| O Nations, Come near, to hear and Listen in Bible | | | | For it is his mouth that has given the order, and |
| versus Quran (3) | | | | his Spirit will gather them together. |
| This is the last article of the series (1-3):" O | | | | 17 He allots their portions; his hand distributes |
| Nations, Come near, to hear and Listen in Bible | | | | them by measure. They will possess it forever |
| versus Quran". | | | | and dwell there from generation to generation. |
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| Herein are the summary of the statements that | | | | New American Standard Bible |
| the Lord God Love wants all the nations to hear | | | | 12Its nobles--there is no one there Whom they |
| and to listen to. | | | | may proclaim king--And all its princes will be |
| In His Wrath against Nations and on His Judgment | | | | nothing. |
| on the Nations, the Lord God Love: 1) He is angry | | | | 13Thorns will come up in its fortified towers, |
| with all nations, 2) His wrath is upon the armies of | | | | Nettles and thistles in its fortified cities; It will also |
| all nations, 3) He will totally destroy the armies of | | | | be a haunt of jackals And an abode of ostriches. |
| all nations, 4) He will give the armies of all nations | | | | 14The desert creatures will meet with the |
| over to slaughter, 5) The slain of all nations will be | | | | wolves, The hairy goat also will cry to its kind; |
| thrown out, 6) The dead bodies of all nations will | | | | Yes, the night monster will settle there And will |
| send up a stench, 7) The mountains will be | | | | find herself a resting place. |
| soaked with the blood of all nations, 8) The stars | | | | 15The tree snake will make its nest and lay eggs |
| of the heavens will be dissolved, 9) The sky rolled | | | | there, And it will hatch and gather them under its |
| up like a scroll, 10) The starry host will fall like | | | | protection. Yes, the hawks will be gathered there, |
| withered leaves from the vine and like shriveled | | | | Every one with its kind. |
| figs from the fig tree, 11) the Lord God' sword | | | | 16Seek from the book of the LORD, and read: |
| has drunk its fill in the heavens; it descends in | | | | Not one of these will be missing; None will lack its |
| judgment on Edom, 12) the Lord God' sword is | | | | mate For His mouth has commanded, And His |
| bathed in blood and is covered with fat, 13) the | | | | Spirit has gathered them. |
| Lord God has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great | | | | 17He has cast the lot for them, And His hand has |
| slaughter in Edom, 14) Edom's land will be | | | | divided it to them by line They shall possess it |
| drenched with blood and Edom's dust will be | | | | forever; From generation to generation they will |
| soaked with fat, 15) the Lord God has a day of | | | | dwell in it. |
| vengeance and a year of retribution, 6) Edom's | | | | |
| streams will be turned into pitch and Edom's dust | | | | English Standard Version |
| will become burning sulfur, 17) Edom's land will | | | | 12Its nobles—there is no one there to call it a |
| become blazing pitch that will not be quenched | | | | kingdom, and all its princes shall be nothing. |
| night and day; its smoke will rise forever, 18) | | | | 13 Thorns shall grow over its strongholds, nettles |
| From generation to generation Edom's land will lie | | | | and thistles in its fortresses. It shall be the haunt |
| desolate; no one will ever pass through it again. | | | | of jackals, an abode for ostriches. |
| | | | | 14 And wild animals shall meet with hyenas; the |
| In this article (3), the Lord God Love says: | | | | wild goat shall cry to his fellow; indeed, there the |
| | | | | night bird settles and finds for herself a resting |
| Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: | | | | place. |
| no one of these shall fail | | | | 15There the owl nests and lays and hatches and |
| Seek and read from the book of the LORD: Not | | | | gathers her young in her shadow; indeed, there |
| one of these shall be missing | | | | the hawks are gathered, each one with her mate. |
| | | | | 16Seek and read from the book of the LORD: |
| Herein, we have two important issues: | | | | Not one of these shall be missing; none shall be |
| 1) "The book" of the LORD | | | | without her mate. For the mouth of the LORD |
| 2) "These" (Not one of these shall be | | | | has commanded, and his Spirit has gathered them. |
| missing or fail). | | | | 17 He has cast the lot for them; his hand has |
| | | | | portioned it out to them with the line; they shall |
| 1) With reference to; "The book" of the LORD; | | | | possess it forever; from generation to generation |
| the question is: | | | | they shall dwell in it. |
| Where in the Bible is the book of the Lord? | | | | |
| Where in the Bible is the book that is called the | | | | King James Version |
| book of the Lord? | | | | 12They shall call the nobles thereof to the |
| This is a very important question. | | | | kingdom, but none shall be there, and all her |
| | | | | princes shall be nothing. |
| Quick glance about the books of the Bible: | | | | 13And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles |
| How many books are in the Bible?The Protestant | | | | and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall |
| Bible contains 66 books (39 OT, 27 NT); | | | | be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls. |
| The Catholic Bible contains 73 books (46 OT, 27 | | | | 14The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet |
| NT); | | | | with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr |
| The Eastern Orthodox Bible contains 78 books (51 | | | | shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall |
| OT, 27 NT). | | | | rest there, and find for herself a place of rest. |
| The Hebrew Bible contains only 24 books. | | | | 15There shall the great owl make her nest, and |
| | | | | lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: |
| It is well known that each book in the Bible has a | | | | there shall the vultures also be gathered, every |
| certain name e.g. the book of Psalms, the book of | | | | one with her mate. |
| Isaiah etc. | | | | 16Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and |
| However, there are many books that are | | | | read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her |
| Mentioned in the Bible as Biblical Books but they | | | | mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his |
