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Mark 11:7
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Christian Standard Bible®
They brought the donkey to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and he sat on it.
They brought the donkey to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and he sat on it.
King James Version (1611)
And they brought the colt to Iesus, and cast their garments on him, and he sate vpon him.
And they brought the colt to Iesus, and cast their garments on him, and he sate vpon him.
King James Version
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
English Standard Version
And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.
And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.
New American Standard Bible
They brought the colt to Jesus and put their cloaks on it; and He sat on it.
They brought the colt to Jesus and put their cloaks on it; and He sat on it.
New Century Version
They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it, and Jesus sat on it.
They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it, and Jesus sat on it.
Amplified Bible
They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it, and He sat on it.
They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it, and He sat on it.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it; and He sat on it.
They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it; and He sat on it.
Legacy Standard Bible
And they *brought the colt to Jesus and put their garments on it; and He sat on it.
And they *brought the colt to Jesus and put their garments on it; and He sat on it.
Berean Standard Bible
Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.
Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it.
Contemporary English Version
The disciples led the donkey to Jesus. They put some of their clothes on its back, and Jesus got on.
The disciples led the donkey to Jesus. They put some of their clothes on its back, and Jesus got on.
Complete Jewish Bible
They brought the colt to Yeshua and threw their robes on it, and he sat on it.
They brought the colt to Yeshua and threw their robes on it, and he sat on it.
Darby Translation
And they led the colt to Jesus, and cast their clothes upon it, and he sat on it;
And they led the colt to Jesus, and cast their clothes upon it, and he sat on it;
Easy-to-Read Version
The followers brought the donkey to Jesus. They put their coats on it, and Jesus sat on it.
The followers brought the donkey to Jesus. They put their coats on it, and Jesus sat on it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they brought the colte to Iesus, & cast their garments on him, and he sate vpon him.
And they brought the colte to Iesus, & cast their garments on him, and he sate vpon him.
George Lamsa Translation
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and they put their garments on it, and Jesus rode on it.
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and they put their garments on it, and Jesus rode on it.
Good News Translation
They brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over the animal, and Jesus got on.
They brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over the animal, and Jesus got on.
Lexham English Bible
And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and he sat on it.
And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and he sat on it.
Literal Translation
And they led the colt to Jesus. And they threw their garments on it, and He sat on it.
And they led the colt to Jesus. And they threw their garments on it, and He sat on it.
American Standard Version
And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon him.
And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon him.
Bible in Basic English
And they took the young ass to Jesus, and put their clothing on him, and he got on his back.
And they took the young ass to Jesus, and put their clothing on him, and he got on his back.
Hebrew Names Version
They brought the colt to Yeshua, and threw their garments on him, and Yeshua sat on him.
They brought the colt to Yeshua, and threw their garments on him, and Yeshua sat on him.
International Standard Version
They brought the colt to Jesus and threw their coats upon it, and he sat on it.
They brought the colt to Jesus and threw their coats upon it, and he sat on it.
Etheridge Translation
And they brought the colt to Jeshu, and threw upon him their garments; and Jeshu rode upon him.
And they brought the colt to Jeshu, and threw upon him their garments; and Jeshu rode upon him.
Murdock Translation
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments upon him, and set Jesus upon him.
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments upon him, and set Jesus upon him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they brought the colt to Iesus, and cast their garmentes on hym, and he sate vpon hym.
And they brought the colt to Iesus, and cast their garmentes on hym, and he sate vpon hym.
English Revised Version
And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon him.
And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat upon him.
World English Bible
They brought the colt to Jesus, and threw their garments on him, and Jesus sat on him.
They brought the colt to Jesus, and threw their garments on him, and Jesus sat on him.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him, and he sat on him.
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him, and he sat on him.
Weymouth's New Testament
So they brought the foal to Jesus, and threw their outer garments over him; and Jesus mounted.
So they brought the foal to Jesus, and threw their outer garments over him; and Jesus mounted.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei brouyten the colt to Jhesu, and thei leiden on hym her clothis, and Jhesus sat on hym.
And thei brouyten the colt to Jhesu, and thei leiden on hym her clothis, and Jhesus sat on hym.
Update Bible Version
And they bring the colt to Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat on him.
