -1,52 +1,51 @@ - + \s5 \c 15 \p \v 1 At the end of every seven years, you must cancel debts. \v 2 This is the manner of the release: every creditor will cancel that which he has lent to his neighbor; he will not demand it from his neighbor or his brother because Yahweh's cancellation of debts has been proclaimed. \v 3 From a foreigner you may demand it; but whatever of yours is with your brother your hand must release. - + \s5 \v 4 However, there should be no poor among you (for Yahweh will surely bless you in the land that he gives you as an inheritance to possess), \v 5 if only you diligently listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to keep all these commandments that I am commanding you today. \v 6 For Yahweh your God will bless you, as he promised you; you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow; you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you. - + \s5 \p \v 7 If there is a poor man among you, one of your brothers, within any of your gates in your land that Yahweh your God is giving you, you must not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother; \v 8 but you must surely open your hand to him and surely lend him sufficient for his need. - + \s5 \v 9 Be careful not to have a wicked thought in your heart, saying, 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' so that you will not be stingy in regard to your poor brother and give him nothing; he might cry out to Yahweh about you, and it would be sin for you. \v 10 You must surely give to him, and your heart must not be sorry when you give to him, because in return for this Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you put your hand to. - + \s5 \v 11 For the poor will never cease to exist in the land; therefore I command you and say, 'You must surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor in your land.' - + \s5 \p \v 12 If your brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, is sold to you and serves you for six years, then in the seventh year you must let him go free from you. \v 13 When you let him go free from you, you must not let him go empty-handed. \v 14 You must liberally provide for him out of your flock, out of your threshing floor, and out of your winepress. As Yahweh your God has blessed you, you must give to him. - + \s5 \v 15 You must remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and that Yahweh your God redeemed you; therefore I am commanding you today to do this. \v 16 It will happen that if he says to you, 'I will not go away from you,' because he loves you and your house, and because he is well off with you, \v 17 then you must take an awl and thrust it through his ear to a door, and he will be your servant forever. And also to your female servant you will do likewise. - + \s5 \v 18 It must not seem difficult for you to let him go free from you, because he has served you for six years and given twice the value of a hired person. Yahweh your God will bless you in all that you do. - + \s5 \p \v 19 All the firstborn males in your herd and your flock you must set apart to Yahweh your God. You will do no work with the firstborn of your herd, nor shear the firstborn of your flock. \v 20 You must eat the firstborn before Yahweh your God year by year in the place that Yahweh will choose, you and your household. \v 21 If it has any blemish—for example, if it is lame or blind, or has any blemish whatever—you must not sacrifice it to Yahweh your God. - + \s5 \v 22 You will eat it within your gates; the unclean and the clean persons alike must eat it, as you would eat a gazelle or a deer. \v 23 Only you must not eat its blood; you must pour its blood out on the ground like water. - diff --git a/05-DEU/16.usfm b/05-DEU/16.usfm index 2c04239f..02dffd2a 100644 --- a/05-DEU/16.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/16.usfm @@ -1,39 +1,39 @@ - + \s5 \c 16 \p \v 1 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover to Yahweh your God, for in the month of Abib Yahweh your God brought you out of Egypt by night. \v 2 You will sacrifice the Passover to Yahweh your God with some of the flock and the herd in the place that Yahweh will choose as his sanctuary. - + \s5 \v 3 You will eat no leavened bread with it; seven days will you eat unleavened bread with it, the bread of affliction; for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste. Do this all the days of your life so that you may call to mind the day when you came out of the land of Egypt. -\v 4 No yeast must be seen among you within all your borders during seven days; nor must any of the meat that you sacrifice in the evening on the first day remain until the morning. +\v 4 No yeast must be seen among you within all your borders during seven days; nor must any of the meat that you sacrifice in the evening on the first day remain until the morning. \s5 \v 5 You may not sacrifice the Passover within any of your city gates that Yahweh your God is giving you. \v 6 Instead, sacrifice at the place that Yahweh your God will choose as his sanctuary. There you will perform the sacrifice of the Passover in the evening at the going down of the sun, at the time of year that you came out of Egypt. - + \s5 \v 7 You must roast it and eat it at the place that Yahweh your God will choose; in the morning you will turn and go to your tents. \v 8 For six days you will eat unleavened bread; on the seventh day there will be a solemn assembly for Yahweh your God; on that day you must do no work. - + \s5 \p \v 9 You will count seven weeks for yourselves; from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain you must start counting seven weeks. \v 10 You must keep the Festival of Weeks for Yahweh your God with the contribution of a freewill offering from your hand that you will give, according as Yahweh your God has blessed you. - + \s5 \v 11 You will rejoice before Yahweh your God—you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, the Levite who is within your city gates, and the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, at the place that Yahweh your God will choose for his sanctuary. \v 12 You will call to mind that you were a slave in Egypt; you must observe and do these statutes. - + \s5 \p \v 13 You must keep the Festival of Shelters for seven days after you have gathered in the harvest from your threshing floor and from your winepress. \v 14 You will rejoice during your festival—you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, the Levite, and the foreigner, and the fatherless and the widow who are within your gates. - + \s5 \v 15 For seven days you must observe the festival for Yahweh your God at the place that Yahweh will choose, because Yahweh your God will bless you in all your harvest and all the work of your hands, and you must be completely joyful. - + \s5 \v 16 Three times in a year all your males must appear before Yahweh your God at the place that he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, at the Festival of Weeks, and at the Festival of Shelters; and they will not appear before Yahweh empty-handed; \v 17 instead, every man will give as he is able, that you might know the blessing that Yahweh your God has given to you. @@ -48,6 +48,5 @@ \p \v 21 You must not set up for yourselves an Asherah, any sort of pole, beside the altar of Yahweh your God that you will make for yourself. \v 22 Neither must you set up for yourself any sacred stone pillar, which Yahweh your God hates. - diff --git a/05-DEU/17.usfm b/05-DEU/17.usfm index e69a533c..5bd76ae9 100644 --- a/05-DEU/17.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/17.usfm @@ -8,40 +8,39 @@ \p \v 2 If there is found among you, within any of your city gates that Yahweh your God is giving you, any man or woman who does what is evil in the sight of Yahweh your God and transgresses his covenant— \v 3 anyone who has gone and worshiped other gods and bowed down to them, either the sun, the moon, or any of the host of heaven—nothing that I have commanded, -\v 4 and if you are told about this, or if you have heard of it—then you must make a careful investigation. If it is true and certain that such an abomination has been done in Israel— +\v 4 and if you are told about this, or if you have heard of it—then you must make a careful investigation. If it is true and certain that such an abomination has been done in Israel— \s5 -\v 5 —then you must bring that man or woman, who has done this evil thing, to your city gates, that very man or woman, and you must stone that person to death. +\v 5 —then you must bring that man or woman, who has done this evil thing, to your city gates, that very man or woman, and you must stone that person to death. \v 6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, will he who must die be put to death; but at the mouth of only one witness he must not be put to death. -\v 7 The hand of the witnesses must be the first to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people; and you will remove the evil from among you. - +\v 7 The hand of the witnesses must be the first to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people; and you will remove the evil from among you. + \s5 \p \v 8 If a matter arises that is too hard for you to judge—perhaps a question of murder or accidental death, of one person's right and another person's right, or a question of one kind of harm done, or another kind of matter—matters of controversy within your city gates, then you must go up to the place that Yahweh your God will choose as his sanctuary. \v 9 You must go to the priests, the descendants of Levi, and to the judge who will be serving at that time; you will seek their advice, and they will give you the verdict. - + \s5 \v 10 You must follow the law given to you, at the place Yahweh will choose as his sanctuary. You will be careful to do everything that they direct you to do. \v 11 Follow the law they teach you, and do according to the decisions they give you. Do not turn aside from what they tell you, to the right hand or to the left. - + \s5 \v 12 Anyone who acts arrogantly, in not listening to the priest who is standing to serve before Yahweh your God, or in not listening to the judge—that man will die; you will put away the evil from Israel. -\v 13 All the people must hear and fear, and act arrogantly no more. +\v 13 All the people must hear and fear, and act arrogantly no more. \s5 \p \v 14 When you have come to the land that Yahweh your God gives you, and when you take possession of it and begin to live in it, and then you say, 'I will set a king over myself, like all the nations that are round about me,' \v 15 then you must surely set as king over yourself someone whom Yahweh your God will choose. You must set as king over yourself someone from among your brothers. You may not put a foreigner, who is not your brother, over yourself. - + \s5 \v 16 But he must not multiply horses for himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt so that he may multiply horses, for Yahweh had said to you, 'You must from now on never return that way again.' \v 17 And he must not multiply wives for himself, so that his heart does not turn away from Yahweh; neither must he greatly multiply for himself silver or gold. - + \s5 \p \v 18 When he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he must write for himself in a scroll a copy of this law, from the law that is before the priests, who are Levites. \v 19 The scroll must be with him, and he must read in it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to honor Yahweh his God, so as to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to observe them. - + \s5 \v 20 He must do this so that his heart is not lifted up above his brothers, and so that he does not turn away from the commandments, to the right hand or to the left; for the purpose that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he and his children, among Israel. - diff --git a/05-DEU/18.usfm b/05-DEU/18.usfm index 08084e41..a4f868a4 100644 --- a/05-DEU/18.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/18.usfm @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@ - + \s5 \c 18 \p \v 1 The priests, who are Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, will have no portion nor inheritance with Israel; they must eat the offerings of Yahweh made by fire as their inheritance. \v 2 They must have no inheritance among their brothers; Yahweh is their inheritance, as he said to them. - + \s5 \v 3 This will be the priests' due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it be oxen or sheep: they must give to the priest the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the inner parts. \v 4 The firstfruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you must give him. \v 5 For Yahweh your God has chosen him out of all your tribes to stand to serve in the name of Yahweh, him and his sons forever. - + \s5 \p \v 6 If a Levite comes from any of your towns out of all Israel from where he is living, and desires with all his soul to come to the place Yahweh will choose, @@ -22,29 +22,28 @@ \v 9 When you have come into the land that Yahweh your God is giving you, you must not learn to observe the abominations of those nations. \v 10 There must not be found among you any one who puts his son or his daughter into the fire, anyone who uses divination, anyone who practices augury, or any enchanter, or any sorcerer, \v 11 any charmer, anyone who talks with the dead, or anyone who talks with spirits. - + \s5 \v 12 For whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh; it is because of these abominations that Yahweh your God is driving them out from before you. \v 13 You must be blameless before Yahweh your God. \v 14 For these nations that you will dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery and divination; but as for you, Yahweh your God has not allowed you to do so. - + \s5 \p \v 15 Yahweh your God will raise up for you a prophet from among you, one of your brothers, like me. You must listen to him. \v 16 This is what you asked from Yahweh your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, saying, 'Let us not hear again the voice of Yahweh our God, nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die.' - + \s5 \v 17 Yahweh said to me, 'What they have said is good. \v 18 I will raise up a prophet for them from among their brothers, just like you. I will put my words in his mouth, and he will speak to them all that I command him. \v 19 It will happen that if anyone does not listen to the words of mine that he speaks in my name, I will require it of him. - + \s5 \p \v 20 But the prophet who speaks a word arrogantly in my name, a word that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that very prophet must die.' \v 21 This is what you must say in your heart: 'How will we recognize a message that Yahweh has not spoken?' - + \s5 \v 22 You will recognize a message that Yahweh has spoken when a prophet speaks in the name of Yahweh. If that thing does not occur nor happen, then that is something that Yahweh has not spoken and the prophet has spoken it arrogantly, and you must not be afraid of him. - diff --git a/05-DEU/19.usfm b/05-DEU/19.usfm index af4b6221..c5770687 100644 --- a/05-DEU/19.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/19.usfm @@ -1,41 +1,41 @@ - + \s5 \c 19 \p \v 1 When Yahweh your God cuts off the nations, those whose land Yahweh your God is giving you, and when you come after them and live in their cities and houses, \v 2 you must select three cities for yourself in the middle of your land that Yahweh your God is giving you to possess. \v 3 You must build a road and divide the borders of your land into three parts, the land that Yahweh your God is causing you to inherit, so that everyone who kills another person may flee there. - + \s5 \p \v 4 This is the law for the one who kills another and who flees there to live: whoever kills his neighbor unawares, and did not previously hate him— \v 5 as when a man goes into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and his hand strikes with the ax to cut down a tree, and the head slips from the shaft and strikes his neighbor so that he dies—then that man must flee to one of these cities and live. - + \s5 \v 6 Otherwise the blood avenger might go after the one who took a life, and in hot anger he overtakes him because it was a long journey. And he strikes him and kills him, though that man did not deserve to die; and so he does not deserve the death penalty since he did not hate his neighbor before this happened. \v 7 Therefore I command you to select three cities for yourself. - + \s5 \v 8 If Yahweh your God enlarges your borders, as he has sworn to your ancestors to do, and gives you all the land that he promised to give to your ancestors; \v 9 if you keep all these commandments to do them, which I am commanding you today—commandments to love Yahweh your God and to always walk in his ways, then you must add three more cities for yourself, besides these three. \v 10 Do this so that innocent blood is not shed in the midst of the land that Yahweh your God is giving you for as an inheritance, so that no bloodguilt may be on you. - + \s5 \p \v 11 But if anyone hates his neighbor, lies in wait for him, rises up against him, and mortally wounds him so that he dies, and if he then flees into one of these cities— \v 12 then the elders of his city must send and bring him back from there, and turn him over into the hand of the responsible relative, so that he may die. \v 13 Your eye must not pity him; instead, you must eradicate the bloodguilt from Israel, that it may go well with you. - + \s5 \p \v 14 You must not remove your neighbor's landmark that they set in place a long time ago, in your inheritance that you will inherit, in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you to possess. - + \s5 \p \v 15 One sole witness must not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any matter that he sins; at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, must any matter be confirmed. \v 16 Suppose that an unrighteous witness rises up against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing. - + \s5 \v 17 Then both men, the ones between whom the controversy exists, must stand before Yahweh, before the priests and the judges who serve in those days. \v 18 The judges must make diligent inquiries; see, if the witness is a false witness and has testified falsely against his brother, @@ -43,6 +43,5 @@ \s5 \v 20 Then those who remain will hear and fear, and will from then on commit no longer any such evil among you. \v 21 Your eyes must not pity; life will pay for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. - diff --git a/05-DEU/20.usfm b/05-DEU/20.usfm index a5c6ad77..a53b9fea 100644 --- a/05-DEU/20.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/20.usfm @@ -1,46 +1,44 @@ - + \s5 \c 20 \p \v 1 When you march out to battle against your enemies, and see horses, chariots, and a people more numerous than you, you must not be afraid of them; for Yahweh your God is with you, he who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. - + \s5 \v 2 When you are about to enter into battle, the priest must approach and speak to the people. \v 3 He must say to them, 'Listen, Israel, you are going to battle against your enemies. Do not let your hearts faint. Do not fear or tremble. Do not be afraid of them. \v 4 For Yahweh your God is the one who is going with you to fight for you against your enemies and to save you.' - + \s5 \v 5 The officers must speak to the people and say, 'What man is there who has built a new house and has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, so that he does not die in battle and another man dedicates it. - + \s5 \v 6 Is there anyone who has planted a vineyard and has not enjoyed its fruit? Let him go home, so he will not die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit. \v 7 What man is there who is engaged to marry a woman but has not yet married her? Let him go home so that he does not die in battle and another man marries her.' - + \s5 \v 8 The officers must speak further to the people and say, 'What man is there who is fearful or fainthearted? Let him go and return to his house, so that his brother's heart does not melt like his own heart.' -\v 9 When the officers have finished speaking to the people, they must appoint commanders over them. +\v 9 When the officers have finished speaking to the people, they must appoint commanders over them. \s5 \p \v 10 When you march up to attack a city, make those people an offer of peace. \v 11 If they accept your offer and open their gates to you, all the people who are found in it must become forced labor for you and must serve you. - + \s5 \v 12 But if it makes no offer of peace to you, but instead makes war against you, then you must besiege it, \v 13 and when Yahweh your God gives you victory and puts them under your control, you must kill every man in the town. - + \s5 \v 14 But the women, the little ones, the cattle, and everything that is in the city, and all its spoil, you will take as booty for yourself. You will consume the booty of your enemies, whom Yahweh your God has given to you. \v 15 You must act in this way toward all the cities that are very far from you, cities that are not of the cities of these following nations. - + \s5 \v 16 In the cities of these peoples that Yahweh your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must save alive nothing that breathes. \v 17 Instead, you must completely destroy them: the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, as Yahweh your God has commanded you. -\v 18 Do this so that they do not teach you to act in any of their abominable ways, as they have done with their gods. If you do, you will sin against Yahweh your God. - +\v 18 Do this so that they do not teach you to act in any of their abominable ways, as they have done with their gods. If you do, you will sin against Yahweh your God. \s5 \p \v 19 When you will besiege a city for a long time, as you wage war against it to capture it, you must not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them. For you may eat from them, so you must not cut them down. For is the tree of the field a man whom you should besiege? \v 20 Only the trees that you know are not trees for food, you may destroy and cut down; you will build siege works against the city that makes war with you, until it falls. - diff --git a/05-DEU/21.usfm b/05-DEU/21.usfm index ca142285..10c83312 100644 --- a/05-DEU/21.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/21.usfm @@ -1,26 +1,26 @@ - + \s5 \c 21 \p \v 1 If someone is found killed in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you to possess, lying in the field, and it is not known who has attacked him; \v 2 then your elders and your judges must go out, and they must measure to the cities that are around him who has been killed. - + \s5 \v 3 And the city that is nearest to the killed man—its elders must take a heifer from the herd, one that has never been put to work, that has not borne the yoke. \v 4 The elders of that city must bring the heifer down to a valley with running water, a valley that has been neither plowed nor sown, and must break the heifer's neck there in the valley. - + \s5 \v 5 The priests, descendants of Levi, must come near; for them Yahweh your God has chosen to serve him and to bless the people in the name of Yahweh; listen to their advice, for their word will be the verdict in every dispute and case of assault. - + \s5 \v 6 All the elders of the city that is the nearest to the killed man must wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley; \v 7 and they must answer to the case and say, 'Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. - + \s5 \v 8 Forgive, Yahweh, your people Israel, whom you have redeemed, and do not put guilt for innocent bloodshed in the midst of your people Israel.' Then the bloodshed will be forgiven them. \v 9 In this way you will put away the innocent blood from your midst, when you do what is right in the eyes of Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 10 When you go out to do battle against your enemies and Yahweh your God gives you victory and puts them under your control, and you take them away as captives, @@ -41,14 +41,13 @@ \p \v 18 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and who, even though they correct him, will not listen to them; \v 19 then his father and his mother must lay hold on him and bring him out to the elders of his city and to the gate of his city. - + \s5 \v 20 They must say to the elders of his city, 'This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.' -\v 21 Then all the men of his city must stone him to death with stones; and you will remove the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and fear. +\v 21 Then all the men of his city must stone him to death with stones; and you will remove the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and fear. \s5 \p \v 22 If a man has committed a sin worthy of death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, \v 23 then his body must not remain all night on the tree. Instead, you must surely bury him the same day; for whoever is hanged is cursed by God. Obey this commandment so that you do not defile the land that Yahweh your God is giving you as an inheritance. - diff --git a/05-DEU/22.usfm b/05-DEU/22.usfm index 94334444..11d0f05c 100644 --- a/05-DEU/22.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/22.usfm @@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 8 When you build a new house, then you must make a railing for your roof so that you do not bring blood on your house if anyone falls from there. - +\v 8 When you build a new house, then you must make a railing for your roof so that you do not bring blood on your house if anyone falls from there. \s5 \p \v 9 You must not plant your vineyard with two kinds of seed, so that the whole harvest is not confiscated by the holy place, the seed that you have sown and the yield of the vineyard. @@ -31,27 +30,27 @@ \s5 \p \v 12 You must make yourself fringes on the four corners of the cloak with which you clothe yourself. - + \s5 \p \v 13 Suppose a man takes a wife, sleeps with her, and then hates her, \v 14 and then accuses her of shameful things and puts a bad reputation on her, and says, 'I took this woman, but when I came near to her, I found no proof of virginity in her.' - + \s5 \v 15 Then the father and mother of the girl must take proof of her virginity to the elders at the city gate. - + \s5 \v 16 The girl's father must say to the elders, 'I gave my daughter to this man as a wife, and he hates her. \v 17 See, he has accused her of shameful things and said, "I did not find in your daughter the proof of virginity"—yet this is the proof of my daughter's virginity.' And then they will spread the garment out before the elders of the city. - + \s5 \v 18 The elders of that city must take that man and punish him; \v 19 and they must fine him one hundred shekels of silver, and give them to the father of the girl, because the man has caused a bad reputation for a virgin of Israel. She must be his wife; he may not send her away during all his days. - + \s5 \v 20 But if this thing is true, that the proof of virginity was not found in the girl, -\v 21 then they must bring out the girl to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city must stone her to death with stones, because she has committed a disgraceful action in Israel, to act as a harlot in her father's house; and you will remove the evil from among you. - +\v 21 then they must bring out the girl to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city must stone her to death with stones, because she has committed a disgraceful action in Israel, to act as a harlot in her father's house; and you will remove the evil from among you. + \s5 \p \v 22 If a man is found sleeping with a woman who is married to another man, then they must both die, the man who was sleeping with the woman and the woman herself; and you will remove the evil from among you. @@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ \p \v 23 If there is a girl who is a virgin, engaged to a man, and another man finds her in the city and sleeps with her, \v 24 take both of them to the city gate, and stone them to death. You must stone the girl, because she did not cry out, even though she was in the city. You must stone the man, because he violated his neighbor's wife; and you will remove the evil from among you. - + \s5 \p \v 25 But if the man finds the engaged girl in the field, and if he seizes her and sleeps with her, then only the man who sleeps with her must die. @@ -69,12 +68,11 @@ \s5 \p -\v 28 If a man finds a girl who is a virgin but who is not engaged, and if he seizes her and sleeps with her, and if they are discovered, +\v 28 If a man finds a girl who is a virgin but who is not engaged, and if he seizes her and sleeps with her, and if they are discovered, \v 29 then the man who slept with her must give fifty shekels of silver to the girl's father, and she must become his wife, because he has humiliated her. He may not send her away during all his days. \s5 \p \v 30 A man must not take his father's wife as his own; he must not take away his father's marriage rights. - diff --git a/05-DEU/23.usfm b/05-DEU/23.usfm index 9957b546..6508a8de 100644 --- a/05-DEU/23.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/23.usfm @@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ \v 9 When you march out as an army against your enemies, then you must keep yourselves from every evil thing. \v 10 If there is among you any man who is unclean because of what happened to him at night, then he must go out of the army's camp; he must not come back into the camp. \v 11 When evening comes, he must bathe himself in water; when the sun goes down, he will come back inside the camp. - + \s5 \v 12 You must have a place also outside the camp to which you will go; \v 13 and you will have something among your tools to dig with; when you squat down to relieve yourself, you must dig with it and then put back the earth and cover up what has come out from you. -\v 14 For Yahweh your God walks in the midst of your camp to give you victory and to hand over your enemies to you. Therefore your camp must be holy, so that he may not see any unclean thing among you and turn away from you. +\v 14 For Yahweh your God walks in the midst of your camp to give you victory and to hand over your enemies to you. Therefore your camp must be holy, so that he may not see any unclean thing among you and turn away from you. \s5 \p \v 15 You must not give back to his master a slave who has escaped from his master. @@ -44,17 +44,16 @@ \p \v 19 You must not lend on interest to your fellow Israelite—interest of money, interest of food, or the interest of anything that is lent on interest. \v 20 To a foreigner you may lend on interest; but to your fellow Israelite you must not lend on interest, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all that you put your hand to, in the land which you are going in to possess. - + \s5 \p \v 21 When you make a vow to Yahweh your God, you must not be slow in fulfilling it, for Yahweh your God will surely require it of you; it would be sin for you not to fulfill it. \v 22 But if you will refrain from making a vow, it will be no sin for you. \v 23 That which has gone out from your lips you must observe and do; according as you have vowed to Yahweh your God, anything that you have freely promised with your mouth. - + \s5 \p \v 24 When you go into your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat as many grapes as you desire, but do not put any in your basket. \v 25 When you go into your neighbor's ripe grain, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but do not put a sickle to your neighbor's ripe grain. - diff --git a/05-DEU/24.usfm b/05-DEU/24.usfm index 6d184d7f..f3ae13f7 100644 --- a/05-DEU/24.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/24.usfm @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + \s5 \c 24 \p @@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ \s5 \p \v 5 When a man takes a new wife, he will not go to war with the army, neither may he be commanded to go on any forced duty; he will be free to be at home for one year and will cheer his wife whom he has taken. - + \s5 \p \v 6 No man may take a mill or an upper millstone as a pledge, for that would be taking a person's life as a pledge. - + \s5 \p \v 7 If a man is found kidnapping any of his brothers from among the people of Israel, and treats him as a slave and sells him, that thief must die; and you will remove the evil from among you. - + \s5 \p \v 8 Take heed regarding any plague of leprosy, so that you carefully observe and follow every instruction given to you which the priests, the Levites, teach you; as I commanded them, so you will act. @@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ \p \v 10 When you make your neighbor any kind of loan, you must not go into his house to fetch his pledge. \v 11 You will stand outside, and the man to whom you have lent will bring the pledge outside to you. - + \s5 \v 12 If he is a poor man, you must not sleep with his pledge in your possession. \v 13 You must surely restore to him the pledge by the time the sun goes down, so that he may sleep in his cloak and bless you; it will be righteousness for you before Yahweh your God. - + \s5 \p \v 14 You must not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is of your fellow Israelites, or of the foreigners who are in your land within your city gates; \v 15 Each day you must give him his wage; the sun must not go down on this unsettled matter, for he is poor and is counting on it. Do this so that he does not cry out against you to Yahweh, and so that it not be a sin that you have committed. - + \s5 \p \v 16 The parents must not be put to death for their children, neither must the children be put to death for their parents. Instead, everyone must be put to death for his own sin. @@ -48,15 +48,14 @@ \p \v 17 You must not use force to take away the justice that is due the foreigner or the fatherless, nor take the widow's cloak as a pledge. \v 18 Instead, you must call to mind that you were a slave in Egypt, and that Yahweh your God rescued you from there. Therefore I instruct you to obey this command. - + \s5 \p \v 19 When you reap your harvest in your field, and if you have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you must not go back to get it; it must be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, or for the widow, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. \v 20 When you shake your olive tree, you must not go over the branches again; it will be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, or for the widow. - + \s5 \v 21 When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not glean after yourself; it will be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, or for the widow. \v 22 You must call to mind that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I instruct you to obey this command. - diff --git a/05-DEU/25.usfm b/05-DEU/25.usfm index b76c03f0..21c05c26 100644 --- a/05-DEU/25.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/25.usfm @@ -1,21 +1,21 @@ - + \s5 \c 25 \p \v 1 If there is a dispute between men and they go to court, and the judges judge them, then they will acquit the righteous and condemn the wicked. \v 2 If the guilty man deserves to be beaten, then the judge will make him lie down and be beaten in his presence with the ordered number of blows, as was his crime. - + \s5 \v 3 The judge may give him forty blows, but he may not exceed that number; for if he should exceed that number and beat him with many more blows, then your fellow Israelite would be humiliated before your eyes. \s5 \p \v 4 You must not muzzle the ox when he treads out the grain. - + \s5 \p \v 5 If brothers live together and one of them dies, not having any son, then the wife of the dead man must not be married off to someone else outside the family. Instead, her husband's brother must sleep with her and take her to himself as a wife, and do the duty of a husband's brother to her. -\v 6 This is so that the firstborn that she bears will succeed in the name of that man's dead brother, so that his name will not perish from Israel. +\v 6 This is so that the firstborn that she bears will succeed in the name of that man's dead brother, so that his name will not perish from Israel. \s5 \v 7 But if the man does not wish to take his brother's wife for himself, then his brother's wife must go up to the gate to the elders and say, 'My husband's brother refuses to raise up for his brother a name in Israel; he will not perform the duty of a husband's brother to me.' \v 8 Then the elders of his city must call him and speak to him. But suppose that he insists and says, 'I do not wish to take her.' @@ -23,26 +23,25 @@ \s5 \v 9 Then his brother's wife must come up to him in the presence of the elders, take off his sandal from his foot, and spit in his face. She must answer him and say, 'This is what is done to the man who does not build up his brother's house.' \v 10 His name will be called in Israel, 'The house of him whose sandal has been taken off.' - + \s5 \p \v 11 If men fight with each other, and the wife of one comes to rescue her husband out of the hand of him who struck him, and if she stretches out her hand and takes him by the private parts, \v 12 then you must cut off her hand; your eye must have no pity. - + \s5 \p \v 13 You must not have in your bag different weights, a large and a small. \v 14 You must not have in your house different measures, a large and a small. - + \s5 \v 15 A perfect and just weight you must have; a perfect and just measure you must have, so that your days may be long in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you. \v 16 For all who do such things, all that act unrighteously, are an abomination to Yahweh your God. - + \s5 \p \v 17 Call to mind what Amalek did to you on the road as you came out of Egypt, \v 18 how he met you on the road and attacked those of you at the rear, all who were feeble in your rear, when you were faint and weary; he did not honor God. \v 19 Therefore, when Yahweh your God has given you rest from all your enemies round about, in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you must not forget that you must blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. - diff --git a/05-DEU/26.usfm b/05-DEU/26.usfm index b2ba0b96..415dd2f9 100644 --- a/05-DEU/26.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/26.usfm @@ -1,26 +1,26 @@ - + \s5 \c 26 \p \v 1 When you have come into the land that Yahweh your God is giving you as an inheritance, and when you possess it and live in it, \v 2 then you must take some of the first of all the harvest of the land that you have brought in from the land that Yahweh your God is giving you. You must put it in a basket and go to the place that Yahweh your God will choose as his sanctuary. - + \s5 \v 3 You must go to the priest who will be serving in those days and say to him, 'I acknowledge today to Yahweh your God that I have come to the land that Yahweh swore to our ancestors to give us.' \v 4 The priest must take the basket out of your hand and set it down before the altar of Yahweh your God. - + \s5 \v 5 You must say before Yahweh your God, 'My ancestor was a wandering Aramean. He went down into Egypt and stayed there, and his people were few in number. There he became a great, mighty, and populous nation. - + \s5 \v 6 The Egyptians treated us badly and afflicted us. They made us do the work of slaves. \v 7 We cried out to Yahweh, the God of our fathers, and he heard our voice and saw our affliction, our labor, and our oppression. - + \s5 \v 8 Yahweh brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, with great fearsomeness, with signs, and with wonders; \v 9 and he has brought us to this place and has given us this land, a land that flows with milk and honey. - + \s5 \v 10 Now look, I have brought the first of the harvest of the land that you, Yahweh, have given me.' You must set it down before Yahweh your God and worship before him; \v 11 and you must rejoice in all the good that Yahweh your God has done for you, for your house—you, and the Levite, and the foreigner who is among you. @@ -29,19 +29,18 @@ \p \v 12 When you have finished giving all the tithe of your harvest in the third year, that is, the year of tithing, then you must give it to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, so that they may eat within your city gates and be filled. \v 13 You must say before Yahweh your God, 'I have brought out of my house the things that belong to Yahweh, and have given them to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all your commandments that you have given me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, neither have I forgotten them. - + \s5 \v 14 I have not eaten any of it in my mourning, nor have I put it somewhere else when I was impure, nor have I given any of it in honor of the dead. I have listened to the voice of Yahweh my God; I have obeyed everything you have commanded me to do. \v 15 Look down from the holy place where you live, from heaven, and bless your people Israel, and the land that you have given us, as you had sworn to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.' - + \s5 \p \v 16 Today Yahweh your God is commanding you to obey these statutes and decrees; you will therefore keep them and do them with all your heart and with all your soul. \v 17 You have acknowledged today that Yahweh is your God, and that you will walk in his ways and keep his statutes, his commandments, and his decrees, and that you will listen to his voice. - + \s5 \v 18 And today Yahweh has acknowledged that you are a people who are his own possession, as he had promised to make you, and that you should keep all his commandments. \v 19 Yahweh has today acknowledged that he will set you high above all the other nations that he has made, in respect to praise, to reputation, and to honor. You will be a people that is set apart to Yahweh your God, just as he said." - diff --git a/05-DEU/27.usfm b/05-DEU/27.usfm index e9018754..294b7f9a 100644 --- a/05-DEU/27.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/27.usfm @@ -1,26 +1,26 @@ - + \s5 \c 27 \p \v 1 Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people and said, "Keep all the commandments that I command you today. \v 2 On the day when you will pass over the Jordan to the land that Yahweh your God is giving you, you must set up some large stones and plaster them with plaster. \v 3 You must write on them all the words of this law when you have passed over; that you may go into the land that Yahweh your God is giving you, a land flowing with milk and honey, as Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, has promised you. - + \s5 \v 4 When you have passed over the Jordan, set up these stones that I am commanding you about today, on Mount Ebal, and plaster them with plaster. \v 5 There you must build an altar to Yahweh your God, an altar of stones; but you must raise no iron tool to work the stones. - + \s5 \v 6 You must build the altar of Yahweh your God of unworked stones; you must offer burnt offerings on it to Yahweh your God, \v 7 and you will sacrifice fellowship offerings and will eat there; you will rejoice before Yahweh your God. \v 8 You will write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly." - + \s5 \p \v 9 Moses and the priests, the Levites, spoke to all Israel and said, "Be silent and listen, Israel: Today you have become the people of Yahweh your God. \v 10 You must therefore obey the voice of Yahweh your God and obey his commandments and statutes that I am commanding you today." - + \s5 \p \v 11 Moses commanded the people the same day and said, @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 15 'May the man be cursed who makes a carved or cast figure, an abomination to Yahweh, the work of the hands of a craftsman, and who sets it up in secret.' And all the people must answer and say, 'Amen.' - + \s5 \p \v 16 'May the man be cursed who dishonors his father or his mother.' And all the people must say, 'Amen.' @@ -57,16 +57,15 @@ \v 22 'May the man be cursed who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father, or with the daughter of his mother.' And all the people must say, 'Amen.' \p \v 23 'May the man be cursed who sleeps with his mother-in-law.' And all the people must say, 'Amen.' - + \s5 \p \v 24 'May the man be cursed who kills his neighbor secretly.' And all the people must say, 'Amen.' \p \v 25 'May the man be cursed who takes a bribe to kill an innocent person.' And all the people must say, 'Amen.' - + \s5 \p \v 26 'May the man be cursed who does not confirm the words of this law, that he will obey them.' And all the people must say, 'Amen.' - diff --git a/05-DEU/28.usfm b/05-DEU/28.usfm index bdfe1e5f..6d6115c8 100644 --- a/05-DEU/28.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/28.usfm @@ -1,19 +1,19 @@ - + \s5 \c 28 \p \v 1 If you listen carefully to the voice of Yahweh your God so as to keep all his commandments that I am commanding you today, Yahweh your God will set you above all the other nations of the earth. \v 2 All these blessings will come on you and overtake you, if you listen to the voice of Yahweh your God. - + \s5 \v 3 Blessed will you be in the city, and blessed will you be in the field. \v 4 Blessed will be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your beasts, the increase of your cattle, and the young of your flock. - + \s5 \v 5 Blessed will be your basket and your kneading trough. \v 6 Blessed will you be when you come in, and blessed will you be when you go out. - + \s5 \p \v 7 Yahweh will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be struck down before you; they will come out against you one way but will flee before you seven ways. @@ -22,35 +22,35 @@ \s5 \v 9 Yahweh will establish you as a people that is set apart for himself, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of Yahweh your God, and walk in his ways. \v 10 All the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of Yahweh, and they will be afraid of you. - + \s5 \v 11 Yahweh will make you very prosperous in the fruit of your body, in the fruit of your cattle, in the fruit of your ground, in the land that he swore to your fathers to give you. \v 12 Yahweh will open to you his storehouse of the heavens to give the rain for your land at the right time, and to bless all the work of your hand; you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. - + \s5 \v 13 Yahweh will make you the head, and not the tail; you will be only above, and you will never be beneath, if you listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God that I am commanding you today, so as to observe and to do them, \v 14 and if you do not turn away from any of the words that I am commanding you today, to the right hand or to the left, so as to go after other gods to serve them. - + \s5 \p \v 15 But if you do not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, so as to keep all his commandments and his statutes that I am commanding you today, then all these curses will come on you and overtake you. - + \s5 \v 16 Cursed will you be in the city, and cursed will you be in the field. \v 17 Cursed will be your basket and your kneading trough. - + \s5 \v 18 Cursed will be the fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the increase of your cattle, and the young of your flock. \v 19 Cursed will you be when you come in, and cursed will you be when you go out. - + \s5 \p \v 20 Yahweh will send on you curses, confusion, and rebukes in all that you put your hand to, until you are destroyed, and until you perish quickly because of your wicked actions by which you will have forsaken me. \v 21 Yahweh will make the plague cling to you until he destroys you from off the land that you are going in to possess. - + \s5 \v 22 Yahweh will attack you with infectious diseases, with fever, with inflammation, and with drought and blistering heat, and with scorching winds and mildew. These will pursue you until you perish. - + \s5 \v 23 Your skies that are over your head will be bronze, and the earth that is under you will be iron. \v 24 Yahweh will make the rain of your land into powder and dust; from the heavens will it come down on you, until you are destroyed. @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ \v 33 The harvest of your land and of all your labors—a nation that you do not know will eat it up; you will always be oppressed and crushed, \v 34 so that you will become insane by what you have to see happen. \v 35 Yahweh will attack you in the knees and legs with severe boils from which you cannot be cured, from the bottom of your feet to the top of your head. - + \s5 \p \v 36 Yahweh will take you and the king whom you will place over yourself to a nation that you have not known, neither you nor your ancestors; there you will worship other gods of wood and stone. @@ -85,20 +85,20 @@ \s5 \v 38 You will take much seed out into the field, but will gather little seed in, for the locusts will consume it. \v 39 You will plant vineyards and cultivate them, but you will neither drink any of the wine, nor even gather in the grapes, for worms will eat them. - + \s5 \v 40 You will have olive trees within all your territory, but you will not rub any of the oil on yourself, for your olive trees will drop their fruit. \v 41 You will have sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, for they will go into captivity. - + \s5 \v 42 All your trees and the fruit of your ground—the locusts will take them over. \v 43 The foreigner who is among you will rise up above you higher and higher; you yourself will come down lower and lower. \v 44 He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him; he will be the head, and you will be the tail. - + \s5 \v 45 All these curses will come on you and will pursue and overtake you until you are destroyed. This will happen because you did not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, so as to keep his commandments and his regulations that he commanded you. \v 46 These curses will be on you as signs and wonders, and on your descendants forever. - + \s5 \p \v 47 Because you did not worship Yahweh your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart when you were in prosperity, @@ -108,40 +108,39 @@ \v 49 Yahweh will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle flies to its victim, a nation whose language you do not understand; \v 50 a nation with a fierce face that does not respect the aged and does not show favor to the young. \v 51 They will eat the young of your cattle and the fruit of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave for you no grain, new wine, or oil, no young of your cattle or of your flock, until they have caused you to perish. - + \s5 \v 52 They will besiege you in all your city gates, until your high and fortified walls come down everywhere in your land, walls in which you had trusted. They will besiege you within all your city gates throughout all the land that Yahweh your God had given you. \v 53 You will eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons and of your daughters, whom Yahweh your God gave you, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemies will put upon you. - + \s5 \v 54 The man who is tender and very delicate among you—he will be envious of his brother and his own dear wife, and of whatever children he has left. \v 55 So he will not give to any of them the flesh of his own children that he is going to eat, because he will have nothing left for himself in the siege and in the distress which your enemy will put upon you within all your city gates. - + \s5 \v 56 The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not venture to put the bottom of her foot on the ground for delicateness and tenderness—she will be envious of her own dear husband, of her son, and of her daughter, \v 57 and of her own newborn that comes out from between her legs, and of the children whom she will bear. She will eat them in private for lack of anything else, during the siege and in the distress which your enemy will put upon you within your city gates. - + \s5 \p \v 58 If you do not keep all the words of this law that are written in this book, so as to honor this glorious and fearful name, Yahweh your God, \v 59 then Yahweh will make your plagues terrible, and those of your descendants; they will be great plagues, of long duration, and severe diseases, of long duration. - + \s5 \v 60 He will bring on you again all the diseases of Egypt that you were afraid of; they will cling to you. \v 61 Also every sickness and plague that is not written in the book of this law, those also Yahweh will bring on you until you are destroyed. \v 62 You will be left few in number, although you were like the stars of the heavens in number, because you did not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God. - + \s5 \v 63 As Yahweh once rejoiced over you in doing you good, and in multiplying you, so he will rejoice over you in making you perish and in destroying you. You will be plucked off the land that you are going into to possess. \v 64 Yahweh will scatter you among all peoples from the one end of the earth to the other end of the earth; there you will worship other gods that you have not known, neither you nor your ancestors, gods of wood and stone. - + \s5 \v 65 Among these nations will you find no ease, and there will be no rest for the bottoms of your feet; instead, Yahweh will give you there a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a soul that mourns. \v 66 Your life will hang in doubt before you; you will fear every night and day and will have no certainty at all in your life. - + \s5 \v 67 In the morning you will say, 'I wish it were evening!' and in the evening you will say, 'I wish it were morning!' because of the fear in your hearts and the things your eyes will have to see. \v 68 Yahweh will bring you into Egypt again by ships, by the route about which I had said to you, 'You will not see Egypt again.' There you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will purchase you." - diff --git a/05-DEU/29.usfm b/05-DEU/29.usfm index ee0d5dd1..6ca43999 100644 --- a/05-DEU/29.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/29.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 29 \p @@ -54,13 +54,12 @@ \s5 \v 25 Then people will say, 'It is because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, that he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt, \v 26 and because they went and served other gods and bowed down to them, gods that they had not known and that he had not given to them. - + \s5 \v 27 Therefore the anger of Yahweh has been kindled against this land, so as to bring on it all the curses that are written in this book. \v 28 Yahweh has uprooted them from their land in anger, in wrath, and in great fury, and has thrown them into another land, as today.' - + \s5 \v 29 The secret matters belong alone to Yahweh our God; but the things that are revealed belong forever to us and to our descendants, so that we may do all the words of this law. - diff --git a/05-DEU/30.usfm b/05-DEU/30.usfm index e12fa3ac..531dde3e 100644 --- a/05-DEU/30.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/30.usfm @@ -1,34 +1,34 @@ - + \s5 \c 30 \p \v 1 When all these things have come on you, the blessings and the curses that I have set before you, and when you call them to mind among all the other nations where Yahweh your God has driven you, \v 2 and when you return to Yahweh your God and obey his voice, following all that I am commanding you today— you and your children—with all your heart and with all your soul, \v 3 then Yahweh your God will reverse your captivity and have compassion on you; he will return and gather you from all the peoples where Yahweh your God has scattered you. - + \s5 \v 4 If any of your exiled people are in the farthest places under the heavens, from there Yahweh your God will gather you, and from there he will bring you. \v 5 Yahweh your God will bring you into the land that your forefathers possessed, and you will possess it again; he will do you good and will multiply you more than he did your forefathers. - + \s5 \v 6 Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, so you will love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live. \v 7 Yahweh your God will put all these curses on your enemies and on those who hate you, those who persecuted you. \v 8 You will return and obey the voice of Yahweh, and you will do all his commandments that I am commanding you today. - + \s5 \v 9 Yahweh your God will make you abundant in all the work of your hand, in the fruit of your body, in the fruit of your cattle, and in the fruit of your ground, for prosperity; for Yahweh will again rejoice over you for prosperity, as he rejoiced over your fathers. \v 10 He will do this if you will obey the voice of Yahweh your God, so as to keep his commandments and regulations that are written in this book of the law, if you turn to Yahweh your God with all your heart and all your soul. - + \s5 \p \v 11 For this commandment that I am commanding you today is not too hard for you, neither is it too far for you to reach. \v 12 It is not in heaven, so that you should have to say, 'Who will go up for us to heaven and bring it down to us and make us able to hear it, so that we may do it?' - + \s5 \v 13 Neither is it beyond the sea, so that you should have to say, 'Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us and make us to hear it, so that we may do it?' \v 14 But the word is very near to you, in your mouth and your heart, so that you may do it. - + \s5 \p \v 15 See, today I have placed before you life and good, death and evil. @@ -37,10 +37,9 @@ \s5 \v 17 But if your heart turns away, and you do not listen but instead are drawn away and bow down to other gods and worship them, \v 18 then I announce to you today that you will surely perish; you will not prolong your days in the land that you are passing over the Jordan to go into and possess. - + \s5 \v 19 I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, the blessings and the curses; therefore choose life so that you may live, you and your descendants. \v 20 Do this so as to love Yahweh your God, to obey his voice, and to cling to him. For he is your life and the length of your days; do this so that you may live in the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them." - diff --git a/05-DEU/31.usfm b/05-DEU/31.usfm index 4f8c5701..4a29ae14 100644 --- a/05-DEU/31.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/31.usfm @@ -1,31 +1,31 @@ - + \s5 \c 31 \p \v 1 Moses went and spoke these words to all Israel. \v 2 He said to them, "I am now one hundred twenty years old; I can no more go out and come in; Yahweh has said to me, 'You will not go over this Jordan.' \v 3 Yahweh your God, he will go over before you; he will destroy these nations from before you, and you will dispossess them. Joshua, he will go over before you, as Yahweh has spoken. - + \s5 \v 4 Yahweh will do to them as he did to Sihon and to Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, which he destroyed. -\v 5 Yahweh will give you victory over them when you meet them in battle, and you will do to them all that I commanded you. +\v 5 Yahweh will give you victory over them when you meet them in battle, and you will do to them all that I commanded you. \v 6 Be strong and of good courage, fear not, and do not be afraid of them; for Yahweh your God, he it is who goes with you; he will not fail you nor forsake you." - + \s5 \v 7 Moses called to Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, "Be strong and of good courage, for you will go with this people into the land that Yahweh has sworn to their ancestors to give them; you will cause them to inherit it. \v 8 Yahweh, he it is who goes before you; he will be with you; he will not fail you nor abandon you; do not be afraid, do not be discouraged." - + \s5 \p \v 9 Moses wrote this law and gave it out to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of Yahweh; he also gave copies of it to all the elders of Israel. \v 10 Moses commanded them and said, "At the end of every seven years, at the time fixed for the cancellation of debts, during the Festival of Shelters, \v 11 when all Israel has come to appear before Yahweh your God in the place that he will choose for his sanctuary, you will read this law before all Israel in their hearing. - + \s5 \v 12 Assemble the people, the men, the women, and the little ones, and your foreigner who is within your city gates, so that they may hear and learn, and so that they may honor Yahweh your God and keep all the words of this law. \v 13 Do this so that their children, who have not known, may hear and learn to honor Yahweh your God, as long as you live in the land that you are going over the Jordan to possess." - + \s5 \p \v 14 Yahweh said to Moses, "Look, the day is coming when you must die; call Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of meeting, so that I may give him a command." Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in the tent of meeting. @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \s5 \v 17 Then, on that day, my anger will be kindled against it, and I will abandon them. I will hide my face from them, and they will be devoured. Many disasters and troubles will find it, so that it will say on that day, 'Have these disasters not found me because our God is not in my midst?' \v 18 I will surely hide my face from it on that day because of all the evil that it will have done, because it has turned to other gods. - + \s5 \v 19 Now therefore write this song for yourselves and teach it to the people of Israel. Put it in their mouths, so that this song may be a witness for me against the people of Israel. \v 20 For when I will have brought him into the land that I swore to give to his ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey, and when he will have eaten and become satisfied and fat, then he will turn to other gods and they will serve them; they will despise me and he will break my covenant. diff --git a/05-DEU/32.usfm b/05-DEU/32.usfm index 4966a97d..573bef04 100644 --- a/05-DEU/32.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/32.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 5 They have acted corruptly against him. +\v 5 They have acted corruptly against him. \q They are not his children. It is their disgrace. \q They are a perverted and crooked generation. \q @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \q Is he not your father, the one who has created you? \q He made you and established you. \q - + \s5 \q \v 7 Call to mind the days of ancient times, @@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ \q your elders and they will tell you. \q \v 8 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance— -\q when he divided all of mankind, +\q when he divided all of mankind, \q and he set the boundaries of the peoples, \q as he also fixed the number of their gods. - + \s5 \q \v 9 For Yahweh's portion is his people; @@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ \q \v 10 He found him in a desert land, \q and in the barren and howling wilderness; -\q he shielded him and cared for him, +\q he shielded him and cared for him, \q he guarded him as the apple of his eye. - + \s5 \q \v 11 As an eagle that guards her nest @@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ \q \v 12 Yahweh alone led him; \q no foreign god was with him. - + \s5 \q \v 13 He made him ride on high places of the land, \q and he fed him the fruits of the field; \q he nourished him with honey from the rock, \q and oil from the flinty crag. - + \s5 \q \v 14 He ate butter from the herd and drank milk from the flock, @@ -88,14 +88,13 @@ \q and he rejected the Rock of his salvation. \q \v 16 They made Yahweh jealous by their strange gods; -\q with their abominations they angered him. - +\q with their abominations they angered him. \s5 \q \v 17 They sacrificed to demons, which are not God— \q gods they had not known, \q gods that recently appeared, -\q gods your fathers did not fear. +\q gods your fathers did not fear. \q \v 18 You have deserted the Rock, who became your father, \q and you forgot the God who gave you birth. @@ -115,15 +114,14 @@ \v 21 They have made me jealous by what is not god \q and angered me by their worthless things. \q I will make them envious by those who are not a people; -\q by a foolish nation I will make them angry. - +\q by a foolish nation I will make them angry. \s5 \q \v 22 For a fire is kindled by my anger \q and is burning to the lowest Sheol; \q it is devouring the earth and its harvest; \q it is setting on fire the foundations of the mountains. - + \s5 \q \v 23 I will heap disasters on them; @@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ \q and bitter destruction; \q I will send on them the teeth of wild animals, \q with the poison of things that crawl in the dust. - + \s5 \q \v 25 Outside the sword will bereave, @@ -143,14 +141,14 @@ \q \v 26 I said that I would scatter them far away, \q that I would make the memory of them to cease from among mankind. - + \s5 \q \v 27 Were it not that I feared the provocation of the enemy, \q and that their enemies would judge mistakenly, \q and that they would say, 'Our hand is exalted,' \q I would have done all this. - + \s5 \q \v 28 For Israel is a nation devoid of wisdom, @@ -158,7 +156,7 @@ \q \v 29 Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this, \q that they would consider their coming fate! - + \s5 \q \v 30 How could one chase a thousand, @@ -168,14 +166,14 @@ \q \v 31 For our enemies' rock is not like our Rock, \q just as even our enemies admit. - + \s5 \q \v 32 For their vine comes from the vine of Sodom, \q and from the fields of Gomorrah; \q their grapes are grapes of poison; \q their clusters are bitter. - + \s5 \q \v 33 Their wine is the poison of serpents @@ -183,7 +181,7 @@ \q \v 34 Is not this plan secretly kept by me, \q sealed up among my treasures? - + \s5 \q \v 35 Vengeance is mine to give, and recompense, @@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ \q and he will pity his servants. \q He will see that their power is gone, \q and no one remains, either slaves or free people. - + \s5 \q \v 37 Then he will say, "Where are their gods, @@ -207,7 +205,7 @@ \q and drank the wine of their drink offerings? \q Let them rise up and help you; \q let them be your protection. - + \s5 \q \v 39 See now that I, even I, am God, @@ -218,14 +216,14 @@ \q \v 40 For I lift up my hand to heaven \q and say, 'As I live forever, I will act. - + \s5 \q \v 41 When I sharpen my glittering sword, \q and when my hand begins to bring justice, \q I will render vengeance on my enemies, \q and I will pay back those who hate me. - + \s5 \q \v 42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood, diff --git a/05-DEU/33.usfm b/05-DEU/33.usfm index eb724e1b..8e6f954b 100644 --- a/05-DEU/33.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/33.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 33 \p @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \q Your Thummim and your Urim belong your loyal one, \q the one whom you tested at Massah, \q with whom you struggled at the waters of Meribah. - + \s5 \q \v 9 The man who said about his father and mother, "I have not seen them." @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \q and Israel your law. \q He will put incense before you \q and whole burnt offerings on your altar. - + \s5 \q \v 11 Bless, Yahweh, his possessions, @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ \q There will they offer sacrifices of righteousness. \q For they will suck the abundance of the seas, \q and from the sand on the seashore. - + \s5 \p \v 20 About Gad, Moses said: @@ -129,20 +129,20 @@ \q He came with the heads of the people. \q He carried out the justice of Yahweh \q and his decrees with Israel. - + \s5 \p \v 22 About Dan, Moses said: \q Dan is a lion cub \q that leaps out from Bashan. - + \s5 \p \v 23 About Naphtali, Moses said: \q Naphtali, satisfied with favor, \q and full of the blessing of Yahweh, \q take possession of the land to the west and south. - + \s5 \p \v 24 About Asher, Moses said: @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ \q \v 25 May your city bars be iron and bronze; \q as long as will be your days, so long will your security be. - + \s5 \q \v 26 There is no one like God, Jeshurun—the upright one, @@ -181,6 +181,5 @@ \q and the sword of your majesty? \q Your enemies will come trembling to you; \q you will trample down their high places. - diff --git a/05-DEU/34.usfm b/05-DEU/34.usfm index c87d5978..4e6d32d6 100644 --- a/05-DEU/34.usfm +++ b/05-DEU/34.usfm @@ -1,17 +1,17 @@ - + \s5 \c 34 \p \v 1 Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And Yahweh showed him all the land of Gilead as far as Dan, \v 2 and all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, and all the land of Judah, to the western sea, \v 3 and the Negev, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar. - + \s5 \v 4 Yahweh said to him, "This is the land that I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, 'I will give it to your descendants.' I have allowed you to look at it with your eyes, but you will not go over there." \v 5 So Moses the servant of Yahweh, died there in the land of Moab, as the word of Yahweh promised. \v 6 Yahweh buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth Peor, but no one knows where his grave is to this day. - + \s5 \v 7 Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated. \v 8 The people of Israel mourned for Moses in the plains of Moab for thirty days, and then the days of mourning for Moses were finished. @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 9 Joshua son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom, for Moses had laid his hands on him. The people of Israel listened to him and did what Yahweh had commanded Moses. - + \s5 \v 10 There has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom Yahweh knew face to face. \v 11 There has never been any prophet like him in all the signs and wonders that Yahweh sent him to do in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land. diff --git a/06-JOS/00.usfm b/06-JOS/00.usfm index 7af9772f..c610ac99 100644 --- a/06-JOS/00.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id JOS Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Joshua +\h Joshua \toc1 The Book of Joshua \toc2 Joshua -\toc3 Jos +\toc3 Jos \mt The Book of Joshua \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/06-JOS/02.usfm b/06-JOS/02.usfm index 5c185437..519960c1 100644 --- a/06-JOS/02.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/02.usfm @@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 8 The men had not yet lain down for the night, when she came up to them on the roof. -\v 9 She said, "I know that Yahweh has given you the land and that the fear of you has come upon us. All those who live in the land will melt away before you. - +\v 9 She said, "I know that Yahweh has given you the land and that the fear of you has come upon us. All those who live in the land will melt away before you. \s5 \v 10 We have heard how Yahweh dried up the water of the Sea of Reeds for you when you came out of Egypt. And we heard what you did to the two kings of the Amorites on other side of the Jordan—Sihon and Og—whom you completely destroyed. \v 11 As soon as we had heard it, our hearts melted and there was no courage left in anyone—for Yahweh your God, he is God in heaven above and on the earth below. @@ -33,14 +32,13 @@ \s5 \p -\v 15 So she let them down out through the window using a rope. The house in which she lived was built into the wall of the city. +\v 15 So she let them down out through the window using a rope. The house in which she lived was built into the wall of the city. \v 16 She said to them, "Go in the hills and hide or the pursuers will find you. Hide there for three days until the pursuers have returned. Then go on your way." \v 17 The men said to her, "We will be not be bound to the promises of the oath you made us swear to, if you do not do this. \s5 \v 18 When we come into the land, you must tie this scarlet rope in the window through which you let us down, and you will gather into the house your father and mother, your brothers and all your father's household. -\v 19 Whoever goes out of the doors of your house into the street, their blood will be upon their own heads and we will be guiltless. But if a hand is laid upon any who is with you in the house, his blood will be on our head. - +\v 19 Whoever goes out of the doors of your house into the street, their blood will be upon their own heads and we will be guiltless. But if a hand is laid upon any who is with you in the house, his blood will be on our head. \s5 \v 20 But if you speak about our business, we will be free from the oath you made us swear." \v 21 Rahab replied, "May what you say be done." She sent them away and they left. Then she tied the scarlet rope in the window. @@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ \v 22 They left and went up into the hills and they stayed there three days until their pursuers returned. The pursuers searched all along the road and found nothing. \s5 -\v 23 The two men returned and crossed over and came back to Joshua son of Nun, and they told him everything that had happened to them. +\v 23 The two men returned and crossed over and came back to Joshua son of Nun, and they told him everything that had happened to them. \v 24 And they said to Joshua, "Truly Yahweh has given this land to us. All the inhabitants of the land are melting away because of us. diff --git a/06-JOS/03.usfm b/06-JOS/03.usfm index 7b84b257..531f7869 100644 --- a/06-JOS/03.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/03.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 7 Yahweh said to Joshua, "This day I will make you a great man in the eyes of all Israel. They will know that as I was with Moses, I will be with you. +\v 7 Yahweh said to Joshua, "This day I will make you a great man in the eyes of all Israel. They will know that as I was with Moses, I will be with you. \v 8 You will command the priests who carry the ark of the covenant, 'When you have come to the edge of the waters of the Jordan, you must stand still in the Jordan River.'" \s5 diff --git a/06-JOS/04.usfm b/06-JOS/04.usfm index fb44a1ef..b423665b 100644 --- a/06-JOS/04.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/04.usfm @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \v 9 Then Joshua set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests that carried the ark of the covenant stood. And the memorial is there to this day. \s5 -\v 10 The priests that carried the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan until everything that Yahweh commanded Joshua to tell the people was completed, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people hurried and they crossed over. +\v 10 The priests that carried the ark stood in the middle of the Jordan until everything that Yahweh commanded Joshua to tell the people was completed, according to all that Moses had commanded Joshua. The people hurried and they crossed over. \v 11 When all the people had finished crossing over, the ark of Yahweh and the priests crossed over before the people. \s5 @@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ \s5 \v 17 So, Joshua commanded the priests, "Come up out of the Jordan." -\v 18 When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came up out of the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of their feet were lifted up out on dry ground, then the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed its banks, just as they were four days before. - +\v 18 When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came up out of the middle of the Jordan, and the soles of their feet were lifted up out on dry ground, then the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and overflowed its banks, just as they were four days before. \s5 \p \v 19 The people came up out of the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month. They stayed in Gilgal, east of Jericho. @@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ \s5 \v 22 Tell your children, 'This is where Israel crossed over the Jordan on dry ground.' -\v 23 Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you, until you had crossed over, just as Yahweh your God did to the Sea of Reeds, which he dried up for us until we passed over, +\v 23 Yahweh your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you, until you had crossed over, just as Yahweh your God did to the Sea of Reeds, which he dried up for us until we passed over, \v 24 so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of Yahweh is mighty, and that you will honor Yahweh your God forever." diff --git a/06-JOS/05.usfm b/06-JOS/05.usfm index aaad0882..e754c11a 100644 --- a/06-JOS/05.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/05.usfm @@ -13,12 +13,10 @@ \s5 \v 4 And this is the reason Joshua circumcised them: all the males who had come out of Egypt, including all the men of war, had died in the wilderness along the way, after they came out from Egypt. -\v 5 Though all the males who came out of Egypt were circumcised, still, none of the boys born in the wilderness on the way out of Egypt had been circumcised. - +\v 5 Though all the males who came out of Egypt were circumcised, still, none of the boys born in the wilderness on the way out of Egypt had been circumcised. \s5 \v 6 For the people of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness until all the people, that is, all the men of war who had come out of Egypt, died, because they did not obey the voice of Yahweh. Yahweh swore to them that he would not let them see the land that he had sworn to their ancestors that he would give to us, a land flowing with milk and honey. -\v 7 It was their children that Yahweh raised up in their place that Joshua circumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way. - +\v 7 It was their children that Yahweh raised up in their place that Joshua circumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way. \s5 \v 8 When they were all circumcised, they remained where they were in the camp until they healed. \v 9 And Yahweh said to Joshua, "This day I have rolled away the disgrace of Egypt from you." So, the name of that place has been called Gilgal until this present day. diff --git a/06-JOS/07.usfm b/06-JOS/07.usfm index 0a85fdd3..5c0e4fa5 100644 --- a/06-JOS/07.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/07.usfm @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \v 7 Then Joshua said, "Ah, Yahweh Lord, why have you brought this people across the Jordan at all? To give us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we made a different decision and we had stayed on the other side of the Jordan! \s5 -\v 8 Lord, what can I say, after Israel has turned their backs before their enemies! +\v 8 Lord, what can I say, after Israel has turned their backs before their enemies! \v 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it. They will surround us and make the people of the earth forget our name. And so what will you do for your great name?" \s5 diff --git a/06-JOS/08.usfm b/06-JOS/08.usfm index 71a3d63f..fb0282a3 100644 --- a/06-JOS/08.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/08.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 10 Joshua got up early in the morning and got his soldiers ready, Joshua and the elders of Israel, and they attacked the people of Ai. +\v 10 Joshua got up early in the morning and got his soldiers ready, Joshua and the elders of Israel, and they attacked the people of Ai. \v 11 All the fighting men who were with him went up and approached the city. They came near the city and camped on the north side of Ai. Now there was a valley between them and Ai. \v 12 He took about five thousand men and set them in ambush on the west side of the city between Bethel and Ai. @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 24 It came about when Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field near the wilderness where they pursued them, and when all of them, to the very last one, had fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai. They attacked it with the edge of the sword. +\v 24 It came about when Israel had finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the field near the wilderness where they pursued them, and when all of them, to the very last one, had fallen by the edge of the sword, all Israel returned to Ai. They attacked it with the edge of the sword. \v 25 All those who fell that day, both men and women, were twelve thousand, all the people of Ai. \v 26 Joshua did not draw back his hand with which he had reached out while holding his spear, until he had completely destroyed all the people of Ai. diff --git a/06-JOS/09.usfm b/06-JOS/09.usfm index bf6542cc..637f995a 100644 --- a/06-JOS/09.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/09.usfm @@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ \s5 \p \v 3 When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai, -\v 4 they acted with a cunning plan. They went as messengers. They took worn-out sacks and put them on their donkeys. They also took old wine skins that were worn, torn, and had been repaired. +\v 4 they acted with a cunning plan. They went as messengers. They took worn-out sacks and put them on their donkeys. They also took old wine skins that were worn, torn, and had been repaired. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa They went as messengers, \fqb some versions have, \fqa They got provisions ready. \fqb \f* -\v 5 They put old and patched sandals on their feet, and dressed in old, worn-out clothing. All the bread in their food supply was dry and moldy. - +\v 5 They put old and patched sandals on their feet, and dressed in old, worn-out clothing. All the bread in their food supply was dry and moldy. \s5 \v 6 Then they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, "We have traveled from a very far country, so now make a covenant with us." \v 7 The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "Perhaps you live near us. How can we make a covenant with you?" @@ -25,8 +24,7 @@ \s5 \v 11 Our elders and all the inhabitants of our country said to us, 'Take provisions in your hand for the journey. Go to meet them and say to them, "We are your servants. Make a treaty with us." \v 12 This is our bread, it was still warm when we took it from our houses on the day we set out to come to you. But now, see, it is dry and moldy. -\v 13 These wineskins were new when we filled them, and look, now they are leaking. Our garments and our sandals are worn out from a very long journey.'" - +\v 13 These wineskins were new when we filled them, and look, now they are leaking. Our garments and our sandals are worn out from a very long journey.'" \s5 \v 14 So the Israelites took some of their provisions, but they did not consult with Yahweh for guidance. \v 15 Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live. The leaders of the people also made a vow to them. diff --git a/06-JOS/10.usfm b/06-JOS/10.usfm index 2c255860..1b646b34 100644 --- a/06-JOS/10.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/10.usfm @@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 6 The people of Gibeon sent a message to Joshua and to the army at Gilgal. They said, "Hurry! Do not withdraw your hands from your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us. Help us, for all the kings of the Amorites who live in the hill country have gathered together to attack us." -\v 7 Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the men of war with him, and all the fighting men. - +\v 7 Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the men of war with him, and all the fighting men. \s5 \v 8 Yahweh said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them. I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to stop your attack." @@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ \v 10 And Yahweh confused the enemy before Israel— who killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and who pursued them on the road going up to Beth Horon, and who killed them on the road to Azekah and Makkedah. \s5 -\v 11 As they ran away from Israel, down the hill from Beth Horon, Yahweh threw large stones down from heaven upon them all the way to Azekah, and they died. There were more who died because of the hailstones than who were killed with the sword by the men of Israel. - +\v 11 As they ran away from Israel, down the hill from Beth Horon, Yahweh threw large stones down from heaven upon them all the way to Azekah, and they died. There were more who died because of the hailstones than who were killed with the sword by the men of Israel. \s5 \p \v 12 Then Joshua spoke to Yahweh on the day Yahweh gave the men of Israel victory over the Amorites. This is what Joshua said to Yahweh before Israel, @@ -36,10 +34,10 @@ \s5 \q -\v 13 The sun stood still, and the moon stopped moving +\v 13 The sun stood still, and the moon stopped moving \q until the nation took vengeance on their enemies. -\p Is this not written in The Book of Jashar? -\q The sun stayed in the middle of the sky; +\p Is this not written in The Book of Jashar? +\q The sun stayed in the middle of the sky; \q it did not go down for about a whole day. \p \v 14 There has been no other day like it before or after it, when Yahweh obeyed the voice of a human being. For Yahweh was waging war on behalf of Israel. @@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ \v 25 Then he said to them, "Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed. Be strong and courageous. This is what Yahweh will do to all your enemies you are going to fight." \s5 -\v 26 Then Joshua attacked and killed the kings. He hung them on five trees. They hung on the trees until evening. +\v 26 Then Joshua attacked and killed the kings. He hung them on five trees. They hung on the trees until evening. \v 27 When it was sunset, Joshua gave orders, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves. They put large stones over the mouth of the cave. Those stones remain there to this very day. \s5 @@ -88,11 +86,10 @@ \s5 \p -\v 33 Then Horam, king of Gezer, came up to help Lachish. Joshua attacked him and his army until there was not even one survivor left. - +\v 33 Then Horam, king of Gezer, came up to help Lachish. Joshua attacked him and his army until there was not even one survivor left. \s5 \p -\v 34 Then Joshua and all Israel passed on from Lachish to Eglon. They camped by it and waged war against it, +\v 34 Then Joshua and all Israel passed on from Lachish to Eglon. They camped by it and waged war against it, \v 35 and captured it that same day. They struck it with the sword and they completely destroyed everyone in it, as Joshua had done to Lachish. \s5 diff --git a/06-JOS/11.usfm b/06-JOS/11.usfm index 5cc096ea..505cc741 100644 --- a/06-JOS/11.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/11.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \v 3 He also sent a message to the Canaanites to the east and west, the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites in the hill country, and the Hivites by Mount Hermon in the land of Mizpah. \s5 -\v 4 All their armies came out with them, a great number of soldiers, in number like the sand on the seashore. They had a great number of horses and chariots. +\v 4 All their armies came out with them, a great number of soldiers, in number like the sand on the seashore. They had a great number of horses and chariots. \v 5 All these kings met at the appointed time, and they camped at the waters of Merom to wage war with Israel. \s5 @@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ \s5 \v 8 Yahweh gave the enemy into the hand of Israel, and they struck them with the sword and pursued them to Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and to the valley of Mizpah to the east. They struck them until not even one survivor of them was left. -\v 9 Joshua did to them just as Yahweh told him. He hamstrung the horses and burned the chariots. - +\v 9 Joshua did to them just as Yahweh told him. He hamstrung the horses and burned the chariots. \s5 \p \v 10 Joshua turned back at that time and captured Hazor. He struck its king with the sword. (Hazor had been head of all these kingdoms.) @@ -27,8 +26,7 @@ \s5 \v 12 Joshua captured all the cities of these kings. He also captured all their kings and struck them with the sword. He completely destroyed them with the sword, just as Moses the servant of Yahweh had commanded. -\v 13 Israel did not burn any of the cities built on mounds, except Hazor. It alone Joshua burned. - +\v 13 Israel did not burn any of the cities built on mounds, except Hazor. It alone Joshua burned. \s5 \v 14 The army of Israel took all the plunder from these cities along with the livestock for themselves. They killed every human being with the sword until all were dead. They left no living creature alive. \v 15 Just as Yahweh had commanded his servant Moses, in the same way, Moses commanded Joshua. And so Joshua did not leave undone anything of all that Yahweh commanded Moses to do. diff --git a/06-JOS/13.usfm b/06-JOS/13.usfm index fe0ebcc2..720eb21f 100644 --- a/06-JOS/13.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/13.usfm @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \s5 \v 14 To the tribe of Levi alone Moses gave no inheritance. The offerings of Yahweh, the God of Israel, made by fire, are their inheritance, as God said to Moses. -\s5 +\s5 \p \v 15 Moses gave an inheritance to the tribe of Reuben, clan by clan. \v 16 Their territory was from Aroer, on the edge of the Arnon River gorge, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plateau by Medeba. diff --git a/06-JOS/18.usfm b/06-JOS/18.usfm index 166f9661..5f58b596 100644 --- a/06-JOS/18.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/18.usfm @@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ \v 6 You will describe the land in seven sections and bring the description here to me. I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh our God. \s5 -\v 7 The Levites have no portion among you, for the priesthood of Yahweh is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance, beyond Jordan. This is the inheritance that Moses the servant of Yahweh gave them." - +\v 7 The Levites have no portion among you, for the priesthood of Yahweh is their inheritance. Gad, Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance, beyond Jordan. This is the inheritance that Moses the servant of Yahweh gave them." \s5 \p \v 8 So the men got up and went. Joshua commanded those who went to write the description of the land, saying, "Go up and down in the land and write a description of it and return to me. I will cast lots for you here before Yahweh at Shiloh." diff --git a/06-JOS/22.usfm b/06-JOS/22.usfm index 8b21d923..93ea41c8 100644 --- a/06-JOS/22.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/22.usfm @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 30 When Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the people, that is, the heads of the clans of Israel who were with him, heard the words that the people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh said, that it was good in their eyes. +\v 30 When Phinehas the priest and the leaders of the people, that is, the heads of the clans of Israel who were with him, heard the words that the people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh said, that it was good in their eyes. \v 31 Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest said to the people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh, "Today we know that Yahweh is among us, because you have not committed this breach of faith against him. Now you have rescued the people of Israel out of the hand of Yahweh." \s5 diff --git a/06-JOS/24.usfm b/06-JOS/24.usfm index 699c0f5e..8dfe6cba 100644 --- a/06-JOS/24.usfm +++ b/06-JOS/24.usfm @@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ \v 7 When your ancestors called out to Yahweh, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians. He brought the sea to come over them and cover them. You saw what I did in Egypt. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time. \s5 -\v 8 I brought you to the land of the Amorites, who lived on the other side of the Jordan. They fought with you, and I gave them into your hand. You took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you. - +\v 8 I brought you to the land of the Amorites, who lived on the other side of the Jordan. They fought with you, and I gave them into your hand. You took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you. \s5 \v 9 Then Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, got up and attacked Israel. He sent and called for Balaam son of Beor, to curse you. \v 10 But I did not listen to Balaam. Indeed, he blessed you. So I rescued you out of his hand. diff --git a/07-JDG/00.usfm b/07-JDG/00.usfm index 5c1bcc99..8d05f01e 100644 --- a/07-JDG/00.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id JDG Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Judges +\h Judges \toc1 The Book of Judges \toc2 Judges -\toc3 Jdg +\toc3 Jdg \mt The Book of Judges \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/07-JDG/01.usfm b/07-JDG/01.usfm index 9da9a1da..cc9a3c25 100644 --- a/07-JDG/01.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/01.usfm @@ -5,76 +5,76 @@ \v 1 After the death of Joshua, the people of Israel asked Yahweh, saying, "Who first will attack the Canaanites for us, to fight against them?" \v 2 Yahweh said, "Judah will attack. See, I have given them control of this land." \v 3 The men of Judah said to men of Simeon, their brothers, "Come up with us into our territory that was assigned to us that together we may fight against the Canaanites. And we will likewise go with you to the territory that was assigned to you." So the tribe of Simeon went with them. - + \s5 \v 4 The men of Judah attacked, and Yahweh gave them victory over the Canaanites and the Perizzites. They killed ten thousand of them at Bezek. \v 5 They found Adoni Bezek at Bezek, and they fought against him and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites. - + \s5 \v 6 But Adoni Bezek fled, and they pursued him and caught him, and they cut off his thumbs and his big toes. \v 7 Adoni Bezek said, "Seventy kings, who had their thumbs and their big toes cut off, gathered their food from under my table. As I have done, even so God has done to me." They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. - + \s5 \p \v 8 The men of Judah fought against the city of Jerusalem and took it. They attacked it with the edge of the sword and they set the city on fire. \v 9 After that, the men of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill country, in the Negev, and the western foothills. \v 10 Judah advanced against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (the name of Hebron was previously Kiriath Arba), and they defeated Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai. - + \s5 \p \v 11 From there the men of Judah advanced against the inhabitants of Debir (the name of Debir was previously Kiriath Sepher). \v 12 Caleb said, "Whoever attacks Kiriath Sepher and takes it, I will give him Achsah, my daughter, to be his wife." \v 13 Othniel, son of Kenaz (Caleb's younger brother) captured Debir, so Caleb gave him Achsah, his daughter, to be his wife. - + \s5 \v 14 Soon Achsah came to Othniel, and she urged him to ask her father to give her a field. As she was getting off her donkey, Caleb asked her, "What can I do for you?" \v 15 She said to him, "Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negev, also give me springs of water." So Caleb gave her the upper springs and the lower springs. - + \s5 \p \v 16 The descendants of Moses' father-in-law the Kenite went up from the City of Palms with the people of Judah, into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the Negev, to live with the people of Judah near Arad. \v 17 And the men of Judah went with the men of Simeon their brothers and attacked the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and completely destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah. - + \s5 \v 18 The people of Judah also captured Gaza and the land around it, Ashkelon and the land around it, and Ekron and the land around it. \v 19 Yahweh was with the people of Judah and they took possession of the hill country, but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had iron chariots. - + \s5 \v 20 Hebron was given to Caleb (like Moses had said), and he drove out from there the three sons of Anak. \v 21 But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem. So the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day. - + \s5 \p \v 22 The house of Joseph prepared to attack Bethel, and Yahweh was with them. \v 23 They sent out men to spy on Bethel (the city that was formerly called Luz). \v 24 The spies saw a man coming out of the city, and they said to him, "Show us, please, how to get into the city, and we will be kind to you." - + \s5 \v 25 He showed them a way into the city. And they attacked the city with the edge of the sword, but they let the man and all his family get away. \v 26 And the man went to the land of the Hittites and built a city and called it Luz, which is its name to this day. - + \s5 \p \v 27 The people of Manasseh did not drive out the people living in the cities of Beth Shan and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or those who lived in Dor and its villages, or those who lived in Ibleam and its villages, or those who lived in Megiddo and its villages, because the Canaanites were determined to live in that land. \v 28 When Israel became strong, they forced the Canaanites to serve them with hard labor, but they never drove them out completely. - + \s5 \p \v 29 Ephraim did not drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer, so the Canaanites continued to live in Gezer among them. - + \s5 \p \v 30 Zebulun did not drive out the people living in Kitron, or the people living in Nahalol, and so the Canaanites continued to live among them, but Zebulun forced the Canaanites to serve them with hard labor. - + \s5 \p \v 31 Asher did not drive out the people living in Acco, or the people living in Sidon, or those living in Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, or Rehob. \v 32 So the tribe of Asher lived among the Canaanites (those who lived in the land), because they did not drive them out. - + \s5 \p \v 33 The tribe of Naphtali did not drive out those who were living in Beth Shemesh, or those living in Beth Anath. So the tribe of Naphtali lived among the Canaanites (the people who were living in that land). However, the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were forced into hard labor for Naphthali. - + \s5 \p \v 34 The Amorites forced the tribe of Dan to live in the hill country, not allowing them to come down to the plain. diff --git a/07-JDG/02.usfm b/07-JDG/02.usfm index f2b322c3..151561bb 100644 --- a/07-JDG/02.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/02.usfm @@ -4,46 +4,45 @@ \p \v 1 The angel of Yahweh went up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, "I brought you up from Egypt, and have brought you to the land I swore to give to your fathers. I said, 'I will never break my covenant with you. \v 2 You must make no covenant with those who live in this land. You must tear down their altars.' But you have not listened to my voice. What is this that you have done? - + \s5 \v 3 So now I say, 'I will not drive the Canaanites out before you, but they will become thorns in your sides, and their gods will become a trap for you.'" \v 4 When the angel of Yahweh spoke these words to all the people of Israel, the people shouted and wept. \v 5 They called that place Bochim. There they offered sacrifices to Yahweh. - + \s5 \p -\v 6 Now when Joshua had sent the people on their way, the people of Israel each went to the place assigned, to take ownership of their land. +\v 6 Now when Joshua had sent the people on their way, the people of Israel each went to the place assigned, to take ownership of their land. \v 7 The people served Yahweh during the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, those who had seen all of Yahweh's great deeds he had done for Israel. \v 8 Joshua son of Nun the servant of Yahweh, died at the age of 110 years old. - + \s5 \v 9 They buried him within the border of the land he was assigned in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. \v 10 All that generation was also gathered to their fathers. Another generation grew up after them who did not know Yahweh or what he had done for Israel. - + \s5 \p \v 11 The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh and they served the Baals. \v 12 They broke away from Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, the very gods of the peoples who were around them, and they bowed down to them. They provoked Yahweh to anger because \v 13 they broke away from Yahweh and worshiped Baal and the Ashtoreths. - + \s5 \v 14 The anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he gave them to the raiders who stole their possessions from them. He sold them as slaves who were held by the strength of their enemies around them, so they could no longer defend themselves against their enemies. \v 15 Wherever Israel went out to fight, Yahweh's hand was against them to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. And they were in terrible distress. - + \s5 \p -\v 16 Then Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who were stealing their possessions. +\v 16 Then Yahweh raised up judges, who saved them out of the hand of those who were stealing their possessions. \v 17 Yet they would not listen to their judges. They were unfaithful to Yahweh and gave themselves like prostitutes to other gods and worshiped them. They soon turned aside from the way their fathers had lived— those who had obeyed the commandments of Yahweh—but they themselves did not do so. - + \s5 \v 18 When Yahweh raised up judges for them, Yahweh helped the judges and rescued them from the hand of their enemies all the days the judge lived. Yahweh had pity on them as they groaned because of those who oppressed them and afflicted them. \v 19 But when the judge died, they would turn away and do things that were even more corrupt than their fathers had done. They would go after other gods to serve them and worship them. They refused to give up any of their evil practices or their stubborn ways. - + \s5 \v 20 The anger of Yahweh burned against Israel; he said, "Because this nation has broken the terms of my covenant that I had set in place for their fathers—because they have not listened to my voice— \v 21 I will not, from now on, drive out from before them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died. \v 22 I will do this so that I may test Israel, whether or not they will keep the way of Yahweh and walk in it, as their fathers kept it." -\v 23 That is why Yahweh left those nations and did not drive them out quickly and give them into the hand of Joshua. - +\v 23 That is why Yahweh left those nations and did not drive them out quickly and give them into the hand of Joshua. diff --git a/07-JDG/03.usfm b/07-JDG/03.usfm index dd7e4b12..277dcdd8 100644 --- a/07-JDG/03.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/03.usfm @@ -5,61 +5,61 @@ \v 1 Now Yahweh left these nations to test Israel, namely everyone in Israel who had not experienced any of the wars fought in Canaan. \v 2 (He did this to teach warfare to the new generation of the Israelites who had not known it before.) \v 3 These are the nations: the five kings from the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the Lebanon mountains, from Mount Baal Hermon to Hamath Pass. - + \s5 \v 4 These nations were left as a means by which Yahweh would test Israel, to confirm whether they would obey the commands he gave their ancestors through Moses. \v 5 So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. \v 6 Their daughters they took to be their wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods. - + \s5 \p \v 7 The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh and forgot Yahweh their God. They worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs. \v 8 Therefore, the anger of Yahweh was set on fire against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Cushan Rishathaim king of Aram Naharaim. The people of Israel served Cushan Rishathaim for eight years. - + \s5 \v 9 When the people of Israel called out to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up someone who would come to help the people of Israel, and who would rescue them: Othniel son of Kenaz (Caleb's younger brother). \v 10 Yahweh's Spirit empowered him, and he judged Israel and he went out to war. Yahweh gave him victory over Cushan Rishathaim king of Aram. The hand of Othniel defeated Cushan Rishathaim. \v 11 The land had peace for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died. - + \s5 \p \v 12 After that, the Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and Yahweh gave strength to Eglon king of Moab to overpower the Israelites. \v 13 Eglon joined with the Ammonites and the Amalekites and they went and defeated Israel, and they took possession of the City of Palms. \v 14 The people of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab for eighteen years. - + \s5 \p \v 15 When the people of Israel called out to Yahweh, Yahweh raised up someone who would help them, Ehud son of Gera, a Benjamite, a left-handed man. The people of Israel sent him, with their tribute payment, to Eglon king of Moab. - + \s5 \v 16 Ehud made himself a sword that had two edges, one cubit in length; he strapped it on under his clothing on his right thigh. \v 17 He gave the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.) \v 18 After Ehud had presented the tribute payment, he left with those who had carried it in. - + \s5 \v 19 As for Ehud himself, however, when he reached the place where the carved images were made near Gilgal, he turned and went back, and he said, "I have a secret message for you, my king." Eglon said, "Silence!" So all those serving him left the room. \v 20 Ehud came to him. The king was sitting by himself, alone in the coolness of the upper room. Ehud said, "I have a message from God for you." The king got up out of his seat. - + \s5 \v 21 Ehud reached with his left hand and took the sword from his right thigh, and he stabbed it into the king's body. \v 22 And the hilt of the sword also went into him after the blade, the tip of which came out of his back, and the fat closed over the blade, for Ehud did not draw the sword out of his body. \v 23 Then Ehud went out on the porch and closed the doors of the upper room behind him and locked them. - + \s5 \p \v 24 After Ehud had gone, the king's servants came; they saw that the doors of the upper room were locked, so they thought, "Surely he is relieving himself in the coolness of the upper room." -\v 25 They were growing more concerned until they felt they were neglecting their duty when the king still did not open the doors to the upper room. So they took the key and opened them, and there lay their master, fallen to the floor, dead. - +\v 25 They were growing more concerned until they felt they were neglecting their duty when the king still did not open the doors to the upper room. So they took the key and opened them, and there lay their master, fallen to the floor, dead. + \s5 \p \v 26 While the servants were waiting, wondering what they should do, Ehud escaped and passed beyond the place where there were carved images of idols, and so he escaped to Seirah. -\v 27 When he arrived, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim. Then the people of Israel went down with him from the hills, and he was leading them. - +\v 27 When he arrived, he blew a trumpet in the hill country of Ephraim. Then the people of Israel went down with him from the hills, and he was leading them. + \s5 \v 28 He said to them, "Follow me, for Yahweh is about to defeat your enemies, the Moabites." They followed him and they captured the fords of the Jordan across from the Moabites, and they did not allow anyone to cross the river. \v 29 At that time they killed about ten thousand men of Moab, and all were strong and capable men. Not one escaped. \v 30 So that day Moab was subdued by the strength of Israel. And the land had rest for eighty years. - + \s5 \p \v 31 After Ehud the next judge was Shamgar son of Anath who killed 600 men of the Philistines with a stick used to goad the cattle. He also delivered Israel from danger. diff --git a/07-JDG/04.usfm b/07-JDG/04.usfm index ce671f85..136aea2e 100644 --- a/07-JDG/04.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/04.usfm @@ -6,53 +6,53 @@ \v 1 After Ehud died, the people of Israel once again did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. \v 2 Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was named Sisera, and he lived in Harosheth of the Gentiles. \v 3 The people of Israel called out to Yahweh for help, because Sisera had nine hundred iron chariots and he oppressed the people of Israel with force for twenty years. - + \s5 \p \v 4 Now Deborah, a prophetess (the wife of Lappidoth), was a leading judge in Israel at that time. \v 5 She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came to her to settle their disputes. - + \s5 \v 6 She sent for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali. She said to him, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, commands you, 'Go to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men from Naphtali and Zebulun. \v 7 I will draw out Sisera, the commander of Jabin's army, to meet you by the river Kishon, with his chariots and his army, and I will give you victory over him.'" - + \s5 \v 8 Barak said to her, "If you go with me, I will go, but if you do not go with me, I will not go." \v 9 She said, "I will certainly go with you. However, the road on which you are going will not lead to your honor, for Yahweh will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman." Then Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh. - + \s5 \v 10 Barak called for the men of Zebulun and Naphtali to come together at Kedesh. Ten thousand men followed him, and Deborah went along with him. - + \s5 \p \v 11 Now Heber (the Kenite) had separated himself from the Kenites—they were the descendants of Hobab (Moses' father-in-law)—and he pitched his tent by the oak in Zaanannim near Kedesh. - + \s5 \p \v 12 When they told Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up to Mount Tabor, \v 13 Sisera called out all his chariots, nine hundred iron chariots, and all the soldiers who were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles to the Kishon River. - + \s5 -\v 14 Deborah said to Barak, "Go! For this is the day in which Yahweh has given you victory over Sisera. Is not Yahweh leading you?" So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him. - +\v 14 Deborah said to Barak, "Go! For this is the day in which Yahweh has given you victory over Sisera. Is not Yahweh leading you?" So Barak went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him. + \s5 \v 15 Yahweh made Sisera's army confused, all his chariots, and all his army. Barak's men attacked them and Sisera got down from his chariot and ran away on foot. \v 16 But Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth of the Gentiles, and the whole army of Sisera was killed by the edge of the sword, and not a man survived. - + \s5 \p \v 17 But Sisera ran away on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor, and the house of Heber the Kenite. \v 18 Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, "Turn aside, my master; turn aside to me and do not be afraid." So he turned aside to her and came into her tent, and she covered him with a blanket. - + \s5 \v 19 He said to her, "Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty." She opened a leather bag of milk and gave him drink, and then she covered him up again. \v 20 He said to her, "Stand at the opening of the tent. If someone comes and asks you, 'Is anyone here?', say 'No'." - + \s5 \v 21 Then Jael (the wife of Heber) took a tent peg and a hammer in her hand and went in secretly to him, for he was in a deep sleep, and she hammered the tent peg into the side of his head and it pierced through him and went down into the ground. And so he died. \v 22 As Barak was pursuing Sisera, Jael want out to meet him and said to him, "Come, I will show you the man you are looking for." So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with the tent peg in the side of his head. - + \s5 \p \v 23 So on that day God defeated Jabin, the king of Canaan, before the people of Israel. diff --git a/07-JDG/05.usfm b/07-JDG/05.usfm index 1f6e1313..bd505aa8 100644 --- a/07-JDG/05.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/05.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \v 2 "When the leaders take the lead in Israel, \q when the people gladly volunteer for war— \q we praise Yahweh! - + \s5 \q \v 3 Listen, you kings! Pay attention, you leaders! @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \q when you marched from Edom, \q the earth shook, and the skies also trembled; \q also the clouds poured down water. - + \s5 \q \v 5 The mountains quaked before the face of Yahweh; @@ -29,18 +29,18 @@ \v 6 In the days of Shamgar (son of Anath), \q in the days of Jael, the main roads were abandoned, \q and those who walked only used the winding paths. - + \s5 \q \v 7 There were few warriors in Israel, -\q until I, Deborah, took command— +\q until I, Deborah, took command— \q a mother took command in Israel! \q \v 8 When they chose new gods, \q there was fighting at the city gates \q and yet there were no shields or spears seen \q among forty thousand in Israel. - + \s5 \q \v 9 My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel, @@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ \v 10 Think about this—you who ride on white donkeys \q sitting on rugs for saddles, \q and you who walk along the road. - + \s5 \q -\v 11 Hear the voices of those who sing at the watering places. +\v 11 Hear the voices of those who sing at the watering places. \q There they tell again of Yahweh's righteous deeds, \q and the righteous actions of his warriors in Israel. \q Then the people of Yahweh went down to the city gates. \b - + \s5 \q \v 12 Awake, awake, Deborah! @@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ \q \v 13 Then the survivors came down to the nobles; \q the people of Yahweh came down to me with the warriors. - + \s5 \q \v 14 They came from Ephraim, whose root is in Amalek; -\q the people of Benjamin followed you. +\q the people of Benjamin followed you. \q From Machir commanders came down, \q and from Zebulun those who carry an officer's staff. - + \s5 \q \v 15 And my princes in Issachar were with Deborah; @@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ \q rushing after him into the valley under his command. \q Among the clans of Reuben \q there were great searchings of heart. - + \s5 \q \v 16 Why did you sit between the fireplaces, \q listening to the shepherds playing their pipes for their flocks? \q As for the clans of Reuben \q there were great searchings of heart. - + \s5 \q \v 17 Gilead stayed on the other side of the Jordan; @@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ \q and lived close to his harbors. \q \v 18 Zebulun was a tribe who would risk their lives to the point of death, -\q and Naphtali, also, on the field of battle. +\q and Naphtali, also, on the field of battle. \b - + \s5 \q \v 19 The kings came, they fought; @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ \q \v 20 From heaven the stars fought, \q from their paths across the heavens they fought against Sisera. - + \s5 \q \v 21 The Kishon River swept them away, @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ \q because they did not come to help Yahweh— \q to help Yahweh in the battle against the mighty warriors.' \b - + \s5 \q \v 24 Jael is blessed more than all other women, @@ -136,26 +136,26 @@ \q \v 25 The man asked for water, and she gave him milk; \q she brought him butter in a dish fit for princes. - + \s5 \q \v 26 She put her hand to the tent peg, \q and her right hand to the workman's hammer; -\q with the hammer she struck Sisera, she crushed his head. +\q with the hammer she struck Sisera, she crushed his head. \q She smashed his skull into pieces when she pierced him through the side of his head. \q \v 27 He collapsed between her feet, he fell and he lay there. \q Between her feet he fell limp. \q The place he collapsed is where he was violently killed. \b - + \s5 \q \v 28 Out of a window she looked— \q the mother of Sisera looked through the lattice and she called out in sadness, \q 'Why has it taken his chariot so long to come? \q Why have the hoofbeats of the horses that pull his chariots been delayed?' - + \s5 \q \v 29 Her wisest princesses replied, @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ \q the plunder of dyed fabric for Sisera, \q the plunder of dyed fabric embroidered, \q two pieces of dyed fabric embroidered for the necks of those who plunder?' - + \s5 \q \v 31 So may all your enemies perish, Yahweh! diff --git a/07-JDG/06.usfm b/07-JDG/06.usfm index a7e95159..d709fd79 100644 --- a/07-JDG/06.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/06.usfm @@ -5,95 +5,94 @@ \p \v 1 The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he gave them into the hand of Midian for seven years. \v 2 The power of Midian oppressed Israel. Because of Midian, the people of Israel made shelters for themselves from the dens in the hills, the caves, and the strongholds. - + \s5 \v 3 It happened that any time the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites and the Amalekites and the people from the east would attack the Israelites. \v 4 They would set up their army on the land and destroy the crops, all the way to Gaza. They would leave no food in Israel, and no sheep, nor cattle or donkeys. - + \s5 \v 5 Whenever they and their livestock and tents came up, they would come as a swarm of locusts, and it was impossible to count either the people or their camels. They invaded the land in order to destroy it. \v 6 Midian weakened the Israelites so severely that the people of Israel called out to Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 7 When the people of Israel called out to Yahweh because of Midian, \v 8 Yahweh sent a prophet to the people of Israel. The prophet said to them, "This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: 'I brought you up from Egypt; I brought you out of the house of slavery. - + \s5 \v 9 I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of all who were oppressing you. I drove them out before you, and I gave you their land. \v 10 I said to you, "I am Yahweh your God; I commanded you not to worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living." But you have not obeyed my voice.'" - + \s5 \p \v 11 Now the angel of Yahweh came and sat under the oak in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash (the Abiezrite), while Gideon, Joash's son, was separating out the wheat by beating it on the floor, in the winepress—to hide it from the Midianites. \v 12 The angel of Yahweh appeared to him and said to him, "Yahweh is with you, you strong warrior!" - + \s5 \v 13 Gideon said to him, "Oh, my master, if Yahweh is with us, why then has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonderful deeds that our fathers told us about, when they said, 'Did not Yahweh bring us up from Egypt?' But now Yahweh has abandoned us and gave us into the hand of Midian." - + \s5 \v 14 Yahweh looked at him and said, "Go in the strength you already have. Deliver Israel from the hand of Midian. Have I not sent you?" \v 15 Gideon said to him, "Please, Lord, how can I deliver Israel? See, my family is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least important in my father's house." - + \s5 \v 16 Yahweh said to him, "I will be with you, and you will defeat the entire Midianite army as one man." \v 17 Gideon said to him, "If you are pleased with me, then give me a sign that it is you who is speaking to me. \v 18 Please, do not leave here, until I come to you and bring out my gift and set it before you." Yahweh said, "I will wait until you return." - + \s5 \p \v 19 Gideon went and prepared a young goat and from an ephah of flour he made unleavened bread. He put the meat in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot and brought them to him under the oak tree, and presented them. \v 20 The angel of God said to him, "Take the meat and the unleavened bread and put them on this rock, and pour out the broth over them." And Gideon did so. - + \s5 \v 21 Then the angel of Yahweh reached out with the end of the staff in his hand. With it he touched the flesh and the unleavened bread; a fire went up out of the rock and consumed the meat and the unleavened bread. Then the angel of Yahweh went away and Gideon could no longer see him. - + \s5 \v 22 Gideon understood that this was the angel of Yahweh. Gideon said, "Ah, Lord Yahweh! For I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!" \v 23 Yahweh said to him, "Peace to you! Do not be afraid, you will not die." \v 24 So Gideon built an altar there to Yahweh. He called it, "Yahweh is Peace." To this day it still stands at Ophrah of the clan of Abiezer. - + \s5 \p \v 25 That night Yahweh said to him, "Take your father's bull, and a second bull that is seven years old, and pull apart the altar of Baal that belongs to your father, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it. \v 26 Build an altar to Yahweh your God on the top of this place of refuge, and construct it the correct way. Offer the second bull as a burnt offering, using the wood from the Asherah that you cut down." - + \s5 \v 27 So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as Yahweh had told him. But because he was too afraid of his father's household and the men of the town to do it during the day, he did it at night. - + \s5 \p \v 28 In the morning when the men of the town got up, the altar of Baal was broken down, and the Asherah that was beside it was cut down, and the second bull had been offered on the altar that had been built. \v 29 The men of the city said to one another, "Who has done this?" When they talked with others and searched for answers, they said, "Gideon son of Joash has done this thing." - + \s5 \v 30 Then the men of the town said to Joash, "Bring out your son so that he may be put to death, because he pulled apart the altar of Baal, and because he cut down the Asherah beside it." - + \s5 \v 31 Joash said to all who opposed him, "Will you plead the case for Baal? Will you save him? Whoever pleads the case for him, let him be put to death while it is still morning. If Baal is a god, let him defend himself when someone pulls his altar apart." \v 32 Therefore on that day they called Gideon "Jerub Baal," because he said, "Let Baal defend himself against him," because Gideon broke down Baal's altar. - + \s5 \p \v 33 Now all the Midianites, the Amalekites, and the people of the east gathered together. They crossed over the Jordan and camped in the valley of Jezreel. - + \s5 \v 34 But the Spirit of Yahweh came over Gideon. Gideon blew a trumpet, calling out the clan of Abiezer, so they might follow him. \v 35 He sent messengers all throughout Manasseh, and they too, were called out to follow him. He also sent messengers to Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, and they went up to meet him. - + \s5 \p \v 36 Gideon said to God, "If you intend to use me to save Israel, as you have said— \v 37 Look, I am putting a woolen fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece, and it is dry on all the ground, then I will know that you will use me to save Israel, as you said." - + \s5 \v 38 This is what happened—Gideon rose early the next morning, he pressed the fleece together, and wrung out the dew from the fleece, enough to fill a bowl with water. - + \s5 \v 39 Then Gideon said to God, "Do not be angry with me, I will speak one more time. Please allow me one more test using the fleece. This time make the fleece dry, and let there be dew on all the ground around it." \v 40 God did what he asked for that night. The fleece was dry, and there was dew on all the ground around it. - diff --git a/07-JDG/07.usfm b/07-JDG/07.usfm index fb3de04a..406b2b3f 100644 --- a/07-JDG/07.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/07.usfm @@ -4,61 +4,60 @@ \c 7 \p \v 1 Then Jerub Baal (that is, Gideon) rose up early, and all the people who were with him, and they encamped beside the spring of Harod. The camp of Midian was to their north in the valley near the hill of Moreh. - + \s5 \p \v 2 Yahweh said to Gideon, "There are too many soldiers for me to give you victory over the Midianites, so that Israel may not boast over me, saying, 'Our own power has saved us.' \v 3 Now therefore, proclaim in the ears of the people and say, 'Whoever is afraid, whoever trembles, let him return and depart from Mount Gilead.'" So twenty-two thousand people went away, and ten thousand remained. - + \s5 \p \v 4 Yahweh said to Gideon, "The people are still too many. Take them down to the water, and I will make their number smaller for you there. If I say to you, 'This one will go with you,' he will go with you; but if I say, 'This one will not go with you,' he will not go." - + \s5 \v 5 So Gideon brought the people down to the water, and Yahweh said to him, "Separate everyone who laps up the water, as a dog laps, from those who kneel down to drink." -\v 6 Three hundred men lapped. The rest of the men kneeled down to drink water. - +\v 6 Three hundred men lapped. The rest of the men kneeled down to drink water. + \s5 \v 7 Yahweh said to Gideon, "With the three hundred men who lapped, I will rescue you and give you victory over the Midianites. Let every other man go back to his own place." \v 8 So those who were chosen took their supplies and their trumpets. Gideon sent away all the men of Israel, every man to his tent, but he kept the three hundred men. Now the Midian camp was down below him in the valley. - + \s5 \p \v 9 That same night Yahweh said to him, "Get up! Attack the camp, for I am going to give you victory over it. \v 10 But if you are afraid to go down, go down to the camp with Purah your servant, \v 11 and listen to what they are saying, and your courage will be strengthened to attack the camp." So Gideon went with Purah his servant, down to the guard posts of the camp. - + \s5 \v 12 The Midianites, the Amalekites, and all the people of the east settled along in the valley, as thick as a cloud of locusts. Their camels were more than could be counted; they were more in number than the grains of the sand on the seashore. - + \s5 \v 13 When Gideon arrived there, a man was telling a dream to his companion. The man said, "Look! I had a dream, and I saw a round loaf of barley bread tumbling into the camp of Midian. It came to the tent, and hit it so hard that it fell down and turned it upside down, so that it lay flat." \v 14 The other man said, "This is nothing other than the sword of Gideon (the son of Joash), the Israelite. God has given him victory over Midian and all their army." - + \s5 \p \v 15 When Gideon heard the retelling of the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down in worship. He went back to the camp of Israel and said, "Get up! Yahweh has given you victory over the Midian army." -\v 16 He divided the three hundred men into three groups, and he gave them all trumpets and empty jars, with torches inside each jar. +\v 16 He divided the three hundred men into three groups, and he gave them all trumpets and empty jars, with torches inside each jar. \s5 \v 17 He said to them, "Look at me and do what I do. Watch! When I come to the edge of the camp, you must do what I do. \v 18 When I blow the trumpet, I and all who are with me, then blow your trumpets also on every side of the entire camp and shout, 'For Yahweh and for Gideon!'" - + \s5 \p \v 19 So Gideon and the hundred men who were with him came to the edge of the camp, right at the beginning of the middle watch. Just as the Midianites were changing guard, they blew the trumpets and broke the jars that were in their hands. - + \s5 \v 20 The three companies blew the trumpets and broke the jars. They held the torches in their left hands and the trumpets in their right hands to blow them. They shouted out, "The sword of Yahweh and of Gideon." \v 21 Every man stood in his place around the camp and all the Midianite army ran. They shouted and ran away. - + \s5 \v 22 When they blew the three hundred trumpets, Yahweh set every Midianite man's sword against his comrades and against all their army. The army fled as far as Beth Shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel Meholah, near Tabbath. \v 23 The men of Israel from Naphtali, Asher, and all Manasseh were called out, and they went after Midian. - + \s5 \p \v 24 Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, "Go down against Midian and take control of the Jordan River, as far as Beth Barah, to stop them." So all the men of Ephraim gathered together and took control of the waters, as far as Beth Barah and the Jordan River. \v 25 They captured the two princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb. They killed Oreb at the rock of Oreb, and they killed Zeeb at the winepress of Zeeb. They went after the Midianites, and they brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon, who was on the other side of the Jordan. - diff --git a/07-JDG/08.usfm b/07-JDG/08.usfm index 2c0b1335..6525c238 100644 --- a/07-JDG/08.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/08.usfm @@ -3,81 +3,81 @@ \s5 \c 8 \p -\v 1 The men of Ephraim said to Gideon, "What is this you have done to us? You did not call us when you went to fight against Midian." And they argued with him with force. - +\v 1 The men of Ephraim said to Gideon, "What is this you have done to us? You did not call us when you went to fight against Midian." And they argued with him with force. + \s5 \v 2 He said to them, "What have I done now compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim's grapes better than the full grape harvest of Abiezer? \v 3 God has given you victory over the princes of Midian—Oreb and Zeeb! What have I accomplished compared to you?" Their anger toward him died down when he said this. - + \s5 \p -\v 4 Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over it, he and the three hundred men who were with him. They were exhausted, yet they still kept up the pursuit. +\v 4 Gideon came to the Jordan and crossed over it, he and the three hundred men who were with him. They were exhausted, yet they still kept up the pursuit. \v 5 He said to the men of Succoth, "Please give loaves of bread to the people who follow me, for they are exhausted, and I am pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian." - + \s5 -\v 6 And the officials said, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand? Why should we give bread to your army?" +\v 6 And the officials said, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand? Why should we give bread to your army?" \v 7 Gideon said, "When Yahweh has given us victory over Zebah and Zalmunna, I will tear your skin with the desert thorns and briers." - + \s5 \v 8 He went up from there to Penuel and spoke to the people there in the same way, but the men of Penuel answered him just as the men of Succoth had answered. \v 9 He spoke also to the men of Penuel and said, "When I come again in peace, I will pull down this tower." - + \s5 \p \v 10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna were in Karkor with their army, about fifteen thousand men, all who remained out of the entire army of the people of the East, for there had fallen 120,000 men who were trained to fight with the sword . - + \s5 \v 11 Gideon went up the road taken by tent dwellers, past Nobah and Jogbehah. He defeated the enemy army, because they were not expecting an attack. \v 12 Zebah and Zalmunna fled, and as Gideon pursued them, he captured the two kings of Midian—Zebah and Zalmunna—and set their whole army into a panic. - + \s5 \p \v 13 Gideon, son of Joash, returned from the battle going through the pass of Heres. \v 14 He ran into a young man of the people of Succoth and sought advice from him. The young man described for him the leaders of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men. - + \s5 \v 15 Gideon came to the men of Succoth and said, "Look at Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you mocked me and said, 'Have you already conquered Zebah and Zalmunna? We do not know that we should give bread to your army.'" \v 16 Gideon took the elders of the city, and he punished the men of Succoth with the desert thorns and briers. \v 17 And he pulled down the tower of Penuel and killed the men of that city. - + \s5 \p \v 18 Then Gideon said to Zebah and Zalmunna, "What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?" They answered, "As you are, so were they. Every one of them looked like the son of a king." \v 19 Gideon said, "They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. As Yahweh lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not kill you." - + \s5 \v 20 He said to Jether (his firstborn), "Get up and kill them!" But the young man did not draw his sword for he was afraid, because he was still a young boy. \v 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, "Get up yourself and kill us! For as the man is, so is his strength." Gideon rose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna. He also took off the crescent-shaped ornaments that were on their camels' necks. - + \s5 \p \v 22 Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, "Rule over us—you, your son, and your grandson— because you have saved us out of the hand of Midian." \v 23 Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, neither will my son rule over you. Yahweh will rule over you." - + \s5 \v 24 Gideon said to them, "Let me make a request of you: that every one of you would give me the earrings from his plunder." (The Midianites had golden earrings because they were Ishmaelites.) -\v 25 They answered, "We are glad to give them to you." They spread out a cloak and every man threw on it the earrings from his plunder. - +\v 25 They answered, "We are glad to give them to you." They spread out a cloak and every man threw on it the earrings from his plunder. + \s5 \v 26 The weight of the golden earrings that he requested was 1,700 shekels of gold. This plunder was in addition to the crescent ornaments, the pendants, the purple clothing that was worn by the kings of Midian, and in addition to the chains that had been around their camels' necks. - + \s5 \v 27 Gideon made an ephod out of the earrings and put it in his city, in Ophrah, and all Israel prostituted themselves by worshiping it there. It became a trap for Gideon and for those in his house. \v 28 So Midian was subdued before the people of Israel and they did not raise their heads up again. And the land had peace for forty years in the days of Gideon. - + \s5 \p \v 29 Jerub Baal, son of Joash, went and lived in his own house. \v 30 Gideon fathered seventy sons, for he had many wives. \v 31 His concubine, who was in Shechem, also bore him a son, and Gideon gave him the name Abimelech. - + \s5 \v 32 Gideon, son of Joash, died at a good old age and was buried in Ophrah in the tomb of Joash his father, of the clan of Abiezer. \p \v 33 It came about, as soon as Gideon was dead, the people of Israel turned again and prostituted themselves by worshiping the Baals. They made Baal Berith their god. - + \s5 -\v 34 The people of Israel did not remember to honor Yahweh, their God, who had rescued them from the hand of all their enemies on every side. +\v 34 The people of Israel did not remember to honor Yahweh, their God, who had rescued them from the hand of all their enemies on every side. \v 35 They did not keep their promises to the house of Jerub Baal (that is, Gideon), in return for all the good he had done in Israel. diff --git a/07-JDG/09.usfm b/07-JDG/09.usfm index f3d9766a..dff91317 100644 --- a/07-JDG/09.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/09.usfm @@ -3,119 +3,118 @@ \s5 \c 9 \p -\v 1 Abimelech son of Jerub Baal went to his mother's relatives at Shechem and he said to them and to the whole clan of his mother's family, +\v 1 Abimelech son of Jerub Baal went to his mother's relatives at Shechem and he said to them and to the whole clan of his mother's family, \v 2 "Please say this, so that all the leaders in Shechem may hear, 'Which is better for you: to have all seventy sons of Jerub Baal rule over you, or that just one rule over you?' Remember that I am your bone and your flesh." - + \s5 \v 3 His mother's relatives spoke for him to the leaders of Shechem, and they agreed to follow Abimelech, for they said, "He is our brother." \v 4 They gave him seventy pieces of silver out of the house of Baal Berith, and Abimelech used it to hire men of lawless and reckless character, who followed him. - + \s5 \v 5 Abimelech went to his father's house at Ophrah, and upon one stone he murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerub Baal. Only Jotham was left, the youngest son of Jerub Baal, for he hid himself. \v 6 All the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo came together and they went and made Abimelech king, beside the oak near the pillar which is in Shechem. - + \s5 \p \v 7 When Jotham was told about this, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He shouted and said to them, "Listen to me, you leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you. \v 8 The trees once went out to anoint a king over them. And they said to the olive tree, 'Reign over us.' - + \s5 \v 9 But the olive tree said to them, 'Should I give up my oil, which is used to honor gods and mankind, so I may go return, just to sway over the other trees?' \v 10 The trees said to the fig tree, 'Come and reign over us.' \v 11 But the fig tree said to them, 'Should I give up my sweetness and my good fruit, just so I could return and sway over the other trees?' - + \s5 \v 12 The trees said to the vine, 'Come and reign over us.' \v 13 The vine said to them, 'Should I give up my new wine, which cheers gods and mankind, and return and sway over the other trees?' \v 14 Then said all the trees to the thornbush, 'Come and reign over us.' - + \s5 \v 15 The thornbush said to the trees, 'If you truly want to anoint me as king over you, then come and find safety under my shade. If not, then let fire come out of the thornbush and let it burn up the cedars of Lebanon.' \v 16 Now therefore, if you have acted in truth and honesty, when you made Abimelech king, and if you have done well concerning Jerub Baal and his house, and if you have punished him as he deserves— - + \s5 \v 17 —and to think that my father fought for you, risked his life, and rescued you out of the hand of Midian— \v 18 but today you have risen up against my father's house and have killed his sons, seventy persons, upon one stone. And you have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the leaders of Shechem, because he is your relative. - + \s5 \v 19 If you acted with honesty and integrity with Jerub Baal and his house, then you should rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you. \v 20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and burn up the men of Shechem and Beth Millo. Let fire come out from the men of Shechem and Beth Millo, to burn up Abimelech." \v 21 Jotham fled and ran away, and he went to Beer. He lived there because it was far away from Abimelech, his brother. - + \s5 \p \v 22 Abimelech ruled over Israel for three years. \v 23 God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. The leaders of Shechem betrayed the trust they had with Abimelech. \v 24 God did this so the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerub Baal might be avenged, and Abimelech their brother would be held responsible for murdering them, and the men of Shechem would be held responsible because they helped him murder his brothers. - + \s5 \v 25 So the leaders of Shechem positioned men to lie in wait on the hilltops that they might ambush him, and they robbed all who passed by them along that road. This was reported to Abimelech. - + \s5 \p \v 26 Gaal son of Ebed came with his relatives and they went over to Shechem. The leaders of Shechem had confidence in him. \v 27 They went out into the field and gathered grapes from the vineyards, and they trampled on them. They held a festival in the house of their god, where they ate and drank, and they cursed Abimelech. - + \s5 \v 28 Gaal son of Ebed, said, "Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerub Baal? And is not Zebul his officer? Serve the men of Hamor, Shechem's father! Why should we serve him? \v 29 I wish that this people were under my command! Then would I remove Abimelech. I would say to Abimelech, 'Call out all your army.'" - + \s5 \p \v 30 When Zebul, the official of the city, heard the words of Gaal son of Ebed his anger was kindled. \v 31 He sent messengers to Abimelech in order to deceive, saying, "See, Gaal son of Ebed and his relatives are coming to Shechem, and they are stirring up the city against you. - + \s5 \v 32 Now, get up during the night, you and the soldiers with you, and prepare an ambush in the fields. \v 33 Then in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, rise early and make a raid on the city. And when he and the people with him come out against you, do whatever you can to them." - + \s5 \p \v 34 So Abimelech got up during the night, he and all the men who were with him, and they set an ambush against Shechem—dividing into four units. \v 35 Gaal son of Ebed went out and stood in the entrance of the city gate. Abimelech and the men who were with him came out of their hiding place. - + \s5 \v 36 When Gaal saw the men, he said to Zebul, "See, men are coming down from the hilltops!" Zebul said to him, "You are seeing the shadows on the hills like they are men." \v 37 Gaal spoke again and said, "Look, men are coming down in the middle of the land, and one unit is coming by way of the oak of the diviners." - + \s5 \v 38 Then Zebul said to him, "Where are your proud words now, you who said, 'Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?' Are these not the men you despised? Go out now and fight against them." \v 39 Gaal went out and he was leading the men of Shechem, and he fought Abimelech. \v 40 Abimelech chased him, and Gaal fled before him. And many fell with deadly wounds before the entrance to the city gate. - + \s5 \p \v 41 Abimelech stayed in Arumah. Zebul forced Gaal and his relatives out of Shechem. \v 42 On the next day the people of Shechem went out into the field, and this was reported to Abimelech. \v 43 He took his people, divided them into three units, and they set an ambush in the fields. He looked and saw the people coming out from the city. And he attacked them and killed them. - + \s5 \v 44 Abimelech and the units that were with him attacked and blocked the entrance to the city gate. The other two units attacked all who were in the field and killed them. \v 45 Abimelech fought against the city all that day. He captured the city, and killed the people who were in it. He tore down the city walls and spread salt over it. - + \s5 \p \v 46 When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El Berith. \v 47 Abimelech was told that all the leaders had gathered together at the tower of Shechem. - + \s5 \v 48 Abimelech went up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the men who were with him. Abimelech took an ax and cut off branches. He put it on his shoulder and ordered the men with him, "What you have seen me do, hurry and do as I have done." \v 49 So every one cut off branches and followed Abimelech. They piled them against the wall of the tower, and they set it on fire, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem also died, about a thousand men and women. - + \s5 \p \v 50 Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and he encamped against Thebez and captured it. \v 51 But there was a strong tower in the city, and all the men and women and all the leaders of the city fled to it and shut themselves in. Then they went up to the roof of the tower. - + \s5 \v 52 Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and he came up near to the door of the tower to burn it. \v 53 But a woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech's head and it cracked his skull. \v 54 Then he called urgently to the young man who was his armor-bearer, and said to him, "Draw your sword and kill me, so no one will say about me, 'A woman killed him.'" So his young man pierced him through, and he died. - + \s5 \v 55 When the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they went home. \v 56 And so God avenged the evil of Abimelech that he did to his father by murdering his seventy brothers. \v 57 God made all the evil of the men of Shechem turn back on their own heads and on them came the curse of Jotham son of Jerub Baal. - diff --git a/07-JDG/10.usfm b/07-JDG/10.usfm index 48c1450c..2c2462f2 100644 --- a/07-JDG/10.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/10.usfm @@ -5,40 +5,39 @@ \p \v 1 After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah son of Dodo, a man from Issachar who lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim, arose to deliver Israel. \v 2 He judged Israel twenty-three years. He died and was buried in Shamir. - + \s5 \p \v 3 He was followed by Jair the Gileadite. He judged Israel twenty-two years. \v 4 He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead. \v 5 Jair died and was buried in Kamon. - + \s5 \p \v 6 The people of Israel added to the evil they had done in the sight of Yahweh and worshiped the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the people of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines. They abandoned Yahweh and no longer worshiped him. \v 7 Yahweh burned with anger toward Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the Ammonites. - + \s5 \v 8 They crushed and oppressed the people of Israel that year, and for eighteen years they oppressed all the people of Israel who were beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. \v 9 And the Ammonites crossed over the Jordan to fight against Judah, against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim, so that Israel was greatly distressed. - + \s5 \p \v 10 Then the people of Israel called out to Yahweh, saying, "We have sinned against you, because we abandoned our God and worshiped the Baals." \v 11 Yahweh said to the people of Israel, "Did I not deliver you from the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines, \v 12 and also from the Sidonians? The Amalekites and the Maonites oppressed you; you called out to me, and I delivered you from their power. - + \s5 \v 13 Yet you abandoned me again and worshiped other gods. Therefore, I will not keep adding to the times I deliver you. \v 14 Go and call out to the gods that you have worshiped. Let them rescue you when you have trouble." - + \s5 \v 15 The people of Israel said to Yahweh, "We have sinned. Do to us whatever seems good to you. Only please, rescue us this day." \v 16 They turned away from the foreign gods they owned, and they worshiped Yahweh. And he became impatient over the misery of Israel. - + \s5 \p \v 17 Then Ammonites gathered together and set up camp in Gilead. The Israelites came together and set up their camp at Mizpah. \v 18 The leaders of the people of Gilead said one to another, "Who is the man who will begin to fight the Ammonites? He will become the leader over all those who are living in Gilead." - diff --git a/07-JDG/11.usfm b/07-JDG/11.usfm index ac5e21f7..ed717642 100644 --- a/07-JDG/11.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/11.usfm @@ -6,77 +6,76 @@ \v 1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was his father. \v 2 Gilead's wife also gave birth to his other sons. When his wife's sons grew up, they forced Jephthah to leave the house and said to him, "You are not going to inherit anything from our family. You are the son of another woman." \v 3 So Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob. Lawless men joined Jephthah and they came and went with him. - + \s5 \p \v 4 Some days later, the people of Ammon made war against Israel. \v 5 When the people of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah back from the land of Tob. \v 6 They said to Jephthah, "Come and be our leader that we may fight with the people of Ammon." - + \s5 \v 7 Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead, "You hated me and forced me to leave my father's house. Why do you come to me now when you are in trouble?" \v 8 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "That is why we are turning to you now; come with us and fight with the people of Ammon, and you will become the leader over all who live in Gilead." - + \s5 \v 9 Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "If you bring me home again to fight against the people of Ammon, and if Yahweh gives us victory over them, I will be your leader." \v 10 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "May Yahweh be witness between us if we do not do as we say!" -\v 11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him leader and commander over them. When he was before Yahweh in Mizpah, Jephthah repeated all the promises he made. - +\v 11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him leader and commander over them. When he was before Yahweh in Mizpah, Jephthah repeated all the promises he made. + \s5 \p \v 12 Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the people of Ammon, saying, "What is this conflict between us? Why have you come with force to take our land?" \v 13 The king of the people of Ammon answered to the messengers of Jephthah, "Because when Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, over to the Jordan. Now give back those lands in peace." - + \s5 \v 14 Again Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the people of Ammon, \v 15 and he said, "This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take the land of Moab and the land of the people of Ammon, \v 16 but they came up from Egypt, and Israel went through the wilderness to the Sea of Reeds and on to Kadesh. - + \s5 \v 17 When Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, 'Please let us pass through your land,' the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he refused. So Israel stayed at Kadesh. \v 18 Then they went through the wilderness and turned away from the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and they went along the east side of the land of Moab and they camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not go into the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was Moab's border. - + \s5 \v 19 Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon; Israel said to him, 'Please, let us pass through your land to the place that is ours.' \v 20 But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his army together and moved it to Jahaz, and there he fought against Israel. - + \s5 \v 21 And Yahweh, the God of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel and they defeated them. So Israel took all the land of the Amorites who lived in that country. \v 22 They took over everything within the territory of the Amorites, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, and from the wilderness to the Jordan. - + \s5 \v 23 So then Yahweh, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites before his people Israel, and should you now take possession of their land? \v 24 Will you not take over the land that Chemosh, your god, gives you? So whatever land Yahweh our God has given us, we will take over. \v 25 Now are you really better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he dare to have an argument with Israel? Did he ever wage war against them? - + \s5 \v 26 While Israel lived for three hundred years in Heshbon and its villages, and in Aroer and its villages, and in all the cities that are along the banks of the Arnon—why then did you not take them back during that time? \v 27 I have not done you wrong, but you are doing me wrong by attacking me. Yahweh, the judge, will decide today between the people of Israel and the people of Ammon." \v 28 But the king of the people of Ammon rejected the warning Jephthah sent him. - + \s5 \p \v 29 Then the Spirit of Yahweh came on Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed through to the people of Ammon. \v 30 Jephthah made a vow to Yahweh and said, "If you give me victory over the people of Ammon, \v 31 then whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the people of Ammon will belong to Yahweh, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering." - + \s5 \v 32 So Jephthah passed through to the people of Ammon to fight against them, and Yahweh gave him victory. \v 33 He attacked them and caused a great slaughter from Aroer as far as Minnith—twenty cities—and to Abel Keramim. So the people of Ammon were put under the control of the people of Israel. - + \s5 \p \v 34 Jephthah came to his home at Mizpah, and there his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dancing. She was his only child, and besides her he had neither son nor daughter. \v 35 As soon as he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, "Oh! My daughter! You have crushed me with sorrow, and you have become one who causes me pain! For I have made an oath to Yahweh, and I cannot turn back on my promise." - + \s5 \v 36 She said to him, "My father, you have made a vow to Yahweh, do to me everything you promised, because Yahweh has taken vengeance for you against your enemies, the Ammonites." \v 37 She said to her father, "Let this promise be kept for me. Leave me alone for two months, that I may leave and go down to the hills and grieve over my virginity, I and my companions." - + \s5 \v 38 He said, "Go." He sent her away for two months. She left him, she and her companions, and they grieved her virginity in the hills. -\v 39 At the end of two months she returned to her father, who did with her according to the promise of the vow he had made. Now she had never slept with a man, and it became a custom in Israel +\v 39 At the end of two months she returned to her father, who did with her according to the promise of the vow he had made. Now she had never slept with a man, and it became a custom in Israel \v 40 that the daughters of Israel every year, for four days, would retell the story of the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite. - diff --git a/07-JDG/12.usfm b/07-JDG/12.usfm index f8785bf2..3f4f50f6 100644 --- a/07-JDG/12.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/12.usfm @@ -5,29 +5,29 @@ \p \v 1 A call went out to the men of Ephraim; they passed through Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you pass through to fight against the people of Ammon and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house down over you." \v 2 Jephthah said to them, "I and my people were in a great conflict with the people of Ammon. When I called you, you did not rescue me from them. - + \s5 \v 3 When I saw that you did not rescue me, I put my life in my own strength and passed through against the people of Ammon, and Yahweh gave me victory. Why have you come to fight against me today?" \v 4 Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead and he fought against Ephraim. The men of Gilead attacked the men of Ephraim because they said, "You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim—in Ephraim and Manasseh." - + \s5 \v 5 The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim. When any of the survivors of Ephraim said, "Let me go over the river," the men of Gilead would say to him, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he said, "No," \v 6 then they would say to him, "Say: Shibboleth." And if he said "Sibboleth" (for he could not pronounce the word correctly), the Gileadites would seize him and kill him at the fords of the Jordan. Forty-two thousand Ephraimites were killed at that time. - + \s5 \p \v 7 Jephthah served as a judge over Israel for six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead. - + \s5 \p \v 8 After him, Ibzan of Bethlehem served as a judge over Israel. \v 9 He had thirty sons. He gave away thirty daughters in marriage, and he brought in thirty daughters of other men for his sons, from the outside. He judged Israel for seven years. - + \s5 \v 10 Ibzan died and was buried at Bethlehem. \v 11 After him Elon the Zebulunite served as judge over Israel. He judged Israel for ten years. \v 12 Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun. - + \s5 \p \v 13 After him, Abdon son of Hillel the Pirathonite served as a judge over Israel. diff --git a/07-JDG/13.usfm b/07-JDG/13.usfm index 7f54ca22..7ce2d54e 100644 --- a/07-JDG/13.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/13.usfm @@ -6,26 +6,26 @@ \v 1 The people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, and he gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. \p \v 2 There was a man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. His wife was not able to become pregnant and so she had not given birth. - + \s5 \v 3 The angel of Yahweh appeared to the woman and said to her, "See now, you have been unable to become pregnant, and you have not given birth, but you will become pregnant and you will give birth to a son. \v 4 Now be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean. -\p +\p \v 5 Look, you will become pregnant and give birth to a son. No razor will be used upon his head, for the child will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin to deliver Israel from the hand of the Philistines." - + \s5 \v 6 Then the woman came and told her husband, "A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like that of an angel of God, very terrible. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name. \v 7 He said to me, 'Look! You will become pregnant, and you will give birth to a son. So then drink no wine or strong drink, and do not eat any food that the law declares to be unclean, because the child will be a Nazirite to God from the time he is in your womb until the day of his death.'" - + \s5 \p \v 8 Then Manoah prayed to Yahweh and said, "Oh, Lord, please let the man of God you sent come again to us so that he may teach us what we are to do for the child who soon will be born." \v 9 God answered Manoah's prayer, and the angel of God came to the woman again when she was sitting in the field. But Manoah her husband was not with her. - + \s5 \v 10 So the woman ran quickly and told her husband, "Look! The man has appeared to me—the one who came to me the other day!" \v 11 Manoah got up and followed his wife. When he came to the man, he said, "Are you the man who spoke with my wife?" The man said, "I am." - + \s5 \v 12 So Manoah said, "Now may your words come true. What will be the rules for the child, and what will be his work?" \v 13 The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, "She must carefully do everything that I said to her. @@ -34,25 +34,24 @@ \p \v 15 Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, "Please stay for a while, to give us time to prepare a young goat for you." \v 16 The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, "Even if I stay, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to Yahweh." (Manoah did not know that he was the angel of Yahweh.) - + \s5 \v 17 Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, "What is your name, so we may honor you when your words come true?" -\v 18 The angel of Yahweh said to him, "Why do you ask my name? It is wonderful!" +\v 18 The angel of Yahweh said to him, "Why do you ask my name? It is wonderful!" \s5 \v 19 So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering and offered them on the rock to Yahweh. He did something marvelous while Manoah and his wife were watching. \v 20 When the flame went up from the altar toward the sky, the angel of Yahweh went up in the flame of the altar. Manoah and his wife saw this and lay facedown on the ground. - + \s5 \p \v 21 The angel of Yahweh did not appear again to Manoah or his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of Yahweh. \v 22 Manoah said to his wife, "We are sure to die, because we have seen God!" - + \s5 \v 23 But his wife said to him, "If Yahweh wanted to kill us, he would not have received the burnt offering and the grain offering we gave him. He would not have shown us all these things, nor at this time would he have let us hear such things." - + \s5 \v 24 Later the woman gave birth to a son, and called his name Samson. The child grew up and Yahweh blessed him. \v 25 Yahweh's Spirit began to stir him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol. - diff --git a/07-JDG/14.usfm b/07-JDG/14.usfm index 061dd506..eb7ff30e 100644 --- a/07-JDG/14.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/14.usfm @@ -5,52 +5,52 @@ \p \v 1 Samson went down to Timnah, and there he saw a woman, one of the daughters of the Philistines. \v 2 When he returned, he told his father and mother, "I saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines. Now get her for me to be my wife." - + \s5 \v 3 His father and mother said to him, "Is there not a woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people? Are you going to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?" Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, for when I look at her, she pleases me." \v 4 But his father and his mother did not know that this matter came from Yahweh, for he desired to create a conflict with the Philistines (for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel). - + \s5 \p -\v 5 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and his mother, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah. And, look, there one of the young lions came up and was roaring at him. +\v 5 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and his mother, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah. And, look, there one of the young lions came up and was roaring at him. \v 6 Yahweh's Spirit suddenly came on him, and he tore the lion apart as easily as he would have torn apart a small goat, and he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done. - + \s5 \v 7 He went and spoke with the woman, and when he looked at her, she pleased Samson. \v 8 A few days later when he returned to marry her, he turned aside to look for the carcass of the lion. And, look, there was a swarm of bees and honey in what was left of the lion's body. \v 9 He scraped up the honey in his hands and went on, eating as he went. When he came to his father and his mother, he gave some to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them he had taken the honey out of what was left of the lion's body. - + \s5 \p \v 10 Samson's father went down to where the woman was, and Samson gave a feast there, for this was the custom of the young men. \v 11 As soon as her relatives saw him, they brought him thirty of their friends to be with him. - + \s5 \v 12 Samson said to them, "Let me now tell you a riddle. If one of you can find it out and tell me the answer during the seven days of the feast, I will give out thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes. \v 13 But if you cannot tell me the answer, then you will give me thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes." They said to him, "Tell us your riddle, so we may hear it." - + \s5 \v 14 He said to them, \q "Out of the eater was something to eat; \q out of the strong was something sweet." \p But his guests could not find the answer in three days. - + \s5 \p \v 15 On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, "Trick your husband so that he may tell us the answer to the riddle, or we will burn up you and your father's house. Did you invite us here in order to make us poor?" - + \s5 \v 16 Samson's wife started to weep in front of him; she said, "All you do is hate me! You do not love me. You have told a riddle to some of my people, but you have not told me the answer." Samson said to her, "Look here, if I have not told my father or my mother, should I tell you?" -\v 17 She cried during the seven days that their feast lasted. On the seventh day he told her the answer because she pressured him very much. She told the answer to the relatives of her people. - +\v 17 She cried during the seven days that their feast lasted. On the seventh day he told her the answer because she pressured him very much. She told the answer to the relatives of her people. + \s5 \v 18 And the men of the city said to him, on the seventh day before the sun went down, -\q "What is sweeter than honey? -\q What is stronger than a lion?" -\p Samson said to them, -\q "If you had not plowed with my heifer, +\q "What is sweeter than honey? +\q What is stronger than a lion?" +\p Samson said to them, +\q "If you had not plowed with my heifer, \q you would not have found the answer to my riddle." - + \s5 \p \v 19 Then Yahweh's Spirit suddenly came on Samson with power. Samson went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty men among those people. He took their plunder, and he gave the sets of clothing to those who had answered his riddle. He was furious and he went up to his father's house. diff --git a/07-JDG/15.usfm b/07-JDG/15.usfm index c0c447a8..0c829b28 100644 --- a/07-JDG/15.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/15.usfm @@ -5,46 +5,46 @@ \p \v 1 After some days, during the time of wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife. He said to himself, "I will go to my wife's room." But her father would not allow him to go in. \v 2 Her father said, "I really thought you hated her, so I gave her to your friend. Her younger sister is more beautiful than she is, is she not? Take her instead." - + \s5 \v 3 Samson said to them, "This time I will be innocent in regard to the Philistines when I hurt them." \v 4 Samson went and caught three hundred foxes and he tied together each pair, tail to tail. Then he took torches and tied them in the middle of each pair of tails. - + \s5 \v 5 When he had set the torches on fire, he let the foxes go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and they set fire to both the stacked grain and the grain standing in the field, along with the vineyards and the olive orchards. \v 6 The Philistines asked, "Who did this?" They were told, "Samson, the Timnite's son-in-law, did this because the Timnite took Samson's wife and gave her to his friend." Then the Philistines went and burned up her and her father. - + \s5 \v 7 Samson said to them, "If this is what you do, I will get my revenge against you, and after that is done, I will stop." \v 8 Then he cut them to pieces, hip and thigh, with a great slaughter. Then he went down and lived in a cave in the cliff of Etam. - + \s5 \p \v 9 Then the Philistines came up and they prepared for battle in Judah and set up their army in Lehi. \v 10 The men of Judah said, "Why have you come up to attack us?" They said, "We are attacking so we may capture Samson, and do to him as he has done to us." - + \s5 -\v 11 Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cave in the cliff of Etam, and they said to Samson, "Do you not know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What is this you have done to us?" Samson said to them, "They did to me, and so I have done to them." - +\v 11 Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cave in the cliff of Etam, and they said to Samson, "Do you not know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What is this you have done to us?" Samson said to them, "They did to me, and so I have done to them." + \s5 \v 12 They said to Samson, "We have come down to tie you up and give you into the hands of the Philistines." Samson said to them, "Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves." \v 13 They said to him, "No, we will only tie you with ropes and hand you over to them. We promise we will not kill you." Then they tied him up with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock. - + \s5 \p \v 14 When he came to Lehi, the Philistines came shouting as they met him. Then Yahweh's Spirit came on him with power. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and they fell off his hands. - + \s5 \v 15 Samson found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, and he picked it up and killed a thousand men with it. \v 16 Samson said, \q "With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps upon heaps, \q with the jawbone of a donkey I have killed a thousand men." - + \s5 \p \v 17 When Samson finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone, and he called the place Ramath Lehi. \v 18 Samson was very thirsty and called on Yahweh and said, "You have given this great victory to your servant. But now will I die of thirst and fall into the hands of those who are uncircumcised?" - + \s5 \v 19 And God split open the hollow place that is at Lehi, and water came out. When he drank, his strength returned and he revived. So he called the name of that place En Hakkore, and it is at Lehi to this day. \v 20 Samson judged Israel in the days of the Philistines for twenty years. diff --git a/07-JDG/16.usfm b/07-JDG/16.usfm index 73fbbfd5..17cdc15b 100644 --- a/07-JDG/16.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/16.usfm @@ -5,70 +5,70 @@ \p \v 1 Samson went to Gaza and saw a prostitute there, and he went to bed with her. \v 2 The Gazites were told, "Samson has come here." The Gazites surrounded the place and in secret, they waited for him all night at the city gate. They kept silent all night. They had said, "Let us wait until daylight, and then let us kill him." - + \s5 \v 3 Samson lay in bed until midnight. At midnight he got up and he took hold of the city gate and its two posts. He pulled them up out of the ground, bar and all, put them on his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the hill, in front of Hebron. - + \s5 \p \v 4 After this, Samson came to love a woman who lived in the valley of Sorek. Her name was Delilah. \v 5 The rulers of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, "Trick Samson to see where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him in order to humiliate him. Do this, and each one of us will give you 1,100 pieces of silver." - + \s5 \v 6 And Delilah said to Samson, "Please, tell me how is it that you are so strong, and how could anyone bind you, so you might be controlled?" \v 7 Samson said to her, "If they tie me with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, then I will become weak and be like any other man." - + \s5 \v 8 Then the rulers of the Philistines brought up to Delilah seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied Samson up with them. \v 9 Now she had men hiding in secret, staying in her inner room. She said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" But he broke the bowstrings like a thread of yarn when it touches the fire. And they did not learn the secret of his strength. - + \s5 \p \v 10 Then Delilah said to Samson, "This is how you have deceived me and told me lies. Please, tell me how you can be overpowered." \v 11 He said to her, "If they tie me up with new ropes which have never been used for work, I will become weak and like any other man." \v 12 So Delilah took new ropes and tied him up with them, and said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" The men lying in wait were in the inner room. But Samson tore off the ropes from his arms like they were a piece of thread. - - + + \s5 \p \v 13 Delilah said to Samson, "Until now you have deceived me and told me lies. Tell me how you may be overpowered." Samson said to her, "If you weave seven locks of my hair into a fabric on a loom, and then nail that to the loom, I will be like any other man." -\v 14 While he slept, Delilah wove seven locks of his hair into the fabric on the loom and nailed it to the loom, and she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" He woke from his sleep and he pulled out the fabric and the pin from the loom. - +\v 14 While he slept, Delilah wove seven locks of his hair into the fabric on the loom and nailed it to the loom, and she said to him, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" He woke from his sleep and he pulled out the fabric and the pin from the loom. + \s5 \p \v 15 She said to him, "How can you say, 'I love you,' when you do not share your secrets with me? You have mocked me these three times and have not told me how you have such great strength." \v 16 Every day she pressed him hard with her words, and she pressured him so much that he wished he would die. - + \s5 \v 17 So Samson told her everything and said to her, "I have never had a razor cut the hair on my head, for I have been a Nazirite for God from my mother's womb. If my head is shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I will become weak and be like every other man." - + \s5 \p \v 18 When Delilah saw that he had told her the truth about everything, she sent and called for the rulers of the Philistines, saying, "Come up again, for he has told me everything." Then the rulers of the Philistines went up to her, bringing the silver in their hands. \v 19 She had him fall asleep in her lap. She called for a man to shave off the seven locks of his head, and she began to subdue him, for his strength had left him. - + \s5 \v 20 She said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" He woke up out of his sleep and said, "I will get out like the other times and shake myself free." But he did not know that Yahweh had left him. \v 21 The Philistines captured him and put out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles. He turned the millstone at the prison house. \v 22 But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved. - + \s5 \p \v 23 The rulers of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice. They said, "Our god has conquered Samson, our enemy, and put him in our grasp." \v 24 When the people saw him, they praised their god, for they said, "Our god has conquered our enemy and given him to us—the destroyer of our country, who killed many of us." - + \s5 \v 25 When they were celebrating, they said, "Call for Samson, that he may make us laugh." They called for Samson out of the prison and he made them laugh. They made him stand between the pillars. \v 26 Samson said to the boy who held his hand, "Permit me to touch the pillars on which the building rests, so that I can lean against them." - + \s5 \v 27 Now the house was full of men and women. All the rulers of the Philistines were there. There were on the roof about three thousand men and women, who were looking on while Samson was entertaining them. - + \s5 \p \v 28 Samson called to Yahweh and said, "Lord Yahweh, call me to mind! Please strengthen me only this once, God, so that I may have revenge in one blow on the Philistines for taking my two eyes." \v 29 Samson held on to the two middle pillars on which the building rested, and he leaned against them, one pillar with his right hand, and the other with his left. - + \s5 \v 30 Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" He stretched out with his strength and the building fell on the rulers and on all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed when he died were more than those he killed during his life. \v 31 Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down. They took him, brought him back and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burial place of Manoah, his father. Samson had judged Israel for twenty years. diff --git a/07-JDG/17.usfm b/07-JDG/17.usfm index 075a0c60..2aa07878 100644 --- a/07-JDG/17.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/17.usfm @@ -5,29 +5,28 @@ \p \v 1 There was a man in the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Micah. \v 2 He said to his mother, "The 1,100 pieces of silver that were taken from you, about which you spoke a curse, and which I heard—look here! I have the silver with me. I stole it." His mother said, "May Yahweh bless you, my son!" - + \s5 \v 3 He restored the 1,100 pieces of silver to his mother and his mother said, "I set apart this silver to Yahweh, for my son to make carved and cast metal figures. So now, I restore it to you." \v 4 When he restored the money to his mother, his mother took two hundred pieces of silver and gave them to a metal worker who made them into carved and cast metal figures, and they were placed in the house of Micah. - + \s5 \v 5 The man Micah had a house of idols and he made an ephod and household gods, and he hired one of his sons to become his priest. \v 6 In those days there was no king in Israel, and everyone did what was right in his own eyes. - + \s5 \p \v 7 Now there was a young man of Bethlehem in Judah, of the family of Judah, who was a Levite. He stayed there to fulfill his duties. \v 8 The man left Bethlehem in Judah to go and find a place to live. As he journeyed, he came to Micah's house in the hill country of Ephraim. \v 9 Micah said to him, "Where do you come from?" The man said to him, "I am a Levite of Bethlehem in Judah, and I am traveling to find a place where I might live." - - + + \s5 \v 10 Micah said to him, "Stay with me, and be to me a father and a priest. I will give you ten pieces of silver a year, a suit of clothes, and your food." So the Levite went into his house. \v 11 The Levite was content to live with the man, and the young man became to Micah like one of his sons. - + \s5 \v 12 Micah set apart the Levite for sacred duties, and the young man became his priest, and was in Micah's house. \v 13 Then Micah said, "Now I know that Yahweh will do good for me, because this Levite has become my priest." - diff --git a/07-JDG/18.usfm b/07-JDG/18.usfm index b734c0bf..9b6264ee 100644 --- a/07-JDG/18.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/18.usfm @@ -5,63 +5,63 @@ \p \v 1 In those days there was no king in Israel. The tribe of the descendants of Dan was looking for a territory to live in, for up to that day they had not received any inheritance from among the tribes of Israel. \v 2 The people of Dan sent five men from the whole number of their tribe, men who were experienced warriors from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to scout the land on foot, and to look it over. They said to them, "Go and look over the land." They came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and they spent the night there. - + \s5 \v 3 When they were near Micah's house, they recognized the speech of the young Levite. So they stopped and asked him, "Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?" \v 4 He said to them, "This is what Micah has done for me: He has hired me to become his priest." - + \s5 \v 5 They said to him, "Please seek the advice of God, so we may know whether the journey we are going on will be successful." \v 6 The priest said to them, "Go in peace. Yahweh will lead you in the way you should go." - + \s5 \p \v 7 Then the five men left and came to Laish, and they saw the people who were there were living in safety—in the same way the Sidonians lived undisturbed and secure. There was no one who conquered them in the land, or who troubled them in any way. They lived far away from the Sidonians, and they had no dealings with anyone. \v 8 They returned to their tribe in Zorah and Eshtaol. Their relatives asked them, "What is your report?" - + \s5 \v 9 They said, "Come! Let us attack them! We have seen the land and it is very good. Are you doing nothing? Do not be slow to attack and conquer the land. \v 10 When you go, you will come to a people who think they are secure, and the land is wide! God has given it to you—a place that does not lack anything on earth." - + \s5 \p \v 11 Six hundred men of the tribe of Dan, armed with weapons of war, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol. \v 12 They went up and camped at Kiriath Jearim, in Judah. This is why people called that place Mahaneh Dan to this day; it is west of Kiriath Jearim. - + \s5 \v 13 They went away from there to the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah. \p \v 14 Then the five men who had gone to scout the country of Laish said to their relatives, "Do you know that in these houses there are an ephod, household gods, a carved figure, and a cast metal figure? Decide now what you will do." - + \s5 \v 15 So they turned in there and came to the house of the young Levite, at the house of Micah, and they greeted him. \v 16 Now the six hundred Danites, armed with weapons of war, stood at the entrance of the gate. - + \s5 \v 17 The five men who had gone to scout out the land went there and they took the carved figure, the ephod, and the household gods, and the cast metal figure, while the priest stood by the opening of the gate with the six hundred men armed with weapons of war. \v 18 When these went into Micah's house and took the carved figure, the ephod, the household gods, and the cast metal figure, the priest said to them, "What are you doing?" - + \s5 \v 19 They said to him, "Be quiet! Put your hand on your mouth and come with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest for the house of one man, or to be priest for a tribe and a clan in Israel?" \v 20 The priest's heart was glad. He took the ephod, the household gods, and the carved figure, and went along with the people. - + \s5 \p \v 21 So they turned and went away. They put the small children in front of themselves, as well as the cattle and their possessions. -\v 22 When they were a good distance from the house of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah's house were called together, and they caught up with the Danites. +\v 22 When they were a good distance from the house of Micah, the men who were in the houses near Micah's house were called together, and they caught up with the Danites. \v 23 They shouted to the Danites, and they turned and said to Micah, "Why have you been called together?" \s5 \v 24 He said, "You stole the gods that I made, you have taken my priest, and you are leaving. What else do I have left? How can you ask me, 'What is bothering you?'" \v 25 The people of Dan said to him, "You should not let us hear you say anything, or some very angry men will attack you, and you and your family will be killed." \v 26 Then the people of Dan went their way. When Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house. - + \s5 \p \v 27 The people of Dan took what Micah had made, as well as his priest, and they came to Laish, to a people who were undisturbed and secure and they killed them with the sword and burned the city. \v 28 There was no one to rescue them because it was a long way from Sidon, and they had no dealings with anyone. It was in the valley that is near Beth Rehob. The Danites rebuilt the city and lived there. \v 29 They named the city Dan, the name of Dan their ancestor, who was one of Israel's sons. But the name of the city used to be Laish. - + \s5 \v 30 The people of Dan set up the carved figure for themselves. And Jonathan, son of Gershom, son of Moses, he and his sons were priests for the tribe of the Danites until the day of the land's captivity. \v 31 So they worshiped Micah's carved figure that he made as long as the house of God was at Shiloh. diff --git a/07-JDG/19.usfm b/07-JDG/19.usfm index d6abc89e..3a577335 100644 --- a/07-JDG/19.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/19.usfm @@ -6,66 +6,65 @@ \v 1 In those days, when there was no king in Israel, there was a man, a Levite, living for a while in the most remote area of the hill country of Ephraim. He took for himself a woman, a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. \v 2 But his concubine was unfaithful to him; she left him and went back to her father's house in Bethlehem of Judah. She stayed there for four months. - + \s5 -\v 3 Then her husband got up and went after her in order to persuade her to come back. His servant was with him, and a pair of donkeys. She brought him into her father's house. When the girl's father saw him, he was glad. +\v 3 Then her husband got up and went after her in order to persuade her to come back. His servant was with him, and a pair of donkeys. She brought him into her father's house. When the girl's father saw him, he was glad. \v 4 His father-in-law, the girl's father, persuaded him to stay for three days. They ate and drank, and they spent the night there. - + \s5 \v 5 On the fourth day they got up early and he prepared to go, but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, "Strengthen yourself with a bit of bread, then you may go." \v 6 So the two of them sat down to eat and drink together. Then the girl's father said, "Please be willing to spend the night and have a good time." - + \s5 \v 7 When the Levite got up to leave, the father of the young woman urged him to stay, so he changed his plan and spent the night there again. \v 8 On the fifth day he woke up early to leave, but the girl's father said, "Strengthen yourself, and wait until the afternoon." So the two of them had a meal. - + \s5 -\v 9 When the Levite and his concubine and his servant rose up to depart, his father-in-law, the girl's father said to him, "See, now the day is advancing toward evening. Please stay another night, and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and go back home." +\v 9 When the Levite and his concubine and his servant rose up to depart, his father-in-law, the girl's father said to him, "See, now the day is advancing toward evening. Please stay another night, and have a good time. You can get up early tomorrow and go back home." \s5 \p \v 10 But the Levite was not willing to spend the night. He got up and left. He went toward Jebus (that is Jerusalem). He had a pair of saddled donkeys—and his concubine was with him. \v 11 When they were near Jebus, the day was nearly over, and the servant said to his master, "Come, let us turn aside to the city of the Jebusites and spend the night in it." - + \s5 \v 12 His master said to him, "We will not turn aside into a city of foreigners who do not belong to the people of Israel. We will go on to Gibeah." \v 13 The Levite said to his young man, "Come, let us go to one of those other places, and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah." - + \s5 \v 14 So they went on, and the sun set as they came near to Gibeah, in the territory of Benjamin. \v 15 They turned aside there to spend the night in Gibeah. And he went in and sat down in the city square, for no one took them into his house for the night. - + \s5 \p \v 16 But then an old man was coming from his work in the field that evening. He was from the hill country of Ephraim, and he was staying for a while in Gibeah. But the men living in that place were Benjaminites. \v 17 He raised his eyes and saw the traveler in the city square. The old man said, "Where are you going? Where are you coming from?" - + \s5 \v 18 The Levite said to him, "We are on our way from Bethlehem in Judah to the most remote part of the hill country of Ephraim, which is where I come from. I went to Bethlehem in Judah, and I am going to the house of Yahweh, but there is no one who will take me into his house. \v 19 We have straw and feed for our donkeys, and there is bread and wine for me and your female servant here, and for this young man with your servants. We lack nothing." - + \s5 -\v 20 The old man greeted them, "Peace be with you! I will take care of all your needs. Only do not spend the night in the square." -\v 21 So the man brought the Levite into his house and gave feed to the donkeys. They washed their feet and ate and drank. +\v 20 The old man greeted them, "Peace be with you! I will take care of all your needs. Only do not spend the night in the square." +\v 21 So the man brought the Levite into his house and gave feed to the donkeys. They washed their feet and ate and drank. \s5 \p \v 22 While they were making their hearts glad, some men of the city, worthless men, surrounded the house, beating on the door. They spoke to the old man, the master of the house, saying, "Bring out the man who came into your house, so we can have sex with him." -\v 23 The man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, "No, my brothers, please do not do this evil thing! Since this man is a guest in my house, do not do this wicked thing! - +\v 23 The man, the master of the house, went out to them and said to them, "No, my brothers, please do not do this evil thing! Since this man is a guest in my house, do not do this wicked thing! + \s5 \v 24 See, my virgin daughter and his concubine are here. Let me bring them out now. Violate them and do with them whatever you like. But do not do such a wicked thing to this man!" \v 25 But the men would not listen to him, so the man seized his concubine and brought her out to them. They seized her, raped her, and abused her throughout the night, and at dawn they let her go. \v 26 At dawn the woman came and she fell down at the door of the man's house where her master was, and she lay there until it was light. - + \s5 \p \v 27 Her master rose up in the morning and opened the doors of the house and went out to go on his way. He could see his concubine lying there at the door, with her hands on the threshold. \v 28 The Levite said to her, "Get up. Let us go." But there was no answer. He put her on the donkey, and the man set out for home. - + \s5 \v 29 When the Levite came to his house, he took a knife, and he took hold of his concubine, and cut her up, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent the pieces everywhere throughout Israel. \v 30 All who saw this said, "Such a thing has never been done or seen from the day the people of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt to this present day. Think about it! Give us advice! Tell us what to do!" - diff --git a/07-JDG/20.usfm b/07-JDG/20.usfm index 2eada13f..335a194e 100644 --- a/07-JDG/20.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/20.usfm @@ -5,36 +5,30 @@ \p \v 1 Then all the people of Israel came out as one man, from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead also, and they assembled together before Yahweh at Mizpah. \v 2 The leaders of all the people, of all the tribes of Israel, took their places in the assembly of the people of God—400,000 men on foot, who were ready to fight with the sword. - \s5 \v 3 Now the people of Benjamin heard that the people of Israel had gone up to Mizpah. The people of Israel said, "Tell us how this wicked thing happened." \v 4 The Levite, the husband of the woman who had been murdered, answered, "I came to Gibeah in the territory that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to spend the night. - \s5 \v 5 During the night, the leaders of Gibeah attacked me, surrounding the house and intending to kill me. They seized and raped my concubine, and she died. \v 6 I took my concubine and cut her body into pieces, and sent them into each region of Israel's inheritance, because they have committed such wickedness and outrage in Israel. \v 7 Now, all you Israelites, give your advice and counsel here." - \s5 \p \v 8 All the people arose together as one man, and they said, "None of us will go to his tent, and none of us will return to his house! \v 9 But now this is what we must do to Gibeah: we will attack it as the lot directs us. - \s5 \v 10 We will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and one hundred of a thousand, and one thousand of ten thousand, to get provisions for these people, so that when they come to Gibeah in Benjamin, they may punish them for the wickedness they committed in Israel." \v 11 So all the soldiers of Israel assembled against the city, as one man. - \s5 \p \v 12 The tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, "What is this wickedness that was done among you? \v 13 Therefore, give us those wicked men of Gibeah, so we may put them to death, and so we will completely remove this evil from Israel." But the Benjaminites would not listen to the voice of their brothers, the people of Israel. \v 14 Then the people of Benjamin came together out of the cities to Gibeah to get ready to fight against the people of Israel. - \s5 \v 15 The people of Benjamin brought together from their cities to fight on that day twenty-six thousand soldiers who were trained to fight with the sword. In addition, there were seven hundred of their chosen men from the inhabitants of Gibeah. @@ -44,83 +38,67 @@ \p \v 17 The people of Israel, not counting the number from Benjamin, numbered 400,000 men, who were trained to fight with the sword. All of these were men of war. \v 18 The people of Israel arose, went up to Bethel, and asked for advice from God. They asked, "Who first will attack the people of Benjamin for us?" Yahweh said, "Judah will attack first." - \s5 \p \v 19 The people of Israel got up in the morning and they moved their camp near Gibeah. \v 20 The people of Israel went out to fight against Benjamin. They set up their battle positions against them at Gibeah. \v 21 The people of Benjamin came out of Gibeah, and they killed twenty-two thousand men of the army of Israel on that day. - \s5 -\v 22 But the people of Israel strengthened themselves, and they formed the battle line in the same place where they had taken positions on the first day. -\v 23 And the people of Israel went up and they wept before Yahweh until evening. They sought direction from Yahweh: "Should we go again to fight against our brothers, the people of Benjamin?" And Yahweh said, "Attack them!" - +\v 22 But the people of Israel strengthened themselves, and they formed the battle line in the same place where they had taken positions on the first day. +\v 23 And the people of Israel went up and they wept before Yahweh until evening. They sought direction from Yahweh: "Should we go again to fight against our brothers, the people of Benjamin?" And Yahweh said, "Attack them!" \s5 \p \v 24 So the people of Israel went against the soldiers of Benjamin the second day. \v 25 On the second day, Benjamin went out against them from Gibeah and they killed eighteen thousand men from the people of Israel. All were men who trained to fight with the sword. - \s5 \v 26 Then all the soldiers of Israel and all the people went up to Bethel and wept, and there they sat before Yahweh and they fasted that day until the evening and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh. - \s5 \v 27 The people of Israel asked Yahweh—for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, \v 28 and Phinehas, son of Eleazar son of Aaron, was serving before the ark in those days—"Should we go out to battle once more against the people of Benjamin, our brothers, or stop?" Yahweh said, "Attack, for tomorrow I will help you defeat them." - \s5 \p \v 29 So Israel set men in secret places around Gibeah. \v 30 The people of Israel fought against the people of Benjamin for the third day, and they formed their battle lines against Gibeah as they had done before. - \s5 \v 31 The people of Benjamin went and fought against the people, and they were drawn away from the city. They began to kill some of the people. There were about thirty men of Israel who died in the fields and on the roads. One of the roads went up to Bethel, and the other went to Gibeah. - \s5 \v 32 Then the people of Benjamin said, "They are defeated and they are running away from us, just as at first." But the soldiers of Israel said, "Let us run back and draw them away from the city to the roads." \v 33 All the people of Israel rose up out of their places and formed themselves into lines for battle at Baal Tamar. Then the soldiers of Israel who had been hiding in secret places ran out from their places from Maareh Gibeah. - \s5 \v 34 There came out against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the fighting was fierce, but the Benjaminites did not know that disaster was close to them. \v 35 Yahweh defeated Benjamin before Israel. On that day, the soldiers of Israel killed 25,100 men of Benjamin. All these who died were those who had been trained to fight with the sword. - \s5 \p \v 36 So the soldiers of Benjamin saw they were defeated. The men of Israel had given ground to Benjamin, because they were counting on the men they had placed in hidden positions outside Gibeah. \v 37 Then the men who were hiding got up and hurried and they rushed into Gibeah. And with their swords they killed everyone who lived in the city. \v 38 The arranged signal between the soldiers of Israel and the men hiding in secret would be that a great cloud of smoke would rise up out of the city. - \s5 \v 39 When the signal was sent the soldiers of Israel would turn from the battle. Now Benjamin began to attack and they killed about thirty men of Israel, and they said, "It is sure that they are defeated before us, as in the first battle." - \s5 \v 40 But when a pillar of smoke began to rise up out of the city, the Benjaminites turned and saw the smoke rising to the sky from the whole city. \v 41 Then the people of Israel turned against them. The men of Benjamin were terrified, for they saw that disaster had come on them. - \s5 \v 42 So they ran away from the people of Israel, escaping on the way to the wilderness. But the fighting overtook them. The soldiers of Israel came out of the cities and killed them where they stood. - \s5 \v 43 They surrounded the Benjaminites and went after them. And they trampled them down at Nohah and killed them all the way to the east side of Gibeah. \v 44 From the tribe of Benjamin, eighteen thousand people died, all of them men who were distinguished in battle. - \s5 \v 45 They turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon. The Israelites killed five thousand more of them along the roads. They kept going after them, following them closely all the way to Gidom, and there they killed two thousand more. \v 46 All the soldiers of Benjamin who fell that day were twenty-five thousand—men who were trained to fight with the sword; all of them were distinguished in battle. - \s5 \v 47 But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness, toward the rock of Rimmon. And they stayed at the rock of Rimmon for four months. diff --git a/07-JDG/21.usfm b/07-JDG/21.usfm index 69add298..8d2776f8 100644 --- a/07-JDG/21.usfm +++ b/07-JDG/21.usfm @@ -6,52 +6,51 @@ \v 1 Now the men of Israel had made a promise at Mizpah, "None of us will give his daughter to marry a Benjamite." \v 2 Then the people went to Bethel and sat there before God until the evening, and with loud voices they wept bitterly. \v 3 They called out, "Why, Yahweh, God of Israel, has this happened to Israel, that one of our tribes should be missing today?" - + \s5 \v 4 The next day the people got up early and built an altar there and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. \v 5 The people of Israel said, "Which of all the tribes of Israel did not come up in the assembly to Yahweh?" For they had made an important promise concerning anyone who did not come up to Yahweh at Mizpah. They said, "He would certainly be put to death." - + \s5 \v 6 The people of Israel had compassion for their brother Benjamin. They said, "Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel. \v 7 Who will provide wives for those who are left, since we have made a promise to Yahweh that we will not let any of them marry our daughters?" - + \s5 \p \v 8 They said, "Which of the tribes of Israel did not come up to Yahweh at Mizpah?" It was found that no one had come to the assembly from Jabesh Gilead. \v 9 For when the people were set out in an orderly manner, behold, none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead were there. \v 10 The assembly sent twelve thousand of their bravest men with instructions to go to Jabesh Gilead and attack them, and kill them, even the women and children. - + \s5 \v 11 "Do this: you must kill every male and every woman who has slept with a man." \v 12 The men found among those living in Jabesh Gilead four hundred young women who had never slept with a man, and they took them to the camp at Shiloh, in Canaan. - + \s5 \p \v 13 The entire assembly sent a message and told the people of Benjamin who were at the rock of Rimmon that they were offering them peace. \v 14 The Benjaminites returned at that time and they were given the women of Jabesh Gilead, but there were not enough women for all of them. \v 15 The people were sorry for what happened to Benjamin, because Yahweh made a division between the tribes of Israel. - + \s5 \p \v 16 Then the leaders of the assembly said, "How will we arrange wives for the Benjaminites who are left, since the women of Benjamin have been killed?" \v 17 They said, "There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, so that a tribe is not destroyed from Israel. - + \s5 \v 18 We cannot give them wives from our daughters, for the people of Israel had made a promise, 'Cursed be anyone who gives a wife to Benjamin.'" \v 19 So they said, "You know there is a feast for Yahweh every year at Shiloh (which is north of Bethel, east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah)." - + \s5 \v 20 They instructed the men of Benjamin, saying, "Go and hide in secret and wait in the vineyards. \v 21 Watch for the time when the girls from Shiloh come out to dance, then rush out of the vineyards and each one of you should grab a wife from the girls of Shiloh, then go back to the land of Benjamin. - + \s5 \v 22 When their fathers or their brothers come to protest to us, we will say to them, 'Show us favor! Let them remain because we did not get wives for each man during the war. And you are innocent regarding the promise, because you did not give your daughters to them.'" \s5 \v 23 The people of Benjamin did so. They took the number of wives that they needed from the girls who were dancing, and they carried them off to be their wives. They went and returned to the place of their inheritance; they rebuilt the towns, and lived in them. -\v 24 Then the people of Israel left that place and went home, each one to his own tribe and clan, and each one to his own inheritance. - +\v 24 Then the people of Israel left that place and went home, each one to his own tribe and clan, and each one to his own inheritance. + \s5 \p \v 25 In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. - diff --git a/08-RUT/01.usfm b/08-RUT/01.usfm index 1191177d..885d569e 100644 --- a/08-RUT/01.usfm +++ b/08-RUT/01.usfm @@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ \s5 \v 3 Then Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died, and she was left with her two sons. \v 4 These sons took wives from the women of Moab; the name of one was Orpah, and the name of the other was Ruth. They lived there for about ten years. -\v 5 Then both Mahlon and Chilion died, leaving Naomi without her husband and without her two children. - +\v 5 Then both Mahlon and Chilion died, leaving Naomi without her husband and without her two children. \s5 \v 6 Then Naomi decided to leave Moab with her daughters-in-law and return to Judah because she had heard in the region of Moab that Yahweh had helped his people in need and had given them food. \v 7 So she left the place where she had been with her two daughters-in-law, and they walked down the road to return to the land of Judah. @@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ \s5 \v 11 But Naomi said, "Turn back, my daughters! Why will you go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb for you, so that they may become your husbands? -\v 12 Turn back, my daughters, go your own way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I said, 'I hope I get a husband tonight,' and then give birth to sons, +\v 12 Turn back, my daughters, go your own way, for I am too old to have a husband. If I said, 'I hope I get a husband tonight,' and then give birth to sons, \v 13 would you therefore wait until they were grown? Would you wait and not marry men now? No, my daughters! It greatly grieves me, much more than it grieves you, because the hand of Yahweh has turned against me." \s5 diff --git a/08-RUT/03.usfm b/08-RUT/03.usfm index 793c3aed..7ef393e5 100644 --- a/08-RUT/03.usfm +++ b/08-RUT/03.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \v 3 Therefore, wash yourself, anoint yourself, put on your best clothes, and go down to the threshing floor. But do not make yourself known to the man until he finishes eating and drinking. -\f + \ft The Hebrew text has, \fqa Put on your best piece of clothing. \fqb However, a marginal note instructs readers to read, \fqa Put on your best clothes. \fqb Translators are free to choose for themselves. \f* +\f + \ft The Hebrew text has, \fqa Put on your best piece of clothing. \fqb However, a marginal note instructs readers to read, \fqa Put on your best clothes. \fqb Translators are free to choose for themselves. \f* \v 4 And make sure, when he lies down, that you remember the place where he lies down so that later you can go to him, uncover his feet, and lie down there. Then he will tell you what to do." \v 5 Ruth said to Naomi, "I will do everything you say." diff --git a/09-1SA/25.usfm b/09-1SA/25.usfm index 01b660f9..2134096b 100644 --- a/09-1SA/25.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/25.usfm @@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 32 David said to Abigail, "May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be blessed, he who sent you to meet me today. -\v 33 And your wisdom is blessed, and you are blessed, because you have kept me today from bloodshed, and from avenging myself with my own hand. - +\v 33 And your wisdom is blessed, and you are blessed, because you have kept me today from bloodshed, and from avenging myself with my own hand. \s5 \v 34 For in truth, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, he who has kept me from hurting you, unless you had hurried to come meet me, there would certainly have not been left to Nabal so much as one male baby by morning." \v 35 So David received from her hand what she had brought him; he said to her, "Go up in peace to your house; see, I have listened to your voice and have accepted you." @@ -94,8 +93,7 @@ \s5 \v 41 She arose, bowed herself with her face to the ground, and said, "See, your female servant is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my master." -\v 42 Abigail hurried and arose, and rode on a donkey with five servant girls of hers who followed her; and she followed David's messengers and became his wife. - +\v 42 Abigail hurried and arose, and rode on a donkey with five servant girls of hers who followed her; and she followed David's messengers and became his wife. \s5 \p \v 43 Now David had also taken Ahinoam of Jezreel as a wife; both of them became his wives. diff --git a/09-1SA/26.usfm b/09-1SA/26.usfm index 2af514ff..ab3eaff6 100644 --- a/09-1SA/26.usfm +++ b/09-1SA/26.usfm @@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ \s5 \v 19 Now therefore, I beg you, let my master the king listen to the words of his servant. If it is Yahweh who has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering; but if it is human beings, may they be cursed in the sight of Yahweh, for they have today driven me out, that I should not cling to the inheritance of Yahweh; they have said to me, 'Go worship other gods.' \v 20 Now therefore, do not let my blood fall to the earth away from Yahweh's presence; for the king of Israel has come out to look for the one flea as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains." - + \s5 \p \v 21 Then Saul said, "I have sinned. Return, David, my son; for I will harm you no more, because my life was precious in your eyes today. See, I have played the fool and have made a very bad mistake." - + \s5 \v 22 David answered and said, "See, your spear is here, king! Let one of the young men come over and get it and bring it to you. \v 23 May Yahweh pay each man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh put you into my hand today, but I would not strike his anointed. diff --git a/10-2SA/00.usfm b/10-2SA/00.usfm index 6742f0e8..63d383a4 100644 --- a/10-2SA/00.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 2SA Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 2 Samuel +\h 2 Samuel \toc1 The Second Book of Samuel \toc2 Second Samuel -\toc3 2Sa +\toc3 2Sa \mt The Second Book of Samuel \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/10-2SA/01.usfm b/10-2SA/01.usfm index 87e8a80f..8a89188f 100644 --- a/10-2SA/01.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/01.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \v 5 David said to the young man, "How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?" \s5 -\v 6 The young man replied, "By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there Saul was leaning on his spear, and chariots and riders were about to catch up with him. +\v 6 The young man replied, "By chance I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and there Saul was leaning on his spear, and chariots and riders were about to catch up with him. \v 7 Saul turned around and saw me and called out to me. I answered, 'Here I am.' \s5 @@ -41,22 +41,22 @@ \q How the mighty have fallen! \q \v 20 Do not tell it in Gath, -\q do not proclaim it +\q do not proclaim it \q2 in the streets of Ashkelon, -\q so that the daughters of the +\q so that the daughters of the \q2 Philistines may not rejoice, -\q so that the daughters of the +\q so that the daughters of the \q2 uncircumcised may not celebrate. \s5 \q \v 21 Mountains of Gilboa, -\q2 let there not be dew or rain on you, -\q2 nor fields giving grain for offerings, +\q2 let there not be dew or rain on you, +\q2 nor fields giving grain for offerings, \q for there the shield of the mighty was defiled. \q2 The shield of Saul is no longer anointed with oil. \q -\v 22 From the blood of those who have been killed, +\v 22 From the blood of those who have been killed, \q2 from the bodies of the mighty, \q the bow of Jonathan did not turn back, \q and the sword of Saul did not return empty. diff --git a/10-2SA/02.usfm b/10-2SA/02.usfm index f32a0d5e..11ee0937 100644 --- a/10-2SA/02.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/02.usfm @@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was swift in his feet like a wild gazelle. -\v 19 Asahel closely pursued Abner and followed him without turning away in any direction. - +\v 19 Asahel closely pursued Abner and followed him without turning away in any direction. \s5 \v 20 Abner looked behind him and said, "Is that you Asahel?" He answered, "It is I." \v 21 Abner said to him, "Turn aside to your right or to your left, and seize one of the young men and take his armor." But Asahel would not turn aside. diff --git a/10-2SA/03.usfm b/10-2SA/03.usfm index bffb6d9e..ade227c0 100644 --- a/10-2SA/03.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/03.usfm @@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ \s5 \p -\v 2 Sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam from Jezreel. +\v 2 Sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam from Jezreel. \v 3 His second son, Chileab, was born to Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel. The third, Absalom, was son of Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. \s5 -\v 4 David's fourth son, Adonijah, was the son of Haggith. His fifth son was Shephatiah son of Abital, +\v 4 David's fourth son, Adonijah, was the son of Haggith. His fifth son was Shephatiah son of Abital, \v 5 and the sixth, Ithream, was the son of David's wife Eglah. These sons were born to David in Hebron. \s5 @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \v 8 Then Abner was very angry at the words of Ishbosheth and said, "Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah? Today I am showing faithfulness to the house of Saul, your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, by not delivering you into the hand of David. And yet you accuse me about this woman today? \s5 -\v 9 May God do so to me, Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David as Yahweh has sworn to him, +\v 9 May God do so to me, Abner, and more also, if I do not do for David as Yahweh has sworn to him, \v 10 to transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan to Beersheba." \v 11 Ishbosheth could not answer Abner another word, because he feared him. @@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 17 Abner spoke with the elders of Israel saying, "In the past you were trying to have David be king over you. -\v 18 Now do it. For Yahweh has spoken of David saying, 'By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and from the hand of all their enemies.'" - +\v 18 Now do it. For Yahweh has spoken of David saying, 'By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel from the hand of the Philistines and from the hand of all their enemies.'" \s5 \v 19 Abner also spoke personally to the people of Benjamin. Then Abner went also to speak with David in Hebron to explain everything that Israel and the whole house of Benjamin desired to accomplish. \v 20 When Abner and twenty of his men arrived in Hebron to see David, David had a feast prepared for them. @@ -57,27 +56,26 @@ \s5 \v 24 Then Joab came to the king and said, "What have you done? Look, Abner came to you! Why have you sent him away, and he is gone? \v 25 Do you not know that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to discover your plans and learn everything you are doing?" -\v 26 When Joab left David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah, but David did not know this. - +\v 26 When Joab left David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah, but David did not know this. \s5 \p \v 27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the middle of the gate to speak with him quietly. There Joab stabbed him in the stomach and killed him. In this way, Joab avenged the blood of Asahel his brother. \s5 \v 28 When David heard about this he said, "I and my kingdom are innocent before Yahweh forever regarding the blood of Abner son of Ner. -\v 29 Let the guilt of Abner's death fall on the head of Joab and on all his father's house. May there never fail to be in the family of Joab someone who has a flowing sore or skin disease or who is lame and must walk with a staff or who is killed by the sword or who goes without food." +\v 29 Let the guilt of Abner's death fall on the head of Joab and on all his father's house. May there never fail to be in the family of Joab someone who has a flowing sore or skin disease or who is lame and must walk with a staff or who is killed by the sword or who goes without food." \v 30 So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel at Gibeon in battle. \s5 \p -\v 31 David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner's body." And King David walked behind the body in the funeral procession. +\v 31 David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, "Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn before Abner's body." And King David walked behind the body in the funeral procession. \v 32 They buried Abner in Hebron. The king wept and cried loudly at the tomb of Abner, and all the people also wept. \s5 \v 33 The king lamented for Abner and sang, \q "Should Abner die as a fool dies? -\q2 -\v 34 Your hands were not bound. +\q2 +\v 34 Your hands were not bound. \q2 Your feet were not shackled. \q As a man falls before the sons of injustice, so you have fallen." \m Once more all the people wept over him. diff --git a/10-2SA/04.usfm b/10-2SA/04.usfm index fd43c55c..07ef2a0f 100644 --- a/10-2SA/04.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/04.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 4 \p \v 1 When Ishbosheth, Saul's son, heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became weak, and all Israel was troubled. -\v 2 Now Saul's son had two men who were captains of groups of soldiers. The name of one was Baanah and the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the people of Benjamin (for Beeroth is also considered part of Benjamin, +\v 2 Now Saul's son had two men who were captains of groups of soldiers. The name of one was Baanah and the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the people of Benjamin (for Beeroth is also considered part of Benjamin, \v 3 and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have been living there until this very time). \s5 @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 5 So the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, traveled during the heat of the day to the house of Ish Bosheth, as he was resting at noon. -\v 6 The woman guarding the door had fallen asleep while sifting wheat, and Rechab and Baanah walked in quietly and passed her. +\v 6 The woman guarding the door had fallen asleep while sifting wheat, and Rechab and Baanah walked in quietly and passed her. \v 7 So after they entered the house, they attacked him and killed him as he was lying on his bed in his room. Then they cut off his head and carried it away, traveling on the road all night to the Arabah. \s5 diff --git a/10-2SA/05.usfm b/10-2SA/05.usfm index e62d5ea2..8b4935bb 100644 --- a/10-2SA/05.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/05.usfm @@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ \v 7 Nevertheless, David captured the stronghold of Zion, which now is the city of David. \s5 -\v 8 At that time David said, "Whoever attacks the Jebusites should go through the water shaft and they will reach the 'lame and the blind,' the ones who hate David." That is why people say, "The 'blind and the lame' cannot come into the palace." -\v 9 So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. He fortified around it, from the terrace toward the inside. +\v 8 At that time David said, "Whoever attacks the Jebusites should go through the water shaft and they will reach the 'lame and the blind,' the ones who hate David." That is why people say, "The 'blind and the lame' cannot come into the palace." +\v 9 So David lived in the stronghold and called it the city of David. He fortified around it, from the terrace toward the inside. \v 10 David became very powerful because Yahweh, the God of hosts, was with him. \s5 diff --git a/10-2SA/06.usfm b/10-2SA/06.usfm index cff1611f..d7ebd669 100644 --- a/10-2SA/06.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/06.usfm @@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ \c 6 \p \v 1 Now David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. -\v 2 David arose and went with all his men who were with him from Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of Yahweh of hosts, who sits enthroned over the cherubim. - +\v 2 David arose and went with all his men who were with him from Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of Yahweh of hosts, who sits enthroned over the cherubim. \s5 \v 3 They set the ark of God on a new cart. They brought it out of Abinadab's house, which was on a hill. Uzzah and Ahio, his sons, were guiding the new cart. \v 4 They brought the cart out of Abinadab's house on the hill with the ark of God on it. Ahio was walking in front of the ark. @@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ \v 20 Then David returned to bless his family. Michal, the daughter of Saul, came out to meet David and said, "How honored the king of Israel was today, who undressed himself today before the eyes of the slave girls among his servants, like one of the crude fellows who shamelessly undresses himself!" \s5 -\v 21 David responded to Michal, "I did that before Yahweh, who chose me above your father and above all his family, who appointed me leader over the people of Yahweh, over Israel. Before Yahweh I will be joyful! +\v 21 David responded to Michal, "I did that before Yahweh, who chose me above your father and above all his family, who appointed me leader over the people of Yahweh, over Israel. Before Yahweh I will be joyful! \v 22 I will be even more ' crude ' than this. I will be humiliatated in my own eyes, but among the slave girls of whom you have spoken, I will be honored." \v 23 So Michal, the daughter of Saul, had no children to the day of her death. diff --git a/10-2SA/07.usfm b/10-2SA/07.usfm index 8f1da4e0..a6ffcfab 100644 --- a/10-2SA/07.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/07.usfm @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \s5 \v 21 For your word's sake, and to fulfill your own purpose, you have done this great thing and revealed it to your servant. -\v 22 Therefore you are great, Lord Yahweh. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, just as we have heard with our own ears. +\v 22 Therefore you are great, Lord Yahweh. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, just as we have heard with our own ears. \v 23 And what nation is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom you, God, went and rescued for yourself? You did this so that they would become a people for yourself, to make a name for yourself, and to do great and fearful deeds for your land. You drove out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you rescued from Egypt. \s5 @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ \s5 \v 27 For you, Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed to your servant that you will build him a house. That is why I, your servant, have found courage to pray to you. -\v 28 Now, Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are trustworthy, and you have made this good promise to your servant. +\v 28 Now, Lord Yahweh, you are God, and your words are trustworthy, and you have made this good promise to your servant. \v 29 Now then, let it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, Lord Yahweh, have said these things, and with your blessing your servant's house will be blessed forever ." diff --git a/10-2SA/08.usfm b/10-2SA/08.usfm index b1b58b99..f872b915 100644 --- a/10-2SA/08.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/08.usfm @@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 9 When Tou, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer, -\v 10 Tou sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, and because Hadadezer had waged war against Tou. Hadoram brought with himself objects of silver, gold, and bronze. - +\v 10 Tou sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, and because Hadadezer had waged war against Tou. Hadoram brought with himself objects of silver, gold, and bronze. \s5 \v 11 King David set aside these objects to Yahweh, together with the silver and gold from all the nations that he conquered— \v 12 from Aram, Moab, the people of Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek, along with all of the plundered goods of Hadadezer son of Rehob, the king of Zobah. diff --git a/10-2SA/09.usfm b/10-2SA/09.usfm index 2dfe7d0f..3778a5ff 100644 --- a/10-2SA/09.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/09.usfm @@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ \c 9 \p \v 1 David said, "Is there anyone left in Saul's family to whom I may show kindness for Jonathan's sake?" -\v 2 There was in Saul's family a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. The king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" He replied, "Yes. I am your servant." - +\v 2 There was in Saul's family a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. The king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" He replied, "Yes. I am your servant." \s5 \v 3 So the king said, "Is there not anyone left of Saul's family to whom I may show the kindness of God?" Ziba replied to the king, "Jonathan still has a son, who is lame in his feet." \v 4 The king said to him, "Where is he?" Ziba replied to the king, "Look, he is in the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar." diff --git a/10-2SA/10.usfm b/10-2SA/10.usfm index cdd963c0..9f9242aa 100644 --- a/10-2SA/10.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/10.usfm @@ -19,13 +19,12 @@ \s5 \p -\v 9 When Joab saw the battle lines facing him both in front and behind, he chose some of Israel's best fighters and arranged them against the Arameans. +\v 9 When Joab saw the battle lines facing him both in front and behind, he chose some of Israel's best fighters and arranged them against the Arameans. \v 10 As for the rest of the army, he gave it into the command of Abishai his brother, and he put them into battle lines against the army of Ammon. \s5 \v 11 Joab said, "If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you, Abishai, must rescue me. But if the army of Ammon is too strong for you, then I will come and rescue you. -\v 12 Be strong, and let us show ourselves to be strong for our people and for the cities of our God, for Yahweh will do what is good for his purpose." - +\v 12 Be strong, and let us show ourselves to be strong for our people and for the cities of our God, for Yahweh will do what is good for his purpose." \s5 \v 13 So Joab and the soldiers of his army advanced to the battle against the Arameans, who were forced to flee before the army of Israel. \v 14 When the army of Ammon saw that the Arameans had fled, they also fled from Abishai and went back into the city. Then Joab returned from the people of Ammon and went back to Jerusalem. diff --git a/10-2SA/11.usfm b/10-2SA/11.usfm index b4918f2a..3e01f690 100644 --- a/10-2SA/11.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/11.usfm @@ -18,13 +18,11 @@ \p \v 6 Then David sent to Joab saying, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent Uriah to David. \v 7 When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab was, how the army was doing, and how the war was going. -\v 8 David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." So Uriah left the king's palace, and the king sent a gift for Uriah after he left. - +\v 8 David said to Uriah, "Go down to your house, and wash your feet." So Uriah left the king's palace, and the king sent a gift for Uriah after he left. \s5 \v 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's palace with all the servants of his master, and he did not go down to his house. \v 10 When they told David, "Uriah did not go down to his house," David said to Uriah, "Have you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?" -\v 11 Uriah answered David, "The ark, and Israel and Judah are staying in tents, and my master Joab and my master's servants are camped in an open field. How then can I go into my house to eat and to drink and to sleep with my wife? As sure as you are alive, I will not do this." - +\v 11 Uriah answered David, "The ark, and Israel and Judah are staying in tents, and my master Joab and my master's servants are camped in an open field. How then can I go into my house to eat and to drink and to sleep with my wife? As sure as you are alive, I will not do this." \s5 \v 12 So David said to Uriah, "Stay here today also, and tomorrow I will let you leave." So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next day. \v 13 When David called him, he ate and drank before him, and David made him drunk. At evening Uriah went out to sleep on his bed with the servants of his master; he did not go down to his house. @@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ \v 17 When the men of the city went out and fought against Joab's army, some of the soldiers of David fell, and Uriah the Hittite was also killed there. \s5 -\v 18 When Joab sent word to David about everything concerning the war, +\v 18 When Joab sent word to David about everything concerning the war, \v 19 he commanded the messenger, saying, "When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king, \v 20 it may happen that the king will become angry, and he will say to you, 'Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall? @@ -53,8 +51,7 @@ \s5 \v 24 And their shooters shot at your soldiers from off the wall, and some of the king's servants were killed, and your servant Uriah the Hittite was killed too." -\v 25 Then David said to the messenger, "Say this to Joab, 'Do not let this displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Make your battle even stronger against the city, and overthrow it.' And encourage Joab." - +\v 25 Then David said to the messenger, "Say this to Joab, 'Do not let this displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Make your battle even stronger against the city, and overthrow it.' And encourage Joab." \s5 \p \v 26 So when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she lamented deeply for her husband. diff --git a/10-2SA/12.usfm b/10-2SA/12.usfm index 135682b5..1e6728c0 100644 --- a/10-2SA/12.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/12.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 12 \p \v 1 Then Yahweh sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said, "There were once two men in a city. One man was rich and the other poor. -\v 2 The rich man had huge numbers of flocks and herds, +\v 2 The rich man had huge numbers of flocks and herds, \v 3 but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and fed and raised. It grew up together with him and with his children. The lamb even ate with him and drank from his own cup, and it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him. \s5 @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \s5 \v 14 However, because by this act you have despised Yahweh, the child who is born to you will surely die." -\v 15 Then Nathan left and went home. +\v 15 Then Nathan left and went home. \p Yahweh attacked the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and he was very sick. \s5 @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \v 18 It came about on the seventh day that the child died. David's servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, "Look, while the child was still alive we spoke to him, and he did not listen to our voice. What might he do to himself if we tell him that the boy is dead?!" \s5 -\v 19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead. He said to his servants, "Is the child dead?" They answered, "He is dead." +\v 19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead. He said to his servants, "Is the child dead?" They answered, "He is dead." \v 20 Then David arose from the floor and washed himself, anointed himself, and changed his clothes. He went to the tabernacle of Yahweh and worshiped there, and then he came back to his own palace. When he asked for it, they set food before him, and he ate. \s5 \v 21 Then his servants said to him, "Why have you done this? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you got up and ate." @@ -46,19 +46,18 @@ \s5 \p -\v 24 David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and slept with her. So she bare a son, and the child was named Solomon. Yahweh loved him, +\v 24 David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and slept with her. So she bare a son, and the child was named Solomon. Yahweh loved him, \v 25 so he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah, because Yahweh loved him. \s5 \p -\v 26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah, the royal city of the people of Ammon, and he captured its fortress. +\v 26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah, the royal city of the people of Ammon, and he captured its fortress. \v 27 So Joab sent messengers to David and said, "I have fought against Rabbah, and I have taken the city's water supply. \v 28 Now therefore gather the rest of the army together and camp against the city and take it, because if I take the city, it will be named after me." \s5 \v 29 So David gathered all the army together and went to Rabbah; he fought against the city and captured it. -\v 30 David took the crown from their king's head—it weighed a talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it. The crown was placed on David's own head. Then he brought out the plunder of the city in large quantities. - +\v 30 David took the crown from their king's head—it weighed a talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it. The crown was placed on David's own head. Then he brought out the plunder of the city in large quantities. \s5 \v 31 He brought out the people who were in the city and forced them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes; he also made them work at brick kilns. David required all the cities of the people of Ammon to do this labor. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem. diff --git a/10-2SA/13.usfm b/10-2SA/13.usfm index 335b2cb8..544c4efc 100644 --- a/10-2SA/13.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/13.usfm @@ -11,32 +11,29 @@ \v 4 Jehonadab said to Amnon, "Why, son of the king, are you depressed every morning? Will you not tell me?" So Amnon answered him, "I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister." \s5 -\v 5 Then Jehonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, ask him, 'Would you please send my sister Tamar to give me something to eat and cook it before me, so that I may see it and eat it from her hand?'" +\v 5 Then Jehonadab said to him, "Lie down on your bed and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, ask him, 'Would you please send my sister Tamar to give me something to eat and cook it before me, so that I may see it and eat it from her hand?'" \v 6 So Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please send my sister Tamar to make some food for my sickness in front of me so that I may eat from her hand." \s5 \p \v 7 Then David sent word to Tamar at his palace, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house and prepare food for him." -\v 8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house where he was lying down. She took dough and kneaded it and formed bread in his sight, and then she baked it. +\v 8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house where he was lying down. She took dough and kneaded it and formed bread in his sight, and then she baked it. \v 9 She took the pan and gave the bread to him, but he refused to eat. Then Amnon said to the others present, "Send everyone out, away from me." So everyone went out from him. \s5 \v 10 So Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into my room that I may eat from your hand." So Tamar took the bread that she had made, and brought it into the room of Amnon her brother. \v 11 When she had brought the food to him, he took hold of her and said to her, "Come, sleep with me, my sister." -\v 12 She answered him, "No, my brother, do not force me, for nothing like this should be done in Israel. Do not do this appalling thing! - +\v 12 She answered him, "No, my brother, do not force me, for nothing like this should be done in Israel. Do not do this appalling thing! \s5 \v 13 Where could I go to escape the shame this would place on my life? And this act will mark you as a shameless fool throughout Israel. Please, I ask you to speak to the king. He would allow you to marry me." -\v 14 However Amnon would not listen to her. Since he was stronger than Tamar, he seized her and he slept with her. - +\v 14 However Amnon would not listen to her. Since he was stronger than Tamar, he seized her and he slept with her. \s5 \p \v 15 Then Amnon hated Tamar with extreme hatred. He hated her even more than he had desired her. Amnon said to her, "Get up and go." \v 16 But she responded to him, "No! Because this great evil of making me leave is even worse than what you did to me!" But Amnon did not listen to her. -\v 17 Instead, he called his personal servant and said, "Take this woman away from me, and bolt the door after her." - +\v 17 Instead, he called his personal servant and said, "Take this woman away from me, and bolt the door after her." \s5 -\v 18 Then his servant brought her out and bolted the door after her. Tamar was wearing a very decorated robe because the king's daughters who were virgins dressed that way. +\v 18 Then his servant brought her out and bolted the door after her. Tamar was wearing a very decorated robe because the king's daughters who were virgins dressed that way. \v 19 Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. She put her hands on her head and walked away, crying aloud as she went. \s5 @@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ \s5 \v 27 Absalom pressed David, and so he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. -\v 28 Absalom commanded his servants saying, "Listen closely. When Amnon begins to be drunk with wine, and when I say to you, 'Attack Amnon,' then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and brave." +\v 28 Absalom commanded his servants saying, "Listen closely. When Amnon begins to be drunk with wine, and when I say to you, 'Attack Amnon,' then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and brave." \v 29 So Absalom's servants did to Amnon as he had commanded them. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man mounted his mule and fled. \s5 diff --git a/10-2SA/14.usfm b/10-2SA/14.usfm index 9d05b1f4..66392167 100644 --- a/10-2SA/14.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/14.usfm @@ -33,20 +33,18 @@ \s5 \v 15 Now then, seeing that I have come to speak this thing to my master the king, it is because the people have made me afraid. So your servant said to herself, 'I will now speak to the king. It may be that the king will perform the request of his servant. -\v 16 For the king will listen to me, in order to hand over his servant out of the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together, out of the inheritance of God.' -\v 17 Then your servant prayed, 'Yahweh, please let the word of my master the king give me relief, for as an angel of God, so is my master the king in telling good from evil.' May Yahweh your God be with you." - +\v 16 For the king will listen to me, in order to hand over his servant out of the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together, out of the inheritance of God.' +\v 17 Then your servant prayed, 'Yahweh, please let the word of my master the king give me relief, for as an angel of God, so is my master the king in telling good from evil.' May Yahweh your God be with you." \s5 \p \v 18 Then the king answered and said to the woman, "Please do not hide from me anything that I will ask you." The woman replied, "Let my master the king now speak." -\v 19 The king said, "Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this?" The woman answered and said, "As you live, my master the king, no one can escape to the right hand or to the left from anything that my master the king has spoken. It was your servant Joab who commanded me and told me to say these things that your servant has spoken. +\v 19 The king said, "Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this?" The woman answered and said, "As you live, my master the king, no one can escape to the right hand or to the left from anything that my master the king has spoken. It was your servant Joab who commanded me and told me to say these things that your servant has spoken. \v 20 Your servant Joab has done this to change the course of what is happening. My master is wise, like the wisdom of an angel of God, and he knows everything that is happening in the land." \s5 \p \v 21 So the king said to Joab, "Look now, I will do this thing. Go then, and bring the young man Absalom back." -\v 22 So Joab lay facedown on the ground in honor and gratitude to the king. Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my master, king, in that the king has performed the request of his servant." - +\v 22 So Joab lay facedown on the ground in honor and gratitude to the king. Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my master, king, in that the king has performed the request of his servant." \s5 \v 23 So Joab arose, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem. \v 24 The king said, "He may return to his own house, but he may not see my face." So Absalom returned to his own house, but did not see the king's face. diff --git a/10-2SA/15.usfm b/10-2SA/15.usfm index 3bf5ff92..d01a89ff 100644 --- a/10-2SA/15.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/15.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 2 Absalom would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. When any man had a dispute to come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him and said, "From what city have you come?" And the man would answer, "Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel." \s5 -\v 3 So Absalom would say to him, "Look, your case is good and right, but there is no one empowered by the king to hear your case." +\v 3 So Absalom would say to him, "Look, your case is good and right, but there is no one empowered by the king to hear your case." \v 4 Absalom added, "I wish that I were made judge in the land, so that every man who had any dispute or cause might come to me, and I would bring him justice!" \s5 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \v 10 But then Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, "As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you must say, 'Absalom is king in Hebron.'" \s5 -\v 11 With Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem, who were invited. They went in their innocence, not knowing anything that Absalom had planned. +\v 11 With Absalom went two hundred men from Jerusalem, who were invited. They went in their innocence, not knowing anything that Absalom had planned. \v 12 While Absalom offered sacrfices, he sent for Ahithophel from his hometown of Giloh. He was David's counselor. Absalom's conspiracy was strong, for the people following Absalom were constantly increasing. \s5 @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \s5 \v 16 The king left and all his family after him, but the king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the palace. -\v 17 After the king went out and all the people after him, they stopped at the last house. +\v 17 After the king went out and all the people after him, they stopped at the last house. \v 18 All his army marched with him, and before him went all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites—six hundred men who had followed him from Gath. \s5 @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \v 20 Since you just left yesterday, why should I make you wander all over with us? I do not even know where I am going. So return and take your fellow countrymen back. May loyalty and faithfulness go with you." \s5 -\v 21 But Ittai answered the king and said, "As Yahweh lives, and as my master the king lives, surely in whatever place where my master the king goes, there also will your servant go, whether that means living or dying." +\v 21 But Ittai answered the king and said, "As Yahweh lives, and as my master the king lives, surely in whatever place where my master the king goes, there also will your servant go, whether that means living or dying." \v 22 So David said to Ittai, "Go ahead and continue with us." So Ittai the Gittite marched with the king, along with all his men and all the families who were with him. \v 23 All the country wept with a loud voice as all the people passed by over the Kidron Valley, and as the king also himself crossed over. All the people traveled on the road toward the wilderness. @@ -62,11 +62,10 @@ \s5 \p \v 30 But David ascended barefoot and weeping up the Mount of Olives, and he had his head covered. Every man of the people who were with him covered his head, and they went up weeping as they walked. -\v 31 Someone told David saying, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." So David prayed, "O Yahweh, please turn Ahithophel's advice into foolishness." - +\v 31 Someone told David saying, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." So David prayed, "O Yahweh, please turn Ahithophel's advice into foolishness." \s5 \v 32 It came about that when David arrived at the top of the road, where God used to be worshiped, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn and earth on his head. -\v 33 David said to him, "If you travel with me, then you will be a burden to me. +\v 33 David said to him, "If you travel with me, then you will be a burden to me. \v 34 But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, 'I will be your servant, king, as I have been your father's servant in time past, so will I now be your servant,' then you will confuse Ahithophel's advice for me. \s5 diff --git a/10-2SA/16.usfm b/10-2SA/16.usfm index b01b8304..419bfa4b 100644 --- a/10-2SA/16.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/16.usfm @@ -16,14 +16,13 @@ \v 6 He threw stones at David and at all of the king's officials, in spite of the army and bodyguards who were on the king's right and left. \s5 -\v 7 Shimei called out in cursing, "Go away, get out of here, you villain, you man of blood! +\v 7 Shimei called out in cursing, "Go away, get out of here, you villain, you man of blood! \v 8 Yahweh has repaid all of you for the blood of Saul's family, in whose place you have reigned. Yahweh has given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son. And now you are ruined because you are a man of blood." \s5 \p \v 9 Then Abishai son of Zeruiah, said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my master the king? Please let me go over and take off his head." -\v 10 But the king said, "What have I to do with you, sons of Zeruiah? Perhaps he is cursing me because Yahweh has said to him, 'Curse David.' Who then could say to him, 'Why are you cursing the king?'" - +\v 10 But the king said, "What have I to do with you, sons of Zeruiah? Perhaps he is cursing me because Yahweh has said to him, 'Curse David.' Who then could say to him, 'Why are you cursing the king?'" \s5 \v 11 So David said to Abishai and to all his servants, "Look, my son, who was born from my body, wants to take my life. How much more may this Benjamite now desire my ruin? Leave him alone and let him curse, for Yahweh has commanded him to do it. \v 12 Perhaps Yahweh will look at the misery unleashed on me, and repay me with good for his cursing me today." @@ -35,8 +34,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 15 As for Absalom and all the men of Israel who were with him, they came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him. -\v 16 It came about when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, had come to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king! Long live the king!" - +\v 16 It came about when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, had come to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king! Long live the king!" \s5 \v 17 Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with him?" \v 18 Hushai said to Absalom, "No! Instead, the one whom Yahweh and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, that is the man to whom I will belong, and I will stay with him. diff --git a/10-2SA/17.usfm b/10-2SA/17.usfm index f81b0ae5..03e7b086 100644 --- a/10-2SA/17.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/17.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 5 Then Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Archite, too, and let us hear what he says." -\v 6 When Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom explained to him what Ahithophel had said and then asked Hushai, "Should we do what Ahithophel has said? If not, tell us what you advise." +\v 6 When Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom explained to him what Ahithophel had said and then asked Hushai, "Should we do what Ahithophel has said? If not, tell us what you advise." \v 7 So Hushai said to Absalom, "The advice that Ahithophel has given this time is not good." \s5 @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 15 Then Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, "Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel in such and such a way, but I have advised something else. +\v 15 Then Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, "Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel in such and such a way, but I have advised something else. \v 16 Now then, go quickly and report to David; say to him, 'Do not camp tonight at the fords of the Arabah, but by all means cross over, or the king will be swallowed up along with all the people who are with him.'" \s5 diff --git a/10-2SA/18.usfm b/10-2SA/18.usfm index 3370677c..edbfaaa4 100644 --- a/10-2SA/18.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/18.usfm @@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ \p \v 9 Absalom happened to meet some of David's soldiers. Absalom was riding his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a large oak tree, and his head was caught up in the tree branches. He was left dangling between the ground and the sky while the mule he was riding kept going. \v 10 Someone saw this and told Joab, "Look, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!" -\v 11 Joab said to the man who told him about Absalom, "Look! You saw him! Why did you not strike him down to the ground? I would have given you ten silver shekels and a belt." - +\v 11 Joab said to the man who told him about Absalom, "Look! You saw him! Why did you not strike him down to the ground? I would have given you ten silver shekels and a belt." \s5 \v 12 The man replied to Joab, "Even if I received a thousand silver shekels, still I would not have reached out my hand against the king's son, because we all heard the king command you, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, 'No one must touch the young man Absalom.' \v 13 If I had risked my life by a falsehood (and there is nothing hidden from the king), you would have abandoned me." @@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ \v 25 The watchman shouted out and told the king. Then the king said, "If he is alone, there is news in his mouth." The runner came closer and neared the city. \s5 -\v 26 Then the watchman noticed another man running, and the watchman called to the gatekeeper; he said, "Look, there is another man running alone." The king said, "He is also bringing news." +\v 26 Then the watchman noticed another man running, and the watchman called to the gatekeeper; he said, "Look, there is another man running alone." The king said, "He is also bringing news." \v 27 So the watchman said, "I think the running of the man in front is like the running of Ahimaaz son of Zadok." The king said, "He is a good man and is coming with good news." \s5 @@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ \p \v 31 Immediately then the Cushite arrived and said, "There is good news for my master the king, for Yahweh has avenged you today from all who rose up against you." \v 32 Then the king said to the Cushite, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" The Cushite answered, "The enemies of my master the king, and all who rise up against you to do harm to you, should be as that young man is." -\v 33 Then the king was deeply unnerved, and he went up to the room over the gate and wept. As he went he grieved, "My son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!" - +\v 33 Then the king was deeply unnerved, and he went up to the room over the gate and wept. As he went he grieved, "My son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!" diff --git a/10-2SA/19.usfm b/10-2SA/19.usfm index d130dd5f..72247d31 100644 --- a/10-2SA/19.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/19.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \v 4 The king covered his face and cried in a loud voice, "My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!" \s5 -\v 5 Then Joab entered into the house to the king and said to him, "You have shamed the faces of all your soldiers today, who have saved your life today, and the lives of your sons and of your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your slave wives, +\v 5 Then Joab entered into the house to the king and said to him, "You have shamed the faces of all your soldiers today, who have saved your life today, and the lives of your sons and of your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your slave wives, \v 6 because you love those who hate you, and you hate those who love you. For today you have shown that commanders and soldiers are nothing to you. Today I believe that if Absalom had lived, and we all had died, then that would have pleased you. \s5 @@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 11 King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests saying, "Speak to the elders of Judah saying, 'Why are you the last to bring the king back to his palace, since the talk of all Israel favors the king, to bring him back to his palace? -\v 12 You are my brothers, my flesh and bone. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?' - +\v 12 You are my brothers, my flesh and bone. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?' \s5 \v 13 And say to Amasa, 'Are you not my flesh and my bone? God do so to me, and more also, if you are not captain of my army from now on in the place of Joab.'" \v 14 And he won the hearts of all the men of Judah as one man, so that they sent to the king saying, "Return, you and all your men." @@ -61,8 +60,7 @@ \s5 \v 29 Then the king said to him, "Why explain anything further? I have decided that you and Ziba will divide the fields." -\v 30 So Mephibosheth replied to the king, "Yes, let him take it all, since my master the king has come safely to his own home." - +\v 30 So Mephibosheth replied to the king, "Yes, let him take it all, since my master the king has come safely to his own home." \s5 \p \v 31 Then Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim to cross over the Jordan with the king, and he accompanied the king over the Jordan. diff --git a/10-2SA/20.usfm b/10-2SA/20.usfm index 087cc567..7bfe1cd3 100644 --- a/10-2SA/20.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/20.usfm @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ you." \s5 -\v 17 So Joab came near to her, and the woman said, "Are you Joab?" He answered, "I am." Then she said to him, "Listen to the words of your servant." He answered, "I am listening." +\v 17 So Joab came near to her, and the woman said, "Are you Joab?" He answered, "I am." Then she said to him, "Listen to the words of your servant." He answered, "I am listening." \v 18 Then she spoke, "They used to say in old times, 'Surely seek advice at Abel,' and that advice would end the matter. \v 19 We are a city that is one of the most peaceful and faithful in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh?" diff --git a/10-2SA/21.usfm b/10-2SA/21.usfm index 7da13611..5034d2a7 100644 --- a/10-2SA/21.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/21.usfm @@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ \v 3 So King David called together the Gibeonites and said to them, "What should I do for you? How can I make atonement, so that you may bless the people of Yahweh, who inherit his goodness and promises?" \s5 -\v 4 The Gibeonites responded to him, "It is not a matter of silver or gold between us and Saul or his family. And it is not for us to put any man to death in Israel." David replied, "Whatever you will ask, that is what I will do for you." - +\v 4 The Gibeonites responded to him, "It is not a matter of silver or gold between us and Saul or his family. And it is not for us to put any man to death in Israel." David replied, "Whatever you will ask, that is what I will do for you." \s5 \v 5 They answered the king, "The man who tried to kill us all, who schemed against us, so that we are now destroyed and have no place within the borders of Israel— \v 6 let seven men from his descendants be handed over to us, and we will hang them before Yahweh in Gibeah of Saul, the one chosen by Yahweh." So the king said, "I will give them to you." @@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 7 But the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul, because of Yahweh's oath between them, between David and Jonathan son of Saul. -\v 8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah, sons whom she bore to Saul—the two sons were named Armoni and Mephibosheth; and David also took the five sons of Michal daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite. +\v 8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah, sons whom she bore to Saul—the two sons were named Armoni and Mephibosheth; and David also took the five sons of Michal daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite. \v 9 He handed them over into the hands of the Gibeonites. They hanged them on the mountain before Yahweh, and they died all seven together. They were put to death during the time of harvest, during the first days at the beginning of barley harvest. \s5 @@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ \v 19 It came about again in a battle with the Philistines at Gob, that Elhanan son of Jari the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. \s5 -\v 20 It came about in another battle at Gath that there was a man of great height who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number. He also was descended from the Rephaim. +\v 20 It came about in another battle at Gath that there was a man of great height who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number. He also was descended from the Rephaim. \v 21 And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan son of Shammah, David's brother, killed him. \v 22 These were descendants of the Rephaim of Gath, and they were killed by the hand of David and by the hand of his soldiers. diff --git a/10-2SA/22.usfm b/10-2SA/22.usfm index 9d10a502..990604b3 100644 --- a/10-2SA/22.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/22.usfm @@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ \s5 \q -\v 3 God is my rock. I take refuge in him. -\q He is my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, and my refuge, +\v 3 God is my rock. I take refuge in him. +\q He is my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, and my refuge, \q the one who saves me from violence. \q \v 4 I will call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised, @@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ \s5 \q -\v 5 For the waves of death surrounded me. -\q The rushing waters of worthlessness overwhelmed me. +\v 5 For the waves of death surrounded me. +\q The rushing waters of worthlessness overwhelmed me. \q \v 6 The cords of Sheol surrounded me; \q the snares of death trapped me. @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 10 He opened the heavens and came down, +\v 10 He opened the heavens and came down, \q and thick darkness was under his feet. \q \v 11 He rode on a cherub and flew. @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 28 You save afflicted people, -\q but your eyes are against the proud, and you bring them down. +\q but your eyes are against the proud, and you bring them down. \q \v 29 For you are my lamp, Yahweh. \q Yahweh lights up my darkness. @@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ \q I pulverized them like mud in the streets. \s5 -\q +\q \v 44 You also have rescued me from the disputes of my own people. \q You have kept me as the head of nations. \q A people that I have not known serves me. diff --git a/10-2SA/23.usfm b/10-2SA/23.usfm index 495b9d31..6da1a1e3 100644 --- a/10-2SA/23.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/23.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 23 \p \v 1 Now these are the last words of David— -\q David son of Jesse, +\q David son of Jesse, \q the man who was highly honored, \q the one anointed by the God of Jacob, \q the sweet psalmist of Israel. @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ \s5 \v 15 David was longing for water and said, "If only someone would give me water to drink from the well at Bethlehem, the well that is by the gate!" \v 16 So these three mighty men broke through the army of the Philistines and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, the well at the gate. They took the water and brought it to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to Yahweh. -\v 17 Then he said, "Far be it from me, Yahweh, that I should drink this. Should I drink the blood of men who have risked their lives?" So he refused to drink it. +\v 17 Then he said, "Far be it from me, Yahweh, that I should drink this. Should I drink the blood of men who have risked their lives?" So he refused to drink it. \p These are things the three mighty men did. \s5 diff --git a/10-2SA/24.usfm b/10-2SA/24.usfm index efa8af49..70882008 100644 --- a/10-2SA/24.usfm +++ b/10-2SA/24.usfm @@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ \s5 \v 21 Then Araunah said, "Why has my master the king come to me, his servant?" David replied, "To buy your threshing floor, so I can build an altar for Yahweh, so that the plague may be removed from the people." \v 22 Araunah said to David, "Take it as your own, my master the king. Do with it what is good in your sight. Look, here are oxen for the burnt offering and threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. -\v 23 All this, my king, I, Araunah, will give to you." Then he said to the king, "May Yahweh your God accept you." - +\v 23 All this, my king, I, Araunah, will give to you." Then he said to the king, "May Yahweh your God accept you." \s5 \v 24 The king said to Araunah, "No, I insist on buying it at a price. I will not offer as a burnt offering to Yahweh anything that costs me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. \v 25 David built an altar for Yahweh there and offered on it burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. So they pleaded with Yahweh on behalf of the land, and he caused the plague to be contained throughout Israel. diff --git a/11-1KI/00.usfm b/11-1KI/00.usfm index ff24a217..1ca10296 100644 --- a/11-1KI/00.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 1KI Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 1 Kings +\h 1 Kings \toc1 The First Book of Kings \toc2 First Kings -\toc3 1Ki +\toc3 1Ki \mt The First Book of the Kings \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/11-1KI/01.usfm b/11-1KI/01.usfm index 53a4451e..fcf9b80d 100644 --- a/11-1KI/01.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/01.usfm @@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ \c 1 \p \v 1 When King David was very old, they covered him with blankets, but he could not keep warm. -\v 2 So his servants said to him, "Let us look for a young virgin for our master the king. Let her serve the king and take care of him. Let her lie in his arms so that our master the king may keep warm." - +\v 2 So his servants said to him, "Let us look for a young virgin for our master the king. Let her serve the king and take care of him. Let her lie in his arms so that our master the king may keep warm." \s5 \v 3 So they searched for a beautiful girl within all the borders of Israel. They found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king. \v 4 The girl was very beautiful. She served the king and took care of him, but the king did not have sexual relations with her. diff --git a/11-1KI/02.usfm b/11-1KI/02.usfm index f2b57ca2..2024b755 100644 --- a/11-1KI/02.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/02.usfm @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \v 31 The king said to him, "Do as he has said. Kill him and bury him, so that you may take away from me and from my father's house the blood which Joab shed without cause. \s5 -\v 32 May Yahweh return his blood on his own head, because he attacked two men more righteous and better than himself and killed them with the sword, Abner son of Ner, the captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, the captain of the army of Judah, without my father David knowing it. +\v 32 May Yahweh return his blood on his own head, because he attacked two men more righteous and better than himself and killed them with the sword, Abner son of Ner, the captain of the army of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, the captain of the army of Judah, without my father David knowing it. \v 33 So may their blood return on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever. But to David and his descendants, and to his house, and to his throne, may there be peace forever from Yahweh." \s5 diff --git a/11-1KI/04.usfm b/11-1KI/04.usfm index 8707d76a..6fbbb475 100644 --- a/11-1KI/04.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/04.usfm @@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ \f + \ft Some versions treat \fqa Zadok and Abiathar were priests \fqb as a later addition to the text. \f* \s5 -\v 5 Azariah son of Nathan was over the officers. +\v 5 Azariah son of Nathan was over the officers. Zabud son of Nathan was a priest and the king's friend. -\v 6 Ahishar was over the household. +\v 6 Ahishar was over the household. Adoniram son of Abda was over the men who were subjected to forced labor. \s5 \p \v 7 Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided food for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for one month in the year. -\v 8 These were their names: +\v 8 These were their names: Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; \v 9 Ben Deker in Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elonbeth Hanan; \v 10 Ben Hesed, in Arubboth (to him belonged Socoh and all the land of Hepher); @@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ Ben Hur, in the hill country of Ephraim; \s5 \v 26 Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. \v 27 Those officials provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to King Solomon's table, every man in his month. They let nothing be lacking. -\v 28 They also brought to the proper place barley and straw for the chariot horses and riding horses, each one bringing in what he was able. - +\v 28 They also brought to the proper place barley and straw for the chariot horses and riding horses, each one bringing in what he was able. \s5 \p \v 29 God gave Solomon great wisdom and understanding, and wideness of understanding like the sand on the seashore. diff --git a/11-1KI/07.usfm b/11-1KI/07.usfm index 6a7063d9..e17e18f6 100644 --- a/11-1KI/07.