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
river these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh the coast of Manasseh also was on the north-side of the river and the out-goings of it were at the sea 10 South-ward it was Ephraims and north-ward it was Manassehs and the sea is his border and they met together in Asher on the north and in Issachar on the east 11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns and Ibleam and her towns and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns and the inhabitants of En-dor and her towns and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns even three countreys 12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities but the Canaanites would dwell in that land 13 Yet it came to pass when the children of Israel were waxen strong that they put the Canaanites to tribute but did not utterly drive them out 14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua saying Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit seeing I am a great people forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto 15 And Joshua answered them If thou be a great people then get thee up to the wood countrey and cut down for thy self there in the land of the Perizzites and of the ‖ Or Rephaims giants if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee 16 And the children of Joseph said The hill is not enough for us and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns and they who are of the valley of Jezreel 17 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph even to Ephraim and to Manasseh saying Thou art a great people and hast great power thou shalt not have one lot onely 18 But the mountain shall be thine for it is a wood and thou shalt cut it down and the out-goings of it shall be thine for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites though they have iron chariots and though they be strong CHAP. XVIII 1 The tabernacle is set up at Shiloh 2 The remainder of the land is described and divided into seven parts 10 Joshua divideth it by lot 11 The lot and border of Benjamin 21 Their cities ANd the whole congregation of the Children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there and the land was subdued before them 2 And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance 3 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel How long are you slack to go to possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you 4 Give out from among you three men for each tribe and I will send them and they shall rise and go through the land and describe it according to the inheritance of them and they shall come again to me 5 And they shall divide it into seven parts Judah shall abide in their coast on the south and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north 6 Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts and bring the description hither to me that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God 7 But the Levites have no part among you for the priest-hood of the LORD is their inheritance and Gad and Reuben and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them 8 ¶ And the men arose and went away and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land saying Go and walk through the land and describe it and come again to me that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh 9 And the men went and passed through the land and described it by cities into seven parts in a book and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh 10 ¶ And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions 11 ¶ And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph 12 And their border on the north-side was from Jordan and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north-side and went up through the mountains west-ward and the goings-out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven 13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz to the side of Luz which is Beth-el south-ward and the border descended to Ataroth-adar near the hill that lieth on the south-side of the nether Beth-horon 14 And the border was drawn thence and compassed the corner of the sea south-ward from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon south-ward and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal which is Kirjath-jearim a city of the children of Judah This was the west-quarter 15 And the south-quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim and the border went out on the west and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah 16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom and which is in the valley of the giants on the north and descended to the valley of Hinnom to the side of Jebusi on the south and descended to En-rogel 17 And was drawn from the north and went forth to En-shemesh and went forth toward Geliloth which is over against the going up of Adummim and descended to * Chap. 15.6 the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben 18 And passed along toward the side over against †Or the plain Arabah north-ward and went down unto Arabah 19 And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah north-ward and the out goings of the border were at the north †Heb. tongue bay of the salt-sea at the south-end of Jordan This was the south-coast 20 And Jordan was the border of it on the east-side This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin by the coasts thereof round about according to their families 21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho and Beth-hoglah and the valley of Keziz 22 And Beth-arabah and Zemaraim and Beth-el 23 And Avim and Parah and Ophrah 24 And Chephar-haamonai and Ophni and Gaba twelve cities with their villages 25 Gibeon and Ramah and Beeroth 26 And Mizpeh and Chephirah and Mozah 27 And Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah 28 And Zelah Eleph and Jebusi which is Jerusalem Gibeath and Kirjath fourteen cities with their villages This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families CHAP. XIX 1 The lot of Simeon 10 of Zebulun 17 of Issachar 24 of Asher 32 of Naphtali 40 of Dan.
