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distinct_a from_o they_o so_o abaz_v king_n of_o judah_n be_v call_v king_n of_o israel_n 2_o chron._n xxviii_o 19_o aharb_n some_o think_v the_o city_n of_o the_o philistine_n denote_v by_o the_o house_n of_o achizib_n so_o call_v because_o of_o their_o falseness_n to_o israel_n or_o else_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n which_o fail_v israel_n when_o they_o expect_v help_v from_o they_o or_o any_o other_o town_n country_n or_o nation_n as_o egypt_n or_o assyria_n from_o which_o israel_n or_o judah_n desire_v help_v but_o be_v deceive_v by_o they_o however_o to_o the_o name_n of_o achzib_n here_o be_v a_o allusion_n in_o the_o follow_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aczab_n which_o be_v render_v a_o lie_n to_o show_v what_o they_o shall_v prove_v to_o they_o that_o trust_v in_o they_o hieron_n there_o be_v also_o who_o by_o the_o house_n of_o achzib_n that_o shall_v be_v a_o lie_n to_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n think_v mean_v the_o house_n of_o false_a worship_n in_o that_o city_n wherein_o they_o worship_v idol_n from_o which_o they_o in_o vain_a expect_a help_n 15_o yet_o will_v i_o bring_v a_o heir_n unto_o thou_o o_o inhabitant_n of_o mareshah_n he_o shall_v come_v unto_o adullam_n the_o glory_n of_o israel_n yet_o will_v i_o bring_v a_o heir_n unto_o thou_o o_o inhabitant_n of_o mareshah_n he_o threaten_v that_o yet_o or_o far_a yet_o he_o will_v proceed_v to_o bring_v unto_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o mareshah_n a_o heir_n viz._n a_o enemy_n that_o shall_v take_v possession_n of_o they_o and_o all_o they_o have_v as_o if_o it_o be_v his_o inheritance_n and_o thrust_v they_o out_o for_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yarash_n signify_v both_o to_o inherit_v and_o to_o disinherit_v or_o thrust_v out_o the_o name_n mareshah_n include_v in_o it_o the_o signification_n of_o inheritance_n here_o be_v in_o what_o be_v denounce_v against_o it_o a_o allusion_n to_o its_o name_n this_o city_n by_o ezra_n most_o suppose_a to_o be_v the_o country_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v mention_v among_o the_o city_n belong_v to_o judah_n jos._n xv._n 44._o and_o see_v 2_o chron._n xi_o 8._o he_o shall_v come_v unto_o adullam_n the_o glory_n of_o israel_n that_o this_o be_v the_o literal_a render_n of_o the_o word_n as_o they_o lie_v in_o order_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n and_o so_o give_v plain_o this_o sense_n calvin_n that_o the_o enemy_n that_o heir_n of_o mareshah_n shall_v proceed_v and_o come_v as_o far_o as_o to_o adullam_n which_o be_v call_v the_o glory_n of_o israel_n against_o which_o nothing_o may_v be_v except_v but_o that_o adullam_n be_v a_o place_n of_o mean_a condition_n then_o to_o be_v call_v the_o glory_n of_o israel_n but_o perhaps_o there_o may_v be_v then_o reason_n either_o from_o its_o situation_n or_o its_o strength_n or_o
except_o psal._n xliv_o ver_fw-la 19_o where_o it_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tannim_n by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tenyono_fw-it which_o signify_v calamitous_a or_o dolorous_a as_o the_o learned_a sionita_n there_o note_n where_o either_o of_o those_o three_o form_n of_o the_o first_o rank_n be_v find_v there_o it_o render_v it_o constant_o by_o that_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yoruro_fw-la which_o we_o say_v signify_v that_o howl_a beast_n but_o where_o either_o of_o the_o latter_a 13._o there_o it_o use_v another_o word_n viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tanino_n which_o signify_v a_o dragon_n or_o serpent_n like_o creature_n and_o that_o these_o word_n so_o like_a in_o the_o