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/07.usfm @@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 40 Huram made the basins and the shovels and the sprinkling bowls. Then he finished all the work that he did for King Solomon in the temple of Yahweh: -\v 41 the two pillars, and the bowl-like capitals that were on top of the two pillars, and the two sets of decorative latticework to cover the two bowl like capitals that were on top of the pillars. - +\v 41 the two pillars, and the bowl-like capitals that were on top of the two pillars, and the two sets of decorative latticework to cover the two bowl like capitals that were on top of the pillars. \s5 \v 42 He made the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of decorative latticework: two rows of pomegranates for each set of latticework to cover the two bowl-like capitals that were on the pillars, \v 43 the ten stands, and the ten basins on the stands. @@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 48 Solomon made all the furnishings that were in the temple of Yahweh out of gold: the golden altar and the table on which the bread of the presence was to be placed. +\v 48 Solomon made all the furnishings that were in the temple of Yahweh out of gold: the golden altar and the table on which the bread of the presence was to be placed. \v 49 The lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner room, were of pure gold, and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs were of gold. \s5 @@ -112,7 +111,6 @@ \s5 \p -\v 51 In this way, all the work that King Solomon did for the house of Yahweh was finished. So Solomon brought in the things that were set apart by David, his father, and the silver, the gold, and the furnishings, and put them into the storerooms of the house of Yahweh. - +\v 51 In this way, all the work that King Solomon did for the house of Yahweh was finished. So Solomon brought in the things that were set apart by David, his father, and the silver, the gold, and the furnishings, and put them into the storerooms of the house of Yahweh. diff --git a/11-1KI/08.usfm b/11-1KI/08.usfm index 092bfdb4..7dbd6c21 100644 --- a/11-1KI/08.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/08.usfm @@ -25,16 +25,16 @@ tribes, and the leaders of the families of the people of Israel, before himself \s5 \p \v 12 Then Solomon said, -\q "Yahweh has said that +\q "Yahweh has said that \q2 he would live in thick darkness, -\q -\v 13 But I have built you -\q2 a lofty residence, +\q +\v 13 But I have built you +\q2 a lofty residence, \q2 a place for you to live in forever." \s5 \v 14 Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. -\v 15 He said, +\v 15 He said, "May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised, who spoke to David my father, and has fulfilled it with his own hands, saying, \v 16 'Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, in order for my name to be there. However, I chose David to rule over my people Israel.' @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ tribes, and the leaders of the families of the people of Israel, before himself \s5 \p -\v 31 If a man sins against his neighbor and is required to swear an oath, and if he comes and swears an oath before your altar in this house, +\v 31 If a man sins against his neighbor and is required to swear an oath, and if he comes and swears an oath before your altar in this house, \v 32 then hear in the heavens and act and judge your servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his conduct on his own head. And declare the righteous innocent, to give him the reward for his righteousness. \s5 @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ tribes, and the leaders of the families of the people of Israel, before himself \s5 \p -\v 35 When the skies are shut up and there is no rain because the people have sinned against you—if they pray toward this place, confess your name, and turn from their sin when you have afflicted them— +\v 35 When the skies are shut up and there is no rain because the people have sinned against you—if they pray toward this place, confess your name, and turn from their sin when you have afflicted them— \v 36 then listen in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants and of your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk. Send rain on your land, which you have given to your people as an inheritance. \s5 @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ tribes, and the leaders of the families of the people of Israel, before himself \v 38 and suppose then that prayers and requests are made by a person or by all your people Israel—each knowing the plague in his own heart as he spreads out his hands toward this temple. \s5 -\v 39 Then listen from heaven, the place where you live, forgive and act, and reward every person for all he does; you know his heart, because you and you only know the hearts of all human beings. +\v 39 Then listen from heaven, the place where you live, forgive and act, and reward every person for all he does; you know his heart, because you and you only know the hearts of all human beings. \v 40 Do this so that they may fear you all the days that they live on the land that you gave to our ancestors. \s5 @@ -104,20 +104,18 @@ tribes, and the leaders of the families of the people of Israel, before himself \s5 \p \v 46 Suppose that they sin against you, since there is no one who does not sin, and suppose that you are angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, so that the enemy takes them away captive to their land, whether distant or near. -\v 47 Then suppose that they realize they are in the land where they have been exiled, and suppose that they repent and seek favor from you from the land of their captors. Suppose that they say, 'We have acted perversely and sinned. We have behaved wickedly.' - +\v 47 Then suppose that they realize they are in the land where they have been exiled, and suppose that they repent and seek favor from you from the land of their captors. Suppose that they say, 'We have acted perversely and sinned. We have behaved wickedly.' \s5 \v 48 Suppose that they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who captured them, and suppose that they pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their ancestors, and toward the city that you chose, and toward the house that I have built for your name. \s5 -\v 49 Then listen to their prayer, their requests in the heavens, the place where you live, and help their cause. +\v 49 Then listen to their prayer, their requests in the heavens, the place where you live, and help their cause. \v 50 Forgive your people, who have sinned against you, and all their sins with which they have transgressed against your commands. Have compassion on them before their enemies who carried them captive, so that their enemies may also have compassion on your people. \s5 \v 51 They are your people whom you have chosen, whom you rescued out of Egypt as if from the middle of a furnace where iron is forged. \v 52 I pray that your eyes may be open to the request of your servant and to the requests of your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they cry to you. -\v 53 For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to belong to you and receive your promises, just as you explained by Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, Lord Yahweh." - +\v 53 For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to belong to you and receive your promises, just as you explained by Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, Lord Yahweh." \s5 \p \v 54 So it was that when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and request to Yahweh, he arose from before the altar of Yahweh, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread out toward the heavens. @@ -125,7 +123,7 @@ tribes, and the leaders of the families of the people of Israel, before himself \v 56 "May Yahweh be praised, who has given rest to his people Israel, keeping all his promises. Not one word has failed out of all Yahweh's good promises that he made with Moses his servant. \s5 -\v 57 May Yahweh our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he never leave us or forsake us, +\v 57 May Yahweh our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he never leave us or forsake us, \v 58 that he may incline our hearts to him, to live in all his ways and keep his commandments and his regulations and his statues, which he commanded our fathers. \s5 diff --git a/11-1KI/09.usfm b/11-1KI/09.usfm index 5a903823..c8656b69 100644 --- a/11-1KI/09.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/09.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \v 3 And Yahweh said to him, "I have heard your prayer and your request that you have made before me. I have set apart this house, which you have built, to myself, to put my name there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there for all time. \s5 -\v 4 As for you, if you walk before me as David your father walked in integrity of heart and in uprightness, obeying all that I have commanded you and keeping my statutes and my decrees, +\v 4 As for you, if you walk before me as David your father walked in integrity of heart and in uprightness, obeying all that I have commanded you and keeping my statutes and my decrees, \v 5 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, 'A descendant of yours will never fail to be on the throne of Israel.' \s5 diff --git a/11-1KI/12.usfm b/11-1KI/12.usfm index cec94217..625799d2 100644 --- a/11-1KI/12.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/12.usfm @@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ \s5 \p -\v 16 When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered him and said, -\q "What share do we have in David? +\v 16 When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered him and said, +\q "What share do we have in David? \q2 We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse! \q Go to your tents, Israel. -\q2 Now see to your own house, David." +\q2 Now see to your own house, David." \p So Israel went back to their tents. \v 17 But as for the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam became king over them. @@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ So Israel went back to their tents. \s5 \p -\v 21 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin; there were 180,000 chosen men who were soldiers, to fight against the house of Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon. - +\v 21 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin; there were 180,000 chosen men who were soldiers, to fight against the house of Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon. \s5 \v 22 But the word of God came to Shemaiah, the man of God; it said, \v 23 "Speak to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people; say, diff --git a/11-1KI/13.usfm b/11-1KI/13.usfm index e05210e7..4f453b90 100644 --- a/11-1KI/13.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/13.usfm @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 20 As they sat at the table, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet who had brought him back, +\v 20 As they sat at the table, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet who had brought him back, \v 21 and he cried to the man of God who came from Judah, saying, "Yahweh says, 'Because you have been disobedient to the word of Yahweh and have not kept the command that Yahweh your God gave you, \v 22 but came back and have eaten food and drunk water in the place about which Yahweh told you to eat no food and drink no water, your body will not be buried in the tomb of your fathers.'" @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 33 After this Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but continued to appoint common priests for the high places from among all sorts of people. Any who would serve he consecrated as a priest. +\v 33 After this Jeroboam did not turn from his evil way, but continued to appoint common priests for the high places from among all sorts of people. Any who would serve he consecrated as a priest. \v 34 This matter became sin to the family of Jeroboam and caused his family to be destroyed and to be exterminated from the face of the earth. diff --git a/11-1KI/16.usfm b/11-1KI/16.usfm index 82757d55..0f83fef8 100644 --- a/11-1KI/16.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/16.usfm @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \v 17 Omri went up from Gibbethon and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah. \s5 -\v 18 So when Zimri saw that the city had been taken, he went into the fortress attached to the king's palace and set fire to the building over him; in this way he died in the flames. +\v 18 So when Zimri saw that the city had been taken, he went into the fortress attached to the king's palace and set fire to the building over him; in this way he died in the flames. \v 19 This was for the sins that he had committed in doing what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, by walking in the way of Jeroboam and in the sin that he had committed, so as to lead Israel to sin. \v 20 As for the other matters concerning Zimri, and the treason that he carried out, are they not written in The Book of the Events of the Kings of Israel? diff --git a/11-1KI/18.usfm b/11-1KI/18.usfm index 2193ba09..62e1fd30 100644 --- a/11-1KI/18.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/18.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 2 Elijah went to show himself to Ahab; now the famine was severe in Samaria. \s5 -\v 3 Ahab called Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Now Obadiah honored Yahweh very much, +\v 3 Ahab called Obadiah, who was in charge of the palace. Now Obadiah honored Yahweh very much, \v 4 for when Jezebel was killing the prophets of Yahweh, Obadiah took one hundred prophets and hid them by fifties in a cave and fed them with bread and water. \s5 diff --git a/11-1KI/20.usfm b/11-1KI/20.usfm index 47d8497e..dfa41fff 100644 --- a/11-1KI/20.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/20.usfm @@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ \v 27 The people of Israel were mustered and supplied to fight against them. The people of Israel camped before them like two little flocks of goats, but the Arameans filled the countryside. \s5 -\v 28 Then a man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel and said, "Yahweh says: 'Because the Arameans have said that Yahweh is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys, I will place this great army into your hand, and you will know that I am Yahweh.'" - +\v 28 Then a man of God came near and spoke to the king of Israel and said, "Yahweh says: 'Because the Arameans have said that Yahweh is a god of the hills, but he is not a god of the valleys, I will place this great army into your hand, and you will know that I am Yahweh.'" \s5 \v 29 So the armies camped opposite each other for seven days. Then on the seventh day the battle started. The people of Israel killed 100,000 Aramean footmen in one day. \v 30 The rest fled to Aphek, into the city, and the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand men who were left. Ben Hadad fled and went into the city, into an inner room. diff --git a/11-1KI/22.usfm b/11-1KI/22.usfm index 9d7a06ea..5b10f560 100644 --- a/11-1KI/22.usfm +++ b/11-1KI/22.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 Three years passed without war between Aram and Israel. \v 2 Then it came about that in the third year, Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went down to the king of Israel. - + \s5 \v 3 Now the king of Israel had said to his servants, "Do you know that Ramoth Gilead is ours, but that we are doing nothing to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?" \v 4 So he said to Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to war at Ramoth Gilead?" Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, "I am like you, my people are like your people, and my horses are like your horses." @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \s5 -\v 21 Then a spirit came forward, stood before Yahweh, and said, 'I will entice him.' Yahweh said to him, 'How?' +\v 21 Then a spirit came forward, stood before Yahweh, and said, 'I will entice him.' Yahweh said to him, 'How?' \v 22 The spirit replied, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' Yahweh replied, 'You will entice him, and you will also be successful. Go now and do so.' \v 23 Now see, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours, and Yahweh has decreed disaster for you." diff --git a/12-2KI/00.usfm b/12-2KI/00.usfm index 490c92a2..96fed930 100644 --- a/12-2KI/00.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 2KI Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 2 Kings +\h 2 Kings \toc1 The Second Book of Kings \toc2 Second Kings -\toc3 2Ki +\toc3 2Ki \mt The Second Book of the Kings \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/12-2KI/04.usfm b/12-2KI/04.usfm index c73c2160..737b93fb 100644 --- a/12-2KI/04.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/04.usfm @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ \v 24 Then she saddled a donkey and said to her servant, "Drive on quickly; do not slow down for me unless I say so." \s5 -\v 25 So she went and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. +\v 25 So she went and came to the man of God at Mount Carmel. \p So when the man of God saw her in the distance, he said to Gehazi his servant, "Look, here comes the Shunammite woman. \v 26 Please run to meet her and say to her, 'Is everything alright with you and with your husband and child?'" She answered, "It is alright." diff --git a/12-2KI/07.usfm b/12-2KI/07.usfm index 81d7de4c..24d9a98e 100644 --- a/12-2KI/07.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/07.usfm @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \v 17 The king had ordered the captain on whose hand he had leaned to be in charge of the gate, and the people trampled him down in the gateway. He died as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king had come down to him. \s5 -\v 18 So it happened as the man of God had said to the king, saying, "About this time in the gate of Samaria, two measures of barley will be available for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel." +\v 18 So it happened as the man of God had said to the king, saying, "About this time in the gate of Samaria, two measures of barley will be available for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel." \v 19 That captain had answered the man of God and said, "See, even if Yahweh should make windows in heaven, can this thing happen?" Elisha had said, "See, you will watch it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it." \v 20 And it happened that way to him, for the people trampled him in the gate, and he died. diff --git a/12-2KI/09.usfm b/12-2KI/09.usfm index 1bbd7d13..adc3819c 100644 --- a/12-2KI/09.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/09.usfm @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 14 In this way Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. Now Joram had been defending Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Aram, -\v 15 but King Joram had gone back to Jezreel to be healed of the wounds that the Arameans had given him, when he had fought against Hazael king of Aram. +\v 15 but King Joram had gone back to Jezreel to be healed of the wounds that the Arameans had given him, when he had fought against Hazael king of Aram. \p Jehu said to the servants of Joram, "If this is your opinion, then let no one escape and go out of the city, in order to go tell this news in Jezreel." \v 16 So Jehu rode in a chariot to Jezreel; for Joram was resting there. Now Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram. diff --git a/12-2KI/10.usfm b/12-2KI/10.usfm index 34bca2a7..87439237 100644 --- a/12-2KI/10.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/10.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 10 \p \v 1 Now Ahab had seventy descendants in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, including the elders and the guardians of Ahab's descendants, saying, -\v 2 "Your master's descendants are with you, and you also have chariots and horses and a fortified city and armor. So then, as soon as this letter comes to you, +\v 2 "Your master's descendants are with you, and you also have chariots and horses and a fortified city and armor. So then, as soon as this letter comes to you, \v 3 select the best and most deserving of your master's descendants and set him on his father's throne, and fight for your master's royal line." \s5 diff --git a/12-2KI/11.usfm b/12-2KI/11.usfm index fcb70026..05207828 100644 --- a/12-2KI/11.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/11.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 4 In the seventh year, Jehoiada sent messages and brought the commanders of hundreds of the Carites and of the guard, and brought them to himself, into the temple of Yahweh. He made a covenant with them, and he made them swear an oath in the house of Yahweh. Then he showed them the king's son. -\v 5 He commanded them, saying, "This is what you must do. A third of you who come on the Sabbath will keep watch over the king's house, +\v 5 He commanded them, saying, "This is what you must do. A third of you who come on the Sabbath will keep watch over the king's house, \v 6 and a third will be at the Sur Gate, and a third at the gate behind the guardhouse." \s5 diff --git a/12-2KI/12.usfm b/12-2KI/12.usfm index 161a624c..e2e1cec7 100644 --- a/12-2KI/12.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/12.usfm @@ -1,8 +1,7 @@ - \s5 \c 12 -\p +\p \v 1 In the seventh year of Jehu, the reign of Joash began; he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah, of Beersheba. \v 2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh all the time, because Jehoiada the priest was instructing him. \v 3 But the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. diff --git a/12-2KI/14.usfm b/12-2KI/14.usfm index 52116bf3..2b1b3ff1 100644 --- a/12-2KI/14.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/14.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 But the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense at the high places. \v 5 It came about that as soon as his rule was well established, he killed the servants who had murdered his father, the king. - + \s5 \v 6 Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death; instead, he acted according to what was written in the law, in The Book of Moses, as Yahweh had commanded, saying, "The fathers must not be put to death for their children, neither must the children be put to death for their parents. Instead, every person must be put to death for his own sin." \v 7 He killed ten thousand soldiers of Edom in the valley of Salt; he also took Sela in war and called it Joktheel, which is what it is called to this day. diff --git a/12-2KI/15.usfm b/12-2KI/15.usfm index aed13813..4dd1a1ff 100644 --- a/12-2KI/15.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/15.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 However, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense at the high places. \v 5 Yahweh afflicted the king so that he was a leper to the day of his death and lived in a separate house. Jotham, the king's son, was over the household and ruled the people of the land. - + \s5 \v 6 As for the other matters concerning Azariah, all that he did, are they not written in The Book of the Events of the Kings of Judah? \v 7 So Azariah slept with his ancestors; they buried him with his ancestors in the city of David. Jotham, his son, became king in his place. diff --git a/12-2KI/17.usfm b/12-2KI/17.usfm index 4a956eae..9b3b8428 100644 --- a/12-2KI/17.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/17.usfm @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \s5 \v 21 He tore Israel from the royal line of David, and they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king. Jeroboam drove Israel away from following Yahweh and made them commit a great sin. -\v 22 The people of Israel followed all the sins of Jeroboam and they did not depart from them, +\v 22 The people of Israel followed all the sins of Jeroboam and they did not depart from them, \v 23 so Yahweh removed Israel from his sight, as he had said through all his servants the prophets that he would. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria, and it is this way to this present day. \s5 @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 34 To this day they persist in their old customs. They neither honor Yahweh, nor do they follow the statutes, decrees, the law, or the commandments that Yahweh gave to the people of Jacob—whom he named Israel— +\v 34 To this day they persist in their old customs. They neither honor Yahweh, nor do they follow the statutes, decrees, the law, or the commandments that Yahweh gave to the people of Jacob—whom he named Israel— \v 35 and with whom Yahweh had made a covenant and commanded them, "You will not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor worship them, nor sacrifice to them. \s5 @@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ \s5 \v 39 But Yahweh your God is who you will honor. He will rescue you from the might of your enemies." \v 40 They would not listen, because they continued to do what they had done in the past. -\v 41 So these nations feared Yahweh and they also worshiped their carved figures, and their children did the same—as did their children's children. They continue to do what their ancestors did, up to this day. - +\v 41 So these nations feared Yahweh and they also worshiped their carved figures, and their children did the same—as did their children's children. They continue to do what their ancestors did, up to this day. diff --git a/12-2KI/18.usfm b/12-2KI/18.usfm index ff2f5675..8c5e7ce3 100644 --- a/12-2KI/18.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/18.usfm @@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ palace. \s5 \v 28 Then the chief commander stood and shouted in a loud voice in the Jews' language, saying, "Listen to the word of the great king, the king of Assyria. \v 29 The king says, 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to rescue you from my power. -\v 30 Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, "Yahweh will surely rescue us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria."' - +\v 30 Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, "Yahweh will surely rescue us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria."' \s5 \v 31 Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: 'Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and from his own fig tree, and drink from the water in his own cistern. \v 32 You will do this until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey, so that you may live and not die.' Do not listen to Hezekiah when he tries to persuade you, saying, 'Yahweh will rescue us.' diff --git a/12-2KI/19.usfm b/12-2KI/19.usfm index c778d08b..93dc012d 100644 --- a/12-2KI/19.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/19.usfm @@ -43,93 +43,93 @@ \s5 \p \v 20 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah, saying, "Yahweh, the God of Israel says, 'Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard you. -\v 21 This is the word that Yahweh has spoken about him: -\q "The virgin daughter of Zion -\q2 despises you and laughs you to scorn. -\q The daughter of Jerusalem +\v 21 This is the word that Yahweh has spoken about him: +\q "The virgin daughter of Zion +\q2 despises you and laughs you to scorn. +\q The daughter of Jerusalem \q2 shakes her head at you. -\q -\v 22 Whom have you defied and insulted? -\q2 And against whom have you exalted your voice -\q and lifted up your eyes in pride? +\q +\v 22 Whom have you defied and insulted? +\q2 And against whom have you exalted your voice +\q and lifted up your eyes in pride? \q2 Against the Holy One of Israel! \s5 -\q -\v 23 By your messengers -\q2 you have defied the Lord, +\q +\v 23 By your messengers +\q2 you have defied the Lord, \q and have said, -\q2 'With the multitude of my chariots -\q I have gone up to the heights of the mountains, -\q2 to the highest elevations of Lebanon. -\q I will cut down the tall cedars -\q2 and the choice cypress trees there. -\q I will enter into its farthest parts, +\q2 'With the multitude of my chariots +\q I have gone up to the heights of the mountains, +\q2 to the highest elevations of Lebanon. +\q I will cut down the tall cedars +\q2 and the choice cypress trees there. +\q I will enter into its farthest parts, \q2 its most fruitful forest. -\q -\v 24 I have dug wells -\q2 and have drunk foreign waters. -\q I dried up all the rivers of Egypt +\q +\v 24 I have dug wells +\q2 and have drunk foreign waters. +\q I dried up all the rivers of Egypt \q2 under the soles of my feet.' \s5 \p -\q -\v 25 Have you not heard how I -\q2 determined it long ago, +\q +\v 25 Have you not heard how I +\q2 determined it long ago, \q and worked it out in ancient times? -\q2 Now I am bringing it to pass. +\q2 Now I am bringing it to pass. \q You are here to reduce impregnable cities \q2 into heaps of ruins. -\q -\v 26 Their inhabitants, of little strength, -\q2 are shattered and ashamed. -\q They are plants in the field, -\q2 green grass, -\q the grass on the roof or in the field, +\q +\v 26 Their inhabitants, of little strength, +\q2 are shattered and ashamed. +\q They are plants in the field, +\q2 green grass, +\q the grass on the roof or in the field, \q2 burned before it has grown up. \s5 -\q -\v 27 But I know your sitting down, -\q2 your going out, your coming in, +\q +\v 27 But I know your sitting down, +\q2 your going out, your coming in, \q2 and your raging against me. -\q -\v 28 Because of your raging against me, -\q2 and because your arrogance has reached my ears, -\q I will put my hook in your nose, +\q +\v 28 Because of your raging against me, +\q2 and because your arrogance has reached my ears, +\q I will put my hook in your nose, \q2 and my bit in your mouth; -\q I will turn you back +\q I will turn you back \q2 the way you came." \s5 \p -\v 29 This will be the sign for you: -\q This year you will eat what grows wild, -\q2 and in the second year what grows from that. -\q But in the third year you must plant and harvest, +\v 29 This will be the sign for you: +\q This year you will eat what grows wild, +\q2 and in the second year what grows from that. +\q But in the third year you must plant and harvest, \q2 plant vineyards and eat their fruit. -\q -\v 30 The remnant of the house of Judah that survives +\q +\v 30 The remnant of the house of Judah that survives \q2 will again take root and bear fruit. -\q -\v 31 For from Jerusalem a remnant will come out, -\q2 from Mount Zion survivors will come. +\q +\v 31 For from Jerusalem a remnant will come out, +\q2 from Mount Zion survivors will come. The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this. \s5 \v 32 Therefore Yahweh says this about the king of Assyria: -\q "He will not come into this city +\q "He will not come into this city \q2 nor shoot an arrow here. -\q Neither will he come before it with shield +\q Neither will he come before it with shield \q2 or build up a siege ramp against it. -\q -\v 33 The way by which he came -\q2 will be the same way he will leave; -\q2 he will not enter this city. +\q +\v 33 The way by which he came +\q2 will be the same way he will leave; +\q2 he will not enter this city. \q3 This is the declaration of Yahweh." -\q -\v 34 For I will defend this city and rescue it, +\q +\v 34 For I will defend this city and rescue it, \q2 for my own sake and for my servant David's sake.'" \s5 diff --git a/12-2KI/22.usfm b/12-2KI/22.usfm index 315c6049..2664d935 100644 --- a/12-2KI/22.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/22.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \v 10 Then Shaphan the scribe said to the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." Then Shaphan read it to the king. \s5 -\v 11 It came about that when the king had heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes. +\v 11 It came about that when the king had heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes. \v 12 The king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, his own servant, saying, \v 13 "Go and consult with Yahweh for me, and for the people and for all Judah, because of the words of this book that has been found. For it is great, the anger of Yahweh that has been kindled against us. It is great, because our ancestors have not listened to the words of this book so as to obey all that was written concerning us." diff --git a/12-2KI/25.usfm b/12-2KI/25.usfm index f90e57a2..6cb1f5d4 100644 --- a/12-2KI/25.usfm +++ b/12-2KI/25.usfm @@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ \p \v 8 Now in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan, a servant of the king of Babylon and commander of his bodyguards, came to Jerusalem. \v 9 He burned the house of Yahweh, the king's palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; also every important building in the city he burned. -\v 10 As for all the walls around Jerusalem, all the army of the Babylonians who were under the commander of the bodyguard destroyed them. - +\v 10 As for all the walls around Jerusalem, all the army of the Babylonians who were under the commander of the bodyguard destroyed them. \s5 \v 11 As for the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the remainder of the population—Nebuzaradan, the commander of the bodyguard, took them away into exile. \v 12 But the commander of the bodyguard did leave some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields. diff --git a/13-1CH/00.usfm b/13-1CH/00.usfm index 0f8abae9..efa64579 100644 --- a/13-1CH/00.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 1CH Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 1 Chronicles +\h 1 Chronicles \toc1 The First Book of the Chronicles \toc2 First Chronicles -\toc3 1Ch +\toc3 1Ch \mt The First Book of the Chronicles \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/13-1CH/03.usfm b/13-1CH/03.usfm index e39f845d..cbc8e8cd 100644 --- a/13-1CH/03.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/03.usfm @@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ \s5 \c 3 \p -\v 1 Now these are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: +\v 1 Now these are the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: \q The firstborn was Amnon, by Ahinoam from Jezreel; \q the second was Daniel, by Abigail from Carmel; -\q -\v 2 the third was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, daughter of Talmai king of Geshur. +\q +\v 2 the third was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, daughter of Talmai king of Geshur. \q The fourth was Adonijah son of Haggith; -\q -\v 3 the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; +\q +\v 3 the fifth was Shephatiah by Abital; \q the sixth was Ithream by Eglah his wife. \m \s5 @@ -18,38 +18,38 @@ \v 5 These four sons, by Bathshua daughter of Ammiel, were born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. \f + \ft Some versions have \fqa Bathseba \fqb instead of \fqa Bathshua \fqb . \f* \s5 -\v 6 David's other nine sons were +\v 6 David's other nine sons were \q Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, \f + \ft ULB and UDB harmonize \fqa Elishama \fqb and \fqa Eliphelet \fqb to \fqa Elishua \fqb and \fqa Elpelet \fqb , as do some other versions. \f* -\q +\q \v 7 Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, -\q +\q \v 8 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet. \m \v 9 These were David's sons, not including the sons by his concubines. Tamar was their sister. \s5 \p -\v 10 Solomon's son was Rehoboam. -\q Rehoboam's son was Abijah. -\q Abijah's son was Asa. +\v 10 Solomon's son was Rehoboam. +\q Rehoboam's son was Abijah. +\q Abijah's son was Asa. \q Asa's son was Jehoshaphat. -\q -\v 11 Jehoshaphat's son was Joram. -\q Joram's son was Ahaziah. +\q +\v 11 Jehoshaphat's son was Joram. +\q Joram's son was Ahaziah. \q Ahaziah's son was Joash. -\q -\v 12 Joash's son was Amaziah. -\q Amaziah's son was Azariah. +\q +\v 12 Joash's son was Amaziah. +\q Amaziah's son was Azariah. \q Azariah's son was Jotham. \s5 -\q -\v 13 Jotham's son was Ahaz. -\q Ahaz's son was Hezekiah. +\q +\v 13 Jotham's son was Ahaz. +\q Ahaz's son was Hezekiah. \q Hezekiah's son was Manasseh. -\q -\v 14 Manasseh's son was Amon. +\q +\v 14 Manasseh's son was Amon. \q Amon's son was Josiah. \s5 diff --git a/13-1CH/05.usfm b/13-1CH/05.usfm index b4aed4f9..02fc7041 100644 --- a/13-1CH/05.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/05.usfm @@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ \s5 \v 4 The descendants of Joel were these: -\q Joel's son was Shemaiah. -\q Shemaiah's son was Gog. +\q Joel's son was Shemaiah. +\q Shemaiah's son was Gog. \q Gog's son was Shimei. \q -\v 5 Shimei's son was Micah. +\v 5 Shimei's son was Micah. \q Micah's son was Reaiah. \q Reaiah's son was Baal. \q @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \s5 \v 7 Beerah's relatives by their clans are the following, listed in their genealogical records: Jeiel the oldest, Zechariah, and -\v 8 Bela son of Azaz son of Shema son of Joel. They lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon, +\v 8 Bela son of Azaz son of Shema son of Joel. They lived in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal Meon, \v 9 and eastward to the start of the wilderness that extends to the Euphrates River. This was because they had many cattle in the land of Gilead. \s5 diff --git a/13-1CH/06.usfm b/13-1CH/06.usfm index 48a35360..44cf3aa3 100644 --- a/13-1CH/06.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/06.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \v 12 Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum. \s5 -\v 13 Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah. +\v 13 Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah. \v 14 Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak. \v 15 Jehozadak went into captivity when Yahweh exiled Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. @@ -39,30 +39,30 @@ \q Libni's son was Jahath. \q His son was Zimmah. \q -\v 21 His son was Joah. +\v 21 His son was Joah. \q His son was Iddo. \q His son was Zerah. \q His son was Jeatherai. \s5 -\v 22 Kohath's descendants began with his son Amminadab. -\q His son was Korah. +\v 22 Kohath's descendants began with his son Amminadab. +\q His son was Korah. \q His son was Assir. -\q +\q \v 23 His son was Elkanah. \q His son was Ebiasaph. \q His son was Assir. -\q -\v 24 His son was Tahath. +\q +\v 24 His son was Tahath. \q His son was Uriel. \q His son was Uzziah. \q His son was Shaul. \s5 \v 25 The sons of Elkanah were Amasai, Ahimoth, and Elkanah. -\v 26 The son of this second Elkanah was Zophai. +\v 26 The son of this second Elkanah was Zophai. \q His son was Nahath. -\q +\q \v 27 His son was Eliab. \q His son was Jeroham. \q His son was Elkanah. @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ \q \v 29 The son of Merari was Mahli. \q His son was Libni. -\q His son was Shimei. +\q His son was Shimei. \q His son was Uzzah. \q \v 30 His son was Shimea. @@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ \v 33 These were those who served with their sons. From the clans of the Kohathites came Heman the musician. Here were his ancestors, going back in time: \q Heman was the son of Joel. \q Joel was the son of Samuel. -\q +\q \v 34 Samuel was the son of Elkanah. \q Elkanah was the son of Jeroham. \q Jeroham was the son of Eliel. \q Eliel was the son of Toa. -\q +\q \v 35 Toa was the son of Zuph. \q Zuph was the son of Elkanah. \q Elkanah was the son of Mahath. @@ -105,52 +105,52 @@ \v 36 Elkanah was the son of Joel. \q Joel was the son of Azariah. \q Azariah was the son of Zephaniah. -\q +\q \v 37 Zephaniah was the son of Tahath. \q Tahath was the son of Assir. \q Assir was the son of Ebiasaph. \q Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. -\q +\q \v 38 Korah was the son of Izhar. \q Izhar was the son of Kohath. \q Kohath was the son of Levi. \q Levi was the son of Israel. \p \s5 -\v 39 Heman's colleague was Asaph, who stood at his right hand. +\v 39 Heman's colleague was Asaph, who stood at his right hand. \q Asaph was the son of Berechiah. \q Berechiah was the son of Shimea. -\q +\q \v 40 Shimea was the son of Michael. \q Michael was the son of Baaseiah. \q Baaseiah was the son of Malchijah. -\q +\q \v 41 Malchijah was the son of Ethni. \q Ethni was the son of Zerah. \q Zerah was the son of Adaiah. -\q +\q \v 42 Adaiah was the son of Ethan. \q Ethan was the son of Zimmah. \q Zimmah was the son of Shimei. -\q +\q \v 43 Shimei was the son of Jahath. \q Jahath was the son of Gershom. \q Gershom was the son of Levi. \s5 -\q +\q \v 44 At Heman's left hand were his colleagues the sons of Merari. They included Ethan son of Kishi. \q Kishi was the son of Abdi. \q Abdi was the son of Malluch. -\q +\q \v 45 Malluch was the son of Hashabiah. \q Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah. \q Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah. -\q +\q \v 46 Hilkiah was the son of Amzi. \q Amzi was the son of Bani. \q Bani was the son of Shemer. -\q +\q \v 47 Shemer was the son of Mahli. \q Mahli was the son of Mushi. \q Mushi was the son of Merari. @@ -168,22 +168,22 @@ \q Aaron's son was Eleazar. \q Eleazar's son was Phinehas. \q Phinehas's son was Abishua. -\q +\q \v 51 Abishua's son was Bukki. \q Bukki's son was Uzzi. \q Uzzi's son was Zerahiah. -\q +\q \v 52 Zerahiah's son was Meraioth. \q Meraioth's son was Amariah. \q Amariah's son was Ahitub. -\q +\q \v 53 Ahitub's son was Zadok. \q Zadok's son was Ahimaaz. \s5 \p \v 54 These are the locations where Aaron's descendents were assigned to live, that is, for the descendants of Aaron who were from the clans of the Kohathites (the first lot was theirs). -\v 55 To them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its pasturelands, +\v 55 To them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its pasturelands, \v 56 but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh. \s5 diff --git a/13-1CH/07.usfm b/13-1CH/07.usfm index 53bc50de..6c94913b 100644 --- a/13-1CH/07.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/07.usfm @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \s5 \v 8 Becher's sons were Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were his sons. -\v 9 The lists of their clans numbered 20,200 family leaders and fighting men. +\v 9 The lists of their clans numbered 20,200 family leaders and fighting men. \v 10 The son of Jediael was Bilhan. Bilhan's sons were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. \s5 @@ -60,16 +60,16 @@ \v 24 His daughter was Sheerah, who built Lower and Upper Beth Horon and Uzzen Sheerah.) \s5 -\q +\q \v 25 His son was Rephah. -\q Rephah's son was Resheph. -\q Resheph's son was Telah. +\q Rephah's son was Resheph. +\q Resheph's son was Telah. \q Telah's son was Tahan. -\q +\q \v 26 Tahan's son was Ladan. \q Ladan's son was Ammihud. \q Ammihud's son was Elishama. -\q +\q \v 27 Elishama's son was Nun. \q Nun's son was Joshua. diff --git a/13-1CH/08.usfm b/13-1CH/08.usfm index d5eb7c8c..e3d4ea67 100644 --- a/13-1CH/08.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/08.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \s5 \v 8 Shaharaim became the father of children in the land of Moab, after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. \v 9 By his wife Hodesh, Shaharaim became the father of Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malcam, -\v 10 Jeuz, Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, leaders in their clans. +\v 10 Jeuz, Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, leaders in their clans. \v 11 He had already become the father of Abitub and Elpaal by Hushim. \s5 @@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ \v 13 There were also Beriah and Shema. They were heads of clans living in Aijalon, who drove out the inhabitants of Gath. \s5 -\v 14 Beriah had these sons: +\v 14 Beriah had these sons: \q Ahio, Shashak, Jeremoth, -\q +\q \v 15 Zebadiah, Arad, Eder, -\q +\q \v 16 Michael, Ishpah, and Joha. \m -\v 17-18 Elpaal had these sons: +\v 17-18 Elpaal had these sons: \q Zebadiah, Meshullam, Hizki, Heber, \q Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab. @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ \s5 \v 32 Another of Jeiel's sons was Mikloth, who became the father of Shimeah. They also lived near their relatives in Jerusalem. \v 33 Ner was the father of Kish. -\q Kish was the father of Saul. +\q Kish was the father of Saul. \q Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Ishbaal. \v 34 The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal. \q Merib Baal was the father of Micah. @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \s5 \v 35 The sons of Micah were Pithon, Melech, Tarea, and Ahaz. \v 36 Ahaz became the father of Jehoaddah. -\q Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. +\q Jehoaddah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. \q Zimri was the father of Moza. \q \v 37 Moza was the father of Binea. diff --git a/13-1CH/09.usfm b/13-1CH/09.usfm index 5a4eb50d..93737d64 100644 --- a/13-1CH/09.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/09.usfm @@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ \p \v 17 The doorkeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their descendants. Shallum was their leader. \v 18 Previously they stood guard at the king's gate on the east side for the camp of Levi's descendants. -\v 19 Shallum son of Kore son of Ebiasaph son of Korah, and his relatives from the house of his father, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, they guarded the door to the tent, as their ancestors had guarded the camp of Yahweh, and they also had guarded the entrance. - +\v 19 Shallum son of Kore son of Ebiasaph son of Korah, and his relatives from the house of his father, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, they guarded the door to the tent, as their ancestors had guarded the camp of Yahweh, and they also had guarded the entrance. \s5 \v 20 Phinehas son of Eleazar had been in charge of them in the past, and Yahweh had been with him. \v 21 Zechariah son of Meshelemiah was guard of the entrance to the temple, the "tent of meeting." @@ -76,11 +75,11 @@ \s5 \v 38 Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They also lived near their brothers in Jerusalem. \q -\v 39 Ner was the father of Kish. -\q Kish was the father of Saul. +\v 39 Ner was the father of Kish. +\q Kish was the father of Saul. \q Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Ishbaal. \q -\v 40 The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal. +\v 40 The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal. \q Merib Baal was the father of Micah. \s5 @@ -89,14 +88,14 @@ Ahaz. \q \v 42 Ahaz was the father of Jarah. -\q Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. +\q Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. \q Zimri was the father of Moza. -\q -\v 43 Moza was the father of Binea. +\q +\v 43 Moza was the father of Binea. \q Binea was the father of Rephaiah. \q Rephaiah was the father of Eleasah. \q Eleasah was the father of Azel. -\q +\q \v 44 Azel's six sons were Azrikam, Bocheru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan. These were Azel's sons. diff --git a/13-1CH/11.usfm b/13-1CH/11.usfm index 9d7bb8eb..d4ef2806 100644 --- a/13-1CH/11.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/11.usfm @@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 20 Abishai brother of Joab, was captain over the Three. He once used his spear against three hundred and killed them. He is mentioned along with the Three. -\v 21 Of the Three, he was given double honor and became their captain. Even though he was not one of them. - +\v 21 Of the Three, he was given double honor and became their captain. Even though he was not one of them. \s5 \p \v 22 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a strong man who did mighty feats. He killed the two sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down into a pit and killed a lion while it was snowing. diff --git a/13-1CH/14.usfm b/13-1CH/14.usfm index f574dbae..43b0c03e 100644 --- a/13-1CH/14.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/14.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 14 \p -\v 1 Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, carpenters, and masons. They built a house for him. +\v 1 Then Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, carpenters, and masons. They built a house for him. \v 2 David knew that Yahweh had established him as king over Israel, and that his kingdom was exalted on high for the sake of his people Israel. \s5 diff --git a/13-1CH/16.usfm b/13-1CH/16.usfm index 7a275b4c..2b17a0b8 100644 --- a/13-1CH/16.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/16.usfm @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 36 May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised +\v 36 May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised \q from everlasting to everlasting. \m All the people said, "Amen" and praised Yahweh. diff --git a/13-1CH/17.usfm b/13-1CH/17.usfm index bcfc468d..f79fc365 100644 --- a/13-1CH/17.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/17.usfm @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \v 12 He will build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever. \s5 -\v 13 I will be a father to him, and he will be my son. I will not take my covenant faithfulness away from him, as I took it from Saul, who ruled before you. +\v 13 I will be a father to him, and he will be my son. I will not take my covenant faithfulness away from him, as I took it from Saul, who ruled before you. \v 14 I will set him over my house and in my kingdom forever, and his throne will be established forever.'" \v 15 Nathan spoke to David and reported to him all these words, and he told him about the entire vision. diff --git a/13-1CH/18.usfm b/13-1CH/18.usfm index bfe127da..7f14b4de 100644 --- a/13-1CH/18.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/18.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 9 When Toi, king of Hamath, heard that David had defeated all the army of Hadadezer king of Zobah, -\v 10 Toi sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, and because Hadadezer had waged war against Toi. Hadoram brought with himself objects of silver, gold, and bronze. +\v 10 Toi sent Hadoram his son to King David to greet him and to bless him, because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, and because Hadadezer had waged war against Toi. Hadoram brought with himself objects of silver, gold, and bronze. \v 11 King David set these objects apart to Yahweh, together with the silver and the gold that he carried away from all the nations: Edom, Moab, the people of Ammon, the Philistines, and Amalek. \s5 diff --git a/13-1CH/19.usfm b/13-1CH/19.usfm index be8a3833..bf787f8e 100644 --- a/13-1CH/19.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/19.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 19 \p \v 1 It came about later that Nahash, king of the people of Ammon, died, and that his son became king in his place. -\v 2 David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me." So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. David's servants entered the land of the Ammonites and went to Hanun, in order to console him. +\v 2 David said, "I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me." So David sent messengers to console him concerning his father. David's servants entered the land of the Ammonites and went to Hanun, in order to console him. \v 3 But the Ammonites princes said to Hanun, "Do you think that David is honoring your father because he has sent men to comfort you? Do not his servants come to you to explore and examine the land in order to overthrow it?" \s5 diff --git a/13-1CH/21.usfm b/13-1CH/21.usfm index e3249c2f..05b0571b 100644 --- a/13-1CH/21.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/21.usfm @@ -6,62 +6,60 @@ \v 1 An adversary arose against Israel and incited David to count Israel. \v 2 David said to Joab and to the commanders of the army, "Go, count the people of Israel from Beersheba to Dan and report back to me, that I may know their number." \v 3 Joab said, "May Yahweh make his army a hundred times greater than it is. But my master the king, do they not all serve my master? Why does my master want this? Why bring guilt on Israel?" - + \s5 \v 4 But the king's word was final against Joab. So Joab left and went throughout all Israel. Then he came back to Jerusalem. \v 5 Then Joab reported the total of the count of the fighting men to David. There were in Israel 1,100,000 men who drew the sword. Judah alone had 470,000 soldiers. - \s5 \v 6 But Levi and Benjamin were not counted among them, for the king's command had disgusted Joab. \v 7 God was offended by this action, so he attacked Israel. \v 8 David said to God, "I have greatly sinned by doing this. Now take away your servant's guilt, for I have acted very foolishly." - + \s5 \p \v 9 Yahweh told Gad, David's prophet, \v 10 "Go say to David, 'This is what Yahweh says: I am giving you three choices. Choose one of them.'" - + \s5 \v 11 So Gad went to David and said to him, "Yahweh says this, 'Choose one of these: \v 12 either three years of famine, three months being pursued by your enemies and being caught by their swords, or else three days of Yahweh's sword, that is, a plague in the land, with the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the land of Israel.' Now then, decide what answer I should take to the one who sent me." - + \s5 \v 13 Then David said to Gad, "I am in deep trouble. Let me fall into the hand of Yahweh rather than into the hand of man, for his merciful actions are very great." \v 14 So Yahweh sent a plague on Israel, and seventy thousand people died. \v 15 God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. As he was about to destroy it, Yahweh watched and changed his mind about the harm. He said to the destroying angel, "Enough! Now draw back your hand." At that time the angel of Yahweh was standing at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. - + \s5 \v 16 David looked up and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand raised over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, lay facedown on the ground. \v 17 David said to God, "Is it not I that commanded that the army be numbered? I did this wicked thing. But these sheep, what have they done? Yahweh my God! Let your hand strike me and my family, but do not let the plague remain on your people." - + \s5 \p \v 18 So the angel of Yahweh commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up and build an altar for Yahweh at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. \v 19 So David went up as Gad instructed him to do in the name of Yahweh. \v 20 While Ornan was threshing wheat, he turned and saw the angel. He and his four sons with him hid themselves. - + \s5 \v 21 When David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David. He left the threshing floor and bowed to David with his face to the ground. \v 22 Then David said to Ornan, "Sell me this threshing floor, so I can build an altar for Yahweh. I will pay the full price, so that the plague may be removed from the people." - + \s5 \v 23 Ornan said to David, "Take it as your own, my master the king. Do with it what is good in your sight. Look, I will give you oxen for burnt offerings, threshing sledges for wood, and wheat for the grain offering; I will give it all to you." \v 24 King David said to Ornan, "No, I insist on buying it for the full price. I will not take what is yours and offer it as a burnt offering to Yahweh if it costs me nothing." - + \s5 \v 25 So David paid six hundred shekels of gold for the place. \v 26 David built an altar for Yahweh there and offered on it burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on Yahweh, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar for burnt offerings. \v 27 Then Yahweh gave an order to the angel, and the angel put his sword back into its sheath. - + \s5 \p \v 28 When David saw that Yahweh had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he performed the sacrifice there at that same time. \v 29 Now at that time, Yahweh's tabernacle, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar for burnt offerings, were at the high place at Gibeon. \v 30 However, David could not go there to ask for God's direction, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of Yahweh. - diff --git a/13-1CH/23.usfm b/13-1CH/23.usfm index 65cfcbce..96521c45 100644 --- a/13-1CH/23.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/23.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 7 From the clans descended from Gershon, +\v 7 From the clans descended from Gershon, \q there were Ladan and Shimei. \q \v 8 There were three of Ladan's sons: Jehiel the leader, Zetham, and Joel. @@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ \q Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. \q \v 13 These were Amram's sons: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was chosen to set apart the most holy things, that he and his descendants would offer incense before Yahweh, to serve him and to give blessings in his name forever. -\v 14 But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were considered to be Levites. - +\v 14 But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were considered to be Levites. \s5 \q \v 15 Moses' sons were Gershom and Eliezer. @@ -68,8 +67,7 @@ \s5 \v 27 For by David's last words the Levites were counted, from twenty years old and upward. \v 28 Their duty was to assist Aaron's descendants in the service of Yahweh's house. They were to care for the courtyards, the rooms, the ceremonial purification of all the things that belong to Yahweh, and other work in the service of God's house. -\v 29 They also took care of the bread of the presence, the fine flour for grain offerings, the unleavened wafers, the baked offerings, the offerings mixed with oil, and all the measuring of the amounts and sizes of things. - +\v 29 They also took care of the bread of the presence, the fine flour for grain offerings, the unleavened wafers, the baked offerings, the offerings mixed with oil, and all the measuring of the amounts and sizes of things. \s5 \v 30 They also stood every morning to thank and praise Yahweh. They also did this in the evening \v 31 and whenever burnt offerings were offered to Yahweh, on the Sabbath and at the new moon festivals and feast days. A fixed number, assigned by decree, always had to be present before Yahweh. diff --git a/13-1CH/24.usfm b/13-1CH/24.usfm index 3b77a780..77c93185 100644 --- a/13-1CH/24.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/24.usfm @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 20 These were the rest of the Levi: -\q of the sons of Amram, Shebuel. +\q of the sons of Amram, Shebuel. \q of the sons of Shebael, Jehdeiah. \q \v 21 The sons of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the leader. @@ -67,10 +67,9 @@ fourth. \q \v 29 The sons of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel \q -\v 30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. +\v 30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. \m These were the Levites, listed by their families. -\v 31 These men who were the head of each father's house and each of their younger brothers, cast lots in the presence of King David, and Zadok and Ahimelech, along with the leaders of the families of the priests and Levites. They threw lots just as Aaron's descendants had done. - +\v 31 These men who were the head of each father's house and each of their younger brothers, cast lots in the presence of King David, and Zadok and Ahimelech, along with the leaders of the families of the priests and Levites. They threw lots just as Aaron's descendants had done. diff --git a/13-1CH/25.usfm b/13-1CH/25.usfm index ef04bca7..3f681e2f 100644 --- a/13-1CH/25.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/25.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 David and the leaders of the tabernacle work selected for the work some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun. These men prophesied with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. Here is a list of the men who did this work: -\v 2 From the sons of Asaph: +\v 2 From the sons of Asaph: \q Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision. \m \v 3 From the sons of Jeduthun: @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \s5 \m -\v 4 From the sons of Heman: +\v 4 From the sons of Heman: \q Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. \v 5 All these were the sons of Heman the king's prophet. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters in order to honor him. @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 9 Now regarding Asaph's sons: +\v 9 Now regarding Asaph's sons: \q the first lot fell to Joseph's family; \q the second fell to Gedaliah's family, twelve persons in number; \q diff --git a/13-1CH/26.usfm b/13-1CH/26.usfm index 302866fd..c93615f2 100644 --- a/13-1CH/26.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/26.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 26 \p -\v 1 Here were the divisions of the gatekeepers: +\v 1 Here were the divisions of the gatekeepers: \q From the Korahites, Meshelemiah son of Kore, a descendant of Asaph. \q \v 2 Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth, @@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ \v 23 There were also guards drawn from the clans of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. \v 24 Shebuel son of Gershom son of Moses, was supervisor over the storehouses. \v 25 His relatives from the clan of Eliezer were his son Rehabiah, -\q Rehabiah's son Jeshaiah, -\q Jeshaiah's son Joram, -\q Joram's son Zichri, and +\q Rehabiah's son Jeshaiah, +\q Jeshaiah's son Joram, +\q Joram's son Zichri, and \q Zichri's son Shelomoth. \s5 diff --git a/13-1CH/27.usfm b/13-1CH/27.usfm index 0a886a7f..aebdc466 100644 --- a/13-1CH/27.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/27.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \v 5 The commander of the army for the third month was Benaiah son of Jehoiada, a priest and leader. In his division were twenty-four thousand men. \v 6 This is the Benaiah who was the leader of the thirty, and over the thirty. Ammizabad his son was in his division. -\s5 +\s5 \v 7 The commander for the fourth month was Asahel brother of Joab. Zebadiah his son became commander after him. In his division were twenty-four thousand men. \v 8 The commander for the fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah. In his division were twenty-four thousand men. \v 9 The commander for the sixth month was Ira son of Ikkesh, from Tekoa. In his division were twenty-four thousand men. @@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ \s5 \p -\v 16 These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel: -\q For the tribe of Reuben, Eliezer son of Zichri was the leader. +\v 16 These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel: +\q For the tribe of Reuben, Eliezer son of Zichri was the leader. \q For the tribe of Simeon, Shephatiah son of Maacah was the leader. \q \v 17 For the tribe of Levi, Hashabiah son of Kemuel was the leader, and Zadok led Aaron's descendants. \q -\v 18 For the tribe of Judah, Elihu, one of David's brothers, was the leader. +\v 18 For the tribe of Judah, Elihu, one of David's brothers, was the leader. \q For the tribe of Issachar, Omri son of Michael was the leader. \s5 @@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ \v 19 For the tribe of Zebulun, Ishmaiah son of Obadiah was the leader. \q For the tribe of Naphtali, Jeremoth son of Azriel was the leader. \q -\v 20 For the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Azaziah was the leader. +\v 20 For the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Azaziah was the leader. \q For the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah was the leader. \q -\v 21 For the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah was the leader. +\v 21 For the half tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah was the leader. \q For the tribe of Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner was the leader. \q -\v 22 For the tribe of Dan, Azarel son of Jeroham was the leader. +\v 22 For the tribe of Dan, Azarel son of Jeroham was the leader. \m These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel. @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel. \s5 \p -\v 25 Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king's treasuries. Jonathan son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the fortified towers. +\v 25 Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the king's treasuries. Jonathan son of Uzziah was over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the fortified towers. \v 26 Ezri son of Chelub was over the farmers, those who plowed the land. \v 27 Shimei from Ramah was over the vineyards, and Zabdi from Shepham was over the grapes and the wine cellars. diff --git a/13-1CH/29.usfm b/13-1CH/29.usfm index c54610db..b92c10d1 100644 --- a/13-1CH/29.usfm +++ b/13-1CH/29.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 2 So I have done my best to provide for the temple of my God. I am giving gold for the things to be made of gold, silver for the things to be made of silver, bronze for the things to be made of bronze, iron for the things to be made of iron, and wood for the things to be made of wood. I am also giving onyx stones, stones to be set, stones for inlaid work of various colors—all kinds of precious stones—and marble stone in abundance. \s5 -\v 3 Now, because of my delight in the house of my God, I am giving my personal treasure of gold and silver for it. I am doing this in addition to all that I have prepared for this holy temple: +\v 3 Now, because of my delight in the house of my God, I am giving my personal treasure of gold and silver for it. I am doing this in addition to all that I have prepared for this holy temple: \v 4 three thousand talents of gold from Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, in order to overlay the walls of the buildings. \v 5 I am donating gold for the things to be made of gold, and silver for the things to be made of silver, and things for all kinds of work to be done by craftsmen. Who else wants to make a contribution to Yahweh today and give himself to him?" diff --git a/14-2CH/00.usfm b/14-2CH/00.usfm index d5540625..27424c97 100644 --- a/14-2CH/00.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 2CH Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 2 Chronicles +\h 2 Chronicles \toc1 The Second Book of the Chronicles \toc2 Second Chronicles -\toc3 2Ch +\toc3 2Ch \mt The Second Book of the Chronicles \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/14-2CH/01.usfm b/14-2CH/01.usfm index 8745ff8c..db117a96 100644 --- a/14-2CH/01.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/01.usfm @@ -2,34 +2,34 @@ \c 1 \p \v 1 Solomon son of David, was strengthened in his rule, and Yahweh his God was with him and made him very powerful. - + \s5 \v 2 Solomon spoke to all Israel, to the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every prince in all Israel, the heads of the fathers' houses. \v 3 So Solomon and all the assembly with him went to the high place that was at Gibeon, for there was the tent of meeting of God, which Moses the servant of Yahweh, had made in the wilderness. \v 4 But David had brought up the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim to the place that he had prepared for it, for he had pitched a tent for it in Jerusalem. \v 5 In addition, the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur was there before the tabernacle of Yahweh; Solomon and the assembly went to it. \f + \ft Some older versions have, \fqa the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri son of Hur, he placed there before the tabernacle of Yahweh \fqb , where \fqa he \fqb refers to David. \f* - + \s5 \v 6 Solomon went up there to the bronze altar before Yahweh, which was at the tent of meeting, and offered one thousand burnt offerings on it. \p -\v 7 God appeared to Solomon that night and said to him, "Ask! What should I give you?" - +\v 7 God appeared to Solomon that night and said to him, "Ask! What should I give you?" + \s5 \v 8 Solomon said to God, "You have shown great covenant faithfulness to David my father, and have made me king in his place. \v 9 Now, Yahweh God, let your promise to David my father be carried out, for you have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth. \v 10 Now give me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people, for who can judge your people, who are so many in number?" \v 11 God said to Solomon, "Because this was in your heart, and because you have not asked for riches, wealth, or honor, nor for the life of those who hate you, nor for long life for yourself, but you have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself, so that you might rule my people, over whom I have made you king, and this is what I will do. - + \s5 \v 12 I will now give you wisdom and knowledge. I will also give you riches, wealth, and honor, as none of the kings had before you, and none after you will have." \v 13 So Solomon came to Jerusalem from the high place that was at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting; he reigned over Israel. - + \s5 \p \v 14 Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen, and he had 1,400 chariots and twelve thousand horsemen that he placed in the chariot cities, and with himself, the king in Jerusalem. \v 15 The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as the stones, and he made cedar wood as common as the sycamore trees that are in the lowlands. - + \s5 \v 16 As for the importation of horses from Egypt and Kue for Solomon, his merchants bought them from Kue at a price. \v 17 They imported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for 150 shekels. They also exported them to the kings of the Hittites and the Arameans. diff --git a/14-2CH/02.usfm b/14-2CH/02.usfm index 2d774402..8c3580ef 100644 --- a/14-2CH/02.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/02.usfm @@ -6,26 +6,25 @@ \v 1 Now Solomon commanded the building of a house for Yahweh's name and the building of a palace for his kingdom. \v 2 Solomon assigned seventy thousand men to carry loads, and eighty thousand men as woodcutters in the mountains, and 3,600 men to supervise them. \v 3 Solomon sent a message to Hiram, the king of Tyre, saying, "As you did with David my father, sending him cedar logs to build a house to live in, do the same with me. - + \s5 \v 4 See, I am about to build a house for the name of Yahweh my God, to set it apart to him, to burn incense of sweet spices before him, to set out the bread of the presence, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the Sabbaths and on the new moons, and on the appointed feasts for Yahweh our God. This is forever, for Israel. -\v 5 The house that I will build will be very large, for our God is greater than all other gods. - +\v 5 The house that I will build will be very large, for our God is greater than all other gods. \s5 \v 6 But who is able to build God a house, since the entire universe and even heaven itself cannot contain him? Who am I to build him a house, except to burn sacrifices before him? \v 7 So send me a man who is skilled at work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue wool, a man who knows how to make all kinds of engraved wood. He will be with the skilled men who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided. - + \s5 \v 8 Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum trees from Lebanon,for I know that your servants know how to cut timber in Lebanon. See, my servants will be with your servants, \v 9 in order to prepare for me timber in abundance, for the house which I am about to build will be great and marvelous. \v 10 See, I will give to your servants, the men who will cut the timber, twenty thousand cors of ground wheat, twenty thousand cors of barley, twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil." \f + \ft Some versions have, \fqa twenty thousand cors of wheat as food \fqb . \f* - + \s5 \p \v 11 Then Hiram, the king of Tyre, answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon: "Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them." \v 12 In addition, Hiram said, "Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, gifted with prudence and understanding, who will build a house for Yahweh, and a house for his kingdom. - + \s5 \v 13 Now I have sent a skillful man, gifted with understanding, Huram, my expert. \v 14 He is the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan. His father was a man from Tyre. He is skilled at work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and in timber, and in purple, blue, and crimson wool, and fine linen. He is also skilled in making any kind of engraving and in making any kind of design. Let a place be made for him among your skilled workers, and with those of my master, David, your father. @@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ \s5 \v 15 Now then, the wheat and the barley, the oil and the wine, of which my master has spoken, let him send these things to his servants. \v 16 We will cut wood from Lebanon, as much wood as you need. We will take it to you as rafts by sea to Joppa, and you will carry it up to Jerusalem." - + \s5 \p \v 17 Solomon counted all the foreigners who were in the land of Israel, following the method that David, his father, had counted them. They were found to be 153,600. diff --git a/14-2CH/03.usfm b/14-2CH/03.usfm index 663561a1..516e5813 100644 --- a/14-2CH/03.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/03.usfm @@ -6,27 +6,27 @@ \v 1 Then Solomon began to build the house of Yahweh at Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where Yahweh had appeared to David his father. He prepared the place that David had planned for it, at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. \v 2 He began to build on the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign. \v 3 Now these are the dimensions of the foundation that Solomon laid for the house of God. Using the old style cubit, the length was sixty cubits, and the width was twenty cubits. - + \s5 \v 4 The length of the portico at the front of the house was twenty cubits, matching the building's width. Its height was also twenty cubits, and Solomon overlaid its interior with pure gold. \v 5 He fashioned the ceiling of the main hall with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold, and which he carved with palm trees and chains. - + \s5 \v 6 He decorated the house with precious stones; the gold was gold from Parvaim. \v 7 He also overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold; he carved cherubs on its walls. - + \s5 \p \v 8 He built the most holy place. Its length matched the house's width, twenty cubits, and its width was also twenty cubits. He overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents. \v 9 The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He overlaid its high surfaces with gold. - + \s5 \p \v 10 He made two images of cherubs for the most holy place; craftsmen overlaid them with gold. \f + \ft Some versions have, \fqa two wooden images of cherubs \fqb . \f* \v 11 The wings of the cherubs were twenty cubits long all together; the wing of one cherub was five cubits long, reaching to the wall of the room; the other wing was likewise five cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub. \v 12 The wing of the other cherub was also five cubits, reaching to the wall of the room; its other wing was also five cubits, touching the wing of the first cherub. - + \s5 \v 13 The wings of these cherubs spread a total of twenty cubits. The cherubs stood on their feet, with their faces toward the main hall. \v 14 He made the curtain of blue, purple, and crimson wool and fine linen, and he fashioned cherubs on it. diff --git a/14-2CH/04.usfm b/14-2CH/04.usfm index b9cc7476..750583c9 100644 --- a/14-2CH/04.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/04.usfm @@ -16,35 +16,34 @@ \p \v 7 He made the ten lampstands of gold that were made from the instructions for their design; he placed them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left. \v 8 He made ten tables and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. He made one hundred basins of gold. - + \s5 \v 9 Furthermore he made the court of the priests and the great court, and doors for the court; he overlaid their doors with bronze. \v 10 He placed the sea on the right side of the house, on the east, facing toward the south. - + \s5 \v 11 Huram made the pots, the shovels, and the sprinkling bowls. \p So Huram finished the work that he did for King Solomon in the house of God: \v 12 the two pillars, the bowl-like capitals that were on top of the two pillars, and the two sets of decorative latticework to cover the two bowl-like capitals that were on top of the pillars. -\v 13 He had made the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of decorative latticework: two rows of pomegranates for each set of latticework to cover the two bowl-like capitals that were on the pillars. - +\v 13 He had made the four hundred pomegranates for the two sets of decorative latticework: two rows of pomegranates for each set of latticework to cover the two bowl-like capitals that were on the pillars. + \s5 \v 14 He also made the stands and the basins to go on the stand; \v 15 one sea and the twelve bulls under it, \v 16 also the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other implements. Huram the expert made them for King Solomon, for the house of Yahweh, of polished bronze. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa meat forks \fqb , some versions have \fqa bowels \fqb . \f* - + \s5 \v 17 The king had cast them in the plain of the Jordan, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. \v 18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance; indeed, the weight of the bronze could not be known. - + \s5 \p \v 19 Solomon made all the furnishings that were in the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables on which the bread of the presence was to be placed; \v 20 the lampstands with their lamps, that were designed to burn before the inner room—these were made of pure gold; \v 21 and the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, pure gold. - + \s5 \v 22 Also the lamp trimmers, basins, spoons, and incense burners were all made of pure gold. As for the entrance into the house, its inner doors into the most holy place and the doors of the house, that is, of the temple, were made of gold. - - + diff --git a/14-2CH/05.usfm b/14-2CH/05.usfm index 09d25f3a..c8f22f47 100644 --- a/14-2CH/05.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/05.usfm @@ -8,20 +8,20 @@ \p \v 2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the families of the people of Israel, in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh from the city of David, that is, Zion. \v 3 All the men of Israel assembled before the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month. - + \s5 \v 4 All the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark. \v 5 They brought up the ark, the tent of meeting, and all the holy furnishing that were in the tent. The priests who were of the tribe of Levi brought these things up. \v 6 King Solomon and all the assembly of Israel came together before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted. - + \s5 \v 7 The priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to its place, into the inner room of the house, to the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim. \v 8 For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, and they covered the ark and the poles by which it was carried. - + \s5 \v 9 The poles were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place in front of the inner room, but they could not be seen from outside. They are there to this day. \v 10 There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses had put there at Horeb, when Yahweh made a covenant with the people of Israel, when they came out of Egypt. - + \s5 \p \v 11 It came about that the priests came out of the holy place. All the priests who were present had consecrated themselves to Yahweh, not ordering themselves according to their divisions. diff --git a/14-2CH/06.usfm b/14-2CH/06.usfm index a099b7e0..d48461ed 100644 --- a/14-2CH/06.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/06.usfm @@ -6,36 +6,36 @@ \v 1 Then Solomon said, "Yahweh has said that he would live in thick darkness, \v 2 but I have built you a lofty residence, a place for you to live in forever." \v 3 Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing. - + \s5 \p \v 4 He said, "May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised, who spoke to David my father, and has fulfilled it with his own hands, saying, \v 5 'Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, in order for my name to be there. Neither did I choose any man to be prince over my people Israel. \v 6 However, I have chosen Jerusalem, so that my name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.' - + \s5 \v 7 Now it was in the heart of David my father, to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel. \v 8 But Yahweh said to David my father, 'In that it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well for it to be in your heart. \v 9 Nevertheless, you must not build the house; instead, your son, one who will come from your loins, will build the house for my name.' - + \s5 \v 10 Yahweh has carried out the word that he had said, for I have arisen in the place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised. I have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel. \v 11 I have placed the ark there, in which is Yahweh's covenant, which he made with the people of Israel." - + \s5 \p \v 12 Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands. \v 13 For he had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. He had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it and knelt down before all the assembly of Israel, and then he spread out his hands toward the heavens. - - + + \s5 \v 14 He said, "Yahweh, God of Israel, there is no God like you in the heavens or on the earth, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with your servants who walk before you with all their heart; \v 15 you who have kept with your servant David my father, what you promised him. Yes, you spoke with your mouth and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is today. - + \s5 \v 16 Now then, Yahweh, God of Israel, carry out what you have promised to your servant David my father, when you said, 'You will not fail to have a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants are careful to walk in my law, as you have walked before me.' \v 17 Now then, God of Israel, I pray that the promise you made to your servant David will come true. - + \s5 \p \v 18 But will God actually live with mankind on the earth? Look, the entire universe and heaven itself cannot contain you—how much less can this temple that I have built! @@ -44,46 +44,46 @@ \s5 \v 21 So listen to the requests of your servant and of your people Israel when we pray toward this place. Yes, listen from the place where you live, from the heavens; and when you listen, forgive. - + \s5 \p -\v 22 If a man sins against his neighbor and is required to swear an oath, and if he comes and swears an oath before your altar in this house, +\v 22 If a man sins against his neighbor and is required to swear an oath, and if he comes and swears an oath before your altar in this house, \v 23 then hear from the heavens and act and judge your servants, repaying the wicked, to bring his conduct on his own head. And declare the righteous innocent, to give him the reward for his righteousness. \s5 \p \v 24 When your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they have sinned against you, if they turn back to you, confess your name, pray, and request forgiveness before you in this temple— \v 25 then please listen from the heavens and forgive the sin of your people Israel; bring them back to the land that you gave to them and to their ancestors. - + \s5 \p \v 26 When the skies are shut up and there is no rain because the people have sinned against you—if they pray toward this place, confess your name, and turn from their sin when you have afflicted them— \v 27 then listen in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants and of your people Israel, when you direct them to the good way in which they should walk. Send rain on your land, which you have given to your people as an inheritance. - + \s5 \p \v 28 Suppose there is famine in the land, or suppose that there is disease, blight or mildew, locusts or caterpillars; or suppose that its enemies attack the city gates in their land, or that there is any plague or sickness— \v 29 and suppose then that prayers and requests are made by a person or by all your people Israel—each knowing the plague and sorrow in his own heart as he spreads out his hands toward this temple. -\v 30 Then listen from heaven, the place where you live; forgive, and reward every person for all his ways; you know his heart, because you and you only know the hearts of human beings. +\v 30 Then listen from heaven, the place where you live; forgive, and reward every person for all his ways; you know his heart, because you and you only know the hearts of human beings. \v 31 Do this so that they may fear you, so that they may walk in your ways all the days that they live on the land that you gave to our ancestors. - + \s5 \p \v 32 As for the foreigner who does not belong to your people Israel, but who—because of your great name, your mighty hand, and your outstretched arm—comes and prays toward this house, \v 33 then please listen from heaven, the place where you live, and do all that the foreigner asks of you, so that all the people of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your own people Israel, and that they might know that this house I have built is called by your name. - + \s5 \p \v 34 Suppose that your people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatever way you may send them, and suppose that they pray to you toward this city that you have chosen, and toward the house that I have built for your name. \v 35 Then listen from the heavens to their prayer, their request, and help their cause. - + \s5 \p \v 36 Suppose they sin against you—since there is no one who does not sin—and suppose that you are angry with them and hand them over to the enemy, so that the enemy carries them away and takes them as captives to their land, whether distant or near. -\v 37 Then suppose they realize they are in the land where they have been exiled, and suppose that they repent and seek favor from you in the land of their captivity. Suppose that they say, 'We have acted perversely and sinned. We have behaved wickedly.' +\v 37 Then suppose they realize they are in the land where they have been exiled, and suppose that they repent and seek favor from you in the land of their captivity. Suppose that they say, 'We have acted perversely and sinned. We have behaved wickedly.' \v 38 Suppose that they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they took them as captives, and suppose that they pray toward their land, which you gave to their ancestors, and toward the city that you chose, and toward the house that I have built for your name. \v 39 Then listen from the heavens, the place where you live, to their prayer and to their requests, and help their cause. Forgive your people, who have sinned against you. - + \s5 \p \v 40 Now, my God, I beg you, let your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place. diff --git a/14-2CH/07.usfm b/14-2CH/07.usfm index 8065cb05..ac923cad 100644 --- a/14-2CH/07.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/07.usfm @@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ \v 1 Now when Solomon had finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offerings and sacrifices, and the glory of Yahweh filled the house. \v 2 The priests could not enter the house of Yahweh, because his glory filled his house. \v 3 All the people of Israel looked on when the fire came down and the glory of Yahweh was on the house. They bowed with their faces to the ground on the stone pavement, worshiped, and gave thanks to Yahweh. They said, "For he is good, for his covenant loyalty endures forever." - + \s5 \p \v 4 So the king and all the people offered sacrifices to Yahweh. \v 5 King Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty-two thousand oxen and 120,000 sheep and goats. So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. \v 6 The priests stood, each standing where they serve; the Levites also with instruments of music of Yahweh, which David the king had made to give thanks to Yahweh in the song, "For his covenant faithfulness endures for ever." All the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood. - + \s5 \v 7 Solomon set apart the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of Yahweh. There he offered the burnt offerings and the fat of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar that he had made was not able to hold the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat. @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \v 13 Suppose that I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send disease among my people, \v 14 then if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. \v 15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers that are made in this place. - + \s5 \v 16 For I have now chosen and set apart this house that my name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will be there every day. \v 17 As for you, if you walk before me as David your father walked, obeying all that I have commanded you and keeping my statutes and my decrees, @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 19 But if you turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments that I have placed before you, and if you go worship other gods and bow down to them, +\v 19 But if you turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments that I have placed before you, and if you go worship other gods and bow down to them, \v 20 then I will uproot them from out of my ground that I have given them. And this house that I have set apart for my name, I will cast it away from before me, and I will make it a proverb and a joke among all the peoples. \s5 diff --git a/14-2CH/08.usfm b/14-2CH/08.usfm index 82328117..af0a8d7c 100644 --- a/14-2CH/08.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/08.usfm @@ -5,43 +5,43 @@ \p \v 1 It came about at the end of twenty years, during which Solomon had built the house of Yahweh and his own house, \v 2 that Solomon rebuilt the towns that Hiram had given to him, and he settled the people of Israel in them. - + \s5 \p \v 3 Solomon attacked Hamathzobah and defeated it. \v 4 He built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath. - + \s5 \v 5 Also he built Bethhoron the Upper, and Bethhoron the Lower, cities fortified with walls, gates, and bars. \v 6 He built Baalath and all the store cities that he possessed, and all the cities for his chariots and the cities for his horsemen, and whatever he wished to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the lands under his rule. - + \s5 \p \v 7 As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who did not belong to Israel, \v 8 their descendants who were left after them in the land, whom the people of Israel had not destroyed—Solomon made them into forced laborers, which they are to this day. - + \s5 \v 9 However, Solomon made no forced laborers of the people of Israel. Instead, they became his soldiers, his commanders, his officers, and commanders of his chariot forces and his horsemen. \v 10 These were also the chief officers managing the supervisors who belonged to King Solomon, 250 of them, who supervised the people who did the work. - + \s5 \p \v 11 Solomon brought the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David to the house that he had built for her, for he said, "My wife must not live in the house of David king of Israel, because wherever the ark of Yahweh has come is holy." - + \s5 \p \v 12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to Yahweh on his altar that he had built in front of the portico. \v 13 He offered sacrifices just as the daily schedule required; he offered them, following the directions found in the commandment of Moses, on the Sabbath days, the new moons, and on the set festivals three times every year: the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Shelters. - + \s5 \p \v 14 In keeping with the decrees of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests to their work, and the Levites to their positions, in order to praise God and to serve before the priests, as the daily schedule required. He also appointed the gatekeepers by their divisions to every gate, for David, the man of God, had also commanded this. \v 15 These people did not deviate from the commands of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the storerooms. - + \s5 \p \v 16 All the work ordered by Solomon was completed, from the day the foundation of the house of Yahweh was laid until it was finished. The house of Yahweh was completed. - + \s5 \p \v 17 Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath, on the coast in the land of Edom. diff --git a/14-2CH/09.usfm b/14-2CH/09.usfm index a877d0e3..5584d34b 100644 --- a/14-2CH/09.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/09.usfm @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ \p \v 1 When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame, she came to Jerusalem to test him with hard questions. She came with a very long caravan, with camels loaded with spices, much gold, and many precious gemstones. When she had come to Solomon, she told him all that was in her heart. \v 2 Solomon answered her all her questions; nothing was too difficult for Solomon; there was no question that he did not answer. - + \s5 \v 3 When the queen of Sheba saw Solomon's wisdom and the palace that he had built, \v 4 the food on his table, the seating of his servants, the work of his servants and their clothing, also his cupbearers and their clothing, and the manner in which he offered burnt offering in the house of Yahweh, there was no more spirit in her. - + \s5 \v 5 She said to the king, "It is true, the report that I heard in my own land of your words and your wisdom. \v 6 I did not believe what I heard until I came here, and now my eyes have seen it. Not half was told me about your wisdom and wealth! You have exceeded the fame that I heard about. @@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ \v 7 How blessed are your people, and how blessed are your servants who constantly stand before you, because they hear your wisdom. \f + \ft Some versions have, \fqa How blessed are your wives \fqb , assuming that the text should read as in 1 Kings 10:8. \f* \v 8 Blessed be Yahweh your God, who has taken pleasure in you, who placed you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God. Because your God loved Israel, in order to establish them forever, he had made you king over them, for you to do justice and righteousness!" - + \s5 \p \v 9 She gave the king 120 talents of gold and a large amount of spices and precious stones. No greater amount of spices as these that the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon was ever given to him again. - + \s5 \v 10 The servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, also brought algum wood and precious stones. \v 11 With the algum wood, the king made steps for the house of Yahweh and for his house, as well as harps and lyres for the musicians. No wood like this had been seen before in the land of Judah. @@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ \p \v 13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold, \v 14 besides the gold that the traders and merchants brought. All the kings of Arabia and the governors in the country also brought gold and silver to Solomon. - + \s5 \v 15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold. Six hundred shekels of gold went into each one. \v 16 He also made three hundred shields of beaten gold. Three minas of gold went into each shield; the king put them into the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. - + \s5 \v 17 Then the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with the finest gold. \v 18 There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind. There were armrests on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the armrests. - + \s5 \v 19 Twelve lions stood on the steps, one on each side of each of the six steps. There was no throne like it in any other kingdom. \v 20 All King Solomon's drinking cups were gold, and all the drinking cups in the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were silver because silver was not considered valuable in Solomon's days. @@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ \v 22 So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the world in riches and in wisdom. \v 23 All the earth sought the presence of Solomon in order to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. \v 24 Those who visited brought tribute, vessels of silver and of gold, clothes, armor, and spices, as well as horses and mules, year after year. - + \s5 \v 25 Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he stationed in the chariot cities and with himself in Jerusalem. \v 26 He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. - + \s5 \v 27 The king had silver in Jerusalem, as much as the stones on the ground. He made cedar wood to be as abundant as the sycamore fig trees that are in the lowlands. \v 28 They brought horses for Solomon from Egypt and from all the lands. - + \s5 \p \v 29 As for the other matters concerning Solomon, first and last, are they not written in The History of Nathan the Prophet, in The Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in The Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat? diff --git a/14-2CH/10.usfm b/14-2CH/10.usfm index 91476240..c6d8db38 100644 --- a/14-2CH/10.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/10.usfm @@ -8,26 +8,26 @@ \v 3 So they sent and called him, and Jeroboam and all Israel came; they spoke to Rehoboam and said, \v 4 "Your father made our yoke difficult. Now therefore, make your father's hard work easier, and lighten the heavy yoke that he put on us, and we will serve you." \v 5 Rehoboam said to them, "Come again to me after three days." So the people left. - + \s5 \p \v 6 King Rehoboam consulted with the old men who had stood before Solomon his father while he was alive; he said, "How would you advise me to bring an answer to these people?" \v 7 They spoke to him and said, "If you are good to this people and please them, and say good words to them, then they will always be your servants." - + \s5 \v 8 But Rehoboam ignored the advice of the old men that they had given him, and consulted with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him. \v 9 He said to them, "What advice do you give me, so that we may answer the people who spoke to me and said, 'Lighten the yoke that your father put on us'?" - + \s5 \v 10 The young men who had grown up with Rehoboam spoke with him, saying, "Speak to the people who told you that your father Solomon made their yoke heavy but that you must make it lighter. You should say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist. \v 11 So now, although my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father punished you with whips, but I will punish you with scorpions.'" - + \s5 \p \v 12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had instructed when he said, "Come back to me on the third day." \v 13 The king answered them roughly; King Rehoboam ignored the advice of the old men. -\v 14 He spoke to them following the advice of the young men; he said, -\q "I will make your yoke heavier; I will add to it. +\v 14 He spoke to them following the advice of the young men; he said, +\q "I will make your yoke heavier; I will add to it. \q My father punished you with whips, but I will punish you with scorpions." \s5 diff --git a/14-2CH/11.usfm b/14-2CH/11.usfm index f08d375f..35859ca4 100644 --- a/14-2CH/11.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/11.usfm @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ \c 11 \p \v 1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men who were soldiers, to fight against Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. - + \s5 \v 2 But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah, the man of God, \v 3 "Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \v 8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, \v 9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, \v 10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These are fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. - + \s5 \v 11 He fortified the fortresses and put commanders in them, with stores of food, oil, and wine. \v 12 He put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. And so Judah and Benjamin belonged to him. @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \v 13 The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel went over to him from within their borders. \v 14 For the Levites left their pasturelands and property in order to come to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had driven them away, so that they could no longer perform priestly duties for Yahweh. \v 15 Jeroboam appointed for himself priests for the high places and the goat and calf idols he had made. - + \s5 \v 16 People from all the tribes of Israel came after them, those who set their hearts to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel; they came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Yahweh, the God of their fathers. \v 17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam son of Solomon strong during three years, and they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon. @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \s5 \v 20 After Mahalath, Rehoboam took Maacah, Absalom's daughter; she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. \v 21 Rehoboam loved Maacah, Absalom's daughter, more than all his other wives and his concubines (he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters). - + \s5 \v 22 Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah to be chief, a leader among his brothers; he had the thought of making him king. \v 23 Rehoboam ruled wisely; he scattered all his sons throughout all the land of Judah and Benjamin to every fortified city. He also gave them food in abundance and looked for many wives for them. diff --git a/14-2CH/12.usfm b/14-2CH/12.usfm index efc71565..8ef101c1 100644 --- a/14-2CH/12.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/12.usfm @@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ \c 12 \p \v 1 It came about, when Rehoboam's reign was established and he was strong, that he abandoned the law of Yahweh—and all Israel with him. - + \s5 \v 2 It happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, that Shishak, king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem, because the people had been unfaithful to Yahweh. \v 3 He came with twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen. Soldiers without number came with him from Egypt: Libyans, Sukkites, and Ethiopians. \v 4 He captured the fortified cities that belonged to Judah and came to Jerusalem. - + \s5 \v 5 Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the leaders of Judah who had gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak. Shemaiah said to them, "This is what Yahweh says: You have forsaken me, so I have also given you over into Shishak's hand." \v 6 Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "Yahweh is righteous." - + \s5 \v 7 When Yahweh saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah; it said, "They have humbled themselves. I will not ruin them; I will rescue them to some extent, and my anger will not pour out on Jerusalem by means of Shishak's hand. \v 8 Nevertheless, they will be his servants, so that they may understand what it is to serve me and to serve the rulers of the other countries." diff --git a/14-2CH/13.usfm b/14-2CH/13.usfm index 05681185..e14b89b6 100644 --- a/14-2CH/13.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/13.usfm @@ -4,37 +4,37 @@ \v 1 In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah. \v 2 He ruled for three years in Jerusalem; his mother's name was Maacah, the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. \v 3 Abijah went into battle with an army of strong, courageous soldiers, 400,000 chosen men. Jeroboam placed battle lines against him with 800,000 chosen men, strong, courageous soldiers. - + \s5 \v 4 Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, "Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel! \v 5 Do you not know that Yahweh, the God of Israel, gave the rule over Israel to David forever, to him and to his sons by a formal covenant? - + \s5 \v 6 Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his master. \v 7 Worthless men, base fellows, gathered to him. They came against Rehoboam son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and inexperienced and could not withstand them. - + \s5 \v 8 Now you say that you can resist the ruling might of Yahweh in the hand of the descendants of David. You are a large army, and with you are the golden calves that Jeroboam made as gods for you. \v 9 Have you not driven out Yahweh's priests, the descendants of Aaron, and the Levites? Have you not made for yourselves priests in the manner of the peoples of other lands? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams may become a priest of what are no gods. - + \s5 \v 10 But as for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not forsaken him. We have priests, descendants of Aaron, serving Yahweh, and the Levites, who are at their work. \v 11 Every morning and evening they burn for Yahweh burnt offerings and sweet incense. They also arrange the bread of the presence on the pure table; they also tend the lampstand of gold with its lamps, for them to burn every evening. We keep the commandments of Yahweh, our God, but you have forsaken him. - + \s5 \v 12 See, God is with us at our head, and his priests are here with the trumpets to sound an alarm against you. People of Israel, do not fight against Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed." - + \s5 \p \v 13 But Jeroboam prepared an ambush behind them; his army was in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them. \v 14 When Judah looked back, behold, the fighting was both in front of them and behind them. They cried out to Yahweh, and the priests blew the trumpets. \v 15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout; as they shouted, it came about that God struck Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. - + \s5 \v 16 The people of Israel fled before Judah, and God gave them into the hand of Judah. \v 17 Abijah and his army killed them with great slaughter; 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell dead. \v 18 In this way, the people of Israel were subdued at that time; the people of Judah won because they relied on Yahweh, the God of their ancestors. - + \s5 \v 19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam; he took cities from him: Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephron with its villages. \v 20 Jeroboam never recovered power again during the days of Abijah; Yahweh struck him, and he died. diff --git a/14-2CH/14.usfm b/14-2CH/14.usfm index 7e9b89fb..24e57940 100644 --- a/14-2CH/14.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/14.usfm @@ -7,26 +7,26 @@ \v 2 Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God, \v 3 for he took away the foreign altars and the high places. He broke down the stone pillars and cut down the Asherah poles. \v 4 He commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, and to carry out the law and the commandments. - - + + \s5 \v 5 Also he took away the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. The kingdom had rest under him. \v 6 He built fortified cities in Judah, for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Yahweh had given him peace. - + \s5 \v 7 For Asa said to Judah, "Let us build these cities and make walls around them, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is still ours because we have sought Yahweh our God. We have sought him, and he has given us peace on every side." So they built and succeeded. \v 8 Asa had an army that carried shields and spears; from Judah he had 300,000 men, and from Benjamin, 280,000 men who carried shields and drew bows. All of these were strong, courageous men. - + \s5 \p \v 9 Zerah the Ethiopian came against them with an army of a one million soldiers and three hundred chariots; he came to Mareshah. \v 10 Then Asa went out to meet him, and they set the battle lines in order in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah. \v 11 Asa cried to Yahweh, his God, and said, "Yahweh, there is no one but you to help one who has no strength when he is facing many. Help us, Yahweh our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast number. Yahweh, you are our God; do not let man defeat you." - + \s5 \v 12 So Yahweh struck the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah; the Ethiopians fled. \v 13 Asa and the soldiers with him pursued them to Gerar. So many Ethiopians fell that they could not recover, for they were completely destroyed before Yahweh and his army. The army carried away very much plunder. - + \s5 \v 14 The army destroyed all the villages around Gerar, for terror of Yahweh had come on the inhabitants. The army plundered all the villages, and there was much booty in them. \v 15 The army also destroyed the tent settlements of the shepherding nomads; they carried away sheep in abundance, as well as camels, and then they returned to Jerusalem. diff --git a/14-2CH/16.usfm b/14-2CH/16.usfm index c9630e58..f5adcb3b 100644 --- a/14-2CH/16.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/16.usfm @@ -5,31 +5,31 @@ \p \v 1 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign, Baasha, king of Israel, acted aggressively against Judah and built up Ramah, so that he might not allow anyone to leave or enter into the land of Asa, king of Judah. -\s5 +\s5 \v 2 Then Asa brought the silver and gold out of the storerooms in the house of Yahweh and of the king's house, and sent it to Ben Hadad king of Aram, who lived in Damascus. He said, \v 3 "Let there be a covenant between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Look, I have sent to you silver and gold. Break your covenant with Baasha, king of Israel, so that he may leave me alone." - -\s5 + +\s5 \v 4 Ben Hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel. They attacked Ijon, Dan, Abelmaim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali. \v 5 It came about that when Baasha heard this, he stopped building up Ramah, and let his work cease. \v 6 Then Asa the king took all Judah with him. They carried away the stones and timbers of Ramah with which Baasha had been building up the city. Then King Asa used that building material to build up Geba and Mizpah. - - -\s5 + + +\s5 \p \v 7 At that time Hanani the seer went to Asa, king of Judah, and said to him, "Because you have relied on the king of Aram, and have not relied on Yahweh your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped out of your hand. \v 8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army, with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet, because you relied on Yahweh, he gave you victory over them. - -\s5 + +\s5 \v 9 For the eyes of Yahweh run everywhere throughout the whole earth, so that he might show himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are perfect toward him. But you have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, you will have war." \v 10 Then Asa was angry with the seer; he put him into prison, for he was angry with him over this matter. At the same time, Asa oppressed some of the people. - -\s5 + +\s5 \p \v 11 Behold, the deeds of Asa, from first to last, behold, they are written in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. \v 12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa was diseased in his feet; his disease was very severe. Even so, he did not seek help from Yahweh, but only from physicians. - -\s5 + +\s5 \v 13 Asa slept with his ancestors; he died in the forty-first year of his reign. \v 14 They buried him in his own tomb, which he had dug out for himself in the city of David. They laid him on a bier that was filled with sweet odors and various kinds of spices prepared by skilled perfumers. Then they made a very great fire in his honor. diff --git a/14-2CH/17.usfm b/14-2CH/17.usfm index 0beae29a..190085c8 100644 --- a/14-2CH/17.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/17.usfm @@ -3,42 +3,42 @@ \p \v 1 Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king in his place. Jehoshaphat strengthened himself against Israel. \v 2 He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had captured. - + \s5 \v 3 Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and did not seek the Baals. \f + \ft Some ancient copies do not have \fqa David \fqb , and some modern versions leave it out. \f* \v 4 Instead, he relied on the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, not after the behavior of Israel. - + \s5 \v 5 So Yahweh established the rule in his hand; all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat. He had riches and honor in abundance. \v 6 His heart was committed to Yahweh's ways. He also removed the high places and the Asherah poles from Judah. - + \s5 \p \v 7 In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Benhail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. \v 8 With them were Levites: Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah; and with them were the priests Elishama and Jehoram. \v 9 They taught in Judah, having The Book of the Law of Yahweh with them. They went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people. - + \s5 \p \v 10 Terror of Yahweh fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat. \v 11 Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver as tribute. Arabians also brought him flocks, 7,700 rams, and 7,700 goats. - + \s5 \v 12 Jehoshaphat became very powerful. He built fortresses and store cities in Judah. \v 13 He had many supplies in the cities of Judah, and soldiers—strong, courageous men—in Jerusalem. - + \s5 -\v 14 Here is a list of them, order by the name of their fathers' houses: +\v 14 Here is a list of them, order by the name of their fathers' houses: \q From Judah, the commanders of thousands; \q2 Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 fighting men; \q2 \v 15 next to him Jehohanan the commander, and with him 280,000 men; \q2 \v 16 next to him Amasiah son of Zichri, who willingly offered to serve Yahweh; and with him 200,000 fighting men. - + \s5 -\v 17 From Benjamin: +\v 17 From Benjamin: \q Eliada a powerful man of courage, and with him 200,000 armed with bows and shields; \q \v 18 next to him Jehozabad, and with him 180,000 ready prepared for war. diff --git a/14-2CH/18.usfm b/14-2CH/18.usfm index 5884fb51..58bde5ca 100644 --- a/14-2CH/18.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/18.usfm @@ -4,17 +4,17 @@ \v 1 Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; he allied himself with Ahab by having one of his family marry his daughter. \v 2 After some years, he went down to Ahab in Samaria. Ahab killed many sheep and oxen for him and the people who were with him. Ahab also persuaded him to attack Ramoth Gilead with him. \v 3 Ahab, king of Israel, said to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, "Will you go with me to Ramoth Gilead?" Jehoshaphat answered him, "I am like you, and my people are like your people; we will be with you in the war." - + \s5 \p \v 4 Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Please first seek the word of Yahweh for your answer." \v 5 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, "Should we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or should I not?" They said, "Attack, for God will give it into the hand of the king." - + \s5 \v 6 But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here still another prophet of Yahweh with whom we might seek advice?" \v 7 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is still one man by whom we may seek the advice of Yahweh, Micaiah son of Imlah, but I hate him because he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil." But Jehoshaphat said, "The king should not say that." \v 8 Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, "Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah." - + \s5 \v 9 Now Ahab the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting each on a throne, clothed in their robes, in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying before them. \v 10 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made himself horns of iron and said, "Yahweh says this: With these you will push the Arameans until they are consumed." @@ -29,41 +29,41 @@ \s5 \v 15 Then the king said to him, "How many times must I require you to swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of Yahweh?" \v 16 So Micaiah said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep who have no shepherd, and Yahweh said, 'These have no shepherd. Let every man return to his house in peace.'" - + \s5 \v 17 So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but only disaster?" \v 18 Then Micaiah said, "Therefore all of you should hear the word of Yahweh: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven were standing on his right hand and on his left. \s5 \v 19 Yahweh said, 'Who will entice Ahab, king of Israel, so that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?' And one said this and another that. - + \s5 \v 20 Then a spirit came forward and it stood before Yahweh and said, 'I will entice him.' Yahweh said to him, 'How?' \v 21 The spirit replied, 'I will go out and I will become a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' Yahweh replied, 'You will entice him, and you will also be successful. Go now and do so.' \s5 \v 22 Now see, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these prophets of yours, and Yahweh has decreed disaster for you." - + \s5 \p \v 23 Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, came up, slapped Micaiah on the cheek, and said, "Which way did the Spirit of Yahweh take to go from me to speak to you?" \v 24 Micaiah said, "Look, you will know that on that day, when you run into some inner room to hide." - + \s5 \v 25 The king of Israel said to some servants, "You people seize Micaiah and take him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, my son. \v 26 You people will say to him, 'The king says: Put this man in prison and feed him with only a little bread and only a little water, until I return safely.'" \v 27 Then Micaiah said, "If you return safely, then Yahweh has not spoken by me." And he added, "Listen to this, all you people." - + \s5 \p \v 28 So Ahab, the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, went up against Ramoth Gilead. \v 29 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "I will disguise myself and go into the battle, but you put on your royal robes." So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into the battle. \v 30 Now the king of Aram had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, "Do not attack the unimportant or the important soldiers. Instead, attack only the king of Israel." - + \s5 \v 31 It came about that when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat they said, "That is the king of Israel." They turned around to attack him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and Yahweh helped him. God turned them away from him. \v 32 It came about that when the commanders of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. - + \s5 \v 33 But a certain man drew his bow at random and shot the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. Then Ahab said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn around and carry me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded." \v 34 The battle grew worse that day, and the king of Israel was held up in his chariot facing the Arameans until the evening. About the time that the sun was going down, he died. diff --git a/14-2CH/19.usfm b/14-2CH/19.usfm index f18755bf..03c79496 100644 --- a/14-2CH/19.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/19.usfm @@ -4,21 +4,21 @@ \v 1 Jehoshaphat the king of Judah safely returned to his house in Jerusalem. \v 2 Then Jehu son of Hanani, the seer, went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, "Should you be helping the wicked? Should you be loving those who hate Yahweh? For this deed, anger from Yahweh is on you. \v 3 However, there is some good to be found in you, in that you have taken the Asherah poles out of the land, and you have fixed your heart to seek God." - + \s5 \p \v 4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and brought them back to Yahweh, the God of their fathers. \v 5 He placed judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city. - + \s5 \v 6 He said to the judges, "Consider what you should do, because you are not judging for man, but for Yahweh; he is with you in the act of judging. \v 7 Now then, let the fear of Yahweh be upon you. Be careful when you judge, for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor is there any favoritism or bribe taking." - + \s5 \p \v 8 Moreover, in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites and the priests, and some of the heads of the ancestral houses of Israel, for carrying out judgment for Yahweh, and for the sake of disputes. They lived in Jerusalem. \v 9 He instructed them, saying, "You must serve in reverence for Yahweh, faithfully, and with your whole heart. - + \s5 \v 10 Whenever any dispute comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities, whether concerning bloodshed, whether about laws and commands, statutes or decrees, you must warn them, so they do not to become guilty before Yahweh, or anger will come toward you and toward your brothers. You shall do this and you will not be guilty. diff --git a/14-2CH/20.usfm b/14-2CH/20.usfm index 14c5f5e3..530d9952 100644 --- a/14-2CH/20.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/20.usfm @@ -8,74 +8,73 @@ \s5 \v 3 Jehoshaphat became afraid and set himself to seek Yahweh. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. \v 4 Judah gathered together to seek Yahweh; they came to seek Yahweh from all the cities of Judah. - + \s5 \p \v 5 Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, at the house of Yahweh, in front of the new courtyard. \v 6 He said, "Yahweh, the God of our ancestors, are you not God in heaven? And are you not the ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in your hand, so no one is able to resist you. \v 7 Our God, did you not drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham? - + \s5 \v 8 They lived in it and built you a holy place in it for your name, saying, \v 9 'If disaster comes on us—the sword, judgment, or disease, or famine—we will stand before this house, and before you (for your name is in this house), and we will cry to you in our affliction, and you will hear us and save us.' \f + \ft Instead of \fqa judgment \fqb , some ancient and modern versions read \fqa flood \fqb . \f* - + \s5 \v 10 See now, here are the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir whom you would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt; instead, Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them. -\v 11 See how they are rewarding us; they are coming to drive us out of your land that you have given us to inherit. - +\v 11 See how they are rewarding us; they are coming to drive us out of your land that you have given us to inherit. \s5 \v 12 Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power against this great army that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you." \v 13 All Judah stood before Yahweh, with their little ones, wives, and children. - + \s5 \p \v 14 Then in the middle of the assembly, the spirit of Yahweh came on Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, the Levite, one of the sons of Asaph. \v 15 Jahaziel said, "Listen, all Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat. This is what Yahweh says to you, 'Do not fear; do not be discouraged because of this great army, for the battle does not belong to you, but to God. - + \s5 \v 16 You must go down against them tomorrow. See, they are coming up by way of the pass of Ziz. You will find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel. \v 17 You will not need to fight in this battle. Stand in your positions, stand still, and see the rescue of Yahweh with you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not fear nor be discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for Yahweh is with you.'" - + \s5 \v 18 Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground. All Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before Yahweh, worshiping him. \v 19 The Levites, those of the descendants of the Kohathites and Korahites, stood up to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. - + \s5 \p \v 20 Early in the morning they arose and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Trust in Yahweh your God, and you will be supported. Trust in his prophets, and you will succeed." \v 21 When he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to Yahweh and give him praise for his holy glory, as they went out preceding the army, and say, "Give thanks to Yahweh, for his covenant faithfulness endures forever." - + \s5 -\v 22 When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set men in ambush against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who were coming against Judah. They were defeated. +\v 22 When they began to sing and to praise, Yahweh set men in ambush against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who were coming against Judah. They were defeated. \v 23 For the people of Ammon and Moab rose to fight the inhabitants of Mount Seir, in order to completely kill them and destroy them. When they had finished with the inhabitants of Mount Seir, they all helped to destroy each other. - + \s5 \p \v 24 When Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked out on the army. Behold, they were dead, fallen to the ground; none had escaped. - + \s5 \v 25 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take plunder from them, they found among them abundant goods, clothing, and valuable articles, which they took for themselves, more than they could carry away. It took them three days to carry off the plunder, there was so much of it. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa among them \fqb , some ancient and modern versions read \fqa cattle \fqb . And instead of \fqa clothing \fqb , some ancient and modern versions read \fqa dead bodies \fqb .\f* \v 26 On the fourth day they assembled in the valley of Beracah. There they praised Yahweh, so the name of that place is the "valley of Beracah" to this day. - + \s5 \v 27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in their lead, to go again to Jerusalem with joy, for Yahweh had made them rejoice over their enemies. \v 28 They came to Jerusalem and to the house of Yahweh with lyres, harps, and trumpets. - + \s5 \v 29 The terror of God was on all the kingdoms of the nations when they heard that Yahweh had fought against Israel's enemies. \v 30 So Jehoshaphat's kingdom was quiet, for his God gave him peace all around him. - + \s5 \p \v 31 Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother's name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi. \v 32 He walked in the ways of Asa, his father; he did not turn away from them; he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh. \v 33 However, the high places were not taken away. The people still had not directed their hearts to the God of their ancestors. - + \s5 \v 34 As for the other matters concerning Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the history of Jehu son of Hanani, which is recorded in The Book of the Kings of Israel. - + \s5 \p \v 35 After this Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, allied himself with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who committed much wickedness. diff --git a/14-2CH/21.usfm b/14-2CH/21.usfm index 15b6779d..23d51550 100644 --- a/14-2CH/21.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/21.usfm @@ -10,33 +10,32 @@ \s5 \v 4 Now when Jehoram had risen up over his father's kingdom and had firmly established himself as king, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also various other leaders of Israel. \v 5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. - + \s5 \v 6 He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab was doing, for he had Ahab's daughter as his wife, and he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. \v 7 However, Yahweh did not wish to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David; he had promised that he would always give life to him and his descendants. - \s5 \p \v 8 In Jehoram's days, Edom revolted from the control of Judah, and they set a king over themselves. \v 9 Then Jehoram crossed over with his commanders and all his chariots. It was night when he rose up and fought against the Edomites who had surrounded him and his chariot commanders. \v 10 So Edom has been in rebellion from the control of Judah to this present day. Libnah also revolted at the same time from his control, because Jehoram had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his ancestors. - + \s5 \p \v 11 In addition, Jehoram had also built high places in the mountains of Judah and he made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to live like prostitutes, and he led Judah astray. - + \s5 \v 12 A letter from the prophet Elijah came to Jehoram. It said, "This is what Yahweh, the God of David, your ancestor, says: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat, your father, nor in the ways of Asa, king of Judah, \v 13 but have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to act like a prostitute, as the house of Ahab did—and because you have also killed your brothers in your father's family will the sword, men who were better than yourself— \v 14 see, Yahweh will strike with a great plague your people, your children, your wives, and all your weath. \v 15 You yourself will have much sickness because of a disease in your intestines, until your intestines fall out because of the sickness, day after day." - + \s5 \p \v 16 Yahweh stirred up against Jehoram the spirits of the Philistines and of the Arabians who were near the Ethiopians. \v 17 They attacked Judah, invaded it, and carried away all the wealth that was found in the king's house. They also carried away his sons and his wives. No son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest son. - + \s5 \p \v 18 After all this, Yahweh struck him in his intestines with an incurable disease. diff --git a/14-2CH/22.usfm b/14-2CH/22.usfm index 8911e8cb..6281c3a9 100644 --- a/14-2CH/22.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/22.usfm @@ -4,22 +4,22 @@ \v 1 The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, Jehoram's youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men that came with the Arabians into the camp had killed all his older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram, king of Judah, became king. \v 2 Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he began to reign; he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah; she was the daughter of Omri. \v 3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab for his mother was his advisor in doing wicked things. - + \s5 \v 4 Ahaziah did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as the house of Ahab was doing, for they were his advisors after the death of his father, to his destruction. \v 5 He also followed their advice; he went with Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, to fight against Hazael, king of Aram, at Ramoth Gilead. The Arameans wounded Joram. - + \s5 \v 6 Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael, king of Aram. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to Jezreel to see Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded. - + \s5 \p \v 7 Now the destruction of Ahaziah was brought about by God through Ahaziah's visit to Joram. When he had arrived, he went with Jehoram to attack Jehu son of Nimshi, whom Yahweh had chosen to destroy the house of Ahab. \v 8 It came about, when Jehu was carrying out God's judgment on the house of Ahab, that he found the leaders of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's brothers serving Ahaziah. Jehu killed them. - + \s5 \v 9 Jehu looked for Ahaziah; they caught him hiding in Samaria, brought him to Jehu, and killed him. Then they buried him, for they said, "He is a son of Jehoshaphat, who sought Yahweh with all his heart." So the house of Ahaziah had no more power to rule the kingdom. - + \s5 \p \v 10 Now when Athaliah, the mother of Ahaziah, saw that her son was dead, she arose and killed all the royal children in the house of Judah. diff --git a/14-2CH/23.usfm b/14-2CH/23.usfm index 34d795cc..aca631df 100644 --- a/14-2CH/23.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/23.usfm @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ \s5 \c 23 \p -\v 1 In the seventh year, Jehoiada showed his strength and entered into a covenant with the commanders of hundreds, Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri. +\v 1 In the seventh year, Jehoiada showed his strength and entered into a covenant with the commanders of hundreds, Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri. \v 2 They went about in Judah and gathered the Levites from all the cities of Judah, as well as the heads of the ancestral houses of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. \v 3 All the assembly made a covenant with the king in the house of God. Jehoiada said to them, "See, the king's son will reign, as Yahweh has said concerning the descendants of David. - + \s5 \v 4 This is what you must do: a third of you priests and of the Levites who come to serve on the Sabbath, will be guards at the doors. \v 5 Another third will be at the king's house, and the other third will be at the Foundation Gate. All the people will be in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh. @@ -12,35 +12,35 @@ \s5 \v 6 Allow no one to come into the house of Yahweh, except for the priests and the Levites who are serving. They may enter because they are consecrated. But all the other people must obey the commands of Yahweh. \v 7 The Levites must surround the king on all sides, every man with his weapons in his hand. Whoever comes into the house, let him be killed. Stay with the king when he comes in and when he goes out." - + \s5 \p \v 8 So the Levites and all Judah served in every way in the manner in which Jehoiada the priest commanded. Each one took his men, those who were to come in to serve on the Sabbath, and those who were to leave off serving on the Sabbath, for Jehoiada, the priest, had not dismissed any of their divisions. \v 9 Then Jehoiada, the priest, brought to the commanders spears and small and large shields that had been King David's that were in the house of God. - + \s5 \v 10 Jehoiada placed all the soldiers, each man with his weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, surrounding the king. \v 11 Then they brought out the king's son, put the crown on him, and gave him the covenant decrees. Then they made him king, and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him. Then they said, "Long live the king." - + \s5 \p \v 12 When Athaliah heard the noise of the people running and praising the king, she came to the people in the house of Yahweh. \v 13 and she looked, and, behold, the king was standing by his pillar at the entrance, and the commanders and the trumpeters were by the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and the singers were playing musical instruments and leading the singing of praise. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and shouted, "Treason! Treason!" - + \s5 \v 14 Then Jehoiada, the priest, brought out the commanders of hundreds who were over the army and said to them, "Bring her out between the ranks; anyone who follows her, let him be killed with the sword." For the priest had said, "Do not kill her in the house of Yahweh." \v 15 So they made way for her, and she went by way of the Horse Gate to the king's house, and there they killed her. - + \s5 \p \v 16 Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh's people. \v 17 So all the people went to the house of Baal and tore it down. They smashed Baal's altars and his images to pieces, and they killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of those altars. - + \s5 \v 18 Jehoiada appointed officers for the house of Yahweh under the hand of the priests, who were Levites, whom David had assigned to the house of Yahweh, to offer the burnt offerings to Yahweh, as it was written in the law of Moses, together with rejoicing and singing, as David had given direction. \v 19 Jehoiada set guards at the gates of the house of Yahweh, so that no one that was unclean in any way should enter. - + \s5 \v 20 Jehoiada took with him the commanders of hundreds, the noblemen, the governors of the people, and all the people of the land. He brought down the king from the house of Yahweh; the people came through the Upper Gate to the king's house and sat the king on the throne of the kingdom. \f + \ft Some modern versions have, \fqa they brought down the king \fqb . \f* diff --git a/14-2CH/24.usfm b/14-2CH/24.usfm index 8c55443d..c6926bfe 100644 --- a/14-2CH/24.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/24.usfm @@ -4,55 +4,55 @@ \v 1 Joash was seven years old when he began to reign; he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Zibiah, of Beersheba. \v 2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh all the days of Jehoiada, the priest. \v 3 Jehoiada took for him two wives, and he became the father of sons and daughters. - + \s5 \p \v 4 It came about after this, that Joash decided to restore the house of Yahweh. \v 5 He gathered together the priests and the Levites, and he said to them, "Go out every year to the cities of Judah and gather from all Israel money to repair the house of your God. Make sure that you start right away." The Levites did nothing at first. - + \s5 \v 6 So the king called for Jehoiada, the high priest, and said to him, "Why have you not required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax levied by Moses the servant of Yahweh and by the assembly of Israel, for the tent of the covenant decrees?" \v 7 For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God and had given all the holy things of the house of Yahweh to the Baals. - + \s5 \p \v 8 So the king commanded, and they made a chest and placed it outside at the entrance to the house of Yahweh. \v 9 Then they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, for the people to bring in for Yahweh the tax that Moses the servant of God levied on Israel in the wilderness. \v 10 All the leaders and all the people rejoiced and brought money in and put it into the chest until they finished filling it. - + \s5 \v 11 It happened that whenever the chest was brought to the king's officials by the hand of the Levites, and whenever they saw that there was much money in it, the king's scribe and the high priest's official would come, empty the chest, and take it and carry it back to its place. They did this day after day, gathering large amounts of money. \v 12 The king and Jehoiada gave the money to those who did the work of serving in the house of Yahweh. These men hired stonemasons and carpenters to restore the house of Yahweh, and also those who worked in iron and bronze. - + \s5 \v 13 So the workmen labored, and the work of repairing went forward in their hands; they set up the house of God in its original design and strengthened it. \v 14 When they finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada. This money was used to make furnishing for the house of Yahweh, utensils with which to serve and make offerings—spoons and utensils of gold and silver. They offered burnt offerings in the house of Yahweh continually for all the days of Jehoiada. - + \s5 \p \v 15 Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and then he died; he was 130 years old when he died. \v 16 They buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, toward God, and to God's house. - + \s5 \v 17 Now after the death of Jehoiada, the leaders of Judah came and did honor to the king. Then the king listened to them. \v 18 They forsook the house of Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, and worshiped the Asherah gods and the idols. God's anger came on Judah and Jerusalem for this wrongdoing of theirs. \v 19 Yet he sent prophets to them to bring them again to himself, Yahweh; the prophets testified against the people, but they refused to listen. - + \s5 \p \v 20 The Spirit of God came on Zechariah son of Jehoiada, the priest; Zechariah stood above the people and said to them, "God says this: Why do you transgress the commandments of Yahweh, so that you cannot prosper? Since you have forsaken Yahweh, he has also forsaken you." \v 21 But they plotted against him; at the king's command, they stoned him with stones in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh. \v 22 In this manner, Joash, the king, ignored the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah's father, had done to him. Instead, he killed Jehoiada's son. When Zechariah was dying, he said, "May Yahweh see this and call you to account." - + \s5 \p \v 23 It came about at the end of the year, that the army of the Aram came up against Joash. They came to Judah and Jerusalem; they killed all the leaders of the people and sent all the plunder from them to the king of Damascus. \v 24 The army of the Arameans had come with a small army, but Yahweh gave them victory over a very great army, because Judah had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their ancestors. In this way the Arameans brought judgment on Joash. - + \s5 \p \v 25 By the time that the Arameans had gone, Joash had been severely wounded. His own servants plotted against him because of the murder of the sons of Jehoiada, the priest. They killed him in his bed, and he died; they buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. \v 26 These were the persons who plotted against him: Zabad son of Shimeath, the Ammonitess; and Jehozabad son of Shimrith, the Moabitess. - + \s5 \v 27 Now the accounts about his sons, the important prophecies that were spoken about him, and the rebuilding of the house of God, see, they are written in The Commentary on the Book of the Kings. And Amaziah, his son, became king in his place. diff --git a/14-2CH/25.usfm b/14-2CH/25.usfm index f849493c..e77441fb 100644 --- a/14-2CH/25.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/25.usfm @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ \p \v 1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem. \v 2 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, but not with a perfectly devoted heart. - + \s5 \v 3 It came about that as soon as his rule was well established, he killed the servants who had murdered his father, the king. \v 4 But he did not put the children of the murderers to death, but acted according to what was written in the law, in the book of Moses, as Yahweh had commanded, "The fathers must not die for the children, nor must the children die for the fathers. Instead, every person must die for his own sin." - + \s5 \p \v 5 Moreover, Amaziah gathered Judah together, and registered them by their ancestors' houses, under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds—all of Judah and Benjamin. He numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them to be 300,000 chosen men, able to go to war, who could handle spear and shield. @@ -16,34 +16,33 @@ \s5 \v 7 But a man of God came to him and said, "King, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for Yahweh is not with Israel—none of the people of Ephraim. \v 8 But even if you do go and are courageous and strong in battle, God will throw you down before the enemy, for God has power to help, and power to throw down." - + \s5 \v 9 Amaziah said to the man of God, "But what will we do about the one hundred talents that I have given to the army of Israel?" The man of God answered, "Yahweh is able to give you much more than that." \v 10 So Amaziah separated the army that had come to him from Ephraim; he sent them home again. So their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce anger. - + \s5 \v 11 Amaziah took courage and led his people to go out to the valley of Salt; there he defeated ten thousand men of Seir. \v 12 The army of Judah carried away alive another ten thousand. They took them to the top of the cliff and threw them down from there, so that they were all broken in pieces. - + \s5 \v 13 But the men of the army which Amaziah sent back, so that they should not go with him to battle, attacked the cities of Judah from Samaria to Bethhoron. They struck down three thousand of the people and took much plunder. - + \s5 \p \v 14 Now it came about, after that Amaziah had returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the people of Seir, and set them up to be his own gods. He bowed down before them and burned incense to them. -\v 15 So Yahweh's anger was kindled against Amaziah. He sent a prophet to him, who said, "Why have you sought after the gods of a people who did not even save their own people from your hand?" - +\v 15 So Yahweh's anger was kindled against Amaziah. He sent a prophet to him, who said, "Why have you sought after the gods of a people who did not even save their own people from your hand?" \s5 \v 16 It came about that as the prophet was speaking with him, the king said to him, "Have we made you an advisor to the king? Stop! Why should you be killed?" Then the prophet stopped and said, "I know that God has decided to destroy you because you have done this deed and have not listened to my advice." \s5 \p \v 17 Then Amaziah king of Judah consulted with advisors and sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "Come, let us meet each other face to face in battle." - + \s5 \v 18 But Jehoash the king of Israel sent messengers back to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "A thistle that was in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son for a wife,' but a wild beast in Lebanon walked by and trampled down the thistle. \v 19 You have said, 'See, I have struck down Edom,' and your heart has lifted you up. Take pride in your victory, but stay at home, for why should you cause yourself trouble and fall, both you and Judah with you?" - + \s5 \p \v 20 But Amaziah would not listen, because this event was from God, so he might hand over the people of Judah into the hand of their enemies, because they had sought advice from the gods of Edom. @@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ \s5 \v 23 Jehoash, king of Israel, captured Amaziah son of Jehoash son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, at Beth Shemesh. He brought him to Jerusalem and tore down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits in distance. \v 24 He took all the gold and silver, all the objects that were found in the house of God with Obed Edom, and the valuable things in the king's house, with hostages also, and returned to Samaria. - + \s5 \p \v 25 Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash, son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. diff --git a/14-2CH/26.usfm b/14-2CH/26.usfm index 67dc9d17..287766f0 100644 --- a/14-2CH/26.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/26.usfm @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ \v 1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. \v 2 It was he who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah. After that the king slept with his ancestors. \v 3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign. He reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jechiliah; she was from Jerusalem. - + \s5 \v 4 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, following the example of his father, Amaziah, in everything. \v 5 He set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who gave him instructions for obeying God. As long as he sought Yahweh, God made him prosper. - + \s5 \p \v 6 Uzziah went out and fought against the Philistines. He broke down the city walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod; he built cities in the country of Ashdod and among the Philistines. @@ -23,24 +23,24 @@ \v 11 In addition, Uzziah had an army of fighting men who went out to war in groups which were organized by their number that were counted by Jeiel, the scribe, and Maaseiah, the officer, under the authority of Hananiah, one of the king's commanders. \v 12 The whole number of the heads of ancestral houses, fighting men, was 2,600. \v 13 Under their hand was an army of 307,500 men that made war with mighty power to help the king against the enemy. - + \s5 \v 14 Uzziah prepared for them—for all the army—shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and stones for slinging. \v 15 In Jerusalem he built engines, invented by skillful men, to be on the towers and on the battlements, with which to shoot arrows and large stones. His fame spread to distant lands, for he was greatly helped until he became very powerful. - + \s5 \p \v 16 But when Uzziah had become powerful, his heart was lifted up so that he acted corruptly; he trespassed against Yahweh, his God, for he went into the house of Yahweh to burn incense on the altar of incense. \v 17 Azariah, the priest, went in after him, and with him eighty priests of Yahweh, who were courageous men. \v 18 They resisted Uzziah, the king, and said to him, "It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to Yahweh, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Go out of the holy place, for you have unfaithful and you will not be honored by Yahweh God." - + \s5 \v 19 Then Uzziah became angry. He was holding a censer in his hand to burn incense. While he was angry with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in the house of Yahweh, beside the altar of incense. \v 20 Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and, behold, he had become leprous on his forehead. They quickly drove him out of there. Indeed, he hurried to go out, because Yahweh had struck him. - + \s5 \v 21 Uzziah, the king, was a leper to the day of his death and lived in a separate house since he was a leper, for he was cut off from the house of Yahweh. Jotham, his son, was over the king's house and ruled the people of the land. - + \s5 \v 22 As for the other matters concerning Uzziah, first and last, are in what Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, wrote. \v 23 So Uzziah slept with his ancestors; they buried him with his ancestors in a burial ground that belonged to the Kings, for they said, "He is a leper." Jotham, his son, became king in his place. diff --git a/14-2CH/27.usfm b/14-2CH/27.usfm index 8d1b5bac..1123e81f 100644 --- a/14-2CH/27.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/27.usfm @@ -5,22 +5,21 @@ \p \v 1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah; she was the daughter of Zadok. \v 2 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, following the example of his father, Uzziah, in everything. He also refrained from going into the temple of Yahweh. But the people were still behaving in evil ways. - + \s5 \v 3 He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and on the hill of Ophel he built much. \v 4 Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. - + \s5 \v 5 He fought also with the king of the people of Ammon and defeated them. In that same year, the people of Ammon gave him one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand measures of wheat, ten thousand measures of barley. The people of Ammon gave him the same in the second and third years. - + \s5 \v 6 So Jotham became powerful because he walked firmly before Yahweh his God. \v 7 As for the other matters concerning Jotham, all his wars, and his ways, see, they are written in The Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. - + \s5 \v 8 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. \v 9 Jotham slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David. Ahaz, his son, became king in his place. - diff --git a/14-2CH/28.usfm b/14-2CH/28.usfm index b19fa95f..25599372 100644 --- a/14-2CH/28.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/28.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \p \v 5 Therefore Yahweh the God of Ahaz, gave him into the hand of the king of Aram. The Arameans defeated him and carried away from him a great crowd of prisoners, bringing them to Damascus. Ahaz was also given into the hand of the king of Israel who defeated him in a great slaughter. \v 6 For Pekah son of Remaliah, killed in Judah 120,000 soldiers in one day, all of them courageous men, because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their ancestors. - + \s5 \v 7 Zicri, a powerful man from Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son, Azrikam, the official over the palace, and Elkanah, who was next to the king. \v 8 The army of Israel took captive from their relatives 200,000 wives, sons, and daughters. They also took much plunder, which they carried back to Samaria. @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \s5 \v 12 Then certain leaders of the people of Ephraim—Azariah son of Johanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai, stood up against those who came back from the war. \v 13 They said to them, "You must not bring the prisoners here, for you intend something that will bring on us sin against Yahweh, to add to our sins and trespasses, for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel." - + \s5 \v 14 So the armed men left the prisoners and the plunder before the leaders and all the assembly. \v 15 The men who were assigned by name got up and took the prisoners, and clothed all who were naked among them with the plunder. They clothed them and gave them sandals. They gave them food to eat and drink. They treated their wounds and put the weak ones on donkeys. They took them back to their families in Jericho, (called the City of Palms). Then they returned to Samaria. diff --git a/14-2CH/29.usfm b/14-2CH/29.usfm index f88502b9..15d21250 100644 --- a/14-2CH/29.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/29.usfm @@ -2,25 +2,25 @@ \c 29 \p \v 1 Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old; he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah; she was the daughter of Zechariah. -\v 2 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, just as David his father had done. - +\v 2 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, just as David his father had done. + \s5 \v 3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, Hezekiah opened the doors of the house of Yahweh and repaired them. \v 4 He brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the courtyard on the east side. \v 5 He said to them, "Listen to me, you Levites! Consecrate yourselves, and consecrate the house of Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, and carry away the filthiness from the holy place. - + \s5 \v 6 For our ancestors trespassed and did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh our God; they forsook him, turned away their faces from the place where Yahweh lives, and turned their backs on it. \v 7 Also they shut up the doors of the porch and put out the lamps; they did not burn incense or offer burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel. - + \s5 \v 8 Therefore the wrath of Yahweh had fallen on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has made them to be an object of terror, of horror, and of scorn, as you can see with your own eyes. \v 9 This is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity for this. - + \s5 \v 10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger may turn away from us. \v 11 My sons, do not be lazy now, for Yahweh has chosen you to stand before him, to worship him, and that you should be his servants and burn incense." - + \s5 \p \v 12 Then the Levites arose: Mahath son of Amasai, and Joel son of Azariah, of the people of the Kohathites; and of the people of Merari, Kish son of Abdi, and Azariah son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah, and Eden son of Joah; @@ -31,46 +31,46 @@ \v 15 They gathered their brothers, they consecrated themselves, and they went in, as the king commanded, following the words of Yahweh, to cleanse the house of Yahweh. \v 16 The priests went in to the inner part of the house of Yahweh to cleanse it; they brought out all the filth that they found in the temple of Yahweh into the courtyard of the house. The Levites took it to carry it out to the brook Kidron. \v 17 Now they began the consecreation on the first day of the first month. By the eighth day of the month they reached the porch of Yahweh. Then for eight more days they consecrated the house of Yahweh. On the sixteenth day of the first month they finished. - + \s5 -\v 18 Then they went to Hezekiah, the king, inside the palace and said, "We have cleansed all the house of Yahweh, the altar for burnt offerings with all its implements, and the table of the bread of the presence, with all its implements. +\v 18 Then they went to Hezekiah, the king, inside the palace and said, "We have cleansed all the house of Yahweh, the altar for burnt offerings with all its implements, and the table of the bread of the presence, with all its implements. \v 19 And so we have prepared and we have consecrated all the items that King Ahaz removed when he acted unfaithfully during his reign. See, they are in front of the altar of Yahweh." - + \s5 \p \v 20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early in the morning and gathered the leaders of the city; he went up to the house of Yahweh. \v 21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. He commanded the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 22 So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar; they also killed the lambs and sprinked the blood on the altar. \v 23 They brought the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; they laid their hands on them. \v 24 The priests killed them, and they made a sin offering with their blood on the altar to make atonement for all Israel, for the king had commanded that a burnt offering and a sin offering should be made for all Israel. - + \s5 \p \v 25 Hezekiah placed the Levites in the house of Yahweh with cymbals, harps, and lyres, arranging them by the command of David, Gad, the king's seer, and Nathan, the prophet, for the command was from Yahweh by means of his prophets. \v 26 The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. - + \s5 \v 27 Hezekiah commanded them to offer the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of Yahweh began also, with the trumpets, together with the instruments of David, king of Israel. \v 28 All the assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters played; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished. - + \s5 \p \v 29 When they had finished the offerings, the king and all who were present with him bowed and worshiped. \v 30 Moreover, Hezekiah, the king, and the leaders commanded the Levites to sing praises to Yahweh with the words of David and of Asaph, the seer. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped. - + \s5 \p \v 31 Then Hezekiah said, "Now you have consecrated yourselves to Yahweh. Come here and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of Yahweh." The assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all who had a willing heart brought burnt offerings. - + \s5 \v 32 The number of the burnt offerings that the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred male lambs. All these were for a burnt offering to Yahweh. \v 33 The consecrated offerings were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep. - + \s5 \v 34 But the priests were too few to skin all the burnt offerings, so their brothers, the Levites, helped them until the work was done, and until the priests could consecrate themselves, for the Levites had been more careful to consecrate themselves than the priests. - + \s5 \v 35 In addition, there were very many burnt offerings; they were performed with the fat of the fellowship offerings, and there were drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of Yahweh was set in order. \v 36 Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people also, because of what God had prepared for the people, for the work had been done quickly. diff --git a/14-2CH/30.usfm b/14-2CH/30.usfm index cc2592e1..42542977 100644 --- a/14-2CH/30.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/30.usfm @@ -4,31 +4,30 @@ \v 1 Hezekiah sent messengers to all Israel and Judah, and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem, to celebrate the Passover to Yahweh, the God of Israel. \v 2 For the king, his leaders, and all the assembly in Jerusalem had consulted together, deciding to celebrate the Passover in the second month. \v 3 They could not celebrate it right away, because there were not enough priests who had not consecrated themselves, nor had the people gathered together in Jerusalem. - -\s5 -\v 4 This proposal seemed right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly. -\v 5 So they agreed to make a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to celebrate the Passover to Yahweh, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem. For they had not observed it with large numbers of people, according to what was written. +\s5 +\v 4 This proposal seemed right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly. +\v 5 So they agreed to make a proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to celebrate the Passover to Yahweh, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem. For they had not observed it with large numbers of people, according to what was written. \s5 \v 6 So couriers went with the letters from the king and his leaders throughout all Israel and Judah, by the command of the king. They said, "You people of Israel, turn back to Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he may turn back to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria. - + \s5 \v 7 Do not be like your ancestors or your brothers, who trespassed against Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, so that he gave them up to destruction, as you see. \v 8 Now do not be stubborn, as your ancestors were; instead, give yourselves to Yahweh and come into his holy place, which he has consecrated forever, and worship Yahweh your God, so that his fierce anger may turn away from you. \v 9 For if you turn back to Yahweh, your brothers and children will find compassion before those who led them away as prisoners, and they will come back into this land. For Yahweh your God, is gracious and merciful, and will not turn his face away from you, if you return to him." - + \s5 \p \v 10 So the couriers passed from city to city throughout the regions of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the way to Zebulun, but the people laughed at them and mocked them. \v 11 However, certain men of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem. \v 12 The hand of God also came on Judah, to give them one heart, to carry out the command of the king and leaders by the word of Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 13 Many people, a very great assembly, gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Festival of Unleavened Bread in the second month. \v 14 They rose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense; they threw them into the brook Kidron. \v 15 Then they killed the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites were ashamed, so they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings into the house of Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 16 They stood in their place by their divisions, following the directions given in the law of Moses, the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood that they received from the hand of the Levites. \v 17 For there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves. Therefore the Levites slaughtered the Passover lambs for everyone who was not purified and could not consecrate their sacrifice to Yahweh. @@ -37,17 +36,17 @@ \v 18 For a great many of the people, many of them from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover meal, against the written instructions. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, "May the good Yahweh pardon everyone \v 19 who sets his heart to seek God, Yahweh, the God of his ancestors, even though he is not purified by the purification standards of the holy place." \v 20 So Yahweh listened to Hezekiah and healed the people. - + \s5 \v 21 The people of Israel who were present in Jerusalem kept the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy. The Levites and the priests praised Yahweh day after day, singing with loud instruments to Yahweh. \v 22 Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who understood the service of Yahweh. So they ate throughout the festival for the seven days, offering sacrifices of fellowship offerings, and making confession to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors. - + \s5 \p \v 23 The whole assembly then decided to celebrate for another seven days, and they did so with joy. \v 24 For Hezekiah king of Judah gave the assembly one thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep as an offering; and the leaders gave to the assembly one thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep and goats. A large number of priests consecrated themselves. - + \s5 -\v 25 All the assembly of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the people who came together from Israel, as well as the foreigners who came from the land of Israel and those who lived in Judah—they all rejoiced. +\v 25 All the assembly of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the people who came together from Israel, as well as the foreigners who came from the land of Israel and those who lived in Judah—they all rejoiced. \v 26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the time of Solomon son of David, king of Israel, there had not been anything like it in Jerusalem. \v 27 Then the priests, the Levites, rose and blessed the people. Their voice was heard, and their prayer went up to heaven, the holy place where God lives. diff --git a/14-2CH/31.usfm b/14-2CH/31.usfm index 3026eccb..f0f68ff3 100644 --- a/14-2CH/31.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/31.usfm @@ -2,42 +2,41 @@ \c 31 \p \v 1 Now when all this was finished, all the people of Israel who were there went out to the cities of Judah and broke to pieces the stone pillars and they cut down the Asherah poles, and they broke down the high places and the altars in all of Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the people of Israel returned, every one to his own possession and his own city. - + \s5 \p \v 2 Hezekiah assigned the divisions of the priests and the Levites organized by their divisions, each man assigned to his work, both the priests and the Levites. He assigned them to make the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, to serve, to give thanks, and to praise at the gates of Yahweh's temple. \v 3 He also assigned the king's portion for the burnt offerings from his own possessions, that is, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the Sabbath days, the new moons, and the fixed festivals, as it was written in the law of Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 4 Moreover, he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion for the priests and the Levites, so that they might concentrate on obeying the law of Yahweh. -\v 5 As soon as the command was sent out, the people of Israel generously gave the firstfruits of grain, new wine, oil, honey, and from all their harvest of the field. They brought in a tithe of everything; which was a great quantity. - +\v 5 As soon as the command was sent out, the people of Israel generously gave the firstfruits of grain, new wine, oil, honey, and from all their harvest of the field. They brought in a tithe of everything; which was a great quantity. + \s5 \v 6 The people of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also brought in the tithe of cattle and sheep, and the tithe of the holy things that were set apart to Yahweh their God, and they piled them up in heaps. \v 7 It was in the third month when they began piling up their contribution in heaps, and they finished in the seventh month. \v 8 When Hezekiah and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed Yahweh and his people Israel. - + \s5 \v 9 Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites about the heaps. -\v 10 Azariah, the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said, "Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of Yahweh, we have eaten and had enough, and have -plenty left over, for Yahweh has blessed his people. What was left over is this large amount here." - +\v 10 Azariah, the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said, "Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of Yahweh, we have eaten and had enough, and have +plenty left over, for Yahweh has blessed his people. What was left over is this large amount here." \s5 \p \v 11 Then Hezekiah commanded storerooms to be prepared in the house of Yahweh, and they prepared them. \v 12 Then they faithfully brought in the offerings, tithes and the things that belong to Yahweh. Conaniah, the Levite, was the manager in charge of them, and Shimei, his brother, was second to him. \v 13 Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were managers under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by appointment of Hezekiah, the king, and Azariah, the official over the house of God. - -\s5 + +\s5 \v 14 Kore son of Imnah the Levite, the porter at the east gate, was over the free will offerings of God, in charge of distributing the offerings to Yahweh and the most holy offerings. \v 15 Under him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests. They filled offices of trust, in order to give these offerings to their brothers division by division, to both the important and the unimportant. - + \s5 \v 16 They also gave to those males three years old and up, who were listed in the records of their ancestors who entered the house of Yahweh, as required by the daily schedule, to do the work in their offices and their divisions. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa males three years old and up \fqb , some modern versions have \fqa males thirty years old and up \fqb . \f* - + \s5 -\v 17 They distributed to the priests according to the records of their ancestors, and the same to the Levites twenty years old and more, according to their offices and their divisions. +\v 17 They distributed to the priests according to the records of their ancestors, and the same to the Levites twenty years old and more, according to their offices and their divisions. \v 18 They included all their little ones, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, through the whole community, for they were faithful in keeping themselves holy. \v 19 For the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who were in the fields of the villages belonging to their cities, or in every city, there were men assigned by name to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all who were listed in the records of their ancestors as being among the Levites. diff --git a/14-2CH/32.usfm b/14-2CH/32.usfm index de31c224..6e18cca5 100644 --- a/14-2CH/32.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/32.usfm @@ -2,21 +2,21 @@ \c 32 \p \v 1 After these things and these acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came and entered Judah. He camped to attack the fortified cities, which he intended to capture for himself. - + \s5 \v 2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come and that he intended to fight against Jerusalem, \v 3 he consulted with his leaders and his powerful men to stop up the waters of the springs that were outside the city; they helped him do so. \v 4 So many people gathered together and stopped up all the springs and the stream that was flowing through the middle of the land. They said, "Why should the kings of Assyria come and find a lot of water?" - + \s5 \v 5 Hezekiah took courage and built up all the wall that was broken down. He built the towers higher, and also the other wall outside. He also strengthened the Millo in the city of David, and he made large amounts of weapons and shields. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa He built the towers higher \fqb , some ancient and modern versions have, \fqa he built towers on it \fqb , that is, on the wall. \f* - + \s5 \v 6 He placed military commanders over the people. He gathered them together to him in the broad place at the city gate and spoke encouragingly to them. He said, \v 7 "Be strong and of good courage. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and all the army that is with him, for someone is with us who is greater than those with him. \v 8 With him is only an arm of flesh, but with us is Yahweh, our God, to help us, and to fight our battles." Then the people comforted themselves with the words of Hezekiah, king of Judah. - + \s5 \p \v 9 After this, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, sent his servants to Jerusalem (now he was in front of Lachish, and all his army was with him), to Hezekiah, king of Judah, and to all of Judah who were in Jerusalem. He said, @@ -25,20 +25,20 @@ \s5 \v 11 Is not Hezekiah misleading you, that he may give you over to die by famine and by thirst, when he tells you, 'Yahweh our God will rescue us from the hand of the king of Assyria'? \v 12 Has not this same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, 'On one altar you must worship, and on it you must burn your sacrifices'? - + \s5 \v 13 Do you not know what I and my ancestors have done to all the people groups of other lands? Were the gods of the people groups of the lands able in any way to rescue their land from my power? \v 14 Among all the gods of those nations that my ancestors completely destroyed, was there any god who could rescue his people out of my hand? Why should your God be able to rescue you from my power? \v 15 Now do not let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you in this way. Do not believe him, for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to rescue his people out of my hand, or out of the hand of my ancestors. How much less will your God rescue you from my hand?" - + \s5 \v 16 Sennacherib's servants spoke even more against Yahweh God and against his servant Hezekiah. \v 17 Sennacherib also wrote letters in order to mock Yahweh, the God of Israel, and to speak against him. He said, "As the gods of the nations of the lands have not rescued their people out of my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not rescue his people out of my hand." - + \s5 \v 18 They cried out in the language of the Jews to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten them and trouble them, in order that they might capture the city. \v 19 They spoke of the God of Jerusalem as they had spoken of the gods of the other peoples of the earth, which are merely the work of men's hands. - + \s5 \p \v 20 Hezekiah, the king, and Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet, prayed because of this matter and he cried out to heaven. @@ -48,24 +48,23 @@ \v 22 In this way, Yahweh saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, and from the hand of all others, and gave them rest on every side. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa gave them rest on every side \fqb , some ancient and modern versions have \fqa guided them on every side \fqb . The original reading is uncertain. \f* \v 23 Many were bringing offerings to Yahweh in Jerusalem, and precious gifts to Hezekiah king of Judah, so that he was lifted up in the eyes of all nations from that time forward. - + \s5 \p \v 24 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the point of dying. He prayed to Yahweh, who spoke to him and gave him a sign that he would be healed. \v 25 But Hezekiah did not pay back Yahweh for the help given to him, for his heart was lifted up. So anger came on him, and on Judah and Jerusalem. -\v 26 Nevertheless, Hezekiah later humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that Yahweh's anger did not come on them during Hezekiah's days. - +\v 26 Nevertheless, Hezekiah later humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that Yahweh's anger did not come on them during Hezekiah's days. \s5 \p \v 27 Hezekiah had very many riches and much honor. He provided himself with storerooms for silver, gold, precious stones, and for spices, as well as for shields and for all kinds of valuable objects. \v 28 He also had storehouses for the harvest of grain, new wine, and oil, and stalls for all kinds of animals. He also had flocks in their pens. \v 29 In addition, he provided himself with cities and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance, for God had given him very much wealth. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa cities \fqb , some modern versions have \fqa donkeys \fqb , and some other modern versions leave out the word entirely. \f* - + \s5 \v 30 It was this same Hezekiah who also stopped up the upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and who brought them straight down on the west side of the city of David. Hezekiah succeeded in all his projects. \v 31 However, in the matter of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent to him to ask questions of those who knew, about the miraculous sign that had been done in the land, God left him to himself, in order to test him, and to know all that was in his heart. - + \s5 \p \v 32 As for the other matters concerning Hezekiah, including his actions of covenant loyalty, you can see that they are written in The Vision of the Prophet Isaiah Son of Amoz, and in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. diff --git a/14-2CH/33.usfm b/14-2CH/33.usfm index 47bca98d..f91d6402 100644 --- a/14-2CH/33.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/33.usfm @@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ \v 1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. \v 2 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, like the disgusting things of the nations whom Yahweh had driven out before the people of Israel. \v 3 For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he built altars for the Baals, he made Asherah poles, and he bowed down to all the stars of heaven and worshiped them. - + \s5 \v 4 Manasseh built pagan altars in the house of Yahweh, although Yahweh had commanded, "It is in Jerusalem that my name will be placed forever." \v 5 He built altars for all the stars of heaven in the two courtyards of the house of Yahweh. \v 6 In the valley of Ben Hinnom he put his sons into the fire. He performed soothsaying and sorcery; he read omens; and he consulted with those who talked with the dead and with those who talked with spirits. He practiced much evil in the sight of Yahweh and he provoked God to anger. - + \s5 \v 7 The carved figure of Asherah that he had made, he placed it in the house of God. It was about this house that God had spoken to David and Solomon his son; he had said, "It is in this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, that I will put my name forever. \v 8 I will not move the people of Israel any more out of the land that I assigned to their ancestors, if they will only be careful to keep all that I have commanded them, following all the law, statutes, and decrees which I gave them through Moses." @@ -21,34 +21,34 @@ \p \v 10 Yahweh spoke to Manasseh, and to his people, but they paid no attention. \v 11 So Yahweh brought on them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, bound him with fetters, and took him off to Babylon. - + \s5 \v 12 When Manasseh was in distress, he implored Yahweh, his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. \v 13 He prayed to him; and God was begged by him, and God heard his begging and brought him back to Jerusalem, into his kingship. Then Manasseh knew that Yahweh was God. - + \s5 \p \v 14 After this, Manasseh built an outer wall to the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, to the entrance at the Fish Gate. He surrounded the hill of Ophel with it and raised the wall up to a very great height. He put courageous commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah. \v 15 He took away the foreign gods, the idol out of the house of Yahweh, and all the altars that he had built on the mount of the house of Yahweh and in Jerusalem, and threw them out of the city. - + \s5 \v 16 He rebuilt the altar of Yahweh and offered on it sacrifices of fellowship offerings and thank offerings; he commanded Judah to serve Yahweh, the God of Israel. \v 17 However, the people still sacrificed at the high places, but only to Yahweh, their God. - + \s5 \p \v 18 As to the other matters concerning Manasseh, his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, behold, they are written among the deeds of the kings of Israel. \v 19 In that account there is history of his prayer, and how God was moved by it. There is also an account of all his sin and his trespasses, and the places where he had built high places and set up the Asherah poles and the carved figures, before he humbled himself—they are written about in the Chronicles of the Seers. \f + \ft Some modern versions have \fqa the Chronicles of Hozai \fqb , which is the reading of the original text. But many modern versions correct it to read \fqa the Chronicles of the Seers \fqb . Also, a few modern versions have \fqa the Chronicles of his seers \fqb . \f* \v 20 So Manasseh slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in his own house. Amon, his son, became king in his place. - + \s5 \p -\v 21 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; he reigned two years in Jerusalem. +\v 21 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; he reigned two years in Jerusalem. \v 22 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as Manasseh, his father, had done. Amon sacrificed to all the carved figures that Manasseh his father had made, and he worshiped them. \v 23 He did not humble himself before Yahweh, as Manasseh his father had done. Instead, this same Amon trespassed more and more. - + \s5 \v 24 His servants conspired against him and put him to death in his own house. \v 25 But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon, and they made Josiah, his son, king in his place. diff --git a/14-2CH/34.usfm b/14-2CH/34.usfm index ed5162e7..9718e7b4 100644 --- a/14-2CH/34.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/34.usfm @@ -4,44 +4,44 @@ \v 1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. \v 2 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, and walked in the ways of David his ancestor, and did not turn away either to the right or to the left. \v 3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek after the God of David, his ancestor. In the twelfth year, he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, the Asherah poles, and the carved figures and the cast metal figures. - + \s5 \v 4 The people broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; he cut apart the incense altars that were above them. He broke the Asherah poles and the carved figures, and the cast metal figures in pieces until they were dust. He scattered the dust on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. \v 5 He burned the bones of their priests on their altars. In this way, he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. - + \s5 \v 6 He did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, all the way to Naphtali, and in the ruins that surrounded them. \v 7 He broke down the altars, beat the Asherah poles and the carved images into powder, and cut apart all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel; then he returned to Jerusalem. - + \s5 \p \v 8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, after Josiah had cleansed the land and the temple, he sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah, the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz the secretary, to repair the house of Yahweh his God. \v 9 They went to Hilkiah, the high priest, and entrusted to him the money that had been brought into the house of God, that the Levites, the guards of the doors, had gathered from Manasseh and Ephraim, from all the remnant of Israel, from all Judah and Benjamin, and from the inhabitants of Jerusalem. - + \s5 \v 10 They entrusted the money to the men who supervised the work on the temple of Yahweh. These men paid the workers who repaired and restored the temple. \v 11 They paid it to the carpenters and builders to buy cut stone and timber for braces, and to make beams for the structures that some kings of Judah had let fall apart. - + \s5 -\v 12 The men did the work faithfully. Their supervisors Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, from the sons of the Kohathites. Other Levites, all of whom were very good musicians, closely directed the workmen. +\v 12 The men did the work faithfully. Their supervisors Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, from the sons of the Kohathites. Other Levites, all of whom were very good musicians, closely directed the workmen. \v 13 These Levites were in charge of those who carried building material and all other men who worked in any way. There were also Levites who were secretaries, administrators, and gate guards. - + \s5 \p \v 14 When they brought out the money that was brought into the house of Yahweh, Hilkiah the priest found The Book of the Law of Yahweh that had been given through Moses. \v 15 Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found The Book of the Law in the house of Yahweh." Hilkiah brought the book to Shaphan. \v 16 Shaphan took the book to the king, and also reported to him, saying, "Your servants are doing everything that has been entrusted to them. - + \s5 \v 17 They have emptied out the money that was found in the house of Yahweh, and they gave it into the hand of the supervisors and to the workmen." \v 18 Shaphan the scribe told the king, "Hilkiah the priest has given me a book." Then Shaphan read in it to the king. \v 19 It came about that when the king had heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes. - + \s5 \v 20 The king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, his own servant, saying, \v 21 "Go and ask Yahweh's will for me, and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, because of the words of the book that has been found. For it is great, the anger of Yahweh that has been poured out on us. It is great, because our ancestors have not listened to the words of this book so as to obey all that was written in it." \f + \ft Instead of \fqa that has been poured out on us \fqb , some versions have, \fqa that has been kindled against us \fqb . \f* - + \s5 \p \v 22 So Hilkiah, and those whom the king had commanded, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe (she lived in Jerusalem in the Second District), and they spoke with her in this way. @@ -51,20 +51,20 @@ \v 24 'This is what Yahweh says: See, I am about to bring disaster on this place and on its inhabitants, all the curses that have been written in the book that they have read before the king of Judah. \v 25 Because they have forsaken me and have burned incense to other gods, so that they might provoke me to anger with all the deeds they have committed—therefore my anger will be poured out on this place, and it will not be extinguished.' \f + \ft Instead of \fqa will be poured out on this place \fqb , some versions have, \fqa will be kindled against this place \fqb . \f* - + \s5 \v 26 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to ask Yahweh what he should do, this is what you will say to him, 'Yahweh, the God of Israel says this: About the words that you heard, \v 27 because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and its inhabitants, and because you have humbled yourself before me and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have listened to you—this is the declaration of Yahweh— \v 28 see, I will gather you to your ancestors. You will be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes will not see any of the disaster I will bring on this place and its inhabitants.'" The men took this message back to the king. - + \s5 \p \v 29 Then the king sent messengers and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. \v 30 Then the king went up to the house of Yahweh, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, Levites, and all the people, from great to small. He then read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 31 The king stood in his place and made a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments, his regulations, and his statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to obey the words of the covenant that were written in this book. \v 32 He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand by the covenant. The inhabitants of Jerusalem acted in obedience to the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors. - + \s5 \v 33 Josiah took away all the disgusting things from the lands that belonged to the people of Israel. He made everyone in Israel worship Yahweh, their God. For all of his days, they did not turn away from following Yahweh, the God of their ancestors. diff --git a/14-2CH/35.usfm b/14-2CH/35.usfm index e2964700..6f8895c2 100644 --- a/14-2CH/35.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/35.usfm @@ -3,21 +3,21 @@ \p \v 1 Josiah kept a Passover to Yahweh in Jerusalem, and they killed the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of the first month. \v 2 He placed the priests in their positions and encouraged them in the service of the house of Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 3 He said to the Levites who taught all Israel and who were set apart to Yahweh, "Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon son of David, king of Israel built. Do not carry it around on your shoulders any longer. Now worship Yahweh your God, and serve his people Israel. \v 4 Organize yourselves by the name of your ancestral houses and your divisions, following the written instructions of David, king of Israel, and those of Solomon, his son. - + \s5 \v 5 Stand in the holy place, taking your position with your divisions within the ancestral houses of your brothers, the descendants of the people, and taking your places with your divisions within the ancestral houses of the Levites. \v 6 Kill the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, prepare the lambs for your brothers, to do according to the word of Yahweh that was given by the hand of Moses." - + \s5 \p \v 7 Josiah gave to all the people thirty thousand lambs and kids from flocks for the Passover offerings to all who were present. He also gave three thousand bulls; these were from the king's possessions. \v 8 His leaders gave a free will offering to the people, priests, and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the officials in charge of the house of God, gave to the priests for the Passover offerings 2,600 small cattle and three hundred oxen. \v 9 Also Conaniah, and Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, and Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave to the Levites for the Passover offerings five thousand small cattle and five hundred oxen. - + \s5 \p \v 10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their places, with the Levites by their divisions, in response to the king's command. @@ -27,34 +27,34 @@ \s5 \v 13 They roasted the Passover lambs with fire following the instructions. As for the consecrated offerings, they boiled them in pots, cauldrons, and pans, and they quickly carried them to all the people. \v 14 They later prepared offerings for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the descendants of Aaron, were occupied in offering the burnt offerings and the fat until nightfall, so the Levites prepared the offerings for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron. - + \s5 \v 15 The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were in their place, as directed by David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer, and the guards were at every gate. They did not have to leave their post, because their brothers the Levites made preparations for them. - + \s5 \p \v 16 So, at that time the entire service of Yahweh was carried out for the celebration of the Passover and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of Yahweh, as King Josiah commanded. \v 17 The people of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and then the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days. - + \s5 \v 18 Such a Passover celebration had never been held in Israel from the days of the prophet Samuel, nor had any of the other kings of Israel ever celebrated such a Passover as Josiah did, along with the priests, Levites, and all the people of Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. \v 19 This Passover was kept in the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah. - + \s5 \p \v 20 After all this, after Josiah had set the temple in order, Neco, king of Egypt, went up to fight against Carchemish at the Euphrates River, and Josiah went to fight against him. \v 21 But Neco sent ambassadors to him, saying, "What have I to do with you, king of Judah? I am not coming against you today, but against the house with which I am making war. God has commanded me to hurry, so refrain from interfering with God, who is with me, or he might destroy you." - + \s5 \v 22 However, Josiah refused to turn away from him. He disguised himself in order to fight with him. He did not listen to the words of Neco that had come from the mouth of God; so he went to fight in the valley of Megiddo. - + \s5 \v 23 Archers shot King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am badly wounded." \v 24 So his servants took him out of the chariot, and put him in his extra chariot. They took him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah. - + \s5 \v 25 Jeremiah lamented for Josiah; all the male and female singers lament about Josiah to this day. These songs became customary in Israel; behold, they are written in the songs of lament. - + \s5 \v 26 As for the other matters concerning Josiah, and his good deeds done in obedience to what is written in the law of Yahweh— \v 27 and his deeds, from beginning to end, are written in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. diff --git a/14-2CH/36.usfm b/14-2CH/36.usfm index b2eb628c..83bdcc41 100644 --- a/14-2CH/36.usfm +++ b/14-2CH/36.usfm @@ -3,25 +3,25 @@ \p \v 1 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's place in Jerusalem. \v 2 Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. - + \s5 \v 3 The king of Egypt removed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land one hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold. \v 4 The king of Egypt made Eliakim, his brother, king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Then he took Eliakim's brother Joahaz and brought him to Egypt. - + \s5 \p \v 5 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh his God. \v 6 Then Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, attacked him and bound him in chains to lead him away to Babylon. \v 7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried some of the objects in the house of Yahweh to Babylon, and put them in his palace at Babylon. - + \s5 \v 8 As for the other matters concerning Jehoiakim, the disgusting things that he did, and what was found against him, behold, they are written in The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel. Then Jehoiachin, his son, became king in his place. - + \s5 \p \v 9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign; he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. \v 10 In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar sent men and brought him to Babylon, with the valuable things from the house of Yahweh, and made Zedekiah, his relative, king over Judah and Jerusalem. - + \s5 \p \v 11 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. @@ -30,23 +30,23 @@ \s5 \v 13 Zedekiah also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear loyalty to him by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel. \v 14 Moreover, all the leaders of the priests and the people were horribly unfaithful, and they followed the disgusting practices of the nations. They polluted the house of Yahweh which he had consecrated in Jerusalem. - + \s5 -\v 15 Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them by his messengers again and again, because he had compassion on his people and on the place where he lives. +\v 15 Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them by his messengers again and again, because he had compassion on his people and on the place where he lives. \v 16 But they mocked God's messengers, despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Yahweh arose against his people, until there was no help for it. - + \s5 \p \v 17 So God brought on them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the sanctuary, and had no compassion on young men or virgins, old men or the gray-haired. God gave them all into his hand. - + \s5 \v 18 All the furnishings of the house of God, great and small, the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the king and his officials—all these he took to Babylon. \v 19 They burned down the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces, and destroyed all the beautiful things in it. - + \s5 \v 20 The king carried away to Babylon those who had escaped the sword. They became servants for him and his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia. \v 21 This happened to fulfill the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land should have enjoyed its Sabbath rests. It observed its Sabbath for as long as it lay abandoned, in order to pass seventy years in this way. - + \s5 \p \v 22 Now in the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, so that the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah might be carried out, Yahweh motivated the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing. He said, diff --git a/15-EZR/00.usfm b/15-EZR/00.usfm index 2d67ba2b..810cc3b2 100644 --- a/15-EZR/00.usfm +++ b/15-EZR/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id EZR Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Ezra +\h Ezra \toc1 The Book of Ezra \toc2 Ezra -\toc3 Ezr +\toc3 Ezr \mt Ezra \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/15-EZR/01.usfm b/15-EZR/01.usfm index 6b1a375f..cb2f8ddc 100644 --- a/15-EZR/01.usfm +++ b/15-EZR/01.usfm @@ -3,24 +3,23 @@ \p \v 1 In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, Yahweh fulfilled his word that came from the mouth of Jeremiah, and stirred Cyrus's spirit. Cyrus' voice went out over his entire kingdom. This is what was written and spoken: \v 2 "Cyrus, king of Persia, says: Yahweh, God of Heaven, gave me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he appointed me to build for him a house in Jerusalem in Judea. - + \s5 \v 3 Any of you who come from his people (may his God be with him) may go up to Jerusalem and build a house for Yahweh, God of Israel, who is the God of Jerusalem. \v 4 People of any part of the kingdom where survivors of that land are living should provide them with silver and gold, possessions and animals, as well as a freewill offering for God's house in Jerusalem." - + \s5 \p \v 5 Then the heads of the ancestors' clans of Judah and Benjamin, the priests and Levites, and everyone whose spirit God roused to go and build his house arose. \v 6 Those around them supported their work with silver and gold objects, possessions, animals, valuables, and freewill offerings. - + \s5 \v 7 King Cyrus also released the objects belonging to Yahweh's house that Nebuchadnezzar had brought from Jerusalem and put in his own gods' houses. \v 8 Cyrus put them into the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out for Sheshbazzar, Judea's leader. - + \s5 \v 9 This was their number: Thirty gold basins, one thousand silver basins, twenty-nine other basins, \v 10 thirty gold bowls, 410 small silver bowls, and one thousand additional objects. \v 11 There were 5,400 gold and silver items in all. Sheshbazzar brought all of them when the exiles went from Babylon to Jerusalem. - diff --git a/15-EZR/02.usfm b/15-EZR/02.usfm index d453e228..706048b9 100644 --- a/15-EZR/02.usfm +++ b/15-EZR/02.usfm @@ -1,130 +1,130 @@ - + \s5 \c 2 \p \v 1 These are the people in the province who went up from the captivity of King Nebuchadnezzar, who had exiled them in Babylon, the people who returned to each of their cities of Jerusalem and in Judea. -\v 2 They came with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reeliaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. +\v 2 They came with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reeliaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. \p \p This is the record of the men of people of Israel. - + \s5 \v 3 The descendants of Parosh: 2,172. \v 4 The descendants of Shephatiah: 372. \v 5 The descendants of Arach: 775. \v 6 The descendants of Pahath Moab, through Jeshua and Joab: 2,812. - + \s5 \v 7 The descendants of Elam: 1,254. \v 8 The descendants of Zattu: 945. \v 9 The descendants of Zaccai: 760. \v 10 The descendants of Bani: 642. - + \s5 \v 11 The descendants of Bebai: 623. \v 12 The descendants of Azgad: 1,222. \v 13 The descendants of Adonikam: 666. \v 14 The descendants of Bigvai: 2,056. - + \s5 \v 15 The descendants of Adin: 454. \v 16 The men of Ater, through Hezekiah: ninety-eight. \v 17 The descendants of Bezai: 323. \v 18 The descendants of Jorah: 112. - + \s5 \v 19 The men of Hashum: 223. \v 20 The men of Gibbar: ninety-five. \v 21 The men of Bethlehem: 123. \v 22 The men of Netophah: fifty-six. - + \s5 \v 23 The men of Anathoth: 128. \v 24 The men of Azmaveth: forty-two. \v 25 The men of Kiriath Arim, Chephirah, and Beeroth: 743. \v 26 The men of Ramah and Geba: 621. - + \s5 \v 27 The men of Michmas: 122. \v 28 The men of Bethel and Ai: 223. \v 29 The men of Nebo: fifty-two. \v 30 The men of Magbish: 156. - + \s5 \v 31 The men of the other Elam: 1,254. \v 32 The men of Harim: 320. \v 33 The men of Lod, Hadid, and Ono: 725. - + \s5 \v 34 The men of Jericho: 345. \v 35 The men of Senaah: 3,630. - + \s5 \p \v 36 The priests: descendants of Jedaiah of the house of Jeshua: 973. \v 37 Immer's descendants: 1,052. \v 38 Pashhur's descendants: 1,247. \v 39 Harim's descendants: 1,017. - + \s5 \p \v 40 The Levites: descendants of Jeshua and Kadmiel, descendants of Hodaviah: seventy-four. \v 41 The temple singers, descendants of Asaph: 128. \v 42 The descendants of the gatekeepers: descendants of Shallum, Ater, Talmon, Akkub, Hatita, and Shobai: 139 total. - + \s5 \p \v 43 Those who were assigned to serve in the temple: descendants of Ziha, Hasupha, Tabbaoth, \v 44 Keros, Siaha, Padon, \v 45 Lebanah, Hagabah, Akkub, \v 46 Hagab, Shalmai, and Hanan. - + \s5 \v 47 The descendants of Giddel: Gahar, Reaiah, \v 48 Rezin, Nekoda, Gazzam, \v 49 Uzza, Paseah, Besai, \v 50 Asnah, Meunim, and Nephisim. - + \s5 \v 51 The descendants of Bakbuk: Hakupha, Harhur, \v 52 Bazluth, Mehida, Harsha, \v 53 Barkos, Sisera, Temah, \v 54 Neziah, and Hatipha. - + \s5 \p \v 55 The descendants of Solomon's servants: descendants of Sotai, Hassophereth, Peruda, \v 56 Jaalah, Darkon, Giddel, \v 57 Shephatiah, Hattil, Pochereth Hazzebaim, and Ami. \v 58 There were 392 total descendants of those assigned to serve in the temple and descendants of Solomon's servants. - + \s5 \p \v 59 Those who left Tel Melah, Tel Charsha, Kerub, Addan, and Immer—but were not able to prove their ancestry from Israel \v 60 —included 652 descendants of Delaiah, Tobiah, and Nekoda. - + \s5 -\v 61 And of the priest's descendants: +\v 61 And of the priest's descendants: The descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who took his wife from the daughters of Barzillai of Gilead and was called by their name). \v 62 They tried to find their genealogy in the register, but could not be found since they had defiled their priesthood. \v 63 So the governor told them they must not eat any of the holy sacrifices until a priest with Urim and Thummim approved. - + \s5 \p \v 64 The whole group totaled 42,360, \v 65 not including their servants and their maidservants (these were 7,337) and their male and female temple singers (two hundred). - + \s5 -\v 66 Their horses: 736. +\v 66 Their horses: 736. Their mules: 245. -\v 67 Their camels: 435. -Their donkeys: 6,720. - +\v 67 Their camels: 435. +Their donkeys: 6,720. + \s5 \p \v 68 When they went to Yahweh's house in Jerusalem, the chief patriarchs offered freewill gifts to build the house. \v 69 They gave according to their ability to the work fund: sixty-one thousand gold darics, five thousand silver minas, and one hundred priestly tunics. - + \s5 \p \v 70 So the priests and Levites, the people, the temple singers and gatekeepers, and those assigned to serve in the temple inhabited their cities. All the people in Israel were in their cities. diff --git a/15-EZR/03.usfm b/15-EZR/03.usfm index b46480fe..2b547da5 100644 --- a/15-EZR/03.usfm +++ b/15-EZR/03.usfm @@ -4,30 +4,29 @@ \p \v 1 It was the seventh month after the people of Israel came back to their cities, when they gathered together as one man in Jerusalem. \v 2 Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers the priests, and Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and his brothers rose up and built the altar of the God of Israel to offer burnt offerings as commanded in the law of Moses, the man of God. - + \s5 \v 3 Then they established the altar on its stand, for dread was on them because of the people of the land. They offered burnt offerings to Yahweh at dawn and evening. \v 4 They also observed the Festival of Shelters as it is written and offered burnt offerings day by day according to the decree, each's day's duty on its day. \v 5 Accordingly, there were daily burnt offerings and monthly ones and offerings for all the fixed feasts of Yahweh, along with all the freewill offerings. - + \s5 \v 6 They began to offer up burnt offerings to Yahweh on the first day of the seventh month, although the temple had not been founded. \v 7 So they gave silver to stoneworkers and craftsmen; and food, drink, and oil to people of Sidon and Tyre, for them to send cedar trees from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized for them by Cyrus, king of Persia. - + \s5 \p \v 8 Then in the second month of the second year after they came to the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel, Jeshua son of Jozadak, the rest of the priests, the Levites, and those who came from captivity back to Jerusalem began the work. They assigned the Levites twenty years old and older to oversee the work of Yahweh's house. -\v 9 Jeshua set his sons and his brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, and the descendants of Judah to oversee the people doing the work on the house of God. Along with them were the descendants of +\v 9 Jeshua set his sons and his brothers, Kadmiel and his sons, and the descendants of Judah to oversee the people doing the work on the house of God. Along with them were the descendants of Henadad, their descendants, and also their fellow Levites. - + \s5 \v 10 The builders laid a foundation for Yahweh's temple. This enabled the priests to stand in their garments with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, to praise Yahweh with cymbals, just as the hand of David, king of Israel had commanded. \v 11 They sang with praise and thankfulness to Yahweh, "He is good! His covenant faithfulness to Israel endures forever." All the people cried out with a great shout of joy in praise of Yahweh because the temple's foundations had been laid. - + \s5 \v 12 But many of the priests, Levites, chief patriarchs, and old people who had seen the first house, when this house's foundations were laid before their eyes, wept loudly. But many had shouts of joy with gladness and an excited sound. \v 13 As a result, people were not able to distinguish the joyful and glad sounds from the sound of the people's weeping, for the people were crying out with great joy, and the sound was heard from far away. - diff --git a/15-EZR/04.usfm b/15-EZR/04.usfm index 182db7c0..3b1870cc 100644 --- a/15-EZR/04.usfm +++ b/15-EZR/04.usfm @@ -1,52 +1,51 @@ - + \s5 \c 4 \p \v 1 Now some enemies of Judah and Benjamin heard that the people who had been exiled were now building a temple for Yahweh, the God of Israel. \v 2 So they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of their ancestors' clans. They said to them, "Let us build with you, for, like you, we seek your God and have sacrificed to him since the days when Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, brought us to this place." - + \s5 \v 3 But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the heads of their ancestors' clans said, "It is not you, but we who must build the house of our God, for it is we who will build for Yahweh, the God of Israel, just as King Cyrus of Persia commanded." - + \s5 \v 4 So the people of the land made the Judeans' hands weak; they made the Judeans afraid to build. \v 5 They also bribed counselors to frustrate their plans. They did this during all of Cyrus' days and into the reign of Darius king of Persia. \v 6 Then at the beginning of Ahasuerus' reign they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem. - + \s5 \p \v 7 It was during the days of Ahasuerus that Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and their companions wrote to Ahasuerus. The letter was written in Aramaic and translated. \v 8 Rehum the commander and Shimshai the scribe wrote this way to Artaxerxes about Jerusalem. - + \s5 \v 9 Then Rehum, Shimshai, and their companions, who were judges and other officers in the government, from Erech, Babylon, and Susa in Elam—they wrote a letter— -\v 10 and they were joined by the people whom the great and noble Ashurbanipal forced to settle in Samaria, along with the rest who were in the Province Beyond the River. - +\v 10 and they were joined by the people whom the great and noble Ashurbanipal forced to settle in Samaria, along with the rest who were in the Province Beyond the River. \s5 \p \v 11 This is a copy of the letter that they sent to Artaxerxes: "Your servants, men across the river, write this: \v 12 Let the king know that the Jews who went from you have come against us in Jerusalem to build a rebellious city. They have completed the walls and repaired the foundations. - + \s5 \v 13 Now let the king know that if this city is built and the wall is completed, they will not give any tribute and taxes, but they will harm the kings. - + \s5 \v 14 Surely because we have eaten the palace salt, it is not fitting for us to see any dishonor happen to the king. It is because of this that we are informing the king \v 15 to search your father's record and to verify that this is a rebellious city that will harm kings and provinces. It has caused many problems to the kings and provinces. It has been a center for rebellion from long ago. It was for this reason that the city was destroyed. \v 16 We are informing the king that if this city and wall are built, then there will be nothing remaining for you beyond the great river, the Euphrates." - + \s5 \p \v 17 So the king sent out a reply to Rehum and Shimshai and their companions in Samaria and the rest who were beyond the River: "May peace be yours. \v 18 The letter that you sent me has been translated and read to me. \v 19 So I ordered an investigation and discovered that in previous days they had rebelled and revolted against kings. - + \s5 \v 20 Mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and had power over everything beyond the River. Tribute and taxes were paid to them. \v 21 Now, make a decree for these men to stop and not build this city until I make a decree. \v 22 Be careful not to neglect this. Why allow this threat to grow and cause more loss for the royal interests? - + \s5 \p \v 23 When King Artaxerxes' decree was read before Rehum, Shimshai, and their companions, they went out quickly to Jerusalem and forced the Jews to stop building. diff --git a/15-EZR/05.usfm b/15-EZR/05.usfm index d1e23aa2..d0591038 100644 --- a/15-EZR/05.usfm +++ b/15-EZR/05.usfm @@ -1,42 +1,41 @@ - + \s5 \c 5 \p \v 1 Then Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo the prophet prophesied in the name of the God of Israel to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem. \v 2 Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to build the house of God in Jerusalem with the prophets who encouraged them. - + \s5 \v 3 Then Tattenai the governor of the province Beyond the River, Shethar Bozenai, and their companions came and said to them, "Who gave you a decree to build this house and complete these walls?" \v 4 They also said, "What are the names of the men building this building?" \v 5 But God's eye was on the Jewish elders and their enemies did not stop them. They were waiting for a letter to be sent to the king and for a decree to be returned to them concerning this. - + \s5 \p \v 6 This was the letter of Tattenai, Shethar Bozenai, and their fellow officials to Darius the king. \v 7 They sent a report, writing this to King Darius, "May all peace be yours. - + \s5 \v 8 Let the king know that we went to Judah to the house of the great God. It is being built with large stones and timbers set in the walls. This work is being done thoroughly and is going forward well in their hands. \v 9 We asked the elders, 'Who gave you a decree to build this house and these walls?' \v 10 We also asked them their names so you might know the name of each man who led them. - + \s5 \v 11 They replied and said, 'We are servants of the one who is the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding this house that had been built many years ago when the great king of Israel built it and completed it. - + \s5 \v 12 However, when our ancestors enraged the God of heaven, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who destroyed this house and took the people into exile in Babylon. \v 13 Nevertheless, in the first year when Cyrus was king of Babylon, Cyrus issued a decree to rebuild the house of God. - + \s5 \v 14 King Cyrus also returned the gold and silver objects belonging to the house of God that Nebuchadnezzar had brought from the temple in Jerusalem to the temple in Babylon. He restored them to Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor. \v 15 He said to him, "Take these objects. Go and put them in the temple in Jerusalem. Let the house of God be rebuilt there." - + \s5 \v 16 Then this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundation for the house of God in Jerusalem; and it is being constructed, but is not yet complete.' - + \s5 \v 17 Now if it pleases the king, may it be investigated in the house of archives in Babylon if a judgment from King Cyrus exists there to build this house of God in Jerusalem. Then let the king send his decision to us." - diff --git a/15-EZR/06.usfm b/15-EZR/06.usfm index 70e47081..76b106f6 100644 --- a/15-EZR/06.usfm +++ b/15-EZR/06.usfm @@ -1,49 +1,48 @@ - + \s5 \c 6 \p \v 1 So King Darius ordered an investigation in the house of archives in Babylon. \v 2 In the fortified city of Ecbatana in Media a scroll was found; this was its record: - + \s5 \v 3 "In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus issued a decree about the house of God in Jerusalem: 'Let the house be rebuilt as a place for sacrifice. Let its foundations be laid. Let its height be sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits, \v 4 with three rows of large stones and a row of new timber. And let the cost be paid by the king's house. \v 5 Also, bring back the gold and silver objects belonging to the house of God that Nebuchadnezzar brought from the temple in Jerusalem to the temple in Babylon. Send them to the temple in Jerusalem and deposit them in the house of God.' - + \s5 \p \v 6 Now Tattenai, Shethar Bozenai, and your fellow officials who are beyond the River, keep away. \v 7 Leave the work of this house of God alone. The governor and Jewish elders will build this house of God at that place. - + \s5 \v 8 I am ordering that you must do this for these Jewish elders who build this house of God: Funds from the king's tribute beyond the River will be used to pay these men so they do not have to stop their work. \v 9 Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, or lambs for the burnt offerings to the God of Heaven, grain, salt, wine, or oil according to the command of the priests in Jerusalem—give these things to them every day without fail. \v 10 Do this so they will bring the offering in to the God of Heaven and pray for me, the king, and my sons. - + \s5 \v 11 I am ordering that if anyone violates this decree, a beam must be pulled from his house and he must be impaled on it. His house must then be turned into a rubbish heap because of this. \v 12 May the God who lives there overthrow any king and people who violates this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, am ordering this. Let it be done diligently!" - + \s5 \v 13 Then Tattenai, Shethar Bozenai, and their companions did everything that King Darius had ordered. \v 14 So the Jewish elders built in the way that Haggai and Zechariah had instructed by prophesying. They built it according to the decree of the God of Israel and Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia. \v 15 The house was completed on the third day of the month of Adar, in the sixth year of King Darius' reign. - + \s5 \p \v 16 The Israelite people, priests, Levites, and the rest of the captives celebrated the dedication of this house of God with joy. \v 17 They offered one hundred bulls, one hundred rams, and four hundred lambs for the dedication of God's house. Twelve male goats were also offered as a sin offering for all Israel, one for each tribe in Israel. \v 18 They also assigned the priests and Levites to work divisions for the service of God in Jerusalem, as it was written in The Book of Moses. - + \s5 \p \v 19 So those who had been in exile celebrated the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month. \v 20 The priests and Levites all purified themselves and slaughtered the Passover sacrifices for all those who had been in exile, including themselves. - + \s5 \v 21 The Israelite people who ate some of the Passover meat were those who had returned from exile and had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the people of the land and sought Yahweh, the God of Israel. \v 22 They joyfully celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days, for Yahweh had brought them joy and turned the heart of Assyria's king to strengthen their hands in the work of his house, the house of the God of Israel. - diff --git a/15-EZR/07.usfm b/15-EZR/07.usfm index 8570c5be..0d51ee2e 100644 --- a/15-EZR/07.usfm +++ b/15-EZR/07.usfm @@ -5,53 +5,52 @@ \v 2 Shallum, Zadok, Ahitub, \v 3 Amariah, Azariah, Meraioth, \v 4 Zerahiah, Uzzi, Bukki, -\v 5 Abishua, Phinehas, Eleazar, who was son of Aaron the high priest. - +\v 5 Abishua, Phinehas, Eleazar, who was son of Aaron the high priest. + \s5 \v 6 Ezra came up from Babylon and he was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses that Yahweh, the God of Israel, had given. The king gave him anything he asked since the hand of Yahweh was with him. -\v 7 Some of the descendants of Israel and the priests, Levites, temple singers, gatekeepers, and those assigned to serve in the temple also went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes. - +\v 7 Some of the descendants of Israel and the priests, Levites, temple singers, gatekeepers, and those assigned to serve in the temple also went up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes. + \s5 \v 8 He arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the same year. \v 9 He left Babylon on the first day of the first month. It was on the first day of the fifth month that he arrived in Jerusalem, since the good hand of God was with him. \v 10 Ezra had established his heart to study, carry out, and teach the statutes and decrees of the law of Yahweh. - - + + \s5 \p \v 11 This was the decree that King Artaxerxes gave Ezra the priest and scribe of Yahweh's commandments and statutes for Israel: \v 12 "The King of kings Artaxerxes, to the priest Ezra, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven: \v 13 I am ordering that anyone from Israel in my kingdom along with their priests and Levites who desires to go to Jerusalem, may go with you. - + \s5 \v 14 I, the king, and my seven counselors, send you all out to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem according to God's law that you understand, \v 15 and to bring the silver and gold that they have freely offered to the God of Israel to Jerusalem, his home. \v 16 Freely give all the silver and gold that all of Babylon has given along with what is freely offered by the people and the priests for the house of God in Jerusalem. - + \s5 \v 17 So buy in full the oxen, rams and lambs, and grain and drink offerings. Offer them on the altar that is in the house of your God in Jerusalem. \v 18 Do with the rest of the silver and gold whatever seems good to you and your brothers, to please your God. - + \s5 \v 19 Place the objects that were freely given to you before him for the service of the house of your God in Jerusalem. \v 20 Anything else that is needed for the house of your God that you require, take its cost from my treasury. - + \s5 \v 21 I, King Artaxerxes, make a decree to all the treasurers beyond the River, that anything that Ezra asks from you should be given in full, \v 22 up to one hundred silver talents, one hundred cors of grain, one hundred baths of wine, and one hundred baths of oil, also salt without limit. \v 23 Anything that comes from the decree of the God of Heaven, do it with devotion for his house. For why should his wrath come upon the kingdom of me and my sons? - + \s5 -\v 24 We are informing them about you not to impose any tribute or taxes on any of the priests, Levites, musicians, gatekeepers, or on the people assigned to the service of the temple and servants of the house of this God. - +\v 24 We are informing them about you not to impose any tribute or taxes on any of the priests, Levites, musicians, gatekeepers, or on the people assigned to the service of the temple and servants of the house of this God. + \s5 \v 25 Ezra, with the wisdom that God has given you, you must appoint judges and discerning men to serve all the people beyond the River, and to serve anyone who knows the law of your God. You must also teach those who do not know the law. -\v 26 Punish anyone who does not fully obey God's law or the king's law, whether by death, banishment, confiscation of their goods, or imprisonment." - +\v 26 Punish anyone who does not fully obey God's law or the king's law, whether by death, banishment, confiscation of their goods, or imprisonment." + \s5 \p \v 27 Ezra said, "Praise Yahweh, our ancestors' God, who placed all this into the king's heart to glorify Yahweh's house in Jerusalem, \v 28 and who extended covenant faithfulness to me before the king, his counselors, and all his powerful officials. I have been strengthened by the hand of Yahweh my God, and I gathered leaders from Israel to go with me." - diff --git a/15-EZR/08.usfm b/15-EZR/08.usfm index 222f6270..eb0da4d2 100644 --- a/15-EZR/08.usfm +++ b/15-EZR/08.usfm @@ -2,71 +2,71 @@ \c 8 \p \v 1 These are the leaders of their ancestors' families who left Babylon with me during the reign of King Artaxerxes. -\v 2 Of the descendants of Phinehas: Gershom. -Of the descendants of Ithamar: Daniel. -Of the descendants of David: Hattush. +\v 2 Of the descendants of Phinehas: Gershom. +Of the descendants of Ithamar: Daniel. +Of the descendants of David: Hattush. \v 3 Of the descendants of Shecaniah, descendants of Parosh: Zechariah. With him were listed 150 males. - + \s5 \v 4 Of the descendants of Pahath Moab: Eliehoenai son of Zerahiah. With him were listed two hundred males. \v 5 Of the descendants of Shecaniah: Ben Jahaziel. With him were listed three hundred males. \v 6 Of the descendants of Adin: Ebed son of Jonathan. With him were listed fifty males. -\v 7 Of the descendants of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah. With him were listed seventy males. - +\v 7 Of the descendants of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah. With him were listed seventy males. + \s5 \v 8 Of the descendants of Shephatiah: Zebadiah son of Michael. With him were listed eighty males. \v 9 Of the descendants of Joab: Obadiah son of Jehiel. With him were listed 218 males. \v 10 Of the descendants of Shelomith son of Josiphiah. With him were listed 160 males. \v 11 Of the descendants of Bebai: Zechariah son of Bebai. With him were listed twenty-eight males. - + \s5 \v 12 Of the descendants of Azgad: Johanan son of Hakkatan. With him were listed 110 males. \v 13 Those of the descendants of Adonikam came later. These were their names: Eliphelet, Jeuel, and Shemaiah. With them came sixty males. \v 14 Of the descendants of Bigvai: Uthai and Zaccur. With him were listed seventy males. - + \s5 \p \v 15 Ezra said, "I gathered the travelers at the canal that goes to Ahava, and we camped there three days. I examined the people and priests, but could not find any descendants of Levi there. \v 16 So I sent for Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, and Elnathan and Nathan, Zechariah, and Meshullam—who were leaders—and for Joarib and El Nathan—who were teachers. - + \s5 \v 17 Next I sent them to Iddo, the leader in Casiphia. I told them what to say to Iddo and his relatives, the temple servants living in Casiphia, that is, to send to us servants for the house of God. - + \s5 \v 18 So they sent us by our God's good hand a man named Sherebiah, a prudent man. He was a descendant of Mahli son of Levi son of Israel. He came with eighteen sons and brothers. \v 19 With him came Hashabiah. There also were Jeshaiah, one of the sons of Merari, with his brothers and their sons, twenty men in all. \v 20 Of those assigned to serve in the temple, whom David and his officials gave to serve the Levites: 220, each of them assigned by name. - + \s5 \p \v 21 Then I proclaimed a fast at the Ahava Canal to humble ourselves before God, to seek a straight path from him for us, our little ones, and all our possessions. \v 22 I was ashamed to ask the king for an army or horsemen to protect us against enemies along the way, since we had said to the king, 'The hand of our God is on all who seek him for good, but his might and wrath are on all who forget him.' \v 23 So we fasted and sought God about this, and we pled to him. - + \s5 \p \v 24 Next I selected twelve men from the priestly officials: Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers. \v 25 I weighed out for them silver, gold, and the objects and offerings for the house of God that the king, his counselors and officials, and all Israel had freely offered. - + \s5 \v 26 So I weighed into their hand 650 silver talents, one hundred talents of silver objects, one hundred gold talents, \v 27 twenty gold bowls that were together valued at one thousand darics, and two well-polished bronze vessels as precious as gold. - + \s5 \v 28 Then I said to them, 'You are consecrated to Yahweh, and these objects also. And this silver and gold are a freewill offering to Yahweh, your ancestors' God. \v 29 Watch over them and keep them until you weigh them out before the priestly officials, Levites, and leaders of the ancestors' clans of Israel in Jerusalem in the rooms of God's house.' \v 30 The priests and the Levites accepted the weighed silver, gold, and the objects in order to take them to Jerusalem, to our God's house. - + \s5 \p \v 31 We went out from the Ahava Canal on the twelfth day of the first month to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us; he protected us from the hand of the enemy and the ones who wished to ambush us along the road. \v 32 So we entered Jerusalem and stayed there for three days. - + \s5 \v 33 Then on the fourth day the silver, gold, and objects were weighed out in our God's house into the hand of Meremoth son of Uriah the priest. With him were Eleazar son of Phinehas, Jozabad son of Jeshua, and Noadiah son of Binnui the Levite. \v 34 The number and weight of everything was determined; all the weight was written down at that time. - + \s5 \p \v 35 The ones who came back from the captivity, the people of exile, offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel: twelve bulls for all of Israel, ninety-six rams, seventy-seven lambs, and twelve male goats as a sin offering. All were a burnt offering for Yahweh. diff --git a/15-EZR/09.usfm b/15-EZR/09.usfm index 991f3276..625315f3 100644 --- a/15-EZR/09.usfm +++ b/15-EZR/09.usfm @@ -1,32 +1,32 @@ - + \s5 \c 9 \p \v 1 "When these things were done, the officials approached me and said, 'The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the people of the other lands and their abominations: Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. \v 2 For they have taken some of their daughters and sons, and have mixed the holy people with the people of other lands. And the officials and leaders have been first in this faithlessness.' - + \s5 \v 3 When I heard this, I tore apart my clothing and robe and pulled out hair from my head and beard, and I sat down, devastated. \v 4 All those who trembled at the words of the God of Israel about this faithlessness gathered to me while I was sitting ashamed until the evening offering. - + \s5 \p \v 5 But at the evening offering I arose from my position of humiliation in my torn clothes and robe, and knelt down and spread my hands to Yahweh my God. \v 6 I said, 'My God, I am ashamed and disgraced to raise my face to you, for our iniquities increase over our head, and our guilt grows to the heavens. - + \s5 \v 7 From the days of our ancestors until now we have been in great guilt. In our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests were given into the hand of kings of this world, to the sword, to captivity, and to plunder and ashamed faces, as we are today. - + \s5 \v 8 Yet now for a short time, mercy from Yahweh our God has come to leave us a few survivors and to give us a foothold in his holy place. This was for our God to enlighten our eyes and to give us a little relief in our slavery. \v 9 For we are slaves, but our God has not forgotten us but has extended covenant faithfulness to us. He has done this in the sight of the king of Persia in order to give us new strength, so we could rebuild our God's house and raise its ruins. He did this so that he could give us a wall of safety in Judah and Jerusalem. - + \s5 \v 10 But now, our God, what can we say after this? We have forgotten your commands, \v 11 the commands that you gave to your servants the prophets, when you said, "This land that you are entering to possess is an unclean land. It is contaminated by the people of the lands with their abominations. They have filled it from one end to the other with their uncleanness. \v 12 So now, do not give your daughters to their sons; do not take their daughters for your sons, and do not seek their ongoing peace and welfare, so that you will be strong and eat the good of the land, so you will cause your children to possess it for all time." - + \s5 \v 13 Yet after everything that came on us for our evil practices and our great guilt—since you, our God, have held back what our iniquities deserve and left us survivors— \v 14 should we again break your commandments and make mixed marriages with these abominable people? Will you not be angry and annihilate us so there will be no one left, no one to escape? diff --git a/15-EZR/10.usfm b/15-EZR/10.usfm index 9289ee0e..d69fd427 100644 --- a/15-EZR/10.usfm +++ b/15-EZR/10.usfm @@ -3,78 +3,78 @@ \p \v 1 As Ezra prayed and confessed, he wept and threw himself down before God's house. A very great assembly of Israelite men, women, and children gathered to him, for the people were weeping very greatly. \v 2 Shekaniah son of Jehiel of the descendants of Elam said to Ezra, "We have been unfaithful to our God and have married foreign women from the people of the other lands. But in spite of this, there is still hope for Israel. - + \s5 \v 3 So now let us make a covenant with our God to send out all the women and their children according to the Lord's instructions and the instructions of those who tremble at the commandments of our God, and let it be done according to the law. \v 4 Arise, for this thing is for you to carry out, and we are with you. Be strong and do this." - + \s5 \p \v 5 So Ezra rose and made the priestly officials, the Levites, and all of Israel promise to act in this way. So they all took a solemn oath. \v 6 Then Ezra rose from before God's house and went to the rooms of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. He did not eat any bread or drink any water, since he was mourning concerning the faithlessness of those who had been in captivity. - + \s5 \v 7 So they sent word in Judah and Jerusalem to all the people back from exile to assemble in Jerusalem. \v 8 Anyone who did not come in three days according to the instructions from the officials and elders forfeited all of his possessions and would be excluded from the great assembly of the people who had come back from exile. - + \s5 \p \v 9 So all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled in Jerusalem in three days. It was the ninth month and the twentieth day of the month. All the people stood in the square before God's house and trembled because of the word and the rain. \v 10 Ezra the priest arose and said, "You yourselves have committed treason. You lived with foreign women so as to increase Israel's guilt. - + \s5 \v 11 But now give praise to Yahweh, your ancestors' God, and do his will. Separate from the people of the land and from the foreign women." - + \s5 \v 12 All the assembly answered in a loud voice, "We will do as you have said. \v 13 However, there are many people, and it is the rainy season. We have no strength to stand outside, and this is not only one or two days of work, since we have greatly transgressed in this matter. - + \s5 \v 14 So let our officials represent all the assembly. Let all who have allowed foreign women to live in our cities come at the time that will be fixed with the city elders and the city judges until the raging wrath of our God goes away from us." \v 15 Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah opposed this, and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite supported them. - + \s5 \p \v 16 So the people who returned from exile did this. Ezra the priest selected men, the leaders in their ancestors' clans and houses—all of them by name, and they looked into the matter on the first day of the tenth month. \v 17 By the first day of the first month they had finished discovering which men had lived with foreign women. - + \s5 \p \v 18 Among the descendants of the priests there were those who had lived with foreign women. Among the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers there were Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah. \v 19 So they determined to send their wives away. Since they were guilty, they offered a ram from the flock for their guilt. - + \s5 \v 20 Among the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah. \v 21 Among the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah. \v 22 Among the descendants of Pashhur: Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethanel, Jozabad, and Elasah. - + \s5 \p \v 23 Among the Levites: Jozabad, Shimei, Kelaiah—that is, Kelita, Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. \p -\v 24 Among the singers: Eliashib. +\v 24 Among the singers: Eliashib. Among the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri. \p \v 25 Among the rest of the Israelites—among the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Malchijah, and Benaiah. \f + \ft Instead of the second occurrence of \fqa Malchijah \fqb , some modern versions substitute \fqa Hashabiah \fqb . - + \s5 \v 26 Among the descendants of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah. \v 27 Among the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza. \v 28 Among the descendants of Bebai: Jehochanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. \v 29 Among the descendants of Bani: Meshullam, Malluch, Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal Jeremoth. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa Bani \fqb , some modern versions have \fqa Bigvai \fqb . \f* - + \s5 \v 30 Among the descendants of Pahath Moab: Adna, Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezalel, Binnui, and Manasseh. \v 31 Among the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon, \v 32 Benjamin, Malluch, and Shemariah. - + \s5 \v 33 Among the descendants of Hashum: Mattenai, Mattattah, Zabad, Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, and Shimei. \v 34 Among the descendants of Bani: Maadai, Amram, Uel, \v 35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Cheluhi, \v 36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib, - + \s5 \v 37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasu. \v 38 Among the descendants of Binnui: Shimei, @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Among the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri. \v 39 Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah, \v 40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, \f + \ft Instead of \fqa Machnadebai \fqb , some modern versions have \fqa Among the descendants of Zaccai \fqb . \f* - + \s5 \v 41 Azarel, Shelemiah, Shemariah, \v 42 Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph. diff --git a/16-NEH/00.usfm b/16-NEH/00.usfm index 87f943da..f79db3fc 100644 --- a/16-NEH/00.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id NEH Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Nehemiah +\h Nehemiah \toc1 The Book of Nehemiah \toc2 Nehemiah -\toc3 Neh +\toc3 Neh \mt The Book of Nehemiah \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/16-NEH/02.usfm b/16-NEH/02.usfm index 55466251..3ee6d161 100644 --- a/16-NEH/02.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/02.usfm @@ -16,22 +16,19 @@ \s5 \v 7 Then I said to the king, "If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors beyond the River, so that they may permit me to pass through their territories on my way to Judah. -\v 8 May there also be a letter for Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, so that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress next to the temple, and for the wall of the city, and for the house in which I will live." -\p So because the good hand of God was on me, the king granted me my requests. - +\v 8 May there also be a letter for Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, so that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the fortress next to the temple, and for the wall of the city, and for the house in which I will live." +\p So because the good hand of God was on me, the king granted me my requests. \s5 \p \v 9 I came to the governors beyond the River, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent with me officers of the army and horsemen. -\v 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, they were greatly displeased that someone had come who was seeking to help the people of Israel. - +\v 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant heard this, they were greatly displeased that someone had come who was seeking to help the people of Israel. \s5 \v 11 So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days. \v 12 I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I did not tell anyone what my God had put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There was no animal with me, other than the one I was riding. \s5 \v 13 I went out by night by the Valley Gate, toward the Jackal's Well and to the Dung Gate, and inspected the walls of Jerusalem, which had been broken open, and the wooden gates were destroyed by fire. -\v 14 Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool. The place was too narrow for the animal I was riding to pass through. - +\v 14 Then I went on to the Fountain Gate and to the King's Pool. The place was too narrow for the animal I was riding to pass through. \s5 \v 15 So I went up that night by the valley and inspected the wall, and I turned back and entered by the Valley Gate, and so returned. \v 16 The rulers did not know where I went or what I did, and I had not yet informed the Jews, nor the priests, nor the nobles, nor the rulers, nor the rest who did the work. diff --git a/16-NEH/03.usfm b/16-NEH/03.usfm index 54a64fec..34dd8c50 100644 --- a/16-NEH/03.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/03.usfm @@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ \v 2 Next to him the men of Jericho worked, and next to them Zaccur son of Imri worked. \s5 -\v 3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They put its beams in place and set its doors and its bolts and its bars. -\v 4 Meremoth repaired the next section. He is the son of Uriah son of Hakkoz. And next to them Meshullam repaired. He is the son of Berechiah son of Meshezabel. Next to them Zadok repaired. He is the son of Baana. +\v 3 The sons of Hassenaah built the Fish Gate. They put its beams in place and set its doors and its bolts and its bars. +\v 4 Meremoth repaired the next section. He is the son of Uriah son of Hakkoz. And next to them Meshullam repaired. He is the son of Berechiah son of Meshezabel. Next to them Zadok repaired. He is the son of Baana. \v 5 Next to them the Tekoites repaired, but their leaders refused to do the work ordered by their supervisors. \s5 @@ -29,14 +29,13 @@ \s5 \p -\v 14 Malchijah son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem, repaired the Dung Gate. He built it and set its doors, its bolts and its bars. +\v 14 Malchijah son of Rechab, the ruler of the district of Beth Hakkerem, repaired the Dung Gate. He built it and set its doors, its bolts and its bars. \p \v 15 Shallun son of Col Hozeh, the ruler of the district of Mizpah, rebuilt the Fountain Gate. He built it, and put a cover on it and set its doors and its bolts and its bars. He also rebuilt the wall of the Pool of Siloam by the king's garden, as far as the stairs leading down from the city of David. \s5 \v 16 Nehemiah son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth Zur, repaired to the place across from the tombs of David, to the man-made pool, and to the house of the mighty men. -\v 17 After him the Levites repaired, including Rehum son of Bani and next to him, Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district. - +\v 17 After him the Levites repaired, including Rehum son of Bani and next to him, Hashabiah, the ruler of half the district of Keilah, for his district. \s5 \v 18 After him their countrymen repaired, including Bavvai son of Henadad, the ruler of half the district of Keilah. \v 19 Next to him repaired Ezer son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, who repaired another section opposite the ascent to the armory, at the corner of the wall. @@ -57,12 +56,12 @@ \s5 \p -\v 28 The priests repaired above the Horse Gate, each opposite his own house. +\v 28 The priests repaired above the Horse Gate, each opposite his own house. \v 29 After them Zadok son of Immer repaired the section opposite his own house. And after him Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the keeper of the east gate, repaired. \v 30 After him Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, repaired another section. After him Meshullam son of Berechiah repaired opposite his living chambers. \s5 -\v 31 After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired to the house of the temple servants and the merchants that was opposite the Appointment Gate and the upper living chambers on the corner. +\v 31 After him Malchijah, one of the goldsmiths, repaired to the house of the temple servants and the merchants that was opposite the Appointment Gate and the upper living chambers on the corner. \v 32 The goldsmiths and the merchants repaired between the upper chamber of the corner and the Sheep Gate. diff --git a/16-NEH/04.usfm b/16-NEH/04.usfm index 9be844d4..a79ac4f3 100644 --- a/16-NEH/04.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/04.usfm @@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ \v 3 Tobiah the Ammonite was with him, and he said, "If only a fox went up on what they are building, it would break down their stone wall!" \s5 -\v 4 Hear, our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunts on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are prisoners. -\v 5 Do not cover over their iniquity and do not erase their sin from before you, for they have provoked the builders to anger. +\v 4 Hear, our God, for we are despised. Turn back their taunts on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are prisoners. +\v 5 Do not cover over their iniquity and do not erase their sin from before you, for they have provoked the builders to anger. \v 6 So we built the wall and all the wall was joined together to half its height, for the people had a desire to work. \s5 @@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ \s5 \v 10 Then the people of Judah said, "The strength of those who carry the burdens is failing. There is too much rubble, and we are not able to rebuild the wall." \m -\v 11 And our enemies said, "They will not know or see until we come among them and kill them, and stop the work." - +\v 11 And our enemies said, "They will not know or see until we come among them and kill them, and stop the work." \s5 \v 12 At that time the Jews who lived near them came from all directions and spoke to us ten times, warning us about the schemes they were making against us. \v 13 So I positioned people in the lowest parts of the wall in the exposed areas. I positioned each family with their swords, spears, and bows. @@ -34,9 +33,8 @@ \v 16 So from that time half of my servants worked only on rebuilding the wall, and half of them held spears, shields, bows, and wore armor, while the leaders stood behind all the people of Judah. \s5 -\v 17 And so the same workers who were building the wall and carrying loads were also guarding their positions. Everyone worked with one hand, and with the other hand he held his weapon. -\v 18 Every builder wore his sword on his side and that is how he worked. The one who sounded the trumpet stayed beside me. - +\v 17 And so the same workers who were building the wall and carrying loads were also guarding their positions. Everyone worked with one hand, and with the other hand he held his weapon. +\v 18 Every builder wore his sword on his side and that is how he worked. The one who sounded the trumpet stayed beside me. \s5 \v 19 I said to the nobles and to the officials and to the rest of the people, "The work is great and extensive, and we are separated on the wall, far from one another. \v 20 You must rush to the place where you hear the trumpet sound and assemble there. Our God will fight for us." diff --git a/16-NEH/05.usfm b/16-NEH/05.usfm index 75aa9ad2..07b3e3ab 100644 --- a/16-NEH/05.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/05.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 6 I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these words. -\v 7 Then I thought about this, and brought charges against the nobles and officials. I said to them, "You are exacting interest, each from his own brother." I held a great assembly against them +\v 7 Then I thought about this, and brought charges against the nobles and officials. I said to them, "You are exacting interest, each from his own brother." I held a great assembly against them \v 8 and said to them, "We, as much as we are able, have bought back from slavery our Jewish brothers who had been sold to the nations, but you even sell your brothers and sisters that they may be sold back to us!" They were silent and never found a word to say. \s5 @@ -23,15 +23,14 @@ \v 11 Return to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive orchards, and their houses and the percentage of the money, the grain, the new wine, and the oil that you exacted from them." \s5 -\v 12 Then they said, "We will return what we took from them, and will require nothing from them. We will do as you say." Then I called the priests, and made them swear to do as they had promised. -\v 13 I shook out the fold of my robe and said, "So may God shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep his promise. So may he be shaken out and emptied." +\v 12 Then they said, "We will return what we took from them, and will require nothing from them. We will do as you say." Then I called the priests, and made them swear to do as they had promised. +\v 13 I shook out the fold of my robe and said, "So may God shake out of his house and possessions every man who does not keep his promise. So may he be shaken out and emptied." \p All the assembly said, "Amen," and they praised Yahweh. And the people did as they had promised. \s5 \p \v 14 So from the time I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year until the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, neither I nor my brothers ate the food provided for the governor. -\v 15 But the former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people, and took from them forty shekels of silver for their daily food and wine. Even their servants oppressed the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God. - +\v 15 But the former governors who were before me laid heavy burdens on the people, and took from them forty shekels of silver for their daily food and wine. Even their servants oppressed the people. But I did not do so because of the fear of God. \s5 \v 16 I also continued to work on the wall, and we bought no land. And all my servants were gathered there for the work. \v 17 At my table were the Jews and the officials, 150 men, besides those who came to us from among the nations who were around us. diff --git a/16-NEH/06.usfm b/16-NEH/06.usfm index f778e9c2..940ee28a 100644 --- a/16-NEH/06.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/06.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \s5 \c 6 \p -\v 1 Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that there were no longer any sections left broken open, although I had not yet set up the doors in the gates, +\v 1 Now when Sanballat, Tobiah, and Geshem the Arabian and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and that there were no longer any sections left broken open, although I had not yet set up the doors in the gates, \v 2 Sanballat and Geshem sent to me saying, "Come, let us meet together somewhere in the plain of Ono." But they intended to do harm to me. \s5 @@ -10,16 +10,16 @@ \s5 \v 5 Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same way the fifth time, with an open letter in his hand. -\v 6 In it was written, +\v 6 In it was written, \pi "It is reported among the nations, and Geshem also says it, that you and the Jews are planning to rebel, for that is why you are rebuilding the wall. From what these reports say, you are about to become their king. \s5 -\pi +\pi \v 7 And you have also appointed prophets to proclaim about you in Jerusalem, saying, 'There is a king in Judah!' You can be sure the king will hear these reports. Therefore come, let us speak with one another." \s5 \p -\v 8 Then I sent word to him saying, "No such things have occurred as you say, for within your heart you invented them." +\v 8 Then I sent word to him saying, "No such things have occurred as you say, for within your heart you invented them." \v 9 For they all wanted to make us afraid, thinking, "They will drop their hands from doing the work, and it will not be done." But now, God, please strengthen my hands. \s5 @@ -28,16 +28,16 @@ \s5 \v 12 I realized that it was not God who sent him, but that he had prophesied against me. Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. -\v 13 They hired him to make me afraid, so that I might do what he said and sin, so they could give me a bad name in order to humiliate me. +\v 13 They hired him to make me afraid, so that I might do what he said and sin, so they could give me a bad name in order to humiliate me. \v 14 Call to mind Tobiah and Sanballat, my God, and all that they did. Also call to mind the prophetess Noadiah and the rest of the prophets who tried to make me be afraid. \s5 \p -\v 15 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul, after fifty-two days. +\v 15 So the wall was finished on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Elul, after fifty-two days. \v 16 When all our enemies heard of it, all the nations around us, they became afraid and they fell greatly in their own esteem. For they knew the work was done with the help of our God. \s5 \v 17 At this time the nobles of Judah sent many letters to Tobiah, and Tobiah's letters came to them. \v 18 For there were many in Judah who were bound by an oath to him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah son of Arah. His son Jehohanan had taken as his wife the daughter of Meshullam son of Berechiah. -\v 19 They also spoke to me about his good deeds and reported my words back to him. +\v 19 They also spoke to me about his good deeds and reported my words back to him. \p Letters were sent to me from Tobiah to frighten me. diff --git a/16-NEH/07.usfm b/16-NEH/07.usfm index 4c1e56de..73578179 100644 --- a/16-NEH/07.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/07.usfm @@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ \c 7 \p \v 1 When the wall was finished and I had set up the doors in place, and the gatekeepers and singers and Levites had been appointed, -\v 2 I gave my brother Hanani charge over Jerusalem, along with Hananiah who had oversight of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many. - +\v 2 I gave my brother Hanani charge over Jerusalem, along with Hananiah who had oversight of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many. \s5 -\v 3 And I said to them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are on guard, you may shut the doors and bar them. Appoint guards from those who live in Jerusalem, some at the place of their guard station, and some in front of their own homes." -\v 4 Now the city was wide and large, but there were few people within it, and no houses had yet been rebuilt. - +\v 3 And I said to them, "Do not open the gates of Jerusalem until the sun is hot. While the gatekeepers are on guard, you may shut the doors and bar them. Appoint guards from those who live in Jerusalem, some at the place of their guard station, and some in front of their own homes." +\v 4 Now the city was wide and large, but there were few people within it, and no houses had yet been rebuilt. \s5 \p \v 5 My God put into my heart to gather together the nobles, the officials, and the people to enroll them by their families. I found The Book of the Genealogy of those who returned at the first and found the following written in it. @@ -89,7 +87,7 @@ \s5 \v 50 The descendants of Reaiah, the descendants of Rezin, the descendants of Nekoda, -\v 51 the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, +\v 51 the descendants of Gazzam, the descendants of Uzza, the descendants of Paseah, \v 52 the descendants of Besai, the descendants of Meunim, the descendants of Nephushesim. \s5 @@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ \v 63 And were from the priests: The descendants of Habaiah, Hakkoz, and Barzillai (who took his wife from the daughters of Barzillai of Gilead and was called by their name). \s5 -\v 64 These sought their records among those enrolled by their genealogy, but they could not be found, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. +\v 64 These sought their records among those enrolled by their genealogy, but they could not be found, so they were excluded from the priesthood as unclean. \v 65 And the governor said to them that they should not be allowed to eat the priests' share of food from the sacrifices until there rose up a priest with Urim and Thummim. \s5 @@ -129,8 +127,7 @@ \v 70 Some from among the heads of ancestors' families gave gifts for the work. The governor gave to the treasury one thousand darics of gold, 50 basins, and 530 priestly garments. \f + \ft The Hebrew text has \fqa thirty priestly garments \fqb , but it is difficult to understand. Most modern versions have \fqa 530 priestly garments \fqb . However, some recommend reading \fqa thirty priestly garments and five hundred minas of silver \fqb . \f* \v 71 Some of the heads of ancestors' families gave into the treasury for the work twenty thousand darics of gold and 2,200 minas of silver. -\v 72 The rest of the people gave twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven robes for the priests. - +\v 72 The rest of the people gave twenty thousand darics of gold, and two thousand minas of silver, and sixty-seven robes for the priests. \s5 \p \v 73 So the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, some of the people, the temple servants, and all Israel lived in their cities. diff --git a/16-NEH/08.usfm b/16-NEH/08.usfm index 5a403759..f0ecb1d5 100644 --- a/16-NEH/08.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/08.usfm @@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ \p \v 1 All the people gathered as one man in the open area in front of the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring The Book of the Law of Moses, which Yahweh had commanded Israel. \v 2 On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly, both men and women, and all who could hear and understand. -\v 3 He faced the open area in front of the Water Gate, and he read from it from early morning until midday, before men and women, and any who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to The Book of the Law. - +\v 3 He faced the open area in front of the Water Gate, and he read from it from early morning until midday, before men and women, and any who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to The Book of the Law. \s5 \v 4 And Ezra the scribe stood on a high wooden platform which the people had made for the purpose. Standing beside him were Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right side; and Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam were standing on his left side. \v 5 Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he was standing above the people, and when he opened it all the people stood up. @@ -12,16 +11,15 @@ \s5 \v 6 Ezra gave thanks to Yahweh, the great God, and all the people lifted up their hands and answered, "Amen! Amen!" Then they bowed their heads and worshiped Yahweh with their faces to the ground. \v 7 Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah—the Levites—helped the people understand the law, while the people remained in their place. -\f + \ft Most modern versions, including the ULB and UDB, translate so as to identify as Levites all the persons named in this verse. However, some modern versions translate so as to put \fqa the Levites \fqb in the same list as the individuals first named. \f* -\v 8 They read in the book, The Law of God, making it clear with interpretation and giving the meaning so the people understood the reading. - +\f + \ft Most modern versions, including the ULB and UDB, translate so as to identify as Levites all the persons named in this verse. However, some modern versions translate so as to put \fqa the Levites \fqb in the same list as the individuals first named. \f* +\v 8 They read in the book, The Law of God, making it clear with interpretation and giving the meaning so the people understood the reading. \s5 \p \v 9 Nehemiah the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were interpreting to the people said to all the people, "This day is holy to Yahweh your God. Do not mourn or weep." For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law. \v 10 Then Nehemiah said to them, "Go your way, eat the fat and have something sweet to drink, and send some of it to one who has nothing prepared, for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength." \s5 -\v 11 So the Levites made the people be quiet, saying, "Hush! for this day is holy. Do not be grieved." +\v 11 So the Levites made the people be quiet, saying, "Hush! for this day is holy. Do not be grieved." \v 12 And all the people went their way to eat and to drink and to share food and to celebrate with great joy because they had understood the words that were made known to them. \s5 diff --git a/16-NEH/09.usfm b/16-NEH/09.usfm index 03eef362..695d39b1 100644 --- a/16-NEH/09.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/09.