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which_o i_o be_v wound_v in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o friend_n 7._o awake_v o_o sword_n against_o my_o shepherd_n and_o against_o the_o man_n that_o be_v my_o fellow_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n smite_v the_o shepherd_n and_o the_o sheep_n shall_v be_v scatter_v and_o i_o will_v turn_v my_o hand_n upon_o the_o little_a one_o 8._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o in_o all_o the_o land_n say_v the_o lord_n two_o part_n therein_o shall_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o die_v but_o the_o three_o shall_v be_v leave_v therein_o 9_o and_o i_o will_v bring_v the_o three_o part_n through_o the_o fire_n and_o will_v refine_v they_o as_o silver_n be_v refine_v and_o will_v try_v they_o as_o gold_n be_v try_v they_o shall_v call_v on_o my_o name_n and_o i_o will_v hear_v they_o i_o will_v say_v it_o be_v my_o people_n and_o they_o shall_v say_v the_o lord_n be_v my_o god_n chap._n xiii_o 1._o all_o this_o mourning_n wherein_o their_o eye_n become_v like_o fountain_n of_o tear_n if_o it_o 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that_o have_v be_v pollute_v with_o they_o 3._o and_o such_o shall_v be_v the_o common_a zeal_n against_o idolatry_n and_o false_a prophet_n that_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v yet_o venture_v upon_o that_o way_n of_o pretend_a prophecy_n even_o his_o own_o parent_n shall_v be_v ready_a to_o call_v for_o justice_n against_o he_o and_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o live_v because_o he_o broach_v false_a doctrine_n under_o the_o colour_n of_o a_o message_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n thus_o shall_v his_o own_o father_n and_o mother_n that_o be_v the_o mean_n of_o his_o life_n become_v the_o mean_n of_o his_o death_n too_o and_o in_o a_o zeal_n like_o that_o of_o 20._o phineas_n present_o run_v he_o through_o as_o one_o not_o to_o be_v suffer_v any_o long_a to_o breath_n after_o such_o a_o fault_n against_o the_o god_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o flesh_n 4._o and_o in_o these_o day_n you_o shall_v see_v it_o often_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o divulger_n of_o false_a and_o erroneous_a doctrine_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o a_o vision_n to_o usher_v in_o what_o they_o teach_v or_o foretell_v shall_v soon_o be_v confute_v and_o make_v ashamed_a of_o those_o way_n neither_o shall_v they_o venture_v any_o more_o to_o take_v the_o outward_a 8._o habit_n of_o a_o prophet_n as_o a_o sufficient_a cloak_n for_o their_o deceive_a and_o misguide_v of_o other_o 5._o nay_o when_o any_o one_o of_o they_o be_v examine_v whether_o he_o be_v a_o prophet_n or_o no_o he_o shall_v not_o dare_v to_o avouch_v it_o but_o he_o shall_v rather_o confess_v and_o say_v i_o lay_v no_o claim_n to_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n i_o be_o but_o a_o plain_a husbandman_n fit_a for_o plough_v than_o prophesy_v and_o one_o man_n or_o other_o have_v still_o 15._o train_v i_o up_o that_o way_n and_o have_v i_o as_o a_o servant_n under_o he_o in_o that_o kind_n of_o drudgery_n from_o my_o youth_n upward_o till_o now_o 6._o and_o if_o any_o one_o say_v but_o what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o these_o mark_n that_o have_v take_v such_o deep_a impression_n in_o thy_o hand_n be_v they_o not_o such_o 4._o mark_n and_o figure_n as_o the_o false-prophet_n have_v that_o acknowledge_v themselves_o devote_v to_o some_o false_a god_n or_o shall_v we_o call_v they_o blow_n or_o vulnera_fw-la wound_n that_o have_v be_v otherwise_o receive_v then_o to_o purge_v himself_o from_o all_o suspicion_n of_o idolatry_n he_o shall_v say_v these_o be_v blow_n indeed_o that_o have_v make_v some_o impression_n in_o i_o for_o the_o better_a the_o sign_n of_o such_o correction_n as_o i_o deserve_v while_o i_o