And they bring the colt to Jesus, and cast on him their garments; and he sat on him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.
New English Translation
Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.
Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.
New King James Version
Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it.
Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their clothes on it, and He sat on it.
New Living Translation
Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it.
Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their garments over it, and he sat on it.
New Life Bible
They brought it to Jesus and put their coats over it. Jesus sat on the donkey.
They brought it to Jesus and put their coats over it. Jesus sat on the donkey.
New Revised Standard
Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it.
Then they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and throw upon him their mantles, - and he took his seat upon him.
And they bring the colt unto Jesus, and throw upon him their mantles, - and he took his seat upon him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they brought the colt to Jesus. And they lay their garments on him: and he sat upon him.
And they brought the colt to Jesus. And they lay their garments on him: and he sat upon him.
Revised Standard Version
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and threw their garments on it; and he sat upon it.
And they brought the colt to Jesus, and threw their garments on it; and he sat upon it.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they brought ye coolte to Iesus and caste their garmetes on him: and he sate vpo him.
And they brought ye coolte to Iesus and caste their garmetes on him: and he sate vpo him.
Young's Literal Translation
And they brought the colt unto Jesus, and did cast upon it their garments, and he sat upon it,
And they brought the colt unto Jesus, and did cast upon it their garments, and he sat upon it,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they brought the foale vnto Iesus, and layed their clothes theron, and he sat theron.
And they brought the foale vnto Iesus, and layed their clothes theron, and he sat theron.
Mace New Testament (1729)
then they brought the colt to Jesus, and throwing their garments upon it, he mounted thereon.
then they brought the colt to Jesus, and throwing their garments upon it, he mounted thereon.
Simplified Cowboy Version
They brought the colt to Jesus and they threw their coats on its back as saddle blankets and then Jesus hopped up there.
They brought the colt to Jesus and they threw their coats on its back as saddle blankets and then Jesus hopped up there.
Contextual Overview
1When they were nearing Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany on Mount Olives, he sent off two of the disciples with instructions: "Go to the village across from you. As soon as you enter, you'll find a colt tethered, one that has never yet been ridden. Untie it and bring it. If anyone asks, ‘What are you doing?' say, ‘The Master needs him, and will return him right away.'" 4They went and found a colt tied to a door at the street corner and untied it. Some of those standing there said, "What are you doing untying that colt?" The disciples replied exactly as Jesus had instructed them, and the people let them alone. They brought the colt to Jesus, spread their coats on it, and he mounted. 8The people gave him a wonderful welcome, some throwing their coats on the street, others spreading out rushes they had cut in the fields. Running ahead and following after, they were calling out, Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in God's name! Blessed the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in highest heaven! 11 He entered Jerusalem, then entered the Temple. He looked around, taking it all in. But by now it was late, so he went back to Bethany with the Twelve.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the colt: Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 21:4, Matthew 21:5, Luke 19:35
and cast: 2 Kings 9:13, Matthew 21:7, Matthew 21:8, Luke 19:36, John 12:12-16
Cross-References
Genesis 1:26
God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth." God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."
God spoke: "Let us make human beings in our image, make them reflecting our nature So they can be responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle, And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth." God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God's nature. He created them male and female. God blessed them: "Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth."
Genesis 3:22
God said, "The Man has become like one of us, capable of knowing everything, ranging from good to evil. What if he now should reach out and take fruit from the Tree-of-Life and eat, and live forever? Never—this cannot happen!"
God said, "The Man has become like one of us, capable of knowing everything, ranging from good to evil. What if he now should reach out and take fruit from the Tree-of-Life and eat, and live forever? Never—this cannot happen!"
Genesis 10:20
These are the descendants of Ham by family, language, country, and nation.
These are the descendants of Ham by family, language, country, and nation.
Genesis 10:32
This is the family tree of the sons of Noah as they developed into nations. From them nations developed all across the Earth after the flood.
This is the family tree of the sons of Noah as they developed into nations. From them nations developed all across the Earth after the flood.
Genesis 11:4
Then they said, "Come, let's build ourselves a city and a tower that reaches Heaven. Let's make ourselves famous so we won't be scattered here and there across the Earth."
Then they said, "Come, let's build ourselves a city and a tower that reaches Heaven. Let's make ourselves famous so we won't be scattered here and there across the Earth."
