- 1And after that he showed me the angels of punishment who are prepared to come and let loose all the powers of the waters which are beneath in the earth in order to bring judgement and destruction on all who [abide and] dwell on the earth.
- 2And the Lord of Spirits gave commandment to the angels who were going forth, that they should not cause the waters to rise but should hold them in check; for those angels were over the powers of the waters.
- 3And I went away from the presence of Enoch.
ANCIENT JEWISH LITERATURE · R. H. CHARLES
1 ENOCH 66
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CHAPTER VISUAL
Enoch 66 — Angels restrain the powers of the waters until the appointed moment of judgment arrives.
About this illustration
The water-control imagery is symbolic and architectural, giving the brief chapter its own focus without importing Noah’s building scene or the hot springs of chapter 67.
Passage basis: 1 Enoch 66:1–3Ancient Jewish literatureIncluded for historical and biblical study; not part of the Protestant biblical canon.
R. H. Charles translation (1912) · Reprinted 1917 · Public domain in the United States · Editorial brackets and uncertainty markers preserved · Source edition