Work on the 'The Holy Bible in Modern English' began in 1853 by a London businessman named Ferrar Fenton (1832–1920). The complete Bible was first published in 1903, though some individual bible 'books' were published as separate volumes during the preceding 11 years.
Fenton is well known for a rearranging of the books of the Bible into what the author believed was the correct chronological order. In the Old Testament, this order follows that of the Hebrew Bible. The name of God was translated throughout the Old Testament as "The Ever-Living".
Fenton is an exciting translation that shows respect and gives clarity in many areas where other translations fall short. This Bible is described as being "translated into English direct from the original Hebrew, Chaldee, and Greek languages."
Welcome to the new blog section. Join us in this exciting effort to display the works of Ferrar Fenton! The Holy Bible in Modern English is now fully digitized and can be seen for it's creative and artistic beauty as well as for the spiritual edification that we all need through the daily study of the scriptures.
This project actually began in 2012 when the conversion of scanned images, using OCR software, revived a very beautiful but tangled digital version of Ferrar Fenton's work. The major part of the editing, including verse alignment, OCR errors and chapter breaks took over one year. Still, as we go there are minor fixes to punctuation and a few odd necessary edits.
In its very raw form, 'The Holy Bible in Modern English' went online with a free but very undependable web hosting service in 2014, where it has been ever since.
With thanks to the generosity of others, just recently, the site has been moved to its current home. This hosting service is by far superior to the previous but costs are high so we are maintaining an ad service to help offset the costs.
RF MIC 3:1 | The Practice of Villains Denounced. |
RF MIC 3:2 | Hating the Good, but in love with the Bad, You tear their skin from them, and flesh from their bones! |
RF MIC 3:3 | You devour the flesh of my People!— Stripping their skin, and then crushing their bones;— And chop up as they do for the pot; And like flesh to be mixed in a stew! |
RF MIC 3:4 | When such cry to the LORD, He will never reply,— But then hide His presence from them, When their wickedness comes on themselves. |
RF MIC 3:5 | The Doom of Imposters. Thus says the LORD to the Preachers, Who swindle my People by gnashing their teeth, And cry "Peace!"— And make ready to fight those who fill not their mouths! |
RF MIC 3:6 | But you shall have night, and be sightless,— Have darkness,—but never divine! And the sun shall go down on such Prophets, And blackness spread over their day! |
RF MIC 3:7 | And the Seers be ashamed; The Diviners shall blush; And all of them cover their lips; For they have no message from GOD. |
RF MIC 3:8 | But I am full of the spirit and power of the LORD, And judgment and strength to tell Jacob his sin, And to Israel tell of his crimes! |
RF MIC 3:9 | Chiefs of Jacob's House! listen to this; And the Guides who hate Justice, in Israel's Home,— The oppressors of all who do right! |
RF MIC 3:10 | Who build Zion with blood, and Jerusalem vice, |
RF MIC 3:11 | Whose Judges decree for a bribe! Whose Priests only teach for their pay! Whose Prophets for money divine! Yet who lean on Jehovah, and say,— "The LORD is He not in our midst?— No suffering can come upon us!" |
RF MIC 3:12 | Yet Zion, for you, will be ploughed like a field! And Jerusalem turned like the clods, And the Hill of THIS HOUSE be knoll in a wood! |