letter_n in_o the_o hebrew_n may_v have_v these_o different_a signification_n may_v be_v far_o make_v evident_a from_o the_o like_a use_n of_o the_o arabic_a tongue_n in_o which_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tennin_n signify_v a_o dragon_n or_o great_a serpent_n so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tinan_n signify_v a_o wolf_n to_o which_o the_o beast_n we_o speak_v of_o be_v much_o like_a in_o kind_n shape_n and_o condition_n the_o arabic_a version_n likewise_o in_o several_a place_n render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d benat_n wawi_fw-la jakales_n it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o usual_o where_o the_o syriack_n put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yoruro_fw-la there_o the_o chaldee_n which_o be_v but_o a_o different_a dialect_n of_o the_o same_o tongue_n put_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yaruda_n with_o the_o letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d d._n in_o the_o last_o place_n which_o the_o translatour_n render_v dragon_n but_o probable_o for_o no_o other_o reason_n then_o because_o they_o think_v the_o hebrew_n word_n which_o be_v render_v by_o it_o so_o to_o signify_v but_o it_o be_v not_o unlikely_a that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v render_v as_o the_o syriack_n be_v because_o in_o those_o place_n wherein_o the_o hebrew_n word_n manifest_o signify_v a_o dragon_n there_o he_o use_v another_o word_n as_o the_o syriack_n do_v probably_n therefore_o the_o chaldee_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yaruda_n may_v in_o that_o dialect_n signify_v the_o same_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yoruro_fw-la in_o the_o syriack_n the_o one_o dialect_n pronounce_v that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d d._n what_o the_o other_o do_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n or_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d d._n creep_v into_o the_o place_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n by_o the_o mistake_n of_o such_o as_o transcribe_v it_o out_o of_o the_o first_o ancient_a copy_n read_v and_o so_o write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d d._n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n it_o be_v well_o know_v how_o little_a difference_n there_o be_v between_o those_o two_o letter_n both_o in_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n in_o which_o letter_n the_o chaldee_n be_v write_v and_o likewise_o in_o the_o syriack_n so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v easy_a so_o to_o mistake_v if_o this_o may_v not_o seem_v too_o bold_a a_o conjecture_n and_o mourn_v as_o the_o owl_n or_o ostrich_n for_o so_o the_o ancient_a interpreter_n general_o render_v it_o some_o more_o modern_a render_v owl_n which_o some_o 7._o learned_a man_n prefer_v and_o defend_v rad._n other_o again_o very_o learn_v be_v for_o retain_v the_o old_a they_o bring_v probable_a argument_n on_o both_o side_n but_o it_o be_v but_o conjecture_v against_o conjecture_n there_o be_v no_o way_n of_o certain_o know_v by_o other_o help_n what_o the_o word_n do_v signify_v among_o the_o jew_n in_o ancient_a time_n when_o the_o scripture_n be_v write_v only_o it_o seem_v manifest_a c_o that_o it_o be_v a_o bird_n keep_v in_o desert_n place_n and_o make_v a_o doleful_a and_o mournful_a noise_n and_o such_o that_o some_o sort_n of_o owl_n make_v be_v well_o know_v but_o it_o be_v affirm_v also_o by_o 139._o traveller_n of_o good_a credit_n that_o ostrich_n make_v a_o fearful_a skreech_a lamentable_a noise_n so_o that_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o determine_v mr._n fuller_n who_o will_v have_v it_o render_v owl_n and_o