them all prosperity MAster 's give unto your servants that which is just and equal knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven 2 * Luk. 18. â— 1 Thes 5.17 Continue in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving 3 * Eph. 6.19 2 Thes 3.1 Withal praying also for us that God would open unto us a door of utterance to speak the mystery of Christ for which I am also in bonds 4 That I may make it manifest as I ought to speak 5 * Eph. 5 1â— Walk in wisdom toward them that are without redeeming the time 6 Let your speech be alway with grace seasoned with salt that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man 7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you who is a beloved brother and a faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord 8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose that he might know your estate and comfort your hearts 9 With Onesimus a faithful and beloved brother who is one of you They shall make known unto you all things which are done here 10 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner saluteth you and Marcus sisters son to Barnabas touching whom ye received commandments if he come unto you receive him 11 And Jesus which is called Justus who are of the circumcision These onely are my fellow-workers unto the kingdom of God which have been a comfort unto me 12 Epaphras who is one of you a servant of Christ saluteth you always ‖ Or striving labouring fervently for you in prayers that ye may stand perfect and ‖ Or filled complete in all the will of God 13 For I bear him record that he hath a great zeal for you and them that are in Laodicea and them in Hierapolis 14 Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you 15 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea and Nymphas and the church which is in his house 16 And when this epistle is read amongst you cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea 17 And say to Archippus Take heed to the ministery which thou hast received in the Lord that thou fulfil it 18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul Remember my bonds Grace be with you Amen ¶ Written from Rome to the Colossians by Tychicus and Onesimus The first epistle of PAUL the Apostle to the THESSALONIANS CHAP. I. 1 The Thessalonians are given to understand both how mindful of them S. Paul was at all times in thanksgiving and prayer 5 and also how well he was perswaded of the truth and sinâ—â—rity of their saith and conversion to God PAul and Silvanus and Timotheus unto the church of the Thessaâ—onians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ Grace be unto you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ 2 * Philem. 4 We give thanks to God always for you all making mention of you in our prayers 3 Remembring without ceasing your work of faith and labour of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of God and our Father 4 Knowing brethren ‖ Or beloved of God your election beloved your election of God 5 For our gospel came not unto you in word onely but also in power and in the holâ— Ghost and in much assurance as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake 6 And ye became followers of us and of the Lord having received the word in much affliction with joy of the holy Ghost 7 So that ye were ensamples to all that beleeve in Macedonia Achaia 8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not onely in Macedonia and Achaia but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad so that we need not to speak any thing 9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entring in we had unto you and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God 10 And to wait for his Son from heaven whom he raised from the dead even Jesus which delievered us from the wrath to come CHAP. II. 1 In what manner the gospel was brought and preached to the Thessalonians and in what sort also they received it 18 A reason is rendred both why S. Paul was so long absent from them and also why he was so desirous to see them FOr your selves brethren know our entrance in unto you that it was not in vain 2 But even after that we had suffered before and were shamefully entreated as ye know at * Act. 16.22 Philippi we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention 3 For our exhortation was not of deceit nor of uncleanness nor in guile 4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel even so we speak not as pâ—â—asing men but God which trieth our hearts 5 For neither at any time used we flattering words as ye know nor a cloke of covetousness God is witness 6 Nor of men sought we glory neither of you nor yet of others when we might have ‖ Or used authority been burdensom as the apostles of Christ 7 But we were gentle among you even as a nurse cherisheth her children 8 So being affectionately desirous of you we were willing to have imparted unto you not the gospel of God onely but also our own souls because ye were dear unto us 9 For ye remember brethren our labour and travel for * Acts 20.34 1 Cor. 4.12 2 Thes 3.8 labouring night and day because we would not be chargeable unto any of you we preached unto you the gospel of God 10 Ye are witnesses and God also how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved our selves among you that beleeve 11 As you know how we exhorted and comforted and charged every one of you as a father doth his children 12 * Eph. 4.1 Phil. 1.27 Col. 1.10 That ye would walk worthy of God who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory 13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing because when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us ye received it not as the word of men but as it is in truth the word of God which effectually worketh also in you that beleeve 14 For ye brethren became followers of the churches of God which in Judea are in Christ Jesus for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrey men even as they have of the Jews 15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets have ‖ Or chased us out persecuted us and they please not God and are contrary to all men 16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved to fill up their sins alway for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost 17 But we brethren being taken from you
of other mens sins keep thy self pure 23 Drink no longer water but use a little wine for thy stomachs sake and thine often infirmities 24 Some mens sins are open before-hand going before to judgement and some men they follow after 25 Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand and they that are otherwise cannot be hid CHAP. VI. 1 Of the duty of servants 3 Not to have fellowship with new-fangled teachers 6 Godliness is great gain and love of money the root of all evil 11 What Timothy is to flee and what to follow 17 and whereof to admonish the rich 20 To keep the purity of true doctrine and to avoid profane janglings LEt as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed 2 And they that have beleeving masters let them not despise them because they are brethren but rather do them service because they are ‖ Or beleeving faithful and beloved partakers of the benefit These things teach and exhort 3 If any man teach otherwise and consent not to wholesom words even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ and to the doctrine which is according to godliness 4 He is ‖ Or a fool proud knowing nothing but if doting about questions strifes of words whereof cometh envy strife railings evil surmisings 5 ‖ Or sick Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth supposing that gain is godliness from such withdraw thy self 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain 7 For we brought nothing into this world and it is certain we can carry nothing out 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil which while some coveted after they have ‖ Or been seduced erred from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows 11 But thou O man of God flee these things and follow after righteousness godliness faith love patience meekness 12 Fight the good fight of faith lay hold on eternal life whereunto thou art also called and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses 13 I give thee charge in the sight of God who quickneth all things and before Christ Jesus who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good ‖ Or profession confession 14 That thou keep this commandment without spot unrebukeable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ 15 Which in his times he shall shew who is the blessed and onely Potentate * Rev. 1â— 4 19.16 the King of kings and Lord of lords 16 Who onely hath immortality dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto * John 1.18 1 John 4 12. whom no man hath seen nor can see to whom be honour and power everlasting Amen 17 Charge them that are rich in this world that they be not high-minded nor trust in †Gr. uncertainty of riches uncertain riches but in the living God who giveth us richly all things to enjoy 18 That they do good that they be rich in good works ready to distribute ‖ Or sociable willing to communicate 19 * Matth. 6.20 Luke 12.32 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come that they may lay hold on eternal life 20 O Timothy keep that which is committed to thy trust avoiding profane and vain babblings and oppositions of science falsly so called 21 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith Grace be with thee Amen ¶ The first to Timothy was written from Laodicea which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacaâ—iana ¶ The second epistle of PAUL the Apostle to TIMOTHY CHAP. I. Pauls love to Timothy and the unfeigned faith which was in Timothy himself his mother and grandmother 6 He is exhorted to stir up the gift of God which was in him 8 to be stedfast and patient in persecution 13 and to persist in the form and truth of that doctrine which he had learned of him 15 Phygellus and Hermogenes and such like are noted and Onesiphorus is highly commended PAul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus 2 To Timothy my dearly beloved sonâ— Grace mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3 I thank God whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day 4 Greatly dearing to see thee being mindful of thy tears that I may be filled with joy 5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois and thy mother Eunice and I am perswaded that in thee also 6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound minde 8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord nor of me his prisoner but he thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God 9 Who hath saved us and called us with an holy calling * Tit. 3.3 not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace which was given us in Christ Jesus * Eph. 1.4 Tit. 1.2 before the world began 10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ who hath abolished death and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel 11 * 1 Tim. 2.7 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher of the Gentiles 12 For the which cause I also suffer these things nevertheless I am not ashamed for I know whom I have ‖ Or trusted beleeved and I am perswaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day 13 Hold fast the form of sound words which thou hast heard of me in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus 14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the holy Ghost which dwelleth in us 15 This thou knowest that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes 16 The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus for he oft refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain 17 But when he was in Rome he sought me out very diligently and found me 18 The Lord grant unto him that he may finde mercy of the Lord in that day And in how many things he ministred unto me at Ephesus thou knowest very well CHAP. II. 1 He is exhorted again to constaney and
and * Jos 15.16 will give him his daughter and make his fathers house free in Israel 26 And David spake to the men that stood by him saying What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine and taketh away the reproach from Israel for who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defie the armies of the living God 27 And the people answered him after this manner saying So shall it be done to the man that killeth him 28 ¶ And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men and Eliabs anger was kindled against David and he said Why camest thou down hither and with whom hast thou lest those few sheep in the wilderness I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thine heart for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battel 29 And David said What have I now done Is there not a cause 30 ¶ And he turned from him towards another and spake after the same †Heb. word manner and the people answered him again after the former manner 31 And when the words were heard which David spake they rehearsed them before Saul and he †Heb. took him sent for him 32 ¶ And David said to Saul Let no mans heart fail because of him thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine 33 And Saul said to David Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him for thou art but a youth and he a man of war from his youth 34 And David said unto Saul Thy servant kept his fathers sheep and there came a lion and a bear and took a ‖ Or kid lamb out of the flock 35 And I went out after him and smote him and delivered it out of his mouth and when he arose against me I caught him by his beard and smote him and slew him 36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God 37 David said moreover The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion and out of the paw of the bear he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine And Saul said unto David Go and the LORD be with thee 38 ¶ And Saul †Heb. clothed David with his clothes armed David with his armour and he put an helmet of brass upon his head also he armed him with a coat of mail 39 And David girded his sword upon his armour and he assayed to go for he had not proved it and David said unto Saul I cannot go with these for I have not proved them And David put them off him 40 And he took his staff in his hand and chose him five smooth stones out of the ‖ Or valley brook and put them in a shepherds †Heb vessel bag which he had even in a scrip and his sling was in his hand and he drew near to the Philistine 41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David and the man that bare the shield went before him 42 And when the Philistine looked about and saw David he disdained him for he was but a youth and ruddy and of a fair countenance 43 And the Philistine said unto David Am I a dog that thou comest to me with staves and the Philistine cursed David by his gods 44 And the Philistine said to David Come to me and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air and to the beasts of the field 45 Then said David to the Philistine Thou comest to me with a sword and with a spear and with a shield but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts the God of the armies of Israel whom thou hast defied 46 This day will the LORD †Heb. shut thee up deliver thee into mine hand and I will smite thee and take thine head from thee and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air and to the wilde beasts of the earth that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel 47 And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear for the battel is the LORDs and he will give you into our hands 48 And it came to pass when the Philistine arose and came and drew nigh to meet David that David hasted and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine 49 And David put his hand in his bag and took thence a stone and slang it and smote the Philistine in his forehead that the stone sunk into his forehead and he fell upon his face to the earth 50 So * Ecclus. 47.4 1 Mac. 4.30 David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone and smote the Philistine and slew him but there was no sword in the hand of David 51 Therefore David ran and stood upon the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of the sheath thereof and slew him and cut off his head therewith And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead they fled 52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose and shouted and pursued the Philistines until thou come to the valley and to the gates of Ekron and the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim even unto Gath and unto Ekron 53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines and they spoiled their tents 54 And David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem but he put his armour in his tent 55 ¶ And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine he said unto Abner the captain of the host Abner whose son is this youth And Abner said As thy soul liveth O king I cannot tell 56 And the king said Enquire thou whose son the stripling is 57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand 58 And Saul said to him Whose son art thou thou young man And David answered I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite CHAP. XVIII 1 Jonathan loveth David 5 Saul envieth his praise 10 seeketh to kill him in his fury 12 feareth him for his good success 17 offereth him his daughters for a share 22 David perswaded to be the kings son in law giveth two hundred foreskins of the Philistines for Michals dowry 28 Sauls hatred and Davids glory increaseth ANd it came to pass when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David and Jonathan loved him as his own soul 2 And Saul took him that day and would let him go no more home to his fathers house 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant because he loved him as his own soul 4 And Jonathan stript himself