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, "Stand up and give praise to Yahweh your God forever and ever." +\v 5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, "Stand up and give praise to Yahweh your God forever and ever." \p "May they bless your glorious name, and may it be exalted above every blessing and praise. \v 6 You are Yahweh. You alone. You have made heaven, the highest heavens, with all their angels arrayed for war, and the earth and everything on it, and the seas and all that is in them. You give life to them all, and the angel armies of heaven worship you. @@ -39,16 +39,14 @@ \s5 \p \v 16 But they and our ancestors acted disrespectfully, and they were stubborn, and did not listen to your commandments. -\v 17 They refused to listen, and they did not think about the wonders that you had done among them, but became stubborn, and in their rebellion they appointed a leader to return to their slavery. But you are a God who is full of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love. You did not abandon them. - +\v 17 They refused to listen, and they did not think about the wonders that you had done among them, but became stubborn, and in their rebellion they appointed a leader to return to their slavery. But you are a God who is full of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love. You did not abandon them. \s5 \v 18 You did not abandon them even when they cast a calf out of molten metal and said, 'This is your God who brought you up out of Egypt,' while they committed great blasphemies. \v 19 You, in your compassion, did not abandon them in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud to lead them on the way did not leave them during day, neither did the pillar of fire by night to illuminate for them the road on which they were to walk. \s5 \v 20 You gave your good Spirit to instruct them, and your manna you did not withhold from their mouths, and you gave them water for their thirst. -\v 21 For forty years you provided for them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. - +\v 21 For forty years you provided for them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell. \s5 \v 22 You gave them kingdoms and peoples, and you assigned them land in every distant corner. So they took possession of the land of Sihon king of Heshbon, and the land of Og king of Bashan. @@ -61,28 +59,27 @@ \s5 \p -\v 26 Then they became disobedient and they rebelled against you. They threw your law behind their backs. They murdered your prophets who had warned them to turn back to you, and they committed great blasphemies. +\v 26 Then they became disobedient and they rebelled against you. They threw your law behind their backs. They murdered your prophets who had warned them to turn back to you, and they committed great blasphemies. \v 27 So you gave them into the hand of their enemies, who made them suffer. And in the time of their suffering, they cried out to you and you heard them from heaven and many times you rescued them out of the hand of their enemies, because of your great mercies. \s5 -\v 28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before you, and you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so their enemies ruled over them. Yet when they returned and cried out to you, you heard from heaven, and many times because of your compassion you rescued them. +\v 28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before you, and you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies, so their enemies ruled over them. Yet when they returned and cried out to you, you heard from heaven, and many times because of your compassion you rescued them. \v 29 You warned them so they might turn back to your law. Yet they acted arrogantly and did not listen to your commands. They sinned against your decrees which give life to anyone who obeys them. They did not obey them, but they paid them no attention, and they refused even to listen to them. \s5 -\v 30 For many years you put up with them and warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they did not listen. So you gave them into the hand of the neighboring peoples. +\v 30 For many years you put up with them and warned them by your Spirit through your prophets. Yet they did not listen. So you gave them into the hand of the neighboring peoples. \v 31 But in your great mercies you did not make a complete end of them, or forsake them, for you are a gracious and merciful God. \s5 \p \v 32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps his covenant and steadfast love, do not let all this hardship seem little to you that has come on us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our ancestors, and on all your people from the days of the kings of Assyria until today. -\v 33 You are just in everything that has come on us, for you have dealt faithfully, and we have acted wickedly. +\v 33 You are just in everything that has come on us, for you have dealt faithfully, and we have acted wickedly. \v 34 Our kings, our princes, our priests, and our ancestors have not kept your law, nor paid attention to your commandments or your covenant decrees by which you warned them. \s5 -\v 35 Even in their own kingdom, while they enjoyed your great goodness to them, in the large and productive land you set before them, they did not serve you or turn away from their evil ways. - +\v 35 Even in their own kingdom, while they enjoyed your great goodness to them, in the large and productive land you set before them, they did not serve you or turn away from their evil ways. \s5 -\v 36 Now we are slaves in the land you gave our ancestors to enjoy, its fruit and its good gifts, and behold, we are slaves! +\v 36 Now we are slaves in the land you gave our ancestors to enjoy, its fruit and its good gifts, and behold, we are slaves! \v 37 The rich yield from our land goes to the kings you have set over us because of our sins. They rule over our bodies and over our livestock as they please. We are in great distress. \s5 diff --git a/16-NEH/10.usfm b/16-NEH/10.usfm index 22f8cd7f..1f172106 100644 --- a/16-NEH/10.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/10.usfm @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ \s5 \c 10 \p -\v 1 Those who put their names on the sealed documents were: -Nehemiah son of Hacaliah, the governor, +\v 1 Those who put their names on the sealed documents were: +Nehemiah son of Hacaliah, the governor, and the priests who signed were Zedekiah, \v 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, \v 3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, @@ -12,17 +12,17 @@ and the priests who signed were Zedekiah, \v 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, \v 6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, \v 7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, -\v 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. +\v 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, and Shemaiah. These were the priests. \s5 -\v 9 The Levites were: - Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the family of Henadad, Kadmiel, +\v 9 The Levites were: + Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the family of Henadad, Kadmiel, \v 10 and their fellow Levites, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, \v 11 Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah, \v 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, \v 13 Hodiah, Bani, and Beninu. -\v 14 The leaders of the people were: +\v 14 The leaders of the people were: Parosh, Pahath Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani, \s5 diff --git a/16-NEH/11.usfm b/16-NEH/11.usfm index c23db3f6..1de105db 100644 --- a/16-NEH/11.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/11.usfm @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The people from Judah included: Athaiah son of Uzziah son of Zechariah son of Am \s5 \p -\v 15 And from the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub son of Azrikam son of Hashabiah son of Bunni, +\v 15 And from the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub son of Azrikam son of Hashabiah son of Bunni, \v 16 and Shabbethai and Jozabad, who were from the leaders of the Levites and were in charge of the outside work of the house of God. \s5 diff --git a/16-NEH/12.usfm b/16-NEH/12.usfm index 42ac5dfb..803295e3 100644 --- a/16-NEH/12.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/12.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 8 The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was in charge of the thanksgiving songs, along with his associates. +\v 8 The Levites were Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, who was in charge of the thanksgiving songs, along with his associates. \v 9 Bakbukiah and Unni, their associates, stood opposite them during the service. \s5 @@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ \s5 \v 15 To continue, Adna was the leader of Harim, Helkai the leader of Meraioth, -\v 16 Zechariah was the leader of Iddo, Meshullam was the leader of Ginnethon, and -\v 17 Zichri was the leader of Abijah. ... of Miniamin. Piltai was the leader of Moadiah. +\v 16 Zechariah was the leader of Iddo, Meshullam was the leader of Ginnethon, and +\v 17 Zichri was the leader of Abijah. ... of Miniamin. Piltai was the leader of Moadiah. \f + \ft The expression \fqa ... of Miniamin \fqb is incomplete, because no leader of that family is named in the Hebrew text. \f* \v 18 Shammua was the leader of Bilgah, Jehonathan was the leader of Shemaiah, \v 19 Mattenai was the leader of Joiarib, Uzzi was the leader of Jedaiah, @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 22 In the days of Eliashib, the Levites Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were recorded as the heads of families, and the priests were recorded during the reign of Darius the Persian. +\v 22 In the days of Eliashib, the Levites Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua were recorded as the heads of families, and the priests were recorded during the reign of Darius the Persian. \v 23 The descendants of Levi and their leaders of families were recorded in The Book of the Annals up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib. \s5 @@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ \v 32 Hoshaiah and half the leaders of Judah followed them, \v 33 and after them went Azariah, Ezra, Meshullam, \v 34 Judah, Benjamin, Shemaiah, Jeremiah, -\v 35 and some of the priests' sons with trumpets, and Zechariah son of Jonathan son of Shemaiah son of Mattaniah son of Micaiah son of Zaccur, a descendant of Asaph. - +\v 35 and some of the priests' sons with trumpets, and Zechariah son of Jonathan son of Shemaiah son of Mattaniah son of Micaiah son of Zaccur, a descendant of Asaph. \s5 \v 36 There also were Zechariah's relatives, Shemaiah, Azarel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethanel, Judah, Hanani, with the instruments of the music of David the man of God. Ezra the scribe was in front of them. \v 37 By the Fountain Gate they went straight up by the stairs of the city of David on the ascent of the wall, above David's palace, to the Water Gate on the east. @@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ \v 39 and above the Gate of Ephraim, and by the Old Gate, and by the Fish Gate and the Tower of Hananel and the Tower of the Hundred, to the Sheep Gate, and they stopped at the Gate of the Guard. \s5 -\v 40 So both choirs of those who gave thanks took their place in the house of God, and I also took my place with half of the officials with me. +\v 40 So both choirs of those who gave thanks took their place in the house of God, and I also took my place with half of the officials with me. \v 41 And the priests took their place: Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Micaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with the trumpets, \v 42 Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. The singers sang with Jezrahiah as director. diff --git a/16-NEH/13.usfm b/16-NEH/13.usfm index b0a019d3..624741f9 100644 --- a/16-NEH/13.usfm +++ b/16-NEH/13.usfm @@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ \s5 \v 6 But in all this time I was not in Jerusalem. For in the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I went to the king. After some time I asked the king for permission to leave, -\v 7 and I returned to Jerusalem. I understood the evil that Eliashib had done by giving Tobiah a storeroom in the courts of the house of God. - +\v 7 and I returned to Jerusalem. I understood the evil that Eliashib had done by giving Tobiah a storeroom in the courts of the house of God. \s5 -\v 8 I was very angry and I threw all the household articles of Tobiah out of the storeroom. +\v 8 I was very angry and I threw all the household articles of Tobiah out of the storeroom. \v 9 I ordered that they purify the storerooms, and I put back in them the articles of the house of God, the grain offerings, and the incense. \s5 @@ -34,17 +33,17 @@ \s5 \v 16 Men from Tyre living in Jerusalem brought in fish and all kinds of goods, and they sold them on the Sabbath to the people of Judah and in the city! -\v 17 Then I confronted the leaders of Judah, "What is this evil thing you are doing, profaning the Sabbath day? +\v 17 Then I confronted the leaders of Judah, "What is this evil thing you are doing, profaning the Sabbath day? \v 18 Did not your fathers do this? And did not our God bring all this evil on us and on this city? Now you are bringing more wrath on Israel by profaning the Sabbath." \s5 \p -\v 19 As soon as it became dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors be shut and that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. I stationed some of my servants at the gates so no load could be brought in on the Sabbath day. +\v 19 As soon as it became dark at the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors be shut and that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. I stationed some of my servants at the gates so no load could be brought in on the Sabbath day. \v 20 The merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares camped outside Jerusalem once or twice. \s5 -\v 21 But I warned them, "Why do you camp outside the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you!" From that time on they did not come on the Sabbath. -\v 22 And I commanded the Levites to purify themselves, and come and guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. +\v 21 But I warned them, "Why do you camp outside the wall? If you do so again, I will lay hands on you!" From that time on they did not come on the Sabbath. +\v 22 And I commanded the Levites to purify themselves, and come and guard the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. \p Call me to mind for this also, my God, and have mercy on me because of the covenant loyalty you have toward me. \s5 @@ -54,18 +53,18 @@ \s5 \v 25 And I confronted them, and I cursed them, and I hit some of them and pulled out their hair. I made them swear by God, saying, "You shall not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves. -\v 26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin on account of these women? Among many nations there was no king like him, and he was loved by his God. And God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless, his foreign wives caused him to sin. +\v 26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin on account of these women? Among many nations there was no king like him, and he was loved by his God. And God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless, his foreign wives caused him to sin. \v 27 Should we then listen to you and do all this great evil, and act treacherously against our God by marrying foreign women?" \s5 \p -\v 28 One of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I physically removed him from my presence. +\v 28 One of the sons of Joiada son of Eliashib the high priest was son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I physically removed him from my presence. \p \v 29 Call them to mind, my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood and the Levites. \s5 \p -\v 30 Thus I cleansed them from everything foreign, and established the duties of the priests and the Levites, each to his own task. -\v 31 I provided for the wood offering at the appointed times and for the firstfruits. +\v 30 Thus I cleansed them from everything foreign, and established the duties of the priests and the Levites, each to his own task. +\v 31 I provided for the wood offering at the appointed times and for the firstfruits. \p Call me to mind, my God, for good. diff --git a/17-EST/00.usfm b/17-EST/00.usfm index 9710cdfd..5f5cc84d 100644 --- a/17-EST/00.usfm +++ b/17-EST/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id EST Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Esther +\h Esther \toc1 The Book of Esther \toc2 Esther -\toc3 Est +\toc3 Est \mt The Book of Esther \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/17-EST/01.usfm b/17-EST/01.usfm index ae401f2e..459f3ee4 100644 --- a/17-EST/01.usfm +++ b/17-EST/01.usfm @@ -10,19 +10,17 @@ \v 4 He displayed the wealth of the splendor of his kingdom and the honor of the glory of his greatness for many days, for 180 days. \s5 -\v 5 When these days were completed, the king gave a feast lasting seven days. It was for all the people in the palace of Susa, from the greatest to the least significant. It was held in the courtyard of the garden of the king's palace. +\v 5 When these days were completed, the king gave a feast lasting seven days. It was for all the people in the palace of Susa, from the greatest to the least significant. It was held in the courtyard of the garden of the king's palace. \v 6 The courtyard of the garden was decorated with curtains of white cotton and violet, with cords of fine linen and purple, hung on silver rings from pillars of marble. There were couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and colored paving stones. \s5 \v 7 Drinks were served in golden cups. Each cup was unique and there was much royal wine that came because of the king's generosity. -\v 8 The drinking was carried out in keeping with the decree, "There must be no compulsion." The king had given orders to all the staff of his palace to do for them whatever each guest desired. - +\v 8 The drinking was carried out in keeping with the decree, "There must be no compulsion." The king had given orders to all the staff of his palace to do for them whatever each guest desired. \s5 \p \v 9 Also, Queen Vashti gave a feast for the women in the royal palace of King Ahasuerus. \v 10 On the seventh day, when the king's heart was feeling happy because of the wine, he told Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas (the seven officials who served before him), -\v 11 to bring Queen Vashti before him with her royal crown. He wanted to show the people and the officials her beauty, for her features were stunning. - +\v 11 to bring Queen Vashti before him with her royal crown. He wanted to show the people and the officials her beauty, for her features were stunning. \s5 \v 12 But Queen Vashti refused to come at the word of the king that has been brought to her by the officials. Then the king became very angry; his rage burned within him. @@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ \v 20 When the king's decree is proclaimed throughout all his vast kingdom, all the wives will honor their husbands, from the greatest to the least significant." \s5 -\v 21 The king and his noblemen were pleased with this advice, and the king did as Memucan proposed. +\v 21 The king and his noblemen were pleased with this advice, and the king did as Memucan proposed. \v 22 He sent out letters to all the royal provinces, to each province in its own writing, and to each people in their own language. He ordered that every man should be master of his own household. This decree was given in the language of each people in the empire. diff --git a/17-EST/02.usfm b/17-EST/02.usfm index 8c6183af..45429f66 100644 --- a/17-EST/02.usfm +++ b/17-EST/02.usfm @@ -1,9 +1,8 @@ \s5 \c 2 \p -\v 1 After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus subsided, he thought about Vashti and what she had done. He also thought about the decree that he had made against her. -\v 2 Then the king's young men who served him said, "Let a search be made on the king's behalf for beautiful young virgins. - +\v 1 After these things, when the anger of King Ahasuerus subsided, he thought about Vashti and what she had done. He also thought about the decree that he had made against her. +\v 2 Then the king's young men who served him said, "Let a search be made on the king's behalf for beautiful young virgins. \s5 \v 3 Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, to gather together all the beautiful young virgins to the harem in the palace in Susa. Let them be put under the care of Hegai, the king's official, who is in charge of the women, and let him give them their cosmetics. \v 4 Let the young girl who pleases the king become queen in the place of Vashti." This advice pleased the king, and he did so. @@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 8 When the king's order and decree were proclaimed, many young women were brought to the palace in Susa. They were put under Hegai's care. Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put under the care of Hegai, the overseer of the women. +\v 8 When the king's order and decree were proclaimed, many young women were brought to the palace in Susa. They were put under Hegai's care. Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put under the care of Hegai, the overseer of the women. \v 9 The young girl pleased him, and she won his favor. Immediately he provided her with cosmetics and her portion of food. He assigned to her seven servant girls from the king's palace, and he moved her and the servant girls to the best place in the house of the women. \s5 diff --git a/17-EST/03.usfm b/17-EST/03.usfm index 99c9453a..605de439 100644 --- a/17-EST/03.usfm +++ b/17-EST/03.usfm @@ -4,12 +4,10 @@ \c 3 \p \v 1 After these things, King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and placed his seat of authority above all the officials who were with him. -\v 2 All the king's servants who were at the king's gate always knelt and prostrated themselves to Haman, as the king had ordered them to do. But Mordecai neither knelt nor prostrated himself. - +\v 2 All the king's servants who were at the king's gate always knelt and prostrated themselves to Haman, as the king had ordered them to do. But Mordecai neither knelt nor prostrated himself. \s5 \v 3 Then the king's servants who were at the king's gate said to Mordecai, "Why do you disobey the king's command?" -\v 4 They spoke with him day after day, but he refused to comply with their demands. So they spoke with Haman to see if the matter about Mordecai would remain like that, for he had told them that he was a Jew. - +\v 4 They spoke with him day after day, but he refused to comply with their demands. So they spoke with Haman to see if the matter about Mordecai would remain like that, for he had told them that he was a Jew. \s5 \v 5 When Haman saw that Mordecai did not kneel and bow down to him, Haman was filled with rage. \v 6 He had contempt for the idea of killing only Mordecai, for the king's servants had told him who Mordecai's people were. Haman wanted to exterminate all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were in the entire kingdom of Ahasuerus. diff --git a/17-EST/04.usfm b/17-EST/04.usfm index 3d29a6c6..d81657c8 100644 --- a/17-EST/04.usfm +++ b/17-EST/04.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 13 Mordecai sent back this message: "You must not think that in the king's palace, you will escape any more than all the other Jews. +\v 13 Mordecai sent back this message: "You must not think that in the king's palace, you will escape any more than all the other Jews. \v 14 If you remain silent at this time, relief and rescue will rise up for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. Who knows whether you have come to this royal position for such a time as this?" \s5 diff --git a/17-EST/05.usfm b/17-EST/05.usfm index d571917d..3b69ef22 100644 --- a/17-EST/05.usfm +++ b/17-EST/05.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 2 When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she won favor in his sight. He held out to her the golden scepter in his hand. So Esther approached and touched the tip of the scepter. \s5 -\v 3 Then the king said to her, "What do you want, Queen Esther? What is your request? Up to half of my kingdom, it will be given to you." +\v 3 Then the king said to her, "What do you want, Queen Esther? What is your request? Up to half of my kingdom, it will be given to you." \v 4 Esther said, "If it pleases the king, let the king and Haman come today to a feast that I have prepared for him." \s5 @@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ \p \v 9 Haman went out that day joyful and glad at heart. But when Haman saw Mordecai at the king's gate, that Mordecai neither rose up nor trembled before him with any fear, he was filled with rage against Mordecai. \v 10 Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went to his own house. He sent for his friends and gathered them together, with Zeresh his wife. -\v 11 Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches and the number of his many sons, how he had advanced above all the officials and the servants of the king. - +\v 11 Haman recounted to them the splendor of his riches and the number of his many sons, how he had advanced above all the officials and the servants of the king. \s5 \v 12 Haman said, "Even Queen Esther invited no one else but me to come with the king to the feast she prepared. And even tomorrow I am again invited by her to be together with the king. \v 13 But all this that I am experiencing is worth nothing to me, as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate." diff --git a/17-EST/07.usfm b/17-EST/07.usfm index f04049b7..8d0ae30a 100644 --- a/17-EST/07.usfm +++ b/17-EST/07.usfm @@ -13,14 +13,12 @@ \s5 \v 6 Esther said, "The hostile man, that enemy, is this evil Haman!" Then Haman was terrified before the king and the queen. -\v 7 The king got up in a rage from the wine-drinking at the feast and went into the palace garden, but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther. He saw that disaster was being decided against him by the king. - +\v 7 The king got up in a rage from the wine-drinking at the feast and went into the palace garden, but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther. He saw that disaster was being decided against him by the king. \s5 \v 8 Then the king returned from the palace garden into the room where the wine had been served. Haman had just fallen on the couch where Esther was. The king said, "Will he assault the queen in my presence in my own house?" As soon as this sentence came out of the king's mouth, the servants covered Haman's face. \s5 \v 9 Then Harbona, one of the officials who served the king, said, "A gallows fifty cubits tall stands beside Haman's house. He set it up for Mordecai, the one who spoke up to protect the king." The king said, "Hang him on it." -\v 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's rage died down. - +\v 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's rage died down. diff --git a/17-EST/09.usfm b/17-EST/09.usfm index 2cfcb90d..4fcf4641 100644 --- a/17-EST/09.usfm +++ b/17-EST/09.usfm @@ -3,16 +3,15 @@ \s5 \c 9 \p -\v 1 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, when the king's law and decree were about to be carried out, on the day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain power over them, it was reversed. The Jews gained power over those who hated them. +\v 1 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, when the king's law and decree were about to be carried out, on the day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain power over them, it was reversed. The Jews gained power over those who hated them. \v 2 The Jews assembled in their cities throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, to lay hands on those who tried to bring disaster on them. No one could stand against them, for the fear of them had fallen on all the peoples. \s5 \v 3 All the officials of the provinces, the provincial governors, the governors, and the king's administrators, helped the Jews because the fear of Mordecai had fallen on them. -\v 4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai was becoming great. -\v 5 The Jews attacked their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and did as they pleased to those who hated them. - +\v 4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame spread throughout all the provinces, for the man Mordecai was becoming great. +\v 5 The Jews attacked their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and did as they pleased to those who hated them. \s5 -\v 6 In Susa the fortress itself, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men. +\v 6 In Susa the fortress itself, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men. \v 7 They killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha, \v 8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha, \v 9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, Vaizatha, @@ -28,9 +27,8 @@ \v 14 So the king commanded that this be done. A decree was issued in Susa, and they hanged the ten sons of Haman. \s5 -\v 15 The Jews who were in Susa came together on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and killed three hundred more men in Susa, but laid no hands on the plunder. -\v 16 The rest of the Jews who were in the king's provinces came together to defend their lives, and they got relief from their enemies and killed seventy-five thousand of those who hated them, but they did not lay their hands on the valuables of those they killed. - +\v 15 The Jews who were in Susa came together on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and killed three hundred more men in Susa, but laid no hands on the plunder. +\v 16 The rest of the Jews who were in the king's provinces came together to defend their lives, and they got relief from their enemies and killed seventy-five thousand of those who hated them, but they did not lay their hands on the valuables of those they killed. \s5 \p \v 17 On the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, on the fourteenth day, they rested and made that a day of feasting and gladness. @@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 26 Therefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Because of everything that was written in this letter, and everything that they had seen and that had happened to them, -\v 27 the Jews accepted a new custom and duty. This custom would be for themselves, their descendants, and everyone who joined them. It would be that they would celebrate these two days every year. They would celebrate them in a certain way and at the same time each year. +\v 27 the Jews accepted a new custom and duty. This custom would be for themselves, their descendants, and everyone who joined them. It would be that they would celebrate these two days every year. They would celebrate them in a certain way and at the same time each year. \v 28 These days were to be celebrated and observed in every generation, every family, every province, and every city. These Jews and their descendants would never cease to faithfully observe these days of Purim, so that they should never forget them. \s5 diff --git a/18-JOB/00.usfm b/18-JOB/00.usfm index cb40e28e..f979adcf 100644 --- a/18-JOB/00.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id JOB Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Job +\h Job \toc1 The Book of Job \toc2 Job -\toc3 Job +\toc3 Job \mt The Book of Job \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/18-JOB/01.usfm b/18-JOB/01.usfm index efcc4527..e915eeda 100644 --- a/18-JOB/01.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/01.usfm @@ -4,37 +4,37 @@ \v 1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and Job was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned from evil. \v 2 There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. \v 3 He possessed seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred donkeys and a great many servants. This man was the greatest of all the people of the East. - + \s5 \v 4 On each son's assigned day, he would give a feast in his house and they would send and call for their three sisters to eat and drink with them. \v 5 When the days of the feast were over, Job would send for them and he would consecrate them. He would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings for each of his children, for he would say, "It may be that my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." Job always did this. - + \s5 \p \v 6 And then came the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, and Satan also came among them. \v 7 Yahweh said to Satan, "From where are you coming?" Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "From wandering on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it." \v 8 Yahweh said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and turns from evil." - + \s5 \v 9 Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing? \v 10 Have you not made a hedge around him, around his house, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions in the land have increased. \v 11 But extend your hand now and attack all that he possesses, and he will renounce you to your face." \v 12 Yahweh said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only do not stretch out your hand against the man himself." So Satan went away from the presence of Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 13 It came about that on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house, \v 14 a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were feeding beside them; \v 15 the Sabeans attacked them and took them away. Indeed, they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword; I only have escaped to tell you." - + \s5 \v 16 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants; and I only have escaped to tell you." \v 17 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, "The Chaldeans formed three groups, attacked the camels, and have taken them away. Yes, and they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I only have escaped to tell you." - + \s5 \v 18 While he was yet speaking, another also came and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house. \v 19 A great wind came from the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead, and I only have escaped to tell you." - + \s5 \p \v 20 Then Job rose, tore his robe, shaved his head, lay facedown on the ground, and worshiped God. diff --git a/18-JOB/02.usfm b/18-JOB/02.usfm index a696aceb..7ab2e15d 100644 --- a/18-JOB/02.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/02.usfm @@ -4,28 +4,28 @@ \p \v 1 Again it came about that on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan came also among them to present himself before Yahweh. \v 2 Yahweh said to Satan, "From where are you coming?" Satan answered Yahweh and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it." - + \s5 \v 3 Yahweh said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil. He still holds fast to his integrity, although you persuaded me to act against him, to destroy him without cause." - + \s5 \v 4 Satan answered Yahweh and said, "Skin for skin, indeed; a man will give all he has for his life. \v 5 But reach out with your hand now and touch his bones and his body, and he will curse you to your face." \v 6 Yahweh said to Satan, "See, he is in your hand; only spare his life." - + \s5 \p \v 7 So Satan went away from the presence of Yahweh and afflicted Job with severe boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head. \v 8 Job took a potshard to scrape himself with, and he sat in ashes. - + \s5 \v 9 Then his wife said to him, "Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die." \v 10 But he said to her, "You talk like a foolish woman. Do you really think that we should receive good at the hand of God and not evil?" In all this matter, Job did not sin with his lips. - + \s5 \p \v 11 Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, each of them came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They set a time to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. - + \s5 \v 12 When they lifted up their eyes at a distance, they barely recognized him; they raised their voices and wept; each tore his robe and threw dust into the air and upon his own head. \v 13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great. diff --git a/18-JOB/03.usfm b/18-JOB/03.usfm index 86ee45c1..446a77f8 100644 --- a/18-JOB/03.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/03.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 3 \p diff --git a/18-JOB/04.usfm b/18-JOB/04.usfm index e6bcc945..e192a1c2 100644 --- a/18-JOB/04.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/04.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 4 \p @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 3 See, you have instructed many; \q you have strengthened weak hands. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Your words have supported him who was falling, @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 6 Should not your fear of God give you confidence? \q Should not the integrity of your ways give you hope? - + \s5 \q \v 7 Think about this, I beg you: who has ever perished when innocent? @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \q \v 9 By the breath of God they perish; \q by the blast of his anger they are consumed. - + \s5 \q \v 10 The roaring of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion, @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \v 11 The old lion perishes for lack of victims; \q the cubs of the lioness are scattered everywhere. \b - + \s5 \q \v 12 Now a certain matter was secretly brought to me @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \q \v 13 Then came thoughts from visions in the night, \q when deep sleep falls on people. - + \s5 \q \v 14 It was at night when fear and trembling came upon me @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ \q \v 15 Then a spirit passed before my face \q and the hair of my flesh stood up. - + \s5 \q \v 16 The spirit stood still, but I could not discern its appearance. @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \q \v 17 "Can a mortal man be more righteous than God? \q Can a man be more pure than his Maker? - + \s5 \q \v 18 See, if God puts no trust in his servants; @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \v 19 how much more is this true of those who live in houses of clay, \q whose foundation is in the dust, \q who are crushed sooner than a moth? - + \s5 \q \v 20 Between morning and evening they are destroyed; diff --git a/18-JOB/05.usfm b/18-JOB/05.usfm index 615bcb85..3b99088d 100644 --- a/18-JOB/05.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/05.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \q \v 3 I have seen a foolish person taking root, \q but suddenly I cursed his home. - + \s5 \q \v 4 His children are far from safety; @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \v 5 those whose harvest is eaten up by others who are hungry, \q people who take it even out of the thorns; \q those whose wealth is consumed by people thirsty for it. - + \s5 \q \v 6 For difficulties do not come out from the soil; @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \v 7 but mankind makes his own trouble, \q just as sparks fly upward. \b - + \s5 \q \v 8 But as for me, I would turn to God himself; @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \q \v 10 He gives rain on the earth, \q and sends water on the fields. - + \s5 \q \v 11 He does this in order to set up on high those who are low; @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ \q \v 13 He traps wise people in their own craftiness; \q the plans of clever people soon end. - + \s5 \q \v 14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ \v 16 So the poor person has hope, \q and injustice shuts her own mouth. \b - + \s5 \q \v 17 See, happy is the man whom God corrects; @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ \q \v 19 He will rescue you out of six troubles; \q indeed, in seven troubles, no evil will touch you. - + \s5 \q \v 20 In famine he will rescue you from death, @@ -87,18 +87,18 @@ \q \v 22 You will laugh at destruction and famine, \q and you will not be afraid of wild beasts. - + \s5 \q \v 23 For you will have a covenant with the stones in your field; -\q you will be at peace with the wild beasts. +\q you will be at peace with the wild beasts. \q \v 24 You will know that your tent is in safety; \q you will visit your sheepfold and find nothing missing. \q \v 25 You will also know that your posterity will be great, \q that your offspring will be like the grass on the ground. - + \s5 \q \v 26 You will come to your grave at a full age, diff --git a/18-JOB/06.usfm b/18-JOB/06.usfm index 36bf6001..34337ee3 100644 --- a/18-JOB/06.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/06.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q \v 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas. \q That is why my words were reckless. - + \s5 \q \v 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are in me, @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 6 Can that which has no taste be eaten without salt? \q Or is there any taste in the white of an egg? - + \s5 \q \v 7 I refuse to touch them; @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \q \v 9 that it would please God to crush me once, \q that he would let loose his hand and cut me off from this life! - + \s5 \q \v 10 May this still be my consolation— @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \q \v 11 What is my strength, that I should try to wait? \q What is my end, that I should prolong my life? - + \s5 \q \v 12 Is my strength the strength of stones? @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ \v 14 To the person who is about to faint, faithfulness should be shown by his friend; \q even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty. \q -\v 15 But my brothers have been as faithful to me as a desert streambed, +\v 15 But my brothers have been as faithful to me as a desert streambed, \q as channels of water that pass away to nothing, \q \v 16 which are darkened because of ice over them, @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ \q \v 17 When they thaw out, they vanish; \q when it is hot, they melt out of their place. - + \s5 \q \v 18 The caravans that travel by their way turn aside for water; @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ \q \v 20 They were disappointed because they had been confident of finding water. \q They went there, but they were deceived. - + \s5 \q \v 21 For now you friends are nothing to me; @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ \v 23 Or, 'Save me from my adversary's hand?' \q Or, 'Ransom me from the hand of my oppressors?' \b - + \s5 \q \v 24 Teach me, and I will hold my peace; @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ \q \v 25 How painful are truthful words! \q But your arguments, how do they actually rebuke me? - + \s5 \q \v 26 Do you plan to ignore @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ \q \v 27 Indeed, you cast lots for a fatherless child, \q and haggle over your friend like merchandise. - + \s5 \q \v 28 Now, therefore, please look at me, diff --git a/18-JOB/07.usfm b/18-JOB/07.usfm index 02f63df0..3c3f300d 100644 --- a/18-JOB/07.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/07.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \q \v 3 so I have been made to endure months of misery; \q I have been given trouble-filled nights. - + \s5 \q \v 4 When I lie down, I say to myself, @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; \q the sores in my skin harden up and then dissolve and run afresh. - + \s5 \q \v 6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle; @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \q \v 7 God, call to mind that my life is only a breath; \q my eye will no more see good. - + \s5 \q \v 8 The eye of God, who sees me, will see me no more; @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \v 10 He will return no more to his house; \q neither will his place know him again. \b - + \s5 \q \v 11 Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \q \v 12 Am I the sea or a sea monster \q that you place a guard over me? - + \s5 \q \v 13 When I say, 'My bed will comfort me, @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \q \v 15 so that I would choose strangling \q and death rather than preserving these bones of mine. - + \s5 \q \v 16 I loathe my life; I would not wish to always be alive; @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ \q \v 18 that you should observe him every morning \q and test him every moment? - + \s5 \q \v 19 How long will it be before you look away from me, @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \v 20 Even if I have sinned, what would that do to you, you who watch men? \q Why have you made a target of me, \q so that I am a burden for you? - + \s5 \q \v 21 Why do you not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? diff --git a/18-JOB/08.usfm b/18-JOB/08.usfm index 6cff2873..103732a8 100644 --- a/18-JOB/08.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/08.usfm @@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ \v 1 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said, \q \v 2 "How long will you say these things? -\q How long will the words of your mouth be +\q How long will the words of your mouth be a mighty wind? \q \v 3 Does God pervert justice? \q Does the Almighty pervert righteousness? - + \s5 \q \v 4 Your children have sinned against him; @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ a mighty wind? \q \v 5 But suppose you diligently sought God \q and presented your request to the Almighty. - + \s5 \q @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ a mighty wind? \v 7 Even though your beginning was small, \q still your final condition would be much greater. \b - + \s5 \q \v 8 Please ask the former generations, @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ a mighty wind? \v 10 Will they not teach you and tell you? \q Will they not speak words from their hearts? \b - + \s5 \q \v 11 Can papyrus grow without a marsh? @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ a mighty wind? \q \v 12 While they are still green and not cut down, \q they wither before any other plant. - + \s5 \q \v 13 So also are the paths of all who forget God, @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ a mighty wind? \q \v 15 he leans on his house, but it will not support him; \q he takes hold of it, but it does not stand. - + \s5 \q \v 16 Under the sun he is green, @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ a mighty wind? \q \v 18 But if this person is destroyed out of his place, \q then that place will deny him and say, 'I never saw you.' - + \s5 \q \v 19 See, this is the "joy" of such a person's behavior; @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ a mighty wind? \q \v 20 See, God will not cast away an innocent man; \q neither will he take the hand of evildoers. - + \s5 \q \v 21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, diff --git a/18-JOB/09.usfm b/18-JOB/09.usfm index 0885bb82..24035b5c 100644 --- a/18-JOB/09.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/09.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 9 \p @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 3 If he wants to argue with God, \q he cannot answer him once in a thousand times. - + \s5 \q \v 4 God is wise in heart and mighty in strength; @@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ \q \v 6 he who shakes the earth out of its place \q and sets its supports trembling. - + \s5 \q -\v 7 It is the same God who tells the sun not to rise, and it does not, +\v 7 It is the same God who tells the sun not to rise, and it does not, \q and who covers up the stars, \q \v 8 who by himself stretches out the heavens @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \q \v 9 who makes the Bear, Orion, the Pleiades, \q and the constellations of the south. - + \s5 \q \v 10 It is the same God who does great things, incomprehensible things— @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \v 12 If he catches a victim, who can stop him? \q Who can say to him, 'What are you doing?' \b - + \s5 \q \v 13 God will not withdraw his anger; @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \q \v 15 Even if I were righteous, I could not answer him; \q I could only plead for mercy with my judge. - + \s5 \q \v 16 Even if I called and he answered me, @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \q \v 18 He does not even allow me to catch my breath; \q instead, he fills me with bitterness. - + \s5 \q \v 19 If we speak of strength, why, he is mighty! @@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ \q \v 20 Even if I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me; \q even if I were blameless, it would still prove me guilty. - - + + \s5 \q \v 21 I am blameless, but I do not care any more about myself; @@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ \v 22 It makes no difference, which is why I say \q that he destroys blameless people and wicked people together. \q -\v 23 If a plague should suddenly kill, +\v 23 If a plague should suddenly kill, \q he would laugh at the afflictions of innocent people. \q \v 24 The earth is given into the hand of wicked people; \q God covers the faces of its judges. \q If it is not he who does it, then who is it? \b - + \s5 \q \v 25 My days are swifter than a running messenger; @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ \q \v 26 They are as fast as papyrus reed boats, \q and as fast as the eagle that swoops down on its victim. - + \s5 \q \v 27 If I said that I would forget about my complaints, @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ \q \v 29 I will be condemned; \q why, then, should I try in vain? - + \s5 \q \v 30 If I washed myself with snow water @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ \q \v 31 God would plunge me in a ditch, \q and my own clothes would be disgusted with me. - + \s5 \q \v 32 For God is not a man, as I am, that I could answer him, @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ \q \v 33 There is no judge between us \q who might lay his hand upon us both. - + \s5 \q \v 34 There is no other judge who could take God's rod off me, diff --git a/18-JOB/10.usfm b/18-JOB/10.usfm index a6daa159..f6986502 100644 --- a/18-JOB/10.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/10.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \v 3 Is it good to you that you should oppress me, \q to despise the work of your hands \q while you smile on the plans of the wicked? - + \s5 \q \v 4 Do you have eyes of flesh? @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \v 7 although you know I am not guilty \q and there is no one who can rescue me from your hand? \b - + \s5 \q \v 8 Your hands have framed and fashioned me @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \q \v 9 Call to mind, I beg you, that you have fashioned me like clay; \q will you bring me into dust again? - + \s5 \q \v 10 Have you not poured me out like milk @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \q \v 11 You have clothed me with skin and flesh \q and knit me together with bones and sinews. - + \s5 \q \v 12 You have granted me life and covenant faithfulness; @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \q \v 14 that if I sinned, you would notice it; \q you would not acquit me of my iniquity. - + \s5 \q \v 15 If I am wicked, woe to me; @@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ \q \v 16 If my head lifts itself, you hunt me down like a lion; \q once again you show yourself powerful to me. - + \s5 \q \v 17 You bring new witnesses against me \q and increase your anger against me; \q you attack me with fresh armies. \b - + \s5 \q \v 18 Why, then, have you brought me out of the womb? @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \q \v 19 I would have been as though I had never existed; \q I would have been carried from the womb to the grave. - + \s5 \q \v 20 Are not my days only a few? Stop then, diff --git a/18-JOB/11.usfm b/18-JOB/11.usfm index 6039b779..6b3d8d5a 100644 --- a/18-JOB/11.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/11.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q \v 3 Should your boasting make others remain silent? \q When you mock our teaching, will no one make you feel ashamed? - + \s5 \q \v 4 For you say to God, 'My beliefs are pure, @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \q For he is great in understanding. \q Know then that God demands from you less than your iniquity deserves. \b - + \s5 \q \v 7 Can you understand God by searching for him? @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \v 9 Its measure is longer than the earth, \q and wider than the sea. \q - + \s5 \q \v 10 If he passes through and shuts anyone up, @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \v 12 But foolish people have no understanding; \q they will get it when a wild donkey gives birth to a man. \b - + \s5 \q \v 13 But suppose that you had set your heart right @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \q \v 14 suppose that iniquity were in your hand, but that then you put it far away from you, \q and did not let unrighteousness live in your tents. - + \s5 \q \v 15 Then you would certainly lift up your face without a sign of shame; @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ \q \v 17 Your life would be brighter than the noonday; \q though there were darkness, it would become like the morning. - + \s5 \q \v 18 You would be secure because there is hope; @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \q \v 19 Also you would lie down in rest, and none would make you afraid; \q indeed, many would seek your favor. - + \s5 \q \v 20 But the eyes of wicked people will fail; diff --git a/18-JOB/12.usfm b/18-JOB/12.usfm index 5f7e4bb1..45d388ae 100644 --- a/18-JOB/12.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/12.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \v 3 But I have understanding as well as you; \q I am not inferior to you. \q Indeed, who does not know such things as these? - + \s5 \q \v 4 I am something for my neighbor to laugh at— @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \q and those who provoke God feel secure; \q their own hands are their gods. \b - + \s5 \q \v 7 But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you; @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \q \v 8 Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; \q the fish of the sea will declare to you. - + \s5 \q \v 9 Which animal among all these does not know @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \q \v 10 Yahweh, in whose hand is the life of every living thing \q and the breath of all mankind? - + \s5 \q \v 11 Does not the ear test words @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \v 12 With aged men is wisdom; \q in length of days is understanding. \b - + \s5 \q \v 13 With God are wisdom and might; @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \q \v 15 See, if he withholds the waters, they dry up; \q and if he sends them out, they overwhelm the land. - + \s5 \q \v 16 With him are strength and wisdom; @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ \q \v 18 He takes off the chain of authority from kings; \q he wraps a cloth about their waists. - + \s5 \q \v 19 He leads priests away barefoot in sorrow @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ \q \v 21 He pours contempt upon princes \q and unfastens the belt of strong people. - + \s5 \q \v 22 He reveals deep things from darkness @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ \q \v 23 He makes nations strong, and he also destroys them; \q He enlarges nations, and he also leads them along as prisoners. - + \s5 \q \v 24 He takes away understanding from the leaders of the people of the earth; diff --git a/18-JOB/13.usfm b/18-JOB/13.usfm index c98d6e85..6963c90b 100644 --- a/18-JOB/13.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/13.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \v 2 What you know, the same I also know; \q I am not inferior to you. \b - + \s5 \q \v 3 However, I would rather speak with the Almighty; @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 5 Oh, that you would altogether hold your peace! \q That would be your wisdom. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Hear now my own reasoning; @@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ \q \v 8 Would you really show kindness to him? \q Would you really argue in court as attorneys for God? - + \s5 \q -\v 9 Would it really be good for you if he as judge should turn on you and examine you instead? +\v 9 Would it really be good for you if he as judge should turn on you and examine you instead? \q Or like someone deceives someone else, would you really misrepresent him in court? \q \v 10 He would surely reprove you @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \v 12 Your memorable sayings are proverbs made of ashes; \q your defenses are defenses made of clay. \b - + \s5 \q \v 13 Hold your peace, let me alone, so that I may speak, @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \q \v 15 See, if he kills me, I will have no hope left; \q nevertheless, I will defend my ways before him. - + \s5 \q \v 16 This will be the reason for my acquittal, @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \q \v 17 God, listen carefully to my speech; \q let my declaration come to your ears. - + \s5 \q \v 18 See now, I have set my defense in order; @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ \v 19 Who is the one who would argue against me in court? \q If you came to do so, and if I were proved wrong, then I would be silent and give up my life. \b - + \s5 \q \v 20 God, do only two things for me, @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ \q \v 22 Then call me, and I will answer; \q or let me speak to you, and you answer me. - + \s5 \q \v 23 How many are my iniquities and sins? @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ \q \v 25 Will you persecute a driven leaf? \q Will you pursue dry stubble? - + \s5 \q \v 26 For you write down bitter things against me; diff --git a/18-JOB/14.usfm b/18-JOB/14.usfm index f57fef91..7d14f6a3 100644 --- a/18-JOB/14.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/14.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \q \v 3 Do you look at any of these? \q Do you bring me into judgment with you? - + \s5 \q \v 4 Who can bring something clean out of something unclean? No one. @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \v 6 Look away from him that he may rest, \q so that he may enjoy his day like a hired man if he can do so. \b - + \s5 \q \v 7 There can be hope for a tree; @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \q \v 9 yet even if it only smells water, it will bud \q and send out branches like a plant. - + \s5 \q \v 10 But man dies; he becomes weak; @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \q Until the heavens are no more, they will not awake \q nor be roused out of their sleep. \b - + \s5 \q \v 13 Oh, that you would hide me away in Sheol away from troubles, @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \v 14 If a man dies, will he live again? \q If so, I would wish to wait all my weary time there \q until my release should come. - + \s5 \q \v 15 You would call, and I would answer you. @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ \v 17 My transgression would be sealed up in a bag; \q you would cover up my iniquity. \b - + \s5 \q \v 18 But even mountains fall and come to nothing; @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ \v 19 the waters wear down the stones; \q their flooding washes away the dust of the earth. \q Like this, you destroy the hopes of man. - + \s5 \q \v 20 You always defeat him, and he passes away; diff --git a/18-JOB/15.usfm b/18-JOB/15.usfm index 81759212..d694a62d 100644 --- a/18-JOB/15.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/15.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk \q or with speeches with which he can do no good? - + \s5 \q \v 4 Indeed, you diminish respect for God; @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \v 6 Your own mouth condemns you, not mine; \q indeed, your own lips testify against you. \b - + \s5 \q \v 7 Are you the first man that was born? @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \q \v 9 What do you know that we do not know? \q What do you understand that is not also in us? - + \s5 \q \v 10 With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \q \v 11 Are the consolations of God too small for you, \q the words that are gentle toward you? - + \s5 \q \v 12 Why does your heart carry you away? @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \q \v 14 What is man that he should be clean? \q What is he who is born of a woman that he should be righteous? - + \s5 \q \v 15 See, God puts no trust even in his holy ones; @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \v 16 how much less clean is one who is abominable and corrupt, \q a man who drinks iniquity like water! \b - + \s5 \q \v 17 I will show you; listen to me; @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \q \v 18 the things that wise men have passed down from their fathers, \q the things that their ancestors did not hide. - + \s5 \q \v 19 These were their ancestors, to whom alone the land was given, @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ \q \v 21 A sound of terrors is in his ears; \q while he is in prosperity, the destroyer will come upon him. - + \s5 \q \v 22 He does not think that he will return out of darkness; @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ \q \v 24 Distress and anguish make him afraid; \q they prevail against him, as a king ready for battle. - + \s5 \q \v 25 Because he has reached out with his hand against God @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ \q \v 26 this wicked man runs at God with a stiff neck, \q with a thick shield. - + \s5 \q \v 27 This is true, even though he has covered his face with his fat @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ \v 28 and has lived in desolate cities; \q in houses which no man inhabits now \q and which were ready to become heaps. - + \s5 \q \v 29 He will not be rich; his wealth will not last; @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ \q a flame will dry up his stalks; \q at the breath of God's mouth he will go away. \f + \ft The Hebrew text has \fqa He will go away by the breath of his mouth \fqb , which some modern versions, including the ULB and UDB, interpret as meaning the breath of God's mouth. However, other modern versions follow an ancient Greek reading, \fqa his flower will fall with the wind \fqb . \f* - + \s5 \q \v 31 Let him not trust in useless things, deceiving himself; @@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ \q \v 33 He will drop his unripe grapes like a grapevine; \q he will cast off his flowers like the olive tree. - + \s5 \q \v 34 For the company of godless people will be barren; diff --git a/18-JOB/16.usfm b/18-JOB/16.usfm index 6b81451b..abf02c0e 100644 --- a/18-JOB/16.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/16.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 3 Will useless words ever have an end? \q What is wrong with you that you answer like this? - + \s5 \q \v 4 I also could speak as you do, @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ \v 5 Oh, how I would encourage you with my mouth! \q How the comfort from my lips would lighten your grief! \b - -\s5 + +\s5 \q \v 6 If I speak, my grief is not lessened; \q if I keep from speaking, how am I helped? @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \v 8 You have made me dry up, which itself is a witness against me; \q the leanness of my body rises up against me, \q and it testifies against my face. - + \s5 \q \v 9 God has torn me in his wrath and persecuted me; @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \v 10 People have gaped with open mouth at me; \q they have hit me reproachfully on the cheek; \q they have gathered together against me. - + \s5 \q \v 11 God hands me over to ungodly people, @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \v 12 I was at ease, and he broke me apart. \q Indeed, he has taken me by the neck and dashed me to pieces; \q he has also set me up as his target. - + \s5 \q \v 13 His archers surround me all around; @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \q \v 14 He smashes through my wall again and again; \q he runs upon me like a warrior. - + \s5 \q \v 15 I have sewn sackcloth on my skin; @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \v 17 although there is no violence in my hands, \q and my prayer is pure. \b - + \s5 \q \v 18 Earth, do not cover up my blood; @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \q \v 19 Even now, see, my witness is in heaven; \q he who vouches for me is on high. - + \s5 \q \v 20 My friends scoff at me, diff --git a/18-JOB/17.usfm b/18-JOB/17.usfm index 284f55d4..ca51e319 100644 --- a/18-JOB/17.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/17.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \q \v 3 Give now a pledge, be a guarantee for me with yourself; \q who else is there who will help me? - + \s5 \q \v 4 For you, God, have kept their hearts from understanding; @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \v 5 He who denounces his friends for a reward, \q the eyes of his children will fail. \b - + \s5 \q \v 6 But he has made me a byword of the people; @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \q \v 8 Upright men will be stunned by this; \q the innocent man will stir himself up against godless men. - + \s5 \q \v 9 The righteous man will keep to his way; @@ -40,16 +40,16 @@ \q \v 10 But as for you all, come on now; \q I will not find a wise man among you. - + \s5 \q \v 11 My days are past; my plans are over. -\q As for the wishes of my heart ... +\q As for the wishes of my heart ... \f + \ft Some modern versions have \fqa My days are past, as are my plans. The wishes of my heart are finished \fqb or \fqa ... the strings of my heart have been broken \fqb . Others have \fqa My days are past; my plans are over, as are the wishes of my heart \fqb \f* \q \v 12 These people, these mockers, change the night into day; \q light is near to darkness. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Since I look at Sheol as my home; @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ \q \v 15 where then is my hope? \q As for my hope, who can see any? - + \s5 \q \v 16 Will hope go down with me to the gates of Sheol diff --git a/18-JOB/18.usfm b/18-JOB/18.usfm index 01d3b174..79a42fbb 100644 --- a/18-JOB/18.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/18.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \q \v 2 "When will you stop your talk? \q Consider, and afterwards we will speak. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Why are we regarded as beasts; @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \q should the earth be forsaken for you \q or should the rocks be removed out of their places? \b - + \s5 \q \v 5 Indeed, the light of the wicked person will be put out; @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \q \v 6 The light will be dark in his tent; \q his lamp above him will be put out. - + \s5 \q \v 7 The steps of his strength will be made short; @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \q \v 8 For he will be thrown into a net by his own feet; \q he will walk into a pitfall. - + \s5 \q \v 9 A trap will take him by the heel; @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \q \v 11 Terrors will make him afraid on every side; \q they will chase him at his heels. - + \s5 \q \v 12 His wealth will turn into hunger, @@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ \q \v 13 The parts of his body will be devoured; \q indeed, the firstborn of death will devour his parts. - + \s5 \q -\v 14 He is torn from the safety of his tent +\v 14 He is torn from the safety of his tent \q and marched off to the king of terrors. \q \v 15 People not his own will live in his tent \q after they see that sulfur is scattered within his home. - + \s5 \q \v 16 His roots will be dried up beneath; @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ \q \v 17 His memory will perish from the earth; \q he will have no name in the street. - + \s5 \q \v 18 He will be driven from light into darkness @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ \q \v 20 Those who live in the west will be horrified at what happens to him one day; \q those who live in the east will be frightened by it. - + \s5 \q \v 21 Surely such are the homes of unrighteous people, diff --git a/18-JOB/19.usfm b/18-JOB/19.usfm index dba5b04d..fa4c40e5 100644 --- a/18-JOB/19.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/19.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \q \v 2 "How long will you make me suffer \q and break me into pieces with words? - + \s5 \q \v 3 These ten times you have reproached me; @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \q \v 4 If it is indeed true that I have erred, \q my error remains my own concern. - + \s5 \q \v 5 If indeed you will boast against me @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \v 6 then you should know that God has done wrong to me \q and has caught me in his net. \b - + \s5 \q \v 7 See, I call out to say that I have been done wrong, but I am not heard; @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \q \v 9 He has stripped me of my glory, \q and he has taken the crown from my head. - + \s5 \q \v 10 He has broken me down on every side, and I am gone; @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \q they cast up siege mounds against me \q and encamp around my tent. \b - + \s5 \q \v 13 He has put my brothers far from me; @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \q \v 14 My kinsfolk have failed me; \q my close friends have forgotten me. - + \s5 \q \v 15 Those who once stayed as guests in my house and my female servants regard me as a stranger; @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ \q \v 16 I call to my servant, but he gives me no answer \q although I entreat him with my mouth. - + \s5 \q \v 17 My breath is offensive to my wife; @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \q \v 19 All my familiar friends abhor me; \q those whom I love have turned against me. - + \s5 \q \v 20 My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh; @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ \v 22 Why do you persecute me as if you were God? \q Why are you not satisfied with consuming my flesh? \b - + \s5 \q \v 23 Oh, that my words were now written down! @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ \q \v 24 Oh, that with an iron pen and lead \q they were engraved in the rock forever! - + \s5 \q \v 25 But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ \v 27 I will see him, I myself will see him on my side; \q my eyes will see him, and not as a stranger. \q My kidneys fail within me. - + \s5 \q diff --git a/18-JOB/20.usfm b/18-JOB/20.usfm index ab1eaf59..62589f3c 100644 --- a/18-JOB/20.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/20.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 3 I have heard from you a rebuke that puts me to shame, \q but a spirit that is beyond my understanding answers me. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Do you not know this fact from ancient times, @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 5 the triumph of a wicked man is short, \q and the joy of a godless man lasts only for a moment? - + \s5 \q \v 6 Though his height reaches up to the heavens, @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \q \v 7 yet such a person will perish permanently like his own feces; \q those who have seen him will say, 'Where is he?' - + \s5 \q \v 8 He will fly away like a dream and will not be found; @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \q \v 9 The eye that saw him will see him no more; \q his place will see him no longer. - + \s5 \q \v 10 His children will apologize to poor people; @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \v 11 His bones are full of youthful strength, \q but it will lie down with him in the dust. \b - + \s5 \q \v 12 Although wickedness is sweet in his mouth, @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \q \v 14 the food in his intestines turns bitter; \q it becomes the poison of asps inside him. - + \s5 \q \v 15 He swallows down riches, but he will vomit them up again; @@ -62,19 +62,19 @@ \q \v 16 He will suck the poison of asps; \q the viper's tongue will kill him. - + \s5 \q \v 17 He will not enjoy the streams, \q the torrents of honey and butter. \q \v 18 He will give back the fruit of his labor and will not be able to eat it; -\q he will not enjoy the wealth earned by his commerce. +\q he will not enjoy the wealth earned by his commerce. \q \v 19 For he has oppressed and neglected poor people; \q he has violently taken away houses that he did not build. \b - + \s5 \q \v 20 Because he has known no satisfaction himself, @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ \q \v 22 In the abundance of his wealth he will fall into trouble; \q the hand of everyone who is in poverty will come on him. - + \s5 \q \v 23 When he is about to fill his stomach, God will throw the fierceness of his wrath on him; @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ \v 25 The arrow will pierce through his back and will emerge; \q indeed, the glittering point will come out through his liver; \q terrors come on him. - + \s5 \q \v 26 Complete darkness is reserved for his treasures; diff --git a/18-JOB/21.usfm b/18-JOB/21.usfm index 42faff7b..e11901b4 100644 --- a/18-JOB/21.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/21.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \q \v 3 Suffer me, and I also will speak; \q after I have spoken, mock on. - + \s5 \q \v 4 As for me, is my complaint to a person? @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \q \v 6 When I think about my sufferings, I am troubled, \q and horror takes hold of my flesh. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Why do wicked people continue to live, @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \q \v 9 Their houses are safe from fear; \q neither is the rod of God on them. - + \s5 \q \v 10 Their bull breeds; it does not fail to do so; @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \q \v 12 They sing to the tambourine and harp \q and rejoice with the music of the flute. - + \s5 \q \v 13 They spend their days in prosperity, @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \q \v 15 What is the Almighty, that we should worship him? \q What advantage would we get if we prayed to him?' - + \s5 \q \v 16 See, is not their prosperity in their own hands? @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ \q \v 18 How often is it that they become like stubble before the wind \q or like chaff that the storm carries away? - + \s5 \q \v 19 You say, 'God lays up one's guilt for his children to pay.' @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ \q \v 21 For what does he care about his family after him \q when the number of his months is cut off? - + \s5 \q \v 22 Can anyone teach God knowledge @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ \q \v 24 His body is full of milk, \q and the marrow of his bones is moistened and in good health. - + \s5 \q \v 25 Another man dies in bitterness of soul, @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ \v 26 They lie down alike in the dust; \q the worms cover them both. \b - + \s5 \q \v 27 See, I know your thoughts, @@ -107,16 +107,16 @@ \q \v 28 For you say, 'Where now is the house of the prince? \q Where is the tent in which the wicked man once lived?' - + \s5 \q \v 29 Have you never asked traveling people? \q Do you not know the evidence they can tell, \q \v 30 that the wicked man is kept from the day of calamity, -\q +\q and that he is led away from the day of wrath? - + \s5 \q \v 31 Who will condemn the wicked man's way to his face? @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ and that he is led away from the day of wrath? \v 33 The clods of the valley will be sweet to him; \q all people will follow after him, \q as there were innumerable people before him. - + \s5 \q \v 34 How then do you comfort me with nonsense, diff --git a/18-JOB/22.usfm b/18-JOB/22.usfm index b787b62f..9a79429b 100644 --- a/18-JOB/22.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/22.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous? \q Is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless? - + \s5 \q \v 4 Is it because of your reverence for him that he rebukes you @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 5 Is not your wickedness great? \q Is there no end to your iniquities? - + \s5 \q \v 6 For you have exacted security from your brother for no reason; @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \q \v 8 although you, a mighty man, possessed the earth, \q although you, an honored man, lived in it. - + \s5 \q \v 9 You have sent widows away empty; @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \v 11 There is darkness, so that you cannot see; \q an abundance of waters covers you. \b - + \s5 \q \v 12 Is not God in the heights of heaven? @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \q \v 14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he does not see us; \q he walks on the vault of heaven.' - + \s5 \q \v 15 Will you keep the old way @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ \q \v 17 those who said to God, 'Depart from us'; \q those who said, 'What can the Almighty do to us?' - + \s5 \q \v 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things; @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \v 20 They say, 'Surely those who rose up against us are cut off; \q fire has consumed their possessions.' \b - + \s5 \q \v 21 Now agree with God and be at peace with him; @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ \q \v 22 Receive, I beg you, instruction from his mouth; \q store up his words in your heart. - + \s5 \q \v 23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up, @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ \q \v 25 and the Almighty will be your treasure, \q precious silver to you. - + \s5 \q \v 26 For then you will take pleasure in the Almighty; @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ \q \v 28 You will also decree anything, and it will be confirmed for you; \q light will shine on your ways. - + \s5 \q \v 29 God humbles a proud man, diff --git a/18-JOB/23.usfm b/18-JOB/23.usfm index 5d70d8ea..a5d93ae4 100644 --- a/18-JOB/23.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/23.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \q \v 2 "Even today my complaint is bitter; \q my suffering is heavier than my groaning. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Oh, that I knew where I might find him! @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 5 I would learn the words with which he would answer me \q and would understand what he would say to me. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Would he argue against me in the greatness of his power? @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \q \v 7 There the upright person might argue with him. \q In this way I would be acquitted forever by my judge. - + \s5 \q \v 8 See, I go eastward, but he is not there, @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \v 9 To the north, where he is at work, but I cannot see him, \q and to the south, where he hides himself so that I cannot see him. \b - + \s5 \q \v 10 But he knows the way that I take; @@ -46,15 +46,15 @@ \q \v 12 I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; \q I have treasured up in my heart the words of his mouth. - + \s5 \q -\v 13 But he is one of a kind, who can turn him back? -\q What he desires, he does. -\q -\v 14 For he carries out his decree against me; +\v 13 But he is one of a kind, who can turn him back? +\q What he desires, he does. +\q +\v 14 For he carries out his decree against me; \q there are many like them. - + \s5 \q \v 15 Therefore, I am terrified in his presence; diff --git a/18-JOB/24.usfm b/18-JOB/24.usfm index 1ae6cc60..ccd28587 100644 --- a/18-JOB/24.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/24.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \q \v 1 Why are times for judging wicked people not set by the Almighty? \q Why do not those who are faithful to God see his days of judgment come? - + \s5 \q \v 2 There are wicked people who remove boundary markers; @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \q \v 4 They force needy people out of their path; \q poor people of the earth all hide themselves from them. - + \s5 \q \v 5 See, these poor people go out to their work @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \q \v 7 They lie naked all night without clothing; \q they have no covering in the cold. - + \s5 \q \v 8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains; @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \q \v 10 But the poor people go about naked without clothing; \q although they go hungry, they carry others' sheaves of grain. - + \s5 \q \v 11 The poor people make oil within the walls of those wicked men; @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \q the wounded people cry out, \q but God pays no attention to their prayers. \b - + \s5 \q \v 13 Some of these wicked people rebel against the light; @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ \v 14 The murderer rises with the light; \q he kills poor and needy people; \q in the night he is like a thief. - + \s5 \q \v 15 Also, the eye of the adulterer waits for the twilight; @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ \v 17 For the morning is to all of them like thick darkness; \q they are comfortable with the terrors of thick darkness. \b - + \s5 \q \v 18 Swiftly they pass away, however, like foam on the surface of the waters; @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ \q \v 19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters; \q so Sheol also consumes those who have sinned. - + \s5 \q \v 20 The womb that bore him will forget him; @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ \q \v 21 The wicked one devours the barren women who have not borne children; \q he does no good to the widow. - + \s5 \q \v 22 Yet God drags away the mighty people by his power; @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ \q \v 23 God allows them to think they are secure, and they are happy about that, \q but his eyes are on their ways. - + \s5 \q \v 24 These people are exalted; still, in only a little while, they will be gone; diff --git a/18-JOB/25.usfm b/18-JOB/25.usfm index b716a517..3af60b09 100644 --- a/18-JOB/25.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/25.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 3 Is there any end to the number of his armies? \q Upon whom does his light not shine? - + \s5 \q \v 4 How then can man be righteous with God? diff --git a/18-JOB/26.usfm b/18-JOB/26.usfm index d89e352d..d00ce145 100644 --- a/18-JOB/26.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/26.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \v 4 With whose help have you spoken these words? \q Whose spirit was it that came out from you? \b - + \s5 \q \v 5 The dead tremble under the waters, @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \q \v 6 Sheol is naked before God; \q destruction itself has no covering against him. - + \s5 \q \v 7 He stretches out the north over empty space @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \q \v 8 He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, \q but the clouds are not torn under them. - + \s5 \q \v 9 He encloses the face of the moon @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \q \v 10 He has engraved a circular boundary on the surface of the waters \q as the line between light and darkness. - + \s5 \q \v 11 The pillars of heaven tremble @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \q \v 12 He calmed the sea with his power; \q by his understanding he shattered Rahab. - + \s5 \q \v 13 By his breath, he cleared the heavens of storms; the heavens were cleared of storms; diff --git a/18-JOB/27.usfm b/18-JOB/27.usfm index 6d667e49..748a7bbe 100644 --- a/18-JOB/27.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/27.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 3 as long as my life is yet in me \q and breath from God is in my nostrils. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Surely my lips will not speak unrighteousness, @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 5 I will never admit that you are right; \q until I die I will never deny my integrity. - + \s5 \q \v 6 I hold fast to my righteousness and will not let it go; @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \v 7 Let my enemy be like a wicked man; \q let him who rises up against me be like an unrighteous man. \b - + \s5 \q \v 8 For what is the hope of a godless man when God cuts him off, @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \q \v 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty \q and call upon God at all times? - + \s5 \q \v 11 I will teach you concerning the hand of God; @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \v 12 See, all of you have seen this yourselves; \q why then have you spoken all this nonsense? \b - + \s5 \q \v 13 This is the destiny of a wicked man with God, @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \q \v 14 If his children multiply, it is for the sword; \q his offspring will never have enough food. - + \s5 \q \v 15 Those who survive him will be buried by plague, @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \q \v 17 he may heap up clothing, but righteous people will put it on, \q and innocent people will divide up the silver among themselves. - + \s5 \q \v 18 He builds his house like a spider, @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ \q \v 19 He lies down in bed rich, but he will not keep doing so; \q he opens his eyes, and everything is gone. - + \s5 \q \v 20 Terrors overtake him like waters; @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ \q \v 21 The east wind carries him away, and he leaves; \q it sweeps him out of his place. - + \s5 \q \v 22 It throws itself at him and does not stop; diff --git a/18-JOB/28.usfm b/18-JOB/28.usfm index 117a66c8..6f3c5e26 100644 --- a/18-JOB/28.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/28.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q \v 2 Iron is taken out of the earth; \q copper is smelted out of the stone. - + \s5 \q \v 3 A man sets an end to darkness @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \v 4 He breaks open a shaft away from where people live, \q places that are forgotten by anyone's foot. \q He hangs far away from people; he swings to and fro. - + \s5 \q \v 5 As for the earth, out of which comes bread, @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \q \v 6 Its stones are the place where sapphires are found, \q and its dust contains gold. - + \s5 \q \v 7 No bird of prey knows the path to it, @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \q \v 8 The proud animals have not walked such a path, \q nor has the fierce lion passed there. - + \s5 \q \v 9 A man lays his hand on the flinty rock; @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \v 11 He ties up the streams so they do not run; \q what is hidden there he brings out to the light. \b - + \s5 \q \v 12 Where will wisdom be found? @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \q \v 14 The deep waters under the earth say, 'It is not in me'; \q the sea says, 'It is not with me.' - + \s5 \q \v 15 It cannot be gotten for gold; @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \q \v 17 Gold and crystal cannot equal it in worth; \q neither can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold. - + \s5 \q \v 18 No mention is worth making of coral or jasper; @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ \q \v 19 The topaz of Ethiopia does not equal it; \q neither can it be valued in terms of pure gold. - + \s5 \q \v 20 From where, then, comes wisdom? @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ \v 22 Destruction and Death say, \q 'We have heard just a rumor about it with our ears.' \b - + \s5 \q \v 23 God understands the way to it; @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ \q \v 25 In the past, he made the force of the wind \q and parceled out the waters by measure. - + \s5 \q \v 26 He made a decree for the rain diff --git a/18-JOB/29.usfm b/18-JOB/29.usfm index 15930c3e..0ceb9666 100644 --- a/18-JOB/29.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/29.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 3 when his lamp shined on my head, \q and when I walked through darkness by his light. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Oh, that I were as I was in the ripeness of my days @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 6 when my way was awash in cream, \q and the rock poured me out streams of oil! - + \s5 \q \v 7 When I went out to the city gate, @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \q \v 8 the young men saw me and kept their distance from me in respect, \q and the aged people rose and stood for me. - + \s5 \q \v 9 The princes used to refrain from talking when I came; @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \q \v 10 The voices of the noblemen were hushed, \q and their tongue clung to the roof of their mouths. - + \s5 \q \v 11 For after their ears heard me, they would then bless me; @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \q \v 13 The blessing of him who was about to perish came on me; \q I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. - + \s5 \q \v 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \q \v 16 I was a father to needy people; \q I would examine the case even of one whom I did not know. - + \s5 \q \v 17 I broke the jaws of the unrighteous man; @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ \q \v 19 My roots are spread out to the waters, \q and dew lies all night on my branches. - + \s5 \q \v 20 The honor in me is always fresh, @@ -81,16 +81,16 @@ \q \v 22 After my words were done, they did not speak again; \q my speech dropped like water on them. - + \s5 \q \v 23 They always waited for me as they waited for rain; -\q they opened their mouth wide to drink in my words, +\q they opened their mouth wide to drink in my words, \q as they would do for the latter rain. \q \v 24 I smiled on them when they did not expect it; \q they did not reject the light of my face. - + \s5 \q \v 25 I selected their way and sat as their chief; diff --git a/18-JOB/30.usfm b/18-JOB/30.usfm index e838fc2b..993321a9 100644 --- a/18-JOB/30.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/30.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \q \v 3 They were thin from poverty and hunger; \q they gnawed at the dry ground in the darkness of wilderness and desolation. - + \s5 \q \v 4 They plucked saltwort and bushes' leaves; @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \q \v 6 So they had to live in river valleys, \q in holes of the earth and of the rocks. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Among the bushes they brayed like donkeys; @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \v 8 They were descendants of fools, indeed, of worthless men; \q they were driven out of the land by whips. \b - + \s5 \q \v 9 But now, for their sons I have become their subject for a song of mockery; @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \q \v 11 For God has unstrung the string to my bow and has afflicted me, \q and so these people lose all self-control in front of me. - + \s5 \q \v 12 Upon my right hand rise the rabble; @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ \v 13 They destroy my path; \q they push forward disaster for me, \q men who have no one to hold them back. - + \s5 \q \v 14 They come against me like an army through a wide hole in a city wall; @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ \q my honor is driven away as if by the wind; \q my prosperity passes away as a cloud. \b - + \s5 \q \v 16 Now my life is pouring out from within me; @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ \q \v 17 In the night my bones in me are pierced; \q the pains that gnaw at me take no rest. - + \s5 \q \v 18 God's great force has seized my clothing; @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ \q \v 19 He has thrown me into the mud; \q I have become like dust and ashes. - + \s5 \q \v 20 I cry to you, God, but you do not answer me; @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ \q \v 21 You have changed and become cruel to me; \q with the strength of your hand you persecute me. - + \s5 \q \v 22 You lift me up to the wind and cause it to drive me along; @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ \v 23 For I know that you will bring me to death, \q to the house destined for all living things. \b - + \s5 \q \v 24 However, does no one reach out with his hand to beg for help when he falls? @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ \q \v 26 When I looked for good, then evil came; \q when I waited for light, darkness came instead. - + \s5 \q \v 27 My heart is troubled and does not rest; @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ \q \v 29 I am a brother to jackals, \q a companion of ostriches. - + \s5 \q \v 30 My skin is black and falls away from me; diff --git a/18-JOB/31.usfm b/18-JOB/31.usfm index 537adeab..e6b63eb6 100644 --- a/18-JOB/31.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/31.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q \v 2 For what is the portion from God above, \q the inheritance from the Almighty on high? - + \s5 \q \v 3 I used to think that calamity is for unrighteous people, @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \v 4 Does not God see my ways \q and count all my steps? \b - + \s5 \q \v 5 If I have walked with falsehood, @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \q \v 6 let me be weighed in an even balance \q so that God will know my integrity. - + \s5 \q \v 7 If my step has turned out of the right way, @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \v 8 then let me sow and let another eat; \q indeed, let the harvest be uprooted out of my field. \b - + \s5 \q \v 9 If my heart has been attracted to another woman, @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \q \v 10 then let my wife grind grain for another man, \q and let other men sleep with her. - + \s5 \q \v 11 For that would be a terrible crime; @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \q \v 12 For that is a fire that consumes everything for Sheol \q and that would burn up all my harvest. - + \s5 \q \v 13 If I ignored the plea for justice from my male or female servant @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ \v 15 Did the one who made me in the womb not make them also? \q Did not the same one mold us all in the womb? \b - + \s5 \q \v 16 If I have withheld poor people from their desire, @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \q \v 18 because from my youth the orphan grew up with me as with a father, \q and I have guided his mother, a widow, from my own mother's womb. - + \s5 \q \v 19 If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, @@ -85,28 +85,28 @@ \q because he has not been warmed with the wool of my sheep, \q \v 21 if I have lifted up my hand against fatherless people -\q because I saw my support in the city gate, +\q because I saw my support in the city gate, \q then bring charges against me! - + \s5 \q \v 22 If I am guilty, then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, \q and let my arm be broken from its joint \q \v 23 For I dreaded destruction from God; -\q because of the thought of his majesty, +\q because of the thought of his majesty, \q I could do have done those things. \b - + \s5 \q \v 24 If I have made gold my hope, \q and if I have said to fine gold, 'You are what I am confident in'; \q \v 25 if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, -\q because my hand had gotten many possessions, +\q because my hand had gotten many possessions, \q then bring charges against me! - + \s5 \q \v 26 If I have seen the sun when it shone, @@ -117,16 +117,16 @@ \q \v 28 this also would be a crime to be punished by judges, \q for I would have denied the God who is above. - + \s5 \q \v 29 If I have rejoiced at the destruction of anyone who hated me -\q or congratulated myself when disaster overtook him, +\q or congratulated myself when disaster overtook him, \q then bring charges against me! \q \v 30 Indeed, I have not even allowed my mouth to sin \q by asking for his life with a curse. - + \s5 \q \v 31 If the men of my tent have not said, @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ \q \v 32 (even the foreigner has never had to stay in the city square, \q because I have always opened my doors to the traveler), and if that is not so, then bring charges against me! - + \s5 \q \v 33 If, like mankind, I have hidden my sins @@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ \q \v 34 and if I did this because I stood in great fear of the multitude, \q because the contempt of families terrified me, -\q so that I kept silent and would not go outside, +\q so that I kept silent and would not go outside, \q then bring charges against me! - + \s5 \q \v 35 Oh, if only I had someone to hear me! @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ \q \v 37 I would declare to him an accounting for my steps; \q as a confident prince I would go up to him. - + \s5 \q \v 38 If my land ever cries out against me, diff --git a/18-JOB/32.usfm b/18-JOB/32.usfm index dcaba4d6..9b7b5745 100644 --- a/18-JOB/32.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/32.usfm @@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ \p \v 1 So these three men stopped answering Job because he was righteous in his own eyes. \v 2 Then was kindled the anger of Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram; it was kindled against Job because he justified himself rather than God. - + \s5 \v 3 Elihu's anger was also kindled against his three friends because they had found no answer to Job, and yet they had condemned Job. \v 4 Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the other men were older than he. \v 5 However, when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouths of these three men, his anger was kindled. - + \s5 \p \v 6 Then Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite spoke up and said, @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \q \v 7 I said, "Length of days should speak; \q a multitude of years should teach wisdom. - + \s5 \q \v 8 But there is a spirit in a man; @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \q \v 10 Therefore I say to you, 'Listen to me; \q I will also tell you my knowledge.' - + \s5 \q \v 11 See, I waited for your words; @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \v 12 Indeed, I paid attention to you, \q but, see, there was not one of you who could convince Job \q or who could respond to his words. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Be careful not to say, 'We have found wisdom!' @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \v 14 For Job has not directed his words against me, \q so I will not answer him with your words. \b - + \s5 \q \v 15 These three men are dumbfounded; they can answer Job no longer; @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \q \v 16 Should I wait because they are not speaking, \q because they stand there silent and answer no more? - + \s5 \q \v 17 No, I also will answer on my part; @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \q \v 19 See, my breast is like fermenting wine that has no vent; \q like new wineskins, it is ready to burst. - + \s5 \q \v 20 I will speak so that I may be refreshed; diff --git a/18-JOB/33.usfm b/18-JOB/33.usfm index 6b926926..52bd61a5 100644 --- a/18-JOB/33.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/33.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \q \v 3 My words will speak the uprightness of my heart; \q what my lips know, they will speak sincerely. - + \s5 \q \v 4 The Spirit of God has made me; @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \q \v 5 If you can, answer me; \q set your words in order before me and stand up. - + \s5 \q \v 6 See, I am just as you are in God's sight; @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \v 7 See, terror of me will not make you afraid; \q neither will my pressure be heavy upon you. \b - + \s5 \q \v 8 You have certainly spoken in my hearing; @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \q \v 9 'I am clean and without transgression; \q I am innocent, and there is no sin in me. - + \s5 \q \v 10 See, God finds opportunities to attack me; @@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ \v 11 He puts my feet in stocks; \q he watches all my paths.' \q -\v 12 See, in this you are not right—I will answer you, +\v 12 See, in this you are not right—I will answer you, \q for God is greater than man. \b - + \s5 \q \v 13 Why do you struggle against him? @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \v 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, \q when deep sleep falls upon men, \q in slumber on the bed— - + \s5 \q \v 16 then God opens the ears of men, @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \v 18 God keeps man's life back from the pit, \q his life from crossing over to death. \b - + \s5 \q \v 19 Man is punished also with pain on his bed, @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \q \v 20 so that his life abhors food, \q and his soul abhors delicacies. - + \s5 \q \v 21 His flesh is consumed away so that it cannot be seen; @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ \v 22 Indeed, his soul draws close to the pit, \q his life to those who wish to destroy it. \b - + \s5 \q \v 23 But if there is an angel who can be a mediator for him, @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ \v 24 and if the angel is kind to him and says to God, \q 'Save this person from going down to the pit; \q I have found a ransom for him,' - + \s5 \q \v 25 then his flesh will become fresher than a child's; @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ \q \v 26 He will pray to God, and God will be kind to him, \q so that he sees God's face with joy. -\q God will give the person his triumph. +\q God will give the person his triumph. \s5 \q \v 27 Then that person will sing in front of other people and say, @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ \v 28 God has rescued my soul from going down into the pit; \q my life will continue to see light.' \b - + \s5 \q \v 29 See, God does all these things with a person, @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ \q \v 30 to bring his soul back from the pit, \q so that he may be enlightened with the light of life. - + \s5 \q \v 31 Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; diff --git a/18-JOB/34.usfm b/18-JOB/34.usfm index 082cf25d..5a6c3ad2 100644 --- a/18-JOB/34.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/34.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 3 For the ear tries words \q as the palate tastes food. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Let us choose for ourselves what is just: @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 6 Regardless of my rights, I am considered to be a liar. \q My wound is incurable, although I am without sin.' - + \s5 \q \v 7 What man is like Job, @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \v 9 For he has said, 'It is no use to a person \q to take pleasure in doing what God wants.' \b - + \s5 \q \v 10 So listen to me, you men of understanding: @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \q \v 12 Indeed, God does nothing wicked, \q nor does the Almighty ever pervert justice. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Who put him in charge over the earth? @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ \v 15 then all flesh would perish together; \q mankind would return to dust again. \b - + \s5 \q \v 16 If now you have understanding, listen to this; @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ \q \v 17 Can one who hates justice govern? \q Will you condemn God, who is righteous and mighty? - + \s5 \q \v 18 God, who says to a king, 'You are vile,' @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ \q at midnight people will be shaken and will pass away; \q mighty people will be taken away, but not by human hands. \b - + \s5 \q \v 21 For God's eyes are upon a person's ways; @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ \q \v 23 For God does not need to examine a person further; \q there is no need for any person to go before him in judgment. - + \s5 \q \v 24 He breaks mighty men into pieces for their ways that need no further investigation; @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ \q \v 25 In this way he has knowledge of their deeds; \q he overthrows these people in the night; they are destroyed. - + \s5 \q \v 26 In the open sight of others, he kills them for their wicked deeds like criminals @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ \q \v 28 In this way, they made the cry of poor people come to him; \q he heard the cry of afflicted people. - + \s5 \q \v 29 When he stays silent, who can condemn him? @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ \v 30 so that a godless man may not rule, \q so that there may be no one to entrap people. \b - + \s5 \q \v 31 Suppose someone says to God, @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ \v 33 Do you think that God will punish that person's sin, since you dislike what God does? \q You must choose, not I. \q So say what it is that you know. - + \s5 \q \v 34 Men of understanding will say to me— @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ \q \v 35 'Job speaks without knowledge; \q his words are without wisdom.' - + \s5 \q \v 36 If only Job were put on trial in the smallest details of his case diff --git a/18-JOB/35.usfm b/18-JOB/35.usfm index 6c32d088..db61ff01 100644 --- a/18-JOB/35.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/35.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 3 For you ask, 'What use is it to me' \q and 'Would I be better off if I had sinned?' - + \s5 \q \v 4 I will answer you, @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 5 Look up at the sky, and see it; \q see the sky, which is higher than you. - + \s5 \q \v 6 If you have sinned, what harm do you do to God? @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \v 8 Your wickedness may hurt a man, as you are a man, \q and your righteousness might benefit another son of man. \b - + \s5 \q \v 9 Because of many acts of oppression, people cry out; @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \q \v 11 who teaches us more than he teaches the beasts of the earth, \q and who makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?' - + \s5 \q \v 12 There they cry out, but God gives no answer @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \q \v 14 How much less will he answer you if you say that you do not see him, \q that your case is before him, and that you are waiting for him! - + \s5 \q \v 15 How much less will he answer you if you say that he never punishes anyone in anger, diff --git a/18-JOB/36.usfm b/18-JOB/36.usfm index 7089c152..89f9bfd5 100644 --- a/18-JOB/36.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/36.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 3 I will obtain my knowledge from far off; \q I will acknowledge that righteousness belongs to my Maker. - + \s5 \q \v 4 For indeed, my words will not be false; @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 5 See, God is mighty, and despises no one; \q he is mighty in strength of understanding. - + \s5 \q \v 6 He does not preserve the life of wicked people @@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ \v 7 He does not withdraw his eyes from righteous people \q but instead sets them on thrones like kings forever, \q and they are lifted up. - + \s5 \q \v 8 If they are bound in chains \q and trapped in cords of suffering, \q -\v 9 then he reveals to them what they have done, +\v 9 then he reveals to them what they have done, \q and their transgressions and their pride. - + \s5 \q \v 10 He also opens their ears to his instruction, @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \q \v 12 However, if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword; \q they will die because they have no knowledge. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Those who are godless in heart store up their anger; @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \q \v 14 They die in their youth; \q their lives end among the cultic prostitutes. - + \s5 \q \v 15 God rescues afflicted people by means of their afflictions; @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ \q into a broad place where there is no hardship \q and where your table would be set with food full of fatness. \b - + \s5 \q \v 17 But you are full of judgment on wicked people; @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ \q \v 18 Do not let wealth attract you to deception; \q do not let the great size of a bribe turn you aside from justice. - + \s5 \q \v 19 Can your wealth benefit you, so that you will not be in distress, @@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ \v 20 Do not desire the night, to commit sin against others, \q when peoples are cut off in their place. \q -\v 21 Be careful that you do not turn to sin +\v 21 Be careful that you do not turn to sin \q because you are being tested by suffering so that you will stay away from sinning. - + \s5 \q \v 22 See, God is exalted in his power; @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ \v 24 Remember to praise his deeds, \q of which people have sung. \b - + \s5 \q \v 25 All people have looked on those deeds, @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ \q \v 26 See, God is great, but we do not understand him well; \q the number of his years is incalculable. - + \s5 \q \v 27 For he draws up the drops of water @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ \q \v 29 Indeed, can anyone understand the extensive spread of the clouds \q and the thunder from his hut? - + \s5 \q \v 30 See, he spreads his lightning around him @@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ \q \v 31 In this way he judges the peoples \q and gives food in abundance. - + \s5 \q -\v 32 He fills his hands with the lightning +\v 32 He fills his hands with the lightning \q until he commands it to strike its mark. \q \v 33 Its thunder warns of the storm, diff --git a/18-JOB/37.usfm b/18-JOB/37.usfm index 7c3ddd9d..b57c46af 100644 --- a/18-JOB/37.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/37.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \q \v 3 He sends it out under the whole sky, \q and he sends out his lightning to the borders of the earth. - + \s5 \q \v 4 A voice roars after it; @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \v 6 For he says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth'; \q likewise to the rain shower, \q 'Become a great shower of rain.' - + \s5 \q \v 7 He stops the hand of every man from working, @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \q \v 9 The storm comes from its chamber in the south \q and the cold from the scattering winds in the north. - + \s5 \q \v 10 By the breath of God ice is given; @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \q \v 11 Indeed, he weighs down the thick cloud with moisture; \q he scatters his lightning through the clouds. - + \s5 \q \v 12 He swirls the clouds around by his guidance, @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \v 13 He makes all of this happen; sometimes it happens for correction, sometimes for his land, \q and sometimes as acts of covenant faithfulness. \b - + \s5 \q \v 14 Listen to this, Job; @@ -62,27 +62,27 @@ \q \v 15 Do you know how God forces his will on the clouds \q and makes the lightning bolts to flash in them? - + \s5 \q \v 16 Do you understand the floating of the clouds, \q the marvelous deeds of God, who is perfect in knowledge? \q \v 17 Do you understand how your garments become hot -\q when the land is still because of the wind coming from the south? - +\q when the land is still because of the wind coming from the south? + \s5 \q \v 18 Can you spread out the sky as he can— \q the sky, which is as strong as a mirror of cast metal? \q -\v 19 Teach us what we should say to him, +\v 19 Teach us what we should say to him, \q for we cannot lay out our arguments in order because of the darkness of our minds. \q \v 20 Should he be told that I wish to speak with him? \q Would a person wish to be swallowed up? \b - + \s5 \q \v 21 Now, people cannot look at the sun when it is bright in the sky @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ \q \v 22 Out of the north comes golden splendor— \q over God is fearsome majesty. - + \s5 \q \v 23 Concerning the Almighty, we cannot find him; diff --git a/18-JOB/38.usfm b/18-JOB/38.usfm index 80cdd5de..3271aff4 100644 --- a/18-JOB/38.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/38.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 3 Now gird up your loins like a man \q for I will ask you questions, and you must answer me. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Where were you when I laid the earth's foundations? @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 5 Who determined its dimensions? Tell me, if you know. \q Who stretched the measuring line over it? - + \s5 \q \v 6 On what were its foundations laid? @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \v 7 when the morning stars sang together \q and all the sons of God shouted for joy? \b - + \s5 \q \v 8 Who shut up the sea with doors @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \q \v 9 when I made clouds its clothing, \q and thick darkness its swaddling bands? - + \s5 \q \v 10 That was when I marked out for the sea my boundary, @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \v 11 and when I said to it, 'You may come this far, but no farther; \q here is where I will put a boundary to the pride of your waves.' \b - + \s5 \q \v 12 Have you ever, since your own days began, given orders to the morning to begin, @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \q \v 13 so that it might take hold of the sides of the earth \q so that wicked people might be shaken out of it? - + \s5 \q \v 14 The earth is changed in appearance like clay changes under a seal; @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \v 15 From wicked people their 'light' is taken away; \q their uplifted arm is broken. \b - + \s5 \q \v 16 Have you gone to the sources of the waters of the sea? @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \v 18 Have you understood the earth in its expanse? \q Tell me, if you know it all. \b - + \s5 \q \v 19 Where is the way to the resting place of light— @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ \q \v 21 Undoubtedly you know, for you were born then; \q the number of your days is so large! - + \s5 \q \v 22 Have you entered the storehouses for the snow, @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ \v 24 What is the path to where the lightning bolts are distributed \q or to where the winds are scattered from the east over the earth? \b - + \s5 \q \v 25 Who has created the channels for the floods of rain, @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ \q \v 27 in order to meet the needs of barren and lonely regions, \q and to make the tender grass sprout up? - + \s5 \q \v 28 Is there a father of the rain? @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ \v 30 The waters hide themselves and become like stone; \q the surface of the deep becomes frozen. \b - + \s5 \q \v 31 Can you fasten chains on the Pleiades, @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ \v 33 Do you know the regulations of the sky? \q Could you set in place the sky's rule over the earth? \b - + \s5 \q \v 34 Can you raise your voice up to the clouds, @@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ \q \v 35 Can you send out bolts of lightning that they may go out, \q that they say to you, 'Here we are'? - + \s5 \q \v 36 Who has put wisdom in the clouds @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ \v 38 when the dust runs into a hard mass \q and the clods of earth clump tightly together? \b - + \s5 \q \v 39 Can you hunt down a victim for a lioness @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ \q \v 40 when they are crouching in their dens \q and sheltering in hiding to lie in wait? - + \s5 \q \v 41 Who provides victims for the ravens diff --git a/18-JOB/39.usfm b/18-JOB/39.usfm index fbd1d85d..f3f5aaf4 100644 --- a/18-JOB/39.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/39.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q \v 2 Can you count the months that they gestate? \q Do you know the time when they bear their young? - + \s5 \q \v 3 They crouch down and birth their young, @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \v 4 Their young ones become strong and grow up in the open fields; \q they go out and do not come back again. \b - + \s5 \q \v 5 Who let the wild donkey go free? @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \q \v 8 He roams over the mountains as his pastures; \q there he looks for every green plant to eat. - + \s5 \q \v 9 Will the wild ox be happy to serve you? @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \q \v 10 With a rope, can you control the wild ox to plow the furrows? \q Will he harrow the valleys for you? - + \s5 \q \v 11 Will you trust him because his strength is great? @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \v 12 Will you depend on him to bring your grain home, \q to gather the grain for your threshing floor? \b - + \s5 \q \v 13 The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \q \v 15 she forgets that a foot might crush them \q or that a wild beast might trample them. - + \s5 \q \v 16 She deals roughly with her young ones as if they were not hers; @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \v 18 When she runs swiftly, \q she laughs in scorn at the horse and its rider. \b - + \s5 \q \v 19 Have you given the horse his strength? @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \q \v 20 Have you ever made him jump like a locust? \q The majesty of his snorting is fearsome. - + \s5 \q \v 21 He paws in might and rejoices in his strength; @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ \q \v 23 The quiver rattles against his flank, \q along with the flashing spear and the javelin. - + \s5 \q \v 24 He swallows up ground with fierceness and rage; @@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ \q He smells the battle from far away— \q the thunderous shouts of the commanders and the outcries. \b - + \s5 \q \v 26 Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, \q that he stretches out his wings for the south? - + \s5 \q \v 27 Is it at your orders that the eagle mounts up @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ \q \v 28 He lives on cliffs and makes his home \q on the peaks of cliffs, a stronghold. - + \s5 \q \v 29 From there he searches for victims; diff --git a/18-JOB/40.usfm b/18-JOB/40.usfm index 8dcf5fea..e4ed9b06 100644 --- a/18-JOB/40.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/40.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \q \v 2 "Should anyone who wishes to criticize try to correct the Almighty? \q He who argues with God, let him answer." - + \s5 \p \v 3 Then Job answered Yahweh and said, @@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ \q \v 5 I spoke once, and I will not answer; \q indeed, twice, but I will proceed no further." - + \s5 \p \v 6 Then Yahweh answered Job out of a fierce storm and said, \q \v 7 "Now gird up your loins like a man, \q for I will ask you questions, and you must answer me. - + \s5 \q \v 8 Will you actually say that I am unjust? @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \v 9 Do you have an arm like God's? \q Can you thunder with a voice like him? \b - + \s5 \q \v 10 Now clothe yourself in glory and dignity; @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \q \v 11 Scatter around the excess of your anger; \q look at everyone who is proud and bring him down. - + \s5 \q \v 12 Look at everyone who is proud and bring him low; @@ -53,15 +53,15 @@ \v 14 Then will I also acknowledge about you \q that your own right hand can save you. \b - + \s5 \q -\v 15 Look now at the behemoth, which I made as well as I made you; +\v 15 Look now at the behemoth, which I made as well as I made you; \q he eats grass like an ox. \q \v 16 See now, his strength is in his loins; \q his power is in his belly's muscles. - + \s5 \q \v 17 He moves his tail like a cedar; @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ \v 18 His bones are like tubes of bronze; \q his legs are like bars of iron. \b - + \s5 \q \v 19 He is the chief of the creatures of God. @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \q \v 21 He lies under the lotus plants \q in the shelter of the reeds, in the marshes. - + \s5 \q \v 22 The lotus plants cover him with their shade; diff --git a/18-JOB/41.usfm b/18-JOB/41.usfm index 395ee6fd..12301317 100644 --- a/18-JOB/41.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/41.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \q \v 3 Will he make many pleas to you? \q Will he speak soft words to you? - + \s5 \q \v 4 Will he make a covenant with you, @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \q \v 6 Will the groups of fishermen bargain for him? \q Will they divide him up to trade among the merchants? - + \s5 \q \v 7 Can you fill his hide with harpoons @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \v 9 See, the hope of anyone who does that is a lie; \q will not anyone be thrown down to the ground just by the sight of him? \b - + \s5 \q \v 10 None is so fierce that he dare stir Leviathan up; @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \q \v 12 I will not keep silent concerning Leviathan's legs, \q nor about the matter of his strength, nor about his graceful form. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Who can strip off his outer covering? @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \v 15 His back is made up of rows of shields, \q tight together as with a close seal. \b - + \s5 \q \v 16 One is so near to another @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ \q \v 18 Light flashes out from his snorting; \q his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning dawn. - + \s5 \q \v 19 Out of his mouth go burning torches, @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \q \v 21 His breath kindles coals into flame; \q fires go out from his mouth. - + \s5 \q \v 22 In his neck is strength, @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ \q \v 24 His heart is as hard as a stone— \q indeed, as hard as a lower millstone. - + \s5 \q \v 25 When he raises himself up, even the gods become afraid; @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ \q \v 27 He thinks of iron as if it were straw, \q and of bronze as if it were rotten wood. - + \s5 \q \v 28 An arrow cannot make him flee; @@ -114,21 +114,20 @@ \q \v 30 His lower parts are like sharp pieces of broken pottery; \q he leaves a spreading trail in the mud as if he were a threshing sledge. - + \s5 \q \v 31 He makes the deep to foam up like a pot of boiling water; -\q he makes the sea like a pot of ointment. +\q he makes the sea like a pot of ointment. \q -\v 32 He makes the path to shine after him; +\v 32 He makes the path to shine after him; \q one would think the deep to be white. - + \s5 \q \v 33 On earth there is no equal to him, \q who has been made to live without fear. \q \v 34 He sees everything that is proud; -\q he is king over all the sons of pride." - +\q he is king over all the sons of pride." diff --git a/18-JOB/42.usfm b/18-JOB/42.usfm index f3b664a9..deff2276 100644 --- a/18-JOB/42.usfm +++ b/18-JOB/42.usfm @@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ \q that no purpose of yours can be stopped. \q \v 3 'Who is this who without knowledge conceals plans?' -\q Indeed, I have spoken things that I did not understand, +\q Indeed, I have spoken things that I did not understand, \q things too difficult for me to understand, which I did not know about. - + \s5 \q \v 4 You said to me, 'Listen, now, and I will speak; @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \q \v 6 So I despise myself; \q I repent in dust and ashes." - + \s5 \p \v 7 It came about that after he had said these words to Job, Yahweh said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My wrath is @@ -31,18 +31,18 @@ has done. \v 8 Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer, so that I may not deal with you after your folly. You have not said what is right about me, as my servant Job has done." \v 9 So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as Yahweh had commanded them, and Yahweh accepted Job. - + \s5 \p \v 10 When Job prayed for his friends, Yahweh restored his fortunes. Yahweh gave him twice as much as he had possessed before. \v 11 Then all Job's brothers, and all his sisters, and all they who had been of his acquaintance before—they came there to him and ate food with him in his house. They sorrowed with him and comforted him about all the disasters that Yahweh had brought on him. Every person gave Job a piece of silver and a ring of gold. - + \s5 \v 12 Yahweh blessed the final end of Job's life more than the first; he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys. \v 13 He also had seven sons and three daughters. \v 14 He named the first daughter Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Kerenhappuch. - + \s5 \v 15 In all the land no women were found as beautiful as Job's daughters. Their father gave them an inheritance along with their brothers. \v 16 After this, Job lived 140 years; he saw his sons and his sons' sons, up to four generations. diff --git a/19-PSA/000.usfm b/19-PSA/000.usfm index 39c1d177..8f4b6a20 100644 --- a/19-PSA/000.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/000.usfm @@ -1,11 +1,10 @@ \id PSA Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Psalms -\toc1 The Book of Psalms -\toc2 Psalms -\toc3 Psa -\mt The Book of Psalms - +\h Psalms +\toc1 The Book of Psalms +\toc2 Psalms +\toc3 Psa +\mt The Book of Psalms diff --git a/19-PSA/001.usfm b/19-PSA/001.usfm index c391037d..736b6b4c 100644 --- a/19-PSA/001.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/001.usfm @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ \ms Book One \s5 -\cl Psalm +\cl Psalm \c 1 \p \q diff --git a/19-PSA/002.usfm b/19-PSA/002.usfm index 795ddbf3..48b39696 100644 --- a/19-PSA/002.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/002.usfm @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \q and the farthermost regions of the earth for your possession. \q \v 9 You will break them with an iron rod; -\q like a jar of a potter, you will smash them to pieces." +\q like a jar of a potter, you will smash them to pieces." \b \s5 @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 12 Kiss the son or he will be angry with you, +\v 12 Kiss the son or he will be angry with you, \q2 and you will die in the way when his anger burns for just a moment. \q How blessed are all those who seek refuge in him. diff --git a/19-PSA/003.usfm b/19-PSA/003.usfm index eaddde1d..c5e19b19 100644 --- a/19-PSA/003.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/003.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q Many have risen against me. \q \v 2 Many say about me, -\q "There is no help for him from God." +\q "There is no help for him from God." \qs Selah\qs* \s5 @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. \q \v 4 I lift up my voice to Yahweh, -\q and he answers me from his holy hill. +\q and he answers me from his holy hill. \qs Selah\qs* \s5 @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \q you will break the teeth of the wicked. \q \v 8 Salvation comes from Yahweh. -\q May your blessings be on your people. +\q May your blessings be on your people. \qs Selah\qs* diff --git a/19-PSA/004.usfm b/19-PSA/004.usfm index 4a057dbf..833e36ff 100644 --- a/19-PSA/004.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/004.usfm @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 4 Tremble in fear, but do not sin! -\q Meditate in your heart on your bed and be silent. +\q Meditate in your heart on your bed and be silent. \qs Selah\qs* \q \v 5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness diff --git a/19-PSA/007.usfm b/19-PSA/007.usfm index 7cb82f12..b4ed16eb 100644 --- a/19-PSA/007.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/007.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \q \v 5 If I am not telling the truth then let my enemy pursue my life and overtake it; \q let him trample my living body on the ground -\q and leave me lying dishonored in the dust. +\q and leave me lying dishonored in the dust. \qs Selah\qs* \s5 diff --git a/19-PSA/009.usfm b/19-PSA/009.usfm index 8673007e..2c54284f 100644 --- a/19-PSA/009.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/009.usfm @@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ \s5 \q -\v 5 You rebuked the nations; +\v 5 You rebuked the nations; \q you have destroyed the wicked; \q you have blotted out their name forever and ever. \q -\v 6 The enemy crumbled like ruins +\v 6 The enemy crumbled like ruins \q when you overthrew their cities. \q All remembrance of them has perished. @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \q their feet are caught in the net that they hid. \q \v 16 Yahweh has made himself known; he has executed judgment; -\q the wicked is ensnared by his own actions. +\q the wicked is ensnared by his own actions. \qs Selah\qs* \s5 @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ \q may the nations be judged in your sight. \q \v 20 Terrify them, Yahweh; -\q may the nations know that they are mere men. +\q may the nations know that they are mere men. \qs Selah\qs* diff --git a/19-PSA/010.usfm b/19-PSA/010.usfm index 15edaa49..66859521 100644 --- a/19-PSA/010.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/010.usfm @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil man. -\q Make him account for his evil deeds, +\q Make him account for his evil deeds, \q which he thought you would not discover. \q \v 16 Yahweh is King forever and ever; diff --git a/19-PSA/011.usfm b/19-PSA/011.usfm index 16b71eb7..026b2a48 100644 --- a/19-PSA/011.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/011.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \d For the chief musician. A psalm of David. \b \q -\v 1 I take refuge in Yahweh; +\v 1 I take refuge in Yahweh; \q how will you say to me, \q "Flee like a bird to the mountain"? \q diff --git a/19-PSA/018.usfm b/19-PSA/018.usfm index 35b28fc5..3c0ec1e5 100644 --- a/19-PSA/018.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/018.usfm @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ \s5 \c 18 \p -\d For the chief musician. A psalm of David, the servant of Yahweh, when he sang to Yahweh the words of this song on +\d For the chief musician. A psalm of David, the servant of Yahweh, when he sang to Yahweh the words of this song on the day that Yahweh rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He sang: \b \q @@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ the day that Yahweh rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the ha \q and were shaken because God was angry. \q \v 8 Smoke went up from out of his nostrils, and blazing fire came out of his mouth. Coals were ignited by it. -\q - +\q \s5 \q \v 9 He opened the heavens and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet. diff --git a/19-PSA/019.usfm b/19-PSA/019.usfm index 68b99681..76b86640 100644 --- a/19-PSA/019.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/019.usfm @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 13 Keep your servant also from arrogant sins; +\v 13 Keep your servant also from arrogant sins; \q let them not rule over me. \q Then I will be perfect, \q and I will be innocent from many transgressions. diff --git a/19-PSA/020.usfm b/19-PSA/020.usfm index 58a90e78..34767396 100644 --- a/19-PSA/020.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/020.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 3 May he call to mind all your offerings -\q and accept your burnt sacrifice. +\q and accept your burnt sacrifice. \qs Selah\qs* \q \v 4 May he grant you your heart's desire @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 9 Yahweh, rescue the king; +\v 9 Yahweh, rescue the king; \q help us when we call. diff --git a/19-PSA/021.usfm b/19-PSA/021.usfm index dc31a900..0118b2d3 100644 --- a/19-PSA/021.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/021.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \q How greatly he rejoices in the salvation you provide! \q \v 2 You have given him his heart's desire -\q and have not held back the request of his lips. +\q and have not held back the request of his lips. \qs Selah\qs* \s5 diff --git a/19-PSA/024.usfm b/19-PSA/024.usfm index 1b5ec7a2..afac2c01 100644 --- a/19-PSA/024.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/024.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \q and righteousness from the God of his salvation. \q \v 6 Such is the generation of those who seek him, -\q those who seek the face of the God of Jacob. +\q those who seek the face of the God of Jacob. \qs Selah\qs* \b @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \q \v 10 Who is this King of glory? \q Yahweh of hosts, -\q he is the King of glory. +\q he is the King of glory. \qs Selah\qs* diff --git a/19-PSA/025.usfm b/19-PSA/025.usfm index 1a5ffa10..0637b651 100644 --- a/19-PSA/025.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/025.usfm @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 14 The friendship of Yahweh is for those who honor him, -\q and he makes his covenant known to them. +\q and he makes his covenant known to them. \q \v 15 My eyes are always on Yahweh, \q for he will free my feet from the net. diff --git a/19-PSA/029.usfm b/19-PSA/029.usfm index 52b4a743..19142a96 100644 --- a/19-PSA/029.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/029.usfm @@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ \b \q -\v 1 Give praise to Yahweh, you sons of God! -\q Give praise to Yahweh for his glory and strength. +\v 1 Give praise to Yahweh, you sons of God! +\q Give praise to Yahweh for his glory and strength. \q \v 2 Give to Yahweh the glory that his name deserves. \q Bow down to Yahweh in the splendor of holiness. diff --git a/19-PSA/032.usfm b/19-PSA/032.usfm index dd651e32..9796b1a3 100644 --- a/19-PSA/032.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/032.usfm @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \v 5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you, \q and I no longer hid my iniquity. \q I said, "I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh," -\q and you forgave the guilt of my sin. +\q and you forgave the guilt of my sin. \qs Selah\qs* \q \v 6 Because of this, all who are godly should pray to you at a time of great distress. @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 7 You are my hiding place; you will guard me from trouble. -\q You will surround me with the songs of victory. +\q You will surround me with the songs of victory. \qs Selah\qs* \q \v 8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go. diff --git a/19-PSA/033.usfm b/19-PSA/033.usfm index de8a560d..de0dd056 100644 --- a/19-PSA/033.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/033.usfm @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \v 13 Yahweh looks from heaven; \q he sees all the people. \q -\v 14 From the place where he lives, +\v 14 From the place where he lives, \q he looks down on all who live on the earth. \q \v 15 He who shapes the hearts of them all diff --git a/19-PSA/034.usfm b/19-PSA/034.usfm index 9b2c636c..3378b128 100644 --- a/19-PSA/034.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/034.usfm @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 12 What man is there who desires life -\q and loves many days, +\q and loves many days, \q that he may see good? \q \v 13 Then keep your tongue from evil diff --git a/19-PSA/035.usfm b/19-PSA/035.usfm index ca702f30..0eaa0b6c 100644 --- a/19-PSA/035.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/035.usfm @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \q I fasted for them \q with my head bowed on my chest. \q -\v 14 I went about in grief as for my brother; +\v 14 I went about in grief as for my brother; \q I bent down in mourning as for my mother. \s5 diff --git a/19-PSA/036.usfm b/19-PSA/036.usfm index 4e5153e9..186786c7 100644 --- a/19-PSA/036.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/036.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \d For the chief musician. A psalm of David the servant of Yahweh. \b \q -\v 1 Sin speaks like an oracle in the heart of the wicked man; +\v 1 Sin speaks like an oracle in the heart of the wicked man; \q there is no fear of God in his eyes. \q \v 2 For he comforts himself, @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \v 10 Extend your covenant faithfulness fully to those who know you, \q your defense to the upright of heart. \q -\v 11 Do not let the foot of the arrogant man come near to me. +\v 11 Do not let the foot of the arrogant man come near to me. \q Do not let the hand of the wicked drive me away. \q \v 12 Over there the evildoers have fallen; diff --git a/19-PSA/039.usfm b/19-PSA/039.usfm index 55bbca6e..60aad8b8 100644 --- a/19-PSA/039.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/039.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \q \v 5 See, you have made my days only the width of my hand, \q and my lifetime is like nothing before you. -\q Surely every man is a single breath. +\q Surely every man is a single breath. \qs Selah\qs* \s5 @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ \q \v 11 When you discipline people for sin, \q you consume their strength slowly like a moth; -\q surely all people are nothing but vapor. +\q surely all people are nothing but vapor. \qs Selah\qs* \s5 diff --git a/19-PSA/040.usfm b/19-PSA/040.usfm index 5b419110..946f133d 100644 --- a/19-PSA/040.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/040.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \q \v 2 He brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, \q and he set my feet on a rock and made my steps secure. - + \s5 \q \v 3 He has put a new song in my mouth, praise to our God. @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \v 6 You have no delight in sacrifice or offering, \q but you have opened my ears; \q you have not required burnt offerings or sin offerings. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Then said I, "See, I have come; @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \q \v 9 I have proclaimed good news of your righteousness in the great assembly; \q Yahweh, you know that my lips have not kept back from doing this. - + \s5 \q \v 10 I have not concealed your righteousness in my heart; @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ \q \v 11 Do not keep back your acts of mercy from me, Yahweh; \q let your covenant faithfulness and your trustworthiness always preserve me. - + \s5 \q \v 12 Troubles that cannot be numbered surround me; @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \q \v 13 Be pleased, Yahweh, to rescue me; \q hurry to help me, Yahweh. - + \s5 \q \v 14 Let them be ashamed and completely disappointed @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ \q \v 15 Let them be shocked because of their shame, \q those who say to me, "Aha, aha!" - + \s5 \q \v 16 But may all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; @@ -82,6 +82,5 @@ \q yet the Lord thinks about me. \q You are my help and you come to my rescue; \q do not delay, my God. - diff --git a/19-PSA/042.usfm b/19-PSA/042.usfm index 3d81271b..c85988b1 100644 --- a/19-PSA/042.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/042.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 I thirst for God, for the living God, \q when will I come and appear before God? - + \s5 \q \v 3 My tears have been my food day and night, @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \v 4 These things I call to mind as I pour out my soul: \q how I went with the throng and led them to the house of God \q with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude celebrating a festival. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Why are you bowed down, my soul? @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \v 6 My God, my soul is bowed down within me, \q therefore I call you to mind from the land of the Jordan, \q from the three peaks of Mount Hermon, and from the hill of Mizar. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls; @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \v 8 Yet Yahweh will command his covenant faithfulness in the daytime; \q in the night his song will be with me, \q a prayer to the God of my life. - + \s5 \q \v 9 I will say to God, my rock, "Why have you forgotten me? @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \q \v 10 As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries rebuke me, \q while they always say to me, "Where is your God?" - + \s5 \q \v 11 Why are you bowed down, my soul? diff --git a/19-PSA/043.usfm b/19-PSA/043.usfm index 05748fb0..c972c429 100644 --- a/19-PSA/043.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/043.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \q \v 2 For you are the God of my strength. Why have you rejected me? \q Why do I go about in mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? - + \s5 \q \v 3 Oh, send out your light and your truth, let them lead me. @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \v 4 Then I will go to the altar of God, \q to God my exceeding joy. \q I will praise you with the harp, God, my God. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Why are you bowed down, my soul? diff --git a/19-PSA/044.usfm b/19-PSA/044.usfm index 866f6aff..252bec79 100644 --- a/19-PSA/044.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/044.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \q but you planted our people; \q you afflicted the peoples, \q but you spread our people out in the land. - + \s5 \q \v 3 For they did not obtain the land for their possession by their own sword, @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \q \v 4 God, You are my King; \q command victory for Jacob. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Through you we will push down our adversaries; @@ -32,17 +32,17 @@ \q \v 6 For I will not trust in my bow, \q neither will my sword save me. - + \s5 \q \v 7 But you have saved us from our adversaries, \q and have put to shame those who hate us. \q \v 8 In God we have made our boast all the day long, -\q and we will give thanks to your name forever. +\q and we will give thanks to your name forever. \qs Selah\qs* \b - + \s5 \q \v 9 But now you have thrown us off and brought us dishonor, @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ \q \v 11 You have made us like sheep destined for food \q and have scattered us among the nations. - + \s5 \q \v 12 You sell your people for nothing; @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ \q \v 14 You make us an insult among the nations, \q a shaking of the head among the peoples. - + \s5 \q \v 15 All the day long my dishonor is before me, @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \q \v 17 All this has come on us; yet we have not forgotten you \q or dealt falsely with your covenant. - + \s5 \q \v 18 Our heart has not turned back; @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ \q \v 22 Indeed, for your sake we are being killed all day long; \q we are considered to be sheep for the slaughter. - + \s5 \q \v 23 Awake, why do you sleep, Lord? @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ \q \v 24 Why do you hide your face \q and forget our affliction and our oppression? - + \s5 \q \v 25 For we have melted away into the dust; @@ -108,6 +108,5 @@ \q \v 26 Rise up for our help \q and redeem us for the sake of your covenant faithfulness. - diff --git a/19-PSA/045.usfm b/19-PSA/045.usfm index 38ee3b1b..8cd6c03e 100644 --- a/19-PSA/045.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/045.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \v 2 You are fairer than the children of mankind; \q grace is poured onto your lips; \q therefore we know that God has blessed you forever. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Put your sword on your thigh, mighty one, @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \v 4 In your majesty ride on triumphantly \q because of trustworthiness, meekness, and righteousness; \q your right hand will teach you fearful things. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Your arrows are sharp; @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \v 7 You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; \q therefore God, your God, has anointed you \q with the oil of gladness more than your companions. - + \s5 \q \v 8 All your garments smell of myrrh, aloes, and @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ cassia; \q \v 9 Kings' daughters are among your honorable women; \q at your right hand stands the queen clothed in gold of Ophir. - + \s5 \q \v 10 Listen, daughter, consider and incline your ear; @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ cassia; \q \v 11 In this way the king will desire your beauty; \q he is your master; revere him. - + \s5 \q \v 12 The daughter of Tyre will be there with a gift; @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ cassia; \q \v 13 The royal daughter in the palace is all glorious; \q her clothing is worked with gold. - + \s5 \q \v 14 She will be led to the king in embroidered dress; @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ cassia; \q \v 15 They will be led by gladness and rejoicing; \q they will enter into the king's palace. - + \s5 \q \v 16 In the place of your fathers will be your children, @@ -75,6 +75,5 @@ cassia; \q \v 17 I will make your name to be remembered in all generations; \q therefore the peoples will give you thanks forever and ever. - diff --git a/19-PSA/046.usfm b/19-PSA/046.usfm index 1de85118..75c6c447 100644 --- a/19-PSA/046.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/046.usfm @@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ \q though the mountains should be shaken into the heart of the seas, \q \v 3 though its waters roar and rage, and -\q though the mountains tremble with their swelling. +\q though the mountains tremble with their swelling. \qs Selah\qs* \b - + \s5 \q \v 4 There is a river, the streams of which make the city of God happy, @@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ \q he lifted up his voice, and the earth melted. \q \v 7 Yahweh of hosts is with us; -\q the God of Jacob is our refuge. +\q the God of Jacob is our refuge. \qs Selah\qs* \b - + \s5 \q \v 8 Come, behold the deeds of Yahweh, @@ -40,15 +40,14 @@ \v 9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; \q he breaks the bow and cuts the spear into pieces; \q he burns up the shields. - + \s5 \q \v 10 Be quiet and know that I am God; \q I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted on the earth. \q \v 11 Yahweh of hosts is with us; -\q the God of Jacob is our refuge. +\q the God of Jacob is our refuge. \qs Selah\qs* - diff --git a/19-PSA/047.usfm b/19-PSA/047.usfm index 99ca2ac9..32f88b6c 100644 --- a/19-PSA/047.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/047.usfm @@ -9,19 +9,19 @@ \q \v 2 For Yahweh Most High is terrifying; \q he is a great King over all the earth. - + \s5 \q \v 3 He subdues peoples under us \q and nations under our feet. \q \v 4 He chooses our inheritance for us, -\q the glory of Jacob whom he loved. +\q the glory of Jacob whom he loved. \qs Selah\qs* \q \v 5 God has gone up with a shout, \q Yahweh with the sound of a trumpet. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises; @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \q \v 7 For God is the King over all the earth; \q sing praises with understanding. - + \s5 \q \v 8 God reigns over the nations; @@ -39,6 +39,5 @@ \q to the people of the God of Abraham; \q for the shields of the earth belong to God; \q he is greatly exalted. - diff --git a/19-PSA/048.usfm b/19-PSA/048.usfm index 7190406d..8a64c69b 100644 --- a/19-PSA/048.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/048.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \q the city of the great King. \q \v 3 God has made himself known in her palaces as a refuge. - + \s5 \q \v 4 For, see, the kings assembled themselves; @@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ \q \v 8 As we have heard, so have we seen \q in the city of Yahweh of hosts, in the city of our God; -\q God will establish it forever. +\q God will establish it forever. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 9 We have thought about your covenant faithfulness, God, @@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ \v 10 As your name is, God, \q so is your praise to the ends of the earth; \q your right hand is full of righteousness. - + \s5 \q \v 11 Let Mount Zion be glad, \q let the daughters of Judah rejoice \q because of your righteous decrees. - + \s5 \q \v 12 Walk around Mount Zion, go round about her; @@ -57,13 +57,12 @@ \v 13 notice well her walls, \q and look at her palaces \q so that you may tell it to the next generation. - + \s5 \q \v 14 For this God is our God forever and ever; \q he will be our guide to death. - - + diff --git a/19-PSA/049.usfm b/19-PSA/049.usfm index aa59fc21..5a6c7a39 100644 --- a/19-PSA/049.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/049.usfm @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ \s5 -\c 49 +\c 49 \p \d For the chief musician. A psalm of the sons of Korah. \b @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 both low and high, \q rich and poor together. - + \s5 \q \v 3 My mouth will speak wisdom @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 5 Why should I fear the days of evil, \q when iniquity surrounds me at my heels? - + \s5 \q \v 6 Why should I fear those who trust in their wealth @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \q \v 8 For the redemption of one's life is costly, \q and no one can pay what we owe. - + \s5 \q \v 9 No one can live forever @@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ \v 10 For he will see decay. Wise men die; \q the fool and the brute alike perish \q and leave their wealth to others. - + \s5 \q \v 11 Their inner thought is that their families will continue forever, \q and the places where they live, to all generations; \q they call their lands after their own names. - + \s5 \q \v 12 But man, having wealth, does not remain alive; @@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ continue forever, \b \q \v 13 This, their way, is their folly; -\q yet after them, men approve of their sayings. +\q yet after them, men approve of their sayings. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 14 They are appointed like a flock to go to Sheol @@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ continue forever, \q and there be no place for them to live. \q \v 15 But God will redeem my life from the hand of Sheol; -\q he will receive me. +\q he will receive me. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 16 Do not be afraid when one becomes rich, @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ continue forever, \q \v 17 For when he dies he will take nothing away; \q his glory will not go down after him. - + \s5 \q \v 18 He blessed his soul while he lived— @@ -89,6 +89,5 @@ continue forever, \q \v 20 One who has wealth but no understanding \q is like the beasts, which perish. - diff --git a/19-PSA/050.usfm b/19-PSA/050.usfm index ff77bc79..b11a025c 100644 --- a/19-PSA/050.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/050.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, \q God has shone. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Our God comes and does not stay silent; @@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ \q \v 5 "Gather my faithful ones together to me, \q those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice." - + \s5 \q \v 6 The heavens will declare his righteousness, -\q for God himself is judge. +\q for God himself is judge. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 7 "Hear, my people, and I will speak; @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \q \v 8 I will not reprove you for your sacrifices; \q your burnt offerings are always before me. - + \s5 \q \v 9 I will take no bull out of your house, @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \q \v 11 I know all the birds of the mountains, \q and the wild beasts of the field are mine. - + \s5 \q \v 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell you; @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \q \v 13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls \q or drink the blood of goats? - + \s5 \q \v 14 Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving, @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ \v 15 Call on me in the day of trouble; \q I will rescue you, and you will glorify me." \b - + \s5 \q \v 16 But to the wicked God says, @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \q \v 17 since you hate instruction \q and throw my words away? - + \s5 \q \v 18 When you see a thief, you agree with him; @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ \q \v 20 You sit and speak against your brother; \q you slander your own mother's son. - + \s5 \q \v 21 You have done these things, but I have kept silent, @@ -93,14 +93,13 @@ \b \q \v 22 Give this careful consideration, you who forget God, -\q otherwise I will tear you to pieces, +\q otherwise I will tear you to pieces, \q and there will be no one to come to help you! - + \s5 \q \v 23 The one who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving praises me, \q and to anyone who plans his path in the right way \q I will show God's salvation." - diff --git a/19-PSA/051.usfm b/19-PSA/051.usfm index 2810baee..813a27b5 100644 --- a/19-PSA/051.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/051.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity \q and cleanse me from my sin. - + \s5 \q \v 3 For I know my transgressions, @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \q and done what is evil in your sight; \q you are right when you speak; \q you are correct when you judge. - + \s5 \q \v 5 See, I was born in iniquity; @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \q \v 6 See, you desire trustworthiness in my heart; \q in my heart you will make me know wisdom. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \q \v 9 Hide your face from my sins \q and blot out all my iniquities. - + \s5 \q \v 10 Create in me a clean heart, God, @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \q \v 11 Do not drive me away from your presence, \q and do not take your holy Spirit from me. - + \s5 \q \v 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation, @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \q \v 13 Then will I teach transgressors your ways, \q and sinners will be converted to you. - + \s5 \q \v 14 Forgive me for shedding blood, God of my salvation, @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \q \v 16 For you do not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; \q you have no pleasure in burnt offerings. - + \s5 \q \v 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. @@ -79,6 +79,5 @@ \v 19 Then will you delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, \q in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; \q then our people will offer bulls on your altar. - diff --git a/19-PSA/052.usfm b/19-PSA/052.usfm index 90c1ef79..b2ab81b3 100644 --- a/19-PSA/052.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/052.usfm @@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ house of Ahimelech." \q \v 2 Your tongue plans destruction \q like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. - + \s5 \q \v 3 You love evil more than good -\q and lying rather than speaking righteousness. +\q and lying rather than speaking righteousness. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 4 You love all words that devour others, @@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ house of Ahimelech." \q \v 5 God will likewise destroy you forever; \q he will take you up and pluck you out of your tent -\q and root you out of the land of the living. +\q and root you out of the land of the living. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 6 The righteous will also see it and fear; @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ house of Ahimelech." \v 7 "See, this is a man who did not make God his refuge, \q but he trusted in the abundance of his wealth, \q and he was strong when he destroyed others." - + \s5 \q \v 8 But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in God's house; @@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ house of Ahimelech." \q \v 9 I will give you thanks forever for what you have done. \q I will wait for your name, because it is good, -\q in the presence of your godly people. - - - +\q in the presence of your godly people. + diff --git a/19-PSA/053.usfm b/19-PSA/053.usfm index c622e3ad..407bbdb7 100644 --- a/19-PSA/053.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/053.usfm @@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ \q They are corrupt and have done abominable iniquity; \q there is no one who does good. \q -\v 2 God looks down from heaven on the children of mankind +\v 2 God looks down from heaven on the children of mankind \q to see if there are any who understand, \q who seek after him. \q \v 3 They have all turned away. Together they have become corrupt. \q There is not one who does good, not even one. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Do those who commit iniquity have no understanding— @@ -25,12 +25,11 @@ \v 5 They were in great fear, although no reason to fear was there; \q for God will scatter the bones of whoever will camp against you; \q such people will be put to shame because God has rejected them. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! \q When God brings back his people from the captivity, \q then Jacob will rejoice and Israel will be glad! - diff --git a/19-PSA/054.usfm b/19-PSA/054.usfm index 0d578ec9..ce9883f0 100644 --- a/19-PSA/054.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/054.usfm @@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ \q \v 3 For strangers have risen up against me, \q and pitiless men have sought after my life; -\q they have not set God before them. +\q they have not set God before them. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 4 See, God is my helper; \q the Lord is the one who upholds me. \q -\v 5 He will repay my enemies with evil; +\v 5 He will repay my enemies with evil; \q in your faithfulness, destroy them! - + \s5 \q \v 6 I will sacrifice to you with a freewill offering; @@ -31,6 +31,5 @@ \q \v 7 For he has rescued me from every trouble; \q my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies. - diff --git a/19-PSA/055.usfm b/19-PSA/055.usfm index de5ea7cc..5a6f471c 100644 --- a/19-PSA/055.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/055.usfm @@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ \q and do not hide yourself from my plea. \q \v 2 Pay attention to me and answer me; -\q I have no rest in my troubles +\q I have no rest in my troubles \q \v 3 because of the voice of my enemies, \q because of the oppression of the wicked; \q for they bring trouble on me \q and persecute me in anger. - + \s5 \q \v 4 My heart trembles within me, @@ -23,16 +23,16 @@ \q \v 5 Fearfulness and trembling have come on me, \q and horror has overwhelmed me. - + \s5 \q \v 6 I said, "Oh, if only I had wings like a dove! \q Then would I fly away and be at rest. \q \v 7 See, then I would wander far away; -\q I would stay in the wilderness. +\q I would stay in the wilderness. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 8 I would hurry to a shelter @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \q \v 9 Devour them, Lord, confuse their language! \q For I have seen violence and strife in the city. - + \s5 \q \v 10 Day and night they go about on its walls; @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \q \v 11 Wickedness is in the middle of it; \q oppression and deceit do not leave its streets. - + \s5 \q \v 12 For it was not an enemy who rebuked me, @@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ \q \v 14 We had sweet fellowship together; \q we walked in the house of God with the throng. - + \s5 \q \v 15 Let death come suddenly on them; \q let them go down alive to Sheol, \q for wickedness is where they live, right among them. - + \s5 \q \v 16 As for me, I will call on God, @@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ \q \v 18 He will safely rescue my life from the battle that was against me, \q for those who fought against me were many. - + \s5 \q -\v 19 God, the one who rules from eternity, +\v 19 God, the one who rules from eternity, \q will hear them and humiliate them. \qs Selah\qs* \q They never change, \q and they do not fear God. - + \s5 \q \v 20 My friend has raised his hands against those who were at peace with him; @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ \q but his heart was hostile; \q his words were softer than oil, \q yet they were actually drawn swords. - + \s5 \q \v 22 Place your burdens on Yahweh, and he will sustain you; @@ -105,6 +105,5 @@ \v 23 But you, God, will bring the wicked down into the pit of destruction; \q bloodthirsty and deceitful men will not live even half as long as others, \q but I will trust in you. - diff --git a/19-PSA/056.usfm b/19-PSA/056.usfm index 62ebb862..e69c230a 100644 --- a/19-PSA/056.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/056.usfm @@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ of David. A michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. \b \q \v 1 Be merciful to me, God, for men are attacking me! -\q All the day long those who fight me press their assault. +\q All the day long those who fight me press their assault. \q \v 2 My enemies trample me all day long; \q for there are many who arrogantly fight against me. - + \s5 \q \v 3 When I am afraid, @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ of David. A michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. \v 4 In God, whose word I praise— \q in God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid; \q what can mere man do to me? - + \s5 \q \v 5 All the day long they twist my words; @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ of David. A michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. \v 6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, \q and they mark my steps, \q just as they have waited for my life. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Do not let them escape doing iniquity. @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ of David. A michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. \v 8 You number my wanderings \q and put my tears into your bottle; \q are they not in your book? - + \s5 \q \v 9 Then my enemies will turn back on the day that I call to you; @@ -59,6 +59,5 @@ of David. A michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath. \q you have kept my feet from falling, \q so that I may walk before God \q in the light of the living. - diff --git a/19-PSA/057.usfm b/19-PSA/057.usfm index cd2550a9..1e6f0c80 100644 --- a/19-PSA/057.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/057.usfm @@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ of David. A michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. \v 1 Be merciful to me, God, be merciful to me, \q for I take refuge in you until these troubles are over. \q I stay under your wings for protection until this destruction is over. - + \s5 \q \v 2 I will cry to God Most High, \q to God, who does all things for me. \q \v 3 He will send help from heaven and save me, -\q he is angry with those who crush me. +\q he is angry with those who crush me. \qs Selah\qs* \q God will send me his loving kindness and his faithfulness. - + \s5 \q \v 4 My life is among lions; @@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ of David. A michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. \v 5 Be exalted, God, above the heavens; \q let your glory be above all the earth. \b - + \s5 \q \v 6 They spread out a net for my feet; -\q I was distressed. +\q I was distressed. \q They dug a pit in front of me. -\q They themselves have fallen into the middle of it! +\q They themselves have fallen into the middle of it! \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 7 My heart is fixed, God, my heart is fixed; @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ of David. A michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. \q \v 8 Wake up, my honored heart; wake up, lute and harp; \q I will wake up the dawn. - + \s5 \q \v 9 I will give thanks to you, Lord, among the peoples; @@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ of David. A michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave. \q \v 11 Be exalted, God, above the heavens; \q may your glory be exalted over all the earth. - - + diff --git a/19-PSA/058.usfm b/19-PSA/058.usfm index e5446a30..978d1036 100644 --- a/19-PSA/058.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/058.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ of David. A michtam. \q \v 2 No, you commit wickedness in your heart; \q you distribute violence throughout the land with your hands. - + \s5 \q \v 3 The wicked go astray even when they were in the womb; @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ of David. A michtam. \q \v 5 that pays no attention to the voice of charmers, \q no matter how skillful they are. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Break their teeth in their mouths, God; @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ of David. A michtam. \q \v 8 Let them be like a snail that melts and passes away, \q like the untimely-born child of a woman that never sees the sunlight. - + \s5 \q \v 9 Before your pots can feel the thorn's burning heat, @@ -44,6 +44,5 @@ of David. A michtam. \q \v 11 so that men will say, "Truly, there is a reward for the righteous person; \q truly there is a God who judges the earth." - diff --git a/19-PSA/059.usfm b/19-PSA/059.usfm index 0f592a71..54feafe0 100644 --- a/19-PSA/059.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/059.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ of David. A michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. \q \v 2 Keep me safe from the workers of iniquity, \q and save me from the bloodthirsty men. - + \s5 \q \v 3 For, see, they wait in ambush to take my life. @@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ of David. A michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. \q \v 4 They prepare to run at me although I am without fault; \q awake and help me and see. - + \s5 \q \v 5 You, Yahweh God of hosts, the God of Israel, \q arise and punish all the nations; -\q do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors. +\q do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 6 They return at evening, they howl like dogs @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ of David. A michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. \v 7 See, they belch out with their mouths; \q swords are in their lips, \q for they say, "Who hears us?" - + \s5 \q \v 8 But you, Yahweh, laugh at them; @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ of David. A michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. \q \v 9 God, my strength, I will pay attention to you; \q you are my high tower. - + \s5 \q \v 10 My God will meet me with his covenant faithfulness; @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ of David. A michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. \q \v 11 Do not kill them, or my people will forget. \q Scatter them by your power and make them fall, Lord our shield. - + \s5 \q \v 12 For the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, @@ -61,17 +61,17 @@ of David. A michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. \q \v 13 Consume them in wrath, consume them so that they will be no more; \q let them know that God rules in Jacob -\q and to the ends of the earth. +\q and to the ends of the earth. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q -\v 14 At evening they return, +\v 14 At evening they return, \q howling like dogs going around the city. \q \v 15 They wander about looking for food \q and they growl like a dog if they are not satisfied. - + \s5 \q \v 16 But I will sing about your strength, @@ -81,6 +81,5 @@ of David. A michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. \q \v 17 To you, my strength, I will sing praises; \q for God is my high tower, the God of covenant faithfulness. - diff --git a/19-PSA/060.usfm b/19-PSA/060.usfm index 77b9ef7e..0fdde369 100644 --- a/19-PSA/060.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/060.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \q \v 1 God, you have cast us off; you have broken through our defenses; \q you have been angry; restore us again. - + \s5 \q \v 2 You have made the land tremble; you have torn it apart; @@ -15,18 +15,18 @@ \q \v 3 You have made your people see difficult things; \q you have made us drink the wine of staggering. - + \s5 \q -\v 4 For those who honor you, -\q you have set up a banner -\q to be displayed against those who carry the bow. +\v 4 For those who honor you, +\q you have set up a banner +\q to be displayed against those who carry the bow. \qs Selah\qs* \b \q \v 5 So that those you love may be rescued, \q rescue us with your right hand and answer me. - + \s5 \q \v 6 God has spoken in his holiness, "I will rejoice; @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \v 7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; \q Ephraim also is my helmet; \q Judah is my scepter. - + \s5 \q \v 8 Moab is my washbasin; @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \q \v 9 Who will bring me into the strong city? \q Who will lead me to Edom? - + \s5 \q \v 10 But you, God, have you not rejected us? @@ -55,6 +55,5 @@ \q \v 12 We will triumph with God's help; \q he will trample down our enemies. - diff --git a/19-PSA/061.usfm b/19-PSA/061.usfm index 3d095469..12a09b74 100644 --- a/19-PSA/061.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/061.usfm @@ -13,27 +13,26 @@ \q \v 3 For you have been a refuge for me, \q a strong tower from the enemy. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Let me live in your tabernacle forever! -\q Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings. +\q Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings. \qs Selah\qs* \q \v 5 For you, God, have heard my vows, \q you have given me the inheritance of those who honor your name. - + \s5 \q \v 6 You will prolong the king's life; \q his years will be like many generations. \q \v 7 He will remain before God forever. - + \s5 \q \v 8 I will sing praise to your name forever \q so that I may perform my vows every day. - diff --git a/19-PSA/062.usfm b/19-PSA/062.usfm index 3d765af1..cbf3fc53 100644 --- a/19-PSA/062.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/062.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 He alone is my rock and my salvation; \q he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved. - + \s5 \q \v 3 How long, all of you, will you attack a man, @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ \q \v 4 They consult with him only to bring him down from his honorable position; \q they love to tell lies; -\q they bless him with their mouths, but in their hearts they curse him. +\q they bless him with their mouths, but in their hearts they curse him. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 5 I wait in silence for God alone; @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \q \v 6 He alone is my rock and my salvation; \q he is my high tower; I will not be moved. - + \s5 \q \v 7 With God is my salvation and my glory; @@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ \q \v 8 Trust in him at all times, you people; \q pour out your heart before him; -\q God is a refuge for us. +\q God is a refuge for us. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 9 Surely men of low standing are vanity, and men of high standing are a lie; @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \v 10 Do not trust in oppression or robbery; \q and do not hope uselessly in riches, \q for they will bear no fruit; do not fix your heart on them. - + \s5 \q \v 11 God has spoken once, @@ -58,6 +58,5 @@ \q \v 12 Also to you, Lord, belongs covenant faithfulness, \q for you pay back every person for what he has done. - diff --git a/19-PSA/063.usfm b/19-PSA/063.usfm index e1e97fb0..b7861b9f 100644 --- a/19-PSA/063.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/063.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \q \v 2 So I have looked on you in the holy people \q to see your power and your glory. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Because your covenant faithfulness is better than life, @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \q \v 4 So I will bless you while I live; \q I will lift up my hands in your name. - + \s5 \q \v 5 It will be as if I ate a meal of marrow and fatness; @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \q \v 6 when I think about you on my bed \q and meditate on you in the night hours. - + \s5 \q \v 7 For you have been my help, @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \q \v 8 I cling to you; \q your right hand supports me. - + \s5 \q \v 9 But those who seek to destroy my life @@ -49,6 +49,5 @@ \v 11 But the king will rejoice in God; \q everyone who swears by him will be proud of him, \q but the mouth of those who speak lies will be stopped up. - diff --git a/19-PSA/064.usfm b/19-PSA/064.usfm index 55de261d..b9e79970 100644 --- a/19-PSA/064.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/064.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 Hide me from the secret plotting of evildoers, \q from the commotion of the doers of iniquity. - + \s5 \q \v 3 They have sharpened their tongues like swords; @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 4 so that they may shoot from secret places at someone who is innocent; \q suddenly they shoot at him and fear nothing. - + \s5 \q \v 5 They encourage themselves in an evil plan; @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \v 6 They invent sinful plans; \q "We have finished," they say, "a careful plan." \q The inner thoughts and hearts of man are deep. - + \s5 \q \v 7 But God will shoot them; @@ -40,11 +40,10 @@ \v 9 All people will fear \q and will declare God's deeds. \q They will wisely think about what he has done. - + \s5 \q \v 10 The righteous will be glad about Yahweh and will take refuge in him; \q all the upright in heart will take pride in him. - diff --git a/19-PSA/065.usfm b/19-PSA/065.usfm index b7d1e4c0..670209ac 100644 --- a/19-PSA/065.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/065.usfm @@ -13,21 +13,21 @@ \q \v 3 Iniquities prevail against us; \q as for our transgressions, you will forgive them. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Blessed is the man whom you choose to bring near to you \q so that he may live in your courts. \q We will be satisfied with the goodness of your house, \q your holy temple. - + \s5 \q \v 5 In righteousness you will answer us by doing amazing things, \q God of our salvation; \q you who are the confidence of all the ends of the earth \q and of those who are far across the sea. - + \s5 \q \v 6 For it is you who made the mountains firm, @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \v 7 It is you who quiet the roaring of the seas, \q the roaring of their waves, \q and the commotion of the peoples. - + \s5 \q \v 8 Those who live in the uttermost parts of the earth are afraid of the evidence of your deeds; @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \q you greatly enrich it; \q the river of God is full of water; \q you provide mankind grain when you have prepared the earth. - + \s5 \q \v 10 You water its furrows abundantly; @@ -64,6 +64,5 @@ \v 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; \q the valleys also are covered over with grain; \q they shout for joy, and they sing. - diff --git a/19-PSA/066.usfm b/19-PSA/066.usfm index 0ce01619..fd7e63dd 100644 --- a/19-PSA/066.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/066.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q \v 2 Sing out the glory of his name; \q make his praise glorious. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Say to God, "How terrifying are your deeds! @@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ \q \v 4 All the earth will worship you \q and will sing to you; -\q they will sing to your name." +\q they will sing to your name." \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 5 Come and see the works of God; @@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ \q \v 7 He rules forever by his might; \q his eyes observe the nations; -\q let not the rebellious exalt themselves. +\q let not the rebellious exalt themselves. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 8 Give blessing to God, you people, @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \q \v 9 He keeps us among the living, \q and he does not permit our feet to slip. - + \s5 \q \v 10 For you, God, have tested us; @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ \v 12 You made people ride over our heads; \q we went through fire and water, \q but you brought us out into a spacious place. - + \s5 \q \v 13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings; @@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ \q \v 15 I will offer to you burnt offerings of fat animals \q with the sweet aroma of rams; -\q I will offer bulls and goats. +\q I will offer bulls and goats. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ \q \v 18 If I had seen sin within my heart, \q the Lord would not have listened to me. - + \s5 \q \v 19 But God has truly heard; @@ -86,6 +86,5 @@ \v 20 Blessed be God, \q who has not turned away my prayer \q or his covenant faithfulness from me. - diff --git a/19-PSA/067.usfm b/19-PSA/067.usfm index 1f69c203..e377f954 100644 --- a/19-PSA/067.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/067.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \q \v 2 so that your ways may be known on earth, \q your salvation among all nations. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Let the peoples praise you, God; @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ \q \v 4 Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy, \q for you will judge the peoples with justice -\q and govern the nations on earth. +\q and govern the nations on earth. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 5 Let the peoples praise you, God; @@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ \q \v 6 The earth has yielded its harvest \q and God, our God, has blessed us. - + \s5 \q \v 7 God has blessed us, \q and all the ends of the earth honor him. - diff --git a/19-PSA/068.usfm b/19-PSA/068.usfm index 6bedb9df..6482b611 100644 --- a/19-PSA/068.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/068.usfm @@ -14,21 +14,21 @@ \q \v 3 But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God; \q may they rejoice and be happy. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! -\q Praise the one who rides through the plains of the Jordan River valley! +\q Praise the one who rides through the plains of the Jordan River valley! \q Yahweh is his name! Rejoice before him! \q \v 5 A father of the fatherless, a judge of the widows, -\q is God in the holy place where he lives. +\q is God in the holy place where he lives. \q \v 6 God puts the lonely into families; \q he brings out the prisoners with singing; \q but the rebellious live in a parched land. \b - + \s5 \q \v 7 God, when you went out before your people, @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \v 8 The earth trembled; \q the heavens also dropped rain in God's presence, \q in the presence of God when he came to Sinai, in the presence of God, the God of Israel. - + \s5 \q \v 9 You, God, sent a plentiful rain; @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \q \v 10 Your people lived in it; \q You, God, gave from your goodness to the poor. - + \s5 \q \v 11 The Lord gave the orders, @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ \q doves covered with silver \q with wings of yellow gold. \q When some of you people stayed among the sheepfolds, why did you do this? - + \s5 \q \v 14 The Almighty scattered kings there, @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \v 16 Why do you look in envy, you high hill country, \q at the mountain which God desires for the place he will live? \q Indeed, Yahweh will live in it forever. - + \s5 \q \v 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; @@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ \q even from those who fought against you, \q so that you, Yahweh God, might live there. \b - + \s5 \q \v 19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, -\q the God who is our salvation. +\q the God who is our salvation. \qs Selah\qs* \q \v 20 Our God is a God who saves; @@ -92,16 +92,16 @@ \q \v 21 But God will strike through the heads of his enemies, \q through the hairy scalps of those who walk in offenses against him. - + \s5 \q \v 22 The Lord said, "I will bring my enemies back from Bashan; \q I will bring them back from the depths of the sea \q \v 23 so that you may crush your enemies, dipping your foot in blood, -\q and so that the tongues of your dogs may have their share from your +\q and so that the tongues of your dogs may have their share from your enemies." - + \s5 \q \v 24 They have seen your processions, God, @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ enemies." \q \v 25 The singers went first, the minstrels followed after, \q and in the middle were the unmarried girls playing tambourines. - + \s5 \q \v 26 Bless God in the assembly; @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ enemies." \q then the leaders of Judah and their multitudes, \q the leaders of Zebulun and the leaders of Naphtali. \b - + \s5 \q \v 28 Your God, Israel, has decreed your strength; @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ enemies." \q \v 29 Reveal your power to us from your temple at Jerusalem, \q where kings bring gifts to you. - + \s5 \q \v 30 Shout in battle against the wild beasts in the reeds, @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ enemies." \q \v 31 Princes will come out of Egypt; \q Ethiopia will hurry to reach out with her hands to God. - + \s5 \q \v 32 Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ enemies." \q \v 33 To him who rides on the heaven of heavens, which exist from ancient times; \q see, he lifts up his voice with power. - + \s5 \q \v 34 Ascribe strength to God; @@ -156,6 +156,5 @@ enemies." \v 35 God, you are fearsome in your holy place; \q the God of Israel—he gives strength and power to his people. \q Blessed be God. - diff --git a/19-PSA/069.usfm b/19-PSA/069.usfm index 019268ac..c7b487c1 100644 --- a/19-PSA/069.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/069.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no place to stand; \q I have come into deep waters, where the floods flow over me. - + \s5 \q \v 3 I am weary with my crying; my throat is dry; @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \v 4 Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs on my head; \q those who would cut me off, being my enemies for wrong reasons, are mighty; \q what I did not steal, I have to give back. - + \s5 \q \v 5 God, you know my foolishness, @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \q \v 6 Let not those who wait for you be put to shame because of me, Lord Yahweh of hosts; \q let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor because of me, God of Israel. - + \s5 \q \v 7 For your sake I have borne rebuke; @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \q \v 9 For the zeal of your house has eaten me up, \q and the rebukes of those who rebuke you have fallen on me. - + \s5 \q \v 10 When I wept and did not eat food, @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \q \v 12 Those who sit in the city gate talk about me; \q I am a song of drunkards. - + \s5 \q \v 13 But as for me, my prayer is to you, Yahweh, at a time that you will accept; @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \v 15 Do not let the floods of water overwhelm me, \q neither let the deep swallow me up. \q Do not let the pit shut its mouth on me. - + \s5 \q \v 16 Answer me, Yahweh, for your covenant faithfulness is good; @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \q \v 17 Do not hide your face from your servant, \q for I am in distress; answer me quickly. - + \s5 \q \v 18 Come to me and redeem me. @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ \q \v 19 You know my rebuke, my shame, and my dishonor; \q my adversaries are all before you. - + \s5 \q \v 20 Rebuke has broken my heart; I am full of heaviness; @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ \q \v 21 They gave me poison for my food; \q in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. - + \s5 \q \v 22 Let their table before them become a snare; @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ \q \v 23 Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see; \q and always make their loins shake. - + \s5 \q \v 24 Pour out your indignation on them, @@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ \q \v 25 Let their place be a desolation; \q let no one live in their tents. - + \s5 \q -\v 26 For they persecuted the one you struck down. +\v 26 For they persecuted the one you struck down. \q They repeated the account of the pain of those you have wounded. \q \v 27 Accuse them of having committed iniquity after iniquity; \q do not let them come into your righteous victory. - + \s5 \q \v 28 Let them be blotted out of The Book of Life @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ \q \v 29 But I am poor and sorrowful; \q let your salvation, God, set me up on high. - + \s5 \q \v 30 I will praise the name of God with a song @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ \q \v 31 That will please Yahweh better than an ox \q or a bull that has horns and hooves. - + \s5 \q \v 32 The meek have seen it and are glad; @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ \q \v 33 For Yahweh hears the needy \q and does not despise his prisoners. - + \s5 \q \v 34 Let heaven and earth praise him, @@ -145,6 +145,5 @@ \q \v 36 His servants' descendants will inherit it; \q and those who love his name will live there. - diff --git a/19-PSA/070.usfm b/19-PSA/070.usfm index a74ae61a..2ad07969 100644 --- a/19-PSA/070.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/070.usfm @@ -5,17 +5,17 @@ \d For the chief musician. A psalm of David; to bring to remembrance. \b \q -\v 1 Save me, God! +\v 1 Save me, God! \q Yahweh, come quickly and help me. \q -\v 2 Let those who try to take my life +\v 2 Let those who try to take my life \q be ashamed and humiliated; \q let them be turned back and brought to dishonor, \q those who take pleasure in my pain. \q \v 3 Let them be turned back because of their shame, \q those who say, "Aha, aha." - + \s5 \q \v 4 Let all those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; @@ -26,6 +26,5 @@ \q hurry to me, God; \q you are my help and you rescue me. \q Yahweh, do not delay. - diff --git a/19-PSA/071.usfm b/19-PSA/071.usfm index 9f1c2636..085e0ab7 100644 --- a/19-PSA/071.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/071.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \v 3 Be to me a rock for refuge where I may always go; \q you have given a command to save me, \q for you are my rock and my fortress. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Rescue me, my God, out of the hand of the wicked, @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 5 For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh. \q I have trusted in you ever since I was a child. - + \s5 \q \v 6 By you I have been supported from the womb; @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \q \v 7 I am an example to many people; \q you are my strong refuge. - + \s5 \q \v 8 My mouth will be filled with your praise, @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \q \v 9 Do not throw me away in my time of old age; \q do not abandon me when my strength fails. - + \s5 \q \v 10 For my enemies are talking about me; @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \q \v 11 They say, "God has forsaken him; \q pursue and take him, for there is no one to save him." - + \s5 \q \v 12 God, do not be far from me; @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \q \v 13 Let them be put to shame and destroyed, those who are hostile to my life; \q let them be covered with rebuke and dishonor, those who seek my hurt. - + \s5 \q \v 14 But I will always hope in you @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \q \v 16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh; \q I will make mention of your righteousness, yours alone. - + \s5 \q \v 17 God, you have taught me from my youth; @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \v 18 Indeed, even when I am old and gray-headed, God, do not forsake me, \q as I have been declaring your strength to the next generation, \q your power to everyone who is to come. - + \s5 \q \v 19 Your righteousness also, God, is very high; @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ \v 20 You who have shown us many severe troubles \q will revive us again \q and will bring us up again from the depths of the earth. - + \s5 \q \v 21 May you increase my honor; @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ \q for your trustworthiness, my God; \q to you I will sing praises with the harp, \q Holy One of Israel. - + \s5 \q \v 23 My lips will shout for joy when I sing praises to you— @@ -102,6 +102,5 @@ \q \v 24 My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long; \q for they have been put to shame and are confused, those who sought my hurt. - diff --git a/19-PSA/072.usfm b/19-PSA/072.usfm index 68d970fc..def035a6 100644 --- a/19-PSA/072.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/072.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \q \v 3 May the mountains produce peace for the people; \q may the hills produce righteousness. - + \s5 \q \v 4 May he judge the poor of the people; @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 5 May they honor you while the sun endures, \q and as long as the moon lasts throughout all generations. - + \s5 \q \v 6 May he come down like rain on the mown grass, @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \q \v 7 May the righteous flourish in his days, \q and may there be an abundance of peace till the moon is no more. - + \s5 \q \v 8 May he have dominion from sea to sea, @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \q \v 10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the islands render tribute; \q may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts. - + \s5 \q \v 11 Indeed, may all kings fall down before him; @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \q \v 12 For he helps the needy person who cries out \q and the poor person who has no other helper. - + \s5 \q \v 13 He has pity on the poor and needy, @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \q \v 14 He redeems their lives from oppression and violence, \q and their blood is precious in his sight. - + \s5 \q \v 15 May he live! May the gold of Sheba be given to him. @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \q on the mountaintops may their crops wave. \q May the fruit of it be like Lebanon; \q may the people flourish in the cities like the grass of the field. - + \s5 \q \v 17 May his name endure forever; @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \q may people be blessed in him; \q may all nations call him blessed. \b - + \s5 \q \v 18 May Yahweh God, the God of Israel, be blessed, diff --git a/19-PSA/073.usfm b/19-PSA/073.usfm index 86a881c5..23339b0a 100644 --- a/19-PSA/073.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/073.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \q \v 3 because I was envious of the arrogant \q when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. - + \s5 \q \v 4 For they have no pain until their death, @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 5 They are free from the burdens of other men; \q they are not afflicted like other men. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Pride adorns them like a necklace around their neck; @@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ \q \v 7 Out of such blindness comes sin; \q evil thoughts pass through their hearts. - + \s5 \q \v 8 They mock and speak wickedly; -\q they speak loftily of oppression. +\q they speak loftily of oppression. \q \v 9 They set their mouth against the heavens, \q and their tongues roam through the earth. - + \s5 \q \v 10 Therefore his people return to here @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \q \v 12 Take notice: these people are wicked; \q they are always carefree, becoming richer and richer. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Surely it is in vain that I have guarded my heart @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \q \v 15 If I had said, "I will say these things," \q then I would have betrayed this generation of your children. - + \s5 \q \v 16 Though I tried to understand these things, @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \q \v 17 Then I went into God's sanctuary \q and came to understand their fate. - + \s5 \q \v 18 Surely you put them in slippery places; @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ \q \v 20 They are like a dream after one wakes up; \q2 Lord, when you arise, you will think nothing of those dreams. - + \s5 \q \v 21 For my heart was grieved, @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ \q \v 22 I was ignorant and lacked insight; \q I was like a senseless animal before you. - + \s5 \q \v 23 Yet I am always with you; @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ \q \v 24 You will guide me with your advice \q and afterward receive me to glory. - + \s5 \q \v 25 Whom have I in heaven but you? @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ \q \v 26 My flesh and my heart grow weak, \q but God is the strength of my heart forever. - + \s5 \q \v 27 Those who are far from you will perish; @@ -112,6 +112,5 @@ to you. \v 28 But as for me, all I need to do is to approach God. \q I have made the Lord Yahweh my refuge. \q I will declare all your deeds. - diff --git a/19-PSA/074.usfm b/19-PSA/074.usfm index 27342616..0569e579 100644 --- a/19-PSA/074.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/074.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \v 2 Call to mind your people, whom you purchased in ancient times, \q the tribe whom you have redeemed to be your own heritage, \q and Mount Zion, where you live. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Come look at the complete ruins, @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \q \v 6 They smashed and broke down all the engravings; \q they broke them with axes and hammers. - + \s5 \q \v 7 They set your sanctuary on fire; @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ to the ground. \q \v 8 They said in their hearts, "We will destroy them all." \q They burned up all of your meeting places in the land. - + \s5 \q \v 9 We do not see any more signs; @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ to the ground. \v 11 Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? \q Take your right hand from your garment and destroy them. \b - + \s5 \q \v 12 Yet God has been my king from ancient times, @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ to the ground. \q \v 13 You divided the sea by your strength; \q you smashed the heads of the sea monsters in the waters. - + \s5 \q \v 14 You crushed the heads of leviathan; @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ to the ground. \q \v 15 You broke open springs and streams; \q you dried up flowing rivers. - + \s5 \q \v 16 The day is yours, and the night is yours also; @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ to the ground. \q \v 17 You have set all the borders of the earth; \q you have made summer and winter. - + \s5 \q \v 18 Call to mind how the enemy hurled insults at you, Yahweh, @@ -79,15 +79,15 @@ to the ground. \q \v 19 Do not hand over the life of your dove to a wild animal. \q Do not forget the life of your oppressed people forever. - + \s5 \q \v 20 Remember your covenant, \q for the dark regions of the land are full of places of violence. \q \v 21 Do not let the oppressed be turned back in shame; -\q let the poor and oppressed praise your name. - +\q let the poor and oppressed praise your name. + \s5 \q \v 22 Arise, God; defend your own honor; @@ -95,6 +95,5 @@ to the ground. \q \v 23 Do not forget the voice of your adversaries \q or the uproar of those who continually defy you. - diff --git a/19-PSA/075.usfm b/19-PSA/075.usfm index e45ed3d0..9218d36b 100644 --- a/19-PSA/075.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/075.usfm @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ \v 2 At the appointed time I will judge fairly. \q \v 3 Though the earth and all the inhabitants shake in fear, -\q I make steady the earth's pillars. +\q I make steady the earth's pillars. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 4 I said to the arrogant, "Do not be arrogant," @@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ \s5 \q \v 7 But God is the judge; -\q he brings down and he lifts up. +\q he brings down and he lifts up. \q \v 8 For Yahweh holds in his hand a cup of foaming wine, \q which is mixed with spices, and pours it out. \q Surely all the wicked of the earth will drink it to the last drop. - + \s5 \q \v 9 But I will continually tell what you have done; @@ -42,6 +42,5 @@ \q \v 10 He says, "I will cut off all the horns of the wicked, \q but the horns of the righteous will be raised up." - diff --git a/19-PSA/076.usfm b/19-PSA/076.usfm index d32e0c75..53a5f173 100644 --- a/19-PSA/076.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/076.usfm @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ \q his dwelling place is in Zion. \q \v 3 There he broke the arrows of the bow, -\q the shield, the sword, and the other weapons of war. +\q the shield, the sword, and the other weapons of war. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 4 You shine brightly and reveal your glory, @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \v 5 The bravehearted were plundered; \q they fell asleep. \q All the warriors were helpless. - + \s5 \q \v 6 At your rebuke, God of Jacob, @@ -31,25 +31,25 @@ \q \v 7 You, yes you, are to be feared; \q who can stand in your sight when you are angry? - + \s5 \q \v 8 From heaven you made your judgment heard; \q the earth was afraid and silent \q \v 9 when you, God, arose to execute judgment -\q and to save all the oppressed of the earth. +\q and to save all the oppressed of the earth. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 10 Surely your angry judgment of those people will bring you praise. \q You fully reveal your wrath. - + \s5 \q \v 11 Make vows to Yahweh your God and keep them. \q May all who surround him bring gifts to him who is to be feared. \q \v 12 He cuts off the spirit of the princes; -\q he is feared by the kings of the earth. +\q he is feared by the kings of the earth. diff --git a/19-PSA/077.usfm b/19-PSA/077.usfm index fc069823..bd88076e 100644 --- a/19-PSA/077.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/077.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \q \v 1 I will call out with my voice to God; \q I will call with my voice to God, and my God will hear me. - + \s5 \q \v 2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q I thought about him as I grew faint. \qs Selah\qs* \b - + \s5 \q \v 4 You held my eyes open; @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \q \v 5 I thought about the days of old, \q about times long past. - + \s5 \q \v 6 During the night I called to mind the song I once sang. @@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ \q \v 7 Will the Lord reject me forever? \q Will he never again show me favor? - + \s5 \q \v 8 Was his covenant faithfulness gone forever? \q Had his promise failed forever? \q \v 9 Had God forgotten to be gracious? -\q Had his anger shut off his compassion? +\q Had his anger shut off his compassion? \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 10 I said, "This is my sorrow: \q the changing of the right hand of the Most High toward us." - + \s5 \q \v 11 But I will call to mind your deeds, Yahweh; @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ \q \v 12 I will ponder all your deeds \q and will reflect on them. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Your way, God, is holy; @@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ \q you have revealed your strength among the peoples. \q \v 15 You gave your people victory by your great power— -\q the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. +\q the descendants of Jacob and Joseph. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 16 The waters saw you, God; @@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ \q \v 17 The clouds poured down water; \q the cloudy skies gave voice; -\q your arrows flew about. - +\q your arrows flew about. + \s5 \q \v 18 Your thunderous voice was heard in the wind; @@ -92,6 +92,5 @@ \q \v 20 You led your people like a flock \q by the hand of Moses and Aaron. - diff --git a/19-PSA/078.usfm b/19-PSA/078.usfm index 89c4a73f..5a9342eb 100644 --- a/19-PSA/078.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/078.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 I will open my mouth in parables; \q I will sing about hidden things about the past. - + \s5 \q \v 3 These are things that we have heard and learned, @@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ \v 4 We will not keep them from their descendants. \q We will tell the next generation about the praiseworthy deeds of Yahweh, \q his strength, and the wonders that he has done. - - + + \s5 \q \v 5 For he established covenant decrees in Jacob @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \q \v 6 He commanded this so that the generation to come might know his decrees, the children not yet born, \q who should tell them in turn to their own children. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Then they would place their hope in God @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \q who were a stubborn and rebellious generation, \q a generation whose hearts were not right, \q and whose spirits were not committed and faithful to God. - + \s5 \q \v 9 The Ephraimites were armed with bows, @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \q \v 11 They forgot his deeds, \q the wonderful things that he had shown them. - + \s5 \q \v 12 They forgot the marvelous things he did in the sight of their ancestors @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ \q \v 14 In the daytime he led them with a cloud \q and all the night with the light of fire. - + \s5 \q \v 15 He split the rocks in the wilderness, @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ \q \v 16 He made streams flow out of the rock \q and made the water flow like rivers. - + \s5 \q \v 17 Yet they continued to sin against him, @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ \q \v 18 They challenged God in their hearts \q by asking for food to satisfy their appetites. - + \s5 \q \v 19 They spoke against God; @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ \q and streams overflowed. \q But can he give bread also? \q Will he provide meat for his people?" - + \s5 \q \v 21 When Yahweh heard this, he was angry; @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ \q \v 22 because they did not believe in God \q and did not trust in his salvation. - + \s5 \q \v 23 Yet he commanded the skies above @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ \q \v 25 People ate the bread of angels. \q He sent them food in abundance. - + \s5 \q \v 26 He caused the east wind to blow in the sky, @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ \q \v 28 They fell in the middle of their camp, \q all around their tents. - + \s5 \q \v 29 So they ate and were full. @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ \q \v 30 But they had not yet filled up; \q their food was still in their mouths. - + \s5 \q \v 31 Then God's anger attacked them @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ \q \v 32 Despite this, they continued to sin \q and did not believe his wonderful deeds. - + \s5 \q \v 33 Therefore God cut short their days; @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ \q \v 34 Whenever God afflicted them, they would start to seek him, \q and they would return and look earnestly for him. - + \s5 \q \v 35 They would call to mind that God was their rock @@ -156,14 +156,14 @@ \q \v 37 For their hearts were not firmly fixed on him, \q and they were not faithful to his covenant. - + \s5 \q \v 38 Yet he, being merciful, forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. \q Yes, many times he held back his anger \q and did not stir up all his wrath. - + \s5 \q \v 39 He called to mind that they were made of flesh, @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ them. \q \v 41 Again and again they challenged God \q and offended the Holy One of Israel. - + \s5 \q \v 42 They did not think about his power, @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ them. \q \v 43 when he performed his terrifying signs in Egypt \q and his wonders in the region of Zoan. - + \s5 \q \v 44 He turned the Egyptians' rivers to blood @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ them. \q \v 46 He gave their crops to the grasshopper \q and their labor to the locust. - + \s5 \q \v 47 He destroyed their vines with hail @@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ them. \v 49 The fierceness of his anger lashed out against them. \q He sent wrath, fury, and trouble \q like agents who bring disaster. - + \s5 \q \v 50 He leveled a path for his anger; @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ them. \q \v 51 He killed all the firstborn in Egypt, \q the firstborn of their strength in the tents of Ham. - + \s5 \q \v 52 He led his own people out like sheep @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ them. \q \v 53 He led them secure and unafraid, \q but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. - + \s5 \q \v 54 Then he brought them to the border of his holy land, @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ them. \v 55 He drove out the nations from before them \q and assigned them their inheritance. \q He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents. - + \s5 \q \v 56 Yet they challenged and defied the Most High God @@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ them. \q \v 57 They were unfaithful and acted treacherously like their fathers; \q they were as undependable as a faulty bow. - + \s5 \q \v 58 For they made him angry with their high places @@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ them. \q \v 59 When God heard this, he was angry \q and completely rejected Israel. - + \s5 \q \v 60 He abandoned the sanctuary of Shiloh, @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ them. \q \v 61 He allowed his strength to be captured \q and gave his glory into the enemy's hand. - + \s5 \q \v 62 He handed his people over to the sword, @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ them. \q \v 63 Fire devoured their young men, \q and their young women had no wedding songs. - + \s5 \q \v 64 Their priests fell by the sword, @@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ them. \q \v 66 He drove his adversaries back; \q he put them to everlasting shame. - + \s5 \q \v 67 He rejected the tent of Joseph, @@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ them. \q \v 69 He built his sanctuary like the heavens, \q like the earth that he has established forever. - + \s5 \q \v 70 He chose David, his servant, @@ -296,6 +296,5 @@ them. \q \v 72 David shepherded them with the integrity of his heart, \q and he guided them with the skill of his hands. - diff --git a/19-PSA/079.usfm b/19-PSA/079.usfm index 700e6e92..a15dc4d8 100644 --- a/19-PSA/079.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/079.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \q \v 3 They have shed their blood like water around Jerusalem, \q and there was none to bury them. - + \s5 \q \v 4 We have become a reproach for our neighbors, @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \q \v 5 How long, Yahweh? Will you stay angry forever? \q How long will your jealous anger burn like fire? - + \s5 \q \v 6 Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not know you @@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ \q \v 7 For they have devoured Jacob \q and destroyed his villages. - + \s5 \q -\v 8 Do not hold the sins of our forefathers against us; +\v 8 Do not hold the sins of our forefathers against us; \q may your merciful actions come to us, \q for we are very low. \q \v 9 Help us, God of our salvation, for the sake of the glory of your name; \q save us and forgive our sins for your name's sake. - + \s5 \q \v 10 Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" @@ -48,15 +48,14 @@ \q \v 11 May the groans of the prisoners come before you; \q with the greatness of your power keep the children of death alive. - + \s5 \q -\v 12 Pay back into the laps of our neighboring countries seven times as much +\v 12 Pay back into the laps of our neighboring countries seven times as much \q as the insults with which they have insulted you, Lord. \q \v 13 So we your people and sheep of your pasture \q will give you thanks forever. \q We will tell your praises to all generations. - diff --git a/19-PSA/080.usfm b/19-PSA/080.usfm index 20c3a69a..8fe523b3 100644 --- a/19-PSA/080.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/080.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \v 3 God, restore us; \q make your face shine on us, and we will be saved. \b - + \s5 \q \v 4 Yahweh God of hosts, @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \q \v 6 You make us something for our neighbors to argue over, \q and our enemies laugh about us among themselves. - + \s5 \q \v 7 God of hosts, restore us; @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \q \v 8 You brought a vine out of Egypt; \q you drove out nations and transplanted it. - + \s5 \q \v 9 You cleared the land for it; @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \q \v 11 It sent out its branches as far as the sea \q and its shoots to the Euphrates River. - + \s5 \q \v 12 Why have you broken down its walls @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \q \v 13 The boars out of the forest ruin it, \q and the beasts of the field feed on it. - + \s5 \q \v 14 Turn back, God of hosts; @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ \q \v 16 It has been burned and cut down; \q they perish because of your rebuke. - + \s5 \q \v 17 May your hand be on the man of your right hand, @@ -73,11 +73,10 @@ \q \v 18 Then we will not turn away from you; \q revive us, and we will call on your name. - + \s5 \q \v 19 Yahweh, God of hosts, restore us; \q make your face shine on us, and we will be saved. - diff --git a/19-PSA/081.usfm b/19-PSA/081.usfm index 356d557d..42603364 100644 --- a/19-PSA/081.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/081.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \q \v 3 Blow the ram's horn on the day of the new moon, \q on the day of the full moon, when our feast day begins. - + \s5 \q \v 4 For it is a statute for Israel, @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \v 5 He issued it as a regulation in Joseph \q when he went against the land of Egypt, \q where I heard a language that I did not know. - + \s5 \q \v 6 "I removed the burden from his shoulder; @@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ \q \v 7 In your distress you called out, and I helped you; \q I answered you from a dark thundercloud. -\q I tested you at the waters of Meribah. +\q I tested you at the waters of Meribah. \qs Selah\qs* \b - + \s5 \q \v 8 Listen, my people, for I will warn you, @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \v 10 I am Yahweh your God, \q who brought you out of the land of Egypt. \q Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. - + \s5 \q \v 11 But my people did not listen to my words; @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ \q \v 12 So I gave them over to their own stubborn way \q so that they might do what seemed right to them. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Oh, that my people would listen to me; @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \q \v 14 Then I would quickly subdue their enemies \q and turn my hand against their oppressors. - + \s5 \q \v 15 May those who hate Yahweh cringe in fear before him! @@ -69,6 +69,5 @@ \q \v 16 I would feed Israel with the finest wheat; \q I would satisfy you with honey out of the rock." - diff --git a/19-PSA/082.usfm b/19-PSA/082.usfm index 95ae32da..3e013aee 100644 --- a/19-PSA/082.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/082.usfm @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ \q in the midst of the gods he renders judgment. \q \v 2 How long will you judge unjustly -\q and show favoritism to the wicked? +\q and show favoritism to the wicked? \qs Selah\qs* \b - + \s5 \q \v 3 Defend the poor and fatherless; @@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ \q \v 4 Rescue the poor and needy; \q take them out of the hand of the wicked. - + \s5 \q \v 5 They neither know nor understand; \q they wander around in the darkness; \q all the foundations of the earth crumble. - + \s5 \q \v 6 I said, "You are gods, @@ -34,13 +34,12 @@ \q \v 7 Nevertheless you will die like men \q and fall like one of the princes." - + \s5 \q \v 8 Arise, God, judge the earth, \q for you have an inheritance in all the nations. - - + diff --git a/19-PSA/083.usfm b/19-PSA/083.usfm index 62e71e19..5b63bdea 100644 --- a/19-PSA/083.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/083.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 Look, your enemies are making a commotion, \q and those who hate you have raised their heads. - + \s5 \q \v 3 They conspire against your people @@ -21,20 +21,20 @@ \q \v 5 They have schemed together with one strategy; \q against you they have made an alliance. - + \s5 \q \v 6 This includes the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, \q and the people of Moab and the Hagrites, who plot together with \v 7 Gebal, Ammon, Amalek; \q it also includes Philistia and the inhabitants of Tyre. - + \s5 \q \v 8 Assyria also is allied with them; -\q they are helping the descendants of Lot. +\q they are helping the descendants of Lot. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 9 Do to them as you did to Midian, @@ -42,15 +42,15 @@ \q \v 10 They perished at Endor \q and became like manure for the earth. - + \s5 \q \v 11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, \q and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna. \q -\v 12 They said, "Let us take for ourselves +\v 12 They said, "Let us take for ourselves \q the pastures of God." - + \s5 \q \v 13 My God, make them like the whirling dust, @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \q \v 15 Chase them with your strong wind, \q and terrify them with your windstorm. - + \s5 \q \v 16 Fill their faces with shame @@ -69,11 +69,10 @@ \q \v 17 May they be put to shame and be terrified forever; \q may they perish in disgrace. - + \s5 \q \v 18 Then they will know that you alone, Yahweh, \q are the Most High over all the earth. - diff --git a/19-PSA/084.usfm b/19-PSA/084.usfm index 916bf4c1..badd3a2c 100644 --- a/19-PSA/084.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/084.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 I long for the courts of Yahweh, my desire for it has made me exhausted. \q My heart and all of my being call out to the living God. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Even the sparrow has found her a house @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ \q my King, and my God. \q \v 4 Blessed are they who live in your house; -\q they praise you continually. +\q they praise you continually. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in you, @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \v 6 Passing through the valley of Tears, they find springs of water to drink. \q The early rains cover it with blessings. \f + \ft Some versions have \fqa with pools of water \fqb . \f* - + \s5 \q \v 7 They go from strength to strength; @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \v 10 For one day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. \q I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, \q than to live within the tents of the wicked. - + \s5 \q \v 11 For Yahweh God is our sun and shield; @@ -55,6 +55,5 @@ \q \v 12 Yahweh of hosts, \q blessed is the man who trusts in you. - diff --git a/19-PSA/085.usfm b/19-PSA/085.usfm index a512858b..1ab33564 100644 --- a/19-PSA/085.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/085.usfm @@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ \q you have restored the well-being of Jacob. \q \v 2 You have forgiven the sin of your people; -\q you have covered all their sin. +\q you have covered all their sin. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 3 You have withdrawn all your wrath; @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \q \v 5 Will you be angry with us forever? \q Will you remain angry throughout future generations? - + \s5 \q \v 6 Will you not revive us again? @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \q \v 7 Show us your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, \q grant us your salvation. - + \s5 \q \v 8 I will listen to what Yahweh God says, @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \q \v 9 Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him; \q then glory will remain in our land. - + \s5 \q \v 10 Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness have met together; @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \q \v 11 Trustworthiness springs up from the ground, \q and righteousness looks down from the sky. - + \s5 \q \v 12 Yes, Yahweh will give his good blessings, @@ -55,6 +55,5 @@ \q \v 13 Righteousness will go before him \q and make a way for his footsteps. - diff --git a/19-PSA/086.usfm b/19-PSA/086.usfm index 70763ebf..7d478bf4 100644 --- a/19-PSA/086.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/086.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 Protect me, for I am loyal; \q my God, save your servant who trusts in you. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Be merciful to me, Lord, @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 4 Make your servant glad, \q for to you, Lord, I pray. - + \s5 \q \v 5 You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \q \v 7 In the day of my trouble I call on you, \q for you will answer me. - + \s5 \q \v 8 There is no one who compares to you among the gods, Lord. @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \q \v 9 All the nations that you have made will come and bow before you, Lord. \q They will honor your name. - + \s5 \q \v 10 For you are great and do wonderful things; @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \q \v 12 Lord my God, I will praise you with my whole heart; \q I will glorify your name forever. - + \s5 \q \v 13 For great is your covenant faithfulness toward me; @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ \v 14 God, the arrogant have risen up against me. \q A gang of violent men seek my life. \q They have no regard for you. - + \s5 \q \v 15 But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, @@ -70,6 +70,5 @@ \v 17 Show me a sign of your favor. \q Then those who hate me will see it and be put to shame \q because you, Yahweh, have helped me and comforted me. - diff --git a/19-PSA/087.usfm b/19-PSA/087.usfm index e28ae36f..d49ab221 100644 --- a/19-PSA/087.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/087.usfm @@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ \v 2 Yahweh loves the gates of Zion \q more than all the tents of Jacob. \q -\v 3 Glorious things are said of you, city of God. +\v 3 Glorious things are said of you, city of God. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 4 I mention Rahab and Babylon to my followers. \q See, there are Philistia, and Tyre, along with Ethiopia. \q This one was born there. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Of Zion it will be said, @@ -26,13 +26,12 @@ \q and the Most High himself will establish her." \q \v 6 Yahweh writes in the census book of the nations, -\q "This one was born there." +\q "This one was born there." \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 7 So also the singers and the dancers say together, \q "All my fountains are in you." - diff --git a/19-PSA/088.usfm b/19-PSA/088.usfm index fa3f9337..e107a0ec 100644 --- a/19-PSA/088.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/088.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 Listen to my prayer; \q pay attention to my cry. - + \s5 \q \v 3 For I am filled with troubles, @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 4 People treat me like those who go down into the pit; \q I am a man with no strength. - + \s5 \q \v 5 I am abandoned among the dead; @@ -28,19 +28,19 @@ \q \v 6 You place me in the lowest part of the pit, \q in the dark and deep places. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Your wrath lies heavy on me, -\q and all your waves crash over me. +\q and all your waves crash over me. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 8 Because of you, my acquaintances avoid me. \q You have made me a shocking sight to them. \q I am hemmed in and I cannot escape. - + \s5 \q \v 9 My eyes grow weary from trouble; @@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ \q I spread out my hands to you. \q \v 10 Will you do wonders for the dead? -\q Will those who have died rise and praise you? +\q Will those who have died rise and praise you? \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 11 Will your covenant faithfulness be proclaimed in the grave, @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \q \v 12 Will your wonderful deeds be known in the darkness, \q or your righteousness in the place of forgetfulness? - + \s5 \q \v 13 But I cry to you, Yahweh; @@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ \q \v 14 Yahweh, why do you reject me? \q Why do you hide your face from me? - + \s5 \q \v 15 I have always been afflicted and on the verge of death since my youth. -\q I have suffered from your terrors; I am in despair. +\q I have suffered from your terrors; I am in despair. \q \v 16 Your angry actions have passed over me, \q and your terrifying deeds have annihilated me. - + \s5 \q \v 17 They surround me like water all the day long; @@ -82,6 +82,5 @@ \q \v 18 You have removed every friend and acquaintance from me. \q My only acquaintance is the darkness. - diff --git a/19-PSA/089.usfm b/19-PSA/089.usfm index f7743145..88db83db 100644 --- a/19-PSA/089.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/089.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \v 2 For I have said, "Covenant faithfulness has been established forever; \q your truthfulness you have established in the heavens." \b - + \s5 \q \v 3 "I have made a covenant with my chosen one, @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \v 4 I will establish your descendants forever, \q and I will establish your throne through all generations." \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 5 The heavens praise your wonders, Yahweh; @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \q \v 6 For who in the skies can be compared to Yahweh? \q Who among the sons of the gods is like Yahweh? - + \s5 \q \v 7 He is a God who is greatly honored in the council of the holy ones @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \v 8 Yahweh, God of hosts, \q who is strong like you, Yahweh? \q Your truthfulness surrounds you. - + \s5 \q \v 9 You rule the raging sea; @@ -45,15 +45,15 @@ \q \v 10 You crushed Rahab as one who is killed. \q You scattered your enemies with your strong arm. - + \s5 \q \v 11 The heavens belong to you, and the earth also. -\q You made the world and all it contains. +\q You made the world and all it contains. \q \v 12 You created the north and the south. \q Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name. - + \s5 \q \v 13 You have a mighty arm @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \q \v 14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. \q Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness come before you. - + \s5 \q \v 15 Blessed are the people who worship you! @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \q \v 16 They rejoice in your name all day long, \q and in your righteousness they exalt you. - + \s5 \q \v 17 You are their majestic strength, @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ \v 18 For our shield belongs to Yahweh; \q our king belongs to the Holy One of Israel. \b - + \s5 \q \v 19 Long ago you spoke in a vision to your faithful ones; @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ \q \v 23 I will crush his enemies before him; \q I will kill those who hate him. - + \s5 \q \v 24 My truth and my covenant faithfulness will be with him; @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ \q \v 26 He will call out to me, 'You are my Father, \q my God, and the rock of my salvation.' - + \s5 \q \v 27 I also will place him as my firstborn son, @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ \q \v 29 I will make his descendants endure forever \q and his throne as enduring as the skies above. - + \s5 \q \v 30 If his children forsake my law @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ \q \v 32 then will I punish their rebellion with a rod \q and their iniquity with blows. - + \s5 \q \v 33 But I will not remove my steadfast love from him @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ \q \v 34 I will not break my covenant \q or change the words of my lips. - + \s5 \q \v 35 Once and for all I have @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ \q the faithful witness in the sky." \qs Selah\qs* \b - + \s5 \q \v 38 But you have refused and rejected; @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ \q \v 40 You have broken down all his walls. \q You have ruined his strongholds. - + \s5 \q \v 41 All who pass by have robbed him. @@ -173,16 +173,16 @@ \q \v 43 You turn back the edge of his sword \q and have not made him stand when in battle. - + \s5 \q \v 44 You have brought his splendor to an end; \q you have brought down his throne to the ground. \q \v 45 You have shortened the days of his youth. -\q You have covered him with shame. +\q You have covered him with shame. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 46 How long, Yahweh? Will you hide yourself, forever? @@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ \q and for what uselessness you have created all the children of mankind! \q \v 48 Who can live and not die, -\q or rescue his own life from the hand of Sheol? +\q or rescue his own life from the hand of Sheol? \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 49 Lord, where are your former acts of covenant faithfulness @@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ \v 51 Your enemies hurl insults, Yahweh; \q they mock the footsteps of your anointed one. \b - + \s5 \q \v 52 Blessed be Yahweh forever. diff --git a/19-PSA/090.usfm b/19-PSA/090.usfm index 488d96e9..5998bd71 100644 --- a/19-PSA/090.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/090.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \v 2 Before the mountains were formed, \q or you formed the earth and the world, \q from everlasting to everlasting, you are God. - + \s5 \q \v 3 You return man to dust, @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \v 4 For a thousand years in your sight \q are as yesterday when it is past, \q and as a watch in the night. - + \s5 \q \v 5 You sweep them away as with a flood and they sleep; @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \q \v 6 In the morning it blooms and grows up; \q in the evening it withers and dries up. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Truly, we are consumed in your anger, @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \q \v 8 You have set our iniquities before you, \q our hidden sins in the light of your presence. - + \s5 \q \v 9 Our life passes away under your wrath; @@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ \q or even eighty if we are healthy; \q but even our best years are marked by trouble and sorrow. \q Yes, they pass quickly, and we fly away. - + \s5 \q -\v 11 Who knows the intensity of your anger, +\v 11 Who knows the intensity of your anger, \q and your wrath that is equal to the fear of you? \q \v 12 So teach us to consider our life @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \q \v 13 Turn back, Yahweh! How long will it be? \q Have pity on your servants. - + \s5 \q \v 14 Satisfy us in the morning with your covenant faithfulness @@ -69,12 +69,11 @@ \q \v 16 Let your servants see your work, \q and let our children see your majesty. - + \s5 \q \v 17 May the favor of the Lord our God be ours; \q prosper the work of our hands; \q indeed, prosper the work of our hands. - diff --git a/19-PSA/091.usfm b/19-PSA/091.usfm index 6fab33bf..57bc7bc1 100644 --- a/19-PSA/091.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/091.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \q \v 2 I will say of Yahweh, "He is my refuge and my fortress, \q my God, in whom I trust." - + \s5 \q \v 3 For he will rescue you from the snare of the hunter @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \v 4 He will cover you with his wings, \q and under his wings you will find refuge. \q His trustworthiness is a shield and protection. - + \s5 \q \v 5 You will not be afraid of terror in the night, @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \v 7 A thousand may fall at your side \q and ten thousand at your right hand, \q but it will not reach you. - + \s5 \q \v 8 You will only observe @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \q \v 9 For Yahweh is my refuge! \q Make the Most High your refuge also. - + \s5 \q \v 10 No evil will overtake you; @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \q \v 11 For he will direct his angels to protect you, \q to guard you in all your ways. - + \s5 \q \v 12 They will lift you up with their hand @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ \q \v 13 You will crush lions and adders under your feet; \q you will trample on young lions and serpents. - + \s5 \q \v 14 Because he is devoted to me, I will rescue him. @@ -64,5 +64,4 @@ \q I will give him victory and will honor him. \q \v 16 I will satisfy him with long life -\q and show him my salvation. - +\q and show him my salvation. diff --git a/19-PSA/092.usfm b/19-PSA/092.usfm index d4030994..ce38fdc0 100644 --- a/19-PSA/092.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/092.usfm @@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ \v 2 to proclaim your covenant faithfulness in the morning \q and your truthfulness every night, \q -\v 3 with a harp of ten strings +\v 3 with a harp of ten strings \q and with the melody of the lyre. - + \s5 \q \v 4 For you, Yahweh, have made me glad through your deeds. @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 5 How great are your deeds, Yahweh! \q Your thoughts are very deep. - + \s5 \q \v 6 A brutish person does not know, @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \v 7 When the wicked sprout like the grass, \q and even when all the evildoers thrive, \q still they are doomed to eternal destruction. - + \s5 \q \v 8 But you, Yahweh, will reign forever. @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \v 9 Indeed, look at your enemies, Yahweh! \q Indeed, look at your enemies. They will perish! \q All those who do evil will be scattered. - + \s5 \q \v 10 You have lifted up my horn like the horn of the wild ox; @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \q \v 11 My eyes have seen the downfall of my enemies; \q my ears have heard of the doom of my evil foes. - + \s5 \q \v 12 The righteous will flourish like the palm tree; @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \q \v 13 They are planted in the house of Yahweh; \q they flourish in the courts of our God. - + \s5 \q \v 14 They bear fruit even when they are old; @@ -62,6 +62,5 @@ \q \v 15 to proclaim that Yahweh is just. \q He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. - diff --git a/19-PSA/093.usfm b/19-PSA/093.usfm index b08cc5b0..692cf60d 100644 --- a/19-PSA/093.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/093.usfm @@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ \q \v 5 Your solemn commands are very trustworthy; \q holiness adorns your house, -\q Yahweh, forever. - +\q Yahweh, forever. diff --git a/19-PSA/094.usfm b/19-PSA/094.usfm index aaf064b1..e68b2610 100644 --- a/19-PSA/094.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/094.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \q \v 2 Rise up, judge of the earth, \q give to the proud what they deserve. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Yahweh, how long will the wicked, @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \v 4 They belch; \q they speak arrogance; \q all those who do evil boast. - + \s5 \q \v 5 They crush your people, Yahweh; @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \q \v 7 They say, "Yahweh will not see, \q the God of Jacob does not take notice of it." - + \s5 \q \v 8 Understand, you stupid people! @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \q \v 9 He who made the ear, does he not hear? \q He who formed the eye, does he not see? - + \s5 \q \v 10 He who disciplines the nations, does he not correct? @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \q \v 11 Yahweh knows the thoughts of men, \q that they are vapor. - + \s5 \q \v 12 Blessed is the one whom you instruct, Yahweh, @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \q \v 13 You give him rest in times of trouble \q until a pit is dug for the wicked. - + \s5 \q \v 14 For Yahweh will not forsake his people @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ \q \v 16 Who will rise up to defend me against the evildoers? \q Who will stand up for me against the wicked? - + \s5 \q \v 17 Unless Yahweh had been my help, @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \q Your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, held me up. \q \v 19 When cares within me are many, your consolations make me happy. - + \s5 \q \v 20 Can a throne of destruction be allied with you, @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \q \v 21 They conspire together to take the life of the righteous \q and they condemn the innocent to death. - + \s5 \q \v 22 But Yahweh has been my high tower, diff --git a/19-PSA/095.usfm b/19-PSA/095.usfm index ee0051f2..034df7e5 100644 --- a/19-PSA/095.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/095.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \q \v 3 For Yahweh is a great God \q and a great King superior to all gods. - + \s5 \q \v 4 In his hand are the depths of the earth; @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \q \v 5 The sea is his, for he made it, \q and his hands formed the dry land. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Oh come, let us worship and bow down; @@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ \v 7 For he is our God, \q and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. \q Today—oh, that you would hear his voice! - + \s5 \q \v 8 "Do not harden your heart, as at Meribah, \q or as on the day of Massah in the wilderness, \q \v 9 where your forefathers tested me -\q and tried me, though they had seen my deeds. - +\q and tried me, though they had seen my deeds. + \s5 \q \v 10 For forty years I was angry with that generation @@ -45,6 +45,5 @@ \q \v 11 Therefore I vowed in my anger \q that they would never enter into my resting place." - diff --git a/19-PSA/096.usfm b/19-PSA/096.usfm index aec08ff3..e55b7998 100644 --- a/19-PSA/096.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/096.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 96 \p @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q \v 2 Sing to Yahweh, bless his name; \q announce his salvation day after day. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Declare his glory among the nations, @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \q \v 4 For Yahweh is great and is to be praised greatly. \q He is to be feared above all other gods. - + \s5 \q \v 5 For all the gods of the nations are idols, @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \q \v 6 Splendor and majesty are in his presence. \q Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Give praise to Yahweh, you clans of peoples, @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \q \v 8 Give to Yahweh the glory that his name deserves. \q Bring an offering and come into his courts. - + \s5 \q \v 9 Bow down to Yahweh wearing clothing that honors his holiness. @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \v 10 Say among the nations, "Yahweh reigns." \q The world also is established; it cannot be shaken. \q He judges the peoples fairly. - + \s5 \q \v 11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; @@ -55,6 +55,5 @@ \q He is coming to judge the earth. \q He will judge the world with righteousness \q and the peoples with his faithfulness. - diff --git a/19-PSA/097.usfm b/19-PSA/097.usfm index a06e26dd..e1f345d9 100644 --- a/19-PSA/097.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/097.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \q \v 2 Clouds and darkness surround him. \q Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Fire goes before him @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \q \v 5 The mountains melt like wax before Yahweh, \q the Lord of the whole earth. - + \s5 \q \v 6 The skies declare his justice, @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \v 8 Zion heard and was glad, \q and the towns of Judah rejoiced \q because of your righteous decrees, Yahweh. - + \s5 \q \v 9 For you, Yahweh, are most high above all the earth. @@ -44,11 +44,10 @@ \q \v 11 Light is sown for the righteous \q and gladness for those with honest hearts. - + \s5 \q \v 12 Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous; -\q and give thanks when you remember his holiness. - +\q and give thanks when you remember his holiness. diff --git a/19-PSA/098.usfm b/19-PSA/098.usfm index 5981f608..2a17bb45 100644 --- a/19-PSA/098.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/098.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \q \v 2 Yahweh has made known his salvation; \q he has openly showed his justice to all the nations. - + \s5 \q \v 3 He calls to mind his covenant loyalty and faithfulness for the house of Israel; @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \q \v 4 Shout for joy to Yahweh, all the earth; \q burst into song, sing for joy, and sing praises. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Sing praises to Yahweh with the harp, @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \q \v 6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn, \q make a joyful noise before the King, Yahweh. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Let the sea shout and everything in it, @@ -39,6 +39,5 @@ \v 9 Yahweh is coming to judge the earth; \q he will judge the world with righteousness \q and the nations with fairness. - diff --git a/19-PSA/099.usfm b/19-PSA/099.usfm index 0613e656..49bbb228 100644 --- a/19-PSA/099.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/099.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \v 3 Let them praise your great and awesome name; \q he is holy. \b - + \s5 \q \v 4 The king is strong, and he loves justice. @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \q and worship at his footstool. \q He is holy. \b - + \s5 \q \v 6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests, @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \v 7 He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud. \q They kept his solemn commands \q and the statutes that he gave them. - + \s5 \q \v 8 You answered them, Yahweh our God. @@ -43,6 +43,5 @@ \v 9 Praise Yahweh our God, \q and worship at his holy hill, \q for Yahweh our God is holy. - diff --git a/19-PSA/100.usfm b/19-PSA/100.usfm index 0de345c7..0cfe895a 100644 --- a/19-PSA/100.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/100.usfm @@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ \q \v 2 Serve Yahweh with gladness; \q come before his presence with joyful singing. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Know that Yahweh is God; \q he made us, and we are his. \q We are his people and the sheep of his pasture. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving @@ -24,6 +24,5 @@ \q \v 5 For Yahweh is good; his covenant faithfulness endures forever \q and his truthfulness through all generations. - diff --git a/19-PSA/101.usfm b/19-PSA/101.usfm index c0046f79..df5a68b8 100644 --- a/19-PSA/101.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/101.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \q \v 1 I will sing of covenant faithfulness and justice; \q to you, Yahweh, I will sing praises. - + \s5 \q \v 2 I will walk in the way of integrity. @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \v 3 I will not put wrongdoing before my eyes; \q I hate worthless evil; \q it will not cling to me. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Perverse people will leave me; @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \q \v 6 I will look to the faithful of the land to sit at my side. \q Those who walk in the way of integrity may serve me. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Deceitful people will not remain within my house; @@ -36,6 +36,5 @@ \q \v 8 Morning by morning I will destroy all the wicked from the land; \q I will remove all evildoers from the city of Yahweh. - diff --git a/19-PSA/102.usfm b/19-PSA/102.usfm index 8c776509..b34a3549 100644 --- a/19-PSA/102.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/102.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \v 2 Do not hide your face from me in my time of trouble. \q Listen to me. \q When I call out to you, answer me quickly. - + \s5 \q \v 3 For my days pass away like smoke, @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \q \v 4 My heart is crushed, and I am like grass that has withered. \q I forget to eat any food. - + \s5 \q \v 5 With my continual groaning, @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \q \v 6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness; \q I have become like an owl in the ruins. - + \s5 \q \v 7 I lie awake like a solitary bird, @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \q \v 8 My enemies taunt me all day long; \q those who mock me use my name in curses. - + \s5 \q \v 9 I eat ashes like bread @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \q \v 10 Because of your raging anger, \q you have lifted me up to throw me down. - + \s5 \q \v 11 My days are like a shadow that fades, @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \q \v 12 But you, Yahweh, live forever, \q and your fame is for all generations. - + \s5 \q \v 13 You will rise up and have mercy on Zion. @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \q \v 16 Yahweh will rebuild Zion \q and will appear in his glory. - + \s5 \q \v 17 At that time, he will respond to the prayer of the destitute; @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \q \v 18 This will be written for future generations, \q and a people not yet born will praise Yahweh. - + \s5 \q \v 19 For he has looked down from the holy heights; @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ \q \v 20 to hear the groaning of the prisoners, \q to release those who were condemned to death. - + \s5 \q \v 21 Then men will proclaim the name of Yahweh in Zion @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ \v 22 when the peoples and kingdoms gather together \q to serve Yahweh. \b - + \s5 \q \v 23 He has taken away my strength in the middle of life. @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ \q \v 24 I said, "My God, do not take me away in the middle of life; \q you are here throughout all generations. - + \s5 \q \v 25 In ancient times you set the earth in place; @@ -112,12 +112,11 @@ \q \v 27 But you are the same, \q and your years will have no end. - + \s5 \q \v 28 The children of your servants will live on, \q and their descendants will live in your presence." - - + diff --git a/19-PSA/103.usfm b/19-PSA/103.usfm index 1ea0fdf7..634352c7 100644 --- a/19-PSA/103.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/103.usfm @@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ \v 1 I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, \q and with all that is within me, I give praise to his holy name. \q -\v 2 I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, +\v 2 I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, \q and I remember all of his good deeds. - + \s5 \q \v 3 He forgives all your sins; @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 5 He satisfies your life with good things \q so that your youth is renewed like the eagle. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Yahweh does what is fair @@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ \q \v 8 Yahweh is merciful and gracious; \q he is patient; he has great covenant loyalty. - + \s5 \q \v 9 He will not always discipline; \q he is not always angry. \q \v 10 He does not deal with us as our sins deserve -\q or repay us for what our sins demand. - +\q or repay us for what our sins demand. + \s5 \q \v 11 For as the skies are high above the earth, @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ \q \v 13 As a father has compassion on his children, \q so Yahweh has compassion on those who honor him. - + \s5 \q \v 14 For he knows how we are formed; @@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ \q he flourishes like a flower in a field. \q \v 16 The wind blows over it, and it disappears, -\q and no one can even tell where it once grew. - +\q and no one can even tell where it once grew. + \s5 \q \v 17 But the covenant faithfulness of Yahweh is from everlasting to everlasting on those who honor him. @@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ \q \v 19 Yahweh has established his throne in the heavens, \q and his kingdom rules over everyone. - + \s5 \q -\v 20 Give praise to Yahweh, you his angels, +\v 20 Give praise to Yahweh, you his angels, \q you mighty ones who are strong and do his word, \q and obey the sound of his word. \q @@ -86,6 +86,5 @@ \v 22 Give praise to Yahweh, all his creatures, \q in all the places where he reigns. \q I will give praise to Yahweh with all my life. - diff --git a/19-PSA/104.usfm b/19-PSA/104.usfm index 58de6e09..54ce337f 100644 --- a/19-PSA/104.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/104.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \v 3 You lay the beams of your chambers on the clouds; \q you make the clouds your chariot; \q you walk on the wings of the wind. - + \s5 \q \v 4 He makes the winds his messengers, @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \q \v 5 He laid the foundations of the earth, \q and it will never be moved. - + \s5 \q \v 6 You covered the earth with water like a garment; @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \q \v 7 Your rebuke made the waters recede; \q at the sound of your thunderous voice they fled. - + \s5 \q \v 8 The mountains rose, and the valleys spread out @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \q \v 9 You have set a boundary for them that they will not cross; \q they will not cover the earth again. - + \s5 \q \v 10 He made springs flow into the valleys; @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \q \v 12 By the riverbanks the birds build their nests; \q they sing among the branches. - + \s5 \q \v 13 He waters the mountains from his water chambers in the sky. @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ \v 15 He makes wine to make man happy, \q oil to make his face shine, \q and food to sustain his life. - + \s5 \q \v 16 The trees of Yahweh are well watered; @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \q \v 18 The wild goats live on the high mountains; \q the mountain heights are a refuge for the hyraxes. - + \s5 \q \v 19 He appointed the moon to mark the seasons; @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \q \v 20 You make the darkness of the night \q when all the beasts of the forest come out. - + \s5 \q \v 21 The young lions roar for their prey @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ \q \v 22 When the sun rises, they retreat \q and sleep in their dens. - + \s5 \q \v 23 Meanwhile, people go out to their work @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ \v 24 Yahweh, how many and varied are your works! \q With wisdom you made them all; \q the earth overflows with your works. - + \s5 \q \v 25 Over there is the sea, deep and wide, @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ \q \v 26 The ships travel there, \q and Leviathan is also there, which you formed to play in the sea. - + \s5 \q \v 27 All these look to you to give them @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ \q \v 28 When you give to them, they gather; \q when you open your hand, they are satisfied. - + \s5 \q \v 29 When you hide your face, they are troubled; @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ \q \v 30 When you send out your Spirit, they are created, \q and you renew the countryside. - + \s5 \q \v 31 May the glory of Yahweh last forever; @@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ \q \v 32 He looks down on the earth, and it shakes; \q he touches the mountains, and they smoke. - + \s5 \q \v 33 I will sing to Yahweh all my life; @@ -140,13 +140,12 @@ \q \v 34 May my thoughts be sweet to him; \q I will rejoice in Yahweh. - + \s5 \q \v 35 May sinners vanish from the earth, \q and let the wicked be no more. \q I give praise to Yahweh with all my life. \q Praise Yahweh. - diff --git a/19-PSA/105.usfm b/19-PSA/105.usfm index d0c99c2d..fcd582bd 100644 --- a/19-PSA/105.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/105.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \q \v 3 Boast in his holy name; \q let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Seek Yahweh and his strength; @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \q \v 6 you descendants of Abraham his servant, \q you people of Jacob, his chosen ones. - + \s5 \q \v 7 He is Yahweh, our God. @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \q \v 8 He keeps in mind his covenant forever, \q the word that he commanded for a thousand generations. - + \s5 \q \v 9 He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \q \v 11 He said, "I will give you the land of Canaan \q as your share of your inheritance." - + \s5 \q \v 12 He said this when they were only few in number, @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \q \v 13 They went from nation to nation \q and from one kingdom to another. - + \s5 \q \v 14 He did not allow anyone to oppress them; @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \q \v 15 He said, "Do not touch my anointed ones, \q and do not harm my prophets." - + \s5 \q \v 16 He called for a famine on the land; @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \q \v 17 He sent a man ahead of them; \q Joseph was sold as a servant. - + \s5 \q \v 18 His feet were bound by shackles; @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ \q \v 19 until the time his words came true, \q and the word of Yahweh tested him. - + \s5 \q \v 20 The king sent servants to release him; @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ \q \v 23 Then Israel came into Egypt, \q and Jacob lived for a time in the land of Ham. - + \s5 \q \v 24 Yahweh made his people fruitful, @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ \q \v 27 They performed his signs among the Egyptians, \q his wonders in the land of Ham. - + \s5 \q \v 28 He sent darkness and made that land dark, @@ -113,18 +113,18 @@ \q \v 30 Their land swarmed with frogs, \q even in the rooms of their rulers. - + \s5 \q \v 31 He spoke, and swarms of flies and gnats came \q throughout their country. \q -\v 32 He turned their rain into hail, +\v 32 He turned their rain into hail, \q with fire flaming on their land. \q \v 33 He destroyed their vines and fig trees; \q he broke the trees of their country. - + \s5 \q \v 34 He spoke, and the locusts came, @@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ \q \v 36 He killed every firstborn in their land, \q the firstfruits of all their strength. - + \s5 \q \v 37 He brought the Israelites out with silver and gold; @@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ \q \v 39 He spread a cloud for a covering \q and made a fire to light up the night. - + \s5 \q \v 40 The Israelites asked for food, and he brought quail @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ \q \v 42 For he called to mind his holy promise \q that he made to Abraham his servant. - + \s5 \q \v 43 He led his people out with joy, @@ -166,9 +166,8 @@ \v 44 He gave them the lands of the nations; \q they took possession of the wealth of the peoples \q -\v 45 so that they might keep his statutes +\v 45 so that they might keep his statutes \q and obey his laws. \q Praise Yahweh. - diff --git a/19-PSA/106.usfm b/19-PSA/106.usfm index 08fe52ef..4a797f24 100644 --- a/19-PSA/106.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/106.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 Who can recount the mighty acts of Yahweh \q or proclaim in full all his praiseworthy deeds? - + \s5 \q \v 3 Blessed are those who do what is right, @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \q rejoice in the gladness of your nation, \q and glory with your inheritance. \b - + \s5 \q \v 6 We have sinned like our ancestors; @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \v 7 Our fathers did not appreciate your marvelous deeds in Egypt; \q they ignored your many acts of covenant faithfulness; \q they were rebellious at the sea, the Sea of Reeds. - + \s5 \q \v 8 Nevertheless, he saved them for his name's sake @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \q \v 9 He rebuked the Sea of Reeds, and it dried up. \q Then he led them through the depths, as through a wilderness. - + \s5 \q \v 10 He saved them from the hand of those who hated them, @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ \q \v 12 Then they believed his words, \q and they sang his praise. - + \s5 \q \v 13 But they quickly forgot what he had done; @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ \q \v 15 He gave them their request, \q but sent a disease that consumed their bodies. - + \s5 \q \v 16 In the camp they became jealous of Moses @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \q \v 18 Fire broke out among them; \q the fire consumed the wicked. - + \s5 \q \v 19 They made a calf at Horeb @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ \q \v 21 They forgot God their Savior, \q who had done great deeds in Egypt. - + \s5 \q \v 22 He had done wonderful things in the land of Ham @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ \v 23 He would have decreed their destruction, \q had not Moses, his chosen one, intervened with him in the breach \q to turn away his anger from destroying them. - + \s5 \q \v 24 Then they despised the fruitful land; @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ \q \v 25 but grumbled in their tents, \q and did not obey Yahweh. - + \s5 \q \v 26 Therefore he raised his hand and swore to them @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ \q \v 27 scatter their descendants among the nations, \q and scatter them in foreign lands. - + \s5 \q \v 28 They worshiped the Baal of Peor @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ \q \v 29 They provoked him to anger with their actions, \q and a plague broke out among them. - + \s5 \q \v 30 Then Phinehas rose to intervene, @@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ \q \v 31 It was counted to him as a righteous deed \q to all generations forever. - + \s5 \q \v 32 They also angered Yahweh at the waters of Meribah, @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ \q \v 36 and worshiped their idols, \q which became a snare to them. - + \s5 \q \v 37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons. @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ \q \v 39 They were defiled by their deeds; \q in their actions they were like prostitutes. - + \s5 \q \v 40 So Yahweh was angry with his people, @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ \q \v 41 He gave them into the hand of the nations, \q and those who hated them ruled over them. - + \s5 \q \v 42 Their enemies oppressed them, @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ \v 43 Many times he came to help them, \q but they kept rebelling \q and were brought low by their own sin. - + \s5 \q \v 44 Nevertheless, he paid attention to their distress @@ -191,10 +191,9 @@ \q and glory in your praises. \b \q -\v 48 May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised +\v 48 May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised \q from everlasting to everlasting. \q All the people said, "Amen." \q Praise Yahweh. - diff --git a/19-PSA/107.usfm b/19-PSA/107.usfm index 33d4cbd4..49bd7bef 100644 --- a/19-PSA/107.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/107.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \q from the east and from the west, \q from the north and from the south. \b - + \s5 \q \v 4 They wandered in the wilderness on a desert road @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \q \v 7 He led them by a direct path \q so that they would go to a city to live in. - + \s5 \q \v 8 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \q \v 10 Some sat in darkness and in gloom, \q prisoners in affliction and chains. - + \s5 \q \v 11 This was because they had rebelled against God's word @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ \q \v 13 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, \q and he brought them out of their distress. - + \s5 \q \v 14 He brought them out of darkness and gloom @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ \v 16 For he has broken the gates of bronze \q and cut through the bars of iron. \b - + \s5 \q \v 17 They were foolish in their rebellious ways @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ \q \v 19 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, \q and he brought them out of their distress. - + \s5 \q \v 20 He sent his word and healed them, @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ \v 22 Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving \q and proclaim his deeds in singing. \b - + \s5 \q \v 23 Some travel on the sea in ships @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ \q \v 24 These saw the deeds of Yahweh \q and his wonders on the seas. - + \s5 \q \v 25 For he commanded and aroused the windstorm @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ \q \v 27 They swayed and staggered like drunkards \q and were at their wits' end. - + \s5 \q \v 28 Then they called out to Yahweh in their trouble, @@ -116,16 +116,16 @@ \q \v 30 Then they rejoiced because the sea was calm, \q and he brought them to their desired harbor. - + \s5 \q \v 31 Oh that people would praise Yahweh for his covenant faithfulness \q and for the amazing things he has done for humanity! \q \v 32 Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people -\q and praise him in the council of the elders. +\q and praise him in the council of the elders. \b - + \s5 \q \v 33 He turns rivers into a wilderness, @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ \q \v 35 He turns the wilderness into a pool of water \q and dry land into springs of water. - + \s5 \q \v 36 He settles the hungry there, @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ \q \v 38 He blesses them so they are very numerous. \q He does not let their cattle decrease in number. - + \s5 \q \v 39 They were diminished and brought low @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ \q \v 40 He pours contempt on the leaders \q and causes them to wander in the wilderness, where there are no roads. - + \s5 \q \v 41 But he protects the needy from affliction @@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ \q \v 43 Whoever is wise should take note of these things \q and meditate on Yahweh's acts of covenant faithfulness. - - + diff --git a/19-PSA/108.usfm b/19-PSA/108.usfm index d6da70cc..dae46cd8 100644 --- a/19-PSA/108.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/108.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 Wake up, lute and harp; \q I will wake up the dawn. - + \s5 \q \v 3 I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the peoples; @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 4 For your covenant faithfulness is great above the heavens; \q and your trustworthiness reaches to the skies. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Be exalted, God, above the heavens, @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \q \v 6 So that those you love may be rescued, \q rescue us with your right hand and answer me. - + \s5 \q \v 7 God has spoken in his holiness; "I will rejoice; @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \v 8 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; \q Ephraim also is my helmet; \q Judah is my scepter. - + \s5 \q \v 9 Moab is my washbasin; @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \q \v 10 Who will bring me into the strong city? \q Who will lead me to Edom?" - + \s5 \q \v 11 God, have you not rejected us? @@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ \v 12 Give us help against the enemy, \q for man's help is futile. \q -\v 13 We will triumph with God's help; +\v 13 We will triumph with God's help; \q he will trample down our enemies. - diff --git a/19-PSA/109.usfm b/19-PSA/109.usfm index 6576b91e..a61ac8ca 100644 --- a/19-PSA/109.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/109.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \q \v 3 They surround me and say hateful things, \q and they attack me without cause. - + \s5 \q \v 4 In return for my love they slander me, @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \q \v 5 They repay me evil for good, \q and they hate my love. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Appoint a wicked man over such an enemy as these people; @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \q \v 7 When he is judged, may he be found guilty; \q may his prayer be considered sinful. - + \s5 \q \v 8 May his days be few; @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \q \v 10 May his children wander about and beg, \q asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home. - + \s5 \q \v 11 May the creditor take all he owns; @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \q \v 13 May his children be cut off; \q may their name be blotted out in the next generation. - + \s5 \q \v 14 May his ancestors' sins be mentioned to Yahweh; @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ \v 16 May Yahweh do this because this man never bothered to show any covenant faithfulness, \q but instead harassed the oppressed, the needy, \q and the disheartened to death. - + \s5 \q \v 17 He loved cursing; may it come back upon him. @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ \v 18 He clothed himself with cursing as his garment, \q and his curse came into his inner being like water, \q like oil into his bones. - + \s5 \q \v 19 May his curses be to him like the clothes he wears to cover himself, @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ \q \v 20 May this be the reward of my accusers from Yahweh, \q of those who say evil things about me. - + \s5 \q \v 21 Yahweh my Lord, deal kindly with me for your name's sake. @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ \q \v 23 I am fading away like the shadow of the evening; \q I am shaken off like a locust. - + \s5 \q \v 24 My knees are weak from fasting; @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ \q \v 25 I am disdained by my accusers; \q when they see me, they shake their heads. - + \s5 \q \v 26 Help me, Yahweh my God; @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ \q \v 27 May they know that this is your doing, \q that you, Yahweh, have done this. - + \s5 \q \v 28 Though they curse me, please bless me; @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ \q \v 29 May my adversaries be clothed with shame; \q may they wear their shame like a robe. - + \s5 \q \v 30 With my mouth I give great thanks to Yahweh; @@ -123,6 +123,5 @@ \q \v 31 For he will stand at the right hand of the one who is needy, \q to save him from those who judge him. - diff --git a/19-PSA/110.usfm b/19-PSA/110.usfm index ec8bcfc3..7c962b7d 100644 --- a/19-PSA/110.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/110.usfm @@ -7,22 +7,22 @@ \q \v 1 Yahweh says to my master, "Sit at my right hand \q until I make your enemies your footstool." - + \s5 \q \v 2 Yahweh will hold out the scepter of your strength from Zion; \q rule among your enemies. \q -\v 3 Your people will follow you in holy garments +\v 3 Your people will follow you in holy garments \q of their own free will on the day of your power; \q from the womb of the dawn your youth will be to you like the dew. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Yahweh has sworn, and will not change: \q "You are a priest forever, \q after the manner of Melchizedek." - + \s5 \q \v 5 The Lord is at your right hand. @@ -31,11 +31,10 @@ \v 6 He will judge the nations; \q he will fill the battlegrounds with dead bodies; \q he will kill the leaders in many countries. - + \s5 \q \v 7 He will drink of the brook along the road, \q and then he will lift his head up high after victory. - diff --git a/19-PSA/111.usfm b/19-PSA/111.usfm index 8aa818d1..9a17b823 100644 --- a/19-PSA/111.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/111.