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Revised Fenton

The Holy Bible in Modern English. Revised Edition.
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   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."

Blog entry: September 17, 2016


   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 5:1

Now you can rob me,—
You child of a robber
When besieging around me,—
You can strike Israel's Prince with a rod on the cheek!
   
RF MIC 5:2 The Prince from Bethlem.
But you, pretty Bethlem, tho' small in the thousands of Judah,
From you comes to Me the Great Ruler of Israel!—
Who brought you, long ago, in old times from the East;
   
RF MIC 5:3 So He fixes the time for the birth of her child,
And He will restore with the Children of Israel
The rest of His brothers!
   
RF MIC 5:4 He shall stand and control in the strength of the LORD,
In the power of the Name of JEHOVAH his GOD,
And they rest, when tired, at the bounds of the earth.
   
RF MIC 5:5 He will bring us deliverance from Ashur,
And will come to our land, and will walk on our Hills,
And appoint Seven Shepherds above us,
And eight who will Organize Men,
   
RF MIC 5:6 And break with the sword Ashur's land,
And the gates of the land of Nimrod;—
And will rescue from Ashur those brought from our country,
And whom he took out from our bounds.
   
RF MIC 5:7 But the fragments of Jacob shall be in Great Nations,
Like dew from the LORD, and like rain on the grass,
Not contrived by man's mind.
   
RF MIC 5:8 Thus the fragments of Jacob shall be to the Heathen,—
In the midst of Great Peoples,—
A lion with cows in a forest,—
A Tiger to sheepfolds,—
Who passes to ravage and tear,
And without an escape!
   
RF MIC 5:9 Raise your hands on your tyrants,
And strike at your foes!"
   
RF MIC 5:10 "But at that time," says the LORD,
"I will cut off your chariot drivers,
   
RF MIC 5:11 And cut off the town of your land,
And throw down your fortifications,
   
RF MIC 5:12 And cut witchcrafts off from your hands,
And you shall have no more diviners;—
   
RF MIC 5:13 And cut from you Statues and Idols,
And you shall no more serve the work of your hands!
   
RF MIC 5:14 But abolish your shrines from your midst,—
When I have destroyed your assailants;
   
RF MIC 5:15 And execute Justice in anger and wrath
On the Heathen who never would hear!"
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