counsel thou shalt make thy war and in multitude of counsellours there is safety 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool he openeth not his mouth in the gate 8 He that deviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person 9 The thought of foolishness is sin and the scorner is an abomination to men 10 If thou faint in the day of adversity thy strength is †Heb. narrow small 11 * Psal 82.4 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death and those that are ready to be slain 12 If thou sayest Behold we knew it not doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it and he that keepeth thy soul doth not he know it and shall not he render to every man * Job 34.11 Ps 62.12 Jer. 32.19 Rom. 2.6 Rev. 22.12 according to his works 13 My son eat thou honey because it is good and the honey-comb which is sweet †Heb. upon thy palate to thy taste 14 * Ps 19.10 119.103 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul when thou hast sound it * Ch. 23.18 then there shall be a reward and thy expectation shall not be cut off 15 Lay not wait O wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous spoil not his resting-place 16 * Job 5.19 Ps 34.19 37.24 For a just man falleth seven times and riseth up again but the wicked shall fall into mischief 17 * Job 31.29 Ps 35.15 Ch. 17.5 Rejoyce not when thine enemy falleth and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth 18 Lest the LORD see it and †Heb. it be evil in his eyes it displease him and he turn away his wrath from him 19 * Ps 37.1 Ch. 23.17 ‖ Or keep not company with the wicked Fret not thy self because of evil men neither be thou envious at the wicked 20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man * Job 21.17 Ch. 13.9 the ‖ Or lamp candle of the wicked shall be put out 21 My son fear thou the LORD and the king and meddle not with †Heb. changers them that are given to change 22 For their calamity shall rise suddenly and who knoweth the ruine of them both 23 These things also belong to the wise * Lev. 17.15 Deu. 1.17 16.19 Ch. 18.5 28.21 Joh. 7.24 It is not good to have respect of persons in judgement 24 * Ch. 17.15 Isa 5.23 He that saith unto the wicked Thou are righteous him shall the people curse nations shall abhor him 25 But to them that rebuke him shall be delight and †Heb. a blessing of â—and a good blessing shall come upon them 26 Every man shall kiss his lips †Heb. that answereth rightwords that giveth a right answer 27 Prepare thy work without and make it fit for thy self in the field and afterwards build thine house 28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause and deceive not with thy lips 29 * Ch. 20.22 Say not I will do so to him as he hath done to me I will render to the man according to his work 30 I went by the field of the slothful and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding 31 And lo it was all grown over with thorns and nettles had covered the face thereof and the stone-wall thereof was broken down 32 Then I saw and †Heb. set my heart considered it well I looked upon it and received instruction 33 * Chap. 6.9 c. Yet a little sleep a little slumber a little folding of the hands to sleep 34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth and thy want as †Heb. a man of shield an armed man CHAP. XXV 1 Observations about kings 8 and about avoiding causes of quarrels and sundry causes thereof THese are also proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out 2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing but the honour of kings is to search out a matter 3 The heaven for height and the earth for depth and the heart of kings †Heb. there is no starching is unsearchable 4 Take away the dross from the silver and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer 5 * Ch. 20.8 Take away the wicked from before the king and his throne shall be established in righteousness 6 †Heb. set not out thy glory Put not forth thy self in the presence of the king and stand not in the place of great men 7 * Lu. 14.10 For better it is that it be said unto thee Come up hither then that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen 8 Go not forth hastily to strive lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame 9 * Mat. 5.25 18.15 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself and ‖ Or discover not the secret of another discover not a secret to another 10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame and thine infamy turn not away 11 A word †Heb. spoken upon his wheels fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver 12 As an ear-ring of gold and an ornament of fine gold so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear 13 * Ch. 13.17 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest so is a faithful messenger to them that send him for he refresheth the soul of his masters 14 Whoso boasteth himself †Heb. in a gift of falshood of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain 15 * Gen. 32.4 c. 1 Sa. 25.24 c. Ch. 15 1. 16.14 By long forbearing is a prince perswaded and a soft tongue breaketh the bone 16 Hast thou found honey eat so much as is sufficient for thee lest thou be filled therewith and vomit it 17 ‖ Or let thy foot be setdom in thy neighbours house Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbours house lest he be †Heb. full of thee weary of thee and so hate thee 18 * Ps 120.4 Ch. 12.18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul and a sword and a sharp arrow 19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a foot out of joynt 20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather and as vineger upon nitre so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart 21 * Ex. 23.4 Ro. 12.20 If thine enemy be hungry give him bread to eat and if he be thirsty give him water to drink 22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head and the LORD shall reward thee 23 ‖ Or the north-wind bringeth forth rain so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance The north-wind driveth away rain so doth an angry
Chron. 23.18 Gaza and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because they ‖ Or carried them away with an entire captivity carried away captive the whole captivity to deliver them up to Edom. 7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza which shall devour the palaces thereof 8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon and I will turn mine hand against Ekron and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish saith the Lord GOD. 9 ¶ Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of Tyrus and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom and remembred not †Heb. the covenant of brethren the brotherly covenant 10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus which shall devour the palaces thereof 11 ¶ Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of Edom and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because he did pursue his brother with the sword and †Heb. â—â—rrupted his compassiâ—â—s did cast off all pity and his anger did tear perpetually and kept his wrath for ever 12 But I will send a fire upon Teman which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah 13 ¶ Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of the children of Ammon and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because they have ‖ Or â—ivided the mountains ript up the women with childe of Gilead that they might enlarge their border 14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah and it shall devour the palaces thereof with shouting in the day of battel with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind 15 And their king shall go into captivity he and his princes together saith the LORD CHAP. II. 1 Gods wrath against Moab 4 upon Judah 6 and upon Israel 9 God complaineth of their unthankfulness THis saith the LORD For three transgressions of Moah and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because he * 2 King 3.27 burnt the bones of the king of Edom into lime 2 But I will send a fire upon Moab and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth and Moab shall die with tumult with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet 3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof and will slay all the princes thereof with him saith the LORD 4 ¶ Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of Judah and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because they have despised the law of the LORD and have not kept his commandments and their lies caused them to err after the which their fathers have walked 5 But I will send a fire upon Judah and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem 6 ¶ Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because * Ch. 8.6 they sold the righteous for â—ilver and the poor for a pair of shoes 7 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor and turn aside the way of the meek and a man and his father will go in unto the same ‖ Or young woman maid to profane my holy name 8 And they lay themselve down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar and they drink the wine of ‖ Or such as have fined or multied the condemned in the house of their god 9 ¶ Yet destroyed I the * Num. 21.24 Deut. 2.21 Josh 24.8 Amorite before them whose height was like the height of the cedars and he was strong as the oaks yet I destroyed his fruit from above and his foots from beneath 10 Also * Ex. 12.51 I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you fourty years through the wilderness to possess the land of the Amorite 11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets and of your young men for Nazarites Is it not even thus O ye children of Israel saith the LORD 12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink and commanded the prophets * Chap. 7.12.13 saying Prophesie not 13 Behold ‖ Or I will press your place as a cart full of sheaves presseth I am pressed under you as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves 14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift and the strong shall not strengthen his force neither shall the mighty deliver †Heb. his soul or life himself 15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bowe and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself 16 Aâ—â— â—e that is †Heb. sâ—ronâ— of â—â—s heart couragious among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day saith the LORD CHAP. III. 1 The necesâ—itâ— of Gods judgement against Israel 9 The publication of it with the causes thereof HEar this word that the LORD hath spoken against you O children of Israel against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt saying 2 You onely have I known of all the families of the earth therefore I will †Heb. visit upon punish you for all your iniquities 3 Can two walk together except they be agreed 4 Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no prey will a young lion †Heb. give forth his voice cry out of his den if he have taken nothing 5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth where no gin is for him shall one take up a snare from the earth and have taken nothing at all 6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city and the people ‖ Or not â—â—iâ— together not be afraid shall there be evil in a city ‖ Or and shall not the LORD do somewhat and the LORD hath not done it 7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets 8 The lion hath roared who will not fear the Lord GOD hath spoken who can but prophesie 9 ¶ Publish in the palaces at Ashdod and in the palaces in the land of Egypt and say Assemble your selves upon the mountains of Samaria and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof and the ‖ Or oppressions oppressed in the midst thereof 10 For they know not to do right saith the LORD who store up violence and ‖ Or spoil robbery in their palaces 11 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD An adversary there shall be even round about the land and he shall bring down thy strength from thee and thy palaces shall be spoiled 12 Thus saith the LORD As the shepherd †Heb. delivereth taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of abed and
are baptized THere was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius a centurion of the band called the Italian band 2 A devout man and one that feared God with all his house which gave much alms to the people and prayed to God alway 3 He saw in avision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him and saying unto him Cornelius 4 And when he looked on him he was afraid and said What is it Lord And he said unto him Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God 5 And now send men to Joppa and call for one Simon whose surname is Peter 6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner whose house is by the sea-side he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do 7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed he called two of his houshold-servants and a devout souldier of them that waited on him continually 8 And when he had declared all these things unto them he sent them to Joppa 9 ¶ On the morrow as they went on their journey and drew nigh unto the city Peter went up upon the house-top to pray about the sixth hour 10 And he became very hungry and would have eaten but while they made ready he fell into a trance 11 And saw heaven opened and a certain vessel descending unto him as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners and let down to the earth 12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth and wilde beasts and creeping things and fowls of the air 13 And there came a voice to him Rise Peter kill and eat 14 But Peter said Not so Lord for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean 15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time What God hath cleansed that call not thou common 16 This was done thrice and the vessel was received up again into heaven 17 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean behold the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simons house and stood before the gate 18 And called and asked whether Simon which was surnamed Peter were lodged there 19 ¶ While Peter thought on the vision the spirit said unto him Behold three men seek thee 20 Arise therefore and get the down and go with them doubting nothing for I have sent them 21 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius and said Behold I am he whom ye seek what is the cause wherefore ye are come 22 And they said Cornelius the centurion a just man and one that feareth God and of good report among all the nation of the Jews was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house and to hear words of thee 23 Then called he them in and lodged them And on the morrow Peter went away with them and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him 24 And the morrow after they entred into Cesarea and Cornelius waited for them and had called together his kinsmen near friends 25 And as Peter was coming in Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshipped him 26 But Peter took him up saying Stand up I my self also am a man 27 And as he talked with him he went in and found many that were come together 28 And he said unto them Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company or come unto one of another nation but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean 29 Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying assoon as I was sent for I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me 30 And Cornelius said Four days ago I was fasting until this hour and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house and behold a man stood before me in bright clothing 31 And said Cornelius thy prayer is heard and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God 32 Send therefore to Joppa and call hither Simon whose surname is Peter he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea-side who when he cometh shall speak unto thee 33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee and thou hast well done that thou art come Now therefore are we all here present before God to hear all things that are commanded thee of God 34 ¶ Then Peter opened his mouth and said * Deut. 10.17 Rom. 2.11 1 Pet 1 17. Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons 35 But in every nation he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is accepted with him 36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel preaching peace by Jesus Christ he is Lord of all 37 That word I say you know which was published throughout all Judea and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached 38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the holy Ghost and with power who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil for God was with him 39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem whom they slew and hanged on a tree 40 Him God raised up the third day and shewed him openly 41 Not to all the people but unto witnesses chosen before of God even to us who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead 42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people and to testifie that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead 43 * Jer. 31.34 Mic. 7.18 To him give all the prophets witness that through his name whosoever beleeveth in him shall receive remission of sins 44 ¶ While Peter yet spake these words the holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word 45 And they of the circumcision which beleeved were astonished as many as came with Peter because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the holy Ghost 46 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnifie God Then answered Peter 47 Can any man forbid water that these should not be baptized which have received the holy Ghost as well as we 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days CHAP. XI 1 Peter being accused for going in to the Gentiles 5 maketh his defence 18 which is accepted 19 The gospel being spread into Phenice and Cyprus and Antâ—och Barnabas is sent to confirm them 26 The disciples there are first called Christians 27 They send relief to the brethren in Judea in time of famine ANd the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God 2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem they that were of the circumcision
Keilah †Heb. â—â—ut up deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul And the LORD said they will deliver thee up 13 ¶ Then David and his men which were about six hundred arose and departed out of Keilah and went whithersoever they could go and it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah and he forbare to go forth 14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph And Saul sought him every day but God delivered him not into his hand 15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood 16 And Jonathan Sauls son arose and went to David into the wood and strengthned his hand in God 17 And he said unto him Fear not for the hand of Saul my father shall not finde thee and thou shalt be king over Israel and I shall be next unto thee and that also Saul my father knoweth 18 And they two made a covenant before the LORD and David abode in the wood and Jonathan went to his house 19 ¶ Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah saying Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood in the hill of Hachilah which is †Heb. on the right hand on the south of ‖ Or the wilderness Jeshimon 20 Now therefore O king come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down and our part shall be to deliver him into the kings hand 21 And Saul said Blessed be ye of the LORD for ye have compassion on me 22 Go I pray you prepare yet and know and see his place where his †Heb. foot shall is haunt is and who hath seen him there for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly 23 See therefore and take knowledge of all the lurking-places where he hideth himself and come ye again to me with the certainty and I will go with you and it shall come to pass if he be in the land that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah 24 And they arose and went to Ziph before Saul but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon in the plain on the south of Jeshimon 25 Saul also and his men went to seek him and they told David where fore he came down into a rock and abode in the wilderness of Maon and when Saul heard that he pursued after David in the Wilderness of Maon 26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain and David and his men on that side of the mountain and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them 27 ¶ But there came a messenger unto Saul saying Haste thee and come for the Philistines have †Heb. spread themselves upon c. invaded the land 28 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David went against the Philistines therefore they called that place ‖ That is The rock of divisions Sela-hammah-lekoth 29 ¶ And David went up from thence and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi CHAP. XXIV 1 David in a cave et En-gedi having cut off Sauls skirt spareth his life 8 He sheweth thereby his innocency 16 Saul acknowledging his fault taketh an oath of David and departeth ANd it came to pass when Saul was returned from †Heb. after following the Philistines that it was told him saying Behold David is in the wilderness of En-gedi 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wilde goats 3 And he came to the sheep-cotes by the way where was a cave and Saul went in to cover his feet and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave 4 And the men of David said unto him Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee Behold I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee Then David arose and cut off the skirt of †Heb. the robe which was Sauls Sauls robe privily 5 And it came to pass afterward that Davids heart smote him because he had cut off Sauls skirt 6 And he said unto his men The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master the LORDs anointed to stretch forth mine hand against him seeing he is the anointed of the LORD 7 So David †Heb. cut off stayed his servants with these words and suffered them not to rise against Saul but Saul rose up out of the cave and went on his way 8 David also arose afterward and went out of the cave and cried after Saul saying My lord the king And when Saul looked behinde him David stooped with his face to the earth and bowed himself 9 ¶ And David said to Saul Wherefore hearest thou mens words saying Behold David seeketh thy hurt 10 Behold this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave and some bade me kill thee but mine eye spared thee and I said I will not put forth mine hand against my lord for he is the LORDS anointed 11 Moreover my father see yea see the skirt of thy robe in my hand for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe and killed thee not know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand and I have not sinned against thee yet thou huntest my soul to take it 12 The LORD judge between me and thee and the LORD avenge me of thee but mine hand shall not be upon thee 13 As saith the proverb of the ancients Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked but mine hand shall not be upon thee 14 After whom is the king of Israel come out after whom dost thou pursue after a dead dog after a flea 15 The LORD therefore be Judge and judge between me and thee and see and plead my cause and †Heb. judge deliver me out of thine hand 16 ¶ And it came to pass when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul that Saul said Is this thy voice my son David And Saul lift up his voice and wept 17 And he said to David Thou art more righteous then I for thou hast rewarded me good whereas I have rewarded thee evil 18 And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me forasmuch as when the LORD had †Heb. shut up delivered me into thine hand thou killedst me not 19 For if a man finde his enemy will he let him go well away wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day 20 And now behold I know well that thou shalt surely be king and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine
made peace with David became his servants neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more CHAP. XX. 1 Rabbah is besieged by Joah spoiled by David and the people thereof tortured 4 Three giants are slain in three several overthrows of the Philistines ANd * 2 Sam. 11.1 it came to pass that †Heb. at the return of the year after the year was expired at the time that kings go out to battel Joab led forth the power of the army and wasted the countrey of the children of Ammon and came and besieged Rabbah but David tarried at Jerusalem and Joab smote Rabbah and destroyed it 2 And David * 2 Sam. 12.20 took the crown of their king from off his head and found it †Heb. the weight of to weigh a talent of gold and there were precious stones in it and it was set upon Davids head and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city 3 And he brought out the people that were in it and cut them with saws and with harrows of iron and with axes even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem 4 ¶ And it came to pass after this * 2 Sam. 21.18 that there ‖ Or continued †Heb. stood arose war at ‖ Or Gob. Gezer with the Philistines at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sâ—pâ—ai that was of the children of ‖ Or Rapha the giant and they were subdued 5 And there was war again with the Philistines ‖ Called also Jaarecreâ—ing and Elhanan the son of †Sam. 21.19 Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite whose spear-staff was like a weavers beam 6 And yet again * 2 Sam. 21.20 there was war at Gath where was †Heb. a man of measure a man of great stature whose fingers and toes were four and twenty six on each hand and six on each foot and he also was †Heb. born to the grant or â—apla the son of the giant 7 But when he ‖ Or regâ—â—ached defied Israel Jonathan the son of ‖ Called Shummah 1 Sam. 16.9 Shimea Davids brother slew him 8 These were born unto the giant in Gath and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants CHAP. XXI 1 David tempted by Satan forceth Joab to number the people 5 The number of the people being brought David repenteth of it 9 David having three plagues propounded by Gad chooseth the pestilence 14 After the death of seventâ— thousand David by repentance preventeth the destruction of Jerusalem 18 David by Gads direction purchaseth Ornans threshâ—ng-floor where having built an altar God giveth a signe of his favour by firâ— and staâ—eth the plague 28 David sacrificeth there 〈◊〉 restrained from Gibeon by fear of the angel ANd * 2 Sam. 14.1 c. Satan stood up against Israel and provoked David to number Israel 2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people Go number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan and bring the number of them to me that I may know it 3 And Joab answered The LORD make his people an hundred times so many mo as they be but my lord the king are they not all my lords servants why then doth my lord require this thing why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel 4 Nevertheless the kings word prevailed against Joab wherefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel and came to Jerusalem 5 ¶ And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword 6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them for the kings word was abominable to Joab 7 †Heb. And it was evil in the eyes of the LORD concerning this thing And God was displeased with this thing therefore he smote Israel 8 And David said unto God * 2 Sam. 24.10 I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing but now I beseech thee do away the iniquity of thy servant for I have done very foolishly 9 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Gad Davids seer saying 10 Go and tell David saying Thus saith the LORD I †Heb. streech out offer thee three things choose thee one of them that I may do it unto thee 11 So Gad came to David and said unto him Thus saith the LORD †Heb. take to thee Choose thee 12 Either three years famine or three moneths to be destroyed before thy foes while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee or else three days the sword of the LORD even the pestilence in the land and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel now therefore advise thy self what word I shall bring again to him that sent me 13 And David said unto Gad I am in a great strait let me fall now into the hand of the LORD for very ‖ Or â—any great are his mercies but let me not fall into the hand of man 14 ¶ So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men 15 And God sent an * 2 Sam. 24.16 angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it and as he was destroying the LORD beheld and he repented him of the evil and said to the angel that destroyed It is enough stay now thine hand And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshing-floor of ‖ Or Aâ—aunah 1 Sam. 24.18 Ornan the Jebusite 16 And David lift up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem then David and the elders of Israel who were clothed in sackcloth fell upon their faces 17 And David said unto God Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbred even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed but as for these sheep what have they done let thine hand I pray thee O LORD my God be on me and on my fathers house but not on thy people that they should be plagued 18 ¶ Then the * â—â— Chr. â— â— angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up and set up an alter unto the LORD in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite 19 And David went up at the saying of God which he spake in the name of the LORD 20 ‖ Or who Ornan turned back and saw the angel the 〈◊〉 he and his four sons with him â—id themselves And Ornan turned back and saw the angel and his four sons with him hid themselves Now Ornan was threshing wheat 21 And as David name to Ornan Ornan looked and saw David and went out of the threshing-floor and bowed