Genesis 11:5
God came down to look over the city and the tower those people had built.
God came down to look over the city and the tower those people had built.
Genesis 11:12
When Arphaxad was thirty-five years old, he had Shelah. After Arphaxad had Shelah, he lived 403 more years and had other sons and daughters.
When Arphaxad was thirty-five years old, he had Shelah. After Arphaxad had Shelah, he lived 403 more years and had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 42:23
Joseph had been using an interpreter, so they didn't know that Joseph was understanding every word. Joseph turned away from them and cried. When he was able to speak again, he took Simeon and had him tied up, making a prisoner of him while they all watched.
Joseph had been using an interpreter, so they didn't know that Joseph was understanding every word. Joseph turned away from them and cried. When he was able to speak again, he took Simeon and had him tied up, making a prisoner of him while they all watched.
Deuteronomy 28:49
If you listen obediently to the Voice of God , your God, and heartily obey all his commandments that I command you today, God , your God, will place you on high, high above all the nations of the world. All these blessings will come down on you and spread out beyond you because you have responded to the Voice of God , your God: God 's blessing inside the city, God 's blessing in the country; God 's blessing on your children, the crops of your land, the young of your livestock, the calves of your herds, the lambs of your flocks. God 's blessing on your basket and bread bowl; God 's blessing in your coming in, God 's blessing in your going out. God will defeat your enemies who attack you. They'll come at you on one road and run away on seven roads. God will order a blessing on your barns and workplaces; he'll bless you in the land that God , your God, is giving you. God will form you as a people holy to him, just as he promised you, if you keep the commandments of God , your God, and live the way he has shown you. All the peoples on Earth will see you living under the Name of God and hold you in respectful awe. God will lavish you with good things: children from your womb, offspring from your animals, and crops from your land, the land that God promised your ancestors that he would give you. God will throw open the doors of his sky vaults and pour rain on your land on schedule and bless the work you take in hand. You will lend to many nations but you yourself won't have to take out a loan. God will make you the head, not the tail; you'll always be the top dog, never the bottom dog, as you obediently listen to and diligently keep the commands of God , your God, that I am commanding you today. Don't swerve an inch to the right or left from the words that I command you today by going off following and worshiping other gods. Here's what will happen if you don't obediently listen to the Voice of God , your God, and diligently keep all the commandments and guidelines that I'm commanding you today. All these curses will come down hard on you: God 's curse in the city, God 's curse in the country; God 's curse on your basket and bread bowl; God 's curse on your children, the crops of your land, the young of your livestock, the calves of your herds, the lambs of your flocks. God 's curse in your coming in, God 's curse in your going out. God will send The Curse, The Confusion, The Contrariness down on everything you try to do until you've been destroyed and there's nothing left of you—all because of your evil pursuits that led you to abandon me. God will infect you with The Disease, wiping you right off the land that you're going in to possess. God will set consumption and fever and rash and seizures and dehydration and blight and jaundice on you. They'll hunt you down until they kill you. The sky over your head will become an iron roof, the ground under your feet, a slab of concrete. From out of the skies God will rain ash and dust down on you until you suffocate. God will defeat you by enemy attack. You'll come at your enemies on one road and run away on seven roads. All the kingdoms of Earth will see you as a horror. Carrion birds and animals will boldly feast on your dead body with no one to chase them away. God will hit you hard with the boils of Egypt, hemorrhoids, scabs, and an incurable itch. He'll make you go crazy and blind and senile. You'll grope around in the middle of the day like a blind person feeling his way through a lifetime of darkness; you'll never get to where you're going. Not a day will go by that you're not abused and robbed. And no one is going to help you. You'll get engaged to a woman and another man will take her for his mistress; you'll build a house and never live in it; you'll plant a garden and never eat so much as a carrot; you'll watch your ox get butchered and not get a single steak from it; your donkey will be stolen from in front of you and you'll never see it again; your sheep will be sent off to your enemies and no one will lift a hand to help you. Your sons and daughters will be shipped off to foreigners; you'll wear your eyes out looking vainly for them, helpless to do a thing. Your crops and everything you work for will be eaten and used by