perhaps_o more_o particular_o skritchowle_n think_v that_o the_o word_n shall_v be_v more_o proper_o write_v stritche-owle_n so_o we_o find_v in_o the_o douai_n english-bible_n striche_n in_o this_o place_n but_o perhaps_o the_o letter_n o_o be_v by_o the_o printer_n fault_n leave_v out_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v ostrich_n for_o they_o render_v out_o of_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a 9_o for_o her_o wound_n be_v incurable_a for_o it_o be_v come_v unto_o judah_n he_o be_v come_v unto_o the_o gate_n of_o my_o people_n even_o to_o jerusalem_n for_o her_o wound_n be_v incurable_a or_o grievous_a or_o she_o be_v grievous_o sick_a of_o her_o wound_n the_o cause_n of_o this_o lamentation_n be_v in_o the_o former_a word_n express_v viz._n 1._o the_o desperatness_n and_o incurableness_n of_o the_o wound_n of_o samaria_n or_o the_o grivousness_n of_o what_o she_o suffer_v or_o shall_v suffer_v by_o the_o sword_n famine_n plague_n and_o captivity_n every_o one_o of_o which_o be_v a_o sore_a evil_n with_o which_o she_o be_v grievous_o afflict_v 2._o the_o extent_n or_o far_o spread_v of_o this_o wound_n or_o these_o evil_n they_o do_v not_o seize_v on_o samaria_n or_o israel_n alone_o and_o there_o stop_v but_o proceed_v and_o go_v on_o as_o far_o as_o to_o reach_v judah_n also_o etc._n some_o look_n on_o this_o as_o denote_v that_o evil_a which_o be_v bring_v on_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n by_o sennacherib_n who_o so_o far_o proceed_v as_o to_o besiege_v jerusalem_n itself_o some_o year_n after_o that_o shalmaneser_n have_v take_v samaria_n and_o carry_v israel_n captive_a 2_o kin._n xviii_o 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o ver_fw-la 13_o 17._o and_o 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n but_o other_o think_v this_o not_o enough_o abarb._n for_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n because_o this_o wound_n be_v not_o inâ—urable_a to_o jerusalem_n which_o god_n deliver_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o sennacherib_n wonderful_o destroy_v his_o army_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o angel_n and_o bring_v on_o he_o also_o destruction_n as_o appear_v 2_o kin._n xix_o 35_o etc._n etc._n and_o 2_o chron._n xxxii_o 21_o 22._o and_o abarb._n therefore_o will_v have_v here_o the_o final_a destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o carry_v the_o jew_n into_o captivity_n by_o nabuchadnezzar_n to_o be_v point_v out_o and_o to_o signify_v that_o as_o now_o samaria_n and_o israel_n so_o afterward_o jerusalem_n and_o judah_n shall_v be_v grievous_o afflict_v and_o destroy_v none_o be_v able_a to_o cure_v their_o wound_n to_o rescue_v they_o from_o destruction_n he_o be_v come_v unto_o the_o gate_n of_o my_o people_n that_o be_v the_o enemy_n though_o not_o express_v because_o the_o verb_n be_v of_o the_o masc_n gender_n whereas_o the_o precede_a noun_n and_o verb_n be_v of_o the_o feminine_a tanchum_n other_o it_o be_v come_v viz._n the_o thing_n or_o evil_a condition_n the_o whole_a matter_n speak_v of_o which_o may_v be_v in_o either_o gender_n utter_v of_o my_o people_n so_o interpreter_n say_v the_o prophet_n speak_v because_o he_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n 10_o declare_v you_o it_o not_o at_o gath_n weep_v you_o not_o at_o all_o in_o the_o house_n of_o aphrah_n roll_n thyself_o in_o the_o dust_n declare_v you_o it_o not_o in_o gath._n the_o like_a word_n be_v use_v 2_o sam._n i_o 20._o in_o david_n lamentation_n abarb_n over_o saul_n and_o jonathan_n whence_o grotius_n some_o look_n on_o it_o as_o a_o usual_a form_n in_o lamentation_n for_o some_o great_a national_a calamity_n intimate_v the_o greatness_n of_o it_o be_v such_o