Solomon his father while he yet lived saying What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people 7 And they spake unto him saying If thou be kinde to this people and please them and speak good words to them they will be thy servants for ever 8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him that stood before him 9 And he said unto them What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people which have spoken to me saying Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us 10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him saying Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee saying Thy father made our yoke heavy but make thou it somewhat lighter for us thus shalt thou say unto them My little finger shall be thicker then my fathers loyns 11 For whereas my father †Heb. lâ—ded put a heavy yoke upon you I will put more to your yoke my father chastised you with whips but I will chastise you with scorpions 12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day as the king bade saying Come again to me on the third day 13 And the king answered them roughly and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men 14 And answered them after the advice of the young men saying My father made your yoke heavy but I will add thereto my father chastised you with whips but I will chastise you with scorpions 15 So the king hearkned not unto the people for the cause was of God that the LORD might perform his word which he spake by the * 1 King 11.29 hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat 16 ¶ And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them the people answered the king saying What portion have we in David and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse every man to your tents O Israel and now David see to thine own house So all Israel went to their tents 17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah Rehoboam reigned over them 18 Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute and the children of Israel stoned him with stones that he died but king Rehoboam †Heb. strengthneâ— himself made speed to get him up to his chariot to flee to Jerusalem 19 And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day CHAP. XI 1 Rehoboam raising an army to subdue Israel is forbidden by Shemaiah 5 He strengthneth his kingdom with forts and provision 13 The priests and Levites and such as feared God forsaken by Jeroboam strengthen the kingdom of Judah 18 The wives and children of Rehoboam ANd * 1 King 12.21 c. when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men which were warriours to fight against Israel that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam 2 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God saying 3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon king of Judah and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin saying 4 Thus saith the LORD Ye shall not go up nor fight against your brethren return every man to his house for this thing is done of me And they obeyed the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam 5 ¶ And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem and built cities for defence in Judah 6 He built even Beth-lehem and Etam and Tekoa 7 And Beth-zur and Shoco and Adullam 8 And Gath and Mareshah and Ziph 9 And Adoraim and Lachish and Azekah 10 And Zorah and Aijalon and Hebron which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities 11 And he fortified the strong holds and put captains in them and store of victual and of oyl and wine 12 And in every several city be put shields and spears and made them exceeding strong having Judah and Benjamin on his side 13 ¶ And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel †Heb. presented themselves to him resorted to him out of all their coasts 14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession came to Judah and Jerusalem for * Chap. 13.9 Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priests office unto the LORD 15 And he ordained him priests for the high places and for the devils and for the calves which he had made 16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers 17 So they strengthned the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong three years for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon 18 ¶ And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse 19 Which bare him children Jeush and Shamariah and Zaham 20 And after her he took * 1 King 15.2 Maachah the daughter of Absalom which bare him Abijah and Attai and Ziza and Shelomith 21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines for he took eighteen wives and threescore concubines and begat twenty and eight sons and threescore daughters 22 And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief to be ruler among his brethren for he thought to make him king 23 And he dealt wisely and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countreys of Judah and Benjamin unto every fenced city and he gave them victual in abundance and he desired †Heb. a multitude of wives many wives CHAP. XII 1 Rehoboam forsaking the Lord is punished by Shishak 5 He and the princes repenting at the preaching of Shemaiah are delivered from destruction but not from spoil 13 The reign and death of Rehoboam ANd it came to pass when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthned himself he forsook the law of the LORD and all Israel with him 2 And it came to pass that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem * 1 Kin. 14.14 21. because they had transgressed against the LORD 3 With twelve hundred chariots and threescore thousand hors-men and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt the Lubims the Sukkiims and the Ethiopians 4 And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah and came to Jerusalem 5 ¶ Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak and said unto them Thus saith the LORD Ye have forsaken me and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak 6
had brought their counsel to nought that we returned all of us to the wall every one unto his work 16 And it came to pass from that time forth that the half of my servants wrought in the work and the other hall of them held both the spears the shields and the bowes and the habergeons and the rulers were behinde all the house of Judah 17 They which builded on the wall and they that bare burdens with those that laded every one with one of his hands wrought in the work and with the other hand held a weapon 18 For the builders every one had his sword girded †Heb. on tâ—â— loyns by his side and so builded and he that sounded the trumpet was by me 19 ¶ And I said unto the nobles and to the rulers and to the rest of the people The work is great and large and we are separated upon the wall one far from another 20 In what place therefore ye hear the sound of the trumpet resort ye thither unto us our God shall sight for us 21 So we laboured in the work and half of them held the spears from the riâ—ing of the morning till the stars appeared 22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people Let every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem that in the night they may be a guard to us and labour on the day 23 So neither I nor my brethren nor my servants nor the men of the guard which followed me none of us put off our clothes ‖ Or every one went with his weapon for water saving that every one put them off for washing CHAP. V. 1 The Jews complain of their debt morgage and bondage 6 Nehemiah rebuketh the usurerâ— and causeth them to make a covenant of restitution 14 He forbeareth his own allowance and keepeth hospitality ANd there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews 2 For there were that said We our sons and our daughters are many therefore we take up corn for them that we may eat and live 3 Some also there were that said We have morgaged our lands vineyards and houses that we might buy corn because of the dearth 4 There were also that said We have borrowed money for the kings tribute and that upon our lands and vineyards 5 Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren our children as their children and so we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already neither is it in our power to redeem them for other men have our lands and vineyards 6 ¶ And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words 7 Then †Heb. my heart consulted in me I consulted with my self and I rebuked the nobles and the rulers and said unto them You exact usury every one of his brother And I set a great assembly against them 8 And I said unto them We after our ability have * Levit. 23.48 redeemed our brethren the Jews which were sold unto the heathen and will you even sell your brethren or shall they be sold unto us Then held they their peace and found nothing to answer 9 Also I said It is not good that ye do ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies 10 I likewise and my brethren and my servants might exact of them money and corn I pray you let us leave off this usury 11 Restore I pray you to them even this day their lands their vineyards their olive-yards and their houses also the hundredth part of the money and of the corn the wine and the oyl that ye exact of them 12 Then said they We will restore them and will require nothing of them so will we do as thou sayest Then I â—alled the priests and took an oath of them that they should do according to this promise 13 Also I sheok my lap and said So God shake out every man from his house and from his labour that performeth not this promise even thus be he shaken out and †Heb. empty or void emptied And all the congregation said Amen and praised the LORD And the people did according to this promise 14 ¶ Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governour in the land of Judah from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king that is twelve years I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governour 15 But the former governours that had been before me were chargeable unto the people and had taken of them bread and wine beside fourty shekels of silver yea even their servants bare rule over the people but so did not I because of the fear of God 16 Yea also I continued in the work of this wall neither bought we any land and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work 17 Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers besides those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us 18 Now that which was prepared for me daily was one or and six choice sheep also fowls were prepared for me and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine yet for all this required not I the bread of the governour because the bondage was heavy upon this people 19 * Chap. 13.22 Think upon me my God for good according to all that I have done for this people CHAP. VI. 1 Sanballat practiseth by craft by rumour by hired prophesies to terrifie Nehemiah 15 The work is finished to the terrour of the enemies 17 Secret intelligence â—asseth â—etween the enemies and the nobles of Judab NOw it came to pass when Sanballat and Tobiah and Geshem the Arabian and the rest of our enemies heard that I had buiâ—led the wall and that there was no breach left therein though at that time I had not set up the doors upon the gates 2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me saying Come let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono but they thought to do me mischief 3 And I sent messengers unto them saying I am doing a great work so that I cannot come down why should the work cease whilest I leave it and come down to you 4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort and I answered them after the same manner 5 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand 6 Wherein was written It is reported among the heathen and ‖ Or Geshem vers 2 Gashmu saith it that thou and the Jews think to rebel for which cause thou buildest the wall that thou mayest be their king according to these words 7 And thou haft also appointed prophets to preach of thee at Jerusalem saying
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust my skin is broken and become loathsom 6 * Ch. 16.22 Psal 90.6 102.11 103.15 144.4 Psa 40.6 Jam. 4.14 My days are swifter then a weavers shuttle and are spent without hope 7 O remember that my life is wind min eye †Heb. shall not return shall no more ‖ To see that is to enjoy see good 8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no more thine eyes are upon me and ‖ That is I can live no longer I am not 9 As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more 10 He shall return no more to his house neither shall his place know him any more 11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth I will speak in the anguish of my spirit I will complain in the bitterness of my soul 12 Am I a sea or a whale that thou settest a watch over me 13 When I say My bed shall comfort me my couch shall ease my complaint 14 Then thou scarest me with dreams and terrifiest me through visions 15 So that my soul chooseth strangling and death rather †Heb. then my bones then my life 16 I loath it I would not live alway let me alone for my days are vanity 17 * Psal 8.4 and 144 3. Heb. 2.6 What is man that thou shouldest magnifie him and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him 18 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning and try him every moment 19 How long wilt thou not depart from me nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle 20 I have sinned what shall I do unto thee O thou preserver of men why hast thou set me as a mark against thee so that I am a burden to my self 21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression and take away mine iniquity for now shall I sleep in the dust and thou shalt seek me in the morning but I shall not be CHAP. VIII 1 Bildad sheweth Gods justice in dealing with men according to their works 8 He alledgeth antiquity to prove the certain destruction of the hypocrite 20 He applieth Gods just dealing to Job THen answered Bildad the Shuhite and said 2 How long wilt thou speak these things and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind 3 * Deu. 32.4 2 Chr. 19.7 Dan. 9.14 Doth God pervert judgement or doth the Almight pervert justice 4 If thy children have sinned against him and he have cast them away †Heb. in the hand of their transgression for their transgression 5 * Chap. 22 23. If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes and make thy supplication to the Almighty 6 If thou wert pure and upright surely now he would awake for thee and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous 7 Though thy beginning was small yet thy latter end should greatly increase 8 * Deut. 4.32 For enquire I pray thee of the former age and prepare thy self to the search of their fathers 9 For * Gen. 47.9 1 Chron. 29.15 Chap. 7.6 Psal 39.5 144.4 we are but of yesterday and know †Heb. not nothing because our days upon earth are a shadow 10 Shall not they teach thee and tell thee and utter words out of their heart 11 Can the rush grow up without mire can the glag grow without water 12 * Ps 129.6 Jer. 17.6 Whilest it is yet in his greenness and not cut down it withereth before any other herb 13 So are the paths of all that forget God and the * Chap. 11.20 and 18.14 Psal 112.10 Prov 10.28 hypocrites hope shall perish 14 Whos 's hope shall be cut off and whose trust shall be †Heb. a spiders house a spiders web 15 He shall lean upon his house but it shall not stand he shall hold it fast but it shall not endure 16 He is green before the sun and his branch shooteth forth in his garden 17 His roots are wrapped about the heap and seeth the place of stones 18 If he destroy him from his place then it shall deny him saying I have not seen thee 19 Behold this is the joy of his way and out of the earth shall others grow 20 Behold God will not cast away a perfect man neither will he †Heb. take the ungodly by the hand help the evil-doers 21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing thy lips with †Heb. shouting for joy rejoycing 22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame and the dwelling-place of the wicked †Heb. shall not be shall come to nought CHAP. IX 1 Job acknowledging Gods justice sheweth there is no contending with him 22 Mans innocency is not to be coudemned by afflictions THen Job answered and said 2 I know it is so of a truth but how should * Ps 143.2 man be just ‖ Or. before God with God 3 If he will contend with him he cannot answer him one of a thousand 4 He is wise in heart and mighty in strength who hath hardned himself against him and hath prospered 5 Which removeth the mountains and they know not which overturneth them in his anger 6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place and the pillars thereof tremble 7 Which commandeth the sun and it riseth not and sealeth up the stars 8 * Gen. 1.6 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens and treadeth upon the †Heb. heights waves of the sea 9 * Chap 38.31 c. Amoz 5.8 Which maketh †Heb. Ash Cesil and Cimab Arcturus Orion and Pleiades and the chambers of the south 10 * Ch. 5.9 Which doeth great things past finding out yea and wonders without number 11 Lo he goeth by me and I see him not he passeth on also but I perceive him not 12 * Isa 45.9 Jer. 186. Rom. 9.20 Behold he taketh away †Heb. who can turn him away who can hinder him who will say unto him What doest thou 13 If God will not withdraw his anger the †Heb. helpers of pride or strength proud helpers do stoop under him 14 How much less shall I answer him and choose out my words to reason with him 15 Whom though I were righteous yet would I not answer but I would make supplication to my judge 16 If I had called and he had answered me yet would I not beleeve that he had hearkened unto my voice 17 For he breaketh me with a tempest and multiplieth my wounds without cause 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath but filleth me with bitterness 19 If I speak of strength â—o be is strong and if of judgement who shall set me a time to plead 20 If I justifie my self mine own mouth shall condemn me if I say I am perfect it shall also prove me perverse 21 Though I were perfect