foreigners; you'll spend the rest of your lives abused and knocked around. What you see will drive you crazy. God will hit you with painful boils on your knees and legs and no healing or relief from head to foot. God will lead you and the king you set over you to a country neither you nor your ancestors have heard of; there you'll worship other gods, no-gods of wood and stone. Among all the peoples where God will take you, you'll be treated as a lesson or a proverb—a horror! You'll plant sacks and sacks of seed in the field but get almost nothing—the grasshoppers will devour it. You'll plant and hoe and prune vineyards but won't drink or put up any wine—the worms will devour them. You'll have groves of olive trees everywhere, but you'll have no oil to rub on your face or hands—the olives will have fallen off. You'll have sons and daughters but they won't be yours for long—they'll go off to captivity. Locusts will take over all your trees and crops. The foreigner who lives among you will climb the ladder, higher and higher, while you go deeper and deeper into the hole. He'll lend to you; you won't lend to him. He'll be the head; you'll be the tail. All these curses are going to come on you. They're going to hunt you down and get you until there's nothing left of you because you didn't obediently listen to the Voice of God , your God, and diligently keep his commandments and guidelines that I commanded you. The curses will serve as signposts, warnings to your children ever after. Because you didn't serve God , your God, out of the joy and goodness of your heart in the great abundance, you'll have to serve your enemies whom God will send against you. Life will be famine and drought, rags and wretchedness; then he'll put an iron yoke on your neck until he's destroyed you. Yes, God will raise up a faraway nation against you, swooping down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you can't understand, a mean-faced people, cruel to grandmothers and babies alike. They'll ravage the young of your animals and the crops from your fields until you're destroyed. They'll leave nothing behind: no grain, no wine, no oil, no calves, no lambs—and finally, no you. They'll lay siege to you while you're huddled behind your town gates. They'll knock those high, proud walls flat, those walls behind which you felt so safe. They'll lay siege to your fortified cities all over the country, this country that God , your God, has given you. And you'll end up cannibalizing your own sons and daughters that God , your God, has given you. When the suffering from the siege gets extreme, you're going to eat your own babies. The most gentle and caring man among you will turn hard, his eye evil, against his own brother, his cherished wife, and even the rest of his children who are still alive, refusing to share with them a scrap of meat from the cannibal child-stew he is eating. He's lost everything, even his humanity, in the suffering of the siege that your enemy mounts against your fortified towns. And the most gentle and caring woman among you, a woman who wouldn't step on a wildflower, will turn hard, her eye evil, against her cherished husband, against her son, against her daughter, against even the afterbirth of her newborn infants; she plans to eat them in secret—she does eat them!—because she has lost everything, even her humanity, in the suffering of the siege that your enemy mounts against your fortified towns. If you don't diligently keep all the words of this Revelation written in this book, living in holy awe before This Name glorious and terrible, God , your God, then God will pound you with catastrophes, you and your children, huge interminable catastrophes, hideous interminable illnesses. He'll bring back and stick you with every old Egyptian malady that once terrorized you. And yes, every disease and catastrophe imaginable—things not even written in the Book of this Revelation— God will bring on you until you're destroyed. Because you didn't listen obediently to the Voice of God , your God, you'll be left with a few pitiful stragglers in place of the dazzling stars-in-the-heavens multitude you had become. And this is how things will end up: Just as God once enjoyed you, took pleasure in making life good for you, giving you many children, so God will enjoy getting rid of you, clearing you off the Earth. He'll weed you out of the very soil that you are entering in to possess. He'll scatter you to the four winds, from one end of the Earth to the other. You'll worship all kinds of other gods, gods neither you nor your parents ever heard of, wood and stone no-gods. But you won't find a home there, you'll not be able to settle down. God will give you a restless heart, longing eyes, a homesick soul. You will live in constant jeopardy, terrified of every shadow, never knowing what you'll meet around the next corner. In the morning you'll say, "I wish it were evening." In the evening you'll say, "I wish it were morning." Afraid, terrorized at what's coming next, afraid of the unknown, because of the sights you've witnessed. God will ship you back to Egypt by a road I promised you'd never see again. There you'll offer yourselves for sale, both men and women, as slaves to your enemies. And not a buyer to be found.
