Job 2 Cross References - MSTC

¹ It happened also upon a time, that when the servants of God came and stood before the LORD, Satan also came among them, and stood before him. ² And the LORD said unto Satan, "From whence comest thou?" Satan answered and said, "I have gone about the land, and walked through it." ³ Then said the LORD unto Satan, "Hast thou not considered my servant Job, how that he is an innocent and virtuous man such one as feareth God, and escheweth evil, and that there is none like him in the land? But thou movedst me against him, to punish him: yet is it in vain, for he continueth still in his godliness." ⁴ Satan answered the LORD, and said, "Skin for skin? Yea, a man will give all that ever he hath, for his life. ⁵ But lay thine hand upon him, touch him once upon the bone and flesh, and, I hold, he shall curse thee to thy face." ⁶ Then said the LORD unto Satan, "Lo, there hast thou him in thy power, but spare his life." ⁷ So went Satan forth from the LORD, and smote Job with marvelous sore boils, from the sole of the foot unto his crown; ⁸ so that he sat upon the ground in the ashes, and scraped off the filth of his sores with a potsherd. ⁹ Then said his wife unto him, "Dost thou yet continue in thy perfectness? Curse God, and die." ¹⁰ But Job said unto her, "Thou speakest like a foolish woman. Seeing we have received prosperity at the hand of God, wherefore should we not be content with adversity also?" In all these things, did not Job sin with his lips. ¹¹ Now when Job's friends heard of all the trouble that happened to him, there came three of them, every one from his own place: namely, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they were agreed together to come, to shew their compassion on him, and to comfort him. ¹² So when they lift up their eyes afar off, they knew him not. Then they cried, and wept: then every one of them rent his clothes, and sprinkled dust upon their heads in the air. ¹³ They sat them down by him also upon the ground seven days and seven nights. Neither was there any of them that spake one word unto him, for they saw that his pain was very great.

⁶ Now upon a time, when the servants of God came and stood before the LORD, Satan came also among them.

¹ In the same year that king Uzziah died, I saw the LORD sitting upon a high and glorious seat, and his train filled the temple. ² From above flickered the Seraphims, whereof every one had six wings: With twain each covered his face, with twain his feet, and with twain did he fly.

¹⁹ And the angel answered, and said unto him, "I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speak unto thee: and to show thee these glad tidings.

¹⁴ Are they not all spirits to do service, sent for to minister for their sakes, which shall be heirs of salvation?

⁸ And he said, "Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence comest thou and whither wilt thou go?" And she answered, "I flee from my mistress Sarai."

⁷ And the LORD said unto Satan, "From whence comest thou?" Satan answered the LORD, and said, "I have gone about the land and walked through it."

³⁰ Hereafter will I not talk many words unto you. For the chief ruler of this world cometh, and hath nought in me.

⁴ in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest should shine unto them the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, which is the image of God.

⁸ Be sober, and watch. For your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

⁹ These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man and uncorrupt in his time, and walked with God.

²⁰ And Joab answered and said, "God forbid! God forbid it me, that I should either devour or destroy it.

¹ In the land of Uz, there was a man called Job: an innocent and virtuous man, such a one as feared God, and eschewed evil.

⁸ Then said the LORD unto Satan, "Hast thou not considered my servant Job, and how that he is an innocent and virtuous man: such one as feareth God, and escheweth evil, and that there is none like him in the land?"

¹¹ But lay thine hand upon him a little, touch once all that he hath, and, I hold, he shall curse thee to thy face."

²¹ and said, "Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I turn thither again. The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; now blessed be the name of the LORD." ²² In all these things did Job not offend, nor murmured foolishly against God.

¹⁷ He troubleth me so with the tempest, and woundeth me out of measure without a cause.

²⁰ If I will justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me; if I will put forth my self for a perfect man, he shall prove me a wicked doer.

¹⁵ Lo, though he slay me, yet will I put my trust in him. But if I shew and reprove mine own ways in his sight,

⁵ God forbid, that I should grant your cause to be right! As for me, until mine end come will I never go from my innocence. ⁶ My righteous dealing will I keep fast, and not forsake it; for my conscience reproveth me not in all my conversation.