| are missed or lost and we can not find them e.g. | | | | spirit it hath gathered them. |
| - The Book of the Wars of the LORD, | | | | 17And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand |
| - The book of Nathan the prophet, | | | | hath divided it unto them by line: they shall |
| - The book of Jashar, | | | | possess it for ever, from generation to |
| - Etc. | | | | generation shall they dwell therein. |
| The interested reader may find more details | | | | |
| about the lost books of the Bible upon reading my | | | | |
| article: | | | | ================================ |
| The Dozen Lost Books in the Bible versus Quran; | | | | |
| array (85) | | | | O Nations, Come near, to hear; and Listen in the |
| | | | | Quran (3) |
| Back to "The book" of the LORD, is it lost too? | | | | |
| Has it the same fate as do the other lost dozen | | | | Verse 49:13 |
| books? | | | | |
| | | | | QARIB: |
| 2) In reference to" These" (Not one of "these" | | | | People, we have created you from a male and a |
| shall be missing or fail). | | | | female, and made you into nations and tribes that |
| These, herein, are referred to the Lord God's | | | | you might know one another. the noblest of you |
| Prophecies about Edom. | | | | before Allah is the most righteous of you. Allah is |
| Herein, the Lord God Love gives some more | | | | the knower, the aware. |
| prophecies about Edom, they are: | | | | SHAKIR: |
| The Lord God has given the Land of Edom for an | | | | O you men! surely we have created you of a |
| inheritance to the beasts, the dragons, the great | | | | male and a female, and made you tribes and |
| owl, the tree snake, the vultures, the hawks, the | | | | families that you may know each other; surely |
| night monster, the desert creatures etc. Hence, | | | | the most honorable of you with Allah is the one |
| Edom shall be desolate forever and ever. None | | | | among you most careful (of his duty); surely Allah |
| of the human being will pass through it forever | | | | is knowing, aware |
| and ever. It is well known that this Prophecy | | | | PICKTHAL: |
| never happened; and many people are still dwelling | | | | O mankind! lo! we have created you male and |
| live without any problem(s) in Edom's land. | | | | female, and have made you nations and tribes |
| | | | | that ye may know one another. lo! the noblest of |
| | | | | you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. lo! |
| | | | | Allah is knower, aware. |
| On the other hand, these are the statements | | | | YUSUFALI: |
| that Allah wants all the nations to hear and to | | | | O mankind! we created you from a single (pair) of |
| listen to | | | | a male and a female, and made you into nations |
| Allah said: O mankind! We have created you | | | | and tribes, that ye may know each other (not |
| male and female from Adam and Eve, and Allah | | | | that ye may despise (each other). verily the most |
| has made you nations and tribes that you may | | | | honoured of you in the sight of Allah is (he who |
| know one another; to communicate and | | | | is) the most righteous of you. and Allah has full |
| cooperate. Lo! The noblest of you in the | | | | knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things(. |
| Hereafter, (in the sight of Allah; on the Day of | | | | |
| Judgment, (is the best in conduct) in the life of | | | | The meaning of the verse: |
| the world. | | | | |
| Lo! Allah is Knower of your status and lineage, He | | | | It is said that this verse was revealed about Bilal, |
| is the Aware of your works and standing in His | | | | the muezzin of the Prophet. |
| sight; Aware, of your inner thoughts. | | | | The muezzin is the one who calls to prayers. |
| In addition, Allah has no sword, He does not need | | | | The call to prayer occurs five times a day. |
| a sword; He can do anything and everything | | | | Bilal was a black man; his faith was very strong |
| whatever, wherever and whenever He wants | | | | and the Prophet Mohammad liked him very much |
| without the need of a sword. | | | | and gave him the opportunity and the honor to |
| In addition, Edom land and such prophecies are | | | | be the muezzin of the Prophet. |
| not present therein in the Quran. | | | | When Bilal gave the call to prayer in Mecca after |
| Furthermore, the Entire Quran is called the Book | | | | its conquest, a group of men said: “Did Allah |
| of Allah; and not one prophecy in the Quran is | | | | and His Messenger not find anyone to call to |
| missing or fail. | | | | prayer except this raven”. |
| --------------------- | | | | In response, Allah said: (O mankind! We have |
| | | | | created you male and female) from Adam and |
| O Nations, Come near, to hear and Listen in the | | | | Eve, (and have made you nations and tribes that |
| Bible (3) | | | | ye may know one another. Lo! The noblest of |
| | | | | you) in the Hereafter, (in the sight of Allah) on the |
| Isaiah 34:12-17 | | | | Day of Judgment, (is the best in conduct) in the |
| | | | | life of the world; which in this case is Bilal. |
| New International Version | | | | Lo! Allah is Knower of your status and lineage, He |
| 12 Her nobles will have nothing there to be called | | | | is the Aware of your works and standing in His |
| a kingdom, all her princes will vanish away. | | | | sight; Aware, of your inner thoughts. |
| 13 Thorns will overrun her citadels, nettles and | | | | This was the message that the Quran wants the |
| brambles her strongholds. She will become a haunt | | | | mankind and the nation to know and to hear. |
| for jackals, a home for owls. | | | | This verse was the Key-stone that banned |
| 14 Desert creatures will meet with hyenas, and | | | | racism, color discrimination and any other form of |
| wild goats will bleat to each other; there the night | | | | discrimination. |
| creatures will also repose and find for themselves | | | | Once Verse 49:13 has been revealed, All Muslims |
| places of rest. | | | | banned any other form of human discrimination. |
| 15 The owl will nest there and lay eggs, she will | | | | |
| hatch them, and care for her young under the | | | | ================================ |
| shadow of her wings; there also the falcons will | | | | |
| gather, each with its mate. | | | | Back to my question to the smart and interested |
| 16 Look in the scroll of the LORD and read: None | | | | reader: |
| of these will be missing, not one will lack her mate. | | | | Is the Quran quoted from the Bible? |