If you listen obediently to the Voice of God , your God, and heartily obey all his commandments that I command you today, God , your God, will place you on high, high above all the nations of the world. All these blessings will come down on you and spread out beyond you because you have responded to the Voice of God , your God: God 's blessing inside the city, God 's blessing in the country; God 's blessing on your children, the crops of your land, the young of your livestock, the calves of your herds, the lambs of your flocks. God 's blessing on your basket and bread bowl; God 's blessing in your coming in, God 's blessing in your going out. God will defeat your enemies who attack you. They'll come at you on one road and run away on seven roads. God will order a blessing on your barns and workplaces; he'll bless you in the land that God , your God, is giving you. God will form you as a people holy to him, just as he promised you, if you keep the commandments of God , your God, and live the way he has shown you. All the peoples on Earth will see you living under the Name of God and hold you in respectful awe. God will lavish you with good things: children from your womb, offspring from your animals, and crops from your land, the land that God promised your ancestors that he would give you. God will throw open the doors of his sky vaults and pour rain on your land on schedule and bless the work you take in hand. You will lend to many nations but you yourself won't have to take out a loan. God will make you the head, not the tail; you'll always be the top dog, never the bottom dog, as you obediently listen to and diligently keep the commands of God , your God, that I am commanding you today. Don't swerve an inch to the right or left from the words that I command you today by going off following and worshiping other gods. Here's what will happen if you don't obediently listen to the Voice of God , your God, and diligently keep all the commandments and guidelines that I'm commanding you today. All these curses will come down hard on you: God 's curse in the city, God 's curse in the country; God 's curse on your basket and bread bowl; God 's curse on your children, the crops of your land, the young of your livestock, the calves of your herds, the lambs of your flocks. God 's curse in your coming in, God 's curse in your going out. God will send The Curse, The Confusion, The Contrariness down on everything you try to do until you've been destroyed and there's nothing left of you—all because of your evil pursuits that led you to abandon me. God will infect you with The Disease, wiping you right off the land that you're going in to possess. God will set consumption and fever and rash and seizures and dehydration and blight and jaundice on you. They'll hunt you down until they kill you. The sky over your head will become an iron roof, the ground under your feet, a slab of concrete. From out of the skies God will rain ash and dust down on you until you suffocate. God will defeat you by enemy attack. You'll come at your enemies on one road and run away on seven roads. All the kingdoms of Earth will see you as a horror. Carrion birds and animals will boldly feast on your dead body with no one to chase them away. God will hit you hard with the boils of Egypt, hemorrhoids, scabs, and an incurable itch. He'll make you go crazy and blind and senile. You'll grope around in the middle of the day like a blind person feeling his way through a lifetime of darkness; you'll never get to where you're going. Not a day will go by that you're not abused and robbed. And no one is going to help you. You'll get engaged to a woman and another man will take her for his mistress; you'll build a house and never live in it; you'll plant a garden and never eat so much as a carrot; you'll watch your ox get butchered and not get a single steak from it; your donkey will be stolen from in front of you and you'll never see it again; your sheep will be sent off to your enemies and no one will lift a hand to help you. Your sons and daughters will be shipped off to foreigners; you'll wear your eyes out looking vainly for them, helpless to do a thing. Your crops and everything you work for will be eaten and used by foreigners; you'll spend the rest of your lives abused and knocked around. What you see will drive you crazy. God will hit you with painful boils on your knees and legs and no healing or relief from head to foot. God will lead you and the king you set over you to a country neither you nor your ancestors have heard of; there you'll worship other gods, no-gods of wood and stone. Among all the peoples where God will take you, you'll be treated as a lesson or a proverb—a horror! You'll plant sacks and sacks of seed in the field but get almost nothing—the grasshoppers will devour it. You'll plant and hoe and prune vineyards but won't drink or put up any wine—the worms will devour them. You'll have groves of olive trees everywhere, but you'll have no oil to rub on your face or hands—the olives will have fallen off. You'll have sons and daughters but they won't be yours for long—they'll go off to captivity. Locusts will take over all your trees and crops. The foreigner who lives among you will climb the ladder, higher and higher, while you go deeper and deeper into the hole. He'll lend to you; you won't lend to him. He'll be the head; you'll be the tail. All these curses are going