1 Enoch 55:3
Study resource: not ScriptureR. H. Charles translation (1917) · public domain
When I have desired to take hold of them by the hand of the angels on the day of tribulation and pain because of this, I will cause My chastisement and My wrath to abide upon them, saith God, the Lord of Spirits.
This verse’s chapter, studied
God's Oath Never Again: The Head of Days Repents
God, called "the Head of Days," is said to repent of the destruction already worked on the earth and swears "by His great name" never again to destroy "all who dwell on the earth," setting "a sign in the heaven" as a pledge of good faith. Yet the chastisement is not cancelled outright: it is reserved for "the day of tribulation and pain." The chapter closes with kings summoned to watch "Mine Elect One" judge Azazel and his hosts from the throne of glory.
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.