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List of most recent chapters published for the The Bible, Douay-Rheims novel. A total of 821 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old and New Testaments, Complete.THE BOOK OF GENESIS This book
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old and New Testaments, Complete.THE BOOK OF GENESIS This book is so called from its treating of the GENERATION, that is, of the creation and the beginning of the world. The Hebrews call it BERESITH, from the Word with which it be
- 321 28:13. Man knoweth not the price thereof, neither is it found in the land of them that live in delights.28:14. The depth saith: It is not in me: and the sea saith: It is not with me.28:15. The finest gold shall not purchase it, neither shall silver be wei
- 320 26:5. Behold the giants groan under the waters, and they that dwell with them.26:6. h.e.l.l is naked before him, and there is no covering for destruction.26:7. He stretched out the north over the empty s.p.a.ce, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.26:8. He
- 319 24:9. They have violently robbed the fatherless, and stripped the poor common people.24:10. From the naked and them that go without clothing, and from the hungry they have taken away the ears of corn.24:11. They have taken their rest at noon among the sto
- 318 22:10. Therefore art thou surrounded with shares, and sudden fear troubleth thee.22:11. And didst thou think that thou shouldst not see darkness, and that thou shouldst not be covered with the violence of overflowing waters?22:12. Dost not thou think that
- 317 20:28. The offspring of his house shall be exposed, he shall be pulled down in the day of G.o.d's wrath.20:29. This is the portion of a wicked man from G.o.d, and the inheritance of his doings from the Lord.Job Chapter 21 Job shews that the wicked of
- 316 19:11. His wrath is kindled against me, and he hath counted me as his enemy.19:12. His troops have come together, and have made themselves a way by me, and have besieged my tabernacle round about.19:13. He hath put my brethren far from me, and my acquaint
- 315 17:5. He promiseth a prey to his companions, and the eyes of his children shall fail.17:6. He hath made me as it were a byword of the people, and I am an example before them.17:7. My eye is dim through indignation, and my limbs are brought as it were to n
- 314 Wise men confess and hide not their fathers... That is, the knowledge and doc.u.ments they have received from their fathers they are not ashamed to own.15:19. To whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger hath pa.s.sed among them.15:20. The wicked ma
- 313 13:25. Against a leaf, that is carried away with the wind, thou shewest thy power, and thou pursuest a dry straw.13:26. For thou writest bitter things against me, and wilt consume me for the sins of my youth.13:27. Thou hast put my feet in the stocks, and
- 312 12:2. Are you then men alone, and shall wisdom die with you?12:3. I also have a heart as well as you: for who is ignorant of these things, which you know?12:4. He that is mocked by his friends as I, shall call upon G.o.d and he will hear him: for the simp
- 311 9:34. Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me.9:35. I will speak, and will not fear him: for I cannot answer while I am in fear.Job Chapter 10 10:1. My soul is weary of my life, I will let go my speech against myself, I will spe
- 310 8:9. (For we are but of yesterday, and are ignorant that our days upon earth are but a shadow.) 8:10. And they shall teach thee: they shall speak to thee, and utter words out of their hearts.8:11. Can the rush be green without moisture? or sedge bush grow
- 309 6:12. My strength is not the strength of stones, nor is my flesh of bra.s.s.6:13. Behold there is no help for me in myself, and my familiar friends also are departed from me.6:14. He that taketh away mercy from his friend, for saketh the fear of the Lord.
- 308 4:15. And when a spirit pa.s.sed before me, the hair of my flesh stood up.4:16. There stood one whose countenance I knew not, an image before my eyes, and I heard the voice, as it were, of a gentle wind.4:17. Shall man be justified in comparison of G.o.d,
- 307 2:7. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with a very grievous ulcer, from the sole of the foot even to the top of his head: 2:8. And he took a potsherd and sc.r.a.ped the corrupt matter, sitting on a dunghill.2:9. And his wif
- 306 16:15. But we have found that the Jews, who were by that most wicked man appointed to be slain, are in no fault at all, but contrariwise, use just laws, 16:16. And are the children of the highest and the greatest, and the ever living G.o.d, by whose benef
- 305 14:8. And now they are not content to oppress us with most hard bondage, but attributing the strength of their hands to the power of their idols.14:9. They design to change thy promises, and destroy thy inheritance, and shut the mouths of them that praise
- 304 The dream of Mardochai, which in the ancient Greek and Latin Bibles was into the beginning of the book, but was detached by St. Jerome, and put in this place.11:1. In the fourth year of the reign of Ptolemy and Cleopatra, Dositheus, who said he was a prie
- 303 To revenge, etc... The Jews on this occasion, by authority from the king, were made executioners of the public justice, for punis.h.i.+ng by death a crime worthy of death, viz., a malicious conspiracy for extirpating their whole nation.9:2. And they gathe
- 302 6:1. That night the king pa.s.sed without sleep, and he commanded the histories and chronicles of former times to be brought him. And when they were reading them before him, 6:2. They came to that place where it was written, how Mardochai had discovered t
- 301 3:4. And when they were saying this often, and he would not hearken to them, they told Aman, desirous to know whether he would continue in his resolution: for he had told them that he was a Jew.3:5. Now when Aman had heard this, and had proved by experien
- 300 1:3. Now in the third year of his reign he made a great feast for all the princes, and for his servants, for the most mighty of the Persians, and the n.o.bles of the Medes, and the governors of the provinces in his sight, 1:4. That he might shew the riche
- 299 15:9. And Joachim the high priest came from Jerusalem to Bethulia with all his ancients to see Judith.15:10. And when she was come out to him, they all blessed her with one voice, saying: Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the joy of Israel, thou a
- 298 13:12. And they two went out according to their custom, as it were to prayer, and they pa.s.sed the camp, and having compa.s.sed the valley, they came to the gate of the city.13:13. And Judith from afar off cried to the watchmen upon the walls: Open the g
- 297 11:7. It is known also what Achior said, nor are we ignorant of what thou hast commanded to be done to him.11:8. For it is certain that our G.o.d is so offended with sins, that he hath sent word by his prophets to the people, that he will deliver them up
- 296 9:2. Lord G.o.d of my father Simeon, who gavest him a sword to execute vengeance against strangers, who had defiled by their uncleanness, and uncovered the virgin unto confusion: Gavest him a sword, etc... The justice of G.o.d is here praised, in punis.h.
- 295 7:16. For it is better, that being captives we should live and bless the Lord, than that we should die, and be a reproach to all flesh, after we have seen our wives and our infants die before our eyes.7:17. We call to witness this day heaven and earth, an
- 294 5:21. And as long as they sinned not in the sight of their G.o.d, it was well with them: for their G.o.d hateth iniquity.5:22. And even some years ago when they had revolted from the way which G.o.d had given them to walk therein, they were destroyed in b
- 293 3:6. Come to us a peaceable lord, and use our service as it shall please thee, 3:7. Then he came down from the mountains with hors.e.m.e.n, in great power, and made himself master of every city, and all the inhabitants of the land.3:8. And from all the ci
- 292 14:16. And after he had lived ninety-nine years in the fear of the Lord, with joy they buried him.14:17. And all his kindred, and all his generation continued in good life, and in holy conversation, so that they were acceptable both to G.o.d, and to men,
- 291 12:17. And the angel said to them: Peace be to you, fear not.12:18. For when I was with you, I was there by the will of G.o.d: bless ye him, and sing praises to him.12:19. I seemed indeed to eat and to drink with you but I use an invisible meat and drink,
- 290 10:6. And Tobias said to her: Hold thy peace, and be not troubled, our son is safe: that man with whom we sent him is very trusty.10:7. But she could by no means be comforted, but daily running out looked round about, and went into all the ways by which t
- 289 7:18. And Raguel called to him Anna his wife, and bade her to prepare another chamber.7:19. And she brought Sara her daughter in thither, and she wept.7:20. And she said to her: Be of good cheer, my daughter: the Lord of heaven give thee joy for the troub
- 288 5:24. I wish the money for which thou hast sent him, had never been.5:25. For our poverty was sufficient for us, that we might account it as riches, that we saw our son.5:26. And Tobias said to her: Weep not, our son will arrive thither safe, and will ret
- 287 Tobias thinking he shall die, giveth his son G.o.dly admonitions: and telleth him of money he had lent to a friend.4:1. Therefore when Tobias thought that his prayer was heard that he might die, he called to him Tobias his son, 4:2. And said to him: Hear,
- 286 2:4. And taking it up carried it privately to his house, that after the sun was down, he might bury him cautiously.2:5. And when he had hid the body, he ate bread with mourning and fear, 2:6. Remembering the word which the Lord spoke by Amos the prophet:
- 285 13:19. And it came to pa.s.s, that when the gates of Jerusalem were at rest on the sabbath day, I spoke: and they shut the gates, and I commanded that they should not open them till after the sabbath: and I set some of my servants at the gates, that none
- 284 12:19. Of Joiarib, Mathanai: of Jodaia, Azzi: 12:20. Of Sellai, Celai: of Amoc, Heber: 12:21. Of Helcias, Hasebia: of Idaia, Nathanael.12:22. The Levites the chiefs of the families in the days of Eliasib, and Joiada, and Johanan, and Jeddoa, were recorded
- 283 11:7. And these are the children of Benjamin: Sellum the son of Mosollam, the son of Joed, the son of Phadaia, the son of Colaia, the son of Masia, the son of Etheel, the son of Isaia.11:8. And after him Gebbai, Sellai, nine hundred twenty-eight.11:9. And
- 282 9:38. And because of all this we ourselves make a covenant, and write it, and our princes, our Levites, and our priests sign it.2 Esdras Chapter 10 The names of the subscribers to the covenant, and the contents of it.10:1. And the subscribers were Nehemia
- 281 8:10. And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength.8:11. And the Levites stil
- 280 7:38. The children of Senaa, three thousand nine hundred thirty.7:39. The priests: the children of Idaia in the house of Josue, nine hundred and seventy-three.7:40. The children of Emmer, one thousand fifty-two.7:41. The children of Phashur, one thousand
- 279 6:9. For all these men thought to frighten us, thinking that our hands would cease from the work, and that we would leave off. Wherefore I strengthened my hands the more: 6:10. And I went into the house of Samaia the son of Delaia, the son of Metabeel pri
- 278 4:5. Cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thy face, because they have mocked thy builders.4:6. So we built the wall, and joined it all together unto the half thereof: and the heart of the people was excited to work.4:
- 277 2:10. And Sanaballat the Horonite, and Tobias the servant, the Ammonite, heard it, and it grieved them exceedingly, that a man was come, who sought the prosperity of the children of Israel.2:11. And I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.2:12. And
- 276 10:24. And of the singing men, Elisiab: and of the porters, Sellum, and Telem, and Uri.10:25. And of Israel, of the sons of Pharos, Remeia, and Jezia, and Melchia, and Miamin, and Eliezer, and Melchia, and Banea.10:26. And of the sons of Elam, Mathania, Z
- 275 8:32. And we came to Jerusalem, and we stayed there three days.8:33. And on the fourth day the silver and the gold, and the vessels were weighed in the house of our G.o.d by the hand of Meremoth the son of Urias the priest, and with him was Eleazar the so
- 274 7:13. It is decreed by me, that all they of the people of Israel, and of the priests and of the Levites in my realm, that are minded to go into Jerusalem, should go with thee.7:14. For thou art sent from before the king, and his seven counsellors, to visi
- 273 5:6. The copy of the letter that Thathanai governor of the country beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and his counsellors the Arphasachites, who dwelt beyond the river, sent to Darius the king.5:7. The letter which they sent him, was written thus: To Dar
- 272 1 Esdras Chapter 3 An altar is built for sacrifice, the feast of tabernacles is solemnly celebrated, and the foundations of the temple are laid.3:1. And now the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in their cities: and the people gather
- 271 2:22. The men of Netupha, fifty-six.2:23. The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty-eight.2:24. The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.2:25. The children of Cariathiarim, Cephira, and Beroth, seven hundred forty-three.2:26. The children of Rama and Gabaa, six hu
- 270 36:15. And the Lord the G.o.d of their fathers sent to them, by the hand of his messengers, rising early, and daily admonis.h.i.+ng them: because he spared his people and his dwelling place.36:16. But they mocked the messengers of G.o.d, and despised his
- 269 34:30. And went up to the house of the Lord, and all the men of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the Levites, and all the people from the least to the greatest. And the king read in their hearing, in the house of the Lord, all the w
- 268 33:7. He set also a graven, and a molten statue in the house of G.o.d, of which G.o.d had said to David, and to Solomon his son: In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever.33:8. And I
- 267 31:4. He commanded also the people that dwelt in Jerusalem, to give to the priests, and the Levites their portion, that they might attend to the law of the Lord.31:5. Which when it was noised abroad in the ears of the people, the children of Israel offere
- 266 29:22. Therefore they killed the bullocks, and the priests took the blood, and poured it upon the altar; they killed also the rams, and their blood they poured also upon the altar, and they killed the lambs, and poured the blood upon the altar.29:23. And
- 265 28:2. But walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; moreover also he cast statues for Baalim.28:3. It was he that burnt incense in the valley of Benennom, and consecrated his sons in the fire according to the manner of the nations, which the Lord slew at
- 264 25:18. But he sent back the messengers, saying: The thistle that is in Liba.n.u.s, sent to the cedar in Liba.n.u.s, saying: Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and behold the beasts that were in the wood of Liba.n.u.s pa.s.sed by and trod down the thistl
- 263 23:20. And he took the captains of hundreds, and the most valiant men, and the chiefs of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and brought him through the upper gate into the king's hou
- 262 21:10. However Edom revolted, from being under the dominion of Juda unto this day: at that time Lobna also revolted, from being under his hand.For he had forsaken the Lord the G.o.d of his fathers.21:11. Moreover he built also high places in the cities of
- 261 2 Paralipomenon Chapter 20 The Ammonites, Moabites, and Syrians combine against Josaphat: he seeketh G.o.d's help by public prayer and fasting. A prophet foretelleth that G.o.d will fight for his people: the enemies destroy one another.Josaphat with
- 260 2 Paralipomenon Chapter 18 Josaphat accompanies Achab in his expedition against Ramoth; where Achab is slain, as Micheas had foretold.18:1. Now Josaphat was rich and very glorious, and was joined by affinity to Achab.18:2. And he went down to him after so
- 259 15:8. And when Asa had heard the words, and the prophecy of Azarias the son of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and took away the idols out of all the land of Juda, and out of Benjamin, and out of the cities of mount Ephraim, which he had taken, and he
- 258 13:2. Three years he reigned in Jerusalem, and his mother's name was Michaia, the daughter of Uriel of Gabaa: and there was war between Abia and Jeroboam.Michaia... Alias Maacha. Her father had also two names, viz., Absalom, or Abessalom, and Uriel.1
- 257 10:16. And all the people upon the king's speaking roughly, said thus unto him: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai.Return to thy dwellings, O Israel, and do thou, O David feed thy own house. And Israel went away to their dwe
- 256 The queen of Saba admireth the wisdom of Solomon. His riches and glory.His death.9:1. And when the queen of Saba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to try him with hard questions at Jerusalem, with great riches, and camels, which carried spices, and a
- 255 6:38. And return to thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their captivity, to which they were led away, and adore thee towards the way of their own land which thou gavest their fathers, and of the city, which thou hast chosen,
- 254 5:5. And brought it in, together with all the furniture of the tabernacle. And the priests with the Levites carried the vessels of the sanctuary, which were in the tabernacle.5:6. And king Solomon and all the a.s.sembly of Israel and all that were gathere
- 253 2 Paralipomenon Chapter 3 The plan and ornaments of the temple: the cherubims, the veil, and the pillars.3:1. And Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, in mount Moria, which had been shewn to David his father, in the place which David
- 252 29:24. And all the princes, and men of power, and all the sons of king David gave their hand, and were subject to Solomon the king.29:25. And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel: and gave him the glory of a reign, such as no king of Israel had befo
- 251 And the general of the king's army was Joab.1 Paralipomenon Chapter 28 David's speech, in a solemn a.s.sembly: his exhortation to Solomon. He giveth him a pattern of the temple.28:1. And David a.s.sembled all the chief men of Israel, the princes
- 250 26:20. Now Achias was over the treasures of the house of G.o.d, and the holy vessels.Holy vessels... Or vessels of the holy places, or of things holy. Vasa sanctorum.26:21. The sons of Ledan, the sons of Gersonni: of Ledan were heads of the families, of L
- 249 25:4. Of Heman also: the sons of Heman, Bocciau, Mathaniau, Oziel, Subuel, and Jerimoth, Hananias, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and Romemthiezer, and Jesbaca.s.sa, Mellothi, Othir, Mahazioth: 25:5. All these were the sons of Heman the seer of the king in t
- 248 23:22. And Eleazar died, and had no sons but daughters: and the sons of Cis their brethren took them.23:23. The sons of Musi: Moholi, and Eder, and Jerimoth, three.23:24. These are the sons of Levi in their kindreds and families, princes by their courses,
- 247 Six hundred sicles, etc... This was the price of the whole place, on which the temple was afterwards built; but the price of the oxen was fifty sicles of silver. 2 Kings 24.24.21:26. And he built there an altar to the Lord: and he offered holocausts, and
- 246 19:10. Wherefore Joab understanding that the battle was set against him before and behind, chose out the bravest men of all Israel, and marched against the Syrians, 19:11. And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abisai his brother, and th
- 245 17:8. And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone: and have slain all thy enemies before thee, and have made thee a name like that of one of the great ones that are renowned in the earth.17:9. And I have given a place my people Israel: they sha
- 244 16:3. And he divided to all and every one, both men and women, a loaf of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and flour fried with oil.16:4. And he appointed Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to remember his works, and to glorify, and pra
- 243 14:4. Now these are the names of them that were born to him in Jerusalem: Samua, and Sobad, Nathan, and Solomon, 14:5. Jebahar, and Elisua, and Eliphalet, 14:6. And Noga, and Napheg, and j.a.phia, 14:7. Elisama, and Baaliada, and Eliphalet.14:8. And the P
- 242 12:12. Johanan the eighth, Elzebad the ninth, 12:13. Jerenias the tenth, Machbani the eleventh, 12:14. These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the army: the least of them was captain over a hundred soldiers, and the greatest over a thousand.12:15. Thes
- 241 11:12. And after him was Eleazar his uncle's son the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.11:13. He was with David in Phesdomim, when the Philistines were gathered to that place to battle: and the field of that country was full of barley, and t
- 240 9:24. In four quarters were the porters: that is to say, toward the east, and west, and north, and south.9:25. And their brethren dwelt in village, and came upon their sabbath days from time to time.9:26. To these four Levites were committed the whole num
- 239 8:19. And Jacim, and Zechri, and Zabdi, 8:20. And Elioenai, and Selethai, and Elial, 8:21. And Adaia, and Baraia, and Samareth, the sons of Semei.8:22. And Jespham, and Heber, and Eliel, 8:23. And Abdon, and Zechri, and Hanan, 8:24. And Hanania, and Elam,
