Baramouda 18, 1740

33And when Jacob had finished commanding his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed and breathed his last, and was gathered to his people.

1Then Joseph fell on his father's face and wept over him, and kissed him.

2And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.

3Forty days were required for him, for such are the days required for those who are embalmed; and the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

4Now when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spoke to the household of Pharaoh, saying, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the hearing of Pharaoh, saying,

5"My father made me swear, saying, "Behold, I am dying; in my grave which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan, there you shall bury me." Now therefore, please let me go up and bury my father, and I will come back."'

6And Pharaoh said, "Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear."

7So Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

8as well as all the house of Joseph, his brothers, and his father's house. Only their little ones, their flocks, and their herds they left in the land of Goshen.

9And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen, and it was a very great gathering.

10Then they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, and they mourned there with a great and very solemn lamentation. He observed seven days of mourning for his father.

11And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "This is a deep mourning of the Egyptians." Therefore its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

12So his sons did for him just as he had commanded them.

13For his sons carried him to the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, before Mamre, which Abraham bought with the field from Ephron the Hittite as property for a burial place.

14And after he had buried his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, he and his brothers and all who went up with him to bury his father.

15When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "Perhaps Joseph will hate us, and may actually repay us for all the evil which we did to him."

16So they sent messengers to Joseph, saying, "Before your father died he commanded, saying,

17"Thus you shall say to Joseph: "I beg you, please forgive the trespass of your brothers and their sin; for they did evil to you."' Now, please, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of your father." And Joseph wept when they spoke to him.

18Then his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, "Behold, we are your servants."

19Joseph said to them, "Do not be afraid, for am I in the place of God?

20But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.

21Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones." And he comforted them and spoke kindly to them.

22So Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he and his father's household. And Joseph lived one hundred and ten years.

23Joseph saw Ephraim's children to the third generation. The children of Machir, the son of Manasseh, were also brought up on Joseph's knees.

24And Joseph said to his brethren, "I am dying; but God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land to the land of which He swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob."

25Then Joseph took an oath from the children of Israel, saying, "God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here."

26So Joseph died, being one hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

27He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, But trouble will come to him who seeks evil.

28He who trusts in his riches will fall, But the righteous will flourish like foliage.

29He who troubles his own house will inherit the wind, And the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.

31If the righteous will be recompensed on the earth, How much more the ungodly and the sinner.

1Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid.

2A good man obtains favor from the LORD, But a man of wicked intentions He will condemn.

3A man is not established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous cannot be moved.

4An excellent wife is the crown of her husband, But she who causes shame is like rottenness in his bones.

5The thoughts of the righteous are right, But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

6The words of the wicked are, "Lie in wait for blood," But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.

7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, But the house of the righteous will stand.

8A man will be commended according to his wisdom, But he who is of a perverse heart will be despised.

9Better is the one who is slighted but has a servant, Than he who honors himself but lacks bread.

10A righteous man regards the life of his animal, But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

11He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, But he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.

12The wicked covet the catch of evil men, But the root of the righteous yields fruit.

13The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, But the righteous will come through trouble.

14A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, And the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.

15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, But he who heeds counsel is wise.

16A fool's wrath is known at once, But a prudent man covers shame.

17He who speaks truth declares righteousness, But a false witness, deceit.

18There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword, But the tongue of the wise promotes health.

19The truthful lip shall be established forever, But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

20Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of peace have joy.

21No grave trouble will overtake the righteous, But the wicked shall be filled with evil.

22Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, But those who deal truthfully are His delight.

10"Rejoice with Jerusalem, And be glad with her, all you who love her; Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her;

11That you may feed and be satisfied With the consolation of her bosom, That you may drink deeply and be delighted With the abundance of her glory."

12For thus says the LORD: "Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, And the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream. Then you shall feed; On her sides shall you be carried, And be dandled on her knees.

13As one whom his mother comforts, So I will comfort you; And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem."

14When you see this, your heart shall rejoice, And your bones shall flourish like grass; The hand of the LORD shall be known to His servants, And His indignation to His enemies.

15For behold, the LORD will come with fire And with His chariots, like a whirlwind, To render His anger with fury, And His rebuke with flames of fire.

16For by fire and by His sword The LORD will judge all flesh; And the slain of the LORD shall be many.

17"Those who sanctify themselves and purify themselves, To go to the gardens After an idol in the midst, Eating swine's flesh and the abomination and the mouse, Shall be consumed together," says the LORD.

18"For I know their works and their thoughts. It shall be that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come and see My glory.

19I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles.

20Then they shall bring all your brethren for an offering to the LORD out of all nations, on horses and in chariots and in litters, on mules and on camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem," says the LORD, "as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.

21And I will also take some of them for priests and Levites," says the LORD.

22"For as the new heavens and the new earth Which I will make shall remain before Me," says the LORD, "So shall your descendants and your name remain.

23And it shall come to pass That from one New Moon to another, And from one Sabbath to another, All flesh shall come to worship before Me," says the LORD.

24"And they shall go forth and look Upon the corpses of the men Who have transgressed against Me. For their worm does not die, And their fire is not quenched. They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh."

7And so it was, after the LORD had spoken these words to Job, that the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My wrath is aroused against you and your two friends, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.

8Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and My servant Job shall pray for you. For I will accept him, lest I deal with you according to your folly; because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has."

9So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the LORD commanded them; for the LORD had accepted Job.

10And the LORD restored Job's losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.

11Then all his brothers, all his sisters, and all those who had been his acquaintances before, came to him and ate food with him in his house; and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. Each one gave him a piece of silver and each a ring of gold.

12Now the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.

13He also had seven sons and three daughters.

14And he called the name of the first Jemimah, the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-Happuch.

15In all the land were found no women so beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.

16After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children and grandchildren for four generations.

17So Job died, old and full of days.

4His lightnings light the world; The earth sees and trembles.

5The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

6The heavens declare His righteousness, And all the peoples see His glory.

20Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, "The kingdom of God does not come with observation;

21nor will they say, "See here!' or "See there!' For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you."

22Then He said to the disciples, "The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

23And they will say to you, "Look here!' or "Look there!' Do not go after them or follow them.

24For as the lightning that flashes out of one part under heaven shines to the other part under heaven, so also the Son of Man will be in His day.

25But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

26And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man:

27They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.

28Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

29but on the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

30Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man is revealed.

31"In that day, he who is on the housetop, and his goods are in the house, let him not come down to take them away. And likewise the one who is in the field, let him not turn back.

32Remember Lot's wife.

33Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

34I tell you, in that night there will be two men in one bed: the one will be taken and the other will be left.

35Two women will be grinding together: the one will be taken and the other left.

36Two men will be in the field: the one will be taken and the other left."

37And they answered and said to Him, "Where, Lord?" So He said to them, "Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together."

1But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:

2For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,

4traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

5having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!

6For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,

7always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

8Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved concerning the faith;

9but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was.

10But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance,

11persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra--what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.

12Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

13But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

14But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them,

15and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

17that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

1I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom:

2Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

3For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;

4and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.

5But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

7Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and latter rain.

8You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

9Do not grumble against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door!

10My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience.

11Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord--that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

12But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your "Yes" be "Yes," and your "No," "No," lest you fall into judgment.

13Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.

14Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

15And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

16Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.