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offence_n that_o have_v thus_o 〈◊〉_d bitter_o provoke_v her_o god_n to_o anger_v therefore_o shall_v many_o of_o they_o fall_v by_o the_o sword_n 8._o their_o infant_n shall_v be_v dash_v in_o piece_n and_o their_o woman_n with_o child_n shall_v be_v rip_v up_o chap._n fourteen_o 1_o o_o isral_a return_v unto_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n for_o thou_o have_v fall_v by_o thy_o iniquity_n 2_o take_v with_o you_o word_n and_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o he_o take_v away_o all_o iniquity_n and_o receive_v we_o gracious_o so_o will_v we_o render_v the_o calf_n of_o our_o lip_n 3_o ashur_n shall_v not_o save_v we_o we_o will_v not_o
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nation_n herself_o bemoan_v of_o her_o great_a affliction_n under_o zedekiah_n and_o the_o babylonish_n captivity_n and_o somewhat_o too_o of_o their_o return_n out_o of_o captivity_n under_o nehemiah_n and_o ezra_n for_o thus_o she_o bespeak_v the_o country_n of_o the_o chaldean_n first_o do_v not_o triumph_v over_o i_o o_o thou_o my_o enemy_n when_o i_o be_o fall_v into_o a_o low_a estate_n i_o shall_v rise_v again_o and_o when_o i_o sit_v in_o the_o darkness_n of_o a_o sad_a affliction_n there_o shall_v the_o lord_n be_v as_o a_o light_n and_o comfort_n unto_o i_o 9_o i_o will_v patient_o bear_v the_o heavy_a punishment_n lay_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o fierce_a indignation_n of_o the_o lord_n because_o i_o draw_v it_o upon_o myself_o by_o those_o sin_n which_o i_o commit_v against_o he_o this_o will_v i_o do_v till_o he_o please_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o my_o cause_n to_o plead_v for_o i_o and_o to_o revenge_v the_o injury_n which_o i_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o babylonian_n as_o 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trample_v under_o foot_n 6._o by_o the_o victorious_a persian_n and_o make_v no_o more_o account_n of_o then_o the_o mire_n in_o the_o street_n 11._o the_o time_n will_v then_o come_v for_o repair_v of_o thy_o breach_n and_o rebuild_v of_o thy_o wall_n o_o jerusalem_n and_o at_o that_o time_n 6._o the_o proud_a command_n of_o the_o babylonian_a shall_v be_v out_o of_o date_n instead_o of_o send_v abroad_o his_o high_a edict_n to_o other_o nation_n he_o shall_v have_v one_o above_o he_o the_o conquer_a persian_n that_o shall_v overmaster_v and_o command_v he_o 12._o about_o those_o day_n man_n shall_v begin_v to_o stock_n again_o unto_o thou_o o_o jerusalem_n some_o from_o assyria_n and_o the_o strong_a city_n there_o short_o after_o thou_o may_v discover_v they_o ult_n from_o all_o part_n mittendi_fw-la come_v towards_o thou_o some_o from_o the_o strong_a fort_n beyond_o euphrates_n towards_o that_o river_n and_o so_o towards_o thou_o and_o in_o like_a manner_n from_o sea_n to_o sea_n 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and_o gilead_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o old_a 14._o and_o say_v to_o thy_o people_n o_o lord_n i_o will_v show_v thou_o again_o as_o wonderful_a thing_n in_o mercy_n as_o i_o do_v heretofore_o when_o i_o bring_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n and_o i_o will_v show_v as_o great_a a_o punishment_n upon_o thy_o enemy_n as_o i_o then_o do_v upon_o the_o egyptian_n 16._o so_o let_v the_o nation_n all_o about_o be_v confound_v at_o all_o the_o might_n and_o power_n of_o the_o jew_n let_v