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seem_v against_o all_o resistance_n of_o nature_n and_o providence_n so_o that_o by_o this_o excessive_a labour_n of_o the_o chaldean_n that_o scripture_n be_v fulfil_v that_o every_o head_n shall_v be_v make_v bald_a and_o every_o shoulder_n shall_v be_v make_v bare_a esek_n 29._o 18._o yet_o will_v not_o nabuchadnezzar_n give_v over_o till_o he_o be_v master_n of_o the_o town_n when_o he_o be_v enter_v upon_o this_o desperate_a undertake_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o some_o loss_n receive_v or_o some_o mutiny_n in_o his_o army_n or_o some_o glorious_a rumour_n of_o the_o egyptian_n strength_n his_o evil_a willer_n take_v courage_n to_o rebel_v against_o he_o and_o among_o they_o jehoiakim_n renounce_v his_o subjection_n and_o begin_v to_o hope_v for_o the_o contrary_n which_o soon_o after_o fall_v out_o for_o nabuchadnezzar_n give_v he_o no_o leisure_n to_o do_v much_o hurt_n but_o with_o part_n of_o
without_o a_o governor_n for_o ishmael_n dare_v not_o take_v it_o upon_o he_o but_o flee_v as_o fast_o as_o he_o can_v to_o the_o ammonite_n the_o residue_n of_o the_o jew_n fear_v the_o revenge_n of_o the_o chaldean_n resolve_v to_o fly_v into_o egypt_n and_o beseech_v jeremy_n to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n for_o they_o reject_v who_o return_v answer_v that_o if_o they_o remain_v in_o judea_n god_n will_v provide_v for_o they_o and_o show_v they_o mercy_n but_o if_o they_o seek_v to_o save_v themselves_o in_o egypt_n 43._o they_o shall_v then_o undoubted_o perish_v notwithstanding_o which_o advice_n the_o jew_n hold_v their_o determination_n and_o despise_v the_o oracle_n of_o god_n and_o constrain_a jeremy_n and_o baruch_n to_o accompany_v they_o they_o go_v into_o egypt_n stone_v and_o by_o the_o permission_n of_o pharaoh_n they_o dwell_v in_o taphnes_n where_o when_o jeremy_n often_o reprove_v they_o for_o their_o idolatry_n foretell_v the_o destruction_n of_o themselves_o and_o the_o egyptian_n he_o be_v by_o these_o his_o own_o hard-hearted_a and_o ingrateful_a countryman_n stone_v to_o death_n and_o by_o the_o egyptian_n who_o great_o reverence_v he_o bury_v near_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o their_o king_n jer._n 42._o &_o 43._o the_o nineteen_o year_n of_o nebuchadnezar_n reign_v it_o be_v when_o destroy_v utter_o the_o great_a and_o mighty_a city_n of_o jerusalem_n he_o exceed_o enrich_v himself_o with_o the_o spoil_n of_o it_o and_o the_o temple_n and_o by_o that_o dreadful_a example_n terrify_v all_o those_o that_o shall_v dare_v to_o resist_v he_o from_o that_o time_n forward_o he_o to_o his_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n labour_v in_o the_o conquest_n of_o those_o adjoin_a country_n nation_n which_o god_n have_v expose_v unto_o his_o sword_n and_o command_v to_o wear_v his_o yoke_n namely_o the_o edomite_n moabite_n ammonite_n tyrian_n sidonian_n and_o egyptian_n though_o some_o of_o these_o be_v already_o become_v his_o follower_n and_o serve_v under_o he_o when_o jerusalem_n be_v take_v and_o burn_v but_o the_o tyrian_n who_o city_n be_v build_v upon_o a_o island_n and_o therefore_o secure_a from_o the_o invasion_n of_o any_o land-army_n and_o who_o fleet_n be_v so_o strong_a that_o they_o need_v not_o to_o fear_v any_o enemy_n at_o sea_n be_v neither_o daunred_n with_o the_o fall_n of_o their_o neighbour_n city_n nor_o with_o the_o obstinate_a resolution_n of_o this_o mighty_a king_n employ_v all_o his_o wit_n and_o power_n to_o work_v their_o subversion_n that_o the_o city_n of_o tyre_n be_v rather_o well_o please_v then_o any_o way_n discourage_v with_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n it_o appear_v by_o the_o word_n which_o esekiel_n condemn_v as_o the_o common_a voice_n of_o tyrus_n esek_n 26._o 2._o aha!