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \q \v 3 His work is majestic and glorious, \q and his righteousness endures forever. - + \s5 \q \v 4 He does wonderful things that will be remembered; @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \q \v 6 He showed his powerful works to his people \q in giving them the inheritance of the nations. - + \s5 \q \v 7 The works of his hands are trustworthy and just; @@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ \v 9 He gave victory to his people; \q he ordained his covenant forever; \q holy and awesome is his name. - + \s5 \q \v 10 To honor Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom; \q those who carry out his instructions have good understanding. \q His praise endures forever. - diff --git a/19-PSA/112.usfm b/19-PSA/112.usfm index 10236809..2b6bde10 100644 --- a/19-PSA/112.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/112.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 His descendants will be powerful on earth; \q the descendants of the godly man will be blessed. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Wealth and riches are in his house; @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 5 It goes well for the man who deals graciously and lends money, \q who conducts his affairs with honesty. - + \s5 \q \v 6 For he will never be moved; @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \q \v 7 He does not fear bad news; \q he is confident, trusting in Yahweh. - + \s5 \q \v 8 His heart is tranquil, without fear, @@ -38,12 +38,11 @@ \v 9 He generously gives to the poor; \q his righteousness endures forever; \q he will be exalted with honor. - + \s5 \q \v 10 The wicked person will see this and be angry; \q he will gnash with his teeth and melt away; \q the desire of the wicked people will perish. - diff --git a/19-PSA/113.usfm b/19-PSA/113.usfm index cbabe337..9e0db09d 100644 --- a/19-PSA/113.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/113.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 Blessed be the name of Yahweh, \q both now and forevermore. - + \s5 \q \v 3 From the rising of the sun to its setting, @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 4 Yahweh is exalted above all nations, \q and his glory reaches above the skies. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Who is like Yahweh our God, @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \q \v 6 who looks down \q at the sky and at the earth? - + \s5 \q \v 7 He raises up the poor out of the dirt @@ -34,13 +34,12 @@ \q \v 8 so that he may seat him with princes, \q with the princes of his people. - + \s5 \q \v 9 He gives a home to the barren woman of the house, \q he makes her a joyful mother of children. \q Praise Yahweh! - - + diff --git a/19-PSA/114.usfm b/19-PSA/114.usfm index d0f07a2d..0a520143 100644 --- a/19-PSA/114.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/114.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q \v 2 Judah became his holy place, \q Israel his kingdom. - + \s5 \q \v 3 The sea looked and fled; @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \q \v 4 The mountains skipped like rams, \q the hills skipped like lambs. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Why did you flee, sea? @@ -28,11 +28,10 @@ \q \v 7 Tremble, earth, before the Lord, \q at the presence of the God of Jacob. - + \s5 \q \v 8 He turned the rock into a pool of water, \q the hard rock into a spring of water. - diff --git a/19-PSA/115.usfm b/19-PSA/115.usfm index 8869226d..f8a35984 100644 --- a/19-PSA/115.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/115.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 Why should the nations say, \q "Where is their God?" - + \s5 \q \v 3 Our God is in heaven; @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 4 The nations' idols are silver and gold, \q the work of men's hands. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Those idols have mouths, but they do not speak; @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \q \v 6 they have ears, but they do not hear; \q they have noses, but they do not smell. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Idols have hands, but do not feel; @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \q \v 8 Those who make them are like them, \q as is everyone who trusts in them. - + \s5 \q \v 9 Israel, trust in Yahweh; @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \q \v 11 You who honor Yahweh, trust in him; \q he is your help and shield. - + \s5 \q \v 12 Yahweh takes notice of us and will bless us; @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \q \v 14 May Yahweh increase your numbers more and more, \q yours and your descendants'. - + \s5 \q \v 15 May you be blessed by Yahweh, @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \q \v 16 The heavens belong to Yahweh; \q but the earth he has given to mankind. - + \s5 \q \v 17 The dead do not praise Yahweh, @@ -75,6 +75,5 @@ \v 18 But we will bless Yahweh \q now and forevermore. \q Praise Yahweh. - diff --git a/19-PSA/116.usfm b/19-PSA/116.usfm index d7f5cce6..74b53270 100644 --- a/19-PSA/116.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/116.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q \v 2 Because he listened to me, \q I will call on him as long as I live. - + \s5 \q \v 3 The cords of death surrounded me, @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 4 Then I called on the name of Yahweh: \q "Please Yahweh, rescue my life." - + \s5 \q \v 5 Yahweh is merciful and fair; @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \q \v 6 Yahweh protects the naive; \q I was brought low, and he saved me. - + \s5 \q \v 7 My soul can return to its resting place, @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \v 8 For you rescued my life from death, \q my eyes from tears, \q and my feet from stumbling. - + \s5 \q \v 9 I will serve Yahweh @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \q \v 11 I rashly said, \q "All men are liars." - + \s5 \q \v 12 How can I repay Yahweh @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ \q \v 15 Precious in the sight of Yahweh \q is the death of his saints. - + \s5 \q \v 16 Yahweh, indeed, I am your servant; @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \q \v 17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving \q and will call on the name of Yahweh. - + \s5 \q \v 18 I will fulfill my vows to Yahweh @@ -78,6 +78,5 @@ \v 19 in the courts of Yahweh's house, \q in your midst, Jerusalem. \q Praise Yahweh. - diff --git a/19-PSA/118.usfm b/19-PSA/118.usfm index 283bd18f..4a62811d 100644 --- a/19-PSA/118.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/118.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q \v 2 Let Israel say, \q "His covenant faithfulness endures forever." - + \s5 \q \v 3 Let the house of Aaron say, @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \q \v 4 Let the loyal followers of Yahweh say, \q "His covenant faithfulness endures for ever." - + \s5 \q \v 5 In my distress I called out to Yahweh; @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \q \v 7 Yahweh is on my side as my helper; \q I will look in triumph on those who hate me. - + \s5 \q \v 8 It is better to take shelter in Yahweh @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \q \v 9 It is better to take refuge in Yahweh \q than to put one's trust in a princes. - + \s5 \q \v 10 All the nations surrounded me; @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \v 12 They surrounded me like bees; \q they disappeared as quickly as fire among thorns; \q in Yahweh's name I cut them off. - + \s5 \q \v 13 They attacked me to knock me down, @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \q \v 14 Yahweh is my strength and joy, \q and he is the one who rescues me. - + \s5 \q \v 15 The joyful shout of victory is heard in the tents of the righteous; @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ \q \v 16 The right hand of Yahweh is exalted; \q the right hand of Yahweh conquers. - + \s5 \q \v 17 I will not die, but live @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ \q \v 18 Yahweh has punished me harshly; \q but he has not handed me over to death. - + \s5 \q \v 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness; @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ \q \v 21 I will give thanks to you, for you answered me, \q and you have become my salvation. - + \s5 \q \v 22 The stone that the builders rejected @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ \q \v 23 This is Yahweh's doing; \q it is marvelous in our eyes. - + \s5 \q \v 24 This is the day on which Yahweh has acted; @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ \q \v 25 Please, Yahweh, give us victory! \q Please, Yahweh, give us success! - + \s5 \q \v 26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh; @@ -110,12 +110,11 @@ \q \v 28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; \q you are my God; I will exalt you. - + \s5 \q \v 29 Oh, give thanks to Yahweh; for he is good; \q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever. - - + diff --git a/19-PSA/119.usfm b/19-PSA/119.usfm index db2f69c1..5acc1cdd 100644 --- a/19-PSA/119.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/119.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 5 Oh, that I would be firmly established +\v 5 Oh, that I would be firmly established \q in the observance of your statutes! \q \v 6 Then I would not be put to shame @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 35 +\v 35 Guide me in the path of your commandments, \q for I delight to walk in it. \q @@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ Guide me in the path of your commandments, \q but I do not reject your instructions. \q \v 88 By your steadfast love, keep me alive, -\q so that I may obey your commands. +\q so that I may obey your commands. \b \s5 @@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ Guide me in the path of your commandments, \s5 \q \v 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, -\q for I meditate on your covenant decrees. +\q for I meditate on your covenant decrees. \q \v 100 I understand more than those older than I am; \q this is because I have kept your instructions. @@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ Guide me in the path of your commandments, \s5 \q -\v 109 My life is always in my hand, +\v 109 My life is always in my hand, \q yet I do not forget your law. \q \v 110 The wicked have set a snare for me, diff --git a/19-PSA/120.usfm b/19-PSA/120.usfm index b09579ca..6365c1aa 100644 --- a/19-PSA/120.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/120.usfm @@ -10,25 +10,24 @@ \q \v 2 Rescue my life, Yahweh, from those who lie with their lips \q and deceive with their tongues. - + \s5 \q \v 3 How will he punish you, and what more will he do to you, \q you who have a lying tongue? \q -\v 4 He will punish you with the arrows of a warrior +\v 4 He will punish you with the arrows of a warrior \q sharpened over burning coals of the broom tree. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Woe is me because I temporarily live in Meshech; \q I lived previously among the tents of Kedar. \q -\v 6 For too long I have lived +\v 6 For too long I have lived \q with those who hate peace. \q \v 7 I am for peace, \q but when I speak, they are for war. - diff --git a/19-PSA/121.usfm b/19-PSA/121.usfm index c78895b9..124001a3 100644 --- a/19-PSA/121.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/121.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \v 2 My help comes from Yahweh, \q who made heaven and earth. \b - + \s5 \q \v 3 He will not allow your foot to slip; @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \q \v 4 See, the guardian of Israel \q never slumbers or sleeps. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Yahweh is your guardian; @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \q \v 6 The sun will not harm you by day, \q nor the moon by night. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Yahweh will protect you from all harm, @@ -35,6 +35,5 @@ \q \v 8 Yahweh will protect you in all you do \q now and forevermore. - diff --git a/19-PSA/122.usfm b/19-PSA/122.usfm index da795f7d..ce9aac73 100644 --- a/19-PSA/122.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/122.usfm @@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ \v 2 Jerusalem, our feet are standing \q within your gates! \q -\v 3 Jerusalem, built +\v 3 Jerusalem, built \q as a city carefully planned! - + \s5 \q \v 4 The tribes go up to Jerusalem—the tribes of Yahweh— @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \q \v 5 There thrones of judgment were set, \q thrones of the house of David. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \q \v 7 May there be peace within the walls that defend you, \q and may they have peace within your fortresses." - + \s5 \q \v 8 For the sake of my brothers and my friends @@ -38,6 +38,5 @@ \q \v 9 For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, \q I will seek good for you. - diff --git a/19-PSA/123.usfm b/19-PSA/123.usfm index daabeaac..5edcceab 100644 --- a/19-PSA/123.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/123.usfm @@ -12,15 +12,14 @@ \q as the eyes of a maid look to her mistress's hand, \q so our eyes look to Yahweh our God \q until he has mercy on us. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Have mercy on us, Yahweh, have mercy on us, \q for we are filled with humiliation. \q -\v 4 We are more than full +\v 4 We are more than full \q of the scoffing of the insolent \q and with the contempt of the proud. - diff --git a/19-PSA/124.usfm b/19-PSA/124.usfm index 321a0a72..240f2dcc 100644 --- a/19-PSA/124.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/124.usfm @@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ \q \v 3 then they would have swallowed us up alive \q when their anger raged against us. - + \s5 \q \v 4 The water would have swept us away; \q the torrent would have overwhelmed us. \q \v 5 Then the raging waters would have drowned us." - + \s5 \q \v 6 Blessed be Yahweh, @@ -28,12 +28,11 @@ \q \v 7 We have escaped like a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; \q the snare has been broken, and we have escaped. - + \s5 \q \v 8 Our help is in Yahweh, \q who made heaven and earth. - - + diff --git a/19-PSA/125.usfm b/19-PSA/125.usfm index 857c5399..777d5bfc 100644 --- a/19-PSA/125.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/125.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \q \v 3 The scepter of wickedness must not rule in the land of the righteous. \q Otherwise the righteous might do what is wrong. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Do good, Yahweh, to those who are good @@ -23,6 +23,5 @@ \v 5 But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, \q Yahweh will lead them away with the evildoers. \q May peace be on Israel. - diff --git a/19-PSA/126.usfm b/19-PSA/126.usfm index 95cda04e..a838570e 100644 --- a/19-PSA/126.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/126.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \q \v 1 When Yahweh restored the fortunes of Zion, \q we were like those who dream. - + \s5 \q \v 2 Then our mouths were filled with laughter @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \q \v 3 Yahweh did great things for us; \q how glad we were! - + \s5 \q \v 4 Restore our fortunes, Yahweh, diff --git a/19-PSA/127.usfm b/19-PSA/127.usfm index 696da31e..c6c208e6 100644 --- a/19-PSA/127.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/127.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \q to come home late, \q or to eat the bread of hard work, \q for Yahweh provides for his beloved as they sleep. - + \s5 \q \v 3 See, children are a heritage from Yahweh, @@ -26,6 +26,5 @@ \v 5 How blessed is the man that has his quiver full of them. \q He will not be put to shame \q when he confronts his enemies in the gate. - diff --git a/19-PSA/128.usfm b/19-PSA/128.usfm index 90771921..f3916824 100644 --- a/19-PSA/128.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/128.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \q \v 2 What your hands provide, you will enjoy; \q you will be blessed and prosper. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine @@ -27,6 +27,5 @@ \q \v 6 May you live to see your children's children. \q May peace be on Israel. - diff --git a/19-PSA/129.usfm b/19-PSA/129.usfm index 984380da..afa3852d 100644 --- a/19-PSA/129.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/129.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \q \v 3 The plowers plowed on my back; \q they made their furrows long. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Yahweh is righteous; @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 5 May they all be put to shame and turned back, \q those who hate Zion. - + \s5 \q \v 6 May they be like the grass on the housetops @@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ \v 8 May those who pass by not say, \q "May the blessing of Yahweh be on you; \q we bless you in the name of Yahweh." - - + diff --git a/19-PSA/130.usfm b/19-PSA/130.usfm index 4978b4f6..f1b45d80 100644 --- a/19-PSA/130.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/130.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \v 2 Lord, hear my voice; \q let your ears be attentive \q to my pleas for mercy. - + \s5 \q \v 3 If you, Yahweh, would mark iniquities, @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 4 But there is forgiveness with you, \q that you may be revered. - + \s5 \q \v 5 I wait for Yahweh, my soul waits, @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \q \v 6 My soul waits for the Lord \q more than watchmen wait for the morning. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Israel, hope in Yahweh. diff --git a/19-PSA/131.usfm b/19-PSA/131.usfm index f33a55c0..7c0b8b2a 100644 --- a/19-PSA/131.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/131.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \v 1 Yahweh, my heart is not proud or my eyes haughty. \q I do not have great hopes for myself \q or concern myself with things that are beyond me. - + \s5 \q \v 2 Indeed I have stilled and quieted my soul; diff --git a/19-PSA/132.usfm b/19-PSA/132.usfm index 85b2815c..2234fdca 100644 --- a/19-PSA/132.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/132.usfm @@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ \d A song of ascents. \b \q -\v 1 Yahweh, for David's sake call to mind +\v 1 Yahweh, for David's sake call to mind \q all his afflictions. \q \v 2 Call to mind how he swore to Yahweh, \q how he vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob. - + \s5 \q \v 3 He said, "I will not enter my house @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 5 until I find a place for Yahweh, \q a tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob." - + \s5 \q \v 6 See, we heard about it in Ephrathah; @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \q \v 8 Arise, Yahweh, to your resting place, \q you and the ark of your strength! - + \s5 \q \v 9 May your priests be clothed with integrity; @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \q \v 10 For your servant David's sake, \q do not turn away from your anointed king. - + \s5 \q \v 11 Yahweh swore a sure oath to David, @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \v 12 If your sons keep my covenant \q and the laws that I will teach them, \q their children also will sit on your throne forevermore." - + \s5 \q \v 13 Certainly Yahweh has chosen Zion, @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \q \v 14 "This is my resting place forever. \q I will live here, for I desire her. - + \s5 \q \v 15 I will abundantly bless her with provisions. @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \q \v 16 I will clothe her priests with salvation, \q her faithful ones will shout aloud for joy. - + \s5 \q \v 17 There I will make a horn to sprout for David @@ -74,6 +74,5 @@ \q \v 18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, \q but on him his crown will shine." - diff --git a/19-PSA/133.usfm b/19-PSA/133.usfm index e503debb..c7076d32 100644 --- a/19-PSA/133.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/133.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \q \v 1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is \q for brothers to live together! - + \s5 \q \v 2 It is like fine oil on the head diff --git a/19-PSA/134.usfm b/19-PSA/134.usfm index 6b12ddaf..5213ffdd 100644 --- a/19-PSA/134.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/134.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 Lift up your hands to the holy place \q and bless Yahweh. - + \s5 \q \v 3 May Yahweh bless you from Zion, diff --git a/19-PSA/135.usfm b/19-PSA/135.usfm index df2dcf6a..abfbabd0 100644 --- a/19-PSA/135.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/135.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q \v 2 you who stand in Yahweh's house, \q in the courtyards of the house of our God. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Praise Yahweh, for he is good; @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \q \v 4 For Yahweh has chosen Jacob for himself, \q Israel as his possession. - + \s5 \q \v 5 I know that Yahweh is great, @@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ \q \v 6 Whatever Yahweh desires, he does \q in heaven, on earth, in the seas and all the ocean depths. - + \s5 \q \v 7 He brings the clouds from far away, \q making lightning bolts accompany the rain \q and bringing the wind out of his storehouse. - + \s5 \q \v 8 He killed the firstborn of Egypt, @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \q \v 9 He sent signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt, \q against Pharaoh and all his servants. - + \s5 \q \v 10 He attacked many nations @@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ \v 11 Sihon king of the Amorites \q and Og king of Bashan \q and all the kingdoms of Canaan. - + \s5 \q \v 12 He gave us their land as an inheritance, -\q an inheritance to Israel his people. +\q an inheritance to Israel his people. \q \v 13 Your name, Yahweh, endures forever; \q your renown, Yahweh, endures throughout all generations. @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ \q \v 18 Those who make them are like them, \q as is everyone who trusts in them. - + \s5 \q \v 19 Descendants of Israel, bless Yahweh; @@ -86,6 +86,5 @@ \v 21 Blessed be Yahweh in Zion, \q he who lives in Jerusalem. \q Praise Yahweh. - diff --git a/19-PSA/136.usfm b/19-PSA/136.usfm index 2a280b03..5337e6a0 100644 --- a/19-PSA/136.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/136.usfm @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ -\s5 -\c 136 -\p -\q +\s5 +\c 136 +\p +\q \v 1 Oh, give thanks to Yahweh; for he is good, \q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever. \q @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \q \v 3 Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords, \q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Give thanks to him who alone does great wonders, @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \q \v 5 to him who by wisdom made the heavens, \q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Give thanks to him who spread out the earth above the waters, @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \q \v 7 to him who made great lights, \q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever. - + \s5 \q \v 8 He made the sun to rule by day, @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \q \v 9 the moon and stars to rule by night, \q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever. - + \s5 \q \v 10 Give thanks to him who killed the firstborn of Egypt, @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \q \v 12 with a strong hand and a raised arm, \q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Give thanks to him who divided the Sea of Reeds, @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \q \v 15 but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Sea of Reeds, \q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever. - + \s5 \q \v 16 Give thanks to him who led his people through the wilderness, @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \q \v 17 to him who killed great kings, \q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever. - + \s5 \q \v 18 Give thanks to him who killed famous kings, @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ \q \v 20 and Og king of Bashan, \q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever— - + \s5 \q \v 21 Give thanks to him who gave their land as an inheritance, @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ \q \v 23 to him who called us to mind and helped us in our humiliation, \q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever. - + \s5 \q \v 24 Give thanks to him who has given us victory over our enemies, @@ -99,6 +99,5 @@ \q \v 26 Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven, \q for his covenant faithfulness endures forever. - diff --git a/19-PSA/137.usfm b/19-PSA/137.usfm index 83c28d58..8a0e9e17 100644 --- a/19-PSA/137.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/137.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 On the poplars there \q we hung our harps. - + \s5 \q \v 3 There our captors required songs from us, @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \q \v 4 How could we sing a song about Yahweh \q in a foreign land? - + \s5 \q \v 5 If I ignore the memory of you, Jerusalem, @@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ \q if I think about you no more, \q if I do not prefer Jerusalem \q more than my greatest delights. - + \s5 \q -\v 7 Call to mind, Yahweh, what the Edomites did +\v 7 Call to mind, Yahweh, what the Edomites did \q on the day Jerusalem fell. \q They said, "Tear it down, tear it down \q to its foundations." - + \s5 \q \v 8 Daughter of Babylon, soon to be destroyed— @@ -45,6 +45,5 @@ \q \v 9 May the person be blessed, whoever takes and dashes your little ones \q against a rock. - diff --git a/19-PSA/138.usfm b/19-PSA/138.usfm index 9afea973..b79dc79d 100644 --- a/19-PSA/138.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/138.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \v 2 I will bow down toward your holy temple \q and give thanks to your name for your covenant faithfulness and for your trustworthiness. \q You have made your word and your name more important than anything else. - + \s5 \q \v 3 On the day that I called you, you answered me; @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \q \v 4 All the kings of the earth will give you thanks, Yahweh, \q for they will hear the words from your mouth. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Indeed, they will sing of the deeds of Yahweh, @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \q \v 6 For though Yahweh is high, yet he cares for the lowly, \q but the proud he knows from far off. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Though I walk in the middle of danger, you will preserve my life; @@ -37,6 +37,5 @@ \v 8 Yahweh is with me to the end; \q your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, endures forever. \q Do not forsake the ones whom your hands have made. - diff --git a/19-PSA/139.usfm b/19-PSA/139.usfm index 3e50edb3..4f7c1823 100644 --- a/19-PSA/139.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/139.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q \v 2 You know when I sit down and when I get up; \q you understand my thoughts from far away. - + \s5 \q \v 3 You observe my path and my lying down; @@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ \q you know it completely, Yahweh. \q \v 5 Behind me and before me you surround me -\q and place your hand upon me. +\q and place your hand upon me. \q \v 6 Such knowledge is too much for me; \q it is too high, and I cannot reach it. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Where can I go from your Spirit? @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \q \v 8 If I ascend up to the heavens, you are there; \q if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there. - + \s5 \q \v 9 If I fly away on the wings of the morning @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \q \v 10 even there your hand will lead me, \q your right hand will hold on to me. - + \s5 \q \v 11 If I said, "Surely the darkness will cover me, @@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ \v 12 even the darkness would not be dark to you. \q The night would shine like the day, \q for the darkness and the light are both alike to you. - + \s5 \q \v 13 You formed my inner parts; \q you formed me in my mother's womb. \q -\v 14 I will praise you, +\v 14 I will praise you, \q for I am wonderfully made. \q My soul knows this very well. - + \s5 \q \v 15 My bones were not hidden from you @@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ \v 16 You saw me inside the womb; \q all the days assigned to me were recorded \q in your book even before the first one happened. -\q - +\q + \s5 \q \v 17 How precious are your thoughts to me, God! @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ \q \v 18 If I tried to count them, they would be more in number than the sand. \q When I awake, I am still with you. - + \s5 \q \v 19 If only you would kill the wicked, God; @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ \q \v 20 They rebel against you and act deceitfully; \q your enemies tell lies. - + \s5 \q \v 21 Do I not hate those, Yahweh, who hate you? @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ \q \v 22 I hate them completely; \q they have become my enemies. - + \s5 \q \v 23 Examine me, God, and know my heart; @@ -100,6 +100,5 @@ \q \v 24 See if there is any wicked way in me, \q and lead me in the everlasting way. - diff --git a/19-PSA/140.usfm b/19-PSA/140.usfm index c09d2796..e2f54b19 100644 --- a/19-PSA/140.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/140.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \v 3 Their tongues wound like serpents; \q vipers' poison is on their lips. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 4 Keep me from the hands of the wicked, Yahweh; @@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ \q \v 5 The proud have set a trap for me; \q they have spread a net; -\q they have set a snare for me. +\q they have set a snare for me. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 6 I said to Yahweh, "You are my God; @@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ \v 8 Yahweh, do not grant the desires of the wicked; \q do not let their plots succeed. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q -\v 9 Those who surround me raise their heads; +\v 9 Those who surround me raise their heads; \q let the mischief of their own lips cover them. \q \v 10 Let burning coals fall on them; @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \q \v 11 May men of tongues not be made secure on the earth; \q may evil hunt down the violent man to strike him dead. - + \s5 \q \v 12 I know that Yahweh will judge in favor of the afflicted, @@ -57,6 +57,5 @@ \q \v 13 Surely the righteous people will give thanks to your name; \q the upright people will live in your presence. - diff --git a/19-PSA/141.usfm b/19-PSA/141.usfm index 4c3cf594..961225f0 100644 --- a/19-PSA/141.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/141.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 May my prayer be like incense before you; \q may my lifted hands be like the evening sacrifice. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Yahweh, place a guard over my mouth; @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \q or participate in sinful activities \q with men who behave wickedly. \q May I not eat any of their delicacies. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Let a righteous man hit me; it will be a kindness to me. @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \q \v 7 They will have to say, "As when one plows and breaks up the ground, \q so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol." - + \s5 \q \v 8 Surely my eyes are on you, Yahweh, Lord; @@ -44,6 +44,5 @@ \q \v 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets \q while I escape. - diff --git a/19-PSA/142.usfm b/19-PSA/142.usfm index 6d9f8f59..b758a311 100644 --- a/19-PSA/142.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/142.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 I pour out my lament before him; \q I tell him my troubles. - + \s5 \q \v 3 When my spirit is weak within me, @@ -38,6 +38,5 @@ \q so that I may give thanks to your name. \q The righteous will gather around me \q because you have been good to me." - diff --git a/19-PSA/143.usfm b/19-PSA/143.usfm index 5277867b..eeb79e3a 100644 --- a/19-PSA/143.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/143.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 Do not enter into judgment with your servant, \q for in your sight no one is righteous. - + \s5 \q \v 3 The enemy has pursued my soul; @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \q \v 4 My spirit is overwhelmed within me; \q my heart despairs. - + \s5 \q \v 5 I call to mind the old days; @@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ \q I reflect on your accomplishments. \q \v 6 I spread my hands out to you in prayer; -\q my soul thirsts for you in a parched land. +\q my soul thirsts for you in a parched land. \qs Selah\qs* - + \s5 \q \v 7 Answer me quickly, Yahweh, because my spirit faints. @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \q for I trust in you. \q Show me the way where I should walk, \q for I lift up my soul to you. - + \s5 \q \v 9 Rescue me from my enemies, Yahweh; @@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ \q \v 10 Teach me to do your will, \q for you are my God. -\q May your good Spirit +\q May your good Spirit \q lead me in the land of uprightness. - + \s5 \q \v 11 Yahweh, for your name's sake, keep me alive; @@ -59,6 +59,5 @@ \v 12 In your covenant faithfulness cut off my enemies \q and destroy all the enemies of my life, \q for I am your servant. - diff --git a/19-PSA/144.usfm b/19-PSA/144.usfm index 0297375f..6bc40a9e 100644 --- a/19-PSA/144.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/144.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \q my high tower and the one who rescues me, \q my shield and the one in whom I take refuge, \q the one who subdues nations under me. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Yahweh, what is man that you take notice of him @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 4 Man is like a breath; \q his days are like a passing shadow. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Cause the sky to sink and come down, Yahweh; @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \q \v 6 Send flashes of lightning and scatter my enemies; \q shoot your arrows and drive them back in confusion. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Reach out your hand from above; @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \q \v 8 Their mouths speak lies, \q and their right hand is falsehood. - + \s5 \q \v 9 I will sing a new song to you, God; @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ \q Their mouths speak lies, \q and their right hand is falsehood. \b - + \s5 \q \v 12 May our sons be like plants who grow to full size in their youth @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \q \v 13 May our storehouses be full with every kind of produce, \q and may our sheep produce thousands and ten thousands in our fields. - + \s5 \q \v 14 Then our oxen will have many young. @@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ \q \v 15 Blessed is the people with such blessings; \q happy is the people whose God is Yahweh. - - + diff --git a/19-PSA/145.usfm b/19-PSA/145.usfm index e30b7191..c2cf3360 100644 --- a/19-PSA/145.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/145.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \q \v 3 Great is Yahweh and greatly to be praised; \q his greatness is unsearchable. - + \s5 \q \v 4 One generation will praise your deeds to the next @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 5 I will meditate on the majesty of your glory \q and on your marvelous deeds. - + \s5 \q \v 6 They will speak of the power of your awesome works, @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \q \v 7 They will declare your abounding goodness, \q and they will sing about your righteousness. - + \s5 \q \v 8 Yahweh is gracious and merciful, @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \q \v 9 Yahweh is good to all; \q his tender mercies are over all his works. - + \s5 \q \v 10 All you have made will give thanks to you, Yahweh; @@ -48,15 +48,15 @@ \q \v 12 They will make known to mankind God's mighty deeds \q and the glorious splendor of his kingdom. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, \q and your dominion endures throughout all generations. - + \s5 \q -\v 14 Yahweh supports all who are falling +\v 14 Yahweh supports all who are falling \q and raises up all those who are bent over. \q \v 15 The eyes of all wait for you; @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ \q \v 16 You open your hand \q and satisfy the desire of every living thing. - + \s5 \q \v 17 Yahweh is righteous in all his ways @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \q \v 19 He fulfills the desire of those who honor him; \q he hears their cry and saves them. - + \s5 \q \v 20 Yahweh watches over all those who love him, @@ -83,6 +83,5 @@ \q \v 21 My mouth will speak out the praise of Yahweh; \q let all mankind bless his holy name forever and ever. - diff --git a/19-PSA/146.usfm b/19-PSA/146.usfm index 6b63a157..1b2d1fbf 100644 --- a/19-PSA/146.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/146.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q \v 2 I give praise to Yahweh with all my life; \q I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Do not put your trust in princes @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \q \v 4 When a person's life's breath stops, he returns to the ground; \q on that day his plans end. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Blessed is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \v 6 Yahweh made heaven and earth, \q the sea, and all that is in them; \q he observes trustworthiness forever. - + \s5 \q \v 7 He executes justice for the oppressed @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \v 8 Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind; \q Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down; \q Yahweh loves the righteous people. - + \s5 \q \v 9 Yahweh protects the foreigners in the land; @@ -46,6 +46,5 @@ \v 10 Yahweh will reign forever, \q your God, Zion, for all generations. \q Praise Yahweh. - diff --git a/19-PSA/147.usfm b/19-PSA/147.usfm index 2d0c3050..6b930cf6 100644 --- a/19-PSA/147.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/147.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 1 Praise Yahweh, \q for it is good to sing praises to our God, \q it is pleasant, and praise is suitable. - + \s5 \q \v 2 Yahweh rebuilds Jerusalem, @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \q \v 3 He heals the brokenhearted \q and binds up their wounds. - + \s5 \q \v 4 He counts the stars, @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \q \v 5 Great is our Lord and awesome in power, \q his understanding cannot be measured. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Yahweh lifts up the oppressed, @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \q \v 7 Sing to Yahweh with thanksgiving, \q sing praises to our God with a harp. - + \s5 \q \v 8 He covers the heavens with clouds @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \q \v 9 He gives food to the animals \q and to the young ravens when they cry. - + \s5 \q \v 10 He finds no delight in the strength of a horse, @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \q \v 11 Yahweh takes pleasure in those who honor him, \q who hope in his covenant faithfulness. - + \s5 \q \v 12 Praise Yahweh, Jerusalem, @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \q \v 14 He brings prosperity inside your borders, \q he satisfies you with the finest of wheat. - + \s5 \q \v 15 He sends out his commandment to earth, @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \q \v 16 He makes the snow like wool, \q he scatters the frost like ashes. - + \s5 \q \v 17 He dispenses the hail like crumbs, @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \q \v 18 He sends out his command and melts them, \q he makes the wind to blow and the water to flow. - + \s5 \q \v 19 He proclaimed his word to Jacob, @@ -84,6 +84,5 @@ \v 20 He has not done so with any other nation, \q and as for his decrees, they do not know them. \q Praise Yahweh. - diff --git a/19-PSA/148.usfm b/19-PSA/148.usfm index 61aaf38f..c36a969d 100644 --- a/19-PSA/148.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/148.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 Praise him, all his angels; \q praise him, all his angel armies. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Praise him, sun and moon; @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 4 Praise him, highest heaven \q and you waters that are above the sky. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Let them praise the name of Yahweh, @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \q \v 6 He has also established them forever and ever; \q he issued a decree that will never change. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Praise Yahweh from the earth, @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \q \v 8 fire and hail, snow and clouds, \q stormy wind fulfilling his word. - + \s5 \q \v 9 Praise Yahweh, mountains and all hills, @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \q \v 10 animals wild and tame, \q creatures that crawl and birds. - + \s5 \q \v 11 Praise Yahweh, kings of the earth and all nations, @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \q \v 12 both young men and young women, \q elderly and children. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Let them all praise the name of Yahweh, @@ -61,6 +61,5 @@ \q for praise from all his faithful ones, \q the Israelites, the people near to him. \q Praise Yahweh. - diff --git a/19-PSA/149.usfm b/19-PSA/149.usfm index fc170db9..d405c18d 100644 --- a/19-PSA/149.usfm +++ b/19-PSA/149.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 1 Praise Yahweh. \q Sing to Yahweh a new song; \q sing his praise in the assembly of the faithful ones. - + \s5 \q \v 2 Let Israel rejoice in the one who made them; @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \q \v 3 Let them praise his name with dancing; \q let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp. - + \s5 \q \v 4 For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people; @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \q \v 5 Let the godly rejoice in victory; \q let them sing for joy on their beds. - + \s5 \q \v 6 May the praises of God be in their mouths @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \q \v 7 to execute vengeance on the nations \q and acts of punishment on the peoples. - + \s5 \q \v 8 They will bind their kings with chains @@ -40,6 +40,5 @@ \v 9 They will execute the judgment that is written. \q This will be an honor for all his faithful ones. \q Praise Yahweh. - diff --git a/20-PRO/00.usfm b/20-PRO/00.usfm index ce175860..a6f0d479 100644 --- a/20-PRO/00.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id PRO Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Proverbs +\h Proverbs \toc1 The Book of Proverbs \toc2 Proverbs -\toc3 Pro +\toc3 Pro \mt The Proverbs \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/20-PRO/01.usfm b/20-PRO/01.usfm index 69935ae0..52497f72 100644 --- a/20-PRO/01.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/01.usfm @@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ \v 20 Wisdom cries aloud in the street, \q she raises her voice in the open places; \q -\v 21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, -\q at the entrance of the city gates she speaks, +\v 21 at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, +\q at the entrance of the city gates she speaks, \q \v 22 "How long, you who have no wisdom, will you love what you do not understand? \q How long, you mockers, will you delight in mockery, @@ -123,5 +123,5 @@ \v 32 Those who have not been taught are killed when they turn away, \q and the indifference of fools will destroy them. \q -\v 33 But whoever listens to me will live in safety +\v 33 But whoever listens to me will live in safety \q and will rest secure with no fear of disaster." diff --git a/20-PRO/02.usfm b/20-PRO/02.usfm index 97a18dcf..d103cac5 100644 --- a/20-PRO/02.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/02.usfm @@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ \s5 \q -\v 11 Discretion will watch over you, -\q understanding will guard you. +\v 11 Discretion will watch over you, +\q understanding will guard you. \q \v 12 They will rescue you from the way of evil, \q from those who speak perverse things, diff --git a/20-PRO/03.usfm b/20-PRO/03.usfm index 8de33e65..5c8ca0fb 100644 --- a/20-PRO/03.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/03.usfm @@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ \q and do not hate his rebuke, \q \v 12 for Yahweh disciplines those he loves, -\q as a father deals with a son who pleases him. - +\q as a father deals with a son who pleases him. \s5 \q \v 13 The one who finds wisdom is happy, @@ -112,18 +111,17 @@ \v 27 Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, \q when it is in your power to act. \q -\v 28 Do not say to your neighbor, +\v 28 Do not say to your neighbor, \q "Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give it," \q when you have the money with you. \s5 \q \v 29 Do not make a plan to harm your neighbor— -\q the one who lives close and trusts you. +\q the one who lives close and trusts you. \q \v 30 Do not argue with a person without a reason, -\q when he has done nothing to harm you. - +\q when he has done nothing to harm you. \s5 \q \v 31 Do not envy a violent person @@ -143,7 +141,6 @@ \s5 \q \v 35 Wise people inherit honor, -\q but fools will be lifted up in their shame. - +\q but fools will be lifted up in their shame. diff --git a/20-PRO/04.usfm b/20-PRO/04.usfm index cb4c7d24..ebb21865 100644 --- a/20-PRO/04.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/04.usfm @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 7 Wisdom is the most important thing, so acquire wisdom +\v 7 Wisdom is the most important thing, so acquire wisdom \q and spend all you own so you can get understanding. \q \v 8 Cherish wisdom and she will exalt you; @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 18 But the path of the one who does right is like the first light that grows brighter; +\v 18 But the path of the one who does right is like the first light that grows brighter; \q it shines more and more until the fullness of the day comes. \q \v 19 The way of the wicked is like darkness— diff --git a/20-PRO/05.usfm b/20-PRO/05.usfm index 9c971115..a4730f32 100644 --- a/20-PRO/05.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/05.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \q her steps go all the way to Sheol. \q \v 6 She gives no thought to the path of life. -\q Her footsteps wander; she does not know where she is going. +\q Her footsteps wander; she does not know where she is going. \b \s5 @@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ \q or listen to my instructors. \q \v 14 I was almost completely ruined -\q in the midst of the assembly, among the gathering of the people." - +\q in the midst of the assembly, among the gathering of the people." \s5 \q \v 15 Drink water from your own cistern @@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 18 May your fountain be blessed +\v 18 May your fountain be blessed \q and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. \q \v 19 For she is a loving deer and a graceful doe. @@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ \v 20 For why should you, my son, be captivated by an adulteress; \q why should you embrace the breasts of a strange woman? \q -\v 21 Yahweh sees everything a person does +\v 21 Yahweh sees everything a person does \q and watches all the paths he takes. \s5 diff --git a/20-PRO/06.usfm b/20-PRO/06.usfm index 44236cde..c94568aa 100644 --- a/20-PRO/06.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/06.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 6 \q -\v 1 My son, if you set aside your money as a guarantee for your neighbor's loan, +\v 1 My son, if you set aside your money as a guarantee for your neighbor's loan, \q if you gave your promise for a loan of someone you do not know, \q \v 2 then you have laid a trap for yourself by your promise @@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ \q \v 3 When you are caught by your words, my son, do this and save yourself, \q since you have fallen into the hand of your neighbor; -\q go and humble yourself and make your case before your neighbor. - +\q go and humble yourself and make your case before your neighbor. \s5 \q \v 4 Give your eyes no sleep @@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 12 A worthless person—a wicked man— -\q lives by the crookedness of his speech, +\q lives by the crookedness of his speech, \q \v 13 winking his eyes, making signals with his feet \q and pointing with his fingers. @@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ \q \s5 -\v 17 The eyes of a proud person, a tongue that lies, +\v 17 The eyes of a proud person, a tongue that lies, \q hands that shed the blood of innocent people, \q \v 18 a heart that invents wicked schemes, @@ -101,11 +100,10 @@ \q from the smooth words of the adulteress. \q \v 25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty -\q and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes. - +\q and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes. \s5 \q -\v 26 Sleeping with a prostitute can cost the price of a loaf of bread, +\v 26 Sleeping with a prostitute can cost the price of a loaf of bread, \q but the wife of another may cost you your very life. \q \v 27 Can a man carry a fire against his chest @@ -124,15 +122,15 @@ \v 30 People do not despise a thief if he steals \q to satisfy his need when he is hungry. \q -\v 31 Yet if he is caught, he will pay back seven times what he stole; +\v 31 Yet if he is caught, he will pay back seven times what he stole; \q he must give up everything of value in his house. \s5 \q -\v 32 The one who commits adultery has no sense; +\v 32 The one who commits adultery has no sense; \q the one who does it destroys himself. \q -\v 33 Wounds and shame are what he deserves +\v 33 Wounds and shame are what he deserves \q and his disgrace will not be wiped away. \s5 diff --git a/20-PRO/07.usfm b/20-PRO/07.usfm index 42912eb6..cbf1fcba 100644 --- a/20-PRO/07.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/07.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \v 4 Say to wisdom, "You are my sister," \q and call understanding your kinsman, \q -\v 5 in order to keep you from the seductive woman, +\v 5 in order to keep you from the seductive woman, \q from the adulteress with her smooth words. \s5 @@ -39,29 +39,28 @@ \s5 \q -\v 10 And there a woman met him, +\v 10 And there a woman met him, \q dressed like a prostitute, and she knew why she was there. \q \v 11 She is loud and wayward, \q her feet do not stay at home— \q \v 12 now in the streets, now in the market, -\q at every corner she lies in wait. - +\q at every corner she lies in wait. \s5 \q -\v 13 So she grabs him and kisses him, +\v 13 So she grabs him and kisses him, \q with a bold face she says to him, \q -\v 14 "I made my peace offering today, -\q I paid my vows, +\v 14 "I made my peace offering today, +\q I paid my vows, \q \v 15 so came I out to meet you, \q to eagerly seek your face and I have found you. \s5 \q -\v 16 I have spread coverings on my bed, +\v 16 I have spread coverings on my bed, \q colored linens from Egypt. \q \v 17 I have perfumed my bed @@ -89,8 +88,7 @@ \q \v 23 until an arrow pierces through its liver— \q or like bird rushing into a snare, -\q not knowing it will cost him his life. - +\q not knowing it will cost him his life. \s5 \q \v 24 And now, my sons, listen to me; diff --git a/20-PRO/08.usfm b/20-PRO/08.usfm index 1b812a86..6c341c25 100644 --- a/20-PRO/08.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/08.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 4 "People, I call to you -\q and I raise my voice to the sons of mankind. +\q and I raise my voice to the sons of mankind. \q \v 5 You who have not been taught, you must understand prudence, \q and you who hate knowledge, you must have an understanding heart. @@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ \q and when my lips open I will say what is right— \q \v 7 for my mouth speaks what is trustworthy -\q and my lips hate wickedness. - +\q and my lips hate wickedness. \s5 \q \v 8 All the words of my mouth are just; @@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ \q and I possess knowledge and discretion. \q \v 13 The fear of Yahweh is to hate evil— -\q I hate pride and arrogance, the evil way, +\q I hate pride and arrogance, the evil way, \q and perverted speech—I hate them. \s5 @@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ \v 17 I love those who love me, \q and those who diligently seek me, find me. \q -\v 18 With me are riches and honor, +\v 18 With me are riches and honor, \q enduring wealth and righteousness. \s5 @@ -119,16 +118,16 @@ \s5 \q \v 30 I was beside him, as a master craftsman, -\q and I was his delight day after day, +\q and I was his delight day after day, \q always rejoicing before him. \q -\v 31 I was rejoicing in his whole world +\v 31 I was rejoicing in his whole world \q and my delight was in the sons of mankind. \s5 \q \v 32 And now, my sons, listen to me, -\q for those who keep my ways will be happy. +\q for those who keep my ways will be happy. \q \v 33 Listen to my instruction and be wise; \q do not neglect it. @@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ \v 35 For whoever finds me, finds life, \q and he will find the favor of Yahweh. \q -\v 36 But he who fails to find me, harms himself; +\v 36 But he who fails to find me, harms himself; \q all who hate me love death." diff --git a/20-PRO/09.usfm b/20-PRO/09.usfm index 6aa80276..c69b4191 100644 --- a/20-PRO/09.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/09.usfm @@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ \v 3 She has sent out invitations with her maids and she calls out \q from the highest point of the city: \q -\v 4 "Let those who are untaught come in here!" +\v 4 "Let those who are untaught come in here!" \q she says to those who have no sense. \s5 \q -\v 5 "Come, eat my food, +\v 5 "Come, eat my food, \q and drink the wine I have mixed. \q -\v 6 Leave your untaught ways behind, and live; +\v 6 Leave your untaught ways behind, and live; \q walk in the way of understanding. \s5 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \v 8 Do not reprove a mocker, or he will hate you; \q reprove a wise man, and he will love you. \q -\v 9 Give instructions to a wise man, and he will become wiser still; +\v 9 Give instructions to a wise man, and he will become wiser still; \q teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. \s5 @@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ \s5 \q -\v 16 "Let those who are untaught come in here!" -\q she says to those who have no sense. +\v 16 "Let those who are untaught come in here!" +\q she says to those who have no sense. \q \v 17 "Stolen waters are sweet \q and bread eaten in secret is pleasant." diff --git a/20-PRO/10.usfm b/20-PRO/10.usfm index 40b0c794..95f4129a 100644 --- a/20-PRO/10.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/10.usfm @@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ \v 2 Treasures accumulated by wickedness have no value, \q but doing what is right keeps you from death. \q -\v 3 Yahweh does not let those who do what is right go hungry, -\q but he frustrates the cravings of the wicked. - +\v 3 Yahweh does not let those who do what is right go hungry, +\q but he frustrates the cravings of the wicked. \s5 \q \v 4 A lazy hand causes a person to be poor, @@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 8 Those who are sensible accept commands, -\q but a talkative fool will come to ruin. +\q but a talkative fool will come to ruin. \q \v 9 He who walks in integrity walks in safety, \q but the one who makes his ways crooked, he will be found out. @@ -65,11 +64,10 @@ \s5 \q \v 16 The wage of those who do what is right leads to life; -\q the profit of the wicked leads them to sin. +\q the profit of the wicked leads them to sin. \q \v 17 There is a path to life for the one who follows discipline, -\q but the one who rejects a reproof is led astray. - +\q but the one who rejects a reproof is led astray. \s5 \q \v 18 Whoever conceals hatred has lying lips, @@ -83,7 +81,7 @@ \v 20 The tongue of him who does right is pure silver; \q there is little value in the heart of the wicked. \q -\v 21 The lips of the one who does right nourish many, +\v 21 The lips of the one who does right nourish many, \q but fools die because of their lack of sense. \s5 @@ -91,12 +89,12 @@ \v 22 The good gifts of Yahweh bring wealth \q and he adds no pain to it. \q -\v 23 Wickedness is a game a fool plays, +\v 23 Wickedness is a game a fool plays, \q but wisdom is a pleasure to a man of understanding. \s5 \q -\v 24 The fear of the wicked will overtake him, +\v 24 The fear of the wicked will overtake him, \q but the desire of the righteous will be granted. \q \v 25 The wicked are like the storm that passes by, and they are no more, @@ -113,9 +111,9 @@ \s5 \q \v 28 The hope of those who do right is their joy, -\q but the years of the wicked will be short. +\q but the years of the wicked will be short. \q -\v 29 The way of Yahweh protects those who have integrity, +\v 29 The way of Yahweh protects those who have integrity, \q but it is destruction for the wicked. \q \v 30 Those who do right will never be overthrown, @@ -127,7 +125,6 @@ \q but the perverse tongue will be cut out. \q \v 32 The lips of those who do right know what is acceptable, -\q but the mouth of the wicked, they know what is perverse. - +\q but the mouth of the wicked, they know what is perverse. diff --git a/20-PRO/11.usfm b/20-PRO/11.usfm index 5fd1ce9c..b804a8f4 100644 --- a/20-PRO/11.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/11.usfm @@ -23,27 +23,24 @@ \q but the wicked will fall because of their own wickedness. \q \v 6 The right conduct of those who please God keeps them safe, -\q but the treacherous are trapped by their cravings. - +\q but the treacherous are trapped by their cravings. \s5 \q \v 7 When a wicked man dies, his hope perishes \q and the hope that was in his strength comes to nothing. \q \v 8 The one who does what is right is kept away from trouble -\q and it comes upon the wicked instead. - +\q and it comes upon the wicked instead. \s5 \q \v 9 With his mouth the godless destroys his neighbor, \q but through knowledge those who do what is right are kept safe. \q -\v 10 When those who do right prosper, a city rejoices; +\v 10 When those who do right prosper, a city rejoices; \q when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. \q \v 11 Through the good gifts of those who please God, the city becomes great; -\q by the mouth of the wicked, the city is torn down. - +\q by the mouth of the wicked, the city is torn down. \s5 \q \v 12 The man who has contempt for his friend has no sense, @@ -62,12 +59,11 @@ \q but the one who hates giving a pledge in that kind of promise is safe. \q \v 16 A gracious woman gets honor, -\q but ruthless people grasp for wealth. - +\q but ruthless people grasp for wealth. \s5 \q -\v 17 A kind person benefits himself, -\q but one who is cruel hurts himself. +\v 17 A kind person benefits himself, +\q but one who is cruel hurts himself. \q \v 18 The wicked person lies to get his wages, \q but one who sows what is right reaps the wages of truth. @@ -94,8 +90,7 @@ \q but wicked people can only hope for wrath. \q \v 24 There is one who sows seed—he will accumulate even more; -\q another does not sow—he comes to poverty. - +\q another does not sow—he comes to poverty. \s5 \q \v 25 The generous person will prosper @@ -107,7 +102,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 27 The one who diligently seeks good is also seeking favor, -\q but the one who searches for evil will find it. +\q but the one who searches for evil will find it. \q \v 28 Those who trust in their riches will fall, \q but like the leaf, those who do right will flourish. @@ -122,7 +117,7 @@ \v 30 Those who do right will be like a tree of life, \q but violence takes away lives. \q -\v 31 If those who do right receive what they deserve, +\v 31 If those who do right receive what they deserve, \q how much more the wicked and the sinner! diff --git a/20-PRO/12.usfm b/20-PRO/12.usfm index e9ec648c..8c999d2e 100644 --- a/20-PRO/12.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/12.usfm @@ -6,15 +6,14 @@ \v 1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, \q but the one who hates correction is stupid. \q -\v 2 Yahweh gives favor to a good man, -\q but he condemns a man who makes evil plans. - +\v 2 Yahweh gives favor to a good man, +\q but he condemns a man who makes evil plans. \s5 \q \v 3 A person cannot be established by wickedness, -\q but those who do what is right cannot be uprooted. +\q but those who do what is right cannot be uprooted. \q -\v 4 A worthy wife is her husband's crown, +\v 4 A worthy wife is her husband's crown, \q but she who brings shame is like a disease that rots his bones. \s5 @@ -38,35 +37,33 @@ \v 9 Better to have an unimportant position—only being a servant— \q than to brag about your importance but have no food. \q -\v 10 The one who does right cares about the needs of his animal, +\v 10 The one who does right cares about the needs of his animal, \q but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel. \s5 \q \v 11 The one who works his land will have plenty of food, -\q but whoever chases after worthless projects has no sense. +\q but whoever chases after worthless projects has no sense. \q \v 12 Wicked people desire what evil men stole from others, -\q but the fruit of those who do right comes from themselves. - +\q but the fruit of those who do right comes from themselves. \s5 \q \v 13 An evil person is trapped by his wicked talk, \q but those who do right escape from trouble. \q \v 14 From the fruit of his words a person is filled with good things, -\q just as the work of his hands rewards him. - +\q just as the work of his hands rewards him. \s5 \q \v 15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, \q but a wise man listens to advice. \q -\v 16 A fool shows his anger at once, +\v 16 A fool shows his anger at once, \q but one who ignores an insult is prudent. \s5 \q -\v 17 The one who speaks the truth says what is right, +\v 17 The one who speaks the truth says what is right, \q but a false witness tells lies. \q \v 18 The words of one who speaks rashly are like the thrusts of a sword, @@ -77,37 +74,34 @@ \v 19 Truthful lips last forever, \q but a lying tongue is only for a moment. \q -\v 20 There is deceit in the hearts of those who plan to do evil, +\v 20 There is deceit in the hearts of those who plan to do evil, \q but joy comes to the advisors of peace. \s5 \q -\v 21 No ill comes on those who do right, +\v 21 No ill comes on those who do right, \q but wicked people are filled with difficulties. \q -\v 22 Yahweh hates lying lips, -\q but those who live faithfully are his delight. - +\v 22 Yahweh hates lying lips, +\q but those who live faithfully are his delight. \s5 \q \v 23 A prudent man conceals his knowledge, \q but the heart of fools shouts out folly. \q \v 24 The hand of the diligent will rule, -\q but lazy people will be put to forced labor. - +\q but lazy people will be put to forced labor. \s5 \q -\v 25 Anxiety in the heart of a person weighs him down, +\v 25 Anxiety in the heart of a person weighs him down, \q but a good word makes him glad. \q -\v 26 The one who does right is a guide for his friend, -\q but the way of the wicked leads them astray. - +\v 26 The one who does right is a guide for his friend, +\q but the way of the wicked leads them astray. \s5 \q -\v 27 Lazy people would not roast their own game, -\q but the diligent man will obtain precious wealth. +\v 27 Lazy people would not roast their own game, +\q but the diligent man will obtain precious wealth. \q \v 28 Those who walk in the right way find life \q and in its path there is no death. diff --git a/20-PRO/13.usfm b/20-PRO/13.usfm index c7fe3a30..623c83f2 100644 --- a/20-PRO/13.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/13.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \v 1 A wise son hears his father's instruction, \q but a mocker will not listen to rebuke. \q -\v 2 From the fruit of his mouth a person enjoys good things, +\v 2 From the fruit of his mouth a person enjoys good things, \q but the appetite of the treacherous is for violence. \s5 @@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ \q but the one who opens wide his lips will ruin himself. \q \v 4 The appetite of lazy people craves but gets nothing, -\q but the appetite of diligent people will be richly satisfied. - +\q but the appetite of diligent people will be richly satisfied. \s5 \q \v 5 The one who does right hates lies, @@ -30,21 +29,21 @@ \v 7 There is someone who enriches himself, but has nothing at all \q and there is someone who gives everything away, yet is truly wealthy. \q -\v 8 A rich person may have to ransom his life with his possessions, +\v 8 A rich person may have to ransom his life with his possessions, \q but a poor person will never receive that kind of threat. \s5 \q -\v 9 The light of one who does right rejoices, +\v 9 The light of one who does right rejoices, \q but the lamp of the wicked will be put out. \q -\v 10 Pride only breeds conflict, +\v 10 Pride only breeds conflict, \q but for those who listen to good advice there is wisdom. \s5 \q -\v 11 Wealth dwindles away when there is too much vanity, -\q but the one who makes money by working with his hand will make his money grow. +\v 11 Wealth dwindles away when there is too much vanity, +\q but the one who makes money by working with his hand will make his money grow. \q \v 12 When hope is postponed, it breaks the heart, \q but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. @@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, -\q but a faithful envoy brings reconciliation. +\q but a faithful envoy brings reconciliation. \q \v 18 The one who ignores discipline will have poverty and shame, \q but honor will come to him who learns from correction. @@ -76,22 +75,21 @@ \s5 \q \v 19 A longing realized is sweet to the appetite, -\q but fools hate to turn away from evil. +\q but fools hate to turn away from evil. \q \v 20 Walk with wise people and you will be wise, \q but the companion of fools will suffer harm. \s5 \q -\v 21 Disaster runs after sinners, +\v 21 Disaster runs after sinners, \q but those who do right are rewarded with good. \q \v 22 A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, -\q but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the one who does right. - +\q but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the one who does right. \s5 \q -\v 23 An unplowed field owned by the poor could produce much food, +\v 23 An unplowed field owned by the poor could produce much food, \q but it is swept away by injustice. \q \v 24 The one who does not discipline his son hates him, @@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 25 The one who does right eats until he satisfies his appetite, +\v 25 The one who does right eats until he satisfies his appetite, \q but the stomach of the wicked is always hungry. diff --git a/20-PRO/14.usfm b/20-PRO/14.usfm index 31d5d939..49cb3662 100644 --- a/20-PRO/14.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/14.usfm @@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ \q but a false witness breathes out lies. \q \v 6 A mocker seeks wisdom and there is none, -\q but knowledge comes easy to the one who is discerning. - +\q but knowledge comes easy to the one who is discerning. \s5 \q \v 7 Walk away from a foolish person, @@ -35,12 +34,11 @@ \s5 \q -\v 9 Fools mock when the guilt offering is sacrificed, -\q but among the upright favor is shared. +\v 9 Fools mock when the guilt offering is sacrificed, +\q but among the upright favor is shared. \q \v 10 The heart knows its own bitterness -\q and no stranger shares its joy. - +\q and no stranger shares its joy. \s5 \q \v 11 The house of wicked people will be destroyed, @@ -51,16 +49,16 @@ \s5 \q -\v 13 A heart can laugh but still be in pain -\q and joy may end up being grief. +\v 13 A heart can laugh but still be in pain +\q and joy may end up being grief. \q \v 14 The one who is not faithful will get what his ways deserve, \q but a good person will get what is his. \s5 \q -\v 15 The one who has not been taught believes everything, -\q but the prudent man thinks about his steps. +\v 15 The one who has not been taught believes everything, +\q but the prudent man thinks about his steps. \q \v 16 A wise man fears and turns away from evil, \q but the fool confidently dismisses a warning. @@ -83,8 +81,8 @@ \s5 \q -\v 21 The one who shows contempt for his neighbor is sinning, -\q but the one who shows favor to the poor is happy. +\v 21 The one who shows contempt for his neighbor is sinning, +\q but the one who shows favor to the poor is happy. \q \v 22 Do not those who plot evil go astray? \q But those who plan to do good will receive covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness. @@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 25 A truthful witness saves lives, +\v 25 A truthful witness saves lives, \q but a false witness breathes out lies. \s5 @@ -112,12 +110,11 @@ \s5 \q -\v 28 The glory of a king is found in the great number of his people, -\q but without people the prince is ruined. +\v 28 The glory of a king is found in the great number of his people, +\q but without people the prince is ruined. \q \v 29 A patient person has great understanding, -\q but the quick-tempered person exalts folly. - +\q but the quick-tempered person exalts folly. \s5 \v 30 A tranquil heart is life for the body, \q but envy rots the bones. @@ -130,7 +127,7 @@ \v 32 The wicked person is brought down by his evil actions, \q but the righteous person has a refuge even in death. \q -\v 33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, +\v 33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, \q but even among fools she lets herself be known. \s5 @@ -138,8 +135,7 @@ \v 34 Doing what is right exalts a nation, \q but sin is a disgrace to any people. \q -\v 35 The favor of the king is with the servant who acts prudently, -\q but his anger is for the one who acts shamefully. - +\v 35 The favor of the king is with the servant who acts prudently, +\q but his anger is for the one who acts shamefully. diff --git a/20-PRO/15.usfm b/20-PRO/15.usfm index 879578a6..cb229b45 100644 --- a/20-PRO/15.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/15.usfm @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ - \s5 \c 15 @@ -19,8 +18,8 @@ \s5 \q -\v 5 A fool has contempt for his father's discipline, -\q but he who learns from correction is prudent. +\v 5 A fool has contempt for his father's discipline, +\q but he who learns from correction is prudent. \q \v 6 In the house of those who do right there is great treasure, \q but the earnings of wicked people give them trouble. @@ -28,15 +27,15 @@ \s5 \q \v 7 The lips of wise people scatter knowledge about, -\q but not so the hearts of fools. +\q but not so the hearts of fools. \q -\v 8 Yahweh hates the sacrifices of wicked people, +\v 8 Yahweh hates the sacrifices of wicked people, \q but the prayer of upright people is his delight. \s5 \q -\v 9 Yahweh hates the way of wicked people, -\q but he loves the one who pursues what is right. +\v 9 Yahweh hates the way of wicked people, +\q but he loves the one who pursues what is right. \q \v 10 Harsh discipline awaits anyone who forsakes the way \q and he who hates correction will die. @@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 13 A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, +\v 13 A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, \q but heartache crushes the spirit. \q \v 14 The heart of the discerning seeks knowledge, @@ -59,20 +58,18 @@ \s5 \q -\v 15 All the days of oppressed people are miserable, +\v 15 All the days of oppressed people are miserable, \q but a cheerful heart has an unending feast. \q \v 16 Better is little with the fear of Yahweh -\q than great treasure with confusion. - +\q than great treasure with confusion. \s5 \q \v 17 Better is a meal with vegetables where there is love -\q than a fatted calf served with hatred. +\q than a fatted calf served with hatred. \q -\v 18 An angry man stirs up arguments, -\q but a person who is slow to anger quiets a quarrel. - +\v 18 An angry man stirs up arguments, +\q but a person who is slow to anger quiets a quarrel. \s5 \q \v 19 The path of the sluggard is like a place with a hedge of thorns, @@ -83,18 +80,17 @@ \s5 \q -\v 21 Folly delights a person who lacks sense, +\v 21 Folly delights a person who lacks sense, \q but the one who has understanding walks a straight path. \q -\v 22 Plans go wrong where there is no advice, -\q but with numerous advisors they succeed. - +\v 22 Plans go wrong where there is no advice, +\q but with numerous advisors they succeed. \s5 \q \v 23 A person finds joy when he gives a pertinent reply; \q how good is a timely word! \q -\v 24 The path of life leads upward for prudent people, +\v 24 The path of life leads upward for prudent people, \q that they may turn away from Sheol beneath. \s5 @@ -126,7 +122,7 @@ \v 31 If you pay attention when someone corrects how you live, \q you will remain among wise people. \q -\v 32 The one who rejects discipline despises himself, +\v 32 The one who rejects discipline despises himself, \q but he who listens to correction gains understanding. \s5 diff --git a/20-PRO/16.usfm b/20-PRO/16.usfm index 30c9de61..59410f7b 100644 --- a/20-PRO/16.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/16.usfm @@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ \s5 \q -\v 3 Commit your works to Yahweh +\v 3 Commit your works to Yahweh \q and your plans will succeed. \q -\v 4 Yahweh has made everything for its purpose, +\v 4 Yahweh has made everything for its purpose, \q even the wicked for the day of trouble. \s5 @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 7 When a person's ways are pleasing to Yahweh, +\v 7 When a person's ways are pleasing to Yahweh, \q he makes even that person's enemies to be at peace with him. \q \v 8 Better is a little with what is right, @@ -35,28 +35,26 @@ \s5 \q -\v 9 In his heart a person plans out his way, +\v 9 In his heart a person plans out his way, \q but Yahweh directs his steps. \q -\v 10 An oracle is on the lips of a king, -\q in judgment his mouth does not speak deceitfully. - +\v 10 An oracle is on the lips of a king, +\q in judgment his mouth does not speak deceitfully. \s5 \q -\v 11 Honest scales come from Yahweh; +\v 11 Honest scales come from Yahweh; \q all the weights in the bag are his work. \q -\v 12 When kings do wicked things, that is something to be despised, +\v 12 When kings do wicked things, that is something to be despised, \q for a throne is established by doing what is right. \s5 \q -\v 13 A king delights in lips that say what is right -\q and he loves the one who speaks directly. +\v 13 A king delights in lips that say what is right +\q and he loves the one who speaks directly. \q -\v 14 A king's wrath is a messenger of death -\q but a wise man will try to calm his anger. - +\v 14 A king's wrath is a messenger of death +\q but a wise man will try to calm his anger. \s5 \q \v 15 In the light of a king's face is life @@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 17 The highway of upright people turns away from evil; -\q the one who protects his life guards his way. +\q the one who protects his life guards his way. \q \v 18 Pride comes before destruction \q and a haughty spirit before a downfall. @@ -79,12 +77,11 @@ \q than to divide the spoil with proud people. \q \v 20 Whoever contemplates what they are taught finds what is good -\q and those who trust in Yahweh will be happy. - +\q and those who trust in Yahweh will be happy. \s5 \q \v 21 The one who is wise in heart is called discerning -\q and sweetness of speech improves the ability to teach. +\q and sweetness of speech improves the ability to teach. \q \v 22 Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, \q but the punishment of fools is their foolishness. @@ -102,15 +99,14 @@ \v 25 There is a way that seems right to a man, \q but its end is the way to death. \q -\v 26 The laborer's appetite works for him; -\q his hunger urges him on. - +\v 26 The laborer's appetite works for him; +\q his hunger urges him on. \s5 \q \v 27 A worthless person digs up mischief \q and his speech is like a scorching fire. \q -\v 28 A perverse person stirs up conflict +\v 28 A perverse person stirs up conflict \q and a gossip separates close friends. \s5 @@ -124,15 +120,14 @@ \s5 \q \v 31 Gray hair is a crown of glory; -\q it is gained by living the right way. +\q it is gained by living the right way. \q -\v 32 It is better to be slow to anger than to be a warrior +\v 32 It is better to be slow to anger than to be a warrior \q and one who rules his spirit is stronger than one who conquers a city. \s5 \q \v 33 The lots are thrown into the lap, -\q but the decision is from Yahweh. - +\q but the decision is from Yahweh. diff --git a/20-PRO/17.usfm b/20-PRO/17.usfm index 9f84dae5..009c222b 100644 --- a/20-PRO/17.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/17.usfm @@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ \q than a house full feasting with strife. \q \v 2 A wise servant will rule over a son who acts shamefully -\q and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers. - +\q and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers. \s5 \q \v 3 The crucible is for silver and the furnace is for gold, @@ -23,16 +22,14 @@ \q and the one who rejoices at misfortune will not go unpunished. \q \v 6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged -\q and parents bring honor to their children. - +\q and parents bring honor to their children. \s5 \q \v 7 Eloquent speech is not suitable for a fool; \q much less are lying lips suitable for royalty. \q \v 8 A bribe is like a magic stone to the one who gives it; -\q wherever he turns, he succeeds. - +\q wherever he turns, he succeeds. \s5 \q \v 9 Whoever overlooks an offense seeks love, @@ -46,7 +43,7 @@ \v 11 An evil person only seeks rebellion, \q so a cruel messenger will be sent against him. \q -\v 12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs +\v 12 It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs \q than to meet a fool in his foolishness. \s5 @@ -67,23 +64,22 @@ \s5 \q -\v 17 A friend is loving at all times +\v 17 A friend is loving at all times \q and a brother is born for times of trouble. \q \v 18 A man having no sense makes binding promises -\q and becomes responsible for his neighbor's debts. - +\q and becomes responsible for his neighbor's debts. \s5 \q \v 19 Whoever loves conflict loves sin; -\q the one who makes the threshold of his door too high causes bones to be broken. +\q the one who makes the threshold of his door too high causes bones to be broken. \q \v 20 A person who has a crooked heart finds nothing that is good; \q the one who has a perverse tongue falls into calamity. \s5 \q -\v 21 Whoever begets a fool brings grief to himself; +\v 21 Whoever begets a fool brings grief to himself; \q whoever fathers a fool cannot rejoice. \q \v 22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, @@ -111,7 +107,6 @@ \q and one with understanding is even-tempered. \q \v 28 Even a fool is thought to be wise if he keeps silent; -\q when he keeps his mouth shut, he is considered to be intelligent. - +\q when he keeps his mouth shut, he is considered to be intelligent. diff --git a/20-PRO/18.usfm b/20-PRO/18.usfm index 091277b9..f6ddc330 100644 --- a/20-PRO/18.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/18.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 3 When a wicked person comes, contempt comes with him— +\v 3 When a wicked person comes, contempt comes with him— \q along with shame and reproach. \q \v 4 The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 17 The first to plead his case seems right +\v 17 The first to plead his case seems right \q until his opponent comes and questions him. \q \v 18 Casting the lot settles disputes @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 23 A poor person pleads for mercy, +\v 23 A poor person pleads for mercy, \q but a rich person answers harshly. \q \v 24 The one who claims many friends is brought to ruin by them, diff --git a/20-PRO/19.usfm b/20-PRO/19.usfm index 1468e249..968db7e7 100644 --- a/20-PRO/19.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/19.usfm @@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ \q He calls out to them, but they are gone. \q \v 8 He who gets wisdom loves his own life; -\q he who keeps understanding will find what is good. - +\q he who keeps understanding will find what is good. \s5 \q \v 9 A false witness will not go unpunished, @@ -56,8 +55,7 @@ \q and a quarreling wife is a constant dripping of water. \q \v 14 A house and wealth are inherited from parents, -\q but a prudent wife is from Yahweh. - +\q but a prudent wife is from Yahweh. \s5 \q \v 15 Laziness throws a person into a deep sleep, @@ -69,7 +67,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to Yahweh -\q and he will repay him for what he has done. +\q and he will repay him for what he has done. \q \v 18 Discipline your son while there is hope \q and do not set your desire on putting him to death. @@ -85,7 +83,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 21 Many are the plans in a person's heart, -\q but it is the purpose of Yahweh that will stand. +\q but it is the purpose of Yahweh that will stand. \q \v 22 Loyalty is what a person desires \q and a poor person is better than a liar. @@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 23 Honor for Yahweh leads people to life; -\q anyone who has it will be satisfied +\q anyone who has it will be satisfied \q and not afflicted by harm. \q \v 24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; diff --git a/20-PRO/20.usfm b/20-PRO/20.usfm index 8e27149e..0eaec648 100644 --- a/20-PRO/20.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/20.usfm @@ -7,16 +7,14 @@ \q whoever is led astray by drink is not wise. \q \v 2 The fear of a king is like the fear of a young lion that is roaring; -\q the one who makes him angry forfeits his life. - +\q the one who makes him angry forfeits his life. \s5 \q \v 3 It is an honor for anyone to avoid conflict, -\q but every fool jumps into an argument. +\q but every fool jumps into an argument. \q \v 4 The lazy person does not plow in autumn; -\q he seeks a crop at harvest time but will have nothing. - +\q he seeks a crop at harvest time but will have nothing. \s5 \q \v 5 The purposes in a human heart are like deep water, @@ -39,14 +37,13 @@ \q I am free from my sin"? \q \v 10 Differing weights and unequal measures— -\q Yahweh hates them both. - +\q Yahweh hates them both. \s5 \q \v 11 Even a youth is known by his actions, -\q by whether his conduct is pure and upright. +\q by whether his conduct is pure and upright. \q -\v 12 Ears that hear and eyes that see— +\v 12 Ears that hear and eyes that see— \q Yahweh made them both. \s5 @@ -62,8 +59,8 @@ \v 15 There is gold and an abundance of costly stones, \q but lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. \q -\v 16 Take a garment if its owner -\q puts up money as security for a stranger's debt, +\v 16 Take a garment if its owner +\q puts up money as security for a stranger's debt, \q and take it if he puts up security for adulteresses. \s5 \q @@ -71,8 +68,7 @@ \q but afterward his mouth will be full of gravel. \q \v 18 Plans are established by advice -\q and only with wise guidance should you wage war. - +\q and only with wise guidance should you wage war. \s5 \q \v 19 A gossip reveals secrets @@ -84,7 +80,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 21 An inheritance gained quickly at the beginning -\q will do less good in the end. +\q will do less good in the end. \q \v 22 Do not say, "I will pay you back for this wrong!" \q Wait for Yahweh and he will rescue you. diff --git a/20-PRO/21.usfm b/20-PRO/21.usfm index bf21b6f0..d74e4021 100644 --- a/20-PRO/21.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/21.usfm @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; +\v 17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; \q the one who loves wine and oil will not be rich. \q \v 18 A wicked person becomes ransom for the one who does righ @@ -79,11 +79,10 @@ \q than with a woman who stirs up strife and complains too much. \q \v 20 Precious treasure and oil are in the home of the wise, -\q but a foolish man wastes them. - +\q but a foolish man wastes them. \s5 \q -\v 21 The one who does right and is kind— +\v 21 The one who does right and is kind— \q this person finds life, righteousness, and honor. \q \v 22 A wise man goes up against the city of the mighty @@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 23 Whoever guards his mouth and tongue -\q keeps himself out of trouble. +\q keeps himself out of trouble. \q \v 24 The proud and haughty person—"mocker" is his name— \q acts with arrogant pride. @@ -102,26 +101,26 @@ \v 25 The desire of the lazy kills him, \q for his hands refuse to work. \q -\v 26 All day long he craves and craves more, +\v 26 All day long he craves and craves more, \q but the one who does right gives and does not hold back. \s5 \q \v 27 The sacrifice of wicked people is detestable; -\q it is even more detestable when he brings it with evil motives. +\q it is even more detestable when he brings it with evil motives. \q \v 28 A false witness will perish, \q but the one who listens will speak for all time. \s5 \q -\v 29 A wicked man makes his face hard, +\v 29 A wicked man makes his face hard, \q but an upright person is certain about his ways. \f + \ft Some modern versions have \fqa but an upright person thinks about his way \fqb . \f* \s5 \q -\v 30 There is no wisdom, understanding, +\v 30 There is no wisdom, understanding, \q or advice that can stand against Yahweh. \q \v 31 The horse is prepared for the day of battle, diff --git a/20-PRO/22.usfm b/20-PRO/22.usfm index 0276a9ce..92b8803b 100644 --- a/20-PRO/22.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/22.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \v 1 A good name is to be chosen over great riches \q and favor is better than silver and gold. \q -\v 2 Rich and poor people have this in common— +\v 2 Rich and poor people have this in common— \q Yahweh is the maker of all of them. \s5 @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \v 3 A prudent man sees trouble and hides himself, \q but inexperienced people push ahead and suffer because of it. \q -\v 4 The reward for humility and fear of Yahweh +\v 4 The reward for humility and fear of Yahweh \q is riches, honor, and life. \s5 @@ -39,25 +39,23 @@ \q for he shares his bread with the poor. \q \v 10 Drive away the mocker, and out goes strife; -\q disputes and insults will cease. - +\q disputes and insults will cease. \s5 \q \v 11 The one who loves a pure heart -\q and whose speech is gracious, -\q he will have the king for his friend. +\q and whose speech is gracious, +\q he will have the king for his friend. \q \v 12 The eyes of Yahweh keep watch over knowledge, \q but he overthrows the words of the treacherous. \s5 \q -\v 13 The lazy person says, "There is a lion in the street! +\v 13 The lazy person says, "There is a lion in the street! \q I will be killed in the open places." \q \v 14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; -\q Yahweh's anger is stirred up against anyone who falls into it. - +\q Yahweh's anger is stirred up against anyone who falls into it. \s5 \q \v 15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, @@ -88,11 +86,10 @@ \s5 \q \v 22 Do not rob the poor person, because he is poor, -\q or crush the needy person at the gate, +\q or crush the needy person at the gate, \q \v 23 for Yahweh will plead their case -\q and he will rob those of life who robbed them. - +\q and he will rob those of life who robbed them. \s5 \q \v 24 Do not make a friend of someone who is ruled by anger @@ -106,7 +103,7 @@ \v 26 Do not be one who gives binding pledges regarding money \q and do not give a guarantee for the debts of others. \q -\v 27 If you lack the means to pay, +\v 27 If you lack the means to pay, \q what could stop someone from taking away your bed from under you? \s5 @@ -115,7 +112,6 @@ \q that your fathers have set. \q \v 29 Do you see a man skilled at his work? He will stand before kings; -\q he will not stand before common people. - +\q he will not stand before common people. diff --git a/20-PRO/23.usfm b/20-PRO/23.usfm index 041cf554..c522891a 100644 --- a/20-PRO/23.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/23.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \v 2 and put a knife to your throat \q if you are a person who likes to eat a lot of food. \q -\v 3 Do not crave his delicacies, +\v 3 Do not crave his delicacies, \q for it is the food of lies. \s5 @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q be wise enough to know when to stop. \q \v 5 When your eyes light upon the money, it is gone, -\q and suddenly it takes up wings +\q and suddenly it takes up wings \q and flies off to the sky like an eagle. \s5 @@ -26,13 +26,12 @@ \v 6 Do not eat the food of an evil man—someone who looks too long at your food— \q and do not crave his delicacies, \q -\v 7 for he is the kind of man who counts the price of the food. -\q "Eat and drink!" he says to you, +\v 7 for he is the kind of man who counts the price of the food. +\q "Eat and drink!" he says to you, \q but his heart is not with you. \q \v 8 You will vomit up the little you have eaten -\q and you will have wasted your compliments. - +\q and you will have wasted your compliments. \s5 \q \v 9 Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, @@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 13 Do not withhold discipline from a child, +\v 13 Do not withhold discipline from a child, \q for if you beat him with a rod, he will not die. \q \v 14 If you beat him with the rod, @@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ \v 17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, \q but continue in the fear of Yahweh all the day. \q -\v 18 Surely there is a future +\v 18 Surely there is a future \q and your hope will not be cut off. \s5 @@ -82,8 +81,7 @@ \q or with gluttonous eaters of meat, \q \v 21 for the drunkard and the glutton become poor -\q and slumber will clothe them with rags. - +\q and slumber will clothe them with rags. \s5 \q \v 22 Listen to your father who begot you @@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ \v 26 My son, give me your heart \q and let your eyes observe my ways. \q -\v 27 For a prostitute is a deep pit, +\v 27 For a prostitute is a deep pit, \q and another man's wife is a narrow pit. \q \v 28 She lies in wait like a robber @@ -118,11 +116,10 @@ \q Who has bloodshot eyes? \q \v 30 Those who linger over wine, -\q those who try the mixed wine. - +\q those who try the mixed wine. \s5 \q -\v 31 Do not look at the wine when it is red, +\v 31 Do not look at the wine when it is red, \q when it sparkles in the cup \q and goes down smoothly. \q @@ -134,11 +131,11 @@ \s5 \q -\v 34 You will be as one who sleeps on the high seas +\v 34 You will be as one who sleeps on the high seas \q or lies on the top of a rigging. \q -\v 35 "They hit me!" you will say, "but I was not hurt. -\q They beat me, but I did not feel it. +\v 35 "They hit me!" you will say, "but I was not hurt. +\q They beat me, but I did not feel it. \q When will I wake up? I will seek another drink." diff --git a/20-PRO/24.usfm b/20-PRO/24.usfm index 019d7c67..edb5eb72 100644 --- a/20-PRO/24.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/24.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 3 Through wisdom a house is built +\v 3 Through wisdom a house is built \q and by understanding it is established. \q \v 4 By knowledge the rooms are filled @@ -65,17 +65,17 @@ \s5 \q \v 15 Do not lie in wait like wicked people -\q who attack the house of those who do right. -\q Do not destroy his home! +\q who attack the house of those who do right. +\q Do not destroy his home! \q -\v 16 For if a man who does right falls down seven times, +\v 16 For if a man who does right falls down seven times, \q he will rise up again, \q but the wicked are overthrown by calamity. \s5 \q \v 17 Do not celebrate when your enemy falls -\q and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, +\q and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles, \q \v 18 or Yahweh will see and disapprove \q and turn away his wrath from him. @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 21 Fear Yahweh, and fear the king, my son; -\q do not associate with those who rebel against them, +\q do not associate with those who rebel against them, \q \v 22 for suddenly their disaster will come \q and who knows the extent of the destruction that will come from both of them? @@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ \s5 \q -\v 24 Whoever says to the guilty, "You are in the right," -\q will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations. +\v 24 Whoever says to the guilty, "You are in the right," +\q will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations. \q \v 25 But those who rebuke the wicked will have delight \q and gifts of goodness will come to them. @@ -128,16 +128,16 @@ \s5 \q -\v 30 I went by the field of a lazy man, +\v 30 I went by the field of a lazy man, \q past the vineyard of the man having no sense. \q -\v 31 Thorns had grown up everywhere, +\v 31 Thorns had grown up everywhere, \q the ground was covered with nettles, \q and its stone wall was broken down. \s5 \q -\v 32 Then I saw and considered it; +\v 32 Then I saw and considered it; \q I looked and received instruction. \q \v 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, diff --git a/20-PRO/25.usfm b/20-PRO/25.usfm index 508c6339..7452f2c7 100644 --- a/20-PRO/25.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/25.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 4 Remove the dross from the silver -\q and a metal worker can use the silver in his craft. +\q and a metal worker can use the silver in his craft. \q \v 5 Even so, remove wicked people from the presence of the king \q and his throne will be established by doing what is right. @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \q What you have witnessed, \q \v 8 do not bring quickly to trial. -\q For what will you do in the end, +\q For what will you do in the end, \q when your neighbor puts you to shame? \s5 @@ -40,11 +40,10 @@ \q and do not disclose another's secret, \q \v 10 or else the one who hears you will bring shame upon you -\q and an evil report about you that cannot be silenced. - +\q and an evil report about you that cannot be silenced. \s5 \q -\v 11 Speaking a well-chosen word, +\v 11 Speaking a well-chosen word, \q2 is like patterns of gold set in silver. \q \v 12 Like a gold ring or jewelry made of fine gold @@ -57,8 +56,7 @@ \q he restores the life of his masters. \q \v 14 Like clouds and wind without rain -\q is the one who boasts about a gift he does not give. - +\q is the one who boasts about a gift he does not give. \s5 \q \v 15 With patience a ruler can be persuaded @@ -70,8 +68,7 @@ \q otherwise, having too much of it, you vomit it up. \q \v 17 Do not set your foot in your neighbor's house too often, -\q he may become tired of you and hate you. - +\q he may become tired of you and hate you. \s5 \q \v 18 A man who bears false witness against his neighbor @@ -107,7 +104,7 @@ \v 25 Like cold waters to one who is thirsty, \q so is good news from a far country. \q -\v 26 Like a fouled spring or a ruined fountain +\v 26 Like a fouled spring or a ruined fountain \q is a good man who totters before wicked people. \s5 @@ -116,7 +113,7 @@ \q that is like searching for honor after honor. \f + \ft Modern versions have different interpretations of this difficult verse. \f* \q -\v 28 A person without self-control +\v 28 A person without self-control \q is like a city breached and without walls. diff --git a/20-PRO/26.usfm b/20-PRO/26.usfm index 4e8f9f82..577e8db4 100644 --- a/20-PRO/26.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/26.usfm @@ -20,19 +20,18 @@ \s5 \q \v 5 Answer a fool and join in on his folly, -\q so he will not become wise in his own eyes. +\q so he will not become wise in his own eyes. \q \v 6 Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool \q cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. \s5 \q -\v 7 The legs of a paralytic hanging down +\v 7 The legs of a paralytic hanging down \q are like a proverb in the mouth of fools. \q \v 8 Tying a stone in a sling -\q is the same as giving honor to a fool. - +\q is the same as giving honor to a fool. \s5 \q \v 9 A thornbush that goes up into the hand of a drunk @@ -46,12 +45,12 @@ \v 11 As a dog returns to his own vomit, \q so is a fool who repeats his folly. \q -\v 12 Do you see someone who is wise in his own eyes? +\v 12 Do you see someone who is wise in his own eyes? \q There is more hope for a fool than for him. \s5 \q -\v 13 The lazy person says, "There is a lion on the road! +\v 13 The lazy person says, "There is a lion on the road! \q There is a lion between the open places!" \q \v 14 As the door turns on its hinges, @@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ \v 15 The lazy person puts his hand into the dish \q and yet he has no strength to lift it up to his mouth. \q -\v 16 The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes +\v 16 The lazy person is wiser in his own eyes \q than seven men with discernment. \s5 @@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 18 Like a madman who shoots burning arrows, +\v 18 Like a madman who shoots burning arrows, \q \v 19 is the one who deceives his neighbor \q and says, "Was I not telling a joke?" @@ -80,9 +79,9 @@ \s5 \q \v 20 For lack of wood, the fire goes out; -\q and where there is no gossiper quarreling ceases. +\q and where there is no gossiper quarreling ceases. \q -\v 21 As charcoal is to burning coals and wood is to fire, +\v 21 As charcoal is to burning coals and wood is to fire, \q so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife. \s5 @@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ \v 25 He will speak graciously, but do not believe him, \q for there are seven abominations in his heart. \q -\v 26 Though his hatred is covered with deception, +\v 26 Though his hatred is covered with deception, \q his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. \s5 diff --git a/20-PRO/27.usfm b/20-PRO/27.usfm index 7c902b20..ac6c1c0a 100644 --- a/20-PRO/27.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/27.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 27 \q -\v 1 Do not boast about tomorrow, +\v 1 Do not boast about tomorrow, \q for you do not know what a day may bring. \q \v 2 Let someone else praise you and not your own mouth; @@ -20,11 +20,10 @@ \s5 \q \v 5 Better is an open rebuke -\q than hidden love. +\q than hidden love. \q \v 6 Faithful are the wounds caused by a friend, -\q but an enemy may kiss you profusely. - +\q but an enemy may kiss you profusely. \s5 \q \v 7 A person who has eaten to the full rejects even a honeycomb, @@ -35,10 +34,10 @@ \s5 \q -\v 9 Perfume and incense make the heart rejoice, +\v 9 Perfume and incense make the heart rejoice, \q but the sweetness of a friend is better than his advice. \q -\v 10 Do not forsake your friend and your friend's father, +\v 10 Do not forsake your friend and your friend's father, \q and do not go to your brother's house on the day of your calamity. \q Better is a neighbor who is nearby than a brother who is far away. @@ -52,16 +51,16 @@ \s5 \q -\v 13 Take a garment if its owner -\q puts up money as security for a stranger's debt; +\v 13 Take a garment if its owner +\q puts up money as security for a stranger's debt; \q and take it if he puts up security for an adulteress. \q -\v 14 Whoever gives his neighbor a blessing with a loud voice early in the morning, +\v 14 Whoever gives his neighbor a blessing with a loud voice early in the morning, \q that blessing will be considered to be a curse! \s5 \q -\v 15 A quarreling wife is like +\v 15 A quarreling wife is like \q the constant dripping on a rainy day; \q \v 16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, @@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 19 Just as water reflects a person's face, -\q so a person's heart reflects the person. +\q so a person's heart reflects the person. \q \v 20 Just as Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, \q so a man's eyes are never satisfied. @@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 21 A crucible is for silver and a furnace is for gold; -\q and a person is tested when he is praised. +\q and a person is tested when he is praised. \q \v 22 Even if you crush a fool with the pestle—along with the grain— \q yet his foolishness will not leave him. @@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ \v 24 for wealth is not for ever. \q Does a crown endure for all generations? \q -\v 25 The grass is gone and the new growth appears +\v 25 The grass is gone and the new growth appears \q and on the mountains food for the cattle is gathered in. \s5 diff --git a/20-PRO/28.usfm b/20-PRO/28.usfm index b9482b2f..9d7d68b2 100644 --- a/20-PRO/28.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/28.usfm @@ -40,11 +40,10 @@ \q \v 10 Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way \q will fall into his own pit, -\q but the blameless will have a good inheritance. - +\q but the blameless will have a good inheritance. \s5 \q -\v 11 The rich person may be wise in his own eyes, +\v 11 The rich person may be wise in his own eyes, \q but a poor person who has understanding will find him out. \q \v 12 When there is victory for those who do what is right, there is great glory, @@ -68,48 +67,45 @@ \s5 \q -\v 17 If a man is guilty because he has shed someone's blood, +\v 17 If a man is guilty because he has shed someone's blood, \q he will be a fugitive until death -\q and no one will help him. +\q and no one will help him. \q -\v 18 Whoever walks with integrity will be kept safe, -\q but the one whose way is crooked will suddenly fall. - +\v 18 Whoever walks with integrity will be kept safe, +\q but the one whose way is crooked will suddenly fall. \s5 \q -\v 19 The one who works his land will have plenty of food, -\q but whoever follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty. +\v 19 The one who works his land will have plenty of food, +\q but whoever follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty. \q \v 20 A faithful man will have great blessings, -\q but the one who gets rich quickly will not go unpunished. - +\q but the one who gets rich quickly will not go unpunished. \s5 \q -\v 21 It is not good to show partiality, -\q but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong. +\v 21 It is not good to show partiality, +\q but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong. \q -\v 22 A stingy man hurries after riches, +\v 22 A stingy man hurries after riches, \q but he does not know that poverty will come upon him. \s5 \q -\v 23 Whoever rebukes someone will afterward find more favor from him +\v 23 Whoever rebukes someone will afterward find more favor from him \q than from the one who flatters him with his tongue. \q \v 24 Whoever robs his father and his mother and says, "That is no sin," -\q he is the companion of the one who destroys. - +\q he is the companion of the one who destroys. \s5 \q -\v 25 A greedy man stirs up conflict, -\q but the one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper. +\v 25 A greedy man stirs up conflict, +\q but the one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper. \q \v 26 One who trusts in his own heart is a fool, \q but whoever walks in wisdom will keep away from danger. \s5 \q -\v 27 The one who gives to the poor will lack nothing, +\v 27 The one who gives to the poor will lack nothing, \q but whoever closes his eyes to them will receive many curses. \q \v 28 When wicked people rise, men hide themselves, diff --git a/20-PRO/29.usfm b/20-PRO/29.usfm index fdc8bfa2..0c9df827 100644 --- a/20-PRO/29.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/29.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, -\q but he who keeps company with prostitutes destroys his wealth. +\q but he who keeps company with prostitutes destroys his wealth. \q \v 4 The king establishes the land by justice, \q but the one who demands bribes tears it down. @@ -23,23 +23,23 @@ \v 5 A man who flatters his neighbor \q is spreading a net for his feet. \q -\v 6 An evil person is caught in a trap by his own sin, -\q but the one who does right sings and rejoices. +\v 6 An evil person is caught in a trap by his own sin, +\q but the one who does right sings and rejoices. \q \s5 \v 7 The one who does right pleads the cause of the poor; -\q the wicked person does not understand such knowledge. +\q the wicked person does not understand such knowledge. \q \v 8 Mockers set a city on fire, \q but those who are wise turn away wrath. \s5 \q -\v 9 When a wise person has an argument with a fool, +\v 9 When a wise person has an argument with a fool, \q he rages and laughs, and there will be no rest. \q -\v 10 The bloodthirsty hate the one who is blameless +\v 10 The bloodthirsty hate the one who is blameless \q and seek the life of the upright. \s5 @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \v 13 The poor person and the oppressor are similar, \q for Yahweh gives light to the eyes of them both. \q -\v 14 If a king judges the poor by the truth, +\v 14 If a king judges the poor by the truth, \q his throne will be established forever. \s5 @@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ \q but a child freed from discipline puts his mother to shame. \q \v 16 When wicked people are in power, transgression increases, -\q but those who do right will see the downfall of wicked people. - +\q but those who do right will see the downfall of wicked people. \s5 \q \v 17 Discipline your son and he will give you rest; @@ -96,20 +95,17 @@ \q but one who has a humble spirit will be given honor. \q \v 24 One who shares with a thief hates his own life; -\q he hears the curse and says nothing. - +\q he hears the curse and says nothing. \s5 \q \v 25 The fear of man makes a snare, -\q but the one who trusts in Yahweh will be protected. +\q but the one who trusts in Yahweh will be protected. \q -\v 26 Many seek the face of the ruler, -\q but from Yahweh comes justice for him. - +\v 26 Many seek the face of the ruler, +\q but from Yahweh comes justice for him. \s5 \q \v 27 An unjust man is an abomination to those who do right, -\q but the one whose way is upright is detestable to wicked people. - +\q but the one whose way is upright is detestable to wicked people. diff --git a/20-PRO/30.usfm b/20-PRO/30.usfm index 540e4c51..145238c7 100644 --- a/20-PRO/30.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/30.usfm @@ -20,23 +20,22 @@ \s5 \q -\v 5 Every word of God is tested, +\v 5 Every word of God is tested, \q he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. \q \v 6 Do not add to his words, -\q or he will rebuke you, and you will be proved to be a liar. - +\q or he will rebuke you, and you will be proved to be a liar. \s5 \q \v 7 Two things I ask of you, -\q do not withhold them from me before I die: +\q do not withhold them from me before I die: \q -\v 8 Put vanity and lies far away from me. +\v 8 Put vanity and lies far away from me. \q Give me neither poverty nor riches, -\q just give me the food I need. +\q just give me the food I need. \q \v 9 For if I have too much, I would deny you and say, "Who is Yahweh?" -\q Or if I become poor, +\q Or if I become poor, \q I would steal and profane the name of my God. \s5 @@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 11 A generation that curses their father +\v 11 A generation that curses their father \q and does not bless their mother, \q \v 12 that is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, @@ -100,17 +99,16 @@ \q a fool when he is filled with food; \q \v 23 a hated woman when she marries; -\q and a maid when she takes the place of her mistress. - +\q and a maid when she takes the place of her mistress. \s5 \q -\v 24 Four things on earth are small +\v 24 Four things on earth are small \q and yet they are very wise: \q \v 25 the ants are creatures that are not strong, \q but they prepare their food in the summer; \q -\v 26 the rock badgers are not mighty creatures, +\v 26 the rock badgers are not mighty creatures, \q but they make their homes in the rocks. \s5 @@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ \v 27 Locusts have no king, \q but all of them march in rank. \q -\v 28 As for the lizard, you can hold it in your two hands, +\v 28 As for the lizard, you can hold it in your two hands, \q yet they are found in kings' palaces. \s5 @@ -126,16 +124,16 @@ \v 29 There are three things that are stately in their stride \q and four that are stately in how they walk: \q -\v 30 a lion, strongest among wild animals— +\v 30 a lion, strongest among wild animals— \q it does not turn away from anything; \q -\v 31 a strutting rooster; a goat; +\v 31 a strutting rooster; a goat; \q and a king whose soldiers are beside him. \s5 \q \v 32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, -\q or if you have been devising evil— +\q or if you have been devising evil— \q put your hand over your mouth. \q \v 33 As churning milk makes butter diff --git a/20-PRO/31.usfm b/20-PRO/31.usfm index 2e7bcbd9..85d65502 100644 --- a/20-PRO/31.usfm +++ b/20-PRO/31.usfm @@ -22,23 +22,21 @@ \s5 \q \v 6 Give strong drink to people who are perishing -\q and wine to those in bitter distress. +\q and wine to those in bitter distress. \q -\v 7 He will drink and he will forget his poverty -\q and he will not remember his trouble. - +\v 7 He will drink and he will forget his poverty +\q and he will not remember his trouble. \s5 \q -\v 8 Speak for those who cannot speak, -\q for the causes of all who are perishing. +\v 8 Speak for those who cannot speak, +\q for the causes of all who are perishing. \q -\v 9 Speak out and judge by the measure of what is right -\q and plead the cause of poor and needy people. - +\v 9 Speak out and judge by the measure of what is right +\q and plead the cause of poor and needy people. \s5 \q \v 10 Who can find a capable wife? -\q Her value is far more than jewels. +\q Her value is far more than jewels. \q \v 11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, \q and he will never be poor. @@ -60,7 +58,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 16 She considers a field and buys it, +\v 16 She considers a field and buys it, \q with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. \q \v 17 She dresses herself with strength @@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 18 She perceives what will make a good profit for her; +\v 18 She perceives what will make a good profit for her; \q all night long her lamp is not extinguished. \q \v 19 She puts her hands on the spindle, @@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 24 She makes linen garments and sells them, -\q and she supplies sashes to the merchants. +\q and she supplies sashes to the merchants. \q \v 25 She is clothed with strength and honor, \q and she laughs at the time to come. diff --git a/21-ECC/00.usfm b/21-ECC/00.usfm index dd2b23c5..d1604105 100644 --- a/21-ECC/00.usfm +++ b/21-ECC/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id ECC Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Ecclesiastes +\h Ecclesiastes \toc1 The Book of Ecclesiastes \toc2 Ecclesiastes -\toc3 Ecc +\toc3 Ecc \mt Ecclesiastes or, The Preacher \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/21-ECC/01.usfm b/21-ECC/01.usfm index 5229523c..fa956c7a 100644 --- a/21-ECC/01.usfm +++ b/21-ECC/01.usfm @@ -1,56 +1,55 @@ - + \s5 \c 1 \p \v 1 These are the words of the Teacher, the descendant of David and king in Jerusalem. \v 2 The Teacher says this. \q1 "Like a vapor of mist, -\q2 like a breeze in the wind, +\q2 like a breeze in the wind, \q1 everything vanishes, leaving many questions. \q1 \v 3 What profit does mankind gain from all the work that they labor at under the sun? \s5 \q1 -\v 4 One generation goes, -\q2 and another generation comes, +\v 4 One generation goes, +\q2 and another generation comes, \q1 but the earth remains forever. \q1 -\v 5 The sun rises, +\v 5 The sun rises, \q2 and it goes down \q1 and hurries back to the place where it rises again. \q1 -\v 6 The wind blows south -\q2 and circles around to the north, -\q1 always going around along its pathway -\q2 and coming back again. - +\v 6 The wind blows south +\q2 and circles around to the north, +\q1 always going around along its pathway +\q2 and coming back again. \s5 \q1 -\v 7 All the rivers flow into the sea, -\q2 but the sea is never full. -\q1 To the place where the rivers go, +\v 7 All the rivers flow into the sea, +\q2 but the sea is never full. +\q1 To the place where the rivers go, \q2 there they go again. \q1 -\v 8 Everything becomes wearisome, -\q2 and no one can explain it. -\q1 The eye is not satisfied by what it sees, +\v 8 Everything becomes wearisome, +\q2 and no one can explain it. +\q1 The eye is not satisfied by what it sees, \q2 nor is the ear fulfilled by what it hears. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 9 Whatever has been is what will be, -\q2 and whatever has been done is what will be done. +\v 9 Whatever has been is what will be, +\q2 and whatever has been done is what will be done. \q1 There is nothing new under the sun. \q1 -\v 10 Is there anything about which it may be said, +\v 10 Is there anything about which it may be said, \q2 'Look, this is new'? \q1 Whatever exists has already existed for a long time, \q2 during ages which came long before us. \q1 \v 11 No one seems to remember the things that happened in ancient times. -\q2 And the things that happened much later +\q2 And the things that happened much later \q2 and that will happen in the future \q1 will not likely be remembered either." diff --git a/21-ECC/02.usfm b/21-ECC/02.usfm index cc2dc1d6..a6fad35b 100644 --- a/21-ECC/02.usfm +++ b/21-ECC/02.usfm @@ -21,46 +21,45 @@ \s5 \v 9 So I became greater and wealthier than all who were before me in Jerusalem, and my wisdom remained with me. -\q1 +\q1 \v 10 Whatever my eyes desired, -\q2 I did not withhold from them. -\q1 I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, -\q2 because my heart rejoiced in all my labor +\q2 I did not withhold from them. +\q1 I did not withhold my heart from any pleasure, +\q2 because my heart rejoiced in all my labor \q2 and pleasure was my reward for all my work. \s5 -\q1 -\v 11 Then I looked on all the deeds that my hands had accomplished, -\q2 and on the work that I had done, +\q1 +\v 11 Then I looked on all the deeds that my hands had accomplished, +\q2 and on the work that I had done, \q1 but again, everything was vapor and an attempt to shepherd the wind. \q2 There was no profit under the sun in it. -\q1 -\v 12 Then I turned to consider wisdom, -\q2 and also madness and folly. -\q1 For what can the next king do who comes after the king, +\q1 +\v 12 Then I turned to consider wisdom, +\q2 and also madness and folly. +\q1 For what can the next king do who comes after the king, \q2 which has not already been done? \s5 -\q1 -\v 13 Then I began to understand +\q1 +\v 13 Then I began to understand \q2 that wisdom has advantages over folly, \q2 just as light is better than darkness. -\q1 +\q1 \v 14 The wise man uses his eyes in his head to see where he is going, -\q2 but the fool walks in darkness, -\q1 although I know the same destiny is in store for everyone. - +\q2 but the fool walks in darkness, +\q1 although I know the same destiny is in store for everyone. \s5 -\q1 -\v 15 Then I said in my heart, -\q2 "What happens to the fool, -\q2 will also happen to me. -\q1 So what difference does it make if I am very wise?" -\q2 I concluded in my heart, +\q1 +\v 15 Then I said in my heart, +\q2 "What happens to the fool, +\q2 will also happen to me. +\q1 So what difference does it make if I am very wise?" +\q2 I concluded in my heart, \q2 "This too is only vapor." -\q1 -\v 16 For the wise man, like the fool, is not remembered for very long. -\q2 In the days to come everything will have been long forgotten. +\q1 +\v 16 For the wise man, like the fool, is not remembered for very long. +\q2 In the days to come everything will have been long forgotten. \q1 The wise man dies just like the fool dies. \s5 diff --git a/21-ECC/03.usfm b/21-ECC/03.usfm index 6238bce6..88961bf8 100644 --- a/21-ECC/03.usfm +++ b/21-ECC/03.usfm @@ -13,23 +13,23 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 4 There is a time to weep and a time to laugh, +\v 4 There is a time to weep and a time to laugh, \q1 a time to mourn and a time to dance, \q1 -\v 5 a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones, +\v 5 a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones, \q1 a time to embrace other people, and a time to refrain from embracing. \s5 \q1 -\v 6 There is a time to look for things and a time to stop looking, +\v 6 There is a time to look for things and a time to stop looking, \q1 a time to keep things and a time to throw away things, \q1 -\v 7 a time to tear clothing and a time to repair clothing, +\v 7 a time to tear clothing and a time to repair clothing, \q1 a time to keep silent and a time to speak. \s5 \q1 -\v 8 There is a time to love and a time to hate, +\v 8 There is a time to love and a time to hate, \q1 a time for war and a time for peace. \v 9 What profit does the worker gain in his labor? \v 10 I have seen the work that God has given to human beings to complete. @@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ \s5 \v 14 I know that whatever God does lasts forever. Nothing can be added to it or taken away, because it is God who has done it so that people will approach him with honor. -\q1 +\q1 \v 15 Whatever exists has already existed; -\q2 whatever will exist has already existed. +\q2 whatever will exist has already existed. \q1 God makes human beings seek hidden things. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa God makes human beings seek hidden things \fqb , other modern versions interpret this line in different ways. \f* diff --git a/21-ECC/04.usfm b/21-ECC/04.usfm index 758a340f..89418b2b 100644 --- a/21-ECC/04.usfm +++ b/21-ECC/04.usfm @@ -4,56 +4,56 @@ f \c 4 \p \v 1 Once again I thought about all the oppression that is done under the sun. -\q1 Look at the tears of oppressed people. -\q2 There is no comforter for them. -\q1 Power is in the hand of their oppressors, +\q1 Look at the tears of oppressed people. +\q2 There is no comforter for them. +\q1 Power is in the hand of their oppressors, \q2 but oppressed people have no comforter. \s5 -\q1 -\v 2 So I congratulate dead people, those who have already died, +\q1 +\v 2 So I congratulate dead people, those who have already died, \q2 not the living, those who are still alive. -\q1 -\v 3 However, more fortunate than both of them is the one who has not yet lived, +\q1 +\v 3 However, more fortunate than both of them is the one who has not yet lived, \q2 the one who has not seen any of the evil acts that are done under the sun. \s5 \v 4 Then I saw that every act of labor and every skillful work became the envy of one's neighbor. This also is vapor and an attempt to shepherd the wind. \s5 -\q1 -\v 5 The fool folds his hands and does not work, +\q1 +\v 5 The fool folds his hands and does not work, \q2 so his food is his own flesh. -\q1 +\q1 \v 6 But better is a handful of profit with quiet work \q2 than two handfuls with the work that tries to shepherd the wind. \s5 \v 7 Then I thought again about more futility, more vanishing vapor under the sun. -\q1 -\v 8 There is the kind of man who is alone. -\q2 He does not have anyone, no son or brother. -\q1 There is no end to all his work, -\q2 and his eyes are not satisfied with gaining wealth. -\q1 He wonders, "For whom am I toiling -\q2 and depriving myself of pleasure?" +\q1 +\v 8 There is the kind of man who is alone. +\q2 He does not have anyone, no son or brother. +\q1 There is no end to all his work, +\q2 and his eyes are not satisfied with gaining wealth. +\q1 He wonders, "For whom am I toiling +\q2 and depriving myself of pleasure?" \q1 This also is vapor, a bad situation. \s5 -\q1 +\q1 \v 9 Two people work better than one; \q2 together they can earn a good pay for their labor. -\q1 -\v 10 For if one falls, the other can lift up his friend. -\q2 However, sorrow follows the one who is alone when he falls +\q1 +\v 10 For if one falls, the other can lift up his friend. +\q2 However, sorrow follows the one who is alone when he falls \q2 if there is no one to lift him up. -\q1 -\v 11 And if two lie down together, they can be warm, +\q1 +\v 11 And if two lie down together, they can be warm, \q2 but how can one be warm alone? \s5 -\q1 -\v 12 One man alone can be overpowered, +\q1 +\v 12 One man alone can be overpowered, \q2 but two can withstand an attack, \q2 and a three-strand rope is not quickly broken. diff --git a/21-ECC/05.usfm b/21-ECC/05.usfm index f8a163ae..efc46ca6 100644 --- a/21-ECC/05.usfm +++ b/21-ECC/05.usfm @@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ \v 1 Guard your conduct when you go to the house of God. Go there to listen. Listening is better than when fools offer sacrifices while not knowing that what they do in life is wicked. \s5 -\q1 -\v 2 Do not be too quick to speak with your mouth, -\q2 and do not let your heart be too quick to bring any matter up before God. -\q1 God is in heaven, but you are on earth, +\q1 +\v 2 Do not be too quick to speak with your mouth, +\q2 and do not let your heart be too quick to bring any matter up before God. +\q1 God is in heaven, but you are on earth, \q2 so let your words be few. -\q1 +\q1 \v 3 If you have too many things to do and worry about, you will probably have bad dreams. \q2 And the more words you speak, the more foolish things you will probably say . @@ -28,38 +28,38 @@ \v 9 In addition, the produce of the land is for everyone, and the king himself takes produce from the fields. \s5 -\q1 -\v 10 Anyone one who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver, -\q2 and anyone who loves wealth always wants more. +\q1 +\v 10 Anyone one who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver, +\q2 and anyone who loves wealth always wants more. \q1 This, too, is vapor. -\q1 -\v 11 As prosperity increases, so also do the people who consume it. +\q1 +\v 11 As prosperity increases, so also do the people who consume it. \q1 What advantage in wealth is there to the owner \q2 except to watch it with his eyes? \s5 -\q1 -\v 12 The sleep of a working man is sweet, -\q2 whether he eats little or a lot, +\q1 +\v 12 The sleep of a working man is sweet, +\q2 whether he eats little or a lot, \q1 but the wealth of a rich person does not allow him to sleep well. \s5 \v 13 There is a severe evil that I have seen under the sun: \q1 riches hoarded by the owner, resulting in his own misery. -\q1 -\v 14 When the rich man loses his wealth through bad luck, +\q1 +\v 14 When the rich man loses his wealth through bad luck, \q2 his own son, one whom he has fathered, is left with nothing in his hands. \s5 -\q1 -\v 15 As a man is born naked from his mother's womb, -\q2 so also he will leave this life naked. +\q1 +\v 15 As a man is born naked from his mother's womb, +\q2 so also he will leave this life naked. \q1 He can take in his hand nothing from his work. -\v 16 Another severe evil is -\q1 that exactly as a person came, so also he must go away. +\v 16 Another severe evil is +\q1 that exactly as a person came, so also he must go away. \q1 So what profit does anyone get in working for the wind? -\q1 -\v 17 During his days he eats with darkness +\q1 +\v 17 During his days he eats with darkness \q2 and is greatly distressed with sickness and anger. \s5 diff --git a/21-ECC/06.usfm b/21-ECC/06.usfm index 11e99b3d..2ab13e86 100644 --- a/21-ECC/06.usfm +++ b/21-ECC/06.usfm @@ -15,24 +15,23 @@ \v 6 Even if a man should live for two thousand years but does not learn to enjoy good things, he goes to the same place as everyone else. \s5 -\q1 -\v 7 Though all a man's work is to fill his mouth, +\q1 +\v 7 Though all a man's work is to fill his mouth, \q2 yet his appetite is not filled. -\q1 -\v 8 Indeed, what advantage has the wise person over the fool? -\q2 What advantage does the poor man have +\q1 +\v 8 Indeed, what advantage has the wise person over the fool? +\q2 What advantage does the poor man have \q3 even if he knows how to act in front of other people? \s5 -\q1 -\v 9 It is better to be satisfied with what the eyes see +\q1 +\v 9 It is better to be satisfied with what the eyes see \q2 than to desire what a wandering appetite craves, \q1 which is also vapor and an attempt to shepherd the wind. -\q1 -\v 10 Whatever has existed has already been given its name, and what mankind is like has already been known. So it has become useless to dispute with the one who is the mighty judge of all. - +\q1 +\v 10 Whatever has existed has already been given its name, and what mankind is like has already been known. So it has become useless to dispute with the one who is the mighty judge of all. \s5 -\q1 -\v 11 The more words that are spoken, the more futility increases, +\q1 +\v 11 The more words that are spoken, the more futility increases, \q2 so what advantage is that to a man? \v 12 For who knows what is good for man in his life during his futile, numbered days through which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come under the sun after he passes? diff --git a/21-ECC/07.usfm b/21-ECC/07.usfm index e2a51862..a4d782e0 100644 --- a/21-ECC/07.usfm +++ b/21-ECC/07.usfm @@ -3,56 +3,56 @@ \s5 \p -\q1 +\q1 \v 1 A good name is better than costly perfume, \q2 and the day of death is better than the day of birth. -\q1 -\v 2 It is better to go to a house of mourning -\q2 than to a house of feasting, -\q1 for mourning comes to all people at the end of life, +\q1 +\v 2 It is better to go to a house of mourning +\q2 than to a house of feasting, +\q1 for mourning comes to all people at the end of life, \q2 so living people must take this to heart. \s5 -\q1 -\v 3 Grief is better than laughter, -\q2 for after sadness of face comes gladness of heart. -\q1 +\q1 +\v 3 Grief is better than laughter, +\q2 for after sadness of face comes gladness of heart. +\q1 \v 4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, \q2 but the heart of fools is in the house of feasting. \s5 -\q1 +\q1 \v 5 It is better to listen to the rebuke of the wise \q2 than to listen to the song of fools. -\q1 -\v 6 For like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, +\q1 +\v 6 For like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, \q2 so also is the laughter of fools. \q1 This, too, is vapor. \s5 -\q1 -\v 7 Extortion certainly makes a wise man foolish, +\q1 +\v 7 Extortion certainly makes a wise man foolish, \q2 and a bribe corrupts the heart. \s5 -\q1 +\q1 \v 8 Better is the end of a matter than the beginning; \q2 and the people patient in spirit are better than the proud in spirit. -\q1 -\v 9 Do not be quick to anger in your spirit, +\q1 +\v 9 Do not be quick to anger in your spirit, \q2 for anger resides in the hearts of fools. \s5 -\q1 -\v 10 Do not say, "Why were the days of old better than these?" +\q1 +\v 10 Do not say, "Why were the days of old better than these?" \q2 For it is not because of wisdom that you ask this question. \s5 -\q1 -\v 11 Wisdom is as good as valuable things we inherit from our ancestors. +\q1 +\v 11 Wisdom is as good as valuable things we inherit from our ancestors. \q2 It provides benefits for those who see the sun. -\q1 -\v 12 For wisdom provides protection as money can provide protection, +\q1 +\v 12 For wisdom provides protection as money can provide protection, \q2 but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to whoever has it. \s5 @@ -60,71 +60,71 @@ \q1 Who can straighten out anything he has made crooked? \s5 -\q1 -\v 14 When times are good, live happily in that good, +\q1 +\v 14 When times are good, live happily in that good, \q2 but when times are bad, consider this: -\q1 God has allowed both to exist side by side. +\q1 God has allowed both to exist side by side. \q2 For this reason, no one will find out anything that is coming after him. \s5 -\v 15 I have seen many things in my meaningless days. -\q1 There are righteous people who perish in spite of their righteousness, +\v 15 I have seen many things in my meaningless days. +\q1 There are righteous people who perish in spite of their righteousness, \q1 and there are wicked people who live a long life in spite of their evil. -\q1 +\q1 \v 16 Do not be self-righteous, -\q2 wise in your own eyes. +\q2 wise in your own eyes. \q1 Why should you destroy yourself? \s5 -\q1 -\v 17 Do not be too wicked or foolish. +\q1 +\v 17 Do not be too wicked or foolish. \q2 Why should you die before your time? -\q1 -\v 18 It is good that you should take hold of this wisdom, -\q2 and that you should not let go of righteousness. +\q1 +\v 18 It is good that you should take hold of this wisdom, +\q2 and that you should not let go of righteousness. \q1 For the person who fears God will meet all his obligations. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa will meet all his obligations \fqb , some modern versions have different interpretations of this difficult passage. \f* \s5 -\q1 -\v 19 Wisdom is powerful in the wise man, +\q1 +\v 19 Wisdom is powerful in the wise man, \q2 more than ten rulers in a city. -\q1 +\q1 \v 20 There is not a righteous man on earth \q2 who does good and never sins. \s5 -\q1 -\v 21 Do not listen to every word that is spoken, +\q1 +\v 21 Do not listen to every word that is spoken, \q2 because you might hear your servant curse you. -\q1 -\v 22 Similarly, you know yourself that in your own heart +\q1 +\v 22 Similarly, you know yourself that in your own heart \q2 you have often cursed others. \s5 -\v 23 All this have I proven by wisdom. I said, -\q1 "I will be wise," +\v 23 All this have I proven by wisdom. I said, +\q1 "I will be wise," \q2 but it was more than I could be. -\q1 -\v 24 Wisdom is far off and very deep. +\q1 +\v 24 Wisdom is far off and very deep. \q2 Who can find it? -\q1 -\v 25 I turned my heart to learn and examine -\q2 and seek wisdom and the explanations of reality, -\q1 and to understand that evil is stupid +\q1 +\v 25 I turned my heart to learn and examine +\q2 and seek wisdom and the explanations of reality, +\q1 and to understand that evil is stupid \q2 and that folly is madness. \s5 -\q1 -\v 26 I found that more bitter than death is any woman +\q1 +\v 26 I found that more bitter than death is any woman \q2 whose heart is full of snares and nets, -\q2 and whose hands are chains. -\q1 Whoever pleases God will escape from her, +\q2 and whose hands are chains. +\q1 Whoever pleases God will escape from her, \q2 but the sinner will be taken by her. \s5 \v 27 "Consider what I have discovered," says the Teacher. "I have been adding one discovery to another in order to find an explanation of reality. -\v 28 This is what I am still looking for, but I have not found it. I did find one righteous man among a thousand, but a woman among all those I did not find. +\v 28 This is what I am still looking for, but I have not found it. I did find one righteous man among a thousand, but a woman among all those I did not find. \s5 \v 29 I have discovered only this: that God created humanity upright, but they have gone away looking for many difficulties." diff --git a/21-ECC/08.usfm b/21-ECC/08.usfm index ccef1ae9..55fafa50 100644 --- a/21-ECC/08.usfm +++ b/21-ECC/08.usfm @@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ \s5 \c 8 \p -\q1 -\v 1 Who is a wise man? +\q1 +\v 1 Who is a wise man? \q2 Who knows what the events in life mean? -\q1 Wisdom in a man causes his face to shine, +\q1 Wisdom in a man causes his face to shine, \q2 and the hardness of his face is changed. \s5 @@ -15,22 +15,22 @@ \v 4 The king's word rules, so who will say to him, "What are you doing?" \s5 -\q1 -\v 5 Whoever keeps the king's commands avoids harm. +\q1 +\v 5 Whoever keeps the king's commands avoids harm. \q2 A wise man's heart recognizes the proper course and time of action. -\q1 -\v 6 For every matter there is a correct response and a time to respond, +\q1 +\v 6 For every matter there is a correct response and a time to respond, \q2 because the troubles of man are great. -\q1 -\v 7 No one knows what is coming next. +\q1 +\v 7 No one knows what is coming next. \q2 Who can tell him what is coming? \s5 -\q1 -\v 8 No one is ruler over his breath so as to stop the breath, +\q1 +\v 8 No one is ruler over his breath so as to stop the breath, \f + \ft Some versions have \fqa No one is ruler over the wind so as to stop the wind \fqb . \f* -\q2 and no one has power over the day of his death. -\q1 No one is discharged from the army during a battle, +\q2 and no one has power over the day of his death. +\q1 No one is discharged from the army during a battle, \q2 and wickedness will not rescue those who are its slaves. \q1 \v 9 I have realized all this; I have applied my heart to every kind of work that is done under the sun. @@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ There is a time when a person oppresses another person to that person's hurt. \v 15 So I recommend happiness, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat and drink and to be happy. It is happiness that will accompany him in his labor for all the days of his life that God has given him under the sun. \s5 -\v 16 When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to understand the work that is done on the earth, work often done without sleep for the eyes at night or in the day, -\v 17 then I considered all of God's deeds, and that man cannot understand the work that is done under the sun. No matter how much a man labors to find the answers, he will not find them. Even though a wise man might believe he knows, he really does not. - +\v 16 When I applied my heart to know wisdom and to understand the work that is done on the earth, work often done without sleep for the eyes at night or in the day, +\v 17 then I considered all of God's deeds, and that man cannot understand the work that is done under the sun. No matter how much a man labors to find the answers, he will not find them. Even though a wise man might believe he knows, he really does not. diff --git a/21-ECC/09.usfm b/21-ECC/09.usfm index 8a54951c..99bf612d 100644 --- a/21-ECC/09.usfm +++ b/21-ECC/09.usfm @@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ \s5 \v 2 Everyone has the same fate. The same fate awaits -\q1 righteous people and wicked, +\q1 righteous people and wicked, \q1 the good, \f + \ft Some modern versions copy ancient versions which have \fqa the good and the bad \fqb . In this way, they make the phrase complete. Translators may decide to imitate them. \f* -\q1 the clean and the unclean, -\q1 and the one who sacrifices and the one who does not sacrifice. -As good people will die, +\q1 the clean and the unclean, +\q1 and the one who sacrifices and the one who does not sacrifice. +As good people will die, \q1 so also will the sinner. As the one who swears will die, \q1 so also will the man who fears to make an oath. @@ -23,17 +23,17 @@ As the one who swears will die, \s5 \v 4 For anyone who is united to all the living, there is hope, just as a living dog is better than a dead lion. \f + \ft Some modern versions have \fqa For what is preferable? For all the living, this is sure: a living dog is better than a dead lion \fqb . \f* -\q1 -\v 5 For living people know they will die, -\q1 but the dead do not know anything. -\q2 They no longer have any reward +\q1 +\v 5 For living people know they will die, +\q1 but the dead do not know anything. +\q2 They no longer have any reward \q1 because their memory is forgotten. \s5 -\q1 -\v 6 Their love, hatred, and envy +\q1 +\v 6 Their love, hatred, and envy \q2 have vanished long ago. -\q1 They will never have a place again +\q1 They will never have a place again \q2 in anything done under the sun. \v 7 Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of celebrating good works. \v 8 Let your clothes be always white and your head anointed with oil. @@ -43,18 +43,18 @@ As the one who swears will die, \v 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, work at it with your strength, because there is no work or explanation or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, where you are going. \s5 -\v 11 I have seen some interesting things under the sun: -\q2 The race does not belong to swift people. -\q2 The battle does not belong to strong people. -\q2 Bread does not belong to wise people. -\q2 Riches do not belong to people of understanding. +\v 11 I have seen some interesting things under the sun: +\q2 The race does not belong to swift people. +\q2 The battle does not belong to strong people. +\q2 Bread does not belong to wise people. +\q2 Riches do not belong to people of understanding. \q2 Favor does not belong to people of knowledge. \q1 Instead, time and chance affect them all. -\q1 +\q1 \v 12 For no one knows his time to die, -\q2 just like fish trapped in a net of death, -\q2 or just like birds caught in a snare. -\q1 Like animals, human beings are imprisoned in evil times +\q2 just like fish trapped in a net of death, +\q2 or just like birds caught in a snare. +\q1 Like animals, human beings are imprisoned in evil times \q2 that suddenly fall on them. \s5 @@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ As the one who swears will die, \v 16 So I concluded, "Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard." \s5 -\q1 -\v 17 The words of wise people spoken quietly are heard better +\q1 +\v 17 The words of wise people spoken quietly are heard better \q2 than the shouts of any ruler among fools. -\q1 -\v 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, +\q1 +\v 18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, \q2 but one sinner can ruin much good. diff --git a/21-ECC/10.usfm b/21-ECC/10.usfm index 0d4a685e..22f18c58 100644 --- a/21-ECC/10.usfm +++ b/21-ECC/10.usfm @@ -3,97 +3,97 @@ \s5 \c 10 \p -\q1 +\q1 \v 1 As dead flies cause perfume to stink, \q2 so a little folly can overpower wisdom and honor. -\q1 +\q1 \v 2 The heart of a wise person tends to the right, \q2 but the heart of a fool tends to the left. -\q1 -\v 3 When a fool walks down a road, -\q2 his thinking is deficient, +\q1 +\v 3 When a fool walks down a road, +\q2 his thinking is deficient, \q3 proving to everyone he is a fool. \s5 -\q1 +\q1 \v 4 If the emotions of a ruler rise up against you, do not leave your work. \q2 Calm can quiet down great outrage. \s5 -\q1 -\v 5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, +\q1 +\v 5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, \q2 a kind of error that comes from a ruler: -\q1 -\v 6 Fools are given leadership positions, +\q1 +\v 6 Fools are given leadership positions, \q2 while successful men are given low positions. -\q1 -\v 7 I have seen slaves riding horses, +\q1 +\v 7 I have seen slaves riding horses, \q2 and successful men walking like slaves on the ground. \s5 -\q1 -\v 8 Anyone who digs a pit -\q2 can fall into it, -and whenever someone breaks down a wall, +\q1 +\v 8 Anyone who digs a pit +\q2 can fall into it, +and whenever someone breaks down a wall, \q2 a snake can bite him. -\q1 -\v 9 Whoever cuts out stones -\q2 can be hurt by them, -\q1 and the man who chops wood +\q1 +\v 9 Whoever cuts out stones +\q2 can be hurt by them, +\q1 and the man who chops wood \q2 is endangered by it. \s5 -\q1 -\v 10 If an iron blade is dull, -and a man does not sharpen it, -then he must use more strength, +\q1 +\v 10 If an iron blade is dull, +and a man does not sharpen it, +then he must use more strength, but wisdom provides an advantage for success. -\q1 -\v 11 If a snake bites before it is charmed, +\q1 +\v 11 If a snake bites before it is charmed, \q2 then there is no advantage for the charmer. \s5 -\q1 +\q1 \v 12 The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, \q2 but the lips of a fool swallow himself. \s5 -\q1 +\q1 \v 13 As words begin to flow from a fool's mouth, foolishness comes out, \q2 and at the end his mouth flows with wicked madness. -\q1 -\v 14 A fool multiplies words, +\q1 +\v 14 A fool multiplies words, \q2 but no one knows what is coming. \q2 Who knows what is coming after him? \s5 -\q1 -\v 15 The toil of fools wearies them, +\q1 +\v 15 The toil of fools wearies them, \q2 so that they do not even know the road to town. \s5 -\q1 -\v 16 Woe to you, land, if your king is a young boy, +\q1 +\v 16 Woe to you, land, if your king is a young boy, \q2 and if your leaders begin feasting in the morning! -\q1 -\v 17 But blessed are you, land, if your king is the son of nobles, -\q2 and if your leaders eat at the right time, +\q1 +\v 17 But blessed are you, land, if your king is the son of nobles, +\q2 and if your leaders eat at the right time, \q2 for strength, and not for drunkenness! \s5 -\q1 -\v 18 Because of laziness the roof sinks in, +\q1 +\v 18 Because of laziness the roof sinks in, \q2 and because of idle hands the house leaks. -\q1 -\v 19 People prepare food for laughter, -\q2 wine brings enjoyment to life, +\q1 +\v 19 People prepare food for laughter, +\q2 wine brings enjoyment to life, \q3 and money fills the need for everything. \s5 -\q1 +\q1 \v 20 Do not curse the king, not even in your mind, -\q2 and do not curse rich people in your bedroom. -\q1 For a bird of the sky might carry your words; +\q2 and do not curse rich people in your bedroom. +\q1 For a bird of the sky might carry your words; \q2 whatever has wings can spread the matter. diff --git a/21-ECC/11.usfm b/21-ECC/11.usfm index a427bd8e..9345ce61 100644 --- a/21-ECC/11.usfm +++ b/21-ECC/11.usfm @@ -3,56 +3,56 @@ \s5 \c 11 \p -\q1 -\v 1 Send out your bread on the waters, +\q1 +\v 1 Send out your bread on the waters, \q2 for you will find it again after many days. -\q1 -\v 2 Share it with seven, even eight people, +\q1 +\v 2 Share it with seven, even eight people, \q2 for you do not know what disasters are coming on the earth. -\q1 -\v 3 If the clouds are full of rain, -\q2 they empty themselves on the earth, -\q1 and if a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, +\q1 +\v 3 If the clouds are full of rain, +\q2 they empty themselves on the earth, +\q1 and if a tree falls toward the south or toward the north, \q2 wherever the tree falls, there it will remain. \s5 -\q1 -\v 4 Anyone who watches the wind might not plant, +\q1 +\v 4 Anyone who watches the wind might not plant, \q2 and anyone who watches the clouds might not harvest. -\q1 -\v 5 As you do not know the path of the wind, -\q2 nor how a baby's bones grow in the pregnant womb, +\q1 +\v 5 As you do not know the path of the wind, +\q2 nor how a baby's bones grow in the pregnant womb, \f + \ft Some modern versions have \fqa As you do not know the path of the spirit to the baby's bones in the pregnant womb \fqb . \f* -\q1 so also you cannot comprehend the work of God, +\q1 so also you cannot comprehend the work of God, \q2 who created everything. \s5 -\q1 +\q1 \v 6 In the morning plant your seed; -\q2 until the evening, work with your hands as needed, -\q1 for you know not which will prosper, -\q2 whether morning or evening, or this or that, +\q2 until the evening, work with your hands as needed, +\q1 for you know not which will prosper, +\q2 whether morning or evening, or this or that, \q2 or whether they will both alike be good. -\q1 -\v 7 Truly the light is sweet, +\q1 +\v 7 Truly the light is sweet, \q2 and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun. -\q1 -\v 8 If someone lives many years, -\q2 let him be happy in all of them, -\q1 but let him think about the coming days of darkness, -\q2 for they will be many. +\q1 +\v 8 If someone lives many years, +\q2 let him be happy in all of them, +\q1 but let him think about the coming days of darkness, +\q2 for they will be many. \q1 Everything to come is vanishing vapor. \s5 -\q1 -\v 9 Take joy, young man, in your youth, -\q2 and let your heart be joyful in the days of your youth. -\q1 Pursue the good desires of your heart, -\q2 and whatever is within the sight of your eyes. +\q1 +\v 9 Take joy, young man, in your youth, +\q2 and let your heart be joyful in the days of your youth. +\q1 Pursue the good desires of your heart, +\q2 and whatever is within the sight of your eyes. \q1 However, know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things. -\q1 -\v 10 Drive anger away from your heart, -\q2 and ignore any pain in your body, +\q1 +\v 10 Drive anger away from your heart, +\q2 and ignore any pain in your body, \q1 because youth and its strength are vapor. diff --git a/21-ECC/12.usfm b/21-ECC/12.usfm index 78089063..0422dd0f 100644 --- a/21-ECC/12.usfm +++ b/21-ECC/12.usfm @@ -4,47 +4,47 @@ \c 12 \p \q1 -\v 1 Also call to mind your Creator in the days of your youth, -\q2 before the days of difficulty come, -\q2 and before the years arrive when you say, +\v 1 Also call to mind your Creator in the days of your youth, +\q2 before the days of difficulty come, +\q2 and before the years arrive when you say, \q3 "I have no pleasure in them," \q1 -\v 2 do this before the light of the sun and the moon and the stars grows dark, +\v 2 do this before the light of the sun and the moon and the stars grows dark, \q2 and dark clouds return after the rain. \s5 \q1 -\v 3 That will be the time when the palace guard tremble, -\q2 and strong men are bent over, -\q1 and the women who grind cease because they are few, +\v 3 That will be the time when the palace guard tremble, +\q2 and strong men are bent over, +\q1 and the women who grind cease because they are few, \q1 and those who look out of windows no longer see clearly. \s5 \q1 -\v 4 That will be the time when the doors are shut in the street, -\q2 and the sound of grinding stops, -\q1 when men are startled at the voice of a bird, +\v 4 That will be the time when the doors are shut in the street, +\q2 and the sound of grinding stops, +\q1 when men are startled at the voice of a bird, \q2 and the singing of girls' voices fades away. \s5 \q1 -\v 5 That will be the time when men become afraid of heights -\q2 and of dangers along on the road, -\q1 and when the almond tree blossoms, +\v 5 That will be the time when men become afraid of heights +\q2 and of dangers along on the road, +\q1 and when the almond tree blossoms, \q2 and when grasshoppers drag themselves along, \q2 and when natural desires fail. -\q1 Then man goes to his eternal home +\q1 Then man goes to his eternal home \q2 and the mourners go down the streets. \s5 \q1 -\v 6 Call to mind your Creator -\q2 before the silver cord is cut, -\q2 or the golden bowl is crushed, -\q2 or the pitcher is shattered at the spring, +\v 6 Call to mind your Creator +\q2 before the silver cord is cut, +\q2 or the golden bowl is crushed, +\q2 or the pitcher is shattered at the spring, \q2 or the water wheel is broken at the well, -\q1 -\v 7 before the dust returns to the earth where it came from, +\q1 +\v 7 before the dust returns to the earth where it came from, \q2 and the spirit returns to God who gave it. \s5 @@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 13 The end of the matter -\q2 after everything has been heard, -\q1 is that you must fear God and keep his commandments, +\q2 after everything has been heard, +\q1 is that you must fear God and keep his commandments, \q2 for this is the whole duty of mankind. \q1 -\v 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, -\q2 along with every hidden thing, +\v 14 For God will bring every deed into judgment, +\q2 along with every hidden thing, \q1 whether it is good or evil. diff --git a/22-SNG/00.usfm b/22-SNG/00.usfm index 7ce1c8c0..2e063731 100644 --- a/22-SNG/00.usfm +++ b/22-SNG/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id SNG Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Song of Songs +\h Song of Songs \toc1 The Song of Songs -\toc2 Song of Songs -\toc3 Sng +\toc2 Song of Songs +\toc3 Sng \mt The Song of Songs, Which Is Solomon's \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/22-SNG/02.usfm b/22-SNG/02.usfm index a7220212..eae46995 100644 --- a/22-SNG/02.usfm +++ b/22-SNG/02.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 2 As a lily is among thorns, \q so are you, my love, among the daughters of my countrymen. - + \s5 \p \sp The woman speaking to herself @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \q \v 4 He brought me to the banqueting hall, \q and his banner over me was love. - + \s5 \sp The woman speaking to her lover \q @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \q \v 6 His left hand is under my head, \q and his right hand embraces me. - + \s5 \p \sp The woman speaking to the other women @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \q by the gazelles and the does of the fields, \q that you will not interrupt our lovemaking \q until it is over. - + \s5 \p \sp The woman speaking to herself @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \q look, he is standing behind our wall, \q gazing through the window, \q peering through the lattice. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ \q \v 11 Look, the winter is past; \q the rain is over and gone. - + \s5 \q \v 12 The flowers have appeared in the land; @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \q and the vines are in blossom; \q they give off their fragrance. \q Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away. - + \s5 \q \v 14 My dove, in the clefts of the rock, @@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ \q Let me hear your voice, \q for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely." \b - + \s5 \sp The woman speaking to herself \q \v 15 Catch the jackals for us, the little jackals \q that spoil vineyards, \q for our vineyard is in blossom. - + \s5 \q \v 16 My beloved is mine, and I am his; diff --git a/22-SNG/03.usfm b/22-SNG/03.usfm index c7805a2c..47c2ad58 100644 --- a/22-SNG/03.usfm +++ b/22-SNG/03.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 3 \sp The woman speaking to herself @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \q through the streets and squares; \q I will search for my beloved." \q I searched for him, but I did not find him. - + \s5 \q \v 3 The watchmen found me as they were making their rounds in the city. @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \q I held him and would not let him go \q until I had brought him into my mother's house, \q into the bedroom of the one who had conceived me. - + \s5 \p \sp The woman speaking to the other women @@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ \v 5 I want you to swear, daughters of Jerusalem's men, \q by the gazelles and the does of the fields, \q that you will not interrupt our lovemaking -\q until it is over. - +\q until it is over. \s5 \p \sp The young woman speaking to herself @@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ \v 7 Look, it is the bed of Solomon; \q sixty warriors surround it, \q sixty soldiers of Israel. - + \s5 \q \v 8 They are expert with the sword and are skilled in warfare. @@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ \q \v 9 King Solomon made himself a sedan chair \q of the wood from Lebanon. - + \s5 \q \v 10 Its posts were made of silver; diff --git a/22-SNG/04.usfm b/22-SNG/04.usfm index 38e96ec0..cc4a2637 100644 --- a/22-SNG/04.usfm +++ b/22-SNG/04.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 4 \sp The woman's lover speaking to her diff --git a/22-SNG/05.usfm b/22-SNG/05.usfm index 3de967db..32103e32 100644 --- a/22-SNG/05.usfm +++ b/22-SNG/05.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 5 \sp The woman's lover speaking to her @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \q Eat, friends; \q drink and be drunk with love. \b - + \s5 \sp The young woman speaking to herself \q @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \q "Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled one, \q for my head is wet with dew, \q my hair with the night's dampness." - + \s5 \q \v 3 "I have taken off my robe; must I put it on again? @@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ \q \v 4 My beloved put in his hand through the opening of the door latch, \q and my heart was stirred up for him. - + \s5 \q \v 5 I got up to open the door for my beloved; \q my hands were dripping with myrrh, \q my fingers with moist myrrh, \q on the door handle. - + \s5 \q \v 6 I opened the door for my beloved, @@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ \q My heart sank; I became despondent. \q I looked for him, but I did not find him; \q I called him, but he did not answer me. - + \s5 \q \v 7 The watchmen who went about the city found me; \q they struck me and wounded me; \q the guards on the walls took away my cloak from me. - + \s5 \sp The young woman speaking to the women of the city \q @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \q that if you find my beloved, \q tell him I am sick because of my love for him. \b - + \s5 \sp The women of the city speaking to the young woman \q @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \q you who are beautiful among women? \q Why is your beloved better than another beloved, \q that you ask us to take an oath like this? - + \s5 \p \sp The young woman speaking to the women of the city @@ -77,28 +77,28 @@ \q \v 11 His head is the purest gold; \q his hair is curly and as black as a raven. - + \s5 \q \v 12 His eyes are like doves beside streams of water, \q washed in milk, mounted like jewels. - + \s5 \q \v 13 His cheeks are like beds of spices, \q yielding aromatic scents. \q His lips are lilies, dripping myrrh. - + \s5 \q \v 14 His arms are rounded gold set with jewels; \q his abdomen is ivory covered with sapphires. - + \s5 \q \v 15 His legs are pillars of marble, set on bases of pure gold; \q his appearance is like Lebanon, choice as the cedars. - + \s5 \q \v 16 His mouth is most sweet; diff --git a/22-SNG/06.usfm b/22-SNG/06.usfm index d1dc4965..a45d98c1 100644 --- a/22-SNG/06.usfm +++ b/22-SNG/06.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 6 \sp The women of Jerusalem speaking to the young woman @@ -19,21 +19,21 @@ \v 3 I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine; \q he grazes among the lilies with pleasure. \b - + \s5 \sp The woman's lover speaking to her \q \v 4 You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my love, \q as lovely as Jerusalem, \q as awe-inspiring as an army with its banners. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Turn your eyes away from me, \q for they overwhelm me. \q Your hair is like a flock of goats \q going down from the slopes of Mount Gilead. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Your teeth are like a flock of ewes @@ -57,17 +57,17 @@ \q The daughters of my countrymen saw her and called her blessed; \q the queens and the concubines saw her also, and they praised her: \b - + \s5 \q -\sp What the queens and the concubines said +\sp What the queens and the concubines said \q \v 10 "Who is this who appears like the dawn, \q as beautiful as the moon, \q as bright as the sun, \q as awe-inspiring as an army with its banners?" \b - + \s5 \sp The woman's lover speaking to himself \q @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ \v 12 I was so happy that I felt \q I was riding in the chariot of a prince. \b - + \s5 \sp The woman's lover speaking to her \q diff --git a/22-SNG/07.usfm b/22-SNG/07.usfm index 9e72fd0f..84fa67bc 100644 --- a/22-SNG/07.usfm +++ b/22-SNG/07.usfm @@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ \v 1 How beautiful your feet appear in your sandals, prince's daughter! \q The curves of your thighs are like jewels, \q the work of the hands of a master craftsman. - + \s5 \q \v 2 Your navel is like a round bowl; \q may it never lack mixed wine. \q Your belly is like a mound of wheat \q encircled with lilies. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Your two breasts are like two fawns, @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \q by the gate of Bath Rabbim. \q Your nose is like the tower in Lebanon \q that looks toward Damascus. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Your head on you is like Carmel; @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \q \v 6 How beautiful and lovely you are, \q beloved one, with your delights! - + \s5 \q \v 7 Your height is like that of a date palm tree, @@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ \q I will take hold of its branches." \q May your breasts be like clusters of grapes, \q and may the fragrance of your nose be like apricots. - + \s5 \q \v 9 May your mouth be like the best wine, \q flowing smoothly to my beloved, \q gliding over our lips and teeth. - + \s5 \p \sp The young woman speaking to her lover @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \q \v 11 Come, my beloved, let us go out into the countryside; \q let us spend the night in the villages. - + \s5 \q \v 12 Let us rise early to go to the vineyards; @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \q whether their blossoms have opened, \q and whether the pomegranates are in flower. \q There I will give you my love. - + \s5 \q \v 13 The mandrakes give off their fragrance; diff --git a/22-SNG/08.usfm b/22-SNG/08.usfm index ab6a1a80..8bd3b548 100644 --- a/22-SNG/08.usfm +++ b/22-SNG/08.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \q who nursed at my mother's breasts. \q Then whenever I met you outside, I could kiss you, \q and no one would despise me. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \q I awakened you under the apricot tree; \q there your mother conceived you; \q there she gave birth to you, she delivered you. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ \q Passionate devotion is as unrelenting as Sheol; \q its flames burst out; it is a blazing flame, \q a flame hotter than any other fire. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Surging waters cannot quench love, \q nor can floods sweep it away. \q If a man gave all the possessions in his house for love, \q the offer would utterly be despised. - + \s5 \p \sp The young woman's brothers speaking among themselves @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \q and her breasts have not yet grown. \q What can we do for our sister \q on the day when she will be promised in marriage? - + \s5 \p \q @@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ \q we will build on her a tower of silver. \q If she is a door, \q we will adorn her with boards of cedar. - + \s5 \p \sp The young woman speaking to herself \q \v 10 I was a wall, but my breasts are now like fortress towers; \q so I am completely mature in his eyes. - + \s5 \sp The young woman speaking to herself \q @@ -92,16 +92,16 @@ \v 12 My vineyard is my very own; \q the thousand shekels belong to you, my dear Solomon, \q and the two hundred shekels are for those who maintain it for its fruit. - + \s5 \p -\sp The woman's lover speaking to her +\sp The woman's lover speaking to her \q \v 13 You who live in the gardens, \q my companions are listening for your voice; \q let me be the one to hear it as well. \b - + \s5 \p \sp The young woman speaking to her lover @@ -109,6 +109,5 @@ \v 14 Hurry, my beloved, \q and be like a gazelle or a young stag \q on the mountains of spices. - diff --git a/23-ISA/00.usfm b/23-ISA/00.usfm index 6ebed728..727dbb0f 100644 --- a/23-ISA/00.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id ISA Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Isaiah +\h Isaiah \toc1 The Book of Isaiah \toc2 Isaiah -\toc3 Isa +\toc3 Isa \mt The Book of the Prophet Isaiah \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/23-ISA/01.usfm b/23-ISA/01.usfm index 3199784b..162733b3 100644 --- a/23-ISA/01.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/01.usfm @@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ \v 1 The Vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. \s5 -\q1 +\q1 \v 2 Hear, heavens, and listen, earth; for Yahweh has spoken: \q1 "I have nourished and brought up children, but they have rebelled against me. -\q1 -\v 3 The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's feeding trough, +\q1 +\v 3 The ox knows his owner, and the donkey his master's feeding trough, \q1 but Israel does not know, Israel does not understand." \s5 \q1 -\v 4 Woe! Nation, sinners, a people weighed down with iniquity, -\q1 offspring of evildoers, sons that act corruptly! -\q1 They have abandoned Yahweh, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, +\v 4 Woe! Nation, sinners, a people weighed down with iniquity, +\q1 offspring of evildoers, sons that act corruptly! +\q1 They have abandoned Yahweh, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, \q1 they have estranged themselves from him. \s5 @@ -24,21 +24,21 @@ \q1 The whole head is sick, the whole heart is weak. \q1 \v 6 From the sole of the foot to the head there is no part unharmed; -\q only wounds, and bruises, and fresh open wounds; +\q only wounds, and bruises, and fresh open wounds; \q1 they have not been closed, cleansed, bandaged, nor treated with oil. \s5 \q1 -\v 7 Your country is ruined; your cities are burned; +\v 7 Your country is ruined; your cities are burned; \q1 your fields—in your presence, strangers are destroying them— \q1 abandoned devastation, overthrown by strangers. \q1 -\v 8 The daughter of Zion is left like a hut in a vineyard, +\v 8 The daughter of Zion is left like a hut in a vineyard, \q1 like a shed in a garden of cucumbers, like a besieged city. \s5 \q1 -\v 9 If Yahweh of hosts had not left for us a small remnant, +\v 9 If Yahweh of hosts had not left for us a small remnant, \q1 we would have been like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah. \s5 @@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ \v 10 Hear the word of Yahweh, you rulers of Sodom; \q1 listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah: \q1 -\v 11 "What is the multitude of your sacrifices to me?" says Yahweh. +\v 11 "What is the multitude of your sacrifices to me?" says Yahweh. \q1 "I have had enough of the burnt offerings of rams, and -the fat of fatted beasts; +the fat of fatted beasts; \q1 and in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats I do not delight. \s5 \q1 -\v 12 When you come to appear before me, +\v 12 When you come to appear before me, \q1 who has required this of you, to trample my courts? \q1 -\v 13 Bring no more meaningless offerings; incense is an abomination to me; +\v 13 Bring no more meaningless offerings; incense is an abomination to me; \q1 your new moon and Sabbath assemblies—I cannot tolerate these wicked assemblies. \s5 @@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ the fat of fatted beasts; \s5 \q1 -\v 16 Wash, cleanse yourselves; -\q1 remove the evil of your deeds from my sight; +\v 16 Wash, cleanse yourselves; +\q1 remove the evil of your deeds from my sight; \q1 stop being evil; \q1 -\v 17 learn to do good; +\v 17 learn to do good; \q1 seek justice, make straight the oppression, \f + \ft Instead of \fqa make straight the oppression \fqb , some versions have \fqa help the oppressed \fqb . \f* \q1 give justice to the fatherless, defend the widow." @@ -83,29 +83,29 @@ the fat of fatted beasts; \s5 \p \q1 -\v 18 "Come now, and let us reason together," says Yahweh; -\q1 "though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white like snow; +\v 18 "Come now, and let us reason together," says Yahweh; +\q1 "though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white like snow; \q1 though they are red like crimson, they will be like wool. \s5 \q1 \v 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good of the land, \q1 -\v 20 but if you refuse and rebel, the sword will devour you," +\v 20 but if you refuse and rebel, the sword will devour you," \q1 for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 21 How the faithful city has become a prostitute! -\q1 She who was full of justice—she was full of righteousness, +\v 21 How the faithful city has become a prostitute! +\q1 She who was full of justice—she was full of righteousness, \q1 but now she is full of murderers. \q1 \v 22 Your silver has become impure, your wine mixed with water. \s5 \q1 -\v 23 Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves; +\v 23 Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves; \q1 everyone loves bribes and runs after payoffs. \q1 They do not defend the fatherless, nor does the widow's legal plea come before them. @@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ the fat of fatted beasts; \v 24 Therefore this is the declaration of the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: \q1 "Woe to them! I will take vengeance against my adversaries, and avenge myself against my enemies; \q1 -\v 25 I will turn my hand against you, +\v 25 I will turn my hand against you, \q1 refine away your dross as with lye, and take away all your dross. \s5 \q1 -\v 26 I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning; +\v 26 I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning; \q1 after that you will be called the city of righteousness, a faithful town." \s5 @@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ the fat of fatted beasts; \s5 \q1 -\v 29 "For you will be ashamed of the sacred oak trees that you desired, +\v 29 "For you will be ashamed of the sacred oak trees that you desired, \q1 and you will be embarrassed by the gardens that you have chosen. -\q1 -\v 30 For you will be like an oak whose leaf fades, +\q1 +\v 30 For you will be like an oak whose leaf fades, \q1 and like a garden that has no water. \s5 \q1 -\v 31 The strong man will be like tinder, and his work like a spark; +\v 31 The strong man will be like tinder, and his work like a spark; \q1 they will both burn together, and no one will quench them." diff --git a/23-ISA/02.usfm b/23-ISA/02.usfm index 93c0f847..4764d4f2 100644 --- a/23-ISA/02.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/02.usfm @@ -3,22 +3,22 @@ \p \v 1 The things that Isaiah son of Amoz perceived in a vision, concerning Judah and Jerusalem. \q1 -\v 2 In the latter days, the mountain of Yahweh's house will be established +\v 2 In the latter days, the mountain of Yahweh's house will be established \q1 as the highest of the -mountains, and will be exalted above the hills; +mountains, and will be exalted above the hills; \q1 and all nations will flow to it. \s5 \q1 -\v 3 Many peoples will come and say, -\q1 "Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of Jacob, +\v 3 Many peoples will come and say, +\q1 "Come, let us go up to the mountain of Yahweh, to the house of the God of Jacob, \q1 so he will teach us some of his ways, and we may walk in his paths." \q1 For out of Zion will go the law, and the word of Yahweh from Jerusalem. \s5 \q1 -\v 4 He will judge between the nations and will render decisions for many peoples; -\q1 they will hammer their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; +\v 4 He will judge between the nations and will render decisions for many peoples; +\q1 they will hammer their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; \q1 nation will not lift up sword against nation, nor will they train for war any longer. \s5 @@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ mountains, and will be exalted above the hills; \q1 \v 5 House of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of Yahweh. \q1 -\v 6 For you have abandoned your people, the house of Jacob, +\v 6 For you have abandoned your people, the house of Jacob, \q1 because they are filled -with customs from the east and are omen readers like the Philistines, +with customs from the east and are omen readers like the Philistines, \q1 and they shake hands with sons of foreigners. - + \s5 \q1 -\v 7 Their land is full of silver and gold, and is there no limit to their wealth; +\v 7 Their land is full of silver and gold, and is there no limit to their wealth; \q1 their land also is full of horses, nor is there limit to their chariots. \q1 -\v 8 Their land also is full of idols; +\v 8 Their land also is full of idols; \q1 they worship the craftsmanship of their own hands, things that their own fingers have made. \s5 @@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ with customs from the east and are omen readers like the Philistines, \v 10 Go into the rocky places and hide in the ground \q1 from the terror of Yahweh and from the glory of his majesty. \q1 -\v 11 The lofty gaze of man will be brought low, and the pride of men will be brought down, +\v 11 The lofty gaze of man will be brought low, and the pride of men will be brought down, \q1 and Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 12 For there will be a day of Yahweh of hosts +\v 12 For there will be a day of Yahweh of hosts \q1 against everyone who is proud and raised up, and against everyone who is arrogant, and he will be brought down— \q1 -\v 13 and against all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, +\v 13 and against all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, \q1 and against all the oaks of Bashan. \s5 @@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ with customs from the east and are omen readers like the Philistines, \s5 \q1 -\v 17 The pride of man will be brought low and the haughtiness of men will fall; +\v 17 The pride of man will be brought low and the haughtiness of men will fall; \q1 Yahweh alone will be exalted on that day. \q1 \v 18 The idols will completely pass away. \q1 -\v 19 Men will go into the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, +\v 19 Men will go into the caves of the rocks and the holes of the ground, \q1 from the terror of Yahweh, and from the splendor of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth. \s5 @@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ with customs from the east and are omen readers like the Philistines, \v 20 On that day people will throw away their idols of silver and of gold \q1 that they have made for themselves to worship—they will throw them away to the moles and bats. \q1 -\v 21 The people will go into the caves of the rocks and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, +\v 21 The people will go into the caves of the rocks and into the clefts of the ragged rocks, \q1 from the terror of Yahweh and from the glory of his majesty, when he rises to terrify the earth. \q1 -\v 22 Stop trusting in man, whose life-breath is in his nostrils, +\v 22 Stop trusting in man, whose life-breath is in his nostrils, \q1 for what does he amount to? diff --git a/23-ISA/03.usfm b/23-ISA/03.usfm index c1b45dea..2be4218d 100644 --- a/23-ISA/03.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/03.usfm @@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ \v 6 A man will even take hold of his brother in his father's house \q1 and say, 'You have a coat; be our ruler, and let this ruin be under your charge.' \q1 -\v 7 On that day he will shout and say, +\v 7 On that day he will shout and say, \q1 'I will not be a healer; I have no bread or clothing. \q1 You will not make me ruler of the people.'" \s5 \q1 -\v 8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah has fallen, +\v 8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah has fallen, \q1 because their speech and their actions are against Yahweh, defying his royal authority. \q1 \v 9 The look on their faces witnesses against them; and they tell of their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. @@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ \q1 \v 11 Woe to the wicked! It will go badly for him, for what his hands have dealt out he will receive. \q1 -\v 12 My people—children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. +\v 12 My people—children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. \q1 My people, your leaders lead you astray and confuse the direction of your path. \s5 \p -\q1 +\q1 \v 13 Yahweh stands up to judge in court; he stands up to judge his people. \q1 -\v 14 Yahweh will pronounce judgment on the elders and on the officials of his people: +\v 14 Yahweh will pronounce judgment on the elders and on the officials of his people: \q1 "You have eaten up the vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses. \q1 \v 15 Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?" @@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 16 Yahweh says that the daughters of Zion are proud -\q1 and walk along with their heads high, and flirt with their eyes, +\v 16 Yahweh says that the daughters of Zion are proud +\q1 and walk along with their heads high, and flirt with their eyes, \q1 mincing along as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet. \q1 \v 17 Therefore the Lord will form diseased scabs on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and Yahweh will make them bald. @@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 24 Instead of sweet perfume there will be stench; and instead of a sash, a rope; -\q1 instead of well-coiffed hair, baldness; and instead of a robe, a covering of sackcloth; +\v 24 Instead of sweet perfume there will be stench; and instead of a sash, a rope; +\q1 instead of well-coiffed hair, baldness; and instead of a robe, a covering of sackcloth; \q1 and branding instead of beauty. \q1 \v 25 Your men will fall by the sword, and your strong men will fall in war. diff --git a/23-ISA/04.usfm b/23-ISA/04.usfm index 7846dccb..018d5c92 100644 --- a/23-ISA/04.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/04.usfm @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ But let us take your name to remove our shame." \v 2 On that day the branch of Yahweh will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be tasty and delightful for those survivors in Israel. \s5 -\v 3 Then, he who is left in Zion, and he who remains in Jerusalem, will be called holy, +\v 3 Then, he who is left in Zion, and he who remains in Jerusalem, will be called holy, every one who is recorded as living in Jerusalem, \v 4 when the Lord will have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and will have cleansed the blood stains from Jerusalem's midst, by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning fire. - + \s5 \v 5 Then Yahweh will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her place of assembly, cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night; a canopy over all the glory. \v 6 It will be a shelter for shade in the daytime from the heat, and a refuge and a cover from the storm and rain. diff --git a/23-ISA/05.usfm b/23-ISA/05.usfm index 5e7f10a6..f42c261f 100644 --- a/23-ISA/05.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/05.usfm @@ -1,52 +1,52 @@ - + \s5 \c 5 \p \q1 -\v 1 Let me sing for my well beloved, a song of my beloved about his vineyard. +\v 1 Let me sing for my well beloved, a song of my beloved about his vineyard. \q1 My well beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. \q1 -\v 2 He spaded it and removed the stones, and planted it with a choice variety of vine. -\q1 He built a tower in the middle of it, and also built a winepress. +\v 2 He spaded it and removed the stones, and planted it with a choice variety of vine. +\q1 He built a tower in the middle of it, and also built a winepress. \q1 He waited for it to produce grapes, but it produced wild grapes. \s5 \p -\q1 +\q1 \v 3 So now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah; \q1 judge between me and my vineyard. \q1 -\v 4 What more could have been done for my vineyard, that I have not done for it? +\v 4 What more could have been done for my vineyard, that I have not done for it? \q1 When I looked for it to produce grapes, why did it produce wild grapes? \s5 \q1 -\v 5 Now I will inform you what I will do to my vineyard; I will remove the hedge; +\v 5 Now I will inform you what I will do to my vineyard; I will remove the hedge; \q1 I will turn it into a pasture; I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled on. \q1 -\v 6 I will lay it waste, and it will not be pruned nor hoed. But briers and thorns will spring up, +\v 6 I will lay it waste, and it will not be pruned nor hoed. But briers and thorns will spring up, \q1 I will also command the clouds not to rain on it. \s5 \q1 \v 7 For the vineyard of Yahweh of hosts is the house of Israel, -\q1 and the men of Judah his pleasant planting; +\q1 and the men of Judah his pleasant planting; \q1 he waited for justice, but instead, there was killing; for righteousness, but, instead, a cry for help. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 8 Woe to those who join house to house, who join field to field, +\v 8 Woe to those who join house to house, who join field to field, \q1 till no room remains, and you alone remain in the land! \q1 -\v 9 Yahweh of hosts told me, +\v 9 Yahweh of hosts told me, \q1 many houses will be empty, even great and impressive ones, without inhabitant. \q1 \v 10 For a ten-yoke vineyard will yield only one bath, and one homer of seed will yield only an ephah. \s5 \q1 -\v 11 Woe to those who rise up early in the morning to look for strong drink; +\v 11 Woe to those who rise up early in the morning to look for strong drink; \q1 who linger late into the night until wine inflames them! \q1 \v 12 They banquet with harp, lute, tambourine, flute, and wine, @@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 13 Therefore my people have gone into captivity for lack of understanding; +\v 13 Therefore my people have gone into captivity for lack of understanding; \q1 their leaders go hungry, and their masses have nothing to drink. \q1 -\v 14 Therefore Sheol has made its appetite greater and has opened its mouth very wide; +\v 14 Therefore Sheol has made its appetite greater and has opened its mouth very wide; \q1 their elite, the people, their leaders, and the revelers and those who are happy among them, descend into Sheol. \s5 @@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ \q1 \v 18 Woe to those who pull along iniquity with cords of emptiness and who pull along sin with a cart rope; \q1 -\v 19 those who say, "Let God hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see it happen; +\v 19 those who say, "Let God hurry, let him act quickly, so we can see it happen; \q1 and let the plans of the Holy One of Israel take shape and come, so that we may know them!" \s5 \q1 -\v 20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; -\q1 who represent darkness as light, and light as darkness; +\v 20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; +\q1 who represent darkness as light, and light as darkness; \q1 who represent bitter as sweet, and sweet as bitter! \q1 \v 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own understanding! @@ -95,36 +95,36 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 24 Therefore as the tongue of fire devours stubble, and as the dry grass goes down in flame, -\q1 so their root will rot, and their blossom will blow away like dust, +\v 24 Therefore as the tongue of fire devours stubble, and as the dry grass goes down in flame, +\q1 so their root will rot, and their blossom will blow away like dust, \q1 because they have rejected the law of Yahweh of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. \s5 \q1 -\v 25 Therefore the anger of Yahweh is kindled against his people, and he has reached out with his hand against them and has punished them; -\q1 the mountains tremble, and their corpses are like garbage in the streets. +\v 25 Therefore the anger of Yahweh is kindled against his people, and he has reached out with his hand against them and has punished them; +\q1 the mountains tremble, and their corpses are like garbage in the streets. \q1 Despite all this, his anger does not subside, but his hand is still raised to strike again. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 26 He will lift up a signal flag for far away nations and will whistle for those at the end of the earth. +\v 26 He will lift up a signal flag for far away nations and will whistle for those at the end of the earth. \q1 Look, they will come speedily and promptly. \s5 \q1 -\v 27 None tire or stumble among them; none slumbers or sleeps; +\v 27 None tire or stumble among them; none slumbers or sleeps; \q1 nor will their belt be loose, nor the thong of their sandals broken; \q1 -\v 28 their arrows are sharp and all their bows are bent; +\v 28 their arrows are sharp and all their bows are bent; \q1 their horses' hooves are like flint, and their chariot wheels like storms. \s5 \q1 -\v 29 Their roaring will be like a lion, they will roar like young lions. +\v 29 Their roaring will be like a lion, they will roar like young lions. \q1 They will growl and seize the prey and drag it away, with none to rescue. \q1 -\v 30 On that day they will roar against the prey as the sea roars. +\v 30 On that day they will roar against the prey as the sea roars. \q1 If one looks over the land, he will see darkness and distress, and the light will be darkened by the clouds. diff --git a/23-ISA/06.usfm b/23-ISA/06.usfm index 02710ec0..e7a851c7 100644 --- a/23-ISA/06.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/06.usfm @@ -7,45 +7,45 @@ \v 2 Above him were the seraphim; each one had six wings; with two each covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. \s5 -\v 3 Each one called to another and said, +\v 3 Each one called to another and said, \q1 "Holy, holy, holy, is Yahweh of hosts! The whole earth is full of his glory." \s5 \v 4 The doors and the thresholds shook at the voices of those who were crying out, and the house was filled with smoke. -\v 5 Then I said, -\q1 "Woe is me! For I am doomed because I am a man of unclean lips, -\q1 and I live among a people of unclean lips, +\v 5 Then I said, +\q1 "Woe is me! For I am doomed because I am a man of unclean lips, +\q1 and I live among a people of unclean lips, \q1 because my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh, Yahweh of hosts!" \s5 \p \v 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me; he had a glowing coal in his hand, that he had taken with the tongs from off the altar. -\v 7 He touched my mouth with it and said, +\v 7 He touched my mouth with it and said, \q1 "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt has been taken away, and your sin atoned for." \s5 \v 8 I heard the voice of the Lord say, "Whom shall I send; who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am; send me." \q1 -\v 9 He said, "Go and tell this people, +\v 9 He said, "Go and tell this people, \q1 listen, but do not understand; see, but do not perceive. \s5 \q1 -\v 10 Make the heart of this people calloused, and make their ears deaf, and blind their eyes, +\v 10 Make the heart of this people calloused, and make their ears deaf, and blind their eyes, \q1 so that they will not see with their eyes or hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and then turn again and be healed." \s5 \v 11 Then I said, "Lord, how long?" He answered, -\q1 "Until cities crash into ruins and are without inhabitants, +\q1 "Until cities crash into ruins and are without inhabitants, \q1 and the houses are without people, and the land falls into a desolate waste, \q1 \v 12 and until Yahweh has sent the people far away, and the solitude of the land is great. \s5 \q1 -\v 13 Even if a tenth of the people remain in it, it will again be destroyed; -\q1 as a terebinth or an oak is cut down and whose trunk remains, +\v 13 Even if a tenth of the people remain in it, it will again be destroyed; +\q1 as a terebinth or an oak is cut down and whose trunk remains, \q1 the holy seed is in its stump." diff --git a/23-ISA/07.usfm b/23-ISA/07.usfm index 98b87284..f6f2fef2 100644 --- a/23-ISA/07.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/07.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ his people, as the trees of the forest shake in the wind. \p \v 3 Then Yahweh said to Isaiah, "Go out with your son Shear Jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the conduit of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer's field. -\v 4 Tell him, 'Be careful, remain calm, do not be afraid or intimidated by these two smoldering firebrands, by +\v 4 Tell him, 'Be careful, remain calm, do not be afraid or intimidated by these two smoldering firebrands, by the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and of Pekah son of Remaliah. \s5 @@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram, and of Pekah son of Remaliah. \q1 \v 7 The Lord Yahweh says, "It will not take place; it will not happen, \q1 -\v 8 because the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. -\q1 Within sixty-five years, Ephraim will +\v 8 because the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin. +\q1 Within sixty-five years, Ephraim will be shattered and will no longer be a people. \q1 -\v 9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. +\v 9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. \q1 If you do not remain firm in faith, surely you will not remain secure."'" \s5 \p -\v 10 The Lord spoke again to Ahaz, +\v 10 The Lord spoke again to Ahaz, \v 11 "Ask a sign of Yahweh your God; ask for it in the depths or in the height above." \v 12 But Ahaz said, "I will not ask, nor will I test Yahweh." @@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ desolate. \p \q1 \v 18 At that time -\q1 Yahweh will whistle for a fly from the distant streams of Egypt, +\q1 Yahweh will whistle for a fly from the distant streams of Egypt, \q1 and for a bee from the land of Assyria. \q1 -\v 19 They will all come and settle down into all the gorges, into the clefts of the rocks, +\v 19 They will all come and settle down into all the gorges, into the clefts of the rocks, \q1 on all the thornbushes, and onto all the pastures. \s5 @@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ desolate. \v 20 At that time the Lord will shave with a razor that was hired beyond the Euphrates River— the king of Assyria— \q1 he will shave your head, the hair on your legs; and he will also shave off your beard. -\q1 +\q1 \v 21 On that day, a man will keep alive a young cow and two sheep, \q1 -\v 22 and because of the abundance of milk which they shall give, he will eat curds, -\q1 for everyone left in the land +\v 22 and because of the abundance of milk which they shall give, he will eat curds, +\q1 for everyone left in the land will eat curds and honey. \s5 diff --git a/23-ISA/08.usfm b/23-ISA/08.usfm index 5872aa15..e5f3fea6 100644 --- a/23-ISA/08.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/08.usfm @@ -12,23 +12,23 @@ \p \v 5 Yahweh spoke to me again, \q1 -\v 6 "Because this people have refused the gentle waters of Shiloah, +\v 6 "Because this people have refused the gentle waters of Shiloah, \q1 and are happy over Rezin and Remaliah's son, \q1 -\v 7 therefore the Lord is about to bring up on them the waters of the River, mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory. +\v 7 therefore the Lord is about to bring up on them the waters of the River, mighty and many, the king of Assyria and all his glory. \q1 It will come up over all its channels and overflow its banks. \s5 \q1 -\v 8 The River will sweep onward into Judah, flooding and passing on, until it reaches to your neck. +\v 8 The River will sweep onward into Judah, flooding and passing on, until it reaches to your neck. \q1 Its outstretched wings will fill your entire land, Immanuel." \s5 \q1 -\v 9 You peoples will be broken to pieces. Listen, all you distant countries: +\v 9 You peoples will be broken to pieces. Listen, all you distant countries: \q1 arm yourselves for war and be broken in pieces; arm yourselves and be broken in pieces. \q1 -\v 10 Form a plan, but it will not be carried out; issue the command, but it will not be carried out, +\v 10 Form a plan, but it will not be carried out; issue the command, but it will not be carried out, \q1 for God is with us. \s5 @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \q1 \v 14 He will become a sanctuary; but he will be a stone that strikes them, and a rock that makes them fall— \q1 for both the houses of Israel. And he will be a trap and a snare to the people of Jerusalem. -\q1 +\q1 \v 15 Many will stumble over it and fall and be broken, and be ensnared and captured. \s5 @@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ \q1 \v 17 I will wait for Yahweh, who hides his face from the house of Jacob; I will wait for him. \q1 -\v 18 See, I and the sons whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel +\v 18 See, I and the sons whom Yahweh has given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel \q1 from Yahweh of hosts, who lives on Mount Zion. \s5 \p -\v 19 They will say to you, "Consult with the mediums and magicians," those who chirp and -mutter incantations. But should a people not consult their God? +\v 19 They will say to you, "Consult with the mediums and magicians," those who chirp and +mutter incantations. But should a people not consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living? \v 20 So you must pay attention to the law and the testimony! If they do not say such things, it is because they have no light of dawn. @@ -68,5 +68,5 @@ Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living? \v 21 They will pass through the land greatly distressed and hungry. When they are hungry, they will become angry \q1 and curse their king and their God, as they turn their faces upward. \q1 -\v 22 They will look at the earth +\v 22 They will look at the earth \q1 and see distress, darkness, and oppressive gloom. They will be driven into a land of darkness. diff --git a/23-ISA/09.usfm b/23-ISA/09.usfm index 1bddee7a..5b07d6d7 100644 --- a/23-ISA/09.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/09.usfm @@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ \c 9 \p \q1 -\v 1 The gloom will be dispelled from her who was in anguish. -\q1 In an earlier time he humiliated -\q1 the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, +\v 1 The gloom will be dispelled from her who was in anguish. +\q1 In an earlier time he humiliated +\q1 the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, \q1 but in the later time he will make it glorious, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. \q1 \v 2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 3 You have multiplied the nation, you have increased their joy; -\q1 they rejoice before you like the joy at harvest time, +\v 3 You have multiplied the nation, you have increased their joy; +\q1 they rejoice before you like the joy at harvest time, \q1 as men rejoice when they divide the plunder. \s5 @@ -23,30 +23,30 @@ \v 4 For the yoke of his burden, the beam across his shoulder, \q1 the rod of his oppressor, you have shattered as on the day of Midian. \q1 -\v 5 For every boot treading in the tumult -\q1 and the garments rolled in blood +\v 5 For every boot treading in the tumult +\q1 and the garments rolled in blood \q1 will be burned, fuel for the fire. \s5 \q1 \v 6 For to us a child has been born, to us a son has been given; -\q1 and the rule will be on his shoulder; -\q1 and his name will be called Wonderful Counselor, -\q1 Mighty God, Everlasting Father, +\q1 and the rule will be on his shoulder; +\q1 and his name will be called Wonderful Counselor, +\q1 Mighty God, Everlasting Father, \q1 Prince of Peace. \q1 -\v 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, -\q1 as he rules on the throne of David, and over his kingdom, -\q1 to establish it and sustain it -\q1 with justice and with righteousness from this time onward and for evermore. -\q1 The zeal of Yahweh of hosts +\v 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, +\q1 as he rules on the throne of David, and over his kingdom, +\q1 to establish it and sustain it +\q1 with justice and with righteousness from this time onward and for evermore. +\q1 The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this. \s5 \q1 \v 8 The Lord sent a word against Jacob, and it fell on Israel. \q1 -\v 9 All the people will know, even Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and with an arrogant +\v 9 All the people will know, even Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and with an arrogant heart, \q1 \v 10 "The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with chiseled stone; the sycamores have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their @@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ place." \q1 \v 11 Therefore Yahweh will raise up against him, Rezin, his adversary, and will stir up his enemies, \q1 -\v 12 the Arameans on the east, and the Philistines on the west. They will devour Israel with open mouth. -\q1 For in his anger Yahweh will +\v 12 the Arameans on the east, and the Philistines on the west. They will devour Israel with open mouth. +\q1 For in his anger Yahweh will not stop, but his hand will still be raised to strike. \s5 @@ -74,27 +74,27 @@ not stop, but his hand will still be raised to strike. \q1 \v 17 Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men nor will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows, \q1 -since every one is godless and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks foolish things. +since every one is godless and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks foolish things. \q1 Because of all this his anger does not subside, but his hand will still be raised to strike. \s5 \q1 -\v 18 Wickedness burns like a fire; it devours the briers and thorns; +\v 18 Wickedness burns like a fire; it devours the briers and thorns; \q1 it even burns the thickets of the forest, which rise in a column of smoke. \q1 -\v 19 Through the fury of Yahweh of hosts the land is scorched, and the people are like fuel for the fire. +\v 19 Through the fury of Yahweh of hosts the land is scorched, and the people are like fuel for the fire. \q1 No man spares his brother. \s5 \q1 \v 20 They will grab food on the right hand but still be hungry; they will eat food on the left hand but will not be -satisfied. +satisfied. \q1 Each will even eat the flesh of his own arm. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa the flesh of his own arm \fqb , some versions have \fqa the flesh of his own children \fqb . \f* \q1 -\v 21 Manasseh will devour Ephraim, and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together will attack Judah. +\v 21 Manasseh will devour Ephraim, and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together will attack Judah. \q1 For all this Yahweh's anger will not subside. Instead, his hand will still be raised to strike. diff --git a/23-ISA/10.usfm b/23-ISA/10.usfm index 515548be..5c3b6c21 100644 --- a/23-ISA/10.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/10.usfm @@ -6,16 +6,16 @@ \q1 \v 1 Woe to those who enact unjust laws and write unfair decrees. \q1 -\v 2 They deprive the needy of justice, rob the poor of my people of their rights, +\v 2 They deprive the needy of justice, rob the poor of my people of their rights, \q1 plunder widows, and make the fatherless their prey! \s5 \q1 -\v 3 What will you do on judgment day when the destruction comes from far away? +\v 3 What will you do on judgment day when the destruction comes from far away? \q1 To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth? \q1 -\v 4 Nothing remains, and you crouch among the prisoners or fall among the killed. +\v 4 Nothing remains, and you crouch among the prisoners or fall among the killed. \q1 For all this Yahweh's anger does not subside, but his hand is still raised to strike. @@ -23,39 +23,39 @@ help, and where will you leave your wealth? \q1 \v 5 Woe to the Assyrian, the club of my anger, the rod by whom I wield my fury! \q1 -\v 6 I send him against an arrogant nation and against the people who bear my overflowing wrath. +\v 6 I send him against an arrogant nation and against the people who bear my overflowing wrath. \q1 I order him to take the spoil, to take the prey, and to trample them like mud in the streets. - + \s5 \q1 \v 7 But this is not what he intends, nor does he think this way. - \q1 It is in his heart to destroy and eliminate many nations. + \q1 It is in his heart to destroy and eliminate many nations. \q1 \v 8 For he says, "Are not all my princes kings? \q1 -\v 9 Is not Calno like Carchemish? +\v 9 Is not Calno like Carchemish? \q1 Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? \s5 -\q1 +\q1 \v 10 As my hand has overcome idolatrous kingdoms, whose carved figures were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria, \q1 -\v 11 just as I did to Samaria and her worthless idols, +\v 11 just as I did to Samaria and her worthless idols, \q1 will I not also do the same to Jerusalem and to her idols?" \s5 \p \v 12 When the Lord has finished his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, he will speak: "I will punish the speech of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and his prideful looks." -\v 13 For he says, +\v 13 For he says, \q1 "By my strength and by my wisdom I acted. I have understanding, -\q1 and I have removed the boundaries of the peoples. I have stolen their treasures, +\q1 and I have removed the boundaries of the peoples. I have stolen their treasures, \q1 and like a bull I have brought down the inhabitants. \s5 \q1 -\v 14 My hand has seized, as from a nest, the wealth of nations, -\q1 and as one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. +\v 14 My hand has seized, as from a nest, the wealth of nations, +\q1 and as one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. \q1 None fluttered their wings or opened their mouth or chirped." \s5 @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ help, and where will you leave your wealth? \s5 \q1 -\v 17 The light of Israel will become a fire, and her Holy One a flame; +\v 17 The light of Israel will become a fire, and her Holy One a flame; \q1 it will burn and devour his thorns and briers in one day. \q1 \v 18 Yahweh will consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful land, both soul and body; @@ -87,21 +87,21 @@ help, and where will you leave your wealth? \s5 \p -\v 24 Therefore the Lord Yahweh of hosts says, "My people who live in Zion, do not fear the Assyrian. +\v 24 Therefore the Lord Yahweh of hosts says, "My people who live in Zion, do not fear the Assyrian. He will strike you with the rod and raise his staff against you, as the Egyptians did. \v 25 Do not fear him, for in a very short time my anger against you will end, and my anger will lead to his destruction." \s5 \v 26 Then Yahweh of hosts will wield a whip against them, as when he defeated Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will raise his rod over the sea and lift it up as he did in Egypt. \v 27 On that day, -\q1 his burden is lifted from your shoulder and his yoke from off your neck, +\q1 his burden is lifted from your shoulder and his yoke from off your neck, \q1 and the yoke will be destroyed because of fatness. \f + \ft The last line of this verse is difficult because it does not seem to fit the context. Some modern versions leave out \fqa because of fatness \fqb . Other modern versions have \fqa and the yoke will be destroyed from off your neck. He has gone up from Rimmon. \fqb Here \fqa He \fqb means the Assyrian king and his army. \f* \s5 -\p +\p \q1 -\v 28 The enemy has come to Aiath +\v 28 The enemy has come to Aiath \q1 and has passed through Migron; at Michmash he has stored his provisions. \q1 \v 29 They have crossed over the pass and they lodge at Geba. @@ -109,18 +109,18 @@ He will strike you with the rod and raise his staff against you, as the Egyptian \s5 \q1 -\v 30 Cry aloud, daughter of Gallim! Give attention, Laishah! +\v 30 Cry aloud, daughter of Gallim! Give attention, Laishah! \q1 You poor Anathoth! \q1 -\v 31 Madmenah is fleeing, +\v 31 Madmenah is fleeing, \q1 and the inhabitants of Gebim run for safety. \q1 -\v 32 This very day he will halt +\v 32 This very day he will halt \q1 at Nob and shake his fist at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. \s5 \q1 -\v 33 Behold, the Lord Yahweh of hosts will lop off the boughs with a terrifying crash; +\v 33 Behold, the Lord Yahweh of hosts will lop off the boughs with a terrifying crash; \q1 the tallest trees will be cut down, and the lofty will be brought low. \q1 \v 34 He will chop down the thickets of the forest with an ax, and Lebanon in his majesty will fall. diff --git a/23-ISA/11.usfm b/23-ISA/11.usfm index 9a8b05a5..b07afd73 100644 --- a/23-ISA/11.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/11.usfm @@ -5,17 +5,17 @@ \p \v 1 A shoot will sprout from the root of Jesse, and a branch out of his root will bear fruit. \q1 -\v 2 The Spirit of Yahweh will rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, +\v 2 The Spirit of Yahweh will rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, \q1 the spirit of instruction and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh. \s5 \q1 -\v 3 His delight will be the fear of the Lord; +\v 3 His delight will be the fear of the Lord; \q1 he will not judge by what his eyes see, nor decide by what his ears hear. \q1 -\v 4 Instead, he will judge the poor with righteousness and decide fairly for the humble of the earth. +\v 4 Instead, he will judge the poor with righteousness and decide fairly for the humble of the earth. \q1 He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. \q1 @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will slay th \s5 \q1 -\v 6 The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat, +\v 6 The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat, \q1 the calf, the young lion and the fattened calf, together. A little child will lead them. \q1 @@ -32,48 +32,48 @@ the fattened calf, together. A little child will lead them. \s5 \q1 -\v 8 A baby will play over the hole of the snake, +\v 8 A baby will play over the hole of the snake, \q1 and the weaned child will put his hand on the serpent's den. \q1 -\v 9 They will not hurt nor destroy on all my holy mountain; +\v 9 They will not hurt nor destroy on all my holy mountain; \q1 for the earth will be full of knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 10 On that day, the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. +\v 10 On that day, the root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. \q1 The nations will seek him out, and his resting place will be glorious. \q1 -\v 11 On that day, the Lord will again extend his hand +\v 11 On that day, the Lord will again extend his hand \q1 to recover the remnant of -his people who remain in Assyria, Egypt, +his people who remain in Assyria, Egypt, \q1 Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the islands of the sea. - + \s5 \q1 -\v 12 He will set up a banner for the nations and will gather the outcasts of Israel +\v 12 He will set up a banner for the nations and will gather the outcasts of Israel \q1 and the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth. \q1 -\v 13 He will turn aside the envy of Ephraim, and hostilities of Judah will be cut off. +\v 13 He will turn aside the envy of Ephraim, and hostilities of Judah will be cut off. \q1 Ephraim will not envy Judah, and Judah will no longer be hostile to Ephraim. \s5 \q1 \v 14 Instead they will swoop down on the Philistine hills on the west, and together they will plunder the people of the -east. +east. \q1 They will attack Edom and Moab, and the people of Ammon will obey them. \q1 \v 15 Yahweh will completely destroy the gulf of the Sea of Egypt. With his scorching wind he will wave his hand over -the Euphrates River +the Euphrates River \q1 and will divide it into seven streams, so it can be crossed over in sandals. \s5 \q1 -\v 16 There will be a highway for the remnant of his people that return from Assyria, +\v 16 There will be a highway for the remnant of his people that return from Assyria, \q1 as there was for Israel in their coming up from the land of Egypt. diff --git a/23-ISA/12.usfm b/23-ISA/12.usfm index 7416b8d0..7d20cd5e 100644 --- a/23-ISA/12.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/12.usfm @@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ \s5 \c 12 \p -\v 1 On that day you will say, -\q1 "I will give thanks to you, Yahweh. For though you were angry with me, your wrath +\v 1 On that day you will say, +\q1 "I will give thanks to you, Yahweh. For though you were angry with me, your wrath has turned away, and you have comforted me. \q1 -\v 2 See, God is my salvation; I will trust and will not fear, +\v 2 See, God is my salvation; I will trust and will not fear, \q1 for Yahweh, yes, Yahweh is my strength and song. He has become my salvation." \s5 \q1 \v 3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. \q1 -\v 4 On that day you will say, "Give thanks to Yahweh and call upon his name; +\v 4 On that day you will say, "Give thanks to Yahweh and call upon his name; \q1 declare his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. \s5 diff --git a/23-ISA/13.usfm b/23-ISA/13.usfm index 9db7edb0..4f713f39 100644 --- a/23-ISA/13.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/13.usfm @@ -3,20 +3,20 @@ \p \v 1 A declaration about Babylon, that Isaiah son of Amoz received: \q1 -\v 2 On the bare mountain set up a signal flag, cry aloud to them, +\v 2 On the bare mountain set up a signal flag, cry aloud to them, \q1 wave your hand for them to go into the gates of the nobles. \q1 -\v 3 I have commanded my holy ones, +\v 3 I have commanded my holy ones, \q1 yes, I have called my mighty men to execute my anger, even my proudly exulting ones. \s5 \q1 -\v 4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as of many people! -\q1 The noise of a tumult of the kingdoms like many nations gathered together! +\v 4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as of many people! +\q1 The noise of a tumult of the kingdoms like many nations gathered together! \q1 Yahweh of hosts is mustering the army for the battle. -\q1 -\v 5 They come from a far country, from way over the horizon. +\q1 +\v 5 They come from a far country, from way over the horizon. \q1 It is Yahweh with his instruments of judgment, to destroy the whole land. @@ -27,21 +27,21 @@ destroy the whole land. \v 7 Therefore all hands hang limp, and every heart melts. \q1 \v 8 They will be terrified; pangs and sorrows will seize - them, like a woman in labor. + them, like a woman in labor. \q1 They will look in astonishment at one another; their faces will be aflame. \s5 \q1 -\v 9 See, the day of Yahweh comes with cruel wrath and overflowing anger, +\v 9 See, the day of Yahweh comes with cruel wrath and overflowing anger, \q1 to make the land a desolation and to destroy the sinners from it. \q1 -\v 10 The stars of heaven and the constellations will not give their light. +\v 10 The stars of heaven and the constellations will not give their light. \q1 The sun will be darkened even from dawn, and the moon will not shine. \s5 \q1 -\v 11 I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. +\v 11 I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. \q1 I will put an end to the arrogance of the proud and will bring down the arrogance of the ruthless. \q1 @@ -49,39 +49,39 @@ of the proud and will bring down the arrogance of the ruthless. \s5 \q1 -\v 13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place, +\v 13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble, and the earth will be shaken out of its place, \q1 by the fury of Yahweh of hosts, and on the day of his fierce anger. -\v 14 Like a hunted gazelle or like a sheep with no shepherd, +\v 14 Like a hunted gazelle or like a sheep with no shepherd, \q1 every man will turn toward his own people and will flee to his own land. \s5 \q1 \v 15 Every one who is found will be killed, and every one who is captured will die by the sword. \q1 -\v 16 Their infants also will be dashed in pieces before their eyes. +\v 16 Their infants also will be dashed in pieces before their eyes. \q1 Their houses will be plundered and their wives raped. \s5 \q1 -\v 17 Look, I am about to stir up the Medes to attack them, +\v 17 Look, I am about to stir up the Medes to attack them, \q1 who will not be concerned about silver, nor do they delight in gold. \q1 -\v 18 Their arrows will pierce the young men. +\v 18 Their arrows will pierce the young men. \q1 They will have no pity on babies and will not spare children. - + \s5 \q1 -\v 19 And Babylon, the most admired of kingdoms, the splendor of Chaldean pride, +\v 19 And Babylon, the most admired of kingdoms, the splendor of Chaldean pride, \q1 will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. \q1 -\v 20 It will not be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation. +\v 20 It will not be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation. \q1 The Arab will not pitch his tent there, nor will shepherds have their flocks rest there. \s5 \q1 -\v 21 But wild animals of the desert will lie there. Their houses will be full of owls; +\v 21 But wild animals of the desert will lie there. Their houses will be full of owls; \q1 and ostriches and wild goats will skip about there. \q1 \v 22 Hyenas will cry in their fortresses, and jackals in the beautiful palaces. Her time is near, and her days will not be delayed. diff --git a/23-ISA/14.usfm b/23-ISA/14.usfm index de4a4389..066c1cc0 100644 --- a/23-ISA/14.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/14.usfm @@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ \s5 \c 14 \p -\v 1 Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob; he will again choose Israel and restore them into their own land. Foreigners will join with them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob. +\v 1 Yahweh will have compassion on Jacob; he will again choose Israel and restore them into their own land. Foreigners will join with them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob. \v 2 The nations will bring them to their own place. Then the house of Israel will take them in the land of Yahweh as male and female servants. They will take captive those who had captured them, and they will rule over their oppressors. \s5 \p -\v 3 On the day that Yahweh gives you rest from your suffering and anguish, and from the hard labor which you were required to perform, -\v 4 you will sing this taunt song against the king of Babylon, +\v 3 On the day that Yahweh gives you rest from your suffering and anguish, and from the hard labor which you were required to perform, +\v 4 you will sing this taunt song against the king of Babylon, \q1 "How the oppressor has come to an end, the proud fury ended! \f + \ft Instead of \fqa the proud fury ended \fqb , some versions have \fqa the golden city ended \fqb , \fqa the turmoil ended \fqb , \fqa the hostility ended \fqb , or \fqa the arrogance ended \fqb . \f* @@ -29,28 +29,28 @@ unrestrained. \q1 they say, 'Since you are laid low, no woodcutter comes up to cut us down.' \q1 \v 9 Sheol below is eager to meet you when you go there. -\q1 It arouses the dead for you, all the kings -of the earth, +\q1 It arouses the dead for you, all the kings +of the earth, \q1 making them rise up from their thrones, all the kings of the nations. \s5 \q1 -\v 10 They all will speak and say to you, +\v 10 They all will speak and say to you, \q1 'You have become as weak as us. You have become like us. \q1 -\v 11 Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol with the sound of your string instruments. +\v 11 Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol with the sound of your string instruments. \q1 Maggots are spread under you, and worms cover you.' \s5 \p \q1 -\v 12 How you are fallen from heaven, daystar, son of the morning! +\v 12 How you are fallen from heaven, daystar, son of the morning! \q1 How you are cut down to the ground, you who conquered the nations! \q1 -\v 13 You had said in your heart, 'I will ascend into heaven, -\q1 I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, +\v 13 You had said in your heart, 'I will ascend into heaven, +\q1 I will exalt my throne above the stars of God, \q1 and I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. \q1 \v 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High God.' @@ -59,44 +59,44 @@ the nations! \q1 \v 15 Yet you are now brought down to Sheol, to the depths of the pit. \q1 -\v 16 Those who see you will gaze at you; they will consider you. +\v 16 Those who see you will gaze at you; they will consider you. \q1 They will say ,'Is this the man who made the earth tremble, who shook kingdoms, \q1 \v 17 who made the world a wilderness, who overthrew its cities and did not let his prisoners go to their homes?' \s5 \q1 -\v 18 All the kings of the nations, +\v 18 All the kings of the nations, \q1 all of them, sleep in glory, every one in his own tomb. \q1 -\v 19 But you are cast out of your grave like a branch thrown away. +\v 19 But you are cast out of your grave like a branch thrown away. \q1 The dead cover you like a garment, those pierced by the sword—those who go down to the stones of the pit. \q1 -\v 20 Like a dead body trampled under, you will never join with them in burial, -\q1 because you have destroyed your land. You who have killed your people +\v 20 Like a dead body trampled under, you will never join with them in burial, +\q1 because you have destroyed your land. You who have killed your people \q1 are the son of evildoers and will never be mentioned again." \s5 \p \q1 -\v 21 Prepare your slaughter for his children, for the iniquity of their ancestors, +\v 21 Prepare your slaughter for his children, for the iniquity of their ancestors, \q1 so they will not rise up and possess the earth and fill the whole world with cities. \q1 -\v 22 "I will rise up against them"—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. +\v 22 "I will rise up against them"—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. \q1 "I will cut off from Babylon name, descendant, and posterity"—this is the declaration of Yahweh. \q1 -\v 23 "I will also make her into a possession of owls, and into pools of water, +\v 23 "I will also make her into a possession of owls, and into pools of water, \q1 and I will sweep her with the broom of destruction"—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 24 Yahweh of hosts has sworn, "Surely, +\v 24 Yahweh of hosts has sworn, "Surely, \q1 as I have intended, so it will come about; and as I have purposed, so it will be: \q1 -\v 25 I will break the Assyrian in my land, and on my mountains trample him under foot. +\v 25 I will break the Assyrian in my land, and on my mountains trample him under foot. \q1 Then his yoke will be lifted from off them and his burden from off their shoulder." @@ -111,20 +111,20 @@ off them and his burden from off their shoulder." \p \v 28 In the year that king Ahaz died this declaration came: \q1 -\v 29 Do not rejoice, Philistia, because the rod that struck you is broken. +\v 29 Do not rejoice, Philistia, because the rod that struck you is broken. \q1 For out of the serpent's root will come an adder, and his offspring will be a fiery flying serpent. \q1 -\v 30 The firstborn of the poor will eat, and the needy will lie down in safety. +\v 30 The firstborn of the poor will eat, and the needy will lie down in safety. \q1 I will kill your root with famine that will put to death all your survivors. \s5 \q1 -\v 31 Howl, gate; cry, city; all of you will melt away, Philistia. +\v 31 Howl, gate; cry, city; all of you will melt away, Philistia. \q1 For out of the north comes a cloud of smoke, and there is no straggler in his ranks. \q1 -\v 32 How then will one answer the messengers of that nation? +\v 32 How then will one answer the messengers of that nation? \q1 That Yahweh has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people will find refuge. diff --git a/23-ISA/15.usfm b/23-ISA/15.usfm index 039603f2..4ac17267 100644 --- a/23-ISA/15.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/15.usfm @@ -1,41 +1,41 @@ \s5 -\c 15 +\c 15 \p -\v 1 A declaration about Moab. -\q1 Indeed, in one night Ar of Moab is laid waste and destroyed; +\v 1 A declaration about Moab. +\q1 Indeed, in one night Ar of Moab is laid waste and destroyed; \q1 indeed, in one night Kir of Moab is laid waste and destroyed. \q1 -\v 2 They have gone up to the temple, the people of Dibon went up to the heights to weep; -\q1 Moab laments over Nebo and over Medeba. +\v 2 They have gone up to the temple, the people of Dibon went up to the heights to weep; +\q1 Moab laments over Nebo and over Medeba. \q1 All their heads are shaved bare and all their beards are cut off. \s5 \q1 -\v 3 In their streets they wear sackcloth; on their housetops +\v 3 In their streets they wear sackcloth; on their housetops \q1 and in the square everyone wails, melting in tears. \q1 -\v 4 Heshbon and Elealeh call out for help; their sound is heard as far as Jahaz. +\v 4 Heshbon and Elealeh call out for help; their sound is heard as far as Jahaz. \q1 So the armed men of Moab call out for help; they tremble within themselves. \s5 \q1 -\v 5 My heart cries out for Moab; her fugitives flee to Zoar and to Eglath Shelishiyah. -\q1 They go up the ascent of Luhith weeping; +\v 5 My heart cries out for Moab; her fugitives flee to Zoar and to Eglath Shelishiyah. +\q1 They go up the ascent of Luhith weeping; \q1 on the road to Horonaim they loudly wail over their destruction. \q1 -\v 6 The waters of Nimrim have dried up; +\v 6 The waters of Nimrim have dried up; \q1 the grass is withered away and the new grass dies; nothing is green. \q1 -\v 7 The abundance they have grown and stored +\v 7 The abundance they have grown and stored \q1 they carry away over the brook of the poplars. \s5 \q1 -\v 8 The cry has gone around the territory of Moab; +\v 8 The cry has gone around the territory of Moab; \q1 the wailing as far as Eglaim and Beer Elim. \q1 -\v 9 For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; but I will bring even more upon Dimon. +\v 9 For the waters of Dimon are full of blood; but I will bring even more upon Dimon. \q1 A lion will attack those who escape from Moab and also those remaining in the land. diff --git a/23-ISA/16.usfm b/23-ISA/16.usfm index a13260a4..a26f8e46 100644 --- a/23-ISA/16.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/16.usfm @@ -7,23 +7,23 @@ \q1 from Selah in the wilderness, to the mount of the daughter of Zion. \q1 -\v 2 As wandering birds, as a scattered nest, +\v 2 As wandering birds, as a scattered nest, \q1 so the women of Moab are at the fords of the Arnon River. \s5 \q1 -\v 3 "Give instruction, execute justice; provide some shade like night in the middle of the day; +\v 3 "Give instruction, execute justice; provide some shade like night in the middle of the day; \q1 hide the fugitives; do not betray the fugitives. \q1 \v 4 Let them live among you, the refugees from Moab; -\q1 be a hiding place for them from the destroyer." +\q1 be a hiding place for them from the destroyer." \m -\q1 For the oppression will stop, and destruction will cease, +\q1 For the oppression will stop, and destruction will cease, \q1 those who trample will disappear from the land. \s5 \q1 -\v 5 A throne will be established in covenant faithfulness; and one from David's tent will faithfully sit there. +\v 5 A throne will be established in covenant faithfulness; and one from David's tent will faithfully sit there. \q1 He will judge as he seeks justice and does righteousness. \s5 @@ -32,24 +32,24 @@ \v 6 We have heard of Moab's pride, his arrogance, \q1 his boasting, and his anger. But his boastings are empty words. \q1 -\v 7 So Moab wails for Moab, everyone wails. +\v 7 So Moab wails for Moab, everyone wails. \q1 You mourn for the raisin cakes of Kir Hareseth that was completely devastated. \s5 \q1 -\v 8 The fields of Heshbon have dried up as well as the vines of Sibmah. -\q1 The rulers of the nations have trampled the choice vines -\q1 that reached to Jazer and spread into the desert. +\v 8 The fields of Heshbon have dried up as well as the vines of Sibmah. +\q1 The rulers of the nations have trampled the choice vines +\q1 that reached to Jazer and spread into the desert. \q1 Its shoots spread abroad; they went over to the sea. \s5 \q1 -\v 9 Indeed I will weep along with Jazer for the vineyard of Sibmah. -\q1 I will water you with my tears, Heshbon, and Elealeh. +\v 9 Indeed I will weep along with Jazer for the vineyard of Sibmah. +\q1 I will water you with my tears, Heshbon, and Elealeh. \q1 For on your fields of summer fruits and harvest I have ended the shouts of joy. \q1 \v 10 Gladness and joy disappear from the fruit tree groves; and in your vineyards there is no singing nor -joyful shouts. +joyful shouts. \q1 No treaders tread out wine in the presses; I have made the vintage shout to cease. \s5 diff --git a/23-ISA/17.usfm b/23-ISA/17.usfm index a8e25a75..a8277b3e 100644 --- a/23-ISA/17.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/17.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \q1 \p Behold, Damascus will no longer be a city; it will be a heap of ruins. \q1 -\v 2 The cities of Aroer will be abandoned. +\v 2 The cities of Aroer will be abandoned. \q1 They will be places for flocks to lie down, and no one will frighten them. \q1 \v 3 Fortified cities will disappear from Ephraim, the kingdom from Damascus, @@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 4 It will come about on that day +\v 4 It will come about on that day \q1 that the glory of Jacob will become thin, and the fatness of his flesh will become lean. \q1 -\v 5 It will be as when a harvester gathers the standing grain, and his arm reaps the heads of grain. +\v 5 It will be as when a harvester gathers the standing grain, and his arm reaps the heads of grain. \q1 It will be as when one gleans heads of grain in the valley of Rephaim. \s5 \q1 -\v 6 Gleanings will be left, however, as when the olive tree is shaken: +\v 6 Gleanings will be left, however, as when the olive tree is shaken: \q1 two or three olives in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the highest branches of a fruitful tree—this is the declaration of Yahweh, the God of Israel. \m @@ -35,29 +35,29 @@ uppermost bough, four or five in the highest branches of a fruitful tree—this \v 8 They will not look to the altars, the work of their hands, nor will they look to what their fingers have made, the Asherah poles or the sun images. \q1 -\v 9 On that day their strong cities will be like the abandoned wooded slopes on the hill summits, +\v 9 On that day their strong cities will be like the abandoned wooded slopes on the hill summits, \q1 that were forsaken because of the people of Israel and that will become a desolation. \s5 \q1 -\v 10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation, and have ignored the rock of your strength. +\v 10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation, and have ignored the rock of your strength. \q1 So you plant pleasant plants, and set out strange slips \q1 -\v 11 on the day you plant and hedge and cultivate. Soon your seed will grow, +\v 11 on the day you plant and hedge and cultivate. Soon your seed will grow, \q1 but the harvest will fail on a day of grief and of desperate sorrow. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 12 Woe! The uproar of many peoples, that roar like the roaring of the seas, +\v 12 Woe! The uproar of many peoples, that roar like the roaring of the seas, \q1 and the rushing of nations, that rush like the rushing of mighty waters! \q1 -\v 13 The nations will roar like the rushing of many waters, +\v 13 The nations will roar like the rushing of many waters, \q1 but God will rebuke them. They will flee far away \q1 and will be chased as the dead weeds on the mountains before the wind, and like weeds whirling before a storm. \q1 -\v 14 In the evening, see, terror! And before the morning they will be gone; +\v 14 In the evening, see, terror! And before the morning they will be gone; \q1 this is the portion of those who loot us, the lot of those who rob us. diff --git a/23-ISA/18.usfm b/23-ISA/18.usfm index 226b8438..2c5d586b 100644 --- a/23-ISA/18.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/18.usfm @@ -6,30 +6,28 @@ \v 1 Woe to the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia; \q1 \v 2 who send ambassadors by the sea, in vessels of papyrus on the waters. -\q1 Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, +\q1 Go, you swift messengers, to a nation tall and smooth, \q1 to a people feared far and near, a nation strong and conquering, whose land the rivers divide! \s5 \q1 -\v 3 All you inhabitants of the world and you who live on the earth, +\v 3 All you inhabitants of the world and you who live on the earth, \q1 when a signal is lifted up on the mountains, look; and when the trumpet is blown, listen. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 4 This is what Yahweh said to me, "I will quietly observe from my home, +\v 4 This is what Yahweh said to me, "I will quietly observe from my home, \q1 like the simmering heat in sunshine, like a cloud of mist in the heat of harvest." \q1 -\v 5 Before the harvest, when the blossoming is over, and the flower is ripening into a grape, -\q1 he will cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and he will cut down and take away the spreading branches. - +\v 5 Before the harvest, when the blossoming is over, and the flower is ripening into a grape, +\q1 he will cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and he will cut down and take away the spreading branches. \s5 \q1 -\v 6 They will be left together for the birds of the mountains and for the animals of the earth. +\v 6 They will be left together for the birds of the mountains and for the animals of the earth. \q1 The birds will summer on them, and all the animals of the earth will winter on them. \q1 -\v 7 At that time tribute will be brought to Yahweh of hosts from a people tall and smooth, -\q1 from a people feared far and near, a nation mighty and conquering, whose land the rivers divide, -\q1 to the place of the name of Yahweh of hosts, to Mount Zion. - +\v 7 At that time tribute will be brought to Yahweh of hosts from a people tall and smooth, +\q1 from a people feared far and near, a nation mighty and conquering, whose land the rivers divide, +\q1 to the place of the name of Yahweh of hosts, to Mount Zion. diff --git a/23-ISA/19.usfm b/23-ISA/19.usfm index aec99178..1a7ee5dc 100644 --- a/23-ISA/19.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/19.usfm @@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ \s5 \c 19 \p -\v 1 A declaration about Egypt. -\q1 See, Yahweh rides on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt; +\v 1 A declaration about Egypt. +\q1 See, Yahweh rides on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt; \q1 the idols of Egypt quake before him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within themselves. \q1 -\v 2 "I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians: a man will fight against his brother, and a man against his neighbor; +\v 2 "I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians: a man will fight against his brother, and a man against his neighbor; \q1 city will be against city, and kingdom against kingdom. \s5 \q1 -\v 3 The spirit of Egypt will be weakened from within. I will destroy his advice, +\v 3 The spirit of Egypt will be weakened from within. I will destroy his advice, \q1 though they sought the advice of idols, dead men's spirits, mediums, and spiritualists. \q1 \v 4 I will give the Egyptians into the hand of a harsh master, and a strong king will rule over them— @@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ \q1 \v 5 The waters of the sea will dry up, and the river will dry up and become empty. \q1 -\v 6 The rivers will become foul; the streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up; +\v 6 The rivers will become foul; the streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up; \q1 the reeds and flags will wither away. \s5 \q1 -\v 7 The reeds by the Nile, +\v 7 The reeds by the Nile, \q1 by the mouth of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile will dry up, turn to dust, and blow away. \q1 -\v 8 The fishermen will wail and mourn, and all who cast a hook into the Nile will mourn, +\v 8 The fishermen will wail and mourn, and all who cast a hook into the Nile will mourn, \q1 and those who spread nets on the waters will grieve. \s5 @@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 11 The princes of Zoan are completely foolish. The advice of the wisest advisors of Pharaoh has become senseless. +\v 11 The princes of Zoan are completely foolish. The advice of the wisest advisors of Pharaoh has become senseless. \q1 How can you say to Pharaoh, "I am the son of wise men, a son of ancient kings?" \q1 -\v 12 Where then are your wise men? +\v 12 Where then are your wise men? \q1 Let them tell you and make known what Yahweh of hosts plans concerning Egypt. \s5 @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ \v 13 The princes of Zoan have become fools, the princes of Memphis are deceived; they have made Egypt go astray, who are the cornerstones of her tribes. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa Memphis \fqb , some versions have \fqa Noph \fqb , the Hebrew name for the same city in Egypt. \f* \q1 -\v 14 Yahweh has mixed a spirit of distortion into her midst, +\v 14 Yahweh has mixed a spirit of distortion into her midst, \q1 and they have led Egypt astray in all she does, like a drunk staggering in his vomit. \q1 \v 15 There is nothing anyone can do for Egypt, whether head or tail, palm branch or reed. diff --git a/23-ISA/21.usfm b/23-ISA/21.usfm index 4b4388c0..e54d76e6 100644 --- a/23-ISA/21.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/21.usfm @@ -1,15 +1,15 @@ \s5 -\c 21 +\c 21 \p \v 1 A declaration about the desert by the sea. -\p -\q1 Like stormwinds sweeping through the Negev it comes +\p +\q1 Like stormwinds sweeping through the Negev it comes \q1 passing through from the wilderness, from a terrible land. \q1 -\v 2 A distressing vision has been given to me: -\q1 the treacherous man deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. -\q1 Go up and attack, Elam; besiege, Media; +\v 2 A distressing vision has been given to me: +\q1 the treacherous man deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. +\q1 Go up and attack, Elam; besiege, Media; \q1 I will stop all her groaning. \s5 @@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ \v 3 Therefore my loins are filled with pain; \q1 pains like the pains of a woman in labor have taken hold of me; \q1 I am bowed down by what I heard; I am disturbed by what I saw. -\q1 -\v 4 My heart pounds; shuddering overcomes me; +\q1 +\v 4 My heart pounds; shuddering overcomes me; \q1 the night that I desired has been turned into trembling for me. \s5 \q1 -\v 5 They prepare the table, they spread rugs and eat and drink; +\v 5 They prepare the table, they spread rugs and eat and drink; \q1 arise, princes, anoint your shields with oil. \s5 @@ -32,23 +32,23 @@ \q1 "Go, post a watchman; he must report what he sees. \q1 \v 7 When he sees a chariot, a pair of horsemen, -\q1 riders on donkeys, and riders on camels, +\q1 riders on donkeys, and riders on camels, \q1 then he must pay attention and be very alert." \s5 \q1 -\v 8 The watchman cries out, +\v 8 The watchman cries out, \f + \ft Instead of \fqa The watchman cries out \fqb , some older versions have \fqa A lion cries out \fqb . \f* -\q1 "Lord, on the watchtower I stand all day, every day, +\q1 "Lord, on the watchtower I stand all day, every day, \q1 and at my post I stand all night long." -\q1 -\v 9 Here comes a chariot with a man and a pair of horsemen. -\q1 He calls out, "Babylon has fallen, fallen, +\q1 +\v 9 Here comes a chariot with a man and a pair of horsemen. +\q1 He calls out, "Babylon has fallen, fallen, \q1 and all the carved figures of its gods are broken to the ground." \s5 \q1 -\v 10 My threshed and winnowed ones, children of my threshing floor! +\v 10 My threshed and winnowed ones, children of my threshing floor! \q1 What I have heard from Yahweh of hosts, \q1 the God of Israel, I have declared to you. @@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 13 A declaration about Arabia. -\p +\v 13 A declaration about Arabia. +\p \q1 In the wilderness of Arabia you spend the night, you caravans of Dedanites. \q1 -\v 14 Bring water for the thirsty; +\v 14 Bring water for the thirsty; \q1 inhabitants of the land of Tema, meet the fugitives with bread. \q1 -\v 15 For they have fled from the sword, from the drawn sword, +\v 15 For they have fled from the sword, from the drawn sword, \q1 from the bent bow, and from the weight of war. \s5 diff --git a/23-ISA/22.usfm b/23-ISA/22.usfm index ff8fc64b..4dd53bf8 100644 --- a/23-ISA/22.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/22.usfm @@ -1,28 +1,28 @@ \s5 -\c 22 +\c 22 \p \v 1 A declaration about the valley of vision: \q1 \p What is the reason that you all have gone up to the housetops? \q1 -\v 2 A noisy city, a town full of revelry; +\v 2 A noisy city, a town full of revelry; \q1 your dead were not killed with the sword, and they did not die in battle. \s5 \q1 -\v 3 All your rulers fled away together, but they were caught without a bow, +\v 3 All your rulers fled away together, but they were caught without a bow, \q1 all of them were caught and captured together; they had fled from far away. \q1 -\v 4 Therefore I said, "Do not look at me, I will weep bitterly; +\v 4 Therefore I said, "Do not look at me, I will weep bitterly; \q1 do not try to comfort me concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people." \s5 \p \q1 -\v 5 For there is a day of tumult, treading down, and confusion for the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, +\v 5 For there is a day of tumult, treading down, and confusion for the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, \q1 in the valley of vision, a breaking down of the walls, and people crying out to the mountains. \q1 -\v 6 Elam takes up the quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen, +\v 6 Elam takes up the quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen, \q1 and Kir lays the shield bare. \q1 \v 7 It will come about that your choicest valleys @@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 8 He took away the protection of Judah; +\v 8 He took away the protection of Judah; \q1 and you looked in that day to the weapons in the Palace of the Forest. \q1 -\v 9 You saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many, +\v 9 You saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many, \q1 and you collected the water of the lower pool. \s5 \q1 \v 10 You counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you tore down the houses to strengthen the wall. \q1 -\v 11 You made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. +\v 11 You made a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the old pool. \q1 But you did not consider the city's maker, who had planned it long ago. \s5 @@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ \v 12 The Lord, Yahweh of hosts called on that day \q1 for weeping, for mourning, for shaved heads, and the wearing of sackcloth. \q1 -\v 13 But look, instead, celebration and gladness, killing cattle and slaughtering sheep, +\v 13 But look, instead, celebration and gladness, killing cattle and slaughtering sheep, \q1 eating meat and drinking wine; let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die. \q1 -\v 14 This was revealed in my ears by Yahweh of hosts: +\v 14 This was revealed in my ears by Yahweh of hosts: \q1 "Surely this iniquity will not be forgiven you, even when you die," says the Lord, Yahweh of hosts. \b @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ \q1 \v 17 See, Yahweh is about to throw you, a mighty man, about to throw you down; he will grasp you tightly. \q1 -\v 18 He will surely wind you round and round, and toss you like a ball into a vast country. +\v 18 He will surely wind you round and round, and toss you like a ball into a vast country. \q1 There you will die, and there your glorious chariots will be; you will be the shame of your master's house! \q1 \v 19 "I will thrust you from your office and from your station. You will be pulled down. @@ -80,15 +80,15 @@ \v 21 I will clothe him with your tunic and put on him your sash, and I will transfer your authority into his hand. \q1 He will be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. \q1 -\v 22 I will place the key of the house of David on his shoulder; +\v 22 I will place the key of the house of David on his shoulder; \q1 he will open, and none will shut; he will shut, and none will open. \s5 \q1 -\v 23 I will fasten him, a peg in a secure place, +\v 23 I will fasten him, a peg in a secure place, \q1 and he will become a seat of glory for his father's house. \q1 -\v 24 They will hang on him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and descendants, every small container +\v 24 They will hang on him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and descendants, every small container \q1 from the cups to all the jugs. \s5 diff --git a/23-ISA/23.usfm b/23-ISA/23.usfm index e9bdba6f..63a6b5ad 100644 --- a/23-ISA/23.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/23.usfm @@ -2,39 +2,39 @@ \s5 \c 23 \p -\v 1 A declaration about Tyre: -\q1 Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for there is neither home nor harbor; +\v 1 A declaration about Tyre: +\q1 Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for there is neither home nor harbor; \q1 from the land of Cyprus it has been revealed to them. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa Cyprus \fqb , some modern versions keep \fqa Kittim \fqb , the Hebrew name for this island. \f* \q1 \v 2 Be silent, you inhabitants of the coast; the merchant of Sidon, \q1 who travels over the sea, has filled you. -\f + \ft Some ancient and modern versions have \fqa Be silent, you inhabitants of the coast; the merchants of Sidon, who travel over the sea, have filled you \fqb or \fqa Be silent, you inhabitants of the coast and you merchants of Sidon, whom those who travel over the sea have filled \fqb . \f* +\f + \ft Some ancient and modern versions have \fqa Be silent, you inhabitants of the coast; the merchants of Sidon, who travel over the sea, have filled you \fqb or \fqa Be silent, you inhabitants of the coast and you merchants of Sidon, whom those who travel over the sea have filled \fqb . \f* \q1 -\v 3 And on great waters was the grain of Shihor, +\v 3 And on great waters was the grain of Shihor, \q1 the harvest of the Nile, her produce; you were the commerce of nations. \s5 \v 4 Be ashamed, Sidon; for the sea has spoken, the mighty one of the sea. He says, -\q1 "I have not labored nor given birth, +\q1 "I have not labored nor given birth, \q1 nor have I raised young men nor brought up young women." -\q1 +\q1 \v 5 When the report comes to Egypt, they will be grieved concerning Tyre. \s5 \q1 \v 6 Cross over to Tarshish; wail, you inhabitants of the coast. \q1 -\v 7 Has this happened to you, the joyful city, whose origin is from ancient times, +\v 7 Has this happened to you, the joyful city, whose origin is from ancient times, \q1 whose feet carried her far away to foreign places to settle? \s5 \p \q1 -\v 8 Who has planned this against Tyre, the giver of crowns, +\v 8 Who has planned this against Tyre, the giver of crowns, \q1 whose merchants are princes, whose traders are the honored ones of the earth? \q1 -\v 9 Yahweh of hosts has planned it to dishonor her pride +\v 9 Yahweh of hosts has planned it to dishonor her pride \q1 and all her glory, to shame all her honored ones of the earth. \s5 @@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ \v 10 Plow your land, as one plows the Nile, daughter of Tarshish. There is no longer a marketplace in Tyre. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa Plow your land \fqb , some versions have \fqa Pass through your land \fqb or \fqa Overflow your land \fqb . \f* \q1 -\v 11 Yahweh has reached out with his hand over the sea, and he has shaken the kingdoms; +\v 11 Yahweh has reached out with his hand over the sea, and he has shaken the kingdoms; \q1 he has given a command concerning Phoenicia, to destroy the strongholds. \q1 -\v 12 He said, "You will not rejoice again, oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon; +\v 12 He said, "You will not rejoice again, oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon; \q1 arise, pass over to Cyprus; but neither there you will have rest." \s5 @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \s5 \v 15 In that day, Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, like the days of a king. After the end of seventy years there will happen in Tyre something like in the song of the prostitute. \q1 -\v 16 Take a harp, go about the city, you forgotten prostitute; +\v 16 Take a harp, go about the city, you forgotten prostitute; \q1 play it well, sing many songs, so that you may be remembered. diff --git a/23-ISA/24.usfm b/23-ISA/24.usfm index f46c456f..83609820 100644 --- a/23-ISA/24.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/24.usfm @@ -5,29 +5,29 @@ \q1 \v 1 Look, Yahweh is about to empty the earth, to devastate it, mar its surface, and scatter its inhabitants. \q1 -\v 2 It will come about that, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; +\v 2 It will come about that, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; \q1 as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the receiver of interest, so with the giver of interest. \s5 -\v 3 The earth will be completely devastated and completely stripped; +\v 3 The earth will be completely devastated and completely stripped; \q1 for Yahweh has spoken this word. \q1 -\v 4 The earth dries up and withers, the world shrivels up and fades away, +\v 4 The earth dries up and withers, the world shrivels up and fades away, \q1 the prominent people of the earth waste away. -\q1 -\v 5 The earth is polluted by its inhabitants because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, +\q1 +\v 5 The earth is polluted by its inhabitants because they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, \q1 and broken the everlasting covenant. \s5 \q1 -\v 6 Therefore a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants are found guilty. +\v 6 Therefore a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants are found guilty. \q1 The inhabitants of the earth burn up, and few people are left. \q1 \v 7 The new wine dries up, the vine withers, all the merry-hearted groan. \s5 \q1 -\v 8 The happy sound of the tambourines stops, and the revelry of those who rejoice; +\v 8 The happy sound of the tambourines stops, and the revelry of those who rejoice; \q1 the joy of the lyre ceases. \q1 \v 9 They no longer drink wine and sing, and the beer is bitter to those who drink it. @@ -36,57 +36,57 @@ \q1 \v 10 The city of chaos has been broken down; every house is closed up and empty. \q1 -\v 11 There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; +\v 11 There is a crying in the streets because of the wine; \q1 all joy is darkened, the gladness of the land has disappeared. \s5 \q1 \v 12 In the city is left a desolation, and the gate is broken into a ruin. \q1 -\v 13 For this is how it will be on the whole earth among the nations, +\v 13 For this is how it will be on the whole earth among the nations, \q1 as when an olive tree is beaten, as the gleanings when the grape harvest is done. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 14 They will lift up their voices and shout the majesty of Yahweh, +\v 14 They will lift up their voices and shout the majesty of Yahweh, \q1 and will joyfully shout from the sea. \q1 -\v 15 Therefore in the east glorify Yahweh, +\v 15 Therefore in the east glorify Yahweh, \q1 and in the isles of the sea give glory to the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel. \s5 \q1 \v 16 From the farthest part of the earth we have heard songs, "Glory to the righteous one!" -\q1 But I said, "I have wasted away, I have wasted away, woe is me! The treacherous have dealt treacherously; +\q1 But I said, "I have wasted away, I have wasted away, woe is me! The treacherous have dealt treacherously; \q1 yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously." \s5 \q1 \v 17 Terror, the pit, and the snare are upon you, inhabitants of the earth. \q1 -\v 18 He who flees from the sound of terror will fall into the pit, -\q1 and he who comes up out of the middle of the pit will be caught in the snare. +\v 18 He who flees from the sound of terror will fall into the pit, +\q1 and he who comes up out of the middle of the pit will be caught in the snare. \q1 The windows of the heavens will be opened, and the foundations of the earth will shake. \s5 \q1 -\v 19 The earth will be completely broken, the earth ripped apart; +\v 19 The earth will be completely broken, the earth ripped apart; \q1 the earth will be violently shaken. \q1 -\v 20 The earth will stagger like a drunken man and will sway to and fro like a hammock. +\v 20 The earth will stagger like a drunken man and will sway to and fro like a hammock. \q1 The transgression of it will be heavy on it, and it will fall and not rise again. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 21 It will come about on that day that Yahweh will punish the host of the high ones on high, +\v 21 It will come about on that day that Yahweh will punish the host of the high ones on high, \q1 and the kings of the earth on the earth. \q1 -\v 22 They will be gathered together, prisoners in a pit, and will be shut up in a prison; +\v 22 They will be gathered together, prisoners in a pit, and will be shut up in a prison; \q1 and after many days they will be punished. \q1 -\v 23 Then the moon will be ashamed, and the sun disgraced, for Yahweh of hosts will reign +\v 23 Then the moon will be ashamed, and the sun disgraced, for Yahweh of hosts will reign \q1 on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his elders in glory. diff --git a/23-ISA/25.usfm b/23-ISA/25.usfm index dbf7a6a8..831c5921 100644 --- a/23-ISA/25.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/25.usfm @@ -3,49 +3,49 @@ \c 25 \p \q1 -\v 1 Yahweh, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name; +\v 1 Yahweh, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will praise your name; \q1 for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in perfect faithfulness. \q1 -\v 2 For you have made the city a heap, a fortified city, a ruin, +\v 2 For you have made the city a heap, a fortified city, a ruin, \q1 and a fortress of strangers into no city. \q1 \v 3 Therefore a strong people will glorify you; a city of ruthless nations will fear you. \s5 \q1 -\v 4 For you are a protection for the poor, a guardian for the needy in his distress, -\q1 a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, +\v 4 For you are a protection for the poor, a guardian for the needy in his distress, +\q1 a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, \q1 when the blast of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall. \q1 -\v 5 As the heat in a drought, -\q1 you will subdue the noise of strangers; +\v 5 As the heat in a drought, +\q1 you will subdue the noise of strangers; \q1 as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the ruthless ones will be put down. \s5 \p -\q1 -\v 6 On this mountain Yahweh of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of fat things, +\q1 +\v 6 On this mountain Yahweh of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of fat things, \q1 of choice wines, of tender meats, a feast on the lees. \q1 -\v 7 He will destroy on this mountain the covering over all peoples, +\v 7 He will destroy on this mountain the covering over all peoples, \q1 the web woven over all the nations. \q1 -\v 8 He will swallow up death forever, +\v 8 He will swallow up death forever, \q1 and the Lord Yahweh will wipe away tears from off all faces; \q1 the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for Yahweh has spoken it. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 9 It will be said on that day, "Look, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us. +\v 9 It will be said on that day, "Look, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us. \q1 This is Yahweh; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation." \q1 -\v 10 For on this mountain the hand of Yahweh will rest; +\v 10 For on this mountain the hand of Yahweh will rest; \q1 and Moab will be trampled down in his place, even as straw is trampled down in a pit filled with manure. \s5 \q1 -\v 11 They will spread their hands in the midst of it, as a swimmer spreads his hands to swim. +\v 11 They will spread their hands in the midst of it, as a swimmer spreads his hands to swim. \q1 But Yahweh will bring down their pride in spite of the skill of their hands. \q1 \v 12 Your high fortress walls he will bring down to the ground, to the dust. diff --git a/23-ISA/26.usfm b/23-ISA/26.usfm index a7189fdb..22312bf6 100644 --- a/23-ISA/26.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/26.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 5 For he will bring down those who live proudly; the fortified city +\v 5 For he will bring down those who live proudly; the fortified city \q1 he will lay low, he will lay low to the ground; he will level it to the dust. \q1 \v 6 It will be trampled down by the feet of the poor and the treading of the needy. @@ -25,21 +25,21 @@ \v 7 The path of the righteous is level, Righteous One; the path of the righteous you make straight. \p \q1 -\v 8 Yes, in the path of your judgments, Yahweh, we wait for you; +\v 8 Yes, in the path of your judgments, Yahweh, we wait for you; \q1 your name and your reputation are our desire. \q1 -\v 9 I have longed for you in the night; yes, my spirit within me seeks you earnestly. +\v 9 I have longed for you in the night; yes, my spirit within me seeks you earnestly. \q1 For when your judgments come on the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn about righteousness. \s5 \q1 -\v 10 Let favor be shown to the wicked one, but he will not learn righteousness. In the land of uprightness he acts wickedly +\v 10 Let favor be shown to the wicked one, but he will not learn righteousness. In the land of uprightness he acts wickedly \q1 and does not see the majesty of Yahweh. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 11 Yahweh, your hand is lifted up, but they do not notice. +\v 11 Yahweh, your hand is lifted up, but they do not notice. \q1 But they will see your zeal for the people and be put to shame, because fire of your adversaries will devour them. \q1 \v 12 Yahweh, you will bring about peace for us; for indeed, you have also accomplished all our works for us. @@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ \q1 \v 13 Yahweh our God, other masters besides you have ruled over us; but we praise your name alone. \q1 -\v 14 They are dead, they will not live; they are deceased, they will not arise. +\v 14 They are dead, they will not live; they are deceased, they will not arise. \q1 Indeed, you came in judgment and destroyed them, and made every memory of them to perish. \s5 \q1 -\v 15 You have increased the nation, Yahweh, you have increased the nation; you are honored; +\v 15 You have increased the nation, Yahweh, you have increased the nation; you are honored; \q1 you have extended all the borders of the land. \s5 @@ -62,23 +62,23 @@ \v 16 Yahweh, in trouble have they looked to you; they whispered prayers when your discipline was on them. \f + \ft This difficult verse has many different translations among modern versions. \f* \q1 -\v 17 As a pregnant woman nears the time for her to give birth, when she is in pain and cries out in her labor pains, +\v 17 As a pregnant woman nears the time for her to give birth, when she is in pain and cries out in her labor pains, \q1 so we have been before you, Lord. \s5 \q1 -\v 18 We have been pregnant, we have been in labor, but it is as if we have only given birth to wind. We have not brought salvation to the earth, +\v 18 We have been pregnant, we have been in labor, but it is as if we have only given birth to wind. We have not brought salvation to the earth, \q1 and the inhabitants of the world have not fallen. \s5 \q1 -\v 19 Your dead will live; our dead bodies will arise. Awake and sing for joy, those who settle down in the dust; +\v 19 Your dead will live; our dead bodies will arise. Awake and sing for joy, those who settle down in the dust; \q1 for your dew is the dew of herbs, and the earth will drop the dead, its prey. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 20 Go, my people, enter into your rooms and shut your doors behind you; +\v 20 Go, my people, enter into your rooms and shut your doors behind you; \q1 hide for a little while, until the indignation has passed by. \q1 \v 21 For, look, Yahweh is about to come out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity; diff --git a/23-ISA/27.usfm b/23-ISA/27.usfm index c64a62b6..b5a258e3 100644 --- a/23-ISA/27.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/27.usfm @@ -3,25 +3,25 @@ \c 27 \p \q1 -\v 1 On that day Yahweh with his hard, great and fierce sword -\q1 will punish Leviathan the slithering serpent, Leviathan the squirming serpent, +\v 1 On that day Yahweh with his hard, great and fierce sword +\q1 will punish Leviathan the slithering serpent, Leviathan the squirming serpent, \q1 and he will kill the monster that is in the sea. \q1 \v 2 In that day: A vineyard of wine, sing of it. \q1 -\v 3 "I, Yahweh, am its protector; I water it every moment; +\v 3 "I, Yahweh, am its protector; I water it every moment; \q1 so that no one hurts it, I guard it night and day. \s5 \q1 -\v 4 I am not angry, Oh, that there were briers and thorns! +\v 4 I am not angry, Oh, that there were briers and thorns! \q1 In battle I would march against them; I would burn them all together; \q1 \v 5 unless they grasp my protection and make peace with me; let them make peace with me. \s5 \q1 -\v 6 In the coming day, Jacob will take root; Israel will blossom and bud; +\v 6 In the coming day, Jacob will take root; Israel will blossom and bud; \q1 and they will fill the surface of the ground with fruit." \s5 @@ -30,32 +30,31 @@ \v 7 Has Yahweh attacked Jacob and Israel as he attacked those nations who attacked them? Have Jacob and Israel been killed as in the slaughter of those nations that were killed by them? \q1 \v 8 In exact measure you have contended, sending Jacob and Israel away; he drove them away with his severe wind, on the day of the east wind. -\f + \ft Instead of \fqa In exact measure \fqb , many modern versions have an idea similar to \fqa By driving them away \fqb . \f* +\f + \ft Instead of \fqa In exact measure \fqb , many modern versions have an idea similar to \fqa By driving them away \fqb . \f* +\s5 +\q1 +\v 9 So in this way, the iniquity of Jacob will be atoned for, for this will be the full fruit of turning away from his sin: +\q1 He will make all the altar stones as chalk and pulverized, +\q1 and no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing. \s5 \q1 -\v 9 So in this way, the iniquity of Jacob will be atoned for, for this will be the full fruit of turning away from his sin: -\q1 He will make all the altar stones as chalk and pulverized, -\q1 and no Asherah poles or incense altars will remain standing. - -\s5 -\q1 -\v 10 For the fortified city is desolate, the habitation is deserted and forsaken like the wilderness. +\v 10 For the fortified city is desolate, the habitation is deserted and forsaken like the wilderness. \q1 There a calf feeds, and there he lies down and consumes its branches. \q1 -\v 11 When the boughs are withered, they will be broken off. Women will come and make fires with them, -\q1 for this is not a people of understanding. +\v 11 When the boughs are withered, they will be broken off. Women will come and make fires with them, +\q1 for this is not a people of understanding. \q1 Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them, and he who made them will not be merciful to them. \s5 \p \q1 \v 12 It will come about on that day -\q1 that Yahweh will thresh from the flowing stream of the Euphrates River, to the brook of Egypt, +\q1 that Yahweh will thresh from the flowing stream of the Euphrates River, to the brook of Egypt, \q1 and you will be gathered one by one, people of Israel. \q1 -\v 13 On that day a great trumpet will be blown; -\q1 and the perishing ones in the land of Assyria will come, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, +\v 13 On that day a great trumpet will be blown; +\q1 and the perishing ones in the land of Assyria will come, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, \q1 they will worship Yahweh on the holy mountain in Jerusalem. diff --git a/23-ISA/28.usfm b/23-ISA/28.usfm index 7df005c6..f532f5a1 100644 --- a/23-ISA/28.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/28.usfm @@ -3,18 +3,18 @@ \c 28 \p \q1 -\v 1 Woe to the proud garland of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, +\v 1 Woe to the proud garland of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, \q1 that is on the head of the lush valley of those who are overcome with wine! \q1 -\v 2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one; as a hailstorm, -\q1 a destroying storm, as a cloudburst of might and overwhelming, +\v 2 Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one; as a hailstorm, +\q1 a destroying storm, as a cloudburst of might and overwhelming, \q1 he will strike the earth with his hand. \s5 \q1 \v 3 The proud garland of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trodden underfoot. \q1 -\v 4 The fading flower of his glorious beauty, that is on the head of the rich valley, +\v 4 The fading flower of his glorious beauty, that is on the head of the rich valley, \q1 will be as the first ripe fig before the summer, that, when someone sees it, \q1 while it is yet in his hand, he gulps it down. @@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 7 But even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. -\q1 The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, and they are swallowed up by wine. +\v 7 But even these reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. +\q1 The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink, and they are swallowed up by wine. \q1 They stagger with strong drink, staggering in vision and reeling in decision. \q1 \v 8 Truly, all tables are covered with vomit, so that there is no clean place. @@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 9 To whom will he teach knowledge, and to whom will he explain the message? +\v 9 To whom will he teach knowledge, and to whom will he explain the message? \q1 To those who are weaned from milk or to those just taken from the breasts? \q1 -\v 10 For it is command upon command, command upon command; rule upon rule, rule upon rule; +\v 10 For it is command upon command, command upon command; rule upon rule, rule upon rule; \q1 here a little, there a little. \s5 @@ -47,56 +47,56 @@ \q1 \v 11 Indeed, with mocking lips and a foreign tongue he will speak to this people. \q1 -\v 12 In the past he said to them "This is the rest, give rest to him who is weary; +\v 12 In the past he said to them "This is the rest, give rest to him who is weary; \q1 and this is the refreshing," but they would not listen. \s5 \q1 -\v 13 So the word of Yahweh will be to them -\q1 command upon command, command upon command; rule upon rule, rule upon rule; -\q1 here a little, there a little; +\v 13 So the word of Yahweh will be to them +\q1 command upon command, command upon command; rule upon rule, rule upon rule; +\q1 here a little, there a little; \q1 so that they may go and fall backward, and be broken, ensnared, and captured. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 14 So listen to the word of Yahweh, you who mock, +\v 14 So listen to the word of Yahweh, you who mock, \q1 who rule this people in Jerusalem. \q1 \v 15 You have said, "We have made a covenant with death; -\q1 with Sheol we have reached an agreement. So when the overflowing judgment passes through, it will not reach us, +\q1 with Sheol we have reached an agreement. So when the overflowing judgment passes through, it will not reach us, \q1 for we have made a lie our refuge, and in falsehood we have hidden." \s5 \q1 -\v 16 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, -\q1 "See: I will lay in Zion a foundation stone, a tried stone, +\v 16 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, +\q1 "See: I will lay in Zion a foundation stone, a tried stone, \q1 a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation. He who believes will not be ashamed. \s5 \q1 -\v 17 I will make justice the measuring stick, and righteousness the plumbline. +\v 17 I will make justice the measuring stick, and righteousness the plumbline. \q1 Hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the floodwaters will overwhelm the hiding place. \s5 \q1 -\v 18 Your covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. +\v 18 Your covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. \q1 When the raging flood passes through, you will be overwhelmed by it. \q1 -\v 19 Whenever it passes through, it will overwhelm you, -\q1 and morning by morning it will pass through and by day and night it will come. +\v 19 Whenever it passes through, it will overwhelm you, +\q1 and morning by morning it will pass through and by day and night it will come. \q1 When the message is understood, it will cause terror. \s5 \q1 \v 20 For the bed is too short for a man to stretch out on, and the blanket too narrow for him to wrap himself in." \q1 -\v 21 Yahweh will rise up as on Mount Perazim; he will rouse himself as in the valley of Gibeon +\v 21 Yahweh will rise up as on Mount Perazim; he will rouse himself as in the valley of Gibeon \q1 to do his work, his strange work, and perform his strange deed. \s5 \q1 -\v 22 Now therefore do not mock, or your bonds will be tightened. +\v 22 Now therefore do not mock, or your bonds will be tightened. \q1 I have heard from the Lord, Yahweh of hosts, a decree of destruction on the earth. \s5 @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 25 When he has prepared the ground, does he not scatter caraway seed, sow the cumin, +\v 25 When he has prepared the ground, does he not scatter caraway seed, sow the cumin, \q1 put in the wheat in rows and the barley in the right place, and the spelt at its edges? \f + \ft The identification of some of these spices is in doubt, so versions have a variety of translations. In addition, some versions give different interpretations to the expressions translated here as \fqa in rows \fqb and \fqa in the right place \fqb , because these expressions are uncertain in Hebrew. \f* \q1 @@ -116,15 +116,15 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 27 Moreover, the cumin is not threshed with a sledge, nor is a cartwheel rolled over the cumin; +\v 27 Moreover, the cumin is not threshed with a sledge, nor is a cartwheel rolled over the cumin; \q1 but caraway is beaten with a stick, and the cumin with a rod. \q1 -\v 28 Grain is ground for bread but not too finely, +\v 28 Grain is ground for bread but not too finely, \q1 and though the wheels of his cart and his horses scatter it, his horses do not crush it. \s5 \q1 -\v 29 This too comes from Yahweh of hosts, +\v 29 This too comes from Yahweh of hosts, \q1 who is wonderful in instruction and excellent in wisdom. diff --git a/23-ISA/29.usfm b/23-ISA/29.usfm index f9483575..bbaf374a 100644 --- a/23-ISA/29.