¹ {A Psalm of David} Be thou my Judge, O LORD, for I walk innocently. My trust hath been also in the LORD; therefore shall I not fall.

³⁷ Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right; for that shall bring a man peace at the last.

¹² Thou hast upholden me because of my innocency, and set me before thy face forever.

⁸ The righteous shall be delivered out of trouble; and the ungodly shall come in his stead.

⁶ Righteousness keepeth the innocent in the way; but ungodliness shall overthrow the sinner.

² Whoso feareth the LORD, walketh in the right path: and regardeth not him that abhorreth the ways of the LORD.

⁸ The LORD abhorreth the sacrifice of the ungodly; but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable to him.

¹⁷ The path of the righteous escheweth evil; and whoso looketh well to his ways, keepeth his own soul.

³ Jesus answered, "Neither this man hath sinned, nor yet his father and mother: but that the works of God should be showed on him.

¹² Not as though I had already attained to it, either were already perfect: but I follow, if that I may comprehend that, wherein I am comprehended of Christ Jesus.

¹² Happy is the man that endureth in temptation, for when he is tried he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

⁷ that your faith, once tried, being much more precious than gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto laud, glory, and honour, at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

¹⁰ The God of all grace — which called you unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus — shall his own self, after ye have suffered a little affliction, make you perfect: shall settle, strengthen, and establish you.

³ Esther the queen answered and said: If I have found grace in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, then grant me my life at my desire and my people for my petition's sake: ⁴ for we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. And would God we were sold to be bondmen and bondwomen, then would I hold my tongue; although the enemy could not recompense the king's loss.

²⁰ Then, then shall man cast away his gods of silver and gold - which he nevertheless had made to honour them - unto moles and bats ²¹ that he may the better creep into the caves and rocks, and into the cliffs of hard stones, from the sight of the fearful judge and from the glory of his Majesty.

⁸ Among these eighty men there were ten, that said unto Ishmael, "Oh slay us not, for we have yet a great treasure in the field, of wheat, barley, oil and honey." So he spared them, and slew them not with their brethren.

²⁵ Therefore I say unto you, be not careful for your life what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your body, what raiment ye shall put on. Is not the life more worth than meat? and the body more of value than raiment?

²⁶ What shall it profit a man, though he should win all the whole world, if he lose his own soul? Or else, what shall a man give to redeem his soul again withal?

¹⁸ The next day when we were tossed with an exceeding tempest, they lightened the ship, ¹⁹ and the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

⁸ Yea I think all things but loss for that excellent knowledge's sake of Christ Jesus my Lord. For whom I have counted all thing loss, and do judge them but dung, that I might win Christ, ⁹ and might be found in him, not having mine own righteousness which is of the law: But that which springeth of the faith which is in Christ. I mean, the righteousness which cometh of God through faith ¹⁰ in knowing him, and the virtue of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his passions, that I might be conformable unto his death,

¹⁵ And speak unto the children of Israel, saying, 'Whosoever curseth his God, shall bear his sin:

¹⁷ And David said unto God, "Is it not I that commanded to number the people? And I am he that have sinned and done evil in deed. But what have these sheep done? Let thine hand therefore O LORD God be on me and on my father's house, and not on thy people to destroy them."

⁵ And it fortuned that when they had passed over the time of their banqueting round about; Job sent for them, and sanctified them, and gat up early, and offered for every one a burnt offering. For Job thought thus: "Peradventure my sons have done some offense, and have been unthankful to God in their hearts." And thus did Job everyday.

⁹ Then said his wife unto him, "Dost thou yet continue in thy perfectness? Curse God, and die."

²⁰ My bone hangeth to my skin, and my flesh is away; there is left me only the skin about my teeth. ²¹ Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends! For the hand of God hath touched me.

³ For while I held my tongue, my bones consumed away through my daily complaining. ⁴ For thy hand is heavy upon me both day and night, and my moisture is like the drought in Summer. Selah.