_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o people_n be_v break_v it_o be_v turn_v unto_o i_o for_o see_v she_o be_v desolate_a i_o shall_v be_v replenish_v yet_o at_o length_n that_o great_a work_n before_o mention_v begin_v to_o appear_v above_o water_n and_o so_o to_o threaten_v they_o with_o inevitable_a mischief_n nabuchadnezzar_n still_o follow_v his_o work_n hard_o notwithstanding_o all_o discouragment_n and_o in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o the_o siege_n and_o the_o nineteen_o of_o his_o reign_n he_o have_v bring_v it_o to_o such_o perfection_n that_o now_o the_o citizen_n despair_v of_o hold_v out_o against_o he_o whereupon_o all_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o embark_v themselves_o their_o family_n and_o treasure_n in_o their_o fleet_n take_v and_o escape_v to_o the_o isle_n of_o cyprus_n but_o the_o poor_a sort_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o enemy_n who_o be_v enrage_v for_o be_v put_v to_o so_o much_o pain_n slay_v with_o the_o sword_n not_o only_o such_o people_n of_o tyre_n as_o dwell_v on_o the_o continent_n who_o be_v call_v her_o daughter_n in_o the_o field_n but_o the_o like_a execution_n be_v do_v in_o the_o street_n into_o which_o with_o excessive_a labour_n the_o chaldean_n make_v way_n for_o his_o horse_n and_o chariot_n thus_o nabuchadnezzar_n make_v his_o army_n serve_v a_o great_a service_n against_o tyrus_n wherein_o every_o head_n be_v make_v bald_a and_o every_o shoulder_n be_v make_v bare_a yet_o have_v he_o no_o wage_n nor_o his_o army_n esek_n 29._o 18._o but_o be_v fain_o to_o rest_v content_v with_o the_o honour_n of_o have_v destroy_v that_o city_n which_o in_o all_o man_n judgement_n have_v be_v hold_v invincible_a the_o destruction_n of_o these_o two_o great_a and_o powerful_a city_n have_v make_v the_o name_n of_o the_o chaldean_n dreadful_a in_o the_o ear_n of_o all_o the_o nation_n round_o about_o nabuchadnezzar_n use_v this_o advantage_n of_o that_o reputation_n which_o he_o have_v obtain_v by_o his_o victory_n already_o get_v to_o the_o get_n of_o more_o and_o more_o profitable_a with_o less_o pain_n the_o kingdom_n of_o egypt_n be_v the_o mark_n which_o he_o chief_o aim_v at_o a_o country_n so_o abound_v in_o riches_n and_o pleasure_n that_o it_o may_v well_o have_v tempt_v any_o prince_n find_v himself_o strong_a enough_o to_o pick_v occasion_n of_o quarrel_n against_o it_o beside_o it_o be_v so_o far_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o babylon_n that_o have_v it_o be_v far_o poor_a yet_o it_o must_v have_v be_v subdue_v or_o the_o conquest_n of_o syria_n can_v not_o have_v be_v secure_v yet_o be_v it_o needful_a that_o before_o he_o enter_v upon_o this_o business_n the_o country_n adjacent_a shall_v be_v reduce_v into_o such_o term_n that_o either_o they_o shall_v whole_o stand_v at_o his_o devotion_n or_o at_o least_o be_v able_a not_o to_o work_v he_o any_o displeasure_n and_o herein_o the_o decree_n of_o god_n concur_v as_o in_o all_o prosperous_a enterprise_n with_o reason_n of_o state_n for_o the_o people_n of_o moab_n ammon_n edom_n damascus_n kedar_n hazor_n and_o other_o adjoin_a region_n who_o god_n for_o their_o sin_n have_v condemn_v to_o fall_v under_o the_o babylonian_a yoke_n be_v such_o as_o regard_v only_o their_o own_o gain_n have_v some_o of_o they_o like_o raven_n follow_v the_o chaldean_a