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/29.usfm @@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ \c 29 \p \q1 -\v 1 Woe to Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! +\v 1 Woe to Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped! \q1 Add year to year; let the festivals come round. \q1 -\v 2 But I will besiege Ariel, and she will be mourning and lamenting; +\v 2 But I will besiege Ariel, and she will be mourning and lamenting; \q1 and she will be to me like Ariel. \s5 \q1 -\v 3 I will encamp against you in a circle +\v 3 I will encamp against you in a circle \q1 and will lay siege against you with a palisade, and I will raise siege works against you. \q1 -\v 4 You will be brought down and will speak from the ground; your speech will be low from the dust. +\v 4 You will be brought down and will speak from the ground; your speech will be low from the dust. \q1 Your voice will be like a ghost out of the ground, and your speech will be very weak from the dust. \s5 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \v 5 The horde of your invaders will be like small dust, and the multitude of the ruthless ones as chaff that passes away. \q1 It will happen suddenly, in an instant. \q1 -\v 6 You will be punished by Yahweh of hosts +\v 6 You will be punished by Yahweh of hosts \q1 with thunder, earthquake, great noise, with strong winds and violent storm, and the flames of a devouring fire. \s5 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ \v 7 It will be like a dream, a vision of the night: \q1 A horde of all the nations will fight against Ariel \q1 and her stronghold. They will attack her and her fortifications to press upon her. -\q1 +\q1 \v 8 It will be like when a hungry man dreams he is eating, but when he awakes, his stomach is empty. \q1 It will be like when a thirsty man dreams that he is drinking, but he when he awakes, he is fainting, with his thirst is unquenched. \q1 Yes, so will be the horde of nations that fights against Mount Zion. @@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 9 Astonish yourselves and be astonished; blind yourselves and be blind! +\v 9 Astonish yourselves and be astonished; blind yourselves and be blind! \q1 Be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not with beer. \q1 -\v 10 For Yahweh has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep. +\v 10 For Yahweh has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep. \q1 He has closed your eyes, the prophets, and has covered your heads, the seers. \s5 @@ -53,32 +53,32 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 13 The Lord said, "This people comes close to me with their mouths -\q1 and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. +\v 13 The Lord said, "This people comes close to me with their mouths +\q1 and honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. \q1 Their honor for me is only a commandment of men that has been taught. \q1 -\v 14 Therefore, see, I will proceed to do a marvelous thing among this people, wonder after wonder. +\v 14 Therefore, see, I will proceed to do a marvelous thing among this people, wonder after wonder. \q1 The wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the understanding of their prudent men will disappear." \s5 \p \q1 -\v 15 Woe to those who deeply hide their plans from Yahweh, +\v 15 Woe to those who deeply hide their plans from Yahweh, \q1 and whose deeds are in darkness. They say, "Who sees us, and who knows us?" \s5 \q1 -\v 16 You turn things upside down! Should the potter be considered like clay, -\q1 so that the thing that is made should say about him who made it, "He did not make me," +\v 16 You turn things upside down! Should the potter be considered like clay, +\q1 so that the thing that is made should say about him who made it, "He did not make me," \q1 or the thing formed say about him who formed it, "He does not understand?" \s5 \p \q1 -\v 17 In just a little while, +\v 17 In just a little while, \q1 Lebanon will be turned into a field, and the field will become a forest. \q1 -\v 18 On that day the deaf will hear the words of a book, +\v 18 On that day the deaf will hear the words of a book, \q1 and the eyes of the blind will see out of the deep darkness. \q1 \v 19 The oppressed will again rejoice in Yahweh, @@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ \q1 \v 20 For the ruthless will cease, and the scoffer will vanish. All those who love to do evil will be eliminated, \q1 -\v 21 who by a word make a man out to be an offender. They lay a snare for him +\v 21 who by a word make a man out to be an offender. They lay a snare for him \q1 who seeks justice at the gate and put the righteous down with empty lies. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 22 Therefore this is what Yahweh says concerning the house of Jacob—Yahweh, who redeemed Abraham, +\v 22 Therefore this is what Yahweh says concerning the house of Jacob—Yahweh, who redeemed Abraham, \q1 "Jacob will no longer be ashamed, nor will his face be pale. \q1 \v 23 But when he sees his children, the work of my hands, they will make my name holy. diff --git a/23-ISA/30.usfm b/23-ISA/30.usfm index 83433b01..9b03c1b3 100644 --- a/23-ISA/30.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/30.usfm @@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ \c 30 \p \q1 -\v 1 "Woe to the rebellious children," this is the declaration of Yahweh. -\q1 "They make plans, but not from me; they make alliances with other nations, but they were not directed by my Spirit, +\v 1 "Woe to the rebellious children," this is the declaration of Yahweh. +\q1 "They make plans, but not from me; they make alliances with other nations, but they were not directed by my Spirit, \q1 so they add sin to sin. \q1 \v 2 They set out to go down into Egypt, but have not asked for my direction. @@ -12,72 +12,72 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 3 Therefore Pharaoh's protection will be your shame, +\v 3 Therefore Pharaoh's protection will be your shame, \q1 and the refuge in Egypt's shade, your humiliation, \q1 \v 4 although their princes are at Zoan, and their messengers have come to Hanes. \q1 -\v 5 They will all be ashamed because of a people who cannot help them, +\v 5 They will all be ashamed because of a people who cannot help them, \q1 who are neither help nor aid, but a shame, and even a disgrace." \s5 \p -\v 6 A declaration about the beasts of the Negev: -\q1 Through the land of trouble and danger, of the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, -\q1 they carry their riches on the backs of donkeys, and their treasures on the camels' humps, +\v 6 A declaration about the beasts of the Negev: +\q1 Through the land of trouble and danger, of the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, +\q1 they carry their riches on the backs of donkeys, and their treasures on the camels' humps, \q1 to a people who cannot help them. \q1 -\v 7 For Egypt's help is worthless; +\v 7 For Egypt's help is worthless; \q1 therefore I have called her Rahab, who sits still. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 8 Now go, write it in their presence on a tablet, and inscribe it on a scroll, +\v 8 Now go, write it in their presence on a tablet, and inscribe it on a scroll, \q1 that it may be preserved for the time to come as a testimony. \q1 -\v 9 For these are a rebellious people, lying children, +\v 9 For these are a rebellious people, lying children, \q1 children who will not hear the instruction of Yahweh. \s5 \q1 -\v 10 They say to the seers, "Do not see;" -\q1 and to the prophets, "Do not prophesy straightforward truth to us; +\v 10 They say to the seers, "Do not see;" +\q1 and to the prophets, "Do not prophesy straightforward truth to us; \q1 speak to us smooth things; prophesy deceptions; \q1 -\v 11 turn aside from the way; turn aside from the path; +\v 11 turn aside from the way; turn aside from the path; \q1 take the Holy One of Israel away from our presence." \s5 \q1 \v 12 Therefore the Holy One of Israel says, -\q1 "Because you reject this word +\q1 "Because you reject this word \q1 and trust in oppression and deceit and lean on it, \q1 \v 13 so this sin will be to you -\q1 like a broken part ready to fall, like a bulge in a high wall +\q1 like a broken part ready to fall, like a bulge in a high wall \q1 whose fall will happen suddenly, in an instant." \s5 \q1 -\v 14 He will break it as a potter's vessel is broken; he will not spare it, +\v 14 He will break it as a potter's vessel is broken; he will not spare it, \q1 so that there will not be found among its pieces a shard \q1 with which to scrape fire from the hearth, or to scoop up water out of the cistern. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 15 For this is what the Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel says, -\q1 "In returning and resting you will be saved; in quietness and in trust will be your strength. +\v 15 For this is what the Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel says, +\q1 "In returning and resting you will be saved; in quietness and in trust will be your strength. \q1 But you were not willing. \q1 -\v 16 You said, 'No, -\q1 for we will flee on horses,' so you will flee; +\v 16 You said, 'No, +\q1 for we will flee on horses,' so you will flee; \q1 and, 'We will ride upon swift horses,' so those who pursue you will be swift. \s5 \q1 -\v 17 One thousand will flee at the threat of one; -\q1 at the threat of five you will flee +\v 17 One thousand will flee at the threat of one; +\q1 at the threat of five you will flee \q1 until your remnant will be like a flagstaff on the top of a mountain, or like a flag on a hill." \s5 @@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ \v 18 Yet Yahweh waits to be gracious to you. Therefore he will be exalted, ready to have mercy on you. \q1 For Yahweh is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. \q1 -\v 19 For a people will live in Zion, in Jerusalem, and you will weep no more. +\v 19 For a people will live in Zion, in Jerusalem, and you will weep no more. \q1 He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. When he hears it, he will answer you. \s5 \q1 -\v 20 Though Yahweh gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, +\v 20 Though Yahweh gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, \q1 even so, your teacher will not hide himself anymore, but you will see your teacher with your own eyes. \q1 \v 21 Your ears will hear a word behind you saying, @@ -105,40 +105,40 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 23 He will give the rain for your seed when you sow the ground, -\q1 and bread with abundance from the ground. And the crops will be abundant. +\v 23 He will give the rain for your seed when you sow the ground, +\q1 and bread with abundance from the ground. And the crops will be abundant. \q1 In that day your cattle will graze in broad pastures. \q1 -\v 24 The oxen and the donkeys, who plow the ground, will eat seasoned feed +\v 24 The oxen and the donkeys, who plow the ground, will eat seasoned feed \q1 that has been winnowed with a shovel and a fork. \s5 \q1 -\v 25 On every high mountain and on every high hill, there will be flowing brooks and streams of waters, +\v 25 On every high mountain and on every high hill, there will be flowing brooks and streams of waters, \q1 in the day of the great slaughter when the towers fall. \q1 -\v 26 The light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the sunlight of seven days. +\v 26 The light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the sunlight of seven days. \q1 Yahweh will bind up the breaking of his people and heal the bruises of his wounding them. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 27 Look, the name of Yahweh comes from a distant place, burning with his anger and in dense smoke. +\v 27 Look, the name of Yahweh comes from a distant place, burning with his anger and in dense smoke. \q1 His lips are full of fury, and his tongue is like a devouring fire. \q1 -\v 28 His breath is like an overflowing torrent that reaches up to the middle of the neck, +\v 28 His breath is like an overflowing torrent that reaches up to the middle of the neck, \q1 to sift the nations with the sieve of destruction. His breath is a bridle in the jaws of the peoples to cause them to wander away. \s5 \q1 -\v 29 You will have a song as in the night when a holy feast is observed, +\v 29 You will have a song as in the night when a holy feast is observed, \q1 and gladness of heart, as when one goes with a flute to the mountain of Yahweh, to the Rock of Israel. \s5 \q1 -\v 30 Yahweh will make the splendor of his voice heard and show the motion of his arm +\v 30 Yahweh will make the splendor of his voice heard and show the motion of his arm \q1 in storming anger and flames of fire, with windstorm, rainstorm, and hailstones. - + \s5 \q1 \v 31 For at the voice of Yahweh, Assyria will be shattered; he will strike them with a staff. @@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 33 For a place of burning was prepared long ago. Indeed, it is prepared for the king, and God has made it deep and wide. -\q1 The pile is ready with a fire and much wood. +\v 33 For a place of burning was prepared long ago. Indeed, it is prepared for the king, and God has made it deep and wide. +\q1 The pile is ready with a fire and much wood. \q1 The breath of Yahweh, like a stream of brimstone, will set it on fire. diff --git a/23-ISA/31.usfm b/23-ISA/31.usfm index f7fa90f3..74268580 100644 --- a/23-ISA/31.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/31.usfm @@ -3,30 +3,30 @@ \c 31 \p \q1 -\v 1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and lean on horses, -\q1 and trust in chariots (for they are many) and in horsemen (for they are countless). +\v 1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and lean on horses, +\q1 and trust in chariots (for they are many) and in horsemen (for they are countless). \q1 But they are not concerned about the Holy One of Israel, nor do they seek Yahweh! \q1 -\v 2 Yet he is wise, and he will bring disaster and will not retract his words. +\v 2 Yet he is wise, and he will bring disaster and will not retract his words. \q1 And he will arise against the evil house and against the helpers of those who commit sin. \s5 \q1 -\v 3 Egypt is a man and not God, their horses flesh and not spirit. +\v 3 Egypt is a man and not God, their horses flesh and not spirit. \q1 When Yahweh reaches out with his hand, both the one who helps will stumble, and the one who is helped will fall; both will perish together. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 4 This is what Yahweh says to me, -\q1 "As a lion, even a young lion, growls over its torn prey, -\q1 when a group of shepherds is called out against it, -\q1 but it does not tremble at their voices, nor creep away from their sound; +\v 4 This is what Yahweh says to me, +\q1 "As a lion, even a young lion, growls over its torn prey, +\q1 when a group of shepherds is called out against it, +\q1 but it does not tremble at their voices, nor creep away from their sound; \q1 thus Yahweh of hosts will descend to fight on Mount Zion, on that hill. \s5 \q1 -\v 5 Like birds in flight, so Yahweh of hosts will protect Jerusalem; +\v 5 Like birds in flight, so Yahweh of hosts will protect Jerusalem; \q1 he will protect and rescue as he passes over it and preserves it. \p \v 6 Return to him from whom you have deeply turned away, people of Israel. @@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 8 Assyria will fall by the sword; a sword not wielded by man will consume him. +\v 8 Assyria will fall by the sword; a sword not wielded by man will consume him. \q1 He will flee from the sword, and his young men will be forced to do hard labor. \q1 -\v 9 They will lose all confidence because of terror, and his princes will be afraid at the sight of Yahweh's battle flag." — +\v 9 They will lose all confidence because of terror, and his princes will be afraid at the sight of Yahweh's battle flag." — \q1 This is the declaration of Yahweh, whose fire is in Zion and whose firepot is in Jerusalem. diff --git a/23-ISA/32.usfm b/23-ISA/32.usfm index eb94c0e6..d3f80351 100644 --- a/23-ISA/32.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/32.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \q1 \v 1 Look, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice. \q1 -\v 2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, +\v 2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, \q1 like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a land of weariness. \q1 \v 3 Then the eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will hear attentively. @@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ \v 5 The fool will no longer be called honorable, nor the deceiver called principled. \q1 \v 6 For the fool speaks folly, and his heart plans evil -\q1 and godless actions, and he speaks wrongly against Yahweh. +\q1 and godless actions, and he speaks wrongly against Yahweh. \q1 He makes the hungry empty, and the thirsty he causes to lack drink. \s5 \q1 -\v 7 The deceiver's methods are evil. He devises wicked schemes +\v 7 The deceiver's methods are evil. He devises wicked schemes \q1 to ruin the poor with lies, even when the poor say what is right. \q1 \v 8 But the honorable man makes honorable plans; and because of his honorable actions he will stand. @@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, and listen to my voice; +\v 9 Rise up, you women who are at ease, and listen to my voice; \q1 you carefree daughters, listen to me. \q1 -\v 10 For in a little more than a year your confidence will be broken, +\v 10 For in a little more than a year your confidence will be broken, \q1 you carefree women, for the grape harvest will fail, the ingathering will not come. \s5 \q1 -\v 11 Tremble, you women who are at ease; be troubled, you confident ones; +\v 11 Tremble, you women who are at ease; be troubled, you confident ones; \q1 take off your fine clothes and make yourselves bare; put on sackcloth around your waists. \q1 \v 12 You will wail for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines. @@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 14 For the palace will be forsaken, the crowded city will be deserted; -\q1 the hill and the watchtower will become caves forever, +\v 14 For the palace will be forsaken, the crowded city will be deserted; +\q1 the hill and the watchtower will become caves forever, \q1 a joy of wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks; \q1 -\v 15 until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, +\v 15 until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, \q1 and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered as a forest. \s5 diff --git a/23-ISA/33.usfm b/23-ISA/33.usfm index bc106fa2..932f6139 100644 --- a/23-ISA/33.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/33.usfm @@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ \s5 \c 33 \p -\q1 -\v 1 Woe to you, destroyer who has not been destroyed! +\q1 +\v 1 Woe to you, destroyer who has not been destroyed! \q2 Woe to the betrayer whom they have not betrayed! \q1 When you stop destroying, you will be destroyed. \q2 When you stop betraying, they will betray you. \s5 \q1 -\v 2 Yahweh, be gracious to us; we wait for you; +\v 2 Yahweh, be gracious to us; we wait for you; \q1 be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble. \s5 @@ -24,21 +24,21 @@ \q1 \v 5 Yahweh is exalted. He lives in a high place. He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness. \q1 -\v 6 He will be the stability in your times, +\v 6 He will be the stability in your times, \q1 abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of Yahweh is his treasure. \s5 \p -\q1 +\q1 \v 7 Look, their envoys cry in the streets; the diplomats hoping for peace weep bitterly. -\q1 -\v 8 The highways are deserted; there are no more travelers. +\q1 +\v 8 The highways are deserted; there are no more travelers. \q1 Covenants are broken, witnesses are despised, and mankind is not respected. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa witness are despised \fqb , some versions have \fqa cities are despised \fqb . \f* \s5 -\q1 -\v 9 The land mourns and withers away; Lebanon is ashamed and withers away; +\q1 +\v 9 The land mourns and withers away; Lebanon is ashamed and withers away; \f + \ft Some versions have \fqa The land dries up and withers away \fqb . \f* \q1 Sharon is like a desert plain; and Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves. @@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 15 He who walks righteously and speaks honestly; he who despises the gain of oppression, -\q1 who refuses to take a bribe, who does not plot violent crime, +\v 15 He who walks righteously and speaks honestly; he who despises the gain of oppression, +\q1 who refuses to take a bribe, who does not plot violent crime, \q1 and does not look on evil. \q1 -\v 16 He will make his home on the heights; +\v 16 He will make his home on the heights; \q1 his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his food and water will be in steady supply. \s5 @@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 20 Look at Zion, the city of our feasts; -\q1 your eyes will see Jerusalem as a quiet habitation, a tent that will not be removed, +\v 20 Look at Zion, the city of our feasts; +\q1 your eyes will see Jerusalem as a quiet habitation, a tent that will not be removed, \q1 whose stakes will never be pulled up nor will any of its cords be broken. \q1 -\v 21 Instead, Yahweh in majesty will be with us, in a place of broad rivers and streams. +\v 21 Instead, Yahweh in majesty will be with us, in a place of broad rivers and streams. \q1 No warship with oars will travel it, and no large ships will sail by. \s5 diff --git a/23-ISA/34.usfm b/23-ISA/34.usfm index cdd17d0e..0883c934 100644 --- a/23-ISA/34.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/34.usfm @@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ \c 34 \p \q1 -\v 1 Come near, you nations, and listen; pay attention, you people! +\v 1 Come near, you nations, and listen; pay attention, you people! \q1 The earth and all that fills it must listen, the world, and all things that come from it. \q1 -\v 2 For Yahweh is angry with all the nations, and furious against all their armies; +\v 2 For Yahweh is angry with all the nations, and furious against all their armies; \q1 he has completely destroyed them, he has handed them over to the slaughter. \s5 @@ -14,22 +14,22 @@ \v 3 The bodies of their dead will be thrown out. The stench of the dead bodies will be everywhere; \q1 and the mountains will soak up their blood. \q1 -\v 4 All the stars of the sky will fade away, -\q1 and the sky will be rolled up like a scroll; and all their stars will fade away, +\v 4 All the stars of the sky will fade away, +\q1 and the sky will be rolled up like a scroll; and all their stars will fade away, \q1 as the leaf fades from off the vine, and as the overripe figs from the fig tree. \s5 \q1 -\v 5 For when my sword will have drunk its fill in heaven; +\v 5 For when my sword will have drunk its fill in heaven; \q1 look, it will now come down on Edom, on the people I am setting apart for destruction. \q1 -\v 6 The sword of Yahweh is dripping with blood and covered with fat, -\q1 dripping with the blood of lambs and goats, covered with the fat of the kidneys of rams. +\v 6 The sword of Yahweh is dripping with blood and covered with fat, +\q1 dripping with the blood of lambs and goats, covered with the fat of the kidneys of rams. \q1 For Yahweh has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in the land of Edom. \s5 \q1 -\v 7 Wild oxen will be slaughtered along with them, and young bulls with the older ones. +\v 7 Wild oxen will be slaughtered along with them, and young bulls with the older ones. \q1 Their land will be drunk with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. \s5 @@ -37,39 +37,39 @@ \q1 \v 8 For it will be a day of vengeance for Yahweh and a year when he will pay them back for the cause of Zion. \q1 -\v 9 The streams of Edom will be turned into pitch, her dust into sulfur, +\v 9 The streams of Edom will be turned into pitch, her dust into sulfur, \q1 and her land will become burning pitch. \q1 -\v 10 It will burn night and day; its smoke will rise forever; +\v 10 It will burn night and day; its smoke will rise forever; \q1 from generation to generation it will be a wasteland; no one will pass through it forever and ever. \s5 \q1 -\v 11 But wild birds and animals will live there; the owl and the raven will make their nest in it. +\v 11 But wild birds and animals will live there; the owl and the raven will make their nest in it. \q1 He will stretch over it the measuring line of ruin and the plumbline of destruction. \q1 -\v 12 Her nobles +\v 12 Her nobles \q1 will have nothing left to call a kingdom, and all her princes will be nothing. \s5 \q1 -\v 13 Thorns will overgrow her palaces, nettles and thistles her fortresses. +\v 13 Thorns will overgrow her palaces, nettles and thistles her fortresses. \q1 It will be a habitation of jackals, a place for ostriches. \q1 \v 14 The wild animals and the hyenas will meet there, and the wild goats will cry to one another. \q1 Nocturnal animals will settle there and find for themselves a place of rest. \q1 -\v 15 Owls will make nests, lay and hatch their eggs, hatch and protect their young. +\v 15 Owls will make nests, lay and hatch their eggs, hatch and protect their young. \q1 Yes, there hawks will gather, each one with its mate. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 16 Search through the scroll of Yahweh; not one of these will be missing. +\v 16 Search through the scroll of Yahweh; not one of these will be missing. \q1 None will lack for a mate; for his mouth has commanded it, and his spirit has gathered them. \q1 -\v 17 He has cast lots for their places, and his hand has measured it out for them by a cord. +\v 17 He has cast lots for their places, and his hand has measured it out for them by a cord. \q1 They will possess it for ever; from generation to generation they will live there. diff --git a/23-ISA/35.usfm b/23-ISA/35.usfm index a1446f37..08c56b91 100644 --- a/23-ISA/35.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/35.usfm @@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ \c 35 \p \q1 -\v 1 The wilderness and the Arabah will be glad; and the desert will rejoice and blossom +\v 1 The wilderness and the Arabah will be glad; and the desert will rejoice and blossom \q1 like the rose. \q1 -\v 2 It will blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing; +\v 2 It will blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing; \q1 the glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the -splendor of Carmel and Sharon; +splendor of Carmel and Sharon; \q1 they will see the glory of Yahweh, the splendor of our God. \s5 @@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ splendor of Carmel and Sharon; \q1 \v 3 Strengthen the weak hands, and steady the knees that shake. \q1 -\v 4 Say to those with a fearful heart, "Be strong, do not fear! +\v 4 Say to those with a fearful heart, "Be strong, do not fear! \q1 Look, your God will come -with vengeance, +with vengeance, \q1 with the recompense of God. He will come and save you." \s5 @@ -26,25 +26,25 @@ with vengeance, \q1 \v 5 Then the eyes of the blind will see, and the ears of the deaf will hear. \q1 -\v 6 Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the mute tongue will sing, +\v 6 Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the mute tongue will sing, \q1 for water spring from the Arabah, and streams in the wilderness. \q1 -\v 7 The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; +\v 7 The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; \q1 in the habitation of jackals, where they once lay, will be grass with reeds and rushes. \s5 \q1 -\v 8 A highway will be there called The Holy Way. +\v 8 A highway will be there called The Holy Way. \q1 The unclean will not travel it. But it will be for him who walks in it. \q1 No fool will go on it. \q1 -\v 9 No lion will be there, no ferocious beast will be on it; they will not be found there, +\v 9 No lion will be there, no ferocious beast will be on it; they will not be found there, \q1 but the redeemed will walk there. \s5 \q1 -\v 10 The ransomed of Yahweh will return -\q1 and come with singing to Zion, and everlasting joy will be on their heads; +\v 10 The ransomed of Yahweh will return +\q1 and come with singing to Zion, and everlasting joy will be on their heads; \q1 gladness and joy will overtake them; sorrow and sighing will flee away. diff --git a/23-ISA/36.usfm b/23-ISA/36.usfm index ceb52edb..4c3cf701 100644 --- a/23-ISA/36.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/36.usfm @@ -1,20 +1,20 @@ \s5 \c 36 \p -\v 1 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them. +\v 1 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them. \v 2 Then the king of Assyria sent the chief commander from Lachish to Jerusalem to King Hezekiah with a great army. He approached the conduit of the upper pool, on the highway to the launderers' field, and stood by it. \v 3 The Israelite officials who went out of the city to talk with them were Hilkiah's son Eliakim, the palace administrator, Shebna the king's secretary, and Asaph's son Joah, who wrote down the government decisions. -\s5 +\s5 \p -\v 4 The chief commander said to them, "Tell Hezekiah that the great king, the king of Assyria, says, 'What is the source of your confidence? +\v 4 The chief commander said to them, "Tell Hezekiah that the great king, the king of Assyria, says, 'What is the source of your confidence? \v 5 You speak only useless words, saying there is counsel and strength for war. Now in whom are you trusting? Who has given you courage to rebel against me? \s5 \v 6 Look, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed that you use as a walking staff, but if a man leans on it, it will stick into his hand and pierce it. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is to anyone who trusts in him. \v 7 But if you say to me, "We are trusting in Yahweh our God," is not he the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to Judah and to Jerusalem, "You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem"? -\s5 +\s5 \v 8 Now therefore, I want to make you a good offer from my master the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able to find riders for them. \s5 @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \v 13 Then the the chief commander stood and shouted in a loud voice in the Jews' language, saying, "Listen to the words of the great king, the king of Assyria. \v 14 The king says, 'Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for he will not be able to rescue you. \v 15 Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, "Yahweh will surely rescue us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria."' - + \s5 \v 16 Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: 'Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and from his own fig tree, and drink from the water in his own cistern. \v 17 You will do this until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.' diff --git a/23-ISA/37.usfm b/23-ISA/37.usfm index 3351eae3..392bcd36 100644 --- a/23-ISA/37.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/37.usfm @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ sackcloth, to Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet. \s5 \p \v 14 Hezekiah received this letter from hand of the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the house of Yahweh and spread it before him. -\v 15 Hezekiah prayed to Yahweh: +\v 15 Hezekiah prayed to Yahweh: \v 16 "Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, you who sit above the cherubim, you are God alone over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth. \s5 @@ -43,32 +43,32 @@ sackcloth, to Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet. \s5 \p \v 21 Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah, saying, "Yahweh, the God of Israel says, 'Because you have prayed to me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria, -\v 22 this is the word that Yahweh has spoken about him: -\q1 "The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs you to scorn; +\v 22 this is the word that Yahweh has spoken about him: +\q1 "The virgin daughter of Zion despises you and laughs you to scorn; \q1 the daughter of Jerusalem shakes her head at you. \q1 \v 23 Whom have you defied and insulted? And against whom have you exalted your voice \q1 and lifted up your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel. - + \s5 \q1 -\v 24 By your servants you have defied the Lord and have said, 'With the multitude of my chariots -\q1 I have gone up to the heights of the mountains, to the highest elevations of Lebanon. +\v 24 By your servants you have defied the Lord and have said, 'With the multitude of my chariots +\q1 I have gone up to the heights of the mountains, to the highest elevations of Lebanon. \q1 I will cut down its tall cedars and choice cypress trees there, \q1 and I will enter into its farthest high places, its most fruitful forest. \q1 -\v 25 I have dug wells and drunk water; +\v 25 I have dug wells and drunk water; \f + \ft Some ancient and modern versions have \fqa I have dug wells and drunk water in foreign lands \fqb . \f* \q1 I dried up all the rivers of Egypt under the soles of my feet.' \s5 \p -\q1 -\v 26 Have you not heard how I determined it long ago -\q1 and worked it out in ancient times? Now I am bringing it to pass. +\q1 +\v 26 Have you not heard how I determined it long ago +\q1 and worked it out in ancient times? Now I am bringing it to pass. \q1 You are here to reduce impregnable cities into heaps of ruins. \q1 -\v 27 Their inhabitants, of little strength, are shattered and ashamed. +\v 27 Their inhabitants, of little strength, are shattered and ashamed. \q1 They are plants in the field, green grass, \q1 the grass on the roof or in the field, \q1 before the east wind. @@ -77,35 +77,35 @@ sackcloth, to Isaiah son of Amoz, the prophet. \q1 \v 28 But I know your sitting down, your going out, your coming in, and your raging against me. \q1 -\v 29 Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance has reached my ears, -\q1 I will put my hook in your nose, and my bit in your mouth; +\v 29 Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance has reached my ears, +\q1 I will put my hook in your nose, and my bit in your mouth; \q1 I will turn you back the way you came." \s5 \p \q1 -\v 30 This will be the sign for you: -\q1 This year you will eat what grows wild, and in the second year what grows from that. +\v 30 This will be the sign for you: +\q1 This year you will eat what grows wild, and in the second year what grows from that. \q1 But in the third year you must plant and harvest, plant vineyards and eat their fruit. \s5 \q1 \v 31 The remnant of the house of Judah that survives will again take root and bear fruit. \q1 -\v 32 For from Jerusalem a remnant will come out; from Mount Zion survivors will come.' +\v 32 For from Jerusalem a remnant will come out; from Mount Zion survivors will come.' \q1 The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this." \s5 \p \q1 \v 33 Therefore Yahweh says this about the king of Assyria: -\q1 "He will not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow here. +\q1 "He will not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow here. \q1 Neither will he come before it with shield or build up a siege ramp against it. \q1 \v 34 The way by which he came will be the same way he will leave; he will not enter this city. This is the declaration of Yahweh. \s5 -\q1 +\q1 \v 35 For I will defend this city and rescue it, for my own sake and for David my servant's sake." \s5 diff --git a/23-ISA/38.usfm b/23-ISA/38.usfm index 51bbafb9..a21a38de 100644 --- a/23-ISA/38.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/38.usfm @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \p \v 9 This was the written prayer of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had been sick and then recovered: \q1 -\v 10 "I said that halfway through my life +\v 10 "I said that halfway through my life \q1 I will go through the gates of Sheol; I am sent there for the rest of my years. \q \q1 @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 14 Like a swallow I chirp; I coo like a dove; +\v 14 Like a swallow I chirp; I coo like a dove; \q1 my eyes grow tired with looking upward. Lord, I am oppressed; help me. \q1 \v 15 What shall I say? He has both spoken to me, and has done it; diff --git a/23-ISA/40.usfm b/23-ISA/40.usfm index f42d1a8d..a5f77153 100644 --- a/23-ISA/40.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/40.usfm @@ -6,21 +6,21 @@ \v 1 "Comfort, comfort my people," says your God. \q1 \v 2 "Speak tenderly to Jerusalem; and proclaim to her -\q1 that her warfare has ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, +\q1 that her warfare has ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, \q1 that she has received double from Yahweh's hand for all her sins." \s5 \p \q1 -\v 3 A voice cries out, +\v 3 A voice cries out, \q1 "In the wilderness prepare the way of Yahweh; -\q1 make straight in the Arabah a highway for our God." +\q1 make straight in the Arabah a highway for our God." \f + \ft Some older modern versions have \fqa A voice cries out in the wilderness ... \fqb \f* \q1 -\v 4 Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled; +\v 4 Every valley will be lifted up, and every mountain and hill will be leveled; \q1 and the rugged land will be made level, and the rough places a plain; -\q1 +\q1 \v 5 and the glory of Yahweh will be revealed, and all people will see it together; for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken it. \s5 @@ -37,41 +37,41 @@ flower of the field. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 9 Go up on a high mountain, Zion, bearer of good news; +\v 9 Go up on a high mountain, Zion, bearer of good news; \f + \ft Instead of \fqa Go up on a high mountain, Zion, bearer of good news \fqb , some versions have \fqa You who are bearing good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain \fqb . \f* -\q1 lift up your voice with strength. Jerusalem, proclaimer of good news, cry out loudly; do not be afraid. +\q1 lift up your voice with strength. Jerusalem, proclaimer of good news, cry out loudly; do not be afraid. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa Jerusalem, proclaimer of good news \fqb , some versions have \fqa proclaim good news to Jerusalem \fqb . \f* \q1 Say to the cities of Judah, "Here is your God!" -\q1 +\q1 \v 10 Look, the Lord Yahweh comes as a victorious warrior, and his strong arm rules for him. \q1 See, his reward is with him, and his recompense goes before him. \s5 \q1 -\v 11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather in his arm the lambs, -\q1 and carry them close to his heart, +\v 11 He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather in his arm the lambs, +\q1 and carry them close to his heart, \q1 and will gently lead the ewes nursing their young. \s5 \p \q1 \v 12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, measured the span of the sky, -\q1 held the dust of the earth in a basket, weighed the mountains in scales, +\q1 held the dust of the earth in a basket, weighed the mountains in scales, \q1 or the hills in a balance? \s5 \q1 \v 13 Who has comprehended the mind of Yahweh, or instructed him as his counselor? \q1 -\v 14 From whom did he ever receive instruction? Who taught him the correct way to do things, +\v 14 From whom did he ever receive instruction? Who taught him the correct way to do things, \q1 and taught him knowledge, or showed to him the way of understanding? \s5 \q1 -\v 15 Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket, and are regarded like the dust on the scales; +\v 15 Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket, and are regarded like the dust on the scales; \q1 see, he weighs the isles as a speck. \q1 -\v 16 Lebanon is not sufficient fuel, +\v 16 Lebanon is not sufficient fuel, \q1 nor its wild animals sufficient for a burnt offering. \q1 \v 17 All the nations are insufficient before him; they are regarded by him as nothing. @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ flower of the field. \q1 \v 18 To whom then will you compare God? To what idol will you liken him? \q1 -\v 19 An idol! A craftsman casts it: the goldsmith overlays it with gold +\v 19 An idol! A craftsman casts it: the goldsmith overlays it with gold \q1 and forges silver chains for it. \q1 \v 20 To make an offering one chooses a wood that will not rot; @@ -89,18 +89,18 @@ flower of the field. \s5 \q1 -\v 21 Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? +\v 21 Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? \q1 Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? \q1 -\v 22 He is the one who sits above the horizon of the earth; and the inhabitants are like grasshoppers before him. +\v 22 He is the one who sits above the horizon of the earth; and the inhabitants are like grasshoppers before him. \q1 He stretches out the heavens like a curtain and spreads them out as a tent to live in. \s5 \q1 \v 23 He reduces rulers to nothing and makes the rulers of the earth insignificant. \q1 -\v 24 See, they are barely planted; see, they are barely sown; see, they have barely taken root in the earth, +\v 24 See, they are barely planted; see, they are barely sown; see, they have barely taken root in the earth, \q1 before he blows upon them, and they wither, and the wind blows them away like straw. \s5 @@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ foundations of the earth? \v 25 "To whom then will you compare me, whom do I resemble?" says the Holy One. \q1 -\v 26 Look up at the sky! Who has created all these stars? +\v 26 Look up at the sky! Who has created all these stars? \q1 He leads out their formations and calls them all by -name. +name. \q1 By the greatness of his might and by the strength of his power, not one is missing. \s5 @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ name. \v 27 Why do you say, Jacob, and declare, Israel, \q1 "My way is hidden from Yahweh, and my God is not concerned about my vindication?" \q1 -\v 28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? +\v 28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? \q1 The everlasting God, Yahweh, the Creator of the ends of the earth, \q1 does not get tired or weary; there is no limit to his understanding. diff --git a/23-ISA/41.usfm b/23-ISA/41.usfm index ac3f994f..ac07b132 100644 --- a/23-ISA/41.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/41.usfm @@ -3,23 +3,23 @@ \c 41 \p \q1 -\v 1 "Listen before me in silence, you coastlands; let the nations renew their strength; +\v 1 "Listen before me in silence, you coastlands; let the nations renew their strength; \q1 let them come near and speak; let us come near together to argue a dispute. \q1 -\v 2 Who stirred up this one from the east? Who calls him in good order to his foot? -\q1 He hands nations over to him and makes him able to subdue kings; +\v 2 Who stirred up this one from the east? Who calls him in good order to his foot? +\q1 He hands nations over to him and makes him able to subdue kings; \q1 he makes them like the dust with his sword, like windblown stubble with his bow. \s5 \q1 \v 3 He pursues them and passes by safely, by a swift path that his feet scarcely touch. \q1 -\v 4 Who has performed and accomplished these deeds? Who has summoned the generations from the beginning? +\v 4 Who has performed and accomplished these deeds? Who has summoned the generations from the beginning? \q1 I, Yahweh, the first, and with the last ones, I am he. \s5 \q1 -\v 5 The isles have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble; +\v 5 The isles have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble; \q1 they approach and come. \q1 \v 6 Everyone helps his neighbor, and every one says to one another, 'Be encouraged.' @@ -30,32 +30,32 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 8 But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, +\v 8 But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, \q1 the offspring of Abraham my friend, \q1 -\v 9 you whom I am bringing back from the ends of the earth, and whom I called from the far away places, +\v 9 you whom I am bringing back from the ends of the earth, and whom I called from the far away places, \q1 and to whom I said, 'You are my servant;' I have chosen you and not rejected you. \s5 -\v 10 Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be anxious, for I am your God. +\v 10 Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be anxious, for I am your God. \q1 I will strengthen you, and I will help you, and I will uphold you with the right hand of my deserved victory. \s5 \q1 -\v 11 See, they will be ashamed and disgraced, all who have been angry with you; +\v 11 See, they will be ashamed and disgraced, all who have been angry with you; \q1 they will be as nothing and will perish, those who oppose you. \s5 \q1 -\v 12 You will seek and will not find those who contended with you; -\q1 those who warred against you will be like nothing, absolutely nothing. +\v 12 You will seek and will not find those who contended with you; +\q1 those who warred against you will be like nothing, absolutely nothing. \q1 -\v 13 For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, +\v 13 For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, \q1 saying to you, 'Do not fear; I am helping you.' \s5 \q1 -\v 14 Do not fear, Jacob you worm, and you men of Israel; +\v 14 Do not fear, Jacob you worm, and you men of Israel; \q1 I will help you"—this is the declaration of Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. \q1 \v 15 "Look, I am making you like a sharp threshing sledge, new and two-edged; @@ -64,41 +64,41 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 16 You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away; the wind will scatter them. +\v 16 You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away; the wind will scatter them. \q1 You will rejoice in Yahweh, you will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 17 The oppressed and needy look for water, but there is none, and their tongues are parched for thirst; +\v 17 The oppressed and needy look for water, but there is none, and their tongues are parched for thirst; \q1 I, Yahweh, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. \q1 -\v 18 I will make streams to flow down the slopes, and springs in the middle of the valleys; +\v 18 I will make streams to flow down the slopes, and springs in the middle of the valleys; \q1 I will make the desert into a pool of water, and the dry land into springs of water. \s5 \q1 -\v 19 In the wilderness I will set the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the olive tree. +\v 19 In the wilderness I will set the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the olive tree. \q1 I will set the cypress in the desert plain, with the pines and the cypress box trees. \q1 -\v 20 I will do this so that the people may see, recognize, and understand together, +\v 20 I will do this so that the people may see, recognize, and understand together, \q1 that the hand of Yahweh has done this, that the Holy One of Israel has created it. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 21 Present your case," says Yahweh; +\v 21 Present your case," says Yahweh; \q1 "present your best arguments for your idols," says the King of Jacob. \q1 -\v 22 Let them bring us their own arguments; have them come forward and declare to us what will happen, +\v 22 Let them bring us their own arguments; have them come forward and declare to us what will happen, \q1 so we may know these things well. \q1 Have them tell us of earlier predictive declarations, so we can reflect on them and know how they were fulfilled. \s5 \q1 -\v 23 Tell things about the future, that we may know if you are gods; +\v 23 Tell things about the future, that we may know if you are gods; \q1 do something good or evil, that we may be frightened and impressed. \q1 \v 24 See, your idols are of nothing, and your deeds are nothing; he who chooses you is abominable. @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ water, and the dry land into springs of water. \q1 and he will trample the rulers like mud, like a potter who is treading on the clay. \q1 \v 26 Who announced this from the beginning, that we might know? And before time, that we may say, -"He is right"? +"He is right"? \q1 Indeed none of them decreed it, yes, none heard you say anything. @@ -118,10 +118,10 @@ water, and the dry land into springs of water. \q1 \v 27 I first said to Zion, "Look here they are;" I sent a herald to Jerusalem. \q1 -\v 28 When I look, there is no one, not one among them who can give good advice, +\v 28 When I look, there is no one, not one among them who can give good advice, \q1 who, when I ask, can answer a word. \q1 -\v 29 Look, all of them are nothing, +\v 29 Look, all of them are nothing, \q1 and their deeds are nothing; their cast metal figures are wind and emptiness. diff --git a/23-ISA/42.usfm b/23-ISA/42.usfm index 581f930c..52a098c0 100644 --- a/23-ISA/42.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/42.usfm @@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ \v 3 A crushed reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench: \q1 he will faithfully execute justice. \q1 -\v 4 He will not grow faint nor be discouraged -\q1 until he has established justice on the earth; +\v 4 He will not grow faint nor be discouraged +\q1 until he has established justice on the earth; \q1 and the coastlands wait for his law. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 5 This is what God Yahweh says, -\q1 he who created the heavens and stretched them out ; he who spread out the earth and gives life in it; +\v 5 This is what God Yahweh says, +\q1 he who created the heavens and stretched them out ; he who spread out the earth and gives life in it; \q1 he who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live on it: \q1 \v 6 "I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness and will hold your hand. @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 7 to open the eyes of the blind, to release the prisoners from the dungeon, +\v 7 to open the eyes of the blind, to release the prisoners from the dungeon, \q1 and from the house of confinement those who sit in darkness. \s5 @@ -37,21 +37,20 @@ \v 8 I am Yahweh, that is my name; \q1 and my glory I will not share with another nor my praise with carved idols. \q1 -\v 9 See, the previous things came to pass, -\q1 now I am about to declare new events. +\v 9 See, the previous things came to pass, +\q1 now I am about to declare new events. \q1 Before they begin to occur I will tell you about them." \s5 \p \q1 -\v 10 Sing to Yahweh a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth; +\v 10 Sing to Yahweh a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth; \q1 you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, the coastlands, and those who live there. \q1 \v 11 Let the desert and the cities cry out, - the villages where Kedar lives, shout for joy! - \q1 Let the inhabitants of Sela sing; let them shout from the mountaintops. - + the villages where Kedar lives, shout for joy! + \q1 Let the inhabitants of Sela sing; let them shout from the mountaintops. \s5 \q1 @@ -66,26 +65,26 @@ \v 14 I have kept quiet for a long time; I have been still and restrained myself; \q1 now I will cry out like a woman in labor; I will gasp and pant. \q1 -\v 15 I will lay waste mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation; +\v 15 I will lay waste mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation; \q1 and I will turn the rivers into islands and will dry up the marshes. \s5 \q1 \v 16 I will bring the blind by a way that they do not know; in paths that they do not know I will lead them. -\q1 I will turn the darkness into light before them, and make the crooked places straight. +\q1 I will turn the darkness into light before them, and make the crooked places straight. \q1 These things I will do, and I will not abandon them. \s5 \q1 -\v 17 They will be turned back, they will be completely put to shame, those who trust in carved figures, +\v 17 They will be turned back, they will be completely put to shame, those who trust in carved figures, \q1 who say to cast metal figures, "You are our gods." \s5 \p \q1 \v 18 Listen, you deaf; and look, you blind, that you may see. \q1 -\v 19 Who is blind but my servant? Or deaf like my messenger I send? +\v 19 Who is blind but my servant? Or deaf like my messenger I send? \q1 Who is as blind as my covenant partner, or blind as Yahweh's servant? \s5 @@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 22 But this is a people robbed and plundered; -\q1 they are all trapped in pits, held captive in prisons; +\q1 they are all trapped in pits, held captive in prisons; \q1 they have become a plunder with no one to rescue them, and no one says, "Bring them back!" \s5 @@ -105,13 +104,13 @@ \q1 \v 23 Who among you will listen to this? Who will listen and hear in the future? \q1 -\v 24 Who gave Jacob over to the robber, and Israel to the looters? -\q1 Was it not Yahweh, against whom we have sinned, +\v 24 Who gave Jacob over to the robber, and Israel to the looters? +\q1 Was it not Yahweh, against whom we have sinned, \q1 in whose ways they refused to walk, and whose law they refused to obey? \s5 \q1 -\v 25 Therefore he poured out his fierce anger against them, with the devastation of war. +\v 25 Therefore he poured out his fierce anger against them, with the devastation of war. \q1 It blazed around them, yet they did not realize it; it burned them, but they did not take it to heart. diff --git a/23-ISA/43.usfm b/23-ISA/43.usfm index 143d8e7c..fd491927 100644 --- a/23-ISA/43.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/43.usfm @@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ \q1 \v 3 For I am Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. \q1 I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you. - + \s5 \q1 -\v 4 Since you are precious and special in my sight, I love you; +\v 4 Since you are precious and special in my sight, I love you; \q1 therefore I will give people in exchange for you, and other peoples in exchange for your life. \q1 -\v 5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you; +\v 5 Do not be afraid, for I am with you; \q1 I will bring your offspring from the east, and gather you from the west. \s5 @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \v 6 I will say to the north, 'Hand them over;' and to the south, 'Do not hold any back;' \q1 Bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the remote regions of the earth, \q1 -\v 7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I have created for my glory, +\v 7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yes, whom I have made. \s5 @@ -36,16 +36,16 @@ whom I have formed, yes, whom I have made. \q1 \v 8 Bring out the blind people, who have eyes, and the deaf, though they have ears. \q1 -\v 9 All the nations gather together, and the peoples assemble. +\v 9 All the nations gather together, and the peoples assemble. \q1 Who among them could have declared this and announced to us -earlier events? +earlier events? \q1 Let them bring their witnesses to prove themselves right, let them listen and affirm, 'It is true.' \s5 \q1 -\v 10 You are my witnesses," declares Yahweh, "and my servant whom I have chosen, +\v 10 You are my witnesses," declares Yahweh, "and my servant whom I have chosen, \q1 so that you may know and believe in me, and understand -that I am he. +that I am he. \q1 Before me there was no god formed, and there will be none after me. \q1 \v 11 I, I am Yahweh, and there is no savior but me. @@ -53,17 +53,17 @@ that I am he. \s5 \q1 \v 12 I have declared, saved, and proclaimed, and there is no other -god among you. +god among you. \q1 You are my witnesses," declares Yahweh, "I am God. \q1 -\v 13 From this day on I am he, +\v 13 From this day on I am he, \q1 and no one can rescue anyone from my hand. I act, and who can turn it back?" \s5 \p \q1 -\v 14 This is what Yahweh says, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: -\q1 "For your sake I send to Babylon and lead them all down as fugitives, +\v 14 This is what Yahweh says, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: +\q1 "For your sake I send to Babylon and lead them all down as fugitives, \q1 turning the Babylonians' expressions of joy into songs of lamentation. \q1 \v 15 I am Yahweh, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King." @@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ god among you. \q1 \v 18 "Do not think about these former things, nor consider the things of long ago. \q1 -\v 19 Look, I am about to do a new thing; now it begins to happen; do you not perceive it? +\v 19 Look, I am about to do a new thing; now it begins to happen; do you not perceive it? \q1 I will make a road in the desert and streams of water in the wilderness. \s5 \q1 -\v 20 The wild animals of the field will honor me, the jackals and the ostriches, -\q1 because I give water in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, +\v 20 The wild animals of the field will honor me, the jackals and the ostriches, +\q1 because I give water in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, \q1 for my chosen people to drink, \q1 -\v 21 this people whom I formed for myself, +\v 21 this people whom I formed for myself, \q1 that they might recount my praises. \s5 @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ god among you. \q1 \v 22 But you have not called on me, Jacob; you have become tired of me, Israel. \q1 -\v 23 You have not brought me any of your sheep as burnt offerings; +\v 23 You have not brought me any of your sheep as burnt offerings; \q1 nor have you honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with grain offerings, nor wearied you with incense offering. \s5 diff --git a/23-ISA/44.usfm b/23-ISA/44.usfm index 2614931e..3a06e747 100644 --- a/23-ISA/44.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/44.usfm @@ -5,67 +5,66 @@ \q1 \v 1 Now listen, Jacob my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen: \q1 -\v 2 This is what Yahweh says, he who made you and formed you in the womb +\v 2 This is what Yahweh says, he who made you and formed you in the womb \q1 and who will help you: "Do not fear, Jacob my servant; and you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. \s5 \q1 -\v 3 For I will pour water on the thirsty ground, and flowing streams on the dry ground; +\v 3 For I will pour water on the thirsty ground, and flowing streams on the dry ground; \q1 I will pour my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your children. \q1 \v 4 They will spring up among the grass, like willows by the streams of water. \s5 \q1 -\v 5 One will say, 'I am Yahweh's;' and another will be named after Jacob; +\v 5 One will say, 'I am Yahweh's;' and another will be named after Jacob; \q1 and another will write on his hand 'Belonging to Yahweh' and be called by the name of Israel." \s5 \p \q1 \v 6 This is what Yahweh says—the King of Israel and his Redeemer, Yahweh of hosts: -\q1 "I am the first, and I am the last; and there is no God but me. - +\q1 "I am the first, and I am the last; and there is no God but me. \s5 \q1 -\v 7 Who is like me? Let him announce it and explain to me +\v 7 Who is like me? Let him announce it and explain to me \q1 the events that occurred since I established my ancient people, and let them declare the events to come. \s5 \q1 -\v 8 Do not fear or be afraid. Have I not declared to you long ago, and announced it? +\v 8 Do not fear or be afraid. Have I not declared to you long ago, and announced it? \q1 You are my witnesses: Is there any God besides me? There is no other Rock; I know of none." \s5 \p \q1 -\v 9 All who fashion idols are nothing; the things they delight in are worthless; +\v 9 All who fashion idols are nothing; the things they delight in are worthless; \q1 their witnesses cannot see or know anything, and they will be put to shame. \q1 \v 10 Who would form a god or cast an idol that is worthless? \s5 \q1 -\v 11 Look, all his associates will be put to shame; the craftsmen are only men. +\v 11 Look, all his associates will be put to shame; the craftsmen are only men. \q1 Let them take their stand together; they will cower and be put to shame. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 12 The smith works with his tools, forming it, working over the coals. -\q1 He shapes it with hammers and works it with his strong arm. +\v 12 The smith works with his tools, forming it, working over the coals. +\q1 He shapes it with hammers and works it with his strong arm. \q1 He is hungry, and his strength wanes; he drinks no water and becomes faint. \s5 \q1 -\v 13 The carpenter measures the wood with a line, and marks it with a stylus. -\q1 He shapes it with his tools and marks it out with a compass. +\v 13 The carpenter measures the wood with a line, and marks it with a stylus. +\q1 He shapes it with his tools and marks it out with a compass. \q1 He shapes it after the figure of a man, like an attractive human, so it may stay in a house. \s5 \q1 -\v 14 He cuts down cedars, or chooses a cypress tree or an oak tree. +\v 14 He cuts down cedars, or chooses a cypress tree or an oak tree. \q1 He picks for himself trees in the forest. He plants a fir tree and the rain makes it grow. \s5 @@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. \s5 \q1 -\v 17 With the rest of the wood he makes a god, his carved image; he bows down to it and reverences it, +\v 17 With the rest of the wood he makes a god, his carved image; he bows down to it and reverences it, \q1 and prays to it saying, "Rescue me, for you are my god." \s5 @@ -88,9 +87,9 @@ you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. \s5 \q1 -\v 19 No one thinks, nor do they comprehend and say, +\v 19 No one thinks, nor do they comprehend and say, \q1 "I have burned part of the wood in the fire; yes, -I have also baked bread upon its coals. I have roasted meat over its coals and eaten. +I have also baked bread upon its coals. I have roasted meat over its coals and eaten. \q1 Now should I make the other part of the wood into something disgusting to worship? Should I bow down to a block of wood?" \s5 @@ -100,32 +99,32 @@ I have also baked bread upon its coals. I have roasted meat over its coals and e \s5 \p \q1 -\v 21 Think about these things, Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant: +\v 21 Think about these things, Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant: \q1 I have formed you; you are my servant: Israel, you will not be forgotten by me. \q1 -\v 22 I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your rebellious deeds, and like a cloud, your sins; +\v 22 I have blotted out, like a thick cloud, your rebellious deeds, and like a cloud, your sins; \q1 return to me, for I have redeemed you. \s5 \q1 -\v 23 Sing, you heavens, for Yahweh has acted; shout, you underworld under the earth; +\v 23 Sing, you heavens, for Yahweh has acted; shout, you underworld under the earth; \q1 break out into singing, you mountains, and you, forest, with every tree; \q1 for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob, and will show his glory in Israel. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 24 This is what Yahweh says, your Redeemer, he who formed you from the womb: -\q1 "I am Yahweh, who made everything, +\v 24 This is what Yahweh says, your Redeemer, he who formed you from the womb: +\q1 "I am Yahweh, who made everything, \q1 who alone stretched out the heavens, who alone fashioned the earth. \q1 -\v 25 I who frustrate the omens of the empty talkers and who disgrace those who read omens; +\v 25 I who frustrate the omens of the empty talkers and who disgrace those who read omens; \q1 I who overturn the wisdom of the wise and make their advice foolish. \s5 \q1 -\v 26 I, Yahweh!—who fulfills the declarations of his servant and brings to pass the advice of his messengers, -\q1 who says of Jerusalem, 'She will be inhabited,' and of the cities of Judah, 'They will be built again, and I will raise up her waste places;' +\v 26 I, Yahweh!—who fulfills the declarations of his servant and brings to pass the advice of his messengers, +\q1 who says of Jerusalem, 'She will be inhabited,' and of the cities of Judah, 'They will be built again, and I will raise up her waste places;' \q1 \v 27 who says to the deep sea, 'Be dry, and I will dry up your currents.' diff --git a/23-ISA/45.usfm b/23-ISA/45.usfm index 4b033600..09c6710b 100644 --- a/23-ISA/45.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/45.usfm @@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ \c 45 \p \q1 -\v 1 This is what Yahweh says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold, -\q1 in order to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, +\v 1 This is what Yahweh says to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold, +\q1 in order to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, \q1 and to open the doors before him, so that gates remain open: \s5 \q1 -\v 2 "I will go before you and level the mountains; +\v 2 "I will go before you and level the mountains; \q1 I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut in pieces their iron bars, \q1 \v 3 and I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches hidden away, @@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 7 I form the light and create darkness; +\v 7 I form the light and create darkness; \q1 I bring peace and create disaster; I am Yahweh, who does all these things. \p \q1 \v 8 You heavens, rain down from above! Let the skies rain down righteous salvation. -\q1 Let the earth absorb it, that salvation may sprout up, +\q1 Let the earth absorb it, that salvation may sprout up, \q1 and righteousness spring up together with it. I, Yahweh, have created them both. \s5 @@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 12 'I made the earth and created man on it. -\q1 It was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all the stars to appear. - +\v 12 'I made the earth and created man on it. +\q1 It was my hands that stretched out the heavens, and I commanded all the stars to appear. \s5 \q1 \v 13 I stirred Cyrus up in righteousness, and I will smooth out all his paths. @@ -65,10 +64,10 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 14 This is what Yahweh says, -\q1 "The earnings of Egypt and the merchandise of Ethiopia with the Sabeans, men of tall stature, -\q1 will be brought to you. They will be yours. They will follow after you, coming in chains. -\q1 They will bow down to you and plead with you saying, +\v 14 This is what Yahweh says, +\q1 "The earnings of Egypt and the merchandise of Ethiopia with the Sabeans, men of tall stature, +\q1 will be brought to you. They will be yours. They will follow after you, coming in chains. +\q1 They will bow down to you and plead with you saying, \q1 'Surely God is with you, and there is no other except him.'" \q1 \v 15 Truly you are a God who hides yourself, God of Israel, Savior. @@ -77,43 +76,43 @@ \q1 \v 16 They will all be ashamed and disgraced together; those who carve idols will walk in humiliation. \q1 -\v 17 But Israel will be saved by Yahweh with an everlasting salvation; +\v 17 But Israel will be saved by Yahweh with an everlasting salvation; \q1 you will never again be ashamed or humiliated. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 18 This is what Yahweh says, who created the heavens, the true God -\q1 who created the earth and made it, who established it. -\q1 He created it, not as a waste, but designed it to be inhabited: +\v 18 This is what Yahweh says, who created the heavens, the true God +\q1 who created the earth and made it, who established it. +\q1 He created it, not as a waste, but designed it to be inhabited: \q1 "I am Yahweh, and I have no peer. \s5 \q1 -\v 19 I have not spoken in private, in some hidden place; +\v 19 I have not spoken in private, in some hidden place; \q1 I did not say to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain!' \q1 I am Yahweh, who speaks sincerely; I declare the things that are right. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 20 Assemble yourselves and come! Gather together, you refugees from among the nations! +\v 20 Assemble yourselves and come! Gather together, you refugees from among the nations! \q1 They have no knowledge, those who carry carved images and pray to gods who cannot save. \s5 \q1 -\v 21 Come close and declare it to me, bring the evidence! Let them conspire together. +\v 21 Come close and declare it to me, bring the evidence! Let them conspire together. \q1 Who has shown this from long ago? Who announced it? \q1 Was it not I, Yahweh? And there is no God except me, a just God and a Savior; there is no one besides me. \s5 \q1 -\v 22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; +\v 22 Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; \q1 for I am God, and there is no other god. \q1 -\v 23 'By myself I swear, -\q1 speaking my just decree, and it will not turn back: +\v 23 'By myself I swear, +\q1 speaking my just decree, and it will not turn back: \q1 To me every knee will bend, every tongue will swear. \s5 diff --git a/23-ISA/46.usfm b/23-ISA/46.usfm index 8f778fba..6674a4cb 100644 --- a/23-ISA/46.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/46.usfm @@ -4,30 +4,30 @@ \p \q1 \v 1 Bel bows down, Nebo stoops; their idols -\q1 weigh down the animals carrying them. These idols they carry about are a heavy burden to the weary animals. +\q1 weigh down the animals carrying them. These idols they carry about are a heavy burden to the weary animals. \q1 -\v 2 Together they bend low, kneel down; they cannot rescue the images, +\v 2 Together they bend low, kneel down; they cannot rescue the images, \q1 and they themselves have gone off into captivity. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 3 Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all you, the remnant of the house of Jacob, +\v 3 Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all you, the remnant of the house of Jacob, \q1 who have been carried by me from before your birth, carried from the womb: \q1 -\v 4 Even to your old age I am he, and even until your hair is gray I will carry you. +\v 4 Even to your old age I am he, and even until your hair is gray I will carry you. \q1 I made you, and I will support you, I will carry you to safety. \s5 \q1 -\v 5 To whom will you compare me? And whom do I resemble, so that we may be compared? +\v 5 To whom will you compare me? And whom do I resemble, so that we may be compared? \q1 \v 6 People pour out gold from the bag and weigh silver on the scale. \q1 They hire a metalsmith, and he makes it into a god; they bow down and worship it. \s5 \q1 -\v 7 They lift it on their shoulder and carry it; they set it in its place, and it stands in its place and does not move from it. +\v 7 They lift it on their shoulder and carry it; they set it in its place, and it stands in its place and does not move from it. \q1 They cry out to it, but it cannot answer nor save anyone from his trouble. \s5 @@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ \q1 \v 8 Think about these things; never ignore them, you rebels! \q1 -\v 9 Think about the earlier things, those of times past, +\v 9 Think about the earlier things, those of times past, \q1 for I am God, and there is no other, I am God, and there is no one like me. \s5 \q1 -\v 10 I announce the end from the beginning, and beforehand what has not yet happened; +\v 10 I announce the end from the beginning, and beforehand what has not yet happened; \q1 I say, "My plan will happen, and I will do as I desire." \q1 -\v 11 I call a bird of prey from the east, the man of my choice from a distant land; +\v 11 I call a bird of prey from the east, the man of my choice from a distant land; \q1 yes, I have spoken; I will also accomplish it; I have purposed, I will also do it. diff --git a/23-ISA/47.usfm b/23-ISA/47.usfm index 26b0b362..45cbc218 100644 --- a/23-ISA/47.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/47.usfm @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ \p \q1 \v 1 Come down and sit in the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon; -\q1 sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of the Chaldeans. +\q1 sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of the Chaldeans. \q1 You will no longer be called dainty and delicate. \q1 -\v 2 Take the millstone and grind flour; remove your veil, +\v 2 Take the millstone and grind flour; remove your veil, \q1 strip off your flowing robe, uncover your legs, cross the streams. \s5 @@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ \v 3 Your nakedness will be uncovered, yes, your shame will be seen: \q1 I will take vengeance and will not spare a man. \q1 -\v 4 Our Redeemer, Yahweh of hosts is his name, +\v 4 Our Redeemer, Yahweh of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. \q1 -\v 5 Sit in silence and go into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans; +\v 5 Sit in silence and go into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans; \q1 for you will no longer be called queen of kingdoms. \s5 \q1 -\v 6 I was angry with my people; I defiled my heritage +\v 6 I was angry with my people; I defiled my heritage \q1 and gave them over into your hand, but you showed them no mercy; \q1 you placed a very heavy yoke on the old people. @@ -36,22 +36,22 @@ the Holy One of Israel. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 8 So now hear this, you who loves pleasure and sits securely, +\v 8 So now hear this, you who loves pleasure and sits securely, \q1 you who say in your heart, "I exist, and there is no one else like me; \q1 I will never sit as a widow, nor will I ever experience loss of children." \q1 -\v 9 But these two things will come to you in a moment in one day: -\q1 the loss of children and widowhood; in full force they will come on you, +\v 9 But these two things will come to you in a moment in one day: +\q1 the loss of children and widowhood; in full force they will come on you, \q1 despite your sorceries and your many incantations and amulets. \s5 \q1 -\v 10 You have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, "No one sees me;" +\v 10 You have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, "No one sees me;" \q1 your wisdom and your knowledge lead you astray, \q1 but you say in your heart, "I exist, and there is no one else like me." \q1 -\v 11 Disaster will overcome you; you will not be able to drive it away with your incantations. +\v 11 Disaster will overcome you; you will not be able to drive it away with your incantations. \q1 Destruction will fall on you; you will not be able to ward it off. \q1 Calamity will strike you suddenly, before you know it. @@ -59,21 +59,21 @@ the Holy One of Israel. \p \q1 \v 12 Persist in casting your spells and your many sorceries -\q1 which you have faithfully recited since your childhood; +\q1 which you have faithfully recited since your childhood; \q1 perhaps you will be successful, perhaps you will scare away disaster. \q1 -\v 13 You are tired out with your many consultations; let those men stand up -\q1 and save you—those who chart the heavens and look at the stars, +\v 13 You are tired out with your many consultations; let those men stand up +\q1 and save you—those who chart the heavens and look at the stars, \q1 those who declare the new moons—let them save you from what will happen to you. \s5 \q1 -\v 14 See, they will become like stubble. The fire will burn them up. -\q1 They will not save themselves from the hand of the flame. +\v 14 See, they will become like stubble. The fire will burn them up. +\q1 They will not save themselves from the hand of the flame. \q1 There are no coals to warm them and no fire for them to sit by! \q1 -\v 15 They will be for you nothing but toil, those with whom you have traded since your youth; +\v 15 They will be for you nothing but toil, those with whom you have traded since your youth; \q1 they wander every one to his own way; there is no one to save you. diff --git a/23-ISA/48.usfm b/23-ISA/48.usfm index f39d4f5a..6ea70b10 100644 --- a/23-ISA/48.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/48.usfm @@ -3,36 +3,36 @@ \c 48 \p \q1 -\v 1 Hear this, house of Jacob, -\q1 who are called by the name Israel, and have come from the sperm of Judah; -\q1 you who swear by the name of Yahweh and invoke the God of Israel, +\v 1 Hear this, house of Jacob, +\q1 who are called by the name Israel, and have come from the sperm of Judah; +\q1 you who swear by the name of Yahweh and invoke the God of Israel, \q1 but not sincerely nor in a righteous manner. \q1 -\v 2 For they call themselves people of the holy city +\v 2 For they call themselves people of the holy city \q1 and trust in the God of Israel; Yahweh of hosts is his name. \s5 \q1 -\v 3 "I have declared the things from long ago; they came out from my mouth, and I made them known; +\v 3 "I have declared the things from long ago; they came out from my mouth, and I made them known; \q1 then suddenly I did them, and they came to pass. \q1 -\v 4 Because I knew that you were obstinate, +\v 4 Because I knew that you were obstinate, \q1 your neck muscles tight as iron, and your forehead like bronze, \q1 -\v 5 therefore I declared these things to you beforehand; before they happened I informed you, +\v 5 therefore I declared these things to you beforehand; before they happened I informed you, \q1 so you could not say, 'My idol has done them,' or 'my carved figure, or my cast metal figure has ordained these things.' \s5 \q1 -\v 6 You heard about these things; look at all this evidence; and you, will you not admit what I said is true? From now on, I am showing you new things, +\v 6 You heard about these things; look at all this evidence; and you, will you not admit what I said is true? From now on, I am showing you new things, hidden things that you have not known. \q1 -\v 7 Now, and not from previously, they come into being, and before today you have not heard about them, +\v 7 Now, and not from previously, they come into being, and before today you have not heard about them, \q1 so you will not be able to say, 'Yes, I knew about them.' \s5 \q1 -\v 8 You never heard; you did not know; these things were not unfolded to your ears beforehand. +\v 8 You never heard; you did not know; these things were not unfolded to your ears beforehand. \q1 For I knew that you have been very deceitful, and that you have been a rebel from birth. @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ very deceitful, and that you have been a rebel from birth. \q1 \v 10 Look, I refined you, but not as silver; I have purified you in the furnace of affliction. \q1 -\v 11 For my own sake, for my own sake I will act; for how can I allow my name to be dishonored? +\v 11 For my own sake, for my own sake I will act; for how can I allow my name to be dishonored? \q1 I will not give my glory to anyone else. \s5 @@ -51,19 +51,19 @@ very deceitful, and that you have been a rebel from birth. \v 12 Listen to me, Jacob, and Israel, whom I called: \q1 I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. \q1 -\v 13 Yes, my hand laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; +\v 13 Yes, my hand laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand spread out the heavens; \q1 when I call to them, they stand up together. \s5 \q1 -\v 14 Assemble yourselves, all of you, and listen; Who among you has announced these things? +\v 14 Assemble yourselves, all of you, and listen; Who among you has announced these things? \q1 Yahweh's ally will accomplish his purpose against Babylon. He will carry out Yahweh's will against the Chaldeans. \q1 \v 15 I, I have spoken, yes, I have summoned him, I have brought him, and he will succeed. \s5 \q1 -\v 16 Come near to me, listen to this; +\v 16 Come near to me, listen to this; \q1 from the beginning I have not spoken in secret; when it happens, I am there; \q1 and now the Lord Yahweh has sent me, and his Spirit." @@ -71,28 +71,27 @@ very deceitful, and that you have been a rebel from birth. \p \q1 \v 17 This is what Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says, -\q1 "I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you how to succeed, +\q1 "I am Yahweh your God, who teaches you how to succeed, \q1 who leads you by the way that you should go. \q1 \v 18 If only you had obeyed my commandments! -\q1 Then your peace and prosperity would have flowed like a river, and your salvation like the waves of the sea. - +\q1 Then your peace and prosperity would have flowed like a river, and your salvation like the waves of the sea. \s5 \q1 -\v 19 Your descendants would have been as numerous as the sand, and the children from your womb as numerous as the grains of sand; +\v 19 Your descendants would have been as numerous as the sand, and the children from your womb as numerous as the grains of sand; \q1 their name would not have been cut off nor blotted out from before me. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 20 Come out from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! +\v 20 Come out from Babylon! Flee from the Chaldeans! \q1 With the sound of a ringing cry announce it! Make this known, make it go out to the ends of the earth! \q1 Say, 'Yahweh has redeemed his servant Jacob.' \s5 \q1 -\v 21 They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; -\q1 he made the water to flow out of the rock for them; +\v 21 They did not thirst when he led them through the deserts; +\q1 he made the water to flow out of the rock for them; \q1 he split open the rock, and the waters gushed out. \q1 \v 22 There is no peace for the wicked—says Yahweh." diff --git a/23-ISA/49.usfm b/23-ISA/49.usfm index 1f6324fa..496050a2 100644 --- a/23-ISA/49.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/49.usfm @@ -3,34 +3,34 @@ \c 49 \p \q1 -\v 1 Listen to me, you coastlands! And give attention, you distant peoples. +\v 1 Listen to me, you coastlands! And give attention, you distant peoples. \q1 Yahweh has called me from birth by name, when my mother brought me into the world. \q1 -\v 2 He has made my mouth like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hand; +\v 2 He has made my mouth like a sharp sword; he hid me in the shadow of his hand; \q1 he has made me into a polished arrow; in his quiver he has hidden me. \s5 \q1 \v 3 He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, through whom I show my glory." \q1 -\v 4 But I replied, "Though I thought I have labored in vain, I have spent my energy for nothing, +\v 4 But I replied, "Though I thought I have labored in vain, I have spent my energy for nothing, \q1 yet my justice is with Yahweh, and my reward is with my God." \s5 \p \q1 -\v 5 And now Yahweh has spoken, he who formed me from birth to be his servant, -\q1 to restore Jacob again to himself, and that Israel be gathered to him. +\v 5 And now Yahweh has spoken, he who formed me from birth to be his servant, +\q1 to restore Jacob again to himself, and that Israel be gathered to him. \q1 I am honored in the eyes of Yahweh, and my God has become my strength. \q1 -\v 6 He says, "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, -\q1 and to restore the survivors of Israel. I will make you a light to the Gentiles, +\v 6 He says, "It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, +\q1 and to restore the survivors of Israel. I will make you a light to the Gentiles, \q1 that you may be my salvation to the ends of the earth." \s5 \q1 -\v 7 This is what Yahweh says, the Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, -\q1 to the one whose life is despised, hated by the nations, and a slave of rulers, +\v 7 This is what Yahweh says, the Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, +\q1 to the one whose life is despised, hated by the nations, and a slave of rulers, \q1 "Kings will see you and arise, and princes will see you and bow down, \q1 because of Yahweh who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you." @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \p \q1 \v 8 This is what Yahweh says, -\q1 "At a time I decide to show my favor I will answer you, and in a day of salvation I will help you; +\q1 "At a time I decide to show my favor I will answer you, and in a day of salvation I will help you; \q1 I will protect you, and give you as a covenant for the people, \q1 to rebuild the land, to reassign the desolate inheritance. @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \q1 \v 12 Look, these will come from far away, some from the north and the west; and others from the land of Sinim. \q1 -\v 13 Sing, heavens, and be joyful, earth; break into singing, you mountains! +\v 13 Sing, heavens, and be joyful, earth; break into singing, you mountains! \q1 For Yahweh comforts his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted. \s5 @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \q1 \v 14 But Zion said, "Yahweh has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me." \q1 -\v 15 "Can a woman forget her baby, nursing at her breast, so she does not have compassion on the son she has borne? +\v 15 "Can a woman forget her baby, nursing at her breast, so she does not have compassion on the son she has borne? \q1 Yes, they may forget, but I will not forget you. \s5 @@ -76,21 +76,21 @@ \q1 \v 17 Your children are hurrying back, while those who destroyed you are going away. \q1 -\v 18 Look around and see, they are all gathering and coming to you. +\v 18 Look around and see, they are all gathering and coming to you. \q1 As surely as I live—this is the declaration of Yahweh—you will surely wear them like jewelry; you will put them on, like a bride. \s5 \q1 -\v 19 Though you were a waste and desolate, a land that was in ruins, +\v 19 Though you were a waste and desolate, a land that was in ruins, \q1 now you will be too small for the inhabitants, and those who devoured you will be far away. \q1 -\v 20 The children born during the time of your bereavement will say in your hearing, +\v 20 The children born during the time of your bereavement will say in your hearing, \q1 'The place is too cramped for us, make room for us, so we may live here.' \s5 \q1 -\v 21 Then you will ask yourself, 'Who has borne these children for me? -\q1 I was bereaved and barren, exiled and divorced. -Who has raised these children? +\v 21 Then you will ask yourself, 'Who has borne these children for me? +\q1 I was bereaved and barren, exiled and divorced. +Who has raised these children? \q1 Look, I was left all alone; where did these come from?'" \s5 @@ -102,9 +102,9 @@ Who has raised these children? \s5 \q1 -\v 23 Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursemaids; +\v 23 Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursemaids; \q1 they will bow down to you with their -faces to the earth and lick the dust of your feet; +faces to the earth and lick the dust of your feet; \q1 and you will know that I am Yahweh; those who wait for me will not be put to shame." \s5 @@ -114,13 +114,13 @@ faces to the earth and lick the dust of your feet; \f + \ft Instead of \fqa from the fierce \fqb , the Hebrew text has \fqa from the righteous \fqb , but most modern versions correct it to \fqa from the fierce \fqb . \f* \q1 \v 25 But this is what Yahweh says, -\q1 "Yes, the captives will be taken away from the warrior, and spoils will be rescued; +\q1 "Yes, the captives will be taken away from the warrior, and spoils will be rescued; \q1 for I will oppose your adversary and save your children. \s5 \q1 \v 26 And I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh; and they will get drunk on their own blood, as if -it were wine; +it were wine; \q1 and all mankind will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob." diff --git a/23-ISA/50.usfm b/23-ISA/50.usfm index 7e58d307..b90e06fd 100644 --- a/23-ISA/50.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/50.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \c 50 \p \q1 -\v 1 This is what Yahweh says, +\v 1 This is what Yahweh says, \q1 "Where is the certificate of divorce with which I divorced your mother? \q1 And to which of my creditors did I sell you? \q1 Look, you were sold because of your sins, and because of your rebellion, your mother was sent away. @@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ \s5 \q1 \v 2 Why did I come but there was no one there? Why did I call but no one answered? -\q1 Was my hand too short to ransom you? Was there no power in me to rescue you? -\q1 Look, at my rebuke I dry up the sea; I make the rivers a desert; +\q1 Was my hand too short to ransom you? Was there no power in me to rescue you? +\q1 Look, at my rebuke I dry up the sea; I make the rivers a desert; \q1 their fish die for lack of water and rot. \q1 \v 3 I clothe the sky with darkness; I cover it with sackcloth." @@ -20,42 +20,42 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 4 The Lord Yahweh has given me a tongue as one of those who are taught, +\v 4 The Lord Yahweh has given me a tongue as one of those who are taught, \q1 so that I speak a sustaining word to the weary one; \q1 he wakes me morning by morning; he awakens my ear to hear like those who are taught. \s5 \q1 -\v 5 The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear, +\v 5 The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear, \q1 and I was not rebellious, nor did I turn away backward. \q1 -\v 6 I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who plucked out my beard; +\v 6 I gave my back to those who beat me, and my cheeks to those who plucked out my beard; \q1 I did not hide my face from acts of shame and spitting. \s5 \q1 -\v 7 For the Lord Yahweh will help me; therefore I am not disgraced; +\v 7 For the Lord Yahweh will help me; therefore I am not disgraced; \q1 so I have made my face like flint, for I know that I will not be put to shame. \s5 \q1 -\v 8 He who will justify me is close by. Who will oppose me? Let us stand and confront one another. +\v 8 He who will justify me is close by. Who will oppose me? Let us stand and confront one another. \q1 Who is my accuser? Let him come near to me. \q1 -\v 9 See, the Lord Yahweh will help me. Who will declare me guilty? +\v 9 See, the Lord Yahweh will help me. Who will declare me guilty? \q1 See, they will all wear out like a garment; the moth will eat them up. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 10 Who among you fears Yahweh? Who obeys the voice of his servant? -\q1 Who walks in deep darkness without light? +\v 10 Who among you fears Yahweh? Who obeys the voice of his servant? +\q1 Who walks in deep darkness without light? \q1 He should trust in the name of Yahweh and lean on his God. \s5 \q1 -\v 11 Look, all you who light fires, who equip yourselves with torches: -\q1 walk in the light of your fire and in the flames that you have ignited. +\v 11 Look, all you who light fires, who equip yourselves with torches: +\q1 walk in the light of your fire and in the flames that you have ignited. \q1 This is what you have received from me: you will lie down in a place of pain. diff --git a/23-ISA/51.usfm b/23-ISA/51.usfm index 1a6525b6..2338f912 100644 --- a/23-ISA/51.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/51.usfm @@ -8,29 +8,29 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 2 Look at Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who bore you; for when he was a lone individual, +\v 2 Look at Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who bore you; for when he was a lone individual, \q1 I called him. I blessed him and made him many. \s5 \q1 -\v 3 Yes, Yahweh will comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places; -\q1 her wilderness he made like Eden, and her desert plains beside the Jordan River valley like the garden of Yahweh; +\v 3 Yes, Yahweh will comfort Zion; he will comfort all her waste places; +\q1 her wilderness he made like Eden, and her desert plains beside the Jordan River valley like the garden of Yahweh; \q1 joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving, and the sound of singing. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 4 "Be attentive to me, my people; and listen to me, my people! +\v 4 "Be attentive to me, my people; and listen to me, my people! \q1 For I will issue a decree, and I will make my justice to be a light for the nations. \q1 -\v 5 My righteousness is near; my salvation will go out, and my arm will judge the nations; +\v 5 My righteousness is near; my salvation will go out, and my arm will judge the nations; \q1 the coastlands will wait for me; for my arm they will eagerly wait. \s5 \q1 \v 6 Lift up your eyes to the sky, and look at the earth beneath, \q1 for the heavens will vanish away like smoke, the -earth will wear out like a garment, and its inhabitants will die like flies. +earth will wear out like a garment, and its inhabitants will die like flies. \q1 But my salvation will continue forever, and my righteousness will never stop working. \s5 @@ -39,28 +39,27 @@ earth will wear out like a garment, and its inhabitants will die like flies. \v 7 Listen to me, you who know what is right, you people who have my law in your heart: \q1 Do not fear the insults of men, nor be disheartened by their abuse. \q1 -\v 8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool; +\v 8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment, and the worm will eat them like wool; \q1 but my righteousness will be forever, and my salvation to all generations." \s5 \p \q1 -\v 9 Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, arm of Yahweh. -\q1 Awake as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. +\v 9 Awake, awake, clothe yourself with strength, arm of Yahweh. +\q1 Awake as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. \q1 Is it not you who crushed the sea monster, you who pierced the dragon? \q1 -\v 10 Did you not dry up the sea, the waters of the great deep, -\q1 and make the depths of the sea into a way for the redeemed to pass through? - +\v 10 Did you not dry up the sea, the waters of the great deep, +\q1 and make the depths of the sea into a way for the redeemed to pass through? \s5 \q1 -\v 11 The ransomed of Yahweh will return and come to Zion with cries of joy +\v 11 The ransomed of Yahweh will return and come to Zion with cries of joy \q1 and with gladness forever on their heads; and gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and mourning will flee away. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 12 "I, I, am he who comforts you. +\v 12 "I, I, am he who comforts you. \q1 Why are you afraid of men, who will die, the sons of mankind, who are made like grass? \s5 @@ -77,26 +76,26 @@ earth will wear out like a garment, and its inhabitants will die like flies. \s5 \q1 -\v 16 I have placed my words in your mouth, and I have covered you in the shadow of my hand, +\v 16 I have placed my words in your mouth, and I have covered you in the shadow of my hand, \q1 that I may plant the heavens, lay the foundations of the earth, and say to Zion, 'You are my people.'" \s5 \p \q1 -\v 17 Awake, awake, stand up, Jerusalem, +\v 17 Awake, awake, stand up, Jerusalem, \q1 you who drank the bowl of Yahweh's anger from his hand; \q1 you drank the bowl, the bowl of staggering, and you drained it. \q1 -\v 18 There is no one among all the sons she has born to guide her; +\v 18 There is no one among all the sons she has born to guide her; \q1 there is no one among all the sons that she has raised to take her by the hand. \s5 \q1 -\v 19 These two troubles happened to you—who will grieve with you?— +\v 19 These two troubles happened to you—who will grieve with you?— \q1 desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword. Who will comfort you? \f + \ft The Hebrew text and some modern versions have \fqa How will I comfort you? \fqb , most modern versions correct this passage to \fqa Who will comfort you? \fqb \f* \q1 -\v 20 Your sons have fainted; they lie at every street corner, like an antelope in a net; +\v 20 Your sons have fainted; they lie at every street corner, like an antelope in a net; \q1 they are filled with the anger of Yahweh, the rebuke of your God. \s5 @@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ earth will wear out like a garment, and its inhabitants will die like flies. \s5 \q1 -\v 23 I will put it into the hand of your tormentors, those who have said to you, 'Lie down, that we may walk over you'; +\v 23 I will put it into the hand of your tormentors, those who have said to you, 'Lie down, that we may walk over you'; \q1 you made your back like the ground and like the street for them to walk on." diff --git a/23-ISA/52.usfm b/23-ISA/52.usfm index 989f9931..4a619397 100644 --- a/23-ISA/52.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/52.usfm @@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ \c 52 \p \q1 -\v 1 Awake, awake, put on your strength, Zion; +\v 1 Awake, awake, put on your strength, Zion; \q1 put on your beautiful garments, Jerusalem, holy city; \q1 for never again will the uncircumcised or the unclean enter you. \s5 \q1 -\v 2 Shake yourself off from the dust; arise and sit, Jerusalem; +\v 2 Shake yourself off from the dust; arise and sit, Jerusalem; \q1 take off the chain from your neck, captive, daughter of Zion. \p \q1 @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 4 For this is what the Lord Yahweh says, "In the beginning my people went down into Egypt to live temporarily; +\v 4 For this is what the Lord Yahweh says, "In the beginning my people went down into Egypt to live temporarily; \q1 Assyria has oppressed them recently. \s5 @@ -31,25 +31,25 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, +\v 7 How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, \q1 who announces peace, who bears good tidings, who announces salvation, \q1 who says to Zion, "Your God reigns!" \q1 -\v 8 Listen, your watchmen raise their voices, together they shout for joy, +\v 8 Listen, your watchmen raise their voices, together they shout for joy, \q1 for they will see, every eye of theirs, Yahweh's return to Zion. \s5 \q1 -\v 9 Break out into joyful singing together, you ruins of Jerusalem; +\v 9 Break out into joyful singing together, you ruins of Jerusalem; \q1 for Yahweh has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem. \q1 -\v 10 Yahweh has bared his holy arm in the sight of all the nations; +\v 10 Yahweh has bared his holy arm in the sight of all the nations; \q1 all the earth will see the salvation of our God. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 11 Leave, leave, go out from there; touch nothing unclean; +\v 11 Leave, leave, go out from there; touch nothing unclean; \q1 leave from her midst; purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of Yahweh. \q1 \v 12 For you will not go out in a rush, nor will you leave in a panic; @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 13 Look, my servant will be successful; +\v 13 Look, my servant will be successful; \q1 he will be high and lifted up, and he will be exalted. \q1 \v 14 As many were appalled at you— @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 15 And so, my servant will sprinkle many nations and kings will shut their mouths because of him. +\v 15 And so, my servant will sprinkle many nations and kings will shut their mouths because of him. \q1 For that which they had not been told, they will see, and that which they had not heard, they will understand. diff --git a/23-ISA/53.usfm b/23-ISA/53.usfm index 6718614f..29c78770 100644 --- a/23-ISA/53.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/53.usfm @@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 3 He was despised and rejected by people; a man of sorrows, and one familiar with pain. +\v 3 He was despised and rejected by people; a man of sorrows, and one familiar with pain. \q1 Like one from whom men hide their faces, he was despised; and we considered him insignificant. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 4 But surely he has borne our sicknesses and carried our sorrows; +\v 4 But surely he has borne our sicknesses and carried our sorrows; \q1 yet we thought he was being punished by God, struck by God, and afflicted. @@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ struck by God, and afflicted. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 7 He was oppressed; yet when he humbled himself, he did not open his mouth; +\v 7 He was oppressed; yet when he humbled himself, he did not open his mouth; \q1 as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a -sheep that before its shearers is silent, +sheep that before its shearers is silent, \q1 so he did not open his mouth. \s5 @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ sheep that before its shearers is silent, \s5 \p \q1 -\v 10 Yet it was Yahweh's will to crush him and make him ill. When he makes his life an offering for sin, +\v 10 Yet it was Yahweh's will to crush him and make him ill. When he makes his life an offering for sin, \q1 he will see his offspring, he will prolong his days, and Yahweh's purpose will be accomplished through him. \q1 \v 11 After the suffering of his life, he will see light and be satisfied by his knowledge. @@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ sheep that before its shearers is silent, \s5 \q1 -\v 12 Therefore will I give him his portion among the multitudes, and he will divide the spoils with the many, -\q1 because he exposed himself to death and was numbered with the transgressors. +\v 12 Therefore will I give him his portion among the multitudes, and he will divide the spoils with the many, +\q1 because he exposed himself to death and was numbered with the transgressors. \q1 He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors. diff --git a/23-ISA/54.usfm b/23-ISA/54.usfm index daf895b7..4f441068 100644 --- a/23-ISA/54.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/54.usfm @@ -8,23 +8,23 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 2 Make your tent larger and spread your tent curtains farther out, unsparingly; +\v 2 Make your tent larger and spread your tent curtains farther out, unsparingly; \q1 lengthen your ropes and strengthen your stakes. \q1 -\v 3 For you will spread out to the right hand and to the left, +\v 3 For you will spread out to the right hand and to the left, \q1 and your descendants will conquer nations and resettle desolate cities. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 4 Do not fear for you will not be ashamed, nor be discouraged for you will not be disgraced; +\v 4 Do not fear for you will not be ashamed, nor be discouraged for you will not be disgraced; \q1 you will forget the shame of your youth and the disgrace of your abandonment. \s5 -\v 5 For your Maker is your husband; Yahweh of hosts is his name. +\v 5 For your Maker is your husband; Yahweh of hosts is his name. \q1 The Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of the whole earth. \q1 -\v 6 For Yahweh has called you back as a wife abandoned and grieved in spirit, +\v 6 For Yahweh has called you back as a wife abandoned and grieved in spirit, \q1 like a woman married young and rejected, says your God. @@ -32,48 +32,48 @@ your God. \q1 \v 7 "For a short time I abandoned you, but with great compassion I will gather you. \q1 -\v 8 In a flood of anger I hid my face from you momentarily; +\v 8 In a flood of anger I hid my face from you momentarily; \q1 but with everlasting covenant faithfulness I will have mercy on you— \q1 says Yahweh, the one who rescues you. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 9 For this is like the waters of Noah to me: -\q1 as I swore that the waters of Noah would never again pass over the earth, +\v 9 For this is like the waters of Noah to me: +\q1 as I swore that the waters of Noah would never again pass over the earth, \q1 so have I sworn that I will not be angry with you or rebuke you. \q1 -\v 10 Though the mountains may fall and the hills be shaken, -\q1 yet my steadfast love will not turn away from you, nor will my covenant of peace be shaken— +\v 10 Though the mountains may fall and the hills be shaken, +\q1 yet my steadfast love will not turn away from you, nor will my covenant of peace be shaken— \q1 says Yahweh, who has mercy on you. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 11 Afflicted one, storm-driven and uncomforted one, +\v 11 Afflicted one, storm-driven and uncomforted one, \q1 look, I will set your pavement in turquoise, and lay your foundations with sapphires. \q1 -\v 12 I will make your pinnacles of rubies and your gates of sparkling stones, +\v 12 I will make your pinnacles of rubies and your gates of sparkling stones, \q1 and your outer wall of beautiful stones. \s5 \q1 -\v 13 And all your children will be taught by Yahweh; +\v 13 And all your children will be taught by Yahweh; \q1 and the peace of your children will be great. \q1 -\v 14 In righteousness I will reestablish you. +\v 14 In righteousness I will reestablish you. \q1 You will no longer experience persecution, for you will not be afraid, and nothing frightening will come near you. \s5 \q1 \v 15 Look, if anyone stirs up trouble, it will not be from me; anyone who stirs up trouble with you will fall in defeat. \q1 -\v 16 See, I have created the craftsman, who blows the burning coals +\v 16 See, I have created the craftsman, who blows the burning coals \q1 and forges weapons as his work, and I have created the destroyer to destroy. \s5 \q1 -\v 17 No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; +\v 17 No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; \q1 and you will condemn everyone who accuses you. \q1 This is the heritage of the servants of Yahweh, and their vindication from me—this Yahweh's declaration." diff --git a/23-ISA/55.usfm b/23-ISA/55.usfm index 8b06dd41..08b757c8 100644 --- a/23-ISA/55.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/55.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \c 55 \p \q1 -\v 1 "Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the water! And you who have no money, +\v 1 "Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the water! And you who have no money, \q1 come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. \s5 @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 3 Turn your ears and come to me! Listen, that you may live! +\v 3 Turn your ears and come to me! Listen, that you may live! \q1 I will make an everlasting covenant with you; my reliable, faithful love promised to David. \q1 \v 4 Look, I have placed him as a witness to the nations, as a leader and commander to the peoples. @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \q1 \v 6 Seek Yahweh while he may be found; call on him while he is nearby. \q1 -\v 7 Let the wicked leave his path, and the man of sin his thoughts. +\v 7 Let the wicked leave his path, and the man of sin his thoughts. \q1 Let him return to Yahweh, and he will pity him, and to our God, who will abundantly forgive him. \s5 @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 10 For as the rain and snow come down from heaven +\v 10 For as the rain and snow come down from heaven \q1 and do not return there unless they saturate the earth \q1 and make it produce and sprout and give seed to the sower and bread to the eater, \q1 @@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 12 For you will go out in joy and be led along peacefully; +\v 12 For you will go out in joy and be led along peacefully; \q1 the mountains and the hills will break out in joyful shouts before you, and all the trees of the fields will clap their hands. \q1 -\v 13 Instead of the thornbushes, the cypress will grow; and instead of the brier, the myrtle tree will grow, +\v 13 Instead of the thornbushes, the cypress will grow; and instead of the brier, the myrtle tree will grow, \q1 and it will be for Yahweh, for his name, as an everlasting sign that will not be cut off." diff --git a/23-ISA/56.usfm b/23-ISA/56.usfm index 3f711850..66a1d16c 100644 --- a/23-ISA/56.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/56.usfm @@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ \q1 -\v 2 Blessed is the man that does this, and whoever who holds it tightly. +\v 2 Blessed is the man that does this, and whoever who holds it tightly. \q1 He observes the Sabbath, not defiling it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil." \s5 \q1 -\v 3 Let no foreigner who has become a follower of Yahweh say, -\q1 "Yahweh will certainly exclude me from his people." +\v 3 Let no foreigner who has become a follower of Yahweh say, +\q1 "Yahweh will certainly exclude me from his people." \q1 The eunuch should not say, "See, I am a dry tree." \s5 @@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 6 Also foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh— +\v 6 Also foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh— \q1 to serve him, and who love the name of Yahweh, to worship him, \q1 every one who observes the Sabbath and who keeps from defiling it, and who holds fast my covenant \q1 -\v 7 —I will bring to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer; +\v 7 —I will bring to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer; \q1 their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar. \q1 For my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations. @@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ \v 9 All you wild beasts of the field, come and devour, \q1 all you beasts in the forest! \q1 -\v 10 All their watchmen are blind, they do not understand. -\q1 They are all silent dogs who cannot bark. +\v 10 All their watchmen are blind, they do not understand. +\q1 They are all silent dogs who cannot bark. \q1 They dream, and lying down they love to sleep. \s5 \q1 -\v 11 The dogs have big appetites; they can never get enough; -\q1 they are shepherds without discernment; +\v 11 The dogs have big appetites; they can never get enough; +\q1 they are shepherds without discernment; \q1 they have all turned to their own way, each one covetous for unjust gain. \q1 -\v 12 "Come," they say, "let us drink wine and liquor. +\v 12 "Come," they say, "let us drink wine and liquor. \q1 Tomorrow will be like today, a day great beyond measure." diff --git a/23-ISA/57.usfm b/23-ISA/57.usfm index 4d0f11bf..8b37e36e 100644 --- a/23-ISA/57.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/57.usfm @@ -7,36 +7,36 @@ \q1 and the people of covenant faithfulness are gathered away, but no one understands \q1 that the righteous is gathered away from the evil. \q1 -\v 2 He enters into peace; +\v 2 He enters into peace; \q1 they rest in their beds, those who walk in their uprightness. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 3 But come here, you sons of the sorceress, +\v 3 But come here, you sons of the sorceress, \q1 children of the adulterer and the woman who has prostituted herself. \q1 -\v 4 Whom are you merrily mocking? -\q1 Against whom are you opening the mouth and sticking out the tongue? +\v 4 Whom are you merrily mocking? +\q1 Against whom are you opening the mouth and sticking out the tongue? \q1 Are you not children of rebellion, children of deceit? \s5 \q1 -\v 5 You heat yourselves up sleeping together under the oaks, under every green tree, +\v 5 You heat yourselves up sleeping together under the oaks, under every green tree, \q1 you who kill your children in the dry riverbeds, under the rocky overhangs. \s5 \q1 -\v 6 Among the smooth things of the river valley are the things that have been assigned to you. They are the object of your devotion. +\v 6 Among the smooth things of the river valley are the things that have been assigned to you. They are the object of your devotion. \q1 You pour out your drink offering to them and raise up a grain offering. In these things should I take pleasure? \s5 \q1 -\v 7 You prepared your bed on a high mountain; +\v 7 You prepared your bed on a high mountain; \q1 you also went up there to offer sacrifices. \q1 -\v 8 Behind the door and the doorposts you set up your symbols; +\v 8 Behind the door and the doorposts you set up your symbols; \q1 you deserted me, made yourselves naked, and went up; you made your bed wide. \q1 You made a covenant with them; you loved their beds; you saw their private parts. @@ -46,29 +46,29 @@ \f + \ft Instead of \fqa to Molech \fqb , some versions have \fqa to the king \fqb . \f* \q1 You send your ambassadors far away; you went down to Sheol. \q1 -\v 10 You were tired from your long journey, but you never said, "It is hopeless." +\v 10 You were tired from your long journey, but you never said, "It is hopeless." \q1 You found life in your hand; therefore you did not weaken. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 11 "Whom are you worried about? Whom do you fear so much that has caused you to act so deceitfully, +\v 11 "Whom are you worried about? Whom do you fear so much that has caused you to act so deceitfully, \q1 so much that you would not remember me or think about me? \q1 Because I was silent for so long, you are no longer afraid of me. \q1 -\v 12 I will proclaim all your righteous acts and tell all that you have done, +\v 12 I will proclaim all your righteous acts and tell all that you have done, \q1 but they will not help you. \s5 \q1 -\v 13 When you cry out, let your collection of idols rescue you. -\q1 Instead the wind will carry them all away, a breath will carry them all away. +\v 13 When you cry out, let your collection of idols rescue you. +\q1 Instead the wind will carry them all away, a breath will carry them all away. \q1 Yet he who takes refuge in me will inherit the land and will take possession of my holy mountain. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 14 He will say, +\v 14 He will say, \q1 'Build, build! Clear a way! Remove all the stumbling blocks from the path of my people!'" \q1 \v 15 For this is what the high and elevated One says, who lives eternally, whose name is holy, @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ with him also that is of a crushed and humble spirit, \s5 \q1 -\v 16 For I will not accuse forever, nor will I be angry forever, +\v 16 For I will not accuse forever, nor will I be angry forever, \q1 for then man's spirit would faint before me, the lives that I have made. \q1 \v 17 Because of the sin of his violent gain, I was angry, and I punished him; I hid my face and was angry, @@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ with him also that is of a crushed and humble spirit, \s5 \q1 -\v 18 I have seen his ways, +\v 18 I have seen his ways, \q1 but I will heal him. I will lead him and comfort and console those who mourn for him, \q1 \v 19 and I create the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace, to those who are far off and to those who are near—says Yahweh—I will heal them. \s5 \q1 -\v 20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, +\v 20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, \q1 and its waters churn up mire and mud. \q1 \v 21 There is no peace for the wicked one—says God." diff --git a/23-ISA/58.usfm b/23-ISA/58.usfm index 9b541d7e..e715ce93 100644 --- a/23-ISA/58.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/58.usfm @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ \c 58 \p \q1 -\v 1 "Cry loudly; do not hold back. Lift up your voice like a trumpet. +\v 1 "Cry loudly; do not hold back. Lift up your voice like a trumpet. \q1 Confront my people with their rebellion, and the house of Jacob with their sins. \q1 -\v 2 Yet they seek me daily and delight in the knowledge of my ways, -\q1 like a nation that practiced righteousness and did not abandon the law of their God. +\v 2 Yet they seek me daily and delight in the knowledge of my ways, +\q1 like a nation that practiced righteousness and did not abandon the law of their God. \q1 They ask me for righteous judgments; they take pleasure in the thought of God coming near. \s5 @@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ \v 4 Look, you fast to quarrel and fight, and to hit with your fist of wickedness; \q1 you do not fast today to make your voice heard above. \q1 -\v 5 Is this really the kind of fast that I would want: A day for anybody to humble himself, -\q1 for him to bow down his head like a reed, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under himself? +\v 5 Is this really the kind of fast that I would want: A day for anybody to humble himself, +\q1 for him to bow down his head like a reed, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under himself? \q1 Do you really call this a fast, a day that pleases Yahweh? \s5 \q1 -\v 6 Is not this the fast that I choose: -\q1 To release wicked bonds, to undo the ropes of the yoke, +\v 6 Is not this the fast that I choose: +\q1 To release wicked bonds, to undo the ropes of the yoke, \q1 to set the crushed ones free, and to break every yoke? \q1 \v 7 Is it not to break your bread with the hungry and to bring the poor and homeless into your house?" @@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 8 Then your light would be broken open like the sunrise, and your healing would quickly sprout up; -\q1 your righteousness would +\v 8 Then your light would be broken open like the sunrise, and your healing would quickly sprout up; +\q1 your righteousness would go before you, and the glory of Yahweh would be your rearguard. \s5 @@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ go before you, and the glory of Yahweh would be your rearguard. \v 9 Then you would call, and Yahweh would answer; you would cry out for help, and he would say, "Here I am." \q1 If you take away from among yourselves the yoke, the accusing finger, and the speech of wickedness, \q1 -\v 10 if you yourselves provide for the hungry and satisfy the need of the distressed; +\v 10 if you yourselves provide for the hungry and satisfy the need of the distressed; \q1 then your light will rise in the darkness, and your darkness will be like the noonday. \s5 \q1 \v 11 Then Yahweh will lead you continually and satisfy you in regions where there is no water, -\q1 and he will strengthen your bones. You will be like a watered garden, +\q1 and he will strengthen your bones. You will be like a watered garden, \q1 and like a spring of water, whose waters never fail. \s5 @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ go before you, and the glory of Yahweh would be your rearguard. \s5 \q1 -\v 14 "Then you will find delight in Yahweh; and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; +\v 14 "Then you will find delight in Yahweh; and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; \q1 I will feed you from the inheritance of Jacob your father—for the mouth of Yahweh has spoken." diff --git a/23-ISA/59.usfm b/23-ISA/59.usfm index 71f18ddb..06c4a646 100644 --- a/23-ISA/59.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/59.usfm @@ -5,76 +5,76 @@ \q1 \v 1 Look, Yahweh's hand is not so short that it cannot save; nor his ear so dull, that it cannot hear. \q1 -\v 2 Your sinful acts, however, have separated you from your God, +\v 2 Your sinful acts, however, have separated you from your God, \q1 and your sins have made him hide his face from you and from hearing you. \s5 \q1 -\v 3 For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin. +\v 3 For your hands are stained with blood and your fingers with sin. \q1 Your lips speak lies and your tongue speaks maliciously. \q1 -\v 4 No one calls in righteousness, and none pleads his case in truth. +\v 4 No one calls in righteousness, and none pleads his case in truth. \q1 They trust in empty words, and tell lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to sin. \s5 \q1 -\v 5 They hatch eggs of a poisonous snake and weave a spider's web. +\v 5 They hatch eggs of a poisonous snake and weave a spider's web. \q1 Whoever eats of their eggs dies, and if an egg is crushed, it hatches into a poisonous snake. \q1 -\v 6 Their webs cannot be used for garments, nor can they cover themselves with their works. +\v 6 Their webs cannot be used for garments, nor can they cover themselves with their works. \q1 Their works are works of sin, and deeds of violence are in their hands. \s5 \q1 -\v 7 Their feet run to evil, and they run to pour out innocent blood. +\v 7 Their feet run to evil, and they run to pour out innocent blood. \q1 Their thoughts are thoughts of sin; violence and destruction are their roads. \q1 -\v 8 The way of peace they do not know, and there is no justice in their paths. +\v 8 The way of peace they do not know, and there is no justice in their paths. \q1 They have made crooked paths; whoever travels these paths does not know peace. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 9 Therefore justice is far from us, nor does righteousness reach us. +\v 9 Therefore justice is far from us, nor does righteousness reach us. \q1 We wait for light, but see darkness; we look for brightness, but we walk in darkness. \q1 -\v 10 We grope for the wall like the blind, like those who cannot see. +\v 10 We grope for the wall like the blind, like those who cannot see. \q1 We stumble at noonday as in the twilight; among the strong we are like dead men. \s5 \q1 -\v 11 We growl like bears and moan like doves; +\v 11 We growl like bears and moan like doves; \q1 we wait for justice, but there is none; for rescue, but it is far from us. \s5 \q1 -\v 12 For our many transgressions are before you, and our sins testify against us; +\v 12 For our many transgressions are before you, and our sins testify against us; \q1 for our transgressions are with us, and we know our sins. \q1 -\v 13 We have rebelled, denying Yahweh and turning away from following our God. +\v 13 We have rebelled, denying Yahweh and turning away from following our God. \q1 We have spoken extortion and turning aside, conceived complaining from the heart and words of lying. \s5 \q1 -\v 14 Justice is driven back, and righteousness stands far off; +\v 14 Justice is driven back, and righteousness stands far off; \q1 for truth stumbles in the public square, and right cannot come. \q1 -\v 15 Trustworthiness has gone away, and he who turns away from evil makes himself a victim. +\v 15 Trustworthiness has gone away, and he who turns away from evil makes himself a victim. \q1 Yahweh saw it and was displeased that there was no justice. \s5 \q1 -\v 16 He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intervene. +\v 16 He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intervene. \q1 Therefore his own arm brought salvation for him, and his righteousness sustained him. \s5 \q1 -\v 17 He put on righteousness as a breastplate and a helmet of salvation upon his head. +\v 17 He put on righteousness as a breastplate and a helmet of salvation upon his head. \q1 He clothed himself with garments of vengeance and wore zeal as a mantle. \q1 \v 18 He repaid them for what they had done, angry judgment to his adversaries, vengeance to his enemies, to the islands punishment as their reward. diff --git a/23-ISA/60.usfm b/23-ISA/60.usfm index 3d6e9636..b6b79347 100644 --- a/23-ISA/60.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/60.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 2 Though darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the nations; +\v 2 Though darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the nations; \q1 yet Yahweh will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen on you. \q1 \v 3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to your bright light that is rising. @@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 4 Look all around and see. They all gather themselves together and come to you. +\v 4 Look all around and see. They all gather themselves together and come to you. \q1 Your sons will come from far, and your daughters will be carried in their arms. \q1 -\v 5 Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart shall rejoice and overflow, +\v 5 Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart shall rejoice and overflow, \q1 because the abundance of the sea will be poured out to you, the wealth of the nations will come to you. \s5 \q1 -\v 6 Camel caravans will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; -\q1 all of them will come from Sheba; +\v 6 Camel caravans will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; +\q1 all of them will come from Sheba; \q1 they will bring gold and frankincense, and will sing the praises of Yahweh. \q1 \v 7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered together to you, the rams of Nebaioth will serve your needs; \q1 they will be acceptable offerings on my altar; and I will glorify my glorious house. @@ -34,18 +34,18 @@ \q1 \v 8 Who are these who fly along like a cloud, and like the doves to their shelters? \q1 -\v 9 The coastlands look for me, and the ships of Tarshish lead, +\v 9 The coastlands look for me, and the ships of Tarshish lead, \q1 to bring your sons from far, their silver and their -gold with them, +gold with them, \q1 for the name of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has honored you. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 10 Sons of foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you; +\v 10 Sons of foreigners will rebuild your walls, and their kings will serve you; \q1 though in my wrath I punished you, yet in my favor I will have compassion on you. \q1 -\v 11 Your gates also will remain open continually; they will not be shut day or night, +\v 11 Your gates also will remain open continually; they will not be shut day or night, \q1 so that the wealth of the nations may be brought, with their kings being led. @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ of the nations may be brought, with their kings being led. \q1 \v 12 Indeed, nations and kingdoms that will not serve you will perish; those nations will be completely destroyed. \q1 -\v 13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the cypress tree, the fir, and the cypress box tree together, +\v 13 The glory of Lebanon will come to you, the cypress tree, the fir, and the cypress box tree together, \q1 to beautify my sanctuary; and I will glorify the place of my feet. \s5 @@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ of the nations may be brought, with their kings being led. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 15 Instead of you remaining abandoned and hated, with no one passing through you, +\v 15 Instead of you remaining abandoned and hated, with no one passing through you, \q1 I will make you a thing of pride forever, a joy from generation to generation. \q1 -\v 16 You will also drink the milk of the nations, and will nurse at the breast of kings; +\v 16 You will also drink the milk of the nations, and will nurse at the breast of kings; \q1 you will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. @@ -76,26 +76,26 @@ your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. \v 17 Instead of bronze I will bring gold, instead of iron I will bring silver; \q1 instead of wood, bronze, and instead of stones, iron. I will appoint peace as your governors, and justice your rulers. \q1 -\v 18 Violence will no longer be heard in your land, or devastation nor shattering within your borders; +\v 18 Violence will no longer be heard in your land, or devastation nor shattering within your borders; \q1 but you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise. \s5 \q1 -\v 19 The sun will no longer be your light by day, -\q1 nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you; +\v 19 The sun will no longer be your light by day, +\q1 nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you; \q1 but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God your glory. \q1 -\v 20 Your sun will no longer set, nor will your moon withdraw and disappear; +\v 20 Your sun will no longer set, nor will your moon withdraw and disappear; \q1 for Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will be ended. \s5 \q1 -\v 21 All your people will be righteous; they will take possession of the land for all time, +\v 21 All your people will be righteous; they will take possession of the land for all time, \q1 the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. \q1 -\v 22 The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; +\v 22 The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; \q1 I, Yahweh, will swiftly accomplish these things when the time comes. diff --git a/23-ISA/61.usfm b/23-ISA/61.usfm index d1359bf1..0681b241 100644 --- a/23-ISA/61.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/61.usfm @@ -3,34 +3,34 @@ \c 61 \p \q1 -\v 1 The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me, because Yahweh has anointed me +\v 1 The Spirit of the Lord Yahweh is on me, because Yahweh has anointed me \q1 to proclaim good news to the afflicted. He has -sent me to heal the brokenhearted, +sent me to heal the brokenhearted, \q1 to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison for those who are bound. \s5 \q1 -\v 2 He has sent me to proclaim the year of Yahweh's favor, +\v 2 He has sent me to proclaim the year of Yahweh's favor, \q1 the day of vengeance of our God, \q1 and to comfort all who mourn. \s5 \q1 \v 3 He has sent me—to give to those who mourn in Zion—to give them a turban instead of ashes, -\q1 oil of joy instead of mourning, a mantle of praise in place of a spirit of dullness, +\q1 oil of joy instead of mourning, a mantle of praise in place of a spirit of dullness, \q1 to call them oaks of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he may be glorified. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the former desolations. +\v 4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins; they will restore the former desolations. \q1 They will restore the ruined cities, the desolations from many former generations. \q1 \v 5 Foreigners will stand and feed your flocks, and sons of foreigners will work your fields and vineyards. \s5 \q1 -\v 6 You will be called the priests of Yahweh; they will call you servants of our God. +\v 6 You will be called the priests of Yahweh; they will call you servants of our God. \q1 You will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their riches. \q1 \v 7 Instead of your shame you will have double; and instead of dishonor they will rejoice over their share. @@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ sent me to heal the brokenhearted, \s5 \q1 -\v 8 For I, Yahweh, love justice, and I hate robbery and violent injustice. +\v 8 For I, Yahweh, love justice, and I hate robbery and violent injustice. \q1 I will faithfully repay them, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. \q1 -\v 9 Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. +\v 9 Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. \q1 All who see them will acknowledge them, that they are the people whom Yahweh has blessed. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 10 I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh; in my God I will be very glad. -\q1 For he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has clothed me with the robe of righteousness, +\v 10 I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh; in my God I will be very glad. +\q1 For he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has clothed me with the robe of righteousness, \q1 as a bridegroom adorns himself with a turban, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. \q1 \v 11 For as the earth produces its sprouting plants, and as the garden makes its planting grow, diff --git a/23-ISA/62.usfm b/23-ISA/62.usfm index 0c6858e2..0179a5b4 100644 --- a/23-ISA/62.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/62.usfm @@ -3,32 +3,32 @@ \c 62 \p \q1 -\v 1 For Zion's sake I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet, -\q1 until her righteousness proceeds +\v 1 For Zion's sake I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet, +\q1 until her righteousness proceeds brightly, and her salvation as a burning torch. \q1 -\v 2 The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. +\v 2 The nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. \q1 You will be called by a new name that Yahweh will choose. \s5 \q1 \v 3 You will also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Yahweh, and a turban of kingship in the hand of your God. \q1 -\v 4 It will no more be said of you, "Abandoned"; nor of your land any longer will it be said, "Desolate." -\q1 Indeed, you will be called "My delight is in her," and your land "Married," +\v 4 It will no more be said of you, "Abandoned"; nor of your land any longer will it be said, "Desolate." +\q1 Indeed, you will be called "My delight is in her," and your land "Married," \q1 for Yahweh delights in you, and your land will be married. \s5 \q1 -\v 5 As a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you. -\q1 As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, +\v 5 As a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you. +\q1 As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, your God will rejoice over you. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 6 I have put watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; -\q1 they are not silent day or night. +\v 6 I have put watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; +\q1 they are not silent day or night. \q1 You who keep reminding Yahweh, do not pause. \q1 \v 7 Do not allow him to rest until he reestablishes @@ -36,17 +36,17 @@ brightly, and her salvation as a burning torch. \s5 \q1 -\v 8 Yahweh has sworn by his right hand and by the arm of his strength, -\q1 "Surely I will no longer give your grain as food for your enemies. +\v 8 Yahweh has sworn by his right hand and by the arm of his strength, +\q1 "Surely I will no longer give your grain as food for your enemies. \q1 Foreigners will not drink your new wine, for which you have worked. \q1 -\v 9 For those who harvest the grain will eat it and praise Yahweh, +\v 9 For those who harvest the grain will eat it and praise Yahweh, \q1 and those who pick the grapes will drink the wine in the courts of my holy sanctuary." \s5 \p \q1 -\v 10 Come through, come through the gates! Prepare the way for the people! +\v 10 Come through, come through the gates! Prepare the way for the people! \q1 Build it, build the highway! Gather out the stones! \q1 Raise up a signal flag for the nations! diff --git a/23-ISA/63.usfm b/23-ISA/63.usfm index 55e6adb2..8e04924f 100644 --- a/23-ISA/63.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/63.usfm @@ -4,55 +4,55 @@ \c 63 \p \q1 -\v 1 Who is this who comes from Edom, clothed in red from Bozrah? -\q1 Who is he in royal clothing, marching confidently because of his great strength? +\v 1 Who is this who comes from Edom, clothed in red from Bozrah? +\q1 Who is he in royal clothing, marching confidently because of his great strength? \q1 It is I, speaking righteousness and powerfully able to save. \q1 \v 2 Why are your clothes red, and why do they look like you have been treading grapes in a winepress? \s5 \q1 -\v 3 I have trodden grapes in the winepress alone, and no one from the nations joined me. -\q1 I trod them in my anger and trampled them in my fury. +\v 3 I have trodden grapes in the winepress alone, and no one from the nations joined me. +\q1 I trod them in my anger and trampled them in my fury. \q1 Their blood is spattered on my clothes and stained all my clothes. \q1 \v 4 For I looked forward to the day of vengeance, and the year for my redemption had arrived. \s5 \q1 -\v 5 I looked, and there was no one to help. I wondered that there was none to help, +\v 5 I looked, and there was no one to help. I wondered that there was none to help, \q1 but my own arm brought victory for me, and my strong anger drove me on. \q1 -\v 6 I trampled down the peoples in my anger and made them drunk in my wrath, +\v 6 I trampled down the peoples in my anger and made them drunk in my wrath, \q1 and I poured out their blood on the earth. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 7 I will tell of the acts of Yahweh's covenant faithfulness, the praiseworthy deeds of Yahweh. -\q1 I will tell of all that Yahweh has done for us, and of his great goodness to the house of Israel. +\v 7 I will tell of the acts of Yahweh's covenant faithfulness, the praiseworthy deeds of Yahweh. +\q1 I will tell of all that Yahweh has done for us, and of his great goodness to the house of Israel. \q1 This compassion he has shown us because of his mercy, and with many deeds of covenant faithfulness. \q1 -\v 8 For he said, "For certain they are my people, children who are not disloyal." +\v 8 For he said, "For certain they are my people, children who are not disloyal." \q1 He became their Savior. \s5 \q1 -\v 9 Through all their suffering, -\q1 he suffered too, and the angel from his presence saved them. -\q1 In his love and mercy he saved them, +\v 9 Through all their suffering, +\q1 he suffered too, and the angel from his presence saved them. +\q1 In his love and mercy he saved them, \q1 and he lifted them up and carried them through all the ancient times. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 10 But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. +\v 10 But they rebelled and grieved his Holy Spirit. \q1 So he became their enemy and fought against them. \s5 \q1 \v 11 His people thought about the ancient times of Moses. -\q1 They said, "Where is God, who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? +\q1 They said, "Where is God, who brought them up out of the sea with the shepherds of his flock? \q1 Where is God, who put his Holy Spirit among them? \s5 @@ -70,17 +70,17 @@ \s5 \p \q1 -\v 15 Look down from heaven and take notice from your holy and glorious habitation. -\q1 Where are your zeal and your mighty acts? +\v 15 Look down from heaven and take notice from your holy and glorious habitation. +\q1 Where are your zeal and your mighty acts? \q1 Your pity and your compassionate actions are kept from us. \q1 -\v 16 For you are our father, -\q1 though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not recognize us, +\v 16 For you are our father, +\q1 though Abraham does not know us, and Israel does not recognize us, \q1 you, Yahweh, are our father. 'Our Redeemer' has been your name from ancient times. \s5 \q1 -\v 17 Yahweh, why do you make us wander from your ways and harden our hearts, so we do not obey you? +\v 17 Yahweh, why do you make us wander from your ways and harden our hearts, so we do not obey you? \q1 Return for your servants' sake, the tribes of your inheritance. \s5 diff --git a/23-ISA/64.usfm b/23-ISA/64.usfm index 7cf4bfa7..71b894f2 100644 --- a/23-ISA/64.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/64.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \q1 \v 1 "Oh, if you had split open the heavens and come down! The mountains would have shook at your presence, \q1 -\v 2 as when fire kindles the brushwood, or the fire makes water boil. +\v 2 as when fire kindles the brushwood, or the fire makes water boil. \q1 Oh, that your name would be known by your adversaries, that the nations would tremble at your presence! @@ -15,38 +15,38 @@ adversaries, that the nations would tremble at your presence! \v 3 Previously, when you did marvelous things that we had not expected, you came down, and the mountains trembled at your presence. \q1 -\v 4 Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, +\v 4 Since ancient times no one has heard or perceived, \q1 nor eye seen any God besides you, who does things for him who waits for him. \s5 \q1 -\v 5 You come to help those who rejoice in doing what is right, those who call to mind your ways and obey them. +\v 5 You come to help those who rejoice in doing what is right, those who call to mind your ways and obey them. \q1 You were angry when we sinned. In your ways we will always be rescued. \s5 \q1 -\v 6 For we have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a menstrual rag. +\v 6 For we have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a menstrual rag. \q1 We have all withered like leaves; our iniquities, like the wind, carry us away. \q1 -\v 7 There are none who call on your name, who makes an effort to take hold of you; +\v 7 There are none who call on your name, who makes an effort to take hold of you; \q1 for you have hidden your face from us, and made us waste away in the hand of our iniquities. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 8 And yet, Yahweh, you are our father; +\v 8 And yet, Yahweh, you are our father; \q1 we are the clay. You are our potter; and we all are the work of your hand. \q1 -\v 9 Be not too angry, Yahweh, nor always call to mind against us our sins. +\v 9 Be not too angry, Yahweh, nor always call to mind against us our sins. \q1 Please look at us all, your people. \s5 \q1 -\v 10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness; +\v 10 Your holy cities have become a wilderness; \q1 Zion has become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. \q1 -\v 11 Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised you, +\v 11 Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised you, \q1 has been destroyed by fire, and all that was so dear is in ruins. \q1 \v 12 How can you still hold back, Yahweh? How can you remain silent and continue to humiliate us?" diff --git a/23-ISA/65.usfm b/23-ISA/65.usfm index 1bf34d48..8517f89e 100644 --- a/23-ISA/65.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/65.usfm @@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ \c 65 \p \q1 -\v 1 "I was ready to be sought out by those who did not ask; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek. +\v 1 "I was ready to be sought out by those who did not ask; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek. \q1 I said, 'Here I am! Here I am!' to a nation that did not call on my name. \q1 -\v 2 I have spread out my hands all day to a stubborn people, +\v 2 I have spread out my hands all day to a stubborn people, \q1 who walk in a way that is not good, who have walked after their own thoughts and plans! \s5 @@ -14,30 +14,30 @@ \v 3 They are a people who continually offend me, \q1 offering sacrifices in gardens, and burning incense on brick tiles. \q1 -\v 4 They sit among the graves and keep watch all night, +\v 4 They sit among the graves and keep watch all night, \q1 and eat pork with the broth of foul meat in their dishes. \s5 \q1 -\v 5 They say, 'Stand away, do not come near to me, for I am holier than you.' +\v 5 They say, 'Stand away, do not come near to me, for I am holier than you.' \q1 These things are smoke in my nose, a fire that burns all day long. \s5 \q1 -\v 6 Look, it is written before me: +\v 6 Look, it is written before me: \q1 I will not keep quiet, for I will pay them back; I will repay them into their laps, \q1 -\v 7 for their sins and the sins of their fathers together," says Yahweh. -\q1 "I will repay them for burning incense on the mountains and for mocking me on the hills. +\v 7 for their sins and the sins of their fathers together," says Yahweh. +\q1 "I will repay them for burning incense on the mountains and for mocking me on the hills. \q1 I will therefore measure out their past deeds into their laps." \s5 \p \q1 -\v 8 This is what Yahweh says, "As when juice is found in a cluster of grapes, -\q1 when one says, 'Do not ruin it, for there is good in it,' +\v 8 This is what Yahweh says, "As when juice is found in a cluster of grapes, +\q1 when one says, 'Do not ruin it, for there is good in it,' \q1 this is what I will do for my servants' sake: I will not ruin them all. \s5 @@ -51,25 +51,25 @@ burns all day long. \s5 \q1 -\v 11 But you who abandon Yahweh, who forget my holy mountain, -\q1 who prepare a table for the god Fortune, +\v 11 But you who abandon Yahweh, who forget my holy mountain, +\q1 who prepare a table for the god Fortune, \q1 and fill wine glasses of mingled wine for the god called Destiny. \s5 \q1 -\v 12 I will destine you for the sword, and you will all bow down to the slaughter, -\q1 because when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not listen. +\v 12 I will destine you for the sword, and you will all bow down to the slaughter, +\q1 because when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not listen. \q1 But you did what was evil in my sight and and chose to do what displeases me." \s5 \p \q1 \v 13 This is what the Lord Yahweh says, -\q1 "Look, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry; -\q1 look, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty; +\q1 "Look, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry; +\q1 look, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty; \q1 look, my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame. \q1 -\v 14 Look, my servants will shout with joy because of gladness of heart, +\v 14 Look, my servants will shout with joy because of gladness of heart, \q1 but you will cry because of the pain of the heart, and will wail because of the crushing of the spirit. \s5 @@ -77,46 +77,44 @@ burns all day long. \v 15 You will leave behind your name as a curse for my chosen ones to speak; I, the Lord Yahweh, will kill you; \q1 I will call my servants by another name. \q1 -\v 16 Whoever pronounces a blessing on the earth will be blessed by me, the God of truth. +\v 16 Whoever pronounces a blessing on the earth will be blessed by me, the God of truth. \q1 Whoever takes an oath on the earth -will swear by me, the God of truth, -\q1 because the former troubles will be forgotten, for they will be hidden from my eyes. - +will swear by me, the God of truth, +\q1 because the former troubles will be forgotten, for they will be hidden from my eyes. \s5 \q1 \p -\v 17 For see, I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; +\v 17 For see, I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; \q1 and the former things will not be remembered or be brought to mind. \q1 \v 18 But you will be glad and rejoice forever in what I am about to create. See, I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and her people as a delight. \q1 -\v 19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem and be glad over my people; -\q1 weeping and cries of distress will no longer be heard in her. - +\v 19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem and be glad over my people; +\q1 weeping and cries of distress will no longer be heard in her. \s5 \q1 -\v 20 Never again will an infant live there only a few days; -\q1 nor will an old man die before his time. -\q1 One who dies at one hundred years old will be considered a young person. +\v 20 Never again will an infant live there only a few days; +\q1 nor will an old man die before his time. +\q1 One who dies at one hundred years old will be considered a young person. \q1 Anyone who does not reach one hundred years old will be considered cursed. \q1 \v 21 They will build houses and inhabit them, and they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. \s5 \q1 -\v 22 No longer will they build a house and another live in it; they will not plant, and another eat; +\v 22 No longer will they build a house and another live in it; they will not plant, and another eat; \q1 for as the days of trees will be the days of my people. My chosen will fully outlive the work of their hands. \q1 -\v 23 They will not labor in vain, nor give birth to dismay. +\v 23 They will not labor in vain, nor give birth to dismay. \q1 For they are the children of those blessed by Yahweh, and their descendants with them. \s5 \q1 \v 24 Before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear. \q1 -\v 25 The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; -\q1 but dust will be the serpent's food. +\v 25 The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; +\q1 but dust will be the serpent's food. \q1 They will no longer hurt nor destroy on all my holy mountain," says Yahweh. diff --git a/23-ISA/66.usfm b/23-ISA/66.usfm index 17f8e71f..3f2017c7 100644 --- a/23-ISA/66.usfm +++ b/23-ISA/66.usfm @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \s5 \q1 -\v 4 In the same way I will choose their own punishment; I will bring on them what they fear, +\v 4 In the same way I will choose their own punishment; I will bring on them what they fear, \q1 because when I called, no one answered; when I spoke, no one listened. \q1 They did what was evil in my sight, and chose to do what displeases me." @@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ \q1 \v 5 Hear the word of Yahweh, you who tremble at his word, \q1 "Your brothers who hate and exclude you for my name's sake have said, -\q1 'May Yahweh be glorified, then we will see your joy,' +\q1 'May Yahweh be glorified, then we will see your joy,' \q1 but they will be put to shame. \s5 \q1 -\v 6 A sound of battle tumult comes from the city, a sound from the temple, +\v 6 A sound of battle tumult comes from the city, a sound from the temple, \q1 the sound of Yahweh paying back his enemies. \s5 @@ -42,18 +42,18 @@ \v 7 Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; \q1 before pain is upon her, she gave birth to a son. \q1 -\v 8 Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? -\q1 Will a land be born in one day? Can a nation be established in one moment? +\v 8 Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? +\q1 Will a land be born in one day? Can a nation be established in one moment? \q1 Yet as soon as Zion goes into labor, she gives birth to her children. \s5 -\v 9 Do I bring a baby to the birth opening and not permit the child to be born?—asks Yahweh. +\v 9 Do I bring a baby to the birth opening and not permit the child to be born?—asks Yahweh. \q1 Or do I bring a child to moment of delivery and then hold it back?—asks your God." \s5 \p \q1 -\v 10 Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; +\v 10 Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; \q1 rejoice with her, all you who mourned over her! \q1 @@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ her! \s5 \q1 \v 12 This is what Yahweh says, -\q1 "I am about to spread prosperity over her like a river, +\q1 "I am about to spread prosperity over her like a river, \q1 and the riches of the nations like an overflowing -stream. +stream. \q1 You will nurse at her side, be carried in her arms, and be dandled on her knees. \q1 \v 13 As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you, and you will be comforted in Jerusalem." @@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ stream. \s5 \p \q1 -\v 15 For look, Yahweh is coming with fire, and his chariots are coming like the windstorm +\v 15 For look, Yahweh is coming with fire, and his chariots are coming like the windstorm \q1 to bring the heat of his anger and his rebuke with flames of fire. \q1 \v 16 For Yahweh executes judgment on mankind by fire and with his sword. Those killed by Yahweh will be many. \s5 \q1 -\v 17 They consecrate themselves and make themselves pure, so they may enter the gardens, following the one in the middle of those who -\q1 eat the flesh of pig and abominable things like mice. +\v 17 They consecrate themselves and make themselves pure, so they may enter the gardens, following the one in the middle of those who +\q1 eat the flesh of pig and abominable things like mice. \f + \ft This verse is very difficult, and modern versions provide various interpretations. \f* \q1 "They will come to an end—this is Yahweh's declaration. @@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ stream. \v 22 For just as the new heavens and the new earth that I will make \q1 will remain before me—this is Yahweh's declaration—so your descendants will remain, and your name will remain. \q1 -\v 23 From one month to the next, and from one Sabbath to the next, +\v 23 From one month to the next, and from one Sabbath to the next, \q1 all people will come to bow down to me—says Yahweh. \s5 \q1 -\v 24 They will go out and see the dead bodies of the men who have rebelled against me, -\q1 for the worms that eat them will not die, and the fire that consumes them will not be quenched; +\v 24 They will go out and see the dead bodies of the men who have rebelled against me, +\q1 for the worms that eat them will not die, and the fire that consumes them will not be quenched; \q1 and it will be an abhorrence to all flesh." diff --git a/24-JER/00.usfm b/24-JER/00.usfm index a7866dd1..bcd3a2fe 100644 --- a/24-JER/00.usfm +++ b/24-JER/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id JER Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Jeremiah +\h Jeremiah \toc1 The Book of Jeremiah \toc2 Jeremiah -\toc3 Jer +\toc3 Jer \mt The Book of Jeremiah \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/24-JER/01.usfm b/24-JER/01.usfm index 285da084..85824d7d 100644 --- a/24-JER/01.usfm +++ b/24-JER/01.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \v 1 This is the word of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah; he was one of the priests at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. \v 2 The word of Yahweh came to him in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. \v 3 It also came in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah, king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem were taken away as prisoners. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \v 5 "Before I formed you in the womb, I chose you; \q before you came out from the womb I set you apart; I made you a prophet to the nations." \v 6 "Ah, Lord Yahweh!" I said, "I do not know how to speak, for I am too young." - + \s5 \q \v 7 But Yahweh said to me, @@ -21,27 +21,27 @@ \q and you must say whatever I command you! \q \v 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to rescue you—this is Yahweh's declaration." - + \s5 \v 9 Then Yahweh reached out with his hand, touched my mouth, and said to me, "Now, I have placed my word in your mouth. \q \v 10 I am appointing you today over nations and over kingdoms, \q to uproot and break down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant." - + \s5 \p \v 11 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I said, "I see an almond branch." \v 12 Yahweh said to me, "You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to carry it out." - + \s5 \p \v 13 The word of Yahweh came to me a second time and said, "What do you see?" I said, "I see a heated pot, whose surface is churning, tipping away from the north." \v 14 Yahweh said to me, "Disaster will be opened up out of the north on all who live in this land. - + \s5 \v 15 For I am calling all the tribes of the northern kingdoms, declares Yahweh. They will come, and everyone will set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, against all the walls that surround it, and against all the cities of Judah. \v 16 I will pronounce sentence against them for all their evil in forsaking me, in burning incense to other gods, and in worshiping what they made with their own hands. - + \s5 \v 17 Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be shattered before them, or I will shatter you before them! \v 18 See! Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land. diff --git a/24-JER/02.usfm b/24-JER/02.usfm index 3c02186e..e801c49a 100644 --- a/24-JER/02.usfm +++ b/24-JER/02.usfm @@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ \q \v 6 They did not say, 'Where is Yahweh, who brought us up from the land of Egypt? \q Where is Yahweh, who led us to the wilderness, into the land of the Arabah and pits, -\q in a land of drought and deep darkness, +\q in a land of drought and deep darkness, \q a land through which no one passes and where no one lives?' - + \s5 \q \v 7 But I brought you to the land of Carmel, to eat its fruit and other good things! @@ -30,25 +30,25 @@ \q \v 8 The priest did not say, 'Where is Yahweh?' and the experts in the law did not care about me! \q The shepherds transgressed against me. The prophets prophesied for Baal and walked after unprofitable things. - + \s5 \q \v 9 So I will still accuse you—this is Yahweh's declaration—and I will accuse your sons' sons. \q -\v 10 For cross over to the coasts of Kittim and look. Send messengers out to Kedar and find out +\v 10 For cross over to the coasts of Kittim and look. Send messengers out to Kedar and find out \q and see if there has ever before been anything like this. \q \v 11 Has a nation exchanged gods, even though they were not gods? \q But my people have exchanged their glory for what cannot help them. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa their glory \fqb , some ancient copies have \fqa my glory \fqb . \f* - + \s5 \q \v 12 Shudder, heavens, because of this! Be shocked and horrified—this is Yahweh's declaration. \q \v 13 For my people have committed two evils against me: They have abandoned the springs of living waters by digging out cisterns for themselves, \q broken cisterns that cannot hold water! - + \s5 \q \v 14 Is Israel a slave? Was he not born at home? So why has he become plunder? @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ \q \v 17 Did you not do this to yourselves \q when you abandoned Yahweh your God, while he was leading you along the way? - + \s5 \q \v 18 So now, why take the road to Egypt and drink the waters of Shihor? @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \q \v 19 Your wickedness rebukes you, and your faithlessness punishes you. So think about it; understand that it is wicked and bitter \q for you to abandon me, Yahweh your God, and to dread me no more—this is the declaration of Yahweh the Lord of hosts. - + \s5 \q \v 20 For I broke your yoke that you had in ancient days; I tore your fetters off you. Still you said, @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ \q \v 22 For even if you clean yourself in the river or wash with strong soap, \q your iniquity is a stain before me—this is the declaration the Lord Yahweh. - + \s5 \q \v 23 How can you say, 'I am not defiled! I have not walked after the Baals?' @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ \q \v 25 You must restrain your feet from becoming bare and your throat from being thirsty! \q But you have said, 'It is hopeless! No, I love strangers and go after them!' - + \s5 \q \v 26 Like the shame of a thief when he is found, so the house of Israel will be ashamed— @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ \q \v 28 Yet where are the gods that you made for yourselves? Let them arise if they wish to save you in your time of troubles, \q for your idols equal your cities in number, Judah! - + \s5 \q \v 29 So why do you accuse me of doing wrong? All of you have sinned against me—this is Yahweh's declaration. @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ \q \v 31 You who belong to this generation! Pay attention to my word, the word of Yahweh! Have I been a wilderness to Israel? \q Or a land of deep darkness? Why would my people say, 'Let us wander around, we will not go to you anymore'? - + \s5 \q \v 32 Will a virgin forget her jewelry, a bride her veils? @@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ \q You have even taught your ways to wicked women. \q \v 34 The blood that was the life of innocent, poor people has been found on your clothes. -\q These people were not discovered in acts of burglary. - +\q These people were not discovered in acts of burglary. + \s5 \q \v 35 Instead, in spite of all these things, you keep saying, 'I am blameless. Surely Yahweh's anger will turn from me.' diff --git a/24-JER/03.usfm b/24-JER/03.usfm index 05a0e100..dc753a4f 100644 --- a/24-JER/03.usfm +++ b/24-JER/03.usfm @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@ - + \s5 \c 3 \q -\v 1 "They say, 'A man sends his wife away, so she goes from him and becomes another man's wife. +\v 1 "They say, 'A man sends his wife away, so she goes from him and becomes another man's wife. \q Should he return to her again? Is she not completely unclean?' That woman is this land! \q You have acted like a whore with many companions, and now do you want to return to me?—this is Yahweh's declaration. \q -\v 2 Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and look! Is there is any place where you have not had illicit sex? +\v 2 Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and look! Is there is any place where you have not had illicit sex? \q By the roadsides you sat waiting for your lovers, as an Arab in the wilderness. \q You have polluted the land with your prostitution and wickedness. - + \s5 \q \v 3 So the spring rains were withheld and the late rains did not come. @@ -20,24 +20,24 @@ \q \v 5 Will he be angry with me forever? Will you always keep your anger?' \q Look! You have proclaimed you would commit evil, and you have committed it. So continue to do it!" - + \s5 \p \v 6 Then Yahweh said to me in the days of Josiah the king, "Do you see how Israel is faithless to me? She goes to every high mountain and under every leafy tree, and there she acts like a promiscuous woman. \v 7 I said, 'After she does all these things, she will return to me,' but she did not return. Then her faithless sister Judah saw what she did. - + \s5 \v 8 So I saw that for all these reasons she committed adultery. Apostate Israel! I sent her out and gave her a decree of divorce. But her treasonous sister Judah did not fear, and went out and also acted like a promiscuous woman! \v 9 It mattered nothing to her that she defiled the land, so they made idols from the stone and the tree. \v 10 Then after all of this, neither did her faithless sister Judah return to me with all her heart, but with a lie!—this is Yahweh's declaration." - + \s5 \p \v 11 Then Yahweh said to me, "Faithless Israel has been more righteous than faithless Judah! \v 12 Go and proclaim these words to the north. Say, \q 'Return, faithless Israel!—this is Yahweh's declaration—I will not always be angry with you. \q Since I am faithful—this is Yahweh's declaration—I will not stay angry forever. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Acknowledge your iniquity, for you have transgressed against Yahweh your God; @@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ \v 14 Return, faithless people!—this is Yawheh's declaration—for I have married you! \q I will take you, one from a city, two from a clan, and I will bring you to Zion! \v 15 I will give you shepherds after my heart, and they will shepherd you with knowledge and insight. - + \s5 \v 16 Then it will happen that you will increase and bear fruit in the land in those days—this is Yahweh's declaration. They will no longer say, "The ark of the covenant of Yahweh!" This matter will no longer come up in their hearts, for they will no longer think about it or pay attention to it. This statement will no longer be made.' - + \s5 \v 17 In that time they will proclaim about Jerusalem, 'This is Yahweh's throne,' and all the other nations will gather at Jerusalem in Yahweh's name. They will no longer walk in the stubbornness of their wicked hearts. \p \v 18 In those days, the house of Judah will walk with the house of Israel. They will come together from the land of the north to the land that I gave your ancestors as an inheritance. - + \s5 \q \v 19 As for me, I said, 'How I want to honor you as my son and give you a pleasant land, @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ \q \v 20 But like a woman faithless to her husband, \q you have betrayed me, house of Israel—this is Yahweh's declaration." - + \s5 \q \v 21 A voice is heard on the plains, the weeping and pleading of the people of Israel! @@ -81,7 +81,5 @@ \q \v 25 Let us lie down in shame. May our shame cover us, for we have sinned against Yahweh our God! \q We ourselves and our ancestors, from the time of our youthfulness to this present day, have not listened to the voice of Yahweh our God!" - - diff --git a/24-JER/04.usfm b/24-JER/04.usfm index eb82699b..dd6b9511 100644 --- a/24-JER/04.usfm +++ b/24-JER/04.usfm @@ -8,71 +8,70 @@ \v 2 and if you swear, 'Yahweh lives in truth, justice, and righteousness,' \q the nations will ask for my blessing, and they will praise me. \q -\v 3 For Yahweh says this to each person in Judah and Jerusalem: +\v 3 For Yahweh says this to each person in Judah and Jerusalem: \q 'Plow your own ground, \q and do not sow among thorns. - + \s5 \p -\v 4 Be circumcised to Yahweh and remove the foreskins of your heart, -\q men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, or else my fury will go out like fire and burn, with no one able to quench it. +\v 4 Be circumcised to Yahweh and remove the foreskins of your heart, +\q men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, or else my fury will go out like fire and burn, with no one able to quench it. \q This will happen because of the wickedness of your deeds. -\v 5 Report in Judah and let it be heard in Jerusalem. -\q Say, "Blow the trumpet in the land." +\v 5 Report in Judah and let it be heard in Jerusalem. +\q Say, "Blow the trumpet in the land." \q Proclaim, "Gather together. Let us go to the fortified cities." \v 6 Lift up the signal flag and point it toward Zion, and run for safety! \q Do not stay, for I am bringing disaster from the north and a great collapse. - + \s5 -\v 7 A lion is coming out from his thicket and someone who will destroy nations is setting out. -\q He is leaving his place to bring horror to your land, +\v 7 A lion is coming out from his thicket and someone who will destroy nations is setting out. +\q He is leaving his place to bring horror to your land, \q to turn your cities into ruins, where no one will live. \v 8 Because of this, wrap yourself in sackcloth, lament and wail. For the force of Yahweh's anger has not turned away from us. - + \s5 \v 9 Then it will happen in that day—this is Yahweh's declaration—that the hearts of the king and his officials will die. The priests will be appalled, and the prophets will be horrified.'" \v 10 So I said, "Ah! Lord Yahweh. Surely you have completely deceived this people and Jerusalem by saying, 'There will be peace for you.' Yet the sword is striking against their life." - + \s5 \p \v 11 In that time it will be said of this people and Jerusalem, "A burning wind from the plains of the desert will make its way to the daughter of my people. It will not winnow or cleanse them. \v 12 A wind far stronger than that will come at my command, and I will now pass sentence against them. - + \s5 \v 13 See, he is attacking like clouds, and his chariots are like a storm. His horses are faster than eagles. Woe to us, for we will be devastated! \v 14 Cleanse your heart from wickedness, Jerusalem, so that you might be saved. How long will your deepest thoughts be about how to sin? \v 15 For a voice is bringing news from Dan, and the coming disaster is heard from the mountains of Ephraim. - + \s5 \v 16 Make the nations think about this: See, announce to Jerusalem that besiegers are coming from a distant land to shout in battle against the cities of Judah. \v 17 They will be like the watchmen of a cultivated field against her all around, since she has been rebellious against me—this is Yahweh's declaration— \v 18 and your conduct and your deeds have done these things to you. This will be your punishment. How terrible it will be! It will strike your very heart. - + \s5 \p \v 19 My heart! My heart! I am in anguish in my heart. My heart is turbulent within me. I cannot keep quiet for I hear the sound of the horn, an alarm for battle. \v 20 Collapse after collapse is proclaimed, for all the land is suddenly devastated. They devastate my tabernacle and my tent abruptly. - + \s5 \v 21 How long will I see the standard? Will I hear the sound of the horn? \v 22 For the foolishness of my people—they do not know me. They are idiotic people and they have no understanding. They have skill at evil, but do not know to do good. - + \s5 \p \v 23 I saw the land, and see! It was formless and empty. For there was no light for the heavens. \v 24 I looked at the mountains. Behold, they were trembling, and all the hills were shaking about. \v 25 I looked. Behold, there was no one, and all the birds of the heavens had fled. \v 26 I looked. Behold, the orchards were a wilderness and all the cities had been pulled down before Yahweh, before the fury of his wrath." - + \s5 \v 27 This is what Yahweh says, "All the land will become a devastation, but I will not completely destroy them. \v 28 For this reason, the land will mourn, and the heavens above will darken. For I have declared my intentions; I will not hold back; I will not turn from carrying them out. -\v 29 Every city will flee from the noise of the cavalry and the archers with a bow; they will run into the forests. Every city will climb up into the rocky places. The cities will be abandoned, for there will be +\v 29 Every city will flee from the noise of the cavalry and the archers with a bow; they will run into the forests. Every city will climb up into the rocky places. The cities will be abandoned, for there will be no one to inhabit them. - + \s5 \v 30 Now that you have been devastated, what will you do? For though you dress in scarlet, adorn yourself with gold jewelry, and make your eyes look bigger with paint, the men who lusted for you now reject you. Instead, they are trying to take away your life. \v 31 So I hear the sound of anguish, distress as in the birth of a firstborn child, the sound of the daughter of Zion. She is gasping for breath. She spreads out her hands, 'Woe to me! I am fainting because of these murderers.'" - diff --git a/24-JER/05.usfm b/24-JER/05.usfm index 88c3b92e..09a1aa08 100644 --- a/24-JER/05.usfm +++ b/24-JER/05.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 5 \q @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \q \v 3 Yahweh, do your eyes not look for faithfulness? You struck the people, but they do not feel pain. \q You have completely defeated them, but they still refuse to receive discipline. They make their faces harder than rock, for they refuse to repent. - + \s5 \q \v 4 So I said, "Surely these are only poor people. @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \v 6 So a lion from a thicket will attack them. A wolf from the Arabah will ruin them. \q A lurking panther will come against their cities. Anyone who goes outside his city will be torn apart. \q For their transgressions increase. Their acts of faithlessness are unlimited. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Why should I pardon these people? @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \q \v 9 So should I not punish them—this is Yahweh's declaration— \q and should I not avenge myself on a nation that is like this? - + \s5 \p \q @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \q Evil will not come on us, nor will we see sword or famine. \q \v 13 For the prophets have become as useless as the wind and there is no one else to declare Yahweh's messages to us. Let their threats come upon themselves.'" - + \s5 \p \q @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ \v 15 See! I am about to bring a nation against you from far away, house of Israel—this is Yahweh's declaration— \q it is a lasting nation, an ancient nation! It is a nation whose language you do not know, \q nor will you understand what they say. - + \s5 \q \v 16 Its quiver is like an open tomb. They are all soldiers. @@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ \v 17 So your harvest will be consumed, your sons and daughters also, and your food. \q They will eat your flocks and cattle; they will eat the fruit from your vines and fig trees. \q They will batter down with a sword your fortified cities that you trusted in. - + \s5 \v 18 But even in those days—this is Yahweh's declaration—I do not intend to destroy you completely. \v 19 It will happen when you, Israel and Judah, say, 'Why has Yahweh our God done all these things to us?' that then you, Jeremiah, will say to them, 'Just as you abandoned Yahweh and worshiped foreign gods in your land, so you will also serve strangers in a land that is not your own.' - + \s5 \p \q @@ -81,16 +81,16 @@ \v 22 Do you not fear me—this is Yahweh's declaration—or tremble before my face? \q I have placed a border of sand against the sea, an ongoing decree that it does not violate— \q even though the sea rises and falls, still it does not violate it. Even though its waves roar, they do not cross it. - + \s5 \q \v 23 But this people has a stubborn heart. It turns away in rebellion and goes away. -\q +\q \v 24 For they do not say in their hearts, "Let us fear Yahweh our God, the one who brings the rain \q —the early rain and the late rains—in their right time, keeping the fixed weeks of the harvest for us." \q \v 25 Your iniquities kept these things from happening. Your sins have stopped good from coming to you. - + \s5 \q \v 26 For wicked men are found with my people. They watch as someone crouches to capture birds; @@ -98,20 +98,18 @@ \q \v 27 Like a cage full of birds, their houses are full of deceit. \q So they grow large and become rich. -\q +\q \v 28 They have become fat; they shine with well-being. They crossed over all bounds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause of the people, \q or the cause of the orphan. They prosper even though they have not given justice to the needy. \q \v 29 Should I not punish them for these things—this is Yahweh's declaration— \q and will I not take vengeance for myself on a nation like this? - + \s5 \q \v 30 Atrocities and horrors have occurred in the land. \q \v 31 The prophets prophesy with deceit, and the priests rule with their own power. \q My people love it this way, but what will happen in the end? - - diff --git a/24-JER/06.usfm b/24-JER/06.usfm index f4e31c5d..c1695553 100644 --- a/24-JER/06.usfm +++ b/24-JER/06.usfm @@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ \q \v 3 The shepherds and their flocks will go to them; \q they will set up tents against her all around; each man will shepherd with his own hand. - + \s5 \q \v 4 "Dedicate yourselves to the gods for the battle. Arise, let us attack at noon. \q It is too bad that the daylight is fading away, that the evening shadows are falling. \q \v 5 But let us attack at night and destroy her fortresses." - + \s5 \q \v 6 For Yahweh of hosts says this: Cut her trees, and heap up siegeworks against Jerusalem. @@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ \q and make you into a ruin, an uninhabited land.'" \s5 -\q +\q \v 9 Yahweh of hosts says this, "They will certainly glean those who are left in Israel like a vineyard. \q Reach out again with your hand to pick grapes from the vines. \q -\v 10 To whom should I declare and warn so they will listen? -\q Look! Their ears are uncircumcised; they are not able to pay attention! +\v 10 To whom should I declare and warn so they will listen? +\q Look! Their ears are uncircumcised; they are not able to pay attention! \q Look! The word of Yahweh has come to them to correct them, but they do not want it." - + \s5 \q \v 11 But I am filled with Yahweh's fury. I am tired of holding it in. He said, to me, "Pour it out on the children in the streets @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \q \v 12 Their houses will be turned over to others, both their fields and their wives together. \q For I will attack the inhabitants of the land with my hand—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Yahweh declares that from their smallest to their greatest, each of them is greedy for dishonest gain. @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \q \v 15 Were they ashamed when they committed abominations? They were not ashamed at all. They had no shame. \q So they will fall with those who fall at the time that I punish them. They will be overthrown," says Yahweh. - + \s5 \q \v 16 Yahweh says this, "Stand at the road crossing and look; ask for the ancient pathways. @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ \q \v 19 Hear, earth! See, I am about to bring disaster to this people—the fruit of their thoughts. \q They paid no attention to my word or law, but they instead rejected it." - + \s5 \q \v 20 "What does this frankincense going up from Sheba mean to me? Or these sweet smells from a distant land? @@ -81,15 +81,15 @@ \q \v 22 Yahweh says this, 'See, a people is coming from a northern land. \q For a great nation has been stirred up to come from a distant land. - + \s5 \q -\v 23 They will pick up bows and spears. They are cruel and have no compassion. Their sound is like the sea roar, +\v 23 They will pick up bows and spears. They are cruel and have no compassion. Their sound is like the sea roar, \q and they are riding on horses in formation as fighting men, daughter of Zion.'" \q \v 24 We have heard the news about them. Our hands fall limp in distress. Anguish seizes us as a woman bearing a child. \q - + \s5 \q \v 25 Do not go out to the fields, and do not walk on the roads, @@ -104,11 +104,10 @@ \q \v 28 They are all the most stubborn of people, who go about slandering others. \q All of them are bronze and iron, acting corruptly. -\q +\q \v 29 The bellows are scorched by the fire that is burning them; the lead is consumed in the flames. \q The refining continues among them, but it is uselss, because the evil is not removed. \q \v 30 They will be called rejected silver, for Yahweh has rejected them." - diff --git a/24-JER/07.usfm b/24-JER/07.usfm index dc2f44de..e4585766 100644 --- a/24-JER/07.usfm +++ b/24-JER/07.usfm @@ -1,76 +1,75 @@ - + \s5 \c 7 \p \v 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, \v 2 "Stand at the gate of Yahweh's house and proclaim this word! Say, 'Hear the word of Yahweh, all you of Judah, you who enter these gates to worship Yahweh. - - + + \s5 \v 3 Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: Make your ways and practices good, and I will let you continue to live in this place. \v 4 Do not entrust yourself to deceitful words and say, "Temple of Yahweh! Temple of Yahweh! Temple of Yahweh!" - + \s5 \v 5 For if you actually make your ways and practices good; if you completely execute justice between a man and his neighbor— -\v 6 if you do not exploit the one staying in the land, the orphan, or the widow and do not pour out innocent blood in this place, and do not walk after other gods to your own harm— +\v 6 if you do not exploit the one staying in the land, the orphan, or the widow and do not pour out innocent blood in this place, and do not walk after other gods to your own harm— \v 7 then I will let you stay in this place, in the land that I gave to your ancestors from ancient times and forever. - + \s5 \p \v 8 Behold! You are trusting in deceitful words that do not help you. \v 9 Do you steal, kill, and commit adultery? And do you swear deceitfully and offer incense to Baal and walk after other gods whom you have not known? \v 10 Then do you come and stand before me in this house where my name is proclaimed and say, "We are saved," so you can do all of these abominations? \v 11 Is this house, which carries my name, a den of bandits in your eyes? But behold, I have seen it—this is Yahweh's declaration.' - - - + + + \s5 \p \v 12 'So go to my place that was in Shiloh, where I allowed my name to stay there in the beginning, and look at what I did to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel. \v 13 So now, on account of your doing all of these practices—this is Yahweh's declaration—I spoke to you time and time again, but you did not listen. I summoned you, but you did not answer. \v 14 Therefore, what I did to Shiloh, I will also do to this house that is called by my name, the house in which you have trusted, this place that I gave to you and your ancestors. \v 15 For I will send you out from before me just as I had sent out all your brothers, all the descendants of Ephraim.' - + \s5 \p \v 16 And you, Jeremiah, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up a lamenting wail or say a prayer on their behalf, and do not petition me, for I will not listen to you. \v 17 Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem? \v 18 The children are gathering wood and the fathers kindling the fire! The women are kneading dough to make cakes for the queen of the heavens and pour out drink offerings for other gods so that they will provoke me. - + \s5 \v 19 Are they truly provoking me?—this is Yahweh's declaration—is it not themselves whom they are provoking, so that shame is on them? \v 20 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this, 'See, my anger and wrath will gush out onto this place, on both man and beast, on the tree in the fields and the fruit on the ground. It will burn and never be extinguished.' - + \s5 \p \v 21 Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel says this, 'Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and the meat from them. \v 22 For when I brought your ancestors out from the land of Egypt, I did not require anything from them. I gave them no command about matters of burnt offerings and sacrifices. \v 23 I only gave them this command, "Listen to my voice, and I will be your God and you will be my people. So walk in all the ways that I am commanding you, so that it may go well with you." - + \s5 \v 24 But they did not listen or pay attention. They lived by their own stubborn plans of their wicked hearts, so they went backwards, not forward. \v 25 Ever since the day when your ancestors went out from the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent every one of my servants, my prophets, to you. I persisted in sending them. \v 26 But they did not listen to me. They paid no attention. Instead, they hardened their necks. They were more wicked than their ancestors.' - + \s5 \p \v 27 So proclaim all these words to them, but they will not listen to you. Proclaim these things to them, but they will not answer you. \v 28 Say to them This is a nation that does not listen to the voice of Yahweh its God and does not receive discipline. Truth is destroyed and cut off from their mouths. - + \s5 \q \v 29 Cut off your hair and shave yourself, and throw away your hair. Sing a funeral song over the open places. \q For Yahweh has rejected and abandoned this generation in his rage. \v 30 For the sons of Judah have done evil in my eye—this is Yahweh's declaration—they have set their detestable things in the house where my name is proclaimed, in order to defile it. - + \s5 \v 31 Then they built the high place of Topheth that is in the valley of Ben Hinnom. They did this to burn their sons and daughters in fire—something that I did not command, nor did it enter my mind. \v 32 So see, days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when it will no longer be called Topheth or valley of Ben Hinnom. It will be the valley of Slaughter; they will bury bodies in Topheth until there is no room left. - + \s5 \v 33 The corpses of this people will be food for the birds of the skies and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away. \v 34 I will put an end to the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem, the sounds of exaltation and jubilation, the sounds of the groom and the bride; since the land will become a desolation." - diff --git a/24-JER/08.usfm b/24-JER/08.usfm index 7c6d0cab..e26e36e0 100644 --- a/24-JER/08.usfm +++ b/24-JER/08.usfm @@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ \s5 \c 8 \p -\v 1 "At that time—this is Yahweh's declaration—they will bring out from the graves the bones of the kings of Judah and its officials, the bones of the priests and the prophets, and the bones +\v 1 "At that time—this is Yahweh's declaration—they will bring out from the graves the bones of the kings of Judah and its officials, the bones of the priests and the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. \v 2 Then they will spread them out in the light of the sun and moon and all the stars of the skies; these things in the sky that they have followed and served, that they have walked after and sought, and that they have worshiped. The bones will not be gathered or buried again. They will be like dung on the surface of the earth. \v 3 In every remaining place where I have driven them, they will choose death instead of life for themselves, all who are still left over from this evil nation—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. - + \s5 \p \v 4 So say to them, 'Yahweh says this: Does anyone fall and not get up? Does anyone get lost and not try to return? -\q +\q \v 5 Why has this people, Jerusalem, turned away in permanent faithlessness? \q They hold on to treachery and refuse to repent. - + \s5 \q \v 6 I paid attention and listened, but they did not speak right; no one was sorry for his wickedness, @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. \q \v 7 Even the stork in heaven knows the right times; and the doves, swifts, and cranes. \q They go on their migrations at the right time, but my people do not know Yahweh's decrees. - + \s5 \q \v 8 Why do you say, "We are wise! And the law of Yahweh is with us"? @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. \q \v 10 So I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who will possess them, \q for from the youngest to the greatest, all of them are exceedingly greedy! From the prophet to the priest, all of them practice deceit. - + \s5 \q \v 11 For they treated the fracture of the daughter of my people as if it were a trivial thing. @@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. \v 12 Were they ashamed when they practiced abominations? They were not ashamed. They had no humility. So they will fall at the time of their punishment, with those who have already fallen. They will be overthrown, says Yahweh. \q -\v 13 I will remove them completely—this is Yahweh's declaration—there will be no grapes on the vine, nor will there be figs on the fig trees. For the leaf will wither, and +\v 13 I will remove them completely—this is Yahweh's declaration—there will be no grapes on the vine, nor will there be figs on the fig trees. For the leaf will wither, and what I have given to them will pass away. - + \s5 \q \v 14 Why are we sitting here? Come together; let us go to the fortified cities, and we will become silent there in death. @@ -52,21 +52,21 @@ what I have given to them will pass away. \q \v 15 We are hoping for peace, but there will be nothing good. \q We are hoping for a time of healing, but see, there will be terror. - + \s5 \v 16 The snorting of his stallions is heard from Dan. The whole earth shakes at the sound of the neighing of his strong horses. \q For they will come and consume the land and its wealth, the city and the ones living in it. \q \v 17 For see, I am sending out snakes among you, vipers that you cannot charm. \q They will bite you—this is Yahweh's declaration.'" - + \s5 \q \v 18 My sorrow has no end, and my heart is sick. \q \v 19 See! The screaming voice of the daughter of my people from a far distant land! Is not Yahweh in Zion? \q Or is not her king in her? Why then would they offend me with their carved figures and foreign worthless idols? - + \s5 \q \v 20 The harvest has passed on, summer is over. But we have not been saved. @@ -75,6 +75,5 @@ what I have given to them will pass away. \q \v 22 Is there no medicine in Gilead? Is there no healer there? \q Why will the healing of the daughter of my people not happen? - diff --git a/24-JER/09.usfm b/24-JER/09.usfm index ab9619ac..2aef625b 100644 --- a/24-JER/09.usfm +++ b/24-JER/09.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 9 \q @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ \v 2 If only someone would give me a place for travelers in the wilderness to stay, where I could go to abandon my people. \q If only I could leave them, since all of them are adulterers, a band of traitors! \q -\v 3 Yahweh declares, "They tread on their bows of lies with their tongues, +\v 3 Yahweh declares, "They tread on their bows of lies with their tongues, \q but it is not because of any faithfulness of theirs that they grow strong on the earth. \q They go from wicked act to another. They do not know me." - + \s5 \q \v 4 Each of you, be on guard against your neighbor and do not trust in any brother. @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ \q Their tongues teach deceitful things. They are exhausted from committing iniquity. \q \v 6 Your dwelling is in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me. This is Yahweh's declaration." - + \s5 \q \v 7 So Yahweh of hosts says this, "See, I am about to test them. I will examine them. @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \q \v 9 Should I not punish them because of these things—this is Yahweh's declaration— \q and should I not avenge myself on a nation that is like this? - + \s5 \q \v 10 I will sing a song of mourning and wailing for the mountains, and a funeral song will be sung for the meadows. @@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ \q \v 12 Who is the wise man that understands this? What does Yahweh's mouth proclaim to him so he might report it? \q Why has the land perished? It is destroyed like the wilderness, where there is no one to pass through it. - + \s5 \p \v 13 Yahweh says, "It is because they have abandoned my law that I set before them, because they do not listen to my voice or walk by it. \v 14 It is because they have walked by their stubborn hearts and have followed the Baals as their fathers taught them to do. - + \s5 \v 15 Therefore Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, says this, 'See, I am about to make this people eat wormwood and drink poisonous water. \v 16 Then I will scatter them among the nations that they have not known, neither they nor their ancestors. I will send out a sword after them until I have completely destroyed them.'" - + \s5 \q \v 17 Yahweh of hosts says this, "Think about this: Summon @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ \q \v 18 Let them hurry and sing a mournful song over us, \q so our eyes may run with tears and our eyelids flow with water. - + \s5 \q \v 19 For the sound of wailing is heard in Zion, 'How we are devastated. @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ \q \v 20 So you women, hear Yahweh's word; pay attention to the messages that come from his mouth. \q Then teach your daughters a mourning song, and each neighbor woman a funeral song. - + \s5 \q \v 21 For death has come through our windows; it goes into our palaces. @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ \q \v 22 Declare this, 'This Yahweh's declaration—the corpses of men will fall like dung in the fields, \q and like grain stalks after the reapers, and there will be no one to gather them.'" - + \s5 \q \v 23 Yahweh says this, "Do not let the wise man take pride in his wisdom, @@ -87,12 +87,11 @@ \v 24 For if a man takes pride in anything, let it be in this, that he has insight and knows me. \q For I am Yahweh, who acts with covenant loyalty, justice and righteousness on earth. For it is in these that I take pleasure \q —this is Yahweh's declaration." - + \s5 \p \v 25 "See, days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will punish all the circumcised who are such only in their body. \v 26 I will punish Egypt and Judah, Edom, the people of Ammon, Moab, and all the people who cut the hair on their heads very short. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel has an uncircumcised heart." - diff --git a/24-JER/10.usfm b/24-JER/10.usfm index e4442484..6c48275d 100644 --- a/24-JER/10.usfm +++ b/24-JER/10.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 10 \q @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \q \v 2 Yahweh says this, 'Do not learn the ways of the nations, \q and do not be dismayed by the signs in the heavens, for the nations are dismayed by these. - + \s5 \q \v 3 For the customs of the peoples are worthless. For someone cuts a tree down in a forest; @@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ The hands of a craftsman do this with an ax. \q \v 5 These idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field, for they can say nothing. They have to be carried, for they cannot take any steps at all. \q Do not fear them, for they cannot bring about evil, nor are they able to do anything good.'" - + \s5 \q \v 6 There is no one like you, Yahweh. You are great, and your name is great in power. \q \v 7 Who does not fear you, king of the nations? For this is what you deserve, \q for there is no one like you among all the wise men of the nations or all their royal kingdoms. - + \s5 \q \v 8 They are all the same, they are brutish and stupid, disciples of idols that are nothing but wood. @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ The hands of a craftsman do this with an ax. \q \v 10 But Yahweh is the true God. He is the living God and eternal king. \q The earth quakes at his anger, and the nations cannot endure his anger. - + \s5 \q \v 11 You will speak to them like this, "The gods that did not make the heavens and earth @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ The hands of a craftsman do this with an ax. \q \v 13 His voice makes the roar of waters in the heavens, and he brings up the mists from the ends of the earth. \q He makes lightning for the rain and sends out wind from his storehouse. - + \s5 \q \v 14 Every man has become ignorant, without knowledge. Every metalworker is put to shame by his idols. @@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ The hands of a craftsman do this with an ax. \q \v 16 But God, the portion of Jacob, is not like these, for he is the molder of all things. \q Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; Yahweh of hosts is his name. - + \s5 \q \v 17 Gather your bundle and leave the land, you people who have been living under the siege. \q \v 18 For Yahweh says this, "See, I am about to throw the inhabitants of the land out this time. \q I will cause them distress, and they will find it to be so." - + \s5 \q \v 19 Woe to me! Because of my broken bones, my wound is infected. @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ The hands of a craftsman do this with an ax. \q \v 20 My tent is devastated, and all of my tent cords are cut in two. \q They have taken my children away from me, so they no longer exist. There is no longer anyone to spread out my tent or to raise up my tent curtains. - + \s5 \q \v 21 For the shepherds have become stupid. They do not seek Yahweh. @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ The hands of a craftsman do this with an ax. \q \v 22 The report of news has arrived, "See! It is coming, a great earthquake is coming from the land of the north \q To make the cities of Judah into ruins, hideouts for jackals." - + \s5 \q \v 23 I know, Yahweh, that a man's path does not come from himself. No person walking directs his own steps. @@ -86,7 +86,5 @@ The hands of a craftsman do this with an ax. \q \v 25 Pour your fury on the nations that do not know you and on the families that do not call on your name. \q For they have devoured Jacob and consumed him so as to completely destroy him and demolish his habitation. - - diff --git a/24-JER/11.usfm b/24-JER/11.usfm index fb5c6226..badbf2ad 100644 --- a/24-JER/11.usfm +++ b/24-JER/11.usfm @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - + \s5 \c 11 \p @@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ \s5 \v 3 Say to them, 'Yahweh, God of Israel says this: Cursed is anyone who does not listen to the words of this covenant. -\v 4 This is the covenant that I commanded your ancestors to keep the day I brought them out from the land of Egypt, from the furnace for smelting iron. I said, "Listen to my voice and do all of these things +\v 4 This is the covenant that I commanded your ancestors to keep the day I brought them out from the land of Egypt, from the furnace for smelting iron. I said, "Listen to my voice and do all of these things just as I have commanded you, for you will be my people and I will be your God." -\v 5 Obey me so that I may confirm the oath that I swore to your ancestors, the oath that I would give them the land flowing with milk and honey, where you live today.'" Then I, Jeremiah, answered and said, "Yes, Yahweh!" - +\v 5 Obey me so that I may confirm the oath that I swore to your ancestors, the oath that I would give them the land flowing with milk and honey, where you live today.'" Then I, Jeremiah, answered and said, "Yes, Yahweh!" \s5 \p \v 6 Yahweh said to me, "Proclaim all these things in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. Say, 'Listen to the words of this covenant and carry them them out. @@ -23,12 +22,12 @@ just as I have commanded you, for you will be my people and I will be your God." \p \v 9 Next Yahweh said to me, "A conspiracy has been discovered among the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. \v 10 They have turned to the iniquities of their earliest ancestors, who refused to listen to my word, who instead walked after other gods to worship them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah broke my covenant that I established with their ancestors. - + \s5 \v 11 Therefore Yahweh says this, 'See, I am about to bring disaster on them, disaster from which they will not be able to escape. Then they will call out to me, but I will not listen to them. \v 12 The cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and call out to the gods to which they had given offerings, but they will certainly not be saved by them at the time of their disaster. \v 13 For the number of your gods has increased to equal the number of your cities, Judah. And you have made the number of shameful altars in Jerusalem, incense altars for Baal, to equal the number of her streets. - + \s5 \p \v 14 So you yourself, Jeremiah, must not pray for this people. You must not wail or pray on their behalf. For I will not be listening when they call on me in their disaster. @@ -38,24 +37,22 @@ just as I have commanded you, for you will be my people and I will be your God." \q \v 16 In the past Yahweh called you a leafy olive tree, beautiful with lovely fruit. \q But he will light a fire on it that will sound like the roar of a storm; its branches will be broken. - + \s5 \v 17 For Yahweh of hosts, the one who planted you, has decreed disaster against you because of the wicked acts that the house of Israel and the house of Judah have committed—they have angered me by giving offerings to Baal.'" - + \s5 \p \v 18 Yahweh made me know these things, so I know them. You, Yahweh, made me see their deeds. -\v 19 I was like a gentle lamb being led to a butcher. I did not know that they had formed plans against me, "Let us destroy the tree with its fruit! Let us cut him off from the land of the living +\v 19 I was like a gentle lamb being led to a butcher. I did not know that they had formed plans against me, "Let us destroy the tree with its fruit! Let us cut him off from the land of the living so his name will be no longer remembered." \q \v 20 Yet Yahweh of hosts is the righteous judge who examines the heart and the mind. \q I will witness your vengeance against them, for I have presented my case to you. - + \s5 \v 21 Therefore Yahweh says this concerning the people of Anathoth who are seeking your life, "They say, 'You must not prophesy in the name of Yahweh, or you will die by our hand.' \v 22 Therefore Yahweh of hosts says this, 'See, I am about to punish them. Their vigorous young men will die by the sword. Their sons and their daughters will die by famine. \v 23 None of them will be left, because I am bringing disaster against the people of Anathoth, a year of their punishment.'" - - diff --git a/24-JER/12.usfm b/24-JER/12.usfm index f5b2300e..1655eda4 100644 --- a/24-JER/12.usfm +++ b/24-JER/12.usfm @@ -1,30 +1,30 @@ - + \s5 \c 12 \p \q -\v 1 You are righteous, Yahweh, whenever I bring disputes to you. +\v 1 You are righteous, Yahweh, whenever I bring disputes to you. \q I must certainly tell you of my reason to complain: Why do the ways of the wicked succeed? All the faithless people are successful. \q \v 2 You planted them and they took root. They continue to produce fruit. \q You are near to them in their mouths, but far away from their hearts. - + \s5 \v 3 Yet you yourself know me, Yahweh. You have seen me and have examined my heart. \q Take them away like sheep to the slaughter. Set them apart for the day of slaughter. \q \v 4 How long will the land go on drying up, and the plants in every field wither because of the wickedness of its inhabitants? \q Beasts and bird have been taken away. Indeed, the people say, "God does not know what will happen to us." - -\s5 + +\s5 \q \v 5 Yahweh said, "indeed, if you, Jeremiah, have run with foot soldiers and they have tired you out, how can you compete against horses? \q If you fall down in the safe countryside, how will you do in the thickets along the Jordan? -\q +\q \v 6 For even your brothers and your father's family have betrayed you and have loudly denounced you. \q Do not trust in them, even if they say nice things to you. - + \s5 \q \v 7 I have abandoned my house; I have forsaken my inheritance. @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \q \v 11 They have made her a desolation. I mourn for her; she is desolate. \q All the land has been made desolate, for there is no one who takes it to heart. - + \s5 \q1 \v 12 Destroyers have come against all the bare places in the wilderness, @@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ \q1 \v 13 They have sown wheat but harvest thornbushes. They are exhausted from work but have gained nothing. \q2 So be ashamed of your gain because of Yahweh's anger." - + \s5 \p \v 14 Yahweh says this against all my neighbors, the wicked ones who strike at the possession that I made my people Israel inherit, "See, I am the one who is about to uproot them from their own ground, and I will pull up the house of Judah from among them. \v 15 Then after I uproot those nations, it will happen that I will have compassion on them and bring them back; I will return them—each man to his inheritance and his land. - + \s5 \v 16 It will come about that if those nations carefully learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name 'As Yahweh lives!' just as they have taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will be built up in the midst of my people. \v 17 But if any do not listen, then I will uproot that nation. It will certainly be uprooted and destroyed—this is Yahweh's declaration." diff --git a/24-JER/13.usfm b/24-JER/13.usfm index d22fd23c..1670396e 100644 --- a/24-JER/13.usfm +++ b/24-JER/13.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 13 \p @@ -12,22 +12,22 @@ \s5 \v 6 After many days, Yahweh said to me, "Get up and go back to the Euphrates. Take from there the undergarment that I had told you to hide." \v 7 So I went back to the Euphrates and dug out the undergarment where I had hid it. But behold! The undergarment was destroyed; it was no good at all. - + \s5 \p \v 8 Then the word of Yahweh came to me again and said, \v 9 "Yahweh says this: In the same way I will destroy the great arrogance of Judah and Jerusalem. -\v 10 This wicked people who refuses to listen to my word, who walk in the hardness of their heart, who go after other gods to worship them and bow down to them—they will be like this undergarment +\v 10 This wicked people who refuses to listen to my word, who walk in the hardness of their heart, who go after other gods to worship them and bow down to them—they will be like this undergarment that is good for nothing. \v 11 For just as an undergarment clings to someone's hips, so I have made all the house of Israel and all the house of Judah cling to me—this is Yahweh's declaration—to be my people, to bring me fame, praise, and honor. But they would not listen to me. - + \s5 \p \v 12 So you must speak this word to them, 'Yahweh, the God of Israel, says this: Every jar will be filled with wine.' They will say to you, 'Do we not indeed know that every jar will be filled with wine?' \v 13 So say to them, 'Yahweh says this: See, I am about to fill with drunkenness every inhabitant of this land, the kings who sit on David's throne, the priests, prophets, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. \v 14 Then I will smash each man against the other, fathers and children together—this is Yahweh's declaration—I will not pity them or have compassion, and I will not spare them from destruction.'" - + \s5 \p \q @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ that is good for nothing. \q \v 17 So if you will not listen, I will weep alone because of your arrogance. \q My eyes will certainly weep and flow with tears, for Yahweh's flock has been taken captive. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ that is good for nothing. \q for the crowns on your head, your pride and glory, have fallen off.' \q \v 19 The cities in the Negev will be shut up, with no one to open them. Judah will be taken captive, all of her into exile. - + \s5 \q \v 20 Lift up your eyes and look at the ones coming from the north. @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ that is good for nothing. \q \v 21 What will you say when God places over you those whom you had taught to be your friends? \q Are these not the beginnings of the labor pains that will seize you just like a woman in childbirth? - + \s5 \q \v 22 Then you might say in your heart, 'Why are these things happening to me?' @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ that is good for nothing. \q If so, then you yourself, although accustomed to wickedness, would be able to do good. \q \v 24 So I will scatter them like chaff that perishes in the desert wind. - + \s5 \q \v 25 This is what I have given to you, the portion I have decreed for you—this is Yahweh's declaration— @@ -75,6 +75,5 @@ that is good for nothing. \q \v 27 Your adultery and neighing, the shamefulness of your promiscuous behavior on the hills and in the fields! I will cause them to be seen, \q these detestable things! Woe to you, Jerusalem! You have not been clean. How long will this continue?" - diff --git a/24-JER/14.usfm b/24-JER/14.usfm index b74a360e..7b1f7499 100644 --- a/24-JER/14.usfm +++ b/24-JER/14.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 14 \p @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \v 3 Their mighty ones send out their servants for water. \q When they go to the trenches, they cannot find water. They all return unsuccessful; \q they cover their heads ashamed and dishonored. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Because of this the ground is cracked, for there is no rain in the land. @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \q \v 6 The wild donkeys stand on the bare plains and they pant in the wind like jackals. \q Their eyes fail to work, for there is no vegetation." - + \s5 \q2 \v 7 Even though our iniquities testify against us, Yahweh, act for the sake of your name. @@ -32,25 +32,25 @@ \q2 \v 9 Why will be you like a confused man, like a warrior who is not able to rescue anyone? \q2 For you are in our midst, Yahweh! Your name has been proclaimed over us. Do not leave us. - + \s5 \q \v 10 Yahweh says this to this people: "Since they love to wander, they have not held back their feet from doing so." \q Yahweh is not pleased with them. Now he calls to mind their iniquity and has punished their sins. \v 11 Yahweh said to me, "Do not pray for good on behalf of this people. \v 12 For if they fast, I will not listen to their wailing, and if they offer up burnt offerings and food offerings, I will not take pleasure in them. For I will put an end to them by sword, famine, and plague." - + \s5 \p \v 13 Then I said, "Oh, Lord Yahweh! See! The prophets are saying to the people, 'You will not see sword; there will be no famine for you, for I will give you true security in this place.'" \v 14 Yahweh said to me, "The prophets prophesy deceit in my name. I did not send them out, nor did I give them any command or speak to them. But deceitful visions and useless, deceitful divination coming from their own minds are what they are prophesying to you." - + \s5 -\v 15 Therefore Yahweh says this, "About the prophets prophesying in my name but whom I did not send out—those who say there will be no sword or famine in this land: These prophets +\v 15 Therefore Yahweh says this, "About the prophets prophesying in my name but whom I did not send out—those who say there will be no sword or famine in this land: These prophets will perish by sword and famine. -\v 16 And the people to whom they prophesied will be thrown out in the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword, for there will be no one to bury them—them, their wives, +\v 16 And the people to whom they prophesied will be thrown out in the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword, for there will be no one to bury them—them, their wives, their sons, or their daughters—for I will pour out their wickedness on them. - + \s5 \q \v 17 Say this word to them: 'Let my eyes flow with tears, night and day. @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ their sons, or their daughters—for I will pour out their wickedness on them. \q \v 18 If I go out to the field then see! there are those killed by the sword. And if I come to the city, \q then, see! there are those diseased by famine. Even both the prophet and the priest wander about the land without knowledge.'" - + \s5 \q \v 19 Have you completely rejected Judah? Do you hate Zion? @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ their sons, or their daughters—for I will pour out their wickedness on them. \q and for a time of healing, but see, there is only terror. \q \v 20 We admit, Yahweh, our offenses, the iniquity of our ancestors, for we have sinned against you. - + \s5 \q \v 21 Do not reject us! For the sake of your name, do not make your glorious throne a disgrace. @@ -75,7 +75,5 @@ their sons, or their daughters—for I will pour out their wickedness on them. \q \v 22 Is there among the idols of the nations anyone who can make the heavens give the spring rain? \q Are you not the one, Yahweh our God, who does this? We hope in you, for you have done all these things. - - diff --git a/24-JER/15.usfm b/24-JER/15.usfm index c56a77b5..82400471 100644 --- a/24-JER/15.usfm +++ b/24-JER/15.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 15 \p @@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ \v 2 It will happen that they will say to you, 'Where should we go?' Then you must say to them, 'Yahweh says this: \q Those destined for death should go to death; those destined for the sword should go to the sword. \q Those destined for famine should go to famine; and those destined for captivity should go to captivity.' - + \s5 -\v 3 For I will assign them to four groups—this is Yahweh's declaration—the sword to slaughter some, the dogs to drag some away, the birds of the skies and the +\v 3 For I will assign them to four groups—this is Yahweh's declaration—the sword to slaughter some, the dogs to drag some away, the birds of the skies and the beast of the earth to consume and destroy some. \v 4 I will make of them a horrifying thing to all the kingdoms of the earth, because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem. - + \s5 \q \v 5 For who will have compassion for you, Jerusalem? Who will grieve for you? @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ beast of the earth to consume and destroy some. \q \v 7 So I will winnow them with a pitchfork at the gates of the land. \q I will bereave them. I will destroy my people since they will not turn from their ways. - + \s5 \q \v 8 I will make their widows number more than the sands of the seashore. Against the mothers of young men I will send @@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ beast of the earth to consume and destroy some. \q I will certainly make your enemies beg for help in the time of calamity and distress. \q \v 12 Can one smash iron? Especially iron from the north that is mixed with bronze? - + \s5 \q -\v 13 I will give to your enemies your wealth and treasures as free plunder. +\v 13 I will give to your enemies your wealth and treasures as free plunder. \q I will do this because of all your sins committed within all your borders. \q \v 14 Then I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, \q for a fire will ignite, kindled in my wrath against you." \f + \ft Instead of \fqa Then I will make you serve your enemies \fqb , some ancient copies have \fqa Then I will make your enemies take you \fqb . \f* - + \s5 \q \v 15 You yourself know, Yahweh! Call me to mind and help me. Bring vengeance for me against my pursuers. @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ beast of the earth to consume and destroy some. \q \v 16 Your words have been found, and I consumed them. Your words were a joy to me, \q a joy to my heart, for your name is proclaimed on me, Yahweh God of hosts. - + \s5 \q \v 17 I did not sit in the circle of those who celebrated or rejoiced. @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ beast of the earth to consume and destroy some. \q \v 18 Why is my pain ongoing and my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? \q Will you be like deceitful waters to me, waters that dry up? - + \s5 \q \v 19 Therefore Yahweh said this, "If you repent, Jeremiah, then I will restore you, and you will stand before me and serve me. @@ -80,5 +80,4 @@ beast of the earth to consume and destroy some. \v 21 for I will rescue you from the hand of the wicked and redeem you from the hand of the tyrant." - diff --git a/24-JER/16.usfm b/24-JER/16.usfm index 95ca2129..04a529a5 100644 --- a/24-JER/16.usfm +++ b/24-JER/16.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 16 \p @@ -7,38 +7,38 @@ \v 2 "Do not take a wife for yourself, and do not have sons or daughters for yourself in this place. \v 3 For Yahweh says this to the sons and daughters who are born in this place, to the mothers who bear them, and to the fathers who caused them to be born in this land, \v 4 'They will die diseased deaths. They will not be mourned or buried. They will be like dung on the ground. For they will come to an end by sword and famine, and their corpses will be food for the birds of the skies and the beasts of the earth.' - + \s5 \p \v 5 For Yahweh says this, 'Do not enter any house where there is mourning. Do not go about lamenting, and do not sympathize for these people. For I have gathered up my peace, covenant faithfulness, and acts of tender mercy, from this people!—this is Yahweh's declaration— \v 6 so the great and the small will die in this land. They will not be buried, nor will anyone mourn for them. No one will cut themselves or shave their heads for them. - + \s5 \v 7 No one must share any food in mourning to comfort them because of the deaths, and none must give a comforting cup to his father or his mother in order to comfort them. \v 8 You must not go to a banquet house to sit with them in order to eat or drink.' \v 9 For Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, 'See, before your eyes, in your days and in this place, I am about to put an end to the sound of joy and celebration, the voices of the groom and bride.' - - + + \s5 \p \v 10 Then it will happen that you will report all these words to this people, and they will say to you, 'Why has Yahweh decreed all this great disaster against us? What is our iniquity and sin that we sinned against Yahweh our God?' \v 11 So say to them, 'Because your ancestors abandoned me—this is Yahweh's declaration—and they went after other gods and worshiped and bowed down to them. They abandoned me and have not kept my law. - + \s5 \v 12 But you yourselves have brought about more wickedness than your ancestors, for see, each person is walking by the stubbornness of his wicked heart; there is no one who listens to me. \v 13 So I will throw you from this land to a land that you have not known, neither you nor your ancestors, and you will worship other gods there by day and night, for I will not give any favor to you.' - + \s5 \p \v 14 Therefore see! The days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when it will no longer be said, 'As Yahweh lives, the one who brought up the people of Israel from the land of Egypt.' \v 15 For as Yahweh lives, the one who brought up the people of Israel from the land of the north and from the lands where he had scattered them, I will bring them back to the land that I gave to their ancestors. - + \s5 \p \v 16 See! I will send for many fishermen—this is Yahweh's declaration—so they will fish the people out. After this I will send for many hunters so they will hunt for them among all the mountains and hills, and in rock crevices. \v 17 For my eye is on all their ways; they cannot be hidden from before me. Their iniquity cannot be concealed from before my eyes. \v 18 I will first pay back double for their iniquity and sin for their polluting of my land with their disgusting idol figures, and for their filling my inheritance with their disgusting idols." - + \s5 \p \q @@ -50,6 +50,5 @@ \q \v 21 Therefore see! I will cause them to know in this time, I will cause them to know my hand and my power, \q so they will know that Yahweh is my name." - diff --git a/24-JER/17.usfm b/24-JER/17.usfm index 941cb6e4..c242bb5e 100644 --- a/24-JER/17.usfm +++ b/24-JER/17.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 17 \q @@ -8,27 +8,27 @@ \q \v 2 Their children remember their altars and their Asherah poles by the leafy trees \q on the high hills. - + \s5 \q -\v 3 My mountain in the open country and all your wealth along with all of your treasures, -\q I will give as plunder to others. -\q That is the price of your high places +\v 3 My mountain in the open country and all your wealth along with all of your treasures, +\q I will give as plunder to others. +\q That is the price of your high places \q and the sin that is throughout all your territories. \q \v 4 You will lose the inheritance that I gave to you. \q I will enslave you to your enemies in a land that you do not know, \q for you have ignited a fire in my wrath, which will burn forever." - + \s5 \q -\v 5 Yahweh says, "The person who trusts in mankind is accursed; +\v 5 Yahweh says, "The person who trusts in mankind is accursed; \q he makes flesh his strength but turns his heart away from Yahweh. -\q +\q \v 6 For he will be like a small bush in the Arabah and will not see anything good coming. \q He will stay in the stony places in the wilderness, barren land without inhabitants. - + \s5 \q \v 7 But the person who trusts in Yahweh is blessed, for Yahweh is his reason for confidence. @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \v 8 For he will be like a plant beside waters along the stream; his roots will spread out. \q He will not see that heat is coming, for his leaves will be luxurious. \q Then in the year of drought he will not be anxious, nor will he stop producing fruit. - + \s5 \q \v 9 The heart is more deceitful than anything else. It is sick; who can understand it? @@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ \v 10 I am Yahweh, the one who searches through the mind, who tests the kidneys. \q I give to each person according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds. \q -\v 11 A partridge hatches an egg that she did not lay. Someone may become rich unjustly, +\v 11 A partridge hatches an egg that she did not lay. Someone may become rich unjustly, \q but when half his days are over, those riches will abandon him, and in the end he will be a fool." - + \s5 \q \v 12 "The place of our temple is a glorious throne, elevated from the beginning. @@ -54,41 +54,39 @@ \v 13 Yahweh is the hope of Israel. All who abandon you will be ashamed. Those in the land who turn away from you will be cut off. \q For they are abandoning Yahweh, the fountain of living waters. \v 14 Heal me, Yahweh, and I will be healed! Rescue me, and I will be rescued. For you are my song of praise. - + \s5 \q \v 15 See, they are saying to me, 'Where is the word of Yahweh? Let it come!' \q \v 16 As for me, I did not run from being a shepherd following you. I did not long for the day of disaster. \q You know the proclamations that came from my lips. They were made in your presence. - + \s5 \q \v 17 Do not be a terror to me. You are my refuge on the day of calamity. \q \v 18 May my pursuers be ashamed, but do not let me be ashamed. May they be dismayed, but do not let me be dismayed. \q Send the day of disaster against them and shatter them with a double share of destruction." - + \s5 \p \v 19 Yahweh said this to me: "Go and stand in the gate of the people where the kings of Judah enter and where they exit, then in all the other gates of Jerusalem. \v 20 Say to them, 'Hear the word of Yahweh, kings of Judah and all you people of Judah, and every resident of Jerusalem who comes in through these gates. - + \s5 \v 21 Yahweh says this: "Be careful for the sake of your lives and do not carry a burden on the Sabbath day to bring it to the gates of Jerusalem. \v 22 And do not bring a load out from your house on the Sabbath day. Do not do any work, but set apart the Sabbath day, just as I commanded your ancestors to do."' \v 23 They did not listen or pay attention, but stiffened their neck so they would not hear me nor accept discipline. - + \s5 \p \v 24 It will happen that if you truly listen to me—this is Yahweh's declaration—and do not bring a load to the gates of this city on the Sabbath day but instead set apart the Sabbath day to Yahweh and not do any work on it— -\v 25 then kings, princes, and those who sit on David's throne will come to the gates of this city in chariots and with horses, they and their leaders, men of Judah and +\v 25 then kings, princes, and those who sit on David's throne will come to the gates of this city in chariots and with horses, they and their leaders, men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city will be inhabited forever. - + \s5 \v 26 They will come from the cities of Judah and from all around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin and the lowlands, from the mountains, and from the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, thanks offerings to the house of Yahweh. \v 27 But if you do not listen to me—to set apart the Sabbath day and do not carry heavy loads and do not enter the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day—then I will light a fire in its gates, and it will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem, and it cannot be put out." - - diff --git a/24-JER/18.usfm b/24-JER/18.usfm index ebce5872..63637ef0 100644 --- a/24-JER/18.usfm +++ b/24-JER/18.usfm @@ -1,30 +1,30 @@ - + \s5 \c 18 \p \v 1 This is the word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah and said, \v 2 "Arise and go out to the potter's house, for I will have you hear my word there." \v 3 So I went out to the potter's house, and behold! The potter was working on the potter's wheel. -\v 4 But the object of clay that he was molding was ruined in his hand, so he changed his mind and made another object that seemed good in his eyes to do. - +\v 4 But the object of clay that he was molding was ruined in his hand, so he changed his mind and made another object that seemed good in his eyes to do. + \s5 \p \v 5 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 6 "Should I not be able to act like this potter with you, house of Israel?—this is Yahweh's declaration. See! Like clay in a potter's hand—that is how you are in my hand, house of Israel. \v 7 At one moment, I may proclaim something about a nation or a kingdom, that I will drive it out, tear it down, or destroy it. \v 8 But if the nation about which I have made that proclamation turns from its evil, then I will relent from the disaster that I was planning to bring upon it. - + \s5 \p \v 9 At another moment, I may proclaim something about a nation or a kingdom, that I will build it up or plant it. \v 10 But if it does evil in my eyes by not listening to my voice, then I will stop the good that I had said I would do for them. - + \s5 -\v 11 So now, speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and say, 'Yahweh says this: See, I am about to form disaster against you. I am about to devise a plan against you. +\v 11 So now, speak to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and say, 'Yahweh says this: See, I am about to form disaster against you. I am about to devise a plan against you. Repent, each person from his wicked path, so your ways and your practices will bring good to you.' \v 12 But they will say, 'This is no use. We will act according to our own plans. Each one of us will do what his evil, stubborn heart desires.' - + \s5 \q \v 13 Therefore Yahweh says this, 'Ask the nations, who has ever heard of such a thing as this? @@ -32,18 +32,18 @@ Repent, each person from his wicked path, so your ways and your practices will b \q \v 14 Does the snow in Lebanon ever leave the rocky hills on its sides? \q Are the mountain streams coming from far away ever destroyed, those cold streams? - + \s5 \q \v 15 Yet my people have forgotten me. They have made offerings to useless idols and been made to stumble in their paths; \q they have left the ancient paths to walk lesser paths. -\q +\q \v 16 Their land will become a horror, an object of everlasting hissing. \q Everyone who passes by her will shudder and shake his head. \q \v 17 I will scatter them before their enemies like an eastern wind. I will show them my back, and not my face, on the day of their disaster.'" - -\s5 + +\s5 \p \v 18 So the people said, "Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, since the law will never perish from the priests, or advice from the wise men, or words from the prophets. Come, let us attack him with our words and no longer pay attention to anything he proclaims." \q @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Repent, each person from his wicked path, so your ways and your practices will b \q \v 20 Will disaster from them really be my reward for being good to them? For they have dug a pit for me. \q Remember how I stood before you to speak for their welfare, to cause your fury to turn away from them. - + \s5 \q \v 21 Therefore hand over their children to famine, and give them to the hands of those who use the sword. @@ -62,6 +62,5 @@ Repent, each person from his wicked path, so your ways and your practices will b \v 23 But you, Yahweh, you know all of their plans against me to kill me. \q Do not forgive their iniquities and sins. Do not wipe their sins away from you. \q Instead, let them be overthrown before you. Act against them in the time of your wrath. - diff --git a/24-JER/19.usfm b/24-JER/19.usfm index b1bc7979..6bb13c38 100644 --- a/24-JER/19.usfm +++ b/24-JER/19.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 19 \p @@ -7,25 +7,25 @@ \v 2 Then go out to the valley of Ben Hinnom upon which the Potsherd Gate opens, and there proclaim the words that I will tell you. \v 3 Say, 'Hear the word of Yahweh, kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, "See, and I am about to bring disaster on this place, and the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle. - + \s5 \v 4 I will do this because they have abandoned me and profaned this place. In this place they offer sacrifices to other gods that they did not know. They, their ancestors, and the kings of Judah have also filled this place with innocent blood. \v 5 They built the high places of Baal to burn their sons in the fire as burnt offerings to him—something that I did not command or mention, nor did it enter my mind. - + \s5 \p \v 6 Therefore, see, the days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when this place will no longer be called Topheth, the valley of Ben Hinnom, for it will be the valley of Slaughter. -\v 7 In this place I will make the plans of Judah and Jerusalem useless. I will make them to fall by the sword before their enemies and by the hand of the ones seeking their lives. +\v 7 In this place I will make the plans of Judah and Jerusalem useless. I will make them to fall by the sword before their enemies and by the hand of the ones seeking their lives. Then I will give their corpses as food to the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the earth. \v 8 Then I will make this city a ruin and the object of hissing, for everyone passing by it will shudder and hiss regarding all of its plagues. \v 9 I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters; each man will consume the flesh of his neighbor in the siege and in the anguish brought on them by their enemies and the ones seeking their lives."' - + \s5 \p \v 10 Then you will break the clay flask in the sight of the men who went with you. \v 11 You will say to them, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: I will do this same thing to this people and this city—this is Yahweh's declaration—just as Jeremiah shattered the clay flask so that it could not be repaired again. People will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no place left for any more dead. - + \s5 \v 12 This is what I will do to this place and its inhabitants when I make this city like Topheth—this is Yahweh's declaration— \v 13 so the houses of Jerusalem and of the kings of Judah will become like Topheth—all the houses on whose rooftops the unclean people worship all the stars of the heavens and pour out drink offerings to other gods.'" @@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ Then I will give their corpses as food to the birds of the heavens and the beast \s5 \p \v 14 Then Jeremiah went from Topheth, where Yahweh had sent him to prophesy. He stood in the courtyard of Yahweh's house and he said to all the people, -\v 15 "Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, 'See, I am about to bring to this city and to all of its towns all the disaster that I have proclaimed against it, since they stiffened their neck and +\v 15 "Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, 'See, I am about to bring to this city and to all of its towns all the disaster that I have proclaimed against it, since they stiffened their neck and refused to listen to my words.'" - - diff --git a/24-JER/20.usfm b/24-JER/20.usfm index f58f723b..705728b1 100644 --- a/24-JER/20.usfm +++ b/24-JER/20.usfm @@ -3,39 +3,38 @@ \p \v 1 Pashhur son of Immer the priest—he was a leading officer—heard Jeremiah prophesying these words before Yahweh's house. \v 2 So Pashhur beat Jeremiah the prophet and then placed him in the stocks that were at the Upper Gate of Benjamin in Yahweh's house. - + \s5 \v 3 It happened on the next day that Pashhur brought Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, "Yahweh has not called your name Pashhur, but you are Magor Missabib. \v 4 For Yahweh says this, 'Look, I will make you an object of horror, you and all of your loved ones, for they will fall by the sword of their enemies and your eyes will see it. I will give all of Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon. He will make them captives in Babylon or attack them with the sword. - + \s5 \v 5 I will give him all the wealth of this city and all of its riches, all of its precious items and all the treasures of the kings of Judah. I will place these things in the hand of your enemies, and they will seize them. They will take them and bring them to Babylon. -\v 6 But you, Pashhur, and all the inhabitants of your house will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon and die there. You and all of your loved ones to whom you prophesied +\v 6 But you, Pashhur, and all the inhabitants of your house will go into captivity. You will go to Babylon and die there. You and all of your loved ones to whom you prophesied deceitful things will be buried there.'" - + \s5 \p \q \v 7 "You deceived me, Yahweh. I was indeed deceived. You seized me and defeated me. -\q I have become a laughingstock. The people mock me every day, all the day. - +\q I have become a laughingstock. The people mock me every day, all the day. \q \v 8 For whenever I have spoken, I have called out and proclaimed, 'Violence and destruction.' \q And Yahweh's word has turned into reproach and mocking for me every day. \q \v 9 If I say, 'I will not think about Yahweh anymore. I will no longer proclaim his name.' \q Then it is like a fire in my heart, held within my bones. So I struggle to contain it but I cannot. - + \s5 \q -\v 10 I have heard rumors of terror from many people all around. 'Report! We must report it!' +\v 10 I have heard rumors of terror from many people all around. 'Report! We must report it!' \q Those who are close to me watch to see if I will fall. 'Perhaps he can be tricked. \q If so, we can overpower him and take our revenge on him.' \q -\v 11 But Yahweh is with me like a powerful warrior, so the ones pursuing me will stagger. -\q They will not defeat me. They will be greatly ashamed, because they will not succeed. +\v 11 But Yahweh is with me like a powerful warrior, so the ones pursuing me will stagger. +\q They will not defeat me. They will be greatly ashamed, because they will not succeed. \q They will have unending shame, it will never be forgotten. - + \s5 \q \v 12 But you, Yahweh of hosts, you who examine the righteous and who see the mind and the heart. @@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ deceitful things will be buried there.'" \q \v 13 Sing to Yahweh! Praise Yahweh! \q For he has rescued the lives of those who are oppressed from the hand of evildoers. - + \s5 \q \v 14 Let the day when I was born be cursed. @@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ deceitful things will be buried there.'" \q \v 15 Let the man who informed my father be cursed, \q the one who said, 'A male child has been born to you,' causing great joy. - + \s5 \q \v 16 Let that man be like the cities that Yahweh overthrew when he would not have mercy. diff --git a/24-JER/21.usfm b/24-JER/21.usfm index 08ed3e3f..a644ad4d 100644 --- a/24-JER/21.usfm +++ b/24-JER/21.usfm @@ -1,37 +1,37 @@ - + \s5 \c 21 \p \v 1 This is the word that came from Yahweh to Jeremiah when King Zedekiah sent Pashhur son of Malkijah and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest to him. They said to him, \v 2 "Seek advice from Yahweh on our behalf, for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is making war on us. Perhaps Yahweh will do miracles for us, as in times past, and will make him withdraw from us." - + \s5 \p \v 3 So Jeremiah said to them, "This is what you must say to Zedekiah, -\v 4 'Yahweh, God of Israel, says this: See, I am about to turn back the instruments of war that are in your hand, with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans +\v 4 'Yahweh, God of Israel, says this: See, I am about to turn back the instruments of war that are in your hand, with which you are fighting against the king of Babylon and the Chaldeans who are closing you in from outside the walls! For I will gather them in the middle of this city. \v 5 Then I myself will fight against you with a raised hand and a strong arm, and with wrath, fury, and great anger. - + \s5 \v 6 For I will attack the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast They will die in a severe plague. \v 7 After this—this is Yahweh's declaration—Zedekiah king of Judah, his servants, the people, and whoever remains in this city after the plague, the sword, and the famine, I will give them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those seeking their life. Then he will kill them with the edge of the sword. He will not pity them, spare them, or have compassion.' - + \s5 \p \v 8 Then to this people you must say, 'Yahweh says this: See, I am about to place before you the way of life and the way of death. \v 9 Anyone staying in this city will die by the sword, famine, and plague; but anyone going out and falling on his knees before the Chaldeans who have closed in against you will live. He will escape with his life. \v 10 For I have set my face against this city in order to bring disaster and not to bring good—this is Yahweh's declaration. It has been given into the hand of the king of Babylon and he will burn it.' - + \s5 \p \v 11 Concerning the house of the king of Judah, listen to the word of Yahweh. \q \v 12 House of David, Yahweh says, 'Bring about justice in the morning. -\q Rescue the one who has been robbed by the hand of the oppressor, +\q Rescue the one who has been robbed by the hand of the oppressor, \q or my fury will go out like fire and burn, \q and there is no one who can quench it, because of your evil deeds. - + \s5 \q \v 13 See, inhabitant of the valley! I am against you, rock of the plain—this is Yahweh's declaration— @@ -39,6 +39,5 @@ who are closing you in from outside the walls! For I will gather them in the mid \q \v 14 I have assigned the fruit of your practices to come against you—this is Yahweh's declaration— \q and I will light a fire in the thickets, and it will consume everything around it.'" - diff --git a/24-JER/22.usfm b/24-JER/22.usfm index fed78aa1..1e1065eb 100644 --- a/24-JER/22.usfm +++ b/24-JER/22.usfm @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@ - + \s5 \c 22 \p \v 1 This is what Yahweh says, "Go down to the house of the king of Judah and proclaim this word there. \v 2 Say, 'King of Judah, you who sit on David's throne, listen to the word of Yahweh. And listen, you servants of his, and you, his people who come through these gates. \v 3 Yahweh says this, "Perform justice and righteousness, and anyone who has been robbed—rescue him from the hand of the oppressor. Do not mistreat any foreigner in your land, or any orphan or widow. Do not commit violence or pour out innocent blood in this place. - + \s5 \v 4 For if you truly do these things, then kings sitting on David's throne will enter the gates of this house riding in a chariot and on horses, he, his servants, and his people! \v 5 But if you do not listen to these words from me that I have announced—this is Yahweh's declaration—then this royal palace will become a ruin."' - + \s5 \v 6 For Yahweh says this concerning the palace of the king of Judah, \q 'You are like Gilead, or like the summit of Lebanon to me. Yet I will turn you into a wilderness, @@ -18,21 +18,21 @@ \q \v 7 For I have designated destroyers to come against you! Men with their weapons \q will cut off the best of your cedars and let them fall into the fire. - + \s5 \v 8 Then many nations will pass by this city. Each person will say to the next, "Why has Yahweh acted in this way toward this great city?" \v 9 And the other will answer, "Because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh their God and bowed down to other gods and worshiped them." - + \s5 \q \v 10 Do not weep for the dead. Do not mourn for him. But you must certainly weep for anyone who goes into captivity, \q for he will never return and see the land of his birth again.' - + \s5 \p \v 11 For Yahweh says this about Jehoahaz son of Josiah king of Judah, who served as king instead of Josiah his father, 'He has gone from this place and will not come back. \v 12 He will die there in the place to where they have exiled him, and he will never again see this land.' - + \s5 \p \q @@ -41,22 +41,22 @@ \q \v 14 Woe to anyone who says,'I will build for myself a house of great height and spacious upper rooms, \q who constructs wide windows for himself, and panels with cedar, and paints it all red.' - + \s5 \v 15 Is this what makes you a good king, that you wanted to have cedar boards? \q Did not your father also eat and drink, yet do justice and righteousness? Then things went well for him. \q \v 16 He judged in favor of the poor and needy. It was good then. Is this not what it means to know me?—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \v 17 But there is nothing in your eyes and heart except worry for your unjust profit and for pouring out innocent blood, \q for producing oppression and crushing of others. -\v 18 Therefore Yahweh says this about Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: They will not lament for him with 'Woe, my brother!' or 'Woe, my sister!' They will not lament him with +\v 18 Therefore Yahweh says this about Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah: They will not lament for him with 'Woe, my brother!' or 'Woe, my sister!' They will not lament him with 'Woe, master!' or 'Woe, majesty!' \q \v 19 He will be buried with a donkey's burial, \q dragged away and thrown out beyond the gates of Jerusalem. - + \s5 \q \v 20 Go up Lebanon's mountains and shout. Lift your voice in Bashan. @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ \q \v 21 I spoke to you when you were safe, but you said, 'I will not listen.' \q This was your custom since your youth, for you have not listened to my voice. - + \s5 \q \v 22 The wind will shepherd away all your shepherds, and your friends will go into captivity. @@ -72,27 +72,25 @@ \q \v 23 You king, you who live in the House of the Forest of Lebanon, you who nest among the cedars, \q how you will be pitied when the labor pains of anguish come on you like childbirth." - + \s5 \p \v 24 "As I live—this is Yahweh's declaration—even if you, Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were the signet on my right hand, I would tear you off. \v 25 For I have given you to the hand of the ones seeking your life and to the hand of those before whom you are afraid, even to the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the Chaldeans. \v 26 I will throw you and your mother who bore you into another land, a country where you were not born, and there you will die. - + \s5 \v 27 And about this land to which they will want to return, they will not come back here. \q \v 28 Is this a despised and shattered vessel? Is this man Jehoiachin a pot that pleases no one? \q Why have they thrown him and his descendants out, and have poured them out into a land that they did not know? - + \s5 \q \v 29 Land, Land, Land! Hear the word of Yahweh! -\q +\q \v 30 Yahweh says this, 'Write about this man Jehoiachin: He will be childless. \q He will not prosper during his days, and no one among his descendants will achieve success \q or ever again sit on David's throne and rule over Judah.'" - - diff --git a/24-JER/23.usfm b/24-JER/23.usfm index 6f62116c..a2ef7296 100644 --- a/24-JER/23.usfm +++ b/24-JER/23.usfm @@ -1,16 +1,16 @@ - + \s5 \c 23 \p \v 1 "Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture—this is Yahweh's declaration." \v 2 Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says this concerning the shepherds who are shepherding his people, "You are scattering my flock and driving them away. You have not cared for them at all. Know this! I will pay you back for the evil of your practices—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \v 3 I myself will gather the remnant of my flock from all of the lands where I have driven them, and I will return them to a grazing place, where they will be fruitful and increase. \v 4 Then I will raise up shepherds over them who will shepherd them so they will no longer fear or be shattered. None of them will go missing—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \q \v 5 See, the days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will raise up for David a righteous branch. @@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ Know this! I will pay you back for the evil of your practices—this is Yahweh's \q \v 6 In his days Judah will be rescued, and Israel will live in security. \q And this is the name by which he will be called: Yahweh is our Righteousness. - + \s5 \p \v 7 Therefore see, days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when they will no longer say, 'As Yahweh lives, who brought the people of Israel up from the land of Egypt.' \v 8 Instead they will say, 'As Yahweh lives, who brought up and who led back the descendants of the house of Israel from the northern land and all the lands where they had been driven.' And they will live in their own land." - + \s5 \p \q @@ -32,20 +32,20 @@ Know this! I will pay you back for the evil of your practices—this is Yahweh's \q \v 10 For the land is full of adulterers. Because of these the land is dried up. \q The meadows in the wilderness dry up. These prophets' paths are wicked; their power is not used in a right manner. - + \s5 \q \v 11 "For both the prophets and the priests are polluted. I even found their wickedness in my house!—this is Yahweh's declaration— \q \v 12 therefore their path will be like a slippery place in the darkness. They will be pushed down. They will fall in it. \q For I will send disaster against them in the year of their punishment—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Among the prophets in Samaria I saw this disgusting thing. They prophesied by Baal \q and they caused my people Israel go the wrong way. \q -\v 14 And among the prophets in Jerusalem I have seen horrible things: +\v 14 And among the prophets in Jerusalem I have seen horrible things: \q They commit adultery and walk in deceit. \q They strengthen the hands of evildoers; no one turns back from his evildoing. \q All of them have become like Sodom to me and its inhabitants like Gomorrah!" @@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ Know this! I will pay you back for the evil of your practices—this is Yahweh's \v 15 Therefore Yahweh of hosts says this concerning the prophets, \q "Look, I am about to make them eat wormwood and drink poisonous water, \q for pollution has gone out from the prophets of Jerusalem to all the land." - + \s5 \q -\v 16 Yahweh of hosts says this, "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. +\v 16 Yahweh of hosts says this, "Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. \q They have deluded you! They are announcing visions from their own minds, not from Yahweh's mouth. \q \v 17 They are constantly saying to those who dishonor me, 'Yahweh declares there will be peace for you.' @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Know this! I will pay you back for the evil of your practices—this is Yahweh's \q \v 18 Yet who has stood in Yahweh's council meeting? Who sees and hears his word? \q Who pays attention to his word and listens? - + \s5 \q \v 19 See, there is a storm coming from Yahweh! His fury is going out, and a tempest is whirling about. @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Know this! I will pay you back for the evil of your practices—this is Yahweh's \q \v 20 Yahweh's wrath will not return until it has carried out and brought into being his heart's intentions. \q In the final days, you will understand it. - + \s5 \q \v 21 I did not send out these prophets. They just appeared. @@ -80,35 +80,35 @@ Know this! I will pay you back for the evil of your practices—this is Yahweh's \q \v 22 For if they had stood in my council meeting, they would have caused my people to hear my word; \q they would have caused them to turn from their wicked words and corrupt practices. - + \s5 \q \v 23 Am I only a God nearby—this is Yahweh's declaration—and not also a God far away? \q \v 24 Can anyone hide in a secret place so I cannot see him?—this is Yahweh's declaration— \q and do I not fill the heavens and the earth?—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \p \v 25 I have heard what the prophets have said, those who were prophesying deceit in my name. They said, 'I had a dream! I had a dream!' \v 26 How long will this go on, prophets who prophesy lies from their minds, and who prophesy from the deceit in their hearts? \v 27 They are planning on making my people forget my name with the dreams that they report, each one to his neighbor, just as their ancestors forgot my name in favor of Baal's name. - + \s5 -\p +\p \v 28 The prophet who has a dream, let him report the dream. But the one to whom I have declared something, let him declare my word truthfully. What does straw have to do with grain?—this is Yahweh's declaration— \v 29 And is my word not like fire?—this is Yahweh's declaration—and like a hammer smashing rock? \v 30 So see, I am against the prophets—this is Yahweh's declaration—anyone who steals words from another person and says they come from me. - + \s5 \v 31 See, I am against the prophets—this is Yahweh's declaration—who use their tongues to prophesy proclamations. \v 32 See, I am against the prophets who dream deceitfully—this is Yahweh's declaration—and then proclaim them and in this way mislead my people with their deceit and boasting. I am against them, for I have not sent them out nor given them commands. So they will certainly not help this people—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \p \v 33 When this people or a prophet or a priest asks you, 'What is Yahweh's declaration?' then you must say to them, 'What declaration? For I have abandoned you'—this is Yahweh's declaration. \v 34 As for the prophets, priests, and people who are saying, 'This is Yahweh's declaration,' I will punish that man and his house. - + \s5 \v 35 You continue to say, each person to his neighbor and each man to his brother, 'What did Yahweh answer?' and 'What did Yahweh declare?' \v 36 But you must no longer talk about Yahweh's declaration, since each declaration from each man has become his own message, and you have perverted the words of the living God, Yahweh of hosts, our God. @@ -118,7 +118,5 @@ Know this! I will pay you back for the evil of your practices—this is Yahweh's \v 38 Then you report a declaration from Yahweh, but Yahweh says this, 'You say, "Here is a declaration of Yahweh," even though I sent a command to you and said, "Do not say: This is a declaration from Yahweh." \v 39 Therefore, see, I am about to pick you up and throw you away from me, along with the city that I gave you and your ancestors. \v 40 Then I will put everlasting shame and insult on you that will not be forgotten.'" - - diff --git a/24-JER/24.usfm b/24-JER/24.usfm index c61bbd96..5d108f38 100644 --- a/24-JER/24.usfm +++ b/24-JER/24.usfm @@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ \v 1 Yahweh showed me something. Behold, two baskets of figs were placed before Yahweh's temple. (This vision happened after Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, took into exile Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, the officials of Judah, the craftsmen and the metalworkers from Jerusalem and brought them to Babylon.) \v 2 One basket of figs was very good, like first ripe figs, but the other basket of figs was so very bad that they could not be eaten. \v 3 Yahweh said to me, "What do you see, Jeremiah?" I said, "Figs. Figs that are very good and figs that are so very bad they cannot be eaten." - + \s5 \p \v 4 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 5 "Yahweh, God of Israel, says this: I will look on the exiles of Judah for their benefit, just like these good figs, the exiles whom I have sent out from this place to the land of Chaldea. \v 6 I will set my eyes on them for good and restore them to this land. I will build them up, and not tear them down. I will plant them, and not uproot them. \v 7 Then I will give them a heart to know me, for I am Yahweh. They will be my people and I will be their God, so they will turn to me with all their heart. - + \s5 \p \v 8 But like the bad figs that are too bad to be eaten—this is what Yahweh says—I will act in this way with Zedekiah, king of Judah, with his officials, and with the rest of Jerusalem who remain in this land or go to stay in the land of Egypt. diff --git a/24-JER/25.usfm b/24-JER/25.usfm index caab2e72..3c88f585 100644 --- a/24-JER/25.usfm +++ b/24-JER/25.usfm @@ -1,109 +1,107 @@ - + \s5 \c 25 \p -\v 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah about all the people of Judah. It came in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah. That was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar, +\v 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah about all the people of Judah. It came in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah. That was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. \v 2 Jeremiah the prophet proclaimed this to all the people of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. - + \s5 \v 3 He said, "For twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah until this day, Yahweh's words have been coming to me. I have been proclaiming them to you. I was eager to proclaim them, but you would not listen. \v 4 Yahweh sent out all his servants the prophets to you. They were eager to go out, but you would not listen or pay attention. - + \s5 \v 5 These prophets said, 'Let each man turn from his wicked way and the corruption of his practices and return to the land that Yahweh gave in ancient times to your ancestors and to you, as a permanent gift. \v 6 So do not walk after other gods to worship them or bow down to them, and do not provoke him with the work of your hands so that he does you harm.' - + \s5 \v 7 But you have not listened to me—this is Yahweh's declaration—so you have provoked me with the work of your hands to do harm to you. \v 8 So Yahweh of hosts says this, 'Because you did not listen to my words, \v 9 see, I am about to send out a command to gather all the peoples of the north—this is Yahweh's declaration—with Nebuchadnezzar my servant, king of Babylon, and bring them against this land and its inhabitants, and against all the nations around you. For I will set them apart for destruction. I will turn them into a horror, an object for hissing, and an unending desolation. - + \s5 \v 10 The sounds of joy and celebration—the voices of the bridegroom and bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamps—I will make all these things disappear from these nations. \v 11 Then all of this land will become a desolation and a horror, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years. - + \s5 \p \v 12 Then it will happen when seventy years have been completed, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans—this is Yahweh's declaration—for their iniquity and make it an unending desolation. \v 13 Then I will carry out against that land all the words that I had spoken, and everything written in this book that Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations. \v 14 For also many other nations and great kings will make slaves out of these nations. I will repay them for their deeds and the works of their hands.'" - + \s5 \p \v 15 For Yahweh, God of Israel, said this to me, "Take this cup of the wine of fury from my hand and make all the nations to which I am sending you drink it. \v 16 For they will drink and then stumble about and rant madly before the sword that I am sending out among them." - -\s5 -\v 17 So I took the cup from Yahweh's hand, and I made all the nations to which Yahweh had sent me drink it: -\v 18 Jerusalem, the cities of Judah and her kings and officials—to turn them into ruins and something terrifying, and into an object for hissing and cursing, as they are at this present day. +\s5 +\v 17 So I took the cup from Yahweh's hand, and I made all the nations to which Yahweh had sent me drink it: +\v 18 Jerusalem, the cities of Judah and her kings and officials—to turn them into ruins and something terrifying, and into an object for hissing and cursing, as they are at this present day. \s5 \v 19 Other nations also had to drink it: Pharaoh king of Egypt and his servants; his officials and all his people; -\v 20 all people of mixed heritage and all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of the land of Philistia—Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod; +\v 20 all people of mixed heritage and all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of the land of Philistia—Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod; \v 21 Edom and Moab and the people of Ammon. - + \s5 \v 22 The kings of Tyre and Sidon, the kings of the coasts on the other side of the sea, \v 23 Dedan, Tema, and Buz with all the ones who cut the hair on the sides of their heads, they also had to drink it. - + \s5 \v 24 These people also had to drink it: all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of people of mixed heritage who live in the wilderness; \v 25 all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes; \v 26 all the kings of the north, the ones close by and the ones far away—everyone with his brother and all the kingdoms of the world that are on the surface of the earth. Finally the king of Babylon will drink after them all. - + \s5 \p \v 27 Yahweh said to me, "Now you must say to them, 'Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: Drink and become drunk, then vomit, fall down, and do not rise before the sword that I am sending among you.' \v 28 Then it will happen that if they refuse to take the cup from your hand to drink, you will say to them, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: You must certainly drink it. \v 29 For see, I am about to bring disaster on the city that is called by my name, and should you yourselves be free from punishment? You will not be free, for I am calling a sword against all the inhabitants of the land!—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts.' - + \s5 \p \v 30 So you yourself, Jeremiah, must prophesy to them all these words. You must say to them, -\q 'Yahweh will roar from the heights +\q 'Yahweh will roar from the heights \q and will raise his voice from his holy dwelling, -\q and thunder from his holy dwelling place; +\q and thunder from his holy dwelling place; \q and he will shout like those who tread the grapes -\q against all those who live on the earth. +\q against all those who live on the earth. \q -\v 31 A noise comes to the ends of the land, +\v 31 A noise comes to the ends of the land, \q for a dispute from Yahweh is going to bring a lawsuit against the nations. -He will administer justice to all flesh. +He will administer justice to all flesh. \q He will hand over the wicked ones to the sword—this is Yahweh's declaration.' - + \s5 \q -\v 32 Yahweh of hosts says this, +\v 32 Yahweh of hosts says this, \q 'See, disaster is going out from nation to nation, \q and a great storm is beginning from the farthest parts of the earth. -\q -\v 33 Then those killed by Yahweh will on that day extend from one end of the earth to the other; -\q they will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. +\q +\v 33 Then those killed by Yahweh will on that day extend from one end of the earth to the other; +\q they will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. \q They will be like dung on the ground. - + \s5 \q -\v 34 Wail, shepherds, and shout for help! -\q Roll about on the ground, +\v 34 Wail, shepherds, and shout for help! +\q Roll about on the ground, \q you majestic people in the flock. -\q For your day to be slaughtered and scattered has come. +\q For your day to be slaughtered and scattered has come. \q You will fall like chosen rams. \q \v 35 Refuge for the shepherds is gone. There is no escape for the majestic ones in the flock. -\q +\q \v 36 There are the distressed cries of the shepherds and the wails of the majestic ones in the flock, \q for Yahweh is devastating their pastures. - + \s5 \q \v 37 So the peaceful pastures will be devastated because of Yahweh's angry wrath. -\q +\q \v 38 Like a young lion, he has left his den, for their land will become a horror because of the oppressor's anger, \q because of his angry wrath.'" \f + \ft Instead of \fqa the oppressor's anger \fqb , some ancient copies and modern versions have \fqa the oppressor's sword \fqb . \f* - diff --git a/24-JER/26.usfm b/24-JER/26.usfm index 251526e7..a66db00a 100644 --- a/24-JER/26.usfm +++ b/24-JER/26.usfm @@ -1,54 +1,52 @@ - + \s5 \c 26 \p \v 1 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from Yahweh and said, \v 2 "Yahweh says this: Stand in the courtyard of my house and speak about all the cities of Judah who come to worship at my house. Proclaim all the words that I have commanded you to say to them. Do not cut short any word! \v 3 It may be that they will listen, that each man will turn from his wicked ways, so I will relent concerning the disaster that I am planning to bring on them because of the wickedness of their practices. - + \s5 \v 4 So you must say to them, 'Yahweh says this: If you do not listen to me so as to walk in my law that I have placed before you— \v 5 if you do not listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I am persistently sending to you—but you have not listened!— \v 6 then I will make this house like Shiloh; I will turn this city into a curse in the sight of all the nations on earth.'" - + \s5 \p \v 7 The priests, the prophets, and all the people heard Jeremiah announcing these words in Yahweh's house. \v 8 So it happened that when Jeremiah had finished announcing all that Yahweh commanded him to say to all the people, the priests, prophets, and all the people seized him and said, "You will certainly die! \v 9 Why have you prophesied in Yahweh's name and said that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will become desolate, with no inhabitant?" For all the people had formed a mob against Jeremiah in Yahweh's house. - + \s5 \p \v 10 Then the officials of Judah heard these words and went up from the king's house to Yahweh's house. They sat in the gateway at the New Gate of Yahweh's house. \v 11 The priests and the prophets spoke to the officials and to all the people. They said, "It is right for this man to die, for he prophesied against this city, just as you heard with your own ears!" \v 12 So Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and all the people and said, "Yahweh has sent me out to prophesy against this house and this city, to say all the words that you have heard. - + \s5 \v 13 So now, improve your ways and your practices, and listen to the voice of Yahweh your God so that he will relent concerning the disaster that he has proclaimed against you. \v 14 I myself—look at me!