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The Book of the Secrets of Enoch 39

2 min 8 verses The Forgotten Books of Eden, 1928, after the Morfill translation (public domain). This is the shorter recension.

Enoch announces to his children all that is, was, and will be till judgment-day from the Lord's lips.

O1🔗h my children, my beloved ones, hear the admonition of your father, as much as is according to the Lord's will.

2🔗 I have been let come to you to-day, and announce to you, not from my lips, but from the Lord's lips, all that is and was and all that is now, and all that will be till judgment-day.

3🔗 For the Lord has let me come to you, you hear therefore the words of my lips, of a man made big for you, but I am one who has seen the Lord's face, like iron made to glow from fire it sends forth sparks and burns.

4🔗 You look now upon my eyes, (the eyes) of a man big with meaning for you, but I have seen the Lord's eyes, shining like the sun's rays and filling the eyes of man with awe.

5🔗 You see now, my children, the right hand of a man that helps you, but I have seen the Lord's right hand filling heaven as he helped me.

6🔗 You see the compass of my work like your own, but I have seen the Lord's limitless and perfect compass, which has no end.

7🔗 You hear the words of my lips, as I heard the words of the Lord, like great thunder incessantly with hurling of clouds.

8🔗 And now, my children, hear the discourses of the father of the earth, how fearful and awful it is to come before the face of the ruler of the earth, how much more terrible and awful it is to come before the face of the ruler of heaven, the controller (judge) of quick and dead, and of the heavenly troops. Who can endure that endless pain?

Commentary

In brief

Enoch addresses his children and announces from the Lord's lips all that is, was, and will be till judgment day. He contrasts his human face, eyes, hand, and words with the Lord's awesome face, shining eyes, heaven-filling hand, and thundering speech, then stresses the terror of facing the ruler of heaven.

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1

Enoch announces to his children all that is, was, and will be till judgment-day from the Lord's lips.

2

Enoch likens the Lord's face to iron made to glow from fire that sends forth sparks and burns.

3

Enoch has seen the Lord's eyes shining like the sun's rays and filling human eyes with awe.

4

Enoch beheld the Lord's right hand filling heaven as that hand helped him.

5

The Lord's words sound like great thunder incessantly with hurling of clouds, as Enoch heard them.

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