his anger 18 They are as stubble before the wind and as chaff that the storm †Heb. stealeth away carrieth away 19 God layâ—th up ‖ That is the punishment of â—lâ— iniquity his iniquity for his children he rewardeth him and he shall know it 20 His eyes shall see his destruction and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty 21 For what pleasure hath he in his house after him when the number of his moneths is cut off in the midst 22 Shall any teach God knowledge seeing he judgeth those that are high 23 One dieth †Heb. in his very perfection or in the strength of his peâ—fection in his full strength being wholly at ease and quiet 24 His ‖ Or milk pails breasts are full of milk and his bones are moistned with marrow 25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul and never eateth with pleasure 26 They shall lie down alike in the dust and the worms shall cover them 27 Behold I know your thoughts and the devices which ye wrongfully magine against me 28 For ye say Where is the house of the prince and where are †Heb. the tent of the taberâ—â—â—les of the wicked the dwelling-places of the wicked 29 Have ye not asked them that go by the way and do ye not know their tokens 30 * Pro. 16.4 That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction they shall be brought forth to †Heb. the day of â—raths the day of wrath 31 Who shall declare his way to his face and who shall repay him what he hath done 32 Yet shall he be brought to the †Heb. â—raves grave and shall †Heb. watch in the heap remain in the tomb 33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him and every man shall draw after him as there are innumerable before him 34 How then comfort ye me in vain seeing in your answers there remaineth †Heb. transgression falshood CHAP. XXII 1 Elipbaz sheweth that mans goodness profiteth not God 5 He accuseth â—ob of diâ—ers sins 21 Heeâ—hâ—rteth him to repentance with promises of merâ—y THen Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said 2 Can a man be profitable unto God ‖ Or if be may be profitable doth his good success depend thereon as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that thou art righteous or is it gain to him that thou makest thy ways perfect 4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee will he enter with thee into judgement 5 Is not thy wickedness great and thine iniquities infinite 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought and †Heb. stripped the clothes of the naked stripped the naked of their clothing 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry 8 But as for †Heb. the man of arm the mighty man he had the earth and the †Heb. eminent or accepted for counter-naâ—ee honourable man dwelt in it 9 Thou hast sent widows away empty and the arms of the fatherless have been broken 10 Therefore snares are round about thee and sudden fear troubleth thee 11 Or darkness that thou canst not see and abundance of waters cover thee 12 Is not God in the height of heaven and behold †Heb. the â—ead of the stars the height of the stars how high they are 13 And thou sayest ‖ Or What. How doth God know can he judge through the dark cloud 14 Thick clouds are a covering to him that he seeth not and he walketh in the circuit of heaven 15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have troden 16 Which were cut down out of time †Heb. a floud was pourel upon thâ—ir foundation whose foundation was overflown with a floud 17 * Ch. 21.14 Which said unto God depart from us and what can the Almighty do ‖ Or to them for them 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things but * Ch. 21.16 the counsel of the wicked is far from me 19 * Ps 107.42 The righteous see it and are glad and the innocent laugh them to scorn 20 Whereas our ‖ Or estate substance is not cut down but ‖ Or their excellency the remnant of them the fire consumeth 21 Acquaint now thy self ‖ That is with God with him and be at peace thereby good shall come unto thee 22 Receive I pray thee the law from his mouth and lay up his words in thine heart 23 * Chap. 8.5 6. If thou return to the Almighty thou shalt be built up thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles 24 Then shalt thou lay up gold ‖ Or on the dust as dust and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks 25 Yea the Almighty shall be thy ‖ Or gold defence and thou shalt have †Heb. silver of strength plenty of silver 26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty and shalt lift up thy face unto God 27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him and he shall hear thee and thou shalt pay thy vows 28 Thou shalt also decree a thing and it shall be established unto thee and the light shall shine upon thy ways 29 When men are cast down then thou shalt say There is lifting up and he shall save †Heb. him that hath low eyes the humble person 30 ‖ Or the innocent shall deliver the island He shall deliver the island of the innocent and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands CHAP. XXIII 1 Job lonzeth to appear before God 6 in confidence of his mercy 8 God who is invisible observeth our ways 11 Jobs innocency 13 Gods decree is immutable THen â—ob answered and said 2 Even to day is my complaint bitter †Heb. my hand my stroke is heavier then my groaning 3 O that I knew where I might finde him that I might come even to his seat 4 I would order my cause before him and fill my mouth with arguments 5 I would know the words which he would answer me and understand what he would say unto me 6 Will he plead against me with his great power No but he would put strength in me 7 There the righteous might dispute with him so should I be delivered for ever from my judge 8 Behold I go forward but he is not there and backward but I cannot perceive him 9 On the left hand where he doth work but I cannot behold him he hideth himself on the right hand that I cannot see him 10 But he knoweth †Heb. the way that is with me the way that I take when he hath tried me I shall come forth as gold 11 My foot hath held his steps his way have I kept and not declined 12 Neither have I gone back from the
servant O LORD according unto thy word 66 Teach me good judgement and knowledge for I have beleeved thy commandments 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray but now have I kept thy word 68 Thou art good and doest good teach me thy statutes 69 The proud have forged a he against me but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart 70 Their heart is as fat as grease but I delight in thy law 71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted that I might learn thy statutes 72 * Ps 19.10 Pr. 8.11 The law of thy mouth is better unto me then thousands of gold and silver JOD 73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments 74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me because I have hoped in thy word 75 I know O LORD that thy judgements are †Heb. righteousness right and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me 76 Let I pray thee thy merciful kindness be †Heb. to comfort me for my comfort according to thy word unto thy servant 77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me that I may live for thy law is my delight 78 Let the proud be ashamed for they dealt perversly with me without a cause but I will meditate in thy precepts 79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me and those that have known thy testimonies 80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes that I be not ashamed CAPH 81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation but I hope in thy word 82 Mine eyes fail for thy word saying When wilt thou comfort me 83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke yet do I not forget thy statutes 84 How many are the days of thy servant when wilt thou execute judgement on them that persecute me 85 The proud have digged pits for me which are not after thy law 86 All thy commandments are †Heb. faithfulness faithful they persecute me wrongfully help thou me 87 They had almost consumed me upon earth but I forsook not thy precepts 88 Quicken me after thy loving kindness so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth LAMED 89 For ever O LORD thy word is settled in heaven 90 Thy faithfulness is †Heb. to generation and generation unto all generations thou hast established the earth and it †Heb. standeth abideth 91 They continue this day according to thine ordinances for all are thy servants 92 Unless thy law had been my delights I should then have perished in mine affliction 93 I will never forget thy precepts for with them thou hast quickned me 94 I am thine save me for I have sought thy precepts 95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me but I will consider thy testimonies 96 I have seen an end of all perfection but thy commandment is exceeding broad MEM. 97 O how love I thy law it is my meditation all the day 98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser then mine enemies for †Heb. it is ever with me they are ever with me 99 I have more understanding then all my teachers for thy testimonies are my meditation 100 I understand more then the ancients because I keep thy precepts 101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way that I might keep thy word 102 I have not departed from thy judgements for thou hast taught me 103 * Ps 19.10 How sweet are thy words unto my †Heb. palate taste yea sweeter then honey to my mouth 104 Through thy precepts I get understanding therefore I hate every false way NUN 105 Thy word is a ‖ Or candle lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path 106 I have sworn and I will perform it that I will keep thy righteous judgements 107 I am afflicted very much quicken me O LORD according unto thy word 108 Accept I beseech thee the free-will-offerings of my mouth O LORD and teach me thy judgements 109 My soul is continually in my hand yet do I not forget thy law 110 The wicked have laid a snare for me yet I erred not from thy precepts 111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever for they are the rejoycing of my heart 112 I have inclined mine heart †Heb. to do to perform thy statutes alway even unto the end SAMECH 113 I hate vain thoughts but thy law do I love 114 Thou art my hiding-place and my shield I hope in thy word 115 * Mat. 7.23 Depart from me ye evil doers for I will keep the commandments of my God 116 Uphold me according unto thy word that I may live and let me not be ashamed of my hope 117 Hold thou me up and I shall be safe and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually 118 Thou hast troden down all them that err from thy statutes for their deceit is falshood 119 Thou †Heb. causest to cease puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross therefore I love thy testimonies 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee and I am afraid of thy judgements AIN 121 I have done judgement and justice leave me not to mine oppressours 122 Be surety for thy servant for good let not the proud oppress me 123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation and for the word of thy righteousness 124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy and teach me thy statutes 125 I am thy servant give me understanding that I may know thy testimonies 126 It is time for thee LORD to work for they have made void thy law 127 * Ps 19.10 Pr. 8.11 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold yea above fine gold 128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right and I hate every false way PE. 129 Thy testimonies are wonderful therefore doth my soul keep them 130 The entrance of thy words giveth light it giveth understanding unto the simple 131 I opened my mouth and panted for I longed for thy commandments 132 Look thou upon me and be merciful unto me †Heb. according to the custom towards those c. as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name 133 Order my steps in thy word and let not any iniquity have dominion over me 134 Deliver me from the oppression of man so will I keep thy precepts 135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant and teach me thy statutes 136 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes because they keep not thy law TSANDDI 137 Righteous art thou O LORD and upright are thy judgements 138 Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are †Heb. righteousness righteous and very †Heb. faithfulness faithful 139 * Ps 69.9 Joh. 2.17 My zeal hath †Heb. cut me off consumed me because mine enemies have forgotten thy words 140 Thy word is very †Heb. tried or refined pure therefore thy servant
loveth it 141 I am small and despised yet do not I forget thy precepts 142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness and thy law is the truth 143 Trouble and anguish have †Heb. found me taken hold on me yet thy commandments are my delights 144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting give me understanding and I shall live KOPH 145 I cried with my whole heart hear me O LORD I will keep thy statutes 146 I cried unto thee save me ‖ Or that I may keep and I shall keep thy testimonies 147 I prevented the dawning of the morning and cried I hoped in thy word 148 Mine eyes prevent the night watches that I might meditate in thy word 149 Hear my voice according unto thy loving kindness O LORD quicken me according to thy judgement 150 They draw night that follow after mischief they are far from thy law 151 Thou art near O LORD and all thy commandments are truth 152 Concerning thy testimonies I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever RESH 153 Consider mine affliction and deliver me for I do not forget thy law 154 Plead my cause and deliver me quicken me according to thy word 155 Salvation is far from the wicked for they seek not thy statutes 156 ‖ Or Many Great are thy tender mercies O LORD quicken me according to thy judgements 157 Many are my persecuters and mine enemies yet do I not decline from thy testimonies 158 I beheld the transgressours and was grieved because they kept not thy word 159 Consider how I love thy precepts quicken me O LORD according to thy loving kindness 160 †Heb. the beginning of thy word is true Thy word is true from the beginning and every one of thy righteous judgements endureth for ever SCHIN 161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause but my heart standeth in aw of thy word 162 I rejoyce at thy word as one that findeth great spoil 163 I hate and abhor lying but thy law do I love 164 Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgements 165 Great peace have they which love thy law and †Heb. they shafâ— have no stumbling-block nothing shall offend them 166 LORD I have hoped for thy salvation and done thy commandments 167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies and I love them exceedingly 168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies for all my ways are before thee TAU 169 Let my cry come near before thee O LORD give me understanding according to thy word 170 Let my supplication come before thee deliver me according to thy word 171 My lips shall utter praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes 172 My tongue shall speak of thy word for all thy commandments are righteousness 173 Let thine hand help me for I have chosen thy precepts 174 I have longed for thy salvation O LORD thy law is my delight 175 Let my soul live and it shall praise thee and let thy judgements help me 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep seek thy servant for I do not forget thy commandments PSAL. CXX 1 David prayeth against Doeg 3 reproveth his tongues 5 complaineth of his necessary conversation with the wicked ¶ A song of degrees IN my distress I cried unto the LORD and he heard me 2 Deliver my soul O LORD from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue 3 ‖ Or What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee or what shall it profit thee What shall be given unto thee or what shall be †Heb. added done unto thee thou false tongue 4 ‖ Or It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man with coals of juniper Sharp arrows of the mighty with coals of juniper 5 Wo is me that I sojourn in Mesech that I dwell in the tents of Kedar 6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace 7 I am ‖ Or a man of peace for peace but when I speak they are for war PSAL. CXXI 1 The great safety of the godly who put their trust in Gods protection ¶ A song of degrees ‖ Or Shall I lift up mine eyes to the bills whence should my holy come I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help 2 * Ps 124.8 My help cometh from the LORD which made heaven and earth 3 He will not suffer thy â—out to be moved he that keepeth thee will not slumber 4 Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep 5 The LORD is thy keeper the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day nor the moon by night 7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil he shall preserve thy soul 8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth and even for evermore PSAL. CXXII 1 David professeth his joy for the church 6 and prayeth for the peace thereof ¶ A song of degrees of David I Was glad when they said unto me Let us go into the house of the LORD 2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates O Jerusalem 3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together 4 Whither the tribes go up the tribes of the LORD unto the testimony of Israel to give thanks unto the name of the LORD 5 For there †Heb. 〈◊〉 sit are set thrones of judgement the thrones of the house of David 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem they shall prosper that love thee 7 Peace be within thy walls and prosperity within thy palaces 8 For my brethren and companions sakes I will now say Peace be within thee 9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good PSAL. CXXIII 1 The godly profess their confidence in God 3 and pray to be delivered from contempt ¶ A song of degrees UNto thee lift I up mine eyes O thou that dwellest in the heavens 2 Behold as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God until that he have mercy upon us 3 Have mercy upon us O LORD have mercy upon us for we are exceedingly filled with contempt 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease and with the contempt of the proud PSAL. CXXIV The church blesseth God for a miraculous deliverance ¶ A song of degrees of David IF it had not been the LORD who was on our side now may Israel say 2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side when men rose up against us 3 Then they had swallowed us up quick when their wrath was kindled against us 4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us the stream had gone over our soul 5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul 6 Blessed be the LORD who hath not given us as