they_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o their_o mouth_n in_o silent_a admiration_n and_o their_o ear_n be_v make_v deaf_a with_o the_o noise_n and_o fame_n of_o thy_o wondrous_a act_n 17._o like_a man_n amaze_v at_o they_o so_o let_v they_o fall_v down_o with_o fear_n and_o astonishment_n and_o 23._o lick_v the_o dust_n like_o a_o serpent_n let_v they_o be_v force_v to_o creep_v out_o of_o their_o secret_a hole_n and_o refuge_n where_o they_o have_v hide_v themselves_o like_o worm_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o the_o complishment_n of_o these_o thing_n which_o our_o prophecy_n have_v foretell_v let_v they_o learn_v to_o fear_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o thou_o o_o lord_n 18._o who_o among_o the_o god_n be_v like_a unto_o thou_o that_o pardone_v iniquity_n and_o remove_v the_o punishment_n thereof_o upon_o our_o repentance_n and_o pass_v by_o many_o of_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o poor_a remnant_n of_o thy_o people_n as_o one_o that_o be_v unwilling_a to_o take_v notice_n of_o they_o if_o they_o may_v be_v amend_v for_o he_o be_v not_o so_o implacable_a as_o to_o continue_v in_o his_o anger_n for_o ever_o though_o our_o sin_n extort_v a_o punishment_n his_o delight_n be_v rather_o in_o mercy_n and_o love_a kindness_n 19_o therefore_o will_v he_o have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o hebraismo_fw-la again_o he_o will_v trample_v all_o our_o offence_n under_o his_o foot_n as_o thing_n he_o will_v see_v no_o more_o and_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n as_o thing_n that_o he_o will_v not_o care_v for_o hereafter_o nor_o make_v any_o more_o account_n of_o 20_o so_o lord_n will_v thou_o perform_v the_o truth_n of_o thy_o promise_n to_o jacob_n and_o thy_o tender_a mercy_n to_o abraham_n 12._o and_o what_o thou_o have_v confirm_v by_o oath_n to_o our_o forefather_n from_o the_o day_n of_o old_a a_o paraphrastical_a explication_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o nahum_n chap._n i._n 1_o the_o burden_n of_o nineveh_n the_o book_n of_o the_o vision_n of_o nahum_n the_o elkoshite_v 2_o god_n be_v jealous_a and_o the_o lord_n revenge_v the_o lord_n revenge_v and_o be_v furious_a the_o lord_n will_v take_v vengeance_n on_o his_o adversary_n and_o he_o reserve_v wrath_n for_o his_o enemy_n 3_o the_o lord_n be_v slow_a to_o anger_n and_o great_a in_o power_n and_o will_v not_o at_o all_o acquit_v the_o wicked_a the_o lord_n have_v his_o way_n in_o the_o whirlwind_n and_o in_o the_o storm_n and_o the_o cloud_n be_v the_o 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add_v in_o speculation_n of_o that_o to_o shadow_v the_o time_n of_o his_o come_n before_o which_o the_o general_a peace_n and_o plenty_n of_o all_o thing_n shall_v seem_v to_o usher_v in_o the_o great_a peacemaker_n i_o may_v speak_v to_o the_o cattle_n such_o as_o we_o 20._o hear_v awhile_o ago_o cry_v out_o for_o want_n of_o food_n and_o tell_v they_o that_o our_o happiness_n in_o the_o near_a approach_n of_o the_o messiah_n shall_v not_o begin_v without_o some_o comfort_n to_o the_o very_a beast_n of_o the_o field_n for_o the_o pasture_n of_o the_o wilderness_n shall_v virescent_fw-la put_v on_o the_o face_n of_o joy_n and_o the_o colour_n which_o they_o delight_v in_o and_o the_o tree_n if_o they_o show_v not_o the_o same_o colour_n shall_v show_v such_o plenty_n and_o variety_n of_o fruit_n as_o shall_v best_o express_v they_o to_o be_v in_o a_o flourish_a estate_n