sea on the right side of the house east ward over against the south 40 ¶ And Hiram made the lavers and the shovels and the basons so Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD 41 The two pillars and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars and the two net-works to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars 42 And four hundred pomegranates for the two net-works even two rows of pomegranates for one net-work to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were †Heb. upon the face of 〈◊〉 pillars upon the pillars 43 And the ten bases and ten lavers on the bases 44 And one sea and twelve oxen under the sea 45 And the pots and the shovels and the basons and all these vessels which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD were of †Heb. made bright oâ— sâ—oures bright brass 46 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them †Heb. in the thickâ—â—â— of the ground in the clay-ground between Succoth and Zarthan 47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed †Heb. for the exceeding multitude because they were exceeding many neither was the weight of the brass †Heb. searched found out 48 And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD the altar of gold and the table of gold whereupon the shew-bread was 49 And the candlesticks of pure gold five on the right side and five on the left before the oracle with the flowers and the lamps and the tongs of gold 50 And the bowls and the snuffers and the basons and the spoons and the †Heb. asâ—â—pans censers of pure gold and the hinges of gold both for the doors of the inner house the most holy place and for the doors of the house to wit of the temple 51 So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD and Solomon brought in the †Heb. 〈◊〉 thâ—â—â—s of David things * 2 Chrâ— 5.1 which David his father had dedicated even the silver and the gold and the vessels did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD CHAP. VIII 1 The feast of the dedication of the temple 12 54 Solomons blessing 22 Solomons prayer 62 His sacrifice of peace offerings THen * 2 Chro. 5.2 Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes the †Heb. priâ—â—â—â— chief of the fathers of the children of Israel unto king Solomon in Jerusalem that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David which is Zion 2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the moneth Ethanim which is the seventh moneth 3 And all the elders of Israel came and the priests took up the ark 4 And they brought up the ark of the LORD and the tabernacle of the congregation and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle even those did the priests and the Levites bring up 5 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him were with him before the ark sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be told nor numbred for multitude 6 And the priest-brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place into the oracle of the house to the most holy place even under the wings of the cherubims 7 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark and the cherubims covered the ark the staves thereof above 8 And they drew out the staves that the †Heb. heard ends of the staves were seen out in the ‖ Or arkâ— as 2 Chr. 5. â— holy place before the oracle and they were not seen without and there they are unto this day 9 There was nothing in the ark * Deu. 10.5 save the two tables of stone which MOses put there at Horeb ‖ Or where when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt 10 And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place that the cloud * Exod. 4â— 34 filled the house of the LORD 11 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD 12 ¶ Then spake Solomon The LORD * 2 Chr. 6.1 said that he would dwell in the thick darkness 13 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in a settled place for thee to abide in for ever 14 And the king turned his face about and blessed all the congregation of Israel and all the congregation of Israel stood 15 And he said Blessed be the LORD God of Israel which spake with his mouth unto David my father and hath with his hand fulfilled it saying 16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house that my name might be therein but I chose * 2 Sam. 7.8 David to be over my people Israel 17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 18 And the LORD said unto David my father Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name thou didst well that it was in thine heart 19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loyns he shall build the house unto my name 20 And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake and I am risen up in the room of David my father and sit on the throne of Israel as the LORD promised and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 21 And I have set there a place for the ark wherein is the covenant of the LORD which he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the land of Egypt 22 ¶ And Solomon stood before * 2 Chr. 6.12 the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel and spread forth his hands toward heaven 23 And he said * 2 Mac. 2.8 LORD God of Israel there is no God like thee in heaven above or on earth beneath who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart 24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him thou spakest also with thy mouth and hast fulfilled it with thine hand as it is this day 25 Therefore now LORD God of Israel keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him saying * Chap. 2.4 2 Sâ—m 7.12 †Heb. There shall