army_n to_o feed_v upon_o the_o carcase_n that_o fall_v by_o the_o cruelty_n thereof_o other_o take_v advantage_n of_o their_o neighbour_n misery_n occupy_v the_o country_n which_o by_o his_o victory_n belong_v to_o nabuchadnezzar_n all_o of_o they_o think_v that_o when_o the_o babylonian_a have_v satisfy_v his_o fury_n he_o will_v be_v force_v to_o forsake_v those_o desolate_v country_n and_o leave_v the_o possession_n of_o they_o to_o those_o who_o can_v first_o seize_v upon_o they_o particular_o the_o edomite_n threaten_v and_o philistine_n have_v show_v much_o malice_n against_o the_o jew_n when_o their_o city_n be_v take_v esek_n 25._o 12_o 15._o whether_o they_o have_v do_v any_o good_a service_n to_o the_o chaldean_n it_o appear_v not_o if_o they_o do_v any_o its_o like_a to_o have_v be_v in_o reference_n to_o their_o own_o advantage_n wherein_o yet_o they_o be_v deceive_v the_o ammonite_n be_v not_o content_v to_o rejoice_v only_o at_o the_o fall_n of_o jerusalem_n but_o present_o they_o enter_v upon_o the_o country_n of_o god_n and_o take_v possession_n of_o it_o as_o if_o not_o the_o chaldean_n but_o they_o have_v subdue_v israel_n esek_n 25._o 3._o jer._n 49._o 1._o neither_o can_v it_o be_v imagine_v what_o other_o design_n baalis_n king_n of_o the_o ammonite_n have_v when_o he_o send_v ishmael_n a_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o judah_n to_o murder_n gedalia_n who_o the_o king_n of_o babel_n have_v make_v governor_n over_o those_o that_o remain_v in_o israel_n and_o to_o carry_v captive_a into_o the_o ammonite_n country_n the_o people_n that_o abode_n in_o mizpah_n than_o a_o desire_n of_o entanglng_n nabuchadnezzar_n with_o so_o many_o labour_n at_o once_o as_o shall_v force_v he_o to_o retire_v into_o his_o own_o country_n and_o abandon_v those_o waste_a land_n to_o himself_o and_o other_o for_o who_o they_o lie_v convenient_o such_o or_o the_o like_a policy_n the_o moabjte_n also_o do_v exercise_n who_o pride_n and_o wrath_n be_v make_v frustrate_a by_o god_n and_o their_o dissimulation_n condemn_v as_o not_o do_v aright_o jer._n 40._o 14._o &_o 41._o 2._o &_o 10._o &_o 28_o 27_o etc._n etc._n all_o these_o nation_n have_v the_o art_n of_o raven_a nabuchadnezzar_n which_o be_v familiar_a to_o such_o as_o either_o live_v in_o or_o that_o border_n upon_o desert_n and_o now_o the_o time_n minister_v occasion_n to_o they_o to_o show_v the_o uttermost_a cunning_n of_o their_o thievish_a wit_n but_o nabuchadnezzar_n make_v void_a all_o their_o device_n by_o sharp_a and_o sudden_a war_n upon_o they_o overwhelm_v they_o with_o unexpected_a ruin_n as_o it_o be_v in_o one_o night_n according_a to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n 14._o jeremy_n and_o esekiel_n who_o all_o foretold_a with_o little_a difference_n of_o word_n the_o greatness_n and_o swiftness_n of_o
the_o misery_n that_o shall_v come_v upon_o they_o it_o appear_v not_o with_o which_o of_o they_o he_o first_o begin_v but_o it_o seem_v that_o moab_n be_v the_o last_o that_o feel_v his_o heavy_a hand_n for_o so_o many_o interpret_v that_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n threaten_v moab_n with_o destruction_n after_o three_o year_n as_o have_v reference_n to_o the_o three_o year_n follow_v the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o next_o year_n after_o it_o be_v spend_v in_o the_o egyptian_a expedition_n this_o be_v evident_a that_o all_o the_o principal_a town_n in_o these_o country_n be_v burn_v and_o the_o people_n either_o slay_v or_o make_v captive_n few_o except_v who_o save_v themselves_o by_o flight_n and_o have_v not_o