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Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and
Seir do say, Behold, the house of
Judah is like unto all the heathen;
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Moab and
Seir said, “Look, the house of
Judah is like all the other nations,”
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that
Edom hath dealt against the house of
Judah by taking
vengeance, and hath greatly
offended, and
revenged himself upon them;
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because
Edom acted vengefully against the house of
Judah, and in so doing
incurred grievous guilt,
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by
revenge, and have taken
vengeance with a
despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;
This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in
vengeance, taking
vengeance with
malice of soul to destroy
Judah with ancient hostility,
Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and
balm.
Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged wheat from Minnith, cakes and honey, oil and
balm for your
merchandise.
Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:
“And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and to all the house of Israel associated with him.’
Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.
you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel associated with him, and I will put them together with the stick of Judah. I will make them into a single stick, and they will become one in My hand.’
And by the border of
Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for
Judah.
Judah will have one portion bordering the territory of
Reuben from east to west.
And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
Bordering the territory of
Judah, from east to west, will be the portion you are to set apart. It will be 25,000 cubits wide, and the length of a
tribal portion from east to west. In the center will be the sanctuary.
Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince’s, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
So the
Levitical property and the city property will lie in the center of the area belonging to the prince—the area between the borders of
Judah and Benjamin.
And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of
Reuben, one gate of
Judah, one gate of Levi.
Beginning on the north side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, the gates of the city will be named after the tribes of Israel. On the north side there will be three gates: the gate of
Reuben, the gate of
Judah, and the gate of Levi.
In the third year of the reign of
Jehoiakim king of
Judah came
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it.
In the third year of the reign of
Jehoiakim king of
Judah,
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it.
And the Lord gave
Jehoiakim king of
Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of
Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the
treasure house of his god.
And the Lord delivered into his hand
Jehoiakim king of
Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of
Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.
Now among these were of the children of
Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah:
Among these young men were some from
Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and
Azariah.
Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in
haste and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the
captives of
Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.
Arioch
hastily brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the exiles from
Judah who will tell the king the interpretation.”
Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of
Judah, whom the king my father brought out of
Jewry?
So Daniel was brought before the king, who asked him, “Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah?
Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”
O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of
Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries
whither thou hast driven them, because of their
trespass that they have
trespassed against thee.
To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.
The word of the LORD that came unto
Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham,
Ahaz, and
Hezekiah, kings of
Judah, and in the days of
Jeroboam the son of
Joash, king of Israel.
This is the word of the LORD that came to
Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham,
Ahaz, and
Hezekiah, kings of
Judah, and of
Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.
But I will have mercy upon the house of
Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by
horsemen.
Yet I will have
compassion on the house of
Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”
Then shall the children of
Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and
appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of
Jezreel.
Then the people of
Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will
appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of
Jezreel.
Though thou, Israel, play the
harlot, yet let not
Judah offend; and come not ye unto
Gilgal, neither go ye up to Beth-
aven, nor
swear, The LORD liveth.
Though you
prostitute yourself, O Israel, may
Judah avoid such guilt! Do not journey to
Gilgal, do not go up to Beth-
aven, and do not
swear on oath, ‘As surely as the LORD lives!’
And the pride of Israel
doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity;
Judah also shall fall with them.
Israel’s
arrogance testifies against them; Israel and Ephraim
stumble in their iniquity; even
Judah stumbles with them.
The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.
The princes of
Judah are like those who move boundary stones; I will pour out My
fury upon them like water.
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a
moth, and to the house of
Judah as
rottenness.
So I am like a
moth to Ephraim, and like decay to the house of
Judah.
When Ephraim saw his sickness, and
Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not
heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
When Ephraim saw his sickness and
Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or
heal your wound.
For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of
Judah: I, even I, will
tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall
rescue him.
For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of
Judah. I, even I, will
tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can
rescue them.
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O
Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early
dew it goeth away.
What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O
Judah? For your
loyalty is like a morning
mist, like the early
dew that vanishes.
Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.
Also for you, O Judah, a harvest is appointed, when I restore My people from captivity.
For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and
Judah hath multiplied
fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall
devour the palaces thereof.
Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces;
Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will
consume their citadels.
And Ephraim is as an
heifer that is taught, and loveth to
tread out the corn; but I passed over upon her fair neck: I will make Ephraim to
ride;
Judah shall
plow, and Jacob shall break his clods.
Ephraim is a well-trained
heifer that loves to
thresh; but I will place a yoke on her fair neck. I will
harness Ephraim,
Judah will
plow, and Jacob will break the hard ground.
Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with
deceit: but
Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with
deceit; but
Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
The LORD hath also a controversy with
Judah, and will
punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he
recompense him.
The LORD also brings a charge against
Judah. He will
punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
“
Yes, in those days and at that time, when I restore
Judah and Jerusalem from captivity,
The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border.
You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland.
And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand of the children of
Judah, and they shall sell them to the
Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken it.
I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of
Judah, and they will sell them to the
Sabeans—to a distant nation.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of
Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and shall water the valley of
Shittim.
And in that day the mountains will
drip with sweet wine, and the hills will flow with milk. All the streams of
Judah will run with water, and a spring will flow from the house of the LORD to water the Valley of
Acacias.
Egypt shall be a
desolation, and
Edom shall be a
desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of
Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
Egypt will become
desolate, and
Edom a desert wasteland, because of the violence done to the people of
Judah, in whose land they shed innocent blood.
But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
But
Judah will be inhabited
forever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation.
The words of
Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of
Judah, and in the days of
Jeroboam the son of
Joash king of Israel, two years before the
earthquake.
These are the words of
Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the
earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of
Judah and
Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of
Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have
despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to
err, after the which their fathers have walked:
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of
Judah, even four, I will not
revoke My judgment, because they
reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led
astray by the lies in which their fathers walked.
But I will send a fire upon
Judah, and it shall
devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
So I will send fire upon
Judah to
consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have
rejoiced over the children of
Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.
But you should not
gloat in that day, your brother’s day of misfortune, nor
rejoice over the people of
Judah in the day of their destruction, nor
boast proudly in the day of their distress.
The word of the LORD that came to
Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham,
Ahaz, and
Hezekiah, kings of
Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
This is the word of the LORD that came to
Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham,
Ahaz, and
Hezekiah, kings of
Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:
For the
transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the
transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of
Judah? are they not Jerusalem?
All this is for the
transgression of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. What is the
transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is the high place of
Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?
For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.
For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself.
But thou,
Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of
Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from
everlasting.
But you,
Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of
Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel— One whose origins are of old, from the days of
eternity.
Thus saith the LORD: Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have
afflicted thee, I will
afflict thee no more.
This is what the LORD says: “Though they are allied and numerous, yet they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have
afflicted you, O
Judah, I will
afflict you no longer.
Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good
tidings, that publisheth peace! O
Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
Look to the mountains— the feet of one who brings good news, who proclaims peace!
Celebrate your feasts, O
Judah;
fulfill your vows. For the wicked will never again march through you; they will be utterly cut off.
The word of the LORD which came unto
Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of
Josiah the son of Amon, king of
Judah.
This is the word of the LORD that came to
Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of
Hezekiah, in the days of
Josiah son of Amon king of
Judah:
I will also stretch out mine hand upon
Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the
remnant of
Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests;
“I will stretch out My hand against
Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every
remnant of
Baal, the names of the
idolatrous and pagan priests—
And the coast shall be for the
remnant of the house of
Judah; they shall feed
thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity.
The coast will belong to the
remnant of the house of
Judah; there they will find pasture. They will lie down in the evening among the houses of Ashkelon, for the LORD their God will attend to them and restore their
captives.
In the second year of
Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by
Haggai the prophet unto
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of
Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
In the second year of the reign of
Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through
Haggai the prophet to
Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of
Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating
And the LORD
stirred up the spirit of
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of
Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the
remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,
So the LORD
stirred the spirit of
Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of
Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the
remnant of the people. And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God,
Speak now to
Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of
Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
“Speak to
Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of
Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and also to the
remnant of the people. Ask them,
Speak to
Zerubbabel, governor of
Judah, saying, I will
shake the heavens and the earth;
“Tell
Zerubbabel governor of
Judah that I am about to
shake the heavens and the earth:
Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD of hosts, how long
wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of
Judah, against which thou hast had
indignation these
threescore and ten years?
Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD of Hosts, will You
withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of
Judah, with which You have been
angry these seventy years?”
And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What be these? And he answered me, These are the horns which have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.
So I asked the angel who was speaking with me, “What are these?” And he told me, “These are the horns that have scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.”
Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake, saying, These are the horns which have scattered
Judah, so that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to
fray them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up their horn over the land of
Judah to
scatter it.
“What are these coming to do?” I asked. And He replied, “These are the horns that scattered
Judah so that no one could raise his head; but the
craftsmen have come to
terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations that have lifted up their horns against the land of
Judah to
scatter it.”
And the LORD shall
inherit Judah his portion in the holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.