loveth pureness of heart ‖ Or and hath grace in his lips for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend 12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge and he overthroweth ‖ Or the matters the words of the transgressour 13 * Chap. 26.13 The slothful man saith There is a lion without I shall be slain in the streets 14 * Chap. 2. â—6 and 5.3 and 7.5 and 23.27 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein 15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a childe but * Chap. 13.24 and 19.18 and 23.13 and 29.15 17. the rod of correction shall drive it far from him 16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches and he that giveth to the rich shall surely come to want 17 Bow down thine ear and hear the words of the wise and apply thine heart unto my knowledge 18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them †Heb. in thy belly within thee they shall withal be fitted in thy lips 19 That thy trust may be in the LORD I have made known to thee this day ‖ Or trust thou also even to thee 20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge 21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth that thou mightest answer the words of truth ‖ Or to those that send thee to them that send unto thee 22 Rob not the poor because he is poor * Zech. 7 10. neither oppress the afflicted in the gate 23 * Job 31.21 Ch. 23.11 For the LORD will plead their cause and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them 24 Make no friendship with an angry man and with a furious man thou shalt not go 25 Lest thou learn his ways and get a snare to thy soul 26 * Ch. 6.1 11.15 Be not thou one of them that strike hands or of them that are sureties for debts 27 If thou hast nothing to pay why should he take away thy bed from under thee 28 * Deut. 19.14 27.17 Ch. 23.10 Remove not the ancient ‖ Or bound land-mark which thy fathers have set 29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business he shall stand before kings he shall not stand before †Heb. obscure men mean mâ—n CHAP. XXIII WHen thou sittest to eat with a ruler consider diligently what is before thee 2 And put a knife to thy throat if thou be a man given to appetite 3 Be not desirous of his dainties for they are deceitful meat 4 * 1 Tim. 6.9 10. Labour not to be rich cease from thine own wisdom 5 †Heb. wilt thou cause thine eyes to fly upon Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not for riches certainly make themselves wings they flie away as an eagle towards heaven 6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye neither desire thou his dainty meats 7 For as he thinketh in his heart so is he Eat and drink saith he to thee but his heart is not with thee 8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up and lose thy sweet words 9 Speak not in the ears of a fool for he will despise the wisdom of thy words 10 * Deut. 19.14 27.17 Chap. 22.28 Remove not the old ‖ Or bound land-mark and enter not into the fields of the fatherless 11 * Job 31.21 Chap. 22.23 For their redeemer is mighty he shall plead their cause with thee 12 Apply thine heart unto instruction and thine ears to the words of knowledge 13 * Chap. 13.24 19.18 and 22.15 Withhold not correction from the childe for if thou beatest him with the rod he shall not die 14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod and shalt deliver his soul from hell 15 My son if thine heart be wise my heart shall rejoyce ‖ Or even I will rejoyce even mine 16 Yea my reins shall rejoyce when thy lips speak right things 17 * Psal 37.1 73.3 Chap. 3.31 24.1 Let not thine heart envy sinners but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long 18 * Ch. 24.14 For surely there is an ‖ Or reward end and thine expectation shall not be cut off 19 Hear thou my son and be wise and guide thine heart in the way 20 * Rom. 13.13 Eph. 5.18 Be not amongst wine-bibbers amongst riotous eaters †Heb. of their flesh of flesh 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags 22 * Chap. 1.8 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee and despise not thy mother when she is old 23 Buy the truth and sell it not also wisdom and instruction and understanding 24 * Ch. 10.1 15.20 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoyce and he that begetteth a wise childe shall have joy of him 25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad and she that bare thee shall rejoyce 26 My son give me thine heart and let thine eyes observe my ways 27 * Ch. 22.14 For an whore is a deep ditch and a strange woman is a narrow pit 28 * Ch. 7.11 She also lieth in wait ‖ Or as a robber as for a prey and increaseth the transgressours among men 29 * Isa 5.11 Who hath wo who hath sorrow who hath contentions who hath babbling who hath wounds without cause who hath redness of eyes 30 They that tarry long at the wine they that go to seek mixt wine 31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red when it giveth his colour in the cup when it moveth it self aright 32 At the last it biteth like a serpent and stingeth like ‖ Or a cockatrice an adder 33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women and thine heart shall utter perverse things 34 Yea thou shalt be as he that lieth down †Heb. in the heart of the sea in the midst of the sea or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast 35 They have stricken me shalt thou say and I was not sick they have beaten me and †Heb. I knew it not I felt it not when shall I awake I will seek it yet again CHAP. XXIV BE not thou * Ps 37.1 c. and 73.3 Ch. 23.17 Verse 19. envious against evil men neither desire to be with them 2 * Psal 10 7. For their heart studieth destruction their lips talk of mischief 3 Through wisdom is an house builded and by understanding it is established 4 And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches 5 A wise man †Heb. is in strength is strong yea a man of knowledge †Heb. strengthneth might increaseth strength 6 * Chap. 20.18 11.14 and 15.22 For by wise
Ch. 59.3 †Heb. blouds bloud 16 ¶ Wash ye make you clean put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes * 1 Pet. 3.11 cease to do evil 17 Learn to do well seek judgement ‖ Or rightâ—â—â— relieve the oppressed judge the fatherless plead for the widow 18 Come now and let us reason together saith the LORD though your sins be as scarlet they shall be as white as snow though they be red like crimson they shall be as wool 19 If ye be willing and obedient ye shall eat the good of the land 20 But if ye refuse and rebel ye shall be devoured with the sword for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it 21 ¶ How is the faithful city become an harlot it was full of judgement righteousness lodged in it but now murderers 22 Thy silver is become dross thy wine mixt with water 23 Thy princes are rebellious and companions of theeves every one loveth gifts and followeth after rewards they * Jer. 5.28 Zech. 7 1â— judge not the fatherless neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them 24 Therefore saith the Lord the LORD of hosts the mighty One of Israel Ah I will ease me of mine adversaries and avenge me of mine enemies 25 ¶ And I will turn my hand upon thee and †Heb. according to pureness purely purge away thy dross and take away all thy tin 26 And I will restore thy judges as at the first and thy counsellours as at the beginning afterward thou shalt be called The city of righteousnes the faithful city 27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgement and ‖ Or they that return of her her converts with righteousness 28 ¶ And the * Job 31.3 Ps 1.6 5.6 73.27 92.9 and 104.35 †Heb. breaking destruction of the transgressours and of the sinners shall be together and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed 29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have chosen 30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth and as a garden that hath no water 31 And the strong shall be as tow ‖ Or and his work and the maker of it as a spark and they shall both burn together and none shall quench them CHAP. II. 1 Isaiah prophesieth the coming of Christs kingdom â— Wickedness is the cause of Gods forsaking 10 He exhorteth to fear because of the powerful effect of Gods majesty THe word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem 2 And * Mic. 4 â— c. it shall come to pass in the last days that the mountain of the LORD house shall be ‖ Or prepared established in the top of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills and all nations shall flow unto it 3 And many people shall go and say Come ye and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD to the house of the God of Jacob and he will teach us of his ways and we will walk in his paths for out of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem 4 And he shall judge among the nations and shall rebuke many people and they shall beat their swords into plow-shares and their spears into ‖ Or sithes pruning-hooks nation shall not lift up sword against nation neither shall they learn war any more 5 O house of Jacob come ye and let us walk in the light of the LORD 6 Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob because they be replenished ‖ Or more then the east from the east and are sooth-sayers like the Philistines and they ‖ Or abound with the children c. please themselves in the children of strangers 7 Their land also is full of silver and gold neither is there any end of their treasures their land is also full of horses neither is there any end of their chariots 8 Their land also is full of idols they worship the work of their own hands that which their own fingers have made 9 And the mean man boweth down and the great man humbleth himself therefore forgive them not 10 ¶ Enter into the rock and hide thee in the dust for fear of the LORD and for the glory of his majesty 11 The * Chap. 5.15 lofty looks of man shall be humbled and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day 12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty and upon every one that is lifted up and he shall be brought low 13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up and upon all the oaks of Bashan 14 And upon all the high mountains and upon all the hills that are lifted up 15 And upon every high towre and upon every senced wall 16 And upon all the ships of Tarthish and upâ—n all †Heb. pictures of dâ—sire pleasant pictures 17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down and the haughtiness of men shall be made low and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day 18 And ‖ Or the idols shall utterly pass away the idols he shall utterly abolish 19 And they shall go into the * Hoâ— 10.8 Lu. 23.30 Rev. 6.16 9.6 holes of the rocks and into the caves of †Heb. the â—ust the earth for fear of the LORD and for the glory of his majesty when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth 20 In that day a man shall cast †Heb. the idols of his silvâ—r c. his idols of silver and his idols of gold ‖ Or which they made for him which they made each one for himself to worship to the moles and to the bats 21 To go into the clefts of the rocks and into the tops of the ragged rocks for fear of the LORD and for the glory of his majesty when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth 22 Cease ye from man whose breath is in his nostrils for wherein is he to be accounted of CHAP. III. 1 The great confusion which cometh by sin 9 The impudeney of the people 12 The oppression and covetousâ—â—es of the culers 16 The judgements which shall be joy the pride of the women FOr behold the LORD the LORD of hosts doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff the whole stay of bread and the whole stay of water 2 The mighty man and the man of war the judge and the prophet and the prudent and the ancient 3 The captain of fifty and †Heb. amâ—â— emiâ—eâ—t in counterance the honourable man and the counsellour and the cunning artificer and ‖ Or skilful of speâ—ck the eloquent oratour 4 And I will give * â—â—â—â—es 1â— 16 children to be their
but not of my spirit that they may add sin to sin 2 That walk to go down into Egypt and have not asked at my mouth to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh and to trust in the shadow of Egypt 3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion 4 For his princes were at Zoan and his ambassadours came to Hanes 5 They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them nor be an help nor profit but a shame and also a reproach 6 The burden of the beasts of the south into the land of trouble and anguish from whence come the young and old lion the viper and fiery slying serpent they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses and their treasures upon the bunches of camels to a people that shall not profit them 7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose therefore have I cried ‖ Or to her concerning this Their strength is to sit still 8 ¶ Now go write it before them in a table and note it in a book that it may be for †Heb. the latter â—ay the time to come for ever and ever 9 That this is a rebellious people lying children children that will not hear the law of the LORD 10 Which say to the seers See not and to the prophets Prophesie not unto us right things speak unto us smooth things prophesie deceits 11 Get you out of the way turn aside out of the path cause the holy One of Israel to cease from before us 12 Wherefore thus saith the holy One of Israel Because ye despise this word and trust in ‖ Or fraud oppression and perversness and stay thereon 13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall swelling out in a high wall whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant 14 And he shall break it as the breaking of †Heb. the bottle of potters the potters vessel that is broken in pieces he shall not spare so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth or to take water withal out of the pit 15 For thus saith the Lord GOD the holy One of Israel In returning and rest shall ye be saved in quietness and in considence shall be your strength and ye would not 16 But ye said No for we will flee upon horses therefore shall ye flee and we will ride upon the swift therefore shall they that pursue you be swift 17 One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one at the rebuke of five shall ye flee till ye be left as ‖ Or a tree bereft of branches or boughs or a mast a beacon upon the top of a mountain and as an ensigne on an hill 18 ¶ And therefore will the LORD wait that he may be gracious unto you and therefore will he be exalted that he may have mercy upon you for the LORD is a God of judgement * Psal 2.12 and 24.8 Prov. 16.20 Jer. 17.7 blessed are all they that wait for him 