“But now for a brief moment Adonai our God has shown us favor in leaving us a remnant and giving us as a peg in His holy place. Thus our God has enlightened our eyes and has given us a little relief in our bondage.
Psalm 13:3 - Tree of Life Version How long must I have cares in my soul and daily sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; lighten the eyes [of my faith to behold Your face in the pitchlike darkness], lest I sleep the sleep of death, American Standard Version (1901) Consider and answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; Common English Bible Look at me! Answer me, LORD my God! Restore sight to my eyes! Otherwise, I’ll sleep the sleep of death, Catholic Public Domain Version They have all gone astray; together they have become useless. There is no one who does good; there is not even one. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They are all gone aside, they are become unprofitable together: there is none that doth good, no not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre: with their tongues they acted deceitfully; the poison of asps is under their lips. Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: their feet are swift to shed blood. Destruction and unhappiness in their ways: and the way of peace they have not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes. |
“But now for a brief moment Adonai our God has shown us favor in leaving us a remnant and giving us as a peg in His holy place. Thus our God has enlightened our eyes and has given us a little relief in our bondage.
I detest those who continue to watch worthless idols, but I trust in Adonai.
He who avenges blood remembers. He will not forget the cry of the afflicted.
When they become hot, I will set out a banquet for them and will make them so drunk that they become merry— and then sleep a perpetual sleep and never awake.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
“I will intoxicate her officials and sages, her governors, deputies, and warriors, and they will sleep a perpetual sleep, and not awake.” It is a declaration of the King, whose Name is Adonai-Tzva’ot.
‘A light for revelation to the nations’ and the glory of Your people Israel.”
for everything made visible is light. This is why it says, “Wake up, O sleeper! Rise from the dead, and Messiah will shine on you.”
And the city has no need for the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.
But Jonathan had not heard when his father made the people swear the oath. So he put out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb, put his hand to his mouth—and his eyes brightened.
Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the people. Just look how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.