1 Enoch 43:4
Study resource: not ScriptureR. H. Charles translation (1917) · public domain
And he said to me: ‘The Lord of Spirits hath showed thee their parabolic meaning (lit. 'their parable'): these are the names of the holy who dwell on the earth and believe in the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever.’
This verse’s chapter, studied
The Stars Have Names: A Parable of the Faithful
Enoch sees stars and lightnings "weighed in a righteous balance" by their brightness and asks his angel guide what they mean. He is told this is "their parable": the stars stand for "the names of the holy who dwell on the earth and believe in the name of the Lord of Spirits for ever and ever."
- Daniel 12:3 : "They that turn many to righteousness" shining "as the stars for ever and ever" matches the chapter's picture of the righteous named as stars.
Teachers on this ground
R. H. Charles
The Book of Enoch (1917)
The public-domain translation this shelf reads, with the critical introduction the field still builds on.
Johnny Enlow
The Book of Enoch: Paraphrase and Commentary (2025)
A living teacher's paraphrase of the whole book with his own running commentary, from the prophetic stream.
Michael S. Heiser
A Companion to the Book of Enoch: A Reader's Commentary, Vol. II — The Parables of Enoch (2020)
The reader's commentary continued into the Son of Man visions of these chapters.