be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o friend_n therefore_o i_o shall_v take_v they_o for_o no_o other_o than_o love-token_n 7._o but_o now_o i_o will_v go_v on_o with_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o messiah_n to_o show_v what_o more_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o have_v foretell_v concern_v those_o passage_n of_o his_o passion_n that_o will_v be_v 35._o like_o a_o sword_n to_o pierce_v he_o to_o the_o heart_n arise_v o_o sword_n against_o the_o shepherd_n of_o my_o flock_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o against_o my_o dear_a companion_n that_o be_v near_a to_o my_o love_n 27._o smite_v the_o shepherd_n and_o let_v the_o sheep_n be_v scatter_v yet_o for_o the_o same_o hand_n that_o disperse_v they_o with_o that_o sword_n will_v i_o return_v my_o gentle_a hand_n to_o intelligit_fw-la that_o little_a innocent_a stock_n that_o forsake_v their_o good_a shepherd_n out_o of_o mere_a infirmity_n while_o the_o storm_n fall_v about_o they_o 8._o and_o for_o the_o great_a flock_n through_o the_o whole_a earth_n this_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v say_v the_o great_a jehovah_n that_o of_o those_o that_o shall_v profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v of_o my_o fold_n 8._o two_o part_n therein_o will_v be_v cut_v off_o and_o 21_o perish_v for_o want_v of_o perseverance_n but_o a_o three_o part_n in_o it_o shall_v continue_v 15._o to_o the_o end_n in_o obedience_n unto_o i_o 9_o and_o that_o three_o part_n will_v i_o lead_v along_o under_o a_o fiery_a trial_n for_o by_o many_o temptation_n i_o will_v 1,7_o prove_v they_o of_o what_o mettle_n they_o be_v as_o the_o goldsmith_n make_v proof_n of_o his_o silver_n and_o gold_n to_o see_v what_o dross_n there_o be_v in_o they_o till_o they_o be_v refine_v as_o he_o will_v have_v it_o and_o he_o 33._o that_o under_o this_o trial_n will_v call_v upon_o my_o name_n and_o so_o endeavour_v to_o improve_v himself_o i_o will_v acknowledge_v he_o be_v one_o of_o my_o people_n and_o he_o shall_v persevere_v to_o profess_v i_o to_o be_v his_o god_n chap._n fourteen_o 1_o behold_v the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v &_o thy_o spoil_n shall_v be_v divide_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o 2_o for_o i_o will_v gather_v all_o nation_n against_o jerusalem_n to_o battle_n and_o the_o city_n shall_v be_v take_v and_o the_o house_n rifle_v and_o the_o woman_n ravish_v and_o half_a of_o the_o city_n shall_v go_v forth_o into_o captivity_n and_o residue_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v not_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o the_o city_n 3_o then_o shall_v the_o lord_n go_v forth_o and_o fight_v against_o those_o nation_n as_o when_o he_o fight_v in_o the_o day_n of_o battle_n 4_o and_o his_o foot_n shall_v stand_v in_o that_o day_n upon_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n which_o be_v before_o jerusalem_n on_o the_o east_n and_o the_o mount_n of_o olive_n shall_v â—leave_v in_o the_o midst_n thereof_o towards_o the_o east_n and_o towards_o the_o west_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o very_a great_a valley_n and_o half_a of_o the_o mountain_n shall_v remove_v towards_o the_o north_n and_o half_a of_o it_o towards_o the_o south_n 5_o and_o you_o shall_v flee_v to_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o mountain_n for_o the_o valley_n of_o the_o mountain_n shall_v reach_v unto_o azal_n yea_o you_o shall_v flee_v like_a as_o you_o flee_v from_o before_o the_o earthquake_n in_o the_o day_n of_o vzziah_n king_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n shall_v come_v and_o all_o the_o saint_n with_o thou_o 6_o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o that_o day_n that_o the_o light_n shall_v not_o be_v clear_a nor_o dark_a 7_o but_o it_o shall_v be_v one_o day_n which_o shall_v be_v know_v to_o the_o lord_n not_o day_n nor_o night_n but_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o passeâ—_n that_o at_o evening_n time_n it_o shall_v be_v light_a 8_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o that_o day_n that_o live_a water_n shall_v go_v out_o from_o jerusalem_n half_a of_o they_o towards_o the_o former_a sea_n and_o half_a of_o they_o towards_o the_o hinder_a sea_n in_o summer_n and_o in_o winter_n shall_v it_o be_v 9_o and_o the_o