—am in your hand. Do to me what is good and right in your eyes. \v 15 But you must surely know that if you kill me, then you are bringing innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and its inhabitants, for Yahweh has truly sent me to you to proclaim all these words for your ears." - + \s5 \p \v 16 Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and prophets, "It is not right for this man to die, for he has proclaimed things to us in the name of Yahweh our God." \v 17 Then men from the elders of the land rose up and spoke to the entire assembly of the people. - + \s5 \v 18 They said, "Micah the Morashite was prophesying in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. He spoke to all the people of Judah and said, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount will become a hill overgrown with thickets.' \v 19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all of Judah put him to death? Did he not fear Yahweh and appease the face of Yahweh so that Yahweh would relent concerning the disaster that he proclaimed to them? So will we do greater evil against our own lives?" - + \s5 \p \v 20 Meanwhile there was another man who prophesied in the name of Yahweh—Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath Jearim—he also prophesied against this city and this land, agreeing with all of Jeremiah's words. \v 21 But when King Jehoiakim and all his soldiers and officials heard his word, then the king tried to put him to death, but Uriah heard and was afraid, so he ran away and went to Egypt. - + \s5 \v 22 Yet King Jehoiakim sent out men to Egypt—Elnathan son of Achbor and men with him to Egypt. \v 23 They took Uriah out from Egypt and brought him to King Jehoiakim. Then Jehoiakim killed him with a sword and sent his corpse out to the graves of the ordinary people. \v 24 But the hand of Ahikam son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so he was not given into the hand of the people to be put to death. - - diff --git a/24-JER/27.usfm b/24-JER/27.usfm index b720e09f..7487b022 100644 --- a/24-JER/27.usfm +++ b/24-JER/27.usfm @@ -6,40 +6,40 @@ \v 2 This is what Yahweh said to me, "Make fetters and a yoke for yourself. Place them on your neck. \v 3 Then send them out to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the people of Ammon, the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon. Send them by the hand of those kings' ambassadors who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah. \v 4 Give commands to them for their masters and say, 'Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: This is what you must say to your masters, - + \s5 \v 5 "I myself made the earth by my great strength and my raised arm. I also made the people and animals on the earth, and I give it to anyone who is right in my eyes. \v 6 So now, I myself am giving all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, my servant. Also, I am giving the living things in the fields to him to serve him. \v 7 For all the nations will serve him, his sons, and his grandsons until the time for his land to end comes. Then many nations and great kings will subdue him. - + \s5 -\v 8 So the nation and the kingdom that does not serve Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and that does not put his neck into the yoke of the king of Babylon—I will punish that nation with sword, +\v 8 So the nation and the kingdom that does not serve Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, and that does not put his neck into the yoke of the king of Babylon—I will punish that nation with sword, famine, and plague—this is Yahweh's declaration—until I have destroyed them by his hand. - + \s5 \v 9 And you! Quit listening to your prophets, your diviners, your seers, soothsayers, and sorcerers who have been speaking to you and saying, 'Do not serve the king of Babylon.' \v 10 For they are prophesying deceit to you in order to send you far away from your lands, for I will drive you away, and you will die. \v 11 But the nation that places its neck into the yoke of the king of Babylon and serves him, I will allow it to rest in its land—this is Yahweh's declaration—and they will cultivate it and make their homes in it."'" - + \s5 \p \v 12 So I spoke to Zedekiah king of Judah and gave him this message, "Place your necks into the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him and his people, and you will live. \v 13 Why will you die—you and your people—by the sword, famine, and plague, just as I have declared about the nation that refuses to serve the king of Babylon? - + \s5 \v 14 Do not listen to the words of the prophets who speak to you and say, 'Do not serve the king of Babylon,' for they are prophesying lies to you. \v 15 'For I have not sent them out—this is Yahweh's declaration—for they are prophesying deceit in my name so that I will drive you out and you will perish, both you and the prophets who are prophesying to you.'" - + \s5 \p \v 16 I proclaimed this to the priests and all the people and said, "Yahweh says this: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you and say, 'Look! The objects belonging to Yahweh's house are being returned from Babylon now!' They are prophesying lies to you. \v 17 Do not listen to them. You should serve the king of Babylon and live. Why should this city become a ruin? \v 18 If they are prophets, and if the word of Yahweh has truly come to them, let them beg Yahweh of hosts not to send to Babylon the objects that remain in his house, the house of the king of Judah, and Jerusalem. - + \s5 \v 19 For Yahweh of hosts is making a proclamation about the pillars, the sea, and the base, and the rest of the objects that remain in this city— \v 20 the objects that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem. - + \s5 \v 21 Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel says this about the objects that remain in the house of Yahweh, the house of the king of Judah, and Jerusalem, \v 22 'They will be brought to Babylon, and they will remain there until the day I have set to come for them—this is Yahweh's declaration—then I will bring them up and restore them to this place.'" diff --git a/24-JER/28.usfm b/24-JER/28.usfm index d2a0f429..8b0b737e 100644 --- a/24-JER/28.usfm +++ b/24-JER/28.usfm @@ -3,31 +3,31 @@ \p \v 1 It happened in that year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year and the fifth month, Hananiah son of Azzur the prophet, who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in Yahweh's house in front of the priests and all the people. He said, \v 2 "Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: I have broken the yoke imposed by the king of Babylon. - + \s5 \v 3 Within two years time I will bring back to this place all the objects belonging to Yahweh's house that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took from this place and tansported to Babylon. \v 4 Then I will bring back to this place Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and all the captives of Judah who were sent to Babylon—this is Yahweh's declaration—for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon." - + \s5 \p \v 5 So Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Hananiah the prophet in front of the priests and to all the people who stood in Yahweh's house. \v 6 Jeremiah the prophet said, "May Yahweh do this! May Yahweh confirm the words that you prophesied and bring back to this place the objects belonging to Yahweh's house, and all the captives from Babylon. \v 7 However, listen to the word that I am proclaiming in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people. - + \s5 \v 8 The prophets who existed before me and you from long ago also prophesied about many nations and against great kingdoms, about war, famine, and plague. \v 9 So the prophet who prophesies that there will be peace—if his word comes true, then it will be known that he is indeed a prophet sent out by Yahweh." - + \s5 \v 10 But Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it. \v 11 Then Hananiah spoke in front of all the people and said, "Yahweh says this: Just like this, within two years I will break from off the neck of every nation the yoke imposed by Nebuchanezzar king of Babylon." Then Jeremiah the prophet went on his way. - + \s5 \p \v 12 After Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from the neck of Jeremiah the prophet, the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah and said, \v 13 "Go and speak to Hananiah and say, 'Yahweh says this: you broke a yoke of wood, but I will make instead a yoke of iron.' \v 14 For Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: I have placed a yoke of iron on the neck of all of these nations to serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I have also given him the wild beasts in the fields to rule over." - + \s5 \v 15 Next Jeremiah the prophet said to Hananiah the prophet, "Listen Hananiah! Yahweh has not sent you, but you yourself have caused this people to believe in lies. \v 16 So Yahweh says this: Look I am about to send you out from the earth. You will die this year, since you proclaimed rebellion against Yahweh." diff --git a/24-JER/29.usfm b/24-JER/29.usfm index 94a6d7f4..7d928dfd 100644 --- a/24-JER/29.usfm +++ b/24-JER/29.usfm @@ -1,73 +1,72 @@ - + \s5 \c 29 \p \v 1 These are the words in the scroll that Jeremiah the prophet sent out from Jerusalem to the remaining elders among the captives and to the priests, prophets, and all the people that Nebuchadnezzar exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon. \v 2 This was after Jehoiachin the king, the queen mother, and the high officials, the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen had been sent away from Jerusalem. -\v 3 He sent this scroll by the hand of Elasah son of Shapan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah whom Zedekiah, king of Judah, had sent to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. - +\v 3 He sent this scroll by the hand of Elasah son of Shapan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah whom Zedekiah, king of Judah, had sent to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. + \s5 \v 4 The scroll said, "Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this to all the captives whom I caused to be exiled from Jerusalem to Babylon, \v 5 'Build houses and live in them. Plant gardens and eat their fruit. - + \s5 -\v 6 Take wives and give birth to sons and daughters. Then take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands. Let them give birth to sons and daughters and increase there +\v 6 Take wives and give birth to sons and daughters. Then take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands. Let them give birth to sons and daughters and increase there so you do not become too few. \v 7 Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be exiled, and intercede with me on its behalf since there will be peace for you if it is at peace.' - + \s5 \v 8 For Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, 'Do not let your prophets who are in your midst and your diviners deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams that you yourselves are having. \v 9 For they are prophesying deceitfully to you in my name. I did not send them out—this is Yahweh's declaration.' - + \s5 \p \v 10 For Yahweh says this, 'When Babylon has ruled you for seventy years, I will help you and carry out my good word for you to bring you back to this place. \v 11 For I myself know the plans that I have for you—this is Yahweh's declaration—plans for peace and not for disaster, to give you a future and hope. - + \s5 \v 12 Then you will call to me, and go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. \v 13 For you will seek me and find me, since you will seek me with all your heart. \v 14 Then I will be found by you—this is Yahweh's declaration—and I will bring back your fortunes; I will gather you from all the nations and places where I scattered you—this is Yahweh's declaration—for I will bring you back to the place from where I caused you to be exiled.' - + \s5 \p \v 15 Since you said that Yahweh has raised up prophets for us in Babylon, \v 16 Yahweh says this to the king who sits on the throne of David and to all the people who are staying in that city, your brothers who have not gone out with you into captivity— \v 17 Yahweh of hosts says this, 'See, I am about to send sword, famine, and disease on them. For I will make them like rotten figs that are too bad to be eaten. - + \s5 \v 18 And I will pursue them with sword, famine, and plague and make them a horrible sight to all the kingdoms on earth—a horror, an object about curses and hissed words, and a shameful thing among all the nations where I scattered her. \v 19 This is because they did not listen to my word—this is Yahweh's declaration—that I sent out to them through my servants the prophets. I repeatedly sent them, but you would not listen—this is Yahweh's declaration.' - + \s5 \v 20 So you yourselves listen to the word of Yahweh, all you exiles whom he has sent out from Jerusalem to Babylon, \p \v 21 'I, Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, say this about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who prophesy falsely to you in my name: See, I am about to put them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He will kill them before your eyes. - + \s5 \v 22 Then a curse will be spoken about these persons by all the captives of Judah in Babylon. The curse will say: May Yahweh make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in fire. \v 23 This will happen because of the shameful things they did in Israel when they committed adultery with their neighbor's wives and declared false words in my name, things that I never commanded them to say. For I am the one who knows; I am the witness—this is Yahweh's declaration.'" - + \s5 \p \v 24 "About Shemaiah the Nehelamite, say this: -\v 25 'Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: Because you sent out letters in your own name to all the people in Jerusalem, to Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, +\v 25 'Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: Because you sent out letters in your own name to all the people in Jerusalem, to Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, and said, \v 26 "Yahweh has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, for you to be in charge of Yahweh's house. You are in control of all the people who rave and make themselves into prophets. You should put them in stocks and chains. - + \s5 \v 27 So now, why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth, who makes himself into a prophet against you? \v 28 For he has sent out to us in Babylon and said, 'It will be a long time. Build houses and live in them, and plant gardens and eat their fruit."'" \v 29 Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the hearing of Jeremiah the prophet. - + \s5 \v 30 So the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah and said, \v 31 "Send word to all the exiles and say, 'Yahweh says this about Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you when I myself did not send him; because he has led you to believe lies, \v 32 therefore Yahweh says this: Look, I am about to punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. There will not be a man for him to stay among this people. He will not see the good that I will do for my people—this is Yahweh's declaration—for he has proclaimed faithlessness against me, Yahweh.'" - diff --git a/24-JER/30.usfm b/24-JER/30.usfm index 17f2ff4c..1947917c 100644 --- a/24-JER/30.usfm +++ b/24-JER/30.usfm @@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ \p \v 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh and said, \v 2 "This is what Yahweh, God of Israel, says, 'Write for yourself in a scroll all the words that I have declared to you in a scroll. -\v 3 For look, days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah. I, Yahweh, have said it. For I will bring them back to the land +\v 3 For look, days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will restore the fortunes of my people, Israel and Judah. I, Yahweh, have said it. For I will bring them back to the land that I gave their ancestors, and they will possess it.'" - + \s5 \p \v 4 These are the words that Yahweh declared concerning Israel and Judah, \v 5 "For Yahweh says this, \q 'We have heard a trembling voice of dread and not of peace. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Ask and see if a man bears a child. Why do I see every young man with his hand on his loins? @@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ that I gave their ancestors, and they will possess it.'" \q \v 7 Woe! For that day will be great, with none like it. \q It will be a time of anxiety for Jacob, but he will be rescued from it. - + \s5 \v 8 For it will be in that day—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—that I will break the yoke off your neck, and I will shatter your chains, so foreigners will no longer enslave you. \v 9 But they will worship Yahweh their God and serve David their king, whom I will make king over them. - + \s5 \q \v 10 So you, my servant Jacob, do not fear—this is Yahweh's declaration—and do not be dismayed, Israel. @@ -34,22 +34,22 @@ that I gave their ancestors, and they will possess it.'" \v 11 For I am with you—this is Yahweh's declaration—to save you. Then I will bring a complete end \q to all the nations where I have scattered you. But I will certainly not put an end to you, \q though I discipline you justly and will certainly not leave you unpunished.' - + \s5 \q \v 12 For Yahweh says this, 'Your injury is incurable; your wound is infected. \q \v 13 There is no one to plead your case; there is no remedy for your wound to heal you. - + \s5 \q \v 14 All of your lovers have forgotten you. They will not look for you, -\q for I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy and the discipline of a cruel master +\q for I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy and the discipline of a cruel master \q because of your many iniquities and your innumerable sins. \q \v 15 Why do you call for help for your injury? Your pain is incurable. \q Because of your many iniquities, your innumerable sins, I have done these things to you. - + \s5 \q \v 16 So everyone who consumes you will be consumed, and all of your adversaries will go into captivity. @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ that I gave their ancestors, and they will possess it.'" \q \v 17 For I will bring healing on you; I will heal you of your wounds—this is Yahweh's declaration— \q I will do this because they called you: Outcast. No one cares for this Zion.'" - + \s5 \q \v 18 Yahweh says this, "See, I am about to bring back the fortunes of Jacob's tents and have compassion on his homes. @@ -65,19 +65,19 @@ that I gave their ancestors, and they will possess it.'" \q \v 19 Then a song of praise and a sound of merriment will go out from them, \q for I will increase them and not diminish them; I will honor them so they will not be humbled. - - + + \s5 \q -\v 20 Then their people will be like before, and their assembly will be established before me +\v 20 Then their people will be like before, and their assembly will be established before me \q when I punish all the ones who are now tormenting them. \q -\v 21 Their leader will come from among them. He will emerge from their midst +\v 21 Their leader will come from among them. He will emerge from their midst \q when I draw him near and when he approaches me. \q If I do not do this, who would dare come close to me?—this is Yahweh's declaration. \q \v 22 Then you will be my people, and I will be your God. - + \s5 \q \v 23 See, the tempest of Yahweh, his fury, has gone out. It is a continual tempest. @@ -86,6 +86,5 @@ that I gave their ancestors, and they will possess it.'" \v 24 Yahweh's wrath will not return until it has carried out and brought into being his heart's intentions. \q In the final days, you will understand it." - diff --git a/24-JER/31.usfm b/24-JER/31.usfm index 698d5c31..35846a3c 100644 --- a/24-JER/31.usfm +++ b/24-JER/31.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \q \v 3 Yahweh appeared to me in the past and said, "I have loved you, Israel, with everlasting love. \q So I have drawn you toward myself with covenant faithfulness. - + \s5 \q \v 4 I will build you up again so you will be built, virgin Israel. @@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ \q \v 6 For a day will come when the watchmen in the mountains of Ephraim will proclaim, \q 'Arise, let us go up to Zion to Yahweh our God.'" - + \s5 \p \v 7 For Yahweh says this, "Shout for joy over Jacob! Shout in gladness for the chief people of the nations! Let praise be heard. Say, 'Yahweh has rescued his people, the remnant of Israel.' - + \s5 \q \v 8 See, I am about to bring them from the northern lands. I will gather them from the farthest parts of the earth. @@ -33,20 +33,20 @@ \v 9 They will come weeping; I will lead them as they make their pleas. I will have them journey to streams of water \q on a straight road. They will not stumble on it, for I will be a father to Israel, \q and Ephraim will be my firstborn." - + \s5 \q \v 10 "Hear the word of Yahweh, nations. Report along the coasts in the distance. \q You nations must say, "The one who scattered Israel is gathering her up and keeping her as a shepherd keeps his sheep." \q \v 11 For Yahweh has ransomed Jacob and has redeemed him from the hand that was too strong for him. - + \s5 \q \v 12 Then they will come and rejoice on the heights of Zion. They will rejoice over Yahweh's goodness, \q over the corn and the new wine, over the oil and the offspring of the flocks and herds. \q For their lives will become like a watered garden, and they will never again feel any more sorrow. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Then virgins will rejoice with dancing, and young and old men will be together. @@ -54,19 +54,19 @@ \q \v 14 Then I will saturate the lives of the priests in abundance. \q My people will fill themselves with my goodness—this is Yahweh's declaration." - + \s5 \q \v 15 Yahweh says this: "A voice is heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter weeping. \q It is Rachel weeping for her children. She refuses to be comforted over them, for they live no longer." - + \s5 \q \v 16 Yahweh says this, "Hold your voice back from weeping and your eyes from tears; \q because there is a recompense for your suffering—this is Yahweh's declaration—your children will return from the enemy's land. \q \v 17 There is hope for your future—this is Yahweh's declaration—your descendants will return inside their borders." - + \s5 \q \v 18 "I have certainly heard Ephraim sorrowing, 'You punished me, and I have been punished. @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ \v 20 Is not Ephraim my precious child? Is he not my dear, delightful son? \q For whenever I speak against him, I certainly still call him to my loving mind. In this way my heart longs for him. \q I will certainly have compassion on him—this is Yahweh's declaration." - + \s5 \q \v 21 Place road signs for yourself. Set up guideposts for yourself. Set your mind on the right path, @@ -86,53 +86,53 @@ \q \v 22 How long will you continue to waver, faithless daughter? \q For Yahweh has created something new on earth: women are surrounding strong men to protect them. - + \s5 \p \v 23 Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, "When I bring back the people to their land, they will say this in the land of Judah and her cities, 'May Yahweh bless you, you righteous place where he lives, you holy mountain.' \v 24 For Judah and all his cities will live together on her. Farmers and shepherds with their flocks be there. \v 25 For I will give the weary ones water to drink, and I will fill everyone suffering from thirst." \v 26 After this I awoke, and I realized that my sleep had been refreshing. - + \s5 \p \v 27 "Look, the days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will sow the houses of Israel and Judah with the descendants of man and beast. \v 28 In the past, I kept them under surveillance in order to uproot them and to tear them down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring them harm. But in the coming days, I will watch over them, in order to build them up and to plant them—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \v 29 In those days no one will say any longer, \q 'Fathers have eaten sour grapes, but the children's teeth are dulled.' \v 30 For each man will die in his own iniquity; everyone who eats sour grapes, his teeth will be dulled. - + \s5 \p \v 31 Look, the days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will establish a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. -\v 32 It will not be like the covenant that I established with their fathers in the days when I took them by their hand to bring them out from the land of Egypt. Those were the days when +\v 32 It will not be like the covenant that I established with their fathers in the days when I took them by their hand to bring them out from the land of Egypt. Those were the days when they broken my covenant, although I was a husband for them—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 -\v 33 But this is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after these days—this is Yahweh's declaration: I will place my law within them and will write it on their heart, +\v 33 But this is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after these days—this is Yahweh's declaration: I will place my law within them and will write it on their heart, for I will be their God, and they will be my people. \v 34 Then each man will no longer teach his neighbor, or a man teach his brother and say, 'Know Yahweh!' For all of them, from the smallest of them to the greatest, will know me—this is Yahweh's declaration—for I will forgive their iniquity and will no longer call their sins to mind." - + \s5 \q \v 35 Yahweh says this—Yahweh, the one who makes the sun to shine by day and arranges the moon and stars to shine by night. He is the one who sets the sea in motion so that its waves roar. Yahweh of hosts is his name. He says this, \q -\v 36 "Only if these permanent things vanish from my sight—this is Yahweh's declaration— +\v 36 "Only if these permanent things vanish from my sight—this is Yahweh's declaration— \q will Israel's descendants ever stop from forever being a nation before me." - + \s5 \q \v 37 Yahweh says this, "Only if the highest heavens can be measured, \q and only if the earth's foundation below can be discovered, will I reject all of Israel's descendants \q because of all that they have done—this is Yahweh's declaration." - + \s5 \p \v 38 "Look, the days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when the city will be rebuilt for me, from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. \v 39 Then the measuring line will go out again farther, to the hill of Gareb and around Goah. -\v 40 The entire valley of burial and ashes, and all the fields to the Kidron Valley and to the corner of the Horse Gate in the east, will be set apart for me, Yahweh. It will not be pulled up +\v 40 The entire valley of burial and ashes, and all the fields to the Kidron Valley and to the corner of the Horse Gate in the east, will be set apart for me, Yahweh. It will not be pulled up or overthrown ever again." diff --git a/24-JER/32.usfm b/24-JER/32.usfm index 0e4ab35c..32fc1c7c 100644 --- a/24-JER/32.usfm +++ b/24-JER/32.usfm @@ -1,91 +1,91 @@ - + \s5 \c 32 \p \v 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. \v 2 At that time, the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard at the house of the king of Judah. - + \s5 \v 3 Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him and said, "Why do you prophesy and say, 'Yahweh says this: Look, I am about to give over this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it. \v 4 Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hand of the Chaldeans, for he has indeed been given into the hand of the king of Babylon. His mouth will speak to the king's mouth, and his eyes will see the king's eyes. \v 5 For Zekediah will go to Babylon and he will be there until I do something with him—this is Yahweh's declaration—since you fought the Chaldeans. You will not be successful.'" - + \s5 \p \v 6 Jeremiah said, "The word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 7 'Look, Hanamel son of Shallum your uncle is coming to you and will say, "Buy my field that is in Anathoth for yourself, for the right to buy it belongs to you."' - + \s5 \v 8 Then, as Yahweh had declared, Hanamel, the son of my uncle, came to me in the courtyard of the guard, and he said to me, 'Buy my field that is in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of inheritance is yours, and the right to buy it belongs to you. Buy it for yourself.' Then I knew that this was Yahweh's word. \v 9 So I bought the field in Anathoth from Hanamel, the son of my uncle, and I weighed out for him the silver, seventeen shekels in weight. - + \s5 \v 10 Then I wrote in a scroll and sealed it, and had witnesses witness it. Then I weighed the silver in the scales. \v 11 Next I took the deed of purchase that was sealed, following the command and the statutes, as well as the unsealed deed. \v 12 I gave the sealed scroll to Baruch son of Neriah son of Machseiah in front of Hanamel, the son of my uncle, and the witnesses who had written in the sealed scroll, and in front of all the Judeans who sat in the courtyard of the guard. - + \s5 \v 13 So I gave a command to Baruch before them. I said, \v 14 'Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: Take these scrolls with the receipt of this purchase that is sealed and this unsealed scroll. Place them in a new jar so they will last for a long time. \v 15 For Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: Houses, fields, and vineyards will be purchased again in this land.' - + \s5 \p \v 16 After I gave the receipt of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to Yahweh and said, \v 17 'Woe, Lord Yahweh! Look! You alone have made the heavens and the earth by your great strength and with your raised arm. Nothing you say is too difficult for you to do. \v 18 You show covenant faithfulness to thousands and pour the guilt of men into the laps of their children after them. You are the great and mighty God; Yahweh of hosts is your name. - + \s5 -\v 19 You are great in wisdom and mighty in deeds, for your eyes are open to all the ways of people, to give to each man what his conduct and deeds deserve. +\v 19 You are great in wisdom and mighty in deeds, for your eyes are open to all the ways of people, to give to each man what his conduct and deeds deserve. \v 20 You did signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. To this present day here in Israel and among all mankind, you have made your name famous. \v 21 For you brought your people Israel out from the land of Egypt with signs and wonders, with a strong hand, with a raised arm, and with great terror. - + \s5 \v 22 Then you gave them this land—which you had sworn to their ancestors to give to them—a land flowing with milk and honey. -\v 23 So they entered and took possession of it. But they did not obey your voice or live in obedience to your law. They did nothing of what you had commanded them to do, so you brought all this disaster on them. - +\v 23 So they entered and took possession of it. But they did not obey your voice or live in obedience to your law. They did nothing of what you had commanded them to do, so you brought all this disaster on them. + \s5 -\v 24 Look! The siege mounds have reached up to the city to capture it. For because of +\v 24 Look! The siege mounds have reached up to the city to capture it. For because of sword, famine, and plague, the city has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans who are fighting against it. For what you have said would happen is happening, and see, you are watching. \v 25 Then you yourself said to me, "Purchase a field for yourself with silver and have witnesses witness it, even though this city is being given into the hand of the Chaldeans."'" - + \s5 \p \v 26 This is the word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah and said, \v 27 "Look! I am Yahweh, God of all mankind. Is anything too difficult for me to do? \v 28 Therefore Yahweh says this, 'See, I am about to give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans and Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. He will capture it. - + \s5 \v 29 The Chaldeans who are fighting against this city will come and set fire to this city and burn it, along with the houses on the roofs of which the people worshiped Baal and poured out drink offerings to other gods in order to provoke me. \v 30 For the people of Israel and Judah have certainly been people who have been doing evil before my eyes since their youth. The people of Israel have certainly offended me with the practices of their hands—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \v 31 Yahweh declares that this city has been a provocation of my wrath and fury since the day that they built it. It has been that right up to this present day. So I will remove it from before my face \v 32 because of all the wickedness of the people of Israel and Judah, the things that they have done to provoke me—they, their kings, princes, priests, prophets, and every person in Judah and inhabitant of Jerusalem. - + \s5 \v 33 They turned their backs to me instead of their faces, though I had eagerly taught them. I tried to teach them, but not one of them listened in order to receive correction. \v 34 Then they placed their detestable things in the house in order to pollute it, the house where my name was called. \v 35 They built high places for Baal in the valley of Ben Hinnom in order to put their sons and daughters in the fire for Molech. I did not command them. It never entered my mind that they should do this detestable thing and so cause Judah to sin.' - + \s5 \p \v 36 So now therefore, I, Yahweh, the God of Israel, say this concerning this city, the city about which you are saying, 'It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by sword, famine, and plague.' \v 37 See, I am about to gather them from every land where I had driven them in my wrath, fury, and great anger. I am about to bring them back to this place and enable them to live in security. - + \s5 \v 38 Then they will be my people, and I will be their God. \v 39 I will give them one heart and one way to honor me every day so it will be good for them and their descendants after them. \v 40 And I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. I will set honor for me in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from me. - + \s5 \v 41 Then I will rejoice in doing good to them. I will faithfully plant them in this land with all my heart and all my life. \p -\v 42 For Yahweh says this, 'Just as I have brought all this great disaster on this people, so I will bring on them all the good things that I have said I would do for them. +\v 42 For Yahweh says this, 'Just as I have brought all this great disaster on this people, so I will bring on them all the good things that I have said I would do for them. \s5 \v 43 Then fields will be bought in this land, about which you are saying, "This is a ruined land, which has neither man nor beast. It has been given into the hand of the Chaldeans." -\v 44 They will buy fields with silver and write in sealed scrolls. They will assemble witnesses in the land of Benjamin, all around Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, +\v 44 They will buy fields with silver and write in sealed scrolls. They will assemble witnesses in the land of Benjamin, all around Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, in the cities in the hill country and in the lowlands, and in the cities of the Negev. For I will bring back their fortunes—this is Yahweh's declaration.'" diff --git a/24-JER/33.usfm b/24-JER/33.usfm index 5ea443ed..9489434d 100644 --- a/24-JER/33.usfm +++ b/24-JER/33.usfm @@ -1,35 +1,34 @@ - + \s5 \c 33 \p \v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah a second time, while he was still shut within the courtyard of the guard, and he said, \v 2 "Yahweh the maker, says this—Yahweh, who forms in order to establish—Yahweh is his name, \v 3 'Call to me, and I will answer you. I will demonstrate great things to you, mysteries that you do not understand.' - + \s5 \v 4 For Yahweh, God of Israel, says this concerning the houses in this city and the houses of the kings of Judah that are torn down because of the siege ramps and the sword, \v 5 'The Chaldeans are coming to fight and to fill the houses with corpses of people whom I will kill in my wrath and fury, when I hide my face from this city because of all their wickedness. - + \s5 \v 6 But see, I am about to bring healing and a cure, for I will heal them and will bring to them abundance, peace, and faithfulness. \v 7 For I will bring back the fortunes of Judah and Israel; I will build them up as in the beginning. \v 8 Then I will purify them from all the iniquity that they have committed against me. I will pardon all the iniquities that they have done against me, and all the ways that they rebelled against me. -\v 9 For this city will become for me an object of joy, a song of praise and honor for all the nations of the earth who will hear of all the good things that I am going to do for it. +\v 9 For this city will become for me an object of joy, a song of praise and honor for all the nations of the earth who will hear of all the good things that I am going to do for it. Then they will tremble because of all the good things and the peace that I will give to it.' - - + + \s5 \p -\v 10 Yahweh says this, 'In this place about which you are now saying, "It is desolate. There is neither man nor beast in the cities of Judah, and the streets of Jerusalem are uninhabited, with neither man nor beast." - +\v 10 Yahweh says this, 'In this place about which you are now saying, "It is desolate. There is neither man nor beast in the cities of Judah, and the streets of Jerusalem are uninhabited, with neither man nor beast." \v 11 —Again there will be heard here sounds of rejoicing and celebration, sounds of bridegrooms and brides, sounds of people who say, "Give thanks to Yahweh of hosts, for he is good, and his covenant faithfulness is unending." Bring an offering of thanksgiving to my house, for I will restore the fortunes of the land as in the beginning,' says Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 12 Yahweh of hosts says this: 'In this desolate place, where now there is neither man nor beast, there will again be in all its cities a grazing place for shepherds who lead their flocks to lie down. \v 13 In the cities in the hill country, the lowlands, and the Negev—in the land of Benjamin and all around Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah—the flocks will again pass under the hands of the ones counting them,' says Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 14 'Look! Days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will do what I have promised for the house of Israel and the house of Judah. @@ -38,23 +37,22 @@ Then they will tremble because of all the good things and the peace that I will \s5 \v 17 For Yahweh says this: 'A man from David's line will never be lacking to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, \v 18 nor will a man from the Levitical priests be lacking before me to raise burnt offerings, to burn food offerings, and to perform grain offerings all the time.'" - + \s5 \p \v 19 The word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah and said, \v 20 "Yahweh says this: 'If you can break my covenant with day and night so that there will no longer be day or night at their proper times, \v 21 then you will be able to break my covenant with David my servant, so that he will no longer have a son to sit on his throne, and my covenant with the Levitical priests, my servants. \v 22 As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted, and as the sand of the seashores cannot be measured, it is like that I will increase the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who serve me.'" - + \s5 \p \v 23 The word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah and said, \v 24 "Have you not considered what this people has declared when they said, 'The two clans that Yahweh chose, now he has rejected them'? In this way they despise my people, saying that they are no longer a nation in their sight. - + \s5 \v 25 I, Yahweh, say this, 'If I have not established the covenant of day and night, and if I have not fixed the laws of heaven and earth, \v 26 then I will reject the descendants of Jacob and David my servant, and not bring from them a person to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. For I will restore their fortunes and show mercy to them.'" - diff --git a/24-JER/34.usfm b/24-JER/34.usfm index 23c9ac6c..1888db49 100644 --- a/24-JER/34.usfm +++ b/24-JER/34.usfm @@ -1,50 +1,49 @@ - + \s5 \c 34 \p \v 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh. This word came when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all of his army, together with all the kingdoms of the earth, the domains under his power, and all their people were waging war against Jerusalem and all of her cities. This word said, \v 2 'Yahweh, God of Israel, says this: Go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and say to him, "Yahweh says this: Look, I am about to give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon. He will burn it. \v 3 You will not escape from his hand, for you will certainly be seized and given into his hand. Your eyes will look at the eyes of the king of Babylon; he will speak directly to you as you go to Babylon.' - + \s5 \v 4 Listen to the word of Yahweh, Zedekiah king of Judah! Yahweh says this concerning you, 'You will not die by the sword. \v 5 You will die in peace. As in the funeral burning of your ancestors, the kings who were before you, they will burn your body. They will say, "Woe, master!" They will lament for you. Now I have spoken—this is Yahweh's declaration." - + \s5 \p \v 6 So Jeremiah the prophet proclaimed to Zedekiah king of Judah all these words in Jerusalem. \v 7 The army of the king of Babylon made war against Jerusalem and all the remaining cities of Judah: Lachish and Azekah. These cities of Judah remained as fortified cities. - + \s5 \p \v 8 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh after King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem, to proclaim freedom to them— \v 9 that each man must free his Hebrew servants, both male and female. No one is to make a slave of a Jew, who is his brother. - + \s5 \v 10 So all the leaders and people entered into the covenant that each person would free his male and female servants so that they would not be enslaved any longer. They obeyed and set them free. \v 11 But after this they changed their minds. They brought back the servants whom they had freed. They forced them to become slaves again. - + \s5 \p \v 12 So the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah and said, \v 13 "Yahweh, God of Israel, says this, 'I myself made a covenant with your ancestors on the day that I brought them out from the land of Egypt, out from the house of slavery. That was when I said, \v 14 "At the end of every seven years, each man must send away his brother, his fellow Hebrew who had sold himself to you and served you for six years. Send him away in freedom." But your ancestors did not listen to me and or pay attention. - + \s5 \v 15 Now you yourselves repented and began to do what is right in my eyes. You proclaimed freedom, each man to his neighbor. And you made a covenant before me in the house that is called by my name. \v 16 But then you turned and polluted my name; you caused each man to bring back his male and female servants, the ones whom you had sent out to go where they wished. You forced them to become your servants again.' - + \s5 \p \v 17 Therefore Yahweh says this, 'You yourselves have not listened to me. You should have proclaimed freedom, every one of you, to your brothers and fellow Israelites. So look! I am about to proclaim freedom to you—this is Yahweh's declaration—freedom for the sword, the plague, and famine, for I am going to make you a horrible thing in the sight of every kingdom on earth. \v 18 Then I will deal with the people who have broken my covenant, who did not keep the words of the covenant that they established before me when they cut a bull in two and walked between its parts, \v 19 and then the leaders of Judah and Jerusalem, the eunuchs and the priests, and all the people of the land walked between the parts of the bull. - + \s5 \v 20 I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who are seeking their lives. Their bodies will be food for the birds of the skies and the beasts on the earth. \v 21 So I will give Zedekiah king of Judah and his leaders into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who are seeking their life, and into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon that has risen up against you. \v 22 Look, I am about to give a command—this is Yahweh's declaration—and will bring them back to this city to wage war against it and take it, and to burn it. For I will turn the cities of Judah into ruined places in which there will be no inhabitants.'" - diff --git a/24-JER/35.usfm b/24-JER/35.usfm index 0d6d5318..8005bda5 100644 --- a/24-JER/35.usfm +++ b/24-JER/35.usfm @@ -1,46 +1,45 @@ - + \s5 \c 35 \p \v 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the days of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, and he said, \v 2 "Go to the clan of the Rechabites and speak with them. Then bring them to my house, into one of the rooms there and give them wine to drink." - + \s5 \v 3 So I took Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah son of Habazziniah and his brothers, all his sons, and all the clan of the Rechabites. -\v 4 I took them to the house of Yahweh, into the rooms of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, the man of God. These rooms were beside the room of the +\v 4 I took them to the house of Yahweh, into the rooms of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, the man of God. These rooms were beside the room of the leaders which was above the room of Maaseiah son of Shallum, the gatekeeper. - + \s5 \v 5 Then I placed bowls and cups full of wine in front of the Rechabites and said to them, "Drink some wine." \v 6 But they said, "We will not drink any wine, for our ancestor, Jonadab son of Rechab, commanded us, 'Do not drink any wine, neither you nor your descendants, forever. \v 7 Also, do not build any houses, sow any seeds, or plant any vineyards; this is not for you. For you must live in tents all your days, so that you might live many days in the land where you are staying as foreigners.' - + \s5 \v 8 We have obeyed the voice of Jonadab son of Rechab, our ancestor, in all that he commanded us, to never drink wine all of our days, we, our wives, our sons, and our daughters. \v 9 And we will never build houses to live in, and there will be no vineyard, field, or seed in our possession. \v 10 We have lived in tents and listened and followed all that Jonadab our ancestor commanded us. \v 11 But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked the land, we said, 'Come, we must go to Jerusalem to escape from the Chaldean and Aramean armies.' So we are living in Jerusalem." - + \s5 \p \v 12 Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah and said, \v 13 "Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, 'Go and say to the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, "Will you not receive correction and listen to my words? —this is Yahweh's declaration. \v 14 The words of Jonadab son of Rechab that he gave to his sons as a command, not to drink any wine, have been observed to this very day. They have obeyed their ancestor's command. But as for me, I myself have been making persistent proclamations to you, but you do not listen to me. - + \s5 \v 15 I sent out to you all my servants, the prophets. I was persistent in sending them to say, 'Let each person turn from his wicked way and do good deeds; let no one walk any longer walk after other gods and worship them. Instead, come back to the land that I gave to you and your ancestors.' Yet you will not listen to me or pay attention to me. \v 16 For the descendants of Jonadab son of Rechab have observed the commands of their ancestor that he gave them, but this people refuses to listen to me."' - + \s5 -\v 17 So Yahweh, God of hosts and God of Israel, says this, 'Look, all the disasters that I have proclaimed against them—I am about to bring these disasters on Judah and on all the inhabitants of +\v 17 So Yahweh, God of hosts and God of Israel, says this, 'Look, all the disasters that I have proclaimed against them—I am about to bring these disasters on Judah and on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, because I have make proclamations to them, but they refused to listen. I called to them, but they did not answer.'" - + \s5 \p \v 18 Jeremiah said to the family of the Rechabites, "Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: You have listened to the commands of Jonadab your ancestor and have kept them all—you have obeyed all that he commanded you to do— \v 19 so Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, 'There will always be someone descended from Jonadab son of Rechab to serve me.'" - diff --git a/24-JER/36.usfm b/24-JER/36.usfm index 72bfee0a..a3e6dc78 100644 --- a/24-JER/36.usfm +++ b/24-JER/36.usfm @@ -4,58 +4,58 @@ \v 1 It came about in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, and he said, \v 2 "Take a scroll for yourself and write on it all the words that I have told you concerning Israel and Judah, and every nation. Do this for everything I have told from the days of Josiah until this very day. \v 3 Perhaps the people of Judah will listen to all the disasters that I intend to bring on them. Perhaps everyone will turn away from his wicked path, so I can forgive their iniquity and their sin." - + \s5 \p \v 4 Then Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote in a scroll, at Jeremiah's dictation, all the words of Yahweh spoken to him. \v 5 Next Jeremiah gave a command to Baruch. He said, "I am in prison and cannot go to Yahweh's house. \v 6 So you must go and read from the scroll that you wrote at my dictation. On the day of the fast, you must read Yahweh's words in the hearing of the people in his house, and also in the hearing of all of Judah who have come from their cities. Proclaim these words to them. - + \s5 \v 7 Perhaps their pleas for mercy will come before Yahweh. Perhaps each person will turn from his wicked way, since the wrath and fury that Yahweh has proclaimed against this people are severe." \v 8 So Baruch son of Neriah did everything that Jeremiah the prophet had commanded him to do. He read aloud the words of Yahweh in house of Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 9 It came about in the fifth year and ninth month of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, that all the people in Jerusalem and the people who came to Jerusalem from the cities of Judah proclaimed a fast in honor of Yahweh. \v 10 Baruch read aloud Jeremiah's words in the house of Yahweh, from the room of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, in the upper courtyard, by the gate of the entrance to the house of Yahweh. He did this in the hearing of all the people. - + \s5 \p \v 11 Now Micaiah son of Gemariah son of Shaphan heard all of Yahweh's words in the scroll. \v 12 He went down to the house of the king, to the secretary's room. Look, all the officials were sitting there: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the officials. - + \s5 \v 13 Then Micaiah reported to them all the words that he had heard that Baruch read aloud in the people's hearing. \v 14 So all the officials sent Jehudi son of Nethaniah son of Shelemiah son of Cushi, to Baruch. Jehudi said to Baruch, "Take the scroll in your hand, the scroll from which you were reading in the people's hearing and come." So Baruch son of Neriah took the scroll in his hand and went to the officials. \v 15 Then they said to him, "Sit down and read this in our hearing." So Baruch read the scroll. - + \s5 \v 16 It happened that when they heard all these words, each man turned in fear to the one next to him and said to Baruch, "We must certainly report all of these words to the king." \v 17 Then they asked Baruch, "Tell us, how did you come to write all these words at Jeremiah's dictation?" \v 18 Baruch said to them, "He dictated all these words to me, and I wrote them in ink on this scroll." \v 19 Then the officials said to Baruch, "Go, hide yourself, and Jeremiah, too. Do not let anyone know where you are." - + \s5 \p \v 20 Then they went to the king's court and reported these words to him. But first they deposited the scroll in the room of Elishama the secretary. \v 21 Then the king sent Jehudi to get the scroll. Jehudi took it from the room of Elishama the secretary. Then he read it aloud to the king and all the officials who were standing beside him. \v 22 Now the king was staying in the winter house in the ninth month, and a brazier was burning in front of him. - + \s5 \v 23 It happened that as Jehudi read three or four columns, the king would cut it off with a knife and throw it into the fire in the brazier until all of the scroll was destroyed. \v 24 But neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words were frightened, nor did they tear their clothes. - + \s5 \v 25 Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah had even urged the king not to burn the scroll, but he did not listen to them. \v 26 Then the king commanded Jerahmeel, a relative, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but Yahweh had hidden them. - + \s5 \p \v 27 Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah after the king had burned the scroll and the words that Baruch had written at Jeremiah's dictation, and he said, \v 28 "Go back, take another scroll for yourself, and write in it all the words that were on the original scroll, the one that Jehoiakim king of Judah burned. \v 29 Then you must say this to Jehoiakim king of Judah: 'You burned that scroll! And you said: Why have you written on it, "The king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, for he will destroy both man and beast in it"?'" - + \s5 \v 30 Therefore Yahweh says this concerning you, Jehoiakim king of Judah: "No descendant of yours will ever sit on the throne of David. As for you, your corpse will be thrown out into the heat of day and the frost of night. \v 31 For I will punish you, your descendants, and your servants for the iniquity of you all. I will bring on you, on all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and on every person in Judah all the disasters with which I have threatened you with, but to which you paid no attention." diff --git a/24-JER/37.usfm b/24-JER/37.usfm index 713579ae..454d75e3 100644 --- a/24-JER/37.usfm +++ b/24-JER/37.usfm @@ -3,43 +3,43 @@ \p \v 1 Now Zedekiah son of Josiah reigned as king instead of Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim. Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had made Zedekiah king over the land of Judah. \v 2 But Zedekiah, his servants, and the people of the land did not listen to the words of Yahweh that he proclaimed by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet. - + \s5 \p -\v 3 So King Zedekiah, Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest sent a message to Jeremiah the prophet. They said, "Pray on our behalf +\v 3 So King Zedekiah, Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest sent a message to Jeremiah the prophet. They said, "Pray on our behalf to Yahweh our God." \v 4 Now Jeremiah was coming and going among the people, for he had not yet been put in prison. \v 5 Pharaoh's army came out from Egypt, and the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the news about them and left Jerusalem. - + \s5 \p \v 6 Then the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah the prophet and said, \v 7 "Yahweh, God of Israel, says this: This is what you will say to the king of Judah, because he has sent you to seek advice from me, 'See, Pharaoh's army, which came to help you, is about to go back to Egypt, its own land. \v 8 The Chaldeans will return. They will fight against this city, capture it, and burn it.' - + \s5 \v 9 Yahweh says this: Do not deceive yourselves by saying, 'Surely the Chaldeans are leaving us,' for they will not leave. \v 10 Even if you had defeated the entire Chaldean army that is fighting you so that only wounded men were left in their tents, they would get up and burn this city." - + \s5 \p \v 11 So it was when the Chaldean army had left Jerusalem as Pharaoh's army was coming, \v 12 then Jeremiah went out from Jerusalem to go to the land of Benjamin. He wanted to take possession of a tract of land there among his people. \v 13 As he was in the Benjamin Gate, a chief guard was there. His name was Jeriah son of Shelemiah son of Hananiah. He grabbed hold of Jeremiah the prophet and said, "You are deserting to the Chaldeans." - + \s5 \v 14 But Jeremiah said, "That is not true. I am not deserting to the Chaldeans." But Jeriah did not listen to him. He took Jeremiah and brought him to the officials. \v 15 The officials were angry with Jeremiah. They beat him and put him in prison, which had been the house of Jonathan the scribe, for they had turned it into a prison. - + \s5 \p \v 16 So Jeremiah was put into an underground cell, where he stayed for many days. \v 17 Then King Zedekiah sent someone who brought him to the palace. In his house, the king asked him privately, "Is there any word from Yahweh?" Jeremiah answered, "There is a word: You will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon." - + \s5 \v 18 Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, "How have I sinned against you, your servants, or this people so that you have placed me in prison? \v 19 Where are your prophets, the ones who prophesied for you and said the king of Babylon will not come against you or against this land? \v 20 But now listen, my master the king! Let my pleas come before you. Do not return me to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there." - + \s5 \v 21 So King Zedekiah gave an order. His servants confined Jeremiah in the courtyard of the guard. A loaf of bread was given him every day from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard. diff --git a/24-JER/38.usfm b/24-JER/38.usfm index cd7a75f3..1f2e164b 100644 --- a/24-JER/38.usfm +++ b/24-JER/38.usfm @@ -5,62 +5,61 @@ \v 1 Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard the words that Jeremiah was declaring to all the people. He was saying, \v 2 "Yahweh says this: Anyone staying in this city will be killed by sword, famine, and plague. But anyone who goes out to the Chaldeans will survive. He will escape with his own life, and live. \v 3 Yahweh says this: This city will be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it." - + \s5 \v 4 So the officials said to the king, "Let this man die, for in this way he is weakening the hands of the fighting men who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people. He is proclaiming these words, for this man is not working for safety for this people, but disaster." \v 5 So King Zedekiah said, "Look, he is in your hand since there is no king able to resist you." - + \s5 \v 6 Then they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Malkijah, son of the king. The cistern was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah down on ropes. There was no water in the cistern, but it was muddy, and he sank down into the mud. - + \s5 \p \v 7 Now Ebed Melech the Cushite was one of the eunuchs in the king's house. He heard that they had placed Jeremiah in the cistern. Now the king was sitting at the Benjamin Gate. \v 8 So Ebed Melech went from the king's house and spoke with the king. He said, \v 9 "My master the king, these men have done evil with the way they have treated Jeremiah the prophet. They threw him into a cistern for him to die in it from hunger, since there is no more food in the city." - + \s5 \v 10 Then the king gave a command to Ebed Melech the Cushite. He said, "Take command of thirty men from here and take Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies." \v 11 So Ebed Melech took command of those men and went to the king's house, to a storeroom for clothing under the house. From there he took rags and worn-out clothing and then let them down by ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern. - + \s5 \v 12 Ebed Melech the Cushite said to Jeremiah, "Put the rags and worn-out clothing under your arms and on top of the ropes." So Jeremiah did so. \v 13 Then they pulled Jeremiah by the ropes. In this way they brought him up from the cistern. So Jeremiah stayed in the courtyard of the guard. - + \s5 \p \v 14 Then King Zedekiah sent word and brought Jeremiah the prophet to himself, to the third entrance in Yahweh's house. The king said to Jeremiah, "I want to ask you something. Do not keep the answer from me." \v 15 Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "If I answer you, will you not certainly kill me? And if I give you advice, you will not listen to me." \v 16 But King Zedekiah swore to Jeremiah in private and said, "As Yahweh lives, the one who made us, I will not kill you or give you into the hand of those men who are seeking your life." - + \s5 \p \v 17 So Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, "Yahweh, God of hosts, God of Israel, says this: If you indeed go out to the officials of the king of Babylon then you will live, and this city will not be burned. You and your family will live. \v 18 But if you do not go out to the officials of the king of Babylon, then this city will be given into the hand of the Chaldeans. They will burn it, and you will not escape from their hand." - + \s5 \v 19 King Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "But I am afraid of the people of Judah who have deserted to the Chaldeans, because I might be given over into their hand, for them to treat me badly." - + \s5 \v 20 Jeremiah said, "They will not give you over to them. Obey the message from Yahweh that I am telling you, so that things will go well for you, and so that you will live. -\v 21 But if you refuse to go out, this is what Yahweh has shown me. - +\v 21 But if you refuse to go out, this is what Yahweh has shown me. + \s5 \v 22 Look! All the women who are left in your house, king of Judah, will be brought out to the officials of the king of Babylon. These women will say to you, \q 'You have been deceived by your friends; they have ruined you. \q Your feet are now sunk into the mud, and your friends will run away.' \m \v 23 For all of your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans, and you yourself will not escape from their hand. You will be captured by the hand of the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned." - + \s5 \p \v 24 Then Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, "Do not inform anyone about these words, so that you do not die. \v 25 If the officials hear that I have talked with you—if they come and say to you, 'Tell us what you talked about with the king. Do not keep it from us, or we will kill you. And tell us what the king said to you'— \v 26 then you must say to them, 'I pleaded with the king not to return me to Jonathan's house to die there.'" - + \s5 \v 27 Then all the officials came to Jeremiah and questioned him, so he answered them as the king had instructed him. So they stopped talking with him, because they had not heard the conversation between Jeremiah and the king. \v 28 So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard until the day Jerusalem was captured. - diff --git a/24-JER/39.usfm b/24-JER/39.usfm index e7578cd8..c8e71ac8 100644 --- a/24-JER/39.usfm +++ b/24-JER/39.usfm @@ -4,33 +4,33 @@ \v 1 In the ninth year and tenth month of Zedekiah king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem and besieged it. \v 2 In the eleventh year and fourth month of Zedekiah, on the ninth day of the month, the city was broken into. \v 3 Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came and sat in the middle gate: Nergal Sharezer, Samgar Nebo, and Sarsechim, an important official. Nergal Sharezer was a high official and all the rest were the officials of the king of Babylon. - + \s5 \p \v 4 It happened that when Zedekiah, king of Judah, and all his fighting men saw them, they fled. They went out at night from the city by the king's garden path, through the gate between the two walls. The king went out in the direction of the Arabah. \v 5 But the army of Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of the Jordan River valley near Jericho. Then they captured him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where Nebuchadnezzar passed sentence on him. - + \s5 \v 6 The king of Babylon slaughtered Zedekiah's sons before his own eyes at Riblah. He also slaughtered all the noblemen of Judah. \v 7 Then he put out Zedekiah's eyes and bound him in bronze chains in order to take him to Babylon. - + \s5 \v 8 Then the Chaldeans burned the king's house and the people's houses. They also tore down the walls of Jerusalem. \v 9 Nebuzaradan, captain of the king's bodyguards, took into exile the rest of the people who were left in the city. This included the people who had deserted to the Chaldeans and the rest of the people who were left in the city. \v 10 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the king's bodyguards allowed the poorest people who had nothing for themselves to remain in the land of Judah. He gave them vineyards and fields on that same day. - + \s5 \p \v 11 Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had given an order about Jeremiah to Nebuzaradan the captain of the king's bodyguards. He had said, \v 12 "Take him and care for him. Do not harm him. Do for him anything he tells you." \v 13 So Nebuzaradan captain of the king's bodyguards, Nebushazban the high eunuch, Nergal Sharezer the high official, and all the most important officials of the king of Babylon sent men out. \v 14 Their men took Jeremiah from the courtyard of the guard and entrusted him to Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, to take him home, so Jeremiah stayed among the people. - + \s5 \p \v 15 Now the word of Yahweh had come to Jeremiah while he was under arrest in the courtyard of the guard, and he said, \v 16 "Speak to Ebed Melech the Cushite and say, 'Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: See, I am about to carry out my words against this city for disaster and not for good. For they will all come true before you on that day. - + \s5 \v 17 But I will rescue you on that day—this is Yahweh's declaration—and you will not be given into the hand of the men whom you fear. \v 18 For I will certainly rescue you. You will not fall by the sword. You will escape with your life, since you trust in me—this was Yahweh's declaration.'" diff --git a/24-JER/40.usfm b/24-JER/40.usfm index 142b37f4..eee67399 100644 --- a/24-JER/40.usfm +++ b/24-JER/40.usfm @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ \p \v 1 This was the word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the king's bodyguard, had sent him away from Ramah. That was where Jeremiah had been taken to, and where he had been bound with chains. He had been among all the exiles of Jerusalem and Judah who were to be exiled to Babylon. \v 2 The chief guard took Jeremiah and said to him, "Yahweh your God decreed this disaster against this place. - + \s5 \v 3 So Yahweh brought it about. He did just as he had decreed, since you people sinned against him and did not obey his voice. That is why this thing has happened to you people. \v 4 But now look! I have released you today from the chains that were on your hands. If it is good in your eyes to come with me to Babylon, come, and I will take care of you. But if it is not good in your eyes to come with me to Babylon, then do not do so. Look at all the land before you. Go where it is good and right in your eyes to go." - + \s5 \v 5 When Jeremiah did not reply, Nebuzaradan said, "Go to Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has put in charge of the cities of Judah. Stay with him among the people or go wherever it is good in your eyes to go." The commander of the king's bodyguards gave him food and a gift, and then sent him away. \v 6 So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. He stayed with him among the people who were left behind in the land. @@ -16,21 +16,21 @@ \p \v 7 Now some commanders of Judean soldiers who were still in the countryside—they and their men—heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah son of Ahikam, governor over the land. They also heard that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest people in the land, those who had not been exiled to Babylon. \v 8 So they went to Gedaliah at Mizpah. These men were Ishmael son of Nethaniah; Johanan and Jonathan, sons of Kareah; Seraiah son of Tanhumeth; the sons of Ephai the Netophathite; and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men. - + \s5 \v 9 Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, took an oath to them and to their men, and said to them, "Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldean officials. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you. \v 10 And look, I am living in Mizpah to meet with the Chaldeans who came to us. So harvest wine, summer fruit, and oil and store them in your containers. Live in the cities that you have occupied." - + \s5 \v 11 Then all the Judeans in Moab, among the people of Ammon, and in Edom, and in every land heard that the king of Babylon had allowed a remnant of Judah to stay, that he had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan over them. -\v 12 So all the Judeans returned from every place where they had been scattered. They came back to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. They harvested wine and summer +\v 12 So all the Judeans returned from every place where they had been scattered. They came back to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. They harvested wine and summer fruit in great abundance. - + \s5 \p \v 13 Johanan son of Kareah and all the army commanders in the countryside came to Gedaliah at Mizpah. \v 14 They said to him, "Do you realize that Baalis king of the people of Ammon sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to murder you?" But Gedaliah son of Ahikim did not believe them. - + \s5 \v 15 So Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah in Mizpah and said, "Allow me to go kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah. No one will suspect me. Why should he kill you? Why allow all of Judah that has been gathered to you to be scattered and the remnant of Judah destroyed?" \v 16 But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, "Do not do this thing, for you are telling lies about Ishmael." diff --git a/24-JER/41.usfm b/24-JER/41.usfm index 8ca86521..5b45e55f 100644 --- a/24-JER/41.usfm +++ b/24-JER/41.usfm @@ -4,37 +4,37 @@ \v 1 But it happened that in the seventh month Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama, from the royal family, and some officers of the king, came—ten men were with him—to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, at Mizpah. They ate food together there in Mizpah. \v 2 But Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and the ten men who were with him rose up and attacked Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan, with the sword. Ishmael killed Gedaliah, whom the king of Babylon had put in charge of the land. \v 3 Then Ishmael killed all the Judeans who were with Gedaliah in Mizpah and the Chaldean fighting men found there. - + \s5 \p \v 4 Then it was the second day after the killing of Gedaliah, but no one knew. \v 5 Some men came from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria—eighty men who had shaved their beard, torn their clothes, and cut themselves—with food offerings and frankincense in their hands to go to Yahweh's house. - + \s5 \v 6 So Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them as they went, walking and weeping. Then it happened that as he encountered them, he said to them, "Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam!" \v 7 It came about that when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah slaughtered them and threw them into a pit, he and the men who were with him. - + \s5 \v 8 But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, "Do not kill us, for there are provisions of ours in a field: wheat and barley, oil and honey." So he did not kill them with their other companions. \v 9 The cistern where Ishmael threw all the dead bodies that he and Gedaliah had struck down, was the same cistern that King Asa dug when he was being attacked by King Baasha of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it those who were killed. - + \s5 \v 10 Next Ishmael captured all the other people who were in Mizpah, the king's daughters and all the people who were left in Mizpah whom Nebuzaradan the chief guard had assigned to Gedaliah son of Ahikam. So Ishmael son of Nethaniah captured them and went to cross over to the people of Ammon. - + \s5 \p \v 11 But Johanan son of Kareah and all the army commanders with him heard of all the harm that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had done. \v 12 So they took all their men and went to fight against Ishmael son of Nethaniah. They found him at the great pool of Gibeon. - + \s5 \v 13 Then it happened that when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the army commanders who were with him, they were very happy. \v 14 So all the people whom Ishmael had captured at Mizpah turned around and went to Johanan son of Kareah. - + \s5 \p \v 15 But Ishmael son of Nethaniah fled with eight men from Johanan. He went to the people of Ammon. \v 16 Johanan son of Kareah and all the army commanders with him took from Mizpah all the people who had been rescued from Ishmael son of Nethaniah. This was after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Johanan and his companions took the strong men, the fighting men, the women and children, and the eunuchs who had been rescued at Gibeon. - + \s5 \v 17 Then they went and stayed for a while in Geruth Chimham, which is near Bethlehem. They were going to go to Egypt \v 18 because of the Chaldeans. They were afraid of them since Ishmael son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had put in charge of the land. diff --git a/24-JER/42.usfm b/24-JER/42.usfm index f8d45c17..d7311602 100644 --- a/24-JER/42.usfm +++ b/24-JER/42.usfm @@ -2,44 +2,43 @@ \s5 \c 42 \p -\v 1 Then all the army commanders and Johanan son of Kereah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest approached Jeremiah the prophet. +\v 1 Then all the army commanders and Johanan son of Kereah, Jezaniah son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest approached Jeremiah the prophet. \v 2 They said to him, "Let our pleas come before you. Pray for us to Yahweh your God for these people who remain since we are so few in number, as you see. \v 3 Ask Yahweh your God to tell us the way we should go and what we should do." - + \s5 \v 4 So Jeremiah the prophet said to them, "I have heard you. Look, I will pray to Yahweh your God as you have requested. Whatever Yahweh answers, I will tell you. I will keep nothing back from you." \v 5 They said to Jeremiah, "May Yahweh be a true and faithful witness against us, if we do not do everything that Yahweh your God tells us to do. \v 6 Whether it is good or if it is bad, we will obey the voice of Yahweh our God, to whom we are sending you, so that it may be well with us when we obey the voice of Yahweh our God." - + \s5 \p \v 7 Then it happened that after ten days, the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah. \v 8 So Jeremiah called to Johanan son of Kareah and all the army commanders with him, and to all the people from the least to the greatest. \v 9 And he said to them, "Yahweh, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me so I might lay your pleas before him. Yahweh says this, \v 10 'If you go back and live in this land, then I will build you and not tear you down; I will plant you and not pull you up, for I will turn back the disaster that I have brought on you. - + \s5 \v 11 Do not fear the king of Babylon, whom you are fearing. Do not fear him—this is Yahweh's declaration—since I am with you to save you and rescue you from his hand. \v 12 For I will give you mercy. I will have compassion on you, and I will bring you back to your land. - + \s5 \v 13 But suppose that you say, "We will not stay in this land"—if you do not listen to my voice, the voice of Yahweh your God. \v 14 Suppose that you say, "No! We will go to the land of Egypt, where we will not see any war, where we will not hear the sound of the trumpet, and we will not go hungry for food. We will live there." - + \s5 \v 15 Now listen to this word of Yahweh, you remnant of Judah. Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, 'If you actually set out to go to Egypt, to go and live there, \v 16 then the sword that you fear will overtake you there in the land of Egypt. The famine that you are worrying about will pursue you to Egypt. And you will die there. \v 17 So it will happen that all the men who set out to go to Egypt to live there will die by sword, famine, or plague. There will be no survivor of them, no one to escape the disaster that I will bring on them. - + \s5 \p \v 18 For Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: Just as my wrath and my fury were poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, in the same way my fury will be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and a horror, an object for speaking curses, and something dishonorable. And you will not see this place again.'" \v 19 Then Jeremiah said, "Yahweh has spoken concerning you—the remnant of Judah. Do not go to Egypt! You certainly know that I have been a witness against you today. - + \s5 \v 20 For you fatally deceived yourselves when you sent me to Yahweh your God and said, 'Pray to Yahweh our God for us. Everything that Yahweh our God says, tell us, and we will carry it out.' \v 21 For I have reported to you today, but you have not listened to the voice of Yahweh your God or to anything about which he sent me to you. \v 22 So now, you should certainly know that you will die by sword, famine, and plague in the place where you desired to go to live." - diff --git a/24-JER/43.usfm b/24-JER/43.usfm index d3e1316f..4ad266de 100644 --- a/24-JER/43.usfm +++ b/24-JER/43.usfm @@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ \v 1 It happened that Jeremiah finished proclaiming to all the people all the words of Yahweh their God that Yahweh their God had told him to say. \v 2 Azariah son of Hoshaiah, Johanan son of Kareah, and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, "You are telling lies. Yahweh our God has not sent you to say, 'Do not go to Egypt to live there.' \v 3 For Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, for you to cause our death and to make us captives in Babylon." - + \s5 \v 4 So Johanan son of Kareah, all the princes of the army, and all the people refused to listen to Yahweh's voice to live in the land of Judah. \v 5 Johanan son of Kareah and all the army commanders took away all the remnant of Judah who had returned from all the nations where they had been scattered to live in the land of Judah. \v 6 They took the men and women, the children and the king's daughters, and every person whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the king's bodyguards, had let remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan. They also took Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah. \v 7 They went to the land of Egypt, to Tahpanhes, because they did not listen to Yahweh's voice. - + \s5 \p \v 8 So the word of Yahweh came to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes and said, \v 9 "Take some large stones in your hand, and, in the sight of the people of Judah, hide them in the mortar in the pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes." \v 10 Then say to them, "Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, 'See, I am about to send messengers to take Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon as my servant. I will place his throne over these stones that you, Jeremiah, have buried. Nebuchadnezzar will place his pavilion over them. - + \s5 \v 11 For he will come and attack the land of Egypt. Anyone who is assigned to death will be given to death. Anyone who is assigned to captivity will be taken captive. And anyone who is assigned to the sword will be given to the sword. \v 12 Then I will light a fire in the temples of Egypt's gods. Nebuchadnezzar will burn them or capture them. He will clean out the land of Egypt just as shepherds clean vermin off their clothes. He will go out from that place in victory. diff --git a/24-JER/44.usfm b/24-JER/44.usfm index fec0d868..abadf7da 100644 --- a/24-JER/44.usfm +++ b/24-JER/44.usfm @@ -1,30 +1,30 @@ - + \s5 \c 44 \p \v 1 This was the word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the Judeans who lived in the land of Egypt, the ones staying in Migdol, Tahpanhes, Memphis, and in the land of Patros. \v 2 "Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: You yourselves have seen all the disasters that I brought on Jerusalem and all the cities of Judah. See, they are ruins today. There is no one to live in them. \v 3 This is because of the wicked things they did to offend me by going to burn incense and to worship other gods. These were gods that neither they themselves, nor you, nor your ancestors knew. - + \s5 \v 4 So I repeatedly sent all of my servants the prophets to them. I sent them to say, 'Stop doing these abominable things that I hate.' \v 5 But they did not listen. They refused to pay attention or turn from their wickedness in burning incense to other gods. \v 6 So my fury and my wrath were poured out and kindled a fire in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. So they became ruins and devastations, as at this present day." - + \s5 \v 7 So now Yahweh, the God of hosts and the God of Israel, says this, "Why are you doing great wickedness against yourselves? Why are you causing yourselves to be cut off from among Judah—men and women, children and babies? No remnant of you will be left. \v 8 By your wickedness you have offended me with the deeds of your hands, by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have gone to live. You have gone there so that you will be destroyed, so that you will be a curse and a reproach among all the nations of the earth. - + \s5 \v 9 Have you forgotten the wickedness committed by your ancestors and the wickedness committed by the kings of Judah and their wives? Have you forgotten the evil committed by yourselves and your wives in the land of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem? \v 10 To this day, they still are not humbled. They do not honor my law or decrees that I placed before them and their ancestors, nor do they walk in them." - + \s5 \p \v 11 Therefore Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, "See, I am about to set my face against you to bring disaster to you and to destroy all of Judah. \v 12 For I will take the remnant of Judah that has set out to go to the land of Egypt to live there. I will do this so that they will all perish in the land of Egypt. They will fall by sword and famine. From the least to the greatest they will perish by sword and famine. They will die and will become an object of swearing, cursing, reproaching, and a horrible thing. - + \s5 \v 13 For I will punish the people inhabiting the land of Egypt just as I punished Jerusalem with sword, famine, and plague. \v 14 No fugitive or survivor of the remnant of Judah who are going to live there in the land of Egypt will return to the land of Judah, even though they want to go back and live there. None of them will return, except for a few who will escape from here." @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \v 15 Then all the men who knew that their wives were burning incense to other gods, and all the women who were in the great assembly, and all the people who were living in the land of Egypt in Pathros answered Jeremiah. \v 16 They said, "About the word that you have told us in Yahweh's name: We will not listen to you. \v 17 For we will certainly do all the things that we said we would do: burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and pour out drink offerings to her just as we, our ancestors, our kings, and our leaders did in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. Then we will be filled with food and will prosper, without experiencing any disaster. - + \s5 \v 18 When we refrained from doing these things, not offering incense to the Queen of Heaven and not pouring out drink offerings to her, we were all suffering poverty and were dying by sword and famine." \v 19 The women said, "When we were making incense offerings before the Queen of Heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, did we do these things without our husbands knowing about it?" @@ -43,24 +43,23 @@ \p \v 20 Then Jeremiah said to all the people—to the men and women, and all the people who answered him—he proclaimed and said, \v 21 "Did not Yahweh remember the incense that you burned in the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem—you and your ancestors, your kings and leaders, and the people of the land? For Yahweh calls this to mind; it comes to his thoughts. - + \s5 \v 22 Then he was no longer able to bear it because of your wicked practices, because of the abominations that you did. Then your land became a desolation, a horror, and a curse so there was no longer an inhabitant as at this present day. \v 23 Because you burned incense and sinned against Yahweh, and because you would not listen to his voice, his law, his statutes, or his covenant decrees, this disaster against you has happened as at this present day." - + \s5 \p \v 24 Then Jeremiah said to all the people and all the women, "Hear the word of Yahweh, all of Judah who are in the land of Egypt. \v 25 Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this, 'You and your wives both have said with your mouths and carried out with your hands what you said, "We will certainly carry out the vows that we made to worship the Queen of Heaven, to pour out drink offerings to her." Now fulfill your vows; carry them out.' - + \s5 \v 26 So then, hear the word of Yahweh, all of Judah who are staying in the land of Egypt, 'See, I have sworn by my great name—says Yahweh. My name will no longer be called upon by the mouths of any of the men of Judah in all the land of Egypt, you who now say, "As the Lord Yahweh lives." \v 27 See, I am watching over them for disaster and not for good. Every person of Judah in the land of Egypt will perish by sword and famine until they are all finished. \v 28 Then the survivors of the sword will return from the land of Egypt to the land of Judah, only a small number of them. So all the remnant of Judah who went to the land of Egypt to live there will know whose word will come true: mine or theirs. - + \s5 \v 29 This will be the sign for you—this is Yahweh's declaration—that I am setting against you in this place, so that you will know that my words will certainly attack you with disaster.' \v 30 Yahweh says this, 'Look, I am about to give Pharaoh Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies and into the hand of those who seek to kill him. It will the same as when I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, his enemy who sought his life.'" - diff --git a/24-JER/45.usfm b/24-JER/45.usfm index d368b1d0..ca3bd58a 100644 --- a/24-JER/45.usfm +++ b/24-JER/45.usfm @@ -1,15 +1,14 @@ - + \s5 \c 45 \p \v 1 This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet told Baruch son of Neriah. This happened when he wrote in a scroll these words at Jeremiah's dictation—this was in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, and he said, \v 2 "Yahweh, God of Israel, says this to you, Baruch: \v 3 You have said, 'Woe is me, for Yahweh has added agony to my pain. My groaning has wearied me; I find no rest.' - + \s5 \v 4 This is what you must say to him: 'Yahweh says this: See, what I built, I am now tearing down. What I planted, I am now pulling up. This is true over all the earth. \v 5 But are you hoping for great things for yourself? Do not hope for that. For see, disaster is coming on all humanity—this is Yahweh's declaration—but I am giving you your life as your plunder everywhere you will go.'" - diff --git a/24-JER/46.usfm b/24-JER/46.usfm index 905200ba..ae7b7236 100644 --- a/24-JER/46.usfm +++ b/24-JER/46.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 46 \p @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q \v 4 Harness the stallions and get on them, you riders. Take your places, with your helmets on your heads. \q Polish the spears and put on your armor. - + \s5 \q \v 5 What am I seeing here? They are filled with terror and are running away, for their soldiers are defeated. @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \q \v 6 the swift cannot run away, and the soldiers cannot escape. \q They stumble in the north and fall beside the Euphrates River. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Who is this who rises like the Nile, whose waters toss up and down like the rivers? @@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ \q \v 9 Go up, horses. Be angry, you chariots. Let the soldiers go out, \q Cush and Put, men skillful with a shield, and Ludim, men skillful at bending their bows.' - + \s5 \q \v 10 That day will be the day of vengeance for the Lord Yahweh of hosts, and he will avenge himself on his foes. \q The sword will devour and be satisfied. It will drink its fill of their blood. For there will be a sacrifice \q to the Lord Yahweh of hosts in the northern land by the Euphrates River. - + \s5 \q \v 11 Go up to Gilead and obtain medicine, virgin daughter of Egypt. @@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ \q \v 12 The nations have heard of your disgrace. The earth is filled with your laments, \q for soldier stumbles against soldier; both of them fall together." - + \s5 \p \v 13 This is the word that Yahweh told Jeremiah the prophet when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came and attacked the land of Egypt: \q \v 14 "Report to Egypt and let it be heard in Migdol and Memphis. \q In Tahpanhes they have said, 'Station yourself and take a stand, for the sword is devouring all around you. - + \s5 \q \v 15 Why has your god Apis run away? Why is your bull-god not standing? Yahweh has thrown him down. @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \q Let us go back to our own people, to our native land. Let us leave this sword that is beating us down." \q \v 17 They proclaimed there, "Pharaoh the king of Egypt is only a noise, one who has let his opportunity slip away." - + \s5 \q \v 18 "As I live—this is the king's declaration—Yahweh of hosts by name, @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \q \v 19 Pack for yourselves bags to carry into exile, you daughters who live in Egypt. \q For Memphis will become a waste, a ruin. No one will live there. - + \s5 \q \v 20 Egypt is a very beautiful young cow, but a stinging insect is coming from the north. It is coming. @@ -76,24 +76,23 @@ \q \v 22 Egypt hisses like a snake and crawls away, for her enemies are marching against her. \q They are going toward her like woodcutters with axes. - + \s5 \q \v 23 They will cut down the forests—this is Yahweh's declaration—although it is very dense. \q For the enemies will be more numerous than locusts, unable to be counted. \q \v 24 The daughter of Egypt will be made ashamed. She will be given into the hand of people from the north." -\m - +\m + \s5 \p \v 25 Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, says, "See, I am about to punish Amon of Thebes, Pharaoh, Egypt and her gods, her kings the Pharaohs, and those who trust in them. \v 26 I am giving them into the hand of the ones seeking their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his servants. Then after this Egypt will be inhabited as in previous days—this is Yahweh's declaration." - + \s5 \p \v 27 "But you, my servant Jacob, do not fear. Do not be dismayed, Israel, for see, I am about to bring you back from far away, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Then Jacob will return, find peace, and be secure, and there will be no one to terrify him. \v 28 You, my servant Jacob, do not fear—this is Yahweh's declaration—for I am with you, so I will bring complete destruction against all the nations where I scattered you. But I will not destroy you completely. Yet I will discipline you justly and will certainly not leave you unpunished."'" - diff --git a/24-JER/47.usfm b/24-JER/47.usfm index 47c20206..b291054c 100644 --- a/24-JER/47.usfm +++ b/24-JER/47.usfm @@ -7,17 +7,17 @@ \v 2 "Yahweh says this: See, floods of water are rising in the north. They will be like an overflowing river! \q Then they will overflow the land and everything in it, its cities and its inhabitants! So everyone will shout for help, \q and all the inhabitants of the land will lament. - + \s5 \q -\v 3 At the sound of the stamping of their strong horses' hooves, +\v 3 At the sound of the stamping of their strong horses' hooves, \q at the roar of their chariots and the noise of their wheels, \q fathers will not help their children because of their own weakness. \q \v 4 For the day is coming that will devastate all of the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon \q every survivor who wants to help them. For Yahweh is devastating the Philistines, \q those who remain from the island of Caphtor. - + \s5 \v 5 Baldness will come upon Gaza. As for Ashkelon, the people who are left in their valley will be made silent. How long will you cut yourself in mourning? diff --git a/24-JER/48.usfm b/24-JER/48.usfm index 8ee5af1b..c0dae731 100644 --- a/24-JER/48.usfm +++ b/24-JER/48.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \q \v 2 The honor of Moab is no more. Their enemies in Heshbon plotted disaster against her. \q They said, 'Come and let us destroy her as a nation. Madmen will also perish—a sword will go after you.' - + \s5 \q \v 3 Listen! A sound of screaming is coming from Horonaim, where there is ruin and great destruction. @@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ \q \v 5 They go up the hill of Luhith weeping, \q for on the way down to Horonaim, screams are heard because of the destruction. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Flee! Save your lives and become like a juniper bush in the wilderness. \q \v 7 For because of your trust in your practices and your wealth, you also will be captured. \q Then Chemosh will go away into captivity, together with his priests and leaders. - + \s5 \q \v 8 For the destroyer will come to every city; no city will escape. @@ -33,22 +33,22 @@ \v 9 Give wings to Moab, for she must certainly fly away. \q Her cities will become a wasteland, where there is no one to live in them. \v 10 May anyone who is lazy in doing Yahweh's work be cursed! May anyone who keeps his sword back from shedding blood be cursed! - + \s5 \q \v 11 Moab has felt secure since he was young. He is like his wine \q that has never been poured from pot to pot. He has never gone into captivity. \q Therefore he tastes as good as ever; his flavor remains unchanged. \v 12 So see, the days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will send him those who will tip him over and pour out all his pots and shatter his jars. - + \s5 \v 13 Then Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh just as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their object of trust. \q \v 14 How can you say, 'We are soldiers, powerful fighting men'? - + \s5 \q -\v 15 Moab will be devastated and its cities attacked. For its finest young men have gone down +\v 15 Moab will be devastated and its cities attacked. For its finest young men have gone down \q to the place of slaughter. \q This is the king's declaration! Yahweh of hosts is his name. \q @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \q \v 17 All you who are around Moab, wail. And all you who know its fame, \q shout this, 'Woe, the strong staff, the honored rod, has been broken.' - + \s5 \q \v 18 Come down from your honored place and sit on the dry ground, you daughter living in Dibon. @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \q \v 20 Moab has been shamed, for it has been shattered. Howl and lament; shout for help. \q Tell it to people by the Arnon River that Moab has been devastated. - + \s5 \q \v 21 Now punishment has come to the hill country, @@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ \q and to all the cities in the land of Moab—the farthest and the closest cities. \q \v 25 The horn of Moab has been hacked off; its arm has been broken—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \p \v 26 Make him drunk, for he acted proudly against me, Yahweh. Now Moab claps his hands in disgust at his own vomit, so he also has become an object for laughter. -\v 27 For did Israel not become an object for laughter to you? Was he found among thieves, that you shook your head at him as often as you spoke about him? - +\v 27 For did Israel not become an object for laughter to you? Was he found among thieves, that you shook your head at him as often as you spoke about him? + \s5 \q \v 28 Abandon the cities and camp on the cliffs, inhabitants of Moab. @@ -94,22 +94,22 @@ \q \v 29 We have heard of Moab's pride—his arrogance, \q his haughtiness, his pride, his self-glory and the conceit in his heart. - + \s5 \v 30 This is Yahweh's declaration—I myself know his defiant speech, which amounts to nothing, like his deeds. -\q +\q \v 31 So I will howl a lament for Moab, and I will shout in sorrow for all of Moab. \q I will lament for the people of Kir Heresh. \q -\v 32 I will weep for you more than I did for Jazer, vine of Sibmah! Your branches passed across the Salt Sea and reached +\v 32 I will weep for you more than I did for Jazer, vine of Sibmah! Your branches passed across the Salt Sea and reached \q as far as Jazer. The destroyers have attacked your summer fruit and your wine. - + \s5 \q \v 33 So celebration and rejoicing have been taken away from the fruit trees and the land of Moab. \q I have put an end to the wine from their winepresses. They will not tread with joyful shouts. Any shouts will not be shouts of joy. - + \s5 \p \v 34 From the shouts at Heshbon as far as Elealeh, their sound is heard at Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath Shelishiyah, since even the waters of Nimrim have dried up. @@ -117,18 +117,18 @@ \s5 \v 36 So my heart is lamenting for Moab like a flute. My heart is lamenting like flutes for the people of Kir Heres. The riches they gained are gone. \v 37 For every head is bald and every beard shaved. Incisions are on every hand, and sackcloth is around their waists. - + \s5 \v 38 There is mourning everywhere, on every flat roof of Moab and in Moab's plazas. For I have destroyed Moab like pots that no one wants—this is Yahweh's declaration. -\q +\q \v 39 How it has been shattered! How they howl in their lamenting! Moab turns it back in shame! So Moab will become an object of derision and a terror to all those who are around him." - + \s5 \v 40 For Yahweh says this, "See, the enemy will come flying like an eagle, spreading out his wings over Moab. \q \v 41 Kerioth has been captured, and its strongholds have been seized. \q For in that day the hearts of Moab's soldiers will be like the hearts of women in birth labor. - + \s5 \q \v 42 So Moab will be destroyed as a people, since they became arrogant against me, Yahweh. @@ -138,12 +138,12 @@ \v 44 Anyone who flees because of terror will fall into the pit, \q and anyone who climbs out of the pit will be caught in the trap, for I will bring this on them \q in the year of my vengeance against them—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \q \v 45 The ones who flee will stand in the shadow of Heshbon without any strength, for fire will go out from Heshbon, \q flame from the middle of Sihon. It will devour the forehead of Moab and the top of the heads of the boastful people. - + \s5 \q \v 46 Woe to you, Moab! Chemosh's people are destroyed, @@ -151,6 +151,5 @@ \q \v 47 But I will restore the fortunes of Moab in later days—this is Yahweh's declaration." \q The judgment on Moab ends here. - - + diff --git a/24-JER/49.usfm b/24-JER/49.usfm index db912a9f..be1d40be 100644 --- a/24-JER/49.usfm +++ b/24-JER/49.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \v 2 So look, the days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will sound the signal for battle \q against Rabbah among the people of Ammon, so it will become a deserted heap and its daughters will light fires. \q For Israel will possess those who possessed him," says Yahweh. - + \s5 \q \v 3 "Howl in lament, Heshbon, for Ai will be devastated! Shout out, daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth. @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \q \v 4 Why are you proud of your strength? Your strength will flow away, faithless daughter, \q you who trust in your wealth. You say, 'Who will come against me?' - + \s5 \q \v 5 See, I am about to bring terror on you—this is the declaration of Yahweh, the Lord of hosts— @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \q There will be no one to gather those running away. \q \v 6 But after this I will restore the fortunes of the people of Ammon—this is Yahweh's declaration." - + \s5 \q \v 7 About Edom, Yahweh of hosts says this, "Is there no longer any wisdom to be found in Teman? @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \q \v 8 Flee! Turn back! Stay in holes in the ground, inhabitants of Dedan. \q For I am bringing the disaster of Esau on him at the time that I punish him. - + \s5 \q \v 9 If grape harvesters came to you, would they not leave a little bit behind? @@ -46,25 +46,25 @@ \q So he will not be able to hide himself. His children, his brothers, and his neighbors are destroyed, and he is gone. \q \v 11 Leave your orphans behind. I will take care of their lives, and your widows can trust in me." - + \s5 \p \v 12 For Yahweh says this, "See, those who did not deserve it must certainly drink some of the cup. Do you yourself think you will go without punishment? You will not, for you will certainly drink. \v 13 For I have sworn by myself—this is Yahweh's declaration—that Bozrah will become a horror, a disgrace, a devastation, and an object for cursing. All of its cities will become devastations forever. - + \s5 \q \v 14 I have heard news from Yahweh, and a messenger has been sent out to the nations, \q 'Gather together and attack her. Get ready for battle.' \q \v 15 "For see, I have made you small compared to the other nations, despised by people. - + \s5 \q \v 16 As for your fearsomeness, your heart's pride has deceived you, inhabitants of places on the cliff, \q you who have occupied the highest hills so that you may make your nest high like an eagle. \q I will bring you down from there—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \q \v 17 Edom will become a horror to everyone passing by it. @@ -72,27 +72,27 @@ \q \v 18 Like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors," says Yahweh, \q "no one will live there; no person will stay there. - + \s5 \q \v 19 See, he will go up like a lion from the forests of the Jordan to the green pasturelands. \q For I will quickly make Edom run from it, and I will put someone who will be chosen in charge of it. \q For who is like me, and who will summon me? What shepherd is able to resist me?" - + \s5 \q \v 20 "So listen to the plans that Yahweh has decided against Edom, \q the plans that he has formed against the inhabitants of Teman. \q They will certainly be dragged away, even the smallest flock. \q Their pasturelands will be turned into ruined places. - + \s5 \q \v 21 At the sound of their falling the earth shakes. The sound of distressed shouts is heard at the Sea of Reeds. \q \v 22 See, someone will attack like an eagle, and swoop down and spread his wings over Bozrah. \q Then on that day, the hearts of Edom's soldiers will become like the heart of a woman in birth labor." - + \s5 \q \v 23 About Damascus: "Hamath and Arpad will be ashamed, for they have heard news of disaster. @@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ \q Distress and pain seize it, like the pain of a woman giving birth. \q \v 25 Its people say, 'How is the famous city, the city over which I have rejoiced, not yet evacuated?' - + \s5 \q \v 26 Therefore its young men will fall in its plazas, \q and all the fighting men will perish on that day—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts." \q \v 27 "For I will light a fire on the wall of Damascus, and it will devour the strongholds of Ben Hadad." - + \s5 \p \v 28 About Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, Yahweh says this to Nebuchadnezzar (now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon was going to attack these places): @@ -117,24 +117,24 @@ \q \v 29 His army will take their tents and their flocks, their tent hangings, and all of their equipment. \q They will take their camels from the people of Kedar and call out to them, 'Terror is all around!" - + \s5 \q \v 30 Flee! Wander far away! Stay in holes in the ground, inhabitants of Hazor—this is Yahweh's declaration— -\q for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devised a plan against you. Flee! Turn back! +\q for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devised a plan against you. Flee! Turn back! \q \v 31 Arise! Attack the nation at ease, who live in safety," says Yahweh. \q "They have no gates or bars in them, and its people live by themselves. - + \s5 \q \v 32 For their camels will become plunder, and the abundance of their property will become war plunder. -\q Then I will scatter to every wind those who cut the corners of their hair, +\q Then I will scatter to every wind those who cut the corners of their hair, \q and I will bring disaster on them from every side—this is Yahweh's declaration. \q \v 33 Hazor will become a lair of jackals, a permanent wasteland. \q No one will live there; no human being will stay there." - + \s5 \p \v 34 This is the word of Yahweh that came to Jeremiah the prophet about Elam. This happened at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, and he said, @@ -143,17 +143,15 @@ \v 36 For I will bring the four winds from the four corners of the heavens, \q and I will scatter the people of Elam to all of those winds. There is no nation \q to which those scattered from Elam will not go. - + \s5 \q \v 37 So I will shatter Elam before their enemies and before those who seek their lives. \q for I will bring disaster against them, the fury of my wrath—this is Yahweh's declaration— \q and I will send the sword after them until I have annihilated them. -\q +\q \v 38 Then I will put my throne in Elam and will destroy its king and leaders from there—this is Yahweh's declaration— \q \v 39 and it will happen in later days that I will bring back the fortunes of Elam—this is Yahweh's declaration." - - diff --git a/24-JER/50.usfm b/24-JER/50.usfm index 63cd34bc..53af4a65 100644 --- a/24-JER/50.usfm +++ b/24-JER/50.usfm @@ -6,26 +6,26 @@ \q \v 2 "Report to the nations and cause them to listen. Lift up a signal and cause them to listen. Do not conceal it. \q Say, 'Babylon is taken. Bel is made ashamed. Merodach is dismayed. Its idols are put to shame; its images are dismayed.' - + \s5 \q \v 3 A nation from the north will arise against it, in order to make her land a desolation. \q No one, neither man or beast, will live in it. They will flee away. \q -\v 4 In those days and at that time—this is Yahweh's declaration—the people of Israel and the people of Judah +\v 4 In those days and at that time—this is Yahweh's declaration—the people of Israel and the people of Judah \q will come together to go with weeping and seek Yahweh their God. \q -\v 5 They will ask the way to Zion and will set off toward it, saying, +\v 5 They will ask the way to Zion and will set off toward it, saying, \q We will go and join ourselves to Yahweh in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten." - + \s5 \p \v 6 My people have been a lost flock. Their shepherds have led them astray in the mountains; \q they have turned them around from hill to hill. They went, they forgot the place where they had lived. \q -\v 7 Everyone who went out to them devoured them. Their adversaries said, 'We are not guilty, +\v 7 Everyone who went out to them devoured them. Their adversaries said, 'We are not guilty, \q because they sinned against Yahweh, their true home—Yahweh, the hope of their ancestors.' - + \s5 \q \v 8 Leave from the midst of Babylon; go out from the land of the Chaldeans; @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \q Their arrows are like a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed. \q \v 10 Chaldea will become plunder. All those who plunder it will be satisfied—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \q \v 11 You rejoice, you celebrate the plundering of my inheritance; @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \q \v 13 Because of Yahweh's anger, Babylon will not be inhabited, but will be a complete devastation. \q Everyone who passes by will shudder because of Babylon and will hiss because all of its wounds. - + \s5 \q \v 14 Arrange yourselves against Babylon all around her. Everyone who bends a bow must shoot at her. @@ -57,18 +57,18 @@ \v 15 Shout in victory against her all around her. She has surrendered her power; her towers have fallen. \q Her walls are torn down, for this is Yahweh's vengeance. Take vengeance on her! \q Do to her just as she had done to other nations! - + \s5 \q \v 16 Destroy both the sower and the one who uses a sickle at the time of harvest in Babylon. \q Let each person turn back to his own people from the oppressor's sword; let them flee to their own land. - + \s5 \q \v 17 Israel is a sheep scattered and driven away by lions. First the king of Assyria devoured him; \q then after this, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon broke his bones. \v 18 Therefore Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, says this: See, I am about to punish the king of Babylon and his land, just as I punished the king of Assyria. - + \s5 \q \v 19 I will restore Israel to his homeland; he will graze on Carmel and Bashan. @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ \q \v 20 In those days and at that time, says Yahweh, iniquity will be looked for in Israel, \q but none will be found. I will inquire about the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive the remnant that I spare." - + \s5 \p \q @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ \q that I am commanding you. \q \v 22 The sounds of battle and enormous destruction are in the land. - + \s5 \q \v 23 How the hammer of all the lands has been cut apart and destroyed. @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ \q \v 24 I have set a trap for you. You were captured, Babylon, and you did not know it! \q You were found and seized, since you challenged me, Yahweh. - + \s5 \q \v 25 Yahweh has opened his armory and is bringing out the weapons for carrying out his anger. @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ \q \v 26 Attack her from far away. Open her granaries and pile her up like heaps of grain. \q set her apart for destruction. Leave no remnant of her. - + \s5 \q \v 27 Kill all her bulls. Send them down to the place of slaughter. @@ -109,17 +109,17 @@ \q \v 28 There is the sound of those fleeing, of those who are survivors, from the land of Babylon. \q These will report the vengeance of Yahweh our God for Zion, and vengeance for his temple." - + \s5 \p \q -\v 29 "Summon the archers against Babylon—all those who bend their bows. +\v 29 "Summon the archers against Babylon—all those who bend their bows. \q Camp against her, and let no one escape. \q Repay her for what she has done. \q Do to her by the measure she has used. \q For she had defied Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel. \v 30 So her young men will fall in the city squares, and all her fighting men will be destroyed on that day—this is Yahweh's declaration." - + \s5 \q \v 31 "See, I am against you, proud one—this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts— @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ \q \v 32 So the proud ones will stumble and fall. No one will raise them up. \q I will light a fire in their cities; it will devour everything around him. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ \q \v 34 The one who rescues them is strong. Yahweh of hosts is his name. He will truly plead their case, \q in order to bring rest to the land, and to bring strife to the ones inhabiting Babylon. - + \s5 \q \v 35 A sword is against the Chaldeans—this is Yahweh's declaration— @@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ \v 36 A sword is coming against those who say words for divination, so that they reveal themselves as fools. \q A sword is coming against her soldiers, so they will be filled with terror. \q -\v 37 A sword is coming against their horses, their chariots and all of the people who are in the midst of Babylon, +\v 37 A sword is coming against their horses, their chariots and all of the people who are in the midst of Babylon, \q so they will become like women. A sword is coming against her storerooms, and they will be plundered. - + \s5 \q \v 38 A drought is coming on her waters, so they will become dry. @@ -157,8 +157,7 @@ \q For all time, she will no longer be inhabited. From generation to generation, she will not be lived in. \q \v 40 Just as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbors—this is Yahweh's declaration— -\q no one will live there; no person will stay in her." - +\q no one will live there; no person will stay in her." \s5 \q \v 41 "See, a people is coming from the north, for a great nation and many kings @@ -192,5 +191,4 @@ - diff --git a/24-JER/51.usfm b/24-JER/51.usfm index 8f3457d8..c706f603 100644 --- a/24-JER/51.usfm +++ b/24-JER/51.usfm @@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ \q \v 2 I will send foreigners to Babylon. They will scatter her and devastate her land, \q for they will come against her from all around on the day of disaster. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Do not let the archers bend their bows; do not let them put on armor. \q Do not spare her young men; set her whole army apart for destruction. \q \v 4 For the wounded people will fall in the land of the Chaldeans; those who are killed will fall in her streets. - + \s5 \q \v 5 For Israel and Judah are not forsaken by their God, by Yahweh of hosts, @@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ \q \v 6 Flee from the midst of Babylon; let each man save himself. Do not perish in her iniquity. \q For it is the time of Yahweh's vengeance. He will repay all of it to her. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Babylon was a golden cup in the hand of Yahweh that made all the land drunk; \q nations drank her wine and became insane. -\q +\q \v 8 Babylon will fall suddenly and be destroyed. \q Wail for her! Give her medicine for her pain; perhaps she can be healed. - + \s5 \q \v 9 'We wished to heal Babylon, but she is not healed. Let us all leave her and go away, @@ -39,17 +39,17 @@ \q \v 10 Yahweh has declared our innocence. Come, let us tell in Zion \q the deeds of Yahweh our God.' - + \s5 \q -\v 11 Sharpen the arrows and take up the shields. Yahweh is stirring up +\v 11 Sharpen the arrows and take up the shields. Yahweh is stirring up \q the spirit of the king of the Medes in a plan to destroy Babylon. \q This is for Yahweh's vengeance, vengeance for the destruction of his temple. \q \v 12 Raise the banner over Babylon's walls; post the guards. \q Place the sentinels; hide soldiers to catch anyone running from the city, for Yahweh will do what he has planned. \q He will do what he has announced against Babylon's inhabitants. - + \s5 \q \v 13 You people who live by many streams of water, you people who are rich with treasures, @@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ \q \v 14 Yahweh of hosts has sworn by his own life, 'I will fill you with your enemies, like a locust plague; \q they will raise a battle cry against you.' - + \s5 \q -\v 15 He has made the earth by his power; he set in place the world by his wisdom. +\v 15 He has made the earth by his power; he set in place the world by his wisdom. \q By his understanding he stretched out the heavens. \q \v 16 When he thunders, there is the roar of waters in the heavens, for he brings up the mist from the ends of the earth. @@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ \q \v 19 But God, the portion of Jacob, is not like these, for he is the molder of all things. Israel is the tribe of his inheritance; \q Yahweh of hosts is his name. - + \s5 \q \v 20 You are my war hammer, my weapon for battle. \q With you I will smash nations and destroy kingdoms. -\q +\q \v 21 With you I will smash horses and their riders; with you I will smash chariots and their drivers. - + \s5 \q \v 22 With you I will smash each man and woman; with you I will smash the old and the young. @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ \q \v 23 With you I will smash the shepherds and their flocks; with you I will smash the plowmen and their teams. \q With you I will smash the governors and officials. - + \s5 \q \v 24 For in your sight I will pay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ \q \v 26 So they will not take from you any stone to construct a building's corner or foundation; \q for you will become an everlasting devastation—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \q \v 27 Lift up a banner over the earth. Blow the trumpet over the nations. Call the nations to attack her: @@ -114,29 +114,29 @@ \q \v 28 Prepare the nations to attack her: the kings of the Medes and his governors, \q all of his officials and all the lands under his rule. - + \s5 \q \v 29 For the land will shake and be in anguish, since Yahweh's plans continue against Babylon, \q to make the land of Babylon a wasteland where there is no inhabitant. - + \s5 \q \v 30 The soldiers in Babylon have stopped fighting; they stay in their strongholds. \q Their strength has failed; they have become women—her homes are on fire, the bars of her gates are broken. \q -\v 31 A messenger runs to proclaim to another messenger, and a runner tells another runner +\v 31 A messenger runs to proclaim to another messenger, and a runner tells another runner \q to report to the king of Babylon that his city has been taken from end to end. \q \v 32 So the fords over the river are seized; the enemy is burning the reed marshes, \q and Babylon's fighting men are confused. - + \s5 \p \q \v 33 For Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel, says this: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor. \q It is time to trample her down. In a little while the time of harvest will come to her. - + \s5 \q \v 34 Jerusalem says, 'Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me. He has drained me dry @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ \q \v 35 The inhabitants of Zion will say, 'May the violence done to me and my flesh be on Babylon.' \q Jerusalem will say, 'May my blood be on the inhabitants of Chaldea.' - + \s5 \q \v 36 Therefore Yahweh says this: See, I am about to plead your case and bring about vengeance for you. @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ \q \v 37 Babylon will become heaps of rubble, a den of jackals, a horror, \q an object of hissing, where there are no inhabitants. - + \s5 \q \v 38 The Babylonians will roar together like young lions. They will growl like lion cubs. @@ -162,14 +162,14 @@ \q and then sleep an unending sleep and not wake up—this is Yahweh's declaration— \q \v 40 I will send them down like lambs to the slaughter, like rams with male goats. - + \s5 \q \v 41 How Babylon has been captured! So the praise of all the earth is seized. \q How Babylon has become a ruined place among the nations. \q \v 42 The sea has come up over Babylon! She is covered with its roaring waves. - + \s5 \q \v 43 Her cities have become a desolation, a dry land and a wilderness, @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ \q \v 44 So I will punish Bel in Babylon; I will bring out from his mouth what he swallowed, \q and the nations will no longer flow to him with their offerings. The walls of Babylon will fall. - + \s5 \q \v 45 Go out from her midst, my people. Let each of you save his own life from the fury of my wrath. @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ \v 46 Do not let your hearts be timid or fear the news that is heard in the land, \q for the news will come one year. After it in the next year there will be news, \q and violence will be in the land. Ruler will be against ruler. - + \s5 \q \v 47 Therefore, see, days are coming when I will punish the carved idols of Babylon. @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ \q \v 49 "As Babylon has made the killed of Israel fall, \q so the killed of all her land will fall in Babylon. - + \s5 \q \v 50 Survivors of the sword, go away! Do not stay still. @@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ \q \v 51 We are ashamed, for we have heard insults; reproach has covered our faces, \q for foreigners have entered the holy places of Yahweh's house. - + \s5 \q \v 52 Therefore, see, days are coming—this is Yahweh's declaration—when I will punish her carved idols, @@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ \q \v 53 For even if Babylon went up to the heavens or fortified her highest fortresses, \q destroyers would come from me to her—this is Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ \q \v 55 For Yahweh is destroying Babylon. He is causing her loud voice to perish. \q Their enemies roar like the waves of many waters; their noise becomes very strong. -\q +\q \v 56 For the destroyers have come against her—against Babylon!—and her warriors have been captured. \q Their bows are broken, for Yahweh is the God of vengeance; he will surely carry out this repayment. - + \s5 \q \v 57 For I will make her princes, her sages, her officials, and her soldiers drunk, @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ \v 58 Yahweh of hosts says this: The thick walls of Babylon will be completely demolished, \q and her high gates will be burned. \q Then the peoples coming to her aid will labor uselessly; everything that the nations try to do for her will be burned up." - + \s5 \p \q @@ -241,11 +241,11 @@ \q son of Machseiah when he went with Zedekiah king of Judah to Babylon \q in the fourth year of his reign. Now Seraiah was a chief officer. \v 60 For Jeremiah had written in a scroll about all the disaster that was going to come on Babylon—all these words that were written about Babylon. - + \s5 \v 61 Jeremiah said to Seraiah, "When you go to Babylon, then make sure you read all these words. \v 62 And you will say, 'Yahweh, you!—you yourself have declared that you would destroy this place. It will have no inhabitant, either of people or animals. It will be a permanent wasteland.' - + \s5 \v 63 Then when you have finished reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the middle of the Euphrates. \v 64 Say, 'Babylon will sink like this. It will not arise because of the disaster that I am sending against it, and they will fall.'" Jeremiah's words end here. diff --git a/24-JER/52.usfm b/24-JER/52.usfm index ca60e964..f63c69c4 100644 --- a/24-JER/52.usfm +++ b/24-JER/52.usfm @@ -5,67 +5,67 @@ \v 1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal; she was the daughter of Jeremiah from Libnah. \v 2 He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh; he did everything that Jehoiakim had done. \v 3 Through Yahweh's anger, all these events happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until he drove them from before himself. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon. - + \s5 -\v 4 It happened that in the ninth year of the reign of King Zedekiah, in the tenth month, and on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar, +\v 4 It happened that in the ninth year of the reign of King Zedekiah, in the tenth month, and on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came with all his army against Jerusalem. They camped opposite it, and they built a siege wall around it. \v 5 So the city was besieged until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah's reign. - + \s5 \v 6 In the fourth month, on the ninth day of that year, the famine was so severe in the city that there was no food for the people of the land. \v 7 Then the city was broken into, and all the fighting men fled and went out of the city at night by the way of the gate that was between the two walls, by the king's garden, although the Chaldeans were all around the city. So they went in the direction of the Arabah. \v 8 But the army of Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of the Jordan River valley near Jericho. All his army was scattered away from him. - + \s5 \v 9 They captured the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he passed sentence on him. \v 10 The king of Babylon slaughtered Zedekiah's sons before his own eyes, and at Riblah he also slaughtered all the leaders of Judah. \v 11 Then he put out Zedekiah's eyes, bound him in bronze chains, and brought him to Babylon. The king of Babylon put him in prison until the day of his death. - + \s5 \p \v 12 Now in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, Nebuzaradan came to Jerusalem. He was the commander of the king's bodyguards and a servant of the king of Babylon. \v 13 He burned the house of Yahweh, the king's palace, and all the houses of Jerusalem; also every important building in the city he burned. -\v 14 As for the walls around Jerusalem, all the army of the Babylonians who were with the commander of the bodyguard destroyed them. - +\v 14 As for the walls around Jerusalem, all the army of the Babylonians who were with the commander of the bodyguard destroyed them. + \s5 \v 15 As for the poorest people, the rest of the people who were left in the city, those who had deserted to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the craftsmen— Nebuzaradan, the commander of the bodyguard, took some of them away into exile. \v 16 But Nebuzaradan, the commander of the bodyguard, left some of the poorest of the land to work the vineyards and fields. - + \s5 \p \v 17 As for the bronze pillars that belonged to the house of Yahweh, and the stands and the bronze sea that were in the house of Yahweh, the Chaldeans broke them into pieces and carried all the bronze back to Babylon. \v 18 The pots, shovels, lamp trimmers, bowls, and all the utensils of bronze with which the priests had served in the temple—the Chaldeans took them all away. \v 19 The basins and the incense burners, the bowls, pots, lampstands, pans, and basins that were made of gold, and those made of silver—the captain of the king's guard took them away as well. - + \s5 \v 20 The two pillars, the sea, and the twelve bronze bulls that were under the stands, things that Solomon had made for the house of Yahweh, contained more bronze than could be weighed. \v 21 The pillars were eighteen cubits high each, and a line around each one measured twelve cubits. Each was four fingers thick and hollow. \s5 \v 22 A capital of bronze was on top of it. The capital was five cubits high, with latticework and pomegranates all around. It was all made of bronze. The other pillar and its pomegranates were the same as the first. \v 23 So there were ninety-six pomegranates on the capital's sides, and one hundred pomegranates above the surrounding latticework. - + \s5 \p \v 24 The commander of the bodyguard took prisoner Seraiah, the high priest, together with Zephaniah, the second priest, and the three gatekeepers. \v 25 From the city he took prisoner an officer who was in charge of soldiers, and seven men of those who advised the king, who were still in the city. He also took prisoner the king's army officer responsible for drafting men into the army, along with sixty important men from the land who were in the city. - + \s5 \v 26 Then Nebuzaradan, the commander of the bodyguard, took them and brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. \v 27 The king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. In this way, Judah went out of its land into exile. - + \s5 \p \v 28 These were the people who Nebuchadnezzar exiled: in the seventh year, 3,023 Judeans. \v 29 In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar he took 832 people from Jerusalem. \v 30 In the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuzaradan, the commander of the king's bodyguard, exiled 745 Judean people. All the exiled people totaled 4,600. - + \s5 \p \v 31 It happened later in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, that Evil Merodach, king of Babylon released Jehoiachin king of Judah from prison. This happened in the year that Evil Merodach began to reign. - + \s5 \v 32 He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat more honorable than that of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. \v 33 Evil Merodach removed Jehoiachin's prison clothes, and Jehoiachin ate regularly at the king's table for the rest of his life. diff --git a/25-LAM/00.usfm b/25-LAM/00.usfm index 995b12cc..e5d85ae6 100644 --- a/25-LAM/00.usfm +++ b/25-LAM/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id LAM Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Lamentations +\h Lamentations \toc1 The Book of Lamentations \toc2 Lamentations -\toc3 Lam +\toc3 Lam \mt Lamentations \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/25-LAM/01.usfm b/25-LAM/01.usfm index e1524454..e5bc8bc4 100644 --- a/25-LAM/01.usfm +++ b/25-LAM/01.usfm @@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ \s5 \q \v 10 The adversary has put his hand on all our precious treasures. -\q She has seen the nations enter her sanctuary, +\q She has seen the nations enter her sanctuary, \q even though you had commanded that they must not enter into your assembly place. \s5 \q \v 11 All her people groan as they search for bread. -\q They have given their precious treasures for food to restore their lives. +\q They have given their precious treasures for food to restore their lives. \q Look, Yahweh, and consider me, for I have become worthless. \b \q @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 20 Look, Yahweh, for I am in distress; my stomach churns, +\v 20 Look, Yahweh, for I am in distress; my stomach churns, \q my heart is disturbed within me, for I have been very rebellious. \q Outside, the sword bereaves a mother, inside the house there is only death. @@ -116,5 +116,5 @@ \q You have brought the day you promised; now let them become like me. \q \v 22 Let all their wickedness come before you. -\q deal with them as you have dealt with me because of all my transgressions. +\q deal with them as you have dealt with me because of all my transgressions. \q My groans are many and my heart is faint. diff --git a/25-LAM/02.usfm b/25-LAM/02.usfm index 042ebb19..b14d64b3 100644 --- a/25-LAM/02.usfm +++ b/25-LAM/02.usfm @@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ \s5 \q \v 3 With fierce anger he has cut off every horn of Israel. -\q He has withdrawn his right hand from before the enemy. +\q He has withdrawn his right hand from before the enemy. \q He has burned up Jacob like a blazing fire that devours everything around it. \q -\v 4 Like an enemy he has bent his bow toward us, +\v 4 Like an enemy he has bent his bow toward us, \q with his right is ready to shoot. \q He has slaughtered all who had been so pleasing to him in the tent of the daughter of Zion; \q he has poured out his wrath like fire. @@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ \s5 \q -\v 11 My eyes are worn out from weeping; my stomach churns; +\v 11 My eyes are worn out from weeping; my stomach churns; \q my liver is poured out to the ground because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, -\q children and infants faint in the streets of the city. +\q children and infants faint in the streets of the city. \q \v 12 They say to their mothers, "Where is grain and wine?" \q as they faint like a wounded man in the streets of the city, @@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ \q \v 14 Your prophets have seen false and worthless visions for you. \q They have not exposed your iniquity to restore your fortunes, -\q but for you they have seen oracles that are false and misleading. - +\q but for you they have seen oracles that are false and misleading. \s5 \q \v 15 All those who pass along the road clap their hands at you. @@ -95,16 +94,16 @@ \q \v 18 Their heart cried out to the Lord, \q walls of the daughter of Zion! Make your tears flow down like a river day and night. -\q Give yourself no relief, your eyes no relief. +\q Give yourself no relief, your eyes no relief. \q \v 19 Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night watches! -\q Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. +\q Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. \q Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children who faint with hunger at the corner of every street." \b \s5 \q -\v 20 See, Yahweh, and consider those you have dealt in this way. +\v 20 See, Yahweh, and consider those you have dealt in this way. \q Should women eat the fruit of their wombs, the children whom they have cared for? \q Should priest and prophet be slaughtered in the sanctuary of the Lord? @@ -112,10 +111,10 @@ \q \v 21 Both the young and the old lie on the dust of the streets. \q My young women and my young men have fallen by the sword; -\q you have slaughtered them without taking pity on them. +\q you have slaughtered them without taking pity on them. \q -\v 22 You have summoned, as you would call the people to a feast day, my terrors on every side, on the day of the anger of Yahweh no one escaped or survived; -\q those I cared for and raised, +\v 22 You have summoned, as you would call the people to a feast day, my terrors on every side, on the day of the anger of Yahweh no one escaped or survived; +\q those I cared for and raised, \q my enemy has destroyed. diff --git a/25-LAM/03.usfm b/25-LAM/03.usfm index 9648e45f..987e45f5 100644 --- a/25-LAM/03.usfm +++ b/25-LAM/03.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \q \v 2 He drove me away and caused me to walk in darkness rather than light. \q -\v 3 Surely he turned his hand against me again and again, the whole day long. +\v 3 Surely he turned his hand against me again and again, the whole day long. \q \v 4 He made my flesh and my skin waste away; he broke my bones. @@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ \q \v 13 He pierced my kidneys with the arrows of his quiver. \q -\v 14 I became a laughingstock to all my people, the object of their taunting all day long. +\v 14 I became a laughingstock to all my people, the object of their taunting all day long. \q \v 15 He filled me with bitterness and forced me to drink wormwood. \s5 \q -\v 16 He crushed my teeth with gravel; he has pushed me down into the dust. +\v 16 He crushed my teeth with gravel; he has pushed me down into the dust. \q -\v 17 My soul is deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is. +\v 17 My soul is deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is. \q \v 18 So I say, "My endurance has perished and so has my hope in Yahweh." \b @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ \q \v 37 Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord decreed it? \q -\v 38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and the good come? +\v 38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and the good come? \q \v 39 How can any person alive complain? How can a person complain about the punishment for his sins? \b @@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ \q \v 42 "We have transgressed and rebelled, and you have not forgiven. \q -\v 43 You have covered yourself with anger and pursued us, you have killed and you have not spared. - +\v 43 You have covered yourself with anger and pursued us, you have killed and you have not spared. \s5 \q \v 44 You have covered yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can pass through. @@ -128,10 +127,9 @@ \q \v 48 My eyes flow with streams of tears because my people are destroyed. \q -\v 49 My eyes will shed tears without ceasing; without relief, +\v 49 My eyes will shed tears without ceasing; without relief, \q -\v 50 until he will look down and Yahweh will see from heaven. - +\v 50 until he will look down and Yahweh will see from heaven. \s5 \q \v 51 My eyes cause me grief because of all the daughters of my city. @@ -156,7 +154,7 @@ \q \v 58 Lord, you defended my case, you saved my life! \q -\v 59 Yahweh, you have seen the wrong they have done to me; judge my case. +\v 59 Yahweh, you have seen the wrong they have done to me; judge my case. \q \v 60 You have seen their insults, all their plots against me— \q @@ -164,10 +162,9 @@ \s5 \q -\v 62 The lips of those who rise up against me, and their accusations, come against all the day. +\v 62 The lips of those who rise up against me, and their accusations, come against all the day. \q -\v 63 Look at how they sit and then rise up; they mock me with their songs. - +\v 63 Look at how they sit and then rise up; they mock me with their songs. \s5 \q \v 64 Pay back to them, Yahweh, according to what they have done. diff --git a/25-LAM/04.usfm b/25-LAM/04.usfm index 0b333051..ce52f533 100644 --- a/25-LAM/04.usfm +++ b/25-LAM/04.usfm @@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ \v 1 The gold has become tarnished; how the purest gold has changed! \q The holy stones are scattered at the corner of every street. \q -\v 2 The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in pure gold, +\v 2 The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in pure gold, \q but now they are worth no more than clay jars, the work of the potter's hands! \s5 \q -\v 3 Even the jackals offer the breast to nurse their cubs, but +\v 3 Even the jackals offer the breast to nurse their cubs, but \q the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the desert. @@ -20,13 +20,12 @@ \v 4 The tongue of the nursing baby sticks to the roof of his mouth by thirst; \q the children ask for food, but there is none for them. \q -\v 5 The ones who used to feast on expensive food now starve in the streets; -\q those who were brought up wearing purple clothing, now lie upon piles of garbage. - +\v 5 The ones who used to feast on expensive food now starve in the streets; +\q those who were brought up wearing purple clothing, now lie upon piles of garbage. \s5 \q -\v 6 The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, -\q and it was overthrown in a moment +\v 6 The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, +\q and it was overthrown in a moment \q and no one lifted a hand to help her. \s5 @@ -34,19 +33,18 @@ \v 7 Her leaders were purer than snow, whiter than milk; \q their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their form was like sapphire. \q -\v 8 Their appearance now is darker than soot; -\q they are not recognized in the streets. -\q Their skin has shriveled on their bones; -\q it has become as dry as wood. - +\v 8 Their appearance now is darker than soot; +\q they are not recognized in the streets. +\q Their skin has shriveled on their bones; +\q it has become as dry as wood. \s5 \q \v 9 Those who have been killed by the sword were happier than those killed by hunger, \q who wasted away, pierced by the lack of any harvest from the field. \q -\v 10 The hands of compassionate women have boiled their own children; -\q they became their food during the time -\q when the daughter of my people was being destroyed. +\v 10 The hands of compassionate women have boiled their own children; +\q they became their food during the time +\q when the daughter of my people was being destroyed. \b \s5 @@ -73,21 +71,21 @@ \s5 \q -\v 16 Yahweh himself scattered them; he does not watch over them anymore. -\q They do not honor the priests, -\q and they did not show any favor to the elders. +\v 16 Yahweh himself scattered them; he does not watch over them anymore. +\q They do not honor the priests, +\q and they did not show any favor to the elders. \b \s5 \q -\v 17 Our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; -\q from our watchtowers we watched -\q for a nation that could not rescue us. +\v 17 Our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; +\q from our watchtowers we watched +\q for a nation that could not rescue us. \q -\v 18 They followed our steps, +\v 18 They followed our steps, \q we could not walk in our streets. \q Our end was near and our days were numbered, -\q our end had come. +\q our end had come. \s5 \q \v 19 Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the sky. @@ -99,12 +97,12 @@ \s5 \q -\v 21 Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, +\v 21 Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, \q you who live in the land of Uz. -\q But to you also the cup will be passed; +\q But to you also the cup will be passed; \q you will be drunk and strip yourself naked. \q -\v 22 Daughter of Zion, your punishment will come to an end, +\v 22 Daughter of Zion, your punishment will come to an end, \q he will not extend your exile \q But daughter of Edom, he will punish; \q he will uncover your sins. diff --git a/25-LAM/05.usfm b/25-LAM/05.usfm index c90ad8cc..9d6ebebc 100644 --- a/25-LAM/05.usfm +++ b/25-LAM/05.usfm @@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ \v 3 We have become orphans, the fatherless, \q and our mothers are like widows. \q -\v 4 We must pay silver for the water we drink, +\v 4 We must pay silver for the water we drink, \q and we must pay silver to get our own wood. \s5 \q -\v 5 Those who are coming after us are close behind us; +\v 5 Those who are coming after us are close behind us; \q we are weary and we can find no rest. \q -\v 6 We have given ourselves to Egypt and to Assyria +\v 6 We have given ourselves to Egypt and to Assyria \q to get enough food. \q \v 7 Our fathers sinned, and they are no more, @@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ \v 8 Slaves rule over us, \q and there is no one to deliver us from their hand. \q -\v 9 We get our bread only by risking our lives, +\v 9 We get our bread only by risking our lives, \q because of the sword in the wilderness. \q -\v 10 Our skin has grown as hot as an oven +\v 10 Our skin has grown as hot as an oven \q because of the burning heat of hunger. \s5 @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 13 Young men are forced to grind grain with a millstone, +\v 13 Young men are forced to grind grain with a millstone, \q and boys stagger under heaven loads of wood. \q \v 14 The elders have left the city gate, @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \q and our eyes have grown dim, \q for these things our eyes grow dim \q -\v 18 for Mount Zion lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it. +\v 18 for Mount Zion lies desolate, with jackals prowling over it. \b \s5 @@ -82,5 +82,5 @@ \q Renew our days as they were long ago— \q \v 22 unless you have utterly rejected us -\q and you are angry with us beyond measure. +\q and you are angry with us beyond measure. \q diff --git a/26-EZK/00.usfm b/26-EZK/00.usfm index 8527d92d..3b503df5 100644 --- a/26-EZK/00.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id EZK Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Ezekiel +\h Ezekiel \toc1 The Book of Ezekiel \toc2 Ezekiel -\toc3 Ezk +\toc3 Ezk \mt The Book of Ezekiel \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/26-EZK/03.usfm b/26-EZK/03.usfm index 9e302e29..bd61e37d 100644 --- a/26-EZK/03.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/03.usfm @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \p \v 16 Then it happened after seven days that the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 17 "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel, so listen to the word from my mouth, and give them my warning. -\v 18 When I say to the wicked, 'You will surely die' and you do not warn him or speak a warning to the wicked about his evil deeds so he might live—the wicked one will die for his sin, but I will require his blood from your hand. +\v 18 When I say to the wicked, 'You will surely die' and you do not warn him or speak a warning to the wicked about his evil deeds so he might live—the wicked one will die for his sin, but I will require his blood from your hand. \v 19 But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness or from his wicked deeds, then he will die for his sin, but you will have rescued your own life. \s5 diff --git a/26-EZK/07.usfm b/26-EZK/07.usfm index 6a8f6144..989b67b0 100644 --- a/26-EZK/07.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/07.usfm @@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ \c 7 \p \v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me and said, -\v 2 "You, son of man—the Lord Yahweh says this to the land of Israel" +\v 2 "You, son of man—the Lord Yahweh says this to the land of Israel" \q 'An end! An end has come to the four borders of the land. \s5 \q -\v 3 Now the end is upon you, for I am sending out my wrath on you, and I will judge you according to your ways; +\v 3 Now the end is upon you, for I am sending out my wrath on you, and I will judge you according to your ways; \q then I will bring all your abominations upon you. \q -\v 4 For my eyes will not pity you, and I will not spare you. Instead, I will bring your ways upon you, +\v 4 For my eyes will not pity you, and I will not spare you. Instead, I will bring your ways upon you, \q and your abominations will be in your midst, so you will know that I am Yahweh. \s5 @@ -22,21 +22,21 @@ \q \v 6 An end is surely coming. The end has woken up against you. Behold, it is coming! \q -\v 7 Your doom is coming to you who inhabit the land. +\v 7 Your doom is coming to you who inhabit the land. \q The time has come; the day of destruction is near, and the mountains will no longer be joyful. \s5 \q -\v 8 Now before long I will pour out my fury against you and fill up my wrath upon you +\v 8 Now before long I will pour out my fury against you and fill up my wrath upon you \q when I judge you according to your ways and bring all your abominations upon you. \q -\v 9 For my eye will not look compassionately, and I will not spare you. As you have done, I will do to you; +\v 9 For my eye will not look compassionately, and I will not spare you. As you have done, I will do to you; \q and your abominations will be in your midst so you will know that I am Yahweh, the one punishing you. \s5 \p \q -\v 10 Behold! The day is coming. Doom has gone out. +\v 10 Behold! The day is coming. Doom has gone out. \q The rod has bloomed with the blossom of pride. \q \v 11 Violence has grown up into a rod of wickedness— @@ -44,65 +44,65 @@ \s5 \q -\v 12 The time is coming; the day has come close. Do not let the buyer rejoice, +\v 12 The time is coming; the day has come close. Do not let the buyer rejoice, \q nor the seller mourn, since my anger is on the entire multitude! \q -\v 13 For the seller will never return to that which is sold for as long as they live, -\q since the vision is against the entire multitude. They will not return, +\v 13 For the seller will never return to that which is sold for as long as they live, +\q since the vision is against the entire multitude. They will not return, \q for no man living in his sin will be strengthened! \s5 \p \q -\v 14 They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but there is no one marching to battle; +\v 14 They have blown the trumpet and made everything ready, but there is no one marching to battle; \q since my anger is on the entire multitude. \q -\v 15 The sword is on the outside, and plague and famine are inside the building. +\v 15 The sword is on the outside, and plague and famine are inside the building. \q Those who are in the field will die by the sword, while famine and plague will consume those in the city. \q -\v 16 But some survivors will escape from among them, and they will go to the mountains. +\v 16 But some survivors will escape from among them, and they will go to the mountains. \q Like doves of the valleys, all of them will moan—each man for his iniquity. \s5 \q \v 17 Every hand will falter and every knee will be weak as water, \q -\v 18 and they will wear sackcloth, and terror will cover them; +\v 18 and they will wear sackcloth, and terror will cover them; \q and shame will be on every face, and baldness on all of their heads. \q \v 19 They will throw their silver into the streets and their gold will be like refuse. Their silver and their gold -\q will not be able to rescue them in the day of Yahweh's rage. Their lives will not be saved, +\q will not be able to rescue them in the day of Yahweh's rage. Their lives will not be saved, \q and their hunger will not be satisfied, because their iniquity has become a stumbling block. \s5 \q -\v 20 They took jeweled ornaments in their pride and they formed idolatrous figures depicting their abominations and their detestable things they made with them, +\v 20 They took jeweled ornaments in their pride and they formed idolatrous figures depicting their abominations and their detestable things they made with them, \q therefore, I am making these things unclean to them. \q -\v 21 And I will give those things into the hand of strangers as plunder and to the wicked of the earth as plunder, +\v 21 And I will give those things into the hand of strangers as plunder and to the wicked of the earth as plunder, \q and they will defile them. \q -\v 22 Then I will turn my face away from them when they defile my cherished place; +\v 22 Then I will turn my face away from them when they defile my cherished place; \q bandits will enter it and defile it. \s5 \p \q -\v 23 Make a chain, because the land is filled with the judgment of blood, +\v 23 Make a chain, because the land is filled with the judgment of blood, \q and the city is full of violence. \q -\v 24 So I will bring the most wicked of the nations, and they will possess their houses, +\v 24 So I will bring the most wicked of the nations, and they will possess their houses, \q and I will bring an end to the pride of the mighty, for their holy places will be defiled! \q \v 25 Fear will come! They will seek peace, but there will be none. \s5 \q -\v 26 Disaster upon disaster will come, and there will be rumor after rumor. +\v 26 Disaster upon disaster will come, and there will be rumor after rumor. \q Then they will seek a vision from the prophet, but the law will perish from the priest and advice from the elders. \q -\v 27 The king will mourn and the prince will dress in despair, -\q while the hands of the people of the land will tremble in fear. According to their own ways I will do this to them! +\v 27 The king will mourn and the prince will dress in despair, +\q while the hands of the people of the land will tremble in fear. According to their own ways I will do this to them! \q And I will judge them with their own standards until they know that I am Yahweh.'" diff --git a/26-EZK/09.usfm b/26-EZK/09.usfm index 4b7f4214..b1bf17cf 100644 --- a/26-EZK/09.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/09.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \v 4 Yahweh said to him, "Pass through the midst of the city—the midst of Jerusalem—and make a mark on the foreheads of those who groan and sigh about all the abominations being performed in the midst of the city." \s5 -\v 5 Then he spoke to the others within my hearing, "Pass through the city after him and kill. Do not let your eyes have compassion, and do not spare +\v 5 Then he spoke to the others within my hearing, "Pass through the city after him and kill. Do not let your eyes have compassion, and do not spare \v 6 either old man, young man, virgin, little children or women. Kill all of them! But do not approach anyone who has the mark on his head. Begin at my sanctuary!" So they began with the elders who were in front of the house. \s5 diff --git a/26-EZK/11.usfm b/26-EZK/11.usfm index f0581292..7b23a101 100644 --- a/26-EZK/11.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/11.usfm @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \v 13 And it came about that as I was prophesying, Pelatiah son of Benaiah, died. So I fell on my face and cried out with a loud voice and said, "Alas, Lord Yahweh, will you completely destroy the remnant of Israel?" \s5 -\v 14 The word of Yahweh came to me and said, +\v 14 The word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 15 "Son of man, your brothers! Your brothers! The men of your clan and all the house of Israel! All of them are those of whom it is said by those living in Jerusalem, 'They are far away from Yahweh! This land was given to us as our possession.' \s5 diff --git a/26-EZK/12.usfm b/26-EZK/12.usfm index a952504a..fbb67332 100644 --- a/26-EZK/12.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/12.usfm @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 17 The word of Yahweh came to me and said, +\v 17 The word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 18 "Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, and drink your water with shaking and worry. \s5 diff --git a/26-EZK/13.usfm b/26-EZK/13.usfm index bd84b9b5..be100605 100644 --- a/26-EZK/13.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/13.usfm @@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ \s5 \v 22 Because you discourage the heart of the righteous person with lies, even though I did not desire his discouragement, and because you encourage instead the actions of the wicked person so that he will not turn from his way to save his life— -\v 23 therefore you will no longer have false visions or continue to make predictions, for I will rescue my people out of your hand. And you will know that I am Yahweh.'" - +\v 23 therefore you will no longer have false visions or continue to make predictions, for I will rescue my people out of your hand. And you will know that I am Yahweh.'" diff --git a/26-EZK/16.usfm b/26-EZK/16.usfm index 6e26c054..6fc8f013 100644 --- a/26-EZK/16.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/16.usfm @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ \c 16 \p \v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, -\v 2 "Son of man, inform Jerusalem about her abominations, +\v 2 "Son of man, inform Jerusalem about her abominations, \v 3 and declare, 'The Lord Yahweh says this to Jerusalem: Your beginning and your birth took place in the land of Canaan; your father was an Amorite, and your mother was a Hittite. \s5 -\v 4 On the day of your birth, your mother did not cut your navel, nor did she purify you in water or rub you down with salt, or wrap cloth around you. +\v 4 On the day of your birth, your mother did not cut your navel, nor did she purify you in water or rub you down with salt, or wrap cloth around you. \v 5 No eye had compassion for you to do any of these things for you, to be compassionate toward you. On the day that you were born, with loathing for your life, you were thrown out into the open field. \s5 @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \v 16 Then you took your clothes and with them you made high places for yourself decorated in various colors, and there you acted like a prostitute. This should not have happened. Nor should such a thing exist. \s5 -\v 17 You took the fine jewels of the gold and silver that I gave you, and you made for yourself male figures, and you did with them as a prostitute would do. +\v 17 You took the fine jewels of the gold and silver that I gave you, and you made for yourself male figures, and you did with them as a prostitute would do. \v 18 You took your embroidered garments and covered them, and you set my oils and perfumes before them. \v 19 And my bread oI gave you—made with fine flour, oil, and honey—you set before them for a fragrant aroma, for this is what happened—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 23 Woe! Woe to you!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—therefore, in addition to all this wickedness, +\v 23 Woe! Woe to you!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—therefore, in addition to all this wickedness, \v 24 you built yourself a vaulted chamber in every public place. \s5 diff --git a/26-EZK/17.usfm b/26-EZK/17.usfm index f7dcc763..98e7cb8a 100644 --- a/26-EZK/17.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/17.usfm @@ -4,69 +4,68 @@ \p \v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 2 "Son of man, present a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel. -\v 3 Say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: -\q A large eagle with large wings and long pinions, full of feathers, +\v 3 Say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: +\q A large eagle with large wings and long pinions, full of feathers, \q and that was multicolored went to Lebanon and took hold of the top of a cedar tree. \q -\v 4 It broke off the tips of the branches and took them to the land of Canaan; +\v 4 It broke off the tips of the branches and took them to the land of Canaan; \q he planted it in a city of merchants. - + \s5 \q -\v 5 He also took some seed of the land, and planted it ground ready for sowing. +\v 5 He also took some seed of the land, and planted it ground ready for sowing. \q He planted it beside a large body of water like a willow. \q -\v 6 Then it sprouted and became a spreading vine low to the ground. +\v 6 Then it sprouted and became a spreading vine low to the ground. \q Its branches turned toward him, and its roots grew under it. \q So it became a vine and produced branches and sent out shoots. - + \s5 \q -\v 7 But there was another great eagle with large wings and many feathers. -\q And behold! This vine turned its roots toward the eagle, +\v 7 But there was another great eagle with large wings and many feathers. +\q And behold! This vine turned its roots toward the eagle, \q and it spread out its branches toward the eagle from the place it had been planted so it would be watered. \q -\v 8 It had been planted in good soil beside a large body of water +\v 8 It had been planted in good soil beside a large body of water \q so it would produce branches and sprout fruit, to become a magnificent vine.' - + \s5 \q -\v 9 Say to the people, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Will it prosper? -\q Will he not pull up its roots and pluck out its fruit so all of its growth of leaves will wither away? +\v 9 Say to the people, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Will it prosper? +\q Will he not pull up its roots and pluck out its fruit so all of its growth of leaves will wither away? \q No strong arm or multitudes of people will sprout up from its roots. \q -\v 10 So behold! After it has been planted, will it grow? Will it not wither when the eastern wind touches it? +\v 10 So behold! After it has been planted, will it grow? Will it not wither when the eastern wind touches it? \q It will completely wither away in its plot.'" - + \s5 \p \v 11 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 12 "Speak to the rebellious house, 'Do you not know what these things mean? Behold! The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took her king and her princes and brought them to him in Babylon. - + \s5 \v 13 Then he took a royal descendant, made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath. And he took away the powerful people of the land, \v 14 so the kingdom might become lowly and not lift itself up. By keeping his covenant the land will survive. - + \s5 \v 15 But the king of Jerusalem rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt to acquire horses and an army. Will he succeed? Will the one doing these things escape? If he breaks the covenant, will he escape? \v 16 As I live!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—he will surely die in the land of the king who made him king, the king whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke. He will die in the middle of Babylon. \s5 \v 17 And Pharaoh with his mighty army and assembling of many men for war will not protect him in battle, when the Babylonian army builds siege mounds and siege walls to destroy many lives. \v 18 For the king despised his oath by breaking the covenant. Behold, he reached out with his hand to make a promise and yet he did all these things. He will not escape. - + \s5 \v 19 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: As I live, was it not my oath that he despised and my covenant that he broke? So I will bring his punishment on his head! \v 20 I will spread my net out over him, and he will be caught in my hunting net. Then I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment on him there for his treason that he committed when he betrayed me! \v 21 And all of his refugees in his armies will fall by the sword, and the ones who remain will be scattered in every direction. Then you will know that I am Yahweh; I have declared this would happen." - + \s5 \p \v 22 The Lord Yahweh says this, 'So I myself will take away the highest part of the cedar tree, and I will plant it away from its tender branches. I will break it off, and I myself will plant it on a high mountain. \v 23 I will plant it on the mountains of Israel so it will bear branches and produce fruit, and it will become a majestic cedar so that every winged bird will live under it. They will nest in the shade of its branches. - + \s5 \v 24 Then all the trees of the field will know that I am Yahweh. I bring down the high trees and I raise up the low trees. I wither the watered tree and I cause the dried tree to bloom. I am Yahweh, I have declared that this will happen; and I have done it.'" - diff --git a/26-EZK/18.usfm b/26-EZK/18.usfm index dd7b640b..a9020a60 100644 --- a/26-EZK/18.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/18.usfm @@ -2,82 +2,80 @@ \s5 \c 18 \p -\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me again and said, +\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me again and said, \v 2 "What do you mean, you who use this proverb concerning the land of Israel and say, \q 'Fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are made blunt?' - + \s5 \v 3 As I live—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—there will certainly no longer be any occasion for you to use this proverb in Israel. \v 4 Behold! Every life belong to me—the life of the father as well as the life of the son belong to me! The soul who sins is the one who will die! - + \s5 \p \v 5 Suppose that a man is righteous and carries out justice and righteousness. \v 6 Suppose that he has not eaten on the mountains, that he has not lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, and that he has not defiled his neighbor's wife, nor approached a woman during her monthly period. - + \s5 \v 7 Suppose that he has not oppressed anyone but instead has returned a pledge to its debtor. Suppose that he has not taken what was stolen, but instead gives his food to the hungry, and that he covers the naked with clothes. - + \s5 \v 8 And suppose that he does not charge any interest for loans, nor gains too much profit. Suppose that he carries out justice and establishes faithfulness between people. \v 9 Suppose that he walks in my statutes and keeps my decrees to act faithfully. Then the promise for this righteous man is this: He will surely live!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \p -\v 10 But suppose that he has a violent son who sheds blood and does any of these things to a brother, +\v 10 But suppose that he has a violent son who sheds blood and does any of these things to a brother, \f + \ft Some ancient copies and many modern versions leave out \fqa to a brother \fqa* . \f* \v 11 even though his father did not do any of these things. Suppose that he eats on the mountains and he defiles his neighbor's wife. - + \s5 -\v 12 Suppose that he oppresses the poor and needy, and that he seizes and robs and does not return a pledge. Suppose that he lifts up his eyes to the idols or commits disgusting actions. +\v 12 Suppose that he oppresses the poor and needy, and that he seizes and robs and does not return a pledge. Suppose that he lifts up his eyes to the idols or commits disgusting actions. \v 13 Suppose that he lends charging interest or gains too much profit. Should he live? He will not live! He has done all these disgusting actions. He will surely die, and his blood will be on him. - + \s5 \p \v 14 But behold! Suppose that he bears a son who sees all the sins that his father has committed. Suppose that he himself fears God and does not do such things. \v 15 Suppose that he does not eat on the mountains. Suppose that he does not lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, nor does he defile his neighbor's wife. - + \s5 \v 16 Suppose that he does not oppress anyone, seize a pledge, or take stolen things, but instead gives his food to the hungry and covers the naked with clothes. \v 17 Suppose that he draws his hand back from the poor and does not take interest or gains too much profit. Suppose that he carries out my decrees and walks according to my statutes. Then he will not die for his father's sin; he will surely live! \f + \ft Instead of \fqa the poor \fqa* , some ancient and many modern versions have \fqa from sin \fqa* . \f* - + \s5 \v 18 His father, since he oppressed others by extortion and robbed his brother, and did what is not good among his people—behold, he will die in his iniquity. - + \s5 \p \v 19 But you say, 'Why does the son not bear the iniquity of his father?' Because the son carries out justice and righteousness and keeps all my statutes; he does them. He will surely live! \v 20 The one who sins, he will die. A son will not bear his father's iniquity, and a father will not bear his son's iniquity. The righteousness of the one who acts rightly will be on himself, and the wickedness of the wicked person will be on himself. - + \s5 \p \v 21 But if the wicked turns away from all his sins that he has done, and keeps all my statutes and performs justice and righteousness, then he will certainly live and not die. \v 22 All the transgressions that he has committed will not be called to mind against him. He will live by the righteousness that he practices. - + \s5 \v 23 Do I greatly rejoice over the death of the wicked—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—and not in his turning away from his way so that he may live? - + \s5 \v 24 But if the righteous person turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity and practices abominations like all the abominations that the wicked person does, then will he live? All the righteousness that he had done will not be called to mind when he betrays me in his treason. So he will die in the sins that he commits. - + \s5 \p \v 25 But you say, 'The way of the Lord is not fair!' Listen, house of Israel! Are my ways unfair? Is it not your ways that are unfair? \v 26 When the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity and dies because of them, then he will die in the iniquity that he has done. - + \s5 \v 27 But when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has done and performs justice and righteousness, then he will preserve his life. \v 28 For he has seen and turned away from all the transgressions that he had done. He will live life; he will not die. - + \s5 \v 29 But the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not fair!' How is my way not fair, house of Israel? And how is your way not unfair? \v 30 Therefore I will judge each man among you according to his ways, house of Israel!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. Repent and turn away from all your transgressions so that they will not be stumbling blocks of iniquity against you. - + \s5 \v 31 Throw away from off yourselves all of the transgressions that you have committed; make a new heart and a new spirit for yourselves. For why should you die, house of Israel? \v 32 For I do not rejoice in the death of the one who dies—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—so repent and live!" - - diff --git a/26-EZK/19.usfm b/26-EZK/19.usfm index 253a3268..1f17eda0 100644 --- a/26-EZK/19.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/19.usfm @@ -2,55 +2,53 @@ \s5 \c 19 \p -\v 1 "And you, take up a lamentation against the leaders of Israel -\v 2 and say, -\q 'Who was your mother? A lioness, she lived with a lion's son; +\v 1 "And you, take up a lamentation against the leaders of Israel +\v 2 and say, +\q 'Who was your mother? A lioness, she lived with a lion's son; \q in the midst of young lions, she nurtured her cubs. \q \v 3 And she raised up one of her cubs to become a young lion who learned to tear his victims. He devoured men. \q \v 4 Then the nations heard about him. He was caught in their trap, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Then she saw that although she had waited for his return, her hopes were now gone, so she took another of her cubs and raised him to become a young lion. \q \v 6 This young lion roamed about in the midst of lions. He was a young lion and learned to tear his victims; he devoured men. \q -\v 7 Then he raped their widows and ruined their cities. +\v 7 Then he raped their widows and ruined their cities. \q The land and its fullness were abandoned because of the sound of his roaring. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa he raped their widows \fqa* , some ancient copies and many modern versions have \fqa he destroyed their fortresses \fqa* . \f* - + \s5 \q \v 8 But the nations came against him from the surrounding provinces; \q they spread their nets over him. He was caught in their trap. \q -\v 9 They put him in a cage with hooks and brought him to the king of Babylon. +\v 9 They put him in a cage with hooks and brought him to the king of Babylon. \q They brought him into mountain fortresses so that his voice would no longer be heard on the mountains of Israel. - + \s5 \p \q -\v 10 Your mother was like a vine planted in your blood beside the water. -\f + \ft Instead of \fqa in your blood \fqa* , some ancient copies and many modern versions have \fqa in your vineyard \fqa* . \f* +\v 10 Your mother was like a vine planted in your blood beside the water. +\f + \ft Instead of \fqa in your blood \fqa* , some ancient copies and many modern versions have \fqa in your vineyard \fqa* . \f* \q she was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundance of water. \q -\v 11 She had strong branches for rulers' scepters, +\v 11 She had strong branches for rulers' scepters, \q and her heights were exalted among the branches of the thicket. - + \s5 \q -\v 12 But the vine was uprooted in fury and thrown down to the earth, and an eastern wind dried out her fruit. +\v 12 But the vine was uprooted in fury and thrown down to the earth, and an eastern wind dried out her fruit. \q her strong branches were broken off and withered; fire consumed them. \q \v 13 So now she is planted in the wilderness, in a land of drought and thirst. - + \s5 \q \v 14 For fire went out from her large branches and consumed her fruit. \q There is no strong branch on her, no scepter to rule.' This is a lamentation and will be sung as a lamentation." - - diff --git a/26-EZK/20.usfm b/26-EZK/20.usfm index a19e1a5a..6c077425 100644 --- a/26-EZK/20.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/20.usfm @@ -1,106 +1,104 @@ - + \s5 \c 20 \p \v 1 It came about in the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, that elders of Israel came to inquire of Yahweh and sat before me. - + \s5 \v 2 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 3 "Son of man, declare to the elders of Israel and say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Have you come to inquire of me? As I live, I will not be inquired of by you!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.' - + \s5 \v 4 Will you judge them? Will you judge, son of man? Let them know about their fathers' abominations. \v 5 Say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: On the day that I chose Israel and raised my hand to swear an oath to the descendants of the house of Jacob, and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I raised my hand to swear an oath to them. I said, "I am Yahweh your God"— \v 6 on that day I raised my hand to swear an oath to them that I would bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had carefully selected for them. It was flowing with milk and honey; it was the most beautiful ornament among all the lands. - + \s5 \v 7 I said to them, "Let each man throw away the detestable things from before his eyes and the idols of Egypt. Do not make yourselves unclean; I am Yahweh your God." - + \s5 \v 8 But they rebelled against me and were unwilling to listen to me. Each man did not throw away the detestable things from before his eyes nor forsake the idols of Egypt, so I determined to pour out my fury upon them to satisfy my wrath among them in the middle of the land of Egypt. \v 9 I acted for my name's sake so it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations among whom they were staying. I made myself known to them, in their eyes, by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. - + \s5 \p \v 10 So I sent them out of the land of Egypt and brought them into the wilderness. \v 11 Then I gave them my statutes and made my decrees known to them, by which a man will live if he obeys them. \v 12 I also gave them my Sabbaths as a sign between myself and them, for them to know that I am Yahweh who makes them holy. - + \s5 \v 13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness. They did not walk in my statutes; instead, they rejected my decrees, by which a man will live if he obeys them. They greatly profaned my Sabbaths, so I said I would pour out my fury upon them in the wilderness in order to end them. \v 14 But I acted for my name's sake so it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations, in whose sight I had brought them out of Egypt. - + \s5 \v 15 So I myself also raised my hand to swear an oath to them in the wilderness not to bring them into the land that I had been going to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey. which was the most beautiful ornament among all the lands. \v 16 I swore this because they had rejected my decrees and did not walk in my statutes, and they profaned my Sabbaths, since their hearts walked after their idols. \v 17 But my eye had compassion for them because of their destruction, so I did not annihilate them in the wilderness. - + \s5 \p \v 18 I said to their sons and daughters in the wilderness, "Do not walk according to the statutes of your parents; do not keep their decrees or profane yourselves with idols. \v 19 I am Yahweh your God, walk in my statutes; keep my decrees and obey them. \v 20 Keep my Sabbaths holy so that they will be a sign between me and you, so that you will know that I am Yahweh your God." - + \s5 \v 21 But their sons and daughters rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes or keep my decrees, by which a man might live if he obeys them. They profaned my Sabbaths, so I determined to pour out my fury upon them to satisfy my wrath against them in the wilderness. \v 22 But I turned my hand away and acted for my name's sake, so it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought out the Israelites. - + \s5 \v 23 I myself also raised my hand to them in the wilderness, in order to swear that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them among the lands. \v 24 I decided to do this since they had not obeyed my decrees, and since they had rejected my statutes and profaned my Sabbaths. Their eyes were longing after their fathers' idols. - + \s5 \v 25 Then I also gave them statutes that were not good, and decrees by which they could not live. \v 26 I made them unclean by their gifts when they made a sacrifice of every firstborn of the womb and put them into the fire. I did this in order to terrify them so they might know that I am Yahweh!' - + \s5 \p \v 27 Therefore, son of man, announce this to the house of Israel; say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Your fathers blasphemed me by betraying me against me. They did it in this way: \v 28 when I brought them into the land that I lifted my hand to give to them, and when they saw all the high hills and leafy trees, then they offered their sacrifices there and provoked me by their offerings there. There they also burned fragrant incense and poured out drink offerings. \v 29 Then I said to them, "What is this high place where you bring offerings there?" So the name is called Bamah to this day.' - + \s5 \v 30 Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Why do you make yourselves unclean with the ways of your fathers? And why do you act like prostitutes, searching for disgusting things? \v 31 For when you offer up your gifts and you put your sons into the fire, and to this day you make yourselves unclean with all your idols. And so should I let you question me, house of Israel? As I live—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—I will not let you question me. \v 32 The thought that is forming in your mind will come true. You say, "Let us be like the other nations, like the clans in the other lands who worship wood and stone." - + \s5 \p \v 33 As I live—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—I will certainly reign over you with a mighty hand, a raised arm, and fury that will be poured out on you. \v 34 I will bring you out from the other peoples and will gather you out of the countries among whom you have been scattered. I will do this with a mighty hand and with fury poured out. \v 35 Then I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will judge you face to face. - + \s5 -\v 36 As I judged your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so also I will judge you—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. +\v 36 As I judged your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so also I will judge you—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. \v 37 I will cause you to pass under my rod, and I will make you obey the requirements of the covenant. \v 38 I will purge from among you the rebels and those who revolt against me. I will send them out from the land where they are staying as foreigners, but they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 39 So to you, house of Israel, the Lord Yahweh says this: Each of you should go to his own idols. Worship them if you will refuse to listen to me, but you must no longer profane my holy name with your gifts and your idols. - + \s5 \p \v 40 For on my holy mountain, on the mountain peak of Israel—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—all of the house of Israel will worship me there in the land. I will be pleased to require your offerings there, and also the firstfruits of your tribute with all your holy things. \v 41 I will accept you like fragrant incense when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries where you have been scattered. I will show myself as holy among you for the nations to see. - + \s5 \v 42 Then, when I bring you to the land of Israel, to the land that I have lifted my hand up to give to your fathers, you will know that I am Yahweh. \v 43 Then you will call to mind there your evil ways, and all of your deeds by which you made yourselves unclean, and you will hate yourselves in your own eyes for all your evil actions that you have committed. \v 44 So you will know that I am Yahweh when I do this to you for my name's sake, not for your evil ways or your corrupt deeds, house of Israel—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'" - + \s5 \p \v 45 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 46 "Son of man, set your face toward the southern lands, and speak against the south; prophesy against the forest of the Negev. \v 47 Say to the forest of the Negev, 'Hear the declaration of Yahweh! The Lord Yahweh says this: See, I will set a fire among you. It will devour every fresh tree and every dried tree among you. The fiery flame will not be quenched; every face from the south to the north will be burned. - + \s5 \v 48 Then all flesh will see that I am Yahweh when I light the fire, and it will not be quenched.'" \v 49 Then I said, "Alas! Lord Yahweh, they are saying of me, 'Is he not a mere teller of parables?'" - - - + diff --git a/26-EZK/21.usfm b/26-EZK/21.usfm index 31d0f1bf..9f122b9a 100644 --- a/26-EZK/21.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/21.usfm @@ -5,21 +5,21 @@ \v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 2 "Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and speak against the sanctuaries; prophesy against the land of Israel. \v 3 Say to the land of Israel, 'Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against you! I will draw my sword from its sheath and cut off both the righteous person and the wicked person from you! - + \s5 \v 4 In order for me to cut off both the righteous and the wicked from you, my sword will go out from its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north. \v 5 Then all flesh will know that I, Yahweh, have drawn my sword from its sheath. It will no longer hold back!' - + \s5 \v 6 And you, son of man, groan as your loins break! In bitterness groan before their eyes! \v 7 Then it will happen that they will ask you, 'For what reason are you groaning?' Then you will say, 'Because of the news that is coming, for every heart will faint away, and every hand will falter! Every spirit will grow faint, and every knee will flow like water. Behold! It is coming and it will be like this!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'" - + \s5 \p \v 8 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 9 "Son of man, prophesy and say, 'The Lord says this: \q Say: A sword! A sword! It will be sharpened and polished! - + \s5 \q \v 10 It will be sharpened in order to engage in great slaughter! It will be polished in order to be like lightning! @@ -27,33 +27,33 @@ \q \v 11 So the sword will be given to be polished, and then to be grasped by the hand! \q The sword is sharpened! And it is polished to be given to the hand of the one who kills!' - + \s5 \q \v 12 Call for help and lament, son of man! For that sword has come on my people! It is on all the leaders of Israel \q who are thrown onto the sword! They were my people, so slap your upper thigh in grief! \q \v 13 For there is a trial, but what if the scepter does not last?—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \q \v 14 Now you, son of man, prophesy and hit your two hands together, for the sword will attack even a third time! \q A sword for the ones to be slaughtered! It is a sword for the many to be slaughtered, piercing them everywhere! - + \s5 \q \v 15 In order to melt their hearts and to multiply their fallen, I have set the slaughter of the sword against their gates! Woe! It is made like lightning, set free to butcher! \q -\v 16 You, sword! Strike to the right! Strike to the left! Go wherever your face is turned. +\v 16 You, sword! Strike to the right! Strike to the left! Go wherever your face is turned. \q \v 17 For I will also hit my two hands together, and then I will bring my fury to rest! I, Yahweh, declare it!" - + \s5 \p -\v 18 The word of Yahweh came to me again and said, +\v 18 The word of Yahweh came to me again and said, \v 19 "Now you, son of man, assign two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to come. The two roads will start in the same land, and a signpost will mark one of them as leading to a city. -\v 20 Mark one road for the Babylonian army to come to Rabbah, the city of the Ammonites. Mark the other to lead the army to Judah and the city of Jerusalem, which is fortified. - +\v 20 Mark one road for the Babylonian army to come to Rabbah, the city of the Ammonites. Mark the other to lead the army to Judah and the city of Jerusalem, which is fortified. + \s5 \v 21 For the king of Babylon will stop at the crossroads, at the junction, in order to practice divination. He will shake some arrows and ask direction from some idols and he will examine a liver. \q @@ -63,31 +63,29 @@ \q \v 23 It will seem to be a useless omen in the eyes \q of the ones in Jerusalem, those who had sworn an oath to the Babylonians! But the king will accuse them of violating their treaty in order to besiege them! - + \s5 \q \v 24 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: Because you bring your iniquity to my remembrance, \q your transgressions will be revealed! Your sins will be seen in all of your actions! \q For this reason you will remind everyone that you will be captured by your enemy's hand! - + \s5 \q \v 25 And you, profane and wicked ruler of Israel whose day of punishment has come, whose time of committing iniquity has ended, \v 26 The Lord Yahweh says this: Remove the turban and take off the crown! Things will no longer be the same! Exalt the lowly and humble the exalted! \v 27 I will make everything a ruin! A ruin! A ruin! The crown will exist no longer, not until the one comes who has a right to it. Then I will give it to him. - + \s5 \p \v 28 So you, son of man, prophesy and say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this to the people of Ammon concerning their coming disgrace: A sword, a sword is drawn! It is sharpened for the slaughter in order to devour, so it will be like lightning! \v 29 While prophets see empty visions for you, while they perform rituals to come up with lies for you, this sword will lie on the necks of the wicked who are about to be killed, whose day of punishment has come and whose time of iniquity is about to end. - + \s5 \v 30 Return the sword to its sheath. In the place of your creation, in the land of your origin, I will judge you! \v 31 I will pour out my indignation on you! I will fan the fire of my rage against you and put you into the hand of cruel men, craftsmen of destruction! - + \s5 \v 32 You will become fuel for the fire! Your blood will be in the midst of the land. You will not be remembered, for I, Yahweh have declared this!'" - - diff --git a/26-EZK/22.usfm b/26-EZK/22.usfm index 98067557..b156bddc 100644 --- a/26-EZK/22.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/22.usfm @@ -3,25 +3,25 @@ \c 22 \p \v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, -\v 2 "Now you, son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the city of blood? Make her know all her abominations. +\v 2 "Now you, son of man, will you judge? Will you judge the city of blood? Make her know all her abominations. \v 3 You must say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: This is a city that pours out blood in her midst so that her time may come; a city that makes idols to make herself unclean. - + \s5 \v 4 You are guilty by the blood that you have poured out, and are made unclean by the idols that you have made. For you have drawn your days close and approached your final years. Therefore I will make you a reproach to the nations and a derision in the sight of every land. \v 5 Both those who are near and those who are far away from you will mock you, you unclean city, with the reputation known everywhere as being full of confusion. - + \s5 \p \v 6 Behold! The rulers of Israel, each one by his own power, have come to you to pour out blood. \v 7 They have dishonored fathers and mothers within you, and they have performed oppression on the foreigners in your midst. They have mistreated the orphans and the widows within you. \v 8 You have despised my holy things and have profaned my Sabbaths. \v 9 Slanderous men have come among you in order to pour out blood, and they eat on the mountains. They perform wickedness in your midst. - + \s5 \v 10 The nakedness of a father is revealed within you. They have abused the unclean woman within you during her impurity. \v 11 Men who commit abominations with their neighbors' wives, and men who make their own daughters-in-law shamefully unclean; men who abuse their own sisters—daughters of their own fathers—all these are among you. \v 12 These men take bribes among you in order to pour out blood. You have taken interest and gained too much profit, you have damaged your neighbors through oppression, and you have forgotten me—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \p \v 13 See! With my hand I have struck the dishonest gain that you have made, and the bloodshed that is in your midst. @@ -29,38 +29,36 @@ \v 15 So I will scatter you among the nations and disperse you through the lands. In this way, I will purge your uncleanness from you. \v 16 So you will become unclean in the eyes of the nations. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.'" \f + \ft Instead of \fqa you will become unclean \fqa* , some ancient copies have \fqa I will give you your inheritance \fqa* . \f* - + \s5 \p -\v 17 Next the word of Yahweh came to me and said, +\v 17 Next the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 18 "Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me. All of them are the leftovers of bronze and tin, and iron and lead in your midst. They will be like the dross of silver in your furnace. \v 19 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this, 'Because all of you have become like dross, therefore, behold! I am about to gather you into the center of Jerusalem. - + \s5 -\v 20 As a collection of silver and bronze, iron, lead and tin in the midst of the furnace must have fire blown against it, I will melt you. So I will gather you in my +\v 20 As a collection of silver and bronze, iron, lead and tin in the midst of the furnace must have fire blown against it, I will melt you. So I will gather you in my wrath and fury. I will put you there and blow the fire on it to melt it; so will I gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will put you there and pour you out. \v 21 So I will gather you and blow against you with the fire of my wrath so that you will be poured out in her midst. \v 22 As melting silver in the middle of a furnace, you will be melted down in its midst, and you will know that I, Yahweh, have poured out my fury against you!'" - + \s5 \p -\v 23 The word of Yahweh came to me and said, +\v 23 The word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 24 "Son of man, say to her, 'You are a land that has not been cleansed. There is no rain on the day of wrath! \v 25 There is a conspiracy of her prophets within her, like a roaring lion tearing apart a victim. They consume life and take precious wealth; they make many widows within her! \f + \ft Instead of \fqa There is a conspiracy of her prophets within her \fqa* , some ancient copies have \fqa whose princes \fqa* . \f* - + \s5 \v 26 Her priests do violence to my law, and they profane my holy things. They do not distinguish between holy things and profane things, and do not teach the difference between the unclean and the clean. They hide their eyes from my Sabbaths so that I am profaned in their midst. \v 27 Her princes within her are like wolves tearing apart their victims. They pour out blood and destroy life, to make a profit dishonestly. \v 28 And her prophets have painted them over with whitewash; they see false visions and predict falsehoods to them. They say "The Lord Yahweh says this" when Yahweh has not spoken. - + \s5 \v 29 The people of the land have oppressed through extortion and plundered through robbery, and they mistreat the poor and needy, and oppress the foreigner without justice. - + \s5 \v 30 So I searched for a man from them who would build up a wall and who would stand before me in its breach for the land so I would not destroy it, but I found no one. \v 31 So I will pour out my indignation upon them. I will finish them with the fire of my indignation and set their way on their own heads—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'" - - diff --git a/26-EZK/23.usfm b/26-EZK/23.usfm index d96ae658..7e590137 100644 --- a/26-EZK/23.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/23.usfm @@ -3,52 +3,52 @@ \s5 \c 23 \p -\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me and said, +\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 2 "Son of man, there were two women, daughters of the same mother. \v 3 They acted as prostitutes in Egypt in the time of their youth. They acted as prostitutes there. Their breasts were squeezed and their virgin nipples were fondled there. \v 4 Their names were Oholah—the older sister—and Oholibah—her younger sister. Then they became mine and bore sons and daughters. Their names mean this: Oholah means Samaria, and Oholibah means Jerusalem. - + \s5 \p \v 5 But Oholah acted as a prostitute even when she was mine; she lusted for her lovers, for the Assyrians who were dominant, \v 6 the governor who wore violet, and for his officials, who were strong and handsome, all of them men riding on horses. \v 7 So she gave herself as a prostitute to them, to all the best of Assyria's men. And she made herself unclean with everyone for whom she lusted, with all their idols for whom she lusted. - + \s5 -\v 8 For she had not left her prostitute behavior behind in Egypt, when they had slept with her when she had been a young girl, when they first began to fondle her virgin breasts, when they first began to pour out their promiscuous behavior on her. +\v 8 For she had not left her prostitute behavior behind in Egypt, when they had slept with her when she had been a young girl, when they first began to fondle her virgin breasts, when they first began to pour out their promiscuous behavior on her. \v 9 Therefore I gave her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians for whom she lusted. \v 10 They stripped her naked. They took her sons and daughters, and they killed her with the sword, and she became shameful to other women, so they passed judgment on her. - + \s5 \p \v 11 Her sister Oholibah saw this, but she lusted even more passionately and acted like a prostitute even more than her sister. \v 12 She lusted for the Assyrians, the governors and the dominating officials who dressed impressively, who were men riding horses. All of them were strong, handsome men. \v 13 I saw that she had made herself unclean. It was the same for both sisters. - + \s5 \v 14 Then she increased her prostitution even more. She saw men carved on walls, figures of Chaldeans painted in red, \v 15 wearing belts around their waists, with flowing turbans on their heads. All of them appeared to be officers of chariot troops, men of whom Babylonia was their birthplace. - + \s5 \v 16 As soon as her eyes saw them, she lusted for them, so she sent out messengers to them in Chaldea. \v 17 Then the Babylonians came to her and to her bed of lust, and they made her unclean with their promiscuousness. By what she had done she was made unclean, so she turned herself away from them in disgust. - + \s5 \q \v 18 She displayed her acts of prostitution and she showed her unclothed body, \q so my soul turned away from her, just as my soul turned away from her sister. \q -\v 19 Then she committed many more acts of prostitution, as she brought to mind and imitated the days of her youth, +\v 19 Then she committed many more acts of prostitution, as she brought to mind and imitated the days of her youth, \q when she behaved as a prostitute in the land of Egypt. - + \s5 \q -\v 20 So she lusted for her lovers, +\v 20 So she lusted for her lovers, \q whose private parts were like those of donkeys, and whose reproductive emissions were like those of horses. \q -\v 21 And you committed again the shameful behavior of your youth, in the fondling of your breasts by the Egyptians +\v 21 And you committed again the shameful behavior of your youth, in the fondling of your breasts by the Egyptians \q because of the breasts of your youth. - + \s5 \q \v 22 Therefore, Oholibah, the Lord Yahweh says this, 'Behold! I will turn your lovers against you. @@ -56,73 +56,71 @@ \q \v 23 the Babylonians and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them, \q strong, handsome men, governors and commanders, all of them are officers and men of reputation, all of them riding on horses. - + \s5 \q \v 24 They will come against you with weapons, and with chariots and wagons, and with a great crowd of people. \q They will set large shields, small shields, and helmets against you all around. \q I will give them the opportunity to punish you, and they will punish you with their actions. \v 25 For I will set my anger on you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your nose and your ears, and your remnant will fall by the sword. They will take your sons and your daughters, so that your descendants will be devoured by fire. - + \s5 \v 26 They will strip you of your clothes and take away all of your jewelry. \v 27 So I will remove your shameful behavior from you and your acts of prostitution from the land of Egypt. You will not lift up your eyes toward them with longing, and you will think of Egypt no longer.' - + \s5 \v 28 For the Lord Yahweh says this, 'Behold! I will give you into the hand of the ones you hate, back into the hand of the ones from whom you had turned away. \v 29 They will deal with you hatefully; they will take all your possessions and abandon you unclothed and bare. The naked shame of your prostitution will be revealed, your shameful behavior and your promiscuousness. - + \s5 \v 30 These things will be done to you in your acting like a prostitute, lusting after nations by which you became unclean with their idols. \v 31 You have walked in the way of your sister, so I will put her cup of punishment into your hand.' - + \s5 \q \v 32 The Lord Yahweh says this, 'You will drink your sister's cup that is deep and large. -\q You will become a laughingstock and a subject for derision—this cup contains a great amount. - +\q You will become a laughingstock and a subject for derision—this cup contains a great amount. + \s5 \q -\v 33 You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, +\v 33 You will be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, \q the cup of horror and devastation; \q the cup of your sister Samaria. \q \v 34 You will drink it and drain it empty; then you will shatter it and tear your breasts with the pieces. \q For I have declared it—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.' - + \s5 \v 35 Therefore, the Lord Yahweh says this, 'Because you have forgotten me and thrown me away behind your back, so also you will bear the consequences of your shameful behavior and acts of sexual immorality.'" - + \s5 \p \v 36 Yahweh said to me, "Son of man, will you judge Oholah and Oholibah? So present to them their disgusting actions, \v 37 since they have committed adultery, and since there is blood on their hands. They have committed adultery with their idols, and they have even put their sons into the fire, as food for their idols. - + \s5 -\v 38 And they continue to do this to me: They make my sanctuary unclean, and on the same day they defile my Sabbaths. +\v 38 And they continue to do this to me: They make my sanctuary unclean, and on the same day they defile my Sabbaths. \v 39 For when they had slaughtered their children for their idols, then they came to my sanctuary on the same day to defile it! So behold! This is what they have done in the middle of my house. - + \s5 \v 40 You sent out for men who came from far away, to whom messengers had been sent—now behold. They indeed came, those for whom you bathed, painted your eyes, and adorned yourself with jewelry. \v 41 And you sat on a beautiful bed and at a table arranged before it. Then you placed my incense and my oil on it. - + \s5 \v 42 So the sound of a crowd who were with worries was with you, and drunkards were brought from the wilderness with other worthless men. They put bracelets on your hands and ornate crowns on your heads. - + \s5 \p \v 43 Then I said about the one worn out by acts of adultery, 'Now they will be sexually immoral with her, and she will be sexually immoral with them.' \v 44 Then they went and slept her as they would any prostitute; in the same way they slept with Oholah and Oholibah, women guilty of prostitution. \v 45 But righteous men will condemn them to punishment for adultery and to punishment for one who pours out blood, since they have committed adultery and have blood on their hands. - + \s5 \v 46 So the Lord Yahweh says this: I will raise up a company against them and give them up to be terrorized and plundered. \v 47 Then that company will stone them with stones and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses. - + \s5 \v 48 For I will remove shameful behavior from the land and discipline all the women so they will no longer act like prostitutes. -\v 49 So they will set your shameful behavior against you. You will bear the guilt of your sins with your idols, and in this way you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh." - +\v 49 So they will set your shameful behavior against you. You will bear the guilt of your sins with your idols, and in this way you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh." - diff --git a/26-EZK/24.usfm b/26-EZK/24.usfm index 422ccca8..943ee338 100644 --- a/26-EZK/24.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/24.usfm @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ \s5 \c 24 \p -\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me in the ninth year, on the tenth month, and on the tenth day of the month: +\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me in the ninth year, on the tenth month, and on the tenth day of the month: \v 2 "Son of man, write for yourself the name of this day, this exact day, for this exact day the king of Babylon has besieged Jerusalem. - + \s5 \v 3 And speak a proverb against this rebellious house, a parable, and say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: \q Place the cooking pot. Place it and pour water into it. @@ -14,54 +14,53 @@ \q \v 5 Take the best of the flock and heap up the bones under it. \q Boil it thoroughly nd also cook the bones in the midst of it. - + \s5 \p \v 6 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: Woe to the city of blood, a cooking pot that has rust in it and that rust will not come out of it. Take piece after piece from it, but do not cast lots for it. - + \s5 -\v 7 For her blood is in the midst of her. She has set it on the smooth rock; she has not poured it out on the ground to cover it with dust, +\v 7 For her blood is in the midst of her. She has set it on the smooth rock; she has not poured it out on the ground to cover it with dust, \v 8 so it brings fury up to exact vengeance. I placed her blood on the smooth rock so it could not be covered. - + \s5 -\v 9 Therefore, the Lord Yahweh says this: Woe to the city of blood. I will also enlarge the pile of wood. -\v 10 Stack up the wood and kindle the fire. Cook the meat well and mix in the spices and let the bones be charred. - +\v 9 Therefore, the Lord Yahweh says this: Woe to the city of blood. I will also enlarge the pile of wood. +\v 10 Stack up the wood and kindle the fire. Cook the meat well and mix in the spices and let the bones be charred. + \s5 \v 11 Then set the pot on its coals empty, in order to heat and scorch its bronze, so its uncleanness within it will be melted, its corrosion consumed.' \v 12 She has become weary because of toil, but her corrosion has not gone out of her by the fire. - + \s5 \v 13 Your shameful behavior is in your uncleanness, because I cleaned you, but still you would not become clean. You will still not be free from your uncleanness until my fury rests from you. - + \s5 \v 14 I, Yahweh, have declared it will happen, and I will do it. I will not relent nor will I rest from it. As your ways were, and as your activities, they will judge you!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration." - + \s5 \p -\v 15 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, +\v 15 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 16 "Son of man! Behold, I am taking the desire of your eyes from you with a plague, but you must not mourn nor weep, and your tears must not flow. \v 17 You must groan silently. Do not conduct a funeral for the dead. Tie your turban on you and place your sandals on your feet, but do not veil your facial hair or eat the bread of men who mourn for having lost their wives." - + \s5 \v 18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening. And I acted in the morning as I had been commanded. - + \s5 \p \v 19 The people asked me, "Will you not tell us what these things mean, the things that you are doing?" \v 20 So I said to them, "The word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 21 'Say to the house of Israel, the Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! The pride of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and your lusts are defiling my sanctuary! So your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind yourselves will fall by the sword. - + \s5 \v 22 Then you will do exactly as I have done: you will not veil your facial hair, nor eat the bread of mourning men! \v 23 Instead, your turbans will be on your heads, and your sandals on your feet; you will not mourn nor weep, for you will melt away in your iniquities, and each man will groan for his brother. \v 24 So Ezekiel will be a sign for you, as everything that he has done you will do when this comes. Then you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh!'" - + \s5 \p -\v 25 "But you, son of man, on the day that I capture their temple, which is their joy, their pride, and what they see and desire—and when I take away their sons and daughters— +\v 25 "But you, son of man, on the day that I capture their temple, which is their joy, their pride, and what they see and desire—and when I take away their sons and daughters— \v 26 on that day, a refugee will come to you to give you the news! \v 27 On that day your mouth will be opened up to that refugee and you will speak—you will no longer be silent. You will be a sign for them so that they will know that I am Yahweh." - diff --git a/26-EZK/25.usfm b/26-EZK/25.usfm index 2aafc725..55a348ea 100644 --- a/26-EZK/25.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/25.usfm @@ -4,37 +4,36 @@ \p \v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 2 "Son of man, set your face against the people of Ammon and prophesy against them. - + \s5 -\v 3 Say to the people of Ammon, 'Hear the word of the Lord Yahweh. This is what the Lord Yahweh says: Because you said, "Aha!" over my sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into exile, +\v 3 Say to the people of Ammon, 'Hear the word of the Lord Yahweh. This is what the Lord Yahweh says: Because you said, "Aha!" over my sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into exile, \v 4 therefore,behold, I am giving you to a people in the east as their possession. They will set up camp against you and set up their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and they will drink your milk. \v 5 I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and the people of Ammon a field for flocks. Then you will know that I am Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 6 For the Lord Yahweh says this: You have clapped your hands and stamped your feet, and rejoiced with all the contempt within you against the land of Israel. \v 7 Therefore, behold! I will strike you with my hand and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and make you perish from among the countries! I will destroy you, and you will know that I am Yahweh.' - + \s5 \p \v 8 The Lord Yahweh says this, 'Because Moab and Seir say, "Behold! The house of Judah is like every other nation." \v 9 Therefore, behold! I will open the slopes of Moab, starting at his cities on the border—the splendor of Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kiraiathaim— \v 10 to the people of the east who have been against the people of Ammon. I will give them up as a possession so that the people of Ammon will not be remembered among the nations. \v 11 So I will perform judgments against Moab, and they will know that I am Yahweh.' - + \s5 \p \v 12 The Lord Yahweh says this, 'Edom has taken vengeance against the house of Judah and has committed wrong in doing so. \v 13 Therefore, the Lord Yahweh says this: I will strike Edom with my hand and destroy every person and animal there. I will make them a ruined, abandoned place, from Teman to Dedan. They will fall by the sword. - + \s5 \v 14 I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel, and they will do to Edom according to my anger and my fury, and they will know my vengeance—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.' - - + + \s5 \p \v 15 The Lord Yahweh says this, 'The Philistines have taken vengeance with malice and from within themselves they tried to destroy Judah again and again. \v 16 So this is what the Lord Yahweh says: Behold! I will reach out with my hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant who are along the sea coast. \v 17 For I will take great vengeance against them with furious acts of punishment, so they will know that I am Yahweh, when I take my vengeance on them.'" - diff --git a/26-EZK/26.usfm b/26-EZK/26.usfm index 3a2504f4..cae0dddb 100644 --- a/26-EZK/26.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/26.usfm @@ -4,35 +4,35 @@ \p \v 1 So it was in the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 2 "Son of man, because Tyre has said against Jerusalem, 'Aha! The gates of the people are broken! She has turned to me; I will be filled up because she is ruined.' - + \s5 \v 3 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this, 'Behold! I am against you, Tyre, and I will raise up many nations against you like the sea raises its waves. \v 4 They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down her towers. I will sweep her dust away and make her like a bare rock. - + \s5 \v 5 She will become a place for nets to dry out in the midst of the sea, since I have declared it—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—and she will become plunder for the nations. \v 6 Her daughters who are in the fields will be slaughtered by the swords, and they will know that I am Yahweh. - + \s5 \p -\v 7 "For this is what Yahweh says: Behold, from the north I am bringing Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, against Tyre, with horses and chariots, and with horsemen and a great many people. -\v 8 He will kill your daughters in the field. He will set up a siege work and build a ramp against your walls and raise up shields against you. - +\v 7 "For this is what Yahweh says: Behold, from the north I am bringing Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, against Tyre, with horses and chariots, and with horsemen and a great many people. +\v 8 He will kill your daughters in the field. He will set up a siege work and build a ramp against your walls and raise up shields against you. + \s5 \v 9 He will place his battering rams to hit against your walls, and his tools will tear down your towers. \v 10 So you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, 'You are saying this, "Our transgressions and our sins are on us, and we are decaying in them. How can we live?"' \v 11 Say to them, 'As I live—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—I do not delight in the death of the wicked, for if the wicked repents from his way, then he will live. Repent! Repent from your wicked ways. For why should you die, house of Israel?' - + \s5 \v 12 And you, son of man, say to your people, 'The righteousness of a righteous person will not save him if he sins. And the wickedness of a wicked person will not cause him to perish if he repents from his sin. For the righteous person will not be able to live because of his righteousness if he sins. \v 13 If I say to the righteous, "He will surely live." and if he trusts in his righteousness and then commits injustice, I will not call to mind any of his righteousness; he will die in the wickedness that he has committed. \v 14 And if I say to the wicked, "You will surely die." but if he then repents from his sins and does what is just and right, this is the promise for you. - + \s5 \p \v 15 The Lord Yahweh says this to Tyre, 'Will not the islands quake with the sound of your downfall, and with the groans of the wounded when the terrible slaughter is in your midst? \v 16 None of the sins that he has committed will be called to mind for him. He has acted justly and rightly; he will surely live. - + \s5 \v 17 They will lift up a lament for you and say to you, \q "How you, who were inhabited by sailors, have been destroyed. The famous city that was so strong—it is now gone from the sea. @@ -47,7 +47,5 @@ \v 20 then I will bring you down to the people of ancient times, like the others who have gone down into the pit; for I will make you live in the lowest realms of the earth as in ruins of ancient times. Because of this you will not come back and stand in the land of the living. \f + \ft The expression \fqa and stand in the land of the living \fqa* is supplied by an ancient version. The Hebrew has \fqa I will place glory in the land of the living \fqa* , which does not seem to fit the context here. \f* \v 21 I will place disaster on you, and you will exist no more. Then you will be sought, but you will never be found ever again—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'" - - diff --git a/26-EZK/27.usfm b/26-EZK/27.usfm index 8aa2c920..7088a0d1 100644 --- a/26-EZK/27.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/27.usfm @@ -4,23 +4,23 @@ \p \v 1 Again the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 2 "Now you, son of man, begin a lamentation concerning Tyre, -\v 3 and say to Tyre, who lives within the gates of the sea, merchants of peoples to many islands, the Lord Yahweh says this to you: +\v 3 and say to Tyre, who lives within the gates of the sea, merchants of peoples to many islands, the Lord Yahweh says this to you: \q Tyre, you have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.' - + \s5 \q \v 4 Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders have perfected your beauty. \q \v 5 They have made all your planks with cypress from Mount Hermon; \q they took cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you. - + \s5 \q \v 6 They made your oars from the oaks of Bashan; \q they made your decks out of cypress wood from Cyprus, and they overlaid them with ivory. \q \v 7 Your sails were colored linen from Egypt that were like your banners! - + \s5 \q \v 8 Those who were living in Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; @@ -28,48 +28,48 @@ \q \v 9 Highly experienced craftsmen from Byblos filled your seams; \q all the ships of the sea and their sailors among you were carrying your merchandise for trade. - + \s5 \q -\v 10 Persia, Lydia, and Libya were in your army, your men of war. +\v 10 Persia, Lydia, and Libya were in your army, your men of war. \q they hung shield and helmet within you; they showed your splendor. \v 11 The men of Arvad and Helech in your army were on your walls surrounding you, and the people of Gammad were in your towers. They hung up their shields on your walls all around you! They completed your beauty. - + \s5 \p \v 12 Tarshish was your client because of the multitude of every kind of wealth: silver, iron, tin, and lead. They bought and sold your wares! \v 13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech—they traded slaves and in items made of bronze. They handled your merchandise. - + \s5 \v 14 Beth Togarmah provided horses, stallions, and mules as your merchandise. \v 15 The men of Rhodes were your traders on many coasts. Merchandise was in your hand; they sent back horn, ivory, and ebony as tribute! - + \s5 \v 16 Aram was a dealer in your many products; they provided emeralds, purple, colored cloth, fine fabric, pearls, and rubies as your merchandise. \v 17 Judah and the land of Israel were trading with you. They provided wheat from Minnith, cakes, honey, oil, and balsam as your merchandise. \v 18 Damascus was a trader of all your products, of all your enormous wealth, and of the wine of Helbon and the wool of Zahar. - + \s5 \v 19 Dan and Javan from Uzzal provided you with merchandise of wrought iron, cinnamon, and calamus. This became merchandise for you. \v 20 Dedan was your dealer in fine saddle blankets. \v 21 Arabia and all the chiefs of Kedar were traders with you; they provided you with lambs, rams and goats. - + \s5 \v 22 The traders of Sheba and Raamah came to sell you the best of every spice and in all kinds of precious gems; they traded gold for your merchandise. \v 23 Haran, Canneh, and Eden were traders with you, along with Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad. - + \s5 \v 24 These were your dealers in ornate robes of violet cloths with woven colors, and in blankets of multicolored, embroidered, and well-woven cloth in your marketplaces. \v 25 The ships of Tarshish were the transporters of your merchandise! \q So you were filled up, heavily laden with cargo in the heart of the seas! - + \s5 \p \q \v 26 Your rowers have brought you into vast seas; -\q the eastern wind has broken you in the middle of them. +\q the eastern wind has broken you in the middle of them. \v 27 Your wealth, merchandise, and trade goods; your mariners, sailors, and ship builders; your traders of merchandise and all the men of war who are in you, and all your crew—they will fall into the depths of the sea on the day of your destruction. - + \s5 \q \v 28 Cities at the sea will tremble at the sound of your pilot's cry; @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ \q \v 30 Then they will make you listen to their voice and will wail bitterly; \q they will cast dust up on their heads. They will roll about in ashes. - + \s5 \q \v 31 They will shave their heads bald for you and bind themselves with sackcloth, @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ \q \v 33 When your merchandise went ashore from the sea, it satisfied many peoples; \q you enriched the kings of the earth with your great wealth and merchandise! - + \s5 \q \v 34 But when you were shattered by the seas, by deep waters, @@ -101,7 +101,5 @@ \q \v 36 The merchants of the people hiss at you; \q you have become a horror, and you will never again exist." - - diff --git a/26-EZK/28.usfm b/26-EZK/28.usfm index f4d4126e..4c382135 100644 --- a/26-EZK/28.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/28.usfm @@ -5,55 +5,53 @@ \v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 2 "Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Your heart is arrogant! You have said, "I am a god! I will sit in the seat of the gods in the heart of the seas!" Even though you are a man and not a god, you make your heart like the heart of a god; \v 3 you think that you are wiser than Daniel, and that no secret amazes you! - + \s5 \v 4 You have made yourself wealthy with wisdom and skill, and obtained gold and silver in your treasuries! \v 5 By great wisdom and by your trading, you have multiplied your wealth, so your heart is arrogant because of your wealth. - + \s5 -\v 6 Therefore, the Lord Yahweh says this: Because you have made your heart like the heart of a god, +\v 6 Therefore, the Lord Yahweh says this: Because you have made your heart like the heart of a god, \v 7 I will therefore bring foreigners against you, terrifying men from other nations. And they will bring their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, and they will profane your splendor. - + \s5 \v 8 They will send you down to the pit, and you will die the death of those who die in the heart of the seas. \v 9 Will you truly say, "I am a god" to the face of one who kills you? You are a man and not God, and you will be in the hand of the one who pierces you. \v 10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners, for I have declared it—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'" - + \s5 \p \v 11 The word of Yahweh came again to me and said, \v 12 "Son of man, lift up a lament for the king of Tyre and say to him, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. \v 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone covered you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made from gold. It was on the day you were created that they were prepared. - - - + + \s5 \v 14 I placed you on the holy mountain of God as the cherub I anointed to guard mankind. You were in the midst of the fiery stones where you walked about. \v 15 You had integrity in your ways from the day you were created until injustice was found within you. - + \s5 \v 16 In the large volume of your trading you were filled with violence, so you sinned. I have thrown you as defiled from the mountain of God and destroyed you, you, cherub guard, from among the fiery stones. \v 17 Your heart was arrogant with your beauty; you ruined your wisdom because of your splendor. I have sent you down to the earth. I have placed you before kings so they may see you. - + \s5 \v 18 Because of your many sins and your dishonest trade, you have defiled your holy places. So I have made fire come out from you; it will consume you. I will turn you into ashes on the earth in the sight of all who look at you. \v 19 All the ones who knew you among the peoples will shudder at you; they will be horrified, and you will never exist again.'" - + \s5 \p -\v 20 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, -\v 21 "Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her. +\v 20 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, +\v 21 "Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her. \v 22 Say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against you, Sidon! For I will be glorified in your midst so your people will know that I am Yahweh when I execute justice within you. I will be shown to be holy in you. - + \s5 \v 23 I will send out a plague in you and blood in your streets, and the slain will fall in your midst. When the sword comes against you from all around, then you will know that I am Yahweh. \v 24 Then there will no longer be pricking briars and painful thorns for the house of Israel from all those around her who despise her people, so they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh!' - + \s5 \p \v 25 The Lord Yahweh says this, 'When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they were scattered, and when I am set apart among them, so the nations may see. Then they will make their homes in the land I will give to my servant Jacob. \v 26 Then they will live securely within her and build houses, plant vineyards, and live securely when I execute justice on all the ones who now despise them from all around; so they will know that I am Yahweh their God!'" - diff --git a/26-EZK/29.usfm b/26-EZK/29.usfm index b7cd4014..a4e50909 100644 --- a/26-EZK/29.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/29.usfm @@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ \q Behold! I am against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt. \q You, the great sea creature that lurks in the midst of the river, \q that says, "My river is my own. I have made it for myself." - + \s5 \v 4 For I will place hooks in your jaw, and the fish of your Nile will cling to your scales; I will lift you up from the middle of your river along with all the fish of the river that cling to your scales. \q \v 5 I will throw you down into the wilderness, you and all the fish from your river. \q You will fall on the face of the field; you will not be gathered nor lifted up. \q I will give you as food to the living things of the earth and to the birds of the heavens. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am Yahweh, @@ -23,37 +23,36 @@ \q \v 7 When they took hold of you in their hand, you broke into splinters and pierced their shoulder; \q when they leaned on you, you shattered their legs and made their hips to shake. - + \s5 \p \v 8 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I will bring a sword against you; I will cut off both man and beast from you. \v 9 So the land of Egypt will become desolate and a ruin; then they will know that I am Yahweh, because the sea monster had said, "The river is mine, for I have made it." \v 10 Therefore, behold! I am against you and against your river, so I will give the land of Egypt over to desolation and waste, and you will become a wasteland from the Migdol to Syene and the borders of Cush. - + \s5 \v 11 No man's foot will pass through it. No beast's foot will pass through it! And it will not be inhabited for forty years. \v 12 For I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of uninhabited lands, and its cities in the midst of wasted cities will become a desolation for forty years; then I will scatter Egypt among the nations, and I will disperse them though the lands. - + \s5 \p \v 13 For the Lord Yahweh says this: At the end of forty years I will gather Egypt from peoples among whom they were scattered. \v 14 I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the region of Pathros, to the land of their origin. Then they will be a lowly kingdom there. - + \s5 \v 15 It will be the lowliest of the kingdoms, and it will not be lifted up any more among the nations. I will diminish them so they will no longer rule over nations. \v 16 The Egyptians will no longer be a reason for confidence for the house of Israel. Instead, they will be a reminder of the iniquity that Israel committed when they turned to Egypt for help. Then they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.'" - + \s5 \p \v 17 Then it came about in the twenty-seventh year on the first of the first month, that the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 18 "Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon stationed his army to do hard work against Tyre. Every head was shaved and every shoulder was bared, but there were never any wages from Tyre for him and his army, for the hard work that he did against Tyre. - + \s5 \v 19 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this, 'Behold! I am giving the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and he will take away its wealth, plunder its possessions, and carry off all he finds there; that will be his army's wages. \v 20 I have given him the land of Egypt as the wages for the work they did for me—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \v 21 On that day I will make a horn sprout up for the house of Israel, and I make you speak in their midst, so that they will know that I am Yahweh.'" - diff --git a/26-EZK/30.usfm b/26-EZK/30.usfm index c24b3a14..74c0dc6a 100644 --- a/26-EZK/30.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/30.usfm @@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ \q Wail, "Woe is the coming day." \q \v 3 The day is near. The day is near for Yahweh. It will be a day of clouds, a time of doom for nations. - + \s5 \q -\v 4 Then a sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the killed people fall in Egypt— +\v 4 Then a sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the killed people fall in Egypt— \q when they take her wealth, and when her foundations are ruined. \p \v 5 Cush, Libya, and Lydia, and all the foreigners, together with the people belonging to the covenant—they will all fall by the sword. - + \s5 \p \v 6 Yahweh says this: @@ -23,47 +23,45 @@ \q From Migdol to Syene their soldiers will fall by the sword—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. \m \v 7 They will be appalled in the midst of the abandoned lands, and their cities will be among all the ruined cities. - + \s5 \v 8 Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I set fire in Egypt, and when all of her helpers are destroyed. \v 9 In that day messengers will go out from before me in ships to terrorize a secure Cush, and there will be anguish among them on the day of Egypt's doom. For behold! It is coming. - + \s5 \p \v 10 The Lord Yahweh says this: I will make an end of the multitudes of Egypt by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. \v 11 He and his army with him, the terror of nations, will be brought to destroy the land; they will draw out their swords against Egypt and fill the land with dead people. - + \s5 \v 12 I will make the rivers into dry ground, and I will sell the land into the hand of wicked men. I will make the land and its fullness desolate by the hand of strangers—I, Yahweh, have spoken. - + \s5 \p \v 13 The Lord Yahweh says this: I will destroy idols, and I will bring an end to the worthless idols of Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in the land of Egypt, and I will put terror on the land of Egypt. \v 14 Then I will make Pathros desolate and set fire in Zoan, and I will execute acts of judgment on Thebes. - + \s5 \v 15 For I will pour out my fury on Pelusium, the stronghold of Egypt, and cut off the multitude of Thebes. \v 16 Then I will set fire in Egypt. Pelusium will be in severe agony, and Thebes will be broken up. Memphis will have enemies every day. - + \s5 \v 17 The young men in Heliopolis and Bubastis will fall by the sword, and their cities will go into captivity. \v 18 In Tahpanhes, the day will hold back its light when I break the yoke of Egypt there, and the pride of her strength will be finished. There will be a cloud covering her, and her daughters will walk into captivity. \v 19 I will execute acts of judgment in Egypt, so they will know that I am Yahweh.'" - + \s5 \p \v 20 Then it came about in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 21 "Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. Behold! It is not bound up and able to receive medicine; no one can put a bandage on it, so it will not be strong enough to grasp a sword. - + \s5 \v 22 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this, 'Behold, I am against Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. For I will break his arm, both the strong one and the broken one, and I will make the sword fall from his hand. \v 23 Then I will scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them among the lands. -\v 24 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and place my sword in his hand so that I might destroy Pharaoh's arms. He will groan before the king of Babylon with the groans of a dying man. - +\v 24 I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and place my sword in his hand so that I might destroy Pharaoh's arms. He will groan before the king of Babylon with the groans of a dying man. + \s5 \v 25 For I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, while Pharaoh's arms will fall. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon; for he will attack the land of Egypt with it. \v 26 So I will scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them through the lands. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.'" - - diff --git a/26-EZK/31.usfm b/26-EZK/31.usfm index e8ef2b1b..d07af68a 100644 --- a/26-EZK/31.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/31.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \v 1 Then it came about in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 2 "Son of man, say to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, and to his servants around him, \q 'In your greatness, who are you like? - + \s5 \q \v 3 Behold! Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon with beautiful branches, a forested canopy, and great height. @@ -14,37 +14,37 @@ \q \v 4 Many waters made it tall; the deep waters made it huge. Rivers flowed all around its area, \q for their channels stretched out to all the trees in the field. - + \s5 \q -\v 5 Its great height was more than any of the other trees in the field, and its branches became very many; +\v 5 Its great height was more than any of the other trees in the field, and its branches became very many; \q its branches grew long because of many waters as they grew. \q -\v 6 Every bird of the heavens nested in its branches, while every living thing of the field gave birth to its young under its foliage. +\v 6 Every bird of the heavens nested in its branches, while every living thing of the field gave birth to its young under its foliage. \q All of the many nations lived under its shade. \q \v 7 For it was beautiful in its greatness and the length of its branches, for its roots were in many waters. - + \s5 \q -\v 8 Cedars in the garden of God could not equal it. -\q None among the cypress trees matched its branches, and the plane tree could not equal its boughs. +\v 8 Cedars in the garden of God could not equal it. +\q None among the cypress trees matched its branches, and the plane tree could not equal its boughs. \q There was no other tree in the garden of God that was like it in its beauty. \q \v 9 I made it beautiful with its many branches \q and all the trees of Eden that were in the garden of God envied it. - + \s5 \p -\v 10 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: Because you were so tall, and because it grew tall and set its top among the clouds, -\v 11 I have given it into the hand of a mighty one of the nations, to deal with it according to what its wickedness deserves. I have thrown it out. - +\v 10 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: Because you were so tall, and because it grew tall and set its top among the clouds, +\v 11 I have given it into the hand of a mighty one of the nations, to deal with it according to what its wickedness deserves. I have thrown it out. + \s5 \v 12 Foreigners who were the terror of all the nations cut it off and left it to die. Its branches fell on the mountains and all the valleys, and its boughs lie broken in all the ravines of the land. Then all the nations on earth came out from under its shade and they went away from it. - + \s5 \q -\v 13 All the birds of the heavens rested on its trunk +\v 13 All the birds of the heavens rested on its trunk \q and all the beasts of the field sat on its branches. \p \v 14 This happened so that none of the other watered trees would ever grow that tall, so that they would not raise their tree tops above the foliage, for no other tree that drank up water would ever again grow that tall. For they were all given over to death down to the lowest part of the earth, in the midst of the people of mankind who go down to the pit. @@ -52,15 +52,13 @@ \s5 \p \v 15 The Lord Yahweh says this: On the day when the cedar went down to Sheol I brought mourning to the earth. I covered the deep waters over it, and I held back the ocean waters. I kept back the great waters, and I brought mourning to Lebanon for him. So all the trees of the field mourned because of it. - + \s5 \v 16 I brought shuddering to the nations at the sound of his downfall, when I threw him down to Sheol with those who went down into the pit. And I comforted all the trees of Eden in the lowest parts of the earth. These had been the choicest and best trees of Lebanon, the trees that drank the waters. - + \s5 \v 17 For they also went down with it to Sheol, to the ones who had been killed by the sword. These were its strong arm, those nations who had lived in its shade. -\v 18 Which of the trees in Eden was your equal in glory and greatness? For you will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the lowest parts of the earth among the uncircumcised; you will live with those who were killed by the sword.' +\v 18 Which of the trees in Eden was your equal in glory and greatness? For you will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the lowest parts of the earth among the uncircumcised; you will live with those who were killed by the sword.' \p This is Pharaoh and all of his servants—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration." - - diff --git a/26-EZK/32.usfm b/26-EZK/32.usfm index a03431b8..1f26899a 100644 --- a/26-EZK/32.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/32.usfm @@ -6,21 +6,21 @@ \v 2 "Son of man, lift up a lament concerning Pharaoh the king of Egypt; say to him, 'You are like a young lion among the nations, \q but you are like a monster in the seas; you churn up the water, \q you stir up the waters with your feet and muddy their waters. - + \s5 -\v 3 The Lord Yahweh says this: +\v 3 The Lord Yahweh says this: \q So I will spread my net over you in the assembly of many peoples, and they will lift you up in my net. \q \v 4 I will abandon you in the land. I will throw you into a field \q and cause all the birds of the heavens to settle on you; the hunger of all living animals on earth will be satisfied by you. - + \s5 \q \v 5 For I will put your flesh on the mountains, and I will fill the valleys with your worm filled corpse. \q \v 6 Then I will pour your blood over the mountains, \q and the stream beds will be filled with your blood. - + \s5 \q \v 7 Then when I put out your lamp, I will cover the heavens and darken its stars; @@ -28,19 +28,19 @@ \q \v 8 I will darken all the glowing lights in the heavens over you, \q and I will put darkness over your land—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \v 9 So I will terrify the heart of many peoples in lands that you do not know, when I bring about your collapse among the nations, among lands that you have not known. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa when I bring about your collapse among the nations \fqa* , some ancient and modern versions have \fqa when I take you into captivity among the nations \fqa* . \f* \v 10 I will shock many peoples concerning you; their kings will shudder in horror concerning you when I swing my sword before them. Every moment each one will tremble because of you, on the day of your downfall. - + \s5 \p \v 11 For the Lord Yahweh says this: The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you. \q -\v 12 I will cause your servants to fall by warriors' swords—each warrior a terror of nations. -\q These warriors will devastate the glory of Egypt and destroy all of its multitudes. - +\v 12 I will cause your servants to fall by warriors' swords—each warrior a terror of nations. +\q These warriors will devastate the glory of Egypt and destroy all of its multitudes. + \s5 \q \v 13 For I will destroy all the livestock from beside the plentiful waters; @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \q \v 14 Then I will calm their waters and make their rivers run like oil— \q this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \q \v 15 When I make the land of Egypt—a land that was full—a ruined place, an abandoned place; @@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ \q \v 16 There will be a lament, for the daughters of the nations will lament over her; they will lament over Egypt. \q They will lament over all her servants!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'" - + \s5 \p \v 17 Then it happened in the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \q \v 18 "Son of man, weep for the servants of Egypt and throw them down— \q her and the daughters of majestic nations—to the lowest earth with those who have gone down to the pit. - + \s5 \q \v 19 Ask them, 'Are you really more beautiful than anyone else? Go down and lie with the uncircumcised.' @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ \q \v 21 The strongest of the warriors in Sheol will declare about Egypt and her allies, \q 'They have come down here! They will lie with the uncircumcised who were killed by the sword.' - + \s5 \q \v 22 Assyria is there with all her assembly. Her graves surround her; @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \v 23 Those whose graves are set in the recesses of the pit are there, with all her assembly. \q Her graves surround all of those who were killed, who fell by the sword, \q those who brought terror on the land of the living. - + \s5 \q \v 24 Elam is there with all her servants. Her graves surround her; all of them were killed. @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ \v 25 They set a bedroll for Elam and all her servants in the midst of the slain; her graves surround her. \q All of them are uncircumcised, killed by the sword, because they had brought their terrors on the land of the living. \q So they carry their own shame with them, together with the ones going down to the pit among all those who have been killed, those who are going down to the pit. Elam is among all those who were killed. - + \s5 \q \v 26 Meshech, Tubal, and all their servants are there! Their graves surround them. @@ -100,21 +100,19 @@ \v 27 They do not lie with the fallen warriors of the uncircumcised who have gone down to Sheol \q with all their weapons of war, and with their swords placed under their heads \q and their shields placed over their bones. For they were the terror of warriors in the land of the living. - + \s5 \q -\v 28 So you, Egypt, will be destroyed in the midst of the uncircumcised! And you will lie with those who were killed by the sword. +\v 28 So you, Egypt, will be destroyed in the midst of the uncircumcised! And you will lie with those who were killed by the sword. \p \v 29 Edom is there with her kings and all her leaders. They were powerful, but now they lie with those killed by the sword, with the uncircumcised, those who have gone down to the pit. - + \s5 \v 30 The princes of the north are there—all of them and all the Sidonians who went down with the dead! They were powerful and made others to be afraid, but now they lie there in shame, uncircumcised with those who were killed by the sword. They carry their own shame, together with the others who are going down to the pit. - + \s5 \p \v 31 Pharaoh will look and be comforted about all his servants who were killed by the sword—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. \v 32 I made him cause terror in the land of the living, but he will lie down in the midst of the uncircumcised, among those killed by the sword—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration." - - diff --git a/26-EZK/33.usfm b/26-EZK/33.usfm index e9bcf9b8..f11b8b19 100644 --- a/26-EZK/33.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/33.usfm @@ -6,67 +6,66 @@ \v 2 "Son of man, declare this to your people; say to them, 'When I bring a sword against any land, then the people of that land take one man from among themselves and make him a watchman for them. \v 3 He looks for the sword as it comes on the land, and he blows his horn to warn the people! \v 4 If the people hear the sound of the horn but do not pay attention, and if the sword comes and kills them, then each one's blood is on his own head. - + \s5 \v 5 If someone hears the sound of the horn and pays no attention, his blood is on him; but if he pays attention, he will save his own life. \p \v 6 However, if the watchman sees the sword as it is coming, but if he does not blow the horn, with the result that the people are not warned, and if the sword comes and takes anyone's life, then that person dies in his own sin, but I will require his blood from the watchman.' - + \s5 \p \v 7 Now you yourself, son of man! I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; you will hear the words from my mouth and warn them on my behalf. \v 8 If I say to a wicked person, 'Wicked one, you will surely die!' but if you do not announce this so as to warn the wicked about his way, then he who is wicked will die in his sin, but I will require his blood from your hand! \v 9 But you, if you warn the wicked about his way, so that he might turn back from it, and if he does not turn back from his way, then he will die in his sin, but you yourself will have saved your own life. - + \s5 \p \v 10 So you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, 'You are saying this, "Our transgressions and our sins are on us, and we are decaying in them! How can we live?"' \v 11 Say to them, 'As I live—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—I do not delight in the death of the wicked, for if the wicked repents from his way, then he will live! Repent! Repent from your wicked ways! For why should you die, house of Israel?' - + \s5 \v 12 And you, son of man, say to your people, 'The righteousness of a righteous person will not save him if he sins! And the wickedness of a wicked person will not cause him to perish if he repents from his sin. For the righteous person will not be able to live because of his righteousness if he sins. \v 13 If I say to the righteous, "He will surely live!" and if he trusts in his righteousness and then commits injustice, I will not call to mind any of his righteousness; he will die in the wickedness that he has committed. - + \s5 \v 14 And if I say to the wicked, "You will surely die," but if he then repents from his sins and does what is just and right— \v 15 if he restores the loan guarantee that he wickedly demanded, or if he makes restitution for what he has stolen, and if he walks in the statutes that give life and no longer commits sin—then he will surely live; he will not die. \v 16 None of the sins that he has committed will be called to mind for him. He has acted justly and rightly; he will surely live! - - + + \s5 \p \v 17 But your people say, "The way of the Lord is not fair!" but it is your ways that are not fair! \v 18 When the righteous person turns away from his righteousness and commits sin, then he will die in it! \v 19 And when the wicked turns away from his wickedness and does what is just and righteous, he will live because of those things! \v 20 But you people say, "The way of the Lord is not fair!" I will judge each of you according to his way, house of Israel!'" - + \s5 \p \v 21 It happened in the twelfth year, on the fifth day of the tenth month of our captivity, that a fugitive came to me from Jerusalem and said, "The city has been captured!" \v 22 The hand of Yahweh had been on me in the evening before the fugitive came, and my mouth was opened by the time that he came to me in the dawn. So my mouth was open; I was no longer mute! - + \s5 \p \v 23 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 24 "Son of man, the ones inhabiting those ruins in the land of Israel are talking and say, 'Abraham was only one person, and he inherited the land, but we are many! The land has been given to us as a possession.' - + \s5 \v 25 Therefore say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: You eat blood, and you lift up your eyes towards your idols, then you pour out people's blood. Should you really possess the land? \v 26 You have depended on your swords and have done disgusting things; each man defiles his neighbor's wife. Should you really possess the land?' - + \s5 \v 27 You will say this to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: As I live, surely the ones in the ruins will fall by the sword, and I will give those in the fields to the living creatures as food, and those in fortresses and in caves will die of plagues. \v 28 Then I will turn the land into a desolation and a horror, and the pride of its might will end, for the mountains of Israel will be deserted, and there will be no one to pass through them.' \v 29 So they will know that I am Yahweh, when I make the land a desolation and a horror because of all the abominations that they have done. - + \s5 \p \v 30 And you, son of man—your people are saying things about you beside the walls and the gates of the houses, and each says to one another—each man to his brother, 'Let us go and listen to the prophet's word that comes out from Yahweh!' -\v 31 So my people will come to you, as they often do, and will sit in front of you and listen to your words, but they will not obey them. Right words are in their mouths, but their hearts are going after unjust profit. - +\v 31 So my people will come to you, as they often do, and will sit in front of you and listen to your words, but they will not obey them. Right words are in their mouths, but their hearts are going after unjust profit. + \s5 \v 32 For you are like a lovely song to them, a beautiful sound that is well played on a stringed instrument, so they will listen to your words, but none of them will obey them. \v 33 So when all of this happens—behold! it will happen!—then they will know that a prophet has been among them." - diff --git a/26-EZK/34.usfm b/26-EZK/34.usfm index eda1f801..6a3ab278 100644 --- a/26-EZK/34.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/34.usfm @@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ \v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 2 "Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this to the shepherds: Woe to the shepherds of Israel who are shepherding themselves. Should not shepherds guard the flock? \v 3 You eat the fatty portions and you dress in wool. You slaughter the fatlings of the flock. You do not shepherd at all. - + \s5 \v 4 You have not strengthened those who have diseases, nor do you heal the ones who are ill. You do not bind up the ones who are broken, and you do not restore the outcasts or seek the lost. Instead, you rule over them through strength and violence. \v 5 Then they were scattered without a shepherd, and they became food for all the living beasts in the fields, after they were scattered. \v 6 My flock strays on all of the mountains and on every high hill, and it is dispersed over the entire surface of the earth. Yet no one is searching for them. - + \s5 \p \v 7 Therefore, shepherds, hear the declaration of Yahweh: @@ -19,47 +19,46 @@ \s5 \v 9 Therefore, shepherds, hear the declaration of Yahweh: \v 10 The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against the shepherds, and I will require my flock from their hand. Then I will dismiss them from shepherding the flock; neither will the shepherds any longer shepherd themselves since I will take away my flock from their mouths, so that my flock will no longer be food for them. - + \s5 \p \v 11 For the Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I myself will seek out my flock and I will look after them, \v 12 like a shepherd seeking his flock on the day he is within the midst of his scattered flock. Thus I will seek my flock, and I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on the day of clouds and darkness. \v 13 Then I will bring them out from among the peoples; I will gather them from the lands and bring them to their land. I will put them in pastures on the mountainsides of Israel, by the streams, and in every settlement in the land. - + \s5 \v 14 I will put them in good pastures; the high mountains of Israel will be their grazing places. They will lie down there in good places for grazing, in abundant pastures, and they will graze on the mountains of Israel. \v 15 I myself will shepherd my flock, and I myself will make them lie down—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration— \v 16 I will seek the lost and restore the outcast. I will bind up the broken sheep and heal the sick sheep but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd with justice. - + \s5 \p \v 17 And you, my flock—this is what the Lord Yahweh says—behold, I will be a judge between sheep and sheep and between rams and male goats. \v 18 Is it not enough to feed on the good pasture, that you must trample down with your feed what is left of the pasture; and to drink from clear waters, that you must muddy the rivers with your feet? \v 19 And must my sheep eat what you have trampled with your feet, and drink what you have muddied with your feet? - + \s5 \p \v 20 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this to them: Behold! I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the thin ones, \v 21 for you have pushed them with your sides and shoulders, and you have gored all of the weak ones with your horns until you have scattered them away from the land. - + \s5 \v 22 I will save my flock and they will no longer be plunder. And I will judge between one sheep and another sheep! -\v 23 I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will shepherd them, he will feed them, and he will be their shepherd. +\v 23 I will set over them one shepherd, my servant David. He will shepherd them, he will feed them, and he will be their shepherd. \v 24 For I, Yahweh, will be their God, and my servant David will be a prince among them—I, Yahweh, have declared this. - + \s5 \p \v 25 Then I will make a covenant of peace with them and remove the evil wild animals from the land, so that they will live securely in the wilderness and safely sleep in the forests. \v 26 I will also bring blessings on them and on the places around my hill, for I will send out showers in due season. These will be showers of blessing. \v 27 Then the trees of the field will produce their fruit, and the earth will yield its produce. My sheep will be secure in their land; then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I break the bars of their yoke, and when I rescue them from the hand of those who enslaved them. - + \s5 \v 28 They will no longer be plunder for the nations, and the wild animals on the earth will no longer devour them. For they will live securely, and no one will frighten them. \v 29 For I will create a peaceful planting place for them so they will no longer be starved with hunger in the land, and the nations will not bring insults against them. - + \s5 \v 30 Then they will know that I, Yahweh their God, am with them. They are my people, the house of Israel—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. \v 31 For you are my sheep, the flock of my pasture, and my people! I will be your God—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'" - diff --git a/26-EZK/35.usfm b/26-EZK/35.usfm index 9f8a7c80..0833844c 100644 --- a/26-EZK/35.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/35.usfm @@ -2,20 +2,20 @@ \s5 \c 35 \p -\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, +\v 1 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 2 "Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it. \v 3 Say to it, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will strike you with my hand and make you a desolation and a horror. - + \s5 \v 4 I will make your cities ruins, and you yourself will become desolate; then you will know that I am Yahweh. \v 5 Because you have always been hostile to the people of Israel, and because you poured them out into the hands of the sword at the time of their distress, at the time their punishment was at its greatest. \v 6 Therefore, as I live—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—I will prepare you for bloodshed, and bloodshed will pursue you! Since you did not hate bloodshed, bloodshed will pursue you. - + \s5 \v 7 I will make Mount Seir a complete desolation when I cut off from it anyone who passes through and returns again. \v 8 And I will fill its mountains with its dead. Your high hills and valleys and all of your streams—those killed by the sword will fall in them. \v 9 I will make you a perpetual desolation. Your cities will not be inhabited, but you will know that I am Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 10 You have said, "These two nations and these two lands will become mine, and we will possess them," even when Yahweh was present with them. @@ -24,12 +24,10 @@ \s5 \v 12 So you will know that I am Yahweh. I have heard all the insults you spoke against the mountains of Israel, when you said, "They have been destroyed; they have been given over to us to devour." \v 13 You exalted yourselves against me with what you said, and you multiplied the words you said against me; and I heard it all. - + \s5 \p \v 14 The Lord Yahweh says this: I will make you a desolation, while the entire earth rejoices. \v 15 As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the people of Israel because of its desolation, I will do the same to you. You will become a desolation, Mount Seir, and all of Edom—all of it! Then they will know that I am Yahweh.'" - - diff --git a/26-EZK/36.usfm b/26-EZK/36.usfm index 3fb7618c..23f0df21 100644 --- a/26-EZK/36.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/36.usfm @@ -5,60 +5,60 @@ \v 1 "Now you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say, 'Mountains of Israel, listen to the word of Yahweh. \v 2 The Lord Yahweh says this: The enemy has said about you, "Aha!" and "The ancient high places have become our possession."' \v 3 Therefore prophesy and say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Because of your desolation and because of the attacks that came on you from all sides, you have become a possession of the other nations; you have been the subject of slanderous lips and tongues, and of people's stories. - + \s5 \v 4 Therefore, mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord Yahweh: The Lord Yahweh says this to the mountains and the high hills, to the streambeds and valleys, to the uninhabited desolations and the forsaken cities that have become plunder and a subject of mocking for the other nations that surround them— \v 5 therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: I have certainly spoken in the fire of my fury against the other nations, against Edom and all who took my land for themselves as a possession, against all those who had both joy in their heart and disdain in their spirit, as they seized my land that they might claim its pasturelands for themselves.' \v 6 Therefore, prophesy to the land of Israel and say to the mountains and to the high hills, to the streambeds and to the valleys, 'the Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! In my fury and in my anger I am declaring this because you have borne the insults of nations. - + \s5 \v 7 Therefore, the Lord Yahweh says this: I myself will lift up my hand to swear that the nations that surround you will certainly carry their own shame. - + \s5 \p \v 8 But you, mountains of Israel, you will grow branches and bear fruit for my people Israel, since they will soon come back to you. \v 9 For behold, I am for you, and I treat you with favor; you will be plowed and sown with seed. - + \s5 \v 10 So I will multiply on you mountains men in all the house of Israel, all of it. The cities will be inhabited and the ruins rebuilt. \v 11 I will multiply man and beast on you mountains so that they will multiply and be fruitful. Then I will cause you to be inhabited as you previously were, and I will make you prosper more than you did in the past, for you will know that I am Yahweh. \v 12 I will bring men, my people Israel, to walk on you. They will possess you, and you will be their inheritance, and you will no longer cause their children to die. - + \s5 \v 13 The Lord Yahweh says this: Because they are saying to you, "You devour people, and your nation's children have died," \v 14 therefore you will not consume people any longer, and you will no longer make your nation mourn their deaths. This is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. \v 15 Nor will I allow you to hear the insults of the nations any longer; you will no longer have to bear the shame of the peoples or cause your nation to fall—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'" - + \s5 \p -\v 16 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, +\v 16 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 17 "Son of man, when the house of Israel inhabited their land, they defiled it with their ways and their deeds. Their ways were like the unclean menstruation of a woman before me. \v 18 So I poured out my fury against them for the blood that they poured out on the land and for their pollution of it by their idols. - + \s5 \v 19 I scattered them among the nations; they were dispersed through the lands. I judged them according to their ways and their deeds. \v 20 Then they went to the nations, and wherever they went, they profaned my holy name when people said of them, 'Are these really the people of Yahweh? For they have been thrown out of his land.' \v 21 But I had compassion for my holy name that the house of Israel had defiled among the nations, when they went there. - + \s5 \p \v 22 Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: I am not doing this for your sake, house of Israel, but for my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations everywhere you have gone. \v 23 For I will make my great name holy, which you have profaned among the nations—in the midst of the nations, you profaned it. Then the nations will know that I am Yahweh—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—when you see that I am holy. - + \s5 \v 24 I will take you from the nations and gather you from every land, and I will bring you to your land. \v 25 Then I will sprinkle pure water on you so you will be purified from all of your impurities. And I will purify you from all of your idols. - + \s5 \v 26 I will give you a new heart and a new spirit in your innermost parts, and I will take away the heart of stone from your flesh. For I will give you a heart of flesh. \v 27 I will set my Spirit in you and enable you to walk in my statutes and keep my decrees, so you will do them. \v 28 Then you will inhabit the land that I gave to your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God. - + \s5 \v 29 For I will save you from all of your uncleanness. I will summon the grain and multiply it. I will no longer put famine upon you. \v 30 I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the produce of the field so that you will no longer bear the shame of famine among the nations. \v 31 Then you will think of your wicked ways and your deeds that were not good, and you will show loathing on your faces because of your own sins and your disgusting deeds. - + \s5 \p \v 32 I am not doing this for your sake—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—let this be known to you. So be ashamed and disgraced because of your ways, house of Israel. @@ -73,7 +73,5 @@ \p \v 37 The Lord Yahweh says this: Again I will be asked by the house of Israel to do this for them, to increase them like a flock of people. \v 38 Like the flock is set apart for sacrifices, like the flock in Jerusalem at her appointed feasts, so will be the ruined cities be filled with flocks of people and they will know that I am Yahweh.'" - - diff --git a/26-EZK/37.usfm b/26-EZK/37.usfm index cff432e8..8d463dcc 100644 --- a/26-EZK/37.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/37.usfm @@ -5,58 +5,57 @@ \v 1 The hand of Yahweh was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of Yahweh and set me down in the midst of a valley; it was full of bones. \v 2 Then he made me pass through them round and round. Behold! A great many of them were in the valley. And behold! They were very dry. \v 3 He said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live again?" So I said, "Lord Yahweh, you alone know." - + \s5 \v 4 Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones. Listen to the word of Yahweh. \v 5 The Lord Yahweh says this to these bones: Behold! I am about to put breath into you, and you will live. \v 6 I will place sinews over you and bring flesh onto you. I will cover you with skin and put breath within you so you will live. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.'" - + \s5 \p \v 7 So I prophesied as I was commanded; as I prophesied, behold, a sound came, that of shaking. Then the bones drew together—bone against bone. \v 8 I looked and, behold, sinews were now on them. And flesh grew up and skin covered them. But there was still no breath in them. - + \s5 \v 9 Then Yahweh said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Breath, come from the four winds, and breathe on these who have been killed, so they may live.'" \v 10 So I prophesied as I was commanded; the breath came into them and they lived. Then they stood on their feet, a very great army. - + \s5 \p \v 11 And Yahweh said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the entire house of Israel. Behold! They are saying, 'Our bones have dried up, and our hope is gone. We have been cut off.' \v 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I will open your graves and lift you out from them, my people. And I will bring you back to the land of Israel. - + \s5 \v 13 Then you will know that I am Yahweh, when I open your graves and bring you out from them, my people. \v 14 I will place my Spirit within you so you will live, and I will cause you to rest in your land when you know that I am Yahweh. I declare and will do it—this is Yahweh's declaration.'" - + \s5 \p \v 15 Then the word of Yahweh came to me and said, -\v 16 "Now you, son of man, take one stick for yourself and write on it, 'For Judah and for the people of Israel, his companions.' And take another stick and write on it, 'For Joseph, the branch of Ephraim, and for all the people of Israel, their companions.' +\v 16 "Now you, son of man, take one stick for yourself and write on it, 'For Judah and for the people of Israel, his companions.' And take another stick and write on it, 'For Joseph, the branch of Ephraim, and for all the people of Israel, their companions.' \v 17 Then bring both of them together into one stick, so that they become one in your hand. - + \s5 \v 18 When your people speak to you and say, 'Will you not tell us what these things of yours mean?' \v 19 then say to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am taking the branch of Joseph that is in the hand of Ephraim and the tribes of Israel his companions and joining it to the branch of Judah, so that they will make one branch, and they will become one in my hand.' \v 20 Then hold in your hand the branches that you wrote on before their eyes. - + \s5 \p \v 21 Then declare to them, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am about to take the people of Israel from among the nations where they went. I will gather them from the surrounding lands. For I will bring them to their land. \v 22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and there will be one king as king over all of them, and they will no longer be two nations; they will no longer be divided into two kingdoms. \v 23 Then they will no longer defile themselves with their idols, their disgusting things, or any of their other sins. For I will save them from all of their faithless actions with which they have sinned, and I will purify them, so they will be my people and I will be their God. \f + \ft Some ancient and most modern versions read in this way: \fqa from all of their faithless actions \fqa* . However, the Hebrew text reads \fqa from their dwelling places \fqa* , which many think makes little sense in this context. \f* - + \s5 \p \v 24 David my servant will be king over them. So there will be one shepherd over them all, and they will walk according to my decrees and they will keep my statutes and obey them. \v 25 They will live in the land that I have given to my servant Jacob, where your fathers had stayed. They will live in it forever—they, their children, and their grandchildren, for David my servant will be their chief forever. - + \s5 \v 26 I will establish a covenant of peace with them. It will be an everlasting covenant with them. I will establish them and multiply them and set my holy place in their midst forever. \v 27 My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be my people. \v 28 Then the nations will know that I am Yahweh who sets Israel apart, when my holy place is among them forever.'" - diff --git a/26-EZK/38.usfm b/26-EZK/38.usfm index 6e1ebd60..d37bfdeb 100644 --- a/26-EZK/38.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/38.usfm @@ -5,47 +5,45 @@ \v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me and said, \v 2 "Son of man, set your face toward Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal; and prophesy against him. \v 3 Say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against you, Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. - + \s5 \v 4 So I will turn you around and set hooks in your jaw; I will send you out with all your army, horses, and horsemen, all of them dressed in full armor, a great company with large shields and small shields, all of them holding swords! \v 5 Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shields and helmets! \v 6 Gomer and all her troops, and Beth Togarmah, from the far parts of the north, and all its troops! Many peoples are with you! - + \s5 \p \v 7 Get ready! Yes, prepare yourself and your troops assembled with you, and be their commander. \v 8 You will be called after many days, and after some years you will go to a land that has recovered from the sword and that has been gathered from many peoples, gathered back to the mountains of Israel that had been a continuous ruin. But the land's people will be brought out of the peoples, and they will live in safety, all of them! \v 9 So you will go up as a storm goes; you will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your troops, all the many soldiers with you. - + \s5 \p \v 10 The Lord Yahweh says this: it will happen on that day that plans will form in your hearts, and you will devise wicked schemes.' \v 11 Then you will say, 'I will go up to the open land; I will go to the quiet people living in safety, all of them living where there are no walls or bars, and where there are no city gates. \v 12 I will capture booty and steal plunder, in order to bring my hand against the ruins that are newly inhabited, and against the people gathered from the nations, people who are gaining livestock and property, and who are living at the center of the earth.' - + \s5 \v 13 Sheba and Dedan, and the traders of Tarshish with all their young warriors—they will all say to you, 'Have you come to capture booty? Have you assembled your army to steal plunder, to carry off silver and gold, to take cattle and property, to capture much plunder?' - + \s5 \p \v 14 Therefore prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: On that day, when my people Israel are living securely, will you not learn about them? \v 15 You will come from your place far away in the north with a great army, all of them riding on horses, a great company, a large army. \v 16 And you will attack my people Israel like a cloud that covers the land. It will happen that in the coming days I will bring you against my land, so the nations might know me when Gog sees my holiness. - + \s5 \p \v 17 The Lord Yahweh says this: Are you not the one of whom I spoke in former days by the hand of my servants, the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in their own time for years that I would bring you against them? \v 18 So it will come to be in that day when Gog attacks the land of Israel—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—my wrath will mount up in my anger. - + \s5 \v 19 For I have declared this in the ardor of my anger and with the fire of my rage: there will certainly be a great earthquake on that day in the land of Israel. \v 20 They will shake before me—the fish of the sea and the birds of the skies, the beasts of the fields, and all the creatures that crawl on the earth, and every person who is on the surface of the land. The mountains will be thrown down and the cliffs will fall, until every wall falls to the earth. - + \s5 \v 21 For I will summon a sword against him on all my mountains—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—each man's sword will be against his brother. \v 22 And I will judge them with plague, blood, flooding rains, and hailstones of fire. I will bring rains of brimstone upon him and upon his troops and the many people with him. \v 23 For I will show my greatness and my holiness and I will make myself known in the eyes of the many nations, and they will know that I am Yahweh.'" - - diff --git a/26-EZK/39.usfm b/26-EZK/39.usfm index b5d47de1..f2a5a4c0 100644 --- a/26-EZK/39.