and He madefrom one[man] everynationof mankindto liveon allthe faceof the earth,having determined[their] appointedtimesand the boundariesof their habitation,
Now the mancalledhis wife'snameEve,becauseshe was the motherof all[the] living.
Thesethree[were] the sonsof Noah,and from thesethe wholeearthwas populated.
"He makesthe nationsgreat,then destroysthem; He enlargesthe nations,then leadsthem away.
"Sincehis daysare determined,The numberof his monthsis with You; And his limitsYou have setso that he cannotpass.
My timesare in Your hand;Deliverme from the handof my enemiesand from those who persecuteme.
You have establishedallthe boundariesof the earth;You have madesummerand winter.
"Wail,O gate;cry,O city;Meltaway, O Philistia,allof you; For smokecomesfrom the north,And thereis nostragglerin his ranks.
He has castthe lotfor them, And His handhas dividedit to them by line.They shall possessit forever;From generationto generationthey will dwellin it.
"Declareand setforth[your case]; Indeed,let them consulttogether.Whohas announcedthisfrom of old?Who has longsincedeclaredit? Is it not I, the LORD?And thereis nootherGodbesidesMe, A righteousGodand a Savior;Thereis noneexceptMe.
"I have madethe earth,the menand the beastswhichare on the faceof the earthby My greatpowerand by My outstretchedarm,and I will giveit to the one whois pleasingin My sight.
"As for bothkings,their heartswill be [intent] on evil,and they will speaklies[to each other] at the sametable;but it will not succeed,for the endis still[to come] at the appointedtime.
"Someof those who haveinsightwill fall,in order to refine,purgeand makethem pureuntilthe endtime;because[it is] still[to come] at the appointedtime.
"Do we not allhave onefather?Has not oneGodcreatedus? Whydo we dealtreacherouslyeachagainst his brotherso as to profanethe covenantof our fathers?
and yetHe did not leaveHimselfwithout witness,in that He did goodand gaveyou rainsfrom heavenand fruitfulseasons,satisfyingyour heartswith foodand gladness."
SAYSTHE LORD,WHO MAKESTHESE THINGSKNOWNFROM LONG AGO.
For as in Adamalldie,soalsoin Christallwill be made alive.
The firstmanis from the earth,earthy;the secondmanis from heaven.
howwill we escapeif we neglectso greata salvation?Afterit was at the firstspokenthroughthe Lord,it was confirmedto us by thosewho heard,