2 When thou passest through the waters I will be with thee and through the rivers they shall not overflow thee when thou walkest through the fire thou shalt not be burnt neither shall the flame kindle upon thee 3 For I am the LORD thy God the holy One of Israel thy saviour I gave Egypt for thy ransom Ethiopia and Seba for thee 4 Since thou wast precious in my sight thou hast been honourable and I have loved thee therefore will I give men for thee and people for thy ‖ Or pâ—â—son life 5 * Ch. 44.1 2. Jer. 30.10 and 46.27 Fear not for I am with thee I will bring thy seed from the east and gather thee from the west 6 I will say to the north Give up and to the south Keep not back bring my sons from far and my daughters from the ends of the earth 7 Even every one that is called by my name for I have created him for my glory I have formed him yea I have made him 8 ¶ Bring forth the blinde people that have eyes and the deaf that have ears 9 Let all the nations be gathered together and let the people be assembled * Ch. 41.21.22 who among them can declare this and shew us former things let them bring forth their witnesses that they may be justified or let them hear and say It is truth 10 Ye are my witnesses saith the LORD and my servant whom I have chosen that ye may know and beleeve me and understand that I am he * Ch. 41.4 and 44.8 before me there was ‖ Or nothing formed of God no God formed neither shall there be after me 11 I even I * Ch. 45.21 Hos 13.4 am the LORD and beside me there is no saviour 12 I have declared and have saved and I have shewed when there was no strange god among you therefore ye are my witnesses saith the LORD that I am God 13 Yea before the day was I am he and there is none that can deliver out of my hand I will work and who shall †Heb. turn it back * Jub 9.12 Ch. 14.27 let it 14 ¶ Thus saith the LORD your redeemer the holy One of Israel For your sake I have sent to Babylon and have brought down all their †Heb. bars nobles and the Caldeans whose cry is in the ships 15 I am the LORD your holy One the creatour of Israel your King 16 Thus saith the LORD which * Ex. 14. maketh a way in the sea and a * Jos 3. path in the mighty waters 17 Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse the army and the power they shall lie down together they shall not rise they are extinct they are quenched as tow 18 ¶ Remember ye not the former things neither consider the things of old 19 Behold I will do a * 2 Cor. 5.17 Rev. 21.5 new thing now it shall spring forth shall ye not know it I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert 20 The beast of the field shall honour me the dragons and the ‖ Or ostriches †Heb. daughters of the owl owls because I give waters in the wilderness and rivers in the desert to give drink to my people my chosen 21 * Lu. 1.74 75. This people have I formed for my self they shall shew forth my praise 22 ¶ But thou hast not called upon me O Jacob but thou hast been weary of me O Israel 23 Thou hast not brought me the †Heb. lambs or kids small cattel of thy burnt-offerings neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices I have not caused thee to serve with an offering nor wearied thee with incense 24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money neither hast thou †Heb. made me drunk or abundantly moistned filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities 25 I even I am he that * Ezek. 36.22 c. blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake and will not remember thy sins 26 Put me in remembrance let us plead together declare thou that thou mayest be justified 27 Thy first father hath sinned and thy †Heb. interpreters teachers have transgressed against me 28 Therefore I have profaned the ‖ Or holy princes princes of the sanctuary and have given Jacob to the curse and Israel to reproaches CHAP. XLIV 1 God comforteth the church with his promises 7 The vanity of idols 9 and folly of idol-makers 21 He exhorteth to praise God for his redemption and omnipotency YEt now hear * Ch. 41.8 and 43.1 Jer. 30.10 and 46.27 O Jacob my servant and Israel whom I have chosen 2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee and formed thee from the womb which will help thee Fear not O Jacob my servant and thou Jesurun whom I have chosen 3 For I will * Ch. 35.7 Juel 2.28 Joh. 7.38 Act. 2.18 your water upon him that is thirsty and flouds upon the dry ground I will pour my spirit upon thy seed and my blessing upon thine offspring 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass as willows by the water-courses 5 One shall say I am the LORDS and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD and surname himself by the name of Israel 6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel and his redeemer the LORD of hosts * Ch. 41.4 and 48.12 Rev. 1.8 17. 22.13 I am the first and I am the last and besides me there is no God 7 And who as I shall call and shall declare it and set it in order for me since I appointed the ancient people and the things that are coming and shall come let them shew unto them 8 Fear ye not neither be afraid have not I told thee from that time and have declared it ye are even my witnesses Is there a God besides me yea * Deu. 4.35 39. 3â— 39 1 Sam. 2.2 Ch. 45.5 there is no †Heb. rock God I know not any 9 ¶ They that make agraven image are all of them vanity and their †Heb. desirable delectable things shall not profit and they are their own witnesses * Ps 1 15.4 c. they see not nor know that they may be ashamed 10 Who hath formed a god or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing 11 Behold all his fellows shall be * Ps 97.7 Ch. 1.29 42.17 and 45.16 ashamed and the workmen they are of men let them all be gathered together let them stand up yet they shall fear and they shall be ashamed together 12 * Jer. 10.3 Wis 13.11 The smith ‖ Or with an ax with the tongs both worketh in the coals and fashioneth it with hammers and worketh it with the
