So Joab sent {messengers} to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. Joab said to this wise woman, “Please pretend to be very sad. Put on clothes of sadness. Don’t dress up. Act like a woman who has been crying many days for someone that died.
Ecclesiastes 9:8 - Easy To Read Version Wear nice clothes and make yourself look good. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let your garments be always white [with purity], and let your head not lack [the] oil [of gladness]. American Standard Version (1901) Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil. Common English Bible Let your garments always be white; don’t run short of oil for your head. Catholic Public Domain Version Let your garments be white at all times, and let not oil be absent from your head. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oil depart from thy head. |
So Joab sent {messengers} to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. Joab said to this wise woman, “Please pretend to be very sad. Put on clothes of sadness. Don’t dress up. Act like a woman who has been crying many days for someone that died.
Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, [110] came down to meet King David. From the time the king had left Jerusalem until he came back in peace, Mephibosheth had not cared for his feet, trimmed his mustache, or washed his clothes.
Mordecai left the king. Mordecai was wearing special clothes from the king. His clothes were blue and white, and he had on a large gold crown. He also had a purple robe made of the best linen. {\cf2\super [27]} There was a special celebration in Susa. The people were very happy.
Lord, you prepared my table\par in front of my enemies.\par You poured oil on my head. {\cf2\super [142]} \par My cup is full and spilling over.\par
During those three weeks, I didn’t eat any fancy food. I didn’t eat any meat. I didn’t drink any wine. I didn’t put any oil on my head. I didn’t do any of these things for three weeks.
You drink wine in fancy cups. {\cf2\super [79]} \par You use the best perfumes.\par And you are not even upset that Joseph’s family is being destroyed.\par
You did not honor me with oil for my head, but she rubbed my feet with her sweet-smelling oil.
“Listen! I will come, \{and it will be a surprise,\} like when a thief comes! Happy is the person that stays awake and keeps his clothes with him. Then he will not have to go without clothes, and people will not see the things he is ashamed for them to see.”
The armies of heaven were following him. They were riding white horses. They were dressed in fine linen, white and clean.
Fine linen was given to the bride\par for her to wear.\par The linen was bright and clean.”\par
Then I looked, and there were many, many people. There were so many people that a person could not count them all. They were from every nation, tribe, race of people, and language of the earth. These people were standing before the throne and before the Lamb (Jesus). They all wore white robes and had palm branches in their hands.
Go wash and get dressed. Put on a nice dress, and go down to the threshing floor. But don’t let Boaz see you until he has finished eating supper.