Hungry

for I did hunger, and ye gave me to eat; I did thirst, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye received me;

And Jesus said to them, `I am the bread of the life; he who is coming unto me may not hunger, and he who is believing in me may not thirst--at any time;

I will recompense again, saith the Lord;' if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head;

The humble do eat and are satisfied, Praise Jehovah do those seeking Him, Your heart doth live for ever.

An oppressor of the poor reproacheth his Maker, And whoso is honouring Him Is favouring the needy.

But he answering said, `It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'

And dost bring out to the hungry thy soul, And the afflicted soul dost satisfy, Then risen in the darkness hath thy light, And thy thick darkness <FI>is<Fi> as noon.

If he who is hating thee doth hunger, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirst, cause him to drink water.

The good of eye--he is blessed, For he hath given of his bread to the poor.

`Happy those hungering and thirsting for righteousness--because they shall be filled.

but in everything recommending ourselves as God's ministrants; in much patience, in tribulations, in necessities, in distresses, — read the full passage →

religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation--unspotted to keep himself from the world.

Is it not to deal to the hungry thy bread, And the mourning poor bring home, That thou seest the naked and cover him, And from thine own flesh hide not thyself?

and he answering saith to them, `He having two coats--let him impart to him having none, and he having victuals--in like manner let him do.'

The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,

Whoso is lending <FI>to<Fi> Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him--how doth the love of God remain in him? — read the full passage →

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

A man--he doth not oppress, His pledge to the debtor he doth return, Plunder he doth not take away, His bread to the hungry he doth give, And the naked doth cover with a garment,

Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry.

For He hath satisfied a longing soul, And a hungry soul hath filled <FI>with<Fi> goodness.

`Jehovah doth establish thee to Himself for a holy people, as He hath sworn to thee, when thou keepest the commands of Jehovah thy God, and hast walked in His ways; — read the full passage →

`And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did <FI>it<Fi> to one of these my brethren--the least--to me ye did <FI>it<Fi> .

Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food, — read the full passage →

in labouriousness and painfulness, in watchings many times, in hunger and thirst, in fastings many times, in cold and nakedness;

in nothing giving any cause of offence, that the ministration may be not blamed, — read the full passage →

to the necessities of the saints communicating; the hospitality pursuing.

for the poor always ye have with you, and whenever ye may will ye are able to do them good, but me ye have not always;

and whoever may give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward.'

I have spread forth my hands unto Thee, My soul <FI>is<Fi> as a weary land for Thee. Selah.

`Jehovah commandeth with thee the blessing in thy storehouses, and in every putting forth of thy hand, and hath blessed thee in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee. — read the full passage →

`And He doth humble thee, and cause thee to hunger and doth cause thee to eat the manna (which thou hast not known, even thy fathers have not known), in order to cause thee to know that not by bread alone doth man live, but by every produce of the mouth of Jehovah man doth live.

as new-born babes the word's pure milk desire ye, that in it ye may grow,

What <FI>is<Fi> the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him? — read the full passage →

of one another the burdens bear ye, and so fill up the law of the Christ,

`Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and we nourished? or thirsting, and we gave to drink? — read the full passage →

And it hath been, as when the hungry dreameth, And lo, he is eating, And he hath waked, and empty <FI>is<Fi> his soul, And as when the thirsty dreameth, And lo, he is drinking, and he hath waked, And lo, he is weary, and his soul is longing, So is the multitude of all the nations Who are warring against mount Zion.

Her hand she hath spread forth to the poor, Yea, her hands she sent forth to the needy.

Better <FI>is<Fi> a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.

By David. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And all my inward parts--His Holy Name. — read the full passage →

and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food, — read the full passage →

of the hospitality be not forgetful, for through this unawares certain did entertain messengers;

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

O that ye were bearing with me a little of the folly, but ye also do bear with me: — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

And on the morrow, they having come forth from Bethany, he hungered,

`Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world; — read the full passage →

and evening having come, his disciples came to him, saying, `The place is desolate, and the hour hath now past, let away the multitudes that, having gone to the villages, they may buy to themselves food.' — read the full passage →

A man--he hath not oppressed, A pledge he hath not bound, And plunder he hath not taken away, His bread to the hungry he hath given, And the naked he covered with a garment,

Ho, every thirsty one, come ye to the waters, And he who hath no money, Come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk.