and in the arches thereof round about it was fifty cubits long and five and twenty cubits broad 30 And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long and five cubits †Heb. breadth broad 31 And the arches thereof were toward the utter court and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof and the going up to it had eight steps 32 ¶ And he brought me into the inner court toward the east and he measured the gate according to these measures 33 And the little chambers thereof and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were according to these measures and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about it was fifty cubits long and five and twenty cubits broad 34 And the arches thereof were toward the outward court and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof on this side and on that side and the going up to it had eight steps 35 ¶ And he brought me to the north-gate and measured it according to these measures 36 The little chambers thereof the posts thereof and the arches thereof and the windows to it round about the length was fifty cubits and the breadth five and twenty cubits 37 And the posts thereof were toward the utter court and palm-trees were upon the posts thereof on this side and on that side and the going up to it had eight steps 38 And the chambers and the entries thereof were by the posts of the gates where they washed the burnt-offering 39 ¶ And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side and two tables on that side to slay thereon the burnt-offering and the sin-offering and the trespass-offering 40 And at the side without ‖ Or at the step as one goeth up to the entry of the north-gate were two tables and on the other side which was at the porch of the gate were two tables 41 Four tables were on this side and four tables on that side by the side of the gate eight tables whereupon they dew their sacrifices 42 And the four tables were of hewn stone for the burnt-offering of a cubit and an half long and a cubit and an half broad and one cubit high whereupon also they said the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt-offering and the sacrifice 43 And within were ‖ Or endirons or the 〈◊〉 hearth-stones hooks an hand broad fastned round about and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering 44 ¶ And without the inner gate were the chambers of the singers in the inner court which was at the side of the north-gate and their prospect was toward the south one at the side of the east-gate having the prospect toward the north 45 And he said unto me This chamber whose prospect is toward the south is for the priests the keepers of the ‖ Or. ward or ordiâ—â—â—â— and 〈◊〉 ver 46. charge of the house 46 And the chamber whose prospect is toward the north is for the priests the keepers of the charge of the altar these are the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi which come near to the LORD to minister unto him 47 So he measured the court an hundred cubits long and an hundred cubits broad four-square and the altar that was before the house 48 ¶ And he brought me to the porch of the house and measured each post of the porch five cubits on this side and five cubits on that side and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side and three cubits on that side 49 The length of the porch was twenty cubits and the breadth eleven cubits and be brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it and there were pillars by the posts one on this side and another on that side CHAP. XLI The measures parts chambers and ornaments of the temple AFterward he brought me to the temple and measured the posts six cubits broad on the one side and six cubits broad on the other side which was the breadth of the tabernacle 2 And the breadth of the ‖ Or entrance door was ten cubits and the sides of the door were five cubits on the one side and five cubits on the other side and he measured the length thereof fourty cubits and the breadth twenty cubits 3 Then went he inward and measured the post of the door two cubits and the door six cubits and the breadth of the door seven cubits 4 So he measured the length thereof twenty cubits and the breadth twenty cubits before the temple and he said unto me This is the most holy place 5 After he measured the wall of the house six cubits and the breadth of every side-chamber four cubits round about the house on every side 6 And the side-chambers were three †Heb. side-chamber oversiâ—e-chamber one over another and ‖ Or then and thirty times or foot thirty in order and they entred into the wall which was of the house for the side-chambers round about that they might †Heb. be holden have hold but they had not hold in the wall of the house 7 And †Heb. it was made broader and went 〈◊〉 there was an enlarging and a winding about still upward to the side-chambers for the winding about of the house went still upward round about the house therefore the breadth of the house was still upward and so increased from the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst 8 I saw also the height of the house round about the foundations of the side-chambers were a full reed of six great cubits 9 The thickness of the wall which was for the side-chamber without was five cubits and that which was seâ—t was the place of the side-chambers that were within 10 And between the chambers was the wideness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side 11 And the doors of the side-chambers were toward the place that was left one door toward the north and another door toward the south and the breadth of the place that was left was five cubits round about 12 Now the building that was before the separate place at the end toward the west was seventy cubits broad and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round about and the length thereof ninety cubits 13 So he measured the house an hundred cubits long and the separate place and the building with the walls thereof an hundred cubits long 14 Also the breadth of the face of the house and of the separate place toward the east an hundred cubits 15 And he measured the length of the building over against the separate place which was behinde it and the ‖ Or several walks or walks with pillars galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side an hundred cubits with the inner temple and the porches of the court 16 The door-posts and the narrow windows and the galleries round about on their three stories over against the door †Heb. cieling of wood