² For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. ³ There is no health in my flesh, because of thy displeasure; neither is there any rest in my bones, by reason of my sin. ⁴ For my wickednesses are gone over my head, and are like a sore burden, too heavy for me to bear. ⁵ My wounds stink, and are corrupt, through my foolishness. ⁶ I am brought into so great trouble and misery, that I go mourning all the day long. ⁷ For my loins are filled with a sore disease, and there is no whole part in my body.

¹⁰ Turn thy plagues away from me, for I am consumed through the fear of thy hand.

²¹ If he do not this, he stumbleth and suffereth hunger. And if he suffer hunger, he is out of patience, and blasphemeth his king and his God. Then looketh he upward, and downward to the earth,

¹² And the LORD said unto Satan, "Lo, all that he hath, be in thy power: only upon himself see that thou lay not thine hand." Then went Satan forth from the LORD.

¹⁰ When I gave it my commandment, making doors and bars for it; ¹¹ saying, 'Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further, and here shalt thou lay down thy proud and high waves.'

⁷ who stilleth the raging of the sea, the roaring of his waves, and the madness of the people.

²⁹ Then he commanded the foul spirit to come out of the man. For often times he caught him, and he was bound with chains, and kept with fetters: and he brake the bonds, and was carried of the fiend into wilderness. ³⁰ And Jesus asked him, saying, "What is thy name?" And he said, "Legion," because many devils were entered into him. ³¹ And they besought him, that he would not command them to go out into the deep. ³² And there was thereby a herd of many swine, feeding on a hill, and they besought him, that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them. ³³ Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: And the herd took their course, and ran headlong into the lake, and were choked.

³¹ And the Lord said, "Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired you, to sift you, as it were wheat: ³² But I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not. And when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren."

¹³ There hath none other temptation taken you, such as followeth the nature of man. God is faithful, which shall not suffer you to be tempted above your strength: but shall in the midst of the temptation make a way to escape out.

¹⁰ Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil shall cast of you into prison, to tempt you, and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be faithful unto the death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

¹ And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand. ² And he took the dragon, that old serpent which is the devil and Satan, and he bound him a thousand years:

⁷ And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,

⁹ and it shall turn to dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall make swelling sores with blains both on man and beast in all the land of Egypt." ¹⁰ And they took ashes out of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh, and Moses sprinkled it up into the air: And there brake out sores with blains both in man and beast: ¹¹ so that the sorcerers could not stand before Moses, by the reason of botches on the enchanters and upon all the Egyptians.

²⁷ "And the LORD will smite thee with the botches of Egypt and the hemorrhoids, scall and manginess, that thou shalt not be healed thereof.

³⁵ "The LORD shall smite thee with a mischievous botch in the knees and legs, so that thou canst not be healed: even from the sole of the foot unto the top of the head.

²² And he said, 'I will go out and be a false spirit in the mouths of all Prophets.' And the LORD said, 'Thou shalt deceive him and also prevail, go forth and do even so.'

⁵ My flesh is clothed with worms, filthiness and dust; my skin is withered, and crumpled together;

¹⁷ My bones are pierced through in the night season, and my sinews take no rest. ¹⁸ With all their power have they changed my garment, and girded me therewith, as it were with a coat. ¹⁹ I am even as it were clay, and am become like ashes and dust.

³⁰ My skin upon me is turned to black, and my bones are burnt with heat;

⁶ From the sole of the foot unto the head, there is no whole part in all your body: but all are wounds, botches, sores and stripes, which can neither be helped, bound up, mollified, nor eased with any ointment.

¹⁷ Therefore shall the Lord shave the heads of the daughters of Zion, and discover their shame."

¹¹ and blasphemed the God of heaven for sorrow, and pain of their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

¹⁹ And Tamar put ashes on her head and rent her gay kirtle that was on her and put her hand on her head and so went, and as she went cried.