among_o they_o the_o figtree_n and_o the_o vine_n that_o we_o most_o inquire_v after_o shall_v show_v the_o choice_a strength_n fruit_n in_o their_o kind_n that_o we_o can_v expect_v from_o they_o 23._o and_o while_o the_o earth_n and_o tree_n and_o dumb_a creature_n partake_v of_o so_o much_o refreshment_n much_o more_o shall_v our_o heart_n be_v enlarge_v with_o spiritual_a joy_n and_o comfort_n therefore_o do_v you_o citizen_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o judaea_n or_o you_o rather_o that_o make_v up_o the_o true_a israel_n of_o god_n and_o member_n of_o the_o holy_a church_n whereof_o jerusalem_n be_v a_o type_n do_v you_o study_v how_o to_o express_v the_o solace_n and_o content_a that_o must_v needs_o follow_v upon_o the_o come_n of_o the_o messiah_n the_o true_a doctor_n and_o teacher_n of_o righteousness_n which_o under_o the_o same_o significat_fw-la name_n shall_v bring_v you_o the_o best_a rain_n and_o shower_n from_o heaven_n in_o the_o preach_n of_o his_o holy_a word_n both_o the_o first_o rain_n that_o help_v up_o the_o first_o hope_n of_o fruit_n and_o the_o latter_a rain_n which_o shall_v in_o due_a time_n secure_v we_o of_o a_o happy_a harvest_n in_o the_o high_a and_o more_o spiritual_a sense_n of_o the_o success_n of_o the_o gospel_n 24._o such_o a_o happy_a harvest_n under_o the_o messiah_n his_o kingdom_n will_v fill_v all_o place_n with_o plenty_n of_o spiritual_a food_n the_o rich_a flower_n of_o the_o best_a wheat_n the_o most_o and_o best_a liquor_n from_o the_o choice_a vine_n and_o olive_n will_v be_v but_o poor_a emblem_n and_o figure_n of_o it_o 25._o this_o plenty_n will_v obliterate_v the_o memory_n of_o your_o former_a great_a famine_n or_o what_o other_o misery_n happen_v to_o the_o body_n from_o those_o mighty_a army_n of_o hungry_a locust_n the_o grassehopper_n cankerworm_n caterpillar_n and_o palmerworm_n that_o i_o send_v among_o you_o this_o plenty_n will_v be_v abundant_a recompense_n for_o those_o time_n of_o want_n and_o distress_n 26._o for_o if_o you_o will_v bring_v soul_n hungry_a and_o thirsty_a and_o longing_n to_o be_v refresh_v with_o the_o best_a cordial_n and_o the_o true_a manna_n the_o food_n of_o life_n that_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n it_o be_v to_o be_v have_v without_o money_n you_o may_v free_o eat_v and_o be_v full_o satisfy_v and_o have_v cause_n enough_o to_o return_v all_o possible_a praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n to_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n for_o those_o wonderful_a unspeakable_a mercy_n which_o may_v further_o oblige_v you_o to_o a_o confident_a and_o constant_a devote_v of_o yourselves_o to_o his_o service_n without_o any_o more_o revolt_a or_o forsake_v of_o he_o as_o if_o you_o be_v ashamed_a of_o your_o profession_n 27._o to_o which_o end_n you_o shall_v see_v enough_o to_o make_v you_o know_v that_o i_o be_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o israel_n and_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n and_o no_o other_o beside_o i_o whether_o we_o understand_v it_o of_o our_o saviour_n corporal_a presence_n and_o dwell_v here_o as_o god_n and_o man_n or_o of_o his_o invisible_a assistance_n and_o government_n of_o his_o church_n therefore_o i_o may_v well_o prace_v say_v that_o you_o shall_v be_v sufficient_o oblige_v to_o his_o service_n and_o to_o such_o a_o trust_n and_o confidence_n and_o joy_n in_o he_o as_o shall_v make_v you_o triumph_n in_o your_o holy_a