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The Book of Enoch · 47 of 109
Chapter XLVII. The Prayer of the Righteous
1.And in those days shall have ascended the prayer of the righteous,
And the blood of the righteous from the earth before the Lord of Spirits.
2.In those days the holy ones who dwell above in the heavens Shall unite with one voice
And supplicate and pray and praise,
And give thanks and bless the name of the Lord of Spirits
On behalf of the blood of the righteous which has been shed,
And that the prayer of the righteous may not be in vain before the Lord of Spirits,
That judgement may be done unto them,
And that they may not have to suffer for ever.
3.In those days I saw the Head of Days when He seated himself upon the throne of His glory,
And the books of the living were opened before Him:
And all His host which is in heaven above and His counselors stood before Him,
4.And the hearts of the holy were filled with joy;
Because the number of the righteous had been offered,
And the prayer of the righteous had been heard,
And the blood of the righteous been required before the Lord of Spirits.
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Why does the chapter pair the blood of the righteous with their prayers ascending to God?
The chapter links the shed blood of the righteous and their prayers as two complementary offerings that reach the Lord of Spirits: “the prayer of the righteous, And the blood of the righteous” ascend together and are “required before the Lord of Spirits.” This pairing shows grief over unjust death joined to active petition, so heaven’s hosts plead for justice and for those slain to “not have to suffer for ever.”
The scene frames divine response: the Head of Days sits, “the books of the living were opened,” and heaven’s counselors rejoice because the righteous’ complaint has been heard and judgement will follow. This resembles themes in Revelation where martyrs’ prayers call for vindication, and in Psalmic complaints that invoke God when blood cries out for justice.
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