to come on you. They're going to hunt you down and get you until there's nothing left of you because you didn't obediently listen to the Voice of God , your God, and diligently keep his commandments and guidelines that I commanded you. The curses will serve as signposts, warnings to your children ever after. Because you didn't serve God , your God, out of the joy and goodness of your heart in the great abundance, you'll have to serve your enemies whom God will send against you. Life will be famine and drought, rags and wretchedness; then he'll put an iron yoke on your neck until he's destroyed you. Yes, God will raise up a faraway nation against you, swooping down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you can't understand, a mean-faced people, cruel to grandmothers and babies alike. They'll ravage the young of your animals and the crops from your fields until you're destroyed. They'll leave nothing behind: no grain, no wine, no oil, no calves, no lambs—and finally, no you. They'll lay siege to you while you're huddled behind your town gates. They'll knock those high, proud walls flat, those walls behind which you felt so safe. They'll lay siege to your fortified cities all over the country, this country that God , your God, has given you. And you'll end up cannibalizing your own sons and daughters that God , your God, has given you. When the suffering from the siege gets extreme, you're going to eat your own babies. The most gentle and caring man among you will turn hard, his eye evil, against his own brother, his cherished wife, and even the rest of his children who are still alive, refusing to share with them a scrap of meat from the cannibal child-stew he is eating. He's lost everything, even his humanity, in the suffering of the siege that your enemy mounts against your fortified towns. And the most gentle and caring woman among you, a woman who wouldn't step on a wildflower, will turn hard, her eye evil, against her cherished husband, against her son, against her daughter, against even the afterbirth of her newborn infants; she plans to eat them in secret—she does eat them!—because she has lost everything, even her humanity, in the suffering of the siege that your enemy mounts against your fortified towns. If you don't diligently keep all the words of this Revelation written in this book, living in holy awe before This Name glorious and terrible, God , your God, then God will pound you with catastrophes, you and your children, huge interminable catastrophes, hideous interminable illnesses. He'll bring back and stick you with every old Egyptian malady that once terrorized you. And yes, every disease and catastrophe imaginable—things not even written in the Book of this Revelation— God will bring on you until you're destroyed. Because you didn't listen obediently to the Voice of God , your God, you'll be left with a few pitiful stragglers in place of the dazzling stars-in-the-heavens multitude you had become. And this is how things will end up: Just as God once enjoyed you, took pleasure in making life good for you, giving you many children, so God will enjoy getting rid of you, clearing you off the Earth. He'll weed you out of the very soil that you are entering in to possess. He'll scatter you to the four winds, from one end of the Earth to the other. You'll worship all kinds of other gods, gods neither you nor your parents ever heard of, wood and stone no-gods. But you won't find a home there, you'll not be able to settle down. God will give you a restless heart, longing eyes, a homesick soul. You will live in constant jeopardy, terrified of every shadow, never knowing what you'll meet around the next corner. In the morning you'll say, "I wish it were evening." In the evening you'll say, "I wish it were morning." Afraid, terrorized at what's coming next, afraid of the unknown, because of the sights you've witnessed. God will ship you back to Egypt by a road I promised you'd never see again. There you'll offer yourselves for sale, both men and women, as slaves to your enemies. And not a buyer to be found.
Psalms 33:10
God takes the wind out of Babel pretense, he shoots down the world's power-schemes. God 's plan for the world stands up, all his designs are made to last. Blessed is the country with God for God; blessed are the people he's put in his will.
God takes the wind out of Babel pretense, he shoots down the world's power-schemes. God 's plan for the world stands up, all his designs are made to last. Blessed is the country with God for God; blessed are the people he's put in his will.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they brought the colt to Jesus,.... Where he was,
and cast their garments on him; their clothes to be instead of a saddle, for Christ to sit upon:
and he sat upon him; or "Jesus rode on him", as the Syriac version renders it. The Ethiopic version reads, "they made him to mount him"; that is, the disciples assisted him in getting upon it, and having mounted it, he sat on it without any trouble, though it had never been backed before, and rode on his way to Jerusalem;
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 21:1-16.
Mark 11:4
Two ways met - A crossroads. A public place, probably near the center of the village.
Mark 11:5
What do ye, loosing the colt? - Or, why do ye do this? What authority have you for doing it?
See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 21:1-16.