¹⁴ Mine own kinfolk have forsaken me, and my friends have put me out of remembrance. ¹⁵ The servants and maids of mine own house take me for a stranger, and I am become as an alien in their sight. ¹⁶ When I call upon my servant, he giveth me no answer: no though I pray him with my mouth. ¹⁷ Mine own wife may not abide my breath, I was fain to speak fair for the children of mine own body.

⁶ Wherefore I give mine own self the blame, and take repentance in the dust and ashes."

⁵ My wounds stink, and are corrupt, through my foolishness.

⁷ For my loins are filled with a sore disease, and there is no whole part in my body.

³ That I might give unto them that mourn in Zion, beauty in the stead of ashes, joyful ointment for sighing, pleasant raiment for a heavy mind; That they might be called excellent in righteousness, a planting of the LORD for him to rejoice in.

²⁶ Wherefore, gird a sackcloth about thee, O daughter of my people; sprinkle thyself with ashes, mourn and weep bitterly, as upon the only beloved son: for the destroyer shall suddenly fall upon us.

³⁰ They shall lift up their voice because of thee, and make a lamentable cry. They shall cast dust upon their heads, and lie down in the ashes.

⁶ And the tidings came unto the king of Nineveh, which arose out of his seat, and did his apparel off and put on sackcloth, and sat him down in ashes.

²¹ "Woe be to thee, Chorazsin! Woe be to thee, Bethsaida! for if the miracles, which were showed in you, had been done in Tyre and in Sidon: they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

²⁰ And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, which lay at his gate full of sores, ²¹ desiring to be refreshed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's board. Nevertheless, the dogs came, and licked his sores.

⁶ And the woman saw that it was a good tree to eat of, and lusty unto the eyes, and a pleasant tree for to make wise. And took of the fruit of it and ate, and gave unto her husband also with her, and he ate.

¹² And Adam answered, "The woman which thou gavest to bear me company, she took me of the tree, and I ate."

⁴ For when Solomon was old, his wives turned his heart after other gods: so that his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.

³³ And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger was come unto him. And he said, "Behold, this evil is of the LORD! What more shall we look for of the LORD?"

³ Then said the LORD unto Satan, "Hast thou not considered my servant Job, how that he is an innocent and virtuous man such one as feareth God, and escheweth evil, and that there is none like him in the land? But thou movedst me against him, to punish him: yet is it in vain, for he continueth still in his godliness."

⁵ But lay thine hand upon him, touch him once upon the bone and flesh, and, I hold, he shall curse thee to thy face."

¹⁴ They say unto God, 'Go from us: we desire not the knowledge of thy ways! ¹⁵ What manner of fellow is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, to submit ourselves unto him?'

¹⁴ Ye have said, 'It is but lost labour, to serve God: What profit have we for keeping his commandments, and for walking humbly before the LORD of Hosts?

¹⁷ And unto Adam he said, "Forasmuch as thou hast obeyed the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying 'See thou eat not thereof' cursed be the earth for thy sake. In sorrow shalt thou eat thereof all days of thy life:

²⁰ Then David returned to salute his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out against him, and said, "Oh how glorious was the king of Israel today, which stripped himself today before the eyes of the maidens of his servants, as a light-brained fellow is wont to strip himself." ²¹ But David said again to Michal, "I thought to dance before the LORD — which chose me, rather thy father and all his kin, and commanded me to be ruler over all the people of the LORD, even over Israel.

¹³ For whither shall I go with my shame? And thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. But speak unto the king, and he shall not deny me unto thee."

²² And the king said, "What matter is between you and me ye sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me? There shall no man die this day in Israel: for I know that I am this day king over Israel."

²⁸ For all my father's house were but dead men unto my lord the king: and yet didst thou put me among them that eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet, to cry any more unto the king?"

¹⁰ And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And he said unto the LORD, "I have sinned exceedingly in that I have done. And now LORD take away the trespass of thy servant: for I have done foolishly."

⁹ For the eyes of the LORD behold all the earth, to strengthen the hearts of them that are whole with him. Herein thou hast done foolishly, and therefore from henceforth thou shalt have war."

