Enoch 95
1 Oh that mine eyes were a cloud of waters That I might weep over you, And pour down my tears as a cloud of waters: That so I might rest from my trouble of heart!
2 Who has permitted you to practice reproaches and wickedness? And so judgement shall overtake you, sinners.
3 Fear not the sinners, ye righteous; For again will the Lord deliver them into your hands, That ye may execute judgement upon them according to your desires.
4 Woe to you who fulminate anathemas which cannot be reversed: Healing shall therefore be far from you because of your sins.
5 Woe to you who requite your neighbour with evil; For ye shall be requited according to your works.
6 Woe to you, lying witnesses, And to those who weigh out injustice, For suddenly shall ye perish.
7 Woe to you, sinners, for ye persecute the righteous; For ye shall be delivered up and persecuted because of injustice, And heavy shall its yoke be upon you.
Common Questions About Enoch 95
What deep grief does Enoch express at the start of chapter 95?
He wishes his eyes were a cloud of water so he could weep endlessly over the wickedness he foresees, expressing genuine sorrow rather than detached prediction as he pronounces coming judgment on those who practice reproach and wickedness.
What specific sins does Enoch pronounce woes against in this chapter?
He warns against those who pronounce irreversible curses, who repay their neighbors with evil, who bear false witness, who weigh out injustice, and especially those who persecute the righteous, promising that all of these will suddenly perish and be repaid according to their own deeds.
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Questions to Think About
- Enoch doesn't deliver these warnings coldly, he weeps over the coming judgment even as he pronounces it, showing that God's justice and God's grief over sin can coexist. When you address wrongdoing in your own life or in others, does it come from a place of genuine sorrow over what's broken, or does it tend toward cold judgment?
- The chapter promises that those who persecute the righteous 'shall be delivered up and persecuted because of injustice.' How does trusting that injustice doesn't go unanswered forever help you respond with patience rather than bitterness when you're mistreated?
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