corner_n of_o the_o country_n to_o another_o from_o the_o enter_v in_o of_o hamath_n near_o hieron_n epiphania_fw-la to_o that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o intelligunâ—_n river_n of_o the_o plain_a or_o of_o the_o wilderness_n because_o of_o the_o barren_a and_o desert_a place_n through_o which_o it_o run_v that_o you_o may_v be_v pursue_v in_o the_o very_a place_n which_o you_o boast_v that_o you_o have_v 25._o add_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n chap._n vii_o 1_o thus_o have_v the_o lord_n god_n show_v unto_o i_o and_o behold_v he_o form_v grasshopper_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o shoot_v up_o of_o the_o latter_a growth_n and_o lo_o it_o be_v the_o latter_a growth_n after_o the_o king_n mowing_n 2_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o they_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o eat_v the_o grass_n of_o the_o land_n than_o i_o say_v o_o lord_n god_n forgive_v i_o beseech_v thou_o by_o who_o shall_v jacob_n arise_v for_o he_o be_v small_a 3_o the_o lord_n repent_v for_o this_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n 4_o thus_o have_v the_o lord_n god_n show_v unto_o i_o and_o behold_v the_o lord_n god_n call_v to_o contend_v by_o fire_n and_o it_o devour_v the_o great_a deep_a and_o do_v eat_v up_o a_o part_n 5_o then_o say_v i_o o_o lord_n cease_z i_o bseeech_v thou_o by_o who_o shall_v jacob_n arise_v for_o he_o be_v small_a 6_o the_o lord_n repent_v for_o this_o this_o also_o shall_v not_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n god_n 7_o thus_o he_o show_v i_o and_o behold_v the_o lord_n stand_v upon_o a_o wall_n make_v by_o a_o plumbline_n with_o a_o plumbline_n in_o his_o hand_n 8_o and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o amos_n what_o see_v thou_o and_o i_o say_v a_o plumbline_n then_o say_v the_o lord_n behold_v i_o will_v set_v a_o plumbline_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o people_n israel_n i_o will_v not_o again_o pass_v by_o they_o any_o more_o 9_o and_o the_o high_a place_n of_o isaac_n shall_v be_v desolate_a and_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v lay_v waist_n and_o i_o will_v rise_v against_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboum_n with_o the_o sword_n 10_o then_o amaziah_n the_o priest_n of_o beth-el_a send_v to_o jeroboam_fw-la king_n of_o israel_n say_v amos_n have_v conspire_v against_o thou_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n the_o land_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v all_o his_o word_n 11_o for_o thus_o amos_n say_v jeroboam_fw-la shall_v die_v by_o the_o sword_n and_o israel_n shall_v sure_o be_v lead_v away_o captive_a out_o of_o their_o own_o land_n 12_o also_o amaziah_n say_v unto_o amos_n o_o thou_o seer_n go_v flee_v thou_o away_o into_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n and_o there_o eat_v bread_n and_o prophesy_v there_o 13_o but_o prophesy_v not_o again_o any_o more_o at_o bethel_n for_o it_o be_v the_o king_n chapel_n and_o it_o be_v the_o king_n court_n 14_o then_o answer_v amos_n and_o say_v to_o amaziah_n i_o be_v no_o prophet_n neither_o be_v i_o a_o prophet_n son_n but_o i_o be_v a_o herdsman_n and_o a_o gatherer_n of_o sycomore_n fruit_n 15_o and_o the_o lord_n take_v i_o as_o i_o follow_v the_o flock_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o go_v prophesy_v unto_o my_o people_n israel_n 16_o now_o therefore_o hear_v thou_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n