as_o their_o enemy_n will_v rejoice_v at_o and_o therefore_o wish_v it_o may_v be_v conceal_v if_o possible_a from_o they_o &_o counsel_v they_o not_o to_o make_v it_o know_v to_o they_o by_o any_o public_a expression_n of_o sorrow_n as_o weep_v etc._n etc._n gath_n be_v a_o city_n of_o the_o philistine_n enemy_n to_o israel_n and_o judah_n vatablus_n although_o then_o in_o possession_n of_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n and_o such_o as_o will_v rejoice_v to_o hear_v what_o evil_a have_v befall_v they_o in_o the_o house_n of_o aphrah_n roll_v thyself_o in_o dust_n tanchum_n aphrah_n a_o place_n as_o some_o will_v not_o far_o from_o jerusalem_n perhaps_o the_o same_o with_o ophrah_n which_o be_v reckon_v among_o the_o city_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o benjamin_n josh._n xviii_o 23._o there_o abarb._n far_o of_o from_o the_o philistine_n and_o that_o they_o may_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o silent_o mourn_v or_o roll_v thyself_o in_o dust_n or_o ash_n for_o the_o word_n signify_v either_o kimchi_fw-it other_o for_o the_o house_n of_o and_o belong_v to_o aphrah_n
seem_v to_o keep_v as_o close_o to_o the_o letter_n as_o any_o and_o be_v confirm_v as_o to_o the_o first_o part_n of_o it_o by_o the_o chaldee_n paraphrase_n as_o to_o the_o latter_a by_o some_o of_o the_o learned_a 〈◊〉_d jew_n it_o may_v be_v bring_v near_o to_o the_o forego_n thus_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o zaanan_n come_v not_o forth_o in_o the_o mourning_n of_o beth-ezel_a he_o shall_v take_v his_o guess_n from_o you_o that_o be_v by_o you_o of_o beth-ezel_a or_o saphir_n learn_v what_o shall_v be_v his_o own_o condition_n in_o these_o exposition_n the_o name_n be_v take_v as_o proper_a to_o place_n so_o call_v which_o seem_v the_o plain_a way_n against_o which_o be_v denounce_v that_o the_o like_a evil_n shall_v overtake_v they_o the_o other_o look_v on_o they_o rather_o as_o epither_n or_o name_n put_v only_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o present_a occasion_n to_o denote_v samaria_n or_o jerusalem_n or_o judah_n or_o other_o abarb._n a_o learned_a jew_n of_o that_o opinion_n to_o this_o purpose_n that_o as_o for_o the_o daughter_n of_o judah_n which_o will_v not_o stir_v abroad_o to_o condole_v with_o her_o neighbour_n but_o keep_v at_o home_o still_o and_o quiet_a the_o enemy_n shall_v take_v from_o they_o the_o quiet_a and_o tranquillity_n of_o their_o kingdom_n and_o remove_v they_o away_o into_o captivity_n so_o render_v that_o which_o our_o tender_a stand_n by_o stability_n tranquillity_n or_o quiet_a habitation_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n some_o christian_n also_o as_o arias_n montanus_n junius_n and_o tremellius_n thus_o render_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o place_n abound_v with_o flock_n or_o cattle_n shall_v not_o go_v forth_o there_o shall_v be_v mourning_n in_o the_o place_n near_o adjoin_v which_o receive_v from_o you_o their_o subsistence_n the_o vulgar_a latin_a thus_o she_o go_v not_o out_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o go_v out_o the_o house_n adjoin_v shall_v receive_v lamentation_n of_o you_o which_o stand_v to_o herself_o in_o such_o variety_n of_o exposition_n and_o more_o may_v be_v find_v the_o reader_n may_v have_v liberty_n of_o choose_v he_o will_v be_v hardly_o able_a to_o reconcile_v they_o 12_o 12_o for_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o maroth_n wait_v careful_o for_o good_a but_o evil_a come_v down_o from_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o maroth_n wait_v careful_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v tanchum_n expect_v that_o good_a shall_v come_v but_o it_o come_v