call_v rather_o than_o any_o way_n be_v ashamed_a of_o it_o 28._o after_o these_o time_n of_o your_o enjoy_n the_o happy_a sight_n of_o the_o messiah_n i_o will_v also_o send_v down_o my_o holy_a spirit_n in_o a_o visible_a form_n and_o bestow_v his_o spiritual_a grace_n in_o such_o abundance_n upon_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n though_o they_o be_v but_o flesh_n and_o blood_n that_o some_o even_o illiterate_a person_n man_n and_o woman_n of_o your_o own_o nation_n shall_v show_v the_o power_n of_o a_o divine_a prophetic_a spirit_n 2._o to_o the_o speedy_a and_o successful_a propagation_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o which_o in_o the_o full_a progress_n there_o shall_v not_o a_o little_a be_v add_v by_o that_o which_o in_o aliis_fw-la dream_n and_o vision_n shall_v be_v reveal_v not_o only_o to_o some_o of_o the_o elder_a but_o to_o some_o also_o of_o the_o young_a sort_n 29._o and_o as_o no_o sex_n or_o nation_n so_o neither_o any_o rank_n or_o order_n of_o man_n bond_n or_o free_a master_n or_o servant_n shall_v be_v exclude_v from_o this_o high_a privilege_n of_o partake_v of_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 30._o not_o long_o after_o this_o prosperous_a beginning_n and_o divulge_v of_o the_o gospel_n many_o prodigious_a sign_n will_v appear_v as_o presage_n and_o forerunner_n of_o the_o fearful_a destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o sad_a punishment_n of_o their_o rebellion_n and_o unbelief_n wonder_v in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n beside_o the_o effusion_n of_o much_o blood_n in_o the_o slaughter_n of_o many_o man_n in_o several_a place_n and_o the_o flame_n of_o fire_n and_o pillar_n of_o smoke_n that_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o burn_a and_o destroy_v of_o many_o to_n 31._o upon_o which_o there_o will_v follow_v such_o a_o dark_a and_o dismal_a aspect_n and_o alteration_n of_o the_o glorious_a light_n above_o as_o will_v plain_o fore-speak_a a_o sad_a and_o bloody_a confusion_n and_o alteration_n in_o the_o jewish_a state_n that_o under_o the_o roman_n exceed_v and_o complete_n that_o under_o the_o chaldean_n of_o the_o great_a and_o terrible_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v in_o judgement_n against_o this_o sinful_a nation_n 32._o yet_o in_o all_o this_o misery_n as_o the_o severity_n of_o god_n will_v be_v see_v in_o the_o destruction_n of_o obstinate_a sinner_n so_o his_o mercy_n and_o succour_n will_v not_o be_v exclude_v from_o any_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o with_o a_o obedient_a faith_n zion_n and_o jerusalem_n shall_v not_o then_o want_v such_o a_o mean_n of_o deliverance_n and_o that_o mercy_n shall_v be_v continue_v for_o ever_o to_o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o will_v obey_v the_o voice_n of_o their_o messiah_n in_o the_o gospel_n the_o voice_n of_o their_o lord_n god_n that_o shall_v call_v they_o to_o repentance_n chap._n iii_o 1._o for_o behold_v in_o those_o day_n and_o in_o that_o time_n when_o i_o shall_v bring_v again_o the_o captivity_n of_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n 2_o i_o will_v also_o gather_v all_o nation_n and_o will_v bring_v they_o down_o into_o the_o valley_n of_o jeboshaphat_n and_o will_v plead_v with_o they_o there_o for_o my_o people_n and_o for_o my_o heritage_n israel_n who_o they_o have_v scatter_v among_o the_o nation_n and_o part_v my_o land_n 3_o and_o they_o have_v cast_v lot_n