And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a
curse among the heathen, O house of
Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
As you have been a
curse among the nations, O house of
Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.”
So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
“so now I have resolved to do good again to Jerusalem and Judah. Do not be afraid.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of
Judah joy and
gladness, and
cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and
gladness,
cheerful feasts for the house of
Judah. Therefore you are to love both truth and peace.”
And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in
Judah, and
Ekron as a Jebusite.
I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a
remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in
Judah, and
Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
When I have bent
Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O
Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.
For I will bend
Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will
rouse your sons, O
Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.
Mine anger was
kindled against the
shepherds, and I punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock the house of
Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in the battle.
“My anger burns against the
shepherds, and I will
punish the leaders. For the LORD of Hosts attends to His flock, the house of
Judah; He will make them like His royal
steed in battle.
Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the
nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every
oppressor together.
The cornerstone will come from
Judah, the tent
peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.
And I will
strengthen the house of
Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the LORD their God, and will hear them.
I will
strengthen the house of
Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have
compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.
Then I cut
asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the
brotherhood between
Judah and Israel.
Then I cut in two my second staff called Union, breaking the
brotherhood between
Judah and Israel.
Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of
trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against
Judah and against Jerusalem.
“Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of
drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples.
Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem.
In that day, saith the LORD, I will
smite every horse with
astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open mine eyes upon the house of
Judah, and will
smite every horse of the people with blindness.
On that day, declares the LORD, I will strike every horse with
panic, and every rider with madness. I will keep a watchful eye on the house of
Judah, but I will strike with blindness all the horses of the nations.
And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart, The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall be my strength in the LORD of hosts their God.
Then the leaders of Judah will say in their hearts: ‘The people of Jerusalem are my strength, for the LORD of Hosts is their God.’
In that day will I make the governors of
Judah like an
hearth of fire among the wood, and like a
torch of fire in a
sheaf; and they shall
devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.
On that day I will make the clans of
Judah like a
firepot in a woodpile, like a flaming
torch among the
sheaves; they will
consume all the peoples around them on the right and on the left, while the people of Jerusalem remain secure there.
The LORD also shall save the tents of
Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem do not
magnify themselves against
Judah.
The LORD will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and of the people of Jerusalem may not be greater than that of Judah.
And ye shall
flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal:
yea, ye shall
flee, like as ye fled from before the
earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of
Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
You will
flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will
flee as you fled from the
earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of
Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.
And
Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together, gold, and silver, and
apparel, in great abundance.
Judah will also fight at Jerusalem, and the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—gold, silver, and
apparel in great abundance.
Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in
Judah shall be
holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and
seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the
Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.
Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and
Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and
cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a
Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts.
Judah hath dealt
treacherously, and an
abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for
Judah hath
profaned the
holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
Judah has broken faith; an
abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For
Judah has
profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.
Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.
Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD, as in days of old and years gone by.
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
Judah was the father of
Perez and Zerah by Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
And thou
Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
‘But you,
Bethlehem, in the land of
Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of
Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the
shepherd of My people Israel.’”
And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with
haste, into a city of Juda;
In those days Mary got ready and
hurried to a town in the hill country of
Judah,
Which was the son of
Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
the son of
Simeon, the son of
Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of
Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,
the son of
Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of
Perez, the son of
Judah,
For it is evident that our Lord
sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
But God found fault with the people and said: “Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
And one of the elders saith unto me,
Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not
weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of
Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the
scroll and its seven seals.”
Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of
Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
From the tribe of
Judah 12,000 were sealed, from the tribe of
Reuben 12,000, from the tribe of
Gad 12,000,
These things are written in the book of the stories of the kings of
Judah, and every one of the acts that Josias did, and his glory, and his understanding in the law of the Lord, and the things that he had done before, and the things now recited, are reported in the book of the kings of Israel and
Judea.
The priests, the sons of Phinees the son of Aaron: Jesus the son of Josedec, the son of Saraias, and Joacim the son of Zorobabel, the son of Salathiel, of the house of David, out of the kindred of Phares, of the tribe of Judah;
Wherefore when the enemies of the tribe of
Judah and Benjamin heard it, they came to know what that noise of
trumpets should mean.
And in three days were all they of the tribe of
Judah and Benjamin gathered together at Jerusalem the
twentieth day of the ninth month.
I will cause to cease out of the cites of
Judah, and from without Jerusalem, the voice of
mirth, and the voice of joy, the voice of the
bridegroom, and the voice of the
bride: and the whole land shall be
desolate of inhabitants.