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The Book of Enoch · 53 of 109
Chapter LIII. The Valley of Judgement
1.There mine eyes saw a deep valley with open mouths, and all who dwell on the earth and sea and islands shall bring to him gifts and presents and tokens of homage, but that deep valley shall not become full.
2.And their hands commit lawless deeds,
And the sinners devour all whom they lawlessly oppress:
Yet the sinners shall be destroyed before the face of the Lord of Spirits,
And they shall be banished from off the face of His earth,
And they shall perish for ever and ever.
3.For I saw all the angels of punishment abiding (there) and preparing all the instruments of Satan.
4.And I asked the angel of peace who went with me: ‘For whom are they preparing these instruments?’
5.And he said unto me: ‘They prepare these for the kings and the mighty of this earth, that they may thereby be destroyed.
6.And after this the Righteous and Elect One shall cause the house of his congregation to appear: henceforth they shall be no more hindered in the name of the Lord of Spirits.
7.And these mountains shall not stand as the earth before his righteousness,
But the hills shall be as a fountain of water,
And the righteous shall have rest from the oppression of sinners.’
Asked of Guide
Who are the “angels of punishment” preparing instruments for in this valley?
The angels of punishment are preparing instruments for “the kings and the mighty of this earth,” the chapter says, meaning earthly rulers who commit lawless deeds and oppress others. Enoch’s vision places those leaders as the primary objects of divine retribution gathered in the deep valley with “open mouths.”
This scene promises the Righteous and Elect One will then restore his congregation so they are “no more hindered in the name of the Lord of Spirits,” echoing themes in Revelation where God judges nations and vindicates the faithful. The chapter frames judgment as a reversal: oppressors perish while the righteous find rest from their torment.
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