not_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a evil_n come_v etc._n etc._n the_o margin_n have_v be_v grieve_v the_o word_n signify_v both_o to_o expect_v or_o wait_v for_o and_o to_o be_v grieve_v or_o be_v in_o pain_n or_o sorrow_n as_o a_o woman_n in_o travel_n they_o be_v seize_v on_o with_o grief_n or_o sorrow_n because_o for_o so_o the_o particle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ci_o proper_o signify_v evil_n come_v down_o etc._n etc._n maroth_n therefore_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o city_n in_o the_o neighbourhood_n of_o jerusalem_n or_o one_o that_o have_v dependence_n on_o it_o and_o so_o can_v not_o but_o be_v involve_v in_o calamity_n when_o that_o be_v distress_v and_o so_o grieve_v for_o good_a that_o be_v for_o its_o want_n and_o be_v deprive_v of_o that_o good_a which_o it_o hope_v for_o or_o once_o enjoy_v by_o the_o come_n of_o evil_n down_o unto_o the_o gate_n of_o jerusalem_n or_o as_o far_o as_o the_o chief_a city_n jerusalem_n itself_o see_v ver_fw-la 9_o the_o name_n of_o maroth_n stoakes_n some_o will_v have_v here_o by_o transposition_n of_o letter_n put_v for_o ramoth_n viz._n the_o city_n single_o call_v ramah_n of_o which_o there_o be_v more_o in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n and_o benjamin_n and_o so_o to_o comprehend_v they_o all_o put_v in_o the_o plural_a number_n and_o call_v maroth_n bitter_a or_o bitterness_n from_o the_o bitter_a calamity_n that_o shall_v befall_v they_o other_o translate_v the_o word_n trem._n rough_a place_n latin_n other_o bitterness_n abarb._n other_o 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god_n prophet_n do_v not_o steal_v his_o word_n one_o from_o another_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o those_o false_a prophet_n jer._n xxiii_o 30._o but_o that_o be_v all_o full_a of_o power_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n chap._n iii_o 8._o they_o speak_v as_o they_o be_v move_v by_o that_o spirit_n which_o represent_v to_o they_o sometime_o like_o vision_n move_v they_o to_o utter_v and_o declare_v they_o in_o like_a word_n and_o expression_n so_o isaiah_n and_o micah_n here_o so_o in_o obadiah_n ver_fw-la 4._o etc._n etc._n and_o jerem._n xlix_o 9_o &_o 16._o and_o in_o the_o one_o and_o other_o be_v they_o the_o word_n of_o the_o same_o live_a god_n suggest_v to_o they_o what_o to_o speak_v and_o inspire_v they_o to_o declare_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o the_o same_o language_n the_o mountain_n of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n the_o mountain_n on_o which_o the_o temple_n call_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n stand_v viz_o mount_v zion_n or_o that_o part_n call_v mount_n moriah_n of_o this_o the_o jew_n understanding_n it_o the_o sober_a of_o they_o to_o omit_v some_o wild_a and_o absurd_a expression_n at_o least_o though_o we_o may_v think_v they_o mean_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v literal_o as_o if_o hill_n shall_v be_v set_v on_o hill_n for_o exalt_v it_o observe_v that_o by_o say_v it_o shall_v be_v establish_v on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n and_o exalt_v above_o the_o hill_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o it_o shall_v be_v increase_v in_o measure_n of_o height_n but_o shall_v be_v make_v illustrious_a by_o glorious_a privilege_n confer_v on_o it_o token_n of_o god_n peculiar_a grace_n and_o favour_n and_o presence_n in_o it_o and_o the_o temple_n on_o it_o in_o consideration_n and_o admiration_n of_o which_o many_o people_n shall_v with_o reverence_n and_o respect_n look_v towards_o it_o and_o in_o great_a multitude_n flow_v unto_o it_o for_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d naharâ—_n in_o the_o original_a seem_v to_o signify_v both_o these_o first_o to_o look_v or_o set_v the_o eye_n upon_o and_o second_o to_o flow_v like_o water_n of_o a_o river_n continual_o flow_v in_o this_o latter_a sense_n it_o be_v as_o by_o our_o so_o abarâ—_n by_o most_o interpreter_n render_v but_o some_o learned_a tanchum_n jew_n prefer_v the_o former_a the_o scope_n of_o both_o will_v be_v much_o one_o viz._n to_o show_v what_o great_a respect_n and_o regard_n and_o affection_n people_n shall_v have_v to_o it_o as_o to_o a_o place_n more_o eminent_a and_o desirable_a than_o all_o other_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o glory_n that_o god_n shall_v confer_v on_o it_o and_o the_o privilege_n that_o he_o shall_v bestow_v on_o and_o in_o it_o those_o privilege_n here_o promise_v be_v so_o great_a as_o tanch_a that_o the_o jew_n mind_v temporal_a concern_v do_v not_o acknowledge_v to_o have_v be_v under_o the_o second_o temple_n after_o their_o return_n from_o captivity_n 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to_o the_o consideration_n of_o those_o word_n which_o concern_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o messiah_n who_o they_o expect_v and_o we_o say_v be_v already_o come_v viz._n 2_o but_o thou_o bethlehem_a ephratah_n though_o thou_o be_v little_a among_o the_o thousand_o of_o judah_n yet_o out_o of_o thou_o shall_v he_o come_v forth_o unto_o i_o that_o be_v to_o be_v ruler_n in_o israel_n who_o go_n forth_o have_v be_v from_o of_o old_a from_o everlasting_a but_o thou_o bethleem_n ephratah_n etc._n etc._n these_o word_n be_v a_o prophecy_n concern_v he_o in_o and_o by_o who_o god_n will_v make_v good_a to_o his_o people_n that_o redemption_n and_o those_o good_a thing_n promise_v to_o succeed_v the_o evil_n which_o they_o shall_v first_o suffer_v describe_v he_o by_o the_o place_n of_o his_o nativity_n and_o condition_n of_o his_o person_n as_o will_v appear_v by_o consider_v they_o in_o order_n thou_o bethleem_n ephratah_n i._n e._n bethleem_n of_o judea_n mat._n the_o ii_o 1._o or_o which_o be_v in_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n as_o there_o ver_fw-la 6._o where_o these_o word_n be_v cite_v it_o be_v call_v and_o so_o also_o bethleem_n judah_n jud._n xvii_o 7._o xix_o 1._o and_o ruth_n i._n 1._o etc._n etc._n in_o which_o book_n chap._n iu._n 11._o be_v the_o name_n of_o ephratah_n also_o mention_v both_o be_v name_n of_o the_o same_o town_n as_o appear_v from_o gen._n xxxv_o 19_o and_o both_o here_o join_v distinguish_v it_o from_o another_o town_n call_v by_o one_o of_o they_o to_o wit_n bethleem_n which_o be_v in_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o zabulon_n mention_v jos._n xix_o 15._o in_o this_o town_n here_o speak_v of_o do_v david_n father_n live_v and_o he_o be_v bear_v 1_o sam._n xvii_o 12._o joh._n vii_o 42._o though_o thou_o be_v little_a among_o the_o thousand_o of_o judah_n these_o word_n cite_v mat._n ii_o 6._o be_v there_o read_v thou_o be_v not_o the_o least_o among_o the_o prince_n of_o judah_n which_o sense_n seem_v almost_o contrary_a to_o what_o be_v 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the_o hebrew_n and_o by_o interpreter_n usual_o render_v little_a have_v two_o signification_n viz._n little_a and_o great_a or_o of_o great_a note_n and_o esteem_v and_o that_o in_o this_o latter_a sense_n it_o be_v here_o to_o be_v understand_v in_o this_o place_n that_o the_o word_n have_v both_o these_o signification_n as_o many_o other_o word_n have_v both_o in_o the_o hebrew_n and_o other_o language_n and_o in_o contrary_a sense_n he_o prove_v arab._n by_o instance_v in_o other_o place_n in_o which_o though_o frequent_o it_o signify_v little_a it_o be_v to_o be_v render_v great_a or_o chief_a or_o prince_n the_o same_o be_v affirm_v arab._n by_o other_o of_o good_a authority_n and_o among_o the_o chief_a master_n of_o their_o language_n his_o word_n be_v tooth_n be_v purpose_n whereas_o other_o take_v this_o as_o speak_v by_o way_n of_o diminution_n to_o that_o city_n or_o family_n of_o that_o tribe_n as_o if_o it_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o have_v the_o kingdom_n over_o israel_n peculiar_a to_o it_o unless_o god_n have_v peculiar_o choose_v david_n because_o he_o be_v acceptable_a in_o his_o sight_n from_o who_o their_o grandfather_n they_o inherit_v that_o right_n it_o be_v a_o better_a way_n to_o understand_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tsair_n in_o the_o contrary_a notion_n of_o chief_a or_o ruler_n that_o the_o meaning_n may_v be_v thou_o shall_v be_v chief_a prince_n or_o ruler_n among_o the_o thousand_o of_o judah_n so_o that_o if_o that_o render_v of_o their_o ancient_n in_o report_v this_o prophecy_n in_o st._n matthew_n viz._n not_o least_o which_o be_v all_o one_o which_o great_a in_o renown_n have_v be_v show_v he_o he_o must_v have_v acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o prophet_n and_o with_o great_a emphasis_n seem_v that_o word_n here_o put_v which_o signify_v at_o once_o both_o little_a and_o great_a or_o of_o great_a renown_n to_o show_v that_o as_o some_o other_o thing_n which_o be_v little_a in_o bulk_n or_o quantity_n be_v yet_o in_o other_o regard_v of_o more_o esteem_n and_o value_n above_o other_o in_o sight_n great_a so_o it_o be_v with_o bethleem_n though_o perhaps_o otherwise_o little_a in_o number_n bigness_n or_o account_n among_o the_o thousand_o of_o judah_n or_o as_o in_o st._n matthew_n among_o the_o prince_n of_o judah_n which_o in_o sense_n be_v all_o one_o allude_v to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o israelite_n 25._o of_o divide_v their_o tribe_n into_o thousand_o as_o among_o we_o the_o shire_n be_v divide_v into_o hundred_o over_o every_o one_o of_o which_o thousand_o be_v a_o prince_n or_o chief_a so_o that_o to_o say_v among_o the_o thousand_o or_o prince_n viz._n of_o those_o thousand_o be_v all_o one_o the_o same_o word_n which_o be_v here_o use_v and_o signify_v a_o thousand_o judg._n vi_o 15._o be_v render_v family_n and_o so_o here_o be_v by_o some_o abarb._n jew_n expound_v family_n by_o kimchi_n other_o city_n to_o say_v then_o thousand_o 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the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n a_o jewish_a solomon_n rabbin_z note_n that_o he_o interpret_v not_o according_a to_o the_o letter_n yet_o need_v we_o not_o therefore_o with_o grot._n some_o who_o approve_v the_o sense_n by_o he_o give_v conjecture_v that_o he_o read_v the_o word_n in_o the_o hebrew_n text_n otherwise_o than_o they_o be_v now_o give_v he_o may_v take_v the_o liberty_n of_o a_o paraphraser_n to_o give_v more_o at_o large_a not_o tie_v himself_o close_a up_o to_o the_o word_n that_o which_o he_o take_v to_o be_v the_o meaning_n only_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o what_o those_o before_o render_v yireh_o to_o see_v he_o will_v have_v to_o signify_v fear_n and_o so_o do_v other_o also_o as_o we_o shall_v see_v and_o what_o be_v by_o they_o
