Unit 25

the Lord

41 occurrences in 34 verses

Jacob 4:7, 8, 10,

Jacob 5:2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 38, 41, 49, 50, 51, 57, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75

Jacob 4:7

Nevertheless, the Lord God showeth us our weakness that we may know

that it is by his grace, and his great condescensions unto the children of men,

that we have power to do these things.

Jacob 4:8

Behold, great and marvelous are the works of the Lord.

How unsearchable are the depths of the mysteries of him;

and it is impossible that man should find out all his ways.

And no man knoweth of his ways save it be revealed unto him;

wherefore, brethren, despise not the revelations of God.

Jacob 4:10

Wherefore, brethren, seek not to counsel the Lord,

but to take counsel from his hand.

For behold, ye yourselves know that he counseleth

in wisdom, and in justice, and in great mercy, over all his works.

Jacob 5:2

Hearken, O ye house of Israel,

and hear the words of me, a prophet of the Lord.

Jacob 5:3

For behold, thus saith the Lord,

I will liken thee, O house of Israel, like unto a tame olive tree,

which a man took and nourished in his vineyard;

and it grew, and waxed old, and began to decay.

Jacob 5:8

And behold, saith the Lord of the vineyard,

I take away many of these young and tender branches,

and I will graft them whithersoever I will;

and it mattereth not that if it so be that the root of this tree will perish,

I may preserve the fruit thereof unto myself;

wherefore, I will take these young and tender branches,

and I will graft them whithersoever I will.

Jacob 5:10

And it came to pass that the servant of the Lord of the vineyard

did according to the word of the Lord of the vineyard,

and grafted in the branches of the wild olive tree.

Jacob 5:11

And the Lord of the vineyard caused

that it should be digged about, and pruned, and nourished,

saying unto his servant:

It grieveth me that I should lose this tree;

wherefore, that perhaps I might preserve the roots thereof

that they perish not, that I might preserve them unto myself,

I have done this thing.

Jacob 5:14

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard went his way,

and hid the natural branches of the tame olive tree

in the nethermost parts of the vineyard, some in one and some in another,

according to his will and pleasure.

Jacob 5:15

And it came to pass that a long time passed away,

and the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant:

Come, let us go down into the vineyard,

that we may labor in the vineyard.

Jacob 5:16

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard, and also the servant,

went down into the vineyard to labor.

And it came to pass that the servant said unto his master:

Behold, look here; behold the tree.

Jacob 5:17

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard looked

and beheld the tree in the which the wild olive branches had been grafted;

and it had sprung forth and begun to bear fruit.

And he beheld that it was good;

and the fruit thereof was like unto the natural fruit.

Jacob 5:19

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant:

Come, let us go to the nethermost part of the vineyard,

and behold if the natural branches of the tree

have not brought forth much fruit also,

that I may lay up of the fruit thereof against the season, unto mine own self.

Jacob 5:22

And the Lord of the vineyard said unto him:

Counsel me not;

I knew that it was a poor spot of ground;

wherefore, I said unto thee, I have nourished it this long time,

and thou beholdest that it hath brought forth much fruit.

Jacob 5:23

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant:

Look hither; behold I have planted another branch of the tree also;

and thou knowest that this spot of ground was poorer than the first.

But, behold the tree.

I have nourished it this long time,

and it hath brought forth much fruit;

therefore, gather it, and lay it up against the season,

that I may preserve it unto mine own self.

Jacob 5:24

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said again unto his servant:

Look hither, and behold another branch also, which I have planted;

behold that I have nourished it also,

and it hath brought forth fruit.

Jacob 5:26

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant:

Pluck off the branches that have not brought forth good fruit,

and cast them into the fire.

Jacob 5:28

And it came to pass that

the Lord of the vineyard and the servant of the Lord of the vineyard

did nourish all the fruit of the vineyard.

Jacob 5:29

And it came to pass that a long time had passed away,

and the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant:

Come, let us go down into the vineyard,

that we may labor again in the vineyard.

For behold, the time draweth near, and the end soon cometh;

wherefore, I must lay up fruit against the season, unto mine own self.

Jacob 5:30

And it came to pass that

the Lord of the vineyard and the servant went down into the vineyard;

and they came to the tree whose natural branches had been broken off,

and the wild branches had been grafted in;

and behold all sorts of fruit did cumber the tree.

Jacob 5:31

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard

did taste of the fruit, every sort according to its number.

And the Lord of the vineyard said:

Behold, this long time have we nourished this tree,

and I have laid up unto myself against the season much fruit.

Jacob 5:33

And the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant:

What shall we do unto the tree,

that I may preserve again good fruit thereof unto mine own self?

Jacob 5:35

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant:

The tree profiteth me nothing,

and the roots thereof profit me nothing

so long as it shall bring forth evil fruit.

Jacob 5:38

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant:

Let us go down into the nethermost parts of the vineyard,

and behold if the natural branches have also brought forth evil fruit.

Jacob 5:41

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard wept,

and said unto the servant:

What could I have done more for my vineyard?

Jacob 5:49

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant:

Let us go to and hew down the trees of the vineyard and cast them into the fire,

that they shall not cumber the ground of my vineyard,

for I have done all.

What could I have done more for my vineyard?

Jacob 5:50

But, behold, the servant said unto the Lord of the vineyard:

Spare it a little longer.

Jacob 5:51

And the Lord said:

Yea, I will spare it a little longer,

for it grieveth me that I should lose the trees of my vineyard.

Jacob 5:57

And the Lord of the vineyard said unto the servant:

Pluck not the wild branches from the trees, save it be those which are most bitter;

and in them ye shall graft according to that which I have said.

Jacob 5:70

And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard sent his servant;

and the servant went and did as the Lord had commanded him,

and brought other servants; and they were few.

Jacob 5:71

And the Lord of the vineyard said unto them:

Go to, and labor in the vineyard, with your might.

For behold, this is the last time that I shall nourish my vineyard;

for the end is nigh at hand, and the season speedily cometh;

and if ye labor with your might with me ye shall have joy in the fruit

which I shall lay up unto myself against the time which will soon come.

Jacob 5:72

And it came to pass that the servants did go and labor with their mights;

and the Lord of the vineyard labored also with them;

and they did obey the commandments of the Lord of the vineyard in all things.

Jacob 5:74

And thus they labored, with all diligence,

according to the commandments of the Lord of the vineyard,

even until the bad had been cast away out of the vineyard,

and the Lord had preserved unto himself

that the trees had become again the natural fruit;

and they became like unto one body; and the fruits were equal;

and the Lord of the vineyard had preserved unto himself the natural fruit,

which was most precious unto him from the beginning.

Jacob 5:75

And it came to pass that when the Lord of the vineyard saw

that his fruit was good, and that his vineyard was no more corrupt,

he called up his servants, and said unto them:

Behold, for this last time have we nourished my vineyard;

and thou beholdest that I have done according to my will;

and I have preserved the natural fruit,

that it is good, even like as it was in the beginning.

And blessed art thou;

for because ye have been diligent in laboring with me in my vineyard,

and have kept my commandments,

and have brought unto me again the natural fruit,

that my vineyard is no more corrupted, and the bad is cast away,

behold ye shall have joy with me because of the fruit of my vineyard.