thou_o say_v prophesy_v not_o against_o israel_n and_o drop_v not_o thy_o word_n against_o the_o house_n of_o isaac_n 17_o therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n thy_o wife_n shall_v be_v a_o harlot_n in_o the_o city_n and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o daughter_n shall_v fall_v by_o the_o sword_n and_o thy_o land_n shall_v be_v divide_v by_o line_n and_o thou_o shall_v die_v in_o a_o pollute_a land_n and_o israel_n shall_v sure_o go_v into_o captivity_n forth_o of_o his_o land_n chap._n vii_o 1._o now_o i_o shall_v acquaint_v you_o with_o some_o affliction_n which_o by_o way_n of_o punishment_n have_v fall_v heavy_o upon_o the_o people_n if_o i_o have_v not_o interpose_v my_o earnest_a prayer_n as_o i_o be_v their_o prophet_n for_o the_o 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the_o lord_n repent_v of_o this_o also_o i_o will_v not_o now_o go_v on_o with_o this_o way_n of_o revenge_n say_v the_o lord_n god_n 7._o another_o time_n the_o lord_n show_v i_o a_o three_o vision_n in_o this_o manner_n behold_v the_o lord_n stand_v upon_o a_o wall_n make_v by_o line_n and_o there_o be_v a_o line_n in_o his_o hand_n 8._o and_o that_o i_o may_v give_v the_o more_o heed_n to_o it_o the_o lord_n god_n say_v unto_o i_o amos_n what_o see_v thou_o and_o i_o say_v i_o see_v a_o line_n then_o say_v the_o lord_n behold_v i_o will_v now_o make_v use_n of_o the_o strict_a line_n of_o justice_n in_o examine_v the_o fault_n of_o my_o people_n israel_n i_o will_v not_o so_o easy_o pass_v they_o by_o with_o such_o connivance_n as_o i_o do_v before_o take_v little_a notice_n of_o many_o offence_n 9_o upon_o my_o strict_a mark_v of_o what_o be_v do_v amiss_o it_o will_v soon_o follow_v that_o the_o high_a place_n of_o isrealitico_fw-la israel_n erect_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o false_a god_n will_v be_v make_v desolate_a and_o the_o titular_a sanctuary_n consecrate_v to_o the_o calf_n in_o dan_n and_o bethel_n will_v be_v lay_v waste_n and_o before_o that_o i_o will_v rise_v against_o the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la the_o son_n of_o joas_n with_o the_o sword_n and_o zacharie_n his_o son_n shall_v perish_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o shallum_n and_o in_o he_o shall_v that_o family_n be_v extinct_a and_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n decay_v more_o and_o more_o till_o they_o be_v quite_o ruin_v by_o the_o assyrian_a 10._o when_o amaziah_n the_o chief_a idolatrous_a priest_n of_o bethel_n understand_v of_o
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
they_o shall_v have_v do_v as_o if_o they_o endeavour_v your_o ruin_n rather_o than_o your_o amendment_n and_o so_o hinder_v as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lay_v the_o good_a hope_n of_o your_o recovery_n and_o your_o return_n to_o this_o place_n and_o to_o my_o service_n 16._o therefore_o this_o now_o be_v the_o merciful_a resolution_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v return_v with_o a_o gracious_a aspect_n upon_o jerusalem_n and_o i_o will_v prosper_v the_o build_n of_o my_o temple_n there_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o hostes._n and_o let_v they_o be_v as_o sure_a of_o it_o as_o if_o they_o now_o see_v their_o carpenter_n draw_v out_o their_o line_n for_o the_o whole_a work_n that_o not_o the_o temple_n only_o but_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n too_o 3._o shall_v be_v re-edify_v and_o make_v like_o herself_o again_o in_o her_o wall_n and_o gate_n and_o other_o place_n of_o ornament_n and_o defence_n that_o be_v fit_a for_o so_o great_a a_o city_n 17._o and_o add_v this_o moreover_o when_o thou_o preach_v to_o my_o people_n and_o say_v thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n my_o city_n in_o judah_n shall_v be_v so_o store_v and_o fill_v once_o again_o with_o all_o good_a thing_n as_o a_o vessel_n be_v that_o be_v