¹ In the land of Uz, there was a man called Job: an innocent and virtuous man, such a one as feared God, and eschewed evil. ² This man had seven sons, and three daughters. ³ His substance was seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses, and a very great household: so that he was one of the most principal men among all them of the east country.

¹⁰ Hast thou not preserved him, his house, and all his substance on every side? Hast thou not blessed the work of his hands? Is not his possession increased in the land?

¹ {To the Chanter, for praising, a Psalm of David} I said, "I will take heed to my ways, that I offend not in my tongue. I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle, while the ungodly is in my sight."

¹² For the sin of their mouth, for the words of their lips, and because of their pride, let them be taken. And why? Their preaching is of cursing and lies.

⁶ Forsake ignorance, and ye shall live: and see that ye go in the way of understanding."

¹³ A foolish restless woman, full of words, and such one as hath no knowledge,

³⁸ out of the mouth of the most Highest goeth not evil and good"? ³⁹ Wherefore then murmureth the living man, let him murmur at his own sin. ⁴⁰ {Nun} Let us look well upon our own ways, and remember ourselves, and turn again to the LORD. ⁴¹ Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto the God that is in heaven.

³⁴ O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh. ³⁵ A good man out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth good things. And an evil man out of his evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things. ³⁶ But I say unto you, that of every idle word, that men shall have spoken, they shall give accounts at the day of judgment. ³⁷ For by thy words thou shalt be justified: and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."

²³ Then turned he about, and said unto Peter, "Come after me, Satan: thou offendest me, because thou savourest not Godly things, but worldly things."

² five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

¹¹ Then said Jesus unto Peter, "Put up thy sword into the sheath: shall I not drink of the cup which my father hath given me?"

¹² Rejoice in hope. Be patient in tribulation, continue in prayer.

⁹ Moreover, seeing we had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: should we not much rather be in subjection unto the father of spiritual gifts that we might live? ¹⁰ And they verily for a few days nurtured us after their own pleasure; but he learneth us unto that which is profitable, that we might receive of his holiness. ¹¹ No manner chastising for the present time seemeth to be joyous, but grievous; nevertheless, afterward it bringeth the quiet fruit of righteousness unto them which are therein exercised.

² For in many things we sin all. If a man sin not in word, the same is a perfect man and able to tame all the body.

¹⁰ Take, my brethren, the prophets: for an example of suffering adversity, and of long patience, which spake in the name of the Lord. ¹¹ Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have known what end the Lord made. For the Lord is very pitiful, and merciful.

² which bare him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.

¹¹ And the sons of Eliphaz were: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam and Kenaz.

¹⁵ These were dukes of the sons of Esau. The children of Eliphaz the first son of Esau were these: duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Zepho, duke Kenaz,

³⁵ Then came all his sons and all his daughters to comfort him. And he would not be comforted, but said, "I will go down into the grave unto my son, mourning." And thus his father wept for him.

³² The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbok and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

¹⁴ like as if one withdrew a good deed from his friend, and forsook the fear of the Almighty God?

¹⁹ Consider the paths of Tema, and the ways of Sheba, wherein they have put their trust.

¹ Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

⁴ As for you, ye are workmasters of lies, and unprofitable physicians altogether.

¹ Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

² "I have oft times heard such things. Miserable givers of comfort are ye, all the sort of you.

²⁰ My friends laugh me to scorn, but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.

¹ Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

¹⁹ All such as were my most familiars, abhor me: And they whom I loved best, are turned against me.

²¹ Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends! For the hand of God hath touched me.

⁷ Now when the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, he said unto Eliphaz the Temanite, "I am displeased with thee and thy two friends, for ye have not spoken the thing that is right before me, like as my servant Job hath done.

¹¹ And then came there unto him all his brethren, all his sisters, with all them that had been of his acquaintance afore, and ate bread with him in his house: wondering at him, and comforting him over all the trouble that the LORD had brought upon him. Every man gave him a sheep and a Jewel of gold.

¹⁷ He is a friend that always loveth, and in adversity a man shall know who is his brother.

²⁴ A friend that delighteth in love, doth a man more friendship, and sticketh faster unto him than a brother.

¹⁰ Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, see thou forsake not; but go not into thy brother's house in time of thy trouble. Better is a friend at hand than a brother far off.

¹⁹ Both these things are happened unto thee, but who is sorry for it? Yea, destruction, wasting, hunger and sword: but who hath comforted thee?

⁷ "Upon the Edomites hath the LORD of Hosts spoken on this manner: Is there no wisdom in Tema? Is there no more good counsel among his people? Is their wisdom then turned clean to naught?

¹⁹ And many of the Jews were come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them over their brother.

¹⁵ Be merry with them that are merry. Weep with them that weep.

²⁶ And if one member suffer, all suffer with him: if one member be had in honour, all members be glad also.

³ Remember them that are in bonds, even as though ye were bound with them. Be mindful of them which are in adversity, as ye which are yet in your bodies.

³⁴ When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out greatly and bitterly above measure, and said unto his father, "Bless me also, my father!"

⁶ And Joshua rent his clothes and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, both he and the elders of Israel; and put earth upon their heads.

⁴ And when the angel of the LORD had spoken these words unto all the children of Israel, the people cried out and wept.

¹⁹ And so they went both together until they came to Bethlehem. And when they were come to Bethlehem, it was noised through all the city, and the women said, "Is not this Naomi?" ²⁰ But she said unto them, "Call me not Naomi: call me Mara, for the Almighty hath made me very bitter. ²¹ I went out full: but the LORD hath brought me home empty. Why should ye then call me Naomi: seeing the LORD hath humbled me, and the Almighty hath brought me unto adversity?"

⁴ Then came the messengers to Gibeah where Saul dwelt, and told this tidings in the ears of the people. And all the people lifted up their voices and wept.

⁴ Then David and the people that was with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they could weep no more.

³⁶ And as soon as he had left speaking: behold, the king's sons came and lifted up their voices and wept. And thereto the king and all his servants wept exceedingly.

¹ In the four and twentieth day of this month came the children of Israel together with fasting, and sackcloth, and earth upon them,

¹ When Mordecai perceived all that was done, he rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried loud and lamentably,

²⁰ Then Job stood up, and rent his clothes, shaved his head, fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

¹⁴ Mine own kinfolk have forsaken me, and my friends have put me out of remembrance.

¹⁰ {Yod} The Senators of the daughter Zion sit upon the ground in silence: they have strawed ashes upon their heads, and girded themselves with sackcloth. The maidens of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

⁷ {Zayin} Her abstainers were whiter than the snow or milk: their colour was fresh red as the Coral, their beauty like the Sapphire. ⁸ {Khet} But now their faces are very black: Insomuch, that thou shouldest not know them in the streets. Their skin cleaveth to their bones; It is withered, and become like a dry stock.

¹⁹ And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping, and wailing, and said, 'Alas, Alas, that great city wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea, by the reason of her costliness, for at one hour is she made desolate.'

⁵ and called the light "day," and the darkness "night." And so of the evening and morning was made the first day.

⁸ And God called the firmament "heaven." And so of the evening and morning was made the second day.

¹⁰ And when they came to the field of Atad beyond Jordan, there they made great and exceeding sore lamentation. And he mourned for his father seven days.

³ When I heard this, I rent my clothes and my raiment, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat mourning.

⁴ When I heard these words, I sat me down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,

² "If we begin to commune with thee, peradventure thou wilt be discontent; but who can withhold himself from speaking?

⁴ Thou heldest mine eyes waking, I was so feeble, that I could not speak.

²⁶ At that time shall their gates mourn and complain, and they shall sit as desolate folk upon the earth.

¹ But as for thee O daughter, thou virgin Babylon, thou shalt sit in the dust. Thou shalt sit upon the ground, and not in a throne, O thou maiden of Chaldea. Thou shalt no more be called tender and pleasant.

¹⁵ And so in the beginning of the Month Abib, I came to the prisoners that dwelt by the water of Chebar and remained in that place, where they were: And so continued I among them seven days, being very sorry.