Alpet 2022
King James Version
1. And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon’s reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. 2. Now the house which King Solomon built for the LORD, its length was sixty cubits, its width twenty, and its height thirty cubits. 3. The vestibule in front of the sanctuary of the house was twenty cubits long across the width of the house, and the width of the vestible extended ten cubits from the front of the house. 4. And he made for the house windows with beveled frames. 5. Against the wall of the temple he built chambers all around, against the walls of the temple, all around the sanctuary and the inner sanctuary. Thus he made side chambers all around it. 6. The lowest chamber was five cubits wide, the middle was six cubits wide, and the third was seven cubits wide; for he made narrow ledges around the outside of the temple, so that the support beams would not be fastened into the walls of the temple. 7. And the temple, when it was being built, was built with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. 8. The doorway for the middle story was on the right side of the temple. They went up by stairs to the middle story , and from the middle to the third. 9. So he built the temple and finished it, and he paneled the temple with beams and boards of cedar. 10. And he built side chambers against the entire temple, each five cubits high; they were attached to the temple with cedar beams. 11. Then the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying: 12. " Concerning this temple which you are building, if you walk in My statutes, execute My judgments, keep all My commandments, and walk in them, then I will perform My word with you, which I spoke to your father David. 13. "And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake My people Israel." 14. So Solomon built the temple and finished it. 15. And he built the inside walls of the temple with cedar boards; from the floor of the temple to the ceiling he paneled the inside with wood; and he covered the floor of the temple with planks of cypress. 16. Then he built the twenty–cubit room at the rear of the temple, from floor to ceiling, with cedar boards; he built it inside as the inner sanctuary, as the Most Holy Place . 17. And in front of it the temple sanctuary was forty cubits long . 18. The inside of the temple was cedar, carved with ornamental buds and open flowers. All was cedar; there was no stone to be seen. 19. And he prepared the inner sanctuary inside the temple, to set the ark of the covenant of the LORD there. 20. The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid it with pure gold, and overlaid the altar of cedar. 21. So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold. He stretched gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, and overlaid it with gold. 22. The whole temple he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the temple; also he overlaid with gold the entire altar that was by the inner sanctuary. 23. Inside the inner sanctuary he made two cherubim of olive wood, each ten cubits high. 24. One wing of the cherub was five cubits, and the other wing of the cherub five cubits: ten cubits from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other. 25. And the other cherub was ten cubits; both cherubim were of the same size and shape. 26. The height of one cherub was ten cubits, and so was the other cherub. 27. Then he set the cherubim inside the inner room; and they stretched out the wings of the cherubim so that the wing of the one touched one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall. And their wings touched each other in the middle of the room. 28. Also he overlaid the cherubim with gold. 29. Then he carved all the walls of the temple all around, both the inner and outer sanctuaries , with carved figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers. 30. And the floor of the temple he overlaid with gold, both the inner and outer sanctuaries . 31. For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood; the lintel and doorposts were one–fifth of the wall . 32. The two doors were of olive wood; and he carved on them figures of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees. 33. So for the door of the sanctuary he also made doorposts of olive wood, one–fourth of the wall . 34. And the two doors were of cypress wood; two panels comprised one folding door, and two panels comprised the other folding door. 35. Then he carved cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers on them , and overlaid them with gold applied evenly on the carved work. 36. And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar beams. 37. In the fourth year the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid, in the month of Ziv. 38. And in the eleventh year, in the month of Bul, which is the eighth month, the house was finished in all its details and according to all its plans. So he was seven years in building it.
1. How the gold has become dim! How changed the fine gold! The stones of the sanctuary are scattered At the head of every street. 2. The precious sons of Zion, Valuable as fine gold, How they are regarded as clay pots, The work of the hands of the potter! 3. Even the jackals present their breasts To nurse their young; But the daughter of my people is cruel, Like ostriches in the wilderness. 4. The tongue of the infant clings To the roof of its mouth for thirst; The young children ask for bread, But no one breaks it for them. 5. Those who ate delicacies Are desolate in the streets; Those who were brought up in scarlet Embrace ash heaps. 6. The punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people Is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, Which was overthrown in a moment, With no hand to help her! 7. Her Nazirites were brighter than snow And whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, Like sapphire in their appearance. 8. Now their appearance is blacker than soot; They go unrecognized in the streets; Their skin clings to their bones, It has become as dry as wood. 9. Those slain by the sword are better off Than those who die of hunger; For these pine away, Stricken for lack of the fruits of the field. 10. The hands of the compassionate women Have cooked their own children; They became food for them In the destruction of the daughter of my people. 11. The LORD has fulfilled His fury, He has poured out His fierce anger. He kindled a fire in Zion, And it has devoured its foundations. 12. The kings of the earth, And all inhabitants of the world, Would not have believed That the adversary and the enemy Could enter the gates of Jerusalem–– 13. Because of the sins of her prophets And the iniquities of her priests, Who shed in her midst The blood of the just. 14. They wandered blind in the streets; They have defiled themselves with blood, So that no one would touch their garments. 15. They cried out to them, "Go away, unclean! Go away, go away, Do not touch us!" When they fled and wandered, Those among the nations said, "They shall no longer dwell here ." 16. The face of the LORD scattered them; He no longer regards them. The people do not respect the priests Nor show favor to the elders. 17. Still our eyes failed us, Watching vainly for our help; In our watching we watched For a nation that could not save us . 18. They tracked our steps So that we could not walk in our streets. Our end was near; Our days were over, For our end had come. 19. Our pursuers were swifter Than the eagles of the heavens. They pursued us on the mountains And lay in wait for us in the wilderness. 20. The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, Was caught in their pits, Of whom we said, "Under his shadow We shall live among the nations." 21. Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, You who dwell in the land of Uz! The cup shall also pass over to you And you shall become drunk and make yourself naked. 22. The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; He will no longer send you into captivity. He will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom; He will uncover your sins!
1. But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine: 2. that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience; 3. the older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things–– 4. that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, 5. to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed. 6. Likewise exhort the young men to be sober–minded, 7. in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility, 8. sound speech that cannot be condemned, that one who is an opponent may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you. 9. Exhort bondservants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well pleasing in all things , not answering back, 10. not pilfering, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior in all things. 11. For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12. teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, 13. looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, 14. who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works. 15. Speak these things, exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no one despise you.