Ecclesiastes 12:1 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Yet remember thy Creator, in the days of thy vigour,––or ever come in, the days of discomfort, and the years arrive, in which thou shalt say––I have, in them, no pleasure;

² And it came to pass that, Yahweh, was with Joseph, so that he became a prosperous man,––and was in the house of his lord the Egyptian.

⁸ And he refused and said unto his lord's wife, Lo! my lord, taketh no note with me as to what is in the house, - but, all that pertaineth to him, hath he delivered into my hand: ⁹ There is no one greater in this house than I, neither hath he withheld from me, anything, save only thyself, in that, thou, art his wife,––how, then, could I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

²³ After nothing, was the chief of the prison looking, of whatever was in his hand,––in that, Yahweh, was with him, and, whatsoever, he, was doing, Yahweh, was causing to prosper.

²⁸ Hence, I also, have loaned him unto Yahweh, all the days that he liveth. He, is lent unto Yahweh. And he bowed down there, unto Yahweh.

¹⁸ But, as for Samuel, he was ministering before Yahweh,––a boy girded with an ephod of linen.

²⁶ But, the boy Samuel, went on growing in stature, and in favour,––both with Yahweh, and also with men.

¹⁹ And Samuel grew,––and, Yahweh, proved to he with him, and let none of all his words fall to the ground. ²⁰ So all Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, came to know,––that Samuel had become confirmed as a prophet unto Yahweh. ²¹ Thus did Yahweh again appear in Shiloh,––for Yahweh had revealed himself unto Samuel in Shiloh, in the word of Yahweh.

⁷ But Yahweh said unto Samuel––Do not regard his countenance, or the height of his stature, for I have rejected him,––for it is not what man looketh to but what God looketh to. For, man, looketh to the outward appearance, but, Yahweh, looketh to the heart.

¹² So he sent, and brought him in. Now, he, was ruddy, a stripling with handsome eyes, and noble mien. Then said Yahweh––Rise––anoint him, for, this, is, he. ¹³ And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren. And the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon David, from that day forward. Then arose Samuel, and went his way unto Ramah.

³⁶ Thy servant could slay, either a lion or a bear,––and, this uncircumcised Philistine, shall become, as one of them, for he hath reproached the ranks of a Living God. ³⁷ And David said, Yahweh, who hath rescued me out of the power of the lion, and out of the power of the bear, he, will rescue us out of the hand of this Philistine. Then said Saul unto David––Go! and, Yahweh, will be with thee.

³⁵ Eighty years old, am I today––could I discern between good and bad? or could thy servant taste what I might eat, and what I might drink? or could I hearken any more to the voice of singing men and singing women? Wherefore, then, should thy servant yet be a burden unto my lord the king?

⁶ Then said Solomon––Thou, didst deal, with thy servant David my father, in great lovingkindness, according as he walked before thee, in truth and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart, with thee,––and thou hast kept, for him, this great lovingkindness, that thou hast given unto him a son, to sit upon his throne, as it is this day. ⁷ Now, therefore, O Yahweh my God, thou, hast made thy servant king, instead of David my father,––and, I, am but a little child, I know not how to go out and come in. ⁸ And, thy servant, is in the midst of thy people, whom thou hast chosen,––a numerous people, that cannot be numbered or summed up, for multitude. ⁹ Wilt thou, then, give unto thy servant, a heart that hearkeneth, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad,––for who is able to judge this thine honoured people? ¹⁰ And the thing was good in the eyes of the Lord,––that Solomon had asked this thing; ¹¹ And God said unto him––Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself many days, nor asked for thyself riches, nor asked the lives of thine enemies,––but hast asked for thyself discernment, in hearing a cause, ¹² lo! I have done according to thy word,––lo! I have given unto thee a wise and discerning heart, so that, like thee, hath been none, before thee, and, after thee, shall rise up none, like thee.

¹³ Then shall all Israel lament for him, and bury him, for, this one, pertaining to Jeroboam, shall reach a burying–place,––because there hath been found in him something good toward Yahweh, God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.

¹² so shall it come to pass, as soon as, I, go from thee, that, the spirit of Yahweh, shall carry thee away––whither I know not, and so, when I go in to tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, then will he slay me,––and yet, thy servant, hath revered Yahweh, from my youth.

