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The Thanksgiving Hymns — Column 24

The Qumran Community · a new plain-English translation from the original language

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name [...] the form of flesh

until the time [...] [and] who is appointed by You

in the judgments [...] to the angels of

until in [judgment] [...] and the mysteries of sin, to change

flesh in [their guilt], [for] [...] and all shall fly by it

the angels of [heaven] [...] [their source] in cords of spirit [...] and shall bow down

gods from the dwelling of [Your holiness], [and] [they] [shall not] [serve You] in the abode of Your glory [...] and You

man upon the [...] [...] [like] [a bird] bound until the time of Your favor [...]

not sending [his hand] [...] the heights of power and the abundance of flesh, to act wickedly

in [the times of] [Your wrath] [...] [Your] [to] [work wonders], to establish in the council of Your people

[...] the bastards, for [not]

[...] corpses to [not] [...]

[...] righteousness and [...]

[...] into the pit at the time of iniquities [...]

[...] every satan and destroyer [...]

[...] in their net, and to send them a nation [...] Your [...] wicked

[...] an insolent man among the abundance of treachery and [...] in afflictions and in judgments

to [...] in the unripe fruit, for all the spirits of the bastards act wickedly in flesh

and from [...] they have acted wickedly in their lives, and as [...] so their spirit acts wickedly

upon [...] to [...] [and] [to] wonder, Your mysteries You have revealed

my heart [...] I, to flesh [...] I knew

for [...] injustice at the time

[the end of] [wickedness] [...] and to all who look

[...] and it shall not be destroyed

from before [...] [You have made heavy] from among the sons of

God [those who hear] [...] [the borders of] the peoples

to strengthen them [...] [to] increase guilt

in his inheritance [...] You have abandoned them into the hand

all who [...] [...] [...]

You shall bring [...]

upon [...]

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