scoppieranno_fw-mi ready_a to_o run_v over_o and_o burst_v with_o abundance_n of_o liquor_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v again_o comfort_v zion_n and_o show_v his_o love_a kindness_n to_o jerusalem_n as_o a_o place_n that_o he_o have_v select_v and_o pick_v out_o for_o the_o object_n of_o his_o love_n 18._o after_o this_o lift_v up_o my_o eye_n i_o present_o see_v four_o horn_n 19_o and_o i_o say_v to_o the_o great_a angel_n that_o discourse_v with_o i_o what_o mean_v those_o horn_n that_o i_o see_v and_o he_o answer_v these_o horn_n be_v four_o several_a nation_n all_o enemy_n to_o judaea_n and_o ready_a like_o wild_a beast_n to_o 〈◊〉_d toss_v and_o molest_v she_o upon_o every_o advantage_n and_o so_o to_o hinder_v the_o good_a work_n which_o she_o intend_v about_o the_o temple_n 7._o and_o these_o be_v the_o cuthaean_o the_o ammonite_n the_o arabian_n and_o the_o philistines_n 20._o then_o the_o lord_n show_v i_o four_o carpenter_n well_o furnish_v with_o hatchet_n and_o saw_n and_o other_o instrument_n of_o their_o art_n as_o it_o be_v to_o cut_v those_o horn_n short_a that_o make_v so_o great_a a_o show_n or_o to_o help_v forward_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n 21_o then_o say_v i_o what_o come_v these_o man_n to_o do_v and_o he_o answer_v the_o horn_n that_o you_o see_v be_v several_a nation_n that_o will_v fain_o toss_v and_o scatter_v judah_n from_o place_n to_o place_n and_o like_o horn_a beast_n have_v so_o gore_v and_o push_v at_o that_o weak_a people_n that_o they_o dare_v not_o turn_v head_n against_o they_o or_o make_v any_o resistance_n ante_fw-la now_o these_o carpenter_n be_v come_v as_o friend_n that_o god_n have_v raise_v up_o for_o you_o to_o fray_v away_o and_o disperse_v they_o and_o all_o such_o like_a among_o the_o gentile_n that_o shall_v presume_v to_o lift_v up_o their_o horn_n against_o the_o land_n of_o judah_n to_o make_v another_o dispersion_n of_o that_o afflict_a people_n and_o thing_n be_v so_o quiet_v you_o may_v the_o better_o attend_v the_o work_n about_o the_o house_n of_o god_n chap._n ii_o 1_o i_o lift_v up_o my_o eye_n again_o and_o look_v and_o behold_v a_o man_n with_o a_o measuring-lâ—ne_n in_o his_o hand_n 2_o then_o say_v i_o whither_o go_v thou_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o to_o measure_n jerusalem_n to_o see_v what_o be_v the_o breadth_n thereof_o and_o what_o be_v the_o length_n thereof_o 3_o and_o behold_v the_o angel_n that_o talk_v with_o i_o go_v forth_o and_o another_o angel_n go_v out_o to_o meet_v he_o 4_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o run_z speak_v to_o this_o young_a man_n say_v jerusalem_n shall_v be_v inhabit_v as_o town_n without_o wall_n for_o the_o multitude_n of_o man_n and_o cattle_n therein_o 5_o for_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n will_v be_v unto_o she_o a_o wall_n of_o fire_n round_o about_o and_o will_v be_v the_o glory_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o she_o 6_o ho_o ho_o come_v forth_o and_o flee_v from_o the_o land_n of_o the_o north_n say_v the_o lord_n for_o i_o have_v spread_v you_o abroad_o as_o the_o four_o wind_n of_o the_o heaven_n say_v the_o lord_n 7_o deliver_v thyself_o o_o zion_n that_o dwell_v with_o the_o daughter_n of_o babylon_n 8_o for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n after_o the_o glory_n have_v he_o send_v i_o unto_o the_o nation_n which_o spoil_v you_o for_o he_o that_o touch_v you_o touch_v the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n 9_o for_o behold_v i_o will_v shake_v my_o hand_n upon_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v a_o spoil_n to_o their_o servant_n and_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v send_v i_o 10_o sing_n and_o rejoice_v o_o daughter_n of_o zion_n for_o lo_o i_o come_v &_o i_o will_v dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o say_v the_o lord_n 11_o and_o many_o nation_n shall_v be_v join_v