bear them not out into the utter court to sanctifie the people 21 Then he brought me forth into the utter court and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court and behold †Heb. a court in a corner of a court and a court in a corner of a court in every corner of the court there was a court 22 In the four corners of the court there were courts ‖ Or made with chimneys joyned of fourty cubits long and thirty broad these four †Heb. cornered corners were of one measure 23 And there was a row of building round about in them round about them four and it was made with boyling-places under the rows round about 24 Then said he unto me These are the places of them that boyl where the ministers of the house shall boyl the sacrifice of the people CHAP. XLVII 1 The vision of the holy waters 6 The vertue of them 13 The borders of the land 22 The division of it by lot AFterward he brought me again unto the door of the house and behold waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward for the forefront of the house stood toward the east and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house at the south-side of the altar 2 Then brought he me out of the way of the gate north-ward and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh east-ward and behold there ran out waters on the right side 3 And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward he measured a thousand cubits and he brought me through the waters the †Heb. waters of the ankles waters were to the ankles 4 Again he measured a thousand and brought me through the waters the waters were to the knees again he measured a thousand and brought me through the waters were to the loyns 5 Afterward he measured a thousand and it was a river that I could not pass over for the waters were risen †Heb. waters of swimming waters to swim in a river that could not be passed over 6 ¶ And he said unto me Son of man hast thou seen this then he brought me and caused me to return to the brink of the river 7 Now when I had returned behold at the †Heb. lip bank of the river were very many * Rev. 22.2 trees on the one side and on the other 8 Then said he unto me These waters issue out toward the east-countrey and go down into the ‖ Or plain desert and go into the sea which being brought forth into the sea the waters shall be healed 9 And it shall come to pass that every thing that liveth which moveth whithersoever the †Heb. two rivers rivers shall come shall live and there shall be a very great multitude of fish because these waters shall come thither for they shall be healed and every thing shall live whither the river cometh 10 And it shall come to pass that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim they shall be a place to spread forth nets their fish shall be according to their kinds as the fish of the great sea exceeding many 11 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof ‖ Or and that which shall not be healed shall not be healed they shall be given to salt 12 And by the river upon the bank thereof on this side and on that side †Heb. shall come up shall grow all trees for meat whose leaf shall not fade neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed it shall bring forth ‖ Or principal new fruit according to his moneths because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary and the fruit thereof shall be for meat and the leaf thereof ‖ Or for bruises and scres for * Rev. 22.2 medicine 13 ¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD This shall be the border whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel Joseph shall have two portions 14 And ye shall inherit it one as well as another concerning the which I ‖ Or swore * Gen. 27.7 and 17.8 and 26.3 and 28.13 lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance 15 And this shall be the border of the land toward the north-side from the great sea the way of Hethlon as men go to Zedad 16 Hamath Berothah Sibraim which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath ‖ Or the middle village Hazar-hatticon which is by the coast of Hauran 17 And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan the border of Damascus and the north north-ward and the border of Hamath and this is the north-side 18 And the east-side ye shall measure †Heb. from between from Hauran and from Damascus and from Gilead and from the land of Israel by Jordan from the border unto the east-sea and this is the east-side 19 And the south-side south-ward from Tamar even to the waters of ‖ Or Meribah strife in Kadesh the ‖ Or valley river to the great sea and this is the south-side ‖ Or. toward Teman south-ward 20 The west-side also shall be the great sea from the border till a man come over against Hamath this is the west-side 21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel 22 ¶ And it shall come to pass that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you and to the strangers that sojourn among you which shall beget children among you and they shall be unto you as born in the countrey among the children of Israel they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel 23 And it shall come to pass that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth there shall ye give him his inheritance saith the Lord GOD. CHAP. XLVIII 1 23 The portions of the twelve tribes 8 of the sanctuary 15 of the city and suburbs 21 and of the prince 30 The dimensions and gates of the city NOw these are the names of the tribes from the north-north-end to the coast of the way of Hethlon as one goeth to Hamath Hazar-enan the border of Damascus north-ward to the coast of Hamath for these are his sides east and west †Heb. one portion a portion for Dan. 2 And by the border of Dan from the east-side unto the west-side a portion for Asher 3 And by the border of Asher from the east-side even unto the west-side a portion for Naphtali 4 And by the border of Naphtali from the east-side unto the west-side a portion for Manasseh 5 And by the border of Manasseh from the east-side unto the west-side a portion for Ephraim 6 And by the border of Ephraim from the east-side even unto the west-side a portion for Reuben 7 And by the