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kingdom_n they_o be_v to_o be_v call_v in_o to_o he_o from_o all_o part_n sure_o that_o this_o high_a manner_n of_o the_o fulfil_n this_o prophecy_n by_o build_v the_o spiritual_a jerusalem_n i._n e._n the_o church_n of_o christ_n may_v well_o be_v attend_v to_o and_o chief_o look_v on_o by_o christian_n and_o so_o compare_v with_o what_o be_v say_v amos_n ix_o 11_o etc._n etc._n that_o god_n will_v raise_v up_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o david_n which_o be_v fall_v and_o close_o up_o the_o breach_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o apply_v as_o that_o be_v act_n xv._n 16_o 17._o â—is_n not_o to_o be_v controvert_v but_o we_o rather_o at_o present_a look_n after_o the_o plain_a literal_a fulfil_n of_o it_o which_o it_o long_o since_o so_o full_o have_v that_o we_o may_v on_o good_a ground_n say_v that_o the_o jew_n in_o vain_a and_o without_o reason_n look_v for_o it_o as_o yet_o to_o come_v if_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yirchak_v signify_v to_o go_v far_o abroad_o 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their_o evil_n do_v and_o so_o the_o promise_n to_o be_v that_o when_o god_n in_o mercy_n shall_v see_v time_n to_o restore_v again_o jerusalem_n that_o then_o the_o decree_n shall_v cease_v be_v as_o it_o be_v lay_v aside_o and_o reverse_v and_o then_o shall_v her_o exile_n child_n come_v again_o to_o she_o from_o all_o part_n though_o their_o land_n mean_v while_n by_o virtue_n of_o that_o decree_n shall_v be_v desolate_a etc._n etc._n by_o the_o decree_n pelican_n some_o who_o more_o spiritual_o interpret_v the_o word_n understand_v human_a law_n and_o tradition_n contrary_a to_o god_n which_o shall_v give_v place_n to_o god_n and_o be_v remove_v to_o make_v way_n for_o that_o and_o that_o then_o diverse_a of_o all_o nation_n shall_v come_v in_o unto_o the_o lord_n these_o way_n of_o expound_v the_o word_n be_v there_o if_o they_o be_v look_v on_o as_o speak_v to_o and_o of_o jerusalem_n as_o our_o translator_n by_o cite_v in_o the_o margin_n amos_n ix_o 11._o seem_v to_o do_v and_o not_o without_o good_a reason_n but_o other_o as_o we_o say_v will_v have_v they_o direct_v to_o the_o enemy_n and_o then_o be_v there_o far_a variety_n of_o exposition_n grot._n some_o by_o the_o enemy_n meaning_n babylon_n or_o the_o chaldean_n and_o thus_o give_v the_o meaning_n it_o will_v be_v a_o day_n i._n e._n a_o long_a day_n or_o long_a time_n ere_o thy_o ruin_n shall_v be_v repair_v in_o that_o day_n of_o thy_o be_v tread_v under_o the_o power_n of_o send_v abroad_o decree_n among_o the_o nation_n thou_o shall_v be_v far_o from_o thou_o according_a to_o that_o expression_n nahum_n ii_o 13._o in_o that_o day_n he_o i._n e._n cyrus_n shall_v come_v unto_o thou_o from_o assyria_n and_o to_o thy_o fence_a city_n and_o shall_v subject_v to_o himself_o the_o place_n or_o region_n here_o describe_v and_o the_o land_n i._n e._n chaldea_n shall_v be_v desolate_a with_o its_o inhabitant_n because_o of_o their_o many_o impiety_n and_o slaughter_n and_o rapin_n by_o they_o former_o 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that_o you_o shall_v think_v to_o plaster_n or_o make_v up_o your_o building_n the_o decree_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v far_o remove_v from_o you_o concern_v it_o i._n e._n he_o shall_v determine_v the_o contrary_n that_o day_n shall_v certain_o be_v ever_o long_o and_o shall_v appear_v make_v good_a in_o the_o country_n here_o name_v by_o their_o be_v take_v by_o nebuchaduezzar_n or_o afterward_o assur_n or_o assyâ—ia_n be_v in_o the_o first_o place_n name_v as_o israel_n enemy_n that_o at_o that_o time_n prevail_v over_o they_o and_o lead_v they_o captive_n etc._n etc._n other_o of_o the_o jew_n who_o look_v on_o the_o word_n as_o direct_v to_o the_o enemy_n more_o plain_o speak_v out_o their_o mind_n that_o by_o the_o enemy_n they_o mean_v the_o roman_n or_o christian_n so_o kimchi_n one_o of_o they_o therefore_o speak_v concern_v the_o enemy_n he_o say_v in_o the_o day_n that_o thou_o think_v to_o build_v up_o thy_o wall_n with_o the_o spoil_n of_o israel_n when_o thou_o shall_v 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