1 And he took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying: Israel shall be thy name.
Psalm 115:4 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision 1 They that fear the Lord hath hoped in the Lord: he is their helper and their protector. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men's hands. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. American Standard Version (1901) Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands. Common English Bible Their idols are just silver and gold— things made by human hands. Catholic Public Domain Version I will take up the cup of salvation, and I will call upon the name of the Lord. |
1 And he took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the Lord came, saying: Israel shall be thy name.
4 And he said: Fill four buckets with water, and pour it upon the burnt offering, and upon the wood. And again he said: Do the same the second time. And when they had done it the second time, he said: Do the same also the third time. And they did so the third time.
3 By the hand of thy servants thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said: With the multitude of my chariots I have gone up to the height of the mountains, to the top of Libanus, and have cut down its tall cedars, and its choice fir trees. And I have entered into the furthest parts thereof, and the forest of its Carmel.
4 In those days Ezechias was sick even to death, and he prayed to the Lord: and he heard him, and gave him a sign.
The Lord hath made known his salvation: he hath revealed his justice in the sight of the Gentiles.
7 The inhabitants of them were weak of hand, they trembled, and were confounded: they became like the grass of the field, and the herb of the pasture, and like the grass of the housetops, which withered before it was ripe.
5 And he hath poured out upon him the indignation of his fury, and a strong battle, and hath burnt him round about, and he knew not: and set him on fire, and he understood not.
8 They have not known, nor understood: for their eyes are covered that they may not see, and that they may not understand with their heart.
8 Who say to Cyrus: Thou art my shepherd, and thou shalt perform all my pleasure. Who say to Jerusalem: Thou shalt be built: and to the temple: Thy foundations shall be laid.
7 But the residue thereof he made a god, and a graven thing for himself: he boweth down before it, and adoreth it, and prayeth unto it, saying: Deliver me, for thou art my God.
3 Then Nabuchodonosor in fury, and in wrath, commanded that Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago should be brought: who immediately were brought before the king.
1 And Darius the Mede succeeded to the kingdom, being threescore and two years old.
4 And Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and hath built temples: and Juda hath built many fenced cities: and I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the houses thereof.
4 But as soon as they perceived him to be a Jew, all with one voice, for the space of about two hours, cried out: Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
And when he had gone over those parts, and had exhorted them with many words, he came into Greece;
3 That a people should hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of fire, as thou hast heard, and lived: