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The Bible, Douay-Rheims Novel Chapters
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
- 621 11:40. And he pressed him much to deliver him to him, that he might be king in his father's place: and he told him all that Demetrius had done, and how his soldiers hated him. And he remained there many days.11:41. And Jonathan sent to king Demetrius
- 620 10:82. Then Simon drew forth his army, and attacked the legion: for the hors.e.m.e.n were wearied: and they were discomfited by him, and fled.10:83. And they that were scattered about the plain fled into Azotus, and went into Bethdagon, their idol's
- 619 10:33. And every soul of the Jews that hath been carried captive from the land of Juda in all my kingdom, I set at liberty freely, that all be discharged from tributes, even of their cattle.10:34. And I will that all the feasts, and the sabbaths, and the
- 618 9:58. And all the wicked held a council, saying: Behold Jonathan, and they that are with him, dwell at ease and without fear: now, therefore, let us bring Bacchides. .h.i.ther, and he shall take them all in one night.9:59. So they went, and gave him couns
- 617 9:7. And Judas saw that his army slipped away, and the battle pressed upon him, and his heart was cast down: because he had not time to gather them together, and he was discouraged.9:8. Then he said to them that remained: Let us arise, and go against our
- 616 7:46. And they went forth out of all the towns of Judea round about, and they pushed them with the horns, and they turned again to them, and they were all slain with the sword, and there was not left of them so much as one.7:47. And they took the spoils o
- 615 6:59. And let us covenant with them, that they may live according to their own laws, as before. For because of our despising their laws, they have been provoked, and have done all these things.6:60. And the proposal was acceptable in the sight of the king
- 614 6:11. And I said in my heart: Into how much tribulation am I come, and into what floods of sorrow wherein now I am: I that was pleasant and beloved in my power!6:12. But now I remember the evils that I did in Jerusalem, from whence also I took away all th
- 613 5:31. And Judas saw that the fight was begun, and the cry of the battle went up to heaven like a trumpet, and a great cry out of the city: 5:32. And he said to his host: Fight ye today for your brethren.5:33. And he came with three companies behind them,
- 612 4:44. And he considered about the altar of holocausts that had been profaned, what he should do with it.4:45. And a good counsel came into their minds, to pull it down: lest it should be a reproach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled it; so they thr
- 611 3:67. So they removed the camp, and pitched on the south side of Emmaus.3:68. And Judas said: Gird yourselves, and be valiant men, and be ready against the morning, that you may fight with these nations that are a.s.sembled against us to destroy us and ou
- 610 3:7. And he grieved many kings, and made Jacob glad with his works, and his memory is blessed for ever.3:8. And he went through the cities of Juda, and destroyed the wicked out of them, and turned away wrath from Israel.3:9. And he was renowned even to th
- 609 2:32. And forthwith they went out towards them, and made war against them on the sabbath day.2:33. And they said to them: Do you still resist? come forth, and do according to the edict of king Antiochus, and you shall live.2:34. And they said: We will not
- 608 1:51. And that they should leave their children uncirc.u.mcised, and let their souls be defiled with all uncleannesses, and abominations, to the end that they should forget the law, and should change all the justifications of G.o.d.1:52. And that whosoeve
- 607 1:6. And after these things, he fell down upon his bed, and knew that he should die.1:7. And he called his servants, the n.o.bles that were brought up with him from his youth: and he divided his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive.Divided his kingd
- 606 2:11. Juda hath transgressed, and abomination hath been committed in Israel, and in Jerusalem: for Juda hath profaned the holiness of the Lord, which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange G.o.d.2:12. The Lord will cut off the man that hath
- 605 14:15. And the destruction of the horse, and of the mule, and of the camel, and of the a.s.s, and of all the beasts, that shall be in those tents, shall be like this destruction.Shall be like this destruction... That is, the beasts shall be destroyed as w
- 604 G.o.d shall protect his church against her persecutors. The mourning of Jerusalem.12:1. The burden of the word of the Lord upon Israel. Thus saith the Lord, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundations of the earth, and formeth the spirit
- 603 9:12. Return to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope, I will render thee double as I declare today.9:13. Because I have bent Juda for me as a bow, I have filled Ephraim: and I will raise up thy sons, O Sion, above thy sons, O Greece, and I will make thee
- 602 7:8. And the word of the Lord came to Zacharias, saying: 7:9. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, saying: Judge ye true judgment, and shew ye mercy and compa.s.sion every man to his brother.7:10. And oppress not the widow, and the fatherless, and the stranger,
- 601 4:12. And I answered again, and said to him: What are the two olive branches, that are by the two golden beaks, in which are the funnels of gold?4:13. And he spoke to me, saying: Knowest thou not what these are? And I said: No, my lord.4:14. And he said:
- 600 Under the name of Jerusalem, he prophesieth the progress of the church of Christ, by the conversion of some Jews and many Gentiles.2:1. And I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold a man, with a measuring line in his hand.2:2. And I said: Whither goest th
- 599 2:11. In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius the king, the word of the Lord came to Aggeus the prophet, saying: 2:12. Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Ask the priests the law, saying: 2:13. If a man carry sanctified fl
- 598 3:5. The just Lord is in the midst thereof, he will not do iniquity: in the morning, in the morning he will bring his judgment to light, and it shall not be hid: but the wicked man hath not known shame.3:6. I have destroyed the nations, and their towers a
- 597 Sophonias Chapter 1 For divers enormous sins, the kingdom of Juda is threatened with severe judgment.1:1. The word of the Lord that came to Sophonias the son of Chusi, the son of G.o.dolias, the son of Amarias, the son of Ezechias, in the days of Josias,
- 596 2:9. Woe to him that gathereth together an evil covetousness to his house, that his nest may be on high, and thinketh he may be delivered out of the hand of evil.2:10. Thou hast devised confusion to thy house, thou hast cut off many people, and thy soul h
- 595 3:11. Therefore thou also shalt be made drunk, and shalt be despised: and thou shalt seek help from the enemies.3:12. All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with their green figs: if they be shaken, they shall fall into the mouth of the eater.3:13.
- 594 1:2. The Lord is a jealous G.o.d, and a revenger: the Lord is a revenger, and hath wrath: the Lord taketh vengeance on his adversaries, and he is angry with his enemies.1:3. The Lord is patient, and great in power, and will not cleanse and acquit the guil
- 593 6:4. For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and delivered thee out of the house of slaves: and I sent before thy face Moses, and Aaron, and Mary.6:5. O my people, remember, I pray thee, what Balach, the king of Moab, purposed: and what Balaam, th
- 592 3:8. But yet I am filled with the strength of the spirit of the Lord, with judgment and power: to declare unto Jacob his wickedness and to Israel his sin.3:9. Hear this, ye princes of the house of Jacob, and ye judges of the house of Israel: you that abho
- 591 1:6. And I will make Samaria as a heap of stones in the field when a vineyard is planted: and I will bring down the stones thereof into the valley, and will lay her foundations bare.1:7. And all her graven things shall be cut in pieces, and all her wages
- 590 2:2. And Jonas prayed to the Lord, his G.o.d, out of the belly of the fish.2:3. And he said: I cried out of my affliction to the Lord, and he heard me: I cried out of the belly of h.e.l.l, and thou hast heard my voice.2:4. And thou hast cast me forth into
- 589 1:3. The pride of thy heart hath lifted thee up, who dwellest in the clefts of the rocks, and settest up thy throne on high: who sayest in thy heart: Who shall bring me down to the ground?1:4. Though thou be exalted as an eagle, and though thou set thy ne
- 588 7:14. And Amos answered and said to Amasias: I am not a prophet, nor am I the son of a prophet: but I am a herdsman plucking wild figs.I am not a prophet... That is, I am not a prophet by education: nor is prophesying my calling or profession: but I am a
- 587 5:14. Seek ye good, and not evil, that you may live: and the Lord the G.o.d of hosts will be with you, as you have said.5:15. Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be the Lord the G.o.d of hosts may have mercy on the remnant
- 586 3:3. Shall two walk together except they be agreed?3:4. Will a lion roar in the forest, if he have no prey? will the lion's whelp cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?3:5. Will the bird fall into the snare upon the earth, if there be no fowle
- 585 3:21. And I will cleanse their blood, which I had not cleansed: and the Lord will dwell in Sion.THE PROPHECY OF AMOS AMOS prophesied in Israel about the same time as Osee: and was called from following the cattle to denounce G.o.d'S judgments to the
- 584 2:7. They shall run like valiant men: like men of war they shall scale the wall: the men shall march every one on his way, and they shall not turn aside from their ranks.2:8. No one shall press upon his brother: they shall walk every one in his path: yea,
- 583 Samaria shall be destroyed. An exhortation to repentance: G.o.d's favour through Christ to the penitent.14:1. Let Samaria perish, becsuse she hath stirred up her G.o.d to bitterness: let them perish by the sword, let their little ones be dashed, and
- 582 11:1. As the morning pa.s.seth, so hath the king of Israel pa.s.sed away.Because Israel was a child, and I loved him: and I called my son out of Egypt.I called my son... Viz., Israel. But as the calling of Israel out of Egypt, was a figure of the calling
- 581 8:7. For they shall sow wind, and reap a whirlwind, there is no standing stalk in it, the bud shall yield no meal; and if it should yield, strangers shall eat it.8:8. Israel is swallowed up: now is he become among the nations like an unclean vessel.8:9. F
- 580 5:9. Ephraim shall be in desolation in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel I have shewn that which shall surely be.5:10. The princes of Juda are become as they that take up the bound: I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.As they that ta
- 579 2:21. And it shall come to pa.s.s in that day: I will hear, saith the Lord, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth.Hear the heavens, etc... All shall conspire in favour of the church, which in the following verse is called Jezrahel, that i
- 578 THE PROPHECY OF OSEE OSEE, or Hosea, whose name signifies A saviour, was the first in the order of time among those who are commonly called lesser prophets, because their prophecies are short. He prophesied in the kingdom of Israel, that is, of the ten tr
- 577 13:64. And Daniel became great in the sight of the people from that day, and thence forward.13:65. And king Astyages was gathered to his fathers; and Cyrus, the Persian, received his kingdom.Daniel Chapter 14 The history of Bel, and of the great serpent w
- 576 13:14. And turning back again, they came both to the same place: and asking one another the cause, they acknowledged their l.u.s.t: and then they agreed together upon a time, when they might find her alone.13:15. And it fell out, as they watched a fit day
- 575 They shall place there the abomination, etc... The idol of Jupiter Olympius, which Antiochus ordered to be set up in the sanctuary of the temple: which is here called the sanctuary of strength, from the Almighty that was wors.h.i.+pped there.11:32. And su
- 574 Michael your prince... The guardian general of the church of G.o.d.Daniel Chapter 11 The angel declares to Daniel many things to come, with regard to the Persian and Grecian kings: more especially with regard to Antiochus as a figure of Antichrist.11:1. A
- 573 9:8. O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our princes, and to our fathers, that have sinned.9:9. But to thee, the Lord our G.o.d, mercy and forgiveness, for we have departed from thee: 9:10. And we have not hearkened to the voice of the Lord, our
- 572 7:24. And the ten horns of the same kingdom, shall be ten kings: and another shall rise up after them, and he shall be mightier than the former, and he shall bring down three kings.7:25. And he shall speak words against the High One, and shall crush the s
- 571 6:7. All the princes of the kingdom, the magistrates, and governors, the senators, and judges, have consulted together, that an imperial decree, and an edict be published: That whosoever shall ask any pet.i.tion of any G.o.d, or man, for thirty days, but
- 570 4:31. Now at the end of the days, I, Nabuchodonosor, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my sense was restored to me: and I blessed the most High, and I praised and glorified him that liveth for ever: for his power is an everlasting power, and his kingdom is
- 569 3:87. O ye holy and humble of heart, bless the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever.3:88. O Ananias, Azarias, Misael, bless ye the Lord: praise and exalt him above all for ever. For he hath delivered us from h.e.l.l, ad saved us out of the hand o
- 568 3:35. And take not away thy mercy from us, for the sake of Abraham, thy beloved, and Isaac, thy servant, and Israel, thy holy one: 3:36. To whom thou hast spoken, promising that thou wouldst multiply their seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that
- 567 Another kingdom... Viz., that of the Medes and Persians. Ibid. Third kingdom... Viz., that of Alexander the Great.2:40. And the fourth kingdom shall be as iron. As iron breaketh into pieces, and subdueth all things, so shall that break, and destroy all th
- 566 1:15. And after ten days, their faces appeared fairer and fatter than all the children that ate of the king's meat.1:16. So Malasar took their portions, and the wine that they should drink: and he gave them pulse.1:17. And to these children G.o.d gav
- 565 48:13. And the Levites in like manner shall have by the borders of the priests five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth.All the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.48:14. And they shall not sell th
- 564 46:15. He shall offer the lamb, and the sacrifice, and the oil morning by morning: an everlasting holocaust.46:16. Thus saith the Lord G.o.d: If the prince give a gift to any of his sons: the inheritance of it shall go to his children, they shall possess
- 563 44:27. And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, to the inner court, to minister unto me in the sanctuary, he shall offer for his sin, saith the Lord G.o.d.44:28. And they shall have no inheritance, I am their inheritance: neither shall you give th
- 562 43:9. Now therefore let them put away their fornications, and the carca.s.ses of their kings far from me: and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.43:10. But thou, son of man, shew to the house of Israel the temple, and let them be ashamed of their
- 561 41:10. And between the chambers was the breadth of twenty cubits round about the house on every side.41:11. And the door of the side chambers was turned towards the place of prayer: one door was toward the north, and another door was toward the south: and
- 560 40:15. And before the face of the gate which reached even to the face of the porch of the inner gate, fifty cubits.40:16. And slanting windows in the little chambers, and in their fronts, which were within the gate on every side round about: and in like m
- 559 38:21. And I will call in the sword against him in all my mountains, saith the Lord G.o.d: every man's sword shall be pointed against his brother.38:22. And I will judge him with pestilence, and with blood, and with violent rain, and vast hailstones:
- 558 37:3. And he said to me: Son of man, dost thou think these bones shall live and I answered: O Lord G.o.d, thou knowest.37:4. And he said to me: Prophesy concerning these bones; and say to them: Ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.37:5. Thus saith the
- 557 35:11. Therefore as I live, saith the Lord G.o.d, I will do according to thy wrath, and according to thy envy, which thou hast exercised in hatred to them: and I will be made known by them, when I shall have judged thee.35:12. And thou shalt know that I t
- 556 33:32. And thou art to them as a musical song which is sung with a sweet and agreeable voice: and they hear thy words, and do them not.33:33. And when that which was foretold shall come to pa.s.s, for behold it is coming, then shall they know that a proph
- 555 32:17. And it came to pa.s.s in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me saying: 32:18. Son of man, sing a mournful song for the mult.i.tude of Egypt: and cast her down, both her, and the daughters of the m
- 554 30:16. And I will make a fire in Egypt: Pelusium shall be in pain like a woman in labour, and Alexandria shall be laid waste, and in Memphis there shall be daily distresses.30:17. The young men of Heliopolis, and of Bubastus shall fall by the sword, and t
- 553 28:18. Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the mult.i.tude of thy iniquities, and by the iniquity of thy traffic: therefore I will bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, to devour thee, and I will make thee as ashes upon the earth in the sight of all
- 552 27:11. The men of Arad were with thy army upon thy walls round about: the Pygmeans also that were in thy towers, hung up their quivers on thy walls round about: they perfected thy beauty.Pygmeans... That is, strong and valiant men. In Hebrew, Gammadim.27:
- 551 25:5. And I will make Rabbath a stable for camels, and the children of Ammon a couching place for flocks: and you shall know that I am the Lord.Rabbath... The capital city of the Ammonites: it was afterwards called Philadelphia.25:6. For thus saith the Lo
- 550 23:35. Therefore thus saith the Lord G.o.d: Because thou hast forgotten me, and hast cast me off behind thy back, bear thou also thy wickedness, and thy fornications.23:36. And the Lord spoke to me, saying: Son of man, dost thou judge Oolla, and Ooliba, a
- 549 22:21. And will gather you together, and will burn you in the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst thereof.22:22. As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall you be in the midst thereof: and you shall know that I am the Lor
- 548 Jerome) to the sword of Nabuchodonosor: which was about to remove the sceptre of Israel, whom G.o.d here calls his son.21:11. And I have given it to be furbished, that it may be handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, that it may be in the
- 547 20:19. I am the Lord your G.o.d: walk ye in my statutes, and observe my judgments, and do them.20:20. And sanctify my sabbaths, that they may be a sign between me and you: and that you may know that I am the Lord your G.o.d.20:21. But their children provo
- 546 18:25. And you have said: The way of the Lord is not right. Hear ye, therefore, O house of Israel: Is it my way that is not right, and are not rather your ways perverse?18:26. For when the just turneth himself away from his justice, and comitteth iniquity
- 545 17:7. And there was another large eagle, with great wings, and many feathers: and behold this vine, bending as it were her roots towards him, stretched forth her branches to him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.Another large eagle.
- 544 16:29. Thou hast also multiplied thy fornications in the land of Chanaan with the Chaldeans: and neither so wast thou satisfied.16:30. Wherein shall I cleanse thy heart, saith Lord G.o.d: seeing thou dost all these the works of a shameless prost.i.tute?16
- 543 14:17. Or if I bring the sword upon that land, and say to the sword: Pa.s.s through the land: and I destroy man and beast out of it: 14:18. And these three men be in the midst thereof: as I live, saith the Lord G.o.d, they shall deliver neither sons nor d
- 542 12:28. Therefore say to them: Thus saith the Lord G.o.d: not one word of mine shall be prolonged any more: the word that I shall speak shall be accomplished, saith the Lord G.o.d.Ezechiel Chapter 13 G.o.d declares against false prophets and prophetesses,
- 541 11:8. You have feared the sword, and I will bring the sword upon you, saith the Lord G.o.d.11:9. And I will cast you out of the midst thereof, and I will deliver you into the hand of the enemies, and I will execute judgments upon you.11:10. You shall fall
- 540 Ezechiel Chapter 9 All are ordered to be destroyed that are not marked in their foreheads.G.o.d will not be entreated for them.9:1. And he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying: The visitations of the city are at hand, and every one hath a destroying
- 539 7:1. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 7:2. And thou son of man, thus saith the Lord G.o.d to the land of Israel: The end is come, the end is come upon the four quarters of the land.7:3. Now is an end come upon thee, and I will send my wrath up
- 538 4:6. And when thou hast accomplished this, thou shalt sleep again upon thy right side, and thou shalt take upon thee the iniquity of the house of Juda forty days: a day for a year, yea, a day for a year I have appointed to thee.4:7. And thou shalt turn th
- 537 1:28. As the appearance of the rainbow when it is in a cloud on a rainy day: this was the appearance of the brightness round about.Ezechiel Chapter 2 The prophet receives his commission.2:1. This was the vision of the likeness of the glory of the Lord, an
- 536 6:60. In like manner the lightning, when it breaketh forth, is easy to be seen: and after the same manner the wind bloweth in every country.6:61. And the clouds, when G.o.d commandeth them to go over the whole world, do that which is commanded them.6:62.
- 535 6:11. And these G.o.ds cannot defend themselves from the rust, and the moth.6:12. But when they have covered them with a purple garment, they wipe their face because of the dust of the house, which is very much among them.6:13. This holdeth a sceptre as a
- 534 4:14. Let them that dwell about Sion come, and remember the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Eternal hath brought upon them.4:15. For he hath brought a nation upon them from afar, a wicked nation, and of a strange tongue: 4:16. Who have neith
- 533 3:7. Because for this end thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name, and praise thee in our captivity, for we are converted from the iniquity of our fathers, who sinned before thee.3:8. And behold we are at this
- 532 1:19. From the day that he brought our fathers out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, we were disobedient to the Lord our G.o.d: and going astray we turned away from hearing his voice.1:20. And many evils have cleaved to us, and the curses which the
- 531 4:22. Thau. Thy iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Sion, he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he hath visited thy iniquity, O daughter of Edom, he hath discovered thy sins.THE PRAYER OF JEREMIAS THE PROPHET Lamentations Chapter 5 5:1. Reme
- 530 3:40. Nun. Let us search our ways, and seek, and return to the Lord.3:41. Nun. Let us lift up our hearts with our hands to the Lord in the heavens.3:42. Nun. We have done wickedly, and provoked thee to wrath: therefore thou art inexorable.3:43. Samech. Th
- 529 2:13. Mem. To what shall I compare thee? or to what shall I liken thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? to what shall I equal thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Sion? for great as the sea is thy destruction: who shall heal thee?2:14. Nun. Thy pr
- 528 52:27. And the king of Babylon struck them, and put them to death in Reblatha, in the land of Emath: and Juda was carried away captive out of his land.52:28. This is the people whom Nabuchodonosor carried away captive: in the seventh year, three thousand
- 527 51:44. And I will visit against Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he had swallowed down: and the nations shall no more flow together to him, for the wall also of Babylon shall fall.51:45. Go out of the midst of her, my peo
- 526 50:43. The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands are grown feeble: anguish hath taken hold of him, pangs as a woman in labour.50:44. Behold he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of the Jordan to the strong and beautiful: fo
- 525 49:38. And I will set my throne in Elam, and destroy kings and princes from thence, saith the Lord.49:39. But in the latter days I will cause the captives of Elam, to return, saith the Lord.Jeremias Chapter 50 Babylon, which hath afflicted the Israelites,
- 524 48:42. And Moab shall cease to be a people: because he hath gloried against the Lord.48:43. Fear, and the pit, and the snare come upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.Fear... That is, the sword of the enemy. The pit... That is, unforeseen calam
- 523 47:6. O thou sword of the Lord, how long wilt thou not be quiet? Go into thy scabbard, rest, and be still.47:7. How shall it be quiet, when the Lord hath given it a charge against Ascalon, and against the countries thereof by the sea side, and there hath
- 522 44:27. Behold I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Juda that are in the land of Egypt, shall be consumed, by the sword, and by famine, till there be an end of them.44:28. And a few men that shall flee from the sword, shall