19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem thou shalt weep no more he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry when he shall hear it he will answer thee 20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of ‖ Or oppression affliction yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more but thine eyes shall see thy teachers 21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee saying This is the way walk ye in it when ye turn to the right hand and when ye turn to the left 22 Ye shall defile also the covering of †Heb. the graven images of thy silver thy graven images of silver and the ornament of thy molten images of gold thou shalt †Heb. seatter cast them away as a menstruous cloth thou shalt say unto it Get thee hence 23 Then shall he give the rain of thy seed that thou shalt sowe the ground withal and bread of the increase of the earth and it shall be fat and plenteous in that day shall thy cattel feed in large pastures 24 The oxen likewise and the young asses that eare the ground shall eat ‖ Or savoury †Heb. leavened clean provender which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan 25 And there shall be upon every high mountain and upon every †Heb. lifted up high hill rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter when the towers fall 26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun and the light of the sun shall be seven-fold as the light of seven days in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people and healeth the stroke of their wound 27 ¶ Behold the name of the LORD cometh from far burning with his anger ‖ Or and the grievousness of fame and the burden thereof is †Heb. heaviness heavy his lips are full of indignation and his tongue as a devouring fire 28 And his breath as an overflowing stream shall reach to the midst of the neck to sift the nations with the live of vanity and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people causing them to err 29 Ye shall have a song as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept and gladness of heart as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD to the †Heb. rock mighty One of Israel 30 And the LORD shall cause †Heb. the glory his voice his glorious voice to be heard and shall shew the lighting down of his arm with the indignation of his anger and with the flame of a devouring fire with scattering and tempest and hailstones 31 For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down which smote with the rod. 32 And †Heb. every passing of the rod founded in every place where the grounded staff shall pass which the LORD shall †Heb. cause to rest upon him lay upon him it shall be with tabrets and harps and in battels of shaking will he fight ‖ Or against them with it 33 For Tophet is ordained †Heb. from yesterday of old yea for the king it is prepared he hath made it deep and large the pile thereof is fire and much wood the breath of the LORD like a stream of brimstone doth kindle it CHAP. XXXI 1 The prophet sheweth the cursed folly in trusting to Egypt and forsaking of God 6 He exhorteth to conversion 8 He sheweth the fall of Assyria WO to them that go down to Egypt for help and stay on horses and trust in chariots because they are many and in hors-men because they are very strong but they look not unto the holy One of
Judah unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth moneth 4 Then the word of the LORD came unto me saying 5 Before I * Isa 49.1 5. formed thee in the belly I knew thee and before thou camest forth out of the womb I * Gal. 1.15 16. sanctified thee and I †Heb. save ordained thee a prophet unto the nations 6 Then said I Ah * Exod. 4.10 Lord GOD behold I cannot speak for I am a childe 7 ¶ But the LORD said unto me Say not I am a childe for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak 8 * Ezek. 3.9 Be not afraid of their faces for * Ex. 3.12 Deut. 31.6 8. Josh 1.5 Hebt 13.6 I am with thee to deliver thee saith the LORD 9 Then the LORD put forth his hand and * Isa 6.7 touched my mouth and the LORD said unto me Behold I have * Ch. 5.14 put my words in thy mouth 10 See I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms to * Ch. 18.7 2 Cor. 10.4 â— root out and to pull down and to destroy and to throw down to build and to plant 11 ¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me saying Jeremiah what seest thou and I said I see a rod of an almond-tree 12 Then said the LORD unto me Thou hast well seen for I will hasten my word to perform it 13 And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time saying What seest thou and I said I see a seething pot and the face thereof was †Heb. from the face of the norte towards the north 14 The the LORD said unto me Out of the * Chap. 4.6 north an evil †Heb. shall be opened shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land 15 For so I will * Chap. 5.15 6.22 10.22 call all the families of the kingdoms of the north saith the LORD and they shall come and they shall set every one his throne at the entring of the gates of Jerusalem and against all the walls thereof round about and against all the cities of Judah 16 And I will utter my judgements against them touching all their wickedness who have forsaken me and have burnt incense unto other gods and worshipped the works of their own hands 17 ¶ Thou therefore gird up thy joyns and arise and speak unto them all that I command thee be not dismayed at their faces left I ‖ Or break to pieces confound thee before them 18 For behold I have made thee this day * Isa 50.7 Chap. 6.27 and 15.20 a defenced city and an iron pillar and brasen walls against the whole land against the kings of Judah against the princes thereof against the priests thereof and against the people of the land 19 And they shall fight against thee but they shall not prevail against thee for I am with thee saith the LORD to deliver thee CHAP. II. 1 God having shewed his former kindness expostulateth with the Jews their causless revolt 9 beyond any example 14 They are the causes of their own calamities 20 The sins of Judah 31 Her confidence is rejected MOreover the word of the LORD came to me saying 2 Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem saying Thus saith the LORD I remember ‖ Or. for thy sake thee the kindness of thy * Ezek. 16.8 youth the love of thine espousals when thou wentest after me in the wilderness in a land that was not sown 3 Israel was holiness unto the LORD and the first-fruits of his increase * Chap. 12.14 all that devour him shall offend evil shall come upon them saith the LORD 4 Hear ye the word of the LORD O house of Jacob and all the families of the house of Israel 5 ¶ Thus saith the LORD What iniquity have your fathers found in me that they are gone far from me and have walked after vanity and are become vain 6 Neither said they Where is the LORD that * Isa 63.9 11 13. Hos 13.4 brought us up out of the land of Egypt that led us through the wilderness through a land of deserts and of pits through a land of drought and of the shadow of death through a land that no man passed through and where no man dwelt 7 And I brought you into a plentiful countrey to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof but when ye entred ye * Psal 78.58 and 106.38 defiled my land and made mine heritage an abomination 8 The priests said not Where is the LORD and they that handle the * Rom. 2.20 law knew me not the pastours also transgressed against me and the prophets prophesied by Baal and walked after things that do not profit 9 ¶ Wherefore I will yet plead with you saith the LORD and with your childrens children will I plead 10 For pass ‖ Or over to over the isles of Chittim and see and send unto Kedar and consider diligently and see if there be such a thing 11 Hath a nation changed their gods which are * Chap. 16.20 yet no gods but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit 12 Beastonished O ye heavens at this and be horribly afraid be ye very desolate saith the LORD 13 For my people have committed two evils they have forsaken me the * Ps 36.9 Chap. 17.13 18.14 fountain of living waters and hewed them out cisterns broken cisterns that can hold no water 14 ¶ Is Israel a servant is he a home-born slave why is he †Heb. become a spoil spoiled 15 The young lions roared upon him and †Heb. gave out their voice yelled and they made his land waste his cities are burnt without inhabitant 16 Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes ‖ Or feed on thy crown Deut. 33.12 Isa 8.8 have broken the crown of thy head 17 Hast thou not procured this unto thy self in that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God when he led thee by the way 18 And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt to drink the waters of Sihor or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria to drink the waters of the river 19 Thine own * Isa 3. â— Hos 5.5 wickedness shall correct thee and thy backslidings shall reprove thee know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God and that my fear is not in thee saith the Lord GOD of hosts 20 ¶ For of old time I have broken thy yoke and burst thy bands and thou saidst I will not ‖ Or sâ—â—ve transgress when * 11.57.5 7. Chap. 3.6 upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest playing the harlot
have peace 13 * Levit. 26.16 Deut. 28.38 Micah 6.15 Hag. 1.6 They have sown wheat but shall reap thorns they have put themselves to pain but shall not profit and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD 14 ¶ Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit Behold I will * Deut. 30.2 Chap. 32.37 pluck them out of their land and pluck out the house of Judah from among them 15 And it shall come to pass after that I have plucked them out I will return and have compassion on them and will bring them again every man to his heritage and every man to his land 16 And it shall come to pass if they will diligently learn the ways of my people to swear by my name The LORD liveth as they taught my people to swear by my Baal then shall they be built in the midst of my people 17 But if they will not * Isa 60 12. obey I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation saith the LORD CHAP. XIII 1 In the â—â—pe of a lineâ— girdle kidden at Euphrates God prefigureth the destruction of his people 12Vnder the parable of the bottles filled with wine he foretelleth their drunkenness in misery 15 He exhorteth to prevent their future judgements 22 He sheweth their abominations are the cause thereof THus saith the LORD unto me Go and get thee a linen girdle and put it upon thy loyns and put it not in water 2 So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD and put it on my loyns 3 And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time saying 4 Take the girdle that thou hast got which is upon thy loyns and arise go to Euphrates and hide it there in a hole of the rock 5 So I went and hid it by Euphrates as the LORD commanded me 6 And it came to pass after many days that the LORD said unto me Arise go to Euphrates and take the girdle from thence which I commanded thee to hide there 7 Then I went to Euphrates and digged and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it and behold the girdle was marred it was profitable for nothing 8 Then the word of the LORD came unto me saying 9 Thus saith the LORD After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem 10 This evil people which refuse to hear my words which walk in the ‖ Or stubb â—nness imagination of their heart and walk after other gods to serve them and to worship them shall even be as this girdle which is good for nothing 11 For as the girdle cleaveth to the loyns of a man so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah saith the LORD that they might be unto me for a people for a name and for a praise for a glory but they would not hear 12 ¶ Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word Thus saith the LORD God of Israel Every bottle shall be filled with wine and they shall say unto thee Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine 13 Then shalt thou say unto them Thus saith the LORD Behold I will fill all the inhabitants of this land even the kings that sit upon Davids throne and the priests and the prophets and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with drunkenness 14 And I will dash them †Heb. a man against his brother one against another even the fathers and the sons together saith the LORD I will not pity nor spare not have mercy †Heb. from destroying them but destroy them 15 ¶ Hear ye and give ear be not proud for the LORD hath spoken 16 Give glory to the LORD your God before he cause * If. 8.22 darkness and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains and while ye look for light he turn it into the shadow of death and make it gross darkness 17 But if ye will not hear it my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride and * La. 1.2 16 and 2.18 mine eye shall weep sore and run down with tears because the LORDs flock is carried away captive 18 Say unto the king and to the queen Humble your selves sit down for your ‖ Or head-tires principalities shall come down even the crown of your glory 19 The cities of the south shall be shut up and none shall open them Judah shall be carried away captive all of it it shall be wholly carried away captive 20 Lift up your eyes and behold them that come from the north where is the flock that was given thee thy beautiful flock 21 What wilt thou say when he shall †Heb. visit upon punish thee for thou hast taught them to be captains and as chief over thee shall not sorrows take thee as a woman in travail 22 ¶ And it thou say in thine heart * Ch 5.19 and 16.10 Wherefore come these things upon me for the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered and thy heels ‖ Or shall be violently taken away made bare 23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots then may ye also do good that are †Heb. caught accustomed to do evil 24 Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness 25 This is thy lot the portion of thy measures from me saith the LORD because thou hast forgotten me and trusted in falshood 26 Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face that thy shame may appear 27 I have seen thine adulteries and thy neighings the lewdness of thy whoredom and thine abominations on the hills in the fields wo unto thee O Jerusalem wilt thou not be made clean †Heb. after when â—et when shall it once be CHAP. XIV 1 The grievous famine 7 causeth Jeremiah to pray 10 The Lord will not be intreated for the people 13 Lying prophets are no excuse for them 17 Jeremiah is moved to complain for them THe word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning †Heb. the words of the dearths or restraints the dearth 2 Judah mourneth and the gates thereof languish they are black unto the ground and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up 3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters they came to the pits and found no water they returned with their vessels empty they were ashamed and confounded and covered their heads 4 Because the ground is chapt for there was no rain in the earth the plowmen were ashamed they covered their heads 5 Yea the hind also calved in the field and forsook it because there was no grass 6 And the wilde asses did stand in the high places they snuffed up the wind