² And he did that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh,––and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside, to the right hand or to the left. ³ And, in the eighth year of his reign, he, being yet a boy, he began to seek unto the God of David his father,–and, in the twelfth year, he began to purify Judah and Jerusalem, from the high places and the Sacred Stems, and the carved images and the molten images.

² Even the strength of their hands, wherefore was it mine? Upon them, vigour was lost;

⁹ For, thou, art he that severed me from the womb, he that caused me to trust, upon the breasts of my mother; ¹⁰ Upon thee, was I cast from the time I was born, From the womb of my mother, my GOD, hast thou been.

¹¹ Come, ye children! hearken unto me, The reverence of Yahweh, will I teach you.

¹⁷ O God, thou hast taught me from my youthful days, And, hitherto, have I been wont to tell of thy wonders; ¹⁸ Even now, therefore, that I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me,––Until I tell of thine arm unto a [new] generation, Unto every one that is to come, thy might;

¹⁰ The days of our years, have, in them, three score years and ten, And, if, by reason of strength, they have fourscore years, Yet, their boast, is labour and sorrow, For it hath passed quickly, and we have flown away.

¹⁷ I, love, them who love me, and, they who diligently seek me, find me:

⁶ Train up a youth, in the direction of his duty, even when he becometh old, he will not depart from it.

⁸ But, though, many years, a man live, through them all, let him rejoice; yet let him remember the days of darkness, for many they may be, all that cometh, may be vanity.

¹⁰ Therefore remove thou vexation from thy heart, and put away discomfort from thy flesh,––for, youth and dawn, are vanity!

⁸ Surely, in the path of thy regulations, O Yahweh, we waited for thee,––Unto thy Name and unto thy Memorial, was there a longing of soul:

²⁷ Good it is for a man, that he should bear the yoke in his youth.

⁸ But Daniel laid it upon his heart, that he would not defile himself with the delicacies of the king, nor with the wine which he drank,––therefore sought he of the ruler of the eunuchs, that he might not defile himself. ⁹ But, although God had brought Daniel into lovingkindness and tender compassion, before the ruler of the eunuchs,

¹⁷ And, as for these four youths, God, gave them, knowledge and skill, in all learning and wisdom,––and, Daniel, had discernment, in all visions and dreams.

⁹ Foreigners have, eaten up, his strength, and, he, knoweth it not,––even gray hairs, are sprinkled upon him, and, he, knoweth it not.

¹⁵ For he shall be great before the Lord, and, wine and strong drink, in nowise may he drink, and, with Holy Spirit, shall he be filled, already, from his mother’s womb;

⁴⁰ And, the child, went on growing, and waxing strong, becoming filled with wisdom; and, the favour of God, was upon it.
⁴¹ And his parents used to journey yearly into Jerusalem, at the feast of the passover. ⁴² And, when he became twelve years, and they went up, according to the custom of the feast, ⁴³ and completed the days, and then were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem,––and his parents noticed it not; ⁴⁴ but, supposing him to be in the company, went a day’s journey, and then began to seek for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintances, ⁴⁵ and, not finding him, returned unto Jerusalem, seeking him. ⁴⁶ And it came to pass, that, after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting amidst the teachers,––both hearkening unto them, and questioning them. ⁴⁷ Now all who heard him were beside themselves, because of his understanding and his answers. ⁴⁸ And, when they behold him, they were astounded, and his mother said unto him––Child! why, hast thou dealt with us, thus? Lo! thy father and I, in anguish, were seeking thee. ⁴⁹ And he said unto them––Why was it that ye were seeking me? Perceived ye not, that, in the courts of my Father, I must needs be? ⁵⁰ And, they, understood not the thing which he spake to them. ⁵¹ And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was submitting himself unto them. And, his mother, was closely observing all these things in her heart. ⁵² And, Jesus, went on advancing in wisdom, and in stature, and in favour with God and men.

¹⁶ But, Jesus, called them near, saying––Suffer, the children, to be coming unto me, and do not hinder them; for, of such, is the kingdom of God.

⁴ And ye fathers, be not provoking your children to anger, but be nourishing them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.

¹⁵ And that, from a babe, those sacred letters, thou hast known which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through the faith which is in Christ Jesus: