The Bible – Old Testament Isaiah Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. Chapter 42 1 1 Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, Upon whom… Continue reading Isaiah – Chapter 42
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Isaiah – Chapter 7
The Bible – Old Testament Isaiah Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. Chapter 7 1 1 In the days of Ahaz, king of Judah, son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, Rezin, king of… Continue reading Isaiah – Chapter 7
Daniel – Introduction
The Bible – Old Testament Daniel Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Introduction This Book takes its name, not from the author, who is actually unknown, but from its hero, a young Jew taken early to Babylon, where he lived at least until 538 B.C. Strictly speaking, the book… Continue reading Daniel – Introduction
Ezekiel – Chapter 37
The Bible – Old Testament Ezekiel Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. Chapter 37 1 1 The hand of the LORD came upon me, and he led me out in the spirit of the LORD and set me in the center of the plain, which was now filled with bones.… Continue reading Ezekiel – Chapter 37
Psalms – Chapter 7
The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 6. 7. 8. … 148. 149. 150. Chapter 7 1 1 A plaintive song of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning Cush, the Benjaminite. 2 LORD my God, in you I take refuge; rescue me; save me from all who pursue me, 3 Lest they maul me like lions, tear me to pieces with none to save. 4 2 LORD my God, if I am at fault in this, if there is guilt on my hands, 5 If I have repaid my friend with evil – I spared even… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 7
Jeremiah – Chapter 11
The Bible – Old Testament Jeremiah Index Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. Chapter 11 1 The following message came to Jeremiah from the LORD: 2 Speak to the men of Judah and to… Continue reading Jeremiah – Chapter 11
Psalms – Chapter 51
The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 50. 51. 52. … 149. 150. Chapter 51 1 1 For the leader. A psalm of David, 2 when Nathan the prophet came to him after his affair with Bathsheba. 3 Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in your abundant compassion blot out my offense. 4 Wash away all my guilt; from my sin cleanse me. 5 For I know my offense; my sin is… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 51
Psalms – Chapter 147
The Bible – Old Testament Psalms Index Int. 1. 2. 3. … 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. Chapter 147 1 Hallelujah! 1 How good to celebrate our God in song; how sweet to give fitting praise. 2 The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem, gathers the dispersed of Israel, 3 Heals the brokenhearted, binds up their wounds, 4 Numbers all the stars, calls each of them by name. 5 Great is our Lord, vast in power, with wisdom beyond measure. 6 The LORD sustains the poor, but casts the wicked to the ground. 7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; with the lyre celebrate our God, 8 2 Who covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, makes grass sprout on the mountains, 9 Who gives animals their food and ravens what they cry for. 10 3 God takes no delight in… Continue reading Psalms – Chapter 147
The Prophetic Books
Isaiah
Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33.
34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44.
45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55.
56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66.
Jeremiah
Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32.
33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42.
43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52.
Lamentations
Baruch
Ezekiel
Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.
30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38.
39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48.
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
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Psalms
Index
Int. 1. 2. 3. … 32. 33. 34. … 149. 150.
Chapter 33
1
1 Rejoice, you just, in the LORD; praise from the upright is fitting.
2
Give thanks to the LORD on the harp; on the ten-stringed lyre offer praise.
3
Sing to God a new song; skillfully play with joyful chant.
4
For the LORD’S word is true; all his works are trustworthy.
5
The LORD loves justice and right and fills the earth with goodness.
6
2 By the LORD’S word the heavens were made; by the breath of his mouth all their host.
7
3 The waters of the sea were gathered as in a bowl; in cellars the deep was confined.
8
Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all who dwell in the world show reverence.
9
For he spoke, and it came to be, commanded, and it stood in place.
10
The LORD foils the plan of nations, frustrates the designs of peoples.
11
But the plan of the LORD stands forever, wise designs through all generations.
12
Happy the nation whose God is the LORD, the people chosen as his very own.
13
From heaven the LORD looks down and observes the whole human race,
14
Surveying from the royal throne all who dwell on earth.
15
The one who fashioned the hearts of them all knows all their works.
16
A king is not saved by a mighty army, nor a warrior delivered by great strength.
17
Useless is the horse for safety; its great strength, no sure escape.
18
But the LORD’S eyes are upon the reverent, upon those who hope for his gracious help,
19
Delivering them from death, keeping them alive in times of famine.
20
Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and shield.
21
For in God our hearts rejoice; in your holy name we trust.
22
May your kindness, LORD, be upon us; we have put our hope in you.
1 [Psalm 33] A hymn in which the just are invited (⇒ Psalm 33:1-3) to praise God, who by a mere word (⇒ Psalm 33:4-5) created the three-tiered universe of the heavens, the cosmic waters, and the earth (⇒ Psalm 33:6-9). Human words, in contrast, effect nothing (⇒ Psalm 33:10-11). The greatness of human beings consists in God’s choosing them as a special people and their faithful response (⇒ Psalm 33:12-22).