- 238 7:12. Sepham also and Hapham the sons of Hir: and Hasim the sons of Aher.7:13. And the sons of Nephtali were Jasiel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Sellum, sons of Bala.7:14. And the son of Mana.s.ses, Ezriel: and his concubine the Syrian bore Machir the father
- 237 6:45. The son of Hasabia, the son of Amasai, the son of Helcias, 6:46. The son of Amasai, the son of Boni, the son of Somer, 6:47. The son of Moholi, the son of Musi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.6:48. Their brethren also the Levites, who were appoi
- 236 5:23. And the children of the half tribe of Mana.s.ses possessed the land, from the borders of Basan unto Baal, Hermon, and Sanir, and mount Hermon, for their number was great.5:24. And these were the heads of the house of their kindred, Epher, and Jesi,
- 235 4:22. And he that made the sun to stand, and the men of Lying, and Secure, and Burning, who were princes in Moab, and who returned into Lahem. Now these are things of old.He that made, etc... Viz., Joazim, the meaning of whose name in Hebrew is, he that m
- 234 3:1. Now these were the sons of David that were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn Amnon of Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, the second Daniel of Abigail the Carmelitess.3:2. The third Absalom the son of Maacha the daughter of Tolmai king of Gessur, the four
- 233 2:11. And Naha.s.son begot Salma, the father of Booz.2:12. And Booz begot Obed, and Obed begot Isai.2:13. And Isai begot Eliab his firstborn, the second Abinadab, the third Simmaa, 2:14. The fourth, Nathanael, the fifth Raddai, 2:15. The sixth Asom, the s
- 232 1:21. And Adoram, and Usal, and Decla, 1:22. And Hebal, and Abimael, and Saba, 1:23. And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these are the sons of Jectan.1:24. Sem, Arphaxad, Sale, 1:25. Heber, Phaleg, Ragau, 1:26. Serug, Nachor, Thare, 1:27. Abram, this is
- 231 25:9. And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and the houses of Jerusalem, and every great house he burnt with fire.25:10. And all the army of the Chaldees, which was with the commander of the troops, broke down the walls of Jerusal
- 230 23:21. And he commanded all the people, saying: Keep the Phase to the Lord your G.o.d, according as it is written in the book of this covenant.23:22. Now there was no such a Phase kept from the days of the judges, who judged Israel, nor in all the days of
- 229 21:24. But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon: and made Josias, his son, their king in his stead.21:25. But the rest of the acts of Amon, which he did, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the
- 228 19:37. And as he was wors.h.i.+pping in the temple of Nesroch, his G.o.d, Adramelech and Sarasar, his sons, slew him with the sword, and they fled into the land of the Armenians, and Asarhaddon, his son, reigned in his stead.4 Kings Chapter 20 Ezechias be
- 227 18:29. Thus saith the king: Let not Ezechias deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of my hand.18:30. Neither let him make you trust in the Lord, saying: The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of
- 226 17:25. And when they began to dwell there, they feared not the Lord: and the Lord sent lions among them, which killed them.17:26. And it was told the king of the a.s.syrians, and it was said: The nations which thou hast removed, and made to dwell in the c
- 225 4 Kings Chapter 16 The wicked reign of Achaz: the kings of Syria and Israel war against him: he hireth the king of the a.s.syrians to a.s.sist him: he causeth an altar to be made after the pattern of that of Damascus.16:1. In the seventeenth year of Phace
- 224 14:24. And he did that which is evil before the Lord. He departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin.14:25. He restored the borders of Israel from the entrance of Emath, unto the sea of the wilderness, according to
- 223 13:4. But Joachaz besought the face of the Lord, and the Lord heard him: for he saw the distress of Israel, because the king of Syria had oppressed them: 13:5. And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, and they were delivered out of the hand of the king of Syri
- 222 11:5. And he commanded them, saying: This is the thing that you must do.11:6. Let a third part of you go in on the sabbath, and keep the watch of the king's house. And let a third part be at the gate of Sur; and let a third part be at the gate behind