for_o my_o people_n and_o have_v give_v a_o boy_n for_o a_o harlot_n and_o sell_v a_o girl_n for_o wine_n that_o they_o may_v drink_v 4_o yea_o and_o what_o have_v you_o to_o do_v with_o i_o o_o tyre_n and_o zidon_n and_o all_o the_o coast_n of_o palestine_n will_v you_o render_v i_o a_o recompense_n and_o if_o you_o recompense_v i_o swift_o and_o speedy_o will_v i_o return_v your_o recompense_n upon_o your_o own_o head_n 5_o because_o you_o have_v take_v my_o silver_n and_o my_o gold_n and_o have_v carry_v into_o your_o temple_n my_o goodly_a pleasant_a thing_n 6_o the_o child_n also_o of_o judah_n and_o the_o child_n of_o jerusalem_n have_v you_o sell_v unto_o the_o grecian_n that_o you_o may_v remove_v they_o far_o from_o their_o border_n 7_o behold_v i_o will_v raise_v they_o out_o of_o the_o place_n whither_o you_o have_v sell_v they_o and_o will_v return_v your_o recompense_n upon_o your_o own_o head_n 8_o and_o i_o will_v sell_v your_o son_n and_o your_o daughter_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o child_n of_o judah_n and_o they_o shall_v sell_v they_o to_o the_o sabean_o to_o a_o people_n far_o off_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o 9_o proclaim_v you_o this_o among_o the_o gentile_n prepare_v war_n make_v up_o the_o mighty_a
high_a and_o stately_a person_n as_o stout_a as_o they_o be_v will_v he_o trample_v under_o his_o foot_n and_o lay_v even_o with_o the_o low_a earth_n 4._o at_o his_o angry_a voice_n the_o mountainous_a city_n shall_v melt_v under_o he_o like_o wax_n before_o the_o fire_n and_o the_o low_a village_n in_o the_o vale_n shall_v part_v asunder_o and_o leave_v their_o former_a glory_n and_o station_n with_o as_o much_o speed_n and_o violence_n as_o water_n will_v run_v down_o in_o the_o steep_a place_n and_o leave_v no_o mark_n of_o any_o abode_n in_o that_o place_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v 5_o and_o all_o this_o for_o the_o transgression_n of_o jacob_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n now_o what_o cause_v the_o transgression_n of_o jacob_n but_o the_o ill_a example_n of_o samaria_n and_o what_o occasion_v the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o high_a place_n of_o judah_n but_o the_o ill_a copy_n that_o be_v set_v they_o by_o jerusalem_n 6._o but_o samaria_n that_o first_o begin_v the_o sin_n shall_v feel_v the_o first_o smart_n of_o the_o punishment_n and_o i_o will_v make_v samaria_n like_o a_o heap_n of_o rubbish_n in_o the_o field_n or_o of_o wither_a plant_n in_o a_o vineyard_n so_o far_o shall_v she_o be_v from_o have_v the_o face_n and_o show_v of_o a_o city_n when_o i_o have_v cause_v the_o stone_n to_o be_v cast_v down_o out_o of_o her_o high_a building_n into_o the_o low_a hole_n and_o bottom_n and_o discover_v the_o very_a foundation_n of_o that_o fabric_n wherein_o she_o glory_v so_o much_o 7._o then_o shall_v all_o their_o grave_a image_n be_v beat_v to_o piece_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d rich_a ornament_n that_o be_v bestow_v upon_o their_o idoll-temple_n shall_v be_v consume_v with_o fire_n and_o the_o idol_n themselves_o will_v i_o lay_v desolate_a for_o at_o the_o best_a those_o fair_a donary_n be_v but_o the_o reward_n and_o bribe_n of_o their_o spiritual_a adultery_n with_o idol_n and_o to_o no_o other_o end_n shall_v they_o come_v then_o to_o what_o such_o wage_n of_o adultery_n and_o idolatry_n do_v best_a deserve_v to_o be_v bring_v 8._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n but_o i_o their_o sad_a prophet_n can_v but_o interpret_v my_o inward_a sorrow_n by_o my_o bitter_a lamentation_n and_o divest_v myself_o of_o my_o best_a and_o upper_a garment_n and_o in_o that_o little_a better_o than_o naked_a posture_n mourn_v significat_fw-la like_o the_o prodigious_a melancholy_a beast_n in_o the_o desert_n and_o howl_v like_o the_o young_a howl_v owl_n that_o have_v no_o other_o tone_n and_o thence_o have_v their_o name_n as_o fit_a to_o express_v it_o 9_o all_o which_o i_o be_o bring_v to_o because_o this_o land_n be_v so_o desperate_o wound_v that_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o her_o cure_n no_o not_o in_o judah_n the_o best_a part_n of_o she_o for_o which_o cause_n he_o that_o have_v already_o give_v such_o a_o blow_n to_o israel_n be_v march_v towards_o my_o select_a people_n even_o to_o the_o very_a gate_n of_o jerusalem_n 10._o yet_o let_v not_o these_o sad_a thing_n be_v publish_v in_o gath_n or_o any_o other_o town_n of_o the_o philistines_n our_o enemy_n let_v not_o our_o tear_n be_v see_v of_o they_o that_o will_v laugh_v the_o more_o at_o our_o misery_n but_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d ephraim_n that_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o fruitfulness_n or_o rather_o i_o will_v call_v thou_o ephraim_n ophrah_n from_o dust_n and_o ash_n that_o be_v sign_n of_o sorrow_n and_o barrenness_n spare_v not_o thy_o sorrow_n for_o thyself_o within_o thy_o own_o house_n wallow_v thyself_o in_o dust_n and_o ash_n in_o contemplation_n of_o the_o sad_a day_n wherein_o all_o thy_o house_n shall_v be_v beat_v into_o dust_n 11._o and_o you_o of_o samaria_n so_o pleasant_o seat_v that_o the_o name_n of_o samaria_n may_v be_v turn_v into_o pulchra_fw-la shaphir_n you_o shall_v pass_v along_o from_o thence_o into_o a_o land_n of_o desolation_n and_o captivity_n have_v your_o fair_a city_n lay_v bare_a and_o naked_a to_o your_o utter_a shame_n and_o confusion_n while_o thy_o sister_n that_o dwell_v in_o 〈◊〉_d zion_n will_v not_o stir_v a_o foot_n from_o her_o sua_fw-la quiet_a hill_n to_o come_v towards_o you_o and_o relieve_v you_o but_o k_o keep_v her_o own_o station_n and_o not_o trouble_v herself_o any_o further_a she_o will_v for_o fashion_n sake_n take_v the_o hint_n of_o her_o mourning_n from_o thou_o o_o beth-etsel_a bethel_n that_o mayestâ—_n now_o rather_o be_v call_v beth-etsel_a i._n a_o place_n of_o schism_n and_o separation_n 12._o but_o though_o jerusalem_n be_v yet_o so_o senseless_a of_o misery_n yet_o she_o that_o dwell_v in_o maroth_fw-la ramoth_n of_o judaea_n for_o which_o you_o may_v say_v by_o transposition_n of_o the_o letter_n that_o dwell_v in_o maroth_n i._o in_o a_o place_n destine_v to_o sorrow_n and_o bitterness_n she_o shall_v much_o bewail_v the_o loss_n of_o her_o good_a people_n ere_o long_o for_o mischief_n and_o divine_a vengeance_n shall_v come_v down_o at_o last_o not_o to_o they_o only_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d several_a ramoth_n and_o eminent_a seat_n in_o judaea_n but_o to_o the_o very_a gate_n of_o jerusalem_n too_o that_o be_v pirk_v up_o high_a than_o all_o the_o rest_n 13._o and_o thou_o inhabitant_n of_o lachish_n shall_v bind_v the_o chariot_n to_o the_o swift_a dromedary_n that_o chariot_n 17._o that_o must_v convey_v sennacherib_n servant_n to_o jerusalem_n to_o demand_v no_o less_o than_o the_o render_n up_o of_o the_o city_n into_o his_o hand_n because_o lachish_n give_v the_o first_o and_o chief_a occasion_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o idolatry_n to_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n such_o great_a fault_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n of_o israel_n be_v first_o find_v in_o thou_o 14._o therefore_o also_o have_v i_o somewhat_o to_o say_v to_o moreshah-gath_n and_o aczib_n the_o two_o neighbour_n town_n of_o lachish_n thou_o o_o lachish_n shall_v be_v fain_o to_o send_v present_n and_o bribe_v the_o assyrian_n well_o to_o show_n favour_n to_o moreshath-gath_n and_o the_o householder_n of_o achzib_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o another_o shift_n whereby_o to_o help_v themselves_o i._o by_o prove_v themselves_o false_a dissembler_n and_o liar_n 〈◊〉_d as_o their_o name_n import_v and_o betray_v that_o trust_n that_o be_v repose_v in_o they_o by_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n 15._o and_o now_o i_o will_v say_v somewhat_o allude_v to_o the_o name_n of_o moreshah_n as_o i_o do_v to_o that_o of_o achzib_n moreshah_n in_o the_o derivation_n of_o the_o word_n refer_v to_o a_o 〈◊〉_d heir_n and_o i_o have_v a_o heir_n in_o store_n for_o thou_o o_o inhabitant_n of_o moreshah_n it_o shall_v be_v the_o assyrian_a that_o shall_v hereafter_o possess_v what_o be_v yet_o thou_o i_o will_v bring_v he_o to_o thou_o myself_o and_o this_o assyrian_a who_o you_o make_v so_o much_o of_o once_o as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v the_o glory_n of_o israel_n shall_v quick_o enlarge_v himself_o and_o come_v as_o far_o as_o odullam_n after_o he_o have_v get_v the_o safe_a possession_n of_o moreshah_n 16._o therefore_o o_o thou_o poor_a and_o miserable_a judaea_n that_o hear_v these_o sad_a prophecy_n against_o the_o great_a town_n and_o city_n fall_v to_o those_o ceremony_n now_o that_o be_v the_o best_a expression_n of_o their_o sorrow_n and_o heaviness_n take_v away_o thy_o dainty_a hair_n and_o make_v thyself_o as_o good_a as_o bald_a in_o sign_n of_o grief_n for_o the_o slaughter_n of_o thy_o delicate_a child_n wherein_o thou_o have_v place_v thy_o delight_n and_o yet_o enlarge_v thy_o baldness_n like_o that_o of_o the_o eagle_n in_o token_n of_o great_a sorrow_n for_o those_o thy_o child_n that_o be_v lead_v into_o captivity_n and_o so_o have_v a_o heavy_a sentence_n pass_v upon_o they_o than_o there_o be_v upon_o they_o that_o be_v take_v away_o by_o death_n from_o the_o sense_n of_o any_o further_a calamity_n chap._n ii_o 1_o woe_n to_o they_o that_o devise_v iniquity_n and_o work_v evil_a upon_o their_o bed_n when_o the_o morning_n be_v light_a they_o practise_v it_o because_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o their_o hand_n 2_o and_o they_o covet_v field_n and_o take_v they_o by_o violence_n and_o house_n and_o take_v they_o away_o so_o they_o oppress_v a_o man_n and_o his_o house_n even_o a_o man_n and_o his_o heritage_n 3_o therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n behold_v against_o this_o family_n do_v i_o devise_v a_o evil_a from_o which_o you_o shall_v not_o remove_v your_o neck_n neither_o shall_v you_o go_v haughty_o for_o this_o time_n be_v evil_a 4_o in_o that_o day_n shall_v one_o take_v up_o a_o parable_n against_o you_o and_o lament_v with_o a_o doleful_a lamentation_n and_o say_v we_o be_v utter_o spoil_v he_o have_v change_v the_o portion_n of_o my_o people_n how_o have_v he_o remove_v it_o from_o i_o turn_n away_o he_o have_v divide_v our_o
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