Jerusalem and which see visions of peace for her and there is no peace saith the Lord GOD. 17 ¶ Likewise thou son of man set thy face against the daughters of thy people which prophesie out of their own heart and prophesie thou against them 18 And say Thus saith the Lord GOD Wo to the women that sew pillows to all ‖ Or â—hows arm-holes and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls Will ye hunt the souls of my people and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you 19 And will ye pollute me among my people handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread to slay the souls that should not die and to save the souls a live that should not live by your lying to my people that hear your lies 20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD Behold I am against your pillows wherewith ye there hunt the souls ‖ Or into gardens to make them flie and I will tear them from your arms and will let the souls go even the souls that ye hunt to make them flie 21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear and deliver my people out of your hand and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted and ye shall know that I am the LORD 22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad whom I have not made sad and strengthned the hands of the wicked that he should not return from his wicked way ‖ Or that I shall save â—â—life †Heb. by quickâ—ing him by promising him life 23 Therefore ye shall see no more vanity nor divine divinations for I will deliver my people out of your hand and ye shall know that I am the LORD CHAP. XIV 1 God answereth idolaters according to their own hearth They are exhorted to repent for fear of judgements by means of seduced prophets 12 Gods irreâ—ocable sentence of famine 15 of notsom beasts 17 of the sword 19 and of pestilence 22 A remnant shall be reserved for example of others THen came certain of the elders of Israel unto me sat before me 2 And the word of the LORD came unto me saying 3 Son of man these men have set up their idols in their heart and put the stumbling-block of their iniquity before their face should I be enquired of at all by them 4 Therefore speak unto them and say unto them Thus saith the Lord GOD Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart and putteth the stumbling-block of his iniquity before his face and cometh to the prophet I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols 5 That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart because they are all estranged from me through their idols 6 ¶ Therefore say unto the house of Israel Thus saith the Lord GOD Repent and turn ‖ Or others your selves from your idols and turn away your faces from all your abominations 7 For every one of the house of Israel or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel which separateth himself from me and setteth up his idols in his heart and putteth the stumbling-block of his iniquity before his face and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me I the LORD will answer him by my self 8 And I will set my face against that man and will make him a * Deu 28.27 Ch. 5.15 signe and a proverb and I will cut him off from the midst of my people and ye shall know that I am the LORD 9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing I the LORD * 1 Kin. 22.23 have deceived that prophet and I will stretch out my hand upon him and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel 10 And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him 11 That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions but that they may be my people and I may be their God saith the Lord GOD. 12 ¶ The word of the LORD came again to me saying 13 Son of man when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously then will I stretch out mine hand upon it and will break the * Le. 25 2â— Ch. 4 1â— 5.16 staff of the bread thereof and will send famine upon it and will cut off man and beast from it 14 * Jer. 15.1 Though these three men Noah Daniel and Job were in it they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness saith the Lord GOD. 15 ¶ It I cause noisom beasts to pass through the land and they ‖ Or here wâ—â— spoil it so that it be desolate that no man may Pass through because of the beasts 16 Though these three men were †Heb. in the midst of it in it as I live saith the Lord GOD they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters they onely shall be delivered but the land shall be desolate 17 ¶ Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say Sword go through the land so that I cut off man and beast from it 18 Though these three men were in it as I live saith the Lord GOD they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters but they onely shall be delivered themselves 19 ¶ Or if I send a pestilence into that land and pour out my fury upon it in bloud to cut off from it man and beast 20 Though Noah Daniel and Job were in it as I live faith the Lord GOD they shall deliver neither son not daughter they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness 21 For thus saith the Lord GOD ‖ Or Also â—â—beâ— How much more when I send my four sore judgements upon Jerusalem the sword and the famine and the noisom beast and the pestilence to cut off from it man and beast 22 ¶ Yet behold therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth both sons and daughters behold they shall come forth unto you and ye shall see their way and their doings and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem even concerning all that I have brought upon it 23 And they shall comfort you when ye see their ways and their doings and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it saith the Lord GOD. CHAP. XV. 3 By the unfitness of the vine-branch for any work 6 is shewed the rejection of Jerusalem ANd the word of the LORD came unto me saying 2 Son of man what is the vine-tree more then any tree or then a branch which is among the trees of the forest 3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon 4
in an ephah the final damnation of Babylon THen I turned and lift up mine eyes and looked and behold a flying roll 2 And he said unto me What seest thou And I answered I see a flying roll the length thereof is twenty cubits and the breadth thereof ten cubits 3 Then said he unto me This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth for ‖ Or every one of this people that stealeth holdeth himself â—uiltless as it doth every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it 4 I will bring it forth saith the LORD of hosts and it shall enter into the house of the thief and into the house of him that sweareth falsly by my name and it shall remain in the midst of his house and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof 5 ¶ Then the angel that talked with me went forth and said unto me Lift up now thine eyes and see what is this that goeth forth 6 And I said What is it And he said This is an ephah that goeth 7 And behold there was lift up a ‖ Or weighty piece talent of lead and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah 8 And he said This is wickedness and he cast it into the midst of the ephah and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof 9 Then lift I up mine eyes and looked and behold there came out two women and the wind was in their wings for they had wings like the wings of a stork and they lift up the ephah between the earth and the heaven 10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me Whither do these bear the ephah 11 And he said unto me To build it an house in the land of Shinar and it shall be established and set there upon her own base CHAP. VI. 1 The vision of the four chariots 9 By the crowns of Joshua is shewed the temple and kingdom of Christ the Branch ANd I turned and lift up mine eyes and looked and behold there came four chariots out from between two mountains and the mountains were mountains of brass 2 In the first chariot were red horses and in the second chariot black horses 3 And in the third chariot white horses and in the fourth chariot grisled and ‖ Or strong bay horses 4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me What are these my lord 5 And the angel answered and said unto me These are the four ‖ Or windeâ— spirits of the heavens which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth 6 The black horses which are therein go forth into the north-countrey and the white go forth after them and the grisled go forth toward the south-countrey 7 And the bay went forth and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth and he said Get ye hence walk to and fro through the earth So they walked to and fro through the earth 8 Then cried he upon me and spake unto me saying Behold these that go toward the north-countrey have quieted my spirit in the north-countrey 9 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me saying 10 Take of them of the captivity even of Heldai of Tobijah and of Jedaiah which are come from Babylon and come thou the same day and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah 11 Then take silver and gold and make crowns and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech the high priest 12 And speak unto him saying Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts saying Behold the man whose name is the * Ch. 3.8 BRANCH and he shall ‖ Or branch up from under him grow up out of his place and he shall built the temple of the LORD 13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD and he shall bear the glory and shall sit and rule upon his throne and he shall be a priest upon his throne and the counsel of peace shall be between them both 14 And the crowns shall be to Helem and to Tobijah and to Jedaiah and to Hen the son of Zephaniah for a memorial in the temple of the LORD 15 And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you And this shall come to pass if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God CHAP. VII 1 The captives enquire of fasting 4 Zechariah reproveth their fasting 8 Sin the cause of their captivity ANd it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth moneth even in Chisleu 2 When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech and their men †Heb. to intreat the face of the LORD to pray before the LORD 3 And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts and to the prophets saying Should I weep in the fifth moneth separating my self as I have done these so many years 4 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me saying 5 Speak unto all the people of the land and to the priests saying When ye * Is 58.5 fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh moneth even those seventy years did ye at all fast unto me even to me 6 And when ye did eat and when ye did drink ‖ Or be not ye they that c. did not ye eat for your selves and drink for your selves 7 ‖ Or. Are not these the words Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried †Heb. by the hand of c. by the former prophets when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity and the cities thereof round about her when men inhabited the south and the plain 8 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah saying 9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts saying †Heb. judge judgement of truth Execute true judgement and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother 10 And * Ex. 22 21 22. Isa 1.23 Jer. 5.28 oppress not the widow nor the fatherless the stranger nor the poor and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart 11 But they refused to hearken and †Heb. they gave a back-sliding shoulder pulled away the shoulder and †Heb. made heavy stopped their ears that they should not hear 12 Yea they made their hearts as an adamant-stone lest they should hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit †Heb. by the hand of by the former prophets therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts 13 Therefore it is
the glory of God 8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God to confirm the promises made unto the fathers 9 And that the Gentiles might glorifie God for his mercy as it is written * Psal 18.49 For this cause I will confess to thee among thee Gentiles and sing unto thy name 10 And again he saith * Deut. 32.43 Rejoyceye Gentiles with his people 11 And again * Psal 117.1 Praise the Lord all ye Gentiles and laud him all ye people 12 And again Esaias saith * Isa 11.10 There shall be a root of Jesse and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles in him shall the Gentiles trust 13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in beleeving that ye may abound in hope through the power of the holy Ghost 14 And I my self also am perswaded of you my brethren that ye also are full of goodness filled with all knowledge able also to admonish one another 15 Nevertheless brethren I have written the more boldly unto you in some sort as putting you in minde because of the grace that is given to me of God 16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles ministring the gospel of God that the ‖ Or sâ—â—rificing offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable being sanctified by the holy Ghost 17 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus Christ in those things which pertain to God 18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me to make the Gentiles obedient by word and deed 19 Through mighty signs and wonders by the power of the Spirit of God so that from Jerusalem and round about unto Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ 20 Yea so have I strived to preach the gospel not where Christ was named left I should build upon another mans foundation 21 But as it is written * Isa 52.15 To whom he was not spoken of they shall see and they that have not heard shall understand 22 For which cause also I have been ‖ Or many ways or oftentimes much hindred from coming to you 23 But now having no more place in these parts and having a great desire these many years to come unto you 24 Whensoever I take my journey into Spain I will come to you for I trust to see you in my journey and to be brought on my way thitherward by you if first I be somewhat filled †Gr. with you vers 32. with your company 25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints 26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem 27 It hath pleased them verily and their debters they are For * 1 Cor. 9.11 if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things 28 When therefore I have performed this and have sealed to them this fruit I will come by you into Spain 29 And I am sure that when I come unto you I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ 30 Now I beseech you brethren for the Lord Jesus Christ sake and for the love of the Spirit that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me 31 That I may be delivered from them that ‖ Or are disobedient do not beleeve in Judea and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be accepted of the saints 32 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God and may with you be refreshed 33 Now the God of peace be with you all Amen CHAP. XVI 3 Paul willeth the brethren to greet many 17 and adviseth them to take heed of those which cause dissension and offences 21 and after sundry salutations endeth with praise and thanks to God I Commend unto you Phebe our sister which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea 2 That ye receive her in the Lord as becometh saints and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you for she hath been a succourer of many and of my self also 3 Greet * Acts 18.2.26 Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus 4 Who have for my life said down their own necks unto whom not onely I give thanks but also all the churches of the Gentiles 5 Likewise greet the church that is in their house Salute my well-beloved Epenetus who is the first fruits of Achaia unto Christ 6 Greet Mary who bestowed much labour on us 7 Salute Andronicus and Junia my kinsmen and my fellow-prisoners who are of note among the apostles who also were in Christ before me 8 Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord. 9 Salute Urbane our helper in Christ and Stachys my beloved 10 Salute Apelles approved in Christ Salute them which are of Arâ—stobulus ‖ Or friends houshold 11 Salute Herodion my kinsman Greet them that be of the ‖ Or friends houshold of Narcissus which are in the Lord. 12 Salute Tryphena Tryphosa who labour in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis which laboured much in the Lord. 13 Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord and his mother and mine 14 Salute Asyncritus Phlegon Hermas Patrobas Hermes and the brethren which are with them 15 Salute Phisologus and Julia Nereus and his sister and Olympas and all the saints which are with them 16 * 1 Cor. 16.20 2 Cor. 13.12 1 Pet. 5.14 Salute one another with an holy kiss The churches of Christ salute you 17 Now I beseech you brethren mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned and avoid them 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ but their own belly and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple 19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men I am glad therefore on your behalf but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good and ‖ Or harmless simple concerning evil 20 And the God of peace shall ‖ Or tread bruise Satan under your seet shortly The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you Amen 21 * Acts 16.1 Timotheus my work-fellow and Locius and Jason and Sofipater my kinsmen salute you 22 I Tertius who wrote this epistle salute you in the Lord. 23 Gaius mine hoste and of the whole church saluteth you Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you and Quartus a brother 24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all Amen 25 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery * Eph. 3.9 Col. 1.26 which was kept