The righteous knoweth the plea of the poor, The wicked understandeth not knowledge.

In the street doth not lodge a stranger, My doors to the traveller I open.

`Jehovah doth establish thee to Himself for a holy people, as He hath sworn to thee, when thou keepest the commands of Jehovah thy God, and hast walked in His ways; — read the full passage →

because the needy one doth not cease out of the land, therefore I am commanding thee, saying, Thou dost certainly open thy hand to thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy one, in thy land.

`When there is with thee any needy one of one of thy brethren, in one of thy cities, in thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy needy brother;

And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come; and he who is hearing--let him say, Come; and he who is thirsting--let him come; and he who is willing--let him take the water of life freely.

and He said to me, `It hath been done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End; I, to him who is thirsting, will give of the fountain of the water of the life freely;

and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food,

for each his own supper doth take before in the eating, and one is hungry, and another is drunk;

And in the last, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, `If any one doth thirst, let him come unto me and drink;

for my flesh truly is food, and my blood truly is drink; — read the full passage →

work not for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to life age-during, which the Son of Man will give to you, for him did the Father seal--<FI> even<Fi> God.'

Jesus answered and said to her, `Every one who is drinking of this water shall thirst again; — read the full passage →

naked, and ye put around me; I was infirm, and ye looked after me; in prison I was, and ye came unto me.

`Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom; — read the full passage →

`He who is receiving you doth receive me, and he who is receiving me doth receive Him who sent me,

The Spirit of the Lord Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> on me, Because Jehovah did anoint me To proclaim tidings to the humble, He sent me to bind the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives liberty, And to bound ones an opening of bands. — read the full passage →

Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil, — read the full passage →

Better <FI>is<Fi> the sight of the eyes than the going of the soul. This also <FI>is<Fi> vanity and vexation of spirit.

Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.

<FI> Kaph.<Fi> Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.

Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times.

Hungry--yea--thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,

`And it hath been, if thou dost hearken diligently to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all His commands which I am commanding thee to-day, that Jehovah thy God hath made thee uppermost above all the nations of the earth, — read the full passage →

and ye have eaten old <FI>store<Fi> , and the old because of the new ye bring out. — read the full passage →

they shall not hunger any more, nor may the sun fall upon them, nor any heat,

may the Lord give kindness to the house of Onesiphorus, because many times he did refresh me, and of my chain was not ashamed,

I have known both to be abased, and I have known to abound; in everything and in all things I have been initiated, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.

And he said unto them, `Give ye them to eat;' and they said, `We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;'

`The Spirit of the Lord <FI>is<Fi> upon me, Because He did anoint me; To proclaim good news to the poor, Sent me to heal the broken of heart, To proclaim to captives deliverance, And to blind receiving of sight, To send away the bruised with deliverance,

forty days being tempted by the Devil, and he did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, he afterward hungered,

And it came to pass, when Jesus finished all these words, he said to his disciples, — read the full passage →

Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers;

And having gone forth, Jesus departed from the temple, and his disciples came near to show him the buildings of the temple, — read the full passage →

Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil, — read the full passage →

Lo, this hath been the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, Arrogancy, fulness of bread, and quiet ease, Have been to her and to her daughters, And the hand of the afflicted and needy She hath not strengthened.

Call with the throat, restrain not, As a trumpet lift up thy voice, And declare to My people their transgression, And to the house of Jacob their sins; — read the full passage →

Butter and honey he doth eat, When he knoweth to refuse evil, and to fix on good.

A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And <FI>to<Fi> a hungry soul every bitter thing <FI>is<Fi> sweet.

Whoso is despising his neighbour sinneth, Whoso is favouring the humble, O his happiness.

They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,

Who is making thy border peace, <FI>With<Fi> the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.

Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call. — read the full passage →

Her provision I greatly bless, Her needy ones I satisfy <FI>with<Fi> bread,

He hath scattered--hath given to the needy, His righteousness is standing for ever, His horn is exalted with honour.

I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah thy God, Who bringeth thee up out of the land of Egypt. Enlarge thy mouth, and I fill it.

A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou <FI>art<Fi> my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.

Young lions have lacked and been hungry, And those seeking Jehovah lack not any good,