2 [6] All their host: the stars of the sky are commonly viewed as a vast army, e.g., ⇒ Nehemiah 9:6; ⇒ Isaiah 40:26; ⇒ 45:12; ⇒ Jeremiah 33:22.
3 [7] The waters . . . as in a bowl: ancients sometimes attributed the power keeping the seas from overwhelming land to a primordial victory of the storm-god over personified Sea. God confines the seas as easily as one puts water in a bowl.
The Bible – Old Testament
Psalms
Index
Int. 1. 2. 3. … 32. 33. 34. … 149. 150.
OLD TESTAMENT
THE GOSPELS
NEW TESTAMENT
The Bible – Old Testament
Sirach
Index
Int. For. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31.
32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.
42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51.
Chapter 15
1
He who fears the LORD will do this; he who is practiced in the law will come to wisdom.
2
Motherlike she will meet him, like a young bride she will embrace him,
3
Nourish him with the bread of understanding, and give him the water of learning to drink.
4
He will lean upon her and not fall, he will trust in her and not be put to shame.
5
She will exalt him above his fellows; in the assembly she will make him eloquent.
6
Joy and gladness he will find, an everlasting name inherit.
7
Worthless men will not attain to her, haughty men will not behold her.
8
Far from the impious is she, not to be spoken of by liars.
9
Unseemly is praise on a sinner’s lips, for it is not accorded to him by God.
10
But praise is offered by the wise man’s tongue; its rightful steward will proclaim it.
11
Say not: “It was God’s doing that I fell away”; for what he hates he does not do.
12
Say not: “It was he who set me astray”; for he has no need of wicked man.
13
Abominable wickedness the LORD hates, he does not let it befall those who fear him.
14
When God, in the beginning, created man, he made him subject to his own free choice.
15
If you choose you can keep the commandments; it is loyalty to do his will.
16
There are set before you fire and water; to whichever you choose, stretch forth your hand.
17
Before man are life and death, whichever he chooses shall be given him.
18
Immense is the wisdom of the LORD; he is mighty in power, and all-seeing.
19
The eyes of God see all he has made; he understands man’s every deed.
20
No man does he command to sin, to none does he give strength for lies.
The Bible – Old Testament
Sirach
Index
Int. For. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31.
32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.
42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51.
The Bible – Old Testament
Sirach
Index
Int. For. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31.
32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.
42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51.
Introduction
The Book of Sirach derives its name from the author, Jesus, son of Eleazar, son of Sirach (⇒ Sirach 50:27). Its earliest title seems to have been “Wisdom of the Son of Sirach.” The designation “Liber Ecclesiasticus,” meaning “Church Book,” appended to some Greek and Latin manuscripts was due to the extensive use which the church made of this book in presenting moral teaching to catechumens and to the faithful.
The author, a sage who lived in Jerusalem, was thoroughly imbued with love for the law, the priesthood, the temple, and divine worship. As a wise and experienced observer of life he addressed himself to his contemporaries with the motive of helping them to maintain religious faith and integrity through study of the holy books, and through tradition.
The book contains numerous maxims formulated with care, grouped by affinity, and dealing with a variety of subjects such as the individual, the family, and the community in their relations with one another and with God. It treats of friendship, education, poverty and wealth, the law, religious worship, and many other matters which reflect the religious and social customs of the time.
Written in Hebrew between 200 and 175 B.C., the text was translated into Greek sometime after 132 B.C. by the author’s grandson, who also wrote a Foreword which contains information about the book, the author, and the translator himself. Until the close of the nineteenth century Sirach was known only in translations, of which this Greek rendering was the most important. From it the Latin version was made. Between 1896 and 1900, again in 1931, and several times since 1956, manuscripts were discovered containing in all about two thirds of the Hebrew text, which agrees substantially with the Greek. One such text, from Masada, is pre-Christian in date.
Though not included in the Hebrew Bible after the first century A.D., nor accepted by Protestants, the Book of Sirach has always been recognized by the Catholic Church as divinely inspired and canonical. The Foreword, though not inspired, is placed in the Bible because of its antiquity and importance.
The contents of Sirach are of a discursive nature, not easily divided into separate parts. Sir 1-43 deal largely with moral instruction; ⇒ Sirach 44:1-⇒ 50:24 contain a eulogy of the heroes of Israel and some of the patriarchs. There are two appendices in which the author expresses his gratitude to God, and appeals to the unlearned to acquire true wisdom.
The Church uses the Book of Sirach extensively in her liturgy.
Index
Int. For. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.
22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31.
32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.
42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51.
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