the_o courage_n to_o return_v to_o their_o habitation_n too_o hasty_o much_o less_o to_o attempt_v any_o thing_n against_o nabuchadnezzar_n but_o live_v as_o miserable_a out_o law_n until_o the_o end_n of_o the_o seventy_o year_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v for_o the_o desolation_n of_o their_o country_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o land_n of_o judaea_n when_o by_o a_o long_a course_n of_o victory_n nabuchadnezzar_n have_v bring_v into_o subjection_n all_o the_o nation_n of_o syria_n nabuchadnezzar_n and_o the_o border_a arabian_n in_o such_o wise_a as_o that_o no_o enemy_n to_o himself_o or_o friend_n to_o the_o egyptian_a be_v leave_v at_o his_o back_n that_o may_v either_o impede_fw-la his_o proceed_n or_o take_v advantage_n of_o any_o misfortune_n that_o may_v befall_v he_o then_o do_v he_o forthwith_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o conquest_n of_o egypt_n upon_o which_o those_o other_o nation_n have_v former_o be_v dependent_n of_o this_o expedition_n and_o the_o victorious_a issue_n thereof_o the_o three_o great_a prophet_n isaiah_n jeremy_n and_o esekiel_n have_v write_v so_o plain_o that_o it_o be_v altogether_o needless_a to_o seek_v after_o any_o other_o authority_n to_o confirm_v the_o same_o long_o before_o it_o be_v prophesy_v by_o isaiah_n that_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n or_o babylon_n shall_v lead_v away_o the_o egyptian_n prisoner_n and_o the_o ethiopian_n captive_n young_a and_o old_a naked_a and_o barefoot_a even_o with_o their_o buttock_n uncover_v to_o the_o shame_n of_o egypt_n isa._n 20._o 4._o but_o esekiel_n and_o jeremy_n as_o their_o prophecy_n be_v near_o to_o the_o time_n of_o execution_n so_o they_o handle_v this_o argument_n more_o plain_o and_o precise_o for_o esekiel_n tell_v we_o clear_o that_o egypt_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o nabuchadnezzar_n as_o wage_n for_o his_o great_a service_n which_o he_o have_v do_v against_o tyre_n esek_n 29._o 18_o 19_o 20._o he_o recount_v also_o in_o particular_a all_o the_o chief_a city_n in_o egypt_n say_v that_o these_o by_o name_n shall_v be_v destroy_v and_o go_v into_o captivity_n yea_o and_o that_o pharaoh_n and_o all_o his_o army_n shall_v be_v slay_v by_o the_o sword_n esek_n 30._o 4_o 10_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 32_o 2_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n say_v thus_o behold_v i_o will_v visit_v the_o common_a people_n of_o no_n and_o pharaoh_n and_o egypt_n with_o their_o god_n and_o their_o king_n even_o pharaoh_n and_o all_o that_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o i_o will_v deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o that_o seek_v their_o life_n and_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o nebuchadnezar_n king_n of_o babel_n and_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o servant_n jer._n 46._o 25_o 26._o josephus_n according_o say_v that_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o the_o three_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o in_o the_o fifteen_o year_n after_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n conquer_v do_v conquer_v egypt_n and_o kill_v the_o king_n thereof_o appoint_v a_o viceroy_n to_o govern_v it_o and_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o his_o victory_n which_o follow_v his_o conquest_n of_o syria_n be_v such_o as_o do_v more_o enlarge_v his_o dominion_n than_o all_o his_o former_a war_n have_v do_v for_o esekiel_n in_o his_o 30_o chapter_n 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