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/39.usfm @@ -5,60 +5,59 @@ \v 1 "Now you, son of man, prophesy against Gog and say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against you, Gog, chief of Meshech and Tubal. \v 2 I will turn you and lead you on; I will bring you up from the far north and bring you to the mountains of Israel. \v 3 Then I will knock your bow out of your left hand and make the arrows fall from your right hand. - + \s5 \v 4 You will fall dead on the mountains of Israel—you and all your troops and the soldiers who are with you. I will give you to the birds of prey and the wild beasts of the fields for food. \v 5 You will fall dead on the surface of the field, for I myself declare it—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. \v 6 Then I will send out fire on Magog and on those living in safety on the coasts, and they will know that I am Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 7 For I will make my holy name known in the midst of my people Israel, and I will no longer allow my holy name to be profaned; the nations will know that I am Yahweh, the Holy One in Israel. \v 8 Behold! The day that I have declared is coming, and it will take place—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \v 9 The ones living in the cities of Israel will go out and burn the weapons, small shields, large shields, bows, arrows, the clubs and spears; they will burn them with fire for seven years. \v 10 They will not gather wood from the fields or cut down the forests, since they will burn the weapons; they will take from those who took from them; they will plunder those who plundered them—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \p \v 11 Then it will happen on that day that I will make a place there for Gog—a grave in Israel, a valley for those who journey to the east of the sea. It will block those who wish to cross over. There they will bury Gog with all his multitudes. They will call it the valley of Hamon Gog. - + \s5 \v 12 For seven months the house of Israel will bury them in order to purify the land. \v 13 For all the people of the land will bury them; it will be a memorable day for them when I am glorified—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \v 14 Then they will designate some men for the task of passing through the land to bury those who remain on the face of the land, in order to purify it. They will start this task after the seventh month. \v 15 As these men pass through the land, when they see any human bone, they will put a marker by it, until gravediggers come and bury it in the valley of Hamon Gog. \v 16 There will be a city there by the name of Hamonah. In this way they will purify the land.' - + \s5 \p \v 17 Now to you, son of man, the Lord Yahweh says this: Say to all the winged birds and all the wild beasts in the fields, 'Gather together and come. Gather from all around to the sacrifice that I myself am making for you, a large sacrifice on the mountains of Israel, so that you may consume flesh and drink blood. \v 18 You will consume the flesh of warriors and drink the blood of the princes of the earth; they will be rams, lambs, goats, and bulls, they were all fattened in Bashan. - + \s5 \v 19 Then you will eat fat to your satisfaction; you will drink blood until drunkenness; this will be the sacrifice that I will slaughter for you. \v 20 You will be satisfied at my table with horse, chariot, warrior, and every man of war—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.' - + \s5 \p \v 21 I will set my glory among the nations, and all the nations will see my judgment that I perform and my hand that I have set against them. \v 22 The house of Israel will know that I am Yahweh their God from that day onward. - + \s5 \v 23 And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into captivity because of their iniquity by which they betrayed me, so I hid my face from them and gave them into the hand of their adversaries so that all of them fell by the sword. \v 24 I did to them according to their uncleanness and their sins, when I hid my face from them. - + \s5 \p \v 25 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: Now I will restore the fortunes of Jacob, and I will have compassion on all the house of Israel, when I act with zeal for my holy name. \v 26 Then they will forget their shame and all the treason in which they betrayed me. They will forget all this when they rest in their land in safety, with no one to terrify them. \v 27 When I restore them from the peoples and gather them from the lands of their enemies, I will show myself to be holy in the sight of many nations. - + \s5 \v 28 Then they will know that I am Yahweh their God, for I sent them into captivity among the nations, but then I gathered them back to their land. I left none of them among the nations. \v 29 I will no longer hide my face from them when I pour out my Spirit on the house of Israel—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration." - diff --git a/26-EZK/40.usfm b/26-EZK/40.usfm index fe39db45..6ab6ca83 100644 --- a/26-EZK/40.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/40.usfm @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ \p \v 1 In the twenty-fifth year of our captivity at the beginning of the year on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was captured—on that same day, the hand of Yahweh was upon me and he took me there. \v 2 In visions from God he brought me to the land of Israel. He brought me to rest on a very high mountain; to the south were what appeared to be buildings of a city. - + \s5 \v 3 Then he brought me there. Behold! A man appeared who looked like bronze. A linen cord and a measuring stick were in his hand, and he stood in the city gate. \v 4 The man said to me, "Son of man, look with your eyes and listen with your ears, and fix your mind on all that I am revealing to you, for you were brought here so I could reveal them to you. Report everything that you will see to the house of Israel." - + \s5 \p \v 5 There was a wall surrounding the temple complex, and there was a measuring stick in the man's hand, six cubits in length—each "long" cubit equaling a cubit and a handbreadth. The man measured the width of the wall—one stick—and the height—one stick. @@ -21,82 +21,82 @@ \v 8 He measured the portico of the gate; it was one stick long. \v 9 He measured the portico of the gate; it was one stick deep. And the doorposts were two cubits wide. This was the portico of the gate facing the temple. \v 10 The guard chambers at the gate were three in number on either side of the gate, and they all measured the same, and the wall separating them all from each other measured the same, also. - + \s5 \v 11 Then the man measured the width of the gateway entrance—ten cubits; and he measured the length of the gateway entrance—thirteen cubits. \v 12 He measured the wall that was bordering the front of the chambers—one cubit high. And the chambers—six cubits on every side. \v 13 Then he measured the gateway from the roof of one chamber to that of the next chamber—twenty-five cubits, from the entrance of the first chamber to that of the second. - + \s5 \v 14 Then he measured the wall that went between the guard chambers—sixty cubits long; he measured as far as the gate's portico. \v 15 The entrance from the front of the gate to the other end of the gate's portico was fifty cubits. \v 16 There were narrow windows in the chambers, and in the walls that separated them all around; it was the same for the portico, and all the windows were on the inner side. There were carvings of palm trees on the walls. - + \s5 \p \v 17 Then the man brought me to the outer courtyard of the temple. Behold, there were rooms, and there was pavement in the courtyard, with thirty rooms next to the pavement. \v 18 The pavement went up to the side of the gates, and its width was the same as the gates' length. This was the lower pavement. \v 19 Then the man measured the distance from the front of the lower gate to the front of the inner gate; it was one hundred cubits on the east side, and the same on the north side. - + \s5 \p \v 20 Then he measured the length and width of the gate that was at the north of the outer court. \v 21 There were three chambers on either side of that gate, and the gate and its portico measured the same as the main gate—fifty cubits in total length and twenty-five cubits in width. - + \s5 -\v 22 Its windows, portico, chambers, and its palm trees corresponded to the gate that faced east. Seven steps went up to it and to its portico. +\v 22 Its windows, portico, chambers, and its palm trees corresponded to the gate that faced east. Seven steps went up to it and to its portico. \v 23 There was a gate to the inner courtyard in front of the gate facing north, just as also there was a gate to the east; the man measured from one gate to the other gate—one hundred cubits in distance. - + \s5 \p \v 24 Next the man brought me to the gate of the southern entrance, and its walls and portico measured the same as the other outer gate. \v 25 There were narrow windows in the gateway and its portico just as at that gate. The south gate and its portico measured fifty cubits in length and twenty-five cubits in width. - + \s5 \v 26 There were seven steps up to the gate and its portico, and there were carvings of palm trees on the walls on either side. \v 27 There was a gate to the inner courtyard on the southern side, and the man measured from that gate to the gate of the south entrance—one hundred cubits in distance. - + \s5 \p \v 28 Then the man brought me to the inner courtyard by way of its southern gate, which had the same measurements as the other gates. \v 29 Its chambers, walls, and porticos measured the same as the other gates; there were windows all around in the portico. The inner gate and its portico measured fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. \v 30 There were also porticos all around the inner wall; these were twenty-five cubits long and five cubits wide. \v 31 This portico faced the outer courtyard with carved palm trees on its walls and eight steps going up to it. - + \s5 \p \v 32 Then the man brought me to the inner courtyard by the eastern way and measured the gate, which had the same measurements as the other gates. \v 33 Its chambers, walls, and portico measured the same as the other gates, and there were windows all around. The inner gate and its portico measured fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. \v 34 Its portico faced the outer courtyard; it had palm trees on either side of it and eight steps going up it. - + \s5 \p \v 35 Next the man brought me to the northern gate and measured it; it measured the same as the other gates. \v 36 Its chambers, walls, and portico measured the same as the other gates, and there were windows all around. The gateway and its portico measured fifty cubits long and twenty-five cubits wide. \v 37 Its portico faced the outer courtyard; it had palm trees on either side of it and eight steps going up it. - + \s5 \p \v 38 There was a room with a door by each of the inner gateways. This was where they rinsed the burnt offerings. \v 39 There were two tables on either side of each portico, on which the burnt offering was slaughtered, and also the sin offering and the guilt offering. - + \s5 \v 40 By the wall of the courtyard, going up to the gate to the north, there were two tables. Also on the other side there were two tables at the gate's portico. \v 41 There were four tables on either side by the gate; they slaughtered animals on the eight tables. - + \s5 \v 42 There were four tables of cut stone for the burnt offerings, one and a half cubits long, one and a half cubits wide, and one cubit tall. On them they laid the tools with which they slaughtered the burnt offerings for the sacrifices. \v 43 Two-pronged hooks a handbreadth long were fastened in the portico all around, and the flesh of the offerings would be put on the tables. - + \s5 \p -\v 44 Near the inner gate, in the inner courtyard, were singers' chambers. One of these rooms was on the north side, and one on the south. +\v 44 Near the inner gate, in the inner courtyard, were singers' chambers. One of these rooms was on the north side, and one on the south. \v 45 Then the man said to me, "This room facing south is for the priests who are on duty in the temple. - + \s5 \v 46 And the room facing north is for the priests on duty at the altar. These are the sons of Zadok who come near to Yahweh to serve him; they are among the sons of Levi." \v 47 Next he measured the courtyard—one hundred cubits long and one hundred cubits wide in a square, with the altar in front of the house. - + \s5 \p \v 48 Then the man brought me to the portico of the house and measured its doorposts—they were five cubits thick on either side. The entryway itself was fourteen cubits wide, and the walls on each side of it were three cubits wide. @@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ \v 49 The sanctuary's portico was twenty cubits long, and its depth was eleven cubits. There were steps that went up to it and columns that stood on either side of it. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa steps \fqa* , some ancient and modern versions read \fqa ten steps \fqa* . \f* \f + \ft Instead of \fqa eleven cubits \fqa* , some ancient and modern versions read \fqa twelve cubits \fqa* . \f* - diff --git a/26-EZK/41.usfm b/26-EZK/41.usfm index ba80dd98..cc0933be 100644 --- a/26-EZK/41.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/41.usfm @@ -5,52 +5,51 @@ \v 1 Then the man brought me into the temple's holy place and measured the doorposts—six cubits wide on either side. \f + \ft After \fqa six cubits wide on either side \fqa* , most ancient copies and some modern versions add \fqa the width of the tent \fqa* . \f* \v 2 The width of the doorway was ten cubits; the wall on each side was five cubits long. Then the man measured the dimensions of the holy place—forty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. - + \s5 \v 3 Then the man went into the very holy place and measured the posts of the doorway—two cubits, and the doorway was six cubits wide. The walls on either side were seven cubits wide. \v 4 Then he measured the room's length—twenty cubits. And its width—twenty cubits to the front of the temple hall. Then he said to me, "This is the most holy place." - + \s5 \p \v 5 Then the man measured the wall of the house—it was six cubits thick. The width of the side rooms all around the house was four cubits. \v 6 There were three levels of side rooms, for there were rooms over rooms, thirty on each level. And ledges were in the wall around the house for the side rooms all around, to be a support for the rooms above, for there was no support put in the house wall. \v 7 So the side rooms widened and went around going up, for the house went around higher and higher all around; the rooms widened as the house went up. And a stairway went up to the highest level, through the middle level. - + \s5 \v 8 Then I saw a raised part all around the house, the foundation for the side chambers; it measured a full stick in height—six cubits. \v 9 The width of the wall of the side rooms on the outside was five cubits. There was an open space to the outside of these rooms in the sanctuary. - + \s5 \v 10 On the other side of this open space were the priests' outer side rooms; this space was twenty cubits wide all around the sanctuary. \v 11 There were doors into the side rooms from another open space—one doorway was on the north side, and the other on the south side. The width of this open area was five cubits all around. - + \s5 \p \v 12 The building that faced the courtyard on the west side was seventy cubits wide. Its wall measured five cubits thick all around, and it was ninety cubits long. \v 13 Then the man measured the sanctuary—one hundred cubits long. And the separated building, its wall, and the courtyard also measured one hundred cubits in length. \v 14 The width of the front of the courtyard in front of the sanctuary was also one hundred cubits. - + \s5 \p \v 15 Then the man measured the length of the building behind the sanctuary, to its west, and the galleries on either side—one hundred cubits. The holy place and the portico, \v 16 the inner walls and the windows, including the narrow windows, and the galleries all around on three levels, were all paneled in wood. \v 17 Above the entryway to the inner sanctuary and spaced along the walls there was a measured pattern. - + \s5 \v 18 It was decorated with cherubim and palm trees; with a palm tree between each cherub. And each cherub had two faces: \v 19 the face of a man looked toward a palm tree on one side, and the face of a young lion looked toward a palm tree on the other side. These decorated all the house all around, \v 20 from the ground to above the doorway there were decorations of cherubim and palm trees upon the temple wall. - + \s5 \p \v 21 The gate posts of the holy place were square, and they all looked like each other. \v 22 The wooden altar in front of the holy place was three cubits high and two cubits long on each side. Its corner posts, base, and frame were made of wood. Then the man said to me, "This is the table that stands before Yahweh." \v 23 There were double doors for the holy place and the most holy place. \v 24 These doors had two hinged door panels each, two panels for one door and two panels for the other. - + \s5 \v 25 Carved on them—on the doors of the holy place—were cherubim and palm trees just as the walls were decorated, and there was a wooden roof over the portico at the front. \v 26 There were narrow windows and palm trees on either side of the portico. These were the side rooms of the house, and they also had overhanging roofs. - diff --git a/26-EZK/42.usfm b/26-EZK/42.usfm index 7f7cb1ce..fac3b4ba 100644 --- a/26-EZK/42.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/42.usfm @@ -11,28 +11,28 @@ \f + \ft Some ancient versions and many modern versions read \fqa one hundred cubits \fqa* . Ancient Hebrew copies and some modern versions read read \fqa one cubit \fqa* . \f* \v 5 But the upper halls were smaller, for the walkways took away from them more space than they did in the lowest and middle levels of the building. \v 6 For the halls on the third story had no columns, unlike the courtyards, which did have columns. So the highest level's rooms were smaller in size compared to the rooms in the lowest and middle levels. - + \s5 -\v 7 The outside wall ran along the rooms toward the outer courtyard, the courtyard that was in front of the rooms. That wall was fifty cubits long. +\v 7 The outside wall ran along the rooms toward the outer courtyard, the courtyard that was in front of the rooms. That wall was fifty cubits long. \v 8 The length of the rooms of the outer courtyard was fifty cubits, and the rooms facing the sanctuary were one hundred cubits long. \v 9 There was an entrance to the lowest rooms from the east side, coming from the outer courtyard. - + \s5 \p \v 10 Along the wall of the outer courtyard on the eastern side of the outer courtyard, in front of the sanctuary's inner courtyard, there were also rooms. \f + \ft Hebrew and some modern versions read \fqa on the eastern side \fqa* . However, some ancient copies and most modern versions read \fqa on the southern side \fqa* . \f* \v 11 The walkway in front of them was the same in length and width as the rooms along the northern side. They also had the same number of entrances. \v 12 On the south side were doors into rooms that were just the same as on the north side. A passage on the inside had a door at its head, and the passage opened into the various rooms. On the east side there was a doorway into the passage at one end. - + \s5 \p \v 13 Then the man said to me, "The northern rooms and the southern rooms that are in front of the outer courtyard are holy rooms where the priests who work nearest to Yahweh may eat the most holy food. They will put the most holy things there—the food offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering—for this is a holy place. \v 14 When the priests enter there, they must not go out of the holy place to the outer court, without laying aside the clothes in which they served, since these are holy. So they must dress in other clothes before going near the people." - + \s5 \p \v 15 The man completed measuring the inner house and then took me out to the gate that faced the east and measured all the surrounding area there. - + \s5 \v 16 He measured the east side with a measuring stick—five hundred cubits with the measuring stick. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa five hundred cubits \fqa* , which some ancient and most modern versions read, Hebrew reads \fqa five hundred measuring sticks \fqa* , which seems to be an error. \f* @@ -45,7 +45,5 @@ \s5 \v 20 He measured it on four sides, its wall with it all around had a length of five hundred cubits and a width of five hundred cubits to separate between the holy and the not holy. - - diff --git a/26-EZK/43.usfm b/26-EZK/43.usfm index 57692555..8abc0842 100644 --- a/26-EZK/43.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/43.usfm @@ -4,59 +4,57 @@ \p \v 1 The man then brought me to the gate that opened to the east. \v 2 Behold! The glory of the God of Israel came from the east; his voice was like the sound of many waters, and the earth shone with his glory. - + \s5 \v 3 And it was like the vision that I saw when he had come to destroy the city, and like the vision that I saw at the Chebar Canal—and I fell to my face. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa when he came \fqa* , which some Hebrew copies and some ancient and many modern versions read, Hebrew reads \fqa when I came \fqa* . \f* \v 4 So the glory of Yahweh came to the house by way of the gate that opened to the east. \v 5 Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me into the inner court. Behold! The glory of Yahweh was filling the house. - + \s5 \p \v 6 The man was standing beside me, and I heard someone else speaking to me from the house. \v 7 He said to me, "Son of man, this is the place of my throne and the place for the soles of my feet, where I will live in the midst of the people of Israel forever. The house of Israel will no longer profane my holy name—they or their kings—with their faithlessness or with the corpses of their kings at their high places. \v 8 They will no longer profane my holy name by putting their threshold next to my threshold, and their gateposts next to my gateposts, with nothing but a wall between me and them. They profaned my holy name with their disgusting actions, so I consumed them with my anger. - + \s5 \v 9 Now let them remove their faithlessness and the corpses of their kings from before me, and I will live in their midst forever. - + \s5 \p \v 10 Son of man, you yourself must tell the house of Israel about this house so they will be ashamed of their iniquities. They should think about this description. \v 11 For if they are ashamed of all that they have done, then reveal to them the design of the house, its details, its exits, its entrances, and all its designs, all its decrees and rules. Then write this down before their eyes so they will keep to all its design and all its rules, so as to obey them. - + \s5 \v 12 This is the regulation for the house: From the peak of the hill to all the surrounding border around it, it will be most holy. Behold! This is the regulation for the house. - + \s5 \p \v 13 These will be the measurements of the altar in long cubits—each long cubit being a regular cubit and a handbreadth long. So the gutter around the altar will be a cubit deep, and its width will also be a cubit. And the border around its surrounding edge will be one span. This will be the base of the altar. \v 14 From the gutter at the ground level up to the lower ledge of the altar is two cubits, and that ledge itself is one cubit wide. Then from the small ledge up to the large edge of the altar, it is four cubits, and the large edge is a cubit wide. - + \s5 \v 15 The hearth on the altar for the burnt offerings is four cubits high, and there are four horns pointing upward on the hearth. \v 16 The hearth is twelve cubits long and twelve cubits wide, a square. \v 17 Its border is fourteen cubits long and fourteen cubits wide on each of its four sides, and its rim is a half cubit wide. The gutter is a cubit wide all around with its steps facing east." - + \s5 \p \v 18 Next he said to me, "Son of man, the Lord Yahweh says this: These are the regulations for the altar on the day they make it, for raising the burnt offering onto it, and for sprinkling blood on it. \v 19 You will give a bull from the cattle as a sin offering for the Levitical priests who are the descendants of Zadok, those who come near to me to serve me—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \v 20 Then you will take some of its blood and place it on the altar's four horns and the four sides of its edge and on the surrounding rim; you will cleanse it and make atonement for it. \v 21 Then take the bull for the sin offering and burn it in the appointed part of the temple area outside of the sanctuary. - + \s5 \v 22 Then on the second day you will offer a male goat without blemish from the goats as a sin offering; the priests will cleanse the altar just as they cleansed it with the bull. \v 23 When you finish its cleansing, offer an unblemished bull from the cattle and an unblemished ram from the flock. \v 24 Offer them before Yahweh; the priests will throw salt onto them and raise them up as a burnt offering to Yahweh. - + \s5 \v 25 You must prepare a male goat as a sin offering daily for seven days, and the priests must also prepare an unblemished bull of the cattle and unblemished ram from the flock. \v 26 They must atone for the altar for seven days and purify it, and in this way they must consecrate it. \v 27 They must complete these days, and on the eighth day and onward it will come about that the priests will prepare your burnt offerings and your peace offerings on the altar, and I will accept you—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration." - - diff --git a/26-EZK/44.usfm b/26-EZK/44.usfm index 9c61d59c..81c99947 100644 --- a/26-EZK/44.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/44.usfm @@ -4,63 +4,62 @@ \p \v 1 Then the man brought me back to the outer sanctuary gate that faced east; it was closed tightly. \v 2 Yahweh said to me, "This gate has been sealed shut; it will not be opened. No man will go through it, for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has come through it, so it has been closed tightly. -\v 3 The ruler of Israel will sit in it to eat food before Yahweh. He will enter by way of the gate's portico and go out the same way." - +\v 3 The ruler of Israel will sit in it to eat food before Yahweh. He will enter by way of the gate's portico and go out the same way." + \s5 \p \v 4 Next he brought me by way of the northern gate that faces the house. So I looked and behold, the glory of Yahweh filled the house of Yahweh, and I fell on my face. \v 5 Then Yahweh said to me, "Son of man, set your heart and look with your eyes and listen with your ears to all that I am declaring to you, to all the statutes of the house of Yahweh and all its regulations. Think about the house's entrance and exits. - + \s5 \v 6 Then say to the rebellious ones, the house of Israel, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Let all of your disgusting actions be enough for you, house of Israel— \v 7 that you brought foreigners with uncircumcised hearts and uncircumcised flesh to be in my sanctuary, profaning my house, while you were offering me food, fat and blood—you have broken my covenant by all your disgusting actions. - + \s5 \v 8 You have not carried out your duties regarding my holy things, but you appointed others to take up your duties, and you assigned them to care for my holy place. \v 9 The Lord Yahweh says this: No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, from any of those who live among the people of Israel, may enter my holy place. - + \s5 \v 10 Yet the Levites went far from me—they wandered away from me, going after their idols—but they will pay for their sin. \v 11 They are servants in my sanctuary, watching the gates of the house and serving in the house and they slaughter the burnt offerings and the people's sacrifices, and they will stand before the people and serve them. \v 12 But because they performed the sacrifices before their idols, they became stumbling blocks for sin for the house of Israel. Therefore I will lift up my hand to swear an oath against them—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration—they will bear their punishment. - + \s5 \v 13 They will not come near me to act as my priests or to approach any of my holy things, the most holy things. Instead, they will bear their reproach and their guilt for the disgusting actions that they have done. \v 14 But I will place them as keepers of the work in the house, for all of its duties and everything that is done in it. - + \s5 \p \v 15 And the Levitical priests, the sons of Zadok who fulfilled the duties of my sanctuary when the people of Israel were wandering away from following me—they will come near me to worship me and will stand before me to bring the fat and the blood to me—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. \v 16 They will come to my sanctuary; they will approach my table to worship me and to fulfill their duties to me. - + \s5 \v 17 So it will be that when they come to the gates of the inner courtyard, they will have to dress in linen clothes, for they must not come in wool inside the gates of the inner court and its house. \v 18 There should be linen turbans on their heads and linen underclothes on their hips. They must not dress in clothes that make them sweat. - + \s5 \v 19 When they go out to the outer courtyard, to the outer courtyard in order to go to the people, they must take off the clothes they wore when they served; they must take them off and lay them down in a holy room, so they do not make other people holy by contact with their special clothing. - + \s5 \v 20 Also they must neither shave their heads nor allow their hair to hang loosely, but they must trim the hair of their heads. \v 21 No priest may drink wine when he comes to the inner court, \v 22 nor take a widow or a divorced woman as a wife for himself, but only a virgin from the line of the house of Israel or a widow who was previously married to a priest. - + \s5 \v 23 For they will teach my people the difference between the holy and the profane; they will make them know the unclean from the clean. \v 24 In a dispute they will stand to judge with my decrees; they must be just. And they will keep my law and my statutes in every feast; they will celebrate my holy Sabbaths. - + \s5 \v 25 They will not go to a dead person so as to become unclean, unless it is their father or mother, son or daughter, brother or a sister who has not slept with a man; otherwise, they will become unclean. \v 26 After a priest has become unclean, people will count seven days for him. \v 27 Before the day he comes to the holy place, to the inner courtyard to serve in the holy place, he must bring a sin offering for himself—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \p \v 28 And this is their inheritance: I will be their inheritance, and you must give them no property in Israel; I will be their property! \v 29 They will eat the food offerings, the sin offerings, the guilt offerings, and everything devoted to Yahweh in Israel, will be theirs. - + \s5 \v 30 The best of the firstfruits of all things and every contribution, anything from all of your contributions will belong to the priests, and you will give the best of your meal offerings to the priests so that blessing may rest on your house. \v 31 The priests will not eat any carcass or animal torn by a beast, whether bird or beast. - diff --git a/26-EZK/45.usfm b/26-EZK/45.usfm index ecee1e20..94274d24 100644 --- a/26-EZK/45.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/45.usfm @@ -5,54 +5,53 @@ \v 1 When you cast lots to divide up the land as an inheritance, you must make an offering to Yahweh; this offering will be a holy part of the land, twenty-five thousand long cubits in length, and ten thousand long cubits wide. It will be holy, all its area round about. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa ten thousand \fqa* , which the Hebrew text and some modern versions have, some ancient copies and many modern versions have \fqa twenty thousand \fqa* . \f* \v 2 From this there will be a five hundred cubits by five hundred cubits square surrounding the holy place, with a surrounding border fifty cubits wide. - + \s5 \v 3 From this area you will measure a portion that is twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand wide; it will be a holy place for you; a most holy place. \v 4 It will be a holy place in the land for the priests who serve Yahweh, who come near Yahweh to serve him. It will be a place for their houses and a holy area for the holy place. \v 5 So it will be twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand wide, and it will be for towns for the Levites who serve in the house. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa and it will be for towns for the Levites who serve in the house \fqa* , which some ancient and many modern versions have, the Hebrew text and some modern versions have \fqa they will possess twenty rooms \fqa* . - + \s5 \v 6 You will designate an area for the city, five thousand cubits wide and twenty-five thousand long, that will be next to the area reserved for the holy place; this city will belong to all the house of Israel. \v 7 The prince's land will be on both sides of the area reserved for the holy place and the city. It will be to their west and to their east. The length will correspond to the length of one of those portions, from the west to the east. \s5 \v 8 This land will be property for the prince in Israel. My princes will no longer oppress my people; instead, they will give the land to the house of Israel, for their tribes. - + \s5 \p \v 9 The Lord Yahweh says this: It is enough for you, princes of Israel! Remove violence and strife; do justice and righteousness! Quit your evictions of my people!—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. \v 10 You must have accurate scales, accurate ephahs, and accurate baths! \v 11 The ephah and the bath will be the same amount, so that a bath will be a tenth of a homer; the ephah will be a tenth of a homer. Their measure will be corresponding to the homer. \v 12 The shekel will be twenty gerahs; sixty shekels will make a mina for you. - + \s5 \p \v 13 This is the contribution that you must present: a sixth of an ephah for every homer of wheat, and you will give a sixth of an ephah for every homer of barley. \v 14 The regulation offering of oil will be a tenth of a bath for every kor (which is ten baths), or for every homer, since a homer is also ten baths. \v 15 One sheep or goat from the flock for every two hundred animals from the watered regions of Israel will be used for any burnt offering or peace offering to make atonement for the people—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \v 16 All the people of the land will give this contribution to the prince in Israel. \v 17 It will be the prince's responsibility to furnish animals for the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the drink offerings at the festivals and the new moon celebrations, and on the Sabbath days—all the fixed festivals of the house of Israel. He will provide for the sin offerings, the grain offerings, the burnt offerings, and the peace offerings for atonement on behalf of the house of Israel. - + \s5 \p \v 18 The Lord Yahweh says this: In the first month, on the first day of the month, you will take an unblemished bull from the herd and perform a sin offering for the sanctuary. \v 19 The priest will take some of the blood of the sin offering and place it on the doorposts of the house and on the four corners of the border of the altar, and on the doorposts of the gate to the inner court. \v 20 You will do this on the seventh of the month for each person's sin by accident or ignorance; in this way you will atone for the temple. - + \s5 \p \v 21 In the first month on the fourteenth day of the month, there will be for you a festival, a seven day festival. You will eat unleavened bread. \v 22 On that day, the prince will prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bull as a sin offering. - + \s5 \v 23 For the seven days of the festival, the prince will prepare a burnt offering for Yahweh: seven bulls and seven unblemished rams each day for seven days, and a male goat each day as a sin offering. \v 24 Then the prince will perform a food offering of an ephah for each bull and an ephah for each ram with a hin of oil for each ephah. - + \s5 \v 25 In the seventh month on the fifteenth day of the month, at the festival, the prince will perform offerings on these seven days: sin offerings, burnt offerings, food offerings, and offerings of oil. - diff --git a/26-EZK/46.usfm b/26-EZK/46.usfm index 2cea94fd..659e50ee 100644 --- a/26-EZK/46.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/46.usfm @@ -4,51 +4,49 @@ \p \v 1 The Lord Yahweh says this: The gate of the inner courtyard, facing east, will be shut for the six days of work, but on the Sabbath it will be opened, and on the day of the new moon it will be opened. \v 2 The prince will enter the outer courtyard by the way of the gate and its portico from outside, and he will stand before the doorposts of the inner gate while the priests perform his burnt offering and peace offering. Then he will worship at the threshold of the inner gate and go out, but the gate will not be shut until evening. - + \s5 \v 3 The people of the land will also worship before Yahweh at the entrance to this gate on the Sabbaths and new moons. \v 4 The burnt offering that the prince offers to Yahweh on the Sabbath day will be six unblemished lambs and an unblemished ram. \v 5 The grain offering with the ram will be an ephah, and the grain offering with the lambs will be what he wishes to give, and a hin of oil with each ephah of grain. - + \s5 \p \v 6 On the day of the new moon you must offer an unblemished bull from a herd, six lambs, and an unblemished ram. \v 7 He must make a grain offering of an ephah for the bull and an ephah for the ram, and what he wishes to give for the lambs, and a hin of oil for every ephah of grain. \v 8 When the prince enters by the way of the gate and its portico, he must leave by the same way. - + \s5 \p \v 9 But when the people of the land come before Yahweh at the appointed festivals, anyone entering through the north gate to worship must leave through the south gate; and anyone entering through the south gate must leave through the north gate. No one may turn back to the gate through which he entered, for he must go out straight ahead. \v 10 And the prince must be in their midst; when they go in, he must go in, and when they leave, he must leave. - + \s5 \v 11 And at the festivals, the grain offering must be an ephah of grain for the bull and an ephah for the ram, and whatever he wishes to give with the lambs, and a hin of oil for every ephah. \v 12 When the prince gives a freewill offering, either a burnt offering or a peace offering to Yahweh, he must open the gate facing east for it, and perform his burnt offering and his peace offering as he does it on the day of the Sabbath; then he must go out and shut the gate after he has gone out. - + \s5 \p \v 13 Also, you will give an unblemished lamb one year old as a burnt offering to Yahweh daily; you will do this morning after morning. \v 14 And you will give a grain offering with it morning after morning, a sixth of an ephah and a third of a hin of oil to moisten the flour of the grain offering for Yahweh, according to a permanent statute. \v 15 They will prepare the lamb, the grain offering, and the oil morning after morning, a permanent burnt offering. - + \s5 \p \v 16 The Lord Yahweh says this: If the prince gives a gift to any of his sons, it is his inheritance. It will be the property of his sons, it is an inheritance. \v 17 But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, then it will be that servant's until the year of liberty, and then it will return to the prince. His inheritance will certainly be for his sons. \v 18 The prince will not take the people's inheritance away from their own property; he must provide for his sons from his own property so that my people will not be scattered, each man from his own property.'" - + \s5 \p \v 19 Next the man brought me through the entrance at the gate to the holy rooms for the priests, which faced north and behold! There was a place toward the west. \v 20 He said to me, "This is the place where the priests must boil the guilt offering and the sin offering and where they must bake the grain offering. They must not bring the offerings into the outer courtyard, for then the people would be consecrated." - + \s5 \v 21 Then he brought me to the outer courtyard and he led me past the four corners of that courtyard, and I saw that in at every corner of the courtyard there was a another court. \v 22 In the four corners of the outer courtyard there were four small courtyards, forty cubits long and thirty wide. There the same dimensions for all four of the courtyards. \f + \ft The Hebrew word translated here as \fqa small \fqa* is unclear. It is translated in this way by some ancient and some modern versions. However, other modern versions translate it differently. \f* \v 23 There was a row made of stone all around the four of them, and cooking hearths were under the stone row. \v 24 The man said to me, "These are the places where the temple servants will boil the people's sacrifices." - - diff --git a/26-EZK/47.usfm b/26-EZK/47.usfm index 1e90aee5..718af2e3 100644 --- a/26-EZK/47.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/47.usfm @@ -4,39 +4,39 @@ \p \v 1 Then the man took me back to the entrance to the temple, and there was water flowing out from under the temple threshold of the house toward the east—for the front of the temple faced east—and the water was flowing down the south side of the temple, to the right of the altar. \v 2 So he brought me out through the northern gate and led around to the gate facing east, and there the water was flowing from this gate on its south side. - + \s5 \p \v 3 As the man was going toward the east, there was a measuring line in his hand; he measured off one thousand cubits and brought me through the water to ankle-deep water. \v 4 Then he measured one thousand cubits again and brought me through the water to knee-deep water; and he measured another thousand cubits and brought me to hip-deep water. \v 5 Next he measured off one thousand cubits farther, here it was a river that I was not able to pass, it was so deep. One could only swim it. - + \s5 \p \v 6 The man said to me, "Son of man, do you see this?" and he brought me out and had me walk back along the riverbank. \v 7 As I walked back, there the riverbank had many trees on this side and also the other side. \v 8 The man said to me, "This water is going out to the eastern territory and down to the Arabah; this water flows into the Salt Sea and will make it fresh. - + \s5 \v 9 Every living creature which swarms where the water goes; there will be many fish for these waters flow there. It will make the salt water fresh. Everything will live wherever the river goes. \v 10 Then it will happen that fishermen of En Gedi will stand by the water, and there will be a place to dry out the fishing nets by En Eglaim. There will be many kinds of fish in the Salt Sea, like the fish in the Great Sea for their abundance. - + \s5 \v 11 But the Salt Sea's swamps and marshes will not be made fresh; they will be for providing salt. \v 12 Beside this river on its banks, on both sides, all kinds of edible tree will grow. Their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will never stop appearing. The trees will bear fruit for each month, since their water come from the Sanctuary. Their fruit will be food, and their leaves will be medicine. - + \s5 \p \v 13 The Lord Yahweh says this: This will be the way that you divide the land up for the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph will have two portions. \v 14 And you, each man and brother among you, will inherit it. As I lifted up my hand to swear to give it to your fathers, in the same way this land has become your inheritance. - + \s5 \p -\v 15 This will be the boundary of the land on the north side from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon, and then to Zedad. +\v 15 This will be the boundary of the land on the north side from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon, and then to Zedad. \f + \ft The Hebrew text reads \fqa by way of Hethlon, and then to Zedad \fqa* , but some modern versions imitate 48:1 and add \fqa Lebo Hamath \fqa* . \f* \v 16 Then the boundary will go to Berothah, to Sibraim, which is between Damascus and Hamath, and then to Hazer Hatticon, which is beside the boundary of Hauran. \v 17 So the boundary will go from the sea to Hazar Enon on the border with Damascus and Hamath to the north. This will be the north side. - + \s5 \v 18 On the east side, between Hauran and Damascus and between Gilead and the land of Israel will be the Jordan River. You must measure from the border to the eastern sea; all of this will be the eastern border. \f + \ft The Hebrew text reads \fqa You must measure from the border to the eastern sea \fqa* . However, some ancient and modern versions read \fqa to the eastern sea as far as Tamar \fqa* . \f* @@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ \v 19 Then the south side: south of Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, the brook of Egypt to the Great Sea, and the southern side toward the south. \v 20 Then the western boundary will be the Great Sea to where it goes opposite Hamath. This will be the western side. - + \s5 \p \v 21 In this way you will divide this land for yourselves, for the tribes of Israel. \v 22 And it will happen that you will throw lots for inheritances for yourselves and for the foreigners in your midst, those who have given birth to children in your midst and who are, with you, like the native born people of Israel. You will throw lots for inheritances among the tribes of Israel. -\v 23 Then it will happen that the foreigner will be with the tribe among whom he is living. You must give him an inheritance—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration." - +\v 23 Then it will happen that the foreigner will be with the tribe among whom he is living. You must give him an inheritance—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration." + diff --git a/26-EZK/48.usfm b/26-EZK/48.usfm index 4b9c59e6..1c281bff 100644 --- a/26-EZK/48.usfm +++ b/26-EZK/48.usfm @@ -5,65 +5,65 @@ \v 1 These are the names of the tribes. The tribe of Dan will receive one portion of land; its boundary will run along the northern boundary of Israel by way of Hethlon and Lebo Hamath. Its boundary will go on to Hazar Enan and along the border with Damascus to the north and then on to Hamath. Dan's boundary will go from east all the way to the Great Sea. \v 2 To the south of Dan's border will be the land of Asher—one portion of land, going from the east to the west. \v 3 South of the border with Asher will be the one portion of Naphtali, extending from the east side to the west side. - + \s5 \v 4 South of the border with Naphtali will be the one portion of Manasseh, extending from the east side to the west side. \v 5 South of the border of Manasseh from the eastern side to the west side will be Ephraim—one portion. \v 6 South of the border of Ephraim from the eastern side to the west side will be Reuben—one portion. \v 7 Beside the border with Reuben from the eastern side to the west side will be Judah—one portion. - + \s5 \p \v 8 The offering of land that you will make will be along the border with Judah and extend from the east side to the west side; it will be twenty-five thousand cubits wide. Its length will correspond to one tribe's portion from the east side to the west side, and the temple will be in the middle of it. \v 9 This land that you will offer up to Yahweh will be twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand cubits in width. - + \s5 \v 10 These will be the assignments of this holy portion of land: the priests will have land assigned to them measuring twenty-five thousand cubits in width on the north side; ten thousand cubits in width on the west side; ten thousand cubits in width on the east side; and twenty-five thousand cubits in length on the south side, with the holy place of Yahweh in the middle of it. \v 11 This will be for the consecration of the priests of the line of Zadok, who have served me faithfully and who did not go astray when the people of Israel went astray, as the Levites did. \v 12 The offering for them will be a portion of this most holy land, extending to the border of the Levites. - + \s5 \p \v 13 The Levites' land along the border with the priests' land will be twenty-five thousand cubits long and ten thousand cubits wide. The entire length of the two tracts of land will be twenty-five thousand cubits long and twenty thousand cubits wide. \v 14 They must not sell it or exchange it; none of this firstfruits of the land of Israel must ever be separated from these tracts, for it all is holy to Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 15 The remaining land, five thousand cubits wide and twenty-five thousand cubits long, will be for the collective use of the city, the houses, and the pastureland; the city will be in its midst. \v 16 These will be the city's measurements: the north side will be 4,500 cubits long; the south side will be 4,500 cubits long; the east side will be 4,500 cubits long; and the west side will be 4,500 cubits long. - + \s5 \v 17 There will be pasture for the city toward the north, 250 cubits deep; to the south, 250 cubits deep; to the east, 250 cubits deep, and to the west, 250 cubits deep. \v 18 The remaining area of the holy offering will stretch for ten thousand cubits to the east and ten thousand cubits to the west. It will stretch along the border of the holy offering, and its produce will be food for those working in the city. - + \s5 \v 19 The people who work in the city, people belonging to all the tribes of Israel, will farm that land. \v 20 All the land offering will measure twenty-five thousand cubits by twenty-five thousand cubits. In this way you will make the holy offering of land, together with the land for the city. - + \s5 \p \v 21 The rest of the land on either side of the holy offering and the city area will be for the prince. The prince's tract of land to the east will extend for twenty-five thousand cubits from boundary of the holy offering to the eastern border—and his tract to the west will extend for twenty-five thousand cubits to the western border. In the middle will be the holy offering, and the holy place of the temple will be in its midst. \v 22 The land extending from the property of the Levites and the area of the city in its midst will be for for the prince; it will be between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin—this land will be for the prince. - + \s5 \p \v 23 As for the remaining tribes, their portions will also run from the eastern side to the west side. Benjamin will receive one portion. \v 24 To the south of Benjamin's boundary, running from the east side to the west, will be the land of Simeon—one portion. \v 25 To the south of Simeon's boundary, running from the east side to the west, will be the land of Issachar—one portion. \v 26 To the south of Issachar's boundary, running from the east side to the west side, will be the land of Zebulon—one portion. - + \s5 \v 27 To the south of Zebulon's boundary, running from the east side to the west side, will be the land of Gad—one portion. \v 28 The southern boundary of Gad will extend from Tamar to the waters of Meribah Kadesh, and farther to the brook of Egypt, and then to the Great Sea. \v 29 This is the land for which you will cast lots; it will be the inheritance of the tribes of Israel. These will be their portions. This is the Lord Yahweh's declaration. - + \s5 \p \v 30 These will be the exits from the city: on the north side, which will measure 4,500 cubits in length, -\v 31 will be three gates, named for tribes of Israel: +\v 31 will be three gates, named for tribes of Israel: one gate for Reuben, one gate for Judah, and one gate for Levi. \v 32 On the east side, which will measure 4,500 cubits in length, will be three gates: one gate for Joseph, one gate for Benjamin, and one gate for Dan. - + \s5 \v 33 On the east side, which will measure 4,500 cubits in length, will be three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulon. \v 34 On the west side, which will measure 4,500 cubits, will be three gates: one gate for Gad, one gate for Asher, and one gate for Naphtali. diff --git a/27-DAN/00.usfm b/27-DAN/00.usfm index beafcd53..b8eb1b55 100644 --- a/27-DAN/00.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id DAN Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Daniel +\h Daniel \toc1 The Book of Daniel \toc2 Daniel -\toc3 Dan +\toc3 Dan \mt The Book of Daniel \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/27-DAN/01.usfm b/27-DAN/01.usfm index d984aaa9..6cc2eef0 100644 --- a/27-DAN/01.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/01.usfm @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -\s5 +\s5 \c 1 \p \v 1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylonia came to Jerusalem and surrounded the city to cut off all supplies to it. @@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ \s5 \v 11 Then Daniel spoke to the steward whom the chief official had assigned over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. -\v 12 He said, "Please test us, your servants, for ten days. Give us only some vegetables to eat and water to drink. +\v 12 He said, "Please test us, your servants, for ten days. Give us only some vegetables to eat and water to drink. \v 13 Then compare our appearance with the appearance of the young men who eat the king's delicacies, and treat us, your servants, based on what you see." \s5 \p \v 14 So the steward agreed with him to do this, and he tested them for ten days. -\v 15 At the end of ten days their appearance was more healthy, and they were better nourished, than all the young men who ate the king's delicacies. +\v 15 At the end of ten days their appearance was more healthy, and they were better nourished, than all the young men who ate the king's delicacies. \v 16 So the steward took away their delicacies and their wine and gave them only vegetables. \s5 @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \v 18 At the end of the time set by the king to bring them in, the chief official brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. \s5 -\v 19 The king spoke with them, and among the whole group there were none to compare with Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. They stood before the king, ready to serve him. +\v 19 The king spoke with them, and among the whole group there were none to compare with Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. They stood before the king, ready to serve him. \v 20 In every question of wisdom and understanding that the king asked them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and those who claimed to speak with the dead, who were in his entire kingdom. \v 21 Daniel was there until the first year of King Cyrus. diff --git a/27-DAN/02.usfm b/27-DAN/02.usfm index a6669281..05fc6cd3 100644 --- a/27-DAN/02.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/02.usfm @@ -36,32 +36,31 @@ \s5 \p \v 17 Then Daniel went to his house and explained to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, what had happened. -\v 18 He urged them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he and they might not be killed with the rest of the men of Babylon who were known for their wisdom. - +\v 18 He urged them to seek mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery so that he and they might not be killed with the rest of the men of Babylon who were known for their wisdom. \s5 \v 19 That night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven -\v 20 and said, -\q "Praise the name of God forever and ever; +\v 20 and said, +\q "Praise the name of God forever and ever; \q for wisdom and power belong to him. \s5 \q -\v 21 He changes the times -\q and seasons; -\q he removes kings +\v 21 He changes the times +\q and seasons; +\q he removes kings \q and places kings on their thrones. -\q He gives wisdom to the wise +\q He gives wisdom to the wise \q and knowledge to those who have understanding. \q -\v 22 He reveals the deep and hidden things -\q because he knows what is in the darkness, +\v 22 He reveals the deep and hidden things +\q because he knows what is in the darkness, \q and the light lives with him. \s5 \q \v 23 God of my ancestors, -I thank you and praise you -\q for the wisdom and power you gave to me. +I thank you and praise you +\q for the wisdom and power you gave to me. \q Now you have made known to me what we requested from you; \q you made known to us the matter that concerns the king." @@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ what we requested from you; \s5 \p -\v 31 King, you looked up and you saw a large statue. This statue, which was very powerful and bright, stood before you. Its brightness was terrifying. +\v 31 King, you looked up and you saw a large statue. This statue, which was very powerful and bright, stood before you. Its brightness was terrifying. \v 32 The head of the statue was made of fine gold. Its breast and arms were of silver. Its middle and its thighs were made of bronze, \v 33 and its legs were made of iron. Its feet were made partly of iron and partly of clay. @@ -103,8 +102,7 @@ what we requested from you; \v 39 After you, another kingdom will arise that is inferior to you, and yet a third kingdom of bronze will rule over all the earth. \s5 -\v 40 There will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks other things into pieces and shatters everything. It will shatter all these things and crush them. - +\v 40 There will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron breaks other things into pieces and shatters everything. It will shatter all these things and crush them. \s5 \v 41 Just as you saw, the feet and toes were partly made of baked clay and partly made of iron, so it will be a divided kingdom; some of the strength of iron will be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay. \v 42 As the toes of the feet were partly made of iron and partly made of clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. @@ -117,8 +115,7 @@ what we requested from you; \s5 \p \v 46 King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face before Daniel and honored him; he commanded that an offering be made and that incense be offered up to him. -\v 47 The king said to Daniel, "Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and the one who reveals mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery." - +\v 47 The king said to Daniel, "Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and the one who reveals mysteries, for you have been able to reveal this mystery." \s5 \v 48 Then the king made Daniel highly honored and gave him many wonderful gifts. He made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon. Daniel became chief governor over the wisest men of Babylon. \v 49 Daniel made a request of the king, and the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to be administrators over the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained in the king's palace. diff --git a/27-DAN/03.usfm b/27-DAN/03.usfm index edbadc7b..15464df8 100644 --- a/27-DAN/03.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/03.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \v 5 that at the time you hear the sound of the horns, flutes, zithers, lyres, harps, and pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and prostrate yourselves to the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. \s5 -\v 6 Whoever does not fall down and worship, at that very moment, will be thrown into a blazing furnace." +\v 6 Whoever does not fall down and worship, at that very moment, will be thrown into a blazing furnace." \v 7 So when all the peoples heard the sounds of the horns, flutes, zithers, lyres, harps, and pipes, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages fell down and prostrated themselves to the golden statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. \s5 @@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ \s5 \v 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near the door of the blazing furnace and called out, "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of God Most High, come out! Come here!" Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire. -\v 27 The provincial governors, regional governors, other governors, and the king's counselors who had gathered together saw these men. The fire had not hurt their bodies; the hair on their heads was not singed; their robes were not harmed; and there was no smell of fire on them. - +\v 27 The provincial governors, regional governors, other governors, and the king's counselors who had gathered together saw these men. The fire had not hurt their bodies; the hair on their heads was not singed; their robes were not harmed; and there was no smell of fire on them. \s5 \p \v 28 Nebuchadnezzar said, "Let us praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his messenger and given his message to his servants. They trusted in him when they set aside my command, and they gave up their bodies rather than worship or prostrate themselves to any god except their God. diff --git a/27-DAN/04.usfm b/27-DAN/04.usfm index e67d2f2f..7d7afb55 100644 --- a/27-DAN/04.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/04.usfm @@ -5,20 +5,19 @@ \p \v 1 King Nebuchadnezzar sent this decree to all peoples, nations, and languages who lived on the earth: "May your peace increase. \v 2 It has seemed good to me to tell you about the signs and wonders that the Most High has done for me. -\v 3 -\q How great are his signs, -\q and how mighty are his wonders! -\q His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, +\v 3 +\q How great are his signs, +\q and how mighty are his wonders! +\q His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, \q and his dominion lasts from generation to generation." \s5 \p \v 4 I, Nebuchadnezzar, was living happily in my house, and I was enjoying prosperity in my palace. \v 5 But a dream I had made me afraid. As I lay there, the images I saw and the visions in my mind troubled me. -\v 6 So I gave a decree to bring before me all the men of Babylon who had wisdom so they could interpret the dream for me. - +\v 6 So I gave a decree to bring before me all the men of Babylon who had wisdom so they could interpret the dream for me. \s5 -\v 7 Then came the magicians, those who claimed to speak with the dead, the wise men, and the astrologers. I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me. +\v 7 Then came the magicians, those who claimed to speak with the dead, the wise men, and the astrologers. I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me. \v 8 But at last Daniel came in—the one who is named Belteshazzar after the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods. I told him the dream. \v 9 "Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you and that no mystery is too difficult for you. Tell me what I saw in my dream and what it means. @@ -73,15 +72,15 @@ \s5 \p -\v 34 And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was given back to me. -\q "I praised the Most High, +\v 34 And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was given back to me. +\q "I praised the Most High, \q and I honored and glorified the one who lives forever. -\q For his reign is an everlasting reign, +\q For his reign is an everlasting reign, \q and his kingdom endures from all generations to all generations. \s5 \q -\v 35 All the earth's inhabitants are considered by him to be as nothing; +\v 35 All the earth's inhabitants are considered by him to be as nothing; \q he does among the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth \q whatever suits his will. \q No one can stop him or challenge him. No one can say to him, 'Why have you done this?'" diff --git a/27-DAN/05.usfm b/27-DAN/05.usfm index 8e26b1c8..555235bd 100644 --- a/27-DAN/05.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/05.usfm @@ -43,12 +43,10 @@ \p \v 17 Then Daniel answered before the king, "Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another person. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to you, king, and will tell you the meaning. \v 18 As for you, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, greatness, honor, and majesty. -\v 19 Because of the greatness God gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared him. He put to death those he wanted to die, and he kept alive those he wished to live. He raised up those he wanted, and he humbled those he wished. - +\v 19 Because of the greatness God gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared him. He put to death those he wanted to die, and he kept alive those he wished to live. He raised up those he wanted, and he humbled those he wished. \s5 \v 20 But when his heart was arrogant and his spirit was hardened so that he acted presumptuously, he was brought down from his kingly throne, and they took away his majesty. -\v 21 He was driven away from humanity, he had the mind of an animal, and he lived with the wild donkeys. He ate grass like an ox. His body was wet with the dew from the heavens until he learned that the Most High God rules over the kingdoms of people and that he sets over them anyone he wishes. - +\v 21 He was driven away from humanity, he had the mind of an animal, and he lived with the wild donkeys. He ate grass like an ox. His body was wet with the dew from the heavens until he learned that the Most High God rules over the kingdoms of people and that he sets over them anyone he wishes. \s5 \v 22 You his son, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this. \v 23 You have lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. From his house they brought you the containers that you, your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from, and you praised the idols made of silver and gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone—idols that do not see, hear, or know anything. You have not honored the God who holds your breath in his hand and who knows all your ways. diff --git a/27-DAN/06.usfm b/27-DAN/06.usfm index b3441ab1..64a48608 100644 --- a/27-DAN/06.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/06.usfm @@ -18,13 +18,11 @@ \s5 \v 8 Now, King, issue a decree and sign the document so that it may not be changed, as directed by the laws of the Medes and Persians, so it cannot be repealed." -\v 9 So king Darius signed the document making the decree into a law. - +\v 9 So king Darius signed the document making the decree into a law. \s5 \p \v 10 When Daniel learned that the document had been signed into law, he went into his house (now his windows were open in his upper room toward Jerusalem), and he got down on his knees, as he did three times a day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done before. -\v 11 Then these men who had formed the plot together saw Daniel make requests and seek help from God. - +\v 11 Then these men who had formed the plot together saw Daniel make requests and seek help from God. \s5 \v 12 Then they approached the king and spoke with him about his decree: "Did you not make a decree that everyone who makes a petition to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, king, must be throw into the den of lions?" The king answered, "The matter is settled, as directed by the law of the Medes and Persians; it cannot be repealed." @@ -50,27 +48,26 @@ \s5 \v 21 Then said Daniel to the king, "King, live forever! -\v 22 My God has sent his messenger and has shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me. For I was found blameless before him and also before you, king, and I have done you no harm." - +\v 22 My God has sent his messenger and has shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me. For I was found blameless before him and also before you, king, and I have done you no harm." \s5 \v 23 Then the king was very happy. He gave an order that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was lifted up out of the den. No harm was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. \s5 \p -\v 24 The king gave an order, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel and threw them into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives. Before they reached the floor, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones to pieces. +\v 24 The king gave an order, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel and threw them into the den of lions—they, their children, and their wives. Before they reached the floor, the lions overpowered them and broke all their bones to pieces. \v 25 Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that live in all the earth: \q "May peace increase for you. \s5 -\v 26 I hereby make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, -\q for he is the living God and lives forever, -\q and his kingdom shall not be destroyed; +\v 26 I hereby make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, +\q for he is the living God and lives forever, +\q and his kingdom shall not be destroyed; \q his dominion shall be to the end. \q -\v 27 -He makes us safe and rescues us, +\v 27 +He makes us safe and rescues us, \q and he does signs and wonders -\q in heaven and in earth; +\q in heaven and in earth; \q he has kept Daniel safe from the strength of the lions." \s5 diff --git a/27-DAN/07.usfm b/27-DAN/07.usfm index 7bb50e12..6a5f7bd2 100644 --- a/27-DAN/07.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/07.usfm @@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ \p \v 1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylonia, Daniel had a dream and visions in his mind while lying on his bed. Then he wrote down what he had seen in the dream. He wrote down the most important events: \v 2 Daniel explained, "In my vision at night I saw that the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. -\v 3 Four large animals, each one different from the other, came up out of the sea. - +\v 3 Four large animals, each one different from the other, came up out of the sea. \s5 -\v 4 The first was like a lion but had eagle's wings. As I was looking, its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground and made to stand on two feet, like a man. The mind of a man was given to it. -\v 5 Then there was a second animal, like a bear, and it was bending over; it had three ribs between its teeth in its mouth. It was told, 'Get up and devour many people.' - +\v 4 The first was like a lion but had eagle's wings. As I was looking, its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground and made to stand on two feet, like a man. The mind of a man was given to it. +\v 5 Then there was a second animal, like a bear, and it was bending over; it had three ribs between its teeth in its mouth. It was told, 'Get up and devour many people.' \s5 \v 6 After this I looked again. There was another animal, one that looked like a leopard. On its back it had four wings like bird wings, and it had four heads. It was given authority to rule. \v 7 After this I saw in my dream at night a fourth animal, terrifying, frightening, and very strong. It had large iron teeth; it devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled underfoot what was left. It was different from the other animals, and it had ten horns. @@ -20,19 +18,19 @@ \s5 \p -\v 9 As I looked, -\q thrones were set in place, -\q and the Ancient of Days took his seat. -\q His clothing was as white as snow, -\q and the hair of his head was like pure wool. +\v 9 As I looked, +\q thrones were set in place, +\q and the Ancient of Days took his seat. +\q His clothing was as white as snow, +\q and the hair of his head was like pure wool. \q His throne was flames of fire, \q and its wheels were burning fire. \s5 -\v 10 A river of fire flowed out from before him; -\q millions served him, +\v 10 A river of fire flowed out from before him; +\q millions served him, \q and one hundred million were standing before him. -\q The court was in session, +\q The court was in session, \q and the books were opened. \s5 @@ -42,13 +40,13 @@ \s5 \p \v 13 In my visions that night, -\q I saw one coming with the clouds of heaven like a son of man; -\q he came to the Ancient of Days +\q I saw one coming with the clouds of heaven like a son of man; +\q he came to the Ancient of Days \q and was presented before him. \q -\v 14 Authority to rule and glory and royal power were given to him -\q so that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. -\q His authority to rule is an everlasting authority that will not pass away, +\v 14 Authority to rule and glory and royal power were given to him +\q so that all the peoples, nations, and languages should serve him. +\q His authority to rule is an everlasting authority that will not pass away, \q and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. \s5 @@ -65,41 +63,40 @@ \v 20 I wanted to know about the ten horns on its head, and about the other horn that grew up, and before which the three horns fell down. I wanted to know about the horn that had eyes and about the mouth that boasted about great things and that seemed greater than its companions. \s5 -\v 21 As I looked, this horn waged war against the holy people and was defeating them -\v 22 until the Ancient of Days came, and justice was given to the holy people of the Most High. Then the time came when the holy people received the kingdom. - +\v 21 As I looked, this horn waged war against the holy people and was defeating them +\v 22 until the Ancient of Days came, and justice was given to the holy people of the Most High. Then the time came when the holy people received the kingdom. \s5 \p -\v 23 This is what that person said, 'As for the fourth animal, -\q it will be a fourth kingdom on earth -\q that will be different from all the other kingdoms. -\q It will devour the whole earth, -\q and it will trample it down +\v 23 This is what that person said, 'As for the fourth animal, +\q it will be a fourth kingdom on earth +\q that will be different from all the other kingdoms. +\q It will devour the whole earth, +\q and it will trample it down \q and break it into pieces. \q -\v 24 As for the ten horns, +\v 24 As for the ten horns, \q out of this kingdom ten kings will arise, -\q and another will arise after them. -\q He will be different from the previous ones, +\q and another will arise after them. +\q He will be different from the previous ones, \q and he will conquer the three kings. \s5 -\v 25 He will speak words against the Most High -\q and will oppress the holy people of the Most High God. -\q He will try to change the festivals and the law. +\v 25 He will speak words against the Most High +\q and will oppress the holy people of the Most High God. +\q He will try to change the festivals and the law. \q These things will be given into his hand \q for one year, two years, and half a year. \q -\v 26 But the court will be in session, -\q and they will take his royal power away +\v 26 But the court will be in session, +\q and they will take his royal power away \q to be consumed and destroyed at the end. \s5 -\v 27 The kingdom and the dominion, -\q and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, +\v 27 The kingdom and the dominion, +\q and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, \q will be given to the people -\q who belong to the holy people of the Most High. -\q His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, +\q who belong to the holy people of the Most High. +\q His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, \q and all other kingdoms will serve and obey him.' \p \v 28 Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly alarmed me and my face changed in appearance. But I kept these things to myself." diff --git a/27-DAN/08.usfm b/27-DAN/08.usfm index f9dc0b3b..c68b260b 100644 --- a/27-DAN/08.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/08.usfm @@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ \v 2 I saw in the vision, as I was looking, that I was in the fortified city of Susa in the province of Elam. I saw in the vision that I was beside the Ulai Canal. \s5 -\v 3 I looked up and saw before me a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal. One horn was longer than the other, but the longer one grew more slowly than the shorter and was passed up in length by it. +\v 3 I looked up and saw before me a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal. One horn was longer than the other, but the longer one grew more slowly than the shorter and was passed up in length by it. \v 4 I saw the ram charging west, then north, and then south; no other animal could stand before him. None of them was able to rescue anyone out of his hand. He did whatever he wanted, and he became great. \s5 \p \v 5 As I was thinking about this, I saw a male goat come from the west, across the face of the whole earth, running fast, not seeming to touch the ground. The goat had a large horn between his eyes. -\v 6 He came to the ram who had two horns—I had seen the ram standing on the bank of the canal—and the goat ran toward the ram in a powerful rage. - +\v 6 He came to the ram who had two horns—I had seen the ram standing on the bank of the canal—and the goat ran toward the ram in a powerful rage. \s5 \v 7 I saw the goat come close to the ram. He was very angry at the ram, and he hit the ram and broke off its two horns. The ram was powerless to stand before him. The goat knocked him down to the ground and trampled on him. There was no one who could rescue the ram from his power. \v 8 Then the goat became very large. But when he became strong, the large horn was broken, and in its place four other large horns grew up that pointed toward the four winds of the heavens. @@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ \v 12 Because of rebellion, the army will be given over to the goat's horn, and the burnt offering will be stopped. The horn will throw truth down to the ground, and it will succeed in what it does. \s5 -\v 13 Then I heard a holy one speaking and another holy one answering him, "How long will these things last, this vision about the burnt offering, the sin that brings destruction, the handing over of the sanctuary, and heaven's army being trampled on?" +\v 13 Then I heard a holy one speaking and another holy one answering him, "How long will these things last, this vision about the burnt offering, the sin that brings destruction, the handing over of the sanctuary, and heaven's army being trampled on?" \v 14 He said to me, "It will last for 2,300 evenings and mornings. After that the sanctuary will be put right." \s5 @@ -51,9 +50,8 @@ \v 23 At the latter time of those kingdoms, when the transgressors shall have reached their limit, a grim-faced king, one who is very intelligent, will arise. \s5 -\v 24 His power will be great—but not by his own power. He will cause widespread devastation, and he will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy powerful people, people who are holy. -\v 25 By his craftiness he will make deceit prosper under his hand. He will even rise up against the King of kings, and he will be broken—but not by human power. - +\v 24 His power will be great—but not by his own power. He will cause widespread devastation, and he will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy powerful people, people who are holy. +\v 25 By his craftiness he will make deceit prosper under his hand. He will even rise up against the King of kings, and he will be broken—but not by human power. \s5 \v 26 The vision about the evenings and mornings that has been told is true. But seal up the vision, for it refers to many days in the future." diff --git a/27-DAN/09.usfm b/27-DAN/09.usfm index 55a21ab3..b47e1d07 100644 --- a/27-DAN/09.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/09.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 9 \p -\v 1 Darius was the son of Ahasuerus, a descendant of the Medes. It was Ahasuerus who had been made king over the realm of the Babylonians. +\v 1 Darius was the son of Ahasuerus, a descendant of the Medes. It was Ahasuerus who had been made king over the realm of the Babylonians. \v 2 Now in the first year of Darius' reign I, Daniel, was studying the books containing Yahweh's word, the word that had come to Jeremiah the prophet. I observed that there would be seventy years until Jerusalem's abandonment would end. \s5 @@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ \v 4 I prayed to Yahweh my God, and I made confession of our sins. I said, "Please, Lord—you are the great and awesome God—you are the one who keeps the covenant and is faithful to love those who love you and keep your commandments. \s5 -\v 5 We have sinned and have done what is wrong. We have acted wickedly and we have rebelled, turning aside from your commands and decrees. +\v 5 We have sinned and have done what is wrong. We have acted wickedly and we have rebelled, turning aside from your commands and decrees. \v 6 We have not listened to your servants the prophets who spoke in your name to our kings, our leaders, our ancestors, and to all the people of the land. \s5 -\v 7 To you, Lord, belongs righteousness. To us today, however, belongs shame on our faces—for the people of Judah and those who live in Jerusalem, and to all Israel. This includes those who are near and those who are far away in all the lands where you scattered them. This is because of the great treachery that we committed against you. +\v 7 To you, Lord, belongs righteousness. To us today, however, belongs shame on our faces—for the people of Judah and those who live in Jerusalem, and to all Israel. This includes those who are near and those who are far away in all the lands where you scattered them. This is because of the great treachery that we committed against you. \v 8 To us, Yahweh, belongs shame on our faces—to our kings, to our leaders, and to our ancestors—because we have sinned against you. \s5 @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 20 While I was speaking—praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my requests before Yahweh my God on behalf of God's holy mountain— +\v 20 While I was speaking—praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my requests before Yahweh my God on behalf of God's holy mountain— \v 21 while I was praying, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, flew down to me in rapid flight, at the time of the evening sacrifice. \s5 @@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 24 Seventy sevens of years are decreed for your people and your holy city to end the guilt and put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring everlasting righteousness, to carry out the vision and the prophecy, and to consecrate the most holy place. -\v 25 Know and understand that from the issuing of the order to restore and rebuild Jerusalem to the coming of the anointed one (who will be a leader), there will be seven sevens and sixty-two sevens. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and a moat, despite the times of distress. - +\v 25 Know and understand that from the issuing of the order to restore and rebuild Jerusalem to the coming of the anointed one (who will be a leader), there will be seven sevens and sixty-two sevens. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and a moat, despite the times of distress. \s5 \v 26 After the sixty-two sevens of years, the anointed one will be destroyed and will have nothing. The army of a coming ruler will destroy the city and the holy place. Its end will come with a flood, and there will be war even to the end. Desolations have been decreed. diff --git a/27-DAN/10.usfm b/27-DAN/10.usfm index c8a478ee..0c7b772d 100644 --- a/27-DAN/10.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/10.usfm @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \v 15 When he had spoken to me using these words, I turned my face toward the ground and was unable to speak. \s5 -\v 16 One who looked like a human being touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and spoke to him who stood before me, "My master, I am in agony because of the vision, and I have no strength left. +\v 16 One who looked like a human being touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and spoke to him who stood before me, "My master, I am in agony because of the vision, and I have no strength left. \v 17 I am your servant. How can I talk with my master? For I now have no strength, and there is no breath left in me." \s5 diff --git a/27-DAN/11.usfm b/27-DAN/11.usfm index 7e57943a..82b274af 100644 --- a/27-DAN/11.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/11.usfm @@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ \v 2 And now I will reveal a truth to you. Three kings will arise in Persia, and a fourth will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power through his riches, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece. \s5 -\v 3 A mighty king will rise up who will rule a very great kingdom, and he will do everything he wants. +\v 3 A mighty king will rise up who will rule a very great kingdom, and he will do everything he wants. \v 4 When he rises up, his kingdom will be broken and divided to the four winds of heaven. However, it will not be given to his own descendants, and it will not have the power that it had when he was ruling over it. For his kingdom will be uprooted and given to others who are not his own descendants. \s5 \p -\v 5 The king of the South will become strong, but one of his commanders will become stronger than he and will rule an even greater kingdom. +\v 5 The king of the South will become strong, but one of his commanders will become stronger than he and will rule an even greater kingdom. \v 6 After a few years, when the time is right, they will make an alliance. The daughter of the king of the South will come to the king of the North to confirm the agreement. But she will not keep her arm's strength, nor will he stand, or his arm. She will be abandoned—she and those who brought her, and her father, and the one who supported her in those times. \f + \ft Instead of \fqa his arm \fqb , which the Hebrew text has, some ancient and many modern versions read \fqa his seed \fqb , that is, \fqa his children \fqb . \f* @@ -28,11 +28,9 @@ \s5 \v 11 The king of the South will march out in a rage and will fight against the king of the North. The king of the North will raise up a great army, but it will delivered over into the hand of the king of the South. -\v 12 When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be filled with pride, and will have many thousands of his enemies killed. But he will not succeed. - +\v 12 When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be filled with pride, and will have many thousands of his enemies killed. But he will not succeed. \s5 -\v 13 The king of the North will raise up another army, greater than the first. After some years, the king of the North will surely come with a great army supplied with much equipment. - +\v 13 The king of the North will raise up another army, greater than the first. After some years, the king of the North will surely come with a great army supplied with much equipment. \s5 \v 14 In those times many will rise against the king of the South. The most violent among your people will raise themselves up in order to fulfill the vision, but they will stumble and fall. @@ -41,31 +39,29 @@ \v 16 But the king of the North will do whatever he wants against the king of the South, and no one will stop him; he will establish himself in the beautiful land with complete destruction in his hand. \s5 -\v 17 The king of the North will decide to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and with him a just agreement that he will put into effect with the king of the South. He will give the king of the South a daughter in marriage to destroy the kingdom of the South. But the plan will not succeed or help him. -\v 18 After this, the king of the North will give attention to the coastlands and will capture many of them. But a commander will put an end to his insolence and will cause his insolence to turn back upon him. +\v 17 The king of the North will decide to come with the strength of his entire kingdom, and with him a just agreement that he will put into effect with the king of the South. He will give the king of the South a daughter in marriage to destroy the kingdom of the South. But the plan will not succeed or help him. +\v 18 After this, the king of the North will give attention to the coastlands and will capture many of them. But a commander will put an end to his insolence and will cause his insolence to turn back upon him. \v 19 Then he will give attention to the fortresses of his own land, but he will stumble and fall; he will not be found. \s5 \p -\v 20 Then one will rise up in his place who will force taxes to be paid to provide for the splendor of the kingdom. But in only a few days he will be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle. +\v 20 Then one will rise up in his place who will force taxes to be paid to provide for the splendor of the kingdom. But in only a few days he will be destroyed, but not in anger or in battle. \v 21 In his place will rise up a despised person to whom the people will not have given the honor of royalty; he will come in quietly and will take over the kingdom by flattery. -\v 22 A great army will be swept away like a flood before him. Both that army and the leader established by the covenant will be destroyed. - +\v 22 A great army will be swept away like a flood before him. Both that army and the leader established by the covenant will be destroyed. \s5 \v 23 From the time an alliance is made with him, he will act deceitfully; with only a small number of people he will become strong. \v 24 Without warning he will come into the richest part of the province, and he will do what neither his father nor his father's father did—spreading among his followers the booty, the plunder, and the wealth. He will plot the overthrow of fortresses, but only for a time. \s5 -\v 25 He will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South with a great army. The king of the South will wage war with a powerful army, but he will not be able to stand because of all the plots devised against him. +\v 25 He will stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South with a great army. The king of the South will wage war with a powerful army, but he will not be able to stand because of all the plots devised against him. \v 26 Even those who eat food from the king's table will try to destroy him. His army will be swept away like a flood, and many of them will be killed. -\v 27 Both these kings, with their hearts set on evil against each other, will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but for no purpose. For the end will come at the time that has been fixed. - +\v 27 Both these kings, with their hearts set on evil against each other, will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but for no purpose. For the end will come at the time that has been fixed. \s5 \p \v 28 Then the king of the North will return into his land with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will do what he wants, and return to his own land. \s5 -\v 29 At the appointed time he will return and invade the South again. But this time it will not be as it was before. +\v 29 At the appointed time he will return and invade the South again. But this time it will not be as it was before. \v 30 For ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will be disheartened and will turn back. He will be enraged against the holy covenant, and he will show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant. \s5 @@ -73,19 +69,17 @@ \v 32 He will flatter those who broke the covenant and will seduce them, but the people who know their God will be strong and will take action. \s5 -\v 33 The wise among the people will give understanding to many. But for days they will fall by the sword and by flame, they will be taken as prisoners and robbed of their possessions. -\v 34 When they stumble, they will receive a little help, and many will join them who do not mean what they say. -\v 35 Some of the wise will stumble so that they may be refined, cleansed, and made pure until the time of the end. For the appointed time is still to come. - +\v 33 The wise among the people will give understanding to many. But for days they will fall by the sword and by flame, they will be taken as prisoners and robbed of their possessions. +\v 34 When they stumble, they will receive a little help, and many will join them who do not mean what they say. +\v 35 Some of the wise will stumble so that they may be refined, cleansed, and made pure until the time of the end. For the appointed time is still to come. \s5 \p -\v 36 The king will do whatever he wants. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and will speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He will succeed until the wrath is completed. For what has been decreed will be done. +\v 36 The king will do whatever he wants. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and will speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He will succeed until the wrath is completed. For what has been decreed will be done. \v 37 He will show no consideration for the gods of his ancestors, for the god desired by women, or for any other god. He will act proudly and claim to be above them all. \s5 \v 38 Instead of them, he will honor the god of fortresses. He will honor a god whom his ancestors did not know with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts. -\v 39 He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of people who belong to a foreign god. He will give honor to whoever acknowledges him. He will make them rulers over many people, and he will divide up the land as a reward. - +\v 39 He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of people who belong to a foreign god. He will give honor to whoever acknowledges him. He will make them rulers over many people, and he will divide up the land as a reward. \s5 \p \v 40 At the time of the end the king of the South will attack. The king of the North will rush at him like a storm with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships. He will invade many countries and sweep through them like a flood. diff --git a/27-DAN/12.usfm b/27-DAN/12.usfm index 80564d18..f37c6ee2 100644 --- a/27-DAN/12.usfm +++ b/27-DAN/12.usfm @@ -3,21 +3,19 @@ \s5 \c 12 \p -\v 1 "At that time Michael, the great prince who guards your people, will rise up. There will be a time of trouble such as never was since the beginning of any nation until that time. At that time your people will be saved, everyone whose name is found written in the book. +\v 1 "At that time Michael, the great prince who guards your people, will rise up. There will be a time of trouble such as never was since the beginning of any nation until that time. At that time your people will be saved, everyone whose name is found written in the book. \v 2 Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt. \s5 -\v 3 Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the sky above, and those who turn many to righteousness, are like the stars forever and ever. +\v 3 Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the sky above, and those who turn many to righteousness, are like the stars forever and ever. \v 4 But you, Daniel, close up these words; keep the book sealed until the time of the end. Many will run here and there, and knowledge will increase." \s5 \p \v 5 Then I, Daniel, looked, and there were two others standing. One stood on the bank on this side of the river, and one stood on the bank on the other side of the river. -\v 6 One of them said to the man clothed in linen, the one who was upstream along the river, "How long will it be to the end of these amazing events?" - +\v 6 One of them said to the man clothed in linen, the one who was upstream along the river, "How long will it be to the end of these amazing events?" \s5 -\v 7 I heard the man clothed in linen, who was upstream along the river—he raised his right hand and his left hand to heaven and swore by the one who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed. - +\v 7 I heard the man clothed in linen, who was upstream along the river—he raised his right hand and his left hand to heaven and swore by the one who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed. \s5 \v 8 I heard, but I did not understand. So I asked, "My master, what will be the outcome of all these things?" \v 9 He said, "Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end. diff --git a/28-HOS/00.usfm b/28-HOS/00.usfm index 931c7ba5..f757acec 100644 --- a/28-HOS/00.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id HOS Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Hosea +\h Hosea \toc1 The Book of Hosea \toc2 Hosea -\toc3 Hos +\toc3 Hos \mt Hosea \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/28-HOS/01.usfm b/28-HOS/01.usfm index 658a9f92..623f1b8a 100644 --- a/28-HOS/01.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/01.usfm @@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ \p \v 1 This is the word of Yahweh that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel. \v 2 When Yahweh spoke at first through Hosea, he said to him, -\q "Go, take for yourself a wife who is a prostitute. +\q "Go, take for yourself a wife who is a prostitute. \q She will have children who are the result of her prostitution. -\q For the land is committing great prostitution +\q For the land is committing great prostitution \q by forsaking Yahweh." \s5 diff --git a/28-HOS/02.usfm b/28-HOS/02.usfm index c00b0e8d..758c9190 100644 --- a/28-HOS/02.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/02.usfm @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \q but she will not overtake them. \q She will seek them, \q but she will not find them. -\q Then she will say, +\q Then she will say, \q "I will return to my first husband, \q for it was better for me then than it is now." @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \q and who lavished on her silver and gold, \q which they then used for Baal. \q -\v 9 So I will take back her grain at harvest time, +\v 9 So I will take back her grain at harvest time, \q and my new wine in its season. \q I will take back my wool and flax \q that were used to cover her nakedness. diff --git a/28-HOS/04.usfm b/28-HOS/04.usfm index 14ba90f3..f442fc20 100644 --- a/28-HOS/04.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/04.usfm @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 But do not allow anyone to bring a lawsuit; -\q do not let anyone accuse anyone else. +\q do not let anyone accuse anyone else. \q For it is you, the priests, whom I am accusing. \q \v 5 You priests will stumble during the day; diff --git a/28-HOS/05.usfm b/28-HOS/05.usfm index 7a63d68c..6b01782a 100644 --- a/28-HOS/05.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/05.usfm @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ \q and like a young lion to the house of Judah. \q I, even I, will tear and go away; \q I will carry them off, -\q and there will be no one to rescue them. +\q and there will be no one to rescue them. \q \v 15 I will go and return to my place, \q until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, diff --git a/28-HOS/07.usfm b/28-HOS/07.usfm index 21ee7234..d13c0f50 100644 --- a/28-HOS/07.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/07.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 7 \p \q -\v 1 Whenever I want to heal Israel, +\v 1 Whenever I want to heal Israel, \q the sin of Ephraim is exposed, \q as well as the evil deeds of Samaria, \q for they practice deceit; @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 3 With their evil they make the king glad, +\v 3 With their evil they make the king glad, \q and by their lies the officials. \q \v 4 They are all adulterers, diff --git a/28-HOS/08.usfm b/28-HOS/08.usfm index dd485ce2..739c7c90 100644 --- a/28-HOS/08.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/08.usfm @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ \v 11 For Ephraim has multiplied altars for sin offerings, \q but they have become altars for committing sins instead. \q -\v 12 I could write down my law for them ten thousand times, +\v 12 I could write down my law for them ten thousand times, \q but they would view it as something strange to them. \s5 diff --git a/28-HOS/09.usfm b/28-HOS/09.usfm index aa6b2427..a334da0d 100644 --- a/28-HOS/09.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/09.usfm @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \q \v 7 The days for punishment are coming; \q the days for retribution are coming. -\q Let all Israel know these things. +\q Let all Israel know these things. \q The prophet is a fool, \q and the inspired man is insane, \q because of your great iniquity diff --git a/28-HOS/10.usfm b/28-HOS/10.usfm index 9ef8917d..57bedbd4 100644 --- a/28-HOS/10.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/10.usfm @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ \p \q \v 4 They speak empty words -\q and make covenants by swearing falsely. -\q So justice springs up +\q and make covenants by swearing falsely. +\q So justice springs up \q like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field. \s5 @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \q Its people mourned over them, \q as did those idolatrous priests who had rejoiced over them \q and their splendor, -\q but they are no longer there. +\q but they are no longer there. \q \v 6 They will be carried to Assyria \q as a present for the great king. @@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ \v 9 "Israel, \q you have sinned since the days of Gibeah; \q there you have remained. -\q Will not war overtake the sons of wrong in Gibeah? - +\q Will not war overtake the sons of wrong in Gibeah? \s5 \p \q @@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ \s5 \p \q -\v 12 Sow righteousness for yourselves, +\v 12 Sow righteousness for yourselves, \q and reap the fruit of covenant faithfulness. \q Break up your unplowed ground, \q for it is time to seek Yahweh, diff --git a/28-HOS/11.usfm b/28-HOS/11.usfm index 6584dab1..98904469 100644 --- a/28-HOS/11.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/11.usfm @@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ \q the more they went away from me. \q They sacrificed to the Baals \q and burned incense to idols. -\f + \ft Some ancient and most modern versions have \fqa they went away from me \fqa* . The Hebrew text has \fqa they went away from them \fqa* . \f* - +\f + \ft Some ancient and most modern versions have \fqa they went away from me \fqa* . The Hebrew text has \fqa they went away from them \fqa* . \f* \s5 \q \v 3 Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk. diff --git a/28-HOS/12.usfm b/28-HOS/12.usfm index 22a03a9d..4a958fe9 100644 --- a/28-HOS/12.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/12.usfm @@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ \q \v 14 Ephraim has bitterly angered Yahweh. \q So his Lord will leave his blood on him -\q and will turn back on him his disgrace. - +\q and will turn back on him his disgrace. diff --git a/28-HOS/13.usfm b/28-HOS/13.usfm index f1b0ba7f..64b8ced0 100644 --- a/28-HOS/13.usfm +++ b/28-HOS/13.usfm @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \q \v 14 Will I rescue them from the hand of Sheol? \q Will I rescue them from death? -\q Where, death, are your plagues? +\q Where, death, are your plagues? \q Where, Sheol, is your destruction? \q Compassion is hidden from my eyes." diff --git a/29-JOL/00.usfm b/29-JOL/00.usfm index 8c2b40df..8a02064e 100644 --- a/29-JOL/00.usfm +++ b/29-JOL/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id JOL Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Joel -\toc1 The Book of Joel +\h Joel +\toc1 The Book of Joel \toc2 Joel -\toc3 Jol +\toc3 Jol \mt Joel \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/29-JOL/01.usfm b/29-JOL/01.usfm index 35a82160..cdbb9dc4 100644 --- a/29-JOL/01.usfm +++ b/29-JOL/01.usfm @@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ \v 3 Tell your children about it, \q and let your children tell their children, \q and their children the next generation. - + \s5 \q \v 4 What the swarming locust has left the great locust has eaten; \q what the great locust has left the grasshopper has eaten; \q and what the grasshopper has left the caterpillar has eaten. - + \s5 \p \q -\v 5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! +\v 5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! \q Wail, all you drinkers of wine, \q because the sweet wine has been cut off from you. \q @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \q and has stripped my fig tree bare. \q He has stripped its bark and thrown it away; \q the branches are bare white. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ \q For the grain has been destroyed, \q the new wine has dried up, \q and the oil is spoiled. - + \s5 \q \v 11 Be ashamed, you farmers, @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ \q Gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land \q to the house of Yahweh your God, \q and cry to Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ \q the granaries are desolate, \q and the barns have been broken down, \q for the grain has withered. - + \s5 \q \v 18 How the animals groan! diff --git a/29-JOL/02.usfm b/29-JOL/02.usfm index 9cc296e9..006053b7 100644 --- a/29-JOL/02.usfm +++ b/29-JOL/02.usfm @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ \q Let them say, "Have pity on your people, Yahweh, \q and do not bring your inheritance to shame, \q so that the nations may rule over them. -\q Why should they say among the nations, +\q Why should they say among the nations, \q 'Where is their God?'" \s5 diff --git a/29-JOL/03.usfm b/29-JOL/03.usfm index c07b9908..8cf63bf0 100644 --- a/29-JOL/03.usfm +++ b/29-JOL/03.usfm @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 7 Look, I am about to stir them up, out of the place where you sold them, -\q and will return payment on your own head. +\q and will return payment on your own head. \q \v 8 I will sell your sons and your daughters, \q by the hand of the people of Judah. @@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ \q all you nearby nations, \q gather yourselves together there. \q Yahweh, bring down your mighty warriors.' - + \s5 \q -\v 12 Let the nations wake themselves up +\v 12 Let the nations wake themselves up \q and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat. \q For there will I sit to judge \q all the surrounding nations. diff --git a/30-AMO/00.usfm b/30-AMO/00.usfm index 197db3ae..dc4239d8 100644 --- a/30-AMO/00.usfm +++ b/30-AMO/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id AMO Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Amos +\h Amos \toc1 The Book of Amos \toc2 Amos -\toc3 Amo +\toc3 Amo \mt Amos \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/30-AMO/02.usfm b/30-AMO/02.usfm index ff575e00..b37a9e88 100644 --- a/30-AMO/02.usfm +++ b/30-AMO/02.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 2 \p @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \q I will not turn away punishment, \q because he burned the bones \q of the king of Edom to lime. - + \s5 \q \v 2 I will send fire on Moab, @@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ \q Moab will die in an uproar, \q with shouting and the sound of the trumpet. \q -\v 3 I will destroy the judge in her, +\v 3 I will destroy the judge in her, \q and I will kill all the princes with him," \q says Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ \q \v 5 I will send fire on Judah, \q and it will devour the fortresses of Jerusalem." - + \s5 \p \q @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \q I will not turn away punishment, \q because they sold the innocent for silver \q and the needy for a pair of sandals. - + \s5 \q \v 7 They trample on the heads of the poor as people trample on dust on the ground; @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ \q \v 8 They lie down beside every altar on clothes taken as pledges, \q and in the house of their God they drink the wine of those who were fined. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ \v 10 Also, I brought you up out of the land of Egypt \q and led you forty years in the wilderness \q to possess the land of the Amorites. - + \s5 \q \v 11 I raised up prophets from among your sons @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ \q \v 12 But you persuaded the Nazirites to drink wine \q and commanded the prophets not to prophesy. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ \v 14 The swift person will find no escape; \q the strong will not add to his own strength; \q neither will the mighty save himself. - + \s5 \q \v 15 The archer will not stand; diff --git a/30-AMO/03.usfm b/30-AMO/03.usfm index 4b44d3c7..6e26a7b8 100644 --- a/30-AMO/03.usfm +++ b/30-AMO/03.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 3 \p @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q from all the families of the earth. \q Therefore I will punish you \q for all your sins." - + \s5 \q \v 3 Will two walk together @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \q when he has no victim? \q Will a young lion growl from his den \q if he has caught nothing? - + \s5 \q \v 5 Can a bird fall in a trap on the ground @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \q and the people not tremble? \q Will disaster come on a city \q and Yahweh has not sent it? - + \s5 \q \v 7 Surely the Lord Yahweh will do nothing @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \q who will not fear? \q The Lord Yahweh has spoken; \q who will not prophesy? - + \s5 \p \q @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ \q —this is the declaration of Yahweh— \q They store up violence \q and destruction in their fortresses." - + \s5 \q \v 11 Therefore, this is what the Lord Yahweh says, @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ \q so will the people of Israel be rescued who live in Samaria, \q with only the corner of a couch, \q or just a piece of a bed covering." - + \s5 \p \q @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ \q I will also punish the altars of Bethel. \q The horns of the altar will be cut off \q and fall to the ground. - + \s5 \q \v 15 I will destroy the winter house @@ -91,6 +91,5 @@ \q The houses of ivory will perish, \q and the large houses will vanish, \q —this is the declaration of Yahweh." - diff --git a/30-AMO/04.usfm b/30-AMO/04.usfm index 7a9f753c..171ea694 100644 --- a/30-AMO/04.usfm +++ b/30-AMO/04.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 4 \p @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 1 Listen to this word, \q you cows of Bashan, \q you who are in the mountain of Samaria, -\q you who oppress the poor, +\q you who oppress the poor, \q you who crush the needy, \q you who say to your husbands, \q "Bring us drinks." @@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ \q "Look, the days will come on you \q when they will take you away with hooks, \q the last of you with fishhooks. - + \s5 \q \v 3 You will go out through the breaks in the city wall, \q each one of you going straight through it, \q and you will be thrown out toward Harmon -\q —this is the declaration of Yahweh." - +\q —this is the declaration of Yahweh." + \s5 \p \q @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ \q for this pleases you, \q you people of Israel \q —this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh." - + \s5 \p \q @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \q and caused it not to rain on another city. \q One piece of land was rained on, \q but the piece of land where it did not rain dried up. - + \s5 \q \v 8 Two or three cities staggered to another city to drink water, @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ \q the locusts devoured them all. \q Yet you have not returned to me \q —this is the declaration of Yahweh." - + \s5 \q \v 10 "I sent a plague on you as on Egypt. @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ \q You were like a burning stick snatched out of the fire. \q Yet you have not returned to me \q —this is the declaration of Yahweh." - + \s5 \p \q @@ -98,6 +98,5 @@ \q makes the morning darkness, \q and treads on the high places of the Earth. \q Yahweh, God of hosts, is his name." - diff --git a/30-AMO/05.usfm b/30-AMO/05.usfm index 4b1e0534..3b6cd806 100644 --- a/30-AMO/05.usfm +++ b/30-AMO/05.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 5 \p @@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ \q she will rise no more; \q she is forsaken on her land; \q there is no one to raise her up. - + \s5 \q \v 3 For this is what the Lord Yahweh says: \q "The city that went out with a thousand will have a hundred left, \q and the one that went out with a hundred will have ten left \q belonging to the house of Israel." - + \s5 \p \q @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \q do not journey to Beersheba. \q For Gilgal will surely go into captivity, \q and Bethel will have sorrow. - + \s5 \q \v 6 Seek Yahweh and live, @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \q \v 7 Those people turn justice into a bitter thing \q and throw righteousness down to the ground!" - + \s5 \q \v 8 God made the Pleiades and Orion; @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ \q \v 9 He brings sudden destruction on the strong \q so that destruction comes on the fortresses. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ \q you will not live in them. \q You have delightful vineyards, \q but you will not drink their wine. - + \s5 \q \v 12 For I know how many are your offenses @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \q \v 13 Therefore any prudent person is silent at such a time, \q for it is an evil time. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ \q establish justice in the city gate. \q Perhaps Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be gracious \q to the remnant of Joseph. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ \v 17 In all vineyards there will be wailing, \q for I will pass through your midst," \q says Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ \q \v 20 Will not the day of Yahweh be darkness and not light? \q Gloom and no brightness? - + \s5 \p \q @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ \v 22 Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings, \q I will not accept them, \q neither will I look at the fellowship offerings of your fattened animals. - + \s5 \q \v 23 Remove from me the noise of your songs; @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ \q \v 24 Instead, let justice flow like water, \q and righteousness like a constantly flowing stream. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -144,14 +144,13 @@ \q in the wilderness for forty years, house of Israel? \q \v 26 You will lift up Sikkuth as your king, -\q and Kaiwan, your star god +\q and Kaiwan, your star god \q —idols that you have made for yourselves. - + \s5 \q \v 27 Therefore I will exile you beyond Damascus," \q says Yahweh, \q whose name is the God of hosts. - diff --git a/30-AMO/06.usfm b/30-AMO/06.usfm index d141a000..7d380176 100644 --- a/30-AMO/06.usfm +++ b/30-AMO/06.usfm @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - + \s5 \c 6 \p @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \q and lounge on their couches. \q They eat lambs from the flock \q and calves from the stall. - + \s5 \q \v 5 They sing foolish songs to the music of the harp; @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \v 6 They drink wine from bowls \q and anoint themselves with the finest oils, \q but they do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -46,19 +46,19 @@ \q I detest the pride of Jacob; \q I hate his fortresses. \q Therefore I will hand over the city with all that is in it." - + \s5 - + \v 9 It will come about that if there are ten men left in one house, they will all die. \v 10 When a man's relative comes to take their bodies up—the one who is to cremate them after bringing the corpses out of the house—if he says to the person in the house, "Is there anyone with you?" And if that person says, "No," then he will say, "Be quiet, for we must not mention Yahweh's name." - + \s5 \q \v 11 For, look, Yahweh will give a command, \q and the big house will be smashed to pieces, \q and the little house to bits. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -69,13 +69,12 @@ if there are ten men left in one house, they will all die. \q \v 13 You who rejoice over Lo Debar, \q who say, "Have we not taken Karnaim by our own strength?" - + \s5 \q \v 14 "But look, I will raise up against you a nation, \q house of Israel—this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh, the God of hosts. \q They will afflict you \q from Lebo Hamath to the brook of the Arabah." - diff --git a/30-AMO/07.usfm b/30-AMO/07.usfm index cf0a40a1..5a04739b 100644 --- a/30-AMO/07.usfm +++ b/30-AMO/07.usfm @@ -7,25 +7,25 @@ and, look, it was the late crop after the king's harvest. \v 2 When they finished eating the vegetation of the land, then I said, "Lord Yahweh, please forgive; how will Jacob survive? For he is so small." \v 3 Yahweh relented concerning this. "It will not happen," he said. - + \s5 \p \v 4 This is what the Lord Yahweh showed me: Look, the Lord Yahweh called on fire to judge. It dried the vast, deep water under the earth and would have devoured the land, also. \v 5 But I said, "Lord Yahweh, please stop; how will Jacob survive? For he is so small." \v 6 Yahweh relented concerning this, "This also will not happen," said the Lord Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \v 7 This is what he showed me: Look, the Lord stood beside a wall, with a plumb line in his hand. \v 8 Yahweh said to me, "Amos, what do you see?" I said, "A plumb line." Then the Lord said, "Look, I will put a plumb line among my people Israel. I will spare them no longer. - + \s5 \q \v 9 The high places of Isaac will be destroyed, \q the sanctuaries of Israel will be ruined, \q and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword." - + \s5 \p \v 10 Then Amaziah, the priest of Bethel, sent a message to Jeroboam, king of Israel: "Amos has conspired against you in the middle @@ -33,16 +33,16 @@ of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words. \v 11 For this is what Amos said, \q 'Jeroboam will die by the sword, \q and Israel will surely go into exile away from his land.'" - + \s5 \v 12 Amaziah said to Amos, "Seer, go, run back to the land of Judah, and there eat bread and prophesy. \v 13 But do not prophesy anymore here at Bethel, for it is the king's sanctuary and a royal house." - + \s5 \p \v 14 Then Amos said to Amaziah, "I am not a prophet nor a prophet's son. I am a herdsman, and I take care of sycamore fig trees. \v 15 But Yahweh took me from tending the flock and said to me, 'Go, prophesy to my people Israel.' - + \s5 \v 16 Now hear the word of Yahweh. You say, 'Do not prophesy against Israel, and do not speak against the house of Isaac.' @@ -52,6 +52,5 @@ speak against the house of Isaac.' \q your land will be measured and divided up; \q you will die in an unclean land, \q and Israel will surely go into exile from his land.'" - diff --git a/30-AMO/08.usfm b/30-AMO/08.usfm index 98e3650e..0e23f820 100644 --- a/30-AMO/08.usfm +++ b/30-AMO/08.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 8 \p @@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ \q In that day—this is the declaration of the Lord Yahweh. \q The corpses will be many, \q in every place they will throw them out in silence!" - - + + \s5 \p \q @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \q \v 6 So that we can sell bad wheat and buy the poor for silver, \q the needy for a pair of sandals." - + \s5 \v 7 Yahweh has sworn by the pride of Jacob, "Surely I will never forget any of their actions." \q @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \q All of it will rise up like the Nile River, \q and it will be tossed about and sink again, \q like the river of Egypt. - + \s5 \q \v 9 "It will come in that day @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ \q and have baldness on every head. \q I will make it like mourning for an only son, \q and a bitter day to its end. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ \q \v 12 They will stagger from sea to sea; \q they will run from the north to the east -\q to seek the word of Yahweh, +\q to seek the word of Yahweh, \q but they will not find it. - + \s5 \q \v 13 In that day the beautiful virgins @@ -78,6 +78,5 @@ \q and say, 'As your god lives, Dan' \q and, 'As the god of Beersheba lives'— \q they will fall and never rise again." - diff --git a/30-AMO/09.usfm b/30-AMO/09.usfm index 35e40a29..5c1f2488 100644 --- a/30-AMO/09.usfm +++ b/30-AMO/09.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + \s5 \c 9 \p @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \q there my hand will take them. \q Though they climb up to heaven, \q there I will bring them down. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Though they hide on the top of Carmel, @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \v 4 Though they go into captivity, driven by their enemies before them, \q there will I give orders to the sword, and it will kill them. \q I will keep my eyes on them for harm and not for good." - + \s5 \p \q @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \q He calls for the waters of the sea, \q and pours them out on the face of the earth, \q Yahweh is his name. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \q and I will destroy it from the face of the earth, \q except that I will not totally destroy the house of Jacob \q —this is the declaration of Yahweh. - + \s5 \q \v 9 Look, I will give a command, @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ \q \v 10 All the sinners of my people will die by the sword, \q those who say, 'Disaster will not overtake or meet us.' - + \s5 \p \q @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ \v 12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, \q and all the nations that are called by my name \q —this is the declaration of Yahweh, who does this. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Look, the days will come—this is the declaration of Yahweh— @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ \q and the treader of grapes will overtake him who plants seed. \q The mountains will drip sweet wine, \q and all the hills will flow with it. - + \s5 \q \v 14 I will bring back from captivity my people Israel. @@ -97,5 +97,4 @@ \q that I have given them," \q says Yahweh your God. - diff --git a/31-OBA/00.usfm b/31-OBA/00.usfm index c9ef3bbb..965755e8 100644 --- a/31-OBA/00.usfm +++ b/31-OBA/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id OBA Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Obadiah +\h Obadiah \toc1 The Book of Obadiah \toc2 Obadiah -\toc3 Oba +\toc3 Oba \mt Obadiah \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/31-OBA/01.usfm b/31-OBA/01.usfm index 38174451..c726ec5c 100644 --- a/31-OBA/01.usfm +++ b/31-OBA/01.usfm @@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ says Yahweh. \v 7 All the men of your alliance will send you on your way to the border. The men who were at peace with you have deceived you, and prevailed against you. They who eat your bread have set a trap under you. There is no understanding in him. \v 8 "Will I not on that day," says Yahweh, "destroy the wise men from Edom and understanding out of the mountain of Esau? -\v 9 And your mighty men will be dismayed, Teman, so that every man may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter. - +\v 9 And your mighty men will be dismayed, Teman, so that every man may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter. \s5 \p \v 10 Because of the violence done to your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame, and you will be cut off forever. diff --git a/32-JON/00.usfm b/32-JON/00.usfm index c3b72756..87accef1 100644 --- a/32-JON/00.usfm +++ b/32-JON/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id JON Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Jonah +\h Jonah \toc1 The Book of Jonah \toc2 Jonah -\toc3 Jon +\toc3 Jon \mt Jonah \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/32-JON/02.usfm b/32-JON/02.usfm index 71245461..d7b2db2a 100644 --- a/32-JON/02.usfm +++ b/32-JON/02.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \q \v 3 You had thrown me into the depths, into the heart of the seas, \q and the currents surrounded me; -\q all your waves and billows +\q all your waves and billows \q passed over me. \q \v 4 And I said, 'I am driven out from before your eyes; diff --git a/32-JON/03.usfm b/32-JON/03.usfm index 27a5fe88..770dfffc 100644 --- a/32-JON/03.usfm +++ b/32-JON/03.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ - - + \s5 \c 3 \p diff --git a/33-MIC/00.usfm b/33-MIC/00.usfm index 6b989c70..63d6ea92 100644 --- a/33-MIC/00.usfm +++ b/33-MIC/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id MIC Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Micah +\h Micah \toc1 The Book of Micah \toc2 Micah -\toc3 Mic +\toc3 Mic \mt Micah \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/33-MIC/01.usfm b/33-MIC/01.usfm index f6cf63ee..babb3676 100644 --- a/33-MIC/01.usfm +++ b/33-MIC/01.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \c 1 \p \v 1 This is the word of Yahweh that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, the word that he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \q the valleys will break apart \q like wax before fire, \q like waters that are poured down a steep place. - + \s5 \q \v 5 All this is because of the rebellion of Jacob, @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \q Was it not Samaria? \q What was the reason for high places of Judah? \q Was it not Jerusalem? - + \s5 \q \v 6 "I will make Samaria a heap of ruins in the field, @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \q All her idols I will make a ruin. \q For from the gifts to her prostitution she gathered them, \q and as a prostitute's pay they will return." - + \s5 \p \q @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \v 10 Do not tell about it in Gath; \q do not weep at all. \q At Beth Leaphrah I roll myself in the dust. - + \s5 \q \v 11 Pass by, inhabitants of Shaphir, @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ \v 12 For the inhabitants of Maroth wait anxiously for good news, \q because disaster has come down from Yahweh \q to the gates of Jerusalem. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Harness the chariot to the team of horses, inhabitants of Lachish. @@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ \q \v 14 So you will give a parting gift to Moresheth Gath; \q the town of Achzib will disappoint the kings of Israel. - + \s5 \q -\v 15 I will again bring a conqueror to you, +\v 15 I will again bring a conqueror to you, \q inhabitants of Mareshah; \q the splendor of Israel will come to Adullam. \q diff --git a/33-MIC/02.usfm b/33-MIC/02.usfm index 025f3ad0..8478ba12 100644 --- a/33-MIC/02.usfm +++ b/33-MIC/02.usfm @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \q they desire houses and take them. \q They oppress a man and his house, \q a man and his inheritance. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Therefore Yahweh says this, @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \q \v 5 Therefore, you rich people will have no descendants to divide up the territory by lot \q in the assembly of Yahweh. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \v 8 Lately my people have risen up like an enemy. \q You strip the robe, the garment, from those who pass by unsuspectingly, \q as soldiers return from war to what they think is safety. - + \s5 \q \v 9 You drive the women belonging to my people from their pleasant houses; @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ \v 11 If someone comes to you in a spirit of falsehood and lies and says, \q "I will prophesy to you about wine and strong drink," \q he would be considered to be a prophet for this people. - + \s5 \p \v 12 I will surely assemble all of you, Jacob. diff --git a/33-MIC/03.usfm b/33-MIC/03.usfm index ac7f451f..a228734b 100644 --- a/33-MIC/03.usfm +++ b/33-MIC/03.usfm @@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ \q and chop them in pieces, \q just like meat for a pot, \q just like meat in a cauldron. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Then you rulers will cry out to Yahweh, \q but he will not answer you. \q He will hide his face from you at that time, \q because you have done evil deeds." - + \s5 \p \q @@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ \q and the diviners will be confused. \q All of them will cover their lips, \q for there is no answer from me." - + \s5 \q \v 8 But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of Yahweh, \q and am full of justice and might, \q to declare to Jacob his transgression, \q and to Israel his sin. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ \q Yet you rely on Yahweh and say, \q "Is not Yahweh with us? \q No evil will come on us." - + \s5 \q \v 12 Therefore, because of you, diff --git a/33-MIC/04.usfm b/33-MIC/04.usfm index 83cb93c6..0094c798 100644 --- a/33-MIC/04.usfm +++ b/33-MIC/04.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q will be established over the other mountains. \q It will be exalted above the hills, \q and peoples will stream to it. - + \s5 \q \v 2 Many nations will go and say, @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \q and their spears into pruning hooks. \q Nation will not lift up sword against nation, \q nor will they train for war any longer. - + \s5 \q \v 4 Instead, they will sit every person under his vine @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ \q each one, in the name of their god. \q But we will walk in the name of Yahweh our God \q forever and ever. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ \q to you it will come— \q the former rule will come, \q the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ \q There you will be rescued. \q There Yahweh will rescue you \q from the hand of your enemies. - + \s5 \q \v 11 Now many nations are assembled against you; @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ \v 12 The prophet says, "They do not know Yahweh's thoughts, \q neither do they understand his plans, \q for he has gathered them like sheaves for the threshing floor." - + \s5 \q \v 13 Yahweh says, "Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion, diff --git a/33-MIC/05.usfm b/33-MIC/05.usfm index e389c948..f18e5d00 100644 --- a/33-MIC/05.usfm +++ b/33-MIC/05.usfm @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ \p \q \v 1 Now come together in battle ranks, -\q daughter of soldiers; -\q the soldiers have set up a siege around city, -\q with a rod they will strike the judge of Israel +\q daughter of soldiers; +\q the soldiers have set up a siege around city, +\q with a rod they will strike the judge of Israel \q on the cheek. \s5 diff --git a/33-MIC/06.usfm b/33-MIC/06.usfm index 26adb47d..3a037ec3 100644 --- a/33-MIC/06.usfm +++ b/33-MIC/06.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 6 \p \q -\v 1 Now listen to what Yahweh says, +\v 1 Now listen to what Yahweh says, \q "Arise and state your case before the mountains; \q let the hills hear your voice. \q @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \q and you enduring foundations of the earth. \q For Yahweh has a lawsuit with his people, \q and he will fight in court against Israel." - + \s5 \q \v 3 "My people, what have I done to you? @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \q and what Balaam son of Beor answered him \q as you went from Shittim to Gilgal, \q that you may know the righteous acts of me, Yahweh." - + \s5 \p \q @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ \q Act justly, \q love kindness, \q and walk humbly with your God. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ \q \v 10 There is wealth in the houses of the wicked that is dishonest, \q and false measures that are abominable. - + \s5 \q \v 11 Should I consider a person to be innocent if he uses fraudulent scales, @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ \v 12 The rich men are full of violence, \q the inhabitants have spoken lies, \q and their tongue in their mouth is deceitful. - + \s5 \q \v 13 Therefore I have struck you with a severe wound, @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ \v 15 You will sow but not reap; \q you will tread the olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; \q you will press grapes but drink no wine. - + \s5 \q \v 16 The regulations made by Omri have been kept, diff --git a/33-MIC/07.usfm b/33-MIC/07.usfm index 7d650a0b..94532b3a 100644 --- a/33-MIC/07.usfm +++ b/33-MIC/07.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \q there is no upright person in all mankind. \q They all lie in wait to shed blood; \q each one hunts his own brother with a net. - + \s5 \q \v 3 Their hands are very good at doing harm: @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \q It is the day foretold by your watchmen, \q the day of your punishment. \q Now is the time of their confusion. - + \s5 \q \v 5 Do not trust any neighbor; @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ \q a daughter rises up against her mother, \q and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. \q A man's enemies are the people of his own house. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ \q I will rise. \q When I sit in darkness, \q Yahweh will be a light for me. - + \s5 \q \v 9 Because I sinned against Yahweh, @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ \q and executes judgment for me. \q He will bring me to the light, \q and I will see him rescue me in his justice. - + \s5 \q \v 10 Then my enemy will see it, @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ \q "Where is Yahweh your God?" \q My eyes will look at her; \q she will be trampled down like the mud in the streets. - + \s5 \q \v 11 A day to build your walls will come; @@ -85,20 +85,20 @@ \v 13 And those lands will be abandoned \q because of the people who are living there now, \q because of the fruit of their actions. - + \s5 \p \q \v 14 Shepherd your people with your rod, \q the flock of your inheritance. -\q They live alone in a forest, +\q They live alone in a forest, \q in the midst of a plantation. \q Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead \q like in the old days. \q \v 15 As in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt, \q I will show them wonders. - + \s5 \q \v 16 The nations will see and be ashamed @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ \q They will come out of their dens with fear; \q they will come with fear to you, Yahweh our God, \q and they will be afraid because of you. - + \s5 \p \q @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ \q of the remnant of your inheritance? \q You do not keep your anger forever, \q because you love to show us your covenant faithfulness. - + \s5 \q \v 19 You will again have compassion on us; @@ -131,6 +131,5 @@ \v 20 You will give truth to Jacob \q and covenant faithfulness to Abraham, \q as you swore to our ancestors in ancient days. - diff --git a/34-NAM/00.usfm b/34-NAM/00.usfm index 127a0132..d6ffad13 100644 --- a/34-NAM/00.usfm +++ b/34-NAM/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id NAM Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Nahum +\h Nahum \toc1 The Book of Nahum \toc2 Nahum -\toc3 Nam +\toc3 Nam \mt Nahum \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/34-NAM/01.usfm b/34-NAM/01.usfm index 91dfaf55..f0ab1b4b 100644 --- a/34-NAM/01.usfm +++ b/34-NAM/01.usfm @@ -2,41 +2,40 @@ \s5 \c 1 \p -\v 1 The declaration about Nineveh. The Book of the Vision of Nahum, the Elkoshite. - +\v 1 The declaration about Nineveh. The Book of the Vision of Nahum, the Elkoshite. \s5 \q -\v 2 Yahweh is a jealous God and avenges; Yahweh avenges and is full of wrath; +\v 2 Yahweh is a jealous God and avenges; Yahweh avenges and is full of wrath; \q Yahweh takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he continues his anger for his enemies. \q -\v 3 Yahweh is slow to anger and great in power; he will by no means declare his enemies innocent. +\v 3 Yahweh is slow to anger and great in power; he will by no means declare his enemies innocent. \q Yahweh makes his way in the whirlwind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. \s5 \q -\v 4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; he dries up all the rivers. +\v 4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; he dries up all the rivers. \q Bashan is weak, and Carmel also; the flowers of Lebanon are weak. \q -\v 5 The mountains shake in his presence, and the hills melt; +\v 5 The mountains shake in his presence, and the hills melt; \q the earth collapses in his presence, indeed, the world and all people who live in it. \s5 \q -\v 6 Who can stand before his wrath? Who can resist the fierceness of his anger? +\v 6 Who can stand before his wrath? Who can resist the fierceness of his anger? \q His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him. \s5 \q \v 7 Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he is faithful to those who take refuge in him. -\q +\q \v 8 But he will make a full end to his enemies with an overwhelming flood; he will pursue them into darkness. \s5 \q -\v 9 What are you people plotting against Yahweh? +\v 9 What are you people plotting against Yahweh? \q He will make a full end to it; trouble will not rise up a second time. \q -\v 10 For they will become tangled up like thornbushes; they will be saturated in their own drink; +\v 10 For they will become tangled up like thornbushes; they will be saturated in their own drink; \q they will be completely devoured by fire like dry stubble. \q \v 11 Someone arose among you, Nineveh, who planned evil against Yahweh, someone who promoted wickedness. @@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \q \v 12 This is what Yahweh says, -\q "Even if they are at their full strength and full numbers, they will nevertheless be sheared; +\q "Even if they are at their full strength and full numbers, they will nevertheless be sheared; \q their people will be no more. But you, Judah: Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more. \q \v 13 Now will I break that people's yoke from off you; I will break your chains." @@ -52,14 +51,14 @@ \s5 \q \v 14 And Yahweh has given a command about you, Nineveh: -\q "There will be no more descendants bearing your name. +\q "There will be no more descendants bearing your name. \q I will cut off the carved figures and the cast metal figures from the houses of your gods. \q I will dig your graves, for you are contemptible." \s5 \q -\v 15 Look, on the mountains there are the feet of someone who is bringing good news, who is announcing peace! -\q Celebrate your festivals, Judah, and keep your vows, +\v 15 Look, on the mountains there are the feet of someone who is bringing good news, who is announcing peace! +\q Celebrate your festivals, Judah, and keep your vows, \q for the wicked one will invade you no more; he is completely cut off. diff --git a/34-NAM/02.usfm b/34-NAM/02.usfm index f9eccbe1..a2d920ba 100644 --- a/34-NAM/02.usfm +++ b/34-NAM/02.usfm @@ -4,56 +4,56 @@ \c 2 \p \q -\v 1 The one who will dash you to pieces is coming up against you. -\q Man the city walls, guard the roads, +\v 1 The one who will dash you to pieces is coming up against you. +\q Man the city walls, guard the roads, \q make yourselves strong, assemble your armies. \q -\v 2 For Yahweh is restoring the majesty of Jacob, like the majesty of Israel, +\v 2 For Yahweh is restoring the majesty of Jacob, like the majesty of Israel, \q although the plunderers devastated them and destroyed their vine branches. \s5 \q \v 3 The shields of his mighty men are red, and the courageous men are clothed in scarlet; \q the chariots flash with their metal on the day that they are made ready, and the cypress spears are waved in the air. -\q -\v 4 The chariots speed through the streets; they rush back and forth in the wide streets. +\q +\v 4 The chariots speed through the streets; they rush back and forth in the wide streets. \q They look like torches, and they run like lightning. \s5 \q -\v 5 The one who will dash you to pieces calls his officers; they stumble over each other in their march; +\v 5 The one who will dash you to pieces calls his officers; they stumble over each other in their march; \q they hurry to attack the city wall. The large shield is made ready to protect these attackers. \s5 \q \v 6 The gates at the rivers are forced open, and the palace falls to ruins. \q -\v 7 The queen is stripped of her clothes and is taken away; +\v 7 The queen is stripped of her clothes and is taken away; \q her female servants moan like doves, beating on their breasts. \s5 \q -\v 8 Nineveh is like a leaking pool of water, with its people fleeing away like rushing water. +\v 8 Nineveh is like a leaking pool of water, with its people fleeing away like rushing water. \q Others shout, "Stop, stop," but no one looks back. \q -\v 9 Take the silver plunder, take the gold plunder, for there is no end to it, +\v 9 Take the silver plunder, take the gold plunder, for there is no end to it, \q to the splendor of all Nineveh's beautiful things. \q -\v 10 Nineveh is empty and ruined. Everyone's heart melts, everyone's knees strike together, +\v 10 Nineveh is empty and ruined. Everyone's heart melts, everyone's knees strike together, \q and anguish is in everyone; their faces are all pale. \s5 \q -\v 11 Where now is the lions' den, the place where the young lion cubs feed, +\v 11 Where now is the lions' den, the place where the young lion cubs feed, \q the place where the lion and lioness walked, with the cubs, where they were afraid of nothing? \q -\v 12 The lion tore his victims to pieces for his cubs; he strangled victims for his lionesses, +\v 12 The lion tore his victims to pieces for his cubs; he strangled victims for his lionesses, \q and filled his cave with victims, his dens with torn carcasses. \s5 \q \v 13 "See, I am against you—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. -\q I will burn your chariots in the smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions. +\q I will burn your chariots in the smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions. \q I will cut off your plunder from your land, and the voices of your messengers will be heard no more." diff --git a/34-NAM/03.usfm b/34-NAM/03.usfm index d11a42b1..3bdbf9ca 100644 --- a/34-NAM/03.usfm +++ b/34-NAM/03.usfm @@ -7,64 +7,64 @@ \v 1 Woe to the city full of blood! \q It is all full of lies and stolen property; victims are always in her. \q -\v 2 But now there is the noise of whips and the sound of rattling wheels, +\v 2 But now there is the noise of whips and the sound of rattling wheels, \q prancing horses, and bounding chariots. \s5 \q -\v 3 There are attacking horsemen, -\q flashing swords, glittering spears, -\q heaps of corpses, great piles of bodies. +\v 3 There are attacking horsemen, +\q flashing swords, glittering spears, +\q heaps of corpses, great piles of bodies. \q There is no end to the bodies; their attackers stumble over them. \q -\v 4 This is happening because of the lustful actions of the beautiful prostitute, the expert in witchcraft, +\v 4 This is happening because of the lustful actions of the beautiful prostitute, the expert in witchcraft, \q who sells nations through her prostitution, and peoples through her acts of witchcraft. \s5 \q -\v 5 "See, I am against you—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—I will raise up your skirt over your face +\v 5 "See, I am against you—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—I will raise up your skirt over your face \q and show your private parts to the nations, your shame to the kingdoms. \q \v 6 I will throw disgusting filth on you and make you vile; I will make you someone that everyone will look at. \q -\v 7 It will come about that everyone who looks at you will flee from you and say, -\q 'Nineveh is destroyed; who will weep for her?' +\v 7 It will come about that everyone who looks at you will flee from you and say, +\q 'Nineveh is destroyed; who will weep for her?' \q Where can I find anyone to comfort you?" \s5 \q -\v 8 Nineveh, are you better than Thebes, that was built on the Nile River, that had water around her, +\v 8 Nineveh, are you better than Thebes, that was built on the Nile River, that had water around her, \q whose defense was the ocean, whose wall was the sea itself? \q -\v 9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and there was no end to it; +\v 9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and there was no end to it; \q Put and Libya were allies to her. \s5 \q -\v 10 Yet Thebes was carried away; she went into captivity; +\v 10 Yet Thebes was carried away; she went into captivity; \q her young children were dashed in pieces at the head of every street; -\q her enemies threw lots for her honorable men, +\q her enemies threw lots for her honorable men, \q and all her great men were bound in chains. \q -\v 11 You also will become drunk; you will try to hide, +\v 11 You also will become drunk; you will try to hide, \q and you will also look for a refuge from your enemy. \s5 \q -\v 12 All your fortresses will be like fig trees with the earliest ripe figs: +\v 12 All your fortresses will be like fig trees with the earliest ripe figs: \q if they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater. \q -\v 13 See, the people among you are women; -\q the gates of your land have been opened wide to your enemies; +\v 13 See, the people among you are women; +\q the gates of your land have been opened wide to your enemies; \q fire has devoured their bars. \s5 \q -\v 14 Go draw water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses; -\q go into the clay and tread the mortar; +\v 14 Go draw water for the siege; strengthen your fortresses; +\q go into the clay and tread the mortar; \q pick up the molds for the bricks. \q -\v 15 Fire will devour you there, and the sword will destroy you. It will devour you as young locusts devour everything. +\v 15 Fire will devour you there, and the sword will destroy you. It will devour you as young locusts devour everything. \p \q Make yourselves as many as the young locusts, as many as the full-grown locusts. @@ -72,17 +72,17 @@ \q \v 16 You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars in the heavens; but they are like young locusts: they plunder the land and then fly away. \q -\v 17 Your princes are as many as the full-grown locusts, and your generals are like swarms of them +\v 17 Your princes are as many as the full-grown locusts, and your generals are like swarms of them \q that camp in the walls on a cold day. \q But when the sun rises they fly away to no one knows where. \s5 \q -\v 18 King of Assyria, your shepherds are asleep; your rulers are resting. +\v 18 King of Assyria, your shepherds are asleep; your rulers are resting. \q Your people are scattered on the mountains, and there is no one to gather them. \q -\v 19 No healing is possible for your wounds. Your wounds are severe. -\q Everyone who hears the news about you will clap their hands in joy over you. +\v 19 No healing is possible for your wounds. Your wounds are severe. +\q Everyone who hears the news about you will clap their hands in joy over you. \q Who has escaped your constant wickedness? diff --git a/35-HAB/00.usfm b/35-HAB/00.usfm index 3c108cc1..a4014ff7 100644 --- a/35-HAB/00.usfm +++ b/35-HAB/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id HAB Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Habakkuk +\h Habakkuk \toc1 The Book of Habakkuk \toc2 Habakkuk -\toc3 Hab +\toc3 Hab \mt Habakkuk \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/35-HAB/01.usfm b/35-HAB/01.usfm index ad961fca..eed25b8b 100644 --- a/35-HAB/01.usfm +++ b/35-HAB/01.usfm @@ -6,41 +6,41 @@ \v 1 The message that Habakkuk the prophet received, \p \q -\v 2 "Yahweh, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? +\v 2 "Yahweh, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? \q I have cried out to you in horror, 'Violence!' but you will not save me! \s5 \q -\v 3 Why do you make me see iniquity and look upon wrongdoing? +\v 3 Why do you make me see iniquity and look upon wrongdoing? \q Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and contention rises up! \q -\v 4 Therefore the law is weakened, and justice does not last for any time. +\v 4 Therefore the law is weakened, and justice does not last for any time. \q For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore false justice goes out." \s5 \p \sp Yahweh replies to Habakkuk \q -\v 5 "Look at the nations and examine them; be amazed and astonished! +\v 5 "Look at the nations and examine them; be amazed and astonished! \q For I am surely about to do something in your days that you will not believe when it is reported to you. \q -\v 6 For look! I am about to raise up the Chaldeans—that fierce and impetuous nation— +\v 6 For look! I am about to raise up the Chaldeans—that fierce and impetuous nation— \q they are marching throughout the breadth of the land to seize homes that were not their own. \q \v 7 They are terrifying and fearsome; their judgment and splendor proceed from themselves! \s5 \q -\v 8 Their horses also are swifter than leopards, quicker than the evening wolves! -\q So their horses stamp, +\v 8 Their horses also are swifter than leopards, quicker than the evening wolves! +\q So their horses stamp, \q and their horsemen come from a great distance—they fly like an eagle hurrying to eat! \q -\v 9 They all come for violence, +\v 9 They all come for violence, \q their multitudes go like a desert wind, and they gather captives like sand! \s5 \q -\v 10 So they mock kings, and rulers are only a mockery for them! +\v 10 So they mock kings, and rulers are only a mockery for them! \q They laugh at every stronghold, for they heap up earth and take them! \q @@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ \p \sp Habakkuk asks Yahweh another question \q -\v 12 "Are you not from ancient times, Yahweh my God, my Holy One? We will not die. +\v 12 "Are you not from ancient times, Yahweh my God, my Holy One? We will not die. \q Yahweh has ordained them for judgment, and you, Rock, have established them for correction! \s5 \q -\v 13 Your eyes are too pure to gaze upon evil, and you are not able to look on wrongdoing with favor; +\v 13 Your eyes are too pure to gaze upon evil, and you are not able to look on wrongdoing with favor; \q why then have you looked favorably on those who betray? \q Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than they are? \q @@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ \s5 \q -\v 15 They bring up all of them with fishhooks; they drag men away in fishnets +\v 15 They bring up all of them with fishhooks; they drag men away in fishnets \q and gather them in their net. This is why they rejoice and shout exuberantly! \q -\v 16 Therefore they sacrifice to their fishing nets and burn incense to their net, +\v 16 Therefore they sacrifice to their fishing nets and burn incense to their net, \q for fattened beasts are their portion, and the fatty meat is their food! \q \v 17 Will they therefore empty their fishing nets and continue to slaughter the nations, feeling no compassion?" diff --git a/35-HAB/02.usfm b/35-HAB/02.usfm index 1cb76fc2..7904447e 100644 --- a/35-HAB/02.usfm +++ b/35-HAB/02.usfm @@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ \c 2 \p \q -\v 1 I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the watchtower, and I will watch carefully +\v 1 I will stand at my guard post and station myself on the watchtower, and I will watch carefully \q to see what he will say to me and how I should turn from my complaint. \s5 \q -\v 2 Yahweh answered me and said, +\v 2 Yahweh answered me and said, \q "Record this vision, and write plainly upon the tablets so that the one reading them might run! \q -\v 3 For the vision is yet for a future time and will finally speak and not fail. +\v 3 For the vision is yet for a future time and will finally speak and not fail. \q Though it delays, wait for it! For it will surely come and will not tarry! \s5 @@ -20,25 +20,25 @@ \v 4 Look! The one whose desires are not right within him is puffed up. But the righteous will live by his faith. \p \q -\v 5 For wine is a betrayer of the arrogant young man so that he will not abide, +\v 5 For wine is a betrayer of the arrogant young man so that he will not abide, \q but enlarges his desire like the grave and, like death, is never satisfied. \q He gathers to himself every nation and gathers up for himself all of the peoples. \s5 \q -\v 6 Will not all these create a saying to ridicule him and a taunting song about him, saying, +\v 6 Will not all these create a saying to ridicule him and a taunting song about him, saying, \q 'Woe to the one increasing what is not his! For how long will you increase the weight of the pledges you have taken?' \q2 -\v 7 Will the ones gnashing at you not rise up suddenly, and the ones terrifying you awaken? +\v 7 Will the ones gnashing at you not rise up suddenly, and the ones terrifying you awaken? \q2 You will become a victim for them! \q2 -\v 8 Because you have plundered many peoples, all the remnant of the peoples will plunder you. +\v 8 Because you have plundered many peoples, all the remnant of the peoples will plunder you. \q2 For you have shed human blood and acted with violence against the land, the cities, and all who live in them. \s5 \p \q -\v 9 'Woe to the one who carves out evil gains for his house, +\v 9 'Woe to the one who carves out evil gains for his house, \q2 so he can set his nest on high to keep himself safe from the hand of evil!' \q2 \v 10 You have devised shame for your house by cutting off many people, and have sinned against yourself. @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \q \v 12 'Woe to the one who builds a city with blood, and who establishes a town in iniquity!' \q2 -\v 13 Is it not from Yahweh of hosts +\v 13 Is it not from Yahweh of hosts \q2 that peoples labor for fire and all the other nations weary themselves for nothing? \q2 \v 14 Yet the land will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh as the waters cover the sea. @@ -58,15 +58,15 @@ \s5 \p \q -\v 15 'Woe to the one making his neighbor drink, you who add your poison until you make them drunk +\v 15 'Woe to the one making his neighbor drink, you who add your poison until you make them drunk \q2 so you can look on their nakedness!' \q2 -\v 16 You will be gorged with shame rather than glory! Drink of it also, and reveal your own nakedness! +\v 16 You will be gorged with shame rather than glory! Drink of it also, and reveal your own nakedness! \q2 The cup of Yahweh's right hand will come in its turn to you, and disgrace will cover your honor. \s5 \q2 -\v 17 The violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you and the destruction of animals will terrify you. +\v 17 The violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you and the destruction of animals will terrify you. \q2 For you have shed human blood and you have acted with violence against the land, the cities, and all who live in them. \s5 @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ \v 18 What does the carved figure profit you? For the one who has carved it, or who casts a figure from molten metal, is a teacher of lies; \q for he trusts his own handiwork when he makes these mute gods. \q -\v 19 'Woe to the one saying to the wood, Wake up! Or to the silent stone, Arise!' Do these things teach? +\v 19 'Woe to the one saying to the wood, Wake up! Or to the silent stone, Arise!' Do these things teach? \q See, it is overlaid with gold and silver, but there is no breath at all within it. \q \v 20 But Yahweh is in his holy temple! Be silent before him, all the land!" diff --git a/35-HAB/03.usfm b/35-HAB/03.usfm index a87a10c1..2d9c6483 100644 --- a/35-HAB/03.usfm +++ b/35-HAB/03.usfm @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \q \v 7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction, and the fabric of the tents in the land of Midian trembling. \q -\v 8 Was Yahweh angry at the rivers? Was your wrath against the rivers, +\v 8 Was Yahweh angry at the rivers? Was your wrath against the rivers, \q or your fury against the sea, \q when you rode upon your horses and your victorious chariots? @@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ \q \v 10 The mountains saw you and twisted in pain! \q Downpours of water passed over them; the deep sea raised a shout! -\q It lifted up its waves! - +\q It lifted up its waves! \s5 \q \v 11 The sun and moon stood still above in their high places @@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ \s5 \q -\v 14 You have pierced the head of his warriors with his own arrows since they came like a storm to scatter us, +\v 14 You have pierced the head of his warriors with his own arrows since they came like a storm to scatter us, \q their gloating was like one who devours the poor in a hiding place. \q \v 15 You have traveled over the sea with your horses, and heaped up the great waters. @@ -78,14 +77,13 @@ \q2 \v 17 Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no produce from the vines; \q2 and though the produce of the olive tree disappoints and the fields yield no food; -\q2 and thought the flock is cut off from the fold and there is no cattle in the stalls, this is what I will do. - +\q2 and thought the flock is cut off from the fold and there is no cattle in the stalls, this is what I will do. \s5 \q \v 18 Still, I will rejoice in Yahweh! I will be joyful because of the God of my salvation! \q -\v 19 The Lord Yahweh is my strength -\q and he makes my feet like the deer's. +\v 19 The Lord Yahweh is my strength +\q and he makes my feet like the deer's. \q He makes me go forward on my high places! \q3 —To the music director, on my stringed instruments. diff --git a/36-ZEP/00.usfm b/36-ZEP/00.usfm index 0d095673..f59204b5 100644 --- a/36-ZEP/00.usfm +++ b/36-ZEP/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id ZEP Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Zephaniah +\h Zephaniah \toc1 The Book of Zephaniah \toc2 Zephaniah -\toc3 Zep +\toc3 Zep \mt Zephaniah \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/36-ZEP/01.usfm b/36-ZEP/01.usfm index f834a3b0..d4a96f3f 100644 --- a/36-ZEP/01.usfm +++ b/36-ZEP/01.usfm @@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah. \q \v 2 "I will utterly destroy everything from off the face of the earth!—this is Yahweh's declaration. \q -\v 3 I will destroy man and beast; I will destroy the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, -\q the ruins along with the wicked. +\v 3 I will destroy man and beast; I will destroy the birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, +\q the ruins along with the wicked. \q For I will cut off man from the face of the earth!—this is Yahweh's declaration. \s5 @@ -24,35 +24,34 @@ Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah. \s5 \p \q2 -\v 7 Be silent before the Lord Yahweh! For the day of Yahweh is near; +\v 7 Be silent before the Lord Yahweh! For the day of Yahweh is near; \q2 Yahweh has prepared the sacrifice and set apart his guests. \q -\v 8 "It will come about on the day of Yahweh's sacrifice, -\q that I will punish the princes and the king's sons, +\v 8 "It will come about on the day of Yahweh's sacrifice, +\q that I will punish the princes and the king's sons, \q and everyone dressed in foreign clothes. \q -\v 9 On that day I will punish all those who leap over the threshold, +\v 9 On that day I will punish all those who leap over the threshold, \q those who fill their master's house with violence and deceit. \s5 \p \q \v 10 So it will be on that day—this is Yahweh's declaration— -\q that a cry of distress will come from the Fish Gate, wailing from the Second District, +\q that a cry of distress will come from the Fish Gate, wailing from the Second District, \q and a great crashing sound from the hills. \q -\v 11 Wail, inhabitants of the Market District, -\q for all the merchants will be ruined; all those who are weighted down with silver will be cut off. - +\v 11 Wail, inhabitants of the Market District, +\q for all the merchants will be ruined; all those who are weighted down with silver will be cut off. \s5 \p \q -\v 12 It will come about at that time that -\q I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men -\q who have settled into their wine and say in their heart, +\v 12 It will come about at that time that +\q I will search Jerusalem with lamps and punish the men +\q who have settled into their wine and say in their heart, \q 'Yahweh will not do anything, either good or evil.' \q -\v 13 Their wealth will become plunder, and their houses will be an abandoned devastation! +\v 13 Their wealth will become plunder, and their houses will be an abandoned devastation! \q They will build houses but not live in them, and plant vineyards but not drink their wine. \s5 @@ -61,19 +60,19 @@ Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah. \v 14 The great day of Yahweh is near, near and hurrying quickly! \q The sound of the day of Yahweh will be that of a warrior crying bitterly! \q -\v 15 That day will be a day of fury, a day of distress and anguish, -\q a day of storm and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, +\v 15 That day will be a day of fury, a day of distress and anguish, +\q a day of storm and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, \q a day of clouds and thick darkness. \q -\v 16 It will be a day of trumpets and alarms +\v 16 It will be a day of trumpets and alarms \q against the fortified cities and the high battlements. \s5 \q2 -\v 17 For I will bring distress upon mankind, so that they will walk about like blind men -\q2 since they have sinned against Yahweh. +\v 17 For I will bring distress upon mankind, so that they will walk about like blind men +\q2 since they have sinned against Yahweh. \q2 Their blood will be poured out like dust, and their inner parts like dung. \q2 -\v 18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them -\q2 on the day of Yahweh's fury. In the fire of his jealousy the whole earth will be consumed, +\v 18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them +\q2 on the day of Yahweh's fury. In the fire of his jealousy the whole earth will be consumed, \q2 for he will bring a complete, a terrible end of all the inhabitants of the earth." diff --git a/36-ZEP/02.usfm b/36-ZEP/02.usfm index ec29df64..50dd3039 100644 --- a/36-ZEP/02.usfm +++ b/36-ZEP/02.usfm @@ -6,65 +6,62 @@ \q \v 1 Rally yourselves together and gather, unashamed nation— \q -\v 2 before the decree takes effect and that day passes like the chaff, -\q before the fierce anger of Yahweh's wrath comes upon you, before the day of the wrath of Yahweh comes upon you. +\v 2 before the decree takes effect and that day passes like the chaff, +\q before the fierce anger of Yahweh's wrath comes upon you, before the day of the wrath of Yahweh comes upon you. \q -\v 3 Seek Yahweh, all you humble people on earth who obey his decrees! -\q Seek righteousness. Seek humility, +\v 3 Seek Yahweh, all you humble people on earth who obey his decrees! +\q Seek righteousness. Seek humility, \q and perhaps you will be protected in the day of Yahweh's wrath. \s5 \p \q -\v 4 For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon will turn into a devastation. -\q They will drive out Ashdod at noon, and they will uproot Ekron! +\v 4 For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon will turn into a devastation. +\q They will drive out Ashdod at noon, and they will uproot Ekron! \q2 -\v 5 Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, the nation of the Cherethites! Yahweh has spoken against you, +\v 5 Woe to the inhabitants of the seacoast, the nation of the Cherethites! Yahweh has spoken against you, \q2 Canaan, land of the Philistines. I will destroy you until no inhabitant remains. \s5 \q2 \v 6 So the seacoast will become a grazing land for shepherds and for sheep pens. \q2 -\v 7 The coastal region will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah, -\q2 who will shepherd their flocks there. Their people will lie down in the evening in the houses of Ashkelon, +\v 7 The coastal region will belong to the remnant of the house of Judah, +\q2 who will shepherd their flocks there. Their people will lie down in the evening in the houses of Ashkelon, \q2 for Yahweh their God will care for them and restore their fortunes. \s5 \p \q -\v 8 "I have heard the taunts of Moab and the reviling of the people of Ammon -\q when they taunted my people and violated their borders. +\v 8 "I have heard the taunts of Moab and the reviling of the people of Ammon +\q when they taunted my people and violated their borders. \q \v 9 Therefore, as I live—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts, God of Israel,— -\q Moab will become like Sodom, and the people of Ammon like Gomorrah; -\q a a place of nettles and a salt pit, deserted forever. +\q Moab will become like Sodom, and the people of Ammon like Gomorrah; +\q a a place of nettles and a salt pit, deserted forever. \q But the remnant of my people will plunder them, and the remainder of my nation will take possession of them." \s5 \p -\v 10 This will happen to Moab and Ammon because of their pride, since they taunted and mocked the people of Yahweh of hosts. +\v 10 This will happen to Moab and Ammon because of their pride, since they taunted and mocked the people of Yahweh of hosts. \v 11 Then they will fear Yahweh, for he will taunt all the gods of the earth. Everyone will worship him, everyone -from his own place, from every seashore. - +from his own place, from every seashore. \s5 \p \q \v 12 You Cushites also will be pierced by my sword, \q -\v 13 and God's hand will attack the north and destroy Assyria, +\v 13 and God's hand will attack the north and destroy Assyria, \q so that Nineveh will become an abandoned devastation, as dry as the desert. \q -\v 14 Then herds will lie down there, every animal of the nations, -\q both the desert owl and the hedgehog will rest in the top of her columns. -\q A call will sing out from the windows; rubble will be in the doorways; her carved cedar beams will be exposed. - +\v 14 Then herds will lie down there, every animal of the nations, +\q both the desert owl and the hedgehog will rest in the top of her columns. +\q A call will sing out from the windows; rubble will be in the doorways; her carved cedar beams will be exposed. \s5 \q -\v 15 This is the exultant city that lived without fear, +\v 15 This is the exultant city that lived without fear, \q that said in her heart, "I am, and nothing is my equal." -\q How she has become a horror, a place for beasts to lie down in. -\q Every one that passes by her will hiss and shake his fist at her. - +\q How she has become a horror, a place for beasts to lie down in. +\q Every one that passes by her will hiss and shake his fist at her. diff --git a/36-ZEP/03.usfm b/36-ZEP/03.usfm index f781c18d..011b56ff 100644 --- a/36-ZEP/03.usfm +++ b/36-ZEP/03.usfm @@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ \q \v 1 Woe to the rebellious city! The violent city is defiled. \q -\v 2 She has not listened to the voice of God, nor accepted correction from Yahweh. +\v 2 She has not listened to the voice of God, nor accepted correction from Yahweh. \q She does not trust in Yahweh and will not approach her God. \s5 \q -\v 3 Her princes are roaring lions in her midst. +\v 3 Her princes are roaring lions in her midst. \q Her judges are evening wolves who leave nothing to be gnawed upon in the morning. \q \v 4 Her prophets are insolent and treasonous men. @@ -19,76 +19,76 @@ \s5 \q2 -\v 5 Yahweh is righteous in her midst. He can do no wrong. +\v 5 Yahweh is righteous in her midst. He can do no wrong. \q2 Morning by morning he will dispense his justice! It will not be hidden in the light, yet unrighteous people know no shame. \s5 \q -\v 6 "I have destroyed nations; their fortresses are ruined. +\v 6 "I have destroyed nations; their fortresses are ruined. \q I have made their streets ruins, so that no one passes over them. \q Their cities are destroyed so that there is no man inhabiting them. \q -\v 7 I said, 'Surely you will fear me. Accept correction -\q and do not be cut off from your homes by all that I have planned to do to you.' +\v 7 I said, 'Surely you will fear me. Accept correction +\q and do not be cut off from your homes by all that I have planned to do to you.' \q But they were eager to begin each morning by corrupting all their deeds. \s5 \q -\v 8 Therefore wait for me—this is Yahweh's declaration—until the day that I rise up to plunder. -\q For my decision is to gather the nations, to assemble the kingdoms, -\q and to pour out upon them my anger, all my fierce wrath, +\v 8 Therefore wait for me—this is Yahweh's declaration—until the day that I rise up to plunder. +\q For my decision is to gather the nations, to assemble the kingdoms, +\q and to pour out upon them my anger, all my fierce wrath, \q so that all the land will be devoured by the fire of my anger. \s5 \p \q -\v 9 But then I will give pure lips to the people, +\v 9 But then I will give pure lips to the people, \q to call all of them in the name of Yahweh to serve me standing shoulder to shoulder. \q \v 10 From beyond the river of Ethiopia my worshipers—my scattered people—will bring offerings due me. \q -\v 11 In that day you will not be put to shame for all your deeds that you committed against me, -\q since at that time I will remove from among you those who celebrated your pride, +\v 11 In that day you will not be put to shame for all your deeds that you committed against me, +\q since at that time I will remove from among you those who celebrated your pride, \q and because you will no longer act arrogantly on my holy mountain. \s5 \q -\v 12 But I will leave you as a lowly and poor people, +\v 12 But I will leave you as a lowly and poor people, \q and you will take refuge in the name of Yahweh. \q -\v 13 The remnant of Israel will no longer commit injustice or speak lies, +\v 13 The remnant of Israel will no longer commit injustice or speak lies, \q and no deceitful tongue will be found in their mouth; \q so they will graze and lie down, and no one will make them afraid." \s5 \p \q -\v 14 Sing, daughter of Zion! Shout, Israel. +\v 14 Sing, daughter of Zion! Shout, Israel. \q Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem. \q -\v 15 Yahweh has taken away your punishment; he has driven out your enemies! +\v 15 Yahweh has taken away your punishment; he has driven out your enemies! \q Yahweh is the king of Israel among you. You will never again fear evil! \q -\v 16 In that day they will say to Jerusalem, +\v 16 In that day they will say to Jerusalem, \q "Do not fear, Zion. Do not let your hands falter. \s5 \q -\v 17 Yahweh your God is among you, a mighty one to save you. -\q He will celebrate over you and with joy he will be silent over you in his love. +\v 17 Yahweh your God is among you, a mighty one to save you. +\q He will celebrate over you and with joy he will be silent over you in his love. \q He will be glad over you and he will shout for joy. \q \v 18 Those grieved by the appointed feast—I have gathered them together from you, they became a burden and a reason for shame among you. \s5 \q -\v 19 Behold, at that time I will deal with all who mistreated you. -\q I will rescue the lame and gather together the outcast. +\v 19 Behold, at that time I will deal with all who mistreated you. +\q I will rescue the lame and gather together the outcast. \q I will remove their shame and give them praise and honor in all the earth. \q \v 20 At that time I will lead you and at that time I will gather you together. -\q I will make all the nations of the earth respect and praise you, when you see that I restored you," +\q I will make all the nations of the earth respect and praise you, when you see that I restored you," \q says Yahweh. diff --git a/37-HAG/00.usfm b/37-HAG/00.usfm index d5a54d5c..5acbb338 100644 --- a/37-HAG/00.usfm +++ b/37-HAG/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id HAG Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Haggai +\h Haggai \toc1 The Book of Haggai \toc2 Haggai -\toc3 Hag +\toc3 Hag \mt Haggai \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/37-HAG/01.usfm b/37-HAG/01.usfm index 4660769f..0d8fbfe1 100644 --- a/37-HAG/01.usfm +++ b/37-HAG/01.usfm @@ -1,20 +1,20 @@ \s5 \c 1 \p -\v 1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and said, +\v 1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and said, \v 2 "Yahweh of hosts says this: These people say, 'It is not time for us to come or to build Yahweh's house.'" \s5 \v 3 And so the word of Yahweh came by the hand of Haggai the prophet and said, \q -\v 4 "Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your finished houses, +\v 4 "Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your finished houses, \q while this house lies ruined? \q -\v 5 So now Yahweh of hosts says this: +\v 5 So now Yahweh of hosts says this: \q Consider your ways! \q -\v 6 You have sown much seed, but bring in little harvest; you eat but do not have enough; -\q you drink but cannot get drunk. You wear clothes but cannot warm yourselves, +\v 6 You have sown much seed, but bring in little harvest; you eat but do not have enough; +\q you drink but cannot get drunk. You wear clothes but cannot warm yourselves, \q and the wage earner earns money only to put it into a bag full of holes! \s5 @@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ \v 7 Yahweh of hosts says this: \q Consider your ways! \q -\v 8 Go up to the mountain, bring timber, and build my house; +\v 8 Go up to the mountain, bring timber, and build my house; \q then I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified!—says Yahweh. \q -\v 9 You looked for much, but behold! you have brought little home, for I blew it away! +\v 9 You looked for much, but behold! you have brought little home, for I blew it away! \q Why?—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts! \q Because my house lies in ruins, while every man takes pleasure in his own house. @@ -34,15 +34,15 @@ \q \v 10 Because of this the heavens withhold the dew from you, and the earth withholds its produce. \q -\v 11 I have summoned a drought upon the land and upon the mountains, upon the grain -\q and upon the new wine, upon the oil and upon the harvest of the earth, +\v 11 I have summoned a drought upon the land and upon the mountains, upon the grain +\q and upon the new wine, upon the oil and upon the harvest of the earth, \q upon men and upon beasts, and upon all the labor of your hands!" \s5 \p \v 12 Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, along with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of Yahweh their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, because Yahweh their God had sent him. And the -people feared the face of Yahweh. +people feared the face of Yahweh. \v 13 Then Haggai, the messenger of Yahweh, spoke Yahweh's message to the people and said, "I am with you!—this is Yahweh's declaration!" \s5 diff --git a/37-HAG/02.usfm b/37-HAG/02.usfm index 1e0dfb22..f93d24e6 100644 --- a/37-HAG/02.usfm +++ b/37-HAG/02.usfm @@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ \s5 \q -\v 3 'Who is left among you -\q who saw this house in its former glory? -\q And how do you see it now? +\v 3 'Who is left among you +\q who saw this house in its former glory? +\q And how do you see it now? \q Is it not like nothing in your eyes? \q \v 4 Now, be strong, Zerubbabel!—this is Yahweh's declaration— -\q and be strong, high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak; +\q and be strong, high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak; \q and be strong, all you people in the land!—this is Yahweh's declaration— \q and work, for I am with you!—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. \q @@ -21,22 +21,22 @@ \s5 \q -\v 6 For Yahweh of hosts says this: In a little while +\v 6 For Yahweh of hosts says this: In a little while \q I will once again shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land! \q -\v 7 And I will shake every nation, and every nation will bring their precious things to me, +\v 7 And I will shake every nation, and every nation will bring their precious things to me, \q and I will fill this house with glory! says Yahweh of hosts. \s5 \q -\v 8 The silver and gold are mine!—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. +\v 8 The silver and gold are mine!—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. \q -\v 9 The glory of this house will be greater in the future than at the beginning, says Yahweh of hosts, +\v 9 The glory of this house will be greater in the future than at the beginning, says Yahweh of hosts, \q and I will give peace in this place!—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts." \s5 \p -\v 10 In the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came by Haggai the prophet and said, +\v 10 In the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came by Haggai the prophet and said, \v 11 "Yahweh of hosts says this: Ask the priests concerning the law, and say, \v 12 'If a man carries meat that is set apart to Yahweh in the folds of his garment, and if he touches bread or stew, wine or oil, or any other food with his fold, does that food become holy?'" The priests answered and said, "No." @@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ priests answered and said, "Yes, they become unclean." \s5 \p \v 20 Then the word of Yahweh came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month and said, -\v 21 "Speak to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel, and say, +\v 21 "Speak to the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel, and say, \q 'I will shake the heavens and the earth. \q -\v 22 For I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms and destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations! +\v 22 For I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms and destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations! \q I will overthrow the chariots and their riders; the horses and their riders will fall down, each one because of his brother's sword. \s5 diff --git a/38-ZEC/00.usfm b/38-ZEC/00.usfm index f4c2d927..be025a10 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/00.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id ZEC Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Zechariah +\h Zechariah \toc1 The Book of Zechariah \toc2 Zechariah -\toc3 Zec +\toc3 Zec \mt Zechariah \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/38-ZEC/01.usfm b/38-ZEC/01.usfm index 728d76f7..1fc0be5b 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/01.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/01.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \v 1 In the eighth month of the second year of Darius' reign, the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah son of Berechiah son of Iddo, the prophet, saying, \v 2 "Yahweh was exceedingly angry with your fathers! -\v 3 Say to them, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: +\v 3 Say to them, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: \q Turn to me!—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts— \q and I will return to you, says Yahweh of hosts. @@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ Turn from your evil ways and wicked practices!" But they would not hear and did \q \v 5 Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, are they here forever? \q -\v 6 But my words and my decrees that I commanded my servants the prophets, -\q have they not overtaken your fathers? +\v 6 But my words and my decrees that I commanded my servants the prophets, +\q have they not overtaken your fathers? \m So they repented and said, 'Just as Yahweh of hosts planned to do to us what our ways and actions deserved, so he has dealt with us.'" @@ -36,22 +36,22 @@ valley; and behind him there were red, reddish-brown, and white horses." \v 13 Yahweh answered the angel who had talked with me, with good words, words of comfort. \s5 -\v 14 So the angel who had talked with me said to me, "Call out and say, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: +\v 14 So the angel who had talked with me said to me, "Call out and say, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: \q I have been jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion with a great passion! \q -\v 15 And I am very angry with the nations that are at ease. +\v 15 And I am very angry with the nations that are at ease. \q I was only a little angry, but they made the disaster worse. \s5 \q -\v 16 Therefore Yahweh of hosts says this: +\v 16 Therefore Yahweh of hosts says this: \q I have returned to Jerusalem with mercies. My house will be built within her \q —this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—and the measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem!' \q -\v 17 Again call out, saying, -\q 'Yahweh of hosts says this: My cities will once again overflow with goodness, +\v 17 Again call out, saying, +\q 'Yahweh of hosts says this: My cities will once again overflow with goodness, \q and Yahweh will again comfort Zion, and he will once again choose Jerusalem.'" diff --git a/38-ZEC/02.usfm b/38-ZEC/02.usfm index 1fb1c825..c715687c 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/02.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/02.usfm @@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ \s5 \v 3 Then the angel who had talked with me went away and another angel went out to meet him. -\v 4 The second angel said to him, "Run and speak to that young man; say, +\v 4 The second angel said to him, "Run and speak to that young man; say, \q 'Jerusalem will sit in the open country \q because of the multitudes of men and beasts within her. \q -\v 5 For I—this is Yahweh's declaration—will become for her a wall of fire around her, +\v 5 For I—this is Yahweh's declaration—will become for her a wall of fire around her, \q and I will be the glory in her midst. \s5 @@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ \s5 \q -\v 10 "Sing for joy, daughter of Zion, +\v 10 "Sing for joy, daughter of Zion, \q for I myself am about to come and encamp among you!—this is Yahweh's declaration." \q -\v 11 Then great nations will join themselves to Yahweh in that day. He says, "Then you will become my people; +\v 11 Then great nations will join themselves to Yahweh in that day. He says, "Then you will become my people; \q for I will encamp in the midst of you," and you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to you. \s5 diff --git a/38-ZEC/03.usfm b/38-ZEC/03.usfm index 3e695f5d..f51a4a4c 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/03.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/03.usfm @@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ said to Joshua, "Look! I have caused your iniquity to pass from you and I will d \s5 \p \v 6 Next the angel of Yahweh solemnly commanded Joshua and said, -\v 7 "Yahweh of hosts says this: -\q If you will walk in my ways, and if you will keep my commandments, -\q then you will govern my house and guard my courts, +\v 7 "Yahweh of hosts says this: +\q If you will walk in my ways, and if you will keep my commandments, +\q then you will govern my house and guard my courts, \q for I will allow you to go and come among these who stand before me. \s5 \q -\v 8 Listen, Joshua the high priest, you and your companions who live with you! +\v 8 Listen, Joshua the high priest, you and your companions who live with you! \q For these men are a sign, for I myself will bring up my servant the Branch. \q -\v 9 Now look at the stone that I have set before Joshua. There are seven eyes on this single stone, +\v 9 Now look at the stone that I have set before Joshua. There are seven eyes on this single stone, \q and I will engrave an inscription—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts— \q and I will remove the sin from this land in one day. \m diff --git a/38-ZEC/04.usfm b/38-ZEC/04.usfm index 54bce16c..8ffd4202 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/04.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/04.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ top. It has seven lamps on it and seven lamp wicks at the top of each lamp. \v 6 So he said to me, "This is the word of Yahweh to Zerubbabel: \q Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, \q says Yahweh of hosts. -\v 7 What are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain, +\v 7 What are you, great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become a plain, \q and he will bring out the top stone to shouts of 'Grace! Grace to it!'" \s5 @@ -24,13 +24,12 @@ top. It has seven lamps on it and seven lamp wicks at the top of each lamp. \v 8 The word of Yahweh came to me, \v 9 "The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house and his hands will bring it to completion. \q Then you will know that Yahweh of hosts has sent me to you. -\v 10 Who has despised the day of small things? +\v 10 Who has despised the day of small things? \q These people will rejoice and will see the plumb stone in the hand of Zerubbabel. -\q (These seven lamps are the eyes of Yahweh that roam over the whole earth.)" -\v 11 Then I asked the angel, "What are these two olive trees that stand on the left and the right of the lampstand?" - +\q (These seven lamps are the eyes of Yahweh that roam over the whole earth.)" +\v 11 Then I asked the angel, "What are these two olive trees that stand on the left and the right of the lampstand?" \s5 -\v 12 Once more I asked him, "What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that have golden oil pouring out of them?" +\v 12 Once more I asked him, "What are these two olive branches beside the two gold pipes that have golden oil pouring out of them?" \v 13 And he said to me, "Do you not know what these are?" And I said, "No, my master." \s5 diff --git a/38-ZEC/06.usfm b/38-ZEC/06.usfm index 5f53a9dc..1e924edb 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/06.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/06.usfm @@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ \v 11 Then take the silver and gold, make a crown and set it upon the head of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. \s5 -\v 12 Speak to him and say, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: -\q This man, his name is Branch! And he will grow up where he is +\v 12 Speak to him and say, 'Yahweh of hosts says this: +\q This man, his name is Branch! And he will grow up where he is \q and will then build the temple of Yahweh! \q -\v 13 It is he who will build the temple of Yahweh and will raise up its splendor; then he will sit and rule on his throne. +\v 13 It is he who will build the temple of Yahweh and will raise up its splendor; then he will sit and rule on his throne. \q He will be a priest upon his throne and the understanding of peace will exist between the two. \s5 diff --git a/38-ZEC/07.usfm b/38-ZEC/07.usfm index 47a248af..15ee594c 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/07.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/07.usfm @@ -11,23 +11,23 @@ \q \v 4 So the word of Yahweh of hosts came to me and said, \q -\v 5 "Speak to all the people of the land and to the priests and say, -\q 'When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month +\v 5 "Speak to all the people of the land and to the priests and say, +\q 'When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and in the seventh month \q for these seventy years, were you truly fasting for me? \q \v 6 And when you ate and drank, did you not eat and drink for yourselves? \q -\v 7 Were these not the same words that Yahweh proclaimed by the mouth of the former prophets, +\v 7 Were these not the same words that Yahweh proclaimed by the mouth of the former prophets, \q when you still inhabited Jerusalem and the surrounding cities in prosperity and were settled in the Negev, and the foothills to the west?'" \s5 \q \v 8 The word of Yahweh came to Zechariah and said, \q -\v 9 "Yahweh of hosts says this, 'Judge with true justice, covenant faithfulness, +\v 9 "Yahweh of hosts says this, 'Judge with true justice, covenant faithfulness, \q and mercy. Let each man do this for his brother. \q -\v 10 About the widow and orphan, the foreigner, and the poor person—do not oppress them, +\v 10 About the widow and orphan, the foreigner, and the poor person—do not oppress them, \q and let none of you plot any harm against another in your heart.' \s5 diff --git a/38-ZEC/08.usfm b/38-ZEC/08.usfm index a14c218d..50a12058 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/08.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/08.usfm @@ -7,15 +7,15 @@ \v 2 "Yahweh of hosts says this: \q I am passionate for Zion with great zeal and I am passionate for her with great anger! \q -\v 3 Yahweh of hosts says this: -\q I will return to Zion and will live in the midst of Jerusalem, -\q for Jerusalem will be called The +\v 3 Yahweh of hosts says this: +\q I will return to Zion and will live in the midst of Jerusalem, +\q for Jerusalem will be called The City of Truth and the mountain of Yahweh of hosts will be called The Holy Mountain! \s5 \q -\v 4 Yahweh of hosts says this: -\q Old men and old women will once again be in the streets of Jerusalem, +\v 4 Yahweh of hosts says this: +\q Old men and old women will once again be in the streets of Jerusalem, \q and every person will need a staff in his hand because he has grown so old. \q \v 5 And the streets of the city will be full of boys and girls @@ -23,49 +23,49 @@ City of Truth and the mountain of Yahweh of hosts will be called The Holy Mounta \s5 \q -\v 6 Yahweh of hosts says this: -\q If something seems impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, +\v 6 Yahweh of hosts says this: +\q If something seems impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in those days, \q should it also seem impossible in my eyes?—this is Yahweh's declaration. \q -\v 7 Yahweh of hosts says this: +\v 7 Yahweh of hosts says this: \q Behold, I am about to rescue my people from the land of the sunrise and from the land of the setting sun! \q -\v 8 For I will bring them back, -\q and they will live in the midst of Jerusalem, -\q so they will again be my people, +\v 8 For I will bring them back, +\q and they will live in the midst of Jerusalem, +\q so they will again be my people, \q and I will be their God in truth and in righteousness! \s5 \q -\v 9 Yahweh of hosts says this: -\q You who now continue to hear the same words +\v 9 Yahweh of hosts says this: +\q You who now continue to hear the same words \q that came from the prophets' mouths \q when the foundation of my house was laid—this house of mine, Yahweh of hosts: \q Strengthen your hands so that the temple can be built. \q -\v 10 For before those days -\q no crops were gathered in by anyone, +\v 10 For before those days +\q no crops were gathered in by anyone, \q there was no profit for either man or beast, \q and there was no peace from enemies for anyone going or coming. \q I had set every person each against his neighbor. \s5 \q -\v 11 But now it will not be as in former days, +\v 11 But now it will not be as in former days, \q I will be with the remnant of this people \q —this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. \q -\v 12 For seeds of peace will be sown; -\q the climbing vine will give its fruit and the earth will give its produce; -\q the skies will give their dew, +\v 12 For seeds of peace will be sown; +\q the climbing vine will give its fruit and the earth will give its produce; +\q the skies will give their dew, \q for I will make the remnant of this people inherit all these things. \s5 \q -\v 13 You were an example to the other nations of a curse, +\v 13 You were an example to the other nations of a curse, \q house of Judah and house of Israel. -\q So I will rescue you and you will be a blessing. +\q So I will rescue you and you will be a blessing. \q Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong! \p \v 14 For Yahweh of hosts says this: diff --git a/38-ZEC/09.usfm b/38-ZEC/09.usfm index ebb4bb1a..085a7f15 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/09.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/09.usfm @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ The king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall no longer be inhabited! \s5 \q -\v 9 Shout with great joy, daughter of Zion! Shout with happiness, daughter of Jerusalem! +\v 9 Shout with great joy, daughter of Zion! Shout with happiness, daughter of Jerusalem! \q Behold! Your king is coming to you with righteousness \q and is rescuing you. He is humble and is riding on a donkey, on the colt of a donkey. \q @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ he will speak peace to the nations, and his dominion will be from sea to sea, an \s5 \v 14 Yahweh will appear to them, and his arrows will shoot out like lightning! For my Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet and will advance with the storms from Teman. -\v 15 Yahweh of hosts will defend them, and they will devour them and defeat the stones of the slings. Then they will drink +\v 15 Yahweh of hosts will defend them, and they will devour them and defeat the stones of the slings. Then they will drink and shout like men drunk on wine, and they will be filled with wine like bowls at the altar, like the corners of the altar. \s5 diff --git a/38-ZEC/10.usfm b/38-ZEC/10.usfm index 19650c87..1ad02df0 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/10.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/10.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \q and he gives rain showers to everyone \q and vegetation in the field. \q -\v 2 For household idols speak falsely; the diviners envision a lie; +\v 2 For household idols speak falsely; the diviners envision a lie; \q they tell deceitful dreams and give empty comfort, \q so they wander like sheep and suffer because there is no shepherd. diff --git a/38-ZEC/11.usfm b/38-ZEC/11.usfm index 5c210407..d63d0c48 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/11.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/11.usfm @@ -5,18 +5,18 @@ \p \q \v 1 Open your doors, Lebanon, that fire may devour your cedars! -\q -\v 2 Lament, cypress trees, for the cedar trees have fallen! What was majestic has been devastated! +\q +\v 2 Lament, cypress trees, for the cedar trees have fallen! What was majestic has been devastated! \q Lament, you oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest has gone down. \q -\v 3 The shepherds howl, for their glory has been destroyed! +\v 3 The shepherds howl, for their glory has been destroyed! \q The voice of the young lions' roar, for the pride of the Jordan River has been devastated! \s5 \p \m \v 4 This is what Yahweh my God says, "Like a shepherd, watch over the flock destined for slaughter! -\v 5 (The ones who buy them slaughter them and are not punished, and the ones who sell them say, +\v 5 (The ones who buy them slaughter them and are not punished, and the ones who sell them say, 'Blessed be Yahweh! I have become rich!' for the shepherds working for the flocks' owners have no pity on them.) \v 6 For I will no longer pity the inhabitants of the land!—this is Yahweh's declaration. See! I myself am about to turn over every person into the hand of his neighbor and into the hand of his king, and they will destroy the land and none of them will I deliver them from their hand." @@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ So I took the thirty pieces of silver and deposited them in the treasury in the \s5 \q -\v 17 Woe to the worthless shepherd who forsakes the flock! -\q May the sword come against his arm and his right eye! +\v 17 Woe to the worthless shepherd who forsakes the flock! +\q May the sword come against his arm and his right eye! \q May his arm wither away and may his right eye become blind!" diff --git a/38-ZEC/12.usfm b/38-ZEC/12.usfm index 4e943c4e..1d4d67b4 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/12.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/12.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ and will strike every horse of the armies blind. \s5 \p -\v 10 But I will pour out a spirit of compassion and pleading on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, +\v 10 But I will pour out a spirit of compassion and pleading on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so they will look on me, the one they have pierced. They will mourn for me, as one mourns for an only son; they will bitterly lament for him like those who lament the death of a firstborn son. \v 11 On that day the laments in Jerusalem will be like the laments at Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo. diff --git a/38-ZEC/13.usfm b/38-ZEC/13.usfm index e1e072b6..d1939194 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/13.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/13.usfm @@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ \c 13 \p \v 1 "On that day a spring will be opened for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for their sin and impurity. -\v 2 On that day—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—that I will cut off the names of the idols from the land so that they will no longer be called to mind. I will also cause the false prophets and their unclean spirit to go out of the land. - +\v 2 On that day—this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts—that I will cut off the names of the idols from the land so that they will no longer be called to mind. I will also cause the false prophets and their unclean spirit to go out of the land. \s5 -\v 3 If any man continues to prophesy, his father and mother who bore him will tell him, 'You will not live, for you speak lies in the name of Yahweh!' +\v 3 If any man continues to prophesy, his father and mother who bore him will tell him, 'You will not live, for you speak lies in the name of Yahweh!' Then the father and mother who bore him will pierce him when he prophesies. \s5 @@ -17,10 +16,10 @@ Then the father and mother who bore him will pierce him when he prophesies. \s5 \q -\v 7 "Sword! Rouse yourself against my shepherd, +\v 7 "Sword! Rouse yourself against my shepherd, \q the man who stands close to me— \q this is the declaration of Yahweh of hosts. -\q Strike the shepherd, +\q Strike the shepherd, \q and the flock will scatter! \q For I will turn my hand against the lowly ones. @@ -30,13 +29,12 @@ Then the father and mother who bore him will pierce him when he prophesies. \q that two thirds of it will be cut off! Those people will perish; \q only one-third will remain there. \q -\v 9 I will bring that third through the fire +\v 9 I will bring that third through the fire \q and refine them as silver is refined; -\q I will test them as gold is tested. -\q They will call on my name, +\q I will test them as gold is tested. +\q They will call on my name, \q and I will answer them and say, -\q 'This is my people!' -\q and they will say, 'Yahweh is my God!'" - +\q 'This is my people!' +\q and they will say, 'Yahweh is my God!'" diff --git a/38-ZEC/14.usfm b/38-ZEC/14.usfm index ea010d1d..ccc977bd 100644 --- a/38-ZEC/14.usfm +++ b/38-ZEC/14.usfm @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \v 5 Then you will flee down the valley between Yahweh's mountains, for the valley between those mountains will reach to Azal. You will flee just as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah, king of Judah. Then Yahweh my God will come and all the holy ones will be with him. \s5 -\v 6 On that day that there will be no light, but no cold or frost either. +\v 6 On that day that there will be no light, but no cold or frost either. \v 7 On that day, a day known only to Yahweh, there will no longer be day or night, for the evening will be a time of light. \v 8 On that day living waters will flow out of Jerusalem. Half of them will flow to the eastern sea and half to the western sea, in summer and in winter. @@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 12 This will be the plague with which Yahweh will attack all the peoples that waged war against Jerusalem: their flesh will rot away even as they are standing on their feet. Their eyes will rot in their sockets and their tongues will rot in their mouths. -\v 13 On that day that great fear from Yahweh will come among them. Each one will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will be raised up against the hand of another. - +\v 13 On that day that great fear from Yahweh will come among them. Each one will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will be raised up against the hand of another. \s5 \v 14 Judah will also fight against Jerusalem. They will gather the wealth of all the surrounding nations—gold, silver, and fine clothes in great abundance. \v 15 A plague will also be on the horses and the mules, the camels and the donkeys, and on every animal in those camps will also suffer that same plague. diff --git a/39-MAL/00.usfm b/39-MAL/00.usfm index cda28b96..4816adb8 100644 --- a/39-MAL/00.usfm +++ b/39-MAL/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id MAL Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Malachi +\h Malachi \toc1 The Book of Malachi \toc2 Malachi -\toc3 Mal +\toc3 Mal \mt Malachi \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/39-MAL/02.usfm b/39-MAL/02.usfm index a39ab83d..7c05c191 100644 --- a/39-MAL/02.usfm +++ b/39-MAL/02.usfm @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ - \s5 \c 2 diff --git a/39-MAL/03.usfm b/39-MAL/03.usfm index 213a8750..6fa8db0e 100644 --- a/39-MAL/03.usfm +++ b/39-MAL/03.usfm @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ written before him about those who feared Yahweh and honored his name. \s5 \v 17 "They will be mine," says Yahweh of hosts, "my own treasured possession, on the day that I act. I will pity them, as a man pities his own son who serves him. -\v 18 Then once again you will distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who worships God and one who does not worship +\v 18 Then once again you will distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who worships God and one who does not worship him. diff --git a/39-MAL/04.usfm b/39-MAL/04.usfm index 9a815c0a..09453abe 100644 --- a/39-MAL/04.usfm +++ b/39-MAL/04.usfm @@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ The day that is coming will burn them up," says Yahweh of hosts, "so that it wil \v 2 But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and you will leap like calves from the stall. \v 3 And you will trample down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I act," says Yahweh of hosts. -\s5 +\s5 \p \v 4 "Remember the teaching of my servant Moses that I gave him at Horeb for all Israel, the statutes and the rulings. \v 5 See, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and fearful day of Yahweh. -\v 6 He will turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, so that I do not come and attack the land with complete destruction." - +\v 6 He will turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, so that I do not come and attack the land with complete destruction." diff --git a/41-MAT/00.usfm b/41-MAT/00.usfm index 258f16a4..c2b309a9 100644 --- a/41-MAT/00.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id MAT Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Matthew +\h Matthew \toc1 The Gospel of Matthew \toc2 Matthew -\toc3 Mat +\toc3 Mat \mt The Gospel According to Matthew \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/41-MAT/01.usfm b/41-MAT/01.usfm index db08167f..3a4c3845 100644 --- a/41-MAT/01.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/01.usfm @@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ \c 1 \p \v 1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ son of David son of Abraham. -\v 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. -\v 3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. - +\v 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. +\v 3 Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. \s5 \v 4 Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon. \v 5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse. diff --git a/41-MAT/03.usfm b/41-MAT/03.usfm index 7268edc5..388360e5 100644 --- a/41-MAT/03.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/03.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \p \v 1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea saying, \v 2 "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." -\v 3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, +\v 3 For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, \q "The voice of someone calling out in the wilderness, \q 'Make ready the way of the Lord, \q make his paths straight.'" diff --git a/41-MAT/04.usfm b/41-MAT/04.usfm index 26c9f6ac..2b681a79 100644 --- a/41-MAT/04.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/04.usfm @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ \v 9 He said to him, "All these things I will give you, if you bow down and worship me." \s5 -\v 10 Then Jesus said to him, "Go away from here, Satan! For it is written, -\q 'You will worship the Lord your God, +\v 10 Then Jesus said to him, "Go away from here, Satan! For it is written, +\q 'You will worship the Lord your God, \q and you will serve only him.'" \p \v 11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and served him. diff --git a/41-MAT/05.usfm b/41-MAT/05.usfm index 9159f756..77cf8512 100644 --- a/41-MAT/05.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/05.usfm @@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ \c 5 \p \v 1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him. -\v 2 He opened his mouth and taught them, saying, +\v 2 He opened his mouth and taught them, saying, \p \q -\v 3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, +\v 3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, \q2 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. \q -\v 4 Blessed are those who mourn, +\v 4 Blessed are those who mourn, \q2 for they will be comforted. \s5 @@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ \v 7 Blessed are the merciful, \q2 for they will obtain mercy. \q -\v 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, +\v 8 Blessed are the pure in heart, \q2 for they will see God. \s5 \q -\v 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, +\v 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, \q2 for they will be called sons of God. \q -\v 10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, +\v 10 Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness' sake, \q2 for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. \s5 @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ \v 14 You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. \s5 -\v 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but rather on the lampstand, and it shines for everyone in the house. +\v 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but rather on the lampstand, and it shines for everyone in the house. \v 16 Let your light shine before people in such a way that they see your good deeds and praise your Father who is in heaven. \s5 @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 21 You have heard that it was said to them in ancient times, 'Do not kill,' and, 'Whoever kills will be in danger of the judgment.' -\v 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of the judgment. And whoever +\v 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, 'You worthless person!' will be in danger of the council. And whoever says, 'You fool!' will be in danger of the fire of hell. \s5 diff --git a/41-MAT/06.usfm b/41-MAT/06.usfm index 67cea25e..89ade32d 100644 --- a/41-MAT/06.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/06.usfm @@ -18,22 +18,22 @@ \s5 \v 8 Therefore, do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you need before you ask him. -\v 9 Therefore pray like this: -\q 'Our Father in heaven, +\v 9 Therefore pray like this: +\q 'Our Father in heaven, \q2 may your name be sanctified. \q2 \v 10 May your kingdom come. -\q2 May your will be done +\q2 May your will be done \q2 on earth as it is in heaven. \s5 -\q2 +\q2 \v 11 Give us today our daily bread. -\q2 -\v 12 Forgive us our debts, +\q2 +\v 12 Forgive us our debts, \q2 as we also have forgiven our debtors. -\q2 -\v 13 And do not bring us into temptation, +\q2 +\v 13 And do not bring us into temptation, \q2 but deliver us from the evil one.' \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit \fqa "For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen"\f* \m @@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ \s5 \v 32 For the Gentiles search for these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. \v 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you. -\v 34 Therefore, do not be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day has enough evil of its own. - +\v 34 Therefore, do not be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Each day has enough evil of its own. diff --git a/41-MAT/07.usfm b/41-MAT/07.usfm index 80362a3a..c37df091 100644 --- a/41-MAT/07.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/07.usfm @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 13 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many people who go through it. +\v 13 Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many people who go through it. \v 14 But the gate is narrow and the way is difficult that leads to life, and there are few who find it. \s5 diff --git a/41-MAT/08.usfm b/41-MAT/08.usfm index f512b7f7..ab11e081 100644 --- a/41-MAT/08.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/08.usfm @@ -10,15 +10,14 @@ \s5 \p -\v 5 When Jesus had entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to him and asked him, +\v 5 When Jesus had entered into Capernaum, a centurion came to him and asked him, \v 6 saying, "Lord, my servant lies in the house paralyzed and in terrible pain." \v 7 Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him." \s5 \v 8 The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, only say the word and my servant will be healed. \v 9 For I also am a man who is placed under authority, and I have soldiers under me. I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another one, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." -\v 10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those who were following him, "Truly I say to you, I have not found anyone with such faith in Israel. - +\v 10 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those who were following him, "Truly I say to you, I have not found anyone with such faith in Israel. \s5 \v 11 I tell you, many will come from the east and the west, and they will recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. \v 12 But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and grinding of teeth." @@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 28 When Jesus had come to the other side and to the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were controlled by demons met him. They were coming out of the tombs and were very violent, so that no traveler could pass that way. +\v 28 When Jesus had come to the other side and to the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were controlled by demons met him. They were coming out of the tombs and were very violent, so that no traveler could pass that way. \v 29 Behold, they cried out and said, "What do we have to do with you, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the set time?" \s5 @@ -64,5 +63,5 @@ \v 32 Jesus said to them, "Go!" The demons came out and went into the pigs. And behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep hill into the sea and they died in the water. \s5 -\v 33 The men who had been tending the pigs ran away. And when they went into the city they reported everything, especially what happened to the men who had been controlled by demons. +\v 33 The men who had been tending the pigs ran away. And when they went into the city they reported everything, especially what happened to the men who had been controlled by demons. \v 34 Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their region. diff --git a/41-MAT/11.usfm b/41-MAT/11.usfm index 264ed1b2..fef12d4c 100644 --- a/41-MAT/11.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/11.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 Jesus answered and said to them, "Go and report to John what you see and hear. -\v 5 Blind people are receiving sight, lame people are walking, lepers are being cleansed, deaf people are hearing again, dead people are being raised back to life, and needy people are being told the good news. +\v 5 Blind people are receiving sight, lame people are walking, lepers are being cleansed, deaf people are hearing again, dead people are being raised back to life, and needy people are being told the good news. \v 6 And blessed is whoever finds no occasion of stumbling over me." \s5 @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 20 Then Jesus began to rebuke the cities in which most of his mighty deeds were done, because they had not repented. +\v 20 Then Jesus began to rebuke the cities in which most of his mighty deeds were done, because they had not repented. \v 21 "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the mighty deeds had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. \v 22 But it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment than for you. @@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ \p \v 25 At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you concealed these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to those who are untaught, like little children. \v 26 Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight. -\v 27 All things have been entrusted to me from my Father. And no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal him. - +\v 27 All things have been entrusted to me from my Father. And no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son desires to reveal him. \s5 \v 28 Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy burdened, and I will give you rest. \v 29 Take my yoke on you and learn from me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. diff --git a/41-MAT/12.usfm b/41-MAT/12.usfm index 4b304b91..d5103dba 100644 --- a/41-MAT/12.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/12.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \s5 \c 12 \p -\v 1 At that time Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grainfields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and eat them. +\v 1 At that time Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grainfields. His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and eat them. \v 2 But when the Pharisees saw that, they said to Jesus, "See, your disciples do what is unlawful to do on the Sabbath." \s5 @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 15 As Jesus perceived this, he withdrew from there. Many people followed him, and he healed them all. +\v 15 As Jesus perceived this, he withdrew from there. Many people followed him, and he healed them all. \v 16 He commanded them not to make him known to others, \v 17 that it might come true, what had been said through Isaiah the prophet, saying, @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ \s5 \v 28 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. -\v 29 And how can anyone enter the house of the strong man and steal his belongings without tying up the strong man first? Then he will steal his belongings from his house. +\v 29 And how can anyone enter the house of the strong man and steal his belongings without tying up the strong man first? Then he will steal his belongings from his house. \v 30 The one who is not with me is against me, and the one who does not gather with me scatters. \s5 @@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ \v 35 The good man from the good treasure of his heart produces what is good, and the evil man from the evil treasure of his heart produces what is evil. \s5 -\v 36 And I say to you that in the day of judgment people will give an account for every idle word they will have said. +\v 36 And I say to you that in the day of judgment people will give an account for every idle word they will have said. \v 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." \s5 \p \v 38 Then certain scribes and Pharisees answered Jesus and said, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you." -\v 39 But Jesus answered and said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign. But no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. +\v 39 But Jesus answered and said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign. But no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. \v 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the big fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. \s5 @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ \v 42 The Queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn it. She came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and see, someone greater than Solomon is here. \s5 -\v 43 When an unclean spirit has gone away from a man, it passes through waterless places and looks for rest, but does not find it. +\v 43 When an unclean spirit has gone away from a man, it passes through waterless places and looks for rest, but does not find it. \v 44 Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came.' Having returned, it finds that house swept out and put in order. \v 45 Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all come in to live there. Then the final condition of that man becomes worse than the first. It will be just like that with this evil generation." diff --git a/41-MAT/13.usfm b/41-MAT/13.usfm index e99d8b6c..00022d74 100644 --- a/41-MAT/13.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/13.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \s5 \v 13 So I talk to them in parables, because although they see, they do not really see. And although they hear, they do not really hear, neither do they understand. -\v 14 To them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, that which says, +\v 14 To them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, that which says, \q 'While hearing you will hear, but you will in no way understand; \q while seeing you will see, but you will in no way perceive. @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \v 21 yet he has no root in himself and he endures for a while. When tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, he quickly falls away. \s5 -\v 22 What was sown among the thorn plants, this is the person who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. +\v 22 What was sown among the thorn plants, this is the person who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful. \v 23 What was sown on the good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands it. He bears fruit and makes a crop, yielding one hundred times as much as was planted, some sixty, and some thirty times as much." \s5 @@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ \v 28 He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servants said to him, 'So do you want us to go and pull them out?' \s5 -\v 29 The landowner said, 'No. Because while you are pulling out the weeds, you might uproot the wheat with them. +\v 29 The landowner said, 'No. Because while you are pulling out the weeds, you might uproot the wheat with them. \v 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "First pull out the weeds and tie them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn."'" \s5 \p -\v 31 Then Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field. +\v 31 Then Jesus presented another parable to them. He said, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field. \v 32 This seed is indeed the smallest of all other seeds. But when it has grown, it is greater than the garden plants. It becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches." \s5 @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 44 The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. A man found it and hid it. In his joy he goes, sells everything he possesses, and buys that field. +\v 44 The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. A man found it and hid it. In his joy he goes, sells everything he possesses, and buys that field. \v 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a man who is a merchant looking for valuable pearls. \v 46 When he found one pearl of very great value, he went and sold everything that he possessed and bought it. diff --git a/41-MAT/14.usfm b/41-MAT/14.usfm index a128d5fe..d06474c3 100644 --- a/41-MAT/14.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/14.usfm @@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ \s5 \v 8 After being instructed by her mother, she said, "Give me here, on a platter, the head of John the Baptist." -\v 9 The king was very upset by her request, but because of his oath, and because of all those at dinner with him, he ordered that it should be done. - +\v 9 The king was very upset by her request, but because of his oath, and because of all those at dinner with him, he ordered that it should be done. \s5 \v 10 He sent and beheaded John in the prison. \v 11 Then his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl and she took it to her mother. @@ -58,11 +57,11 @@ \s5 \v 31 Jesus immediately stretched out his hand, took hold of Peter, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?" -\v 32 Then when Jesus and Peter went into the boat, the wind ceased blowing. +\v 32 Then when Jesus and Peter went into the boat, the wind ceased blowing. \v 33 Then the disciples in the boat worshiped Jesus and said, "Truly you are the Son of God." \s5 \p \v 34 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. -\v 35 When the men in that place recognized Jesus, they sent messages everywhere into the surrounding area, and they brought to him everyone who was sick. +\v 35 When the men in that place recognized Jesus, they sent messages everywhere into the surrounding area, and they brought to him everyone who was sick. \v 36 They begged him that they might just touch the edge of his garment, and as many as touched it were healed. diff --git a/41-MAT/15.usfm b/41-MAT/15.usfm index b20ca5dc..a630b06c 100644 --- a/41-MAT/15.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/15.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \s5 \c 15 \p -\v 1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem. They said, +\v 1 Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem. They said, \v 2 "Why do your disciples violate the traditions of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat." \v 3 Jesus answered and said to them, "And you—why do you violate the commandment of God for the sake of your traditions? @@ -57,18 +57,18 @@ \s5 \p \v 29 Jesus left that place and went near to the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a hill and sat there. -\v 30 Large crowds came to him. They brought with them lame, blind, mute, and crippled people, and many others who were sick. They presented them at Jesus' feet, and he healed them. +\v 30 Large crowds came to him. They brought with them lame, blind, mute, and crippled people, and many others who were sick. They presented them at Jesus' feet, and he healed them. \v 31 So the crowd marveled when they saw the mute persons speak, the crippled made well, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. They praised the God of Israel. \s5 \p -\v 32 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have stayed with me for three days already and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away without eating, so they will not faint on the way." -\v 33 The disciples said to him, "Where can we get enough loaves of bread in such a deserted place to satisfy so large a crowd?" +\v 32 Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the crowd, because they have stayed with me for three days already and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away without eating, so they will not faint on the way." +\v 33 The disciples said to him, "Where can we get enough loaves of bread in such a deserted place to satisfy so large a crowd?" \v 34 Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish." \v 35 Then Jesus commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. \s5 -\v 36 He took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples. The disciples gave them to the crowd. +\v 36 He took the seven loaves and the fish, and after giving thanks, he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples. The disciples gave them to the crowd. \v 37 The people all ate and were satisfied. And they gathered up the food that remained from the broken pieces, seven baskets full. \v 38 Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children. \v 39 Then Jesus sent the crowds away and got into the boat and went into the region of Magadan. diff --git a/41-MAT/16.usfm b/41-MAT/16.usfm index 75d94c03..b6bd7c63 100644 --- a/41-MAT/16.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/16.usfm @@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ \c 16 \p \v 1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from the sky. -\v 2 But he answered and said to them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.' - +\v 2 But he answered and said to them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.' \s5 \v 3 And in the morning you say, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and overcast.' You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. \v 4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah." Then Jesus left them and went away. diff --git a/41-MAT/17.usfm b/41-MAT/17.usfm index 2d7f7ff6..1940ed8c 100644 --- a/41-MAT/17.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/17.usfm @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 14 When they had come to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him, and said, -\v 15 "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers severely. For he often falls into the fire or the water. +\v 15 "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers severely. For he often falls into the fire or the water. \v 16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him." \s5 @@ -39,14 +39,13 @@ \s5 \p \v 19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?" -\v 20 Jesus said to them, "Because of your small faith. For I truly say to you, if you have faith even as small as a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move and nothing will be impossible for you. +\v 20 Jesus said to them, "Because of your small faith. For I truly say to you, if you have faith even as small as a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move and nothing will be impossible for you. \v 21 \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit v. 21. \fqa But this kind of demon does not go out except with prayer and fasting."\f* \s5 \p \v 22 While they stayed in Galilee, Jesus said to his disciples, "The Son of Man will be delivered over into the hands of people. -\v 23 And they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up." The disciples became very upset. - +\v 23 And they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up." The disciples became very upset. \s5 \p diff --git a/41-MAT/18.usfm b/41-MAT/18.usfm index 00cca01c..61a597c5 100644 --- a/41-MAT/18.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/18.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \s5 \v 12 What do you think? If any person has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the hillside and go off seeking the one that went astray? -\v 13 And if he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. +\v 13 And if he finds it, truly I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. \v 14 In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that one of these little ones should perish. \s5 @@ -61,9 +61,8 @@ \v 29 But his fellow servant fell down and implored him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will repay you.' \s5 -\v 30 But the first servant refused. Instead, he went and threw him into prison, until he should pay him what he owed. -\v 31 When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were very upset. They came and told their master everything that had happened. - +\v 30 But the first servant refused. Instead, he went and threw him into prison, until he should pay him what he owed. +\v 31 When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were very upset. They came and told their master everything that had happened. \s5 \v 32 Then that servant's master called him, and said to him, 'You wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt because you implored me. \v 33 Should you not have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you?' diff --git a/41-MAT/19.usfm b/41-MAT/19.usfm index ee1caf10..f1c461a2 100644 --- a/41-MAT/19.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/19.usfm @@ -17,11 +17,10 @@ \s5 \v 7 They said to him, "Why then did Moses command us to give a certificate of divorce and then to send her away?" \v 8 He said to them, "For your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not that way. -\v 9 I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery. And the man who marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery." - +\v 9 I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery. And the man who marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery." \s5 \v 10 The disciples said to Jesus, "If that is the case of a man with his wife, it is not good to marry." -\v 11 But Jesus said to them, "Not everyone can accept this teaching, but only those who are allowed to accept it. +\v 11 But Jesus said to them, "Not everyone can accept this teaching, but only those who are allowed to accept it. \v 12 For there are eunuchs who were so born from their mother's womb. And there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men. And there are eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He who is able to receive this teaching, let him receive it." \s5 diff --git a/41-MAT/20.usfm b/41-MAT/20.usfm index fb9709ea..8cdc1b42 100644 --- a/41-MAT/20.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/20.usfm @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \v 10 When the first workers came, they thought that they would receive more, but they also received one denarius each. \s5 -\v 11 When they received their wages, they complained about the landowner. +\v 11 When they received their wages, they complained about the landowner. \v 12 They said, 'These last workers have spent only one hour in work, but you have made them equal to us, we who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.' \s5 diff --git a/41-MAT/21.usfm b/41-MAT/21.usfm index 7bb60254..16ea818b 100644 --- a/41-MAT/21.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/21.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \v 4 Now this came about that what was spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled. He said, \q \v 5 "Tell the daughter of Zion, -\q 'See, your King is coming to you, +\q 'See, your King is coming to you, \q Humble and riding on a donkey, \q And on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'" \m @@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ \v 8 Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them in the road. \s5 -\v 9 And the crowds that went before Jesus and those that followed shouted, +\v 9 And the crowds that went before Jesus and those that followed shouted, \q "Hosanna to the son of David! -\q Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! +\q Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! \q Hosanna in the highest!" \m \v 10 When Jesus had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred and said, "Who is this?" @@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 18 Now in the morning as he returned to the city, he was hungry. -\v 19 Seeing a fig tree along the roadside, he went to it and found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, "May there be no fruit from you ever again." And immediately the fig tree withered. - +\v 19 Seeing a fig tree along the roadside, he went to it and found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, "May there be no fruit from you ever again." And immediately the fig tree withered. \s5 \v 20 When the disciples saw it, they marveled and said, "How did the fig tree immediately wither away?" \v 21 Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to this fig tree, but you will even say to this mountain, 'Be taken up and thrown into the sea,' and it will be done. @@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ \v 30 And the man went to the second son and said the same thing. This son answered and said, 'I will go, sir,' but he did not go. \s5 -\v 31 Which of the two sons did his father's will?" They said, "The first one." Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God before you do. +\v 31 Which of the two sons did his father's will?" They said, "The first one." Jesus said to them, "Truly I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes will enter the kingdom of God before you do. \v 32 For John came to you in the path of righteousness, but you did not believe him, while the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And you, when you saw that happen, did not even repent later in order to believe him. \s5 @@ -84,8 +83,7 @@ \s5 \v 40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine growers?" -\v 41 They said to him, "He will destroy those miserable men in the most severe way, and will then rent out the vineyard to other vine growers, men who will give him his share of crops at the harvest time." - +\v 41 They said to him, "He will destroy those miserable men in the most severe way, and will then rent out the vineyard to other vine growers, men who will give him his share of crops at the harvest time." \s5 \v 42 Jesus said to them, "Did you never read in the scriptures, \q 'The stone which the builders rejected diff --git a/41-MAT/22.usfm b/41-MAT/22.usfm index b39c0610..29c2ffb8 100644 --- a/41-MAT/22.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/22.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \v 4 Again the king sent other servants, saying, 'Tell them who are invited, "See, I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened calves have been killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast."' \s5 -\v 5 But they paid no attention and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. +\v 5 But they paid no attention and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. \v 6 The others seized the king's servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. \v 7 The king was angry and he sent his soldiers, and they killed those murderers, and burned their city. @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 15 Then the Pharisees went and planned how they might entrap Jesus in his own talk. +\v 15 Then the Pharisees went and planned how they might entrap Jesus in his own talk. \v 16 Then they sent to him their disciples, together with the Herodians. They said to Jesus, "Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and that you teach God's way in truth. You care for no one's opinion, and you do not show partiality between people. \v 17 So tell us, what do you think? Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?" @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ \v 24 saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother must marry his wife and have children for his brother. \s5 -\v 25 There were seven brothers. The first married and then died. Having left no children, he left his wife to his brother. +\v 25 There were seven brothers. The first married and then died. Having left no children, he left his wife to his brother. \v 26 Then the second brother did the same thing, then the third, all the way to the seventh brother. \v 27 After them all, the woman died. \v 28 Now in the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven brothers? For they all had married her." @@ -92,6 +92,5 @@ \s5 \v 45 If David then calls the Christ 'Lord,' how is he David's son?" -\v 46 No one was able to answer him a word, and no man dared ask him any more questions from that day on. - +\v 46 No one was able to answer him a word, and no man dared ask him any more questions from that day on. diff --git a/41-MAT/23.usfm b/41-MAT/23.usfm index 02672ba3..67a9a8b3 100644 --- a/41-MAT/23.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/23.usfm @@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples. \v 2 He said, "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. -\v 3 Therefore whatever they command you to do, do these things and observe them. But do not imitate their deeds, for they say things but then do not do them. - +\v 3 Therefore whatever they command you to do, do these things and observe them. But do not imitate their deeds, for they say things but then do not do them. \s5 \v 4 Yes, they bind heavy burdens that are difficult to carry, and then they put them on people's shoulders. But they themselves will not move a finger to carry them. \v 5 They do all their deeds to be seen by people. For they make their phylacteries wide, and they enlarge the edges of their garments. @@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven against people. For you do not enter it yourselves, and neither do you allow those about to enter to do so. +\v 13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven against people. For you do not enter it yourselves, and neither do you allow those about to enter to do so. \v 14 \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit verse 14 (some copies add the verse after verse 12). \fqa Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, while you make a show of long prayers. You will therefore receive greater condemnation. \f* \v 15 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you go over sea and land to make one convert. And when he has become one, you make him twice as much the son of hell as you. diff --git a/41-MAT/24.usfm b/41-MAT/24.usfm index 82d0278e..dba62913 100644 --- a/41-MAT/24.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/24.usfm @@ -20,23 +20,22 @@ \s5 \v 9 Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you. You will be hated by all the nations for my name's sake. \v 10 Then many will stumble, and betray one another and hate one another. -\v 11 Many false prophets will rise up and lead many astray. - +\v 11 Many false prophets will rise up and lead many astray. \s5 -\v 12 Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold. +\v 12 Because iniquity will be multiplied, the love of many will grow cold. \v 13 But the one who endures to the end will be saved. \v 14 This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all the nations. And then the end will come. -\s5 +\s5 \p \v 15 Therefore, when you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), -\v 16 let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, -\v 17 let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house, +\v 16 let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, +\v 17 let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house, \v 18 and let him who is in the field not return to take his cloak. \s5 \v 19 But woe to those who are with child and to those who are nursing infants in those days! -\v 20 Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on a Sabbath. +\v 20 Pray that your flight will not occur in the winter or on a Sabbath. \v 21 For there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, nor ever will be again. \v 22 Unless those days are shortened, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened. @@ -78,8 +77,7 @@ \s5 \v 40 Then two men will be in a field—one will be taken, and one will be left. \v 41 Two women will be grinding with a mill—one will be taken, and one will be left. -\v 42 Therefore be on your guard, for you do not know on what day your Lord will come. - +\v 42 Therefore be on your guard, for you do not know on what day your Lord will come. \s5 \v 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been on guard and would not have allowed his house to be broken into. \v 44 Therefore you must also be ready, for the Son of Man will come at an hour that you do not expect. diff --git a/41-MAT/26.usfm b/41-MAT/26.usfm index 359e2df3..7792abf1 100644 --- a/41-MAT/26.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/26.usfm @@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ \s5 \p \v 30 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. -\v 31 Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will fall away tonight because of me, for it is written, -\q 'I will strike the shepherd +\v 31 Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will fall away tonight because of me, for it is written, +\q 'I will strike the shepherd \q and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.' \m \v 32 But after I am raised up, I will go ahead of you into Galilee." @@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ \p \v 36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane and said to his disciples, "Sit here while I go over there and pray." \v 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him and began to become sorrowful and troubled. -\v 38 Then he said to them, "My soul is deeply sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch with me." - +\v 38 Then he said to them, "My soul is deeply sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch with me." \s5 \v 39 He went a little farther, fell on his face, and prayed. He said, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet, not as I will, but as you will." \v 40 He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and he said to Peter, "What, could you not watch with me for one hour? diff --git a/41-MAT/28.usfm b/41-MAT/28.usfm index a9a63df9..30feee5d 100644 --- a/41-MAT/28.usfm +++ b/41-MAT/28.usfm @@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ \s5 \v 14 If this report reaches the governor, we will persuade him and take any worries away from you." -\v 15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they had been instructed. This report spread widely among the Jews and continues even today. - +\v 15 So the soldiers took the money and did as they had been instructed. This report spread widely among the Jews and continues even today. \s5 \p \v 16 But the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. diff --git a/42-MRK/00.usfm b/42-MRK/00.usfm index 1f7ad400..3f8bbde1 100644 --- a/42-MRK/00.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id MRK Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Mark +\h Mark \toc1 The Gospel of Mark \toc2 Mark -\toc3 Mrk +\toc3 Mrk \mt The Gospel According to Mark \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/42-MRK/01.usfm b/42-MRK/01.usfm index 1ea123b1..a68d68a4 100644 --- a/42-MRK/01.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/01.usfm @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ -\s5 +\s5 \c 1 \p -\v 1 This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. +\v 1 This is the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. \p -\v 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, -\q "Look, I am sending my messenger before your face, +\v 2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, +\q "Look, I am sending my messenger before your face, \q the one who will prepare your way. \q -\v 3 The voice of someone calling out in the wilderness, +\v 3 The voice of someone calling out in the wilderness, \q 'Make ready the way of the Lord; \q make his paths straight.'" \m @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 12 Then the Spirit compelled him to go out into the wilderness. +\v 12 Then the Spirit compelled him to go out into the wilderness. \v 13 He was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels served him. \s5 @@ -40,23 +40,21 @@ \s5 \p -\v 16 And passing along by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea, for they were fishermen. -\v 17 Jesus said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." +\v 16 And passing along by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea, for they were fishermen. +\v 17 Jesus said to them, "Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." \v 18 And immediately they left the nets and followed him. \s5 -\v 19 As Jesus was walking on a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and John his brother; they were in the boat mending the nets. -\v 20 He called them and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and they followed him. - +\v 19 As Jesus was walking on a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and John his brother; they were in the boat mending the nets. +\v 20 He called them and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and they followed him. \s5 \p \v 21 And they came into Capernaum, and on the Sabbath, Jesus went into the synagogue and taught. -\v 22 They were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as someone who has authority and not as the scribes. - +\v 22 They were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as someone who has authority and not as the scribes. \s5 -\v 23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue who had an unclean spirit, and he cried out, -\v 24 saying, "What do we have to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are. You are the Holy One of God!" -\v 25 Jesus rebuked the demon and said, "Be quiet and come out of him!" +\v 23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue who had an unclean spirit, and he cried out, +\v 24 saying, "What do we have to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are. You are the Holy One of God!" +\v 25 Jesus rebuked the demon and said, "Be quiet and come out of him!" \v 26 And the unclean spirit threw him down and went out from him while crying out with a loud voice. \s5 @@ -66,33 +64,31 @@ \s5 \p \v 29 And after coming out of the synagogue, they came into the house of Simon and Andrew, along with James and John. -\v 30 Now Simon's mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever, and they told Jesus about her. +\v 30 Now Simon's mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever, and they told Jesus about her. \v 31 So he came, took her by the hand, and raised her up; the fever left her, and she started serving them. \s5 \p -\v 32 That evening, after the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed by demons. -\v 33 The whole city gathered together at the door. +\v 32 That evening, after the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed by demons. +\v 33 The whole city gathered together at the door. \v 34 He healed many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons, but he did not allow the demons to speak because they knew him. \s5 \p \v 35 He got up very early, while it was still dark; he left and went out into a solitary place and there he prayed. \v 36 Simon and those who were with him searched for him. -\v 37 They found him and they said to him, "Everyone is looking for you." - +\v 37 They found him and they said to him, "Everyone is looking for you." \s5 -\v 38 He said, "Let us go elsewhere, out into the surrounding towns, so that I may preach there also. That is why I came out here." +\v 38 He said, "Let us go elsewhere, out into the surrounding towns, so that I may preach there also. That is why I came out here." \v 39 He went throughout all of Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons. \s5 \p -\v 40 A leper came to him. He was begging him; he knelt down and said to him, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." +\v 40 A leper came to him. He was begging him; he knelt down and said to him, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." \v 41 Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched him, saying to him, "I am willing. Be clean." -\v 42 Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. - +\v 42 Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. \s5 -\v 43 Jesus strictly warned him and sent him away, +\v 43 Jesus strictly warned him and sent him away, \v 44 He said to him, "Be sure to say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, as a testimony to them." \s5 diff --git a/42-MRK/03.usfm b/42-MRK/03.usfm index cb1997ef..dd88a499 100644 --- a/42-MRK/03.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/03.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \v 4 Then he said to the people, "Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath day or to do harm; to save a life, or to kill?" But they were silent. \s5 -\v 5 He looked around at them in anger, grieving because of the hardness of their hearts, and he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out and Jesus restored his hand. +\v 5 He looked around at them in anger, grieving because of the hardness of their hearts, and he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out and Jesus restored his hand. \v 6 The Pharisees went out and immediately formed a plot with the Herodians against him to put him to death. \s5 diff --git a/42-MRK/04.usfm b/42-MRK/04.usfm index 36c09f2c..698b2c70 100644 --- a/42-MRK/04.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/04.usfm @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ \v 10 When Jesus was alone, those who were close to him and with the twelve asked him about the parables. \v 11 He said to them, "To you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God. But to those outside everything is in parables, \q -\v 12 so that when they look, yes they look, but do not see, -\q and so that when they hear, yes they hear, but do not understand, +\v 12 so that when they look, yes they look, but do not see, +\q and so that when they hear, yes they hear, but do not understand, \q or else they would turn and God would forgive them." \m diff --git a/42-MRK/05.usfm b/42-MRK/05.usfm index bbac3b40..2fb237f7 100644 --- a/42-MRK/05.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/05.usfm @@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ \s5 \v 11 Now a great herd of pigs was there feeding on the hill, \v 12 and they begged him, saying, "Send us into the pigs; let us enter into them." -\v 13 So he allowed them; the unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs, and they rushed down the steep hill into the sea, and about two thousand pigs drowned in the sea. - +\v 13 So he allowed them; the unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs, and they rushed down the steep hill into the sea, and about two thousand pigs drowned in the sea. \s5 \v 14 And those who were feeding the pigs fled and reported what had happened in the city and in the countryside. Then many people went out to see what had happened. \v 15 Then they came to Jesus and they saw the demon-possessed man—who had the Legion—sitting down, dressed, and in his right mind, and they were afraid. @@ -44,8 +43,7 @@ \v 21 And when Jesus had crossed over again to the other side, in the boat, a great crowd gathered around him, as he was beside the sea. \v 22 And one of the leaders of the synagogue, named Jairus, came, and when he saw him, fell at his feet. \v 23 He begged over and over, saying, "My little daughter is near death. I beg you, come and lay your hands on her that she may be made well and live." -\v 24 So he went with him, and a great crowd followed him and pressed close around him. - +\v 24 So he went with him, and a great crowd followed him and pressed close around him. \s5 \p \v 25 Now there was a woman who's blood had flowed for twelve years. @@ -80,5 +78,5 @@ \s5 \v 41 He took the hand of the child and said to her, "Talitha koum," which is to say, "Little girl, I say to you, get up." -\v 42 Immediately the child got up and walked (for she was twelve years of age). And they were greatly astonished. +\v 42 Immediately the child got up and walked (for she was twelve years of age). And they were greatly astonished. \v 43 He strictly ordered them that no one should know about this. And he told them to give her something to eat. diff --git a/42-MRK/06.usfm b/42-MRK/06.usfm index 254be0c4..5415e1b2 100644 --- a/42-MRK/06.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/06.usfm @@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ \v 1 And he went out from there and came into his hometown, and his disciples followed him. \v 2 When the Sabbath came, he taught in the synagogue. Many people heard him and they were amazed. They said, "Where did he get these teachings?" "What is this wisdom that has been given to him?" "What are these miracles that he does with his hands?" \v 3 "Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are his sisters not here with us?" And they were offended by Jesus. - + \s5 \v 4 And Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household." \v 5 He was unable to do any mighty work, except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. -\v 6 Their unbelief amazed him. And he went around the villages teaching. - +\v 6 Their unbelief amazed him. And he went around the villages teaching. \s5 \p \v 7 And he called the twelve and began to send them out, two by two, and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits, @@ -27,8 +26,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 14 King Herod heard this, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some were saying, "John the Baptist had been raised from the dead ones and because of this, these miraculous powers are at work in him." -\v 15 Some others said, "He is Elijah." Still others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets in ancient times." - +\v 15 Some others said, "He is Elijah." Still others said, "He is a prophet, like one of the prophets in ancient times." \s5 \v 16 But when Herod heard this he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised." \v 17 For Herod sent to have John arrested and he had him bound in prison on account of Herodias (his brother Philip's wife), because he had married her. @@ -36,8 +34,7 @@ \s5 \v 18 For John told Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife." \v 19 But Herodias held a grudge against him and wanted to kill him, but she could not, -\v 20 for Herod feared John; he knew that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. Listening to him made him greatly upset, yet he heard him gladly. - +\v 20 for Herod feared John; he knew that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. Listening to him made him greatly upset, yet he heard him gladly. \s5 \v 21 Then an opportune day came when Herod had his birthday and he made a dinner for his officials, and his commanders, and leaders of Galilee. \v 22 The daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced for them, and she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask me for anything you want and I will give it to you." @@ -83,7 +80,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he sent the crowd away. +\v 45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he sent the crowd away. \v 46 When they were gone, he went up the mountain to pray. \v 47 Evening came, and the boat was now in the middle of the sea, and he was alone on land. @@ -99,7 +96,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 53 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and anchored the boat. -\v 54 When they came out of the boat, they immediately recognized him. +\v 54 When they came out of the boat, they immediately recognized him. \v 55 And they ran through the whole region and began to bring the sick to him on mattresses, wherever they heard he was coming. \s5 diff --git a/42-MRK/07.usfm b/42-MRK/07.usfm index 1263e3dc..00c9d856 100644 --- a/42-MRK/07.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/07.usfm @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \s5 \v 20 He said, "It is that which comes out of the person that defiles him. -\v 21 For from within a person, out of the heart, proceed evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, +\v 21 For from within a person, out of the heart, proceed evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, \v 22 adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, folly. \v 23 All these evils come from within, and they are what defile a person." diff --git a/42-MRK/08.usfm b/42-MRK/08.usfm index 51c7907b..96e6dbcc 100644 --- a/42-MRK/08.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/08.usfm @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 22 They came to Bethsaida. The people there brought to him a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. +\v 22 They came to Bethsaida. The people there brought to him a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. \v 23 Jesus took hold of the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the village. When he had spat on his eyes and laid his hands upon him, he asked him, "Do you see anything?" \s5 diff --git a/42-MRK/11.usfm b/42-MRK/11.usfm index 1b4ed79d..fe0a07c1 100644 --- a/42-MRK/11.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/11.usfm @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ \c 11 \p \v 1 Now as they came to Jerusalem, they were close to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, and Jesus sent out two of his disciples -\v 2 and said to them, "Go into the village opposite us. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it to me. +\v 2 and said to them, "Go into the village opposite us. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it to me. \v 3 And if anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' you should say, 'The Lord has need of it and will immediately send it back here.'" \s5 @@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ \s5 \v 7 The two disciples brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it so Jesus could ride it. \v 8 Many people spread their garments on the road, and others spread branches they had cut from the fields. -\v 9 Those who went before him and those who followed shouted, +\v 9 Those who went before him and those who followed shouted, \q "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. \q -\v 10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! +\v 10 Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! \q Hosanna in the highest!" \s5 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \v 16 He did not allow anyone to carry anything through the temple that could be sold. \s5 -\v 17 He taught them and said, "Is it not written, +\v 17 He taught them and said, "Is it not written, \q 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations'? \q But you have made it a den of robbers." @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \s5 \v 24 Therefore I say to you: Everything you pray and ask for, believe that you received it, and it will be yours. \v 25 When you stand and pray, you must forgive whatever you have against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions." -\v 26 \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit this verse (see Mt. 6:15). Mk. 11:26 +\v 26 \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit this verse (see Mt. 6:15). Mk. 11:26 \fqa But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your sins. \f* \s5 diff --git a/42-MRK/13.usfm b/42-MRK/13.usfm index 150c1315..0b509c6f 100644 --- a/42-MRK/13.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/13.usfm @@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ \s5 \p -\v 14 When you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be standing (let the reader understand), let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, -\v 15 let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, or take anything out of it, +\v 14 When you see the abomination of desolation standing where it should not be standing (let the reader understand), let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, +\v 15 let him who is on the housetop not go down into the house, or take anything out of it, \v 16 and let him who is in the field not return to take his cloak. \s5 @@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ \s5 \p -\v 24 But after the tribulation of those days, -\q the sun will be darkened, -\q the moon will not give its light, +\v 24 But after the tribulation of those days, +\q the sun will be darkened, +\q the moon will not give its light, \q -\v 25 the stars will fall from the sky, +\v 25 the stars will fall from the sky, \q and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken. \m \v 26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. diff --git a/42-MRK/14.usfm b/42-MRK/14.usfm index d7aa62aa..d86936b3 100644 --- a/42-MRK/14.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/14.usfm @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ \v 14 Where he enters a house, follow him in and say to the owner of that house, 'The Teacher says, "Where is my guest room where I will eat the Passover with my disciples?"' \s5 -\v 15 He will show you a large furnished upper room that is ready. Make the preparations for us there." +\v 15 He will show you a large furnished upper room that is ready. Make the preparations for us there." \v 16 The disciples left and went to the city. They found everything as he had said to them, and they prepared the Passover meal. \s5 @@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ \s5 \p \v 26 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. -\v 27 Jesus said to them, "All of you will fall away because of me, for it is written, -\q 'I will strike the shepherd +\v 27 Jesus said to them, "All of you will fall away because of me, for it is written, +\q 'I will strike the shepherd \q and the sheep will be scattered.' \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit the words, "because of me." \f* \m @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 51 A young man followed him, who was wearing only a linen garment that was wrapped around him; they seized him but +\v 51 A young man followed him, who was wearing only a linen garment that was wrapped around him; they seized him but \v 52 he left the linen garment there and ran away from them naked. \s5 @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ \v 54 Now Peter followed him from a distance, as far as the courtyard of the high priest. He sat among the guards, who were near a fire to keep warm. \s5 -\v 55 Now the chief priests and the whole +\v 55 Now the chief priests and the whole Jewish council were seeking testimony against Jesus so they might put him to death. But they did not find any. \v 56 For many brought false testimony against him, but even their testimony did not agree. @@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ Jewish council were seeking testimony against Jesus so they might put him to dea \s5 \v 60 The high priest stood up among them and asked Jesus, "Have you no answer? What is it these men testify against you?" \v 61 But he was silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest questioned him and said, "Are you the Christ, the son of the Blessed?" -\v 62 Jesus said, "I am. -\q And you will see the Son of Man -\q2 when he sits at the right hand of power +\v 62 Jesus said, "I am. +\q And you will see the Son of Man +\q2 when he sits at the right hand of power \q2 and comes with the clouds of heaven." \s5 diff --git a/42-MRK/15.usfm b/42-MRK/15.usfm index 06c92743..54432a45 100644 --- a/42-MRK/15.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/15.usfm @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ - + \s5 \c 15 \p diff --git a/42-MRK/16.usfm b/42-MRK/16.usfm index 25729efa..6e9af057 100644 --- a/42-MRK/16.usfm +++ b/42-MRK/16.usfm @@ -42,6 +42,5 @@ \s5 \p \v 19 \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit Mark 16:9-20. \f* After the Lord had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. -\v 20 The disciples left and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word by the signs that went with them. - +\v 20 The disciples left and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the word by the signs that went with them. diff --git a/43-LUK/00.usfm b/43-LUK/00.usfm index 4107fea0..a2001cc3 100644 --- a/43-LUK/00.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id LUK Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 \h Luke -\toc1 The Gospel of Luke +\toc1 The Gospel of Luke \toc2 Luke \toc3 Luk \mt The Gospel According to Luke \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/43-LUK/01.usfm b/43-LUK/01.usfm index 94694e5b..72986aca 100644 --- a/43-LUK/01.