1 Enoch 61:1
Study resource: not ScriptureR. H. Charles translation (1917) · public domain
And I saw in those days how long cords were given to those angels, and they took to themselves wings and flew, and they went towards the north.
This verse’s chapter, studied
Cords to Measure the Righteous
Enoch sees angels given long cords and wings to fly north to "measure", bringing "the measures of the righteous" to the righteous, so that even those lost in the desert, devoured by beasts, or drowned in the sea will be accounted for and returned "on the day of the Elect One." The Lord of Spirits then seats "the Elect One" on the throne of glory to judge the works of the holy, and the full heavenly host, Cherubin, Seraphin, Ophannin, and every rank of angel, is summoned to bless His name.
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.