to_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o day_n and_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v know_v that_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n have_v send_v i_o unto_o thou_o 12_o and_o the_o lord_n shall_v inherit_v judah_n his_o portion_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n and_o shall_v choose_v jerusalem_n again_o 13_o be_v silent_a o_o all_o flesh_n before_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o ie_fw-fr raise_v up_o out_o of_o his_o holy_a habitation_n chap._n ii_o 1._o after_o what_o be_v tell_v i_o of_o the_o four_o carpenter_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o confirmation_n of_o that_o another_o vision_n cause_v the_o lift_n up_o of_o my_o eye_n where_o i_o behold_v a_o man_n with_o a_o measure_n line_n in_o his_o hand_n 13._o a_o resemblance_n of_o nehemiah_n that_o be_v to_o take_v care_n for_o the_o employment_n of_o the_o builder_n of_o the_o city_n 2._o to_o this_o man_n i_o present_o apply_v myself_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o whither_o be_v thou_o go_v and_o he_o return_v i_o this_o answer_n i_o be_o go_v to_o measure_n jerusalem_n that_o i_o may_v see_v what_o be_v the_o breadth_n and_o what_o be_v the_o length_n of_o it_o 3._o ecce_fw-la you_o may_v take_v notice_n that_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n the_o great_a angel_n with_o who_o i_o have_v be_v entertain_v in_o discourse_n before_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o the_o place_n where_o he_o than_o stand_v and_o another_o angel_n go_v out_o to_o meet_v he_o and_o receive_v his_o command_n 4._o to_o who_o this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o great_a angel_n give_v first_o in_o charge_n make_v haste_n say_v he_o and_o deliver_v this_o prophecy_n to_o that_o young_a man_n zachariah_n the_o young_a prophet_n and_o say_v jerusalem_n shall_v be_v once_o again_o so_o populous_a that_o many_o of_o her_o citizen_n shall_v be_v fain_o to_o inhabit_v in_o the_o suburb_n and_o in_o the_o little_a village_n all_o about_o they_o because_o neither_o they_o nor_o their_o cattle_n and_o other_o wealth_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o be_v contain_v within_o the_o wall_n in_o all_o which_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v but_o a_o type_n of_o a_o great_a access_n of_o true_a convert_n to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o true_a jerusalem_n the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o 5._o and_o to_o this_o jerusalem_n and_o to_o that_o which_o be_v figure_v by_o it_o will_v i_o be_v like_o a_o wall_n of_o fire_n round_o about_o she_o to_o defend_v she_o from_o all_o outward_a assault_n and_o within_o the_o city_n i_o will_v be_v a_o glory_n to_o she_o in_o the_o many_o and_o miraculous_a expression_n of_o my_o power_n and_o majesty_n 6._o you_o therefore_o that_o account_n yourselves_o in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o be_v yet_o in_o the_o land_n of_o your_o captivity_n come_v o_o come_v quick_o to_o we_o out_o of_o those_o northern_a climate_n say_v the_o lord_n for_o i_o will_v dilate_v and_o extend_v your_o habitation_n towards_o the_o four_o wind_n of_o heaven_n and_o much_o enlarge_v the_o border_n of_o your_o possession_n say_v the_o lord_n 7._o therefore_o make_v haste_n come_v away_o come_v away_o you_o citizen_n of_o zion_n delight_v not_o to_o continue_v your_o captivity_n and_o prolong_v the_o time_n of_o your_o banishment_n from_o your_o jerusalem_n but_o speedy_o come_v out_o of_o babylon_n you_o that_o hitherto_o have_v continue_v in_o that_o place_n come_v out_o of_o your_o place_n of_o idolatry_n and_o seat_n yourselves_o in_o the_o spacious_a limit_n of_o the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n 8._o for_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n the_o great_a deliverer_n and_o defender_n of_o his_o church_n praece_v come_v after_o