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/01.usfm @@ -1,191 +1,167 @@ \s5 -\c 1 -\p -\v 1 Many have tried to set in order a narrative about those matters that have been fulfilled among us, -\v 2 just as they handed them to us, who from the beginning have been eyewitnesses and servants of the message. -\v 3 So to me also it seemed good—having accurately investigated the course of all these things from the beginning— to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus. -\v 4 This is so that you might know the truth about the things that you were taught. -\b - -\s5 -\p -\v 5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zechariah, from the division of Abijah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. -\v 6 They were both righteous before God, obeying all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. -\v 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old by this time. - +\c 1 +\p +\v 1 Many have tried to set in order a narrative about those matters that have been fulfilled among us, +\v 2 just as they handed them to us, who from the beginning have been eyewitnesses and servants of the message. +\v 3 So to me also it seemed good—having accurately investigated the course of all these things from the beginning— to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus. +\v 4 This is so that you might know the truth about the things that you were taught. +\b \s5 \p -\v 8 Now it came about that Zechariah was in God's presence, carrying out the priestly duties in the order of his division. -\v 9 According to the customary way of choosing which priest would serve, he had been chosen by lot to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense. -\v 10 The whole crowd of people was praying outside at the hour when the incense was burned. - -\s5 -\v 11 Now an angel of the Lord appeared to him and stood at the right side of the incense altar. -\v 12 When Zechariah saw him he was terrified and fear fell on him. -\v 13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son. You will call his name John. - -\s5 -\v 14 You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. -\v 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother's womb. - -\s5 -\v 16 And many of the people of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God. -\v 17 He will go before the face of the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah. He will do this to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, so that the disobedient will walk in the wisdom of the just—to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him." - +\v 5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zechariah, from the division of Abijah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. +\v 6 They were both righteous before God, obeying all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. +\v 7 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old by this time. \s5 \p -\v 18 Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I know this? For I am an old man and my wife is very old." -\v 19 The angel answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you, to bring you this good news. +\v 8 Now it came about that Zechariah was in God's presence, carrying out the priestly duties in the order of his division. +\v 9 According to the customary way of choosing which priest would serve, he had been chosen by lot to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense. +\v 10 The whole crowd of people was praying outside at the hour when the incense was burned. +\s5 +\v 11 Now an angel of the Lord appeared to him and stood at the right side of the incense altar. +\v 12 When Zechariah saw him he was terrified and fear fell on him. +\v 13 But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son. You will call his name John. +\s5 +\v 14 You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. +\v 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother's womb. +\s5 +\v 16 And many of the people of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God. +\v 17 He will go before the face of the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah. He will do this to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, so that the disobedient will walk in the wisdom of the just—to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him." +\s5 +\p +\v 18 Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I know this? For I am an old man and my wife is very old." +\v 19 The angel answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God. I was sent to speak to you, to bring you this good news. \v 20 And behold, you will be silent, unable to speak, until the day these things take place. This is because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at the right time." \s5 -\v 21 Now the people were waiting for Zechariah. They were surprised that he was spending so much time in the temple. -\v 22 But when he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized that he had had a vision while he was in the temple. He kept on making signs to them and remained silent. -\v 23 It came about that when the days of his service were over, he went to his house. - +\v 21 Now the people were waiting for Zechariah. They were surprised that he was spending so much time in the temple. +\v 22 But when he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized that he had had a vision while he was in the temple. He kept on making signs to them and remained silent. +\v 23 It came about that when the days of his service were over, he went to his house. \s5 \p -\v 24 After these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived. She secluded herself for five months. She said, -\v 25 "This is what the Lord has done for me when he looked at me with favor in order to take away my shame before people." - +\v 24 After these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived. She secluded herself for five months. She said, +\v 25 "This is what the Lord has done for me when he looked at me with favor in order to take away my shame before people." \s5 \p -\v 26 Now in her sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee named Nazareth, +\v 26 Now in her sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee named Nazareth, \v 27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph. He belonged to the house of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. -\v 28 He came to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." -\v 29 But she was very confused by his words and she wondered what kind of greeting this could be. - +\v 28 He came to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." +\v 29 But she was very confused by his words and she wondered what kind of greeting this could be. \s5 -\v 30 The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. -\v 31 And see, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son. You will call his name 'Jesus.' +\v 30 The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. +\v 31 And see, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son. You will call his name 'Jesus.' \v 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. -\v 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end to his kingdom." - +\v 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and there will be no end to his kingdom." \s5 -\v 34 Mary said to the angel, "How will this happen, since I have not slept with any man?" -\v 35 The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will come over you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. - +\v 34 Mary said to the angel, "How will this happen, since I have not slept with any man?" +\v 35 The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will come over you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. \s5 -\v 36 And see, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age. This is the sixth month for her, she who was called barren. -\v 37 For nothing will be impossible for God." -\v 38 Mary said, "See, I am the female servant of the Lord. Let it be for me according to your message." Then the angel left her. - +\v 36 And see, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age. This is the sixth month for her, she who was called barren. +\v 37 For nothing will be impossible for God." +\v 38 Mary said, "See, I am the female servant of the Lord. Let it be for me according to your message." Then the angel left her. \s5 -\p -\v 39 Then Mary arose in those days and quickly went into the hill country, to a city in Judea. -\v 40 She went into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. -\v 41 Now it happened that when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby in her womb jumped, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. - +\p +\v 39 Then Mary arose in those days and quickly went into the hill country, to a city in Judea. +\v 40 She went into the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. +\v 41 Now it happened that when Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby in her womb jumped, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. \s5 -\v 42 She raised her voice and said loudly, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. -\v 43 And why has it happened to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? -\v 44 For see, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb jumped for joy. +\v 42 She raised her voice and said loudly, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. +\v 43 And why has it happened to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? +\v 44 For see, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb jumped for joy. \v 45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of the things that were told her from the Lord." \s5 \v 46 Mary said, -\q "My soul praises the Lord, -\q +\q "My soul praises the Lord, +\q \v 47 and my spirit has rejoiced in God my savior. \s5 -\q -\v 48 For he has looked at the low condition of his female servant. +\q +\v 48 For he has looked at the low condition of his female servant. \q For see, from now on all generations will call me blessed. -\q +\q \v 49 For he who is mighty has done great things for me, -\q and his name is holy. - +\q and his name is holy. \s5 -\q -\v 50 His mercy lasts from generation to generation for those who fear him. -\q +\q +\v 50 His mercy lasts from generation to generation for those who fear him. +\q \v 51 He has displayed strength with his arm; -\q he hath scattered those who were proud about the thoughts of their hearts. - +\q he hath scattered those who were proud about the thoughts of their hearts. \s5 -\q -\v 52 He has thrown down princes from their thrones. +\q +\v 52 He has thrown down princes from their thrones. \q and he has raised up those of low condition. -\q +\q \v 53 He has filled the hungry with good things, \q but the rich he has sent away empty. \s5 -\q -\v 54 He has given help to Israel his servant, -\q so as to remember to show mercy -\q -\v 55 (as he said to our fathers) to Abraham and his descendants forever." - +\q +\v 54 He has given help to Israel his servant, +\q so as to remember to show mercy +\q +\v 55 (as he said to our fathers) to Abraham and his descendants forever." \s5 -\p -\v 56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her house. +\p +\v 56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her house. \p \v 57 Now the time had come for Elizabeth to deliver her baby and she gave birth to a son. -\v 58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. - +\v 58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. \s5 -\p +\p \v 59 Now it happened on the eighth day that they came to circumcise the child. They would have called him "Zechariah," after the name of his father. -\v 60 But his mother answered and said, "No. He will be called John." -\v 61 They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name." - +\v 60 But his mother answered and said, "No. He will be called John." +\v 61 They said to her, "There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name." \s5 -\v 62 They made signs to his father as to how he wanted him to be named. -\v 63 His father asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." They all were astonished at this. - +\v 62 They made signs to his father as to how he wanted him to be named. +\v 63 His father asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." They all were astonished at this. \s5 -\v 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was freed. He spoke and praised God. -\v 65 Fear came on all who lived around them. All these matters were spread throughout all the hill country of Judea. -\v 66 And all who heard them stored them in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child become?" For the hand of the Lord was with him. - +\v 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was freed. He spoke and praised God. +\v 65 Fear came on all who lived around them. All these matters were spread throughout all the hill country of Judea. +\v 66 And all who heard them stored them in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child become?" For the hand of the Lord was with him. \s5 -\p -\v 67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, -\q -\v 68 "Praised be the Lord, the God of Israel, -\q for he has come to help and he has accomplished redemption for his people. - +\p +\v 67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, +\q +\v 68 "Praised be the Lord, the God of Israel, +\q for he has come to help and he has accomplished redemption for his people. \s5 -\q -\v 69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, -\q from among the descendants of his servant David, -\q +\q +\v 69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, +\q from among the descendants of his servant David, +\q \v 70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who were in ancient times. -\q -\v 71 He will bring salvation from our enemies -\q and from the hand of all who hate us. - +\q +\v 71 He will bring salvation from our enemies +\q and from the hand of all who hate us. \s5 -\q -\v 72 He will do this to show mercy to our fathers +\q +\v 72 He will do this to show mercy to our fathers \q and to remember his holy covenant, -\q +\q \v 73 the oath that he spoke to Abraham our father. -\q +\q \v 74 He swore to grant to us that we, having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies, \q would serve him without fear, -\q +\q \v 75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. \s5 -\q -\v 76 Yes, and you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, -\q for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his paths, -\q to prepare people for his coming, -\q -\v 77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people -\q by the forgiveness of their sins. - +\q +\v 76 Yes, and you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, +\q for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his paths, +\q to prepare people for his coming, +\q +\v 77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people +\q by the forgiveness of their sins. \s5 -\q -\v 78 This will happen because of the tender mercy of our God, +\q +\v 78 This will happen because of the tender mercy of our God, \q because of which the sunrise from on high will come to help us, -\q +\q \v 79 to shine on them who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. -\q He will do this to guide our feet into the path of peace." - +\q He will do this to guide our feet into the path of peace." \s5 -\p +\p \v 80 Now the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel. diff --git a/43-LUK/02.usfm b/43-LUK/02.usfm index ee0fe7eb..f026f0b3 100644 --- a/43-LUK/02.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/02.usfm @@ -1,108 +1,105 @@ \s5 \c 2 -\p -\v 1 Now in those days, it came about that Caesar Augustus sent out a decree ordering that a census be taken of all the people living in the world. -\v 2 This was the first census made while Quirinius was governor of Syria. -\v 3 So everyone went to his own town to be registered for the census. - +\p +\v 1 Now in those days, it came about that Caesar Augustus sent out a decree ordering that a census be taken of all the people living in the world. +\v 2 This was the first census made while Quirinius was governor of Syria. +\v 3 So everyone went to his own town to be registered for the census. \s5 -\v 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was a descendant from the family of David. +\v 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was a descendant from the family of David. \v 5 He went there to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him and was pregnant. \s5 -\v 6 Now it came about that while they were there, the time came for her to deliver her baby. +\v 6 Now it came about that while they were there, the time came for her to deliver her baby. \v 7 She gave birth to a son, her firstborn child, and she wrapped him in long strips of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. \s5 -\p -\v 8 There were shepherds in that region who were staying in the fields, guarding their flock at night. +\p +\v 8 There were shepherds in that region who were staying in the fields, guarding their flock at night. \v 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terribly frightened. \s5 -\v 10 Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, because I bring you the good news that will bring great joy to all the people. -\v 11 Today a savior was born for you in the city of David! He is Christ the Lord! -\v 12 This is the sign that will be given to you, you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger." - +\v 10 Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, because I bring you the good news that will bring great joy to all the people. +\v 11 Today a savior was born for you in the city of David! He is Christ the Lord! +\v 12 This is the sign that will be given to you, you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger." \s5 -\v 13 Suddenly with the angel there was a large number of the heavenly army praising God, and saying, +\v 13 Suddenly with the angel there was a large number of the heavenly army praising God, and saying, \q1 -\v 14 "Glory to God in the highest, +\v 14 "Glory to God in the highest, \q1 and may there be peace on earth among people \q1 with whom he is pleased." \s5 -\p -\v 15 It came about that when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to each other, "Let us now go to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us." +\p +\v 15 It came about that when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to each other, "Let us now go to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us." \v 16 They hurried there and found Mary and Joseph, and saw the baby lying in the manger. \s5 -\v 17 After they had seen him, they made known what had been said to them about this child. -\v 18 All who heard it were amazed at what was spoken to them by the shepherds. -\v 19 But Mary kept thinking about all the things she had heard, treasuring them in her heart. +\v 17 After they had seen him, they made known what had been said to them about this child. +\v 18 All who heard it were amazed at what was spoken to them by the shepherds. +\v 19 But Mary kept thinking about all the things she had heard, treasuring them in her heart. \v 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for everything that they had heard and seen, just as it had been spoken to them. \s5 -\p +\p \v 21 When it was the end of the eighth day, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name he had been given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. \s5 -\p -\v 22 When the required number of days for their purification had passed, according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought him up to the temple in Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. -\v 23 As it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male who opens the womb will be set apart to the Lord." +\p +\v 22 When the required number of days for their purification had passed, according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought him up to the temple in Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. +\v 23 As it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male who opens the womb will be set apart to the Lord." \v 24 So they offered a sacrifice according to what was said in the law of the Lord, "a pair of doves or two young pigeons." \s5 -\v 25 Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon and this man was righteous and devout. He was looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. +\v 25 Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon and this man was righteous and devout. He was looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. \v 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. \s5 -\v 27 Led by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple. When the parents brought in the infant Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, -\v 28 he took him into his arms and praised God and he said, +\v 27 Led by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple. When the parents brought in the infant Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law, +\v 28 he took him into his arms and praised God and he said, \q1 \v 29 "Now let your servant depart in peace, Lord, according to your word. \s5 \q1 -\v 30 For my eyes have seen your salvation, +\v 30 For my eyes have seen your salvation, \q1 -\v 31 which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples: +\v 31 which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples: \q1 \v 32 A light for revelation to the Gentiles and glory to your people Israel." \s5 -\p -\v 33 The child's father and mother were amazed at the things which were spoken concerning him. -\v 34 Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is appointed for the downfall and rising up of many people in Israel and for a sign that is rejected— -\v 35 and a sword will pierce your own soul—so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." - +\p +\v 33 The child's father and mother were amazed at the things which were spoken concerning him. +\v 34 Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is appointed for the downfall and rising up of many people in Israel and for a sign that is rejected— +\v 35 and a sword will pierce your own soul—so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." \s5 -\v 36 A prophetess named Anna was there. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was very old. She had lived with her husband for seven years after her virginity, -\v 37 and was a widow for eighty-four years. She never left the temple but was serving with fastings and prayers, night and day. +\v 36 A prophetess named Anna was there. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was very old. She had lived with her husband for seven years after her virginity, +\v 37 and was a widow for eighty-four years. She never left the temple but was serving with fastings and prayers, night and day. \v 38 At that very hour, she came up to them and began thanking, and she spoke about the child to everyone who had been waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem. \s5 -\v 39 When they had finished everything they were required to do according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. -\p +\v 39 When they had finished everything they were required to do according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth. +\p \v 40 The child grew and became strong, increasing in wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him. \s5 -\p -\v 41 His parents went every year to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. -\v 42 When he was twelve years old, they again went up at the customary time for the feast. -\v 43 After they had stayed the full number of days for the feast, they began to return home. But the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem and his parents did not know it. +\p +\v 41 His parents went every year to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. +\v 42 When he was twelve years old, they again went up at the customary time for the feast. +\v 43 After they had stayed the full number of days for the feast, they began to return home. But the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem and his parents did not know it. \v 44 They assumed that he was with the group that was traveling with them, so they traveled a day's journey. Then they started looking for him among their relatives and friends. \s5 -\v 45 When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem and started looking for him there. -\v 46 It came about that after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. +\v 45 When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem and started looking for him there. +\v 46 It came about that after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. \v 47 All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. \s5 \v 48 When they saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us this way? Listen, your father and I have been anxiously searching for you." -\v 49 He said to them, "Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?" +\v 49 He said to them, "Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?" \v 50 But they did not understand what he meant by those words. \s5 -\v 51 Then he went back home with them to Nazareth and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart. -\p +\v 51 Then he went back home with them to Nazareth and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart. +\p \v 52 But Jesus continued to grow in wisdom and stature, and increased in favor with God and people. diff --git a/43-LUK/03.usfm b/43-LUK/03.usfm index 246042b3..8b1fb1da 100644 --- a/43-LUK/03.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/03.usfm @@ -1,94 +1,88 @@ \s5 \c 3 -\p -\v 1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar— while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, -\v 2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas—the word of God came to John son of Zechariah, in the wilderness. - +\p +\v 1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar— while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, +\v 2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas—the word of God came to John son of Zechariah, in the wilderness. \s5 -\v 3 He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. - +\v 3 He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. \s5 -\v 4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, +\v 4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, \q1 "A voice shouting in the wilderness, \q1 'You should make ready the way of the Lord, \q1 you should make his paths straight! \s5 -\q1 -\v 5 Every valley will be filled, +\q1 +\v 5 Every valley will be filled, \q1 and every mountain and hill will be made low, \q1 and the crooked roads will be made straight, \q1 and the uneven places will be built into roads, -\q1 +\q1 \v 6 and all flesh will see the salvation of God.'" \s5 -\p -\v 7 So John said therefore to the large crowds of people who were coming out to be baptized by him, "You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to run away from the wrath that is coming? - +\p +\v 7 So John said therefore to the large crowds of people who were coming out to be baptized by him, "You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to run away from the wrath that is coming? \s5 -\v 8 Therefore, produce fruits that are worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. - +\v 8 Therefore, produce fruits that are worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say within yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our father,' for I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. \s5 \v 9 Even now the ax is set against the root of the trees. So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire." \s5 -\v 10 Then the crowds kept asking him, saying, "What then are we to do?" -\v 11 He answered and said to them, "If someone has two tunics, he should share it with a person who has none, and the one having food should do the same." - +\v 10 Then the crowds kept asking him, saying, "What then are we to do?" +\v 11 He answered and said to them, "If someone has two tunics, he should share it with a person who has none, and the one having food should do the same." \s5 -\v 12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what should we do?" +\v 12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, "Teacher, what should we do?" \v 13 He said to them, "Do not collect more money than you have been ordered to collect." \s5 \v 14 Some soldiers also asked him, saying, "And what about us? What must we do?" He said to them, "Do not take money from anyone by force, and do not accuse anyone falsely. Be content with your wages." \s5 -\p -\v 15 Now as the people were eagerly expecting the Christ to come, everyone was wondering in their hearts concerning John whether he might be the Christ. +\p +\v 15 Now as the people were eagerly expecting the Christ to come, everyone was wondering in their hearts concerning John whether he might be the Christ. \v 16 John answered by saying to them all, "As for me, I baptize you with water, but someone is coming who is more powerful than I, and I am not worthy even to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. \s5 \v 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to thoroughly clear off his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse. But he will burn up the chaff with fire that can never be put out." \s5 -\p -\v 18 With many other exhortations also, John preached good news to the people. -\v 19 When Herod the tetrarch had been reproved for marrying his brother's wife, Herodias, and for all the other evil things that Herod had done, +\p +\v 18 With many other exhortations also, John preached good news to the people. +\v 19 When Herod the tetrarch had been reproved for marrying his brother's wife, Herodias, and for all the other evil things that Herod had done, \v 20 he added this to his crimes: he locked John up in prison. \s5 -\p -\v 21 Now it came about, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, the heavens opened, +\p +\v 21 Now it came about, when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, the heavens opened, \v 22 and the Holy Spirit in bodily form came down on him like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you." \s5 -\p -\v 23 When Jesus began his ministry, he was about thirty years of age. He was the son (as it was assumed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, -\v 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph. - +\p +\v 23 When Jesus began his ministry, he was about thirty years of age. He was the son (as it was assumed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, +\v 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph. \s5 -\v 25 Joseph was the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, +\v 25 Joseph was the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, \v 26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda. \s5 -\v 27 Joda was the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Salathiel, the son of Neri, -\v 28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, +\v 27 Joda was the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Salathiel, the son of Neri, +\v 28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, \v 29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi. \s5 -\v 30 Levi was the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, -\v 31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, +\v 30 Levi was the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, +\v 31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, \v 32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon. \s5 -\v 33 Nahshon was the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, -\v 34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, +\v 33 Nahshon was the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, +\v 34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, \v 35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah. \s5 -\v 36 Shelah was the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, -\v 37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, +\v 36 Shelah was the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, +\v 37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, \v 38 the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. diff --git a/43-LUK/04.usfm b/43-LUK/04.usfm index e5ef1b2a..9bcb05e9 100644 --- a/43-LUK/04.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/04.usfm @@ -2,44 +2,44 @@ \s5 \c 4 -\p -\v 1 Then Jesus, being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness +\p +\v 1 Then Jesus, being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness \v 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of that time he was hungry. - + \s5 -\v 3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." +\v 3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." \v 4 Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man does not live on bread alone.'" \s5 -\v 5 Then the devil was leading Jesus up to a high place and he showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant of time. -\v 6 The devil said to him, "I will give to you all this authority and all their splendor, for they have been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want. +\v 5 Then the devil was leading Jesus up to a high place and he showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant of time. +\v 6 The devil said to him, "I will give to you all this authority and all their splendor, for they have been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want. \v 7 So then, if you will bow down and worship me, it will be yours." \s5 \v 8 But Jesus answered and said to him, "It is written, 'You will worship the Lord your God, and you will serve only him.'" \s5 -\v 9 Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem and put him on the very highest point of the temple building, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here. -\v 10 For it is written, -\q1 'He will give orders to his angels regarding you, to protect you,' -\q1 +\v 9 Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem and put him on the very highest point of the temple building, and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here. +\v 10 For it is written, +\q1 'He will give orders to his angels regarding you, to protect you,' +\q1 \v 11 and, 'They will lift you up in their hands, \q1 so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'" \s5 -\p -\v 12 Jesus answering said to him, "It is said, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'" -\p +\p +\v 12 Jesus answering said to him, "It is said, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'" +\p \v 13 When the devil had finished testing Jesus, he went away and left him until another time. \s5 -\p -\v 14 Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread throughout the entire surrounding region. +\p +\v 14 Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread throughout the entire surrounding region. \v 15 And he began to teach in their synagogues and he was praised by all. \s5 -\p -\v 16 He came into Nazareth, the city where he had been raised, and as was his custom, he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was the custom, and he stood up to read aloud. +\p +\v 16 He came into Nazareth, the city where he had been raised, and as was his custom, he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath day, as was the custom, and he stood up to read aloud. \v 17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. He opened the scroll and found the place where it was written, \s5 @@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ \q1 \v 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." \s5 -\p -\v 20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. -\v 21 He began to speak to them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." +\p +\v 20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. +\v 21 He began to speak to them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." \v 22 Everyone there witnessed what he said and all of them were amazed at the gracious words which were coming out of his mouth. They were saying, "This is Joseph's son, is it not?" \s5 @@ -61,44 +61,42 @@ \v 24 But he said, "Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcomed in his own hometown. \s5 -\v 25 But in truth I tell you that there were many widows in Israel during the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, and a great famine came upon all the land. -\v 26 But Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath in Sidon, to a widow living there. -\v 27 And there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet, but none of them were healed except Naaman the Syrian." - +\v 25 But in truth I tell you that there were many widows in Israel during the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, and a great famine came upon all the land. +\v 26 But Elijah was sent to none of them, but only to Zarephath in Sidon, to a widow living there. +\v 27 And there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet, but none of them were healed except Naaman the Syrian." \s5 \v 28 All the people in the synagogue were filled with rage when they heard these things. -\v 29 They got up, forced him out of the city, and led him to the cliff of the hill on which their city was built, so they might throw him off the cliff. +\v 29 They got up, forced him out of the city, and led him to the cliff of the hill on which their city was built, so they might throw him off the cliff. \v 30 But he passed through the middle of them and he went to another place. \s5 -\p -\v 31 Then he went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and he began to teach them on the Sabbath. -\v 32 They were astonished at his teaching, because he spoke with authority. - +\p +\v 31 Then he went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and he began to teach them on the Sabbath. +\v 32 They were astonished at his teaching, because he spoke with authority. \s5 -\v 33 Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, +\v 33 Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, \v 34 "Ah! What do we have to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!" - + \s5 -\v 35 Jesus rebuked the demon, saying, "Do not speak and come out of him!" When the demon had thrown the man down in the middle of them, he came out of him, and did not harm him in any way. -\v 36 All the people were very amazed, and they kept talking about it with one another. They said, "What kind of words are these? He commands the unclean spirits with authority and power and they come out." +\v 35 Jesus rebuked the demon, saying, "Do not speak and come out of him!" When the demon had thrown the man down in the middle of them, he came out of him, and did not harm him in any way. +\v 36 All the people were very amazed, and they kept talking about it with one another. They said, "What kind of words are these? He commands the unclean spirits with authority and power and they come out." \v 37 So news about him began to spread into every part of the surrounding region. \s5 -\p -\v 38 Then Jesus left the synagogue and entered into the house of Simon. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering with a high fever, and they pleaded with him on her behalf. +\p +\v 38 Then Jesus left the synagogue and entered into the house of Simon. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering with a high fever, and they pleaded with him on her behalf. \v 39 So he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and started serving them. \s5 -\p -\v 40 When the sun was setting, people brought to Jesus everyone who was sick with various kinds of diseases. He laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. +\p +\v 40 When the sun was setting, people brought to Jesus everyone who was sick with various kinds of diseases. He laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. \v 41 Demons also came out from many of them, crying out and saying, "You are the Son of God!" Jesus rebuked the demons and would not let them speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. \s5 -\p -\v 42 When daybreak came, he went out into a solitary place. Crowds of people were looking for him and came to the place where he was. They tried to keep him from going away from them. +\p +\v 42 When daybreak came, he went out into a solitary place. Crowds of people were looking for him and came to the place where he was. They tried to keep him from going away from them. \v 43 But he said to them, "I must also preach the good news about the kingdom of God to many other cities, because this is the reason I was sent here." -\p +\p \v 44 Then he continued to preach in the synagogues throughout Judea. diff --git a/43-LUK/06.usfm b/43-LUK/06.usfm index 24b9c3cf..fa63fffb 100644 --- a/43-LUK/06.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/06.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \s5 \v 9 Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save a life or to destroy it?" -\v 10 Then he looked around at them all and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did so, and his hand was restored. +\v 10 Then he looked around at them all and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He did so, and his hand was restored. \v 11 But they were filled with anger, and they talked to each other about what they might do to Jesus. \s5 diff --git a/43-LUK/07.usfm b/43-LUK/07.usfm index 36f5cdd8..83fc0d32 100644 --- a/43-LUK/07.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/07.usfm @@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ \v 8 For I also am a man who is placed under authority and I have soldiers under me. I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another one, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." \s5 -\v 9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him said, "I say to you, not even in Israel have I found anyone with so much faith." +\v 9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed at him, and turning to the crowd following him said, "I say to you, not even in Israel have I found anyone with so much faith." \v 10 Then those who were sent returned to the house and found the servant healthy. \s5 \p -\v 11 Some time after that, it happened that Jesus was traveling to a city called Nain. His disciples were going with him, along with a large crowd of people. +\v 11 Some time after that, it happened that Jesus was traveling to a city called Nain. His disciples were going with him, along with a large crowd of people. \v 12 As he came near to the city gate, behold, a dead man was being carried out, an only son to his mother. She was a widow, and a sizeable crowd from the city was with her. \v 13 Seeing her, the Lord was deeply moved with compassion for her and said to her, "Do not cry." \v 14 Then he came forward and touched the wooden frame on which they carried the body, and those carrying it stood still. He said, "Young man, I say to you, arise." @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 18 John's disciples told him about all these things. +\v 18 John's disciples told him about all these things. \v 19 Then John called two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord to say, "Are you the Coming One, or is there another person we should be looking for?" \v 20 When they had come near to Jesus, the men said, "John the Baptist has sent us to you to say, 'Are you the Coming One, or is there another person we should be looking for?'" @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ \v 26 But what did you go out to see, a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet. \s5 -\v 27 This is he of whom it is written, +\v 27 This is he of whom it is written, \q 'See, I am sending my messenger before your face, \q Who will prepare your way before you.' \m @@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ \s5 \p -\v 36 Now a certain Pharisee was requesting that Jesus eat with him. So after Jesus entered into the Pharisee's house, he reclined at the table to eat. -\v 37 Behold, there was a certain woman in the city who was a sinner. She found out that he was reclining in the Pharisee's house, and she brought an alabaster flask of perfume. +\v 36 Now a certain Pharisee was requesting that Jesus eat with him. So after Jesus entered into the Pharisee's house, he reclined at the table to eat. +\v 37 Behold, there was a certain woman in the city who was a sinner. She found out that he was reclining in the Pharisee's house, and she brought an alabaster flask of perfume. \v 38 She stood behind him near his feet and wept. Then she began to wet his feet with her tears, and was wiping them with the hairs of her head, kissing his feet, and anointing them with perfume. \s5 diff --git a/43-LUK/08.usfm b/43-LUK/08.usfm index 07c86e22..69a2339a 100644 --- a/43-LUK/08.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/08.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 9 Then his disciples asked him what this parable might mean. +\v 9 Then his disciples asked him what this parable might mean. \v 10 Jesus said to them, "You have been given the privilege of understanding the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but the rest of the people will only be taught with parables, so that 'seeing they will not really see, and hearing they will not really understand.' \s5 diff --git a/43-LUK/10.usfm b/43-LUK/10.usfm index 5821f091..41b32fd9 100644 --- a/43-LUK/10.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/10.usfm @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \s5 \v 10 But into whatever city you enter, and they do not receive you, go out into its streets and say, -\v 11 'Even the dust from your city that clings to our feet we wipe off against you! But know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.' +\v 11 'Even the dust from your city that clings to our feet we wipe off against you! But know this, that the kingdom of God has come near.' \v 12 I say to you that on the judgment day it will be more tolerable for Sodom than for that city. \s5 diff --git a/43-LUK/11.usfm b/43-LUK/11.usfm index 23d94d54..0716157b 100644 --- a/43-LUK/11.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/11.usfm @@ -3,19 +3,17 @@ \s5 \c 11 \p -\v 1 It happened when Jesus was praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples." - +\v 1 It happened when Jesus was praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples." \s5 -\v 2 Jesus said to them, "When you pray say, -\q 'Father, may your name be sanctified. -\q2 May your kingdom come. - +\v 2 Jesus said to them, "When you pray say, +\q 'Father, may your name be sanctified. +\q2 May your kingdom come. \s5 \q \v 3 Give us our daily bread each day. -\q -\v 4 Forgive us our sins, -\q2 as we forgive everyone +\q +\v 4 Forgive us our sins, +\q2 as we forgive everyone \q2 who is in debt to us. \q Do not lead us into temptation.'" @@ -32,8 +30,7 @@ \s5 \v 11 Which father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish? \f + \ft The best ancient copies have the shorter reading, which we follow here. Some ancient copies have the longer reading, which also is found in Matthew 7:9, \fqa 'a loaf of bread, will give him a stone.' \f* -\v 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will you give a scorpion to him? - +\v 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will you give a scorpion to him? \v 13 Therefore, if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?" \s5 @@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ \v 15 But some of the people said, "By Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he drives out demons." \s5 -\v 16 Others tested him and sought from him a sign from heaven. +\v 16 Others tested him and sought from him a sign from heaven. \v 17 But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, "Every kingdom divided against itself is made desolate, and a house divided against itself falls. \s5 @@ -63,8 +60,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 27 It happened that, as he said these things, a certain woman raised her voice above the crowd and said to him, "Blessed is the womb that bore you and the breasts that nursed you." -\v 28 But he said, "Rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it." - +\v 28 But he said, "Rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it." \s5 \p \v 29 As the crowds were gathering even more people, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, though no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. diff --git a/43-LUK/12.usfm b/43-LUK/12.usfm index 5de00e2d..3ab67116 100644 --- a/43-LUK/12.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/12.usfm @@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ \v 16 Then Jesus told them a parable, saying, "The field of a rich man yielded abundantly, \v 17 and he reasoned with himself, saying, 'What will I do, because I do not have a place to store my crops?' \v 18 He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all of my grain and other goods. -\v 19 I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods stored up for many years. Rest easy, eat, drink, be merry."' - +\v 19 I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods stored up for many years. Rest easy, eat, drink, be merry."' \s5 \v 20 But God said to him, 'Foolish man, tonight your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' \v 21 That is what someone is like who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God." @@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ \s5 \v 57 Why do you not judge what is right for yourselves? \v 58 For when you go with your adversary before the magistrate, on the way make an effort to settle the matter with him so that he does not drag you to the judge, and so that the judge does not deliver you to the officer, and the officer does not throw you into prison. -\v 59 I say to you, you will never come out from there until you have paid the very last bit of money." - +\v 59 I say to you, you will never come out from there until you have paid the very last bit of money." diff --git a/43-LUK/13.usfm b/43-LUK/13.usfm index a72e3cf7..539bc997 100644 --- a/43-LUK/13.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/13.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 13 \p \v 1 At that time, some people there told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate mixed with their own sacrifices. -\v 2 Jesus answered and said to them, "Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all the other Galileans because they suffered in this way? +\v 2 Jesus answered and said to them, "Do you think that these Galileans were more sinful than all the other Galileans because they suffered in this way? \v 3 No, I tell you. But if you do not repent, all of you will perish in the same way. \s5 @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \v 11 Behold, a woman was there who for eighteen years had an evil spirit of weakness, and she was bent over and not able to completely stand up. \s5 -\v 12 When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, "Woman, you are freed from your weakness." +\v 12 When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, "Woman, you are freed from your weakness." \v 13 He placed his hands on her, and immediately she was straightened up and she glorified God. \v 14 But the synagogue ruler was indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. So the ruler answered and said to the crowd, "There are six days in which it is necessary to work. Come and be healed then, not on the Sabbath day." @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ \s5 \v 28 There will be crying and the grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and all the prophets in God's kingdom, but you—you were thrown outside. -\v 29 They will arrive from the east, west, north, and south, and recline in the kingdom of God. +\v 29 They will arrive from the east, west, north, and south, and recline in the kingdom of God. \v 30 And know this, the last are the first, and the first will be last." \s5 @@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ \s5 \v 34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to you. How often I desired to gather your children the way a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you did not desire this. -\v 35 See, your house is abandoned. I say to you, you will not see me until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'" - +\v 35 See, your house is abandoned. I say to you, you will not see me until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'" diff --git a/43-LUK/17.usfm b/43-LUK/17.usfm index 1b1e5781..069350cd 100644 --- a/43-LUK/17.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/17.usfm @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ \v 34 I tell you, in that night there will be two people in one bed. One will be taken, and the other will be left. \v 35 There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken, and the other will be left." \v 36 \f + \ft Luke 17:36 the best ancient copies omit, vs. 36 \fqa There will be two in the field; one will be taken and the other left. \f* - + \s5 \v 37 They asked him, "Where, Lord?" And he said to them, "Where there is a body, there will the vultures also be gathered together." diff --git a/43-LUK/18.usfm b/43-LUK/18.usfm index ba0a0bae..1c196b79 100644 --- a/43-LUK/18.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/18.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 9 Then he also spoke this parable to some who were persuaded in themselves that they were righteous and who despised other people, +\v 9 Then he also spoke this parable to some who were persuaded in themselves that they were righteous and who despised other people, \v 10 "Two men went up into the temple to pray—the one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. \s5 diff --git a/43-LUK/20.usfm b/43-LUK/20.usfm index 51c0ac93..a0e2ec92 100644 --- a/43-LUK/20.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/20.usfm @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ \s5 \v 29 There were seven brothers and the first took a wife, and died childless, -\v 30 and the second as well. +\v 30 and the second as well. \v 31 The third took her, and likewise the seven also left no children, and died. \v 32 Afterward the woman also died. \v 33 In the resurrection then, whose wife will she be? For the seven had her as their wife." @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 41 Jesus said to them, "How do they say that the Christ is David's son? -\v 42 For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, +\v 42 For David himself says in the Book of Psalms, \q The Lord said to my Lord, \q 'Sit at my right hand, \q diff --git a/43-LUK/21.usfm b/43-LUK/21.usfm index 3f0297f2..46e69522 100644 --- a/43-LUK/21.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/21.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ - - + \s5 \c 21 @@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 29 Jesus told them a parable, "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. -\v 30 When they sprout buds, you see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. +\v 30 When they sprout buds, you see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. \v 31 So also, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near. \s5 diff --git a/43-LUK/22.usfm b/43-LUK/22.usfm index f2eeeca0..294ae1d4 100644 --- a/43-LUK/22.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/22.usfm @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -\s5 +\s5 \c 22 \p \v 1 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread was approaching, which is called the Passover. @@ -97,15 +97,15 @@ \s5 \p -\v 47 While he was still speaking, behold, a crowd appeared, with Judas, one of the twelve, leading them. He came near to Jesus to kiss him, +\v 47 While he was still speaking, behold, a crowd appeared, with Judas, one of the twelve, leading them. He came near to Jesus to kiss him, \v 48 but Jesus said to him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?" \s5 \v 49 When those who were around Jesus saw what was happening, they said, "Lord, should we strike with the sword?" \v 50 Then one of them struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. \v 51 Jesus said, "Let this be enough." And he touched his ear, and healed him. - -\s5 + +\s5 \v 52 Jesus said to the chief priests, to the captains of the temple, and to elders who came against him, "Do you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? \v 53 When I was daily with you in the temple, you did not lay your hands on me. But this is your hour, and the authority of darkness." diff --git a/43-LUK/23.usfm b/43-LUK/23.usfm index f038d4b5..2e4193b7 100644 --- a/43-LUK/23.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/23.usfm @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ - - + \s5 \c 23 \p @@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ \v 13 Pilate then called together the chief priests and the rulers and the crowd of people, \v 14 and said to them, "You brought to me this man like a man who is leading the people to act badly, and see, I, having questioned him before you, find no fault in this man concerning those things of which you accuse him. -\s5 +\s5 \v 15 No, nor does Herod, for he sent him back to us, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him. \v 16 I will therefore punish him, and release him." \v 17 \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit Luke 23:17, \fqa Now Pilate was obligated to release to the Jews one prisoner at the feast. \f* @@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ \s5 \v 23 But they were insistent with loud voices, demanding for him to be crucified. And their voices convinced Pilate. -\v 24 So Pilate decided to grant their demand. +\v 24 So Pilate decided to grant their demand. \v 25 He released the one they asked for who had been put in prison for rioting and murder. But he delivered up Jesus to their will. \s5 @@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ \s5 \v 52 This man, approaching Pilate, asked for the body of Jesus. -\v 53 He took it down, and wrapped it in fine linen, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid. +\v 53 He took it down, and wrapped it in fine linen, and laid him in a tomb that was cut in stone, where no one had ever been laid. \s5 \v 54 It was the Day of the Preparation, and the Sabbath was dawning. \v 55 The women, who had come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and saw the tomb and how his body was laid. diff --git a/43-LUK/24.usfm b/43-LUK/24.usfm index 77c160d5..46c001d4 100644 --- a/43-LUK/24.usfm +++ b/43-LUK/24.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \v 12 Yet Peter rose up, and ran to the tomb, and stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves. Peter then departed to his home, wondering what had happened. \p -\s5 +\s5 \v 13 Behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was sixty stadia from Jerusalem. \v 14 They discussed with each other about all the things which had happened. diff --git a/44-JHN/00.usfm b/44-JHN/00.usfm index 2873c5b3..39f98f52 100644 --- a/44-JHN/00.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id JHN Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h John -\toc1 The Gospel of John +\h John +\toc1 The Gospel of John \toc2 John -\toc3 Jhn +\toc3 Jhn \mt The Gospel According to John \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/44-JHN/01.usfm b/44-JHN/01.usfm index 3b2b4767..e24fd96c 100644 --- a/44-JHN/01.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/01.usfm @@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all men. -\v 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. - +\v 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. \s5 \v 6 There was a man who was sent from God, whose name was John. \v 7 He came as a witness to testify about the light, that all might believe through him. @@ -42,9 +41,9 @@ \s5 \v 22 Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?" -\v 23 He said, +\v 23 He said, \q "I am a voice, crying in the wilderness: -\q 'Make the way of the Lord straight,' +\q 'Make the way of the Lord straight,' \m just as Isaiah the prophet said." diff --git a/44-JHN/03.usfm b/44-JHN/03.usfm index c37749ea..8273108e 100644 --- a/44-JHN/03.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/03.usfm @@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ \s5 \v 9 Nicodemus replied and said to him, "How can these things be?" \v 10 Jesus answered and said to him, "Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things? -\v 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak what we know, and we testify about what we have seen. Yet you do not accept our testimony. - +\v 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak what we know, and we testify about what we have seen. Yet you do not accept our testimony. \s5 \v 12 If I told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? \v 13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven: the Son of Man. @@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea. There he spent some time with them and baptized. -\v 23 Now John was also baptizing in Aenon near to Salim because there was much water there. People were coming to him and were being baptized, +\v 23 Now John was also baptizing in Aenon near to Salim because there was much water there. People were coming to him and were being baptized, \v 24 for John had not yet been thrown in prison. \s5 diff --git a/44-JHN/04.usfm b/44-JHN/04.usfm index bae7b7d0..841bb0b6 100644 --- a/44-JHN/04.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/04.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \v 12 You are not greater, are you, than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his cattle?" \s5 -\v 13 Jesus replied and said to her, "Everyone who drinks from this water will be thirsty again, +\v 13 Jesus replied and said to her, "Everyone who drinks from this water will be thirsty again, \v 14 but whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. Instead, the water that I will give him will become a fountain of water in him, springing up to eternal life." \s5 diff --git a/44-JHN/05.usfm b/44-JHN/05.usfm index a85c4194..34cc066f 100644 --- a/44-JHN/05.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/05.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \p \v 1 After this there was a Jewish festival, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. \v 2 Now in Jerusalem by the sheep gate, there is a pool, which in Hebrew is called Bethesda, and it has five roofed porches. -\v 3 A large number of people who were sick, blind, lame, or paralyzed were lying there. \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit the phrase, \fqa vs. 3 "waiting for the moving of the water" \f* +\v 3 A large number of people who were sick, blind, lame, or paralyzed were lying there. \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit the phrase, \fqa vs. 3 "waiting for the moving of the water" \f* \v 4 \f + \ft The best ancient copies omit vs. 4, "For an angel of the Lord went down and stirred up the water at certain times and whoever stepped in while the water was stirring was healed from whatever disease he suffered from." \f* \s5 @@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ \s5 \v 36 Yet the testimony that I have is greater than that of John, for the works that the Father has given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify about me that the Father has sent me. -\v 37 The Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You have neither heard his voice nor seen his form at any time. +\v 37 The Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You have neither heard his voice nor seen his form at any time. \v 38 You do not have his word remaining in you, for you are not believing in the one whom he has sent. \s5 -\v 39 You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, and these same scriptures testify about me, +\v 39 You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, and these same scriptures testify about me, \v 40 and you are not willing to come to me so that you may have life. \s5 diff --git a/44-JHN/06.usfm b/44-JHN/06.usfm index 25dab4f1..f10b17e9 100644 --- a/44-JHN/06.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/06.usfm @@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 (Now the Passover, the Jewish festival, was near.) \v 5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming to him, he said to Philip, "Where are we going to buy bread so that these may eat?" -\v 6 (But Jesus said this to test Philip, for he himself knew what he was going to do.) - +\v 6 (But Jesus said this to test Philip, for he himself knew what he was going to do.) \s5 \v 7 Philip answered him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be sufficient for each one to have even a little." \v 8 One of the disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to Jesus, diff --git a/44-JHN/12.usfm b/44-JHN/12.usfm index 3cb9d583..225c79b6 100644 --- a/44-JHN/12.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/12.usfm @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \s5 \v 17 Now the crowd that had been with him when he had called Lazarus out from the tomb and had raised him up from the dead ones, testified. -\v 18 It was also for this reason that the crowd went out to meet him because they heard that he had done this sign. +\v 18 It was also for this reason that the crowd went out to meet him because they heard that he had done this sign. \v 19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, "Look, you can do nothing; see, the world has gone after him." \s5 diff --git a/44-JHN/15.usfm b/44-JHN/15.usfm index a1999882..ad5aaf38 100644 --- a/44-JHN/15.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/15.usfm @@ -2,50 +2,50 @@ \p \v 1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. \v 2 He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and he prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit. - + \s5 \v 3 You are already clean because of the message that I have spoken to you. \v 4 Remain in me, and I in you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me. - + \s5 \v 5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who remains in me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for without me you can do nothing. \v 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is thrown away like a branch and dries up, and they gather the branches and throw them into the fire, and they are burned up. \v 7 If you remain in me, and if my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. - + \s5 \v 8 My Father is glorified in this: that you bear much fruit and that you are my disciples. \v 9 As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain in my love. - + \s5 \v 10 If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love as I have kept the commandments of my Father and remain in his love. \v 11 I have spoken these things to you so that my joy will be in you and so that your joy will be complete. - + \s5 \v 12 This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. \v 13 No one has a love greater than this, that he lays down his life for his friends. - + \s5 \v 14 You are my friends if you do the things that I command you. \v 15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you. - + \s5 \v 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain. This is so that whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. \v 17 These things I command you: that you will love one another. - + \s5 \v 18 If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. \v 19 If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own. But because you are not of the world and because I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. - + \s5 \v 20 Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will also keep yours. \v 21 They will do all these things to you because of my name because they do not know him who sent me. \v 22 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. - + \s5 \v 23 He who hates me also hates my Father. \v 24 If I had not done the works that no one else did among them, they would have no sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father. \v 25 But this is in order to fulfil the word that is written in their law, 'They hated me without a cause.' - + \s5 \v 26 When the Comforter—whom I will send to you from the Father, that is, the Spirit of truth, who goes out from the Father—comes, he will testify about me. \v 27 You are also testifying because you have been with me from the beginning. diff --git a/44-JHN/16.usfm b/44-JHN/16.usfm index 9e01fb86..7f110a49 100644 --- a/44-JHN/16.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/16.usfm @@ -3,31 +3,31 @@ \p \v 1 "I have spoken these things to you so that you will not fall away. \v 2 They will throw you out of the synagogues. But the hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think that he is offering a service to God. - + \s5 \v 3 They will do these things because they have not known the Father nor me. \v 4 I have spoken these things to you so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you about these things in the beginning because I was with you. - + \s5 \v 5 But now I go to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' \v 6 But because I have said these things to you, sadness has filled your heart. \v 7 But I tell you the truth: it is better for you that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you, but if I go, I will send him to you. - + \s5 \v 8 When he comes, the Comforter will prove the world to be wrong about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment— \v 9 about sin, because they do not believe in me; \v 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, and you will no longer see me; \v 11 and about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged. - + \s5 \v 12 I have many things to say to you, but you would not understand them now. \v 13 But when he, the Spirit of Truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak from himself. But he will say whatever he hears, and he will tell to you what will to come. \v 14 He will glorify me, because he will take from what is mine and he will tell them to you. - + \s5 \v 15 Everythig that the Father has is mine. Therefore, I said that the Spirit will take from what is mine and he will tell it to you. \v 16 In a short amount of time you will no longer see me, and after another short amount of time you will see me." - + \s5 \v 17 Then some of his disciples said to one another, "What is this that he says to us, 'A short amount of time you will no longer see me and after another short amount of time you will see me,' and, 'Because I go to the Father'?" \v 18 Therefore they said, "What is this that he says, 'A short amount of time'? We do not know what he is talking about." @@ -36,26 +36,26 @@ \v 19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, "Is this what you are asking amoung yourselves about that I said, 'A short amount of time you will no longer see me and after another short amount of time you will see me'? \v 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will be glad; you will become full of sadness, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. \v 21 When a woman gives birth she has sadness because her hour has come, but when she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers her pain because of her joy that a man has been born into the world. - + \s5 \v 22 So you have sadness now, but I will see you again, and your heart will be glad, and no one will be able to take away your joy from you. \v 23 On that day you will not ask me anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. \v 24 Until now you have not asked anything in my name. Ask, and you will receive so that your joy will be fulfilled. - + \s5 \p \v 25 I have said these things to you in figures of speech, but the hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech, but instead I will tell you plainly about the Father. - + \s5 \v 26 On that day you will ask in my name and I do not say to you that I will pray to the Father for you, \v 27 for the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and because you have believed that I came from the Father. \v 28 I came from the Father, and I have come into the world. Again, I am leaving the world and I am going to the Father." - + \s5 \v 29 His disciples said, "See, now you are speaking plainly and you are not using figures of speech. \v 30 Now we know that you know all things, and you do not need anyone to ask you questions. Because of this, we believe that you have come from God." \v 31 Jesus answered them, "Do you believe now? - + \s5 \v 32 See, the hour is coming, yes, and has indeed come, when you will be scattered, everyone to his own home, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me. \v 33 I have spoken these things to you so that you will have peace in me. In the world you have troubles, but have courage: I have conquered the world." diff --git a/44-JHN/17.usfm b/44-JHN/17.usfm index 6c7e87a4..ba4eea18 100644 --- a/44-JHN/17.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/17.usfm @@ -3,47 +3,47 @@ \p \v 1 After Jesus said these things, he lifted up his eyes to the heavens and said, "Father, the hour has come, glorify your Son so that the Son will glorify you— \v 2 just as you gave him authority over all flesh so that he would give eternal life to everyone whom you have given him. - + \s5 \v 3 This is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ. \v 4 I glorified you on the earth. I have finished the work that you have given me to do. \v 5 Now, Father, glorify me along with yourself with the glory that I had with you before the world was made. - + \s5 \v 6 I revealed your name to the people whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. \v 7 Now they know that everything that you have given me comes from you, \v 8 for I have given them all the words that you gave me. They received them and truly knew that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. - + \s5 \v 9 I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours. \v 10 Everything that is mine is yours, and yours is mine, and I am glorified in them. \v 11 I am no longer in the world, but these people are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me so that they will be one, just as we are one. - + \s5 \v 12 While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given me. I protected them, and not one of them was destroyed, except for the son of destruction, so that the scriptures would be fulfilled. \v 13 Now I am coming to you, but I am saying these things in the world so that they will have my joy fulfilled in themselves. \v 14 I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. - + \s5 \v 15 I do not ask for you to take them away from the world but for you to keep them from the evil one. \v 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. \v 17 Set them apart by the truth. Your word is truth. - + \s5 \v 18 Just as you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. \v 19 For their sakes I have set myself apart, so that they themselves may also be set apart in truth. - + \s5 \v 20 I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe in me through their word \v 21 so that they will all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I am in you. I pray that they will also be in us so that the world will believe that you have sent me. - + \s5 \v 22 The glory that you have given me, I have given to them, so that they will be one, just as we are one; \v 23 I in them, and you in me. So that they will be completed into one, so that the world will know that you sent me, and loved them, just as you loved me. - + \s5 \v 24 Father, I want that those whom you have given to me will also will be with me where I am so that they will see my glory, which you have given to me. For you have loved me since before the creation of the world. - + \s5 \v 25 Righteous Father, the world did not know you, but I know you; and these know that you sent me. \v 26 I made your name known to them, and I will make it known so that the love with which you have loved me will be in them, and I will be in them." diff --git a/44-JHN/18.usfm b/44-JHN/18.usfm index c49bb95b..9c70d4f2 100644 --- a/44-JHN/18.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/18.usfm @@ -4,75 +4,75 @@ \v 1 After Jesus spoke these words, he went out with his disciples to the other side of the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden into which he and his disciples entered. \v 2 Now Judas, who was going to betray him, also knew the place, for Jesus often went there with his disciples. \v 3 Then Judas, having received a group of soldiers from the chief priests and from the Pharisees, and officers, came there with lanterns, and torches, and weapons. - + \s5 \v 4 Then Jesus, who knew all the things that were happening to him, went forward and asked them, "Whom are you looking for?" \v 5 They answered him, "Jesus of Nazareth." Jesus said to them, "I am." Judas, who betrayed him, was also standing with the soldiers. - + \s5 \v 6 So when he said to them, "I am," they went backward and fell to the ground. \v 7 Then again he asked them, "Whom are you looking for?" Again they said, "Jesus of Nazareth." - + \s5 \v 8 Jesus answered, "I told you that I am. So if you are looking for me, let these go." \v 9 This was in order to fulfil the word that he said: "Of those whom you have given me, I lost no one." - + \s5 \v 10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. Now the name of the servant was Malchus. \v 11 Jesus said to Peter, "Put the sword back into its sheath. Should I not drink the cup that the Father has given me?" - + \s5 \p \v 12 So the group of soldiers and the captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and tied him up. \v 13 They led him first to Annas, for he was father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. \v 14 Now Caiaphas was the one who had given the advice to the Jews that it was better that one man dies for the people. - + \s5 \p \v 15 Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Now that disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest; \v 16 but Peter was standing at the door outside. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the female doorkeeper and he brought Peter in. - + \s5 \v 17 Then the female servant, the doorkeeper, said to Peter, "Are you not also one of the disciples of this man?" He said, "I am not." \v 18 Now the servants and the officers were standing there, and they had made a charcoal fire, for it was cold, and they were warming themselves. Peter was also with them, standing there and warming himself. - + \s5 \p \v 19 The high priest then asked Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. \v 20 Jesus answered him, "I have spoken openly to the world. I was always teaching in synagogues and in the temple where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret. \v 21 Why did you ask me? Ask those who have heard me about what I said. Look these people know what I said." - + \s5 \v 22 When Jesus had said this, one of the officers standing there gave Jesus a punch and said, "Is that how you answer the high priest?" \v 23 Jesus answered him, "If I spoke wrongly, testify about the wrong, but if rightly, why do you hit me?" \v 24 Then Annas sent him tied up to Caiaphas the high priest. - + \s5 \p \v 25 Now Simon Peter was standing and warming himself. The people then said to him, "Are you not also one of his disciples?" He denied it and said, "I am not." \v 26 One of the servants of the high priest, who was a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, said, "Did I not see you in the garden with him?" \v 27 Peter then denied again, and immediately the rooster crowed. - + \s5 \p \v 28 Then they led Jesus from Caiaphas to the palace of the governor. It was early in the morning, and they did not enter the palace of the governor so that they would not be defiled but would eat the Passover. \v 29 So Pilate went out to them and said, "What accusation are you bringing against this man?" \v 30 They answered and said to him, "If this man was not an evil doer, we would not have given him over to you." - + \s5 \v 31 Pilate therefore said to them, "Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law." The Jews said to him, "It is not lawful for us to put any man to death." \v 32 They said this so that the word of Jesus would be fulfilled which he had spoken to indicate by what kind of death he would die. - + \s5 \p \v 33 Then Pilate entered the palace of the governor again and called Jesus and he said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" \v 34 Jesus answered, "Do you speak from yourself, or did others speak to you about me?" \v 35 Pilate answered, "I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and the chief priests gave you over to me. What did you do?" - + \s5 \v 36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were part of this world, then my servants would fight so that I would not be given over to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not from here." \v 37 Pilate then said to him, "Are you a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this purpose I have come into the world so that I would bear witness to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice." - + \s5 \v 38 Pilate said to him, "What is truth?" When he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, "I find no crime in this man. \v 39 But you have the custom that I release one person to you at the Passover. So do you want me to release the King of the Jews to you?" diff --git a/44-JHN/19.usfm b/44-JHN/19.usfm index 2938ef3e..ff94d614 100644 --- a/44-JHN/19.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/19.usfm @@ -4,43 +4,43 @@ \v 1 Then Pilate took Jesus and whipped him. \v 2 The soldiers weaved a crown of thorns. They put it on the head of Jesus and dressed him with a purple garment. \v 3 They came to him and said, "Hail, King of the Jews!" and they punched him. - + \s5 \v 4 Then Pilate went outside again and said to them, "See, I am bringing him outside to you so that you will know that I find no guilt in him." \v 5 Therefore Jesus came out, he was wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment. Then Pilate said to them, "See the man!" \v 6 When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw Jesus, they cried out and said, "Crucify him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves and crucify him, for I find no guilt in him." - + \s5 \v 7 The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to that law he has to die because he claimed to be the Son of God." \v 8 When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid, \v 9 and he entered the palace of the governor again and said to Jesus, "Where do you come from?" But Jesus gave him no answer. - + \s5 \v 10 Then Pilate said to him, "Are you not speaking to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, and power to crucify you?" \v 11 Jesus answered him, "You do not have any power over me except for what has been given to you from above. Therefore, he who gave me over to you has a greater sin." - + \s5 \v 12 At this answer, Pilate tried to release him, but the Jews cried out saying, "If you release this man, you are not a friend of Caesar: Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar." \v 13 When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place called "The Pavement," but in Hebrew, "Gabbatha." - + \s5 \v 14 Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, at about the sixth hour. Pilate said to the Jews, "See, here is your king!" \v 15 They cried out, "Away with him, away with him; crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Should I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar." \v 16 Then Pilate gave Jesus over to them to be crucified. - + \s5 \p -\v 17 Then they took Jesus, and he went out, carrying the cross for himself, to the place called "The Place of a Skull," which in Hebrew is called "Golgotha." +\v 17 Then they took Jesus, and he went out, carrying the cross for himself, to the place called "The Place of a Skull," which in Hebrew is called "Golgotha." \v 18 They crucified Jesus there, and with him two other men, one on each side, with Jesus in the middle. - + \s5 \v 19 Pilate also wrote a sign and put it on the cross. There it was written: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. \v 20 Many of the Jews read this sign because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city. The sign was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek. - + \s5 \v 21 Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but rather, 'This one said, "I am King of the Jews."'" \v 22 Pilate answered, "What I have written I have written." - + \s5 \p \v 23 After the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and made four shares; a share for each soldier, and the tunic. Now the tunic was without seams, woven completely from the top. @@ -48,37 +48,37 @@ \q "They divided my garments among themselves; \q they cast lots for my clothing." \m - + \s5 \v 25 The soldiers did these things. The mother of Jesus, the sister of his mother, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. These women were standing by the cross of Jesus. \v 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Woman, see, your son!" \v 27 Then he said to the disciple, "See, your mother!" From that hour the disciple took her to his own home. - + \s5 \p \v 28 After this Jesus, because he knew that everything was now completed, in order to complete the scriptures, said, "I am thirsty." \v 29 A container full of sour wine was placed there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop staff and lifted it up to his mouth. \v 30 When Jesus had taken the sour wine, he said, "It is finished." He bowed his head and gave up his spirit. - + \s5 \p \v 31 Then the Jews, because it was the day of preparation, and so that the bodies would not remain on the cross during the Sabbath (for that Sabbath was especially important), asked Pilate to break their legs and to remove them. \v 32 Then the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the second man who had been crucified with Jesus. \v 33 When they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so they did not break his legs. - + \s5 \v 34 However, one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water came out. \v 35 The one who saw this has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that what he said is true so that you would also believe. - + \s5 \v 36 For these things happened in order to fulfil scripture, "Not one of his bones will be broken." \v 37 Again, another scripture says, "They will look at him whom they pierced." - + \s5 \p \v 38 After these things Joseph of Arimathea, since he was a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews) asked Pilate if he could take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission. So Joseph came and took away his body. \v 39 Nicodemus also came, he who at first had come to Jesus by night. He brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about one hundred litras in weight. - + \s5 \v 40 So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, as was the custom of the Jews to bury bodies. \v 41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden was a new tomb in which no person had yet been buried. diff --git a/44-JHN/20.usfm b/44-JHN/20.usfm index 553b0d19..50d26866 100644 --- a/44-JHN/20.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/20.usfm @@ -3,60 +3,60 @@ \p \v 1 Now early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and she saw the stone rolled away from the tomb. \v 2 So she ran and came to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and she said to them, "They took away the Lord out from the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him." - + \s5 \v 3 Then Peter and the other disciple went out, and they went to the tomb. \v 4 They both ran together, and the other disciple quickly ran ahead of Peter and arrived at the tomb first. \v 5 And stooping down he saw the linen cloths lying there, but he did not go inside. - + \s5 \v 6 Simon Peter then arrived after him and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there \v 7 and the cloth that had been on his head. It was not lying with the linen cloths but was folded up in a place by itself. - + \s5 \v 8 Then the other disciple, the one who first arrived at the tomb, also went in, and he saw and believed. \v 9 For until that time they still did not know the scripture that he should rise from the dead ones. \v 10 So the disciples went back home again. - + \s5 \p \v 11 But Mary was standing outside the tomb weeping. As she wept, she stooped down into the tomb. \v 12 She saw two angels in white sitting, one at the head, and one at the foot of where the body of Jesus had lain. \v 13 They said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping?" She said to them, "Because they took away my Lord, and I do not know where they have put him." - + \s5 \v 14 When she said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. \v 15 Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" She thought that he was the gardener, so she said to him, "Sir, if you have taken him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him away." - + \s5 \v 16 Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned, and said to him in Aramaic, "Rabboni," (which means: "Teacher.") \v 17 Jesus said to her, "Do not touch me, for I have not yet gone up to the Father, but go to my brothers and say to them that I will go up to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God." \v 18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples, "I have seen the Lord," and that he had said these things to her. - + \s5 \p \v 19 When it was evening, on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of where the disciples were, were closed for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle of them and said to them, "Peace to you." \v 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then when the disciples saw the Lord, they were glad. - + \s5 \v 21 Jesus then said to them again, "Peace to you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you." \v 22 When Jesus had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. \v 23 Whoever's sins you forgive, they are forgiven for them; whoever's sins you keep back, they are kept back." - + \s5 \p \v 24 Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. \v 25 The other disciples later said to him, "We have seen the Lord." He said to them, "Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe." - + \s5 \p \v 26 After eight days his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came while the doors were closed, and stood among them, and said, "Peace to you." \v 27 Then he said to Thomas, "Reach here with your finger, and see my hands, reach here with your hand, and put it into my side, do not be unbelieving, but believe." - + \s5 \v 28 Thomas answered and said to him, "My Lord and my God." \v 29 Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and believed." - + \s5 \p \v 30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, signs that have not been written in this book, diff --git a/44-JHN/21.usfm b/44-JHN/21.usfm index 7614e98b..a2c0e326 100644 --- a/44-JHN/21.usfm +++ b/44-JHN/21.usfm @@ -4,47 +4,47 @@ \v 1 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. This is how he showed himself: \v 2 Simon Peter was together with Thomas called Didymus, Nathaniel from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples of Jesus. \v 3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We, too, will come with you." They went and got into a boat, but they caught nothing during the whole night. - + \s5 \v 4 Now, when it was already early in the morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know it was Jesus. \v 5 So Jesus said to them, "Young men, do you have anything to eat?" They answered him, "No." \v 6 He said to them, "Throw your net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some." So they threw their net, but they were not able to draw it in because of the large number of fish. - + \s5 \v 7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord." When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied up his outer garment (for he was undressed), and threw himself into the sea. \v 8 The other disciples came in the boat (for they were not far from the land, about two hundred cubits off), and they were pulling the net full of fish. \v 9 When they got out upon the land, they saw a charcoal fire there and fish laid on it, with bread. - + \s5 \v 10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish that you have just caught." \v 11 Simon Peter then went up and drew the net to land, full of large fish; 153. There were so many, but the net was not torn. - + \s5 \v 12 Jesus said to them, "Come and eat breakfast." None of the disciples dared ask him, "Who are you?" They knew it was the Lord. \v 13 Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them, and the fish also. \v 14 This was the third time that Jesus showed himself to the disciples after he had risen from the dead ones. - + \s5 \p \v 15 After they ate breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?" Peter said to him, "Yes Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs." \v 16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter said to him, "Yes Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Take care of my sheep." - + \s5 \v 17 He said to him a third time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was sad because Jesus had said to him a third time, "Do you love me?" He said to him, "Lord, you know all things, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. \v 18 Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to clothe yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you become old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will clothe you and carry you where you will not want to go." - + \s5 \v 19 Now Jesus said this in order to indicate with what kind of death Peter would glorify God. After he had said this, he said to Peter, "Follow me." - + \s5 \v 20 Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them; the one who had also leaned back against the chest of Jesus at the dinner and said, "Lord, who is the one who will betray you?" \v 21 Peter saw him and then said to Jesus, "Lord, what will this man do?" - + \s5 \v 22 Jesus said to him, "If I want him to stay until I come, what is that to you? Follow me." \v 23 So this statement spread among the brothers, that that disciple would not die. Yet Jesus did not say to Peter that the other disciple would not die, but, "If I want him to stay until I come, what is that to you?" \b - + \s5 \p \v 24 This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and who wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true. diff --git a/45-ACT/00.usfm b/45-ACT/00.usfm index b4fb383f..93dad904 100644 --- a/45-ACT/00.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id ACT Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Acts +\h Acts \toc1 The Acts of the Apostles \toc2 Acts -\toc3 Act +\toc3 Act \mt The Acts of the Apostles \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/45-ACT/02.usfm b/45-ACT/02.usfm index 5abf61ee..5bbb2806 100644 --- a/45-ACT/02.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/02.usfm @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ \s5 \v 8 Why is it that we are hearing them, each in our own language in which we were born? \v 9 Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia, -\v 10 in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, +\v 10 in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, \v 11 Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabians, we hear them telling in our languages about the mighty works of God." \s5 @@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ \s5 \v 29 Brothers, I can speak to you confidently about the patriarch David: he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. \v 30 Therefore, he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn with an oath to him, that he would set one of the fruit of his body upon his throne. -\v 31 He foresaw this and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, +\v 31 He foresaw this and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, \q 'He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.' \m \s5 \v 32 This Jesus—God raised him up, of which we all are witnesses. -\v 33 Therefore having been raised up to the right hand of God and having received the promised Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out this, which you see and hear. +\v 33 Therefore having been raised up to the right hand of God and having received the promised Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out this, which you see and hear. \m \s5 diff --git a/45-ACT/03.usfm b/45-ACT/03.usfm index 16122876..1244f178 100644 --- a/45-ACT/03.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/03.usfm @@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ \s5 \v 15 You killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead—and we are witnesses of this. -\v 16 Now, by faith in his name—this man whom you see and know—this same name made him strong. The faith that is through Jesus gave to him this complete health in the presence of all of you. - +\v 16 Now, by faith in his name—this man whom you see and know—this same name made him strong. The faith that is through Jesus gave to him this complete health in the presence of all of you. \s5 \v 17 Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. diff --git a/45-ACT/04.usfm b/45-ACT/04.usfm index 117cae2b..d5976111 100644 --- a/45-ACT/04.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/04.usfm @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \v 18 They called Peter and John in and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. \s5 -\v 19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you rather than him, you judge. +\v 19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, "Whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you rather than him, you judge. \v 20 For we cannot help speaking about the things that we have seen and heard." \s5 @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \p \v 23 After they were set free, Peter and John came to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. \v 24 When they heard it, they raised their voices together to God and said, "Lord, you who made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them, -\v 25 you who by the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David your servant, said, +\v 25 you who by the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David your servant, said, \q 'Why did the Gentile nations rage, \q and the peoples imagine useless things? @@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ \q \v 26 The kings of the earth set themselves together, \q and the rulers gathered together -\q against the Lord, and against his Christ.' +\q against the Lord, and against his Christ.' \m \s5 -\v 27 Indeed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. +\v 27 Indeed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. \v 28 They gathered together to do all that your hand and your desire decided in advance would happen. \s5 diff --git a/45-ACT/07.usfm b/45-ACT/07.usfm index 392fb76e..ee541dfa 100644 --- a/45-ACT/07.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/07.usfm @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ \s5 \v 17 As the time of the promise approached, the promise that God had made to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, -\v 18 until there arose another king over Egypt, a king who did not know about Joseph. +\v 18 until there arose another king over Egypt, a king who did not know about Joseph. \v 19 This same king deceived our people and treated our forefathers so badly, they had to expose their infants to danger, hoping they would survive. \s5 diff --git a/45-ACT/08.usfm b/45-ACT/08.usfm index af24cf86..45651dd9 100644 --- a/45-ACT/08.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/08.usfm @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ \v 28 He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah. \s5 -\v 29 The Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and stay close to this chariot." +\v 29 The Spirit said to Philip, "Go over and stay close to this chariot." \v 30 So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, "Do you understand what you are reading?" \v 31 The Ethiopian said, "How can I, unless someone guides me?" He begged Philip to come up into the chariot and sit with him. diff --git a/45-ACT/09.usfm b/45-ACT/09.usfm index 2f681af5..5f082289 100644 --- a/45-ACT/09.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/09.usfm @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ \v 27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. And he told them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how at Damascus Saul had boldly preached in the name of Jesus. \s5 -\v 28 He met with them as they were coming in and going out of Jerusalem. He spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus +\v 28 He met with them as they were coming in and going out of Jerusalem. He spoke boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus \v 29 and debated with the Grecian Jews; but they kept trying to kill him. \v 30 When the brothers learned of this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus. diff --git a/45-ACT/10.usfm b/45-ACT/10.usfm index 66ba4d76..722972c5 100644 --- a/45-ACT/10.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/10.usfm @@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ \v 30 Cornelius said, "Four days ago at this very hour, I was praying at the ninth hour in my house; and see, a man stood before me in bright clothing. \v 31 He said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard by God, and your gifts to the poor have reminded God about you. \v 32 So send someone to Joppa, and call to you a man named Simon who is called Peter. He is staying in the house of a tanner named Simon, by the seaside.' -\f + \ft Some ancient authorities add: +\f + \ft Some ancient authorities add: \fqa When he comes, he will speak to you. \f* \v 33 So at once I sent for you. You are kind to have come. Now then, we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear everything that you have been instructed by the Lord to say." -\f + \ft Some ancient authorities add: +\f + \ft Some ancient authorities add: \fqa instructed by God to say. \f* \s5 -\v 34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said, +\v 34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said, \p "Truly, I perceive that God does not take anyone's side. \v 35 Instead, in every nation anyone who worships and does righteous deeds is acceptable to him. diff --git a/45-ACT/11.usfm b/45-ACT/11.usfm index 298179e3..a1b6f0dd 100644 --- a/45-ACT/11.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/11.usfm @@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 27 Now in these days some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. -\v 28 One of them, Agabus by name, stood up and indicated by the Spirit that a great famine would occur over all the world. This happened in the days of Claudius. - +\v 28 One of them, Agabus by name, stood up and indicated by the Spirit that a great famine would occur over all the world. This happened in the days of Claudius. \s5 \v 29 So, the disciples, as each one was able, decided to send help to the brothers in Judea. \v 30 They did this; they sent money to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul. diff --git a/45-ACT/12.usfm b/45-ACT/12.usfm index a97d4eff..b2df266c 100644 --- a/45-ACT/12.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/12.usfm @@ -55,6 +55,5 @@ \v 24 But the word of God grew and multiplied. \p \v 25 After Barnabas and Saul completed their mission to Jerusalem, they returned from there; they took with them John, whose surname was Mark. -\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem (or to there). \f* - +\f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem (or to there). \f* diff --git a/45-ACT/13.usfm b/45-ACT/13.usfm index 6bc79215..fc08272f 100644 --- a/45-ACT/13.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/13.usfm @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \v 18 For about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness. \f + \ft Some ancient copies read, \fqa For about forty years he cared for them in the wilderness. \f* \s5 -\v 19 After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave our people their land for an inheritance. +\v 19 After he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave our people their land for an inheritance. \v 20 All these events took place over four hundred and fifty years. After all these things, God gave them judges until Samuel the prophet. \s5 @@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ \v 32 So we are bringing you good news about the promises made to our forefathers: \v 33 God has kept these promises to us, their children, in that he raised up Jesus back to life. This is also what was written in the second Psalm: \q 'You are my Son, today I have become your Father.' -\v 34 Also about the fact that he raised him up from the dead ones so that his body will not return to decay, he has spoken like this: +\v 34 Also about the fact that he raised him up from the dead ones so that his body will not return to decay, he has spoken like this: \q 'I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.' \s5 -\v 35 This is why he also says in another Psalm, +\v 35 This is why he also says in another Psalm, \q 'You will not allow your Holy One to see decay.' \v 36 For after David had in his own generation served the desires of God, he fell asleep, was laid with his fathers, and saw decay, \v 37 but he whom God raised up saw no decay. @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 42 As Paul and Barnabas left, the people begged them that they might speak these same words again the next Sabbath. +\v 42 As Paul and Barnabas left, the people begged them that they might speak these same words again the next Sabbath. \v 43 When the synagogue meeting ended, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace of God. \s5 @@ -105,6 +105,6 @@ \v 49 The word of the Lord was spread out through the whole region. \s5 -\v 50 But the Jews urged on the devout and important women, as well as the leading men of the city. These stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas and threw them out beyond the border of their city. +\v 50 But the Jews urged on the devout and important women, as well as the leading men of the city. These stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas and threw them out beyond the border of their city. \v 51 But Paul and Barnabas shook off the dust from their feet against them. Then they went to the city of Iconium. \v 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. diff --git a/45-ACT/14.usfm b/45-ACT/14.usfm index 21f7b056..bec50dcb 100644 --- a/45-ACT/14.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/14.usfm @@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 19 But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came and persuaded the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking that he was dead. -\v 20 Yet as the disciples were standing around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day, he went to Derbe with Barnabas. - +\v 20 Yet as the disciples were standing around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day, he went to Derbe with Barnabas. \s5 \v 21 After they had preached the gospel in that city and made many disciples, they returned to Lystra, to Iconium, and to Antioch. \v 22 They kept strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith, saying, "We must enter into the kingdom of God through many sufferings." @@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ \v 26 From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had now completed. \s5 -\v 27 When they arrived in Antioch and gathered the church together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles. +\v 27 When they arrived in Antioch and gathered the church together, they reported all the things that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles. \v 28 They stayed for a long time with the disciples. diff --git a/45-ACT/15.usfm b/45-ACT/15.usfm index 3718ad1b..614101ca 100644 --- a/45-ACT/15.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/15.usfm @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ \v 14 Simon has told how God first graciously helped the Gentiles in order to take from them a people for his name. \s5 -\v 15 The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written, +\v 15 The words of the prophets agree with this, as it is written, \q \v 16 'After these things I will return, \q And I will build again the tent of David, which has fallen down; @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ \s5 \v 19 Therefore, my opinion is, that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God; -\v 20 but that we write to them that they must keep away from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, and from what is strangled, and from blood. +\v 20 but that we write to them that they must keep away from the pollution of idols, from sexual immorality, and from what is strangled, and from blood. \v 21 From generations of old there are people in every city who are preaching and reading Moses in the synagogues every Sabbath." \s5 @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ \v 26 people who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. \s5 -\v 27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who will also tell you the same things +\v 27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who will also tell you the same things \v 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things: \v 29 that you turn away from things sacrificed to idols, blood, things strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, it shall be well with you. Farewell." diff --git a/45-ACT/17.usfm b/45-ACT/17.usfm index 1b419ae7..18cbc491 100644 --- a/45-ACT/17.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/17.usfm @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ - \s5 \c 17 @@ -28,8 +27,7 @@ \s5 \v 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica learned that Paul was also proclaiming the word of God at Berea, they went there and stirred up and troubled the crowds. \v 14 Then immediately, the brothers sent Paul to go to the sea, but Silas and Timothy stayed there. -\v 15 Those who were leading Paul took him as far as the city of Athens. As they left Paul there, they received from him instructions for Silas and Timothy to come to him as quickly as possible. - +\v 15 Those who were leading Paul took him as far as the city of Athens. As they left Paul there, they received from him instructions for Silas and Timothy to come to him as quickly as possible. \s5 \p \v 16 Now while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw the city full of idols. diff --git a/45-ACT/18.usfm b/45-ACT/18.usfm index 4fb9ad84..b403461f 100644 --- a/45-ACT/18.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/18.usfm @@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ \s5 \v 16 Gallio made them leave the judgment seat. -\v 17 So they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio did not care what they did. - +\v 17 So they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio did not care what they did. \s5 \p \v 18 Paul, after staying there for many more days, left the brothers and sailed for Syria with Priscilla and Aquila. Before he left the seaport, Cenchreae, he had his head shaved because he had taken a Nazirite vow. @@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ \v 26 Apollos began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they befriended him and explained to him the way of God more accurately. \s5 -\v 27 When he desired to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples in Achaia to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who believed by grace. +\v 27 When he desired to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples in Achaia to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who believed by grace. \v 28 Apollos publicly overwhelmed the Jews with his power and skill, showing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ. diff --git a/45-ACT/19.usfm b/45-ACT/19.usfm index 2cd61435..d82329f2 100644 --- a/45-ACT/19.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/19.usfm @@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ \s5 \v 11 God was doing mighty deeds by the hands of Paul, -\v 12 so that even the sick were healed, and evil spirits went out of them, when they took handkerchiefs and aprons from Paul's body. - +\v 12 so that even the sick were healed, and evil spirits went out of them, when they took handkerchiefs and aprons from Paul's body. \s5 \v 13 But there were Jewish exorcists traveling through the area who took the name of Jesus for their own use. They spoke it over those who had evil spirits; they said, "I command you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches to leave." \v 14 Those who did this were the seven sons of a Jewish chief priest, Sceva. @@ -55,8 +54,7 @@ \s5 \v 28 When they heard this, they were filled with anger and cried out, saying, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians." -\v 29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and the people rushed together into the theater. They had seized Paul's travel companions, Gaius and Aristarchus, who came from Macedonia. - +\v 29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and the people rushed together into the theater. They had seized Paul's travel companions, Gaius and Aristarchus, who came from Macedonia. \s5 \v 30 Paul wanted to enter in among the crowd of people, but the disciples prevented him. \v 31 Also, some of the officials of the province of Asia who were his friends sent him a message strongly requesting him not to enter the theater. diff --git a/45-ACT/20.usfm b/45-ACT/20.usfm index 3ef28266..e6f57cfb 100644 --- a/45-ACT/20.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/20.usfm @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ \s5 \c 20 \p -\v 1 After the uproar was over, Paul sent for the disciples and encouraged them. Then he said farewell to them and left to go into Macedonia. -\v 2 When he had gone through those regions and had encouraged the believers very much, he went into Greece. +\v 1 After the uproar was over, Paul sent for the disciples and encouraged them. Then he said farewell to them and left to go into Macedonia. +\v 2 When he had gone through those regions and had encouraged the believers very much, he went into Greece. \v 3 After he had spent three months there, a plot was formed against him by the Jews as he was about to sail for Syria, so he decided to return through Macedonia. \s5 @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 7 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul spoke to the believers. He was planning to leave the next day, so he kept speaking until midnight. +\v 7 On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul spoke to the believers. He was planning to leave the next day, so he kept speaking until midnight. \v 8 There were many lamps in the upper room where we had come together. \s5 @@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ \s5 \v 11 Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. After talking with them much longer until dawn, he left. -\v 12 They brought back the boy alive and were very much comforted. - +\v 12 They brought back the boy alive and were very much comforted. \s5 \p \v 13 We ourselves went ahead of Paul by ship and sailed away to Assos, where we planned to take Paul on board. This is what he himself desired to do, because he planned to go by land. @@ -38,12 +37,12 @@ \v 18 When they had come to him, he said to them, \p "You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I always spent my time with you. \v 19 I kept serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind and with tears, and in sufferings that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews. -\v 20 You know how I did not keep back from declaring to you anything that was useful, and how I taught you in public and also going from house to house. +\v 20 You know how I did not keep back from declaring to you anything that was useful, and how I taught you in public and also going from house to house. \v 21 You know how I kept warning both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus. \s5 \v 22 And now, look, I go bound in the Holy Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will happen to me there, -\v 23 except that the Holy Spirit witnesses to me in every city and says that chains and sufferings await me. +\v 23 except that the Holy Spirit witnesses to me in every city and says that chains and sufferings await me. \v 24 But I do not consider that my life is in any way precious to myself, so that I may finish my race and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear witness to the gospel of the grace of God. \s5 @@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ \s5 \v 28 Therefore be careful about yourselves, and about all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be careful to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood. -\f + \ft Other versions read, \fqa "Be careful to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with the blood of his own Son." \f* +\f + \ft Other versions read, \fqa "Be careful to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with the blood of his own Son." \f* \v 29 I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, and not spare the flock. \v 30 I know that from even among your own selves some men shall come and say corrupt things, in order to draw away the disciples after them. @@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ \s5 \v 33 I coveted no man's silver, gold, or clothing. -\v 34 You yourselves know that these hands served my own needs and the needs of those who were with me. +\v 34 You yourselves know that these hands served my own needs and the needs of those who were with me. \v 35 In all things I gave you an example of how you should help the weak by working, and of how you should remember the words of the Lord Jesus, words that he himself said: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." \s5 diff --git a/45-ACT/21.usfm b/45-ACT/21.usfm index 993ff36b..bfda1d24 100644 --- a/45-ACT/21.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/21.usfm @@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ \v 2 When we found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail. \s5 -\v 3 When we had come in sight of the island of Cyprus, we left it on the left, and sailed to Syria, and landed at the city of Tyre, because it was there that the ship was to unload its cargo. +\v 3 When we had come in sight of the island of Cyprus, we left it on the left, and sailed to Syria, and landed at the city of Tyre, because it was there that the ship was to unload its cargo. \v 4 After we found the disciples, we stayed there seven days. These disciples said to Paul through the Spirit that he should not set foot in Jerusalem. \s5 -\v 5 When we had spent the days, we left and went on our journey. They all, with their wives and children, escorted us on our way until we were out of the city. Then we knelt down on the beach, prayed, and said farewell to each other. +\v 5 When we had spent the days, we left and went on our journey. They all, with their wives and children, escorted us on our way until we were out of the city. Then we knelt down on the beach, prayed, and said farewell to each other. \v 6 We went on board the ship, while they returned home again. \s5 @@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ \s5 \v 22 What should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come. \v 23 So do what we say to you now: we have four men who made a vow. -\v 24 Take these men and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, so that they may shave their heads. So everyone will know that the things they have been told about you are false. They will learn that you also follow the law. - +\v 24 Take these men and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, so that they may shave their heads. So everyone will know that the things they have been told about you are false. They will learn that you also follow the law. \s5 \v 25 But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we wrote and gave the instructions that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality." \v 26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purifying himself with them, went into the temple, announcing the period of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them. @@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ \v 29 For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they thought that Paul had brought him into the temple. \s5 -\v 30 All the city was excited, and the people ran together and laid hold of Paul. They dragged him out of the temple, and the doors were immediately shut. +\v 30 All the city was excited, and the people ran together and laid hold of Paul. They dragged him out of the temple, and the doors were immediately shut. \v 31 As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the chief captain of the guard that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. \s5 @@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ \v 33 Then the chief captain approached and laid hold on Paul, and commanded him to be bound with two chains. He asked who he was and what he had done. \s5 -\v 34 Some in the crowd were shouting one thing and others another. Since the captain could not tell anything because of all the noise, he ordered that Paul be brought into the fortress. +\v 34 Some in the crowd were shouting one thing and others another. Since the captain could not tell anything because of all the noise, he ordered that Paul be brought into the fortress. \v 35 When he came to the steps, he was carried by the soldiers because of the crowd's violence. \v 36 For the crowd of people followed after and kept shouting out, "Away with him!" diff --git a/45-ACT/22.usfm b/45-ACT/22.usfm index bf2b63ce..c27e54bc 100644 --- a/45-ACT/22.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/22.usfm @@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 "Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense which I will now make to you." \p -\v 2 When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in the Hebrew language, they became quiet. He said, - +\v 2 When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in the Hebrew language, they became quiet. He said, \s5 \p \v 3 "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel. I was instructed according to the strict ways of the law of our forefathers. I am zealous for God, just as all of you are today. diff --git a/45-ACT/23.usfm b/45-ACT/23.usfm index 76e1fc65..2b7ef9f3 100644 --- a/45-ACT/23.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/23.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 Those who stood by said, "Is this how you insult God's high priest?" -\v 5 Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, +\v 5 Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, \q You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people." \s5 @@ -43,14 +43,13 @@ \v 19 The chief captain took him by the hand to a private place and asked him, "What is it that you have to tell me?" \s5 -\v 20 The young man said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring down Paul tomorrow to the council, as if they were going to ask more precisely about his case. +\v 20 The young man said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring down Paul tomorrow to the council, as if they were going to ask more precisely about his case. \v 21 But do not give in to them, because there are more than forty men who are lying in wait for him. They have called a curse down on themselves, neither to eat nor to drink until they have killed him. Even now they are ready, waiting for consent from you." \s5 \v 22 So the chief captain let the young man go, after instructing him, "Tell no one that you have said these things to me." \v 23 Then he called to him two of the centurions and said, "Get two hundred soldiers ready to go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen also, and two hundred spearmen. You will leave at the third hour of the night." -\v 24 He also ordered them to provide animals which Paul could ride, and to take him safely to Felix the governor. - +\v 24 He also ordered them to provide animals which Paul could ride, and to take him safely to Felix the governor. \s5 \v 25 Then he wrote a letter like this: \p diff --git a/45-ACT/24.usfm b/45-ACT/24.usfm index c8b43381..1599034e 100644 --- a/45-ACT/24.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/24.usfm @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ \p \v 1 After five days, Ananias the chief priest, certain elders, and an orator named Tertullus, went there. These men brought charges against Paul to the governor. \v 2 When Paul stood before the governor, Tertullus began to accuse him and said to the governor, "Because of you we have great peace; and your foresight brings good reform to our nation; -\p +\p \v 3 so with all thankfulness we welcome everything that you do, most excellent Felix. \s5 @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 10 But when the governor motioned for Paul to speak, Paul answered, "I understand that for many years you have been a judge to this nation, and so I gladly explain myself to you. -\p +\p \v 11 You are able to verify that it has not been more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem; \v 12 and when they found me in the temple, I did not argue with anyone, and I did not stir up a crowd, either in the synagogues, or in the city; \v 13 and they cannot prove to you the accusations that they make against me now. @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ \v 25 But when Paul reasoned with him about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, "Go away for now. But when I have the opportunity later on, I will send for you." \s5 -\v 26 At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would give money to him, so he often sent for him and spoke with him. +\v 26 At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would give money to him, so he often sent for him and spoke with him. \v 27 But when two years passed, Porcius Festus became the governor after Felix, but Felix wanted to gain favor with the Jews, so he left Paul to continue under guard. diff --git a/45-ACT/25.usfm b/45-ACT/25.usfm index d5eb597e..a40098d5 100644 --- a/45-ACT/25.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/25.usfm @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ \p \v 13 Now after some days, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay an official visit to Festus. \v 14 After he had been there for many days, Festus presented Paul's case to the king; he said, "A certain man was left behind here by Felix as a prisoner. -\v 15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against this man to me, and they asked for condemnation against him. +\v 15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against this man to me, and they asked for condemnation against him. \v 16 To this I answered that it is not the custom with Romans to give up a man as a favor; rather, the accused man should have an opportunity to face his accusers and to make a defense against the charges. \s5 diff --git a/45-ACT/26.usfm b/45-ACT/26.usfm index 8b4bb1f0..f3c30565 100644 --- a/45-ACT/26.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/26.usfm @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ \v 8 Why should any of you think it is incredible that God raises the dead? \s5 -\v 9 At one time I thought to myself that I should do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth. +\v 9 At one time I thought to myself that I should do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth. \v 10 I did these in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the believers in prison by the authority I received from the chief priests, and when they were killed, I cast my vote against them. \v 11 I punished them many times in all the synagogues and I tried to force them to blaspheme. I was furiously enraged against them and I persecuted them even to foreign cities. diff --git a/45-ACT/27.usfm b/45-ACT/27.usfm index 70ec771a..2d87e649 100644 --- a/45-ACT/27.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/27.usfm @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ \s5 \v 3 The next day we landed at the city of Sidon, where Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends to receive their care. -\v 4 From there, we went to sea and sailed around the island of Cyprus which was sheltered from the wind, because the wind was against us. +\v 4 From there, we went to sea and sailed around the island of Cyprus which was sheltered from the wind, because the wind was against us. \v 5 When we had sailed across the water that is near Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. \v 6 There, the centurion found a ship from Alexandria that was going to sail to Italy. He put us in it. @@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ \v 14 But after a short time a tempestuous wind, called The Northeaster, began to beat down on us from across the island. \v 15 When the ship was caught head on and could not face the wind, we gave in to it and were driven along by it. \v 16 We ran along the sheltered side of a small island called Cauda; and with difficulty we were able to secure the lifeboat. - + \s5 \v 17 When they had hoisted it up, they used its ropes to bind the hull of the ship. They were afraid that we should run upon the sandbars of Syrtis, so they let down the sea anchor and were driven along. \v 18 We were very battered by the storm, so the next day the sailors began to throw the cargo overboard. - + \s5 \v 19 On the third day the sailors threw overboard the ship's tackle with their own hands. \v 20 When the sun and stars did not shine on us for many days, and the great storm still beat upon us, any more hope that we should be saved was abandoned. @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ \v 22 And now I encourage you to take courage, for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only the loss of the ship. \s5 -\v 23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, whom also I worship—his angel stood beside me +\v 23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong, whom also I worship—his angel stood beside me \v 24 and said, "Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar, and see, God in his kindness has given to you all those who are sailing with you. \v 25 Therefore, men, take courage, for I trust God, that it will happen just as it was told me. \v 26 But we must wreck upon some island." diff --git a/45-ACT/28.usfm b/45-ACT/28.usfm index 26254f7c..edb5fb0b 100644 --- a/45-ACT/28.usfm +++ b/45-ACT/28.usfm @@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ \v 16 When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier who was guarding him. \p \v 17 Then it came about that after three days Paul called together those men who were the leaders among the Jews. When they had come together, he said to them, "Brothers, although I have done nothing wrong against the people or the customs of our forefathers, I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. -\v 18 After they questioned me, they wished to set me free, because there was no reason in me for a death penalty. - +\v 18 After they questioned me, they wished to set me free, because there was no reason in me for a death penalty. \s5 \v 19 But when the Jews spoke against their desire, I was forced to appeal to Caesar, although it is not as if I were bringing any accusation against my nation. \v 20 Because of my appeal, then, I have asked to see you and to speak with you. It is because of what Israel is confident about that I am bound with this chain." @@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ \s5 \v 25 When they did not agree with one another, they left after Paul had spoken this one word, "The Holy Spirit spoke well through Isaiah the prophet to your forefathers. -\v 26 He said, 'Go to this people and say, +\v 26 He said, 'Go to this people and say, \q "By hearing you will hear, but not understand; \q And seeing you will see, but will not perceive. diff --git a/46-ROM/00.usfm b/46-ROM/00.usfm index aece21ed..8e8f471d 100644 --- a/46-ROM/00.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id ROM Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Romans +\h Romans \toc1 The Letter to the Romans \toc2 Romans -\toc3 Rom +\toc3 Rom \mt The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/46-ROM/01.usfm b/46-ROM/01.usfm index a9d12211..07bdf142 100644 --- a/46-ROM/01.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/01.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 3 It is about his Son, who was born from the descendants of David according to the flesh. \s5 -\v 4 By resurrection from the dead ones, he was declared to be the powerful Son of God +\v 4 By resurrection from the dead ones, he was declared to be the powerful Son of God by the Spirit of holiness—Jesus Christ our Lord. \v 5 Through him we have received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations, for the sake of his name. diff --git a/46-ROM/02.usfm b/46-ROM/02.usfm index 23785191..e334d067 100644 --- a/46-ROM/02.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/02.usfm @@ -7,44 +7,44 @@ \v 2 But we know that God's judgment is according to truth when it falls on those who practice such things. \s5 -\v 3 But consider this, you person, you who judge those who practice such things although you do the same things. Will you escape from the judgment of God? +\v 3 But consider this, you person, you who judge those who practice such things although you do the same things. Will you escape from the judgment of God? \v 4 Or do you think so little of the riches of his goodness, his delayed punishment, and his patience? Do you not know that his goodness is meant to lead you to repentance? \s5 -\v 5 But it is to the extent of your hardness and unrepentant heart that you are storing up for yourself wrath on the day of wrath, that is, the day of the revelation of God's righteous judgment. -\v 6 He will pay back to every person the same measure of his actions: +\v 5 But it is to the extent of your hardness and unrepentant heart that you are storing up for yourself wrath on the day of wrath, that is, the day of the revelation of God's righteous judgment. +\v 6 He will pay back to every person the same measure of his actions: \v 7 to those who according to consistent, good actions have sought praise, honor, and incorruptibility, he will give eternal life. \s5 -\v 8 But to those who are self-seeking, who disobey the truth but obey unrighteousness, wrath and fierce anger will come. +\v 8 But to those who are self-seeking, who disobey the truth but obey unrighteousness, wrath and fierce anger will come. \v 9 God will bring tribulation and distress on every human soul that has practiced evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. \s5 -\v 10 But praise, honor, and peace will come to everyone who practices good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. -\v 11 For there is no partiality with God. +\v 10 But praise, honor, and peace will come to everyone who practices good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. +\v 11 For there is no partiality with God. \v 12 For as many as have sinned without the law will also perish without the law, and as many as have sinned in respect to the law will be judged by the law. \s5 -\v 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be justified. +\v 13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be justified. \v 14 For when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature the things of the law, they, are a law to themselves, although they do not have the law. \s5 -\v 15 By this they show that the actions required by the law are written in their hearts. Their conscience also bears witness to them, and their own thoughts either accuse or defend them to themselves +\v 15 By this they show that the actions required by the law are written in their hearts. Their conscience also bears witness to them, and their own thoughts either accuse or defend them to themselves \v 16 and also to God. That will happen on the day when God will judge the secrets of all people, according to my gospel, through Jesus Christ. \s5 \p -\v 17 Suppose that you call yourself a Jew, rest upon the law, rejoice proudly in God, -\v 18 know his will, and test the things that differ from it, having been instructed by the law. -\v 19 And suppose that you are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, +\v 17 Suppose that you call yourself a Jew, rest upon the law, rejoice proudly in God, +\v 18 know his will, and test the things that differ from it, having been instructed by the law. +\v 19 And suppose that you are confident that you yourself are a guide of the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, \v 20 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babies, and that you have in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth. \s5 -\v 21 You, then, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach not to steal, do you steal? +\v 21 You, then, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach not to steal, do you steal? \v 22 You who say not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who detest idols, do you rob temples? \s5 -\v 23 You who proudly rejoice in the law, do you dishonor God through your transgression of the law? +\v 23 You who proudly rejoice in the law, do you dishonor God through your transgression of the law? \v 24 For "the name of God is dishonored among the Gentiles because of you," just as it has been written. \s5 @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ \v 27 And will not the one who is naturally uncircumcised judge you if he fulfills the law? This is because you have the written scriptures and circumcision yet are a violator of the law! \s5 -\v 28 For he is not a Jew who is merely one outwardly; neither is circumcision that which is merely outward in the flesh. +\v 28 For he is not a Jew who is merely one outwardly; neither is circumcision that which is merely outward in the flesh. \v 29 But he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter. The praise of such a person comes not from people but from God. diff --git a/46-ROM/03.usfm b/46-ROM/03.usfm index e7d44906..229fccb3 100644 --- a/46-ROM/03.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/03.usfm @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ \v 24 They are freely justified by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. \s5 -\v 25 For God provided Christ Jesus as a propitiation through faith in his blood. He offered Christ as proof of his justice, because of his disregard of previous sins +\v 25 For God provided Christ Jesus as a propitiation through faith in his blood. He offered Christ as proof of his justice, because of his disregard of previous sins \v 26 in his patience. This all happened for the demonstration of his righteousness at this present time. This was so he could prove himself just, and to show that he justifies anyone because of faith in Jesus. \s5 diff --git a/46-ROM/04.usfm b/46-ROM/04.usfm index 414af643..fbca1cc4 100644 --- a/46-ROM/04.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/04.usfm @@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ \s5 \v 16 For this reason this happens by faith, so that it might be by grace. As a result, the promise is sure for all the descendants. And these descendants will include not only those who know the law, but also those who are from Abraham's faith. For he is the father of us all, -\v 17 as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations." Abraham was in the presence of him whom he trusted, that is, God, who gives life to the dead and calls the things that do not exist into existence. - +\v 17 as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations." Abraham was in the presence of him whom he trusted, that is, God, who gives life to the dead and calls the things that do not exist into existence. \s5 \v 18 Despite all outward circumstances, Abraham confidently trusted God for the future. So he became the father of many nations, according to what had been spoken, "Thus will be your descendants." \v 19 He was not weak in faith. Abraham understood that his own body was unable to have children (because he was about a hundred years old). He also acknowledged that Sarah's womb was not able to bear children. diff --git a/46-ROM/05.usfm b/46-ROM/05.usfm index 13b151e1..9b42e9b8 100644 --- a/46-ROM/05.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/05.usfm @@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ \c 5 \p \v 1 Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. -\v 2 Through him we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in the confidence God gives us for the future, the confidence that we will share in God's glory. - +\v 2 Through him we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in the confidence God gives us for the future, the confidence that we will share in God's glory. \s5 \v 3 Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings. We know that suffering produces endurance. \v 4 Endurance produces approval, and approval produces confidence for the future. @@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ \v 15 But even so, the free gift is not like the trespass. For if by the trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound for the many. \s5 -\v 16 For the gift is not like the outcome of the one who sinned. For on the one hand, the judgment of condemnation came because of the trespass of one man. But on the other hand, the free gift resulting in justification came after many trespasses. +\v 16 For the gift is not like the outcome of the one who sinned. For on the one hand, the judgment of condemnation came because of the trespass of one man. But on the other hand, the free gift resulting in justification came after many trespasses. \v 17 For if, by the trespass of one, death ruled through the one, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness rule through the life of the one, Jesus Christ. \s5 diff --git a/46-ROM/06.usfm b/46-ROM/06.usfm index fbf155e2..eb29df71 100644 --- a/46-ROM/06.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/06.usfm @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -\s5 +\s5 \c 6 \p \v 1 What then will we say? Should we continue in sin so that grace may abound? diff --git a/46-ROM/07.usfm b/46-ROM/07.usfm index cbed0dc9..7c3d005b 100644 --- a/46-ROM/07.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/07.usfm @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ -\s5 +\s5 \c 7 \p \v 1 Or do you not know, brothers (for I am speaking to people who know about law), that the law controls a person for as long as he lives? diff --git a/46-ROM/09.usfm b/46-ROM/09.usfm index 9971919c..e478b59c 100644 --- a/46-ROM/09.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/09.usfm @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ \v 28 For the Lord will carry out his word on the earth, soon and completely. \v 29 And it is as Isaiah said before, \q "If the Lord of hosts had not left descendants behind for us, -\q we would have become like Sodom, +\q we would have become like Sodom, \q and have been made like Gomorrah. \s5 diff --git a/46-ROM/10.usfm b/46-ROM/10.usfm index 7bd27865..ed21173b 100644 --- a/46-ROM/10.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/10.usfm @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ \v 7 And do not say, 'Who will descend into the abyss?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead ones.) \s5 -\v 8 But what does it say? -\q "The word is near you, +\v 8 But what does it say? +\q "The word is near you, \q in your mouth and in your heart." \p That is the word of faith, which we proclaim. diff --git a/46-ROM/11.usfm b/46-ROM/11.usfm index 06c3f444..b3b5ae03 100644 --- a/46-ROM/11.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/11.usfm @@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ \p \v 33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways beyond discovering! \q -\v 34 "For who has known the mind of the Lord? +\v 34 "For who has known the mind of the Lord? \q Or who has become his adviser? \s5 \q -\v 35 Or who has first given anything to God, +\v 35 Or who has first given anything to God, \q so it will be paid back to him?" \p \v 36 For from him, and through him, and to him, are all things. To him be the glory forever. Amen. diff --git a/46-ROM/12.usfm b/46-ROM/12.usfm index 806fbd12..dbd01de7 100644 --- a/46-ROM/12.usfm +++ b/46-ROM/12.usfm @@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ \s5 \v 19 Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but give way to the wrath of God. For it is written, "'Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay,' says the Lord." \q -\v 20 "But if your enemy is hungry, feed him. -\q If he is thirsty, give him a drink. +\v 20 "But if your enemy is hungry, feed him. +\q If he is thirsty, give him a drink. \q For if you do this, you will heap coals of fire on his head." \m \v 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. diff --git a/47-1CO/00.usfm b/47-1CO/00.usfm index f6e8888f..a587c181 100644 --- a/47-1CO/00.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 1CO Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 1 Corinthians +\h 1 Corinthians \toc1 The First Letter to the Corinthians \toc2 First Corinthians -\toc3 1Co +\toc3 1Co \mt The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/47-1CO/01.usfm b/47-1CO/01.usfm index 225005d2..9c53ed25 100644 --- a/47-1CO/01.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/01.usfm @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ \v 18 For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are dying. But among those whom God is saving, it is the power of God. \v 19 For it is written, \q "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise. -\q I will frustrate the understanding of the intelligent." +\q I will frustrate the understanding of the intelligent." \m \s5 @@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ \s5 \v 22 For Jews ask for miraculous signs and Greeks seek wisdom. -\v 23 But we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Greeks. - +\v 23 But we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Greeks. \s5 \v 24 But to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, we preach Christ as the power and the wisdom of God. \v 25 For the foolishness of God is wiser than people, and the weakness of God is stronger than people. @@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ \v 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. God chose what is weak in the world to shame what is strong. \s5 -\v 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world. He even chose things that are regarded as nothing, to bring to nothing things that are held as valuable. +\v 28 God chose what is low and despised in the world. He even chose things that are regarded as nothing, to bring to nothing things that are held as valuable. \v 29 He did this so that no one would have a reason to boast before him. \s5 diff --git a/47-1CO/02.usfm b/47-1CO/02.usfm index 7b34f88f..4d8d13e0 100644 --- a/47-1CO/02.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/02.usfm @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ \s5 \c 2 \p -\v 1 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence of speech or wisdom as I proclaimed hidden truths about God. +\v 1 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence of speech or wisdom as I proclaimed hidden truths about God. \f + \ft Many other versions read, \fqa as I proclaimed the testimony about God. \f* \v 2 For I decided to know nothing when I was among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \s5 \v 8 None of the rulers of this age knew this wisdom, for if they had understood it at that time, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. \v 9 But as it is written, -\q "Things that no eye has seen, +\q "Things that no eye has seen, \q1 no ear has heard, \q no mind has imagined, \q1 the things that God has prepared for those who love him." @@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ \s5 \v 14 The unspiritual person does not receive the things that belong to the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him. He cannot know them because they are spiritually discerned. \v 15 The one who is spiritual judges all things, but he is not subject to the judgment of others. -\v 16 +\v 16 \q "For who can know the mind of the Lord, that he can instruct him?" \m But we have the mind of Christ. diff --git a/47-1CO/03.usfm b/47-1CO/03.usfm index 742f0e50..5d14f4fe 100644 --- a/47-1CO/03.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/03.usfm @@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ \c 3 \p \v 1 And I, brothers, could not speak to you as spiritual people, but instead as to fleshly people, as to babes in Christ. -\v 2 I fed you milk and not meat, for you were not ready for meat. And even now you are not ready. - +\v 2 I fed you milk and not meat, for you were not ready for meat. And even now you are not ready. \s5 \v 3 For you are still fleshly. For where jealousy and strife exist among you, are you not living according to the flesh, and are you not walking by human standards? \v 4 For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another says, "I follow Apollos," are you not living as human beings? @@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ \v 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, \q "He catches the wise in their craftiness." \m -\v 20 And again, +\v 20 And again, \q "The Lord knows that the reasoning of the wise is futile." \m diff --git a/47-1CO/04.usfm b/47-1CO/04.usfm index 9b6ef696..fb657911 100644 --- a/47-1CO/04.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/04.usfm @@ -7,14 +7,13 @@ \s5 \v 3 But for me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. For I do not even judge myself. -\v 4 I am not aware of any charge being made against me, but that does not mean I am innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. - +\v 4 I am not aware of any charge being made against me, but that does not mean I am innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. \s5 \v 5 Therefore do not pronounce judgment about anything before the time, before the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the purposes of the heart. Then each one will receive his praise from God. \s5 \p -\v 6 Now, brothers, I applied these principles to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that from us you might learn the meaning of the saying, +\v 6 Now, brothers, I applied these principles to myself and Apollos for your sakes, so that from us you might learn the meaning of the saying, \q "Do not go beyond what is written." \m This is so that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against the other. \v 7 For who sees any difference between you and others? What do you have that you did not freely receive? If you have freely received it, why do you boast as if you had not done so? diff --git a/47-1CO/05.usfm b/47-1CO/05.usfm index 55c9442a..f3088931 100644 --- a/47-1CO/05.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/05.usfm @@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ \v 2 And you are so arrogant! Should you not mourn instead? The one who did this must be removed from among you. \s5 -\v 3 For, although I am absent in body but still present in spirit, I have already judged the one who did this, just as though I were there. +\v 3 For, although I am absent in body but still present in spirit, I have already judged the one who did this, just as though I were there. \v 4 When you gather together in the name of our Lord Jesus, and my spirit is there as well in the power of our Lord Jesus, I have already judged this person. \v 5 I have done this to hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord. \s5 \v 6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole loaf? -\v 7 Cleanse yourselves of the old yeast so that you may be new dough, so that you may be unleavened bread. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. +\v 7 Cleanse yourselves of the old yeast so that you may be new dough, so that you may be unleavened bread. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. \v 8 So let us then celebrate the festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of bad behavior and wickedness. Instead, let us celebrate with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. \s5 @@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ \s5 \v 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who is called a brother but who is living in sexual immorality, or who is greedy, or is an idolater, or is verbally abusive, or is a drunkard, or a swindler. Do not even eat a meal with such a person. \v 12 For how am I involved with judging those who are outside the church? Instead, are you not to judge those who are inside the church? -\v 13 But God judges those who are on the outside. +\v 13 But God judges those who are on the outside. \q "Remove the evil person from among you." \m diff --git a/47-1CO/06.usfm b/47-1CO/06.usfm index 94102e10..29a05aef 100644 --- a/47-1CO/06.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/06.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 3 Do you not know that we will judge the angels? How much more, then, can we judge matters of this life? \s5 -\v 4 If then you have to make judgments that pertain to daily life, why do you lay such cases as these before those who have no standing in the church? +\v 4 If then you have to make judgments that pertain to daily life, why do you lay such cases as these before those who have no standing in the church? \v 5 I say this to your shame. Is there no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between brothers? \v 6 But as it stands, one believer goes to court against another believer, and that case is placed before a judge who is an unbeliever! @@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ \s5 \v 16 Do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one flesh with her? As scripture says, "The two will become one flesh." -\v 17 But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. - +\v 17 But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. \s5 \v 18 Run away from sexual immorality! Every other sin that a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. diff --git a/47-1CO/07.usfm b/47-1CO/07.usfm index 9c8ad506..4bafedaa 100644 --- a/47-1CO/07.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/07.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \s5 \v 5 Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement and for a specific period of time. Do this so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then you should come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. \p -\v 6 But I say these things to you as a concession and not as a command. +\v 6 But I say these things to you as a concession and not as a command. \v 7 I wish that everyone were as I am. But each one has his own gift from God. One has this kind of gift, and another that kind. \s5 @@ -25,20 +25,19 @@ \s5 \v 12 But to the rest I say—I, not the Lord—that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and if she is content to live with him, he should not divorce her. -\v 13 If a woman has an unbelieving husband, and if he is content to live with her, she should not divorce him. -\v 14 For the unbelieving husband is set apart because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is set apart because of the brother. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but actually they are set apart. - +\v 13 If a woman has an unbelieving husband, and if he is content to live with her, she should not divorce him. +\v 14 For the unbelieving husband is set apart because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is set apart because of the brother. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but actually they are set apart. \s5 \v 15 But if the non-Christian partner departs, let him go. In such cases, the brother or sister is not bound to their vows. God has called us to live in peace. \v 16 For how do you know, woman, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, man, whether you will save your wife? \s5 \v 17 Only let each one live the life the Lord has assigned him, each as God has called him. This is my rule in all the churches. -\v 18 Was anyone circumcised when he was called to believe? He should not try to appear uncircumcised. Was anyone uncircumcised when he was called to faith? He should not be circumcised. +\v 18 Was anyone circumcised when he was called to believe? He should not try to appear uncircumcised. Was anyone uncircumcised when he was called to faith? He should not be circumcised. \v 19 For it is neither circumcision nor uncircumcision that matters. What matters is obeying the commandments of God. \s5 -\v 20 Each one should remain in the calling he was in when God called him to believe. +\v 20 Each one should remain in the calling he was in when God called him to believe. \v 21 Were you a slave when God called you? Do not be concerned about it. But if you can become free, take advantage of it. \v 22 For someone who is called by the Lord as a slave is the Lord's freeman. Likewise the one who was free when he was called to believe is Christ's slave. \v 23 You have been bought with a price, so do not become slaves of men. @@ -59,18 +58,16 @@ \v 31 And those who make use of the world should not act as though they are making total use of it, for the system of this world is coming to an end. \s5 -\v 32 I would like you to be free from worries. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please him. +\v 32 I would like you to be free from worries. The unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please him. \v 33 But the married man is concerned about the things of the world, how to please his wife— \v 34 he is divided. The unmarried woman or the virgin is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to be set apart in body and in spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the things of the world, how to please her husband. \s5 -\v 35 I say this for your own benefit, and not to put any constraint on you. I say this for what is right, so that you may be devoted to the Lord without any distraction. - +\v 35 I say this for your own benefit, and not to put any constraint on you. I say this for what is right, so that you may be devoted to the Lord without any distraction. \s5 -\v 36 But if anyone thinks that he is not treating his fiancée with respect—if she is beyond the age of marriage and it must be so—he should do what he wants. He is not sinning. They should marry. +\v 36 But if anyone thinks that he is not treating his fiancée with respect—if she is beyond the age of marriage and it must be so—he should do what he wants. He is not sinning. They should marry. \v 37 But if he is standing firm in his heart, if he is not under pressure but can control his own will, and if he has decided in his own heart to do this, to keep his own fiancée a virgin, he will do well. -\v 38 So the one who marries his fiancée does well, and the one who chooses not to marry will do even better. - +\v 38 So the one who marries his fiancée does well, and the one who chooses not to marry will do even better. \s5 \v 39 A woman is bound to her husband for as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes to marry, but only in the Lord. -\v 40 Yet in my judgment she would be happier if she lives as she is. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God. +\v 40 Yet in my judgment she would be happier if she lives as she is. And I think that I also have the Spirit of God. diff --git a/47-1CO/08.usfm b/47-1CO/08.usfm index b1b7a0ef..8b2ddcc3 100644 --- a/47-1CO/08.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/08.usfm @@ -11,15 +11,14 @@ \v 5 For maybe so-called gods do exist, either in heaven or on earth, just as there are many "gods" and many "lords." \p \v 6 Yet for us, -\q "There is only one God the Father, -\q1 from him are all things, and for whom we live, -\q and one Lord Jesus Christ, +\q "There is only one God the Father, +\q1 from him are all things, and for whom we live, +\q and one Lord Jesus Christ, \q1 through whom all things exist, and through whom we exist." \m \s5 -\v 7 However, this knowledge is not in everyone. Instead, some previously practiced idol worship, and they eat this food as if it were something sacrificed to an idol. Their conscience is thereby corrupted because it is weak. - +\v 7 However, this knowledge is not in everyone. Instead, some previously practiced idol worship, and they eat this food as if it were something sacrificed to an idol. Their conscience is thereby corrupted because it is weak. \s5 \v 8 But food will not present us to God. We are not worse if we do not eat, nor better if we do eat it. \v 9 But take care that your freedom does not become a reason for someone who is weak in faith to stumble. @@ -27,5 +26,5 @@ \s5 \v 11 So because of your understanding about the true nature of idols, the weaker one, the brother for whom Christ died, is destroyed. -\v 12 Thus, when you sin against your brothers and wound their weak consciences, you sin against Christ. +\v 12 Thus, when you sin against your brothers and wound their weak consciences, you sin against Christ. \v 13 Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause my brother to fall. diff --git a/47-1CO/10.usfm b/47-1CO/10.usfm index 8889ae39..60bed207 100644 --- a/47-1CO/10.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/10.usfm @@ -13,14 +13,13 @@ \s5 \v 7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. This is as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play." -\v 8 Let us not commit sexual immorality, as many of them did. In one day, twenty-three thousand people died because of it. - +\v 8 Let us not commit sexual immorality, as many of them did. In one day, twenty-three thousand people died because of it. \s5 \v 9 Neither let us put Christ to the test, as many of them did and were destroyed by snakes. \v 10 Also do not grumble, as many of them did and were destroyed by an angel of death. \s5 -\v 11 Now these things happened to them as examples for us. They were written for our instruction—for us on whom the end of the ages has come. +\v 11 Now these things happened to them as examples for us. They were written for our instruction—for us on whom the end of the ages has come. \v 12 Therefore let anyone who thinks he stands be careful that he does not fall. \v 13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to all humanity. Instead, God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability. With the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, so that you may be able to endure it. @@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ \s5 \v 25 You may eat whatever is sold in the market, without questions of conscience. -\v 26 For "the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness of it." +\v 26 For "the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness of it." \v 27 If an unbeliever invites you to eat a meal, and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you without asking questions of conscience. \s5 diff --git a/47-1CO/14.usfm b/47-1CO/14.usfm index e0a8d375..4525b264 100644 --- a/47-1CO/14.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/14.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \p \v 1 Pursue love and be zealous for spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. \v 2 For the one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. For no one understands him because he speaks hidden things in the Spirit. -\v 3 But the one who prophesies speaks to people to build them up, to encourage them, and to comfort them. +\v 3 But the one who prophesies speaks to people to build them up, to encourage them, and to comfort them. \v 4 The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church. \s5 @@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ \s5 \v 7 If lifeless instruments are producing sounds—like the flute or the harp—and they do not produce different tones, how will anyone know what tune the flute or harp is playing? \v 8 For if the trumpet is played with an uncertain sound, how will anyone know when it is time to prepare for battle? -\v 9 So it is with you. If you utter speech that is unintelligible, how will anyone understand what you have said? You will be speaking, and no one will understand you. - +\v 9 So it is with you. If you utter speech that is unintelligible, how will anyone understand what you have said? You will be speaking, and no one will understand you. \s5 \v 10 There are doubtless many different languages in the world, and none is without meaning. \v 11 But if I do not know the meaning of a language, I will be a foreigner to the speaker, and the speaker will be a foreigner to me. @@ -36,11 +35,11 @@ \s5 \p -\v 20 Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Rather, in regard to evil, be like infants. But in your thinking be mature. -\v 21 In the law it is written, -\q "By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers -\q1 I will speak to this people. -\q Even then they will not hear me," +\v 20 Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Rather, in regard to evil, be like infants. But in your thinking be mature. +\v 21 In the law it is written, +\q "By men of strange tongues and by the lips of strangers +\q1 I will speak to this people. +\q Even then they will not hear me," \m says the Lord. \s5 @@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ \v 33 For God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. \s5 -\p +\p This is the rule in all the churches of the believers. \v 34 The women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak. Instead, they should be in submission, as also the law says. \v 35 If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church. @@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ This is the rule in all the churches of the believers. \s5 \p \v 37 If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, he should acknowledge that the things I write to you are a command of the Lord. -\v 38 But if anyone does not recognize this, let him not be recognized. +\v 38 But if anyone does not recognize this, let him not be recognized. \f + \ft Most versions, including the ULB and UDB, read, \fqa But if anyone does not recognize this, let him not be recognized. \fqb Some older versions read, \fqa "But if anyone is ignorant of this, let him be ignorant." \f* \s5 diff --git a/47-1CO/15.usfm b/47-1CO/15.usfm index 6edfdaad..3a1e65c2 100644 --- a/47-1CO/15.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/15.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \v 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. \s5 -\v 8 Last of all, he appeared to me, as if to a child born at the wrong time. +\v 8 Last of all, he appeared to me, as if to a child born at the wrong time. \v 9 For I am the least of the apostles. I am unworthy to be called an apostle because I persecuted the church of God. \s5 @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ \s5 \v 47 The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is from heaven. -\v 48 Just as the one made from dust is, so also are those who are made of the dust. And as the man of heaven is, so also are those who are of heaven. +\v 48 Just as the one made from dust is, so also are those who are made of the dust. And as the man of heaven is, so also are those who are of heaven. \v 49 Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we will also bear the image of the man of heaven. \s5 @@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ \v 51 Look! I tell you a secret truth: We will not all die, but we will all be changed. \s5 -\v 52 We will be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. +\v 52 We will be changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. \v 53 For this perishable body must put on what is imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. \s5 -\v 54 But when this perishable body has put on what is imperishable, and when this mortal body has put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, +\v 54 But when this perishable body has put on what is imperishable, and when this mortal body has put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, \q "Death is swallowed up in victory." -\q1 -\v 55 "Death, where is your victory? +\q1 +\v 55 "Death, where is your victory? \q Death, where is your sting?" \m diff --git a/47-1CO/16.usfm b/47-1CO/16.usfm index 93abdb9c..bae65b90 100644 --- a/47-1CO/16.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/16.usfm @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ \v 16 to be in submission to such people and to everyone who helps in the work and labors with us. \s5 -\v 17 And I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus. They have made up for your absence. +\v 17 And I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus. They have made up for your absence. \v 18 For they have refreshed my spirit and yours. So then, recognize people like this. \s5 diff --git a/48-2CO/00.usfm b/48-2CO/00.usfm index a372eafe..e288faeb 100644 --- a/48-2CO/00.usfm +++ b/48-2CO/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 2CO Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 2 Corinthians -\toc1 The Second Letter to the Corinthians +\h 2 Corinthians +\toc1 The Second Letter to the Corinthians \toc2 Second Corinthians -\toc3 2Co +\toc3 2Co \mt The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/48-2CO/02.usfm b/48-2CO/02.usfm index 6474a96f..909a33a5 100644 --- a/48-2CO/02.usfm +++ b/48-2CO/02.usfm @@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ \c 2 \p \v 1 So I decided for my own part that I would not again come to you in painful circumstances. -\v 2 If I caused you pain, who could cheer me up but the very one who was hurt by me? - +\v 2 If I caused you pain, who could cheer me up but the very one who was hurt by me? \s5 \v 3 I wrote as I did in order that when I came to you I might not be hurt by those who should have made me rejoice. I have confidence about all of you that my joy is the same joy you all have. \v 4 For I wrote to you from great affliction, with anguish of heart, and with many tears. I did not want to cause you pain. Instead, I wanted you to know the depth of the love that I have for you. diff --git a/48-2CO/06.usfm b/48-2CO/06.usfm index 0153125f..66fda16e 100644 --- a/48-2CO/06.usfm +++ b/48-2CO/06.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 6 \p -\v 1 And so, working together, we beg you not to receive the grace of God to no effect. +\v 1 And so, working together, we beg you not to receive the grace of God to no effect. \v 2 For he says, \q "In a favorable time I paid attention to you, \q and in the day of salvation I helped you." @@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ \v 15 What agreement can Christ have with Beliar? Or what share does a believer have together with an unbeliever? \v 16 And what agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: \q "I will dwell among them and walk among them. -\q I will be their God, +\q I will be their God, \q1 and they will be my people." \m \s5 -\v 17 Therefore, -\q "Come out from among them, +\v 17 Therefore, +\q "Come out from among them, \q1 and be set apart," says the Lord. \q "Touch no unclean thing, \q1 and I will welcome you. diff --git a/48-2CO/07.usfm b/48-2CO/07.usfm index 2fbfa097..6427a2d6 100644 --- a/48-2CO/07.usfm +++ b/48-2CO/07.usfm @@ -1,8 +1,7 @@ \s5 \c 7 \nb -\v 1 Loved ones, since we have these promises let us cleanse ourselves of everything that makes us unclean in our body and spirit. Let us pursue holiness in the fear of God. - +\v 1 Loved ones, since we have these promises let us cleanse ourselves of everything that makes us unclean in our body and spirit. Let us pursue holiness in the fear of God. \s5 \p \v 2 Make room for us! We have not wronged anyone. We have not harmed anyone or taken advantage of anyone. @@ -28,8 +27,7 @@ \v 13 It is by this that we are encouraged. \p In addition to our own comfort, we also rejoiced even more because of Titus' joy, because his spirit was refreshed by all of you. -\v 14 For if I boasted to him about you, I was not embarrassed. On the contrary, just as everything we said to you was true, our boasting about you to Titus proved to be true. - +\v 14 For if I boasted to him about you, I was not embarrassed. On the contrary, just as everything we said to you was true, our boasting about you to Titus proved to be true. \s5 \v 15 His affection for you is even greater, as he remembers the obedience of all of you, how you welcomed him with fear and trembling. \v 16 I rejoice because I have complete confidence in you. diff --git a/48-2CO/11.usfm b/48-2CO/11.usfm index 68a667c0..f0404d21 100644 --- a/48-2CO/11.usfm +++ b/48-2CO/11.usfm @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ \v 11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows. \s5 -\v 12 And what I do I will keep doing, in order that I may take away the claim for criticizing me and the claim for which they want to boast—that they are found to be doing the same work that we are doing. +\v 12 And what I do I will keep doing, in order that I may take away the claim for criticizing me and the claim for which they want to boast—that they are found to be doing the same work that we are doing. \v 13 For such people are false apostles and deceitful workers. They disguise themselves as apostles of Christ. \s5 diff --git a/49-GAL/00.usfm b/49-GAL/00.usfm index c605ef4d..59c810ff 100644 --- a/49-GAL/00.usfm +++ b/49-GAL/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id GAL Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Galatians +\h Galatians \toc1 The Letter to the Galatians \toc2 Galatians -\toc3 Gal +\toc3 Gal \mt The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/50-EPH/00.usfm b/50-EPH/00.usfm index 60436055..d10ef54f 100644 --- a/50-EPH/00.usfm +++ b/50-EPH/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id EPH Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Ephesians +\h Ephesians \toc1 The Letter to the Ephesians \toc2 Ephesians -\toc3 Eph +\toc3 Eph \mt The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/50-EPH/01.usfm b/50-EPH/01.usfm index 91500b66..20421c8f 100644 --- a/50-EPH/01.usfm +++ b/50-EPH/01.usfm @@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ \s5 \v 9 God made known to us the hidden truth of his plan, according to his desire that he demonstrated in Christ. -\v 10 When the times are fulfilled for the completion of his plan, God will bring together everything in heaven and on the earth in Christ. - +\v 10 When the times are fulfilled for the completion of his plan, God will bring together everything in heaven and on the earth in Christ. \s5 \v 11 In Christ we were chosen as God's inheritance. We were decided on beforehand, in the plan of the one who does all things by the purpose of his will. \v 12 God did this so that we might exist for the praise of his glory. We were the first to have confidence in Christ. diff --git a/50-EPH/02.usfm b/50-EPH/02.usfm index 421c051c..5af1d267 100644 --- a/50-EPH/02.usfm +++ b/50-EPH/02.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \c 2 \p \v 1 As for you, you were dead in your trespasses and sins. -\v 2 It was in these that you once walked according to the age of this world. You were walking according to the ruler of the authorities of the air. This is the spirit of him who is working in the sons of disobedience. +\v 2 It was in these that you once walked according to the age of this world. You were walking according to the ruler of the authorities of the air. This is the spirit of him who is working in the sons of disobedience. \v 3 We all were once among these unbelievers. We were acting according to the evil desires of our flesh. We were doing the will of the flesh and of the mind. We were by nature children of wrath like the others. \s5 @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ \v 7 He did this so that in the ages to come he might show to us the great riches of his grace. He shows us this by means of his kindness in Christ Jesus. \s5 -\v 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this did not come from you, it is the gift of God. +\v 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this did not come from you, it is the gift of God. \v 9 It is not from works and so no one may boast. \v 10 For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good deeds that God planned long ago for us, so that we would walk in them. diff --git a/50-EPH/04.usfm b/50-EPH/04.usfm index 1fdb6419..71031ebb 100644 --- a/50-EPH/04.usfm +++ b/50-EPH/04.usfm @@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ \s5 \v 14 This is so that we should no longer be like children. This is so we should no longer be tossed around. This is so we should not be carried away by every wind of teaching, by the trickery of people in the cleverness of erring deceit. \v 15 Instead, we will speak the truth in love and grow up in all ways into him who is the head, Christ. -\v 16 Christ joins the whole body of believers together. It is held together by every supporting ligament so that the whole body grows and builds itself up in love. +\v 16 Christ joins the whole body of believers together. It is held together by every supporting ligament so that the whole body grows and builds itself up in love. \s5 \p \v 17 Therefore I say this, and I exhort you in the Lord: no longer are you to walk as the Gentiles walk in the futility of their minds. -\v 18 They are darkened in thought. They are alienated from the life of God by the ignorance that is in them because of the hardness of their hearts. +\v 18 They are darkened in thought. They are alienated from the life of God by the ignorance that is in them because of the hardness of their hearts. \v 19 They feel no shame. They have handed themselves over to sensuality in impure actions, in every kind of excess. \s5 \v 20 But this is not how you learned about Christ. diff --git a/50-EPH/05.usfm b/50-EPH/05.usfm index bc85dc1c..58e32965 100644 --- a/50-EPH/05.usfm +++ b/50-EPH/05.usfm @@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ \s5 \v 13 All things, when they are revealed by the light, are exposed. -\v 14 For everything revealed is illuminated. Therefore it says, -\q "Awake, you sleeper, -\q and rise from the dead ones, +\v 14 For everything revealed is illuminated. Therefore it says, +\q "Awake, you sleeper, +\q and rise from the dead ones, \q and Christ will shine on you." \s5 diff --git a/50-EPH/06.usfm b/50-EPH/06.usfm index fa408728..9936da68 100644 --- a/50-EPH/06.usfm +++ b/50-EPH/06.usfm @@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ \s5 \v 17 And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. -\v 18 With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit. With this mind, always be watching with all perseverance and prayers for all the believers. - +\v 18 With every prayer and request, pray at all times in the Spirit. With this mind, always be watching with all perseverance and prayers for all the believers. \s5 \v 19 And pray for me, that a message might be given to me when I open my mouth. Pray that I might make known with boldness the hidden truth about the gospel. \v 20 It is for the gospel that I am an ambassador in chains, so that in it I may speak boldly as I ought to speak. diff --git a/51-PHP/00.usfm b/51-PHP/00.usfm index 85b1dcb2..417afd30 100644 --- a/51-PHP/00.usfm +++ b/51-PHP/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id PHP Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Philippians +\h Philippians \toc1 The Letter to the Philippians \toc2 Philippians -\toc3 Php +\toc3 Php \mt The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/51-PHP/01.usfm b/51-PHP/01.usfm index b2eca17f..bbe58d4b 100644 --- a/51-PHP/01.usfm +++ b/51-PHP/01.usfm @@ -25,13 +25,11 @@ \p \v 12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that the things that happened to me have advanced the progress of the gospel very much. \v 13 As a result, my chains in Christ became known throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else, -\v 14 and most of the brothers in the Lord have been more persuaded because of my chains to dare to speak the word fearlessly. - +\v 14 and most of the brothers in the Lord have been more persuaded because of my chains to dare to speak the word fearlessly. \s5 \v 15 Some indeed even proclaim Christ out of envy and strife, and also others out of good will. \v 16 The ones who proclaim Christ out of love know that I have been put here for the defense of the gospel. \v 17 But the others proclaim Christ out of selfish and insincere motives. They think they are making trouble for me in my chains. - \s5 \v 18 So what? Either way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice! Yes, I will rejoice. @@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ \v 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. \s5 -\v 22 But if to live in the flesh produces fruit from my labor, then I do not know which to choose. +\v 22 But if to live in the flesh produces fruit from my labor, then I do not know which to choose. \v 23 For I am pressed by both of these choices. I have the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is much, much better! \v 24 Yet to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake. diff --git a/51-PHP/02.usfm b/51-PHP/02.usfm index c42f75d1..8e698d0d 100644 --- a/51-PHP/02.usfm +++ b/51-PHP/02.usfm @@ -11,28 +11,28 @@ \s5 \v 5 Think in the way that was also in Christ Jesus. -\q +\q \v 6 He existed in the form of God, -\q but he did not consider his equality with God +\q but he did not consider his equality with God \q as something to hold on to. -\q -\v 7 Instead, he emptied himself. -\q He took the form of a servant. -\q He appeared in the likeness of men. +\q +\v 7 Instead, he emptied himself. +\q He took the form of a servant. +\q He appeared in the likeness of men. \q He was found in appearance as a man. -\q -\v 8 He humbled himself and became obedient until death, +\q +\v 8 He humbled himself and became obedient until death, \q the death of the cross. \s5 -\q -\v 9 Therefore God also highly exalted him. +\q +\v 9 Therefore God also highly exalted him. \q He gave him the name that is above every name. -\q -\v 10 He did this so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend, +\q +\v 10 He did this so that in the name of Jesus every knee should bend, \q the knees of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth. -\q -\v 11 And he did this so that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, +\q +\v 11 And he did this so that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, \q to the glory of God the Father. \s5 @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ \s5 \v 14 Do all things without complaining or arguing. -\v 15 Act in this way so that you may become blameless and honest, children of God without blemish. Act in this way so that you may shine as lights in the world, in the middle of a crooked and depraved generation. +\v 15 Act in this way so that you may become blameless and honest, children of God without blemish. Act in this way so that you may shine as lights in the world, in the middle of a crooked and depraved generation. \v 16 Hold tightly to the word of life so that I may have reason to glory on the day of Christ. For then I will know that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain. \s5 diff --git a/51-PHP/03.usfm b/51-PHP/03.usfm index 3351b821..15a64587 100644 --- a/51-PHP/03.usfm +++ b/51-PHP/03.usfm @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ \v 5 I was circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in respect to the law, a Pharisee. \s5 -\v 6 I zealously persecuted the church. In respect to the righteousness of the law, I was blameless. +\v 6 I zealously persecuted the church. In respect to the righteousness of the law, I was blameless. \v 7 But whatever things were a profit for me, I have considered them as loss because of Christ. \s5 diff --git a/52-COL/00.usfm b/52-COL/00.usfm index 88a900a3..347ff81f 100644 --- a/52-COL/00.usfm +++ b/52-COL/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id COL Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Colossians +\h Colossians \toc1 The Letter to the Colossians \toc2 Colossians -\toc3 Col +\toc3 Col \mt The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/52-COL/01.usfm b/52-COL/01.usfm index d3cf56fc..19959852 100644 --- a/52-COL/01.usfm +++ b/52-COL/01.usfm @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ \s5 \v 11 We pray you may be strengthened in every ability according to the power of his glory into all perseverance and patience. -\v 12 We pray that you will joyfully give thanks to the Father, who has made you able to have a share in the inheritance of the believers in light. +\v 12 We pray that you will joyfully give thanks to the Father, who has made you able to have a share in the inheritance of the believers in light. \f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa who has made us able to have a share. \fqb \f* \s5 diff --git a/52-COL/02.usfm b/52-COL/02.usfm index d9bfa266..8f8ef214 100644 --- a/52-COL/02.usfm +++ b/52-COL/02.usfm @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 6 As you received Christ the Lord, walk in him. +\v 6 As you received Christ the Lord, walk in him. \v 7 Be firmly planted in him, be built on him, be established in faith just as you were taught, and abound in thanksgiving. \b diff --git a/53-1TH/00.usfm b/53-1TH/00.usfm index 71932d82..024b478b 100644 --- a/53-1TH/00.usfm +++ b/53-1TH/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 1TH Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 1 Thessalonians +\h 1 Thessalonians \toc1 The First Letter to the Thessalonians \toc2 First Thessalonians -\toc3 1Th +\toc3 1Th \mt The First Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/54-2TH/00.usfm b/54-2TH/00.usfm index 62fbd13c..5b254884 100644 --- a/54-2TH/00.usfm +++ b/54-2TH/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 2TH Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 2 Thessalonians +\h 2 Thessalonians \toc1 The Second Letter to the Thessalonians \toc2 Second Thessalonians -\toc3 2Th +\toc3 2Th \mt The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/54-2TH/02.usfm b/54-2TH/02.usfm index daa41623..432aea83 100644 --- a/54-2TH/02.usfm +++ b/54-2TH/02.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 2 \p -\v 1 Now about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to be with him: we ask you, brothers, +\v 1 Now about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to be with him: we ask you, brothers, \v 2 that you not be easily disturbed or troubled, either by a spirit, by a message, or by a letter that seems to be coming from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has already come. \s5 diff --git a/54-2TH/03.usfm b/54-2TH/03.usfm index f351787b..cbaca4d5 100644 --- a/54-2TH/03.usfm +++ b/54-2TH/03.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you avoid every brother who lives idly and not according to the traditions that you received from us. -\v 7 For you yourselves know it is proper for you to imitate us. We did not live among you as those who had no discipline. +\v 7 For you yourselves know it is proper for you to imitate us. We did not live among you as those who had no discipline. \v 8 And we did not eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, we worked night and day in difficult labor and hardship, so we might not be a burden to any of you. \v 9 We did this not because we have no authority. Instead, we did this in order to be an example to you, so that you may imitate us. diff --git a/55-1TI/00.usfm b/55-1TI/00.usfm index eef28854..11d11896 100644 --- a/55-1TI/00.usfm +++ b/55-1TI/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 1TI Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 1 Timothy +\h 1 Timothy \toc1 The First Letter to Timothy \toc2 First Timothy -\toc3 1Ti +\toc3 1Ti \mt The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/55-1TI/01.usfm b/55-1TI/01.usfm index b9ffe76f..dd44c588 100644 --- a/55-1TI/01.usfm +++ b/55-1TI/01.usfm @@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ \s5 \v 9 And we know this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for a lawless and rebellious people, for ungodly people and sinners, and for those who are godless and profane. It is made for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers, \v 10 for sexually immoral people, for homosexuals, for those who kidnap people for slaves, for liars, for false witnesses, and for whatever else is against faithful instruction. -\v 11 This instruction is according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted. - +\v 11 This instruction is according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted. \s5 \p \v 12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord. He strengthened me, for he considered me faithful, and he placed me into service. @@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ \v 14 But the grace of our Lord overflowed with faith and love that is in Christ Jesus. \s5 -\v 15 This message is reliable and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. I am the worst of these. +\v 15 This message is reliable and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. I am the worst of these. \v 16 But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the foremost, Christ Jesus might demonstrate all patience. He did this as an example for those who would trust in him for eternal life. \v 17 Now to the king of the ages, the immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. diff --git a/55-1TI/03.usfm b/55-1TI/03.usfm index 8cebf49d..156ebe92 100644 --- a/55-1TI/03.usfm +++ b/55-1TI/03.usfm @@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 He should manage his own household well, and his children should obey him with all respect. -\v 5 For if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for a church of God? - +\v 5 For if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for a church of God? \s5 \v 6 He should not be a new convert, so that he does not swell with pride and might fall into condemnation as the devil. \v 7 He must also have a good reputation with those outside, so that he does not fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil. diff --git a/55-1TI/04.usfm b/55-1TI/04.usfm index 301f33f1..9a876152 100644 --- a/55-1TI/04.usfm +++ b/55-1TI/04.usfm @@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ \c 4 \p \v 1 Now the Spirit clearly says that in later times some people will leave the faith and pay attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons -\v 2 in lying hypocrisy. Their own consciences will be branded. - +\v 2 in lying hypocrisy. Their own consciences will be branded. \s5 \v 3 They will forbid to marry and to receive foods that God created for sharing with thanksgiving among those who believe and who know the truth. \v 4 For everything created by God is good. Nothing that we take with thanksgiving is to be rejected. diff --git a/55-1TI/05.usfm b/55-1TI/05.usfm index 53f51a09..948eeb1f 100644 --- a/55-1TI/05.usfm +++ b/55-1TI/05.usfm @@ -8,17 +8,16 @@ \s5 -\v 3 Honor widows, the real widows. +\v 3 Honor widows, the real widows. \v 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show honor in their own household. Let them repay their parents, because this is pleasing to God. \s5 \v 5 But a real widow is left all alone. She puts her confidence in God. She always remains with requests and prayers both night and day. \v 6 However, the woman who lives for pleasure is dead, even though she is still alive. -\s5 +\s5 \v 7 And preach these things so that they may be without reproach. -\v 8 But if someone does not provide for his own relatives, especially for those of his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. - +\v 8 But if someone does not provide for his own relatives, especially for those of his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. \s5 \v 9 Let a woman be enrolled as a widow who is not younger than sixty, a wife of one husband. \v 10 She must be known for good deeds, whether it is that she has cared for children, or has been hospitable to strangers, or has washed the feet of the believers, or has relieved the afflicted, or has been devoted to every good work. diff --git a/55-1TI/06.usfm b/55-1TI/06.usfm index 12ae3ed6..f3a1e36f 100644 --- a/55-1TI/06.usfm +++ b/55-1TI/06.usfm @@ -8,14 +8,13 @@ \s5 \p \v 3 Suppose that someone teaches differently and does not accept our faithful instruction, that is, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ. Suppose that they do not accept the teaching that leads to godliness. -\v 4 That person is proud and knows nothing. Instead, he is sick with controversies and arguments about words. These words result in envy, strife, insults, evil suspicions, and +\v 4 That person is proud and knows nothing. Instead, he is sick with controversies and arguments about words. These words result in envy, strife, insults, evil suspicions, and \v 5 the constant conflict between people with depraved minds. They turn away from truth. They think that godliness is a way to become rich. \f + \ft Some old copies add, \fqa Withdraw from such things, \fqb but the best ancient copies do not. \f* \s5 \v 6 Now godliness with contentment is great gain. \v 7 For we have brought nothing into the world. Neither are we able to take out anything. -\v 8 Instead, let us be satisfied with food and clothing. - +\v 8 Instead, let us be satisfied with food and clothing. \s5 \v 9 Now those who want to become wealthy fall into temptation, into a trap. They fall into many foolish and harmful passions, and into whatever else makes people sink into ruin and destruction. \v 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people who desire it have been mislead away from the faith and have pierced themselves with much grief. diff --git a/56-2TI/00.usfm b/56-2TI/00.usfm index 3afd360d..945d05f0 100644 --- a/56-2TI/00.usfm +++ b/56-2TI/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 2TI Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 2 Timothy +\h 2 Timothy \toc1 The Second Letter to Timothy \toc2 Second Timothy -\toc3 2Ti +\toc3 2Ti \mt The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/56-2TI/01.usfm b/56-2TI/01.usfm index f2bad95d..0c7d12bd 100644 --- a/56-2TI/01.usfm +++ b/56-2TI/01.usfm @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers, with a clean conscience, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day. -\v 4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. +\v 4 As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. \v 5 I have been reminded of your genuine faith, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice. And I am convinced that it lives in you also. \s5 diff --git a/56-2TI/02.usfm b/56-2TI/02.usfm index 898765fc..4ca40a18 100644 --- a/56-2TI/02.usfm +++ b/56-2TI/02.usfm @@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ \v 7 Think about what I am saying, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything. \s5 -\v 8 Remember Jesus Christ, from David's seed, who was raised from the dead ones. This is according to my gospel message, +\v 8 Remember Jesus Christ, from David's seed, who was raised from the dead ones. This is according to my gospel message, \v 9 for which I am suffering to the point of being chained as a criminal. But the word of God is not chained. \v 10 Therefore I endure all things for those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. \s5 -\v 11 This saying is trustworthy: +\v 11 This saying is trustworthy: \q "If we have died with him, we will also live with him. \q \v 12 If we endure, we will also reign with him. \q If we deny him, he also will deny us. \q -\v 13 if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, +\v 13 if we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, \q for he cannot deny himself." \m @@ -36,22 +36,18 @@ for he cannot deny himself." \p \v 14 Keep reminding them of these things. Warn them before God not to quarrel about words. Because of this there is nothing useful. Because of this there is destruction for those who listen. \f + \ft Some versions read, \fqa Warn them before the Lord \fqb \f* -\v 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no reason to be ashamed, who accurately teaches the word of truth. - +\v 15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no reason to be ashamed, who accurately teaches the word of truth. \s5 \v 16 Avoid profane talk, which leads to more and more godlessness. \v 17 Their talk will spread like gangrene. Among whom are Hymenaeus and Philetus. -\v 18 These are men who have missed the truth. They say that the resurrection has already happened. They overturn the faith of some. - +\v 18 These are men who have missed the truth. They say that the resurrection has already happened. They overturn the faith of some. \s5 \v 19 However, the firm foundation of God stands. It has this inscription: "The Lord knows those who are his" and "Everyone who names the name of the Lord must depart from unrighteousness." -\v 20 In a wealthy home, there are not only containers of gold and silver. There are also containers of wood and clay. Some of these are for honorable use, and some for dishonorable. -\v 21 If someone cleans himself from dishonorable use, he is an honorable container. He is set apart, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work. - +\v 20 In a wealthy home, there are not only containers of gold and silver. There are also containers of wood and clay. Some of these are for honorable use, and some for dishonorable. +\v 21 If someone cleans himself from dishonorable use, he is an honorable container. He is set apart, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work. \s5 \v 22 Flee youthful lusts. Pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a clean heart. -\v 23 But refuse foolish and ignorant questions. You know that they give birth to arguments. - +\v 23 But refuse foolish and ignorant questions. You know that they give birth to arguments. \s5 \v 24 The Lord's servant must not quarrel. Instead he must be gentle toward all, able to teach, and patient. \v 25 He must in meekness educate those who oppose him. God may perhaps give them repentance for the knowledge of the truth. diff --git a/56-2TI/03.usfm b/56-2TI/03.usfm index 76438891..fddca427 100644 --- a/56-2TI/03.usfm +++ b/56-2TI/03.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 3 \p -\v 1 But know this: in the last days there will be difficult times. +\v 1 But know this: in the last days there will be difficult times. \v 2 For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, and unholy. \v 3 They will be without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, violent, not lovers of good. \v 4 They will be betrayers, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God. @@ -15,12 +15,11 @@ \s5 \v 8 In the same way that Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses. In this way these false teachers also stand against the truth. They are men destroyed in mind, unapproved regarding the faith. -\v 9 But they will not advance very far. For their foolishness will be obvious to all, just like that of those men. - +\v 9 But they will not advance very far. For their foolishness will be obvious to all, just like that of those men. \s5 \v 10 But as for you, you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience, \v 11 persecutions, sufferings, and what happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra. I endured persecutions. Out of them all, the Lord rescued me. -\v 12 All those who want to live in a godly manner in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. +\v 12 All those who want to live in a godly manner in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. \v 13 Evil people and impostors will go to even worse. They will lead others astray. They themselves are being led astray. \s5 diff --git a/57-TIT/01.usfm b/57-TIT/01.usfm index de06aaaf..261cad13 100644 --- a/57-TIT/01.usfm +++ b/57-TIT/01.usfm @@ -21,15 +21,13 @@ \s5 \p \v 10 For there are many rebellious people, especially those of the circumcision. Their words are worthless. They deceive and lead people in the wrong direction. -\v 11 It is necessary to stop them. They teach what they should not teach for shameful profit and break up whole families. - +\v 11 It is necessary to stop them. They teach what they should not teach for shameful profit and break up whole families. \s5 \v 12 One of them, a wise man of theirs, said, "Cretans are unceasing liars, bad and dangerous animals, lazy bellies." -\v 13 This statement is true, so correct them severely so that they may be sound in the faith. - +\v 13 This statement is true, so correct them severely so that they may be sound in the faith. \s5 \v 14 Do not pay any attention to Jewish myths or to the commandments of men who turn back the truth. \s5 -\v 15 To those who are pure, all things are pure. But to those who are stained and unbelieving, nothing is pure. For their minds and consciences have been stained. +\v 15 To those who are pure, all things are pure. But to those who are stained and unbelieving, nothing is pure. For their minds and consciences have been stained. \v 16 They profess to know God, but they deny him by their deeds. They are detestable and disobedient. They are unapproved for any good deed. diff --git a/57-TIT/02.usfm b/57-TIT/02.usfm index 912b8673..9eef3305 100644 --- a/57-TIT/02.usfm +++ b/57-TIT/02.usfm @@ -6,20 +6,19 @@ \s5 \v 3 Older women likewise should always present themselves as reverent, not gossips. They should not be enslaved to much wine. They should teach what is good -\v 4 in order to train the younger women to sensibly love their own husbands and children. +\v 4 in order to train the younger women to sensibly love their own husbands and children. \v 5 They should train them to be sensible, pure, good housekeepers, and obedient to their own husbands. They should do these things so that God's word may not be insulted. \s5 \v 6 In the same way, encourage the younger men to be sensible. \v 7 In all ways present yourself as a model of good works; and when you teach, show integrity and dignity. -\v 8 Speak a message that is healthy and blameless, so that anyone who is opposed may be put to shame, because he has nothing bad to say about us. - +\v 8 Speak a message that is healthy and blameless, so that anyone who is opposed may be put to shame, because he has nothing bad to say about us. \s5 \v 9 Slaves are to obey their masters in all things. They are to please them and not argue with them. \v 10 They should not pilfer. Instead, they should show all good faith, so that in every way they adorn our teaching about God our savior. \s5 -\v 11 For the grace of God has appeared to all people. +\v 11 For the grace of God has appeared to all people. \v 12 It trains us to deny ungodliness and worldly passions. It trains us to live sensibly, righteously, and in a godly way in this age \v 13 while we look forward to receiving our blessed hope, the appearance of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. diff --git a/57-TIT/03.usfm b/57-TIT/03.usfm index 9e956b65..e730a758 100644 --- a/57-TIT/03.usfm +++ b/57-TIT/03.usfm @@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 But when the kindness of God our savior and his love for mankind appeared, -\v 5 it was not by works of righteousness that we did, but by his mercy that he saved us. He saved us through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. - +\v 5 it was not by works of righteousness that we did, but by his mercy that he saved us. He saved us through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. \s5 \v 6 God richly poured the Holy Spirit on us through our Savior Jesus Christ. \v 7 He did this in order that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs through the confidence of eternal life. diff --git a/58-PHM/00.usfm b/58-PHM/00.usfm index 2792601d..29198cc0 100644 --- a/58-PHM/00.usfm +++ b/58-PHM/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id PHM Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Philemon +\h Philemon \toc1 The Letter to Philemon \toc2 Philemon -\toc3 Phm +\toc3 Phm \mt The Epistle of Paul to Philemon \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/58-PHM/01.usfm b/58-PHM/01.usfm index a3f97448..dfcf2fd6 100644 --- a/58-PHM/01.usfm +++ b/58-PHM/01.usfm @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 8 Therefore, although I have all the boldness in Christ to command you to do what you should do, +\v 8 Therefore, although I have all the boldness in Christ to command you to do what you should do, \v 9 yet because of love, I appeal to you instead—I, Paul, an old man, and now a prisoner for Christ Jesus. \s5 diff --git a/59-HEB/00.usfm b/59-HEB/00.usfm index 122a2c72..e6009d54 100644 --- a/59-HEB/00.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id HEB Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Hebrews -\toc1 The Letter to the Hebrews +\h Hebrews +\toc1 The Letter to the Hebrews \toc2 Hebrews -\toc3 Heb +\toc3 Heb \mt The Epistle to the Hebrews \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/59-HEB/02.usfm b/59-HEB/02.usfm index 86c18565..be57007c 100644 --- a/59-HEB/02.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/02.usfm @@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ \s5 \p \v 13 And again, -\q "I will trust in him." -\p And again, +\q "I will trust in him." +\p And again, \q "See, here am I and the children whom God has given me." \p \v 14 Therefore, since the children of God share flesh and blood, Jesus also shared the same things with them, so that through death he would do away with the one who had the power of death, that is, the devil. diff --git a/59-HEB/04.usfm b/59-HEB/04.usfm index d9696cce..5f7eaef5 100644 --- a/59-HEB/04.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/04.usfm @@ -10,18 +10,18 @@ \q "As I swore in my wrath, \q They will never enter my rest." \p Even so, his created works were finished at the foundation of the world. -\v 4 For he has said somewhere about the seventh day, +\v 4 For he has said somewhere about the seventh day, \q "God rested on the seventh day from all his deeds." \v 5 Again he has said, \q "They will never enter my rest." \s5 \p -\v 6 Therefore, because it is still reserved for some to enter his rest, and since many Israelites who heard the good news did not enter it because of disobedience, +\v 6 Therefore, because it is still reserved for some to enter his rest, and since many Israelites who heard the good news did not enter it because of disobedience, \v 7 God has again set a certain day called, "Today." After many days, he spoke through David, as it was earlier said, \q "Today if you hear his voice, \q do not harden your hearts." - + \s5 \p \v 8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken about another day. diff --git a/59-HEB/05.usfm b/59-HEB/05.usfm index c241f56f..49d4eea6 100644 --- a/59-HEB/05.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/05.usfm @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 7 During the days of his flesh, Christ offered up both prayers and requests with loud cries and tears to God, the one able to save him from death. He was heard because of his piety. +\v 7 During the days of his flesh, Christ offered up both prayers and requests with loud cries and tears to God, the one able to save him from death. He was heard because of his piety. \v 8 Even though he was a son, he learned obedience from the things that he suffered. \s5 @@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ \s5 \v 12 For though by this time you should be teachers, you still have need for someone to teach you the basic principles of God's messages. You need milk, not solid food! \v 13 For anyone who only takes milk is inexperienced with the message of righteousness, because he is still a baby. -\v 14 But solid food is for adults. These are those who because of their maturity have their understanding trained for distinguishing good from evil. +\v 14 But solid food is for adults. These are those who because of their maturity have their understanding trained for distinguishing good from evil. diff --git a/59-HEB/07.usfm b/59-HEB/07.usfm index 0eaa6fcf..67f3e6b0 100644 --- a/59-HEB/07.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/07.usfm @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ \c 7 \p \v 1 It was this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him. -\v 2 It was to him that Abraham gave a tenth of everything. His name "Melchizedek" means "king of righteousness." His other title is "king of Salem," that is, "king of peace." +\v 2 It was to him that Abraham gave a tenth of everything. His name "Melchizedek" means "king of righteousness." His other title is "king of Salem," that is, "king of peace." \v 3 He is without father, without mother, without ancestors, with neither beginning of days nor end of life. Instead, he resembles the Son of God, because he remains a priest forever. \s5 @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ \s5 \v 7 There is no denying that the lesser person is blessed by the greater person. \v 8 In this case, mortal men receive tithes, but in that case it is testified that he lives on. -\v 9 And, in a manner of speaking, Levi, who received tithes, also paid tithes through Abraham, +\v 9 And, in a manner of speaking, Levi, who received tithes, also paid tithes through Abraham, \v 10 because Levi was in the body of his ancestor when Melchizedek met Abraham. \s5 @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 22 By this also Jesus has given the guarantee of a better covenant. +\v 22 By this also Jesus has given the guarantee of a better covenant. \v 23 On one hand, many become priests because by death they are kept from continuing on. \v 24 On the other hand, because Jesus remains forever, he has a permanent priesthood. diff --git a/59-HEB/08.usfm b/59-HEB/08.usfm index 94c0038f..d0d63c40 100644 --- a/59-HEB/08.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/08.usfm @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ \v 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel \q after those days—says the Lord. \q I will put my laws into their minds, -\q and I will also write them on their hearts. +\q and I will also write them on their hearts. \q I will be their God, \q and they will be my people. diff --git a/59-HEB/09.usfm b/59-HEB/09.usfm index 588e3797..d5ee6e49 100644 --- a/59-HEB/09.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/09.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \s5 \c 9 \p -\v 1 Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. +\v 1 Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. \v 2 For a tabernacle was prepared. The first room, in which were the lampstand, the table, and the bread of the presence, was called the holy place. \s5 @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \s5 \v 8 The Holy Spirit showed that the way into the most holy place was not yet revealed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing. -\v 9 This was an illustration for the present time. Both the gifts and sacrifices that are now being offered are not able to perfect the worshiper's conscience. +\v 9 This was an illustration for the present time. Both the gifts and sacrifices that are now being offered are not able to perfect the worshiper's conscience. \v 10 They are only concerned with food and drink and various sorts of ceremonial washings. These were all regulations for the flesh that were provided until the new order would be created. \s5 diff --git a/59-HEB/10.usfm b/59-HEB/10.usfm index f4af0a50..a76ff961 100644 --- a/59-HEB/10.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/10.usfm @@ -11,11 +11,10 @@ \q "It was neither sacrifices nor offerings that you desired. \q Instead, it is a body that you have prepared for me. \q -\v 6 In neither whole burnt offerings nor sacrifices for sin did you take pleasure. +\v 6 In neither whole burnt offerings nor sacrifices for sin did you take pleasure. \q \v 7 Then I said, 'See, here I am, as it is written about me in the scroll, to do your will.'" -\q - +\q \s5 \p \v 8 First he said, "It was neither sacrifices, nor offerings, nor whole burnt offerings, nor sacrifices for sin that you desired. Nor did you take pleasure in them." These are sacrifices that are offered according to the law. @@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ \v 12 On the other hand, Christ offered one sacrifice for sins forever, he sat down at the right hand of God. \v 13 He is waiting until his enemies are made a stool for his feet. \v 14 For by one offering he has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. - + \s5 \v 15 And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us. For first he said, \q diff --git a/59-HEB/11.usfm b/59-HEB/11.usfm index fe3138c5..9e4eb387 100644 --- a/59-HEB/11.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/11.usfm @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ \c 11 \p \v 1 Now faith is the assurance about the things that are confidently expected. It is the evidence about events that are still not seen. -\v 2 For because of this the ancestors were approved for their faith. +\v 2 For because of this the ancestors were approved for their faith. \v 3 By faith we understand that the universe was created by God's command, so that what is visible was not made out of things that were visible. \s5 @@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ \s5 \v 15 If they had been thinking of the country from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. -\v 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, since he has prepared a city for them. - +\v 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, since he has prepared a city for them. \s5 \v 17 It was by faith that Abraham, when he was tested, offered Isaac. It was his only son whom he offered, he who had received the promises. \v 18 It was Abraham to whom it had been said, "It is through Isaac that your descendants will be named." @@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ \v 26 He reasoned that the disgrace of following Christ was greater riches than Egypt's treasures. For he was fixing his eyes on his reward. \s5 -\v 27 It was by faith that Moses left Egypt. He did not fear the king's anger, for he endured as if he were seeing +\v 27 It was by faith that Moses left Egypt. He did not fear the king's anger, for he endured as if he were seeing the one who is invisible. \v 28 It was by faith that he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch the Israelites' firstborn sons. diff --git a/59-HEB/12.usfm b/59-HEB/12.usfm index f7a3872b..b0338846 100644 --- a/59-HEB/12.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/12.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \s5 \p -\v 4 You have not yet resisted or struggled against sin to the +\v 4 You have not yet resisted or struggled against sin to the point of blood. \v 5 And you have forgotten the encouragement that instructs you as sons: \q "My son, do not think lightly of the Lord's discipline, diff --git a/59-HEB/13.usfm b/59-HEB/13.usfm index 129e60c7..7a356be4 100644 --- a/59-HEB/13.usfm +++ b/59-HEB/13.usfm @@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ \s5 \v 3 Remember prisoners, as if you were bound with them. Remember those who are mistreated, as if you also were them in the body. -\v 4 Let marriage be respected by everyone. Let the marriage bed be pure, for God will judge the sexually immoral people and adulterers. - +\v 4 Let marriage be respected by everyone. Let the marriage bed be pure, for God will judge the sexually immoral people and adulterers. \s5 \v 5 Let your conduct be free from the love of money. Be content with the things you have, for God himself has said, "I will never leave you, nor will I forsake you." \v 6 Let us be content so that we may have courage to say, @@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ \s5 \v 9 Do not be carried away by various strange teachings. For it is good that the heart should be strengthened by grace, not by foods that do not help those who walk by them. -\v 10 We have an altar from which those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat. +\v 10 We have an altar from which those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat. \v 11 For the blood of the animals killed for sins is brought by the high priest into the holy place, while their bodies are burned outside the camp. \s5 @@ -48,8 +47,7 @@ \s5 \p \v 22 Now I encourage you, brothers, to bear with the word of encouragement that I have briefly written to you. -\v 23 Know that our brother Timothy has been set free, with whom I will see you if he comes soon. - +\v 23 Know that our brother Timothy has been set free, with whom I will see you if he comes soon. \s5 \p \v 24 Greet all your leaders and all the believers. Those from Italy greet you. diff --git a/60-JAS/00.usfm b/60-JAS/00.usfm index 5840c8b4..2d1cdcd4 100644 --- a/60-JAS/00.usfm +++ b/60-JAS/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id JAS Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h James -\toc1 The Letter of James +\h James +\toc1 The Letter of James \toc2 James -\toc3 Jas +\toc3 Jas \mt The General Epistle of James \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/60-JAS/01.usfm b/60-JAS/01.usfm index a63021dd..cfb1df87 100644 --- a/60-JAS/01.usfm +++ b/60-JAS/01.usfm @@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 Let endurance complete its work, so that you may become fully developed and complete, and so that you may lack in nothing. -\v 5 But if any of you needs wisdom, let him ask for it from God, the one who gives generously and without rebuke to all who ask, and he will give it to him. - +\v 5 But if any of you needs wisdom, let him ask for it from God, the one who gives generously and without rebuke to all who ask, and he will give it to him. \s5 \v 6 But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing. For anyone who doubts is like a wave in the sea that is driven by the wind and tossed around. \v 7 For that person must not think that he will receive anything from the Lord. @@ -25,11 +24,11 @@ \s5 \v 14 But each person is tempted by his own desire, which drags him away and entices him. -\v 15 Then after the desire conceives, it gives birth to sin. And after the sin is full grown, it gives birth to death. +\v 15 Then after the desire conceives, it gives birth to sin. And after the sin is full grown, it gives birth to death. \v 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. \s5 -\v 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. It comes down from the Father of lights. With him there is no changing or shadow because of turning. +\v 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above. It comes down from the Father of lights. With him there is no changing or shadow because of turning. \v 18 God chose to give us birth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all the things that he created. \s5 diff --git a/60-JAS/03.usfm b/60-JAS/03.usfm index 0e23ada7..cd5cbc61 100644 --- a/60-JAS/03.usfm +++ b/60-JAS/03.usfm @@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ \s5 \v 11 Does a spring pour out from its opening both sweet and bitter water? -\v 12 Does a fig tree, my brothers, make olives? Or a grapevine, figs? Neither can salty water produce sweet water. - +\v 12 Does a fig tree, my brothers, make olives? Or a grapevine, figs? Neither can salty water produce sweet water. \s5 \p \v 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let that person show a good life by his works in the humility of wisdom. diff --git a/60-JAS/05.usfm b/60-JAS/05.usfm index 781f118d..cc465d0e 100644 --- a/60-JAS/05.usfm +++ b/60-JAS/05.usfm @@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ \s5 \v 16 So confess your sins to one another, and pray for each other, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very strong in its working. \v 17 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain in the land for three years and six months. -\v 18 And Elijah prayed again. The heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. - +\v 18 And Elijah prayed again. The heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. \s5 \p \v 19 My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone brings him back, diff --git a/61-1PE/00.usfm b/61-1PE/00.usfm index bafc43dd..9a3b6412 100644 --- a/61-1PE/00.usfm +++ b/61-1PE/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 1PE Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 1 Peter +\h 1 Peter \toc1 The First Letter of Peter \toc2 First Peter -\toc3 1Pe +\toc3 1Pe \mt The First Epistle General of Peter \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/61-1PE/01.usfm b/61-1PE/01.usfm index 58b48230..a2bffe51 100644 --- a/61-1PE/01.usfm +++ b/61-1PE/01.usfm @@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ \s5 \v 11 They searched to know about whom and when the Spirit of Christ in them was speaking to them. This was happening as he was telling them in advance about the sufferings of Christ and the glorious things after that. -\v 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told to you by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look. - +\v 12 It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves, but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told to you by those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things into which angels long to look. \s5 \p \v 13 So gird up the loins of your mind. Be sober. Put confidence in the grace that will be brought to you at the revealing of Jesus Christ. @@ -43,12 +42,12 @@ \v 21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead ones and to whom he gave glory so that your faith and confidence would be in God. \s5 -\v 22 You made your souls pure by obedience to the truth. This was for the purpose of sincere brotherly love, so love one another earnestly from the heart. +\v 22 You made your souls pure by obedience to the truth. This was for the purpose of sincere brotherly love, so love one another earnestly from the heart. \f + \ft Some older versions read, \fqa You made your souls pure by obedience to the truth through the Spirit ... \fqb \f* \v 23 You have been born again, not from perishable seed, but from imperishable seed, through the living and remaining word of God. \s5 -\v 24 For +\v 24 For \q "all flesh is like grass, and all its glory is like the flower of the grass. \q The grass dries up, and the flower falls off, \q diff --git a/61-1PE/02.usfm b/61-1PE/02.usfm index 32e72be1..c7dd284c 100644 --- a/61-1PE/02.usfm +++ b/61-1PE/02.usfm @@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ \v 5 You also are like living stones that are being built up to be a spiritual house, in order to be a holy priesthood that offers the spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. \s5 -\v 6 Scripture contains this: -\q "See, I am laying in Zion a cornerstone, -\q chosen and valuable. +\v 6 Scripture contains this: +\q "See, I am laying in Zion a cornerstone, +\q chosen and valuable. \q Whoever believes in him will not be ashamed." \s5 @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ They stumble, disobeying the word, for which they were also destined. \s5 \v 9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's possession, so that you would announce the wonderful actions of the one who called you out from darkness into his marvelous light. \q -\v 10 Once you were not a people, -\q but now you are the people of God. -\q You did not receive mercy, +\v 10 Once you were not a people, +\q but now you are the people of God. +\q You did not receive mercy, \q but now you have received mercy. \b diff --git a/61-1PE/03.usfm b/61-1PE/03.usfm index fc0c736b..343d53c8 100644 --- a/61-1PE/03.usfm +++ b/61-1PE/03.usfm @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ \s5 \c 3 \p -\v 1 In this way, you who are wives should submit to your own husbands. Do this so even if some men are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word, through their wives' behavior. +\v 1 In this way, you who are wives should submit to your own husbands. Do this so even if some men are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word, through their wives' behavior. \v 2 For they will have seen your sincere behavior with respect. \s5 @@ -38,17 +38,15 @@ \s5 \v 15 Instead, set apart the Lord Christ in your hearts as holy. Always be ready to answer everyone who asks you why you have confidence in God. Do this with meekness and respect. -\v 16 Have a good conscience so that the people who insult your good life in Christ may be ashamed because they are speaking against you as if you were evildoers. +\v 16 Have a good conscience so that the people who insult your good life in Christ may be ashamed because they are speaking against you as if you were evildoers. \v 17 It is better, if God desires, that you suffer for doing good than for doing evil. \s5 \v 18 Christ also suffered once for sins. He who is righteous suffered for us, who were unrighteous, so that he would bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but he was made alive by the Spirit. \v 19 By the Spirit, he went and preached to the spirits who are now in prison. -\v 20 They were disobedient when the patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, in the days of the building of an ark, and God saved a few people—eight souls—through the water. - +\v 20 They were disobedient when the patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, in the days of the building of an ark, and God saved a few people—eight souls—through the water. \s5 \v 21 This is a symbol of the baptism that saves you now—not as a washing away of dirt from the body, but as the appeal of a good conscience to God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. -\v 22 Christ is at the right hand of God. He went into heaven. Angels, authorities, and powers must submit to him. - +\v 22 Christ is at the right hand of God. He went into heaven. Angels, authorities, and powers must submit to him. diff --git a/61-1PE/04.usfm b/61-1PE/04.usfm index ed8eed4f..c4bc00a2 100644 --- a/61-1PE/04.usfm +++ b/61-1PE/04.usfm @@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ \s5 \v 17 For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God. If it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey God's gospel? -\v 18 And if -\q "the righteous man is scarcely saved, +\v 18 And if +\q "the righteous man is scarcely saved, \q how will the ungodly person and the sinner appear?" \m \v 19 Therefore let those who suffer because of God's will entrust their souls to the faithful Creator in well-doing. diff --git a/62-2PE/00.usfm b/62-2PE/00.usfm index 60b3c826..ed52e49a 100644 --- a/62-2PE/00.usfm +++ b/62-2PE/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 2PE Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 2 Peter +\h 2 Peter \toc1 The Second Letter of Peter \toc2 Second Peter -\toc3 2Pe +\toc3 2Pe \mt The Second Epistle General of Peter \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/62-2PE/01.usfm b/62-2PE/01.usfm index ae798153..aff624ab 100644 --- a/62-2PE/01.usfm +++ b/62-2PE/01.usfm @@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ \v 2 May grace and peace increase in measure in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. \s5 -\v 3 All the things concerning divine power for life and godliness have been given to us through the knowledge of God, who called us through his own glory and virtue. -\v 4 Through these, he gave us precious and great promises, so that you might be sharers in the divine nature, as you escape from the corruption that is in the world because of wicked desires. - +\v 3 All the things concerning divine power for life and godliness have been given to us through the knowledge of God, who called us through his own glory and virtue. +\v 4 Through these, he gave us precious and great promises, so that you might be sharers in the divine nature, as you escape from the corruption that is in the world because of wicked desires. \s5 \v 5 For this reason, do your best to add virtue through your faith, and through your virtue, knowledge. \v 6 Through your knowledge, add self-control, and through your self-control, add endurance, and through your endurance, add godliness. @@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ \s5 \v 16 For we did not follow cleverly invented myths when we told you about the power and the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ. Instead, we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. -\v 17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory when a voice was brought to him by the majestic Glory saying, "This is my Son, the beloved One, with whom I am well pleased." +\v 17 For he received from God the Father honor and glory when a voice was brought to him by the majestic Glory saying, "This is my Son, the beloved One, with whom I am well pleased." \v 18 We heard this voice that came out of heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain. \s5 diff --git a/62-2PE/02.usfm b/62-2PE/02.usfm index 5bf11fd9..2f01834c 100644 --- a/62-2PE/02.usfm +++ b/62-2PE/02.usfm @@ -8,14 +8,13 @@ \s5 \v 4 For God did not spare the angels who sinned. Instead he handed them down to Tartarus to be kept in chains of lower darkness until the judgment. \f + \ft Some other versions read, \fqa to be kept in pits of lower darkness until the judgment. \fqb \f* -\v 5 Also, he did not spare the ancient world. Instead, he preserved Noah, who was a herald of righteousness, along with seven others, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly. +\v 5 Also, he did not spare the ancient world. Instead, he preserved Noah, who was a herald of righteousness, along with seven others, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly. \v 6 God also reduced the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes and condemned them to destruction, as an example of what is to happen to the ungodly. \s5 \v 7 But as for the righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the behavior of lawless men in sensuality, God rescued him. \v 8 For that righteous man, who was living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul because of what he saw and heard. -\v 9 The Lord knows how to rescue godly men out of trials, and how to hold unrighteous men for punishment at the day of judgment. - +\v 9 The Lord knows how to rescue godly men out of trials, and how to hold unrighteous men for punishment at the day of judgment. \s5 \v 10 This is especially true for those who continue in the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. They are bold and self-willed. They are not afraid to blaspheme the glorious ones. \v 11 Angels have greater strength and power, but they do not bring insulting judgments against them to the Lord. diff --git a/62-2PE/03.usfm b/62-2PE/03.usfm index 9e2730d4..adf76d49 100644 --- a/62-2PE/03.usfm +++ b/62-2PE/03.usfm @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ \s5 \v 5 They willfully forget that the heavens and the earth came to exist out of water and through water, long ago, by God's command, -\v 6 and that through these things, the world of that time was destroyed, being flooded with water. +\v 6 and that through these things, the world of that time was destroyed, being flooded with water. \v 7 But now the heavens and the earth are reserved for fire by that same command. They are reserved for the day of judgment and the destruction of the ungodly people. \s5 diff --git a/63-1JN/00.usfm b/63-1JN/00.usfm index 8bfd66c4..0696ac9c 100644 --- a/63-1JN/00.usfm +++ b/63-1JN/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 1JN Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 1 John -\toc1 The First Letter of John +\h 1 John +\toc1 The First Letter of John \toc2 First John -\toc3 1Jn +\toc3 1Jn \mt The First Epistle General of John \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/63-1JN/01.usfm b/63-1JN/01.usfm index baee6b12..267f6aca 100644 --- a/63-1JN/01.usfm +++ b/63-1JN/01.usfm @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ \v 2 Also, the life was made known, and we have seen it, and we bear witness to it. We are announcing to you the eternal life, which was with the Father, and which has been made known to us. \s5 -\v 3 That which we have seen and heard we declare also to you, so you also will have fellowship with us. Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. +\v 3 That which we have seen and heard we declare also to you, so you also will have fellowship with us. Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. \v 4 Also, we are writing these things to you so that our joy will be complete. \f + \ft Some older versions read, \fqa And we are writing these things to you so that your joy will be complete. \fqb \f* \b diff --git a/63-1JN/03.usfm b/63-1JN/03.usfm index e79a045c..be2d5145 100644 --- a/63-1JN/03.usfm +++ b/63-1JN/03.usfm @@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ \s5 \v 4 Everyone who keeps sinning is doing what is lawless, for sin is lawlessness. \v 5 You know that Christ was revealed in order to take away sins. And in him there is no sin. -\v 6 No one who remains in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen him or known him. - +\v 6 No one who remains in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has seen him or known him. \s5 \v 7 Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous. \v 8 The one who commits sin is from the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. For this reason the Son of God was revealed, so that he would destroy the devil's works. diff --git a/63-1JN/05.usfm b/63-1JN/05.usfm index 37d61c8c..5449998a 100644 --- a/63-1JN/05.usfm +++ b/63-1JN/05.usfm @@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ \s5 \v 16 If anyone sees his brother commit a sin that does not result in death, he must pray, and God will give him life. I refer to those whose sin does not result in death. There is a sin that results in death; I am not saying that he should pray about that. -\v 17 All unrighteousness is sin, but there is sin that does not result in death. - +\v 17 All unrighteousness is sin, but there is sin that does not result in death. \s5 \p \v 18 We know that whoever is born from God does not sin. But the one who was born from God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him. diff --git a/64-2JN/00.usfm b/64-2JN/00.usfm index 53964d60..ed4f5dc4 100644 --- a/64-2JN/00.usfm +++ b/64-2JN/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 2JN Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 2 John -\toc1 The Second Letter of John +\h 2 John +\toc1 The Second Letter of John \toc2 Second John -\toc3 2Jn +\toc3 2Jn \mt The Second Epistle of John \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/65-3JN/00.usfm b/65-3JN/00.usfm index 43976c9c..a2bbc027 100644 --- a/65-3JN/00.usfm +++ b/65-3JN/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id 3JN Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h 3 John +\h 3 John \toc1 The Third Letter of John \toc2 Second John -\toc3 3Jn +\toc3 3Jn \mt The Third Epistle of John \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/65-3JN/01.usfm b/65-3JN/01.usfm index 57ee51d3..de3d9079 100644 --- a/65-3JN/01.usfm +++ b/65-3JN/01.usfm @@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ \s5 \p \v 13 I had many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write them to you with pen and ink. -\v 14 But I expect to see you soon, and we will speak face to face. +\v 14 But I expect to see you soon, and we will speak face to face. \v 15 May peace be with you. The friends greet you. Greet the friends by name. diff --git a/66-JUD/00.usfm b/66-JUD/00.usfm index b4966f65..5717d4b0 100644 --- a/66-JUD/00.usfm +++ b/66-JUD/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id JUD Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Jude +\h Jude \toc1 The Letter of Jude \toc2 Jude -\toc3 Jud +\toc3 Jud \mt The General Epistle of Jude \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/66-JUD/01.usfm b/66-JUD/01.usfm index 53b682ce..88a941d3 100644 --- a/66-JUD/01.usfm +++ b/66-JUD/01.usfm @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ \v 8 Yet in the same way, these dreamers also pollute their bodies. They reject authority, and they say slanderous things against the glorious ones. \s5 -\v 9 But even Michael the archangel, when he was arguing with the devil and disputing with him about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment against him. Instead he said, "May the Lord rebuke you!" +\v 9 But even Michael the archangel, when he was arguing with the devil and disputing with him about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment against him. Instead he said, "May the Lord rebuke you!" \v 10 But these people bring slanders against whatever they do not understand. And what they do understand—what unreasoning animals know by instinct—these are what destroyed them. \v 11 Woe to them! For they have walked in the way of Cain, and have plunged into Balaam's error for profit. They have perished in Korah's rebellion. @@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ \s5 \v 14 Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them, saying, "Look! The Lord is coming with thousands and thousands of his holy ones. \v 15 He is coming to execute judgment on everyone. He is coming to convict all the ungodly of all the works they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh words that ungodly sinners have spoken against him." -\v 16 These are grumblers, complainers, who follow their evil desires. They are loud boasters, who, for their own advantage, flatter others. - +\v 16 These are grumblers, complainers, who follow their evil desires. They are loud boasters, who, for their own advantage, flatter others. \s5 \p \v 17 But you, beloved, remember the words that were spoken in the past by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. @@ -44,11 +43,11 @@ \v 21 Keep yourselves in God's love, and wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings you eternal life. \s5 -\v 22 Be merciful to those who doubt. +\v 22 Be merciful to those who doubt. \v 23 Save others by snatching them out of the fire. To others be merciful with fear. Hate even the garment stained by the flesh. \b \s5 \p \v 24 Now to the one who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to cause you to stand before his glorious presence, without blemish and with great joy, -\v 25 to the only God our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and power, before all time, now, and forevermore. Amen. +\v 25 to the only God our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and power, before all time, now, and forevermore. Amen. diff --git a/67-REV/00.usfm b/67-REV/00.usfm index b796449e..ba12af9b 100644 --- a/67-REV/00.usfm +++ b/67-REV/00.usfm @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ \id REV Unlocked Literal Bible \ide UTF-8 -\h Revelation +\h Revelation \toc1 The Book of Revelation \toc2 Revelation -\toc3 Rev +\toc3 Rev \mt The Revelation to Saint John \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/67-REV/01.usfm b/67-REV/01.usfm index 3ef402e2..388b1ca6 100644 --- a/67-REV/01.usfm +++ b/67-REV/01.usfm @@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ \s5 \q \v 7 Look, he is coming with the clouds; -\q2 every eye will see him, -\q including those who pierced him. -\q2 And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of him. +\q2 every eye will see him, +\q including those who pierced him. +\q2 And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of him. \m Yes, Amen. \p diff --git a/67-REV/02.usfm b/67-REV/02.usfm index ccb8b912..c9593a41 100644 --- a/67-REV/02.usfm +++ b/67-REV/02.usfm @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ \c 2 \p \v 1 "To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: -\p 'These are the words of the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks among the seven golden lampstands, +\p 'These are the words of the one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and who walks among the seven golden lampstands, \v 2 "I know what you have done and your hard labor and your patient endurance. I know that you cannot tolerate the evil people. I know that you have tested those who say they are apostles, but are not, and that you have found them to be false. \s5 @@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ \v 26 The one who conquers and who does what I have done until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations. \m \q -\v 27 'He will rule them with an iron rod, +\v 27 'He will rule them with an iron rod, \q like clay jars he will break them into pieces.' -\m +\m \v 28 Just as I have received from my Father, I will also give him the morning star. \v 29 Let the one who has an ear listen to what the Spirit is saying to the churches."'" diff --git a/67-REV/03.usfm b/67-REV/03.usfm index e8653560..97667df7 100644 --- a/67-REV/03.usfm +++ b/67-REV/03.usfm @@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ \p \v 7 "To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: \q 'These are the words of the one who is holy and true— -\q2 he holds the key of David, -\q2 he opens and no one shuts, +\q2 he holds the key of David, +\q2 he opens and no one shuts, \q3 he shuts and no one can open. \p \v 8 "I know what you have done. Look, I have put before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have obeyed my word and have not denied my name. diff --git a/67-REV/04.usfm b/67-REV/04.usfm index eed4bc2d..fed696d0 100644 --- a/67-REV/04.usfm +++ b/67-REV/04.usfm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ \v 3 The one who was sitting on it looked like jasper and carnelian. There was a rainbow around the throne. The rainbow looked like an emerald. \s5 -\v 4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, dressed with white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. +\v 4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, dressed with white garments, with golden crowns on their heads. \v 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and crashes of thunder. Seven lamps were burning in front of the throne, lamps that were the seven spirits of God. \s5 @@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ \s5 \v 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second living creature was like a calf, the third living creature had a face like a man, and the fourth living creature was like a flying eagle. \v 8 The four living creatures each had six wings, full of eyes on top and underneath. Night and day they do not stop saying, -\q "Holy, holy, holy -\q is the Lord God Almighty +\q "Holy, holy, holy +\q is the Lord God Almighty \q2 who was, and who is, and who is to come." \m @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ \v 9 Whenever the living creatures gave glory, honor, and thanks to the one who was seated on the throne, the one who lives forever and ever, \v 10 the twenty-four elders prostrated themselves before the one seated on the throne. They bowed down to the one living forever and ever, and they threw down their crowns before the throne, saying, \q -\v 11 "Worthy are you, our Lord and our God, +\v 11 "Worthy are you, our Lord and our God, \q2 to receive the glory and the honor and the power. -\q For you created all things, +\q For you created all things, \q2 and by your will, they existed and were created." diff --git a/67-REV/05.usfm b/67-REV/05.usfm index 5e54f8f8..9e778853 100644 --- a/67-REV/05.usfm +++ b/67-REV/05.usfm @@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ \s5 \v 9 They sang a new song: -\q "You are worthy to take the scroll -\q2 and to open its seals. -\q For you were slaughtered, and with your blood you purchased people for God +\q "You are worthy to take the scroll +\q2 and to open its seals. +\q For you were slaughtered, and with your blood you purchased people for God \q2 from every tribe, language, people, and nation. \q -\v 10 You made them a kingdom and priests to serve our God, +\v 10 You made them a kingdom and priests to serve our God, \q2 and they will reign on the earth." \m diff --git a/67-REV/07.usfm b/67-REV/07.usfm index b555915d..e396fcf9 100644 --- a/67-REV/07.usfm +++ b/67-REV/07.usfm @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ \q twelve thousand from the tribe of Gad, \q \v 6 twelve thousand from the tribe of Asher, -\q twelve thousand from the tribe of Naphtali, +\q twelve thousand from the tribe of Naphtali, \q twelve thousand from the tribe of Manasseh. \s5 @@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ \s5 \q -\v 15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God, +\v 15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God, \q2 and they worship him day and night in his temple. \q2 The one who is seated on the throne will spread his tent over them. \q \v 16 They will not be hungry again, nor will they be thirsty again. -\q2 The sun will not beat down on them, +\q2 The sun will not beat down on them, \q2 nor any burning heat. \q \v 17 For the Lamb in the middle of the throne will be their shepherd, -\q2 and he will guide them to springs of living water, +\q2 and he will guide them to springs of living water, \q and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes." diff --git a/67-REV/11.usfm b/67-REV/11.usfm index 8128cd13..0a11fcdd 100644 --- a/67-REV/11.usfm +++ b/67-REV/11.usfm @@ -30,25 +30,25 @@ \s5 \p -\v 15 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices spoke in heaven and said, -\q "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ. +\v 15 Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices spoke in heaven and said, +\q "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ. \q He will reign forever and ever." \m \s5 \v 16 Then the twenty-four elders who were sitting on their thrones in the presence of God prostrated themselves on their faces. They worshiped God. \v 17 They said, -\q "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the one who is and who was, +\q "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the one who is and who was, \q because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign. \f + \ft Some copies read \fq the ruler over all, the one who is and who was, and who is to come, \fqb but most modern versions do not. \f* \s5 \q -\v 18 The nations were enraged, +\v 18 The nations were enraged, \q2 but your wrath has come. \q2 The time has come for the dead to be judged -\q and for you to reward your servants the prophets, -\q2 those who are believers, and those who feared your name, +\q and for you to reward your servants the prophets, +\q2 those who are believers, and those who feared your name, \q2 both the unimportant and the mighty. \q And the time has come for you to destroy those who are destroying the earth." diff --git a/67-REV/12.usfm b/67-REV/12.usfm index 96ecd9c4..f510c3a5 100644 --- a/67-REV/12.usfm +++ b/67-REV/12.usfm @@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ \s5 \v 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven: \q "Now have come the salvation, the power, -\q2 the kingdom of our God, -\q2 and the authority of his Christ. +\q2 the kingdom of our God, +\q2 and the authority of his Christ. \q For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, \q2 the one who accused them before our God day and night. @@ -33,18 +33,17 @@ \v 11 They conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, \q for they did not love their lives even to death. \q -\v 12 Therefore, rejoice, you heavens, -\q2 and all who reside in them. +\v 12 Therefore, rejoice, you heavens, +\q2 and all who reside in them. \q But woe to the earth and to the sea \q2 because the devil has gone down to you. -\q He is filled with terrible anger, +\q He is filled with terrible anger, \q2 because he knows he only has a little time. \s5 \p \v 13 When the dragon realized he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had given birth to the male child. -\v 14 But the woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she would flee to the place prepared for her in the wilderness. This was the place where she would be taken care of, for a time, times, and half a time—out of the serpent's presence. - +\v 14 But the woman was given the two wings of a great eagle, so that she would flee to the place prepared for her in the wilderness. This was the place where she would be taken care of, for a time, times, and half a time—out of the serpent's presence. \s5 \v 15 The serpent poured water out of his mouth like a river, that he would make a flood to sweep her away. \v 16 But the earth helped the woman. The earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon was pouring out of his mouth. diff --git a/67-REV/13.usfm b/67-REV/13.usfm index 2b1f59a5..5f77d0e6 100644 --- a/67-REV/13.usfm +++ b/67-REV/13.usfm @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ \s5 \c 13 -\p +\p \v 1 Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads. On its horns were ten crowns, and on each of its heads was a blasphemous name. \v 2 This beast I saw was like a leopard. Its feet were like a bear's feet, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. The dragon gave his power to it, and his throne, and his great authority to rule. @@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ \s5 \v 9 If anyone has an ear, let him listen. \q -\v 10 If anyone is to be taken into captivity, -\q2 into captivity he will go. -\q If anyone is to be killed with a sword, -\q2 with a sword he will be killed. +\v 10 If anyone is to be taken into captivity, +\q2 into captivity he will go. +\q If anyone is to be killed with a sword, +\q2 with a sword he will be killed. \m Here is a call for patient endurance and faith for those who are holy. diff --git a/67-REV/15.usfm b/67-REV/15.usfm index d459cdcd..7778b336 100644 --- a/67-REV/15.usfm +++ b/67-REV/15.usfm @@ -7,19 +7,18 @@ \s5 \p -\v 2 I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mixed with fire. Standing beside the sea were those who had been victorious over the beast and his image, and over the number representing his name. They were holding harps given to them by God. - +\v 2 I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mixed with fire. Standing beside the sea were those who had been victorious over the beast and his image, and over the number representing his name. They were holding harps given to them by God. \s5 \v 3 They were singing the song of Moses, the servant of God, the song of the Lamb: -\q "Great and marvelous are your deeds, -\q2 Lord God, the Almighty. -\q Just and true are your ways, +\q "Great and marvelous are your deeds, +\q2 Lord God, the Almighty. +\q Just and true are your ways, \q2 King of the nations. \q -\v 4 Who will not fear you, Lord, +\v 4 Who will not fear you, Lord, \q2 and glorify your name? \q For you alone are holy. -\q2 All nations will come +\q2 All nations will come \q2 and worship before you \q because your righteous deeds have been revealed." diff --git a/67-REV/16.usfm b/67-REV/16.usfm index acc65fc8..7618359a 100644 --- a/67-REV/16.usfm +++ b/67-REV/16.usfm @@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ \s5 \p \v 4 The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood. -\v 5 I heard the angel of the waters say, +\v 5 I heard the angel of the waters say, \q "You are righteous—the one who is and who was, the Holy One— \q2 because you have judged these things. \f + \ft Some older copies read, \fqa You are righteous, Lord—the one who is and who was and who is to be, because you have judged these things. \fqb \f* -\q -\v 6 Because they poured out the blood of the believers and prophets, +\q +\v 6 Because they poured out the blood of the believers and prophets, \q2 you have given them blood to drink; \q it is what they deserve." \m -\v 7 I heard the altar reply, +\v 7 I heard the altar reply, \q "Yes, Lord God Almighty, \q2 your judgments are true and righteous." @@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ \p \v 17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. Then a loud voice came out of the temple and from the throne, saying, "It is done!" \v 18 There were flashes of lightning, rumbles, crashes of thunder, and a terrible earthquake—an earthquake greater than any that has ever happened since human beings have been on the earth, so great was this earthquake. -\v 19 The great city was split into three parts, and the nations' cities collapsed. Then God called to mind Babylon the great, and he gave that city the cup filled with the wine made from his furious wrath. - +\v 19 The great city was split into three parts, and the nations' cities collapsed. Then God called to mind Babylon the great, and he gave that city the cup filled with the wine made from his furious wrath. \s5 \v 20 Every island disappeared, and the mountains were no longer found. \v 21 Great hailstones, weighing about a talent, came down from the sky upon the people. They cursed God for the plague of hail because that plague was so terrible. diff --git a/67-REV/17.usfm b/67-REV/17.usfm index 0ebec395..82a31ade 100644 --- a/67-REV/17.usfm +++ b/67-REV/17.usfm @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ \v 8 The beast you saw existed, does not exist now, but is about to come up from the bottomless pit. Then it will go on to destruction. Those who live on the earth, those whose names have not been written in The Book of Life since the foundation of the world—they will be astounded when they see the beast that existed, does not exist now, but is about to come. \s5 -\v 9 This calls for a mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman is seated. +\v 9 This calls for a mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman is seated. \v 10 They are also seven kings. Five kings have fallen, one exists, and the other has not yet come; when he comes, he can remain only for a little while. \s5 diff --git a/67-REV/18.usfm b/67-REV/18.usfm index 476053fd..824a7638 100644 --- a/67-REV/18.usfm +++ b/67-REV/18.usfm @@ -4,55 +4,55 @@ \c 18 \p \v 1 After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illumined by his glory. -\v 2 He cried out with a mighty voice, saying, -\q "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! -\q2 She has become a dwelling place for demons, -\q a refuge for every unclean spirit, +\v 2 He cried out with a mighty voice, saying, +\q "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! +\q2 She has become a dwelling place for demons, +\q a refuge for every unclean spirit, \q2 and a refuge for every unclean and detestable bird. \q -\v 3 For all the nations have drunk the wine of her immoral passion. -\q2 The kings of the earth have committed immorality with her. +\v 3 For all the nations have drunk the wine of her immoral passion. +\q2 The kings of the earth have committed immorality with her. \q The merchants of the earth have become rich from the power of her sensual way of living." \s5 \q -\v 4 Then I heard another voice from heaven say, -\q2 "Come out from her, my people, -\q3 so that you will not share in her sins, +\v 4 Then I heard another voice from heaven say, +\q2 "Come out from her, my people, +\q3 so that you will not share in her sins, \q2 and so that you will not receive any of her plagues. \q -\v 5 Her sins have piled up as high as heaven, +\v 5 Her sins have piled up as high as heaven, \q2 and God has remembered her evil actions. \q -\v 6 Pay her back as she has paid others back, -\q2 and repay her double for what she has done; +\v 6 Pay her back as she has paid others back, +\q2 and repay her double for what she has done; \q2 in the cup she mixed, mix double the amount for her. \s5 -\q -\v 7 As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, -\q2 give her just as much torture and grief. -\q For she says in her heart, -\q2 'I am seated as a queen; -\q I am not a widow, +\q +\v 7 As she glorified herself and lived in luxury, +\q2 give her just as much torture and grief. +\q For she says in her heart, +\q2 'I am seated as a queen; +\q I am not a widow, \q2 and I will never see mourning.' \q -\v 8 Therefore in one day her plagues will come: -\q2 death, mourning, and famine. -\q She will be consumed by fire, +\v 8 Therefore in one day her plagues will come: +\q2 death, mourning, and famine. +\q She will be consumed by fire, \q2 for the Lord God is mighty, and he is her judge." \s5 \m \v 9 The kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and went out of control with her will weep and wail over her when they see the smoke of her burning. -\v 10 They will stand off at a distance, afraid of her torment, saying, -\q "Woe, woe to the great city, -\q2 Babylon, the powerful city! +\v 10 They will stand off at a distance, afraid of her torment, saying, +\q "Woe, woe to the great city, +\q2 Babylon, the powerful city! \q For in a single hour your punishment has come." \m \s5 -\v 11 The merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys her merchandise anymore— +\v 11 The merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, since no one buys her merchandise anymore— \v 12 merchandise of gold, silver, precious stone, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet, all kinds of scented wood, every vessel of ivory, every vessel made of most precious wood, bronze, iron, marble, \v 13 cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, oil, fine flour, wheat, cattle and sheep, horses and chariots, and slaves and human souls. @@ -63,55 +63,55 @@ All your luxury and splendor have vanished, never to be found again. \s5 \v 15 The merchants of these goods who became rich by her will stand away from her at a distance because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning loudly. \m -\v 16 They will say, +\v 16 They will say, \q "Woe, woe to the great city -\q2 that was dressed in fine linen, -\q3 in purple, and in scarlet, -\q2 and was adorned with gold, +\q2 that was dressed in fine linen, +\q3 in purple, and in scarlet, +\q2 and was adorned with gold, \q3 precious jewels, and pearls! \q2 -\v 17 In a single hour all that wealth has been wasted." +\v 17 In a single hour all that wealth has been wasted." \m Every ship's captain, every seafaring man, sailors, and all whose living is made from the sea, stood off at a distance. \m \s5 \v 18 They cried out as they saw the smoke of her burning. They said, "What city is like the great city?" -\v 19 They threw dust on their heads, and cried out, weeping and mourning, -\q "Woe, woe to the great city -\q2 where all who had their ships -\q2 at sea became rich from her wealth. +\v 19 They threw dust on their heads, and cried out, weeping and mourning, +\q "Woe, woe to the great city +\q2 where all who had their ships +\q2 at sea became rich from her wealth. \q For in a single hour she has been destroyed." \q -\v 20 "Rejoice over her, heaven, -\q2 you believers, apostles, and prophets, +\v 20 "Rejoice over her, heaven, +\q2 you believers, apostles, and prophets, \q for God has brought your judgment on her!" \s5 \p -\v 21 A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, -\q "In this way, Babylon, the great city, -\q2 will be thrown down with violence +\v 21 A mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, +\q "In this way, Babylon, the great city, +\q2 will be thrown down with violence \q2 and will not be seen anymore. \q -\v 22 The sound of harpers, musicians, -\q3 flute players, and trumpeters -\q2 will not be heard anymore in you. -\q No craftsman of any kind -\q2 will be found in you. -\q No sound of a mill +\v 22 The sound of harpers, musicians, +\q3 flute players, and trumpeters +\q2 will not be heard anymore in you. +\q No craftsman of any kind +\q2 will be found in you. +\q No sound of a mill \q2 will be heard anymore in you. \s5 \q -\v 23 The light of a lamp -\q2 will not shine in you anymore. -\q The voices of the bridegroom and the bride -\q2 will not be heard in you anymore, -\q for your merchants were the princes of the earth, +\v 23 The light of a lamp +\q2 will not shine in you anymore. +\q The voices of the bridegroom and the bride +\q2 will not be heard in you anymore, +\q for your merchants were the princes of the earth, \q2 and the nations were deceived by your sorcery. \q -\v 24 In her the blood of prophets and believers was found, +\v 24 In her the blood of prophets and believers was found, \q2 and the blood of all who have been killed on the earth." diff --git a/67-REV/19.usfm b/67-REV/19.usfm index 62db0ae6..d55c5ef9 100644 --- a/67-REV/19.usfm +++ b/67-REV/19.usfm @@ -4,47 +4,47 @@ \c 19 \p \v 1 After these things I heard what sounded like a loud voice of a large number of people in heaven saying, -\q "Hallelujah. +\q "Hallelujah. \q Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God. \q2 -\v 2 His judgments are true and just, +\v 2 His judgments are true and just, \q for he has judged the great prostitute -\q2 who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality. -\q He has taken revenge for the blood of his servants, +\q2 who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality. +\q He has taken revenge for the blood of his servants, \q2 which she herself shed." \m \s5 \m -\v 3 They spoke a second time: -\q "Hallelujah! +\v 3 They spoke a second time: +\q "Hallelujah! \q The smoke rises from her forever and ever." \m -\v 4 The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures prostrated themselves and worshiped God who was seated on the throne. They were saying, +\v 4 The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures prostrated themselves and worshiped God who was seated on the throne. They were saying, \q "Amen. Hallelujah!" \s5 \m \v 5 Then a voice came out from the throne, saying, -\q "Praise our God, -\q2 all you his servants, -\q you who fear him, +\q "Praise our God, +\q2 all you his servants, +\q you who fear him, \q2 both the unimportant and the powerful." \s5 \m \v 6 Then I heard what sounded like the voice of a great number of people, like the roar of many waters, and like loud crashes of thunder, saying, -\q "Hallelujah! +\q "Hallelujah! \q For the Lord reigns, the God who rules over all. \s5 \q -\v 7 Let us rejoice and be very happy -\q2 and give him the glory -\q because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come, +\v 7 Let us rejoice and be very happy +\q2 and give him the glory +\q because the wedding celebration of the Lamb has come, \q2 and his bride has made herself ready. \q -\v 8 She was permitted to be dressed +\v 8 She was permitted to be dressed \q2 in bright and clean fine linen" \q (for fine linen is the righteous acts of holy people). diff --git a/67-REV/21.usfm b/67-REV/21.usfm index 10316dca..b9bfe59e 100644 --- a/67-REV/21.usfm +++ b/67-REV/21.usfm @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ \v 10 Then he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God. \s5 -\v 11 Jerusalem had the glory of God, and its brilliance was like a very precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper. +\v 11 Jerusalem had the glory of God, and its brilliance was like a very precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper. \v 12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates. On the gates were written the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. \v 13 On the east were three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. @@ -52,5 +52,5 @@ \v 25 Its gates will not be shut during the day, and there will be no night there. \s5 -\v 26 They will bring the splendor and the honor of the nations into it, +\v 26 They will bring the splendor and the honor of the nations into it, \v 27 and nothing unclean will ever enter into it. Neither will anyone who commits anything shameful or deceitful enter, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life. diff --git a/67-REV/22.usfm b/67-REV/22.usfm index d6e31897..1c9a1ded 100644 --- a/67-REV/22.usfm +++ b/67-REV/22.usfm @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ \s5 \c 22 -\p +\p \v 1 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, clear as crystal. It was flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb \v 2 through the middle of the city's street. On each side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, and it bears its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md index 5a7ba492..e749e1f1 100644 --- a/LICENSE.md +++ b/LICENSE.md @@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ This is a human-readable summary of (and not a substitute for) the [license](htt ### You are free to: * **Share** — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format - * **Adapt** — remix, transform, and build upon the material - + * **Adapt** — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.